The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE TOWN

The Medical Officer of Health reported that during the
week ending 29th of November, the number of deaths regis-
tered i❑ the borough were 209; of which 144 were in the
parish, and 65 in the out townships. This is about the average
mortality of the same week of the preceding eight yea's, but if
allowance be made for increase of population, it shows a
decrease of 20 in the last week. From zymotic or epidemic
diseases there were 49 deaths, the average of the same week of
former years being 67. They included from scarletina, 13 ;
measles, 10 ; typhus, 6 ; croup, 6 ; hopping cough; 3. Two
infants, and a sailor, aged 40, died of smallpox, without
previous vaccination. Diseases of the lungs caused
8) deaths, of which 55 were from bronchitis and
inflamation, and 20 from consumption. Of the
209 who died from all causes, 119 were males, and 90
females. 110 were below five years of age, 13 between five
and fifteen, and 72 between 15 and 60 ; and 13 only above
60 years of age.

The temperature varied much throughout the week; be.
ginning more than eight degrees above the average, falling to
seven degrees below it by the middle of the week, again rising
and falling to a still lower point. The mean was 42 9 10
degrees. The highest temperature was 53 2-10 degrees on
Monday ; the lowest 31 6-10 degrees on Saturday. On
Sunday and Monday, the horizontal motion of the air was
1663 miles. Rain fell on every day except Friday and Satur-
day, the total amount being 94-100ths. of an inch.
A complaint was made on Monday last, that the body of a
mln named Albert, who had died about a fortnight ago in
Barlow street, Kirkdale, was remaining unburied The
Inspector and Mr. Ainsley went there forthwith, and found
the body encased i❑ a shell, well pitched inside, with a plate
of glass inserted in the lid to show the face of the body.
Although the body so far as could be seen through the glass
was in a state of decomposition, yet so well was the shell
secured that no unpleasant smell could he perceived.
The reasons for keeping the body in this way
were alleged to be twofold—the first to get the attendance of
some friends of deceased from Glasgow, and in the second the
want of sufficient pecuniary means wherewith to inter the
body in the respectable way in which the father wanted it
buried. The health officers made the utmost remonstrances in
their power to expedite the burial, which, in the absence of
smell, was all they could do in the present state of the law.
The inspector of nuisances has not met with a case resembling
this in an official expetionce extending over these twenty years
in Liverpool ; but in London it is known that somewhat
similar cases have occurred. The deceased, whose wife had
separated from him for some time, has left three children, the
eldest of whom, a boy, is about twelve years of age. When
Mr: Fresh visited the house on Tuesday night, there were but
the three children in it, the other inmates being engaged
abroad. The body was buried yesterday at three o'clock in
the afternoon, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kirkdale. It appears
that there is no law to compel the interment of bodies within
a certai❑ time after death, and that the sanitary officers cannot
interfere until it become a nuisance,

The Deputy Town Clerk (Mr. McGowan) observed that it
was a general practice in London.

RATING OF THE ATHEN/EUM AND LYCEUM,

A desultory conversation took place in reference to the
rating of these buildings. Eventually, it was resolved, on the
suggestion of Mr. Tinne, that formal application should be
made to the managers for the rates, and that on refusal they
should he summoned before the magistrates. If the magis-
trates held, contrary to Lord Campbell's decision, that they
were exempted from rates, the committee would decide whether
or not the case should be taken to the Queen's Bench.
The question of appointing a general purposes sub-committee
was again introduced by Mr Johnson ; when it was resolved
on his motion, seconded by Mr. Beckwith, that such sub-
committee should be appointed, and that it consist of Messrs.
Johnson, Beckwith, Robertson Gladstone, Anthony, Stitt, and
the chairman and deputy chairman. The sub committee will
meet every Tuesday morning, at eleven o'clock, at Cornwallis
street offices.

In reference to claims for damage through flooding, to the
amount of £lB2 from the occupants of the " Union vaults,"
and " Brunswick vaults," in Queen Anne street, the borough
engineer reported that the immediate cause of th flooding was
the shutting of the clap of the Sefton street sewer by the dock
committee.

It was ordered that a copy of the report should be forwarded

to the dock committee.
In reference to a claim for damage to a horse and cart,which
fell into a hole in Simpson street, the borough engineer
reported that the committee were in no way to blame for the
accident.

It was resolved that the sub committee should confer with
the finance committee in reference to the new post office in
Dale street, as ordered by the council at its last meeting.

A letter from Mr. Edward Brancker, complaining of perse-
cution under the smoke nuisance act, was referred to Mr.
Beckwith.

This concluded the business

HOW VIRTUE IS DESTROYED, AND CHEATING

PRACTISED.

At the Marlborough street Police Court, London, a
day or two ago. Vincent Debron Brown, a foreigner,
living at 84, Norton street, was summoned before Mr.
Beadon, for detaining some wearing apparel, the pro-
perty of Henry Axam. The complainant stated that
the clothes in question belonged to his daughter Fanny,
a girl about 16 years of age, who had left her home, and
had been found by him living in the defendant's house.
He ascertained that the defendant's house was an
accommodation house, and that his daughter was
living there in a disreputable manner. He per-
suaded his daughter to return home, and when
he applied for her clothes the defendant detained
them for a debt of upwards of £2, which he alleged
to be due to him. His daughter was only sixteen years
of age. The defendant's daughter denied that he kept a
house of ill-fame. The complainant took apartments in
his house as a married woman, and having- got into
arrears for rent, he detained the clothes as security for
payment of what was due to him. It was not true for
the complainant to say that he was not aware of the
course of life of his daughter, for the father had been at
her lodgings drinking and smoking, and he had four
other daughters all on the town. The daughter Fanny
Axam, a very fine grown beautiful girl was put into
the box and examined. She denied that her father
had been to see her at the defendant's house,
except to persuade her to return home, or that
he had drank or smoked as described. The de-
fendant kept two houses in the street, which were full
or girls, who got their living by seeing gentlemen, and
who paid the defendant exorbitantly for lodging and
extras. Mr. Beadon asked if it was true that her sisters
were on the streets? The girl replied, she believed they
were. Mr. Beadon told the defendant there could be no
doubt that he kept an improper house, and that, as the
girl, who was under age, was there for immoral pur-
poses, he could not legally detain her clothes, which
must be given up at once The defendant replied that
he should not give them up. Mr. Beadon would issue
a distress warrant for their value, unless given up within
24 hours.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--An accident occurred on Wednes-
day night at Denton, on the London and North Western
Railway, by which three passengers were seriously injured.
They were brought forward to Manchester by a train
which arrived there about eleven o'clock, and a ere imme-
diately borne to the Royal Infirmary. On application at
the station, we were unable to obtain any information as to
the cause of the accident; the servants at the station
refusing to say anything about it. One of the injured
parties was a man with a wooden leg. His other leg was
broken in two places. A woman was also severely injured.
It was stated that the accident was the result of a
collision.