Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-05 00:00:00

THE CANADA LOAN.

The ;ferric: says it is understood that, if requisltr,
the lists could be closed at an earlier date than that
fixed by the official circular. Then quotation, yesterday,
was nominally 12 to 2 premium.

The death of Lord John Scott, at his seat, near
Rugby, is•announced.
The funeral of Lord Macaulay will take place in
Westminster Abbey, on Monday next.
No news has yet been received of the arrival at:Mar-
seilles of :the light portion of Australian and Bombay

The Earl of Hopetoun was married, yesterday, to
Miss Eirch Reynardson, daughter of Mr. Thomas 'Firth
Reynardecn, of Holy-well, in the county of Lincoln.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Cants-F:4as CHUER.—Families residing within five
miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild
and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout,
in 4'9, -and• 18 gallon casks, 'by sending their- orders,
or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant,
110, Duke-street

tIVERTOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, 'MOUNT-
FLEessmr.—Consulting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq. ;
Surgeons,. John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert :Taylor,
Dr... Nevins; Assistant-Surgeon, T. Bickerton, Esq. ;
-Treasurer £L G. Livingston, Esq. Report• for month,
ending Dec. 31, 1859 :—New cases : Eyes, 285; Ears,
-84.. Prescribed for, and received surgical assistance :
Eyee,. 1412 ; Ears, 435.
WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION IN KIR/MLLE.—III
ouradvertisin& columns it will be seen that a meeting
of the. Kirkele Working .3(eifs Association. is ..to be
held in St. ,Mary's school-room. The objects .of this
association are most praiseworthy and estimable. It is
the fore to be hoped that' a large number of thopwork-
log men will:be present. The exertions of the R 137.. T.
M. Lester, on‘ behalf of this, and indeed of every:good
work connected with liirkdde, are most judicious and
praiseworthy, meriting, as we hope they will receive,
cordial support .from those for whose benefit they are
made.

bsQunszs.--The following inqueets were held yes-
terday4)efore3.4. P. F. Curry, the borough coroner,
on the body of James McKeown' aged 6 years,,who.
died on. Tuesday, in consequence of burns received about
fourtoon days ago, .by his clothes taking fire. Verdict,
"Accidentally: burnt."—On the,bciy of F. J. Cannel',
a child :22 months old, who also•diee. from burns on.the
chest. Verdict, "Accidentally burnt." On the bedy
of Mar yjane Lethbridge, aged 4 years, who died in the
Royal infirmary from a cause similtx Co the foregoing.
Veidiet, -",Accidentally burnt."—On-the body of a new-
born male-child, 'found wrapped in allowspaper in Wal-
ton-road.. Mr. ,Ayrtosi, surgeon, said that death was
caused by r. congestion of the brain,' in consequence of
exposure to the cold. Verdict, " Wifnl murder against
some person or persons unknown." (,)n the body of
Mary Baker, who was .ruin over by a cart, in Gascoyne-,
street, on Tuesday evening. Verdict, "Accidental
death." '

SOIREE AND • BALL—The annual tea party and ball
of the "Equiti.ble Co-operative Store," Lenshaw-street,
took place last, night in theg)ddfellows' Hall, St. Anne-
street. The company .nanikred between •ZOO and 400.
Mr. Christopher Wardle,
..president of the ~society, pre-
sided, After partaking of a kubstantial tea the Secretary
read the report, which gave: general statement of. the
,Zontinued prosperity of the society since January, 1859.
The room was than cleared •for dancing, which com-
menced shortly after nine ,o'clock. Messrs.4a. Young
said T. Broadbent—officiated as masters of the :cere-
mcnies. Mr. Humphrey's band mas attendarme; and
to fits inspiriting strthns the gay assembly did ample
jusam to the advice ofthe poet--

Let joy be unconfined ;
;No sleep till ntorli.whon youth anti pleasure meet.,
To chase the flying,4:irs with glwing feet.
The programme was a long one, -but the mirth and fun
never ,legged; for with the •exception of two abort
intervals, polka, waltz, and quadrats: followed • each
other without intermission, till an eaiiy hour in 'the
morning warned the company that iit wv.s time to dis-
perse: The very efficient arrangements,;and the supe-
rior manner.in which everything was got up, reflected
the greatest credit on the committee of management.
WEST DEIOY BOARD OF GEAILDIA-148.—,The weekly
meeting' of this board was held at the Union Work-
house yesterday. Mr. Pitts,. the .ehairman, presided.
The other members present were Uessrs. Ward, Gar-
ratt,
.oreen' Smith, Roscoe, Medealf, Ledger, Roberts,
Edwards, Parkins, Wareham, French, Abraham,•
Richmond, Maudsley, Wensley, Whitty,
Shaw, and Ileyes.--In the admission of paupers; the.
case of a man named Kenrick, for leaving his wife
and four children chargeable on the Union, it
was resolved unanimou4y by the guardians, that Ken-
rick be brought before the magistrates and prosecuted.
The governor, Mr. Gough, reported that last week there
were 673 inmates ; admitted since, 19 ; discharged, 25;
died 2. This week, 664 ; corresponding week of last year,
738. 363 of the above belong to. Toxteth-park district,
The patients in hospital were, last week, 125 ; dismissed,
22; discharged
.14; died, 2. This week 131; corres-
ponding week of last year, 115, Of this number
58 belong to the Toffteth-park district. Cheques
were then drawn to the following amounts, for
relief to out-door paupers, viz., Mr. Potts, £225 ; Mr.
Olney, £36; and Mr. Lythgoe, £22.—The next busi-
ness before the board was the election of a relieving-
officer, in the room of Mr. Allen, who had resigned.
Three candidates were put in nomination by the letters
which ware read by the Chairman, viz., Braham, Olney,
and Roberton: After a lengthened diScussion, as to the
merits of the three candidates, it was. moved by Mr.
Smith, and seconded by Mr. Alrahains, that Mr. Olney
be appointed to No. I district as relieving-officer. It
was afterwards moved as an amendment that Mr.
Braham be elected. The contest, then lay between Olney
and Braham, and was concluded by the parties voting
as follows : Olney 11, • Brabant 8; ?,,nd Roberton 7.
After some diacnssion, amendments, and'efianter amend-
ments, the Chairman delared Mt. Olney duly aoointed
by the guardians, awaiting the sanetion of the Pont-jaw
Commissioners—The board then adjourned,

NORTII4

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy
Report, Deoember,lBs9 : Fresh patients admitted, 69 ;
patients who have received treatment, 184 ; patients
remaining under treatment, 98. Hon. medical, officers
Mr. 'Stephens and 31t. Hey; assistant medical officer,
Mr. Rowe; treasurer, Arthur Dempsey; Esq. ; hon.
surgeon,dentist,- Mr. Newman.
• COURT or PAsiAGn.—,(Before E. James, Esq., Q C,,
Assessor.)-:—Pugh v. Wakoltam.--This was an action
brought. •to recover the sum of £l5, a debt which had
been mulled by the defendant's wife and daughter, in
the way of replenishing themselves with mourning dress.
Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Brett
for the, defendant. The plaintiff, on being examined,
stated that the mourning -had been sent to his (the
defendant's) house by the plaintiff's porters, and which
he admitted and received. The defendant stated that
the moment he found out whom the goods came from,
he apprised the plaintiff of the fact that he would not
be responsible for the debt. Mr. Brett having addressed
the jury, the learned assessor recapitulated the evidence,
and made special referenee to the manner in which
Captain Wakeham ' had been victimised by his wife and
daughter, and cited the case of " 31onby v. Scott.. • The
jury, however, returned a verdict for the full amount
claimed.
ROYAL Cnenrtn.--There was forwarded, on Tuesday,
from- the wreck of the Royal Charter, from Bangor to
London, 33 ingots of gold, weighing 352 lb. It, oz., value
£20,564 ; 32 pieces of ingots,. weighing 30 lb. 7s. oz.,
value £1;790; 4,0501, sovereigns; 6 pieces of sovereigns,
243 rupees, is., and 6 lb. of old dust, value £333—
summing up £26,374 175., which, together with what
has been formerly recovered, amounta to upwards of
£300,000. When the weather which has prevailed
since the -wreck took place is taken -into considera-
tion, together with the exposed position of the debiis
of the' vessel, this result must be considered an ex-
traordinarily successful effort for the recovery of pro-
perty in the ocean ; and is another illustration of
the indomitable courage and patient perseverance of
Englishmen under trying circumstances. Nothing in-
timidates them—nothing makes them despair, The
recovery of this property redounds to the credit of
every person connected with it, but in an especial
manner to Captain Martin, manager for Messrs. Gibbs,
Bright, and Co., under whose superintendence the work
is conducted. Nothing can exceed his attention,
activity, and ability'; his demeanour and urbanity to
the persons empleyed under him, Make their work
-pleasant, which, without such cheering encouragement
would, during some of the weather lately encountered,
have been almost unendurable. He is ably seconded by
Captains Lodge and Fell, overlookers for the Marine
Insurance and Lloyd's, and by • Mr.- Charles Grey,
under whose superintendence the tackle supplied by the
Liverpool Steam-tug Company is worked. This tackle
has proved to be the most efficient for the work. There
is now scarcely-room for a doubt that almost the whole
of the treasurewill be recovered, and that soon.

WRECKED AND DAMAGED PROPERTV.

The annual general meeting of the Liverpool.Acso-
dation for rthe Protection of Commercial Interel'is as
respects Wrecked and Damaged Property, was held
yesterday, at noon, at the Underwriters' Committee-
room, Exchange-buildings, Thomas Gair, Dsq,, in
the chair. The proceedings nt the last annual general
meeting hying been read and confirmed, the secretary
was called upon to read the committee's animal report,
which was as follows :—The three cases of -.wreck or
casualty which remained in charge from 1868 have been
satisfactorily closed. The -following are the principal
new cases which have engaged the attention of your
committee—Anna Dorothea :-,Darien to London, wrecked
near Lymington ; cargo saved, and forwarded to Yar-
mouth.—Charles Holmes : Liverpool to Mobile, wrecked
at Aberbach, near Fishgurrd ; some materials and por-
tion of cargo saved, and sold for owners. Arrangements
made to salve the remainder.—Chinchas : Liverpool
to Rio Vaneire, wrecked in Mount's Bay, Cornwall ;
materials and small portion of cargo recovered, and sold
for owrms.—Equator : Liverpool to Batavia, burnt• in
the Mersey. The Committee had no charge in this case,
but consented to becomejoint Trustees with the Brokers
for the ship for the proceeds arising from sale of cargo,
amounting to £19,397 Ss. 3d. A portion of this fund
is yet unclaimed.—Ftetwood,: Sicily to Glasgow,
stranded near Wexford. Cargo discharged and for-
warded to its destination. Ship taken off and
into Wexford for repair.—lndian :Hunter : Mobile
to 'Liverpool, wrecked on French Reef, off Key
West. Cargo salved by wreckers and sold by
'order' :of Admiralty court. The -surplus proceeds,
£9,461 16s. 7d., were obtained from the court, at Key
West, :and distributed to owners.---Inbilee : China to
Londonf-stranded at"Berck, near Boulogne. Your com-
mittee had no charge of cargo in this case, and confined
their attended to salving the ship,. which was gotten off
after discharge of cargo, and taken to the Thames.--
Loodianah : Mobile to Liverpool, stranded near Cern-
sore Point, Ireland. The ship bedarne a total wreck.
Portion di:the cargo' brought to Liverpool and delivered
to owners.—Oakland: -Charleston to .Liverpool; burnt
Off the south of Ireland. A portion of her carn.o came on
shore on tb.e coasts of Cornwall and Scilly, and was sent to
Liverpool for sale. Proceeds divided among the owners.
—Monticello : New Orleans to Liverpool, burnt out-
side the Mississippi. 'A portion of supposed cargo taken
into Mobile and sold by order of the District Court. In
this case one-half of the proceeds was awarded to the
salvors, and the remainder, less expenses, will also be
paid to them, if the 'claims by consignees of this ship
cannot be maintained.--Preston (s) : Bordeaux and St.
Nazaire to Liverpool, wrecked near Holyhead. Portion
of cargo saved, and delivered to consignees. Remainder
sold and proceeds distributed.—Victoriai Mogador to
Liverpool, stranded near Wallasey, and afterwards be-
came a total wreck on the beach near Egremont.
Materials and portion of, cargo saved. Claims for sal-
vage not yet -settled,—There is no topic connected
with these casee of wreck which requires .comment.—
The proceedings of .the past year have, however,
.strengthened in .your committee their conviction of the
%utility of this association, and their confidence that the
prompt and united action which it secures tends to in-
erease the amount of property saved, while the expe-
rience of the wreck agents which it employs :very much
reduces the attendant expenses.: The friendly commu-
nications which have been exchanged for the' ast three
years with the corresponding committees in London
andc,lasgow, and with younvalued correspondent at New
York, have, it is hoped, proved unusually advantageous.
Your committee have also consulted with the London
and Glasgow committees on :the propriety of agitating
for the,promotion of an international system of adjusting
general. average. The London committee have expressed
their cordial concurrence, but a definite answer has not
yet beentreceived from tile Glasgow committee. The
National association for the Promotion of Social Science
have also ;taken up this subject, and a full' discussion of it
will take place at their meeting in Glasgow next year.
Instances of petty plunder at wrecks in their charge
having been ,brought before your -Committee, steps have,
been taken to-bring the offenders to justice, and it has
been decided ,to prosecute in all eases where sufficient
evidence can be obtained. It generally happens that
offenders of this class are allowed to escape through no
one having sufficient personal interest to appear against
.them. This acts es a discouragement to the coast guard
and police, who, 'it is feared, become in consequence
remiss in this department of their duty. As the
expenses of the prosecution will frequently exceed the
valve of the' property recovered, it will be necessary to
consider this outlay in your provision for the -support of
the 4ssociation.

In ealling attention to the annual financial statement,
which llow shows a credit balance of L 974 15s. 7d.,
your committee would remark that for the first time the
charges made for services rendered have been sufficient
to meet the .ordinary expenditure of the year. It is re-
commended that the usual subscription be continued for
another year. The retiring members of the committee
are Messrs. T. flair, T. M. Blythe, and J. P. Palmer,
who are eligible for re-election.
THOMAS. GAIN Chairman.

This report having been read and confirmed, and four
vacancies in the committee filled up, votes of thanks
were accorded to the chairman, committee, and secretary
for their services and attention to the interests of the
association during the past year. The meeting then
separated.

INCREASE OF SiitALL-rox.—On Tuesday, at the weekly
meeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, Dr.
Hillier, the medical officer of health, presented a report
upon the subject of 'small-pox, said to be increasing in
the district. It stated that he had consulted with Dr.
Seaton, Government inspector, and they agreed that the
names and addresses of all children born within the last
twelve months, whose vaccination had not been registe red,
should be extracted from the Registry Books, and the
localities visited, and notices under the Vaccination Act
be served on parties having charge .of such children.
The report contained various other suggestions, 444 was
ordered to be printed for future emisideration.
•

RAIL/ LIMES.

LIVERPOOL POLICESOURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. S. Hot i 2.)
3-1. ATTEMPT la Suicmt.-Benj amin Catlow washrought
up. en the charge of.making an attempt to commit
suicide in a beer' douse in BroWnloAv-bill, 'on Tuesday
nig,ht, by drinking a quantity of laudanum. Officer 417
conveyed him to 'the Royal Infirmary, Where an antidote
was applied. The d6ctor stated if he had been half-an-hour
later, no remedy could have been' applied with effect.
• The prisoneesaid he was- in the-habit of taking small
quantities of laudanum, and on the present occasion he
did not intend to do himself any injury. Mr. Hobne
reitianded him for seven- days, remarking he would,
during that time, have an opportunity of reflecting upon
the awful crime he had attempted to commit.
ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—John Kelly, a journey-
man baker, was 'brought up on the charge. of assaulting
two police-officers. It appeared that -he was standing
in Oiford-street at the corner of Crown-street, with
number of persons, and was' creating a great disturbance.
One of the officers went to him' and remonstrated with
'him on his conduct. He became more violent, and
kicked the officer in a- part of.the body which might have
been attended with serious consequences. Mr. Bluck,
who appeared for the prisoner, said it was difficult to
make any defence as the prisoner was very drunk, and
had no recollection of the occurrence. He was fined
40s. and costs, or, in default, one month's imprisonment.
(Bdore Messrs. PENN and lenT.)
STEALING A £lO NOTE.—Ellen Marrow was charged
by Edward Sudlow with stealing from him a £lO
note. It appeared that the prosecutor, in ' company
with another young man named- Edward Wilkins,
was in a house of ill-fame, in Great Newton-street, on
Monday night. He gave prisoner a £lO note to get
changed. She went out; but did not return. Infer-
motion was given to the police, who apprehended the
girl pn Tuesday, and found the note in one of tile Lime-
street' supper-rooms. Being a well-known' character,
and having been convicted on two previous occasions,
the prisoner was committed for trial.
A MATRICIDE.--Caroline Brocklebank was brought
. up nn.the charge of causing the death of her mother.
The assault was committed on the 6th of December
last, and the old woman was conveyed to the workhouse
on the 7th. The daughter was taken into custody, but
was again liberated on account of the old woman refkis-
ing to prosecute. She died, however, on the 28th, and
the daughter was again apprehended.—Mrs. Bolton,
who lodged with the mother and daughter, stated that
a quarrel took place between them on account of the
daughter being displeased with some ham her mother
hadhonght. Vitness went out, and on, berseturn saw
the mother lying on the floor in a pool of 'blood. She
remonstrated with the prisoner, who threatened to serve
her the same way. The old woman was taken -to the
workhouse next day. When the prisoner was told her
•mother was there, she expressed a wish that she would
die there, as it was the best place for her.—Miss Wilson,
from the workhouse, was called, who said that the de-
ceased came in on the 7th December. She complained
she had been hurt by her daughter, and was afraid she
was dying. The prisoner, called to see her, on the Satur-
day previous to her death, when she was nearly speech-
less. The prisoner said she would not come to see her
again, and hoped the curse of God might fall upon her
,mother.--The surgeon stated, when he received the de-
ceased she was suffering from several severe wounds on
the scalp andface. He made a post mortem examination,
and found a severe contusion near the crown of the head,
and about five ounces of purulentmatter on the surface of
the,brain, which, in addition to bruises over the head and
chest, were the cause of death.-7-The depositions of the
deceased 'were read, which stated that when she was
struck by -the
.prisoner 'she fell on the fender, and thus
received the injuries. The surgeon did not think the
wounds could be caused by a fall, and especially that on
'the 'crown of the head, which was the principal cause of
death. Miss Wilson.remarked to deceased that she had
not stated in her deposition' that she had two ribs broken
and 'that the prisoner had stood upon her. She admitted
she had not, but said she was afraid to do so, for, if she
recovered she would suffer for it. The prisoner was
committed for trial, for manslaughter.
(Before Messrs. RATRBONE and RANKIN.)
CLAIM FOR SEAMEN'S WAGES.—George Gibbs sum-
enoned Henry Wills, master of the ship Petit, for the
-sum of £3 Bs. Mr. Campbell was for complainant, and
Mr. Bluck for defendant. It appeared -that he had
shipped at London as cook and steward, on a voyar
the Mediterranean, at £1 ss. per 'month. The captain
wished to deduct £1 16s. Bd. from 'the complainant's
wages, on the ground that . he had been guilty,
on several occasions, of neglect of duty. The official
log book was produced, and the entries relating
to complainant's conduct read. The magistrates,
however, did not think they warranted such a
deduction, and accordingly reduced it to 10s., thus
allowing complainant £2 18s., and 4s. costs.—Henry
Lang, an able seaman on board 'the same ship, also
summoned Captain Wills for £ll 3s. 2d. The defen-
dant wished to deduct from this sum £5 12s. for neglect
of duty, and refusal to obey orders. The log-book was
read over, as in the previous case, :but the" magistrates
-considered that 12s. for each occasion specified was too
much, and ordered the deduction to be reduced to £2
There was another summons against Captain Wills;
but both .parties aeTeed to submit it to the arbitration
of Mr. Wybergh, who decided that the defendant should
be allowed to deduct four shillings for each occasion on
which the men had been guilty of neglect of duty.