The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-08 00:00:00

SHOCKING PARENTS.

Detective officer Patrick brought up a boy, named Jobrl
Morrison, the son of a sawyer living in Trueman-street,
charged with having stolen a flute, value 305., from Mrs.
Clare's, London-road; a net from Mr. Dyson's,Tithebarn-street,
and a parasol from the shop of Mr. Griffith, Lime-street. The
The lad was an assistant to a paper-hanger, and had been
working in the houses of the prosecutors, and whilst there he
contrived to steal the articles in question. When the officer
arrested him, he confessed having.taken the things, and stated
where they were pledged for 10s. He said, in presence of his
mother, that he might thank her and his father for it all, as
they used to beat him, take he wages and spend it in drink,
and turn him out in the streets viithivmt food. The officer said
he believed the boy's story to be' true, for the parents were
very ibad indeed. He got the
.:t,ickei" of the articks in the
pocket of the prisoner's Mother .The property was identified,
and the lad was pointed out .as -having pledged the articles.
lie was remanded fOr the 'present. .

(Befor'e PARSER:)
THE FiGH,TING SOCIETIES AGAIN.

Mr; Edward Marki, tailor and draper, Browialow-hill, sum-
moned Mr. Timothy :proWley, of Great Newton-street, for
having used vile, abominable, and abusive language towards
him. Mr. Cobb was for the complainant, and Mr. Block for
the defendant. Mr. Cobb Said the defendant was the president
of the Victoria Burial Society, and the complainant was con-
nected with another society, and on the night of the 30th May,
about ten o'clock, the complainant was at supper with his
wife, when a knock was heard at the door. The wife opened
the,door,..when the defendant presented himself, and used the
grossest and most abominable language to her and to the com-
plainant, called him a receiver of stolen watches, an* wanted
him out-to fight in the street. When the magistrates
would haire heard the language used by' the defendant,
they would judge what he deserved. Now, the
only provocation that the complainant ever gave
to Mr. Crowley was, that on one ore ision, when the defendant
was looked up by the police, Mr. Marks bad the indiscretion
to go. bail for him, and that was the only thing be ever did to
annoy him: Mr. Cobb called Mr. Marks, who stated that when
his wife opened the door the defendant used vile language to her ;
and when he came out, Mr. Crowley called him a sanguinary
Christ-killing Jew, and asked for stolen watches; he wanted
him to go out into the street and fight, at the same time taking
off his coat. He used the most horrible language, and threat-
ened him. Mr. Cobb Did you ever.give him any provocation
for such conduct? Never, except at one time, when he was
locked up by the police, and I was roused out of bed at three
in the morning to bail him out of Bridewell. Mr. Bluck cross-
examined the witness, but did not alter the complexion of the
case.. The complainant's wife was examined, and corroborated
the statement, and said Mr. Crowley alleged her husband was
a receiver of stolen property, and wanted one of them cheap.
Mr. Bhp* addressed the bench on behalf of the defendant, and
said if.-he could examine the defendant's wife she would alter
the case. The defendant was fined Its. and costs.
ILLEGAL WEIGHTS AND SCALES.
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Inspectors Johnston and Jones summonedthe following per-
sons for having illegal weights and scales : -- Hart, butcher,
St. John's Market, for illegal weights; fined ss. and costs.
Thomas Dumphy, provision dealer, for a false scale, fined ss.
and costs; and on a Second information for false weights, he
was fined 10s. and costs. Hannah Lockwood, provision dealer,
Bond-street, was charged for.having an illegal scale ; fined ss.
and Mts. Daniel Clark, potato dealer, Pownall-square, was'
charged for having a scale against the purchaser; fined ss, and
costs. James Kelly, salt weigher, was charged for having
twelve light weights Weighing salt on board a ship; fined 20s.
and costs. Henry Cohen, grocer, 43, Brownlow-hill, was
charged for having the selling scale against the purchaser. The
defendant produced a witness to show the scale Was correct,
hitt he was fined ss. and costs. Arthnr Nicholson, green-
grocer, Upper'Warwick-street, was charged for having selling
scale against the buyer ; fined 10s. and costs. Wm. Grace, pro-
vision dealer, was summoned for having a penny on the bottom of
the selling scale; fined 10s; mid costs. Mt. Thomas Dismore,
silversmith, corner of .Church-street, was summoned for
refusing to allow an inspection of certain weights in his pos-
session. Mr. Wybergh said Mr. Dismore had called at the
court in the morning, and stated that he could not wait. He
was under the impression that troy weights were exempt from
inspection, but he had since found out his mistake, and was
sorry for it. The magistrates fined bim ss. and costs in this
case.