The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

STREET ROBBERY BY A FEMALE.

A young woman, named Catherine Johnston, was charged
with having robbed Mr. George Barton, book-keeper to 'Mr,
Roper, merchant, of a bag containing h fifty and a five Pound
note, 622 in gold, and some silver and copper. The prisoner
was defended by Mr. Bluck and Mr. Cobb. The prosecutor
said : Last night I was posting books at Mr. French's, in Mir-
rington-street,.and left about ten o'clock, intending to walk to
the Old Swan, where I live. .1 went down Lord-street,' when
the prisoner accosted me. I felt tired, and then turned 'into
North John-street, in order to go up Cook-street to Gastle-
street to get the 'bus. The prisoner 'Allowed me, and when
about half Way up Cook-street she jostled up against sue, and
then ran-away, when I at Once missed the money from my
trowsers packet!. She then ran away down Cook-stree4 and I
ran after. There was a man and womarnear,rbut not,wsthin
reach, and at the bottom of the street the man stopped me; and
asked what was the matter, and' he theu planted- hiniself
before me to stop the way. I said she had beeni-obbing'me,
and followed her into Mathew-street without losing sight of
her, where I .caught her., The man was there again,
and asked rise what was the matter, and wanted me
to let the girl go, but I " refused. Cross-exam-
ined by Mr. Bluck : 1 am a resident of Liverpool,
. and in business as a book-keeper. The money was *Mr.
Roper's, in whose employment I have been for tea years.
What salary have you ? It has nothing to do with this case ;
am satisfied with what I have. I did not see the prisoner •
*speak to any one. .john Connick, an apprentice to Mr. Mil-
bourne, confectiOner, St. +nne-street, said he saw the gentle-
man run after the prisoner, and witricss outran him and caught
her first, and asked her what was to do? She replied, I have
been robbing a gentleman; and I will giye you some of the
money If you will let me go. He held her until the gentleman
came up. lie then corroborated the statement of the prosecu7
tor, as to what happened afterwards., Mr, Cobb cross-ex.alnlned
the witness at great length,• but, did not succeed in shaking
his evidence. Mr. Cobb then made an address in favour of
the prisoner, and contended that it was impossible she
could have taken the money out of a tight pocket by merely
Owing up against the prosecutor. The prisoner was re-
mauled for a week. [We understand that the greater part of
the money ktap been since recovered.]

DkATII OF A POLICEMAN.
John Jennings, who had been rentanded on a charge of being
concerned in an assault on Police-ofileer Wpon, 703, in a riot
that took place on the 11th of June, in Collingwoqd,f4reet, was
4roßght up. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner. The facts
of the c 552 were published a day or two since in the Daily
Times. The of cer has since died, and a doctor stated that
death was 110 at all the result of any injury, and therefore the
prisoner was discharged from tiiret .o:large, but was lined- R.; for
assault on another policeman,

(sefogs iVessrs. S LEIL and CAsTEI,L4.tkr.)
SWELL AtOB§MEN.
William Mitchell and George Marsden, described as ,two
"swell mobsmen," were brought up on # charge of picking
a lady's pocket on board the New Brighton host. Mr. Cobb
defended, and said the magietrates had no jurisdiction in the
case, as, the alleged offence took place at New Brighton. This
being ascertained to be the case, the prisoners were sent beifore
the Cheshire magistr#tes. The prisoners were very well dressFd
in black, with crape on their hats, and they told the policenian
who had them in custody that they Were ix 4Kirning for
Jerome Buonaparte.

The Lancet announces that large quantities of opium
and quinine are about to be forwarded from London for
the wounded in hospital in Sicily.
.DEATH OF SIR GEORGE BROGGLE PECHELL, BART.—
WO regret to announce the death of. Admiral Sir George
)3roo)re Becia9ll, gut., which melancholy event took
place on SatlAr4aT his residence in Bill-
street. The deceased admiral was'seyeutlr24o yPitr, of
age. His death will cause a ilicl3llo7 in the tepreselitta7
tio*,of Brighton.

--
ill.e POstrwrtPn extunination of the body of prince
Jerome led to the discovery of a ball which had
remained in his chest., after a a
duet which he fought in
his youth with a brother of Marshal Davoust, no
deceased prince, it is stated; hai left memoirs, and in his
will prescribed all 040 measures which are to be adopted
9 rslt bonze coinage has
for their publication.
lontyart for the
exeWeEat7oll)3ROOfNaZErcorotiiNonio:rtjhe
new'just been taken by James Watt and Co., of Soho, near
Birmingham, and it is said that the quantity contracted
er Sisters
for amounts to between 1,700 and 1,800 tons, desonae-
-1
thing like 5() or 300 millions of pence, halfpence, and
farthings.-2—Builder'.
It is suggested that the ladies of England formthem-
selVei into a corps, p he called the i, loiolnnte
of Mercy," and that instead of cutting hod in muslin
to sew over, wasting precious time, and the sinews of
war, they should learn to bind up wounds, administer
medicine, &C., &c , which they may easily accomplish by ,
visiting the infirmaries.
THE MYSTERIOUS EVENT.—We are authorised to
contradict the portion of the paragraph respecting the
flight, by the Persia, from Queenstown, of the lady
eallirg herself Itrs. Carr, which represented the pro-
Pilau of the Q6etes 'lota. aS having received a trie-
gram offering him £lOO for'her k detetitimi. ' We are
sorry to see. that our •conteniporarY thi"Eiamiikr has
been hoaxed in a similar manitei.---COrk Herald.
PAUPERISM IN ENGLAND AND WALES.—From a
comparative statement just presented to the House of
Commons, it appears that the number of paupers (except

lunatic paupers in asylums and vagrants) in England
and Wales in the receipt of relief on the last day of the
second week of May, 1859, was as follows : In=door,
109,571; out-door, 712,517 ; total, 822,088 ; and that
the number at the corresponding period of 1860 was
In-door, 106,322 ; out-door, 694,128 ; making a total of
800,450. Thus there is a difference in favour of the
present year of 21,638, or 2.63 per cent.