The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-22 00:00:00

TAKING SPIRITS INTO A PRISON.

Catherine Liscard, a tidy-looking girl, was charged by Mr.
Bromley, one, of the turnkeys, at Walton Jail, for attempting
to take half a pint of rum into a prisoner, who is confined
there for debt. The penalty in this case is and not less
than £lO. The girl pleaded ignorance of the law, and as the
case was not pressed against her, she was discharged; but his
Warship wished it to be understood by the public, that the
penalty gt such case was very heavy, and would be enforced
in future cases of offence.
THE MAN AND THE PIG.
George Humphries, e powerful-looking man, was charged by
Officer 676 under the following circumstances: The officer said he
got a pig "roaming about" Sefton-s,treet (only imagine the poetic
idea of a pig "roaming'.") As it appegred tc be en "orphan,"
he thought the bet thing he could do would be to tOte it to a
pinfold. Fearing, however, that it might be a Celtic pi'g, and
would not go the way he wished, he got a piece of a rope, ana,
by a piece of legerdemain that would have made a fortune for
the 'Wizard of the North, he contrived to slip the cord over
the hind 4g, of the bonheen, and after coaxing it a while, he
was going on well enough until the prisoner came up, and says
he, "Bobby, where qrc you going with that stump of a
porker ?" " What's that At you ?', says I, "as I'm taking it to
the pinfuld as it has no owner." ‘,‘ Von lie," says he, " I'm
the owner, and if you don't let it go PA make bacon of
you," at ;be same time drawing a knife from his pocket.
After some fuxtker interesting conversation regarding the
this beautiful swine, the prisoner cut the rope that held the
pig, and away scampered j,qteresting quadruped, much to
the apparent gratification of Mr. Humphries, but greatly to the
chagrin of 676, who did not underftcmi Thy a pig should
enjoy any privileges in this land of liheriy. Tie cffiger, having
lost a four-legged animal, seized the biped by the peck,
whereon Mr. Humphries gave him a "Heenan" that laid him
as flat as a flounder on the naked street, and this was the
shale case. In reply to the charge, the prisoner said the
policeman was taking away his pig without any provocation,
and when he asked him. to give it up, he demanded payment,
which he refused, hie edirOted having cut the rope, and
then a scuffle followed ; licit he dco)ed having struck the
officer. Mr. Raffles fined the p,risener l,Os, and costs, and so
ended this " tail " of a pig.
TAKING TIME BY THE FORELOCK.

Jem Regan, a well-known thief, who had only come out of
jail on Saturday, was charged by Noah Beamish for attempting
to steal his Kr.pci. watch. Mr. Cobb defended. The prosecutor
said he was in the palj.ce Court that morning, attending in
some business, when fifie w-4,T,e.,j: stood beside him for a
moment, and, by a peculiar covering of his 4114. with his hat,
the prisoner tried to get the watch out of hia vest pocket, put
he felt him, and then the prisoner ran away, liut•wai followed
by an officer, vho arrested him. Air. Cobb made the best
defence he could fnr the prisoner, but the case was too clear,
and the prisoner was sent for
SHAMPOONING
.•

A sailor named Albert Ducker was c4arg.ci,l 4,y Archibald
M'Creedy, a barber, living in Waterloo-road, for having otolen
a pair of boots value £l. Mr. Cobb prosecuted, and Mr.
Bluck defended the prisoner. The prosecutor said the prisoner
went ipto his shop to be " shampooned," and when he went
awa;,' ph,e moots were missed, and were subsequently found on
the prisoner's feet. Cross-examined by Mr. Bluck: The pri-
soner went to get shampooile4, and you lampooned him into
the bargain? I don't undertan'd you. Bina ; Oh, but
I will make you. Is yours a big place Oh,'areidful big.
Then what do you pay a week for it ? About 7s. O. 4:nd do
you charge ss. for shampooning and lampooning poor sailors
when they come ashore ? No, I only charged him 4s. And
what did you give him for that ? Why, I brightened up his
whiskers, shampooned him, and gave him two cigars. On
further cross-examination, the witness admitted that the pri-
soner 84 drink in his shop. Mr. Bluck scarified the prose-
cutor worse lap ij he wied one of his own razors, and said he
was everything but an 4oueit irean. The prisoner, he said,
was drunk, and finding that he wa.s the prosecutor,
ran off with the boots as a set-off. -The Pri.s.VeVi:,-as repinded
for a week, and the boots given up to the owner.

nig 17,111W00L ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

The opening for the peaoore
,c f this deservedly popular
resort for rational and entertaining uraupment took
place last evening, under the most auspicious circum7
stances. The day was beautifully fine, and the evening
not being less so, hundreds of the usual habitues of
pleasure grounds found their way to the gardens, which,
owing to the heavy rain that has recently fallen, looked
to great advantage. The exotics, and native flowers,
shrubs, and trees, had evidently all put on their summer
robes, and formed an umbrageous covering over the
beautiful walks and arbours which seem for " whispering
lovers made." It was evident that once more " summer
greened the year,'.' and, from the large attendance, it
was equally certain that the public have fully appre-
ciated tho admirable improvements which the new pro-
prietary have made since they got possession of the
gardens. They have not spared either expense or labour
in making the gardens that ma in urbe which is so
great a blessing to those whose lives are spent within the
precincts of a large town like Liverpool. A considerable
portion of the ground which was partly waste last year
now presents pleasant walks, gentle slopes, and green
plots, laid out with all the skill that a cultivated
judgment can impart. As a matter of course, the lover
of natural history will find at every turn some feature of
interest to attract his attention. Here the zoologist is
stopped to inspect some imprisoned denizen of the
prairie or the forest, there the ornithologist gazes with
delight on the gorgeous plumage of the feathered tribe,
chattering away in their cages quite unconscious that
they have lost their freedom. The lover of the fine arts
also is not forgotten, in the shape of vases, statues,
pagodas, and temples of unique construction ; but this
department is not yet quite completed. The facilities
which are afforded for . gymnastie-exercises are also
admitable, and such as the young, and " children of rt
larger growth;" would do well topractise for their
health's Sake. '4e pyrqtechnl ic disp ay 'last night was
on a grand scale, •and was intende to represent the
destruction of the beautiful city of Pompeii. The
doomed city was entombed under the rolling flood of
burning lava which issued from Vesuvius, and the
picture of the event last night was of the highest scenic
order. The picturesque scenery of the surrounding
country and the city itself, with its handsome temples,
lofty towers, and noble palaces, were brought out in i
bold relief, whilst the background presented a splendid
view of mountain scenery; and high above the 'rest, "in
state and gesture proudly etninent;" rose tile binning
Vesuvius. . '

EIiGLISH Honqrs. Several Piedmont ese officers
have just passed through Paris, on their way to England
to buy horses. Purchases are also being made in this
country on French account.

Tie ^„.. f.E,..°"311- von Humboldt, embracing
10,000 volumes, many of them of great rarity, abound-
ing in presented copies, is to be sold, in all probability,
toward§ the end of the present year.

The annual return shOwing the figure of merit esta-
blished in the army during the yearly Course of ride
instruction is published. The 22nd Foot, Ist battalion,
is 4 the head Of the lilt, and a regiment, the
J".
Royal Wiltshire, stands Second.
The Paris letter of the -Dal7l/ says the news of
Gaiibaldi's defeat was industriously propagated from
Naples in no less thin ten telegrams, variously worded.
But it is now confessed by the I!Fe4pol4anGOvernment
itself that those despatches were false. ft is admitted.
that the combat pf Calatafini paraded as a victory was
not decisive; and the eurcssion that the 11)1,4 troops
returned to Palermo afterwards may very fairly be con-
strued as meaning that they 40 09 worst of it. The
admission that Garibaldi's invading force has been
swolleit by 0,000 recruits in Sicily, goes far to affirm
the assertion from Turin the the whole island has risen
in his favour.

THE CASE OP CHARLES ANNOIS.—Our readers will
remember that at the last October session of the Central
Criminal Court, a young Brazilian seaman, named
Charles Annois, was convicted of the murder of the)
captain of a British vessel, named Philip Barker, under
very atrocious circumstances, and was left for execution.
The Home Secretary has decided that the prisoner shall
undergo the punishment of penal servitude for life, and
an order to that effect was sent to Mr. joints, the
governor of Newgate,'on Saturday evening.
COLLECTIONS FOR THE POPE.—The ll:reek& .Register
reports the collections for the Pope to be proceeding with
vigour. The parochial collections for the " diocese" of
Westminster exceed £2,000. The sum of £1,850 has
been forwarded to Rome from the " diocese" of South-
wark, and £2,300 from the "diocese" of Salford. In
addition to these amounts about £9OO is also acknow-4
ledged from a few individuals, including £4OO from the
Count Torre Diaz and family, and £lOO each from Lord
Petre, Lord Henries, Sir John Qeton, and Mr. Fullerton
Mr. Serjennt Belles, too, contributes Pig..
•A . Boma BOV TRUMPETER. the triumphal
entrance of the troops into Madrid, the heroes of the
day were a trumpeter and a (log. The trninpeter belongs
to the Bourbon regiment; he is only fourteen years old,
and is of short stature. When in Africa, he happened
one day, whilst in the advanced posts with his company,
to be excessively hungry, and he could not get any food.
At last he perceived a number of oak trees, and said to
himself, "Where there are oak trees there are acorns,
and acorns at a pinch can be eaten !" He accordingly
slipped away, and passing unobserved by the sentinels,
ciim:•,ll,_7 the trgg and began eating. He was suddenly
nterrupted by a strange noise, aifn hiy dicmav bp
perceived that the tree was surrounded by ferocious
looking Moors, pizllt was impossible, and resistance
out of the question ; 'but a bright idea struck him ; he
seized his • trumpet situirided' the eliarge; The
Moors, thinking that They had fallen into an ambush,
took to flight. This exploit of the trumpeter excited
great admiration at the time, and on the entrance of
the troops the crowds not only greeted him with enthu-
siasm, but he was borne in triumph on men's shoulders
and crowned with laurel ! From time to time, at the
request of the people, he sounded the charge which had
struck terror into tie breast? of the Necirs!