The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-08 00:00:00

ROYAL COLOSSEUM.

-The engagement of the celebrated Zeleski Family, by
the manager of the Colosseum, has been thoroughly
aPPrei,iated by the play-going portion of the commu-
nity, The drawing-room entertainment given by this
family is ,certainly worth witnessing, and we *cordially
recommend the reader to visit the theatre during their
engagement.

THE KNECITTION

THIS DAT.

THE WIFE MURDERER'S FATE.

This day at noon, Thomas Gallagher will undergo the
extreme penalty of the law on the south-west side of the
Xirkdale Gaol, in which he has been confined since the
sentence of death was passed upon him at the last
assizes. It• will be in the recollection of our readers
that this culprit was tried, and found guilty on "the
clearest possible evidence, and even on his own state-
meat, of the most cruel, barbarous, and atrocious murder
:I:his wife, under circumstances almost unparalelled for
ferocity. It is fully apparent from the, facts of this case
that Gallagher did not only cause by his brutal violence
the death of his wife, but also that he was instrumental
in hastening the death of his own daughter by a former
Marriage, a girl of about seventeen years of age, who
was a witness of the dreadful scene which took place in
Silver-street, and. for
,which he has now, in the prime
of life, to be cast into eternity, as the punishment
awarded by the laW fot such an offence, and as an
example to others. The facts adduced upon the trial
are shOrt and clear—'so clear, that the jury who tried
him had not, nor could have, the slightest hesitation in
returning the verdict of guilty.
'Since hici confinement in that cell be has been regu-
laa4 and constantly attended by the Rev. Mr. Gibson,
a Roman Catholic priest, and has evinced his contrition
for the horrible crime which he -committed; and has
Most devoutly and earnestly attended to the spiritual
ministrations of the reverend gentleman, whose painful
(Ifeullr:Y it has been to prepare him for his awful fate. A
days since he received the " mass of the holy corn-
Ituaion," as administered by the Church of Rome, and
Yesterday his two children had a final interview with
their unhappy parent, who has committed an offence in
the eyes of God and in the eyes of man. The scene
must have been heartrending, and can more easily be
imagined than described. After this interview he
Za,alously attended, to the spiritual ministrations of his
Pastor, who remained with him up to a late hour
last night.
At a late hour in the afternoon the scaffold upon
Which Thomas Gallagher, the wife murderer, will die,
/vas erected, and every preparation was made in the
interior of the gaol for carrying out the awful sentence
')f the This was done in the presence of a large
number of persons, including children of a very tender
age, and those of more advanced years, some of whom
Were
tk passing a ribald jest, and apparently taking tip
'air Positions to witness the melancholy spectacle which
will this day take place.
There was a rumour that some persons had sent up a
Me4l •
05151, for the mitigation of the capital punishment,
tt7 the Rome Secretary, but up to a late hour last night
ueofficiats of the gaol had' not been apprised of the
f
pier, nor hadany communication been received from the
°lne Office to stay the sentence being fully carried into
affect. •

PHR:EtioLooy.—This science, which at present may
be said to be only in its infancy, promises to become.
°Ile:of the most valuable of moderndistoveries. What
greater benefit could be bestowed on mankind at large
than that which pourtrays individual character, and
cuables us to discover the direction in which one's
ad(ldY and mental energies can be best directed to
vantage ? .We should strongly recommend all per-
-6T185 especially the young, who have not had their
heads phrenologically examined to pay a vist to Messrs.
Fowler mid Wells, who are staying for a few days at`
the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street.
CORONER'S, INQUESTS—The Coroner held the following
41(luests yesterday :—On the body of John Callagan,
15 months old. The child was scalded on Wednesday
week. by some hot water falling on it, in its parents' house,
:11 a court off Addison-street, and died from the results.
•
Verdict accordingly.—On the body of Samuel Williams,
‘Years old, the son of parents living at 15, Cromwell-
street,• Park. The &ceased was an appientice to a
joiner. About five weeks ago he was run against by a
. mall, when he fell in the street, and the wheel of a car
spinewa! passing came against his back and broke the
southern in the effects of which he lingered in the
Hcci dospitaentl,al death. " where he died on Wednesday.
mid) " A