The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-20 00:00:00

SPECIAL JURY CASES.

BARRETT r. TEE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.—This was an action brought by
Barrett to recover compensation for carta.in serious inju-
ries which he had susto*4 through the alleged negli-
gence of the defendants'. servants, Mr. Monk, Q.C.,
DT. Wheeler, 4.C., and Mr, Williams, were for the
plaintitc;, and Atr, Edward James, Q.C., and Mr.
Mellish aptleared for the defendants. The plaintiff, a
laqiitizr, was, on the 6th May, 1859, in business in Bury,
in this county ; he was then a alan of remarkably good
health. On the day itn question, ho had to go from
Bury to Bolton_ by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
way. 1n Ike station at Bury, in order to reach the
trc.in fox Bolton, the plaintiff had to cross the rails by
which the trains returned, and while crossing he was
knocked down, and dragged under the carriages of a
train which was then entering the station. He was
taken home, and received medical treatment for a consi-
derable time after the accident; it was two months be-
fore he could leave the honse, and walk about with any
degree of ease. It vo.a shown that from the peculiar
construction of the platforms, there being no bridge to
cogneet them, and the passengers being consequently
obliged to walk over the rails„ that there was no care-
lessness on the part of the plaintiff; but, a legal objec-
tion having been raised by the defendants' counsel, his
lordship tnled that it was necessary to prove a breach of
duty, and non-suited the plaintiff.
i BREACH OF CONTRACT.—WILSON THE LANCASHIRE
AND YORKSHIRE RAIIA% AX COMI'ANY.—Mr. Temple,
Q.C., and Mr. Jones appeared for the plaintiff in this
case, and Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Mr. Mellish
were for the defendants. The plaintiff was Mr. Arthur
Busby Wilson, and he had brought this action for the
purpose of recovering damages for a detention of his
goods, through the defendants' carelessness. The plain-
tiff is a hat and cap manufacturer, and the circumstances
054 t cz. which the action arose were these : Certain
' uealers in cloth, of the name of Messrs. Webb, being
I by one of their partners at Huddersfield, in the month
of March last, the plaintiff ordered from him a quantity
of cloth, to to sent immediately. The manufacture
which the plaintiff carries on is usually required for
the spring market ; the articles manufactured are of a
fancy character, and are therefore most in demand at
the spring season of the year. The cloth was delivered
at the station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company, with directions that it Aaa to he sent to
Cockermoath, via CarOortli; aud there was a document
(Alice specifying
signed at the rail,,w.a.V the consignee and
and his residence. Th 9 goods ought to have arrived at
cock,mplith on. the 17th March, but nothing was
beard.of. them until the 6th April, when it was aseer-
taiued that they were at the Maryport station. For
the defendants, it was contended that they bad only
acted in accordance with a previous order from, the
plaintiff. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages, £BO.
The Court adjourned at half-past five o'clock.
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LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATuRDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.).
THE CHURCH PICKPOCKETS.
Charles Patchell. and John Freeman, who were remanded
on 'a charge of picking packets in Eldon-street Chapel
Wednesday night, were brought up, and in addition to the
evidence already published, a lady came forward and reci3g-.
iiised Freeman as a person who had his hand in her pociet.
His worship sent the prisoners to gaol for three months 'each,'
with hard Tabour, as rogues and vagabonds.
THE ASSAULT WITH A "SLING-SHOT`."

John Mitchell, the boarding-liouse keeper, who stbod.
i remanded on a charge of having,Violently assaulted a Prtiss-
r sian, named Edward Gaultz, with a sli• g-shot, was again
brought np. The facts of this case were published on Satur-
' diy. Mr. pluck, for the prisoner, produced two witnestes,
who stated that the prosecutor had threatened to stab the
prisoner, and that the latter only used a small stick in self-
' defence. This version of the case, was, however, upset by
witnesses for the complainant, and his worship sent the
prisoner for trial at the sessions.
CAUTION TO SEA STEWARDS.
Two young men (brothers) named Nolan, were charged with
refusing to proceed to sea, as stewards in the Nova Scotian,
belonging to AfessiS. Allen, BrotherS. The prisoners had
signed articles to go in the. ship, but at the lust moment they
refused to go, without giving any, reason. Mr. Baffles c'pn-:
sured, the Conduct of the prisoners, -and adverted toihe loss
and inconvenience Which shipowners suffer in consequence of
siteh'cOnduCt. Ire sent the prisoners to jail for ,fourteen days.
J-Lowever, at a Subsequent part of the' day, Mr. Woods, from
the office of Allen, Brothers, attended the court, and said the
firm had requested him to say that they .were not desirous: of
punishing the men, as all they wanted was to warn them, and
caution others from acting so. His Worship then called the
men, and said they ought to be very gratepal for the kindness
shown them by Messrs. Allen, and he h01).,r it would be a
warning to them and others 'in' future. He then discharged
them. ::

IN A " PICKLE"
Charles nankin, James Fairclough, and .Lm Sbanky, who
were employed in
.the pickle . rarehouso of Mr Robert Thin,
Redcross-street, were brou zlit up by ottie.”- 430, on a charge
of having stolen a quantity of pickles from the warehouse.
The policAnanreceive4 information the, previops evening, that
the prisoners were stealing some tinspf pickles, be followed,
and arrested them in North John-street, and on searching
them he found seven -tins and one battle of pickles on them.
The property waii proved by Mr. Joha Williams who is in Mr.
Thin's employment, and,the prisoners were sent to jail for
fourteen days.

PLUNDER IN A PUBLICrHOUSE.
. .
William Flyen, a tall young man, who said he was a oartrer
and gilder, and who had enlisted on Friday, was charged l'or
stealing some 10s. in money, a quantity of jewellery and other
things, value .£5, from the bed-room of Mrs. Roebottom,
" Lion and Lamb" public-house, Dale-street. It appeared
that the prisoner had been is the house. drinking during the
evening, but was missed from six to eight o'clock. About the
latter bonr, the servant girl went into Mrs. Roebottom's bed-
room, whets she got the person standing at the dressing table.
she asked what he was doing there 1 *n4 he replied nothing.
She ran down stairs followed by the prisoner, who was arrested
and the property found on him. The, prisoner, jn answer to
the charge, said he was drunk, and did not know what he V{ as
doing. He pleaded guilty to the charge.. HtS worship said it
was a pity to see a young luau who bad been brought up to a
respectable trade in filial a disgraceful position ; the case was
a. bad one, and ha w.lit send the prisoner to jail for four
months with hard labour.
ROBBERY BY A CAB OWNER.
Robert Kennedy, a cab owner and driver, was charged for
having stolen £4 belOnging to a sailor named John kl‘Bride.
Mr. Cobb defended. It appeared that on Friday the- prose-
cutor got paid off at the Home, and had some drink.• He
engaged the prisoner to drive lave for_ some time, which he
did, and finally set hity.' clown in Tithebarn-street,, when a
dispute arose ORA -ihe fare, when the complainant paid the
prisoner went away. An Irish cattle dealer, named
IWAlister, was passing at the time, and saw the pristautt take
a purse fl'orn the seat of the car, and put, tj toottnat
at the bottom of the car, and suspecting all wee net right, he
told a policeman, who followed and arrefdedthe prisoner; and
on further inquiry it was a'iteerts,4o that the purse contabfed
£4; and belonged to M'Byl,o4, who identified it. Mr. Cobh
endeavoured to e‘hott that the prisoner took the purse to hcieti
it safe for '4o.elar awned it, when Mr. Baffin said ij•a jury
colt 'oe.iieve that they might acquit the prismer, who was
sent for trial at the sessions.

(Before Messrs. 110IIGHT01!1: awl L. PEEL.)
FURIOUS, URITING.
Andrew Williams, the 1, Dilworth's Wavertree omni-
bus, was summoned, gc.;. furious driving, on the road, on. the
6th instant, a i the case being proved, a fine of in. was
inflicted%

BREACH OF PROMISE Ox' MARRIAGE.

BRISTOL ASSIZES.-FRIDAY.

co ,s WELCIL.
AU, M. Seth, Q.C., and Mr. Thring were counsel
for the plaintiff ; and Sir F. W. Slade, Q.C., for the
defendant.
' ThiS was an action for breach of promiso of marriage.
The defendant pleaded that he had not promised, and
that the plaintiff had released to from his engagement.
Mr. Smith stated that the plaintiff was a young lady
about 24 years of age, the daughter of a respectable
farmer. She. kad been adopted by some maiden cousins
named Alila, who lived in a cottage near Wells. The
defendant was a farmer residing in the same neighbour
hood, and had lately had £30,000 left him,. Both
plaintiff and defendant, taught in the Sunday school,
and thus became acquainted. —Am, intimacy sprang
up between them, and after some time the defendant
took apartments in the hoe of Miss Hill, and went
and lived there, and it was evident that they
were engaged, ~The plaintiff used to read a good
deal to, the defendant, and they sat with their hands
clasped together. also consulted her upon his
affairs. In th,,; -tatter part of 1858 the defendant became
caprickals, in his attentions, and Miss Hill spoke to
hinaupon the subject, when he said that undoubtedly he
had engaged himself to Miss Cole, but he femed he
could not fulfil his engagement, as some former love of
his had written to him, and had claimed the fulfilment
of a former promise. That lady was a Miss Gray, to
'whom the defendant was now married, but that mar-
riage had been kept so secret that it was only within a
few days that the plaintiff had heard of it. The de-
fendant endeavoured to. induce tke plaintiff to release
him from the engagement, and as he could not succeed
he had sent his sister to try what she could do. Miss
Cole, however, was very fund of the defendant, and
would not give way, The plaintiff had no alternative,
and brought her action to recover some compensation
for the serious injury she had sustained in consequence
of the defendant's conduct. She had lost a good posi-
tion in life, and had suffered very much, and be now
asked the jury to give her such damages as they thought
her entitled to.

Miss Hill stated that in 1858 she spoke to the.defend,
ant and asked him if he had promised to marry Alias
Cole, and he said he had, and at the tirae, he thought he
was a free man, but Miss Gray had, written to him and
had called to his recollection a, promise he had made to
her, and. he should therefore he obliged to break his
engagement with Mips Coker he thought it his duty to
remain singk via not marry at all. She told defendant
he 1,44,1 hatter go and tell Miss Cole, but he said he
could not do it, as it would hurt her feelings. He left
the house and ceased his attentions. Miss Qole wus
very much distressed in mind, and kept very much
within the house, keeping in her room for daysAogehher.
She oftentimes felt it even now. Re used. to sit with
his arm round.her waist and frequently kissed her.
Sir F. Slade then addressecWie jury for the defendant.
The sympathy of all k-VsOllA iu these cases generally
went with the lady% bill, lac thought that after they.had
heard Was atom Like sympathy would be with the gentle-
man,. Lie thought the jury would be of opiniou that
the defeUdaut had escaped from a deep-laid scheme
Miss Ogle knew full well that Mr. Welch was engaged
to Miss Gray, and she ought not to have endeavoured
to place herself in his affectio.its, and to oust Miss Gray:
Ladies had a happy \VVit of entangling foolish men.
This was a good catc)i for Miss Cole. There were two
girls runniug for one man—why was the second horse
to win Miss. Gray was the old love of Mr. Welch,
hat he unfortunately went to lodge at Miss Hill's, and
no doubt there was a great attraction in that house, and
that the old ladies rendered every assistanse to bring
about a match, fOr there were no Rei:aolips so ready at
matchmaking as those who lia,d attained a considerable
age without themselves bia,Yag tOrmed a matrimonial
connection. But tllie 'i as. girl against girl, and Miss
Cole had no, r;ght to ecane here and ask for damages,
Miss Coke kW written to Miss Welch, stating that her
bro,tb,er °it Quo time had an affection for Miss Gray, but
he ought now to write and tell her he was engaged to
another; she felt for Miss Gray, but the letter ought to
be written at once
Dent think, dear, that I don't feel for both parties, but I
assure Ido most sincerely. He ought to write, as for a man .1
to be burdened with two w,ag, too much. I wanted yoklr
brother to let me write to, MismGralumyself, but he thi4i;.4
better to write himself,., hope tl,e, Lord will direct limb, the
path he should, go; ;LA that:l,7,od will strengthen, auk in his
own Koo 4, tie mise her up another.
1111. At was alt cat,: Why had she not resigned Welch
to 1115 firl).,,, love ? She had no right to come here. The
herfilessness was on the side of Miss Cole. She wrote
him another letter :

" Dear Mr. Welch,--Do not be afraid to come and speak your
mind to me, Ask God to direct you in the right path. Conic
to me to-morrow. In prayer, yours ever,
She then had another shot at him in some verses, asking
if her bridal dress was to be changed into a shroud.
After her attorney had written to the defendant sbe
again wrote to him, saying that her prayer was, that God
would draw his feet out of the net. "Do you go to
church ? Draw nigh, my dear, to God, and He will
draw nigh to you." This was impious, and this was
written when she knew he was engaged to another.
Had she any right to ask a special jury of Bristol to give
her damages ? She ought to have had some regard for
the feelings of Miss Gray. Whatever had happened to
Miss Cole she had brought it all upon herself. He an-
ticipated that that .would be the view the jury would
take of it, and that they would give a verdict for the
defendant.
The learned Judge having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
£l,OOO.

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GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.—This day,
the members of the above respectable body will hold a
grand procession, as previously announced. The mem-
bers will assemble at Wavertree bridge, and, having
mustered, will start in procession at half-past one, on
the route' to be pointed out. There will be a large
number of the brethren—several hundreds—present,
and the band of the Ist Lancashire Volunteer Artillery
will accompany the procession in its progress. It must
be remembered this body is in no way connected with
any religious or sectarian community, and, therefore
must not be classed with any. In the evening, the
various' lodges will dine together at their club-rooms
and in several instances balls will wind up the day's
st
proceedings; which are looked for Ward to with Well,.
ARMSTRONG GUNS FOR THE SARDINIANGOVERNII
ne.
—A remarkably fine specimen of an Armstrong i
pounder is at present to be seen at the establishmentisone of
noff
r. W. Thomas, S. Anne-street. Thehchare liin course of
a number of the same descrition which
.steel Works Coms
being forged by the' Mersey Iron acen
t to Mr. Thomas's
parry, and which are afterwards
carriages..
We establishment to be mounted
under-
stand that the whole of the guns
la and are to be
gol!nn
,soirrictientie,stion have been
ordered, by the Government of
eau possibly be got
despatched to Genoa as soonk
wor rnanship.of the glin-carriages
as they
ready. The finish and ,
Thomas are handsome in the.
manufactured by Mr.
extreme, and give a eery
ready for use.
perfect idea of the appearance
of the Armstrong whengun'
AMDENTS.
_..,0n Satwday, John Garner, a labourer,
residiii
St. Ma.ry's-terraCe, litent-street, !fell
off. a
i at No. S.
cotton, in a warehouser in Gibralttir-row,
pi e o,c co
aikdsustained &severe wound of the fool and contusions
—Edward Robinson, a l'abouter, residing in
Doe the body.
—Edward
ent-s'ireet, sustained a fractured leg, by a log of
• timber falling:, on him at the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway. They were both conveyed to the Northern
HospiAl.

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GREAT FIRE NEAR LONDON-BRIDGE.

• On Friday night between 11.iind 12 a fire broke 014
in the extensive premises of Messrs. Hartley, corn and
provision wharfingers, in a 'large way of business, abut-
ting upon the Thames near London-bridge, on the Surrey
side of the river, and in the iMmediate vicinity of St.
Saviour's Church. The whole building, with all its
varied Contras, consisting chicly of grain, hops, bacon,
oil, cheese, and the like, formiug a mass of inflammable
materials, was almost wholly destroyed in an incredibly
short space of time. From -the river two floating en-
• gines played for several hours upon the burning .edifice,
.and frondhe land side fire engines almost innumerable,
but with little or no perceptible effect, except to
the conflagration spreading to, the contiguous .property.
The building in which it originated was called West
Kent Wharf, and had only been erected two years,
at great cost, and was of enormous height. On the
west it abutted immediately on a little narrow dock, or
creek, which runs up from the liver towards the church of
St. Saviour, about midway between Southwark and Lon-
don bridges, and fortunately it was almost wholly detached
from the adjacent storehouses and granaries with which
the margin of the river at that point is densely studded.
Fortunately, too, the night was calm, or the havoc which
the fire must have made, though great enough as it is,
would haVe been well nigh incalculable. As a spectacle,
it-was remarkably striking, and crowds of people flocked
to the spot or watched the progress of the conflagration
from the bridges. On the varied mass of architecture on
the city side of the river especially it threw a blaze of light
the effect of which was singularly picturesque ; St.
Paul's, the Custom-house, the Monument, the Tower,
Fishmonger's-hall, and the almost countless church-
spires being brought into strong relief. How the. fire
originated it was impossible to ascertain, -.for all- con-
cerned were more occupied in the vain effort of arresting
its progress than in inquiring 'into its cause, and at.
present the extent of the mischief cannot be accufately
estimated. The whole building is entirely, gutted, and
nothing remains but a bare mass of blackened shapeless
walls. For some time the corn stored in the upper
stories of the premises poured out of the windows like
an avalanche. By-One o elock-nexe morninetlie-taintla-
gration had visibly moderated, and at two it had well
nigh spent itself.