The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-17 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPTED Mrninn. AND SuicmE.—John Farrell, a
l.abourer, residing at No. 6, Cow-lane, cut his threvt
With a razor, and also cut his wife's throat, when
state of insanity. . .

Acme/qr.—Thomas Griffith, a boy aged nine years,
residing in Highfield-street, received a fractured thigh
by getting his leg between the spokes orthe wheel of a
car, when riding behind it in Byrom-street,
The Earl arid Countess of Derby will be honoured
with the company of their Ito al Duchess
of Cambridge and the ritieel.'s Mali', at dinner, on the
instaiit. 'the no..;1; earl and countess have cards
col for dinner parties on the 18th and-23rd instant.
LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEERS.—We understand that ar-
rangements are making for a genet al volunteer review,
at Aintree, near Liverpool, early in June, on which
eeoasion a silver bugle will be presented to the Liver-
Pool Artillery Corps, which forms one of the
nnest and most efficient branches of the Lancashire
force,
T'tz CrtArAEn.--LThe tollPWing edditiOnal
„
4'ielesoviere recovered- fiord the Royal Charter last
`-?attirdasy. 6664 ;-.4nother portmanteau, containing
tree white shirts; one red flannel shirt, one 'singlet, one
euat, One pair of trousers and two.vests, one silk hand-
kerchief; and one silk cravat, something like a Chinese
Puzzle, and a small book of different talcs; and a part of
".:wel' which was -very rotten; one white shirt was
Th
--"riced ‘‘. Gilbert Watson," and on the towel was
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%ST !JERRY BOAEIi Or Grl4RlifAi4S.—tie.
thi.; .- •
t„ y Meet fig df this• beard took place lsterday,„ at
:iirorkhOUSe ; Mr. HeYes tilt'. 004er
;11-arclialis . present wern,-1!",:as, l'fareham, Modcalf,
Pilling' Robeits, and
4ftit ine routine business was disposed of, the
1-‘or's report was read, showing that the number of
Pa>iPers in the workhouse for the pait week was 314
4g41110 263 on the corresponding week in the year 1859.
There 'were admitted during the week. 19, against 6
L'eibarged. The births and deaths were only one of
• The report of. the master of
.the hospital was
also submitted, which gave a. return of 8 discharged,
'lul 1 death, leaving the ,number in the hospital this
;leek 76, against 88 ou the corresPonding Week last
• Cheques for outdoor relief were theii,traiited, to
Botts `relieving effieer, f, F £lOB t, tO. Mr. Lytligoe
tor
423; indlo Mr, Roierton for £37. Mr. Cleaver
Ittbra,,l.Tei • , !;
ed!a statement of a levy necessary to be made in
e4-retal tOwnships.of the union; amounting to the
barn of 412,523 ; and on the-Motion of Mr. Abrahams,
:ended by Mr. Pilling, it *as:agreed that the amount
'euld be levied in three instalments. There were
"Yeral letters read from the Poor-law COmmissioners
'Mothers, but none of them were of public importance;
'/cept.a. statistical report from the Commissioners in
18Uoy, for the five years ending the Ist of January,iv°. The applicants for outdoor relief were very
and their claim; were in all 'Cana adinittedThe .
hoard theii adjourned.
LATE AFFAIR. AT THE HOTEL.—We
2elq,ancl altar . 011 &tang Men who were recently
irt cl at te, Albion have made an application to the
of :State on the. subject, complaining of the
C"inet of the police on the occasion, . which is so well
although
It was thought the' kilt-rests were illegal ; and,
good lawyers informed the parties that the
;lee acted under an act of Parliament, yet the parties,
thought they were aggrieved, were not satisfied.
The answer of the Home Secretary, however, is more
;:It! enough to convince the gentlemen that the pollee
ted. under the act, and that threatened actions for
; Nes, false imprisonment, and the like, is simply
t4'4d- We also hear that the betting men either have
Tien or are about to take a. room, and to have a regular
akersall's in Liverpool, which they say is legal, and
h
IYUnd the power of the.police. •
to Ntrtstt AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.--A meeting,
the purpose of furthering the objects of this society,
tt? establishing branch at Rock Ferry, was held last
plOt in the schoolroom of St. Paul's Church,. Rock
The attendance was numerous and respectable,
:4 betokened an interest. in the cause extremely eredi-
11ble. to . the -inhabitants of the' neighbourhood. . The
-`siv • occupied the chair, and in an impres-
slleeell,•opened. the proceedings. In the course of 1
ebserVations he remarked that no one society conld
ttoind. Which -did- more . for Christianity than
Present, whiCh distributed coPies of the 'Word •
'` God to the people of, foreign countries. The Bible
L
'etety was one which all should sap Port ; it required
4„: their efforts to carry out the good work. He then
fearred to the. operations Of, the society in Russia,
pt
vi 'tee, and other countries, and expressed his con-
t of -the great good which had resulted from
'0 efforts. The Rev. Andrew Knox, 'of Birken-
:at next addressed the meeting. • He said the society
'4' one of a most glorious character, and one which
garb being
at the most glorious results that could be imagined.
being the nature of the society, he felt the greatest
matey in appearing there as its advocate. 7There were
kuan.
good societies in operation, but all their efforts
society,—The
be fruitless without the assistance of the bible
Rev. Mr. Swallow then addressed the
meeting, and communicated some interesting statis-
t;c'' of the circulation of bibles in' foreign countries.
The proceedings were concluded with prayer.—At the
elc'te Of the meeting. a number of ladies proffered their
t'etvices as collectors for the