Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-24 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SITFPOSED INFANTICIDE IN LIVERPOOL.—At the
COrn,
ti Court, yesterday, an invest was held on the
body of a full-grown female child, the daughter of
v„
Xizabeth,Smith,
of Kirkdale.--The jury considered
htthat
'"ere was not sufficient evidence ,to , show whether he
child *as bornalive or not, and they therefore returned
a verdict to that effect.
Tai RECENT STORM.—lnfOrmation is now arriving''
r°,121 all quarters of the great 'loss both of life and pro-
iluring the recent storm of wind which commenced
thetae Olornmg of Saturday last. •On Satirday night
5.4.1 James Brownell, from Singapore to Liverpool,
was dilven into Morecambe Bay, with losi of canvass.
She struck heavily, but was afterwards towed into the
river, -where she is now aground, with seven feet of
water in her hold. The Alarm, from Liverpool; bound
to St:Michaers, on the same day came in collision with
barque, the name of which is unknown, off' Point
dnvep Her bowsprit was carried away, and she was
by the violence of the gale stern on to Beaumaris
yier,'which caused her considerably More damage. She
Is no* in Beaumaris harbour. From Padstow we learn
that a Liverpool ship, the James Alexander, is lying on
,N,t..val Cliff, on the coast of Cornwall, a total wreck.
were saved, with the exception of two. The
;;3117 for Mobile, and the Car, for New Orleans, both
hence, have been obliged to put back the one with loss
of sails, and the other having lost m
.pmast and main-
mast-,lead.—Not connected Rh the storms we have to
Allude to casualties which have happened to two other
vessels, both from Liverpool: The Amicitia Prospero,
to Genoa, went on the Banks near Wexford, bn the
19th. She got off, but is now on Hautoon Bar, full of
vater. The Senator, to Bombay, was abandoned
500 miles sold of Mauritius, Tilo crew have arrived
at Cape Town.

LIVERPOOL Eyi
,V.I.TD EAR INFIRMARY, MOUNT-
PLEASANT.—ConsuIting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq. ;
Surgeons, John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor',
Dr. Nevins; Assistant-Surgeon T. Bickerton, Esq. ;
Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, Esq. Report for week
ending Jan. 21,, 1860 :---New cases : Eyes, 70 ; Ears,
28. Prescribed for;7 and received surgical assistance:
Eyes; 220; •Ears, 95.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number -of 'patients
during the past Week.—New cases 'received advice and
medicine at the institution : North, • 265 ; South, 138;
total, 393. New cases visited at their own homes, and
supplied with medieine I North, 98 ; South, 63 ; total,
554: Rev. Rector Camp-bell, A.M., president ; . Captain
Bourne, vice-president of North Dispensary; Mr. Charles
Booth, vice-president of South Dispensary ; Mr. Francis
Mill, treasurer ; Mr:T. IL Langley; secretary. Offices,
Leith-offices, Moorfields.
CORONER'S CouuT.--Inquests in the following cases
were held at tbis court, yesterday, before P. F. Curry,
Esq., coroner : On .the body of. Julia Fitzpatrick,
inhabitant of a house of ill-fame in Peter-street. The
deceased was a woman of very intemperate habits and,.
on Sunday night, she. died of 'a rupture of the heart,
brought on by excessive drinking. Verdict, " Death
from excessive drinking."—On the body of Asmay
Coffee, who died on Saturday night from disease of the
heart. , Verdict accordingly.
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—As all visitors to
the great metropolis at this season of the year generally
go to see the pantomimes, and as that at Drury-lane
still continues to be, without exception, the most
gorgeously exquisite production it will be seen from
an advertisement in ,another column, that Mr. Nugent,
the polite boxkeeper at that establishment, and well
known from his connection with her Majesty's Theatre,
is desirous of selecting places for those who are going
up to town and intend to visit the theatre, and who may
have no friend in London to whom they can depute the
favour of procuring seats for'them.
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' CHARITABLE BALL.
—On Tuesday next, the annual ball of the Licensed
Vidtuallers 'will be held in the Town-hall. It is. under
the patronage of the Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton, the
Hon. Algernon Egert4n, M.P., W. J. Legh, Esq., M.P.,
and J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.P. The committee are
taking the superintendence of every department this
season, and the refreshments will be of the most
recherche 'description. The proceeds will be devoted in
aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' Benevolent
Institution. The arrangements have been made on a
scale of liberality and taste that cannot but give great
satisfaction to all who participate on the occasion.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT IN RaxL.---,The inhabitants
of Rhyl, especially that portion of them resident on the
west side of the town, are under a deep debt of gratitude
to Mr. Commissioner Healing for his indefatigable and
successful exertions in, procuring from the Chester and
Holyhead Railway Company, for the use of the public,
a footpath from Badger-street •direet to the railway
station, thereby aVoiding.an extensive detour, which was
anything but agreeable' to foot passengers, either in wet
weather, ,or when in danger of missing.a train. The
new footpath is an unquestionable boon to Rhyl, • and
the 'writer thinks it 'would only be a graceful acknow-
ledgment of Mr. Healing's energy and perseverance in
the matter, that the; footpath in question should be
called and recognised as 'Healing's Footpath."—
leata.
ST. AUG UST I N YOUNG MEN'S .S OCIETY. —The annual
soiree of the Romaii•k;atholic Young Men's Society of
St: Augustine was held last night, in the School-rooms,
Little Howard-street. The Rev.,J. P. O'Brien presided,
And 'there were several other Romeo Catholic clergymen
preeent, , Mr. Corl4ly, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lomax and
other laymen also attended. There was a large at-
tendance of the society,. and many females were of the
company. The proceedings commenced with the, chair-
man giving ,the sentiment of The Pope,". which was
received with loud cheering. Then followed " The
Queen and the. Royal Family," after which came: "The.
English and Irish Hierarchy" (Roman Catholic, of
couree)., Then "The Bishop and Clergy-of Liverpool"
(Roiiiair Catholic likewise); and speeches were delivered
in the course, of the night by most of the clergymen and
laymen near the Omit, The' proceedings were very
agieeable, and not the . less so because a capital tea was
supplied by Mr. Milbourne.
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHIC Socirry.---This society
inet last night in the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street.
'The, Rev..H. H. Higgins, president, occupied the chair,
The minutes of the.previous meeting having been read,
a map of the island of San Juan, on a large scale, ac- .
cording to the latest survey by the Admiralty, was shown,
and also an instruinent—a great curiosity in itself, viz.,
a Binocular Telescope, and interesting from its age,
which _was stated `to be./.:,4 years, A considerable num-
ber of donations were received by. the society in the
shape of the 7early transactions of
.similar scientific and
literary associations. Two papers were read. The first,
by Professor Archer, was a very elaborate sketch of the
"Economic Products of the Carnivora," and the other
by' Dr. Edwards, On " Aragnetic,Light," the interest of
which was heightened by a number of beautiful ex-
periments. The thanks, of the meeting having been
awarded to, the authors„,the business of the evening was
concluded.
LEONE STARR AT BIRKENHEAD. The celebrated
American horse-tamer,_ Leone Starr, made his first ap-
pearance before the Birkenhead public yesterday, at Mr.
Hendersen's Cirque. Thee was a large and respectable,
.though mot crowded, audience. Mr. Starr, before com-
mencing, his lecture, remarked that he had noticed a
number of challenges in the Liverpool papers with refer-
ence to a certain horse he was about to operate upon.
If the gentleman who inserted the challenge was pre-
sent,' he (Mr. Starr) begged to state that he had no
hesitation in accepting 'it. As the individual did not
think proper to accept MT. Starr's invitation, and come
forward, the practical part of the exposition was pro-
ceeded with. Three exceedingly vicious subjects were
operated upon, and completely subdued, to the satisfac-
tion . of the spectators;ifWho appeared well capable of
appreciating the merits of the system by which such
results were obtained. The principal points of distinc-
tion between. Mr, Starr's method of taming horses, and
that pursied by Mr. Rerey, have'been already noticed
in our columns ; and we lust therefore refrain,from any
description of the interesting leoture which Mr. Starr
delivered yesterday in tirkentead.

GuNreiwnzn Pnoog: Loess.— -Pie increasing nse

which- is being made of inn powder as a means of fcTrcing
open safes induces us to' call the attention cf 'the public
to•the insecurity of all gales not specially guaided against
this agent by a solid lock: Messrs. Milner, we observe,
call especial attention in their circulars to this"point,
and state that no safe in the hands of the public (of course
including their own) is safe-without their recentlypatented
gunpowder pr.oof solid lock and door, which they offer to
attach to their own safes in the hands of the public
and thus render thent 'completely impregnable. We
may add, that instances are continually occuring
both of the complete security offered by this new and
valuable invention, and also of the danger incurred by
leaving Money or plate' in any safe, however valuable
a safe against fire and ordinary violence, if not so pro-
tected against gunpowder. We are led 'to make these
remarks by the robbery which was effected in the Central
Market on Sunday niFht,, when a strong Milner's safe,
unprovided' with their 'newly-invented powder proof-
lock, was bust open by powder, and money to the extent
of £3OO abstracted; whereas, another safe from the same
makers, of lighter construction, but with this invaluable
safeguard, was not even attempted, though actually
touching the safe thus broken open.—. Leeds Mercury.
Anirrni THEATRE.—Last night Mr. 14.' H. Glenny
returned to this theatre, where he received a cordial
welcome. The piece produced for the occasion was the
"Wreck of Home," wlai was well performed, exciting
great interest, and at the fall of the curtain it was
enthusiastically applauded. It was followed by the
snacessful and grand pantomime -of " Cherry and Fair
Star," the scenery and appointments appearing as fresh
as ever, if the applause of the spectators may be taken
as evidence. The gorgeous transformation scene met
with its usual receptio#7—it continues to astonish and
delight each beholder. 'Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd perform
their respective roles ad*irably, the lady introducing a
new' medley with good effect. Miss Ada Mordaunt, the
debutante to whom we had the pleasure of alluding
some time since, still enacts the singing fairy,
introducing, with much artistic skill, an old
favourite of ours—yclept " Sweet Love Arise"—but
with different words. This young lady appeared to be
labouring under hoarseness, but she is evidently a well
taught singer, and combining. with her musical talents,
as she does, considerable histrionic perception, she must
be an acquisition to any theatre. he
ehalequin (Mr.
Moreland), clown (Mr. Gardner Bolpantaloon
(Mr. Stacey), and columbine (Miss Beach), lose none of
their agility and varied b
attractieness. Te allet de-
spartment being excellent, deserves also special mention.
It is highly creditable- to the taste of Miss Beach, to
whom these arrangements are entrusted. • The house
was crowded, and having been newly decorated in a
style which reflects great credit upon the taste and
liberality of Mr. Egerton, the lePsee, it presented a
poi; cf ail at one* rich Rd pleasing.

BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

An adjourned special meeting of proprietors was held
at the Company's Offices, Liverpool, yesterday, to receive
the report of a committee of inquiry appointed, with
the concurrence of the directori, at a meeting held on
the 7th December. Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., presided;
and the meeting was numerously and influentially at-
tended, amongst those present- being Messrs. Tinne,
Sandbach, Parker, Jeffery, E. Johnston, King, Crosbie,
Harrison, Mozley, Langton, &c.
In the report, , the committee stated that they had
made a full inquiry into the affairs of the company, and
that they had now to report on the general soundness of
its position. The depreciation accounts had always been
kept, and carefully adjusted, for the property, leases, and
furniture of the company. All repairs to the lines and in-
struments had been annually paid for out of the revenue,
and had amounted to so large an average sum as £7,700
per annum. The report further stated that "the reduction
of the expenditure by the amount of £5,793 10s, 2d.
per annum, arising from the abandonment of nineteen
stations, and the saving of other portions of the working
charges were very satisfactory, and were the result of
the amalgamation." The report doncluded as
follpws :—" The expenditure on new works, so far
as relates to the balance of the £70,000 voted its
December, after paying the then outstanding liabilities,
and subject to the requisite approval your committee
consider may be safely left in the hands of the Direc-
tors. In concluding this report your committee desire
to state that in their opinion the Directors have been
actuated by an earnest and honourable desire faithfully
to discharge their duties, which have been onerous and
harrassing."
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report,
and also a vote of thanks to the committee of inquiry.
He took the opportunity of bearing his testimony to the
zeal and diligence which the managing committee (upon
whom the conduct of the company's affairs mainly
devolved), devoted to the interests of the concern.
Mr. J. A. TINNE seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously. ,
Mr. J. R. JEFFERY (chairman of the committee of
inquiry) explained that at the meeting of the 7th of
December, when the committee was appointed, he
expressed himself in terms which he should not have
used bad he been iq possession of information whichthe
directors had, but which probably it would have been
indiscreet in them to have disclosed at that time.
During their labours -the committee had received
every assistance possible from the directors and
officers of the company ; and although no special
mention of this assistance had been made in
, the report—for he (Mr. Jeffery) counted upon receiving
it from the first—it was but fair to acknowledge that
the gentlemen who constituted the managing committee
had answered all questions in the frankest possible way;
and that Sir Charles Bright, and the secretary (Mr. G.
B. Bright), had given them all the aid, both with regard
to evidence and general assistance, in their power.
The CHAIRMAN observed that these enquiries were
tedious and disagreeable. Nevertheless, he hoped that
in every concern with which he was identified, the full-
est information would be given under such circumstances.
Mn ~TEITEity said that the result of the enquiry
amply ccmpensated for the labour which the committee
had undergone.
This closed the business.