The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-15 00:00:00

DOCK COMMITTEE,

- ,
less- than

at present

l'he borough engineer, building surveyor, and
inspector of nuisances, report various particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the week-
from which it appears that 81 nuisances complained of
by inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to
remedy them, 999 houses in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 3,38 l apartments, and 530 cellars, had been
put under examination, with the view of improving
their sanitary condition. The case of a person who
built a house in Brancker•street, and infringed on the
public street nine inches, thereby lessening the legal
width of the street (30 feet), to that extent, was brought
before the committee. The committee thought it would
be injudicious to allow the case to pass unnoticed, lest
it might be followed as a precedent by other parties, and
accordingly directed that proceedings should be insti•
tuted, The offending party on conviction, is bound to
remove back the house the extent of the infringement,
and is, furthermore, liable to a penalty of £5 for every
day's default.

11300 L AND LONDON. FIRE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

AND

T
' e annual general mee'Ling of the proprietors in thishe
Nes
h,l'all, was held at one o'clock, yesterday, in t
ths-tiana offices, 37, South Castle-street; Thomas
I:fhlitebank, Esq., presided.
th --e .airman, in opening the proceedings, said he
11.°1:.g-lli it necessary to explain to the meeting that the
s„„reet°4 had not been able to print and circulate the
07'1 before their assembling that day, in consequence.
fi theaaceounts from America not having been received
,-14Qcient time. He would not anticipate the particu-
-44 °I. the report, but ha thought it was such as Would
(11•111.,atifYing to the shareholders, inasmuch as ther
341:-"°ra were able to declare a dividend of lOs pe
std Char
free of ineome-tax, and to carl-y over a
.con-
th 4able sem
as a
protection against any contingencies
shat illighfarise. That sum (05,000) was in itself con - pit "'able, but when the increasing extent of the com-
ers 0 .
the Aerations were considered, it was not more than
h Y "gilt to keep in hands. The business of the corn-
saes s
114 rring the past year, was so satisfactory, that he
it a gut When they heard the report they would consider
14-.111:Ike for itself, and that any observations on his part
344 e unnecessary.
I.' S. Boult, secretary, then read the following
The
.. REPORT. the Directors have much pleasure iin presenting to
lag4tro.prietors the following sunsmary:of their proceed
o Past yea
rrs'u—anee of the purposes for which a
tsacki'e of shares has been held, 1,150 have been i!sued,
tls,42gig the number now in the hands of proprietors
„, Plea'
P'BIEI (I: DEPARTMENT.—The business of the pompawnbyieibn
ees 2artMent has attained a degree of magnitude „44,etjaa revenue exceeded by very few existing offices.
Rkps,,,,"e borne in mind that scarcely twenty years have
:fDrei,,,' since the company was established, and that the
I"euiee was strong against. which it at first had to con•
:sea' the position which it now holds in the. rank of
the 'tie° Co position
must be particularly gratifyingto
liaeprietors. The premiums, which in 1853 were.
9e1,121- 4s. 6d., and in 1854 146,0961. 15s. 9d., have this
pro.rteaehed 186 2711. 16s. 11d., showing Ti amoun
La, eBB With which it Is believed that all will Je content
tO P. 6 deductions, however, for losses and expenses have
%s": blade ; but the result will be found sufficientlyi
.11-I.,4,,tging• The losses of the year are 98,5591. 9s. OL
,-,eohlt,„•„"ert ESTABLISHMENTS A.l.ilp AGENCIES. The
tiOo -""•8 already submitted testify to the extent of obliga-
cal boards is Which the proprietors are under to the various
%it ards and agents by whom, in distant laces, the
I)t.evioa,•Or the company are conducted. To the boards
ts°arss,"4l3r existing, one for Canada was
.added in the
Ale se
°f the Year and it affords the directors much
tt,t t„-re to record, that the care and attention manifested
ttioll'se several stations are worthy of remark, and are
14! ennducive to their profitable working. A. large
3°l)acs.'„se,in the business contributed by the agents is also
Jadk",aole, and reflects (credit upon the activity. and
;gaattherel„ellt Which th
t '",,,,,,aY be roomefror greater exertion, and it is hoped
e
-411:14-1.„wha may
be conscious of deficiency willb
e;,41, tic saPely it in the coming year.
th" NI"; Itt'Att'rmENT Notwithstanding the unfavourable
e'pere -,,.'auees for life—insurance of the last year,. h
1;-satilki-:f Premium from new business is rather mexceresse.
..ecle*l-1." sum that was realized in that which. I).
tili,2lit: The
number of policies issued is 577, insuring
b.. ee r'., n Producing in premium 11,1371. 18s. Id. It
14,7 bye rime
that, until the year 1846, scarcely
4;80-.,--‘ Was made' to extend the company's life bum
4,AOt .I'.,e total D • of 1845 having been only
644.9011Steuitt of 181: tsfti
-le
i . 8.
64. - relnerri scontrast with these figures is
premiumse in which amounted to
Ca co 's
"''' sd• On the other hand, the claims haveve
iasned,,_iderable Deaths by accident, and at sea have
tltiti in,,,141e list, illustrating at the same time the value
e lis44"aeleurtants of provisions so made. But whench d
the
Lkt or 2Y/ereised in the selection osfealrivens,eww,
and so
is bola l'uealattition renders
ttisooB4l4beiiesetiotnsaFtfefeaxvpu? i esxotenn= to tyhe comany, it
expect disasters such as these ; they
ss, and purpose it is intended
pl'e,,ltr 03see.,rte, and tshheoubludsirneeconcile to the payment in last
ti''lnis„-1,99n. 15s In addition to the above menti
h,ecTh.,„°4,_ life Policies, 'l2 758 f. 123. 7d. have
.b.een
orarieta. she company for ihe purchase. of annuities.
i 193 9d. and nine
"totally
Lee
n_.,les paid amounted to 11,396 • •
was
lsal'''''Plent died, to whom 3541. 19s. Bd.
isPssaYsaYless haTvehebalance at the credit of the
es;sfssispx"tur7i. 4s. sd.
ee4Zolity
wittinettLlTS FUND.—This fund, increased in
1,,, ed en „ _ e d?ed o s 12szospr the shares issued, amounts now to 169,1501.
4114'44.18'n Loss. From the balance of this account,
Th„Prosiej 'ins the dividend for the year has to be taken,
That
13ss„? to be made against losses on current risks.
Peh'llred by the the proprietors will remember it is
ths'ielltly may
tile deed, shall amount, as soon a. s con-
ear . '''aY bet to the full sum of the fire premm.ms
the
ts'ereiss ' f!trid it is the anxious wish of the board, th
enelpie, the discretion with which they are entrumst.erde,. 11Z:it: tAartls„sPeed.ily as practicable, with that require-
a•
4%48 or th:,,conslderation,therefore,' of all the circurn-
a ThaVal or -etepany, they subject to. the
4ee, , free rneeting, that a dividend of ten shillings
Illi 1114 R. to upsincome tax, be paid to. the proprietors,
lir en that
A. their respective shares in the company.
144
6 'itidend • 'd the balance at the credit of
81,1, ant sviii b 's Pa' ' 5a 't bui !he last e 8.2,5261. 17s.
is hon_
thepurchase east side o.f.the Town-hall has been
AlanAlse,Ped teat theork of demolition is p.roceeding, and it
1•0 1, . new structure, for which elevations and
-flatus veins
't h -seel 4 °Prepared by Mr. Cockerell, R A., will be
4a e diren,uring the Spring. .
;:i"-,,,kik. /./.',!,ere who retire at this meeting, by rotation,
O'I"' t 3 ""artribell,Hamilton, Esq., Thos.
~ a" (1., Harold Littledale. Esq., John Marriott,
tl CI. ; ah,; Swainson Esq., and James Aspinall Tobin,_r
0441 Zeobreln. g re-eligible, they offer themselves for
IV II the 1-ungt3r.
blik°4. , ti:°t;°n of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. 11.
s' IMoereport and statement of accounts were
-11'041^, 81Y adopted, and ordered to be printed and
c,ll cited,
Stoetl: In.o. tion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr.
0") as ~`e' alvidend of lOs per share, free of income-
elared c°lntriended in the report, was unanimously
h Ns I •
41 .rt-t; I.'_ate Lee, moved that the
.thanks of the meeting
"sil of '0 the directors for their attention to the
fellilt
ctr- Ntotir
s'eeteeZaiP any during the past year.
seconding the motion, said that he
by 481,1,red the lanbourethedirectors were appreciated
ah,lit _ (tie
pa (11, shareholdesrs and recommended that they
ogler4)''' cheepe up the reserve fund as full as possible, in
y 8 losses should be sufficiently protected, not
tilleeOlft" as regarded the fire, but also the life depart-
Zttoc' the
grow needful to bear in mind, that in proportion
ain amount of life risks they took, the more
t
j'as, tt, were those risks to end as time ran over, and i
xepi gerefose, necessary that the reserve fund should be
-rheas_ full as possible.
hO4 the was unanimously adopted. _ ,
Mr.
Ono,r: Motion of Mr. Barclay, seconded by
, ,17, the out-going directors were re-elected.
`l 155.40 tnotion of Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Galletty,
dipe-ti rresolved that £BOO be placed at the disposal of the
nise:e 5 for distribution among themselves in such
'NOth r as they may think
se it.
ee the meetin r formal resoarlutions wore also adopted, after
g pated.

1 DEFECTS OF TUE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Mr. Robetson Gladstone, in pursuance of his notice
of motion given last Week, brought the subject of the
defective ventilation of the council chamber again before
the committee, and moved that a sub-committee be
appointed to consider what would be the best to be done
in the matter. He brought the subject before the
council about three years ago, but the alteration that
took place in consequence of his representation at that
time, so far from being an improvement, was the reverse.
During the last summer, the unhealthiness of the atmos-
phere of the chamber, during the sittings of the council,
could not have been-surpassed by that of the Black-hole
of Calcutta, and as summer was again approaching, he
thought that steps should at once be taken to introduce
the subject to the notice of the council. He would,
therefore, move that a sub-committee, consisting of
Messrs. S, Holme, Sheil, Halbead, Tinne, Crosthwaitc,
M‘Guffle, and himself, be appointed to consider the
matter, and suggest a remedy if it met with the approval
of the council.
Mr. Tinne concurred with Mr. Gladstone, as to the
unhealthiness of the chamber, as at present arranged,
and said that he would hail with pleasure any alteration
which would remedy the inconvenience.

Some of the committee thought that the other mem-
bers of the council might think that they were going
outside their province in suggesting any remedy, until
the matter had been first referred to them, but Mr. Glad-
stone explained that he merely wished the committee
fully to introduce the matter to the council, and to be
guided by its instructions.
The subcommittee was then appointed.
This concluded the general business.

COUNTY
COURT.-YESTERDAY'

B~FOR

SEPIL POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.)
CCRCHOD V. WoODHEAD AND EMIDY.—This was an
action brought by Mr. John Henry Curchod, proprietor
of the queen's lintel, Lime-street, against Mr. Wood-
head, lessee of the large room adjoining, known as the
Freemason's-hall, and Mr. Emidy, a well known
orchestra conductor. The action was brought to recover
£2O as damages f►r a nuisance caused to the plaintiff
in last December through the defendant's having carried
on music and dancing every night in the Freemason's
Hall as a casino. The circumstances of the action were
precisely similar to those of an action brought last year
by Mr. Curchcd against Mr. Smith, who then occupied
the F

as a casino, in which the plaintiff
got a verdict. The damages were alleged to arise from
the fact that the noise of the music and dancing being
kept up to a late hour every night, rendered a coffee
room of the plaintiff's, which was immediately under
the Freemason's-hall, perfectly useless, as well as several
bedrooms adjoining hall. The public are aware that the
Queen's Hotel and the Freemason's-hall may be
described as one large building. Mr. Aspinall appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Blaekhurst for the defence.
Evidence was given by Mr. Curchod himself, and by
waiters in his establishment to show the amount of
inconvenience and damage caused by the dancing and
music, in rendering his coffee-room and some of his bed-
rooms untenantable, shaking down the plaster from
the ceilings, .as was deposed on the occasion of the
former trial. Evidence was also given of the
service upon Mr. Woodh tad, of a copy of the injunction
issued from the Court of Chancery, against having the
hall used so as to continue the nuisance. It appeared
that the document produced was a machine copy of the
notice, and Mr. Blackhurst maintained that some of the
judges had ruled, that a machine copy was not Consi-
dered correct, unless it was shown to have been com-
pared wiTh the original from which it was struck off.
The document, however, not being produced, the witness
was allowei to state what its contents were. Detective
officer Sullivan deposed, that during the week in ques-
tion, he went into the casino about nine o'clock at night.
Two or three couples were dancing, and music was
being played. On entering, he saw a young man at the
door who demanded a shilling. Witness told him that he
was a police-officer, and asked who was the proprietor
of the rooms, which the young man declined telling
laim. He asked who was tile band master, but the young
man would not tell him. When going down the stairs,
he saw Mr. Woodhead, who asked what he wanted:
Witness said he was a police officer, upon which Mr.
Woodhead said that did not matter, for that was a place
of public amusement, and he must pay. Witness did
pay is for himself, and is for a party with him. He
asked the musicians who was the band master, but they
would not tell him. He came to the rooms again about
half-past eleven o'clock, and found five or six couples
dancing, and the band still playing. He went into the
orchestra, and saw Mr. Emidy then standing in the
front and playing a violin. Witness stated that he was
ordered by Major Greig to make the enquiries in re-
ference to that business and also to something else. In
answer to Mr, Blackhurst the witness stated that he
could not swear he had actually naid the money into
Mr. Woodhead's hand, but that he paid it either to him
or the young man, and that Mr. Woodhead had demanded
it of him. The plaintiff's c tie was closed. His Honour
stated that there was no case whatever against Mr. Etuidy,
whose name was accordingly removed from the action.
Mr. Blackhurst contended that Mr. Woodhead was
not the tenant of the room at the time or in any nay
responsible. Thomas Bagshaw was called and deposed
that about the 10th of December last he took the reams
called the Freemasons'-hall from Mr. Woodhead. Fre
occupied them a few days after Christmas. :is
dancing-rooms. He :weed to pay ;I r. \7oodhead 101 a
week. Mr. Woodlien I had nothing to do with the con-
cern at the time except to receive his rent Cross
examined by Mr. Aspinall: I ant a chemist and
druggist. I have been up to that time employed by Mr.
Woodhead as a demonstrator. Mr. Aspinall : A demon-
strator! what is that, may I ask ? Witness: lam a
demonstrator and I take the cash. Mr. Aspinall : Oh,
you are a demonstrator who takes the cash. Then a
demonstrator means a person who takes cash (laughter) ?
Mr. Blackhurst : No, he does not say that, he says he
also takes the cash. Mr. Aspinall : Well, but what it the
meaning of a demonstrator? Witness : Well, I describe
the models in the museum. [The public are probably
aware that Mr. Woodhead occupied the Freemasons'
Hall fora considerable time as an anatomical gallery.]
Cross-examination continued : I was employed by Mr.
Woodhead as demonstrator and cash taker in the rooms
up to the 10th of December. I then took the rooms and
kept them open for dancing. After Christmas, I
re-engaged with Mr. Woodhead, and became cash taker
and demonstrator again. I had no lense of the premises,
and I got no receipt. I never kept a dancing room
before. Ido not know that anybody was present when
I made the arrangement with Mr. Woodhead to become
proprietor of the rooms. Ido not know that anybody
was ever present when I paid him any rent. Mr. Wood-
head was not in the habit of attending in the rooms every
night. He was in Yorkshire the greater part of the
time the rooms were open, but he happened to be there
the night that detective officer Sullivan came. Ido not
remember getting any money from Mr. Woodhead to pay
the band, but I will not swear it. Ido not remember

HEALTH COMMIT TE E.—YEbTERDAY.
•
usual weekly Meeting or this committee was held at The usual weekly meetineof this committee was held
the„l ,
ithei.7K, yesterday, Mr. Francis Shand in the chair. at half-past two o'clock yesterday, in the council chamber,
Mr. Langsdate in the chair.
b °'4, r members present were, Messrs. Brocklebank, Town-hall,
1311Itttlicktl, Palmer, Gregson, James Holme, Mondell, Barber, Other members present—Messss. J. Holme, J. A.
Tinne, Robertson rGladstone, M‘Guffie, Crostliwaite,
w;a_b.ueßacaltt,hßboonbee,rtson Gladstone, Rounthwaite, Robinson, Shell, Johnson, Halhead, A. Stewart, and Haydock.
inn., Anderson, Lockett, and Evans.
HE ALTIY OF THE TOWN.
n341'1110 committee reported that the bell beacon The Medical Officer of Health reported that in the
ivtis r,
'4 foul o' and dragged from its mooring, and dam- week ending last Saturday, there was an increase in
ed by th
the mortality of the borough, in consequence of the cold
tell
.._ e screw' Semaphore on Sunday last, at
weather which prevailed from the 29th January to the
toiciPeT The other beacon was at once put in its place, sth inst., inclusive. The deaths from all causes were
which'
the
taken for the repairs of the injured one, for 240, being 36 more than in the previous week, but sit
ttiet,„ be committee will claim from the Semaphore the less than the corrected average of the same week of the
Tit of outlay.
thA preceding eight years. In the parish there were 176
fadeb_ereigrduarmitilyg was
the past
of the diurnal rise and fall of' deaths and in the out-townhips 64. The increased
past year, from the tide guage at Hil- Mortality was almost exclusively from diseases of . the
44 tides alld Geore•-e's"Pier: It appeared there were lungs, which caused 98 deaths, against. 75 !Attie previous
which ;8 Burin George the year plus, and 95 minus, and -15 week. From diseases of the 2yrilotte class the deaths
% 111245r,eed with, Holden's tables.' The greatest rise was were the same In number as in the previous week
A. letteral Of October, being 29 feet. namely 51. Of these there were from hopping-cough 1
Gated le, was read from Messrs. James Baines and Co,s scarlatina 16, diarrhoea 6, measles 2:(being
14.1 tdth pe
„ hruary, requesting, that as their packets for six months previously), typhus 2, sreall-p
kails°ll L'le sth of each month for Australia with the
l)ri : under co
vaccinated. The mortality' 'from fever is
°"tY in tb contract, the committee would grant them
unusually low, only l 5 deaths (from typhus fever, gastric
kr. r e use of the graving docks.
el,e,,y
a44oekett said the sub-committee would give them fever, &c.) having been rei. •st-ered durinv the last four
°I; but ,ttnriodation which circumstances would admit weeks—a lower mortality froml fever
licensedthan has been pre-
, /iii.. try Could not grant any special privilege to them. viously recorded in Liverpoo . A victualler.d
the tbailanblitl: have 'rather a claim as they carry
They
.. died from delirium tremens, and a married fema,e, age
aNk a.
jetsue 01 ' 37, from ~ the long continued use of opium." The tem.
tk airman: We give them every advantage we can, peraturc in the early part of the week was about six
uere
oorta , may be others whose eiroumStances are as degrees below the average, but it afterwards increased,
i. 'rocs as their
Pr' • 'rock' 0.".'• and on Saturday was almost 13 degrees above it. The
lvileße ~ ebank did not think they should get a special horizontal motion of the air averaged 426 miles daily.
Arr. b oecanse they carried the mails.
The Isfatlkitt :Wedoso in the case of M'lver's vessels. . A fatal case of scarlatina, which occurred in the re-
tensist Olairman : I fancy we assist them as far as we can, gisteredße lodging_house of Patrick 11.1‘Donough,
_.37,
The ItlltlY with all circumstances. gent-street, not having been reported to the medical
letatter then dropped. officer as required by the bye-lan, proceedings were
with re eP was read from Messrs. It: W. Preston & Co. ordered to be taken against him.
kid ref:rarrd to the charges on rum in the transit sheds,
t,.4 lette.eflit to the warehouse committee.
~,ie thou rem Messrs. Wilson, Son, and Church, as to
"°tlt, Was ges upon mineral waters lying in' the Albert
thit *4 also referred to the warehouse committee.
e .11 ocated that the expenses of the police force for
the `44arter
wale ending last December, left £617 Bs. Bd. due to
This .71 committee.
'va'S the whole of the general business.
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