The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

CLAYTON HALL.-VOUSDEN.

The popularity of this actor, and the attraction of the
Unity of Nations," have become so interesting to the
public, that, at the request of numerous respectable
parties who have been prevented from attending in the
evening, a morning performance will be given this day,
instead of the usual evening entertainment. On this
occasion, in addition to the beautiful songs incidental to
the piece, some new and admired melodies will be intro-
duced. To show the success of this performance, we
need only point to the fact that Mr. Vousden has been
induced to prolong his visit, at the strong solicitation of
patrons of the first respectability, who would, if they
could, retain him here even longer than his other en-
gagements admit of at present.

THE ROBBERY OF £1,500 AT THE

OLD SWAN.

At the County Magistrates' Court yesterday, before
R. Brocklebank, R. W. Preston, and G. Moss, Esqrs.,
Sohn Thomas Richardson, who had been remitted from
London, was charged with being concerned in the
robbery of three. £5OO notes from the house of Mr.
Henry Moore, Sandstone-lane, on the 9th of November
last. The circumstances of the prisoner's arrest in
London were briefly detailed in the Daily Tunes, and
further reference to the case will be found in our report
of the proceedings at the Liverpool Police Court.
Mr. Toulmin, solicitor,' who appeared to prosecute,
briefly detailed the circumstances ; and stated that, as a
letter bad been received from Mr. Beard, the solicitor
who acted for the prisoner's defence in London, asking
a remand till Saturday week, it was not proposed to go
further than give such evidence as would justify the
remand.

Mr. Henry Moore, the prosecutor, was then called,
and gave the same evidence as has already appeared with
reference to the entry of his house ant the abstraction
of the amount stated, together, it appears, with £6O or
£7O in gold, the money being altogether in a locked
drawer, which had been forced open.
The prisoner asked Mr. Moore if he had ever seen
him before ) . _

Nr. Moore said not to his knowledge.
A remand then took place till this day week, at twelve
o'clock.

HOUSEBREAKING IN WEST DERBY-
ROAD.-CURIO U S CASE.

Yesterday, at the County Magistrates' Court, John
Copner, a stout young fellow, of light hair and very
florid complexion, was charged with having entered the
house of Mr. Wm. Newbold, N. 8, Berwick-street, West
Derby-road, and stolen therefrom some plate, with little
trinkets.' The robbery took place so far back as the
9th of June, 1859, and some of the circumstances con-
nected with the prisoner's identification and his arrest
are of curious interest. Mr. Cobb appeared for the
prisoner. The first witness called was

Elizabeth. Newbold, the wife- of the prosecutor, who
;said she now resides at 53, Tweed-street, West Derby-
roadt and fermerly resided at 8, Berwick-street. About
half-past six o'clock on the evening of the 9th of June
she left her house with the servant and child for a walk,
first securing the back door, and then locking the front,
When she had been gone about five minutes, she remem-
bered that she had left a letter which she wished to
post; and returned, when Mrs. Roberts, her next neigh-
bour, told her that a gentleman had called in the inter-
val. She returned about a quarter to eight, and on
going up stairs found all in confusion. In her bedroom
a drawer was open, and from this there had been taken
a gold chain, a seal and keys, a gold pencil-case,-two
cornelian brooches, two hair rings, a silver butter knife,
half-a-dozen silver spoons, a pair qf silver salt alioar4;
and a plated key for an Albert chain.
Ann Roberts, a widow lady, living next door, said
she remembered Mrs. Newbold going out on the,day of
the robbery. The prisoner shortly afterwards came to
the door and knocked, when she went out and told him
Mrs. Newbold wgs net in. '4 So I perceive," he said,
and waut away. In about eight or ten minutes after-
wards he returned, and with something which he had in
his hand quickly opened the door and went in, She
did not see him come out again, as he had made his
way out at the back. She had never seen the prisoner
before, but was quite confident that. he was the, Nan.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—She said she would
know him amongst a regiment of soldiers, altlthugh she
could not tell how he was dressed. If she had known
his errand, she would have taken more notice of him.
Ann Hitchings, a smart-looking young woman, was
then called, and said she lived at Mr. Batson's, green-
grocer, West Derby-road ; but in June last year she
kept a beerhouse in Berwick-street, about a hundred
yards from Mrs. Newbold's. About four o'clock in
the afternoon of the 9th of June, the prisoner came
to her house with a companion, and had some ale.
She left to take a walk, but on her return she
observed the prisoner's companion come from the
direction of Mr. Newbold's bath-door, and afterwards
join the prisoner, The Sunday following the prisoner
palled at her house, when she told him of the robbery,
on which he made no particular remark ; and site sent
out her servant for Mr. Newbold, but when that gentle-
man was coming he hurriedly left the house and crossed
the fields towards Kensington. She had seen the
prisoner several times since in different parts of the
town, She saw him a few weeks afterwards in West
Derby-road;
ana as he passed her he put up his handker-
chief to his face, but she followed him with the view of
swing him in oharge. On this he turned round, tapped
her on the shoulder, and said, "Here, I want to speak to
you. I have been to Major Greig, and am going to lay an
information against you for defamation of character.
Do you not know that I am a man in respectable busi-
ness in town ?" He gave her his address, as in Pair-
clough-lane. She answered him, "If you are free from
the charge, why not come to Berwick-street and clear
yourself; what is the reason you have shaved the hair
from your chin, and taken the ring from your finger
I am just coming from Hatton-garden; and if you are
coming from Major Greig., how is it you are coming
from West Derby ? Major greig would be only too
happy to make an a uaintance with you." The prisoner
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used some threats, and then walked quickly away. She
saw him afterwards in Richmond-row, when he
seemed to see and shun her, On the 31st
of August she saw bin A again in Great
Charlotte-street, when he said, " Excuse me,
Miss, I ought to know you ; " and she was looking for
a policeman, when a female came up and struck her
under the chin, knocking her on to a door-step. He
then joined the woman, and ran off up Elliot-street. •
This witness was cross-exteuined at great length by
Mr. Cobb, with the view of tracing her antecedents, but
she answered all questions satisfactorily as affecting her-
self, and with extraordinary readiness. Mr. Cobb's
object was to show that there had been some flirtation
between her and the prisoner, and that hence she had
an animus against him ; but this she positively denied.
Mrs. Ann Rawle, or Boyle, who. lived next door but,
one to Mr. Newbold, in Berwick-street, also testified
that:she saw a man enter his house on the day of the
robbery, and positively swore that the prisoner was the
man.

Mr. Newbold, the prosecutor, was next examined, but
his evidence was inmaterial,
None of the property it appears has been found.
Mr. Cobb then addressed the court for the defence,
attempting chiefly to break down the points of identifi-
cation ; but
The Bench immediately decided to commit the priso-
ner for trial at the assizes. Bail was refued ; and the
magistrates also declined to make an order for 47 found
on him at the time of his arrest to be handed over to him
for the purposes of his defence.

The Council and Senate of the Queen's College have
elected Dr. Collingwood to the Professorship of Animal
Physiology. .
FATAL ACCIDENTS,-A child named Mary Flett, four
years of age, the child of parents living in Windsor-
street, died yesterday in consequence of injuries received
some days ago, by her clothes catching fire.—A child,
named Richard Atherton, six months old, died at 17,
Hornby-street, in consequence of injuries received by a
fall.
VERY Luca !—A fellow was brought before Mr. It.
Hutchison, at the Police-court, yesterday, charged with
being a deserter.—Mr. Hutchison : What have you to
say ? Prisoner : I have to say that I did not desert ; I
only run away from the "sogers." (Laughter.) Be
was committed as a deserter, although he only run away
from the " sogers." _ _

THE CONSEQUENCE OF USING BID LANGUAGE.—A
man was char&ed yesterday at the Police-court, before
Mr. R. Hutchison, with having used very bad language
in tireat Howard-street.—Mr. Hutchison Well, what
have you to say to this charge of having used such bad
language in the street ? Prisoner : Nothing, except
that I got a great cold.—Of course he was fined ss. and
costs, which he paid, notwithstanding "the great cold."
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OP CANADA.—
Traffic for the week ending September 8, 1860, and cor-
responding week in 1859:
Passengers, &c. Merchandise, &c. Total Miles
Date No. Amount. Tons. Amount. sterling, open
1860 21105 E 6863 12 2 12359 £BlB6 12 7 £15050 4 9 970
1859 15590 4301 17 6 9833 5217 0 73 16018 18 880

Increase £5031 6 7i 90
Messrs. Agnew and Sons have on view at their rooms
in Exchange-building's the painting by Mr. Holman
Hunt, called " The Light of the World." It will be
remembered that this is one of the pre-Raphaelite works
to which the Liverpool Academy awarded their prizes
for several years in succession, and thereby provoked
the discussion which led to the formation, of the rival
society of fine arts in Bold-street. NM
F „ILCHING MONEY FROM A SLEEPER'S rOCHET oN
BOARD A WOODSIDX )3QAT.—Yesterday, Catherine
Cousens, one of the frail inhabitants of Ben Jonson-
street, Liverpool, was brought before Mr. Darbyshire,
at the Birkenhead Police Court, on a charge of having
robbed of £5 a " respectable man," named Thomas
Edwards, resident at the "White Lion," Inn, Lower-
place, Rochdale. It appears that both parties were on
the half-past eleven boat from Liverpool to Woodside,
on Thursday night. The prosecutor was asleep. pri7
soner was seen standing near him. He was robbed of
the sum of £5, "and, from the circumstance related. she
was suspected of the robbery, raid th.lie4 into .custody.
There was no money- found upon her person. She was
remanded vln.fil %kit) day.