The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE TOWN.

The medical officer of health reported that in the week
ending on the 17th inst. 218 deaths were registered in
the borough, of which 148 were in the parish and 70
in the out-townships- This number exceeded that of
the previous week by 21, but is 37 less than the average
of the corresponding week of the preceding nine years:
The mortality from zymotic diseases was lower than in
any week, with one exception, of the previous seven
months. Of 43 deaths from this class of diseases, 8 were
from small-pox (4 with previous vaccination), 7 from
scarlatina, 5 from typhus, 5 from hooping-cough, 5 from
syphilis (an unusual number), 4 from measles, and 4
from croup. Diseases of the lungs caused 79 deaths,
being 11 more than in the previous week. The mortality
from small pox was higher than in any week of the
preceding fiye years, and the mortality from scarlatina
was lower than it has been since the month of August.
The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector
of nuisances, reported various particulars of the opera-
tions in their several departments during the week, from
which it appeared that 84 nuisances, complained of by
inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to
remedy them ; 764 houses, in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 2,660 apartments and 413 cellars, had been
put under examination, with the view of improving their
sanitary condition, and 85 lodging houses had also been
examined and reported upon.
A memorial was read from the inhabitants of Nether-
field road South, complaining of a nuisance arising from
the posting of bills and placards on a corporation wall in
that district. It was referred to the borough engineer,
but it was feared that the portion of the wall referred to
was not the property of the corporation.
Attention was drawn to the dangerous state of a
quarry belonging to the Earl of Derby, in Whitefield
road. The borough engineer was ordered to inspect and
report on it.
The committee then adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

THEFT BY A. BOY.--Charles Power, a boy, about 14
years of age, who was engaged at Messrs. Phillips, South
Castle street, was charged with having stolen two books,
belonging to that house. The lad had sold one to Mr.
Bentley, Shaw's Brow; and, on offering the second, he
was stopped. The lad was remanded.
PocKET Piciuso.—Thomas Williams, a well known
thief, was committed for three months, for pocket
picking in the streets.

THE RIOT ON BOARD THE J. L. BOGART.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—May I request the favour of space in your
journal for a few remarks, in answer to a letter
which appeared in your impression of yesterday, in
respect of the above unfortunate occurrence, and
bearing the signature " Sea Solicitor," which
letter, if allowed to remain unanswered, is cal-
culated to damage my character. I therefore
beg to state that there was no crimping nor
false representations made. The men were
shipped and signed articles for Mobile, which
I was prepared to prove ; but their Worships
considered there was no necessity for it. as the
boatswain himself, a coloured man (and, in my
opinion, more intelligent than the " Sea Solicitor")
honestly acknowledged iu his evidence, Your cor
respondent should have made himself better
acquainted with the subject before making such
remarks about sending coloured men to Slave
States. It is a well known fact that at Mobile the
the ship lies in a bay twenty five miles from shore,
and in case a coloured seaman goes on shore,
through sickness, &e., the captain is obliged to give
bond for 1,000 dollars that such man shall be sent
to a Free State.

In conclusion, allow me to remark that I con-
sider it an act of great injustice to endeavour to
draw the shipping master into the affair, who knows
as much about the men as he does about the
officers, and assuredly cannot be accountable in
any manner for what may occur on board.
I assure you, sir, and the public, I have never
made any distinction between men on account of
colour, and did I find that any man in my employ-
ment in any manner illtreated a coloured seaman,
I should dismiss him immediately.
Hoping you will excuse this trouble, I am, sir,
your very obedient servant, P. MARTIN.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.—llugh
Orr, master of the brigantine Hannah Jane, of Belfast, was
on Tuesday, after an examination which lasted three days,
committed by the sitting magistrates to take his trial at the
Exeter Assizes for the wilful murder of William Devue,
cook and steward of the above vessel, on the 3rd of July
last.
ALARMING ILLNESS OF BARON ALDERSON.—We regret
to state that Baron Alderson's illness has assumed a very
serious and alarming character ; indeed, it is of such a
nature that his lordship can never be expected to return to
the discharge of his judicial duties. The learned judge
was, in the first instance, attacked with determination of
blood to the head, but at the commencement of the present
week he became much better, and strong hopes were
entertained of his ultimate recovery, but since that time he
has had an attack of paralysis, which has effected his lower
extremeties, and rendered him completely powerless. He
is described as being insensible, and as lying in a state of
total exhaustion. Baron Alderson was appointed vacation
judge, but it has now been arranged that Mr. Justice
Coleridge shall take that duty, and Mr. Serjeant Channel
will be placed on the Commission for the Home Circuit at
the forthcoming assizes in the place of Mr. Justice Coleridge.
In the event of Baron Aidersons's recovery, he will retire
from the bench on his pension of £3,500 a year, to which
he is entitled for ripwaAs of 15 year's service.