The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

DESPEItA,TE ASSAULT.

John Kinlin, a " black-ball duffer," who resides in a
a house of ill-repute in Green-street, was brought up
by police-officer _Ellershaw (105), on a charge of having
smashed the nose of John Cullen, a labottrer, who lives
in Hornby-street, The officer having stated the .case,
Mr. Raffles said-r 4 wish all officers would Bite their
evidence as clear and straightfontard as yoU do, and as
yoh filWaYs do j. you state. case clearly.dnd
intelligibly, The toniiflaimint said be Was in Tdelitiall-
road the previous night between eight and nine o'clock,
when the prisoner came up and struck him on the nose
and smashed it. [His face-and eyes presented a fearful
appearance.] Mr. Raffies—Did.he strike you more than
once ? Yes, sir,• twice. Mr. Raffles—And the blows
left you in this state? Yes, "sir. What did he strike
you with ? I den't•know,s sir; but I heard it was steel
knuckles, The offloer said lie -had made every search;
bet could not And any knuckles. A person, who was
along with the complainant, stated that the prisoner
struck Millen without any. provocation ; but lie could
not say what he had in his,.hand. . Surgeon tiootef
from the Northern- Dispensary, said the tWO bogies of
Cullen's nose were smashed into the cavity, and it must
hate been done with..great: violence and *with some
instrument.' It was a. serious case, and could not have
been done with a fall. The prisoner was sent for trial.
(Before Messrs. LAMPORT and MontY.)
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.
John Williams, the keeper of a beerhouse in Hughes-
street, Park, summoned Police-officer Davis, 261, for
having assaulted' hiin on Sunday 'morning, .the 25th of
November, between nine and ten o'clock. Mr. Cobb
appeared for the complainant and opened the case at
some length, and then called the coMplainant, who said
on the morning in question the defendant called at his
house and demanded admittance, when he asked him
for his authority to 'enter the house. The defendant
refused to, show his ea td, arid some ftiterOgtithi took
place) when domplairiant lttrd hip hand oil the officer's
arm, and then the' latter seiied hiM by the throat,
knocked him up against the wall, and swore ho would
knock his brains out. In. reply to the bench, he said
he knew the officer, but he would.not let him in unless
he showed his card.o He had his hand on the officer's
arm at the time, and before -he was caught by the
throat. The complainant's statement was corroborated
by his wife and a younc, woman who was present.
The defendant made a statement about -his disagreeable
position in visiting public houses on Sunday mornings,
ant. said it caused much ill-feeling against him. He
called officer :536, who was 'with: him, and he gave a
different version of the ease. The magistrates said they
were of opinion that the officer should have shown his
card when Mr. Williams demanded it, but at the same
time they thought, the officer bad not committed any
assahlt, us the domOainant admitted that he, had ,held
him by the arm, before the Constable caught him, The
case was therefore dismissed;
FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Inspectors .Tolmston. and Jones, the effiCient officers of
weights and measures, had the following -persons sum-
moned :

Charles W. Boote, grocer, Netherfield-road, was sum-
moned for haying a scale a quarter of an ounce against
the purchaser. The defendant pleaded that his boy had
done it. The defendant had been fined before. He was
now fined 60s. and costs.

Mary Ann Johnston, 'prevision dealer, Stanhope-
street,. was charged for having the scale against the
purchaser. Fined ss. and costs.

James Hume, pork butcher, Paddington, was sum-
moned for having a scale against the purchaser. The
defendant was twice warned previously. Yined lOs.
and costs.

John Diamond, Crofton-street, provision dealer, was
charged for having a false weight. _ Twice fined before.

Fined now £2 and costs.
Mary Noon, Warwick-street, marine store dealer, was
charged for having a false beam. , Fined .10s. and costs.
Bridget Richards, St. James's Market,' was charged
for having' two false weights. Fined ss. and costs.
Bridget Brian, fish dealer, was charged for having a
false scale. Fined ss. and costs.

Y.ESTERbAY - -
"TWO OF A TRADE!"
Mr. Thomas Matthews, boarding-house keeper, of
Porter-street, was charged by Mr. John M'Connell, of
the same street, and inithe same business, for having
broken his signboard, value £l. Mr. Cobb appeared
for the complainant, and Mr. Bluck for the defence.
Mr. Mick said, I object to this Case tieing heard, as the
bench has rio jiirisdiction, Mr. Cobb 1. His worship
must hear the case first. Mr. Rallies : I must hear
it first, certainly. The complainant said—Last night
the prisoner came to my house 'and broke my signboard.
The value is about £l. • To Mr. Bluck the witness said,
the defendant did not complain that the board Was a
nuisdnee, and that it was an obstruction to 'his house.
Mr. Block: I submit you have no jurisdiction in this
case, as' it' is' a dispute about property. 'Mr. Raffles A
dispute about property---why it is the complainant's own
property,- and on his 'own premises, so there could be no
dispute about that. Mr. Bluck But, do you think the
complainant had a right to give him into custody- as a
felon ? Mr. Raffles : That's another affair. He. told
.the complainant to get the damage tallied, and summon
Mr. Matthews for the amount. He thought the com-
plainant acted very improperly in giving the other into
custody; but he would not give any opinion as to its
illegality or otherwise, The prisoner was then dis-
charged. •

• CHARGE OF 110B4FRY BY A SOBDIFAL
tames Smith, a soldier belonging to the lath Regt.,'
stationed at Templemore, County Tipperary, was charged
fof ,haVing 'stolen a purse containing some money and
rings belonging to a small, interesting-looking foreigner
named. PaUline liappell. It appeared that the parties
came from Dublin, ,and during the night they sat to•
gether ; and the proseeutrix at one time found the
prisoner's hand in her pocket, and immediately she
missed, the purse, and told the captain of tile boat, who
got the purse, minus the money, beside the prisoner.
Captain Cooper, the master of the " Stan,lard, stated
that the • female cemplained of having lost her purse,
and that the prisoner had it.-- He found the purse beside
the prisoner,. and the latter said he found it on the deck.
A sergeant of the 16th, who was along with the pri-
soner, said they came as an escort, with a prisoner to
Manchester. The prisoner bore a good character. Mr.
Raffles said he could do nothing but send the prisoner
for trial after the evidence. The prisoner was sent for
trial.

CHARGE AGAINST A WEST DERBY
RELIEVING OFFICER.

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gone into on the case—one at the Coroner's Court, one
by the West Derby Guardians, and one by the Poor-law
Inspector. After some discussion the case was proceeded
with. Mr. Deighton opened the case, which he said
was brought under the Gth rule of the Poor-law
Commissioners, 11 and 12 Vic., for neglecting to give
relief to a lunatic, in case of urgent necessity. The
penalty in this case is V. It may be remembered that
in November a poor girl, a lunatic, named Mary Anne
Nile, was discovered in great distress, in Townsend-
street, and removed to the workhouse, where she died
from exhaustion through want of food—. There was a
a coroner's inquest held on the body, .:and on that
occasion the conduct of the defendant was censured for
his neglecting to relieve the deceased. Subsequently
the ease was investigated before the guardians, and then
a poor-law inspector also investigated it, and the
defendant was suspended. Having published the pre-
ceedings in full so recently, and as the evidence and
details of yesterday were exactly the same, there' is no
necessity to repeat the evidence here. Mr. Cleaver, the
clerk of the union, on cross-examination by Mr. Bremner,
said the defendant was eleven years in the service, and
was .a most humane, kind, and charitable person. There
were complaints about his roughness of manner, but
nothing else. Several witnesses were examined, who
stated that the defendant refused to relieve the 'deceased.
Amongst the witnesses examined were Mr. Gough, the
governor of the workhouse, and the medical officers.
The Case for the prosecution concluded at half-past four
o'clock, when Mr. Bremner asked Mr. Cleaver if he
thought the defendant had fulfilled the rule if he had
offered the deceased the workhouse, and his reply
was in the affirmative, but he added provided the
officer found the means to remove the deceased to.
the Workhouse. In reply, to Mr. Raffles, Mr.' Gough
said if the defendant had seen the case, he would have
done as he (Mr. Gough) did, removed the deceased at
once to the Workhouse. Mr. Bremner then proceeded
to address his worship on behalf of the defendant in a
speech of considerable force, and dwelt on the evidence
in detail, contending that his client had not neglected
his duty, as he had offered deceased the Workhouse.
He called Mr. J. Reyes, the vice-chairman of the board,
who gave the defendant a most excellent character, and
said he ,was particularly humane. Mr. Medcalf, one of
the guardians, also spoke to the character of defendant;
and said the only complaint ever against him was, that
he gave relief too frequently—that .was by the medical
relief. His worship thought the case was an urgent
one, and that the defendant had neglected his duty, and
therefore he fined him £5; The fine was paid.

LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER SERVICE CLUB.—A meeting
of the Liverpool Volunteer Service Club was announced
to take place last evening, in the London Hotel, Clayton-
square. In consequence, probably, of the inclemency
of the weather the attendance was very small, and the
meeting was adjourned.
Civil, SERVICE RIFLE CORPf3.—The second meeting
of this corps for drill took place last night, at the
Prince's Dock Customs depot, and the attendance was
very good notwithstanding the inclemency of the even-
ing. There are now upwards of eighty names on the
list.

THE DAILY TIMES, S A.TURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1g66.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AVEL:3!I
RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.

. The iittnual meeting of this corps was held last night,
lri the *eish gdhlools, Ilussellzstreet ; J. B. Lloyd, Esq.,
occupied the glair. • Vie fOdni was: gaily 'deedrAted
with llags,,und Well filled. lid the i7oitirtteers add theie
friends:. The .chairman, .torripaq vith Captart
Chambre,s (Wal,l,asey Rifles), haying, inspected the Corps,:'
the former addfesscd the meeting. It was with con-
'siderahle. pleasure; that he met them: that evening, to
Celebrate the anniversary of, the4inaugU'ration ,f9l-=
mation of theircorps... And he,might say, looking back
for the last, twelve months, ,that those Who formed the
Welsh .1-olunteer Cqrps in Liverpool. had not disgraced
themselves or that which they,undertboV at.their forma-
tion. Not only had they distinguished themselves at
the Hightolvn range, but, also, it had' been observed on
seeing them march, that they had attainQd great:pro-
ficiency in drill, which was the ehief and forennist'thing
likely to make the volunteer movement permanent. He
thought the motto-of the cause veryuppropriate; it was
for "defence, not defiance." The movement was origi-
nated for defensive purposes, and to teach other nations
that .we are not, as We were previously conceived to be,
a nation of shopkeepers, but that when called upon
*e can go forwatd and show a spirit to defend oar-
se yes. Lancashire this movement had certainly
taken a deep root, and he could say that, from the
spirit Which had b'een instilled into the corks and the
moVementgenerallf it, lodked 1110 a pernipency. lie
hoped .that, ,one year ,after another they .rnight find, net
only that the drill had been beneficially
p attended,blit
•. .
k also that use of the rifle had grown into a ,pastime.
'There, was .no doubt, of this, that the rifle was a
formidable instrument, iii the hands ot` Mien who could
use it, and it eould'onlv he used, by long practice, such
.practice as was afforded .by the Hightrivrn Rifle Ranme—
practice eminently calculated to, give stability. •7The
prizes given at .Hightown and. at other
.plaeds,, were
given in either plate or money, according to the pre-
ference of the successful competitors, but not in medals,
they alone should be reserved for those who had fought
for the protection of their country's rights. The
National Rifle Association only granted *two Naedals,
a gold one and a' silver one; these should, be:the only
medals worn by. volunteers throughout the country as
distinguishing marks: Medals should not be given at
our county rifle contests. They knew that a bronze.
nodal----the Victoria Cross.--=Was the highest'distinction
paid td the toldier *he woti honour in. the serifice of his
country.' Therefore, thatight they would agree *lth
him, that for that Which was Itow, or would . soon
be, only a pastime, medals Were riot *pet: It
might be important to their national defences that
they should contend together, hut the successful
competitor should be contented with what he now
saw before him (a silver goblet and purse, won by the
corps at the recent Hightown contest.) The speaker
then referred to the creditable part which the 39th had
taken in that contest; after which he said, having
taken the chair when the corps was first formed, it gave'
considerablebins pleasure to see them all that evening.;
and he *mild record his warmest approbation of the
honotif the corm had done themselves during the last
six months.. 116 then .stated that letters of apology had
been received from Colonel Gladstone and Mr: Walter
Jeffreys
Mr. W. H. RICHARDS, the secretary, read the annual
report and statement of accounts; from which it ap-
peared that the receipts of the corps amounted to
£946 10s. 3d., the balance in hand now being £283 10s.
The report alluded to the fact that the corps had car-
ried off no less than three prizes at the Hightown Rifle
Contest. 'The council tendered their best thanks to Mr.
J. 8., Lloyd for his valuable assistance

lir. ELLIS JONES, in moving the adoption of the
report, eulogised the strict system of economy which
the corps had followed, and hoped their exertions would
not at all relax.

Mr. J. Roberts ably seconded the motion, after which
it was put to the meeting and carried.
Major 'rtfLEY rose to propose the next resolution.
Ire need nett tell them that he felt proud of being a major,
in the seemed battalion, comprising as it did all the
nationalities which made Britain great. He was proud
of this /ortp.r, since, but he was doubly proud when at
Bightown the Welsh Corps carried off those beautiful
prizes. (Hear, hear.) He concluded a lengthy and
able address by. movingc—" That the meeting ex-
presses a hope that the Welsh residents in the town of
Liverpool will at once avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of joining this well-organised and 'successful
national corps, the second company of which is now
nearly completed." •
Captain CHAMBRES, of the 'Wallasey Rifles, briefly
seconded the motion, alluding, as he did so, to the deep.
loss the corps bad sustained by the death of Mt.
Griffiths.

The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Richard Griffith then moved, and Mr. Casson
seconded—" That the following- gentlemen form the
council of the corps for the ensuing twelve months,
viz.: Mr. John Roberts, Mr. E. G. Williams, Mr. W.

Jones, jun., Sergeant W. E. Smalley, Mr. D. Lloyd
Davies, Mr. R. J. Richards, Mr. Cyrus Jones, Mr. John
Jones, Mr. W. H. Sullivan, Mr. W. 11. Richards, Mr.

It. Griffith, and Mr. Casson."
This motion was also carried, as was the following,
moved by Mr. John Jones, and gracefully seconded by
Mr. Tennyson Lloyd. "That the thanks of this meeting
are due, and are hereby given, to the officers, and also.
the members, of the council, for their assiduity and
attention to the interests of the corps for the past twelve

months." _
Mr. TENNYSON LLOYD expressed his pride and gra-
tification at hating the honour to , belong to the 2nd
Battalion, of which the Welsh Corps formed a part.
He was delighted at the high state of efficiency the corps
had attained • both in drill and in rifle practice, and
.trusted he might have many future opportunities of
_ _ .

meeting the gallant 39th. ..
At .this stage of the proceedings two gentlemen,
belonging to the Ancient Briton Society, led into the
,room a large goat, which was announced to be a present`
from the society to the corps. The animal, after occa-
sioning some laughter, was led from the room, the gift
being acknowledged in a humorous speech by Captain

Griffith. . •
The proceedings were concluded by a cordial vote of
thanks to the chairman; who, in reply, alluded in most
feeling and eloquent terms to the great loss the whole
community, and more -especially the Welsh volunteers,
had sustained in the Melancholy. death of the late Mr.
R. Griffiths. In conclusion Mr. Lloyd stated that he
took a warm interest in everything appertaining to the,
volunteers, but more particularly to the Welsh volnn-
teers, who had lately shown so much ,steady improve-
ment in the drill' and practice which had, no doubt,
contributed, in a great measure, to the successful results
of their struggle at the late great rifle contest. •