The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-24 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

HENGLER'S CIRCUS.—It should not ba overlooked
that there is in afternoon performance at two o'clock
to-day.
ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.—Itichard Burrows, labourer,
residing in Pleasant-street, fell down the stairs of a
warehouse in Vandres-street, and sustained a compound
fractured leg; ' Thomas Davin, a laboutef, residing 'in
Woodstock-street, sustained a fractured leg by a bale of
cotton falling on him' at the Stanley Dock.
ILL-TREATMENT OF A WIFE. Ann M'Goveran,
residing in Collingwood-street, received a severe com-
pound fracture of the arm yesterday, by her husband
beating her with a poker. He is in custoday,, and will
be brought before the magistiates to-day. .1 - • •
Civic Hosprn.urry.—Our worthy chief ;magistrate,
T. D. Anderson, Esq , entertained, at his private .resi-
dence, yesterday afternoon, the Earl of Shaftesbury,
Colonel Edwardes; and several of the' distinguished
gentlemen who took
.part in the proceedings
at the great meeting in the Philharmonic Hall,
last evening. We understand that his worship has
invited the clergymen, and gentlemen who have :been.
engaged in the missionary conference in Hope-hall
during the week, to breakfast, at the Town-hall, this
morning. This' liberality on the part °Phis Worship,is
well-timed, and only what might have been anticipated
from him.

INQUESTS, HELD YESTERDAY.—On the body of Wil-
liam Asborne, the soldier found dead on the previous
morning in a beer-house in Midgball-street. Thomas
Walsh, recruiting officer, the man who slept with the
deceased on Wednesday night, stated that the prisoner
complained of a bad cold .and sore, throat. He. was
found in the kitchen, not-in bed, about half-past eight
o'clock, by Ellen, wife of Michael Gill, the keeper of.
the beer-house. The inquest was: adjourned until to-day
for medical evidence.—On the body of William Henry
Wilkinson, eighteen years of age, residing in Fanhole-
lane, Edge Hill, who expired at the Northern Ho'spital
from a fracture of the skull, received on Saturday by
falling off the railings surrounding, the Town-hall.
Verdict—" Accidental death."—On the body. of Harriet

Shaw, forty-two years of age, wife of Richard Shaw,
plumber, residing at 97, Tetlow-street. The deceased
was subject to fits ; and it is supposed that whilst in
' ' fit, on Thursday, she fell upon the fire and got burnt.
Verdiet—" Accidentally burnt."
ANNUAL MEETING AT QXTON.—Yesterday evening a
public meeting of the parish overseers of Oxton was
held at Newborn's raoms ; Mr. Charles P. Nosworthy
in the chair. Messrs. Thomas Harbord and James
De Wolf were appointed overseers of the poor; Messrs.
George Nicholson and Jacob Jacobson, assessors of
assessed taxes ; and Mr. John Cropper and Mr, Thomas
Batty, surveyors of highways—for the ensuing year,
Mr. Dansou read a statement ofaccounts and receipts,
Rates, £2BB Bs. Bd.; cash reoeived on account of work
done, £2 14s. • balance in hand at the close of the
former year, ilO4, 9s. 9d. Expenditures commissions
paid, £2B 16s. 4d. ; wages, £l2O 10s. 7d. ; cartages,
£33 3s. 3d. ; materials, £3l 17s. 10d. ; Craven
contracts, less £ll4 17s. 4d. ; contributions towards
costs, £220 16s. ; iaspector of nuisances' salary,
£IQ ; rent of office, £2 15s. ; leaving ahalanee in hand
of £62 17s, 3d. Mr. Drew protested against lavish
expenditure of ratepayers' monies in making roads at
before and behind private houses, which were Of no
public use; end complained of the item for cartages,
remarking that it was illegal, for surveyors to employ
carters at all, and proposed that the accounts be not
passed. The proposition fell to the ground, after a good
deal of angry and desultory conversation, and the
accounts were passed. Mr. Drew then proposed that no
•steps be taken by the surveyors in putting any road or
carriage way in repair without first submitting the
matter to a township meeting. Mr. Baits asked the
amount of the fine for not acting as a surveyor, for he
would rather pay the amount, he said, than be subject
'to be called to weekly'meetings on paltry affairs. Mr.
Drew's proposition was put to the meeting, and lost.
Mr. Danson read a long report on the present state of
unappropriated roads, and suggested means of improving.
them. before doing so, however, he said that this was
probably the last occasion on which he should meet the
parishioners, fur he would not under any circumstances,
take office again. A vote. of thanks were awarded to
Messrs. Danson and Newborn for past services; and to
Mr: Nosworthy, the chairman, for his conduct in the
chair, whieh terminated the proceedings.
TELEGRAPHIC MAE QF EURCtEE, AND ALMANAC FOR
1860.—We have had the pcensnre of.receiiing frin4 the
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, who
are in exclusive connection with the Submarine Tele-

graph Company to the Continent of Europe, a beautiful
mounted copy of their map, showing the connection of
the company's, lines :with the principal telegraph stations.
on the Continent of Europe, with a list of their stations
in the 'United Ningdoni, and a carefully prepared almanac
for the current year. It is printed in two colours, and
is neatly illustrated. Snipe of our readers may haie but,
a faint idea of the endless and far-spread ramifications
of the lines connected with this company all over
Europe, and southwards to the coast of Africa; while
to' the east they lay hqld eye)} of Asia, Northwards
they run as far as St. Petersbitrg and Stcielcholin, and
along the shores of the Baltic, : Throughout France, all
Germany, and Northern Italy,'the wires form a perfect
maze ; while all the other states of this great division
of the globe are abundantly supplied.with ,the means of
electric communication in connection with this company.
In' the United Kingdom there are, of course, wires `in'
every direction. The facilities thus afforded for almost
instantaneous communication, from Smyrna in the, kast,
to Galway in the West; and from St. Petersburg hi the
North, to the Southern coasts of the. Mediterranean;
and with all intermediate :points of any conieqUence
can scarcely be estimated. The present generation has
already becTne so faiailiar with this wonderful mode of

gettin and giving news, that jt tikeq -1-44metitts •
retiecdon truly to comprehend the vast progress the
world has Made 'even since we were boys at school.
After what hag already been accomplished in so shOrf a
- what'. ,
see
The of rime, m'a we not expect to 'vie 'to
The science of telegraphy is ;bat in its infancy—what
will it' be when it teaches maturity? Not the- least
important consideratibn connected ly;th thig'Subject is
the low rate et' charge by this company for transmitting
Messageg 'to all those distant paiig with their
4'04 tqe connteCtetl.)