The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL_

Messrs. Walter, Howell and Co., distillers, of
Bermondsey, have convened a meeting of their
creditors. There have been consideiable lasses
upon trading, chiefly in gin. The liabilities
are about £40,000, and the assets show 6s 8d in
the pound.
meeting was held, yesterday, of the creditors
of Nr. 0: Underwood, wholesale grocer, of
Covent Garden and other pliKes. "LiAilities
8,000 ; assets 5s or 6s in the pound. Estate to
go if:go the Couit of Bgnkruptcy.
The Ifei.ald says, the private advices from
Manchester speak of a fail4lT fop a limited
amount among the Greek interest, blit it will
not, it is stated, affect firms in London.

The light portion of the mail from Bombay will be
distributed in London on Wednesday morning.
A notice from the Horse Guards permits commanding
ofAceri to allow a certain number of men to assist in the
harvest.
Tire cash and account detiartmerit4Pf tb-o ip4j4 4ouse
were vesterda q the '"lS.ast
Y rimed from ndia House to
the Westminster Palace hotel.
A telegram froni Marseilles announces that the failure
in laying the submarine cable from Algiers to Toulon,
took place from a heavy gale encountered just as the
latter port had been almost vescbed, but 0'44 it was
expected to be recovered.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTF:ItDAY.

(Before Mr. RArrtrs.)
KNIFING ! KNIFING !

Richt44 Harris, 4 tailor-looking person, was charged for
haying stabbed a oeyeon named David Taylor, who at present
lies in the Northern f/65priai, not abbe to attend. Mr. Colib
was for the prisoner. Surgeon Workman, from the Hospital
statfql that the injured man was not able to leave the bed, he
haci,a wound right over the heart; the instrument (4 knik)
bad struck on one of the ribs, which stopped it going further.
It was rather a dangerous wound at present, .but probably the
man would be able to attend on Friday. Mr. Cobb said in that
case he would not object to a remand, and the prisoner was
remanded to Friday,
A small vicious-looking Man, named William Lewis, was
brought up by poliee7offieer 746, who said he was called into
ti'e prisoner's house by his wife, who charged him with having
stabbed her da the forehead and in the arm with a knife, and
when he tookiiinir trito'a4stody, 4),:e prisoner Strvek him with
a poker, Mr. Raffles : Where was this')- In `Roltou,street,
Edge-hill. Here the wife of the prisoner came into the wit.
news-boa, and said it was not he who had done it, it was hie
mother. Her arm and forehead were bandaged up. Mr.
Raffles (to the policeman) : How did you take him into cus-
tody for stabbing his wife, if she did not charge him ? Officer:
She called me in and gave him in charge for stabbing her, and
then he struck rue with the poker: Although she declines to
proceed now she charged him last night. The wife said it was
his mother and not the prisoner who struck her with' a knife.
Mr, RaAies: Then; One hini les. for the assault 011 t4eofficer,
• ,•
or fourteen days' imprisonment.

LEG BREAKING.
Bernard Kelly, a young sailor, was charged by police officer
William Hayden, 556, with basing broken his left leg, Mr.
Cobb defended. It apPeared that on,the night of the 3rd inst.
the officer was on duty in Great Howard-street, when he
heard a noise, and on going forward he found the Prisoner
beating two girls ; he took him into custody, and on reaching
the comer of William-street, he refused to proceed farther
and backed up against the wall, when witness caught hold of
him to take him on, and the prisoner twisted his leg into his,
threw him dawn and broke his leg. He was eight days in the
ho,spital an'lti IV now eight flays at Ilqn)e? PT two girls
alluded to corroborated the staterneat of the constable, Sur.
genre Workman said one of the 'bones of the MIPI'° left leg was
broken; he would not be permanently lame, hilt be would not
be able to do anything for some five weeks to (kora,. tc..
Raffles said he would send the prisoner for trial. mr. coZie':
Will you take bail, sir '1 Mr. Raffles : No, in this e,,,,,, ''
I *ill
not. The prisoner was then committed for trial. i
(Before Mr. J. ATKIN.)
THE C LARGE OF W,-,,!..T.!LT BY A MASTER Lumpipi.
The charge against o;ien Carkill, mater lun,
'7,1)". which
stood over for witnesses, was again heard. The eas, jas
fully reported in our paper of yesterday. Mr. Cobb appeared
for the defendant. Poliee-officer 324 was called, and said he
saw the defendant hit the complainant (officer 555) but denied
that the officer hit Carro 1 ou the head with his staff.
On the
part of the police, a female named Elizabeth GidleY was called
to sustain the case against Carroll, and she stated that Carroll
;truck the policenian I).rst. In reply, to, Mr. Call?, she sod
she dicl'riot tell the tiefendant'ol4t ihe Officer
the defendant
first on the head with his stick. she saidlhe defendant
stated he did not mind £lO or £l5 to defeat the officer. Mr.
Cobb contended that his client had been sadly treated, and
called a witness who swore the officer .gave the defendant
three blows on th. head with his stick, for:merely remonstra-
ting with him for kicking a drunken man. Mr. Aiken sail
the evidence was very conflicting on both skies ; but 1,
on the
whole he was satisfied that the interference of the defendant
was more than r.--monstrance; and he fined the defendant €2
and costs.—The defendant complained of the bad • conduc6of
the police, and said be saw them treating a drunken min
badly the night before, when he was gottgc home, and when
he spoke to the officer not to illuse the man, the constable
turned on him, t4;14 said he gould loch him up. Af. Aiken
said the proper course to pursue •in such a case W,onid be to
take the number of the officer, and lodge a complaint against
hint ; atul it the case were proved, no doubt proper punish-
ment would he inflicted.

(Before Messrs. AIKEN andAtoisrp,)
ASSAULT BY A POLICEMAN.

Police officer, No. 401, was summoned by Michael Yorke,
of 11; Prince William-street, Park, for having assaulted him.
Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecution. It appeared that on
the 9th instant, a woman named Sarah Pepprel was a tenant
of complainant, and it seems that she was running away with-
out paying the rent. He went to stop tie., '7" la-P" "M. alter-
catinn treik place, and the woman sent another female for a
P4'047,191t and she met the defendant who was not on duty.
He wept to the place, and interfered to assist the Woman hi
removing the furnitute ; complainant remonstrated with
when he struck and knocked him down. These facts were
proved by two witnesses, as well as by Yorke himself. The
officer said, in answer to the charge, he was called on to pre-
serve the peace, but be admitted that he was not on duty. He
was of opinion that he had a right to interfere ; the com-
plainant stood on his foot, and he pushed him away. Mr.
Aikep; 1113w,,' long are you in the force Al!ont four months.
Mr, ygrke had me before the head constable last week, and
his .complaint was dismissed, and the head constable said he
would not believe a word he said. He called two women to
show that he did not assault the complainant. The magis-
trates, however, said they believed the case proved, and thew-
fore they would fine the officer. They trusted that he would
be more cautious in future, as he had no right to interfere in
such a business, but in consideration of his being a young
officer they would fine him only ds. and c3sts•
THE " CASE" ,OF A WATCH'
I4rs. 14abeth White summoned Mr. Woodward, of Parker-
street, tor. detdiniU a watch, value La. Mr. paraer was for
the complainant, and, Mr. Cobb for defendant. Mr. Wood-
ward keeps a watchmaker's and jeweller's establishment
iu
Parker-street, and the complainant left -the watch' to be
repaired there. It appeared that a youth who had been doing
business for defendant had stolai the watch, but it could 114
be recovered, although the police had used all exertion to dis-
coVer it. The supposed thief had been sent to gaol tor the
offence. • Mr. 'Cobb took Ohjection to the course PhisiUd by
the complainant, as not coming within the Act of Parliament,
and the magistrates considering the case out of their jurisdie,
tion—consequent on the nature of the case—dismissed the
complaint.

. . •
BR°wN and ",CON most respectfully announce to their cus-
tomers, and the public generally, that they keep a large and
well-selected stock of articles required for-Family Mourning;
and that all Funeral and Mourning orders are attended to with
the greatest care and econotay.—Nfagazin : 81, 83, and Si,
Bold-street.—Adr.
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PRESENTATION BY PRINCE ALFRED.—WhiIe Prince
Alfred was visiting Rio de Janeiro lately, he expressed
a wish to see the working of a locomotive engine on the
De Mana Railway. Mr. Robert Milligan, the managing
engineer on the line, at once acceded r hiv!
the PiinFe travelled eleyig tile orie ex 4
piessirti liiiniefkuiich'gratifted With *be trip:, •Prink:te
Oral' has since forwarded to the 'British' Minister at
Rio de Janeiro,•a gold wateh,• chain; and appendages,
for-lar, Milligan, which Were duly presented.