The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-06 00:00:00

1860
1859

101 ships
52 ships

Increase in ships
Increase in tons 43,637
CLEARF,D OUTWARDS.
1860
1859
Decrease in ships
Decrease in tons • MO
ngponrEo INWARDS.
1860
1859
Increase in ships 24:4
Increase in tons 310,802

15N ..
1859
Increase in ships
Increase in tons..

2.EPO9TD OVTW444S.
4,224 .hips
... 2,073 ships ......

1,521.282 -
.. 995,024 tons.
15r
. ..... ...226,024

TRANIIRE LOCAL BOARD OF litALTll.—The usual
weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday evening
at the Public Offices. Mr. Morecroft occupied the
chair, and the other members present were Messrs. Hope,
Lee, Hitchmough, Hogarth, Webb, and Searle. Thit
Law-clerk said that Mr. Rae, of the North and South
Wales Bank, had accepted the treasurership of the
board. A letter from Mr. D. Ross, from the late
Clifton-park and Hill-street District Board was read
it stated that that board would hand over £3 Bs. 7d. to
the treasurer of the local board. The Offices Committee
reported that the newly appointed- officer, Mr. Richard-
son, should for the present be required to make out and .
collect the highway rare and the generiFdistrictrate fcir the
present year. Another collector would be then appointed.
and the duties of Mr.. Richardson would be transferred
to the office of surveyor.- The chairman announced -that
a petition against the Mersey Docks and Harbour Bill
had been prepared and sent to London, and put in pro-
per train through Mr. Theodore- -11tartiu, as a petition
against a private bill. Mi. Webb stated that the
Health Committee bad as yet done nothing; and, until
a surveyor had been engaged, nothing can be done.
This terminated the business.

A NEW FLAG.—Much attention was directed by ship
captains and other persons connected with vessels,
yesterday, to the exhibition.of a new flag on Waterloo-
road, which was designed by Mr. John Decosta, for s
vessel of his named the Mary Crocker, trading between
this port and America. The design:is novel, and the
details carried out with taste. The flag is intend'
represent the amity that exists betwp.- • •s
countr and
the United States. -
a"ll
who have seennit admire the
§IIC--a_l_nee of the idea. The dimensiena of the flag
are 36 by 18 feet, the grouud being a blue slightly
tinged with purple, Tn the centre, on the dexter
hand is flyangth •ficrure of Thritumnin, with U."'
coilchant, and a trident in her right hand, supported by
an imperial' crown, in gold. On the sinister hand is
a figure representing America- with a bow and a quiver.
of arrows, and the American - eagle, supported by $
star, in gold, to correspond with the crown. Between,
yet joining the two figures is' a large flag combining the
"stars and stripes" of America and the union jack and,
• Q--earge's ensign of England in the usual colours 0'
these flags. The idea is quite original, and altogether
the flag is is novelty and is much admired. It i 9
intended' for'the private flag of Mr. Decosta's ships.
OUR HOSPITALS AND 1103ICEOPA.THY IN 1860.—Dr*
D. Wilson, of Brook-street. Grosvenor-square, London,
in g letter to the Aforni439 Post, states that having been
requested by the Hon. G. Byng, chairman at the dinner
in aid of -the funds of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington,
-made the follawing proposal :--"If St. Mary will apprc"
prittte for
_three years, under my direction, a sufficient
number of beds for homoeopathic practice, from which
comparative statistical results could be-deduced I am Pre'
pared to subscribe £l,OOO for the firstyear; to provide the
funds'necessary to support the beds placed at my genie°
• for the two remaining years, and to supply the requisiti?
medicine I shall prescribed for the three peals free' all
expense to the institution," My offer was declined,
The same proposal was then submitted to St. Georet
Weatminster, iug'a College, St. Bartholomew's, Am!'
&sex., and University College Hospitals. Each
tution declined my proposition without assignini. an)
valid reasons why they refused to entertain it. Three
years would have proved the benefits derived, or rice versa-
Dr. Wilson adds—" If the course submitted to these_
various hospitals required precedents, they are to be
found during the last 12 years' experience—first, at the
Wpital Ste. Marguerite ; and secondly, at the Beane_
ill Faris, under the direction of Dr. Tessier. 14-1
results have been most satisfactory. The practice,!:
advocate has long ceased to be an experiment.
Germany and America it has long been recognise"
as an established system of medicine. The latter
country has, like Paris, appropriated wards in .I_r,
ordinary hospitals for the practice, under
success and economy. are pre-eminent. Why should
a
our London hospitals refuse to -submit to the same
praCtical ordeal ? Were my proposals
ultimately deal
to be entertained
by au approved hospital, thatwould.
to guarantee, r g
spirit, I-am further prepared h
gulp
friend alone, who
with this important subject in ariberal andt scientific
iehnttihfiee
:munificent aid of one philantt p
titietsaltocortreibliaotiraotne
humant s a
misery
interesty
and
at,ff in woman
of 46,600 in support ef'sv'i
eraing,rTerl:itd_d

• ELECTION OF
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.

The election of commissioners, occasioned by be
death a gr. Charles _ Vereist and the resio
Messrs. W
atib..
Henry Bell and W. J. Beazley, took pied yeiter-
day, at the Town-hp, Birkenhead: Tlie red list pqtY;
:had a few dais Previously issues mow
mending the election of Messrs. Charles Cook, George
Harrison, gym. Hind, "Oli4l-es Oliver Baylii;
William
Tristram William Graham 6eorge Meakin
Messrs. Thomas Evans, coach proprietor, Devonshire-
road, and William Robinson Mills, Oliver-street; in the
room of Mr. Verelst and Mr. Bell ; arid Mr: Henri •
Menzies, merchant, in the room of Mr. Beazley. Thare
was no opposition announced, or expected,
until about
twelve o'clock yesterday, when Mr. 4tainton. ,Bo6'
Minter, Ashfield-terrace, was declared; an opponent to
r. Keightley, but his chance was supposed to be very
small. Polling continued quietly until about half-. p
two o'clock, when Mr. Cook was at the head; and ilia
Bailiff at the end of the poll. At four O'clock the state
of the poll was as follows :

Graham ..
Harrison .

Keightley

Bath,. 283
Meakin ....................... 266 Evans ... •••
273
Hind
............ 268 Mimes 279
Baylis
.......... 259 Menzies
There wits no excitement of any kind exhibited; but
good humour characterised the
to last. proceedings from flot