The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, - FRIDAY . EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1862.

THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

tab) inttiligenct.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Du. 11.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.

The total receipts on Wednesday were 13,0261.
It appears by a letter from Captain Huisb. that the resi-
dents and vistas in the Undue Mo. Isle of Wight, have
not been inattentive observers of the relief movement.
As treasurer of a fund originated at Bonchurch, and ex-
tended to include Ventnor, St. Lawrence, and Niton,
Captain Huish luta !awarded to the centrist fund the sum of
34a, which be hopes, should the distress continue, will be
only a first instalment. In addition to this, weekly col-
lections from house to house have been organised. and at a
meeting of the subscribers it was resolved unanimously that
the amount raised be sent unrestrictedly to the central
committee, u one which had entirely the confidence of the
country.
A meeting of the Collecting Committee of Manchester
was held at four o'clock yesterday afternoon ; the MAYOR
presided.
Mr. TAYLOR said the gross amount of the cash receipts
since the same day last week wa, 61,008!. 71. sd. The
amount in the bank was about 200,0004 ; but he did not
exactly know the exact balance, as one day's receipts had
not been entered up.
The Maros called attention to a poragraph in the Times
and Daily News stating that the proprietor of Hopefield
silk mills, Salford, had not been able to obtain hands, and
said several letters bed been sent to know if this was true.
In consequence of these letters be bad seen the owner of
the mills, who said he had issued placards for workpeople,
and he explained that he did not expect to get them at the
sawing schools because they werechiefiy forcotton oremtives.
One young woman, however, who bad left his employ ment
Wei obtained from a seeing school, and she had 1 n.ler week.
Having received 3s. 4d. per week from the sea 'ing school,
and 2a. per week from the Provident Society, and having a
child to attend to, she had said abe would rather attend the
school with the fewer hours of work than the mill at six in
the morning ; lad this was hardly to be wondered at. The
proprietor of the mills said he had not yet obi:dried his full
complement of hands, and he hardly expected to get them
from among the cotton operatives.
Mr. TAYLOR—Is he offei ing full work'.
The MAYOR—He but the wages are rather lower than
those obtained by cotton operatives.
Mr. MORRIS said that was so, and was the whole secret.

SECOND COURT.
Sittings at Nisi Prins after Term at Guildhall.—(Before
Mr. Justies Crompton and a Common Jury.)

LINTON V. NEBNON.
This was au action to recover compensation for alleged
misreptesentation relative to the sale of a coffee-house and
refreshment-bar.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Sevjeant Perry and Mr. Heurr James were counsel
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Haddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Biron were
for the defendant.

MANSION-HOUSZ CO3IMITTEE.-110 amount re-
ceived in aid of the Lancashire Operatives' Relief Food at
the Mansion-house yesterday was only a little over 3,0091.,
of which amount 1,016/. 15s. 10d. WAS received from the
relief committee at Lyons, accompanied by a letter stating
tl-lt that amount had been subscribed in Lvous, and beg-
a;ug that a number of names mentioned in the letter might
be acknowledged in the advertisement. at the subscriptions
were nearly all from the French inhabitants, and to whom
it would Le gratifying to see them acknowledged separately.
A large proportion of the amount continues to be made up
of parochial collections, and amongst the principal mums
were-306/. 4a. 9d. from the parish of lsleworth ;
from the parishioners of the yam oaus congregations of Christ
Church, Streatham ; house-to-house collection io St. LIM.
rence Jewry and St. Mary Sfagdelaine, Milk-street, 3rd
instalment, 751. 18a. 2d. ; house-to-house collection. and
also from a collection after a sermon by the rector of Wood-
ville and St. Mary Woodchumb, 111/. 45. 6d. ' • collected at
Liston, 50/. • Little thaws. 631. ; the proceeds of a con-
tett at Hanover-square Rooms, by the Rev. C. Collins,
treasurer to the committee (15 guineas especially for Pres-
ton). 1671. 10a. ; John Donne, Esq., 501.
Hem. FROM THZ EIELPLZ..S.—Sizty-four of the
sick and aged inmates now in the infirmary of the East
London Union have subscribed a farthing each towards re-
lieving the Lancashire distress. The Chaplain, the Rev. F.
Brealty, of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, intends sending this
offering—which is made in the same quit as the widow's
mite—to the Mansion-house Relief Committee.—City
Pros.

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BIRK EN IFIEA D. —A meeting craw held at Birkenhead
on Wednesihy for the purpose of adopting measures, toaug-
ment the fund for the relief of the distressed cotton-mannfac-
turing operatives. The meeting was nrmerously attend.-d,
sod among those present were Mr. John Laird, M.P., and
Mr. W. Jackson, M.P. At the close of the proceedings
upwind' of 4C.31. was collectcd in the room. 31r. Jackson,
in putting down his name for ICOI., said he intended to sub-
scribe another IC3I. at the county meeting to be held at
Stockport, and he had given ordeis for 3e3 tons of coal for
the destitute poor of Stockport, which was an addition of
Mt!. more. _ . _

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LOCAL Dismiss IN LlVERPOOL—Considerable
distress at present exists in Liverpool, arid, in consequence
of an anticipated increase, Mr. Hisser, clerk of the ..elect
vestry, has addressed a letter to the Mersey Docks sod
Harbour Bosrd, requesting that the board will employ
paupers on their estate in the event of the distress assuming
dimensions with which the parish authorities cannot cope.
Mr. Hagger's manimunkration, which came before the mem-
bers of the Mersey Dock Board at their meeting yesterday,
and which was referred to the Docks and quays Committee
for consideration, stated that the distress at present could
be very well managed by parish relief, but the application
bad been made as a precautionary measure. It appears
that the parish authorities have only works which require
skilled labour to execute at present.
The Town Council of Edinburgh has voted 100
guineas towards the Lancashire Relief Fund. The Edin-
burgh committee has already remitted 18,000/. to Mr 1-
chaster.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Dre. IL
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
DAVY L. COMBlat AND WI/E.

The jury, after an hour's deliberation, found for the
defendants, and
The court pronounced against the will.
Dr. Spanks maid he did not ask for oasts, for the sake of
the peace of the family.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Ditc. 11.
(Bator' Mr. Registrar
IN BE MELANIN.

The bankrupt was • corn dealer of Davies-street, Berke-
ley-square. He came to the court on his own petition.
This was the sitting for order of discharge. The bankrupt
owes to unsocurM creditors 7,734/. ; 'meets about 7001.
. _ . .

The expenditure for the two years preceding the bankruptcy
was stated at 3501. is each year.
The official assignee in his report called attention to the
fact, as a special circumstance in the case, that the bankrupt
bad borrowed of nine cash creditors 5,7741., but none of
those transactions appeared in his books.
Mr. 0. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Say-
good for noosing creditors Mr. M. Abrahams supported.
• . . . .

The defendant was the keeper of a coffeehouse Mr. G. Lawrence said be tel it his duty to state'at once
and refreshment-We called the Ship and Notch- that the usigneas were friendly, being relatives of the tank.
block, Rateliff-highway. The alleged false repre- rupt, from whom be bad borrowed large sums of money. A
rotations were, that the defendant wished to leave great deal of this he bad lent to other persons, who had
for family reasons—that it was a genuine concern, failed or absconded, and the debts had become bed. Repro-
and that as he could make a living out of Renting also, as he did, the general creditors, be did not
it the plaintiff could not fail in doing so. He sold GOO think that this was a casein which he ought to oppose.
sausage rolls weekly over the counter (a fortunate thieg. The bankrupt, in examination, said that he had borrowed
said the learned ()ravel, for the neighbourhood that he did 3,5001. or 4,0001. from bin sister, brother-in-law, and aunt
not)—(langbter)—that he made up more beds nightly then The amount bad been accruing five or six years. Ile bad
paid the rent and taxes, sod that he frequently had to turn lent 1,522/. to Messrs. Charles and Hollister, watchmakers,
away customers. His wife's mamma, who lived at the Weal- of Davies-street, Berkeley-square; and 1,500/. to Mr. F. C.
end, objected to her serving the class of customers who fre- Lawley, late of Berkeley-square. Both those debts were
quented the house. (Laughter.) As his wife insisted on bad ; Charles and Hollister had failed, and Lawley had left
closing the house at 9 o'clock at night, much that would the country.
otherwise have been taken was lost, and be instant: l taking Mr. Sargood said he opposed for Messrs. Bowyer, corn
3/. one night, from 9 till 12 o'clock, when he kept the house merchants, of Mark-lane, with whom the bankrupt lied
open in his wife's absence. On the defendant's represents. I dealt for a considerable period. At the commencement of
tire plaintiff agreed to give him 3101. for the business. October last ha wanted further goods ; but Mears. Bowyer,
He paid 501. deposit, and afterwards 901. cash, two bills for having regard to the large balance then doe from him,
t)l., and a promissory note for 1401. to Messrs. Lightfoot, declined to supply further goods without cash payment of
the brewers, who had a claim on the house. After he equal amount. The bankrupt gave • post dated cheque for
took possession he found that none of the representations sa/. on the London and County Beek, the goods were do-
wers realised. The coffee trade was not worth more then . livered, but on the cheque being presented on the 4th it
3e. per week, and he scarcely let a bed. A few months was returned dishonoured. On the 6th the cheque was re-
later the brewers took possession of the house, and a forte . presented and again returned ; and on the 10th Meares was
night after the freeholder ejected them. In proof of the made bankrupt on his own petition. This was a are which
wife's mother's respectability defendant produced to plain- ; he should ask the court to deal with under the `22lst section,
tiff • letter purporting to come from the Queen's and either to direct a prosecution or to sentence the bank-
physician, stating that the mother's life was only rupt to imprisonment.
a question of a few hours. On her death the de- 1 Mr. Hams, traveller to Mewl. Bowyer, Mark-lane,
feudant said his children would have 2,0001. set- I stated that the bankrupt had obtained goods from their
tic I on each of them. On one occasion when firm in October last on the promising of making a payment
the plaintiff passed through the bar he found a number of on the account due. He seat them a cheque for 531. ; corn
persons eating, drinking, and smoking, and others calling to that amount was delivered ; and the cheque was re-
for beer and cigars. (Laughter.) The whole thing was a turned dishonoured. Meares made himself bankrupt in the
sham. There were no sausage-rolls sold—in fact the defend- same week.
ant told the sausage-roll man not to call, as the plaintiff By Mr. Abrahams—The bankrupt had dealt with their
would not want any—(laughter)—end with regard to the house five years, to the extent of above 5,000/. In April
drinking and smoking going on, it was given away by the last he told them he was io difficulties ;he then owed
defendant to induce the plaintiff to believe there was a them 2031., but they told biro they would not press him if
trade to the house. The trade varied from 3s. to 6e. or 75. be was likely to go on. He now owed them 20/. or 301.
perday ; and on one Sunday his barman gave him 2d. as the more than in April. The cheque was given on the 2nd of
PO. receipts. Plaintiff had to borrow 281. to October, but it was post dated ; it was not presented till
live on during the three months he kept the house open. the 6th.
He offered the business to the defendant for 50/., but he The bankrupt in explanation said thrt the London and
declined to accept it. County Bask bail been in the habit of allowing him to over-
The plaintiff Rod other witnesses were called, and it at' draw, and he had reason to believe that the cheque given to
peered that the letter referred to was from De Hamilton Messrs. Bowyer would be honoured. In July his account
Row. The two bills for the 301. were renewed. Plaintiff was overdrawn about 1001. ,• the bankers raid nothing, but
made some alterations after be tcok possession, and he sold charged him interest on the balance. He had never lost
about 5/. worth of articles and fixtures. A former occupier, money by betting at Newmarket or elsewhere. Could not
who kept the house open se a sailors' lodging-house, said he say how much he had won ; he had done very little in that
did well there during the Crimean war. He made up about way, and had given up betting some time since. He had
70 beds. He sold the business for 1801., but only got half never lost a farthing.
the money. Mr. Michaels, who lived opposite, and kept a Mr. Sargeod—What • lucky man.
beer and coffee-house in addition to his clothes shop, said The banker's book being referred to, it was discovered
there was no trade done in coffee and luncheons in Ratcliff- that the account had in reality not been overdrawn at ail-
highway. Meat was put in the window, and it remained Bankrupt, further examined, said that the bankers held
there till spoilt. (Laughter.) his lease, and had advanced about 700/. on it.
Mr. Huddleston—Why, you keep a coffee-bonee? His Honour, after hearing this evidence, said he did not
Witness—Yes, for my wife to amuse herself ; I have no think it sufficient to bring the bankrupt within the penal
customers. (Laughter.) The house was fitted up " very clauses. No doubt it was a gross fraud for a parson to give
fine," like the West-end. (Laughter.) Outside was painted a cheque knowing at the time that it would not be met ;
up, " A sausage roll and a glass of ale for 2d." (Leughlsr.) but in this case the bankrupt might have believed that the
Witness also had a photographic establishment, and took cheque would be honoured. Tire case, as opened by Mr.
the sailors' likenesses— (laughter) —but he did not stand at Lawrence, disclosed great imprudence—not to say reckless-
the door with a card and request the public "to walk up ors—on the part of the bankrupt; for while he was in
and be done." (Loud laughter.) such • position as to be obliged to borrow money himself he
Miss Sophia Michaels was called, but she added nothing had made keine to other persona, and had contracted •
to the case. She, however, repudiated her father's suer- large amount of bad debts. Still the court did not think it
thou, that her mother made coffee for her arrnaemeut• a case for suspending the order of discharge.
The defence was that no such misrepresentations were Mr. Sargood asked that • condition should be attached to
made as alleged. He told the plaintiff that his wife die- the order.
liked the bulginess on account of the number of loose His Honour said it was not usual to do so in the case of •
characters that assembled there. The plaintiff when general trader.
told of it, said he bad no ouch objection, and intended to
DI RE HIRST SENTON.—HEAVY FAILURE.
make it a sailors' lodging-Louse. He was further told by
the defendant and his wife that the house was only fit for The bankrupt was described as "out of business," of
that trade, and that they had made a mistake in fitting it Brighton, and formerly of Albany-street. His liabilities are
up as • luncheon bar. He added, that as he had only been upwards of 15,0001., of which 12,2251. are on shares in ere-
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there about six weeks he was unable to say anything about POMO. Dow in COWe of winding-014 including the At
the trade, but expressed an opinion that it was capable of nirum Life Assurance Company, the Caxton ditto, the
being improved. The fact was that the defendant's wife London Unadulterated Foci Company, the Security Life
objected to the character of the trade, and would bays the Assurance Company, and others.
house closed et nine o'clock at night, and all Sunday. The Au adjournment wu ordered for the bankrupt to file •
plaintiff was told so. and it was only in consequence of his riot deficiency account.
getting the pecuniary assistance be anticipated with which IN RI LORD GEORGE OSBORNE TOWICBREND.
to change it into a sailors' lodeiog-house, that Mr. Sargood applied to the court for leave to file two
the speculation failed. The charge of giving
, ~away affidavits, which he said completely exculpated Lord G.
sausage-rolls, tee.' wee false. The learned ie"faU. "a'e Townshend from the charge of concealing property. The
dwelt so often and so long on the sausages as to impress flu allure in the house belonged to the landlord, Mr. The-
them with the idea that he was horrified at the notion of monger, the only articles belonging to Lord George being his
the neirbbourbood being poisoned ; but Mr. Huddleston wearing apparel-
would
disabuse him by calling the sausage-roll man, who His Honour made the desired order.
would give him a full description of their constitution.
(laughter.) That witness would also prove that the de-
fendant did sell 600 sausages the first week he opened the
house as • luncheon-bar. The defendant purchased the
lease from Bolas, the previous occupier, for 1204, and paid the
hack rent sod taxes. The brewers advanced him 1501. He
spent about 175/. on the premises. The brewers did the
gold writing about the sa and beer department,
It was notorious that it was the sailors' lodging-hour
in the neighbourhood. Between eight and our o'clock at
night, the time when the loose girls were about, his
wife insisted on having the house closed. The swearing in
the neighbourhood, the defendant said, was oohed, that they
could not go to bed till three o'clock in the morning. After
he opened the hour he found out that sailors and loom
girls were the only customers. It was, however, an excel-
leot trade in its way, so far as it went. (Laughter.) The
defendant, in his evidence, said that • fortnight after the
plaintiff had purchased the business, and was standing at
the bar, there "was some sort of thing—a mutest ous
affair they call sausage rolls," on thelcounter—Osughter)—
and be told the plaintiff that he sold about 1100 the first
week.
Mr. Justice Crompton—Then the sausage rolls made the
beer go off ?
Defendant—Yes.
Mr. Biroo—Did you sell 600?
Defendant—More than 600—between 800 and 900. The
brewers made a great display on the panels of the sausage.
roll business. He did not ask a man named Conway to send
round • few sailors to show off the business, as be had •
party about it. Conway, on a previous occasion, had offend
to do so for 5/., but be declined his offer. After the deposit
was paid Conway seat round some sealers. Defendant told
him be had dons • very wrong thing, but not liking him to
be • loser he gave him half-a-crown. The business was
advertised and sold bye person named Tozer, who called
himself Thomas Norris, Esq.. in the advertisement. Plain-
tiff told defendant he had been offered 260/. for the
business, and he advised him to take it, as he appeared to
be unable to carry it out from want of money.
In cross-examination defendant said he kept for three
years the Ben Jonson in Shoo-lane. He had sold four
brinier* before this—two public-houses and two ham
and beef shops. One of the latter he sold for 2001. The
purchaser died shortly after, and he bought it back for 60/.
cash, a bill for 'AV., andthe back rent and taxes. He sold
it after for 1501. He was now managing the Queen's Arms
Hotel at Kilburn for Mr. Keoshole. Tozer sold the Ben
Jenson, and was employed for the sale of one of the ham
and beef shops. Nt hen the sausage roll, got stale, he gave
them away.
Messrs. Lightfoot's manager said the house had been in
the hands of four unfortunate tenants, and the trade had
suffered in consequence.
Mr. Walkley, pieman. deposed that he supplied the de-
fendant on the 20th December for the opening of this hour
with one gross of 2d. ":weal and hare pies, a gross and
• half of sausage rolls. and the rme quantity of mince pies.
On the 24th he supplied him wi.h one gross and • half
more. He called on the plaintiff but received no order. De-
fendant did not tell him not to call.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Parry—Do you eat your
own pies?
Witness—l can eat anything after the arlstocracy of
Weetbourne-grove. (Laughter.) I eat them every day of
my life.
Ms. Serjeant Parry—And you look very well after it.
Seeing the effect they have on you I withdraw my former
notions respecting them. (Laughter.)
The further bearing of the cue was then adjourned.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN OIRCIIIT.-lAvairool, Dec. 11.

CROWN COURT.
SHOOTING A SAILOR ON BOARD AN AIEIMICAN

Jo .nes Willie,. Caustland, 37, was charged with shooting
Thomss Farrel, on board the American ship Young Sam,
on the 18th of but month. The prisoner was the Slat mate
of the above vessel, and the prosecutor was • seaman on
board of her. The Young Sam was lying in the river
between Liverpool and New Brighton, and the prosecutor
and some of the other smilers were pumping. i‘r bile they
were at work they were talking loudly, on which the
prisoner told them to hold their tongues and
mind their work. Farrel, thinking that the pH.
sonar's interference was uncalled for and vexatious, replied
to the effect "that he would not be bullied es he had been
on the last voyage." Ultimately the prisoner ordered Far-
rel to be placed in irons, but Farrel, drawing a knife, said
that he would not be put in irons, even if they killed him.
The second mate at this point armed himself with a bowie
knife and a crowbar, ►nd joined in the altercation, but be-
fore any blows were struck the prisoner came out of the
cabin with a revolver, and allot Farrel through the hand and
on the hip.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully wound-
ing. Sentence deferred.

The prisoner wax then Liked what be had to say in
anawer to the charge, and he again repeated that be bad
been the dupe of a designing woman. and wasquite innocent
of the coutauts of the letter ; but he must put up with the
consequences.
Detective offioer Monger said the prisoner was convicted
at Marlborough-street fora similar offence a short time back
and sentenced to three months.
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The prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisoomset
with hard labour.

BOW-STREET.

charged
Jo. Rink Ray weee g with ree tng a window at the
Lord Chamberlain's office.
George Hitch, messenger at the Lord Chamberlain's
office, deposed that the prisoner came to the office that
morning, and smashed nue of the windows.
The prisoner said this was quite true.
Jr. Hell—Why did you do this?
The Pnsoner—l bad rather be in prison than out.
It appeared that the prisoner had only been released
that morning, after undergoing a term of six weeks' impri-
sonment for a similar offence.

The prisoner was committed for two months with hard
labour.

WEST7dINSTE.R.

Michael Sullivan, who had been remanded upon bail,
charged with the garotte robbery of Mrs. Hartoell, in
Sloane-street, Chelsea, for the depositions to be prepared,
mr...endered in discharge of his recognisance.. He was now
fully committed for trial, the same bail being taken as
before for his appearance.
Jams Rugby and Amelia Hasher, two persons of most
unprepossessing appealeoce, the latter being a very power-
ful coarse woman, without honost or shawl, were charged
with a midnight attack upon Henry Thomas Kw, a young
man of respectable appearance, described as a lawyer's clerk.
Prosecutor said that at a little before one that morning
be was coming frs.m Abingdon-street, Westminster. sod
bad arrived at Poet's Corner, when be observed the pri.
soners standing together. As he passed, the male pri-
sonar made a peculiar noise with his mouth. Prosecutor
tanned round, and telling them that they had better not
attack him, took out his penknife, which was the only
insti ument of defence he had about him, and opened it.
The female then squared up to him in a 6ghtiog attitude,
and prosecutor hastened into the road, where he was im-
mediately attacked by the male prisoner, who knocked him
doe n and knelt upon him, while the woman seized him by
the hair, mid dashed his head against the stones.
Mr. P►yoter inquired whether they attempted to rob him
Prosecutor repined that they bad not time, as the police
came up immediately.
Mai tin Cheek, 171 B, said he saw the prosecutor attacked
by the two prisoners, the female commenced it, and was
then aided by the man as described. The prosecutor had
been drinking, but knew perfectly well what be was about.
The prosecutor called out "Murder." He was on the
ground engaged in a severe struggle with the m►le prisoner,
during which the female was dashing his bead on the donee.
The male prisoner said that prosecutor pulled out his
knife and caught bold of the woman's band, when he went
to her assistance and pulled her away, upon which the
prosecutor threw him down, and was by chance found
undermost when the policeman came up.
The! male prisoner's father said he was a hard working,
respectable young man.
Mr. Paynter remanded the prisoners until Tuesday, and
directed every inquiry to be male about them.