The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-20 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Mr. Gustavus Schwabe has been elected chairman of
the new local board at West Derby.
• Mr. Charles Dillon, the popular actor, commenced a
series of performances at the Theatre-Royal, Manchester,
ou Monday evening.
THE BOROUGH GUARD.—Last evening, Mr. Berry,
sergeant-majOr of the Ist Liverpool Volunteer Rifles,
Was appointed to the rank of lieutenant in the Liver-
Pool Borough Guard. This appointment will no doubt

give general satisfaction.
THE REPORTED RAPE CASE IN BIRKENHEAD PARK.
--On Monday morning a paragraph appeared in a con-
temporary announcing that a rape had been committed
at the Park. We are authorised to say that there was
no foundation for the story.
BIRKENHEAD.—Yesterday, (before Mr. Bryans,) at
the Birkenhead Police Court, Mary M'Coonib, well
known to the police, was charged with having stolen a
pair of trousers, the property of Mr. Vaughan, 20, Wil-
braham-street. The article Is as found in the prisoner's
Lome. Remanded until Thursday.
COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT.—At this court, yes-
terday, Thomas Webster was charged with assaulting
William Chambers, a collector of tolls. The prisoner
s passing through the gate on Monday last when he
struck the prosecutor a violent blow on the head with a
stick. The offence was proved, and the prisoner was
fined 20s. and costs.
ACCIDENTS.—MichaeI Fernan, a passenger by the
steamer Windsor, from Dublin, was knocked down yes-
terday, by a car in Bath-street, and received a scalp
wound and contusion.—Thomas Evans, a labourer,
residing in Church-place, Church-street, Everton, fell
of a scaffold at Clarence Dock Basin, and sustained
severe contusions of the body.
BAZAAR.—Yesterday, a bazaar of plain and orna-
mental work, in aid of the fund for the erection of a
new Independent chapel, at Kirkdale, was opened at
the exhibition-rooms, Old Post Office-place, Church-
Street. There was a very good attendance of ladies and
gentlemen. The sales will continue over to-day and
to-morrow. To-morrow, we will give a more length-
tiled notice of this effort.
TUB EVANGELICAL CONTINENTAL SOCIETY.—Last
'evening the annual meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary
•of the above society. gold in PPrnbrOV"
~,eupied by Mr. John Cropper. The
B. li. Cowper, of London, gave an interesting
account of the state of Italy ; and the Rev. M. Berrier,
of Paris, gave recent intelligence from France. At the
conclusion a collection was made in aid of the funds.
CHARGE OP PERSONATION AT WARRINGTON.-011
Monday, a case of personation was heard before the
magistrates at Warrington, which excited considerable
interest in the town. Thomas Bridge was charged with
Personating his cousin, of the same name, at the muni-
cipal election, on the 13th inst., to fill up a vacancy in
the Town Council; and M. Devin, one of the candidates
for the vacancy, was charged under the .9th section of
the 22nd Vic, c. 35, with having induced Thomas Bridge
to commit the offence. After the evidence against
Bridge was heard he was. convicted and sentenced to
'seven days' imprisonment. Devin was acquitted.
Finn LIVERPOOL.—Early yesterday morning a
ere was discovered in the premises of Thomas Woodruff,
tint owner, Lower Warwick-street. The building in
Which the fire originated is used
_for storing the carts,
and the fire appears to have begun in some loose wood
and straw which was lying in the yard. The flames
'soon communicated to the various articles in the place,
and they being chiefly of wood the conflagration was at
'one time rather serious in appearance. The prompt
arrival of the fire brigades prevented the flames from
spreading to the adjoining buildings, but the place in
Which the carts were stored was completely gutted. We
believe the property was not insured.
TRADESMEN'S BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY.—The
,Ott annual meeting, of this society was held on Monday
tight, at the office of the secretary, Mr. Prest, Market-
Cues, Birkenhead. -The report was read, from which
appeared that the eeoiety consisted of 293 shares, of
Which 271 have been advanced on security. The total
profits amount to £1,242 14s. 9d., or £4 4s. 10d. per
share,, which, with the amount of the. subscriptions
Paid, makes the nominal value of each share £lO 4s. 10d.
The accounts having been passed, votes of thanks were
liven to Mr. T. H. Galloway, the chairman, and Mr.
Priest, the secretary. The election of officers for the
ensuing year then took place.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the Coroner held
the following inquests :—On the body of William
Day* 16 years of age, who was an engine-cleaner at
134ge-hill station. The deceased was crossing the line
on Monday about 3 o'clock, when he was knocked down
11 a tram, ran over and killed. The jury returned a
Verdict of accidentally killed, with the following present-
Ment :—" That they blame the company for allowing
the carriages to go before the engine. If that cannot
'be done without, they should have a man on the first
Vatriage to give alarm if any one is in the way."—On
the body of Thomas Gill, a child eight days old. The
'body was taken to St. James's to be buried ; a certificate
from a midwife was produced that the child was still-
born, but as there was some suspicion about it, the
matter was referred to Mr. Blake, the beadle, who, in
an ingenious manner, discovered that the child was
nearly nine days old ; and, on further inquiry, he found
it was illegitimate. Death was the result of irritation
of the bowels, from improper food, and the jury found
4 verdict according.