The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

TirE Mimi) STATES MAIDS.—The screw steam-ship
Edinburgh sails for New York on Wednesday with the
United States mails.
Alin CANADIAN Mams.—The•Anglo-Saxon will be
despatched on Wednesday for Quebec, with mails for
Canada. The letter box closes at 11.30 a.m., and eia
Cork at 9.30 p.m., on that day.
The London and Provincial Marine Insurance Com-
pany will commence business on the 14th inst. Irving
T. Rougemont, Esq., has been appointed underwriter.
The settling in the shares will take place on Monday
next.

TEE IRON CLIPPER SHIP.
EyANGELINE.—The last
adviees from Calcutta bring accounts of this splendid
shortestvessel's safe arrival henee at that port in 104 days, the
Passage of the season. She was delivering her
cargo of fine goods in splendid condition.
GRAVE ASSAULT.—DEATH OF THE VICTIM.—On
Wednesday last, a lad named Patrick Nealy, was
taken
assaulted by two men, who have since been
up on the grave charge of murder. The sufferer
was attended by Dr. - Warburton. He died on Sunday
night. An inquest will be held on the body to-day.
13A:NxatTPTcy COURT, YESTERDAY. (Before Mr.
eanunissioner Perry.)—ln re J. W. Graves : This
l
°I-111K lately a druggist in Chester-street, Birken-
head, came
up on his last examination and passed. .The
certificate sitting was appointed for the 30th May. Mr.
Woodburn appeared for the estate.
C°NaREGATIONAL SOIREE AT BIRKENHF.AD.—Last
night, at the Craven Rooms, Birkenhead, the annual
le'iree of the Birkenhead Unitarian Church .was held
'with much eclat. After justice had been done to the
"substantials," a number of ministers—ineluding the
It". S. A. Steinthall, of Liverpool, and the Rev. Mr.
thins—addressed the assembly. A very pleasant
even-
-7 1'
Spent.
431PIITTITEATRE.—Madame Celeste and the Lyceum
Company last night made their first appearance on
e boards, in the same pieces which recently created
So much sensation at the Royal, They appear again
night.to

:T
E2llllm ROYAL. A fashionable and numerous
akwlence last night witnessed Mr. and Mrs. Charles
ewes aPpearanc'e here, in the first of a brief series of
I,crformances for which they have been engaged.
.As
bight have been expected, they received a very warm
'eleorne, and were honoured with repeated calls, which
they duly acknowledgedat the end of the play. They
a'pear again to-night in "Louis XL"
ILIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of patients
uring the p ast week.—New cases received advice and
medicine at the institution: north, 304 ; south, 148 ;
total, 452. New cases visited at their own homes and
1P,.,"
—Plied with medicine : north, 94; south, 58 ; total,
--;;`•Ilev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president. Captain
,°urne, vice-president of north dispensary; Mr. R. A.
-raYne, vice-president of south dispensary ; Mr. Francis
:Mill treasurer ; Mr. Rill:Langley, secretary. Office:.
Leith Offices, Moorfields.
"lIERIVA.L OP THE GREAT BRITATN.—The magnificent
'screw steamer Great Britain arrived in the Mersey from
Melbourne yesterday morning, after a splendid run from
Pnll to port of sixty-one days. The Great Britain had
quantity of
board nearly 500 passengers and a considerable
bygold, . but her advices have been anticipated
the overland mail, which was despatched ten clays
liftfl' she left Melbourne.
SAILING OP THE GREAT TASMANIA.—This beautiful
'lR:ate-built clipper, one of the "Black Ball" line of
Packets, sailed for Melbourne on Sattirday lost, with a
full cargo of costly merchandise and 383 passengers, of
'Whom fourteen were in the saloon. Caitain Gardyne is
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thorough gentleman and a most experienced seaman,
Bo that a happy and prosperous passage out to Melbourne
was looked forward to by the passengers.
lIIIi/tENRB.tto POLICE COURT.—At the Birkenhead
police-court yesterday, Patrick Whilligan, a beerhouse
tee Per, was brought up and remanded on a charge of
ng received two stolen notes from William Ford, `.a
litoker on board H.M.S. Seamew. Ford alleges that
the prisoner gave him only 30s. for the notes. Patrick
&Jr* a labourer, was fined 16s. and costs for having
""fullY and maliciously damaged a water fountain and
gaselier at the "Burns's Cottage," a public house in
St-
LIVRPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—The monthly
eetiog of this society was held last night at the Royal
-mstitution, Colquitt-street, Mr. M. Scott, president, in
the chair. Ak. Thomas Duncan and Mr. A. Budenberg
were elected its ordinary members. The secretary
y"mounted the gift of a copy of the proceedings of the
stitution. of Mechanical Engineers for Nov., 1859.
VI• • Thos. Evans exhibited a beautifully-wrought model
.7la. new steam-engine patented by himself and John
D. The essential features of the invention may be
rae y stated to consist in the use of a fixed valve, the
opening of the ports and the admission of steam through
them,' which is effected by the oscillation of the cylinder
without the intervention of eccentric or other gearing.
The model Was critically examined, and appeared to be
viewed with great satisfaction. The-paper of the even-
ing was by the president, on " the manufacture of
rated bread "
.

MARKETS' COMMITTEE.—Mr. Ridley presided at the
usual weekly meeting of the Markets Committee yester-
°_,an and the other members present were Messrs. J. B.
141°3'd, Houghton, Holden, Shimmin, Kitchen, Johnson,
Haydock, and Rodgers. The returns showed.
that the receipts at all the markets this year, up to
Saturday last were £9,637 13s. 9d., and the expenses
9'479 15s. 2d., whilst in the corresponding period of
'fie
previous year the receipts were £8,904 9s. 6d., and
T4L.,,.e expenses £1,449 Bs. 11d. The Inspector of the
-4,tkets reported that during the week there had been
seized in the North District 737 lbs. and in the Central
bistrict 954 lb. of unwholesome meat;—and in the
13orough 61 lbs. of bad fish. A member gave notice
that next
ek that week he should move to rescind the resolu-
tionwas passed last week on the motion of Mr.
1 son in reference to the expulsion of tenants from
the markets.
M`EwAli V. KELLY.—In this action, which was heard
d
Yester
sis -4Y, at the County Court, before W. Hulton, Esq.,
iue plaintiff sought to recover the sum of £4 10s., which
he had advanced upon one of the defendant's shipping
notes, Mr. Carr appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
'nne for the defendant. Some time ago the defendant
called at the house of Edward Mitchell, a boarding-
ilouse
keeper, at 37, Mersey-street, and stated that he
...callted some men for the ship Elizabeth. Two of the
arders shipped in the defendant's vessel, and the
th:nuant brought two shipping notes, which he gave to
men for 16s. Mr. Mitchell took the notes to the
i,4itifr, who cashed them and gave him £4 10s. In
Thee days after the ship had sailed she put back, and
ad two teen upon whose
thonot. had boon
4., 'lanced, deserted. The plaintiff returned the note to
( e defendant, but the latter refused to re-cash it because
the
men had deserted. The main question in the case
from 'whether the fact of desertion after once sailing
note'
the port destroyed the validity of the shipping.
deci-
sions°te' -Upon this point of law a great number of dee-
' in similar cases were brought forward by both
%ides. His Honour reserved judgment until to-day.
BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this board
held yesterday, at the Parish-offices, Brownlow-hill.
bef;.WilAM ;Gladstonea presided; and the other mem-
Prese4t were—Messrs. Jeffery, Bairstow, Jackson,
Thornley,
and Carbally> The proceedings of the Execu-
tive Committee were read. They contained a statement
;hat the deputation appointed to visit the principal
Tk.e.,!leteries in the kingdom had given in their report.
-7: 4Mutation visited the cemetries at Coventry, Bir-
lia;!...,llarat Worcester, Bristol, Bath, the Metropolitan
ee_ries, those at Highgate, St. Pancras, Islington,
Nottingham Derby, Wigan, Preston, Smithdown-lane.
report was approved ; and, upon the motion of Mr.
;eII, seconded by Mr. Thornley, a vote of thanks was
accorded
valuable to the deputation for their very able and
report. Mr. Harvie, legal adviser of the board,
dwng intimated that he desired to be relieved from the
ties connected with his office, a vote of thanks was
14tiitnously accorded to him, on the motion of Mr.
Jeffery, for the manner in which he had performed his
4luties.

WATER COMMITTEE.—Mr. Hodgson presided at the
Weekly meeting of this committee yesterday; and the
Auther members p
:still, resent were Messrs. Crellin,
beloe, Jeffery, Farnworth, Rae,
Wagstaff,Bennett,
Mquantity of water
Mr. Duncan reported that the
ehdiwy
the
received from Rivington, during the week
6th of May was 68,491,970 gallons ; pumped from the
Tells, 29,846626 gallons; total, 98,337,596 gallons.
here had been a fall in all the reservoirs in couse_
e
quenee of the drou the
the Jeffery asked whether
mittee had taken any notice of the complaint of
u in
? "--sufficient water supply at the fire at the Sailors'
Mr.
mittee had taken W agstaffexplained that the sub-com-
that it Was onlno steps matter, in the
as they believed
make his
reportei.rpeeted tkat Mr. Duncan should
Duncan, the engit:ez.:3lseta tgeneral committee.—Mr.
at the fire soon after
it ehdro
kthat he was present
heard no complaint at
all
oboise t
the
and that he
water. He saw two jets from the roof of the
the supply of
arcade playing over the top of the parapet Wall of the
Sailors' Home, which was 72 feet 6 inches in height.
There were eighteen jets in use at one time, and at that
time about 1,800 gallons of water per minute were
thrown upon the building. He believed the fire and the
building were such that no amount of water would have
suificed.—Mr. Beloe concurred in this view ; and moved
That Mr.. Duncan should prepare a written report upon
the subject, and that the Watch Committee be requested
to furnish the Water Committee with a copy of Major
Qteig's repgrt on the fire.—Mr. Vernon in seconding
tile motion, gave it as his opinion, that they would have
to have separate pipes put down solely for the purpose of
aguishing fires.—Mr. Jeffery thought that the whole
tlatilestion of extinguising fires should have the serious
tention of the committee.—The motion was agreed to.
---_ On the motion of Alderman Bennett, the engineer
whichsstructed to prepare a table showing the height to
... water could be thrown from the various jets at
aerent de rees
rolitizt g of pressure.—After transacting some
e huSin.ess, the committee adjonrned.