The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-31 00:00:00

MAIL PACKET CONTRACTS.

The report of the Select Committee of the
House of Commons was issued yesterday. It
contains an account of the Cunard and Galway,
and other contracts. Complaint is made of the
absence of any provision for Parliamentary
control, and the committee recommend, as a
general rule, that new contracts should ho put up
to Competition. Referring to Lord Derby's
evidence, it is stated that it was given without
having the necessary documents before him, for
arriving at a correct conclusion on the Galway
contract, and as a consequence, this country is
now supporting a line in rivalry with one subsidied
by Canada.

SHOCKING MURDER AND ATTEMPTED

SUICIDE.

A shocking murder took place at Washington, Sussex,
on Monday evening, Mr. Samuel Rowland, landlord of
the Star Inn, at Ashington, and who was well known
and much resfietted in the surrounding locality, having
been shot dead by Ater DUcteney, a man who rented
a cottage and some land at Washington. Immediately
after committing the horrid act, the murderer attempted
to hang himself in a plantation which adjoins his house,
but • he was discovered and cut down before life was
extinct, and is now in the custody of the authorities at
Steyning. Mr. Rowland must have used some expression
to exasperate Dudeney, who shot him dead upon the
spot.

THE VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT.-THEIR

FIRST SERVICE.

A military riot has taken place at Hamilton, near
Glasgow, owing to the refusal of the West York Rifles
(who are station6l in that town) to permit the arrest of
some of their comrades, by the police, upon a charge of
a very serious nature. On 6 of the accused was forcibly
rescued three times, and some of the constables were
entirely disabled ; the officers in command appearing,
for the time, to have no control over the men. Two
companies of volunteer riflemen belonging to the town
were ordered out under arms on Sunday, by Sheriff
Alison, and remained on duty all night. The accused
privates in the York Rifles, having been ultimately
apprehended, have been sent to Glasgow.
that a military inquiry will be instituted. It is stated

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE ON THE
VOLUNTEERS•

On Tuesday night, at the banquet of the Grocers'
Company, in London, the Duke of Cambridge, speak-
ing of the volunteer organisation, said :—That move-
ment, if wisely and judiciously conducted, would prove
of the utmost value. Ho trusted that that movement
would not be an evanescent one; but that it would ba
kept up, so that the great exertions and great
expense
to the people of this country would not he throwna w,-ay.
lie had no doubt that if the services of the volunteers
were ever required, they would prove most valuable
auxiliaries to the regular force.lie trusted, however,
that their services never would be required. In respect
to his observations on the conduct of military affairs,
he hoped they would sink into the mind not only of
those who heard him, but that they might find an echo
in every part of this great empire. (Hear.)

Pullinger, it appears, operated largely on the turf.

• The prevalence of Ribbonism is becoming again
apparent in Ireland.
PRICE OF PAPER.—The Irish paper makers have
signified their intention of raising the price of paper
from the Ist of June. They say they waited to the pre-
sent iu the hope that the repeal of the duty would
enable them to do so at less inconvenience to their
customers.