The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD- COMMISSIONERS.

The-iisiial monthly iiiiting; of the Birkenhead Com-
missioners was held- yesterday" morning at the Offices.
Mt. Bradley. occupied the4air, and the other Commis-
sioners Tre.sPlit were. Messrs. Evans, Graham,
Mikes," Willoughby, Barnett, Walker, Baylis, Gough,
Aspinall, and Peck:
Mr. Graham subscribed to the declatation, -and took
his seat as a commissioner. _ . •

The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
Mr. WlLtoronny moved
.that, on the ground of
informality,' the rates be Made iu a different form. He
contended: that inasmuch:aohe £150,000- was raised for
ferry purposes, the ferry ought to be debited, with every
iteni in connection with if, or, in _other . words, debited
with its own debts.

p]%Aq.is explained thatalthOugh the money nerni-
tinily borrowed: for -the -purposes of the ferry, 'noita Of
the money had been expended on the ferry. -
Mr. .isrL.NALL showed at _great length that the ferry
accounts wet kept entii:e4 distinct from all others; the
ferry had pain its oNiii m4y,.ind final negotiations for its
purchase were no! : - :
The CHAIRMAN stated that not only had- the. ferry
paid. its own. way,j• but it, had pOd. interest on a sum of
£50,000 bo•rioiied for.the- parch-no of land; the princi-
Paliva-s-iiicleid&l'iii the £103,006 now in process of
being paid to. Price's trustees.

_ .
r Willoo umbby-'s -_motion was seconded by Mr,
.
Peek. .

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•• Several- 9ther. geiitleinen Made- a few remarks_ upon
it; ind although= ihe- motion was 'considered improper,
it_ wa., p.ut-. to . th-. vote .and lost, Mr: Willoughby:being
the only perspn, who voted for it, - - -' -.- -

LIGHTING AND WATCH. 'COMMITTEE

The proceedings orthis committee were real, and a
cuniersatioii: took place telative to: the quality ot.the
clothing supplied-to' Constables by 7111 i.

:On the. motion of-1V ip:Walker the minutes-mere...eon-
,
firmed. _ .

• - MARRFET cci.3ltyrt4n. -
The proceedings:of-thiicnniniittee were.ennfirrOd:Ot
the motion,9fl34,.Bitrifett, without-any renlarksf: -

COMSIII`TI3E,

These proceedings were also contitnied on the motion
of Dr. Buylis. -

-RGADs AND• nr ROVEITENTS 'COMMITTEE:

:The-proceedingspf this- conintittee having been read;
Dr, ,13Artat.. directed- attention- to -the 'netessity .of
-
having the
footpaths in .the leading thoroughfares
flagged forthwith.' •• •- •
. .
--Mr. :Gordif-guigistia the expense. t --
Dr. ThAvile explained that .*-lie cost of flagging via-
.horne by the owner
,s of 019. mpnly,adjoining. . :
OtheT gentlemen gentfeen made some. reiharks in:. a:similar
Strain; and- '•

:On the '=motion of Mr. • Gough the minutes of the
cermittte were 'confirmed.. •

TUE: FERRY COMMIITTIEE.

The proceedins of-this committee were confirmed on
he motion of

• - ' GAS izstri-wiTr,it ;
„on .the motion of Mr. )1.9i11,- die procegdings of this
committee were cottarmed. .. " .

. • LIBRiRY commuyEp,
lbeirciceedings-were confirmed.

. . .
FINANCE COIII,IITTEE.
.the minutes: at this—Errearedifigs ot-tis committee
werg sead. - . •

•Tir tAYLIS enctiiiidd why it. was that a reduction had
beem,made.in.theallowance on the rates of cottage pro-
.anovv,aPee made .in the: rates; if
was one-thin! of the whole
wither
Formerly the
t i
me,
but. -red-tieed- to one-fourth.
-Mr, BLENOTi as a -..member 'Finance Cota-
Mittee, 'explainedthAt 4'rerlaction bad been made in the
assessment of cottage. property, and,, without a .corres-,
ieduciidn in the allowance; a loss would accrne
to. the coinmissioners;

The minutes of the committee were confirmed.

- THE STP-ZET RAILWAYS.

,A;petition' was 'read from residents in Claui,Pliton
and Oxton, i 8 favour. of the• immediate• extension
pt. Mr. Train's street railways to their localities
also a letter from, Mr.' Train,,stating that an extension
of the scheme was- desired by a large number of the
reSidenti in ()item and Clatighton, and that he was pre-
pared to extend the railways :as' soon as the Commis-
sioners should have decided upon the course to be taken.
A map of Birkenhead accompanied: his letter. - - •
Mr. EvANs opposed any further extension of the rai!..
way until those already proposed had been-completed.
Mr. Gough and Mr. Peek supported Mr. Evans' view
of the subject.
On the motion of Mr. Baylis,. the petition and the let-
ter were referred to , the Road and. Improvement and
Perry Committees, as a special committee on street,
railivays, Withinstructiens to report immediately to the.
Board at a Specialrateting. . •
Generalregret' was expressed that Mr. Willoughby
shouldbave introduced the _ferry matter,. as it was sup--
.posed That It would give-rise to wrong impressions.
There was no other business or importance.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YESTERDAY..

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)

TUE LAME OF VIRML-STREET.

brOught up. three young women, named
Eliza •Little, Margatet - and Elizabeth Spring, charged
with. creating a rtot:and' fighibg fn Virgil-Ore:et the previous
evening. The officer said he saw the prisoners in_ the street,.
fighting with each other. He put them away, but in •a short
tuna they returned,•stripPed like men, and fell .to it tf ding
dong," and struck.out liirc. good 'uns. The appeared,JO be
fighting on their own account—that is, One.down ancl;4nothcii
come on. • He tried-to-put.theni away a second time,imt they.
refused to desi,i, and fOiiiihrt-aWay like bplltdoglandrytrr, so.
he 'was-abliged.th'iCticithein fnio-custudy..- Prom the ..explen:i•
tion.of.the prisoners.4tweuld- seem, that Little
sold some things to.the Prisoner Spring, and this irritated the
daughter; and fitit‘r went to Spring'; - house to take tlic things •
away, .and .this caused the row between -the parties:- Mr.
Raffles censtirertlie Conduct of the prisoners, butasthey were,
not klibleh:tb-ffieliblilielie" dfikliiiiged them with a- caution. ' -

- . • - • -•-• - MRS .SMITH'S:: HUSBAND. - .
Catherine Crossby (u-pretty young w9man), Rose Smith, a
.
talltine-looking-personi -anperiorlf dressed; an d EllanMoran,
were brought ,up. by. officer -In,. charged for fighting - and-
rioting inThtletian-street. 'The- evidence' of the officer went
to allow that._tho two:l'M-mimed. pliseneri and The wives :of
tinplate workers
..(vnige tinkers)., living :in Christian-street,
and the Fatter prisoner-is servant.l6 Mrs. Smith. On Monday
eveninghe got.thein.all engaged- in what' they called a mech.,
Ma murder rim, in eliOgtip-strect, *IA was as meeli.as he
coniddeko:PreVelit tlientirom really murdering each other;
and tui. the way- to ..bridewell they nearly imlled the:. eyes out
.........., ~... • , , —.. ... .
of each other. Mrs.-Smith (who, was out on bail), in- a
.fearful.
state.Of eiciteinenti'niade'-a speech In his worship, and spoke
"with. such rapidity .that it would have -taken an expresi.:
steam=
.engine-,ofaixty milea tin hour, to guide a shorthand pen.to
folfo* lisiti,:lilsiiivei,".-it was 'eollieted at the stations 'where
'she drew WI, that her husband..is a tinker,: and the good aro!.
that:o*ns Mri."Crosiliy- ficroligs to that ancient " profession"
also. - It would 'also' allpelit' theft' the-d Welling; of these descen-
dants of Tubal Cain (Who:Was thelirst hammerer in brass, tin,
iron, and probably German silver): are adjacent to each other,
and this _gave: them .itif,..opPortanity of tear/ming now and
then, Mrs. Smith's husband, it.wvuld appear„is a very good
-workman; hut according to Mrs. Smith he utterly disregarded
that•POrtion of the Commindment4 that expressly forbids ni to
-covet our
.niglkhours, waver ; and, whilst fabrieatii'm pots and
.pans and kettles, the darkly, brightly, -beautifully blue eyes of
Mrs.-Orosebg had More attractionlor him than all 'the iiik.al4.
hare and precious, in the world ; .in. fact, •he might . have
exclafixed with iiciefreliVrascalkm,'); "Alas, there lies more
peril in-thine eye than.tymitrot thOr swords." '.-.011 Saturday
evening, 'Mrs. Smith's husband and Mr. Cross Vs wife,, i.e..the
.prisoner Catherine, went tb have-a friendly glass, which led tcl
"very -unfriendly conversation -hAween -Mrs.• Stiiith :and -her
hnsliiild.,.. -111 Ir. Smith, considering himself one of the lords of
. ereatloni-d4northink it right 6-he-lorded over by his better
half; and so, to gratify himself and spite -his-lady, he went off
in company with the fair Catherine, and realised the adage of
"Come; 'fly -air.iy 'With. Mb; loieite:iinieVright sunny isle-,
far away from the World we despise." .. In whatever "sing ",
'they -located, they did not re-appear in Christian-street
until.:).donday. :evening, 'then . they ' camb home with
as 'Pitch .
.niedesty „as, .they..u. could possibly
.. assume..
' This 'conduct So • * triaged' Mts.' Smith. . that. hunian
nature tOnlel, wt stand -it, and: slit•.. flew at Mrs.' Crossby with
-great indignation. Mrs. CroSbY:. having already .conquered
• Mrs. Smith's husband,' had no great difficulty is vanquishing
tale of -Mrsse'S
'iirs. Smith herself, and as that lady was about to retreat, her
servant Moran came up as her ally, and being fresh for the
ii oil; She-ttirned the brunt of the battle, and they'were all
alul'e44 away,•ten times more furious than the husbands.
off hammerto tin'
when the officer came and hammered them all
married-I
. he station-house The fair Mrs. Crosby made some sort
of an'excu. b .. -.: .
said inclined • -
but his NN orshm he was to Credit the
police he woui,d, but as the parties were strangers to:the-
fl atrn,ai, discharge them, and if they were'bronght up
1, Tvinboallivneasmir7ll3aenkne
ag.he would puhthem. -
CHARGE OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT. ---
I,,,,J?itihgn gettell,-. a boatman it the.Dukeis Dock, was charged for
mined to commit a felonious assault on a young
•07aectidolnels:ttrleieetwi,
• Park.fe of
: defended the a
Mr.Ru nccoorbirb
'Duke'„ DocZ. hrianner. The .proseentrix said she went to the
, .hus.band; Saturday night, at twelve o'clock, to meet her
dock, the pri:,.,‘"ll cbtning-d6Wd lithe tide; and when in the
her doWn-nitelel9auot, and insulted her; he also knocked
were examined kicked' her ih th 6 side Some other witnesses
•the-Drisonei but
wi:d,ees.'4'..Cobb broke down the evidence, and
_ .
USING: A
narg,cd.
David" Jones ~,,,`ts c_AN CELLED; CERTIFICATE.
.11.erchant Shipping f_rarled, under the 140th section of the
state of service,.the's'Lwith having used a mariner's eertifi-
of Trade -previoaslf, ~.Barree having been cancelled by the Board
£lOO. Mr. Tyndal app?ii:dnafxoimum penalty in this case is
proved the ease, the magistrat -
ti the pr isecution. and having
not appear), St, and La 38. 4d.ecosnteds tee defendant (who did
"(Before 'Mein's. To._- . ; ~..,
...- anu uASTELLAIN).
. . • ,CAUTION TO
' Hodgson, pLLOTS.
A pilot, named. was summoned b P
the pier master at the prifice's-dock y Peter Carey,
for not obeying his
orders. There was a ship going into d ,
ock, when the defendant
.disobeyed the. complainant's, Orders; for which he was fined
•100. incroosts. ' . ' • -