The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

lEALTH COMMITTEE.-YE STE RDA.Y,

The usual weekly meeting of this committee took place at
half-past two o'clock yesterday. Alderman CHARLES

LANGSDALE in the chair. - There was also present—Messrs.
Moss, Beckwith, Godfrey, Johnson, James Holmes, Robert-
son Gladstone, Fleming, Halhead, and Henderson.
It was reported to the committee that Mr. Fresh, the
inspector of nuisances, had met with a very serious acci-
dent yesterday while walking through Dake-street. Pass-
ing the Yacht Club, he stepped upon a piece of orange-peel
and fell, dislocating his shoulder, and, it is believed, break-
collar bone. Much regret was expressed by the
s of the committee at the accident.
The CHAIRMAN said several streets were rendered very
being thrown there. In Church-
rved that this was the case.

The MEDICAL OFFICER reported that, in consequence
partly of the increased severity of the weather, the mortality
of the town was higher in the week ending last Saturday
than in any of the six weeks preceding. The registered
deaths were 141 in the parish, and 58 in the extra-parochial
wards, making the total of 199, against 165 in the previous
week, but by five below the average of the mortality of the
same week of the preceding six years.. Diseases of the
lungs (with consumption) caused 64 deaths, a greater num-
ber than in any week since the month Of June. A still
higher mortality from this cause might be expected in the
he inclement temperature of
deaths were rep.' `lred from

week, as the result of t

cholera during the week. Of those who died, four were
emigrants, and one a nurse in the cholera wards. On Tues-
day the last case of cholera was dismissed from the hospital,
which is now reported as empty. Diarrhoea caused seven
deaths, about the average of the same week of former years.
From typhus the deaths were 10 ; scarlatina, 9 ; measles, 5.
The West Derby Board of Guardians had forwarded com-
plains of the annoyance caused by accumulations of stagnant
water on the east side of Upper Baker-street, behind

tensed Victuallers' Asylum,-sand also at the east side of
iarsden-street, behind Brougham-terrace. A public
sewer passes within the required distance of both places.
The medical officer of health recommended that notice to
drain be served on the owners of the lands.
It was ordered that the notices be serve d.
Mr. RISHTON, the building surveyor;reported the inspec-
tion of 172 delapidated privies and ashpits, 122 of which
were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 50 of which
required such, together with various other details in his

department.
Mr. NIINVLANDO, tho borough engineer, reported numerous
particulars of the work done and in hand in his department.
Mr. FRESH, inspector of nuisances, reported the emptying
of 1,159 cesspools; the inspection of 132 nuisances com-
plained of by inhabitants; and the reference of 55 others to
the borough engineer, for remedy by drainage, &c:, with a
detail of the other operations of his staff, including parti-
culars of a sanitary examination of 927 ennrf_haueco, and
424 enllor. .I.—ca or inmates in the lower parts of
the town, and from which it appeared that the sanitary
officers had made special examinations during the week of
2,269 different apartments in street-houses, and 2,553 rooms
in court-houses, in the districts named, for the purpose of
eradicating unhealthiness therefrom, besides the cellar in-
spection above named.
The CHAIRMAN stated that an interview had been held
with the Liverpool and Leeds Canal Company, regarding the
charge of 1d a ton made to Mr. Rose, for loadig manure
from each of the cuts. They continued to demand that
charge, and it remained to be seen whether Mr. Rose would
agree to it or not. He suggested that Mr. Rose should be
summoned to attend the next meeting, and he hoped the
matter would be arranged.
It was agreed that Mr. Rose should be requested to attend
the next meeting.
Mr. David Hennessy was promoted to the appointment
held by Mr. Parker in the engineer's office at a salary of
£7O a year.
A letter was read from Mrs. Parker, requesting that the
committee would be pleased to contribute something towards
her distressed situation consequent on the death of her
husband.
On the motion'of Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Godfrey, it
was proposed that one month's salary be given her.
A memorial was read from a number of occupiers of
houses in Tithebarn-street, praying the committee to put a
stop to the nuisance arising from Messrs. Mc Fie and Sons'
sugar refinery in Bachelor-street.
The MEDICAL OFFICER said that this nuisance had been
complained of some time ago, but that he had heard nothing
for the last eight or nine months.
It was referred to the medical officer to report upon.
In reference to the application at the last meeting of the
committee by the West Derby board of guardians,
The BOROUGH ENGINEER stated that he had had as inter-
view with Mr. Clayton, and that the guardians were willing
to sign any document.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTON called on the chairman to state
the nature of their interview with Dr. Sutherland.
The CHAIRIVIAN said that they had a long conversation
with him, and that he went away fully impressed that the
committee had done all they could in improving the sanitary
condition of the town.

Mr. Moss observed, that his mission was merely in con-
nection with the parish authorities, by whom a deputation
ed to him, and to accompany him in his inspec-

,pp oint

tion of the church-

Mr. GLADSTONE :—He expressed a very decided opinion,
that this committee have done all in their power to bring
about sanitary regulations in the town, and that he had
nothing to suggest to us on that score.

Mr. RALuiaD said that in the township of Toxteth Park,
were about to purchase land for a new cemetery.

Mr. Moss :—lt is necessary that they should be had, no
doubt ; but in future you must bid adieu to 2s. rates in

Livero'ool

HOLME called attention to the manner in which pri-
vate parties were allowed to obtrude on the footpaths, by
the architectural decorations of their houses. He thought
that this matter should be attended to in the new act.
The BOROUGH ENGINEER said there was a clause in the
act, which allowed only three inches for architectural de-

corations.
The committee then adjourned

COUNTY COURT. --YESTERDAY --ESTERDAT

BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ., THE JUDGE.
W. OWEN v. W. ALLEN.—By this action the plaintiff,
formerly a singer at Walton church, sought to recover the
sum of £lO Is. from the defendant, the organist of that
church, as the balance of salary duo. The defendant did
not appear. The plaintiff stated he had been engaged to
sing at the church at a salary of £5 15s. per annum, which
was to be paid quarterly. When he ceased singing, the sum
claimed was due to him ; he had repeatedly asked defend-
ant for the amount, and had been promised payment.
His HONOR : Has the defendant received the money ?
Plaintiff : He has, and I do not think he is deserving of
much leniency in this case.

Verdict for plaintiff; the amount to be paid immediately

DELANY v. STRANGE.—In this case, which was one of
collision, and fully reported in this journal, Mr. Aspinall,
for the defendant applied for a new trial, to be heard before
a jury "of men of science in monied matters." Mr. Hall,
for the plaintiff resisted the application, but his Honor de-
cided upon granting a new trial, to be heard before a jury
on the 12th of December next.

GOWLA.ND v. SHARPE.—This was an action brought by the
plaintiff, chronometer maker, to recover from the defendant,
a shipowner, the sum of £lB 4s. for some charts, &c., sup-
plied to Captain Lawson, of the Caroline, one of the de-
fendant's ships. Mr. lime appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Almond for the defendant.

It appeared that in the month of June last, Captain Law-
son, of the Caroline, called at the establishment of the
plaintiff and purchased several charts, and other articles,
the bill for which was sent to the defendant's office, when
the cashier said it was all right, the captain was to have
three months' credit. On a subsequent interview, Mr.
Sharpe said he had already paid too much for the captain,
but would write to him on the West Coast,

The defendant denied his responsibility, and proved that
it was the captains of vessels who found charts and not the
owners of the vessel.

His H osoß directed a non-suit, there being no evidence
to show that the captain bad requested the owner to pay the
amount, which he had no doubt would be the case when he
arrived in this port.

CARPENTER V. GIRTAN. —Mr. Aspinall, who appeared for
the plaintiff, said this was an action to recover £lB, the
amount paid on several seamen's notes. In each case proof
was given of the seamen having signed the notes, which
were payable five days after the ship had left Londonderry.
The defendant denied his liability, on the ground that the
seamen had not sailed with the ship, but had deserted from
Portrush ; of this fact, however, he was not prepared with
legal evidence, and the case was consequently, at the request
of the defendant, adjourned until the ship should arrive, he
paying the expenses. The defendant had no objection to
pay the amount under protest, but his Honor would not give
his advice on that point.

GIELIS HENDRY V. GEORGE RICHARD BUSHEY. —This
was an action brought by the plaintiff, formerly proprietor
of the Kirkdale Vinegar Brewery, to recover from the defen-
dant, the present proprietor, the sum of £5O, the value of a
number of vinegar casks, which, at the time of the transfer
of the property, as it had passed through other hands, were
out. The defendant pleaded a set-off for the carriage of the
casks to the brewery, and that they had been charged at two
high a rate. His Honor gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages £3O, which was £2O less than the amount claimed,
he being of opinion that they had been valued at two high
a rate.

DOWNIE v. KING.—In this action the plaintiff, formerly
a clerk in the employ of the defendant, sought to recover
£23 lls. 3d., the balance of an account for wages and over-

time. The plaintiff, failing to show that Sere was any
arrangement at the time of his engagement for the payment
of overtime, or subsequently, his Honor directed a nonsuit,
without calling upon the defendant to go into his case.
JOSEPH QUINN V THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM PACKET
COMPANY.—Sir G. Stephen appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Grucott for the defendants. This action was brought to
recover £43 10s, the value of three boxes of eggs. It ap-
peared that during a certain week in October, Mr. James
Doyle, of Dubli2, shipped by the company's packet, twelve
boxes of eggs, only nine of which had ever been delivered
to the plaintiff. The servants in the employ of Mr. Doyle,
proved the delivery of the twelve boxes of eggs at the com-
pany's packets ; and the plaintiff swore to only having re-
ceived nine boxes, although he had been charged for the
freight of the twelve boxes. For the defence it was alleged
that the eggs had been left by one vessel, and brought by
that which followed; but the company had no means of
identifying the overplus cargo of one vessel from that which
had been left. The servants of the company could not pro-
du3e an item in the memorandum book for the delivery of
the three boxes.
Verdict for the plaintiff.