The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 11.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Delta, with the heavy portion of the above mails,
has arrived. She brings 145 passengers, specie
to the value of £4,032, and a general cargo,
including 1,273 bales of silk, value £127,000.
She spoke the Vectis on the 2nd, and Indus on
the 3thingtant. The Indus left Gibraltar for the
East on the 3rd instant.

The barque Sea Serpent, of Hull, which left
Paraiba on the 12th May for Liverpool with
cotton, was totally destroyed by fire on the 10th
June. Crew saved by the American barque
Roscoe, and transhipped oil bO&t the French
barque GrOtriata On the nth: they landed at
Oibtaltiit oil the 30th.
bitßAtT,kit, Malt 7.=-LE.chinge oil London,
iiinety days. 501 to I, ; on P4Fis, 5.30 ; on Mar-
and Genoa, 5.31 ; on Madrid, eight daYs°
Sight, -4- discount; on Cadiz; Malaga, and Valencia,
par; Freights unchanged;

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The traffic returns of the London and North-Western
Railway for the week amounted to £86,610, showing an
increase of £9,286.
THE LANCASHIRE MILITIA.—Her Majesty has been
graciously pleased to approve of the Lancashire Militia
bearing for the future the title of " Royal."
From the Ist January to the 30th June last, twenty-
one vessels arrived at the port of Fleetwood from New
Orleans, Mobile, and Savannah, with cargoes of cotton
amounting to upwards of 34,000 bales; whilst in 1859
only seven vessels arrived, with 10,983 bales ; and in
1858 only 6,703 bales were imported. A great many
timber-laden Vessels are also thOrtly expelAed.—zPeestoii
Guardian.
The Eniigidtidii Commissioners have advertised for
.a.ders for a small ship td proceed from Southampton,
Plymouth, or Liverpool, to Kurrachee—to be' ready for
passengers on the Bth August. For three ships for the
conveyance of Indian emigrants from Calcutta to
British Guiana. Likewise, two ships for the convey-
ance of Chinese emigrants from Hong Kong or Wham-
poa to British Guiana,
On Monday, Robert tvans bawson, 18 years of age,
a clerk ia the North mid Soath Wales Bank, Itbyl, was
charged With having enibezzled the sum of £439 lie. ad
belonging to the bank. Some preliminary evidence
having been given, inspector Itees Davies asked for a
remand, as he had reason to belieVe that there were
other serious charges to be brought against the prisoner.
The prisoner was then remanded until Monday next,
bail being refused.
ACCIDENTS, YESTERDAY.—Margaret Gorman, resid-
ing in St. Martin-street,was run over in Great Howard-
street by the Bootle 'bus, and sustained severe contusions
of the body.—William Bibby, a labourer, residing in
Prince William-street, fell Oat Of hayloft in Rake-lane,
Bootle-lane, and stistairied-a concussion of the brain and
eontusient of the body.—A boy, name unknown, belong-
* td the ship Tuscarora, in Waterloo-dock, fell into
the hold of the same ship, and sustained a concussion of
the brain and contusions of the body.
THREE SUICIDES IN ONE STREET.—EarIy on Tues-
day morning, the body of Mr. William Riley,. son of the
late laadlol-d of the Crown Inn, Deansgate, Manchester,
was found suspended by a rope in the stable adjoining
the heeie. Life quite extinct. About widnight on
'steisaa:r, 4a.. body or 111,471inth Itto kept a
stationer's shop in bealisigitt, was found similarly
suspended iii the With* under the shop. Thomas
Poole, it *Forking man, who lived in Cupid's-alley,
Deattsgate, also hang himself in his own dwelling,
where he was fotind by the policeman about two d'cloCk
on. Sunday morning. .
A CENTENrARIAN LIVERPOC t. —There in now living
in a house, N0.:2 Court, Atherton-street, a man who,. if
he sutvives .till next month, will have completed his
107th year. His name is William Cummins. He was
born within two-Miles of CaStle Blayney, in the county
Monaghan. He commenced life as a weaver, but for
many years was a hddniaa for bricklayers. His wife,
with whom he lived between sixty and seventy yeari,
died'about four years ago. Throughout life, ho says, he
has been a man of temperate habits, taking occasionally
a little ale, but never, like some of his countrymen,
indulging too freely in whisky.
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION--Oa Monday, the
boiler of a locomotive engine standing on the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Riilwa.y at Wigan, exploded with
a terrific report. The man in charge had, it appears,
just "fired up" and had then entered a coal waggon
from Which he was shovelling coals into the tender,
Out of this waggon he was blown some distance, but he
escaped uninjured. The brass dome over the boiler
was thrown a distance of about fifty yards into a small
yard behind the Dispensary in King-street, but little or
no damage was done. The greater portion of the boiler
was blown through the air at a great height over the
Dispensary and the Wigaa Public Hall to the Christian
Meeting -House in Rodney-street, through the roof of
which it dropped, alighting in the upper room of the
building in which the Christian brethren assembled fur
worship.
THE REWARD OF BRAVERY. ---Yesterday morning, at
the office of the Local Marine Board, a few members of
that board, including Messrs. Campbell, Boult, and
Maclver, attended for the purpose of presenting to
Captain Wallace, formerly of the Linda, a silver
medal and a diploma. Mr. Campbell, the chairman, in
addressing Captain Wallace, said the Board of Trade
had requested the Local Marine Board to present to him
a silver medal and a diploma for his conduct, in Novem-
ber, .1858, in rescuing the crew of the Wilhelmina Mary.
From the statement of the circumstances it appeared
that they were not such as to involve danger to Captain
Wallace, but it must nevertheless have been a very great
satisfaction to him to know that- he had been able to
rescue brother sufferers from danger. Had the danger
been greater he (Mr. C.).had no doubt that he would
have done his duty as bravely as he did on the present
occasion. It was always a pleasing duty for that board
to acknowledge acts of bravery. Captain Wallace, in
replying, said : I return my sincere thanks to the King
of the Netherlands (by whom the diploma and medal
were sent), and also to the Board of Trade and the pre-
sent board. I was glad to be able to do my duty, and I
should be glad to do it again, and as a British seaman
help a fellow in distress. The medal contained an
inscription in the Dutch language, and the diploma was
also in Dutch.

RAILWAY CoLusioN.—On Tuesday morning a rail-
way collision took place on the Lancashire and York-
shire line, at the Wigan passenger station, by which
several persons were seriously injured. The line from
Liverpool to Wigan, and plat from Southport to Wigan,
join each other at the entrance to the station ; and
during the day several trains from these two places join
at Wigan; and proceed together with. one engine to
Manchester. The Soutbport carriages had reached the
station, and the engine having been detached, they were
standing by the platform waiting for the Liverpool
train., In seven or eight minutes this arrived, when
the pointsman turned it on to the siding by the platform.
The driver shouted to the man to explain his mistake,
but too late, and brakes were at once applied to lessen
the force of the shock. The Southport train was driven
forty yards along the line. Most of the passengers I
were shaken; one, Mr. William Eckersley, of Wigan,
being much bruised and injured ; a Mr. Macklow, of
Bury, was hurt on the forehead ; and a Mr. Philips, of
London, was also cut on the face. Mr. Cave, a person
employed to attend to the telegraph wires along the
line, was seriously cut on the cheek ; but none of the
injuries received by the passengers were of a aangerous
character.

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The mail steamer Arme-
nian arrived. on Tuesday-at this port. A French man-
of-war, which had been commissioned "to call for an
account" due to a French firm from the natives of
Bonny, had obtained a settlement. A treaty had been
signed hetween the Ashantees and the British Governor
-of Cape Coast Castle. On the 14th June the town of
Magbelli was sacked by party of Kossobs, who gutted
the mission premises and severely maltreated Mrs. Wilt-
shire, the missionary's wife. Mrs. 'Wiltshire,
,WaS
stripped, tied to a tree, and submitted to other indigni-
ties and injuries, 'narrowly escaping with her life. A
large number of the Magbelli natives were carried off
by the Kossohs, and placed in canoes, several of which
were upset and their occupants drowned. Plunder ap-
pears to have been the sole object of this expedition.
The Kroomen on the coast were again in a state of
mutiny,
and causing much annoyance to the British
8113. pointers by desertion. • -

refreshed, and, when quite ready, proceeded out of the
room. He fell, howevet, at the door, never rallied,
expiring immediately. Messengers-were sent in all di-
rections for a medical man, and at length Dr. Thompson
arrived, and pronounced life extinct. The cause of
death was syncope and dilation of the heart. The de-
ceased's medical attendant was Mr. Long, M.R.C.S., of
Hardman-street.

UPROARIOUS MEETING OF THE WEST
DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

MR. SHAW'S DEFENCE.

The usual Weekly meeting of the West Derby Board
of Guardians took place yestefday, at the Workhouse.
The chair was occupied by Mr. Reyes. The other
members present were Messrs. J. Edwards, H. Edwards,
Richmond, .Roscoe, Webster. M'Connal, Clarke, Roberts,
Haigh, Wensley, Piling, Wareham, Abraham, Garratt,
French, Rainford, Shaw, and Smith.
The Governor reported that there were 310 inmates
in the house last week ; admitted since, 27 ; discharged,
26 ; dead, 1 ; this week, '3lO ; corresponding week of
last year, 253. In the Hospital last week, 56 ;
admitted since, 7 ; discharged, 4 ; this week, 5S ; cor-
responding week of last year, 87: _
Cheques were issued for out-door relief in the fol-
ldwing order : —Mr. Potts, £ll2 ; Mr. Roberton, £4O ;
Mr. Lytbgoe, £22.
On the motion of Mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr.
Roscoe, it was resolved that the store-yard be closed on
the Ist of November.
Mr. Wensley moved, and Mr. 'Webster seconded,
that a letter be addressed to the Poor-law Board, asking
Chat body to dismiss the superintendent of out-door
labour, on the ground that his services were no longer
required. Agreed to.
THE CHARGE AGA/NBT HR. SHAW.

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the
board a female inniate of the workhouse, named Eliza-
beth Wilkinson, ittio Cross, underwent a long examina-
tion seriously affecting the character of Mr. Shaw, who
was not present at the time. The girl stated that during
the period she. resided .at Crown-place, she *as visited
for immoral purposes by a gentleman Whdin she described
as " tall, thin, With white hair and whiskers, and rather
goodlonking,,, who bad refused to tell her his name.
pint; ohe had given up house-keeping, she had seen him
going into his own house; when she ascertained, from
the sign over his door, that his name was Richard
Shaw. A messenger was sent to Mr. Shaw, re-
questing his immediate attendance. In reply, Mr.
Shaw stated that he could not attend that day, because
he was too busy. The examination- *as then con-
tinued in his absence, and in the course of the proceed-
ings another messenger, in the person of Mr. -Bolshaw,
*as despatehed for Mr. Shag, who retorted to the
charge by impugning the legality of the election of the
Everton guardians, who, he said, knowing that they
'could no longer sit at -the board, brought that matter
forward to damage his reputation. Some strong re-
marks were used by gentlemen at the board, and the
matter was adjourned until yesterday, when Mr. Shaw
attended, and a scene ensued unequalled probably in the
stormiest days in the history of the West Derby Board
of Guardians.. Daring the transaction of the above
business,

Mr. Slimy got upOn his feet, appearing very agitated
and 'excited, and said that he wished to bring forward a
subject of such-great importance that it must claim pie-
cadence of all other business. .
The Cseetustest immediately interrupted him by say-
ing that the ordinary business of the board must be
transacted first.
Amidst considerable confusion, and cries of " Order"
and -"Chair," Mr. Shaw sat down, evidently feeling
very uncomfortable. Atlength the ordinary business of
the board was completed, and Mr. Shaw entered upon .a
long, rambling, and disconnected defence. He com-
menced by asking the board if they had any legal or
moral charge to bring against him
A member was understood to reply, " What have we
to do with morality, or a moral or legal charge ?"
(Laughter.) .
Mr. Sriave went on to that a report, calculated to
do bim serious injury, had gone forth to the public ;
but he waOrappy to say that, so far as he could learn,
it had overshot the mark—(hear, hear)—and it was with
great reluctance that he condescended to offer any
remarks upon what he considered to he a most foul and
diabolical conspiracy on the part of certain parties con-
nected with that board—(uproar)—with uo other object
in view than the destruction of his character, by bring-
ing forward a charge which was well calculated to effect
such a purpose, and one which it was very difficult,
under all circumstances, to refute. With regard to the
woman, Elizabeth Wilkinson, alias Cross, he asserted
most positively that he knew nothing at all about her.
Mr. CLARKE hoped the Chairman would not allow
Mr. Shaw to use personalities.
The CHAIRMAN said certainly not.
Mr. SHAW—TaIk about personalities. Was the
chairman present at the last meeting of the board ?
Were personalities used then ? rersonalities indeed !
He never heard such a thing in his life. He begged
not to be interrupted again in any one particular. His
story would be short, and to the purpose. He repeated
that the whole affair was a foul and diabolical plot
(uproar) ; and he again denied most positively every
particular in the statement purporting to be Wilkieson's,
but which in reality was not here. His character would
stand the test against all insinuations, but especially
against the statement of a woman whose character was
admitted at the last meeting to be not of the most pure,
and who, he asserted, was insane. He hoped the press
would do him justice this week as they had injustice
last week in publishing a foul and malicious libel ; and
that his answer to the charge would go forth so as, in the
language of the author of the libel, to astonish the world.
With regard to the plot, he said that a gentleman, tho-
roughly disgusted with the proceedings of last week,
had volunteered a statement to the effect that Mr. Gough,
the governor of the Workhouse, had told him three or
four weeks ago that he would get up a charge against
him (Mr. Shaw), which would upset him, and astonish
the world. Mr. M'Connell had made a similar state-
ment three weeks ago to Dr. Lodge, a gentleman who
was not at all favourable to him. Further than that,
the guardians had been in the habit of visiting this
woman continually; they did so that day fortnight and
that day three weeks. For what purpose ? No other
purpose than that of obtaining from a delirious, an
insane woman a statement, in order to injure his cha-
racter. These facts ho had from authority which no
one could deny. (Uproar.) With regard to the extra-
ordinary course taken by the chairman and the board,
he said it was without a parallel: Beginning with
the highest, and descending to the lowest assembly.
in the land, Where could they find one instance
where a board had listened to, much less put words
into the month of such a person ? Who presided at
the meeting? A man professing to be a lawyer and
a gentleman. It was his duty as the Chairman, when
her case as a pauper- had been disposed of, to have
checked her if she attempted to say anything impugning
the character of any gentleman. But was that board a
censor of public morals ? If so, let the members begin
with themselves, and they .would find plenty to do.
Were they going to establish a judge and jury system ?
(Great uproar and cries of order.) Was Mr. Attorney
Ward going to assume the position of Baron Nicholson ?
(Laughter and uproar.)
At the requeit of several members, the chairman
desired Mr. Shaw to desist from Mentioning names of
absent gentlemen.
Mr. Snews--Me: Ward should have been there.
Would that parson in the preeenee of a recorder or a
fudge, have dared to ask any such questions as he did
last week-of Wilkinson ? He put words in her mouth.
and acted the part of .Baron Nicholson. Mr. Ward, as
he professed to he a lawyer, should have known how to
conduct, a. board. (At this stage of the proceedings
several members interfered, and the uproar was
very great.) Mr. Shaw went on_ to say that the
charge could not affect him "in a peculiar point
of -view ;" it did not involve punishment, but it took
from him that which was dear to all—his character.
He asked Mr. Clarke why it was he had not remembered
the passage—" He that stealeth my purse stealeth trash,
but he that stealeth my good name, taketh from me that
which cannot enrich him, but leaves me poor indeed."
(Laughter.) He went on to impugn the conduct of Mr.
Clarke in the matter, when
That gentleman asserted that he had endeavoured to
stop the proceedings of the board, feeling that the course
they were taking was not justifiable.
Mr. SHAW—Edmund Ward, alias Baron Nicholson,
had stated that the board should he a moral board. He
believed it.; and he would throw his character and his
life open to all the world if the other members would do
the same. They would begin with Mr. Ward, if the
board would sanction such a proceeding. He repeated
he was not afraid to lay the whole story of his life before
the world ; neither was he afraid of Mr. Pilling's smile,
nor that of -any gentleman present.
The CHAIRMAN reminded the speaker that he had
departed from his subject.
Mr. Sakw—On the 25th of October, 1851, an inves-
tigation took place into the conduct of two of the
house-olcers, Kennedy and Bell.
Sever-it guardians interrupted the speaker, and con-
siderabllenproar prevailed.
Mr. SHAW continued—One of the officers was given
a character by Mr. Gough. She was or was not virtuous.
If she were virtuous when she entered the WorlOcise,
then .slle, npo wyoppp polluted.: `;She Ives sentirifiKte
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