The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-04 00:00:00

POLICE OOUR T.----YESTERDAY

CAUTION TO UNLICENSED LUGGAGE PORTERS.—James
Derby, appeared in answer to a charge laid against him by
officer 301, whom he found on board the Mona's Queen
applying for luggage, he not having obtained a license.
The MAYOR : We are continually receiving complaints
of those luggage porters, without licenses, who rush on
board the steamboat on her immediate arrival at the pier-
head—carpet bags flew in one direction, trunks and port-
maneaus in another. It is a very unjust thing for those
who do apply and get their licenses regularly, it is requisite
that the men should be men of known character and repu-
tation, and who are responsible to the authorities for the
exercises of their trusts.—He was fined 10s. and costs.
William Squire, an apprentice on board the vessel ITud-
scott, was charged by Owen Reardon, captain of the Hud-
scott, with' deserting the vessel on Wednesday night last,
between eight and nine o'clock. The captain not wishing
to press the case against the prisoner, and he promising the
mayor that he would go back to his vessel, and behave
better for the future, he was accordingly discharged and
conveyed to the vessel by an officer.

STABBING.—Mary lOGlashin was charged by James
Riley, a labourer, with stabbing him twice in the face,
in Scotland-road. —lt appeared that prosecutor had been
drinking in Mr. Bourne's public-house, Scotland-road, and
had paid for some drink there, shortly after he went out,
sand leaned up against a druggist's door, when the prisoner
came out of the public-house, and went to him and deli-
berately stabbed him in the face twice, the wounds were
not severe. Two more witnesses were called, and corro-
borated the evidence of the former witness. The knife was
seen in her hand. After prisoner had stabbed piosecu
tor, she ran into the public-house, where she was appre-
hended.

The prisoner was committed to take her trial at the
sessions.

ASSAULT.—Two men named Maddox and Roberts ware
charged with assaulting Mr.-Box at his residence, in Juvenile
Place. Maddox was ordered to pay 10s. and costs, or ix
imprisoned for 21 days ; Roberts was discharged.
COMMITTALS.—Thomas Nichols was sentenced to 21 days'
imprisonment on Wednesday, for stealing a blue pilot coat
from the Isle of Man steamer, lying at the pier head. The
coat was the property of James Lavry, a sailor, belonging
to the boat.

Bridget Cain was arrested on Wednesday, with a quantity
of cotton in her apron, belonging to Mr. Brancker, Dixon-
street. Committed for three months.

Thomas Jones, a well-known pick-pocket, was imprisoned
for three months, for attempting to pick a gentleman's
pocket, at the fire in the London-road, on Wednesday
night. _

-Anthony Session was convicted of stealing on yesterday
morning, a piece of copper from the Sandon Graving dock,
belonging to the ship Ann Rose. He had been six times
before committed, and was now ordered to be imprisoned
,for three months.

John Williams, a notorious pick-pocket, who had been
five times before committed, was now imprisoned
for three months, he being, on Thursday, arrested by one of
the detective force, attempting to rifle pockets in the ladies'
(cabin of the Marco Polo.

I Patrick Calve!, found on Wednesday night in the act of
stealing a can, containing about a quart of rum, from the
!Acanthus, West Indian ship, lying in the Victoria Dock,
was treated as a drunken case, and fined 55.; or three days'
imprisonment. _

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'two latter well-known young thieves, whose smooth well-
;clad aspect betokened that their trade had latterly been a
good one, were charged with being on Wednesday afternoon
INitilril. Winstanley's, in Brick-road, Everton, for
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were sent to prison for three months.
THE CHARGE
OP RAPE AGAINST A POLICEMAN.— .Thomas
was again put forward, and Mr. Clough stated that in this
case there was no other evidence. -
The Bench said that this was a most • atrocious and vile
assault, and it was after some deliberation that
de-
cided on not sending it for trial ; therethey had
doubt as to the graver offence, and tey were willing
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tion as a public officer. They should inflict the highest penalty
hat the law allowed them, which was two months' impri-
tonment or £5 fine; but in doing so they felt that it was a
unishment quite inadequate for the irreparable injury done
this young girl. The prisoner would, of course,. be dismissed
ihe force.
GAROTTE ROBBERY.—COMMITTAL TO ASSIZES.—Jane
ickson, Tohn Clark, William Wilks, and Michael Flynn,
feoriely,choafrrgerdes,twiont,hat stealing from theon WpeerdsonnesodfayMichael
night,
ye shillings and a hat. The prosecutor, who appeared a
kespectable man, said that he Ns as coming down Howard-
street, when he was accosted by the female prisoner, who
;ook hold of him by the arm, and succeeded in pulling him
a little up Vulcaa-sheet, (a cross street, very dark and
composed alone of warehouses). Here he was immediately
set upon by the three male prisoners, who half-choked him
by seizing him by the throat, and having knocked him
down, brutally kicked and assaulted him. They then rob-
bed him of two half-crowns, cutting and tearing off his
pocket. The prosecutor fully identified all the prisoners,
v-ho were well known to the police. All four were sent for
trial at the next assizes.

THE KNIFE—STABBING CASE.—Fanny Ferns, a young
;woman of the town, was charged with stabbing a boy,
about sixteen years of age, named John Bennett, yesterday
*ruing, about two o'clock, in Ford-street.

The prosecutor said that at the hour named, he was
returning with three other youths, from supping in a cook-
shop, after the play, when their attention was attracted by
moans in Ford.-street, and imagining they proceeded
from some woman in distress, they went up the street and
Saw a female stooping over a cellar steps, and groaning
!very much. Imagining that the woman was hurt, pro-
secutor stooped over her and laid his hand on her shoulder,
at the same time asking her." what was the matter?"
The prisoner immediately jumped up and struck the
prosecutor with a knife on the side of the face,
inflicting a severe wound. She then shouted out
" Grimes " and " Knoaks," and two men rushed
down an entry armed with pokers. The police came up
soon afterwards, and arrested the girl, who dropped the
knife from her hand, and prosecutor charged her as the per-
son who had wounded him. (The knife was produced, and
was one precisely similar to that by which the policeman
met his death on Tuesday.) The officers took the lad to the
dispensary, where the medical attendants found a wound of
two inches, such as a knife would produce.
The magistrates said that cases of this kind were now un-
fortunately becoming so common, that they had determined
to endeavour to put an end to them. They, should therefore
send the prisoner for trial at the assizes.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A man
named Goldin, of respectable appearance, was charged with
obtaining money under false pretences. From the evidence
it appears that the prisoner went to Mr. Garity, and desired
him to send a box of cigars to Mr. Jones, Everton. The
prosecutor said he had no objection, as he. was a customer,
and he sent his shop bay with the 'agars, giving him at the
time a receipted bill. The boy returned, bringing back
the bill, but left the cigars, and said Mr. Jones was out.
The prisoner went next day to Mrs. Jones and received a
guinea for the cigars, and gave her a receipt. In the mean-
time Mr. Garity, the prosecutor, sent his boy for payment of
the cigars; Mrs. Jones told the lad that she had paid it, and
showed him the receipt, she afterwards called down to Mr.
Garity and informed him of all that had passed, on which
Mr., Garity had the prisoner apprehended. He was re-
manded for seven days.

A fruit vender.was brought up, charged with stealing
a quantity of grain, . weighing 281b5., found concealed
in her basket with the apples over it. She was committed
for 14 days.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS—MEN'S NOSES.—The female
members, advocating Women's Rights in New York, have
had a terrific engagement with Lloyd Garrison and others
on the subject of Christianity. Peace, love, and humility
dissolved in a general row.' The ladies could not con.
vince Lloyd Garrison; and so one of their female champions
pulled his nose ! This is truly the arqumentum ad hominem.
A man's skull may be so dense that not even female argu-
ments piercingly delivered may penetrate to his brain ; but
if argument be too subtle, there is still the convincing thumb
and finger. Missing a man's conviction, the noblest appeal
to his reason is unquestionably, to pull his nose ! We hear
that a pair of silver gauntlets have been presented by the
Christian ladies to their champion who pulled the nose of
the stout Garrison. Indeed, he pulled it so vigorously, it
was at first thought he had quite carried it.—.Punch._.

WREXHAM AND RTITHIN RAILWAY.—A new line of
railway from Wrexham to Ruthin is projected. It is to be
1.91 miles in length, and is to be formed at a cost of 6,0001.
per mile, a remarkably low estimate, but one which, it is
said, is fully borne out by the nature of the ground over
which it is to pass, no tunnelling, heavy bridge-work, or
deep cutting, being required. Wrexham is the centre of a
populous mineral and manufacturing district, and Ruthin is
the assize town of the county. The Shrewsbury and Chester
Railway Company, with the
.principal landowners, have ap-
proved of the scheme, and it is said the former company will,
when constructed, take powers for its working. The traffic
on the line in coals from the collieries of Brymbo, Ruabon,
Coedporth, &e., is expected to be considerable.
AN ARMY OF RESERVE.—The foreign correspon-
dent of the Times announces that the Porte has issued an
address, " calling on those troops whose courage may fail
them to avow the fact without hesitation, so that they may
be employed at a distance from the scene of combat." For
our own parts, having more of the civil than the military in
our composition, we sould expect the invitation to be rather
generally responded to, as the scenery of a combat is of that
kind with reference to which " distance lends enchantment
to the view." If the majority of the troops of the Porte
should make a "candid avowal" of their desire to remain
at a respectful distance from the scene of action, the whole
affair might become " void for remoteness"—as the lawyers
expressly have it.—Punch.