The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

CRINIPING.

Mr. Murphy, the outdoor superintendent of the Local Marine
Board, had John Holmes, described as a labourer, summoned
on three informations, under the 147th section of the Merchant
Shipping Act. Mr. Black defended. It .appeared that the
defendant, on the 10th instant, acted as a shipping agent, and
engaged Henry Fitzmaurice, a sailor, for the ship Borland,
a British vessel. On the same day he engaged two other
sailors, named Charles Bell and John O'Donnell, for the same
ship ; and as he did so for reward, not being a licensed shipping
agent, he was proceeded against under the act. The defence
was that the man acted out of friendship, but this failed, and a
fine of £5 and £2 17s. costs in each case was imposed, or three
months' imprisonment.

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.--FRIDAY-;

Before Messrs. R. BRYAN, B. DAnnysurnE, and

YOUNGHUsBAND.)
FUttIoIZsLY DRMING, -&c:---John Lawton, Michael
M'Keown, and John Davies were charged with furiously
driving through the streets, to the danger of pedestrians.
The offences were proved, and the defendants were fined
10s and costs each, or, in default of payment, fourteen
days' hard labour.

ANOTHER CASE OF DRIVING FURIOUSLY.—A gentle-
man named William Davidson, a sbiphroker, carrying
on business in 5, Rumford-place, Liverpool, and residing
in Eleu Rouse, Higher Bebbington, appeared in answer
to a summons charging him with having been drunk and
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furiously driving through Grange-lane, Birkenhead, on
Tuesday evening. _Henry Cunningham, cabman, gave
evidence to the effect that on Tuesday evening, about
half-past eight o'clock, the defendant, accompanied by his
servant, was driving at a furious rate—twelve miles an
hour—and ran into his (the witness's) cab. Defendant
and his servant fell from the vehicle to the street, and
the vehicle was smashed to pieces. The cab was not
injured. The defendant was in a state of intoxication
at the time. A carpenter, residing iu Grange-lane, Cor-
roborated the cabman's evidence. Fined 10s and costs.
(Paid at once.)

BEGGING FOR THE POOR.—A rather good-looking
female, named Miller, who it appears has in conjunction
with her deceased husband, kept a provision shop in
Birkenhead market, was brought up, and charged with
following the profession of begging. The prosecutor
was Constable Thawbdrn, of the Cheshire County police.
The prisoner was elegantly dressed in black silk, gold
watch and chain. and a large,number of trinkets. It
appeared that- for some time back-she has been in the
habit of visiting the Birkenhead market. Rock Fem.,
Seacombe, and New Bright)n, begging on behalf of a
poor widow, who she represented was greatly reduced
in circumstances. A book taken from her person was
produced in court. It contained numerous names, with
donations marked opposite. On being interrogated as
to who the poor widow was, she at first declined to
answer; but subsequently admitted she was the poor
widow ; that she was in great distress and debt ; that
she desired to work her way through the world like a
bold soldier, and in order to do so effectually had
appealed to a generous public for support in the manner
described. The bench severely_reprimanded her for her
conduct and dismissed the case.
Teas CHARGES OF FORGERY AND EHBEZZLEHENr
AGAINST A POST-OFFICE Cr:mi.—Henry Huiton
manded from last week was again brought up on charges
of embezzlement by means of forgery. The facts of the
case have already appeared in our columns, and are
simply these —A short time since a person named Ball
obtained at Newton-le-Willows a post-office order for
165., made payable to his wife who resides at the D.:ek

Cottages, Birkenhead. In the regular course of business
the duplicate retained by tha postal authorities came
into the hands of the prisoner, who, when payment was
demanded by Mrs. Ball, enhanced the sum in the dupli-
cate to £4 16i., by simply adding the figure 4 in the fi
whim—paid the woman 16s. and pocketted the re-
mainder. The cashier in making up his accounts, found
of course that the money corresponded with the amounts
on the whole of the duplicates, and no suspicion was
attached to the prisoner for some time. However his
bad conduct was at last discovered, and on examination
thirty or forty similar cases of fraud and embezzlement
were found to have been committed. Ball's case was,
however, the only one investigated by the ,magistrates.
It appears that he has been in the employ of the Birken-
head Post-office authorities only a very short time. Mr.
Barring was the prosecutor. The prisoner was fully
committed for trial.

SHOCKING DEATH T lIROL7GH STARVATION iND
NEGLECT.—Last Thursday evening, Mr, Bedford, the
Westminster Coroner, held an inquest in the board-
room of St. Martin's Workhouse, on the body of'a man
about fifty years of age, unknown, who died from starva-
tion and neglect, under shocking circumstances.
THE Two EXTREMES.—At some public meeting we
read, that "the thanks of the meeting were given to the
press and Sir George Bowyer." This convinces us more
than ever, that there is but one step from the sublime to
the ridiculous. How strangely astonished Sir
`George
must have been to have found himself thrust into such
intellectual company. The poor fellow must have felt
very uncomfortable.—Princh.
Irrunum SSP. VERBUM NAr.--The Emperor Louis
Napoleon is composing a "Life of Julius Caesar."
This is well ; for be can hardly fail to overlook the
awful warning latent in the first line of the Commen-
taries. If France should attempt a new career of con-
quest, and Europe, indignant, should take her in hand, !
who knows but that a future historian may have to record 1
that Ontnis Gallia dirisa cst in, 4c.—Pniich•
Sir R. A. Chermside, M.D., died at Oxford a few
days ago. For some years previous to his death, he
held the post of physician extraordinary to the Duche,s
of Kent, and was physician to the British Embassy at
) Paris. In recognition of his war serves, he was
created a Knight Commander of the Order of the
\
Guelphs of Hanover, a Knight of St. John of Jerusalem,
a Knight of the Red Eagle of Prussia (conferred for
services to the Prussian troops in the campaign
of 1815),
and a Knight of the Legion of Honour of France.