The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

ARREST OF THE NURSE.

FaoNE, Wednesday, Noon.

The mysterious and barbarous murder of the little
boy, Francis Kent, on Saturday week, has formed the
subject• of investigation by the magistrates and con-
stabulary of the district for the past three days, during
which the whole family has been privately examined.
This investigation has resulted in the apprehension of
Elizabeth Gough, the nursemaid, who is to be examined
before the Trowbridge bench of magistrates this day.
The grounds of her arrest are at present unknown,

SENTENCE OF DEATH ON A ROMAN
CATHOLIC PRIEST.

Yesterday, at the Central Criminal Court, London
John Spencer (60), the Roman Catholic priest, who
was acquitted yesterday upon two indictments charging
him with feloniously assaulting two boys who had been
placed with him as scholars, was this morning tried
upon a third charge, imputing an offence of the same
description to the prisoner in reference to another boy
named Reuben Brusher.—Mr. Cooper prosecuted. The
prisoner was defended by Mr. Peirce.—The evidence
in this case was similar to that produced in the others.
It appeared that the boy was the son of 4 wood turner,
and the prisoner asked his father to let him come to his
school, and to sleep with him, as he said he was very
fond of children, and his son was a very clever lad, and
he wished to have his society.—The defence in this case
was the saute as in the ethers, namely, that there was
no corroboration or confirmation of the evidence of the
principal witness.—The Lord Chief Baron having sum-
med up, the jury retired to deliberate upon their ver-
dict. In about half an hour they returned into court,
and gave a verdict of Guilty.--Sentence of death was
recorded.

THE LATE MASS MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SIR,-rean anything be more ridiculous than the mi-
serable show up of the Radicals on Monday last. It is
quite refreshing to see the respectable and independent
portion of the liberal press of the town denouncing the
meeting, and the want of taste of certain demagogues.
There are some men always ready for any dirty work,
provided it be attended with a little popularity and a
chance of a brawl. The general feeling on 'Change is
one of sympathy with the poor old gentleman, and ex-
M.P., "the light of other days," who took the chair
and was pitched into the crowd ; their only regret be-
ing that the airing was not reserved for another indi-
vidual.

Altogether it was a neat exhibition, and a few more
such would annihilate them as a faction.—Yours truly,

'Change, 12th July, 1860.

OBSERVER.

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. W. A. HULTON.)
The following debtors were sent to gaol in default of
payment :—Mark Pickup, occupying a room in the house
8, Pennington-street, bricklayer, sixteen days ; John
Murphy, 64, Albert-street, Park, ship-carpenter, eighteen
days ; William Renshaw, 79, Fleet-street, brass finisher,
sixteen days in a month ; John Owen, 32, Wood-street,
Park, engineer, fifteen days, in a month to pay 8s ; Peter
Rhoday, painter, 11, New Wapping, twenty days ; Geo.
Evans, cellar of 6, Llewellyn-street, Park, sixteen days
in four months; George Tregilgau, jun., 115, Upper
Frederick-street, stevedore, five days in a month ; Jacob
Stevens, 10, Bailey-street, Grenville-street, tailor, eight
days ; William Delve, 30, Newhall-street, cooper, ten
days in a month, to pay ss. ; James Proctor, 4, Back
Lime-street, plasterer, ten days; Terence O'Biley, back
of 24, Newhall-street, bricklayer, ten days; James M.
Halsall, at Messrs. Robertson and Mason's, Old Hay-
market, ten days in a month.

COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT.
YESTERDAY.

(Before Messrs. HALL and PRESTON.)
SHARPERS AT THE RACES.—TWO men, named
Samuel Aspinall and Thomas, were brought up on a
charge of card-sharping, at the Liverpool Races, on
Wednesday. The prosecutor was a gentleman named
Edward O'Connor, who stated that he was invited by
Thomas to enter a tent, where he found Aspinall
engaged in gambling with some cards. Several parties
were busily betting, and he was induced to bet Li on a
game, which he, of course, lost. He then gave the
prisoners into custody.—Aspinall was represented by
Parker, who, in defence, stated that the prisoner was a
respectable man living in Leeds. He attended the races
as a spectator, and there he, as a simple Yorkshireman,
was induced to gamble, whereby he lost a large amount
of money.—The prisoner stated that he was in business
as a eheesemonger, in Crown-street, • Leeds. He had no
witnesses to character in Liverpool.—The Super-
intendent of the County Police said he could
produce a witness to speak to character ; and a constable
was put in the box who stated that he had seen Aspinall
at the last Manchester races, where be was betting, and
where he offered the constable a bribe for keeping
silence. A quantity of money and a business book was
found upon his person, but some suspicion was enter-
tained that the bopk was not genuine. Thompson had
nothing at all to say in his own defence. The prisouets
were sent to gaol for one month each;. the cost of the
prosecution being deducted from the money found upon
them.

ATTEMPTING TO 'PICK POCKETS.—George Wallace
was charged with attempting to pick the pockets of a
man named Strettle. P. C. Mooney stated that the
prisoner was In company with thieves. The prisoner
could not give a satisfactory account of himself, and he
was sent to gaol for two months.
ANOTHER CHARGE OF GAMBLING.—Robert Guthrie
waschargod-with gambling by P. C. Mooney. He was
taken in the act. The prisoner said he came with Mr.
Wood, from Bootle, with whom he 'was a waiter. Com-
mitted for one month.
. ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT THE RACE-
COURSE.—A man named Thomas Douglas was brought
up on a charge of robbery with violence. The prisoner
was defended by Ur. Dodd. About seven o'clock on
the previous evening an old woman asked Mrs. Jane
Lester, the wife or a smith residing in Richmond-row,
for alms. She refused to comply, and the prisoner
remarked, "You ought to give the, woman something."
The prisoner became very violent, and took out a knife.
but Mr. Lee, the brother-in-law Of Mrs. Lester, 'and
others, went to her assistance, and a woman attempted
to take the knife out of the prisoner's hand, when that
person threatened to " rip her up." The prisoner seized
the watch chain of Mr. Lee, and suedeeded, in spite of
his efforts, in severing it from the watch and giving it to
One of his companions. A policeman arrived, and the
prisoner was taken ilgo custody. The prisoner was
committed for trial, bail being taketi for his appearance.