The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-25 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY,

(Before Messrs..CHALONER and CAsTT..tr,LAlli,)

. . .
PUBLICANS' AND BEBB.SELLERS' C4sEs.—J'he follow-
ing parties were summoned for smday trading, and
wore oygertul tg pay the penalties named :—W. Roberts,
publican, Copperas-hill, 10s. and costs.; William Glue,
beerseller, Myrtle-street, 10s. and costs ;- James Rogers,
beerseller, 10s. and costs; Jane Min-

shull, beerseller, 10s. and costs ; W. Sloan, beerseller,
Gildarts-gardens, ss. and costs ; Ellen M'Givern, beer-
•seller, Midgliall-street, 20s. and • costs; and Joseph
Manley, beerseller, Bond-street, 408. and costs.
(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
• PICKING POCKETS.—Mary Wilson, a young woman
of rather respectable appearance, was charged with
having stolen a purse containing 235., from Mrs. Chris-
tison, wife of the Rev. Mr. Ohristison, Huskisson-street.
011 the previous day, John Birtles: the 'metier 40
amateur dvteetiie, *Lis informed that the prisoner was
Inoeking tib,o,qt the principal thoroughfares, and that
She waA suspected qt doing a little at her old trade.
After following her about Lord-street, Church-street,
and that neighbourhood for several hours, he saw
her pick the pocket of the prosecutrix. When appre-
hended she had the money in her possession. Mr.
Cobb asked by whom Birtles was employed. Inspector
Kehoe : He is certainly not employed by us. Mr.
Cobb : The ease rests upon .his testimony, and
I think we should know something about him.—
Mr. Raffles : Oh, I have often seen him before, and
have heard the Recorder compliment him several times.
The prisoner was sent for trial.
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IijIiEERY OF £l5 FROM AN HOTEL KEEVER.--A tall,
well-dressed, and rather good-looking yoUng man, an
11 .ineripanovilosi. name was Ktid: to: be Francis Steele,
va'S clunged with fraving stolen a bag containing CA,
trail} Mr. Saqui's Uavannali. lotel, Norton-street. It
appeared that the prisoner had run away from his home
in America, and had come to Liverpool, and that some
gentleman here who knew his parents had undertaken
to get a ship for him, and for this purpose he communi-
cated with the police, and one of the officers ac-
companied him to Mr. De Cos:a's office, where
he was provided with a berth as a steward,
to work his passage out. In the meantime, he
went to board at the prosecutor's hotel, wlierp he wag
treated as a gentleman, as he was suppe.,(ll‘fr.ol tai
m
uppeaoc to be. had 9,rcleo orr oars his
skip at One o:Plo4lc yesti;rday ; and on Thursday night,
about nine he went to the cabstand in Lime-
street, engaged a car, and, having been driven back to
the hotel, lie got his luggage and took it to Mr. De
Costa's Mace. ; Soon afterwards Mr. Saqui missed a
bag containing .115, *lrich he had locked up in a drawer
a short time previousli. The police were communicated
with, and inqUiries resulted in the discovery that the
prisoner had changed ten sovereigns for AmeTipan
money, and had purchased a gold ring aG 4 soup
Lime-street. Carlyle ap,pre'ocruled tke 'prisonert.,a 44 hit 'OO pliqrge, hchhe in
M
flist ifelrfellY inforaned that it was known
Nilkgre he !lad clpuiged the money, he said had emu-
mated the theft, " and-give Carlyle the keys with' which
he had opened the drawer.—lle was sent for trial.
SERIOUS ASSAULT BY A PUBLICAN.—Williatn Dun-
bar, publican, Breck-road, was charged with having
assaulted Elizabeth Birch, who resides in Sparling-street,
Everton. On the previous day the prisoner went to
the house of the complainant, and while he was
for sonic cause which was not sr,i;orlpkarti,lit, a quaripl
!Wm between the two. Thd 'eorriplaihatit Vlleged that
the pist§o6f*iseiZeir.ii. stick with 'which''lid struck her
AeYerai times oil the head. Th'e prisoner stated that
they' were -both drinking together in the honk of tilt
complainant; and. that -havmpl; dm* eiV
whilkey, She tilok putting her. anti into
fits.poi.:ket and .taking. saer. lie 114(1 4 stick
iii Pi's 11ar}1i, lint tic did no 4 remember having struek boy
aOO-01. oomplain-
W 44 it. 4 sgrgeon, who h tt d I the
ant, said he had Mud two severe contusions on the
head and several on the arms, besides marks of violence,
apparently made with the fingers, about the neck, Mr.
Raffia stud it would be no punishment to Indict a fine
upon the defendant, and ho must therefore go to prison
for three months, and be kept to hard labour, •

UTTERING FORGED £5 NTES.—A imp and a79111g1/4
named respectively ticllvaT(l 1,4.,e10 4114 'lll4ty.
ot.tev tab the police, but the
tbrittei nirtlllll6#l4:to. hitVe boon previmisly in custody,
were chnrweu th having tot MA 4 forged £4 Bank of Eng-
Wild note, Abeitt nine Obi& on the previous evening,
the male prisoner went to Mr. Griffith's, Grapes Hotel,
Lime-street, and asked for change of a £5 note. Know-
ing the prisoner well, Mr. Griffith's was about t0,c,43,94x
with the request; but on examining tlAi:roie lie suspectod
that yid 90, and 4:Aktil where he
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pr4ener replied that lie had'reeived
it Writ it woman Who was outside. On going to thp,
doer. Mr. Griffith fotind'the female prisoner, and then.
went to Detective Scott and asked, hiM if 10k.1:451
a good' one. ' Scott ascertiiiked thini it was forged
and retunied wit); to his hotel, outside
of the 'female standing and knew her at
once, 'Me kill; in reply to the charge, said he lodged at
20, Christian-street, in the same house as the female;
but, beyond that circumstance, he knew nothing of her;
On the previous evening, he was leaving, 14 41401:dis
when the woman, who wa.l st,gindink antmlilo, asked him
if ilctiletf conic oliangO a£s note. He said
that, ir ;he ouitl nocoMpany him to Mr. Griffith's hotel
Ito would try to get it changed fear her, and that was all
he knew about it. The other prisoner corroborated this
statement, and added that she had received the nett
payment of a debt. The bridewell-lkeer,g, jig reply to
the magistrate, said that tl;a woinaii was tried. at the
December c,s4ions, 185. and got nine months for steal-
ini; watches. The man was not known. Mr. Kehoe
said that two or three men with whom the female had.
cohabited, had been' transported ; hitn the moment they
were gone she'fonnd sonrh,ody oAso. The prisonerswCo
remanded f9l' S$ V S`.ll (LIP
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• -
Liverpool Cough Spec* is an onfafittig remedy. We eon-
grafulate the inhnbitaints of Liv'erp'ool that so simple and
effectual 4 DIQIIII4 of relief is at last procurable. For years
this great boon has been needed in this exposc4 part ; and it
being an undoubted cure Sir the most harassing coughs, we
can recommend it.—Adrt.
LADIES AT THE DUBLIN MAYOR'S DISNRR.—The
Mayor, we perceive, has introduced a new feature into,
the Town-hall dinners. He has invited (affig, tiojAs
table, a novelty in the wad a 1; thecivte
board. (;),111 Thnrai eyening there Ntere tkvenfy-three
Opipies invited; and ft single' gentleman. The meeting
hail All the Attractions Of a private party. After dinner
the ladies retired, and for a short time the gentlemen
Were 'left to the enjoyment of their wine, rillaeWM,s,
being provided in the drawingTroppl in the sliaPe• of•
music, water-colour drawingE:, and illusVated woOce
• •
!AVMs *Ands.
The colloWing is the hill brought tAtet this Tiouse of
geiciMons f)i Mr: Locke Kind and Mr. Horsfall for
furthex s,eea rnig th% liberty of religious worship Be
At (41 :tea, &0., That it shall he lawful for any minister
of the united church of England and Ireland to cele-
brate divine service according to the rites and ceremonies
of the said united church in any private house or on
the premises belonging. thereto, any law, canon, or usage
to the contrary notwithstanding." . •

A COSTLY PRESENT.—A dinner and (..":-•••.-ert service of
silver has just been compleflet\ try Mesks:llkington and
Co., of Rec.94,styeetl, efor the Right Reverend the
Bishop of MaurieaStie. When it is borne in mind that
Ile to be giteri for it is no less than twelve thousand
pounds,' it may be naturally remarked that so costkx a
service is not often rendered. The gcnAta,l character of
this specimen of magnitlr,e4 Workmanship, besides
showing the ptgirikesr. of Manufacture, amply illustrates
inniinity of design, and hhititY• of execution:—./risk
Tat JAITLINMEN AT APPLEBY.-Thg. APO*:
assizes were opened on Tuesday. TM"),o4nary routine.
• •
and parade which accAutMnx ttliedu,dips as art of the
}iioffice, duty, in Droyidilig jhvelintrien,
as-esearf ind to, I eep, Oder in, &aft; and trumktors. tq
announce be Coniiug of the judges, w,e're, eAltvenecl- by
the High sariff,•Mr. M,atthewl:ken,sott kfarrison, having
dressea i,av,6lll\l4l•en Wl'irolopeters in the costume of
Charles, men appeared dressed in leathern
doubJetA with bite velvet sleeves slashed •with what)
blue velvet breeches, high buff buckskin turnover
boots, sombrero hats buttoned up at one side, and orna-
mented each with a long blue and white feather, and
crossbelts with large-buckles -suspending-Ad-fashioned
large-handled swords ; a red sash round the waist com-
pleted •their costume. The trumpeters woe gray hais
looped up; in other respects the saw, dross. The javelins
were also very fortrlilda,l4e antiqUe-leaking weapons.
Most of, Or men ere handiemd 'tall' young fellows ;
anal so-ae.ekea as the'y marched 'before the judges
dp\vn the old-fashioned street of the town on a bright
frosty Morning, the tops of their javelins glittering in
the sunshine, and the ,7ay long feathers in their hats
waving in the wind, they carried back the mind to the
days of the cavaliers, and certainly formed 'a very
picturesque, and in these days of ;unadorned utility in
dress, a very *anal sight. '

BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY (LIMITED.)

The adjourned third ordinary general meeting of
shareholders, was held yesterday at the Clarendon
' Rooms, Liverpool, Sir James Carmichael in the chair.
- The following report, together with a statement of
; accounts, was taken as read
" In presenting to the shareholders the accounts of the
company for the past year, the directors have to report
that in consequence of the sudden decay of the gutta
percha with which the underground wires of the com-
pany's main commercial lines are insulated, they have
found it necessary to take them up and substitute the
system of wires on poles. During this change your
directors have been subjected to great anxiety, owing: to
the difficulty experienced in maintaining a communica-
tion by the underground wires while the others were
being erected. Notwithstanding every effort, a large
portion of the traffic requiring most expedition was
temporarily' lost; but during the last three months,
since the improvements have been carried out, your
directors have much pleasure in stating that the
traffic referred to has been recovered. The cost of the
alteration has been more than paid for by the proceeds
of the gutta percha covered copper wire, and has not,
therefore, constituted any charge against the company '
further than the increased outlay in maintaining the
lines in working order during the change. This
increase has occasioned an excess over the stipulated
amount for maintenance agreed to on the amalgamation,
which is equally borne by both classes of shareholders,
and causes the deduction of per cent. for the half-
year ending Dec, 31st, from the 5 per cent. dividend to
which the A shares would have otherwise been entitled,
which is equivalent to per emit. for the year.
"The works referred to in the last report, in connec-
tion with the Submarine. Company's cables to Hanover
and Denmark, and with the north-east section of this
company's lines, have been carried out, and are yielding
an excellent result with every prospect of large increase.
This company's stations in the United Kingdom are now
connected to various parts of the Continent of Europe,
by 21 wires, several of which are specially set aside for
the direct signalling of messages to Hamburg, Paris,
Brassels, and other capitals and commercial towns of
importance.

"An improved system of insulation has been extended
throughout the company's lines, and has enabled the
company, for some months past, to work direct between
London and Glasgow, Liverpool and Dublin, and,
within the present month, between London and Dublin.
"The works connecting 130 stations of the •Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Railway have been carried mit,
and are now in full operation, and the following railway
telegraphs have also been completed during the year, or
are in course of construction :—The Midland Great
Western Railway Extensions, Dundalk and Enniskillen
Railway, Portadown and Dungannon Railway, Castle
Douglas and Dumfries, North Yorkshire and Cleve-
land Extension, South Yorkshire Branch to Keadby,
Stamford and Essendine, Athlone and Roscommon,
Edinburgh stud Glasgow Railway Branches, Monklands
Railway, Tralee and Killarney, and on the Forth and
Clyde Canal.
" These extensions include 5G7 miles of additional
line, added to the company's system.
"An arrangement has also been entered into with the
Mersey Board, for working their line of telegraph along
the docks, and to Birkenhead, when completed.
The new central London office, facing the Royal
Exchange, was opened for business in September last,
and other offices in the neighbourhood given up. This
alteration enables.the London work of the company to
be consolidated, and transacted not only at less cost but
in an improved manner.
"'the London District Telegraph Company, with
whomi ais,stated it the last report, this company have
math; a werking arrangement, have carried out a con-
siderable portion of their works during the past year,
and opened. a number of their offices on the Ist instant,
at which provincial messages will be collected for this
company. "J. C. EWART, Chairman.
"EDWARD B. BRIGHT, Secretary, I
" Liverpool, .Feb. 14, 1860."
The accounts were not signed by the auditor, who had
made a lengthy report to the board upon varioir
departments of the company's affairs. It was explained,,
however, by Mr. Mosley, Mr. J. INrtag, and Mr. King,
that nearly all the questioilg raised by gr. M‘Donald; the
auditor, had coma fully* before the recent committee of
inquiry, who were quite satisfied with the manner its
which the accounts had been kept, and, with the general
manag,einent, of the aitairs of, the concern. Tile receipts
and accounts were then. • unartimou4ly adopted, It was
Prepped by Mr. 4, hail LaWrenoC. that a reduction
should take piaoe in the number of directors. The
desirability of reduction was admitted, but it was deemed
most prudent to postpone such a step for the present.
The retiring directors were therefore unanimously
re-elected and Messrs. Bewley and Beloe appointeil
auditors. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the
proceedings.