Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

LOCAL* INTELLIGENCE.

13IRRENHEAD CommissioNuns —A special meeting of the
Birkenhead Commissioners was held yesterday morning, in
the board-room, Hamilton7square. The business vas only
the signing of bonds. The meeting adjourned to next
Tuesday, when a report will be presented upon the proposed
scheme of incorporation for the township.
A COPNY !—Yesterday, at the Police Court, an officer,
who was giving evidence in a case where a Frenchman had
been robbed in a brothel, off Clement-street, very naively
stated that the place was a " regular colony of prostitutes !"
"This caused loud laughter. It is a new sort of colony
certainly, and should be taken under the protection of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice.
THE QUEEN'S BIRTHD 't.Y. —Yesterday, was the 40th
anniversary of her Majesty's birthday. The Custom-house,
and some other public offices, were closed, as usual. Flags
floated from St. George's Hall, the public offices,
churches, &c., and the Royal- Standard was raised
in front of the Town-hall. The ships in the
docks were dressed in all their gay bunting. The
bells of the different churches rang during the day, and
a Royal salute was fired by the Hastings, in the river. The
general holiday, which is observed for the Queen's birth-
day, is the 24th inst. Long life to our gracious
Sovereign !
Mn. BARNEY WILLIAMS'S BENEFIT.—To-night Mr.
Barney Williams takes his benefit in the Theatre Royal.
A most tempting programme is put forward, which includes
the favourite " Hour in Seville," a piece displaying Mrs.
Williams's versatility of talent to the fullest advantage.
We have no doubt that a house crowded to its fullest
capacity will honour the occasion. It may be remarked
that the closing engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Williams is
rapidly approaching a conclusion at this house, and that
those who desire to have one look more at the performances
humourou.s of the pair must lose no time in coming to a
determination upon the point.
THE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.
—lt is pleasant, in the midst of "rumours of war," to be
enabled to record the fact, that several of the lithographic
employers in Liverpool have given their Workmen the
benefit of the Saturday's half holiday ; and we have been
informed that two of the employers are considered to be the
most extensive in the trade. If such is the fact, the example
must be the more telling. We venture to assert that such
acts are characteristic of English employers. All honour
to men who, at a time like the present, when all is uncer-
tainty, are willing to make sacrifices tending so vitally to
effect the condition of their workmen. It is to he hoped
this system will become more general. We are also informed
it is the intention of the Lithographers' Association to
publish the names of those gentlemen who have so kindly
granted the above boon, as soon as their canvass is corn-
pleted.— Communicated.

- CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The deputy-coroner held the
following inquests 'yesterday :-011 the body of a child
named Margaret Layfield, twenty months old, the child of
a bricklayer, at 17, Every-street. The mother of the child
is at present in Ireland, and the father has a bad leg, which
prevents him from working, and it seems he is in a poor
way as regards his circumstances. On Wednesday, he was
proceeding to the workhouse, to leave the child there, when
he met John Irvine (a prisoner now present), in a beer-
house, kept by a man named M'lntire, in Hygim-street.
Irvine said he need not take the child to the workhouse, as
he could take it home to his wife, who bad no child, and
they would be pleased with it. He (Irvine) also said to
Layfield, that he could pay him when he got work. Irvine
took home the child, and the father saw no more of it until
he saw it dead in the hospital. Elizabeth M'lntire, the
wife of the beerh.orse-keeper, said, the parties were in her
house when Irvine said to Layfield, " I will take the child
home with me, if you like." Layfield said, "will you ?"
Irvine said, " I will—what I say I mean." Layfield said,

" well, if you will take the child, and take care of it, I
will pay you when I get to work." Irvine then went outside
the door, and took the child in his arms, and said he would
take care of it. He took the child away, and said he would
take it to his wife, and it should have a mother's care.
From the statement (not on oath) of Irvine, it appeared
that he had no children, and that he had frequently taken
home children. In this case he did so, and took it to his
house in a court off Back Portland-street. He fed it, and
took it up stairs, and laid it on the floor, and, as he stated,
the window was open, and just whilst he turned about, the
child fell out through the window.
.This appeared to be
the real state of the case, and the jury found a verdict to
the effect that, "death was caused by a fracture of the
skull, how it took place there was no evidence
(Irvine) was discharged

SENTENCES AT THE BOROUGH SESSION
sentences were passed yesterday :

The man

The following

William Downal

Crompton and William Molley, chr,;ed with stealing iron
doors and shutters belonging to the mayor, aldermen, and
burgesses of the borough of Liverpool, Molley twelve
months, Crompton discharged.—Mary Coleman, for stealing
a quantity of pig's head, the property of John Calligan,
four weeks.—Adam M'Kutchen, Robert• Fletcher, and
Joseph Atkinson, for stealing a watch from Edward Jones,
nine months each.—Sarah Russell, for stealing wearing
apparel belonging to John Clarke, six months.—Joseph
Leone, fur obtaining by false pretences the sum of
17s from James Thomas, one month.—Ann Jenkins, for
felony, three.years' penal servitude.—William Wright, for
felony, four months.—Henry Davies, for felony, six w
—Margaret Johnson, fur felony, three years

penal servi-

tude.—:James M`Nulty, for feloni; six months

WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE

this co:nmitte

was held yesterday