The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-05 00:00:00

.141 E LATE cliArtGE OF POISONING IN
VAUXI-lALL-ROAD.—ACTION AGAINST
TIDE LONbON TIME&

There was a leading, El.nd report of the case
some time since in the Times newspaper regarding the'
case oflVinslOw, and they were considered to contain a
libel on the charaCter of that individual ; he therefore
instructed Mr, Cobb, as his attorney, to commence an
action against that journal for the offence alleged. Mr.
Cobb atUofcihigiy intruded his London agent to take
tilts OetosSaty ptooeetihigs i and yesterday, he (Mr.
Cobb) feceited ifotiCb from ilia agent that the attorney
12t tll, r*q ht's tin to
saved aOA lodrnal Aild the pause, no
doubt, will be heard in Ifichaeimaa,Verin iieit.

THE CHARGE, OF MURDER_QN ,BOARD
AN AMERICAN SHIP.

' ! i .• 11
tte Cerdttet, held eii .i, dti. 'e liody
n diraries Wallace, who died in the S-orthern ospital.
The facts of this case have been already published, and
d natty then. The deceased was the boatswain of
the American ship Lombard, and on the 22nd August,
the vessel- was in the river, outward bound. A Dutch
sailer, named Henry Lawson, was one of the crew of the
vessel, and in the morning the mate went into the fore-
castle to turn out the men. Lawson refused to turn
out, , and then the mate called the deceased to. get out
the„nisq. Lefton arid VV. deceased had some words,
WhAtLLFrppli,drPV stebtied Cie ,deceased
in hig,ne-cic; shottlder,,thajintid. IC.;lieeles, house-
surgeon of the I,torthefii HOspital,.esict the debdtiseci,WaS
admitted on the 22nd of , August, suffering from an
incised wound in the throat, and an incised wound in
the left shoulder, and another on.the right hand. He
died on Saturday. Made a post mortem examination of
the body and found the cause of death to have been from
heemorrhage -from a vein, wounded by the stab in the
throat, The wound was six inches deep downwards—it
was a ferocious stab. The jury at once found a verdict
of " Murder" against .Lawson, who is in cnstody;
and will be brought again before the magistrates. The
Coroner issued his warrant of committal for trial of the
prisoner at the next, assizes.

EXTENSIVE PLUNDER OF ALE AND
PciRtER }'ROM A SthP.

esterday, at, the mornmg.sittine of the l-olice.court,
before Mr. Raffles, the following men were brotight Up—
john Nuttall, William Hughes, thigh M'Grath, Thomas
Wolgar, Thomas Meekin, Thomas Lee, and Joseph
Roberts, on a charge of being concerned in the robbery
of 526 bottles of ale and porter, from the store-room of
the steather North Britain, in the Sandon graving dock.
Mr. Kehoe opened the case shortly, by stating that the
prisoners were all in the employment of Mr. Jack,
ironfounder,, and were at work on board the North
Britain mail-ship, belonging to Messrs. Allan Brothers
& Co.; and on Thursday it would be proved that the
store-room of the ship was broken open, and 526 bottles
of ale and porter stolen from it He would be able to
prove that the prlseners *ere all toftertled In the
robbery. After detail* the Lets that Weald be proved
he called the fello*iiig *ilnegseS (Mr. Parker defended
the prisoners)
'Mr. Arthur Woods; the. stiperititeildent Of the North
Amerteati steamers (for Messrs. Allen), proved that
there were 626 bottles of ale add porter tiliSsed from the
North Britain (ss). The valde *A.B abort £ll. ‘.

Mr. William Brown, the purser of the ship, said the
ale and porter was safe until Friday night, when the
store was broken open. Examined it on Saturday morn-
ing, and found the place had been broken open; missed
97 bottles of porter and 429 bottles of ale. The prisoners
were working on board, but had no right to enter the
store-room.

To Mr. Parker—There 'were others working there

Mr. IVdods iiiasre-called, 'and said the prisoners were
working on the upper deck, Mid had lid right to gd to
the Store-rooni at all, withotit ari 6414 iicial hid% or the
house:
/Olin A laills, the head steward, proved the break-
ing of the store-room and the loss
.of the property.
David Earle, the quarter-master of the ship, proved that
some of the prisoners were working on the ship, and on
Friday night he stopped the prisoner Meekin going out
With. a bottle andel- hit Coat; and lie Said he gdi it bet*een
decks, and was told to take it by one Of the other nien.
Witness Went to the store, and found it had been broken
open.
To Mr. Parker—The witness said there were about
150 persons at work on board, and any one would be
enabled to go into it, when it was broken open. •
The watchman of the ship was examined, and gave
general evidence.df the phluder. The fdiernan of Mr.
Jack's folindrY prUied than all the prisoners were at
work on the ship, but.they had no right to go near the
store-room or between decks. About forty men were
employed belonging to Mr. Jack on the ship. A boy
named E4ward MeArdle, who was employed at work
with the prisoners, said he went below, as ho heard there
was some porter there, and he saw some of the prisoners
below at the stores. The door was open, and he saw
three of them go in; and take out porter in the
bottles; ta* thbni tindols the necks of the bottles, and
drink that was about ten o'clock on Thursday morning ;
he had a bottle to drink also,

Richard Edwards, another boy, give evidence gene-
rally, as to the plunder of the " stuff," by the prisoners,
whom he saw take the ale and drink it, and break the
bottles. _ _

Another boy gave similar evidence, and detective
officers Redman and Marsden, slid had the Prisoners in
clistOdY, stetted that the prisoners, with one exception,
denied having been in the store-room, or that they
kneW anything about, or drank any of the ale or porter.
Mr. Parker contended that there was no evidence to
convietthe prisoners, and argued that the men might have
had the drink given to them by some one on board the
'ship.

Mr. Woods said a 4tiantity of the bottles were
passed out of the side of the ship, as bottles were found
under her bottom.

Mr. Raffles thought it strange that such a quantity of
bottles could have been taken viiiliont being &Covered
sooner,

tit+ titliser saia all vas safe on ThArsday evening at
eight o'clock.. . ,

Mr. Raffles said it was cii±us that the Only evidence
Was that of the Veit, and on that he wohld not take it
upon him Self to coitiniet men who had hold good charac-
ters lip tO the present. He thought there should have
been more care taken on board the ship. He trusted
the present.would be a caution to the men all their life;
they had acted most improperly, if not dithdrieAtly; but
as there was sio'inuth doubt abOnt it) lie *mild discharge
them.

'HE LIVERPOOL SAILORS' BOARDING-
HOUSE KEEPERS:

Ltast evening A tileeting Of the 'boarding-house keeperg
of Liverpool was held at the Caledonian Hotel, Duke-
street. The meeting was most numerously and respect-
ably atteaded, the great room of the hotel having been'
crowded to excess. The chair was taken by Captain
Henderson ; Mr. Rooney acting as setretary. The
Object of the rneetitig was td diiedss the tiroPrieti'of
having the law, as A prtsttit constituted, altered, and
having the boarding-house keepers licensed. Mr. Bushell,
. Mr. Tomilson, the Rev. Mr. Folliott, and other gentlemen
were present.; and altogether it was one of the largest
and most respectable meeting's of the sort we have seen'
for some time.. The chief objects of the proninters of, the
:meeting were to have licenses isstied td the respectable and
honest bd aiding- !lathe keepers of Liverpool, so as to secure
to the sailor his safety against robbery, and at the same
time to protect the -boardinghouse-keeper from the wiles
of designing persons, who at present rob both sailors and
boardinghouse-keepers. This is a subject of the deepest
interest both to the sailor and the boarding,house-keeper
—many of the latter falling into disrepitte, tiovi and
then, consequent an the bad conduct of unprincipled
persons, who call themselves " boardinghouse-keepers,"
but who in reality are, only " crimps" in the worst form.
Mr. BtrsHELL addressed the meeting, and painted out
the great objections to the present system, so far as poor,
Jack -was concerned ; he also advocated the. benefit that
would result from a well regulated , system of having
boardinghouse-keepers licensed. He dwelt at some
length on the advantages, both moral and otherwise,
that would follow, not only to the sailor but, to the
boardinghouse-keeper, if a proper system were brought
`into operation.

The Rev. Mr. FoLimn . also spoke of the advantages
that would follow from such a system.
The point was also spoken to by Mr. Tomilson.
Mr. Munrny, of the Local Marine Board, having
been loudly called on, made some very excellent remarks
as to. the best mode of carrying out the proposal ; aPd
from his practical knowledge and experience, he was
enabled to thr4w much valuable light on the matter.-
Mr. Thomas Carpenter, and other gentlemen of long
experience, spoke to the advantage that such a plan
would confer; and altogether the unanimous feeling was
in favour of the suggestion as likely to give a security
to the honest trader, as well as to the seafaring commu-
nity.

Mr. BUSHELL assured the meeting that the idea mould
be approved of by the ship-owners.
After an interesting discussion, it was agreed that a
deputation, which was to meet the Board of Trade, in
London, on Thursday (to-morrow), should be empowered
to 'confer, in the fullest manner, with that board, and to
carry out the details for the benefit of all parties con-
cerned.
Votes of thanks were passed to Mr. Bushell, to the
Rev. Mr. Folliott, and also to the chairman ; and then
the meeting separated.

THE BRAEMAR GATHERING.—The Aberdeen Herald
says the Braemar gathering takes place at the old
romantic spot on Thursday first, the 6th September.
There is likely' to be a large turn-out. Deeside is
swarming with travellers, and the harvest not /yet being
begun the Highlanders will be able to Nuet,er in force,

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xitlßl,Tjcw QF
ACADEMY, POST-OFFICE PLACE.

The private view or, the eihibition of the LiVerpOol
Academy will take place on. Satu'rday neit. As regards
the wish' wehad riot to use the word--:exhi-
bitien in ,Ifold-st',reet; We mist: ay, "though not
least," it is 14 far the finer,display..
seat the best picture we liafe Ceer seen frona'
"A Listener never hears good of himself/1 uhaiditiaL
tion of a Scotch ballad. Gudin, a' French imitator of
Turner, has sent some very clever pictures ; and there
are some works of great'ability by other foreign artists.
But the strength of the 'exhibition lies in native talent,
and vie may particularise
,by saying even local talent,
portraits by 11014-rieen
64 mass any., istit-L.,",
or Westcotior gni Pticiiltr worksbY A'3711221-1-1;
has, some fine pictures e•hi:.4th' and d4S, Duffield
has some fine pictures of fruit all
nill.oA finer thp Gtherland's " Symphony of Sumii;'.ef."
DqVglas has a very expressive tiro powerful picture, but
Befq.ce)l tip tq his.,marki' whieh is a very high one.
Lucy has iiis tea viotk, ill:A.111S most pleasing picture—
No. 1, "Jack Cade ordering ille ef.etlAfon cif Lord
Say and Sale." To criticise this, work 7voulti.
too much space and involve too wide
.a questien for, our
preliminary notice, but we.hope to find an opportunity
to do justice to its merits. .W. Ford Madox Brown
has a head on which we cannot compliment him. Alex.
Johnstone has the original sketch of " Cowper and his
Mother," which we greatly prefer to the picture exhi-
bited, last year. The pre-;Raffaelites are not in great
force, but W. Holman hunt has a forcibly painted
rather than a powerful head, orily disfigured and clis-
gqiced &/.fery,cuarsely painted bull's-eyes; as they are
called, the OentieS' WO. d 4. lintajilos., of etewn
glass. Were these subdued, the dead vladld, hatiftadde
effect as a study, for it is no more, and we must confess
to considerable doubt (with respect to the utiiity of art
exhibitions as a means of educating the public in taste)
whether it be advantageous,—we would scarcely say
justifiable,,Lto exhibit these • mere recorded observations
of nature under peculiar circumstances. The head
means nothing. It is called " Henry Wentworth
Monk," from which we presume it to be a portrait.
If so, it is abominable, as sacrificing the individual
represented to the bull's eyes in the background but,
as a Mete study cif a head, it has considerable merit.
kirk Anthony Brio a pidtUre, "'hie huge oak that
o'ershaelo‘Vs th 4 Mill," in which vie are glad to' see
some indi?atiolisof h'aVirig got out 'of the
the habitations' of the dead; but he ninst do more than
this before he is entitled to take the position which his
admirers &hr.! fdr him. But we Must not go, into
particulars on this brief inspection, lest we should- do
injustice to more modest merit, which We stay have
overlooked, or to which our attention may not have
been directed. On our first general inspection, a pre-
liminary glance, not to -be considered a fair view, we
must pronounce it to be a very good exhibition, and
when we have the opportunity of the "private" view
on Saturday, we have no doubt that we shall have our
present opinion corroborated on further examination.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.

The usual filimithly iiieghig of Vodtd wns lidd dt
the offices, Haniilton-scivare, Bitlienhafid,
morning at nine o'clock. Mr, tiarriSon; the chairman
of the Ferry Conimittee presided. The commissioners
present were Messrs. Keightley, Willoughby, Aspinall,
Bradley, Walker, Evans, Whittle, Peck, Baylis, Bur-.
gess, Milnes, and Barnett.
The proceedings of thd last Meeting having been read
and confirmed, the law-clerk submitted to the meeting
the. Lighting and Watching Committee's report: This,
report detailed the whole of the proceedings relative to
the police force, and in the four meetings that they held
it appeared that a very great number of the force had
been fined 2s. 6d. and 55., and ultimately dismissed for
drunkenness. The committee regretted that there
should be such a system of demoralisation and disorgani-
satidri etisting in the police force.. The adoption of the
repdtt ryas rfioiied tipdti Ohich • ,
The CtimmiAN said—What have youllo6 doing
with the police force for the last month. It seemed to
me that the Birkenhead police force cast a discredit upon
the country.

Mr. AsriNALL---I am glad to have the opportunity
from the remarks of the chairman, of alluding to the
point. Ido riot think that our township is to be blamed
fdt the disgraceful scenes and the chsgraceftd report we
have now had submitted to Us. f think that it rests
with the magistrates.

The CHAIRMAN—You are quite out of order in refer-
ring to anything the magistrates do. We do not sit here
to criticise the acts of the magistrates.
ASPINALL—I think from the report that has
been read, that I have a right to allude to the question,
tiedatise the iepOtt states that a number of our
officers have been fined, time after tulle, and iijttrtiately
dismissed. I say-,--

Mr. WALKER—We can't go into this question.
Mr. GOITGH—I say that we have a right to 'go into
it. The whole principle involved is, that we have a set
of drunken policemen.
The CHAIRMAN—:I think that it would be most
advisable for this board not to run counter with the
" We are desirods for the benefit of the
township that there should he no Coilisied betieeri this
board and the magistrates.
Mr. AsrusTALL—l say distinctly that the magistrates
by granting the extra number of licenses which they
have done, have acted against the benefit of the town.
ship. They have not in granting those licenses taken
into consideration either the character of the persons
vihd applied fer theni or tliolir sittiations.
The CHAIRMAN—YOU are quite mit of order, Ni;e have
no right to sit here and dispute what the magistrates
have done.

Mr. ASPINALL —I had a great wish to express my
opinion on this subject, but our chairman has said it is
irrelevant to our business, therefore I will simply say
that if there is any blame for our policemen getting
drunk and being' dismissed, it,rests With the magistrates
and not with us;
The CIiArRAA*--L=PiaY, Aspiiiiii, don't go fdrther
into it: • .

ASiniALL—What I have said I am quite sure is
strictly trite. The magistrates had no right to increase
the number of licenses without mature consideration.

The CHAIRMAN-4 suppose the proceedings of this
cpnimittee are confirnied.
cothirrilan.
The proceedings of this conirditted were read, upon
which Mr. Aspinall wished to knew Whether there had
been anything done to reedy or abate the abctrtidable
nuisance that existed in Palm Grdie.
Mr. bliAnio--4 gated nidst aistinddy Nit the
Health Committee has done everything that they could
to do away with the nuisance complained of ; and I also
say that at the present time, and I know it for a fact,
no such nuisance exists.

Mr. BAYLIS-1 am quite sure there is a great nuisance
notwithstanding the emphatio denial of our Mello,
Mr. liiiiiriLf;y—f tissute the Ward that the neaith.
Committee has done and will continue to do evefytiiiiier
in their power to prevent any nnisances ; and I again
repeat that there is no nuisance in palm Grebe.
Mr. KEIGHTLEy--I am sorry to differ from my friend

the chairman of the conimittee, but I assitre.llint that
this morning t passed by that plate, and the smell Was
most offensive and disagreeable.

Mr. BRADLEY—You must be mistaken

Mr. KETGIITLEY —I am not mistaken, and I wish Mr.
Bradley had his nose in the place.
_ _ _ . _

The CIIAIRMAN^I think the discussion on this mat_
ter is quite out of place. We cannot have a doubt that
the Health Coniniittee has done its duty, and therefore,
as there is no amendment or adjournment, N the report
adopted
Mr. AST'INALL—I am quite sure that, as far as the
health of the township,is concerned, all the officers de
their duty.

After some observations the report VMS unanimously
adopted.
• The proceedings of the other contuilttees. , con-
tained no matter of public importance, were unanimously
adopted, with the 'exception of those of the