The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-09 00:00:00

(BEFORE MR. T. D. ANDERSON.)

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A YOUNG P
named Jane Clayton, char.

female,

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looking boy, named 'William Smith, with having picked her
pocket of 14s, on Saturday, at one o'clock, in Church-street.
The boy, it appeared, put his hand into her pocket, took out
her purse, and ran off, and though followed by the com-
plainant, he got away. She described the boy, and the pri-
soner was subsequently arrested by Constable Smith, when she
identified him from amongst a group of others. Mr. Black
appeared for the prisoner, and cross-examined the lady at some
length, and produced a witness to prove an alibi, but his
worship did not credit the evidence adduced for that purpose,
and the boy was sent to prison for a month.
STEALING TIN.— Michael Joyce was charged by Constable
Lees, 184, on suspicion of stealing several ingots of tin from
the ship Washington, in the Bramley-Moore dock. ft
appeared that seven ingots of tin, weighing 561bs each, had
been stolen from the ship whilst being put on board, and a
boy saw the prisoner, with two other persons (not in custody),
remove them. The prisoner was remanded, in order to have
some one from the ship to give evidence.

(BEFORE MESSRS. EARLE AND ANDERSON,)
A FIGHT BETWEEN Two MERCHANTS.—Mr. Rodolph
Carl, merchant, summoned Mr. Henry Strirenberg, merchant,
residing at No. 17, Brunswick road, with having assaulted
him. Mr. Bluck was for the complainant, and opened the
case by stating that both gentlemen were in partnership as
merchants and ship brokers, in this town, having their counting
house in Trafford-chambers. On the 31st of March
a gentleman, named Steinman, from Hull, called at the office,
and whilst he was there some dispute arose between the
complainant and the defendant. The complainant went from
the back to the front office, where the defendant caught and
struck him twice—once on the face, and once on the stomach.
He (the complainant) was not, perhaps, so much hurt, as he
felt for the great indignity which was offered to
him by his partner, in the presence of his friend. That
gentleman was in town, and he had sent for him, but
ho refused to come, unless summoned. He (Mr. Bluck)
would, however prove the case of assault by the complainant,
and another witness. He then called Mr. Carl, who stated
exactly what his law adviser had advanced. Mr. Earle, to
complainant : He struck you without any provocation, did he
Witness : He did, sir. Mr. Earle : Any more than twice ?
Witness : No, sir. Mr. Bluck : Was there a clerk present
Witness : Yes, sir, there was. Defendant : I simply ask you
if I struck you? Witness : Yes, you did. Mr. Earle :He
swears you struck him. Mr. John Beckett, a clerk, was ex-
amined, and said he was in the office. He heard some angry
words between the parties, but he did not mind it, as he
frequently before had heard angry words between them.
Hearing a scuffle, he, however, turned round, and saw the
defendant holding Mr. Carl. Defendant : Did you see me
strike him ? Witness : No; but if you struck him heavily I
think I should have heard it. Mr. Earle : Was the complainant
down on the floor? Witness : No, he was standing up. The
defendant, in reply to the charge, said his wife was in the office,
and she asked Mr. Carl some question about a book ; he gave
her a very disrespectful answer, and then walked out to the
front office ; he went after him, and laid his hand on his
shoulder, telling him to come back and give a respectful answer
to the lady. That was all he had done on the occasion. Mr.
Anderson : We think there has been a trifling assault committed
in this case, and we think a fine of ss. and costs sufficient. The
fine was at once paid.

(BEFORE 11R. MANSFIELD.)
ASSAIILT.—A French sailor, named Charles Goomi, watt
fined lOs and costs, for assaulting one of the dock gatemen
yesterday.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE.—Robert Miller, commission agent,
was charged by constable 605, with being drunk and disorderly.
The officer stated that last evening the defendant was about to
enter the Bramley-Moore dock, and seeing that ho was drunk,
he refused to permit him to do so. The defendant thereupon
turned on him, and violently abused him. The defendant
denied that he was drunk, but the bridewell keeper corroborated
the statement of the officer. He was fined 53.
THE USE OF REFORMATORIES.—George Pulson, a little
boy, aged ten years, was charged by officer 617, with stealing
a piece of iron weighing 10lbs, from a foundry yard in Stanhope
street. Tha boy, who looked a sharp, cunning, little fellow,
said that he took the iron merely to show "Jim" (one of the
mythical children of the mythical "Mrs. Harris,") the differ-
ence between cast and steel iron, as his young friend did not
know it. His mother, however, stepped forward, and informed
the bench that recently ho had fallen in with some bad compa-
nions, and was now turning out a bad boy. She prayed the ma-
gistrate to send him to a reformatory, and he was remanded
for the chaplain's report. Three other children named Mary
Jones, Eliza Bewley, and James Sinnot, the last mentioned
being scarcely nine years' of age, who were charged with rob-
bery, and are well-known thieves, were remanded for the
same purpose.

NOT 8.; BAD As TREY SEEN.--Jane Thompson, a young
woman, one of the unfortunate class who walk the street, was
charged with having assaulted an elderly woman named
Irvine, by striking her on the head with a saucer, and cutting
her. The complainant said that while she was in bed, the
defendant came and asked to see a letter which had come
from the complainant's son. The complainant refused to let
her have the letter, and got out of bed to remove her from
the house, whereupon the complainant assaulted her.
Mr. Mansfield : Is the prisoner your son's wife P
Complainant : Oh, no. Mr. Mansfield : What has
she, then, to do with your son ? Complainant : Why
ho lived with her, and he is transported through her.
The defendant said that it was true she had lived with
the son, but it was not through her that he had been
transported last week. She had " walked the streets" to
support him and his mother, and yet they had led her the life
of a dog. When convicted, lie wished for 2s. worth of postage
stamps, and with the first money she earned, and before
breaking her fast, she bought the stamps and sent them to him.
Ile did nut deserve the kindness, and it was no fault of her's that
he had been transported for pocket picking. The case was
dismissed.

CARELESS KEEPJNG Or A LOG Boox.—Captain Thomas
Berwick, master of the ship Baronet, was fined £2O for
carelessly keeping the log book in respect to the crow's wages
and other matters.

M. KOSSUTH'S LEGrunits.—M. Kossuth delivered his
second lecture on the probable effects upon Hungary and
Hungarian Protestantism, of the Concordat between the
Pope and Austria, in the Music Hall, Chester, last night.
The lecture went into a more detailed and circumstantial
view of the question to support the arguments brought for-
ward, and the general conclusions arrived at in the preceding
lecture, and urged upon the audience the same moral—the
necessity of upholding the position of Hungary, as the
barrier between freedom and despotic power, whether
imperial or papal.
WEST DERBY INSTITITTE..--.The Rev. John Stewart,
M.A., rector of West Derby, delivered the fifth lecture of the season, in connection with this society, on last Monday
eve: ing, the subject being " Sir Walter Raleigh." The
lecture, which occupied nearly two hours in the delivery,
was a very able one, and was listened to with great interest
by the rev. gentleman's audience. The last lecture of the
season will be delivered on next Monday evening, by the
Rev. R. V. Sheldon, the respected minister of St. Matthew's
church, in this town. The subject selected is " Chemistry,"
and will be illustrated by experiments.
CORONERS' brouEsTs.—The coroner held the following
inquests :—On the body of Joseph Harris, who was found
hanging in his father's kitchen, in Johnson-street. This
was an adjourned inquiry into the circumstances of this
mysterious death. The details of the case have already
appeared in our paper. There was no additional evidence
produced, and the coroner added the following memorandum,
" Tbe beadle (Mr. Blake) having made dilligent enquiries
in the neighbourhood, and not being able to find any further
evidence, the jury found an open verdict."—On the body of
S. Spruce, who was engaged at the works at the Wapping
docks, and who, on the 31st ult., was accidentally thrown
into the dock, upwards of thirty feet, by the upsetting of a
wheelbarrow. Ho was taken to the Southern Hospital,
where he died on Monday, his death being consequent on
the injuries he received. Verdict, " accidental death."
Inquests were also held on the following cases, the details of
which were published in yesterday's paper :-- On the body
of Mr. Joseph Rice, killed in Bath street. Verdict, " acci-
dental death."—On the body of Charles Groome, 7 years
old. " Died from inflammation of the head."—On the body
of Stephen H. Hassell, killed at the Sandon dock. Verdict,
" accidental death."—On the body of a man, name unknown,
drowned by accident in St. George's dock. Verdict accor-
dingly.—On the body of Mrs. Spencer, who died very sud-
denly in Naylor street Church, on Sunday evening, Verdict,
'4 died by the visitation of God."

SAGACITY OF A POLICE CONSTABLE.—Two females, named
Catherine Butler and Alice IVPGarry, were charged by police
officer No. 142, whose name is Lynch, on suspicion of having
robbed some person. The constable met the women in
Banastre street on the previous night, and suspecting all was
not right, he arrested and found a sum of money on them.
After he had locked them up, he met a man, named William
Gill, in Maryhone, along with an inspector, looking for some
one who robbed him. The very money found on the prisoners
corresponded with the amount lost by the man Gill. The
evidence, although very strong, left a doubt on the mind of his
worship, and he gave the benefit of it to the prisoners, and
discharged them. The money, however, was given up to
Gill.

CAUTION TO HOVSEBEEPERS.—Last week we cautioned
the public to beware of persons who are going about under
pretence of selling small articles, but who arc in reality only
thieves. On the occasion alluded to, we sated that one of
these persons had committed a felony in South Street, in the
Park, having stolen a watch and a pair of hoots from the
house of Mr. Elias Rowe, in that street. Yesterday Inspect&
Itorne brought up a young fellow named William Davis, on
that on the 31st ultimo,