The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-04 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE

BANKRUPTS.—JAMES FISHER, York-road, Lambeth,
and Cornwall-road, Surrey, carpenter and builder. RICHARD
BIRCHALL, jun., St. Helens, Lancashire, ironmonger.
JAidEs Guadv-sa GLAYE, Serles-place, Middlesex, law and
general stationer. JAMES OSBORNE, Curtain-road, Shore-
ditch, upholsterer. THOMAS Comm, Derby, builder,
bricklayer and contractor. ROBERT Din Marx., Beckford-
row, Walworth, milliner.

We regret to learn that Lieutenant the Hon. William L
H. Anson, R.N., senior lieutenant of her Majesty's steamer
Tartar, died on board that vessel a few days ago while on
the voyage from the coast of Devonshire to Portsmouth.
The gallant and promising officer merely complained of a
trifling indisposition, so that no serious anxiety was occa-
sioned, but he expired on board before reaching Spithead.
The gallant deceased was second son to the late Earl of
Lichfield, and was born Ist August, 1833. He obtained
his lieutenancy in September, 1853.
THE GREAT SHIP.—The Eastern Steam Navigation
Company are issuing tickets to the public to view the
monster ship which is now being built at Millwall, by
the firm of Scott Russell and Co. These tickets, which
may be obtained at the offices of the company, under
certain regulations, admit visitors between the hours of
a quarter to one and a quarter to two o'clock, p.m., daily,
during the first five days in the week, and on Saturdays
between three and five o'clock, p.m.
THE PROPERTY OF MARRIED Wost Es.--on Saturday a
public meeting was held at No. 21, Regent-street, under
the Council of the Law Amendment Society, to consider
the state of the law affecting the property of married
women. Sir Sohn Pakington, M.P., presided, in the ab-
sence of Lord Brougham. A good many ladies attended,
In opening the proceedings the chairman dwelt upon the
In reference to the plans submitted for the laying" ' bf
necessity which existed for legislative interference with
respect to the law of divorce, and the law which related the township, it was resolved to refer them to the
to the property of married women. He was strongly
be
Committee, with power to call in whatever Works'
pressed with the conviction that the law ought to 'professional
assistance they might think necessary.
inherited or acquired by her which the husband possessed
Mr. Morris laid before the board an
altered so as to give the wife the same interest in property
meat of the accounts of the townsai:,:::ract of the state-
in. his. Sir Erskine Perry, M.P., moved a series of p from which it
resolutions, seconded by Mr. D. Hill. the recorder of appeared that when the whole rate was collected, and the
Birmingham, to the effect that the rules of the common debts paid off up to the -present day, there would be to the
law which give all the personal property of women credit of the township the stun of £340. He suggested
on marriage, and all subsequently acquired property that as they were at present Indebted to their bankers,
and earning to the husband, were unjust in prin- arrangements should be made' for the striking of a new rate,
cipie and injurious in their operation. That the principle and with that view he submit ted the surveyor's estimate,
of Courts of Equity which recognised separate property in namely, sd. in the pound for the general rate, and 9d. in
a married woman, and invested her, with respect to such
property, with all the rights of ownership, was in accord- the pound for the highway rate.
ance with the requirements of the age, and in conformity Mr. Watts thought they we re coming rather quickly on
with the opinions and usages of the wealthier and better the ratepayers, when it was rentembered that not more than
instructed classes of society ; and that the conflict between ten months had elapsed since tl le striking of the last rate.
law and equity on the subject ought to be terminated by Mr. Morris replied that the rate could not be levied for
a general law based upon principles of equity which should two months, and gave notice that he would move the
apply to all classes. The resolutions were agreed to, after striking of the rates he had mentioned at" their next
some little discussion, in which Mr. Monckton Milnes, meeting.
M.P., Lord Denman, and others took part. ) n the courso The Chairman brought under the notice of the board the
of the proceedings, a letter from Lord Brougham, ad- Public Health Act Amendment Bill, and stated that when
dressed to a member of the Law Amendment Society, was in London a short time since, he had called on the General
read
expresse by d
g Mr. Hdisapgpastinsointment at, the secretarb einyg prevented from . The noble lord Board of Health in reference to it. He regretted, however,
reat ,
to say that they were not disposed to alter the bill.
attending in support of a movement which was of great
importance, he considered, both in a legal and social point A desultory conversation took place on the subject, after
'of view. b which the board adjourned.'

GARSTON LOQAIO 3O RD OF HEALTH

The usual monthly mooting of this body was held at four
o'clock yesterday, in the Aigburth Hotel, Aigburth, Mr,
A. Tinne in the chair.
The other members present were : Messrs. Bevan,
Chaloner, Pritt, Moss, Watts, Morris, Goodwin, and H.
Cooper.
The minutes of the last' meeting were read and con-
firmed.