Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

She was sent to

CRALONER AND CROPPER

rs' noirrs.—William Whittle, a pilots' apprentice,
ied John Hogan, another apprentice, for having
Mr. 'Jenkins was for the complainant,
Cobb for the. defendant. There

assaulted him

summons in

The medical officers of health . reported, that in the
week ending 19th February, the .registered deaths in
Liverpobl wore 239, being 12 less than in the previous
week, and 10 below the average of the same week of the
ten preceding years. In the parish the deaths were 153,
in the out-townships 86. Of 79 deaths caused by diseases
of the zymotic class, 21 weie from scarlatina, 17 from
typhus and yellow fever—the same number as in the
week preceding. and considerably above the average ;
13 deaths from hooping cough, 11 from measles, 5 from
diarrhoea, 4 from small: pox, and 1 from influenza.
Diseases of the lungs caused. 72 .deaths, being 18 less
than the corrected average of. the same week of former
ceded in two cases, J years.

the ease by 'Hogan

ne dais ago-the

parties had had " someiliord
_ .
his hands a ch

len IT

,gar'took into

..ver; and it was supposed he intended to
use it on the head of his fellow apprentice. This was the
assault complained of, but their worships did not think it
was an assault, and dismissed it. There was another
summons against llogan, by the master of the pilot-boat,
who sought to cancel he indentures, on the ground that
the youth had taken tip the cleaver with the supposed
intention of stri 'its comrade, but .as there was no
other complaint a inst him, the magistrates at once

dismissed f

but told the lid to be cautious

he would withdraw the summons of his client, against
Whittle, and so the affair ended.

THE REV.. MR.' WHEELER AND $T_ ANNE'S CHURCHYARD,

—The following cases were

This subject,was again before the board, but as it was
a mere squabble between that, rev. gentleman and Mr.
M‘Gowan, and as the public are sick of it; we only allude
to it, to show that the time of the.committee was wasted
for some time by this, very uninteresting subject. The
committee, however, called in Mr. Smyth, one of the in-
spectors, and he fully bore out Mr. M'Gowan's statement
as to the untenable position taken by the Rev. Mr.
Wheeler. The committee passed a resolution to the effect
that they were quite satisfied with all that Mr. M`Gowan
had done, and that he was quite right all through the
proceedings. NUISANCE. •
Mr. Bowring called attention to an intolerable and
dangerous nuisance existing in Eaton-street, Vauxhall-
road. He, with some other member3.of the committee,
went into Vauxhall-road to inspect some old houses, and
they came into Eaton-street, where they found, next to
the street,
,which was a nasty one, a large receptacle for
all sorts of abominable filth.. It was full to overflowing,
and came out on the street, much to the injury of the
health of the people who resided there. He wished to
call the attention of Mr. Fresh to this dangerous
nuisance. •

The subject was referred to the inspector.
Mr. Stitt moved a resolution, that £5O be presented to
the fifteen inspectors of lodging-houses. This subject
was before the board a fortnight ago.
. _

The motion was carried, aid this, being all the public
business, the board adjourned.

TOXTETII BOARD. OF GUARDIANS

A weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday,
at the public offices, Park-read. The guardians present
were—Thomas Urquhart, Esq., in the chair ; Messrs.
Samuel Siddeley, Joseph Harrison, David Craig, William
Baynes, -William Johnson; Alexander Miller, John Wilson,
Joseph Wilson, Henry Layland, Arthur Giindrod, J. B.
Hughes, M. A. Johns, John MosS and John Rogers.
The relief of the poor of the township was the first
business taken up, after which—.A
letter was read by the clerk, from Mr. Alfred
Stephens, one.of the medical officers, in which he stated
that, though he had not previously communicated with
the board on the subject of the resolutions which the
guardians had come to, still he by no means assented to
the new regulations, and he still reserved'to himself the

right of adoptinr, anv course he might think proper, on

and'quite a contrast with what they had last week.
A letter was read from.the Poor Law Board approving
of the payment of £7 10s. to Mr. E. Heath, relieving
officer, in consideration of the extra services which he has
rendered after the roignation of Mr.. Barnett."

Mr. Moss moved that a cheque be granted for X 750
to Messrs. Kilpin and Montgomery, as afurtherinstahnent
for the building of the New Workhonse. The returns
of. the'building- fund shOwed• that there wAI a balance in
hand of £1,313 lb's. .4

Mr. Moss said he had been given to under:Land by the
Society of Friends, that they were satisfied with what
the Board had done.
Mr. Rogers : Are we to understand that they will take
the land at your price.

Mr. Mosi: Qaite so

They will take it, as agreed on
t to the approval of the. Board

the last board d,

of Health

given notic
, that th

resolution of the Medical Committee, with respect to
the election of a Dispense; should be rescinded, proceed-
ed too say, that it had been -thought by others as well

as himself that there would be no met
penser. He thought that it would .be mot
yell as the ratepayers,

or a d

to the pall

would advertise for

to fitupa dispensary

dispenser, for the

would take £l5O to keep np stick an establishment ; and
he found that they could be amply supplied with
medreines that any of them could take (langhter)—that
was if they were 1 • their. medical advisers
f___ prescribed . ))_ _

A.,.Bliter)-26 a lower ,
therefore, move that the resolution be rescinded and ttit
supply of drugs contracted for.
Mr. lim.;hei said he wished. to about
what he had already said before the boaM, and also at the
medical committee. Ile was of opinion that it weuld be
a great unkindness to the poor people to oblige them to
come to one medical dispensary. If half an hour or an
hour should be lost in going to a central depot for

word

been en'

THE NORTHERN TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1859

medicine, in an Opidemic vase, it would be a serious
matter.

Mr. Ro'ers said, if , Mr. Wilson thought :they. would
haia The druggists under control,' he wag niticli mistaken,
astthey had no hold on, them that could compel them to
supply any drugs but what they choose. The only thing
you have power to do, is to say that their contract ceases
at such a time. He therefore thought it necessary to
have a dispenser. .
Mr. Harrison expreseed himself grieved to find that a
shopkeeper should reflect discredit on another, as much
as to say there was not honesty enough to supply the
medicines according to contract.
Mr. Miller was of opinion that the matter should not
be left to the mercy of the shopkeepers and doctors. It
was an experiment to have a dispenser, and ought to be
tried.

Mr. John Wilson said, some members' of the board
looked at the expenditure of £5O on that matter as .a
great deal to the township, who would not object to lay
out hundreds and thousands on others. He would say
for them to appoint two, good medical men, and also a
good man as their dispenser, and that would be the best
thing they could do.

Moss was of the same opinion as Mr. Rogers.
They were there to provide the best medicines for the
poor people. He had taken very little drugs himself,
and he wished the poor people would take less, Mr.
Harrison had taken offence: at what he thought was an
onslaught on the shopkeepers' honesty. He, however,
thought, if they were as honest as gold, they were not
too honest. He was sure, from what he had been told,
that the whole matter would not cost more
than £220 at most, £7O as salary for the dispenser £3O
as house rent; and £7 or £8 for drugs ; and by buying
their own drugs at first cost, they would have them at
least with the saving of what a druggist would charge
as profit, as well as being sure they would be of the best
quality. He had much pleasure in giving his support
to the confirmation of the resolution of the medical
committee.

The Chairman said, it was arranged at the last meeting
of the hoard, that all properly qualified persons whether
homoeopathists or allopathists, were alike eligible for
election as medical officers. If in the wisdom of that
board they should elect one homoeopathist and one
allopathist, the dispenser would have much less to do than
if they were to elect two allopathists. Under these cir-
cumstances, he thought it would be inexpedient to
advertise for a dispenser at present.
Mr. Moss said, the Poor-law Board were opposed to
the syStem of homoeopathy.
The Chairman said, the Poor-law Board had no objec-
tion whatever to any board of guardians appointing
homceopathists if they thought fit.
Mr. John Wilson said, the matter had been settled by
a letter in the newspaper in which the Poor-law Board
condemned the system.

After some further remarks, it was as 'to postpone
the election of a medical dispenser till after the election
of medical officers, and, on the motion of Mr. John
Wilson, it was agreed to proceed to advertise for medical
officers.

Mr. Johns moved, that the case submitted to Mr.
Archbold, with his opinion thereon, and also the letters
received from the medical officers, be sent to the Poor-
law commissioners, and their advice solicited relative to
the Guardians proceeding in the matter.
Mr. Hughes seconded the resolution. _ _

Mr. John Wilson moved, and Mr. Moss seconded, an
amendment to the effect that such a proceeding would be
unnecessary.

Mr. Harrison's notice of a motion, at the last board
meeting, relative to the election of a master and matron
for the new workhouse, was withdrawn.
Mr. Moss gave notice that he would move, on the next
Board day, that a committee should be formed, to be
called the Workhouse Committee, in which all matters
connected with the new workhouse should be vested.

Mr. Gough's report showed that the number of inmates
in the house last week were 360, this week 356.; in the
hospital 39. . . .

This concluded the business.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LABOURERS' DWELLINGS COMPANY.

The Annual Meeting of this Company was held yesterday,
in the office 'of the Common-hall Philadelphia-chambers,
Hackins-hey. Mr. John Cropper in the chair. The
other gentlemen present were -Messrs. Bushell, S.
Rathbone, R. R. Rathbone, Myers, and Oliver.
Mr. Myers read the following
ANNUAL REPORT.

"In accordance with the provisions of the constitution
of the company, your directors "have to place before the
shareholders an account of the receipts and expenditure
of the company since their last annual report, the accounts
having been duly audited and found correct. •
" The financial accounts of your directors, in conse-
quence of no new operations having been entered upon,
are, however, exclusively confined to those connected
with " Northumberland-buildings." The amount of
rents collected from this property during the year ending
on the 31st December -last is £326 6s 6d. From-this
amount must be deducted the sum of £l2O lOs 10d for
parochial rates, property tax, water rent, gas, insurance,
&c., leaving the nett income of the buildings £205 15s
Bd, which, upon its cost, enhanced by all the preliminary
expenses in forming the company, would yield a dividend
of 34 per cent. Owing, however, to the very low rate of
interest upon the balance in the bank for the year 1858
(£36 14s 10d), the total sum which can be divided upon
the paid-up capital of the company "will only enable them
to make a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent., which
your directors accordingly recommend.
"Although the amount of rent received in 1858 rather
exceeds that of the previous year, yet your directorS feel
disappointed that the augmentation has not been larger;
they have no reason; however, to believe that it has
arisen from anv defect or want of accommodation which
the buildings afford to the tenants,' but chiefly from' the
removal of a considerable portion of artisans and others
to different localities more convenient to their respective
occupations, and the general depression of trade.
"Under the recent sanitary regulations and other,
restrictions placed by -the _.town 'authorities upon: the
erection of houses suitable for the labouring people, great
improvements have been introduced into this class of
property, and the attention of the public, havingalso of
late been more particularly directed to rendering the
dwellings of the poor more suitable to their moral and
physical advantages, one of the objects for which
company was originated has been accomplished.
" The success of the operators of the company regaided
as an investment do not justify the directors in recom-
mending the' erection of further buildings at present ;
but, hoping that the depression of the last year may be
regarded as the cause of so many of the houses remaining
unoccupied, they prefer to take the experience of another
year before•recommending to the shareholders any definite
course regarding the future." .

LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening.
- There any; little, if a change . ;notice in the
state of our Cotton market. . The demand is
moderately active and holders are not over, eager,
in selling, pricei are consequently liven. maintained.
The sales-to-day were about 8,000 bales, One-fourth'
•of which was on speculation and for export.
The business done in the 'Liverpool Share
Market to-day was very limited, and, at the ClOse
a decline 'was noticeable in the price of the leading
Stocks and Shares. The business was as follows :
.—Laneashire and Yorkshire, 951; London and
North. Western, 951, 953,. '954, 953 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 371 ; Midland, 1013, 1011;
North Staffordshire, 5• d ; Dovers, 22 1-16,
.22, 22 1-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71.
The following were, the .closing prices :—Black-
burn, 111, 113 ; Chester and Birkenhead,
624, 63 ; Caledonian, 84, 841 ; Chester
and Holyhead, 48, 481 ; Eastern Counties,
12 1-16,' 124 ; East Lancashire, '941, 951 ; Do.
£9 shares, 4, 1 p ; Great Northern, 1044, 105 ;
Do. A, 88, 89 ; Great Western, 564, 57
Lancashire and Yorkshire .Stock, 953, 953; Do.
£9 shares, 1, p' • Loudon and North Western
Stock, 951, 951 • Do. one-eighth shares, 15-16, 3d ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 373, an;
Midland Stock, 1014, 1013; North British, 581,
591 ; North Western, 131, 131 ; North Staf-
fordshire; 5 xd, 41 d ; North Eastern—Berwick,
93, 931 ; York and North Midland, 771 781 ;
Leeds Capital Stock, 48, . 4814 South Eastern
and Dover, 22, 22 1-16 ; Dutch Rhenish, 43,
41' d; ' Great Western of Canada, .151 . 16 ;
Ditto New ,Shares, 43, d ; Great Luxembourg,
63, 64 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 73, 7 7-16'.
The. General Produce Markets are rather dull,
but prices are pretty well. maintained. Sugar
remains without change. To-day the sales were
4,500 mats, 4,500 bags, and 105 hhds, at 38s 6d
for Berbice; 43s for Mauritius, and 25s for Paraiba;
the latter to arrive, for the Clyde, in bond from
the quay. Nothing was done to-day in Molasses,
Rum, or Coffee ; and only 80 tierces.Carolina Rice
sold at. 20s 3d per cwt. Spices met . with a fair
sale, and 1,000 bags, Bombay Linseed were dis-
posed of at 52s per quarter, and
„1,500. bales Jute,
at £l6 5s to £22 15s per ton for common to
fine. . •

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report,
adinitted that it- was not a very flattering one. At the
same time, the directors were hopeful that something
better might come out of the property. They, believed
they had done good, so far as to stimulate benevolent men
to build comfortable dwellings for the poor; and the con-
sequence had been an improved class of buildings for. the
working population.
Mr. Bushell seconded the adoption of the report. He
said they were not discouraged, although in a financial
aspect three per cent. dividend was not that which they
would desire. But they felt that, in exceptional times,
they had been engaged in a new work, and had a treat

The half-yearly meeting of the Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway Company, will
be held at the Monk's-ferry Hotel, on Saturday peat.
From the report to be submitted, we learn that
the balance applicable to dividend is £23,291
12s sd, out of which the directors recommend a
dividend after the rate of 21 per cent. per annum,
carrying over a balance ofii£l,42o to the 'next
account. The report also states that the capital
of the ,company amounts to £2,588,145.- . The
directers have applied to Parliament for powers
to make a railway from Hooton to Helsby, with
branches to Ellesmere Port and Tranmere Pool.
The several questions in difference between the
company and the Improvement CommiSsioners of
Birkenhead have recently been amicably ariariged.
The company's traffic has suffered in common with
that of all other railways from the commercial
depression of 1857-8, and from the competition
of neighbouring companies. The directors have
revised the local passenger fares, with a view of
meeting the loss necessarily entailed upon the
company in maintaining the small roadside
stations.

The London Stock Market opened firm at yes-
terday's closing prices, but subsequently became
weaker, and closed with lower prices than at the
opening. Consols at noon stood at 95: to 953, but
closed at 951, 951 at which they remained after
official hours. Tile closing quotations for other
securities were-Three per Cents., 95,1„ 96; Bank
Stock, 2282, 2301 ; Exchequer Bills (large
and small), 35, 38 pm.
The London Share Market, influenced by Consols,
opened firmly, but with a small business prices
gave way a little, and closed weak st the following
quotations :-Ambergates, 63, 6tl ; Caledonians,
84, 841 ; Ditto pref., 103, 105 ; Eastern
Counties, 60, 61; East Lancashire, 94, 96;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701, 71 ; Great
Northern; 104, 105 ; Do. A., 87, 89 ; Do. 8.,
137, 138 ; Great Westerns, 56, 561 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 95, 95:!.; Brighton, 109,
1091; London and North Western, 95, 951 ;
London and South, Western, 911, 921 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 37, 373;
Midland Stock, 101, 1013 ; North British, 58f1,
591 ; Do. pref., 112, 114 ; North Eastern-
Berwicks, 921, 93/ ; Do. Leeds, 471, 48/ ; Do.
Yorks, 78, 783; North Staffor4s, 5, 41 ; South
Eastern, 731, 731 ; Turkish, 90, 901 ; New, 1023,
103 ; Great Western of Canada, 16, 16/ ; New,
43 41; Grand Trunk of Canada, 77,-,
MesSrs.'Mackay, in their report of the Liverpool
Timber Trade, issued this afternoon, say :
Since the date of our annual circular, the Ist inst., the
the trade in wood has been on the whole healthy, although
probably not quite so large as the indications then made
seemed to justify the expectation of. The manufacturing
districts, however, are understood to be full of orders,
and a profitable summer trade is anticipated in most
branches. This belief, if realised, can hardly fail to
exercise .a favourable influence on the wood trade ; but it
is so completely dependant on what may not improperly be
denominated accidental circumstances, that the utmost
prudence and precaution are necessary to steer a safe
course iu regulating the supply to the demand.
The import has been comparatively small. Two vessels
of 666 tons register have arrived wood laden from British
America, against ten vessels of 8,685 tons for, the same
period last year. Should similar caution in respect to
imports be observed for two or three months to come, a
large qi,lantity of the stocks now on hand will have
passed into consumptive use, and the. market will have
been brought into a more active and healthy condition
than it has witnessed for some time past.

The following is the return of the traffic of the
Great Western Railway :—Traffic weak. 'ending
Feb. 20, £25,269 ; corresponding week 1858,
£23,562.

The London public sales of Colonial Wool have
commmenced this evening, and the attendance of
buyers was tolerably goad ; the biddings have
ruled steady, but by no means active, and the
prices of the previous auctions were fully sup-
ported, with a tendency to, advance. The selling
brokers were Messrs. Southey and Son, and they
offered 22,95 bales, namely.: 14,44 Cape, 516 Port
Philip, 250 Sydney, and 49 German. Cape clean
sheeps, is 9d to 2s ld, • and washed,. is 71d ;
damaged, is 91d to is 101 d; and washed skins,
is 61d; damaged ditto, is 21c.1; Port Philip clean
sheeps, is 71d to is 81d ; scoured, 2s ld to
2s 81d ; lambs, is 71d to lg 111 d ; ditto scoured,
2s 51d to 2s 81d; pieces and grease, is ld; Syd-
ney clean sheeps, is lld to is 111 d ; ditto scoured,
is lld to 2s sd; damaged is 10d ; lambs scoured,
2s 3d to 2s 81d ; skin scoured, is 6d ; locks, is 3d ;
grease, is to is 2d; Algoa Bay clean sheeps. is 5d
to is 8d; ditto scoured, is Is9d ; greasy ls 3d
to is Bd, and washed, is 40 to 1s 5d ; pickings,
is ld to le 31c1 ; German clean sheep, is 6d to
4s 9d; ditto scoured, is 10d. to 2s ; skin, is Otd
to is 3d.
The Friar Tuck has arrived from C
lbs. of tea

ina, with 800,000

The. Stock Markets to-day were excited, increased
sensitiveness being shewa to pacific rumours. On the
announcement of Lord Cowley's mission to Vienna, Con-
sols at once sprung up 1 per cent., and an immediate
advance took place in nearly every other department of
the Stock Exchange. The English Funds left off 1 per
cent. better than yesterday. The improvement in the
Share Markets was likewise well supported. Many of
the moneyed establishments are compelled to refuse to
take in fresh loans
_at present The Discount Depart

of the Bank was idle. - There were no gold operations at
the Bank to-day :• At Paris, to7day, the French Three
per Cents. show a rise of to a, per cent. The fall in
the Austrian Funds on the Continent is excessive. At
Vienna, yesterday,"-the reduetionrepresented 14 per cent.,
at Frankfort still More, and at Amsterdam 1 per cent.--

Daily _News City Article, Wednesday Evening

The improved tone of yesterday 'afternoon- was main-
tained at the opening. The announcement of Lord
Cowley being about to visit Vienna, to offer, it is
presumed with the implied approval of the French
Court, .the good offices of the English Government on
the Italian question, another advance of a quarter per
cent. on the least prospect of adjustment. The rise
would, of course, be very rapid .with the present scarcity
of stock and abundance of money, but for the fact that
the French army and navy, if disappointed of employment
in one quarter, may be expected to look for it in
another. Any settlement that is not- accompanied by
some positive undertaking for a reduction of armaments

would therefore be viewed as a very uncertain good.
Times City Article, Wednesday Evening.
RUSSIAN LOAN.—The Commercial Gazette of Berlin
states that it has good authority for believing that the
_Russian Government are negotiating a loan of £5,000,000_
with Messrs. Rothschild.
RAlLivia. TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The Great 'Northern,
this week, shows an increase of £1,060. The, Great
Western, an increase of £1,707. The London and
South Western, an increase of £5OB.