The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1869-12-04 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

KEEPER SHOT HY POACHERS NEAR ORMSKIRK. —Between twelve and one o'clock on Monday morning a gamekeeper named James Levland, in the service of Lord Skelmersdale, was shot by a gang of poachers. At the time named Leyland was passing over Hoscar Moss, Lathorn, near Ormskirk, when he heard a shot fired. He at once told his father, who is also a keeper, of the circumstance, and the latter sent for the game watchers, in order to apprehend the poachers. Before the watchers arrived, young Leyland rushed into the cover, where he saw three men armed with guns. He was in the acts of seizing one of these men when the fellow turned round and fired at the keeper, shooting him in the left hand and arm, as well as in the left breast. The poachers made off, and as the night was dark they escaped. Leyland's injuries, although severe, are not likely to prove fatal.  NEW RAILw tY AND OTEIER BlLLS.—Q,tite host of new measures affecting Liverpool has been projected for the ensuing year, and the plans have been duly deposited with the Clerk of the Peace preparatory to the application for parliamentary powers to carry these schemes into effect The London and North-western will seek compulsory powers to purchase land for the enlagement of their depot at Wapping • to abolish all the bad crossings on their line, and, in conjunction with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, to enlarge the station at Preston. The company will also ask for parliamentry sanction to their becoming marine carriers, either by sailing or steam vessels.—The Liverpool corporation will ask for an extensior of time for widening and improving several streets for which power has already been obtained, and for certain new works, including the extension of Paradise-street from Hanover-street to Park-lane, the stoppage of Shaw Hill-street and Spitalflelds in connection with the continuation of Victoria-street, and also parts of Crosshallstreet ; also to widen Heyworth-street, to form a new street from Charlotte to Mersey-street along the line of docks, to widen Smith-street, Kirkdale, and make a new street northwards to Westminsterroad. Application will also be made for powers to stop up varioue footpaths. The Liverpool Tramways Company will ask for power to lay down and extend their lines in almost every direction-to Bootle, Walton Seaforth, Wit ertree West Derby village Old Swan, ani Gersten; and a second company seeking for incorporation will apply for powers to lay tramways along Dalestreet, Castle-street, Lord-street, Church-street, Elliot-street, Lime-street, and St. John's-lane, and to extend such tramis to the townships of West Derby.. avertree village, Toxtethpark, the thhole, and oetie. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER BY A JEALOUS HosBAND.—At the Lincoln assizes, William Daniel Webb was indicted for wounding his wife with intent to murder her. The prisoner appeared to have thought that his wife was in the family way by another man, and to have taken some weapon from another room in the night while his wife was in bed, and returned and struck her upon the head, Inflicting four wounds upon the head, and cutting through the upper lip. She became almost unconscious, and was in great danger. The wounds were inflicted with a hammer. The prisoner gave himself up to the police, and used very violent expressions to the effect that he meant to kill hia wife. He had attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat immediately after committing the offence. When in gaol he had escaped, but Was subsequently recaptured. The prisoner, in defence, said that he was not rightly in his senses at the time, and that the witnesses were perjured. Mrs. Webb, being recalled by the judge, said that her husband was sober. The jury found a verdict of guilty. His Lordship said that whether the prisoner had any reason to suppose his wife was unfaithful he could not tell, but that at least it was shown she was not in the family-way, and that in any case nothing could justify the prisoner's violence. He found no circumstances of mitigation, and sentenced the prisoner to 15 years penal servitude. DRIPERATie PoACRINO