The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD.—Yesterday
morr.ing, John Hickey, 'a coal beaver, residing at 17,
Oakes-street, was crushed to death between two
railway waggons on the Morpeth Dock Quay, at
Birkenhead. The poor fellow left a wife and three
children.

H ENG LER' .4 CIRCUS.—This elerint and comfortable
place of innocent amusement continues to prosper under
the new and able management of Mr. John Henderson.
Harry Croueste, the talented clown, takes his benefit
to-morrow (Friday) night, on which occasion there will
be lots of fun, and, we are equally sure, a bumper
house.

•
A Cuttn BURNED TO DEATH.—Yesterday morniek
Mary Anne Matthewi, aged 6 years, died at the house
of her parents in Albion-street, Birkenhead, from the
effects of severe burns which she received in consequence
of her clothes taking fire, on the previous day wbils,,
she was playing near a bon-fire on a piece re' Wan'
ground in that street.
INQUESTS.—The following inquests were held ye3tet
day before Mr. P. F. Curry :—On the body of Elizabeth
Jones, 43 years of age, resident at No. 1 Court, Tatlocg,
street. Whilst intoxicated, on Saturday, she fell over,
the stairs, and expired on Sunday. Verdict : Accidental
death.—On the body of John Williams, 56 years of age:
residing at Herculaneum-terrace. He worked at tia7.
Mersey Forge. On Friday last he fell from a b
folding and received injuries, from the effects of which
he expired on Monday at the Southern Hospital. `ere
diet : Accidentally killed.
LIVERPOOL IRISH VOLUNTEER CORPS,—A cop, of
the following letter has just been handed to us:—
London, April 24, 1860.
" SIR,—I have the honour to inform you that flerd
Majesty has, been graciously pleased to approve til
accept the services of a company of rifle voluuteerit
Liverpool, under the act 44 Geo. 111., c. 54. The °lli
is numbered as the'64th in the county of Lancaster, Of
its minimum establishinent will consist of 1 captain,
o;
lieutenant, 1 ensign, and 100 men of all ranks.--1 a
your obedient servant, seeeeN.
" T. Barrett, Esq., Hon. Sec."
A JUMP FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—AS the train,l
which was conveying the prisoners from Walton Ga°
to the Liverpool Police-court arrived at Bootle statiel
which was being passed at full speed, a. woman named
Catherine Gardner, who .with her mother and sister,,
charged with robbing dwelling-houses in , Liverpet,
jumped from the carriage. On the arrival of the to,!`;
at Tithebarn-street station, an engine, with one of the
turnkeys of the gaol, was despatched to the spot, e;
there the woman was found lying by the side of t
rails, much injured, one of her legs and her right a!,,/
being broken. She is in a very dangerous state, be''' ai
far advanced in pregnancy.
DISAPPOINTED LOVE.—The other afternoon, vl-
heo
the roll of emigrants on board the Isaac Webb was bell
called over, a female was found on board without a tick!e,
and was placed in a small boat, to be conveyed to tbue
shore. She pleaded earnestly to be allowed to F 0 iO2O
,
ship to New York, whither, she said, her " bor' g° nd
in the Dreadnought, but her entreaties were--vain,
the boat proceeded towards the shore. Suddenly ied
unwilling passenger sprang from the seat and imp
lit
into the river, where she struggled for some time,
was at length rescued, and removed to the receivirnei
house at the Prince's Dock. When sufficiently recove
she said her dear boy had left her in Belfast to Pap
New York, and as she could not live apart from
came to Liverpool, and went on board the Isaac vv:he
in the hope that she would he allowed to follow.
was taken to the Main Bridewell, and, subeequenbit,
removed to the workhouse, , whence she Will, no don
be sent back to her own country.
FRAUDS ON THE LIVERPOOL COUNTY COUR•' p
serious fraud, as we have already announced-, has befeef
committed on the County Court. Within the last (r.
weeks, as our readers know, it was discovered that 14i,
W. Statham, the registrar, was deficient in his acconeof
and as much as £15,000 was named as the amountthe
the defalcations. During the past week or two the
accounts have" been investigated, and, although,ei,
sd
investigation is as yet by no means complete, -the u
ciency already ascertained is between £3,000
:id
£4,000. Statham has, there is reason to believe, se`
for Australia. The career of Statham, as regards
P..°.
niary niary matters, appears to have been most reePee
Notwithstanding that the emoluments of his (tyeti
amounted to £l,OOO a-year, he has not only onto, the
to abstract an enormous amount from the funds 01,,ipi
court, but, in addition to private liabilities, amolle_; of
to several thousand pounds, he has involved *events
the officers of the court, including the cashier, to
he has induced to borrow money for him from big° to
companies, loan societies, and private individual*
the extent of nearly £4,500.
,
WEST DERRY BOARD OF !GITARDIA.I4B.--Tue the
weekly meeting of this body was held .yesterday, in
board-room adjoining the workhouse in
the absence of Mr. Ward, the chairman, Mr. It°,
presided presided ; and the other members present were Di,e,79lc,
Abrahams, Roberts, Isaac Edwards, Medealf,_.,.-Sbt,
BolshaNy, Roscoe, Clarke, Smith, Woods, 1"Alley,
Jeffries, Warehani, Haigh; M'Connell, alif#ll77lcb'
Williamson, Webster, Rainford, Wensley, inft ":
mond. Cheques for out-door relief were ordered
Robert
drawn as follows :—Mr. Potts, £lOB ; Mr. 'Oberon
£2B; and Mr. Lythgoe, £23. Mr. Gough, the gove,ish,
reported that the number of paupers in the esteb'..ea,
meat last week was 338 ; admitted since, 17 ;
16; died, 5 : number this week, 333, of whom 7 bellst
to Toxteth Park ; number in corresponding Weekital,
year, 277. Mr. Hall, the master of the 09r be,
reported the number of inmates in his department tied,
last week, 86 ; admitted since, 7; discharged, 11;
sceel:
2 ; this week, 80: and in the corresponcglig. red'
last year, 95. On the motion of Mr. Abrahani*,.r'i,to
lution was passed, requesting Mr. Cleaver, the Tnto'
prepare .a petition against the Medical Reliefl3"". ad,
duced into the House.of Commons by Mr. gigot'iusle
ordering that the borough and county members s
The
be desired to support the..prayer of the petition.
clerk submitted a number of testimonials from candiare,
for the office of book-keeper to the ,workhouse .----:0
Shaw opposed the appointment of any book-keePer'
all, on the ground that it was the duty of the gece•by
to keep the books himself, as he was.himself responsit it
for their correctuess.—Mr. Roberts contended that
was not a part of the appointment of Mr. Gough Wkl-13
the books ; and he moved that a book-keeper be apP,inke
at a salary of £4O a year, with rations.—Mr. ,
seconded the motion, stating that in these dell it
repeated charges of abstraction of:Workholise stor—
would be useful to have a book-keeper as .rt' check,io up°o,
the officers.—After a lengthened and desultory dis9avold
it was decided by twelve to ten that a book-lreeper/sher, at
be appointed, and that. r. Stonier, assistant-mast
Chorley Union, should be appointed to that office.", to
Harmood Banner had sent in his report in refererrol
the charges of abstraction of workhouse stores, Prerceigt;
by Mr. Smith against Mr. Gough, the governor, ntie
Roberton, the late store-keeper ; but, in. the -abse_llc 00,1
the chairman and deputy-chairman, the report Wuleto
read, and the subject was deferred till next week."
concluded the business before the board:

LIVERrOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsTEs-

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
WueLusinr, RoaaEay.--Mary Denahtte; a young
garet Donahtte, an- cid—woman, and Catherine voili
(Donahue's daughter), were brought; up. on
,reman,,
with having committed a series of extensive rohlierie'' ettl/t
'Cobb and kr. /thick :appeared for the prisoners. There 90
.wers
ten separate charges against the prisoners, but they • la- '
all. gone into. On the '3OOl 'of March;" 16, Portland'Pbii,
*Everton, the house of a Mr. Hughes, was entered at t 440, 41'
and £9 worth of wearing 'apparel was taken away. 41
following morning the youngest- prisoner, Donahue, PilitoOt.
bundle of apparel at Miss Adamson's, pawnbroker, Bur"il:iefi,'
street,
,but she handed the motley to. Gardner who was P-0
A polieaman entered the 'shop
.at the tittle, handed,„bor,
pawnbroker a bill desrLribing the property stolen from tu'offete"
of Mr. Tfughes ; immediately after he had left, Gardnertlo.lo'
a pair of blankets which answered to the de;cription inpa
The pawnbroker asked her whose,property they tserefoteif
j
replied,; "They are mine, and I will bring a person to P
t
immetliately,”.ran out of the place, leavingAhe blank,
her, an 4 never returned again, A portion of the proPerl3oloj
found atthe house of Alice Picket, 71,' Eldon-place, 4.OtX,
bought it from the prisoners., George Lathan, baker'. clocj;
that his house was robbed on the Bth of December; ",,tort.,
.workho;* inkstand, umbrella, carpets, and other articlitie
• OP' about £l5, were Carried milky. These were ieta,
by Picket from Gardner.. The house of 'Mr. Ileorge .he
boot and shoemaker, was entered at the bitek door 0,1;1400u
of December, and candlesticks, kettle, tea and reni,De
ishrelfas; coat, and flannels were carried away'.
bold bt
was valued at £s.' A portion 'of this property also Ico:agei
Gardner to Mrs. Picket, and a portion. of it was Pi°%
Adamson's, -in- J3tirlington-street. " On each of the D foreirer ,
charges the prisoner Gardner was committed to tauerge pet
the little girl was discharged. The following eh3.1,0e, sea
et,
then preferred against the two -prisoners DenLiriliethe
Gardner. The house of Joseph Rushward, Got to
at
Everton, was entered On the 24th Aug., and linen gaper
Value of £2 or £3 were Sto!en and pledged by the Sor
Finn's. The tickeis were found upon Oardner. 1110,,eaichl°‘'n§
found sheets in a box in the prisoners' apartmeuts?; then -4
hue alleged were hers. Mrs. Rushward ideoTobberY
her:property-4 On the 27th January, a -shitilart
committed in the house of Elizabeth Fell, 56, Gres
she of
street—a feather bed, sheets, dresses, jackets,
portion
and umbrellas valued at £lO being carried' off• 7,,eoat
-the property was pledged, and a pinafore andle,,,,so eharPre
tound in 'the,box already mentioned. on boa' ` • • sea ire'
other ca foe
the prisoners were committed for trial. The • the
lid not $
not investigated. The prisoners, it appears, mei, has v:
,h9mt.i.where other -property has been 'fout}4' believe t-
yet been claimed; but there, s too "muelireasen t
it is the-produce of their felonious acts. at 0't
vtho ,04
CHARGE- STABBING.--A RUFFLAN.—A worn-1
was greatly disligiired; and who held a child intahbeber adrulGeortioer
placed in,the dock on..p. 'charge of -having stabbed
appeareard
Toole, Pampflelds, Vauxhall-road.. •
Mr.isi3oner. It ane'',o4
the proseeutor, -and Mr. Cobbifor the Pfrox, nine years, dor)
that thellarties_had cohabited togethertine children. Latter
wag eo
if
which time they, were blessed
themperifoner
One, however, -0
they had been on very bad teerrriiiist,_hreen.d.
about her business with heriedgeld
of its mother to soine;e
kn:ewverincoueldnseocibttlaenince,az
wino%otlf
been sent.. without
_the
idat'' of town, d she
h the prose.. told her she I°`-' 4
something will,:
more miles to.a house which l'!,,(1,
flow as' to its whereabouts.
a distance of ten or . r
rctu,'
prosecutor
named, but failed to recover he etdigi At night she
e, 11. e.
foltnah.,:thaytea,hbleetiiiitheesactriffie the knife came int° con to
and traced the .prosecntoar
tht%nanae-dopratilibeilimuct:ahsFds,hte_:,9l:awtthueraepr'ap_i_rdoifetcot
going to cOnevi'
wtqautdkaeer quarrelled.. ehlielaeyktfn.Qin
with his' nase',.inivetiag a *curl, and he then set tp ir
her a thrashiliT, blackening terc.;
catuirld tearing
riashee..r2:,cb;
Mr. Raines : am not
tile proseoseter is-a very great, ruaaa_ napiossoo4° t
hit
fawned speaking, but Mr. fib°
Raffles told him to ,
business_
LIVERPOOL I.7NitiI•LEI;AL
• ' ern
Jenkins, as secretary te• the Liverpool United Le„„,g ,stauce„7
was SUMMOACti. Ainl,cr_tte_ taming eircu—ne,t
Mr. Block. appeared on behalf of Sarah Ellen Evans, Luel'
• kin to Evans; 1"::te boatswain'in the John and 113"1,
Liverpool. - He separated from, his wife years sigoc:througa
insured his life in the society; paying his sub9CrlPti,,e fact, and
his mother. He, however, informed his wife of
,tif,Lemen,,
did not eve his mother 'a
writtes authority to elsarilra'43.,,
lb caste of death, as required by rule 14- of the "
Brazils' :e
On tile '2Bth of °etcher last he was killod in the
.ne ao Co te'
his ife ; o. t)
of his deat
an h onveyed by Messrs. Jam B
" ailetYs du the tIO
wd s was
conveyed
mirk a claim of 49 on the sac tin
uc,f
Dec; The speretai7 refused to pay over theiton;ottand te,
he 'could not do so until the captain of the.hed been bg
returned.
,having been told that the money " woo.
the deceased's mother, on a guarantee ``al_htt. Foa sing.!aPti;:t
right," by one of the society's collectors, xi'
ho n'erelY Sal
ti°t° lican, Evans went again to the secretarg, erne
the money had been paid to her mether-insoc-T._n.;9 cane,l;
previously a Mr. Cullen, another of the
mol,weyk'cOuld
had told the deceased's widow that the