Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

£18,000; the damages for loss of 424 lives
have amounted to £12,720, and the damages in resPeic3eel
"goods, merchandise, and other things" would ba,ve„,,tte,
laid at some additional thousands. The Shipping G"` c
oot
in commenting uponthis state of affairs, says :.-4.1t e7,ges
be said that the British shipowner engages in the passreithe
trade on fair and equal terms with the foreigner.
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public were informed of the state of the law;.,;' ft is
generally known that foreign owners incur no habo'4ol
And'
respect to loss of life and property, we should- ..—,itne,
the passenger trade in foreign ships would visibly a"gots
would in
but the public are not so informed, and intending einigrail,
take the first ship that offers without thought et- illq,lt the
except, as to her destination. We say, therefore, t'"ver
foreigner enjoys an advantage in the passenger trau.e c-ipie
the British shipowner, which is opposed to every VI tbst
of fair competition, and indeed renders it imposslaw,ins
any such competition can be sustained. If there are 'es is
they may perhaps share them equally, but the 1°5,5 We
their severest form fall upon the British shipown;sterciai
may observe that the smack Witch arrived here
with wrecked goods from the Pomona. t tbe,
THE ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY, AoAls•—Atiolts-
Police-court, yesterday, before Mr. Alderman S. .1,,gr,,
and Mr. Shiels, Richard Balding, a collector 19,..e'g'et
ing to . this society, was summoned, under t'i,eliect•
of parliament, .for illegally deta—ing certain e' the
ing. books, and £44 in money belonging t° gr:
society. Mr. Roby appeared for the prosecutolle' „daP
Wybergh read the summons, and asked the delei,-, did
whether he pleaded guilty ? The defendant said "'ont
plead guilty. Mr. Roby said, six months ago the defe:llthis
had kept £167, and the body gave him up to Pine 41t had
year to pay it. He had not paid one penny of that, b:11 up,
also now kept £44 additional, which he refuses to glrbst
along with his collecting books. Alderman Holtne,,,' nigie:
society is this ? Mr. Roby : The Royal Oak. Mr. 'tn- fore'
Oh, that is it of which we have heard so much hern-re is
The defendant said, may I be allowed to offer a Ifvf a
explanation ? I entered . into private speculations: gi s
own, and I unfortunately lost. I could get £3OO j.,r° itO
friend of mine for my book ; it is worth £4009;300
bringing me in £3 12s a week, and if I got time I t list
pay all. Mr. Holme : Are we to under
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, great dishonesty Von your part.
speculations were two years back. Mr. Holme : -0, p3l
not alter your dishonesty, sir. • Defendant : I offered
bOOO,
them a pound a week. I will now give them up the
~00t
and let them pay themselves. Mr. Holme : We ;04'
enter into any arrangements as between you and the
as you,
,
Are you ready to give up the books and money nowt "- on''
plead guilty ? Defendant : The books, I can, 1/11 tbB
the money. Mr. Nyberg : -The magistrates have,, 611'A
power of ordering you to give up-the books and monelison;
to fine you £2O also, and in default three months' joie bad
ment. Mr. Roby : Besides this £44 and the £16,74s ii°t
previously kept £4OO of the society's money, elac! " bfr
paid a farthing yet. Defendant: They have securlioe. '
Roby : I must press for a decision in this case. Mr- ortli
We order the books and £44 to be given up at onee,oollo,
default the defendant must go to jail for three
,Alll 8 care.,
Defendant : I am a widower, with six children to 1 that
of. Mr. Holme : You ought to have rememberedreforei
before You committed these offences, and walked, thebodif
in paths of honesty. You ask the sympathy of this iboSe
when you have not shown. any sympathy for those rod
money you have taken, and we do not know b°ll Wee
children you have injured. You are committed for
months. Take him into custody. or'
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—Yesterday even in the
dinary monthly meeting of this board was held 000
board-room of the Public-offices Egremont. The tee Oir;
present were : Messrs. Pooley, (Chairman,) Holtriesi,' tes 01
shall, Parr, Kerford, Hill, and Roberts. The Toillepr'r
the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Threw'
ceedings of the works and health committee wereoceed'
The Chairman, in moving the confirmation of the Preeediti
ings of that committee observed, that they were Pr° b!,
regularly to the completion of the gas-works. They„,;ol°'
ordered 100 lamps, but the fixing of the sites for toe oisee
yet to be done. It was, however, 'contemplated tre°:itnat
them were the greatest number of inhabitants we err $.
where there was most danger from disorderly cliare",lo,l'
night. It had also been thought advisable to en'yiel;
number of scavengers, as there were many Oaeesifoul"
the want of them were felt. Their services d ttiel
be required at New Brighton and Seacombe, 5,114,10,
had thought it wise to begin with a small Ileh;re As.
increase them as they were found necessary. 1"n-iireite-ag
another matter which had been mentioned in the
iii,,elar
with regard to a footpath leading from the churn' bi,et
across the Sheep fields, and which had been stop do' tv
would not say by whom at present; but he had r!t° again'
that the proper steps would be taken to recover ide ,
with
Ile had seen Mr. Rolleston, and he was almost rea,,;ald `":
the specifications of the tanks. He thought it :nders l'a
well to give authority to the clerk to advertise for 'co thli
soon as Mr. Rolleston sent down the specifications'it• Tie till
would be no benefit, but rather the opposite in se t'+th. le
'ffra
July. Mr. Hill seconded the confirmation of '',Taitte?
ceedings. The proceedings of the finance e°';i" abbe
were read and confirmed, on the 111°-°
Mr. Holmes, seconded by Mr. Marshall• a the
proceedings of the ferry committee were read, and t°
chairman moved their adoption. He said, in referemalis'
the matter between the Messrs. Colborne and the co 0.05
sioners, the committee could not deviate from the
i „01l
terms
sioners,
the act of parliament, seeing that the board 115';(1, $s
way in every point, to suit the Messrs. Colborne! It oot
that was the case, the committee had thought it rig," been
to depart from the terms on which the agreement ha' coin'
drawn, and by Mr. Colborne's own solicitor. The bjeet,
mittee had, however, been keeping in view the great od to
and, however much it might try their patience, he 113 gr.
doubt that it would at last be satisfactorily settled .ea to
Hill seconded the chairman's motion, which was 'That s°
Dr. Parr then moved the following resolution : , ines's"
much of Atherton-road, as lays between the St. Jad teat
road and Victoria-road, New Brighton, be formed,
akierfora:
tenders be advertised for with that object." "` ,;t oppos''
seconded the motion, which was agreed to instant.
tion. The board then adjourned till the Oti" f tilis
WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.—At the we
committee, held . yesterday, Mr. ChuAlwY
sent we tt occupied the chair. The other members present W
Messrs. Critchley, Owen, Denton, Syred, Peck/ ants 110
The medical officer reported that thirty-two deat
_dog
taken place in the establishment during the week eglifider
the 31st ult. The total number of sick paupers . beef
treatment in the hospital and wards last week vr,a!,, err
new cases admitted since, 123; cured and dischare,,i job,
remaining under treatment, 510, including 51 fever, I°Aeclo
and four smallpox cases. The master of the vagrant ;ie
reported that there were 206 destitute persons relies Of
this department during the week ending the 28th uult'fia
amrdeeentingcroler
these 159 were males, 95 females, and 42 children, s':reose
a nett increase of 19 on the previous week, and an ill'ilitit'
of 59 when compared with the corresponding week °ithe
year. The governor reuorted that the number of paupers - ieg
1 establishment last week was 1,804; this week, I,B2o'ibiefitb
an increase of 16 in the week, and, when compared 326'
1 the corresponding week of last year, a decrease ,e'ol3/
The governor further reported that the usual We'lliorel,"
service had not been performed in the workhouse, n° cnort&
man having attended for the purpose. He alsistoe,
that, at five o'clock yesterday morning, Margaret `ry i, the
aged 38, had flung herself from one of the windows I Ares
classification department_ nn the second floor, into the 10
mmetneatn, and Killed herself. The deceased was tu'orie/
of a man who was recently sent to
.prison for an I°i:ref°,
with his own daughter. This circumstance ha r I;t''
upon the mind of the deceased, and there was no,d°etiroort
was the cause of her rash act. Mr. Carr,. the l'clv °-
desired to make an explanation to the committee in re ourt'
.. _fere
to some remarks made by Mr. Mansfield at the Poliee'cobt
It appeared that a man named Cooke had been brodo;,s,
before Mr. Mansfield, a few days ago, for breaking winf 'lie
The prisoner had lost the power of some 0" in
T lunaticowtl
hifhemet
ei .
the
es toww
;prisoner bytooharr workhouse
hhdepoof
rwatuuehrasacaaeestl been field
arriving
Parker, and Graham
sufferin'e, from paralysis, ), amei
must
s tlteobt teitnhg
gross loose
osrekn
workhouse;
;as
aodnniadell„g;:ii3ebrerei;
at the workhouse, Mr. Caerr, before he was a Ton
ncodarledmhnaaodrtksunPreviously
before three medical gentlemen (Messrs. I°los
d
?)rfowutt had been said in the Police-court, had
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mind. 6Thdeorfstan3dintheMeaorin:tolue:
Vibuhto
inceratifipeedrfetchtlayt
atndlnssa,c,,,Tl
aete of
The man Cooke could, therefore, ask his di eotod
certificate was the only protection he, .
and
._leave the workhouse in half-an-hour and the d°c bee
Carr' nise
against such remarks from the bench. The ;ied.
broke windows, and ought to have been Pun:fild,
The Chairman said that such remarks p'ea;ed Mr. Marl„'njust
and did them no harm. Mr. Scott said they
:pststeheihnsoa:tptl: l
ehbeh
eea
rtere ' -dere
and_ uncalled for. Mr. Peck said they ought to take n liu
decided course in reference to this matter, as Mr. Mans 0101
had made similar remarks on several previous occasions,hotit
fon investigation they were always found to be wi.t to
boeufnodrawtaiordn.oHthe
Amfro.vemdatnhsafitealdc.opThy) oef tmbeotimoendiweaals cseerctoiried
and agreed to, This concluded the business.