The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

A SYSTEMATIC ROBBER.

At the, Worship-street Poliee-court; on Monday,
James Fisher, a low, dissolute-looking young fellow of
19; or 20, was charged with the following systematic
robbe:y :—Elizabeth Oxley said : I am in the service of
Mr. Adolphus Donsce, a furrier, of Herbert-street, New
North-road, Holton, and know the prisoner. I have'
known him ever since the summer before last, but lbst
sight of him from then till about three mouths ago,
when be came to me at my master's house, and, knock-
ing at the door, which I opened, said "Is there any
chance of my getting in ?" I said there was, and he said
he would keep company with me again. I consented to
receive his company, and he came downstairs, where he
had. been about ten minutes, when he asked me to go up-
stairs to the shop. He did not say for what purpose, but
I went up with him to the shop, and there there were
lyhsg on the .floor some fur rugs, with racoon tails to
the ends of them. He said, "They look 'very hand-
some,", and I said, "Yes; they do ;" and then he said,
"Why, there's a knOck at the door; go doWn and open
it." went down, leaving him in the shop ; but there
waa :nobody at the door, and when I returned I found
him ,still 'there, but 'saw one 'or the rugs rolled up the
wrong side Out. He said, "I must have °this rugs"
but I said, "Oh, for Heaven's sake, don't take it, for
if they find me ont what shall Ido ?" He would have -
it, and took it away, but be took nothing more that
day. A fortnight after he visited me again ; I was
alone in the kitchen, and the only one in the house.
He again asked me to go upstairs to look at the tails S
we went, and there was half a bagfull of tails by the
window. He asked "What are they used for ?" I told
hith they were used for trimmings, like those on the
rugs he had taken before. He then said, "Oh, I must
have these ;" but I said, ".011, no, don't take them, for
suppose .1 was found out ?" 'He replied, " Oh, you won't
de found out," 'and he took them all, but nothing erse
About a fortnight or three weeks after that, when he
again visited me, and [was again alone, he said, "Will
you come upstairs, I want to look rat something ?" We
went there, and there was a bag of tails marked "D"
standing near the door of the store-room. On seeing
them he said, "I must have a bag of tails, I. want
them." I made the same objection as before, but he
said, " Oh, if you are found out, lay it to ;
Drina you the bag back again.", He took that away
too. Each of his visits was in the evening, and he used
betseen these visits to come every evening to see me, but
he never carne after ten o'clock. Master lives there,
and he was not always out, but he was out when the
prisoner took away the goods I have mentioned. The
prisoner said he must scrape the " D " 'off the bag, but
he didn't do it that I knOw 6f. About anolb,er month,
elapsed, when one Saturday night the .street, door w4ts
left open by one of the sierkgirls accidentally, and I saW
some one—a man—go upstairs. I thought at the time
that he belonged, to the shop, and had a right to go up
there; and about an hour and a half afterwards I saw
the prisoner standing' near a public-house at the coiner
of our street. I don't think' it was -hiM I Saw go up
the stairs, but I missed three silver spoons that night
from the chiffounier in the drawing-room, and the •Stair-
case leads up into that room. I had seen therm *safe
about a week before.:
Prisoner-4 should like to ask you some questions.
Did any one come with me on the occasion of my first
visit ?

Girl—No, there did not.
Prisoneres,,there was ; you know a pet-Son named
Jfl ck, don't you; and you wanted to know his other name,
didn't you?
Girl—Yes, I did, for it was proper I should know it,
and had reasons for it.
Prisoner—No, it was not proper at all.
Mr. Donsee, the prosecutor, said the girl had been
about eighteen months in his service. The articles
stolen,. as far as he knew, consisted of silver spoons, a
table cover,- fox skits; racoon--tails, and other furs and
articles, and were of the value, at all events, of V.O.
Some of the things. Were Marked; ho missed all the
things nbout theAth of this month; Seined::thb skins
last Tuesday. From what- the girl had confessed to
hirnihe gave directions for the prisoner's apprehension,
and, from what he had since learnt,
.he thought there
was a probability of some of the property being traced.
The prisoner was remanded: •

The Ladie4' attending the 'Aorth. Shore Episcopal
Church 'presented, on Sunday last,i to their minister, the
Rev. Edward Lester, a beautiful surplice. As "a small
token of their esteem and regard." This is the more
l
gratifying froM the fact that they are at thiS time busily
eNnagtaigdna 1.
_g seethtionolsgup a Bazaar- for the beneot, of the
A man named Solomon Reof üben, 67 years ar, '
yesterday in the Workhouse, in consequence of a wound.s
me died
on his throat, said to have been inflicted by himself
,d7h. had
some time since. It is also stated that' the 'wound healed, and that death must be from some other cause.
An inquest will be held on the body this day.
• THE BOUSFp.LD TESTIMONIAL.—It will be gratifying
d to be
to the numerous friends and admirers of Lieutd,-Celonel
•Bousfield to learn that the testimonial
presented to him is rapidly increasing in
the latesteontributions we are glad to see the _ f
the Earl .of :Derby .and Airs. W.. a proofthat
T. haggis,
the district the
amongst the nobility and fair sex of
Id arc appreciated.
value.intn
names
no,_
well-known merits of Colonel Bousfie.().
we trust that
1,800, and before the end of the month
The amount of the testimonial is now approaching
it will exceed £2,000.
ienhagen oil the 10th
rejoicings which took place ati e 1 , . ,
, °celebration of the. 50th
instant, on the occasion
of
,the
William of Hesse'
The Danish journals are filledc with accounts of the
anniversary of the marriage o
" ;olden wedding," ,
as such an.
King of Denmark.
and the Prlncecs Charlotte,'
Thisof freqUent occurrence either in
• event is called, is not who is mint of the present:
cause of a general meeting of all
case, it is usually
the
convenientlY!attold. The King
the relations that can
royal or in other families, and, as- it happened in this
offens to the Prince and Princess,
offer their congratu a
lin their 73rd and 71st years,'
who are now respectively .
and all the membersi the royal family, were present to
.
most perfect health:
and who
the link in the chain which connects the
They form
with
i the Glucksburg branches of the Danish.
Oldenburg both continue to enjoy the ,
~ lirag-9 their daughter, the Princess Louise, Is the
I consort,,
--a
of Prince Christian'of Denmark; who 13!' the
branch
protocol of. London has been selected as heir presumptive
to the Danish throne on the extinction of that ,
()f which' the King and his uncle are nose the only
representatives.
. .

THE EMPRESS EUGENIE.

The Scotsman 'of Monday announees. her Ma-
jesty's Ettri'Vai in Edinburgh. Our contemporary
says:—
• ,
",The precise hour of.hei %perm/ Majesty's arrival
' in! Edinbili,gh being quite unkno%'n' beforehand, even to
the railwayofficials or the most presciditt of the public,
several trains from the south were awaitta chrring the
afternoon of Saturday by a number of ladies a' 'gentle-
' 'en...ivlio had obtained access to the platform, and who,
notwrtlesitaniding More than one disappointment, w'ete
sure to tetisiif in time for the next train. Accordingly,
when the. eight 6.'elhelr express train came in with the
, Imperial party, abott a' ebtitle of hundred well-dressed
people had taken up theit. Plate's en the platfOrm and
oateide the station. The Erepke;B' *a§ attired in deep
mourning (for the recent death of .her' l‘faiestycs only
'sister, the Duchess cl'Alba), and' on steppiit &M' the
train she was received with enthusiastic acclanlatibiis by
•th er ass.keen., blage. In accordance with previous instiiie
tions the PitPrjetor of Douglas's Hotel had a number
of private carriages in readiness, to which the Empress
and hoer attendants immediately made their way—
' Omagh not without some' little difficulty, from the eager
i: though' almost
citeasine-, erowd..intAue ctilarY. pressure of the rapidly in-
! Hotel, followed by another hearty
drove off to Douglas's
I abre &OW:el bad' also assembled
aivis:reheer„ A consider-
oentaof the hotel, and
there' the .Empress was ~.akaiii (sr
Scottish Welcome.. These'demons7raetitoens.,whiotyvhevaerl,lewarterye
necessarily conteedto a' few hundreds of the inhabitants,
for on Saturday : evening,:, and even yesterday; her
Majesty's presence was net known generally' ri the
city. "
On Sunday morning the Empress; with her suit
attended St. Mary's Church, Broughton-street, where
High Mass was celebrated, and, after an address by
Bishop Gillis, a Te Drum for the safe return of the
Prince of Wales was performed. A considerable number
of people had:collected in front of the church when the
Imperial party came up, and inside the building was
densely crowded ; but the assemblage conducted Chem-
seltes with the utmost decorum, and we understand
that the Eavtess, on this, as on several other occasions,
during her jontifey and since her arrival in Edinburgh,
expressed to her attereslarits her warm appreciation of
the cordial and respectful Welcome which she had every-
where met with. The Imperial party walked to and
from the chapel, and the Empress, whose:health, by-the-
,
bye; would scarcely seem to warrant the application of
the terns delicate, did not seem the least put about by
the journey" to' the hotel having to be taken through a
smart snow shower.
" In the afternoon her Majesty, with the members of
her suite, and attended'by a French guide belonging to
the hotel, took a walk along Prince street and Water-
loo-place, with the intention of ascending the Calton.;
hill to enjoy the extensive and celebrated panoramic
view which it affords. The disagreeable state of the
weather, however, prevented this intention from being
carried out, and the Empress desired the guide to
conduct her to Holyrood. The route chosen was
down the precipitous pathway styled Jacob's Ladder
to the north back of the Canongate, and thence to
the front of. Holyrood Palace. Her Majesty gazed for
a few' moments upon the ancient chapel, an looked
wistfully up at the. weather-worn turrets pointed out by
the guide as the apartments of Mary Queen of Scots ;
and then expressed a strong wish to see something of
Arthur's Seat. The royal party accordingly proceeded
eastwards to the point where the Duke's Walk is joined
by the Queen's Drive at the foot of the hill, when the
excessive keenness of the wind, and the dull, heavy atmo-
sphere; caused her Majesty, with apparent reluctance, to
agree to return to the city. The party then proceeded
sin the Canongate ; visited the White Horse Close,
where one of the gentlemen of the suite entered the
ancient hostelry (believed to be the oldest house in Edin-
burgh), from which the close derives its name ;
paused a few minutes to contemplate .the quaint old
gables of John Knox's house, and returned by the North
Bridge to the hotel, which 'the Empress did not again
leave that night.
" It is rumoured that her Majesty will remain in
Edinburgh for a day or two, though nothing definite is
known on this point. It has been announced, however,
that the Duke and Duchea of Hamilton are to give a
grand ball to-morrow (this) evening, in honour of the
illustrious visitor. It is also stated that a splendid suite
of state apartinents have been provided in Hamilton
Palace' for her Majesty's reception, and that the por-
traits of the Napoleon family (of which the Duchess of
Hamilton is a member) have been re-arranged in an
improved manner."
The Morning Past of Monday contains the
following :
" The silence which for some days the .M'oniteur has
observed in regard to the departure of the Empress,
evidently with the intention of assisting her incognito
in travelling,
,is now broken, and the journey of her
Majesty is officially set forth by the French Government.
It is to be hoped that this announcement may in no way
affect the privacy of which the Empress stands in so
much need. Her health was severely tried by the cir-
cumstances attendant on the death of her tenderly
loved sister, the Duchess of Alba. When, with the
Emperor, her Majesty started on the imperial tour
in the South and in 'Algeria, her - sister was very
ill, but none believed that there was serious danger. It
will he remembered that in the midst of their journey in
Africa the Empress heard of .the duchess's unexpected
death, Her grief was the more painful because she
.conir death,_
escape from ilie- necessities- of oflicial-recep7
tiohs. In this unhappy position there remained one
melancholy consolation—namely, that she might still
pay the last sad duties to her sister. What, n, must
tint Empress have • suffered when, on her, return from
.Aftica4 she learned that she was deprived of' her last sad
hope, and that the duchess, was already committed to
the grave ?
rrhence arose an everpowering despair, a retired and
solitary life, which seethed to refusb every consolation.
Such a state 'of things could not be allowed to continue
without seriously .affecting the health of the Empress,
and the Emperor positively Urged a change of scene
and of air, which might mitigate, it not dispel, a state
Of beling which caused so much anxiety to himself and
to till attached to her Majesty.
" This course once resolved upon, the selection of the
'colintry in which the Empress should travel was, it
appears, quickly made, and every one will be glad that
th choice fell on England. It has been stated that her
M jesty is on her road to Hamilton Palace. This, how-
-1
ev r, it seems is an error. The Empress is simply tra-
Netting in England and Scotland, and will not become
'the.the-guest of any-subject before,,her....Majesty, pays a
visit to -Windsor. This will take place as soon as the
:novelty and progress of the journey shall have tempered
a frame of mind which at present would only render
such an interview trying to both of the august lathes."

THE BIRKENHEAD CARFENTEDS.—A meeting, of the
Birkenhead operative carpenters and joiners was held'
hi' h
on:Monday night, in the Liverpool Arms pu re- ouse,-
Chester-street, Birkenhead, for the purpose of taking
into consideration important questions connected with
the present state of the trade. A large number attended,
and several. resolutions, and, speeches were made in the
course of the evening.
LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, MOUNT-
PLEASANT.—ConsuItinft Surgeon, Hugh 'Neil, Esq. ;
Surgeons, Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor, Dr. Nevins, T.
Bickerton, Esq. ; Assistant Surgeon, Robert Batty,
Dq. ; Treasurer, J. G: Livingston, Esq. Report
for the week 'endihg Nov. 17,''186b :--New 'cases
Eyes, 99 ; Ears, 2.1. Prescribed for and received
surgical assistance :..Eyes, 330 ; Ears, SO.
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY BALL OF THE 4TH BRI-
GADE LANCASHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS.—We beg
to remind the public that this grand volunteer ball is to
come off in the ball-room of. St. George's-hall to-morrow
evening. Streather's unrivalled band will bo in atten-
dance and the band of the .regiment will play in the
vestibule. From the deservedly high character of this
corps, and of its list, of lady patronesses and coinmittee,
there can be no doubt the reunion will be me of the
Most brilliant and suceessful of the season.
YouNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. —Last even-
ing, at the Collegiate Inotitution, and in connection
with the Liverpool Young 111 en's Christian Association,
the Rev. Hugh Stowell,• M.A., of Manchester, delivered
a lecture upon "The Bible, the Charter of our Liber-
ties." The hall was crowded to excess. The lecturer
is, we think, too well known, and his versatile talents
are too widely appreciated by the people of Liverpool, to
need any commendation at our hands ; sufficr; it to say
that he exhibited the most minute acquaintance with
the important subject on which he discoursed. His
conelasions were seconded by common sense, and Na
illustrations were unique in their way. He was listened
to -with profound attention, and greeted now and again
With enthusiastic applause. • • •
COUNTY ,MAGISTRA'PrES' COURT. Yesterday, a
labouring man who gave his name as Edward. Philips,
was brought before 'G. H. Horsfall, Esq. by police eon-
Stable 281, on a charge of stealing a mantle the property
of Ann Thomas, • a servant at the residence of Mr.
Husband, attorney, Church-lane, Seaforth. The facts
elicited were that upon the previous day about half-past
ten o'clock in the morning the mantle was lying upon
the dresser in the kitchen. The servant left the place
for the 'purpose .of going into the dining-room, and as
soon as her back was turned she heard the dog bark.
Upon going into the yard she saw the prisoner running
:away with the mantle under his arm. She followed
him, when he turned round and in an angry voice said,
"Do you want any rosin barrels." She, accused him of
the theft, When he ran await, but was soon after. appre-
hended by the police. Two servants positively identified
tge Priihnet, and he • was remanded until Saturday in
Order to trace the mantle, which, as a matter of coarse,
the prisoner had. disposed of.
LECTURE ox xn4grenoscorE.—Last evening, a lec-
ture was delivered on this interesting subject in the
school-room attached to St. Matthew's Church, Toxteth-
park. Mr. Hughes (one of the churchwardens) presided
on the occasion; and there was a large attendance of the
working men of the district. Mr: T. W. Moerau, the
pastor of the Church ; addressed a few words to the peo-
ple before the leCture, after .whiCh the chairman briefly
introduced the lecturer, Mr. Evans:. A most able lecture
was delivered by this gentleman upon the microscope, its •
construction and application, and the, wonders of science
it reveals to all.. The. lecture was illustrated by appro-
priate diagrams,. and the lecturer discoursed at great
length on the assistance which the marvellous instrument
called the microscope had rendered to Medicine, che-
mistry, and jurisprudence, interspersing his lecture with
anecdotes, which while they happily illustrated some
'philosophic' point, relieved the drier portions of the dis-
course. At the close of the lecture a vote of thanks was
Liven to the lecturer and the chairman. and the proceed-
ine.s terminated.
delivered The next lecture of the course is to be
on next Tuesday week, by Mr. Beloe, on
"Liverpool, past, present, find future."
CORONEP' T
- ...rcettEsTs.—Yesterday., the coroner held
the following inquests :—On the body of James Canfield,
a shoemaker, forty years of ame who lived at 3A, Blundell-'
,
street: On Thursday evening last he was sitting on the
steps' of the Rizig's-pier, when be fell over on the bed of
the-river, the tide being out. His arm was broken, and,
although everything that could be done was tried, he
died in. consequence of the injury. Verdict accordingly.
---,There were three inquests held on children that were
overlain in bed by their mothers. One on Hanna Downey,
aged. five weeks ; one on John Turley, eleven days old;
and one on Amelia Ilealy, four months old. Verdicts,
accidentally overlain.—On the body of Burchall Parks,
fifty years of age, a porter. He was subject to fits, and
on. Saturday last, whilst in one, he fell from a warehouse
flool-, about forty feet high, and was killed. Verdict,
accidental death.—On the body of janies Morris, a
pensioner from the Indian army. He was much given.
to drink since lie came home in July. On Saturday
night' he fell into the Napping-basin, where he was
drowned, although every exertion was made to save
him. Verdict, accidentally drowned.