The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-30 00:00:00

ALTERATIONS IN THE WORKHOUSE,

Plans and specifications of the proposed alterations and
improvements in the interior of the present workhouse
were laid upon the table, as also a report from the archi-
tect, Mr. Culshaw, who estimated that the cost would be
from £250 to £3OO, and ordered to be sent to the Poor-
law Board for their approval.
There being no farther business, the board adjourned

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Tomas Fox was brought up on remand, charged with hating
e° witted a murderous assault on a female in Thurlow-street.
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appeared that a week since the prisoner was in a. house in
"e street named, when a female, named Elizabeth Mathews,
'ante in. The prisoner asked her what brought her there, and
lshe said that was no affair of kis, when he struck her a violent.
17, and knocked her down a flight of stairs. She was much
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44nred, and has not spoken aline.. The prisoner was again
remanded_

BUTTER FOR SALMON.
Joseph Salmon, a carter, was charged with having stolen a
firkin of butter, value £3 10s, belonging to Mr. Inman. The
VriAoner was carting butter from one of the docks, and whilst
'B`) engaged he managed to abstract one of the firkins, which,
'la doubt, be intended for his own (salmon) use, or to dispose
<4 it for cash to some customer or other. He was remanded
to this
day, in order to produce further evidence.
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DISHONEST SERVANT.
Mary Wryer, a servant, was charged with having stolen a
amity of wearing apparel belonging to her mistress, Sarah
ahcbaY. The articles were taken out of a box and pledged
y the prisoner: She was remanded for the present.
A VOYA6E PREVENTED.
Detective Wilson (brought up a well-dressed, respectable-
mookin
lg young man, named John Henry. Wells, on the following
14..._`uarge :—He stated that he received a telegraph message on
4 _day from Doncaster, in consequenee of which he was
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she look out, and on 'Tuesday morning he met the prisoner
4 the Landing-stage, and asked his name. He gave him a
Lniß one, and then he arrested him on a charge of having
employer,
from Doncaster, stealing £l5, the money of his
an accountant of that town. He got a knife on the
Ihst
oner, with his real name, and found he had paid his passage
.-° :New York, in the City of Washington. The prisoner refused
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° Y anything, and was ordered to be sent to Doncaster.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
James Piers, coppersmith, 13, Duke-street, was charged by
wife with having threatend to take her life. Mr. Bluck
'(*eauted, and Mr. Cobb defended. From the opening state-
t and the evidence of Jane Piers, the complainant, it
4PPerired that the parties did not live pleasantly together, and
„ the 22nd the defendant entered the house, and told her to
l'ejent of her sins, as she had not long to live, for he intended
kak this,e her lite. In consequence of she feared he would
form his promise. After some discussion, the defendant
Was bound in his own recognisance of £lOO to keep the peace
it)w ards his wife, and,be was also ordered to give her up some
-44 lies which he had belonging to her.

The Banks will be closed on Saturday at twelve
°clock instead of one.
TESTIMONIAL TO A CONGREGATIONAL
,the Rev. Thomas G. Lee, who, for nearly twenty years,
.'4 been the minister of New Windsor Chapel, Salford,
:as been presented by the members of his church and
_°llgTegation, with an address expressive of their high
estimation of his character and labours. The address
I.l_lB accompanied with a purse of fifty sovereigns.. -bin
'1;_", though he has for thirty years been a talented and
industrious preacher, is perhaps better known to the
public as a zealous and successful lecturer and writer on
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4 Cial and political.reforms•