The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-19 00:00:00

ACCIDENT ON THE. RIVER,

TWO, MEN SEVERELY 'INJURED.
The thick fog which prevailed on the river on Satur-
day morning was the occasion Of an accident Which
might have proved very serious to the Tratirnere boat
Cato. The ferry-boat Cato left Liverpool at a quarter
past eight o'clock, and proceeded across the river. When
nearly midway between Trannaere and Monks' Ferry,
the .Eirmingham, a screw collier, which was proceeding
.out to sea, struck the Cato just behind the paddle-box.
'The captain of the Cato (Capt. N,Clure) saw the other
steamer through the fog, and reversed his engines ; but
this proved insufficient to prevent a collision in the Very
thick fog which was then on the riiier. The conse-
quences were rather serious to the C4o. Her sponsoon
was cut away, and the part supporting the paddle-box
was thrown into the main. shaft. The greatest confusion
prevailed on board; but, by good Management, order
was soon restored. The 'Britannia, another ferry-boat,
was despatched from the slip to render assistance to the
Cato. On board the latter vessel it appears that only
two persons were severely injured—John Hampson, the
mate, and one of the passengers. The mate is bruised
on several parts of his body, 'and one of his ribs is sup-
posed to be broken. The other gentleman was fright
fully mutilated on the face and neck ; his shotalder- has
also sustained some injury he was taken to the lios-
pital• It is particularly fortunate that .both of the
steamers were not running at full speed, as then the
Cato would certainly have sunk. As it is, however, the
accident will perhaps call the attention of the authori-
ties on both sides of the river to some safer means of
transit and some effectual security in ease of a fog.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY.
(Before Mr. RATFLES.) •
• CAUTION TO SPRING CART DRIVERS.
John Lloyd, the driver of a spring cart, was charged
bjr a police officer for being drunk and driving furiously
near the Exdange. The prisoner admitted that he got
some whiskey, and said his horse was a kicker. Mr.
Raffles said it was a most dangerous practice for the
drivers of spring carts and other vehicles, to drive
furiously through crowded thoroughfares. There was
a poor gentleman killed about that plan a few days
ago, by a man who was driving furiously. He (Mr.
Raffles) wished it to be distinctly understood, that in all
eases when it was clearly proved that parties were
driving furiously in' crowded places, so as to endanmer
life, he would inflict the full peaalty allowed by the law.
He trusted that this would go forth to the public, and
that drivers would take Warning by it. In some cases, ,
he said, the police were censured far not prosecuting
persons who were found furiously driving, but he was
informed by. Major Greig, that since the last day of
September the police had prosecuted thirty persons for
furious driving. Major Greig had given strict orders to
the police to seize everyone who was found furiously
driving, and so far as he (Mr. Raffles) was Concerned,
ho would second their efforts by inflicting the full
penaltys which was 40s, and he won ll therefore fine
the prisoner' in this case 405., or in &Milt of payment,
two months' imprisonment.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.
William Leonard; a coal heaver, was charged for
having nearly killed police-officer John Quinn, 261.
Inspector Tomilson said, after three o'clock on Friday
there was a crowd of coal heavers at the corner of Bank-
field-street, Derby-road, Bootle, and amongst them was
the prisoner, who was drunk. The police.officer (Quinn,
261,) and 596 went to put them away, as they were
making a disturbance. They went away, but soon
afterwards the prisoner returned, having changed his
clothes, and being armed with a piece of wood, which
was a portion of a bed stock, lie cried. out to the
police, "death to one of you, you —," at the same
time making a blow at the two officers, and Quinn was
struck on the head and knocked insensible, in which
state he remained at the Northern Hospital until two in
the morning; but he has recovered his consciousness
since. He is, however, in a very had state at present.
The inspector then came up, when the prisoner retreated
into a timber yard, followed by.the inspector, at Whom
he made two desperate blows with the piece of wood,
but missed him. A civilian got behind the prisoner and
knocked the wood out of his hand, and then lie was
captured. Police-officer 596, who saw the whole trans-
action, gave similar evidence to the inspector. Mr.
Cobb (for Mr. Bluck, who was absent) said, no doubt
his worship would remand the prisoner ; and, in that
case, he would advise the prisoner not to offer any ?bser-
vation at present. His worship remanded the prisoner
for a week.
AFLOAT AND ASHORE.
Edward Catterell, apparently the master or chief
office': of a ship, and Kenneth Cameron, who was dressed
in a semi-naval uniform, were charged by Mr. Wriggles-
worth, the keeper of a public-house in Newington, with
having broken 30s. worth of glass in his door. The
complainant and two other witnesses were examined,
and from their evidence it appeared that on Friday
night the prisoners entered the public-house anal called
for some drink, but they were refused in consequence of
being already "half-seas over." They then became
disorderly and ware ordered out, but they refused to
leave ;. and one of them struck a gentleman named
Pritchard who was in the house. The complainant then
went round the counter and put them out, but they
rushed back and broke the glass. The damage done by
Catterell was 205., and by Cameron l'Os. His worship
ordered them to pay the damage, or to be imprisoned
the latter for 14 days, and the former a month.
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door of the Amphitheatre, waiting for the door to be
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Cobb defended. It appeared that on Friday eveningr.
opened. The prosecutor felt a hand at his vest pocket,
where his watch was, and on putting his hand to the
place he caught the prisoner's arm, and missed the
watch. The watch was subsequently found by a female
near where the prisoner was standing ; and at the
station officer Russell (168) got the ring of the match in
the prisoner's pocket. Mr. Cobb endeavoured to show
that anyone else might have taken the watch; but his
worship thong} t the euidence sufficient, and particularly
the finding of the ring in the prisoner's pocket, and sent
the prisoner for trial.

PATTISON'S SYSTEM OP TEACHING DRAWING.—
Mrs. Pattison, an American lady, instructed in Paris in
the Japanese method of drawing flowers and fruit, is
giving, as we formerly mentioned, and as will be seen
by our advertising columns, lessons in this elegant and
intellectual accomplishment, and we hear has been very
successful already with pupils in this town ; but she
has had a more decided attestation of ber merits in the
sale of one of her drawings at the exhibition of the
Society of Fine Arts in Bold-street, on Saturday, it
having been hung up only the night before as one of
the additions to the exhibition on the re-hanging of the
works, which we have not yet had an opportunity of
noticing. • In addition to the successful results of her
rresentations of nature, hex mode of operation is very
rapid and simple,