Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH CON-
rArnr.--The annual meeting of ,the above company was
advertised to be held'at the offices, Exchange-buildings,
yesterday afternoon. Mr. - erosbie =presided, • but the
accounts' not. having been completed, an adji3nrhinent
until the 24th instant took place. Some conversation
took place as to the. time tit which the meeting was to
be held, but there was not anything of a definite nature
done in the matter.

BANKRUPTCY •COURT, MONDAY.—(Before Mr. Com-
missioner Perry.)—ln re Richard Bevan.--The.bank-
rupt, lately carrying on business as a wine merchant, at
Liverpool, under the firm of Bevan and Smith, again
came up on his adjourned last examination, and was
supported by Mr. Dodge. Mr. Deighton, instructed by
Mr. Hull, appeared 'for the assignees. The :bankrupt
was examined •at considerable length with reference to
his property, 'and the 'way it appeared in his balance-
sheet; also as to his partnership with a Mr. Lemon, in
copperas works at St. Heldn's and Wigan. His further
examination was afterwards adjourned to the 18th of
February, and he was ordered to amend his balance-
sheet.

LIVERPOOL BURIAL BoAnn.—Mr. J. R. Jeffery Pie-
sided at the monthly meeting of the Burial Board for
the parish of Liverpool, 'Which was held yesterday
morning at the Parish' Offices,' Brown -The
other members present were Messrs. Bairstow; lackson,
Thornley, and C-orbally. , Specifications for designs, for
laying out the new • wintery, were ordered. The
proportions of the' ground idldtted were; to Church
of England,-30 acres; to the Roman Catholics 15 acres;
and to the Protestant Dissenters, 15 acres: The reserid
of twent'y:eiglit neres 'is to be so situated in `relation to
these three division's, that any one; or alr of them, may
be enlarged therefrom. -Sites for three chapels are to be
shown on:the plans, and the 'designs for the chapels and
lodges are to be the subject of future competition. The
space for each-select grave is to be 9 feet by 4 feet 6
inches; other'graves to be 8 feet by 4 feet. The name
of the cenfotery was fixed fla-‘.The Liverpool Cemetery,
Anfield Park; Walton." •The other business before the
board was of a routine character.
MARKETS CommtrrEE:'-IL'Aldernirin Woodruff pre-
sided at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Markets
Committee, which was held yesterday at the Town-hall,
and the other members present were—Messrs. Ridley,
Holden, Shimmin, Johnsen, Cropper, Alderman J. B.
Lloyd, Kitchen, .and Haydock. The business before
the committee was' of a routine character. Inspector
Lloyd reported that he had seized in the 'southern
district, from Ist of September last until the 6th of
January last, 2,828 lbs: of unwholesome meat; in the
central district, froM the Ist of September to the 3rd
of -February, 25,711 lbs. of , bad meat had been seized
by the inspector, Andrew Tyrrell. Another inspector,
had seised, daring' the same period, £48,308 lbs of
unwholesome fish ' • and EdWard Jones, the inspector of '
the north district, had seized 37.93:1 lbs. of putrid meat:
The Committee resolved that in future they 'would meet
every week instead of fortnightly as heretofore.