The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

WHAT'S TO BE DONE ?

Mr. Bluck ' on behalf of a Mau named Robert John-
ston, applied to his worship under the following circum-
stances Black said he was aware that his worship
could not do anything for the applicant, but he would
not be satisfied unless' he beard the decision from his
worship. The applicant' had separated 'from his wife
some -time ago, in ii'oniequenee. 'of her drunken habits,
and it appeared, that a day or two since the wife managed
to steal their daughter, who is five years of age, away
from school' where 'the father had placed. her; and he.
now wanted the magistrate to assist him in getting :her
back.—Mr. Raffles said he could not assist the applicant,
as.the mother had as
good a right, to the child as the
father, up to seven years of age.—kr. Black said he
would' advise the father to sled back the 'child 'again.
(Laughter.)—The applicant then' left, apparently very
displeased.

The Niagara, which left.LiVerpool on • Saturday for
Halifax and BoSton, took out £190,000 in specie.
AN IMPROVED SPRING VENTILATING BEIL—The
production of the fbinidation 'of a bed which, by its
elasticity and'flexibility, shall conduce to a greater
degree of ease and comfort to the.person lying.upon, it
than attainable 'by the' ordinary mattress, is a deside-
ratum that has been long soughtafter.; and to this end'
spring mattresses of various kinds of construction have
been introduced and patented, with more or less success.
Steel and wire springs, India-rubber, &e., have each
been tried in turn; but these, from atmospheric influ-
ences and other causes, become•affected and fail Ao.
answer the purposes for whichthey were' intended.
Moreover, there are 'other and_more erious. objections
to spring mattresses—theytdedo not admit of ventilation ;
their flexibility is restricted
htaorbelasticity ; they are
and, the exP4nSe theneitr
tchoemstrifi. construction
ipnisiteeceitilteblenirmaitnn;
heavy and cumbersome ; theye
egter priceen general
whichrtiol
hasa have
e. willr recently,
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Messrs.
Bpauterknetedandalveol.,
ever coming into
oof 31, Cohsu Church-
street,
and
simple contrivance which, whilst it very
possesses more than
all the advantages_ sought to be attainedpsess
mattress, is free from the objections which atytaachsptorinitg,
and, in fact, supersedes the use of a mattressi altogether.
sn
The invention consists of a veryntstrueted
frame of woodwOrk, formed of two side and.- end
supporters, which can be made to suit a bed lvt;
dimensions. In the head and foot beam of this frameany
are sunk concave sockets, or curved recesses, into which
are placed . a corresponding number of ovalLformed
supporters, running, of course, longitudinally, Th'es,
supporters serve ;all the purposes of a spring mattress,
without any of its drawbacks. The consistency of which
the supporters are made, while it will support double
the weight that maybe placed scion them,: gives them
an elasticity not surpassed by the best spring mattress ;
hut, in addition to this, the way 'in which the supporters
fit into the recesses, or grooves, ateach end of the bed,'
is such that the foundation of the bed moves with the
?notion of the person lying upen it, and, by'altering the,
position, conduces to ease and comfort. Another great
advantage of the contrivance' is; that constant ventila-
tion is kept up immediately beneath the bed ;' and all
these desirable objects are attained at such a light,
expense that no doubt; when it becomes known, Burke's
patent ventilating spring bed-frame will be brought into
universal use, having the edVantages of Comfort, sim-'
plicity; compactness, ventilation, 'cleanliness, portability,
and remarkable cheapne'zs to recommend its ThiS new
patent bed-frame, besides being adapted to household
beds, is particularly iteSirable for ships, hospitals, bar-
&c. We understand that it has been inspected
our principal- shipoWners, captains, and
i'boatyc some of
others
er'sconnected with shipping, and that it has been
highly commended.. Messrs. E. Thonipsen and Co.,
Messrs. Wilson and Chambers, and several other houses
inpassenger trade are, we are told,
intr
theodu
e.
nugs ttrhael in a
l. patent bed-frame into their ships; that
the Victory and Flower of tle Forest have been so
fitted ; and that Mfrs. Nuke and Co: are now so
houses
fitting the Red Jacket, and arc in treaty to fit up several
other vessels. A number of large furnishing
have also availed. themselves of the invention,. and the
bed-frame, for the reasons before enumerated, 'is espe-
cially deserving of the attention of medical gentlemen
and the directors of 'hospitals and other medical .insti-
I tutions.