The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-24 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY AT BRADFORD.

DOUBLE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE.

On Sunday night, Mrs. Margaret Gowland, the wife
of an attorney's clerk. named John George Lowland,
residing in a wretched dwelling in High-street, Bradford,
cut the throats of her two children, Elizabeth Jane, and
Ann, aged two and four respectively, and then attempted
to commit suicide by cutting her own throat. The
husband states that on going home about ten o'clock
he found the door locked, and the house in darkness.
He knocked several times before the door was opened ;
on entering, be struck a light, and then discovered his
wife sitting on the bedside with her throat cut. The
bed was also covered with blood, and the children lying
dead with their throats cut. The poor woman, soon
after the horrible discovery, was taken to the Infirmary,
and, although the wound on her throat is very serious,
she is expected to recover. The husband was taken
into custody, but afterwards discharged, his unhappy
wife declaring that she alone cut the throats of
her children. The neighbours also say he came
to the door at ten o'clock, and had to knock a long

time. It seems that Mrs. Gowland, desperately injured
as she was, managed to crawl to the door in reply to her
husband's knocks, the floor being streaked with her
blood. She then appears to have returned to the bed,
on which her husband first saw her seated, beside the
ghastly corpses of her two children. She had employed
two razors, whieli were found at the side of the bed,
and the children had' apparently been dead for some
time.
Gowland is about 32 years of age, and his wife about
26. He was in the service of Messrs. Terry and
Watson, solicitors, and came from Durham or Sunder-
land. His irregularities had been a source of unhappi-
ness at home; he and his wife had twice separated, and
it had been arranged that they should again separate, as,
on Monday, a letter was found in the wife's possession
from which it appeared that a sister at Sunderland was
about to receive her into her house. The poor woman
was formerly cook in the service of the Bishop of
Durham.
The inquest on the bodies of the children was held
yesterday morning, at the Boar's Head Hotel, Bradford.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday, a man named Robert
Hall, a cooper, 29 years of age, who worked at Mr.
Williams's, Edward-street, died in consequence of a
wound that he received by his own hand, whilst at his
work on Saturday last. The unfortunate affair was

purely accidental.
LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE.—The Under Secretary of
Stsitct New Zealand, by direction of the Colonial Sec-
retary, has transmitted a copy of the statistics of New
Zealand for 1859, to be placed in the library, of the
institution. The Institute also possesses similar statistics

for 1858.
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—New cases received
advice and medicine at the institution : North, 249 ;
South, 141 ; total, 390. New cases visited at their own
houses and supplied with medicine : North, 90 ; South,
56 ; total, 146. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., Pre-
sident ; Major Bourne, Vice-President of North
Dispensary; Mr. R. A. Payne, Vice-President of South
Dispensary ; Mr. Francis Mill, Treasurer ; Mr. F. H.

Langley, Secretary.
LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, MOUNT-
PLEASANT.—ConsuIting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq.
Surgeons, Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor, Dr. Nevins, T.
Bickerton, Esq. ; Assistant Surgeon, Robert Batty,
Esq. ; Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, Esek Report
for the week ending Oct. 20, 1860 :—New' cases
Eyes, 80 ; Ears, 21. Prescribed for and received
surgical assistance : Eyes, 286 ; Ears, 103.
Mr. Geo. Thompson, in addition to the numerous and
highly respectable testimonials and acknowledgments
already in his possession, from the numerous pupils who
have purSued their writing, arithmetic, and bookkeeping
studies under him, has again been presented with others
of a very gratifying description, showing the estimation
in which he is held by those who have from time to time
placed themselves under his instruction.--Mall, Oct. 13.
AMERICAN* AND AFRICAN MAIL DtSPATCHES FROM
TAB MERSEY:—ThC African R.M.S. Armenian will be
despatched from the Mersey to-day, with mails, &c. for
the West Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe, and inter-
mediate stations. The box at the Liverpool Post-office
will be open on the 24th inst. until 1.15 p.m. ; and
letters may be posted ar the Landing-stage, if bearing
late fees of 6d., until 2 p.m.' To-day, also, the Liver-
pool, New 'York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer
Edinburgh, will be despatched from the Mersey with
mails for the United States, &c. The box at the Liver-
pool Post. for the receipt of letters, &c. intended to be
forwarded by this mail, will close at 2.15
p.m. for' ordinary letters; for those bearing the late fees
at 2 30 p.m. Letters with a late fee of 6d, may be
posted at the Landing-stage until 3 p.m.
COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT.---Yesterday, at the
County Magistrates' Court, a female, named Charlotte
Roberts, the wife of a labourer, living in Bootle, was
brought up before Messrs. W. Rathbone and William
Earle, on a charge of having illtreated and neglected
her children. The husband was present with three
small children, and his statement was to the effect that
his wife had given herself up to the most abandoned
habits, and that she spent all his earnings and sold
everything out of the house for the purpose of pro-
curing drink. The poor fellow, who seemed an indus-
trious and honest man, made this statement with tears
in his eyes. The woman was committed for two months'
imprisonment.
meeting of the Baptist Local Missionary annual Society
waspublic
BAPTIST NT ISSIONS.—Last evening the
held in the Baptist Chapel in Pembroke-place. The
edifice was crowded by a most respectable audience.
The secretary read the accounts for the year, from
which it appeared that the society continued in a most
flourishing condition. Mr. Edward R. Underhill related
his experiences during travel in the West Indies, the
United States, and Canada. He was listened to with
profound attention • and his relations of missionary
progress in those distant countries had a visible effect
upon the audience, which was subsequently addressed
by the Rev. W. G. Lewis, the Rev. 11. C. Stallybrass,
and others. At the close a collection was made, and a
considerable amount realised.
GARIBAI•D
• I A SAINT.—A curious instance of political
naivete has just occurred in Hungary. A peasant' near
Osdenburgh, having been presented by his wife with a
fine boy, gave in at the christening the name of Gari-
baldi as the future appellation of his son. The priest
looked aghast, and remonstrated with the ferocious rebel
for such 'a
dreadful act of high treason. "High treason."
Troth the unconscious offender, " when I hear everybody
talking now-a-days in praise of him! Ido not myself
know who he is. but I am sure he must be little less
than a saint." The priest having enlightened the in-
tending criminal as to the magnitude of his transgression,
the latter, as may he believed, withdrew the name in
favour of Francis Joseph.
AFFECTING INCIDENT.--One of the French officers
who took part in the recent battle between the Papal
and the Piedmontese troops relates a singular incident :
Captain de Charette found himself engaged in conflict
with swords with a Piedmontese officer, and wounded
him. On seeing his adversary fall M. de Charette bent
over him, and the Piedmontese officer was only able to
press his hand and expire. They recognised each other
at that supreme moment as old acquaintances, having
been fellow pupils at the 'Military College at Turin !
Before engaging in this conflict M. de Charette had been
wounded in the leg by a ball, which was still lodged in
that member, and was not, in fact, extracted until a few
days ago at Genoa.
GARIBALDI AMONG HIS SOLDIERS.—We find the
following in a letter from Caserta of the 10th inst.
:
" The Dictator this morning reviewed the division Bixio.
On witnessing a Young enfant-de-troupe of about seven
years of age march past with a martial air, in front of
the band, Garibaldi could not refrain from smiling;
After this division, he inspected a Calabrian regiment,
which with the battalion of BE!rsaglieri, completes the
garrison of Caserta. Garibaldi loves the Calabrians
like brothers, and they absolutely adore him. He alighted
from his horse. and ranged the officers in a circle round
him ; the crowd assembled in the rear of the officers, and
for ten minutes, the Dictator conversed familiarly with
the most humble element of the people. He testified to
the Calabrians in what esteem he held them, pointed
out the importance of observing the 'strictest discipline,
and in conclusion said— Here everyone is equal ; riches
enjoy no privileges in my eyes ; whoever shall disgrace
his corps I will dishonour him by taking from him
arms, which he is no longer worthy of bearing'
ABOLITION OF PASSPORTS IN SWEDEN.—A corres-
pondent from Stockholm, under the date of Oct. 10,
says that " the Swedish public were agreeably sur-
prised by the appearance in yesterday's official gazette
t °eh Inrikes TitThingar) of a r
(the TOR - • royal ordinance,
dated Sept. 21, by which the system of passports is
entirely abolished in Sweden. This ordinance repeals
formally all existing laws relating to passports, and
enacts that henceforth no such document shall be re-
quired, either on entering or leavin—
g the country, or for
travelling in the ie•teTior."