The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-15 00:00:00

BURGLARY AT SEAFORTH.

Yesterday, three robust young fellows, who gate the
name's of Charles Hutchison, William Doyle, and John
Godfrey, were brought before the County magistrates; at
the court, in. Basnett.street, charged with a burglary at
Seaforth.

It appears that. on Sunday Morning, as Police-con-
stable 45 was on duty in the neighbourhood of Rimrose
Bridge, at half-past four o'clock, he observed the pri-
soners approaching from Crosby-road. One of them
carried a bundle, and his suspicions were at once aroused.
When they came up he accosted them, and asked them
where they had been. They said—At Crosby, seeing a
friend. "And what is in your bundle ?" "Oh, only
provisions, to refresh Us on the way." The men came
on towards Liverpool, the officer accompanying them,
and engaging them in conversation ; and when they
had got as far as Bootle Mount the men wanted to go
down to the shore, but the officer persisted that they ought
to keep the main road. On this the—men appeared very
uneasy. When they had arrived opposite to the police
station, the officer invited them in, when they imme-
diately ran off in opposite directions. He secured
Hutchison, and, giving the alarm, chase was given to
the other two prisoners by Scrjeant Shettell, who was
in the station at the time. When Hutchison was
apprehended, he threw away two money boxes contain-
ing a few coppers. Scrjeant Shettell pursued and cap-
tured Doyle, and on searching him found on his person
an electro-plate coffee-pot, a scarf, and a coat. At six
o'clock in the morning the third prisoner was captured
by another officer, on the shore, near to Miller's Castle.
He had a bundle with him, containing a loaf of bread
and half a pound of butter. A silk handkerchief was
afterwards found•near to where one of the prisoners had
been arrested.

Enquiry showed that the articles taken were part of
the result of the burglary in the cottage of Robert
Barton, gardener to Mr. Cookson, Crosby-road, Seaforth.
Mr. Barton, who occupies the lodge, stated that he
went to bed at ten o'clock on Saturday night, having
first locked the door and made all secure. On rising
next morning he found that a pane had been cut out of
the kitchen window, and that some drawers had been
ransacked, out of which the electro-plated coffee-pot
produced had been taken, as also an electro-plated tea-
pot and sugar basin, which have not been found. The
coat and scarf produced had also been taken, as well as
the loaf and butter. A pound of rice, not found, had
also been carried away. Outside the window he found
a basket, a jar of dripping-, two shawls, and a diaper
which the thieves had removed from the house, but for
sonic reason or other had not been taken away.
The whole of the three prisoners were fully oom-
mitted for trial.

TRADE or LiviutrooL.—The following is a return
of the number and tonnage of ships reported inwards
and cleared outwards at this port as computed with
the corresponding periods of last year :
REPORTED INWARDS, For the Week ended Jan. 12.1
1861
85 ships

1860 -
Increase in ships
Decrease in tons
CLEsntr, OUTWARDS, For the Week ended Jan. 12.
1861
]B6O
,1

Decrease in ships •
Decrease in tons 8,948
REPORTED INWARDS, From Jan. 1 0 Jan. 12, 1861.
1861 ...... . 140 ships
1860 .................. 15u ships
Decrease in ships
Decrease in tons
CLEARED OUTWARDS, From Jan. 1 to Jan. 12, 1861,
1861
1860
12
10,414

Increase in ships
Increase in tons...