Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-28 00:00:00

before Mr. Mansfield, from ti. to
Police Court, on a of the water committee. X. The Prooiedillgs4,ureesr°eitiportwitted '
to which she had and reports of the baths' committee. XI. arts.
charge of having murdered her chil‘l,
The details of the select committee on the width of carclE
recently given birth in the Workhouse,
whci the woman Account of expenses to be reimbursed to the VIII,
this case were published a few days ago,
was originally brought up. She was then a:landed, as under the "Registration of Voters' Act.
,ee, from coroner's account, amounting to £3O 3s• rial
the child was not dead at the time, but it died site:
she mayor's communications, comprising —l.• g_e:inall°boalb°l
the ill-treatment of the prisoner, and on this churg:
t,'‘e inhabitants of Williamson-square and no? vebicles
was committed. We also published the report of
case at the Coroner's Court, when the inquest was held. as to the obstruction to foot passengers anu,
Lncrunn AT BIRKENHEAD.—Professor Allen delivered ,3t. John's-lane, Roe-street, and the neiglor sot!,
his interesting and instructive lecture on the " History, the London and North Western Rai1w,.441 Chi
characteristics, and probable destiny of the African race," 2. Memorial from the Liverpool Festy for the,
to a highly respectable, though, we regret to say, not ,society, relative to the extra charge of Xi_ces ,
very. numerous audience, in Birkenhead, on Friday of St. George's Hall, for musical perform:7%h 00!
evening.. Rev. Dr. Baylee occupied the chair. At the evening. givene following motions, of_ sr`r,
conclusion of the lecture a vote of thanks was moved to have been : —l. By Mr. Farnworth :,ct tOi
the lecturer, and also to the chairman, who, in acksow- the following resolution of the Council, Pas;etes to,
ledging the vote, expressed the deep interest he felt in meetirsg on 'the 2nd instant, so far as relhe
Professor Allen's able and eloquent address, and hoped appointraerit of a general superintendent of the part
the Professor would favour them with another lecture, viz. :—" That a general superintendent of ail i'_„,loo
when, he was sure, a much fuller attendance might be' be appointed, at a salary not exceeding £3OO Pr,
obtained. 2. By Mr. John. Aikin : To' rescind so inuclitv„,.,
LIVERPOOL BOROUGH SzasioNs.—On Saturday, the tion of the Council of the 9th of Novetnlceoe
following cases were disposed of as under :—Margaret empowers the Finance Committee to grant „a to
Kelly, for stealing a silver watch and chain from William using weighing machines in the borough? tied ill
Duff, four years' penal servitude; and Catherine Butler, that the power to grant all such licenses be
with participating in the theft, and keeping an improper Watch Committee
house, eight months' imprisonment. Margaret Love, for
stealing a sovereign from Catherine Rigby, six months.
Catherine Fletcher and William Jackson, charged with
stealing a coat from Robert Smith, was discharged.
Elizabeth Hefferon, for keeping an improper house, in
which James Wilson lost £53, nine months. William
Newell, for stealing a bale of hides from John Nicholson,
was discharged. Anne Boyle and Mary May, for stealing
52 yards of cotton print from Jonathan Roberts, five
years' penal servitude each. John Hussey, for having
inflicted injurisis upon John. Glen, John Shannon, and
atth ew Shannon, twelve months' imprisonment.
Peter Kelly, for stealing carpenters tools from W.
McCulloch, four months ; James Lang, fen. stealing a
watch and chain from John Stretch, six weeks ; James
Phillips, for stealing a gold watch from Morath and Co.,
three months ; Lucy Donnelly, for stealing a watch from
Michael Carleton, discharged; James Boardman, for
stealing a ham from Thomas Ferguson, and a chest of tea
from Elias Parry, seven years penal servitude ; Mary
Powell and Margaret Williams, charged with stealing
5s 6d from Mary Parkinson, both discharged; John
Benson and John Walker, seven years' penal servitude,
for stealing a quantity of hardware goods belonging to
several parties ; Ann Cassidy,- for stealing 14 lbs weight
of cotton from Charles Wolstenholme, six months ; Anti
Moore, for stealing bed-clothes and wearing apparel from
John Ball, six weeks ; Edward Kearney, for stealing
skittles from W. Jones and others, three months.
LIFEBOATS.-•-011 Friday evening, Mr. Montague'G ore
delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture on the
lifeboats in use on the coasts of the united kingdom, at
the Sailors' Home, Wells-street, Shadwell. There was a
very largo attendance on the occasion, various models of
lifeboats, transporting carriages, drawings, and a large
wreck chart of the British Isles, the doleful black marks
on which indicated the signs of fatal shipswrecks, were
exhibited on the occasion. Mr. Gore, after alluding to
the national importance of the subject to which he had
to call their attention, stated that an average of 800 lives
perished annually from shipwrecks on the coasts of the
British Isles. Last year 1,170 wrecks .had taken . place
on our shores ; but in consequence of the great exertions
which the National Lifeboat Institution, local bodies,
and the Board of Trade had made, the loss of life from
these casualties amounted only to 343. He then explained
that the principal qualities required in a lifeboat were
lateral stability, speed against a heavy sea, facility for
launching, self-discharge of water, the power of self-
righting, and strength—all which propensities were
possessed by the lifeboats of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution. Mr. Gore mentioned that,
since the first establishment of that 'society, 10,902
lives had been saved, by its life-boats or other
means, for which it had given honorary or pecuniary
rewards. It also explained the nature of the life-belts
worn by the crews of the boats whenever they go out
either to exercise the life-boats or for the purpose of saving
life, and dwelt, with great force, on the importance of
improving. the life-boats on board ships, which might
render such- essential service in- case of shipwreck, or of
that appalling calamity, fire, on board ship at sea. Mr.
Gore then alluded to various other matters relating to
this important subject, and appealed to the British public
at large tosecond the efforts which were now so strenuously
made on our coasts to save life from shipwreck. He
concluded by speaking in terms of high eulogium of the
courage displayed, on many trying occasions, by the
brave and daring men who manned the life-boats, and
who, braving the hurricane and the peril of the sea,
gallantly risked their own lives to save those of their
fellow-creatures. A cordial vote of thanks having been
voted to Mr. Gore for his interesting lecture, the pro-
ceedings terminated.
TOXTETH LOCAL BOARD or HEALTH.—A meeting of
the executive committee of this board was held on
Saturday, at Mr. Avison's office, Cook-street. The,
members present were--Mr. Edwin Hughes, in the
chair ; Messrs. H. S. Alpass, S. Siddeley, -James Boult;
Geo. Walker, and W. D. Smith. The minutes of the'
previous meeting having been read, and other preliminary
business gone through, Mr. Alpass said, the guardians of
Toxteth Park objected to pay the assessment, on the
ground which they occupied, pleading, as an excuse,
that it has been a non-beneficial occupation. He
understood that they had taken about five hundred loads
of sand off the ground, and therefore it was, in some
measure, beneficial occupation. He wished to have the
attention of the clerk called to that fact. It was agreed
to do so. Some accounts were then passed, and payment
ordered, when Mr. Alpass said he had been in communi-
cation with some of the guardians, who were members of
the building committee, and they had agreed to hold a
meeting on Monday, at four o'clock, 'and -he had asked
their surveyor to see what would be best to ask of the
guardians. Some had proposed to throw back the
cemetery . wall, which he could not see would
compensate for the expense. The guardians were
about to sell a portion of the land in Smith=
. down-lane to the Society of friends, and it,
was proposed to give a portion of ground, and take a
portion, so as to make the road straight ; and he did not
think they would have any difficulty with the Friends in
the matter. With respect' to the building of a -fence, if
it were thought necessary, they must do it themselves. A
plan of the gronnd was then submitted, and the surveyor
was asked what would be the cost of making the road,
but he was not prepared to give an answer till he would
make an estimate of the work. Mr. Alpass proposed that
Mr. Boult and himself should meet the Building Com-
mittee on Monday. This proposition was agreed to. A
small account of the surveyor, for incidental expenses was
passed, and it was arranged that he should, in future,
furnish monthly. The surveyor said that the back street
to the houses in Parkfield-road was in a very bad condi-
tion -so much so that the inhabitants of. the houses were
scarcely able to get their coals in. It was ascertained
that the landlords of the houses were obliged to make and
keep it in repair. An agreement was made to request
them to do so, which Mr. Smith said he was aware they
would, on being asked. Mr. Alpass recommended the
Public 'Works' Loan Commissioners to memorialise for a
reduction of the rate on their loan. The remaining
business was purely of a routine character.
Towst COUNCIL.—The Council summons for Wednes-
day next contains the following subjects for considera-
tion : —I. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the
Finance Committee, comprising-1. Resolution of magis-
trates recommending that the salaries of Mr. T.M. Ander-
ton and Mr. Richd. Ellis, clerks in the magistrates' clerks'
office, be increased from £l5O to £2OO per annum each,
the consideration of which was postponed at the last
monthly council,'pursuant to standing orders. 2. Recom-
mendation to appoint Mr. Thomas Hunter as assistant
building surveyor, during the pleasure of the council, at
the salary of £ll9 12s , being the amount paid to his
predecessor. 3. Recommendation to appropriate, out of
the surplus income of this year, a sum not exceeding
£2,000, to be expended in improving the West Derby-
road, the same being for the public benefit of the inhabi-
tants, and improvement of the borough. 4. Recom-
mendation to accept the tender of Mr. J. H.
Mullen, to erect new Bridewell and premises.
according to specification, for the sum of £5,733 4s lid.
5. Report of the Surveyor as to the practicability of
illuminating the clock of the Town-hall. 11. The
proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the watch,
lighting, fire police, fire-prevention, hackney carriage,
licensing, and gas committees, comprising-1. Appoint-
ment of assessors of the lighting rate for the year 1859-60.
2. Proceedings preparatory to laying a fire-police rate for
the same year, not exceeding one half-penny in the
pound. 3. Proceedings preparatory to laying a watch
rate for the same year. 111. The proceedings, resolutions,
and reports of the health committee, comprising —l.
Recommendation that Mr. John Jones be appointed
assistant surveyor in the borough engineer's department
for the North district, in place of Mr. Richard Blades,
deceased, at the salary of £l5O per annum, the considera-
tion of which was postponed at the last monthly council,
pursuant to the standing orders. 2. Proposed bye-law
for improving the sanitary condition of courts and alleys.
IV. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the
courts of law and St. George's Hall committee. V.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the markets'
committee. VI. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports
of the education committee. VII. The proceedings,
resolutions, and reports of the gaol and house of correc-
tion committee, VIII. The proceedings, resolutions,
and reports of the gardens, library, and museum cora-
, mittee, IX, The proceedings, resolutions, and reports

THE RATING OF THE DOC°

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
..kce
It requires little demonstration to ennT, not
one that Liverpool owes her extensive trang r
her being the seat of manufactures, consatorli
produce or producing manufactured eate'ra ee
products, but to her proximity to the grtof
of the cotton and woollen manufacture,ssi#
cashire and Yorkshire, the earthenware 013
shire, and the iron and coal minerals of the ,
~
counties, Wales, &c. Before the open'iDe
London and North Western Railway t° -foe
it may be affirmed, with truth, that three 01)
of the manufactures of Lancashire and
exported went through Liverpool. ' ere
this ? Because the only conveyances here
to tt
canals, and it occupied five to six claronV,'
goods from Manchester to London, and -.010
t
to Liverpool ; and the carriage to Lond,n,! pert,
to 60s. per ton ; Liverpool only lu:05
At that time the course of business ''„i:/00
vessels, after discharging their inwardie;fo
London, came down to Liverpool tolnau:a
.ffifi
This was the case to India, China, &e./ a QV"
deal of valuable business Liverpool thns:-
Now the railways have altered all th;sicts-1
from Manchester go up to London tree
hours and the carriage is only 27s „,
against 9s to Liverpool, and the carrie`,,a,l;
matter will find that we have, in this Per le°
great portion of the tea trade, the trade: in
East India hides, and several other art
now centres in London. strtli
And our ship owners have this further
„ 1)°,!
with London, as to out-freights, that '70.1101`
there are the great publishers, oil men' the
makers of clothing, musical instruments' ad
breweries, which export lare.,lv,
most exclusively 'by London "shies,
many foreign buyers will ha.ce,,treir„
goods. Look, then, to the ee";,;1)),",
of the banking and monetary systems '",,,tu;
which attracts to that great city a teat
business, and to the seat there of the ~on
Company, and all the boards of direct ii
large railway comyanies, and other
export largely • and can any one hesit
' `ante
that London has great and signal an
these respects. h 1,1 g
Now, let us look at another loss Whit
oh
sustained' of late years from the
at t'
trade in Glasgow. The wise heads of tb6iiiiif
city have occupied themselves in dee,Paei°,,
improving the Clyde, and now it anl',sol'
largest vessels to trade there, and so sil`rinP
burthen load therefor India, China, Ms
very goods which 20 years ago used to be
through Liverpool, 6°'
Take next, in order of active comPe,as•ii
Liverpool—the port of Hull. Rat n' to
placed her as near almost in point of tial
chester as Liverpool, and so she has ttiiceatlel
last few years, possession almost to aly
elusion of the trade in manufactures
shire and Yorkshire 'to Germany,
Russia, and many other quarters, a71,001,,'
example of the direct effect upon Li f ntte,"
known that an enterprising firm beL,alte,,,.,
to load steamers here for Hamburgh, 11"„1 41'
by a combination of the railway coniP%'oo,s'd
Hull steamers to make that trade ruipli,t°,,
this sketch does not exhaust, nay, se,inre,lolo,t,
the question of Hull competition. ue'soliv('
now load in Bremen and Hamburgh forl,. co°,
rica, and get Manchester goods so cheltlill
through Hull to these ports, that they , as
with them. This is likely to continnef'tlieh*,
we state that quite the largest part °,111',;50.'
sold in Liverpool for export is aettl'nev-
away from Hull, we think Hull 01-
deserving of consideration.
Fleetwood is a new port, small aaa'"„ners4
but not to be despised, so far as lheo,',
draw trade from the Mersey. asg.;
ship-owner who has loaded two of his Cart,
foreign goods, for the Pacific, there'pree
timber are constantly imported there en 51'1
tion in Lancashire ; and we have se,e,es,,
print from a house in Fleetwood, ad that he
Lancashire Cotton Spinners, to show:A
2,000 bales of cotton, can. be iniP°ll''
5 co
save about £l2O in dues and charges,
with Liverpool.
,leSr•
From Fleetwood a steamer is
Belfast every night —with what ? Lie
and passengers, which a few yea
r 5
pass exclusively through Liverpool. oft
Southampton is united by a chaired it i 5;
with the manufacturing districts, anain O
cri
to every one, that the improved ste'pritli
India, China, and Australia, by the OcIto)4,1
are entered there ; there too, the coiete
Company draws a large trade from its tai, the
for the West Indies and for the Br° SP, ti
insular Company to the Mediterranealiainell
Portugal, and, as the Continental ste`" art 1
from New York call there, passengersaine
I are taken by them, at a loss, t° 6- ,11

to us.
It is a notable fact, that the 511500A'
steamers which was organised here ticceel
ago, for the Brazils, has had to 0"
Southampton carries on that tra'-
rival.. • le

We have not forced into this 3" bier!).
sideration of the claims of Milford, 1-spoical
united by a chain of railways With4;o'4v
and which, it is said, will compete No'
trades ; neither have we considerea,,s%orri
have before us as to. the rising 1.,01
Grimsby, in a competition for se,spi
inland export trades. Whatever t'is"

be our s-s.
And n loow, from those defective nnte.s; to 4)
these conclusions, that if Liverpnel tiraded
much more, if she is to extend h,, 0.0 ,
she has so many rivals, s"'„„ it '
made as cheap a port for the tr'e-1:0'.4,
out of produce as possible. No nu„orrce,
if the docks are rated to parochhu
dues will not be raised, both upo,n,,,,rex‘fr
vessels, because the revenue and l'.4eraelorY
.are already about balanced, and the aThv ford;
is committed to a large outlay fc'r fracle7,ll'
meet the prospect of an expanding ',tteQo
t
such new works must involve a large If
tion to her expenditure on interest.i.
nei,t
derived a revenue direct from the Icioltt
them be rated, but since no direct belief lief, 7011)
comes to her, nor yet to any bodY aco,/t)e
but all that the docks make is sPell'Aealau
ing them for.the promotion of her tra—tben,or
tnoamtheeofp
leo.(l3nPienrointys e do not Out?fie
rates, upon the law charge for whic.%othice
so greatly depends. But there is dice
this matter to be taken. You ahei-tioet,"til
of her er citizens." to i 0
red
chial burdens, indirectly, upon 11„.`4 Lite
housed, inasmuch as all wareheiVal
aud private 'warehouses, pay Pare° ore ilot
the more produce warehoused, the to opol
paid. Is it wise to endeavour tteurdenbrio
produce again, by laying. a ne`c
docks in which your slops la
Produce you are hero to tax. air'
housed ?