The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-26 00:00:00

BETRITOUSE _KEEPERS' MOVEHEYT.

An influential association has been established at
Leeds, for the purpose of promoting the amendment and
modification of the laws relating to beerhouses and
houses of publicentertainment. The licensed victuallers of
Leeds also support the movement, for at the last meeting
of the Leeds Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society,
the following resolution was agreed to :
" That the licensed victuallers of the borough of
Leeds most heartily agree with the movement now going
on in the town with reference to the beerhouses ; and
this`meeting begs to express its opinion that it would be
very desirable to place the beerhauses entirely under the
control of the justices, requiring the keepers of such
houses tolapply to the magistrates annually for a renewal
of their licenses in the same way and manner as the
licensed victuallers are now required to do."
At a meeting of the former association, held at the
Leeds Court House, Mr. D. Lupton, one of the
magistrates, in the chair, the subjoined resolutions were
adopted .
" That this association fully accords with the opinion
of the select committee of the House of Commons (see
p. 9, sec. 5, Report from the Select Committee on
Publichouses.' ordered to be printed on the 13th of
July, 18.54. that the beershop system has proved a
failure;' and also with the opinion of the select com-
mittee of the House of Lords on the 30th of May, 1850,
in which it is stated that the multiplication of houses
for the consumption of intoxicating liquors, which,
under the Beer Act, has risen from 83,930 to 123.396,
has thus been of itself an evil of the first magnitude, not
only by increasing the temptations to excess, which are
thus presented ar, every step, but by driving houses,
even those under the direct control of the magistrates,
as well as others originally respectable, to practices for
the purpose of attraeting custom. which are degrading
to their own character and most injurious to morality
and order.'

"That public experience daily shows not only that
both these conclusions are in agreement with the actual
facts, but that since these reports were printed the crime
and immorality generated in some beerhouses has
become so great as to call for immediate measures for
their suppression.
" That with this view, the following propositions be
strongly urged upon the immediate attention of the
Government and the Legislature :
" 1. That a law should be enacted luring the ensuing
session of Parliament to the effect that frog and after
the Ist of August next, or such other day as may be
deemed more convenient, no further licenses for the sale
of beer shall be granted by the Excise.
"2. That while all licensed beersellers. excepting
such as shall have obtained their licenses within six
months prior to the time of the passing of the proposed
amended act, shall- have their licenses continued, on
application to the Excise as at present. All fresh licenses
and the transfer of all existing licenses, for the sale of
beer, shall, after the passing of the proposed act be
granted by themegistrates only, and at their discretion.
"3. That all licenses for the sale of beer which shalt
have been issued by the Excise within the six months
immediately previous to the passing of the proposed act
shall continue in force only at the discretion of the
magistrates.

" 4. That the magistrates, in granting licenses for the
sale of beer, shall be ruled as to the number of such
licenses by the population of the town or district, and
also by the rateable value of the houses for which such
licenses are sought, according to a table or schedule to
be appended to the proposed act.
"5. That from and after the passing of the proposed
amendment act, the houses in which beer is sold shall be
subject to the same regulations as are directed by law to
be enforced in the case of licensed victualling houses.
"6. That in case of any third conviction hereafter of
any such licensed beerseller for any breach of the law the
licence heretofore granted to such beerhouse.keeper shall
be withdrawn.

" 8. That all coffeeshops, temperance hotels, shellfish_
shops, and similar places of public resort, shall also be
licensed by the magistrates, for their respective purposes,
and be subject to the same supervision and control as
beerhouses.

" That these resolutions be printed, and that a copy be
sent to every'member of both Houses of Parliament, to the
mayor of every borough, and to each of the magistrates of
the county of York, and that their co-operation and sup-
part be respeetfully ancrearnestly solicited."
The beersellers are2bestirring themselves ; and on F'rlday
the Leeds association of that body held a meeting, at
which a series of resolutions were agreed to, courting
an impartial enquiry into the way in which beerhouses are
conducted, and advocating the same freedom of trade to
licensed beersellers as to licensed innkeepers.

THE BITER BIT.—A few days ago, a seaman boarding
at the Sailors' Home was crossing Tower Hill, when two
men, apparently quarrelling about the value of a watch
guard, came in his path. One offered £2, but the other
indignantly refused his offer, saying that it was worth
£B. The parties then departed, apparently in anger, when
one of them came alongside the sailor, expatiating on the
roguery of Jews, but offering the chain as a great bargain
to Jack for e 3. So saying, he put the chain in his hand,
desiring him to inspect it, but appeared sadly disconcerted
when the sailor coolly informed him that he should retain
possession of it until he met a policeman. A. struggle
then commenced, and a third ruffian appeared ; but Jack
was a determined fellow, and dragged his assailants a
considerable distance, till a policeman hove in sight, when
they nrecipitately retreated, leaving him in possession of
the chain, which proved to be worth only a few shillings.
MURDER BY AN IRISHMAN IN LEEDS.—A few days ago
an ir quest (which has been adjourned from time to time)
was brought to a conclusion, at the office of the Leeds
Borough Coroner, upon the body of John Burns, aged 30,
labourer, from the county Mayo, Ireland. The deceased
came to Leeds with his brother, in the hay harvest of the
present year, and was in Leeds for some weeks, lodging
with Bridget' Allan, 1: Riley's-court, York-street. 4On
the 20th of July last, the deceased and his brother
had been spending the afternoon together; and in
returning to their lodgings, found that they had to pass
through a crowd of Irishmen, who were quarrelling and
fighting. This they succeeded in doing without molests-.
tation ; but they had nut been in their own house
many minutes, when an Irishman named James Riley
rushed into the room where they were seated, and,
without a ay apparent provocation, struck the deceased a
frightful blow upon the head with a heavy woolen stool
he carried with him. So tremendous was the blow that
the stool was broken in two, and the deceased's skull was
smashed. Riley instantly left the house, leavieg the
deceased senseless on the floor, weltering in blood. tie
was conveyed to the Mendicity office, where Mr. Red cliffe,
surgeon attended him. He lay in a state of unconscious-
ness for five weeks, and then expired. The jury returned
a verdict of "iWilfull.Murder” against Riley, who [has
absconded:l

A CLEVER HORSE STEALER IN ALGERIA.

Mohammed-ben-oumbark belonged to a tolerably 1'0!
by tb;
family, which had been stripped of all its property
chief of that country, before the French occupation. After
the death of his father, he found himself with no other
fortune than a young and pretty wife, a tent in verYhbi;o
condition, and a beautifully sharp yatagan. " With to for
said said he, showing it to his better half, I will procure
you a fine tent, numberless flocks, and make you as rich 5
those wh3 have robbed us of our patrimon" destinevritbelvy
delay he set to work. The French troops for tog
first expedition to Constantine, were at that time gathegog
at the camp of Msjez-amer ; and as all the sorroan t
tribes were as yet uneubdued, the officers were 0311°110
loss to procure horses and mules. Mohammed-ben-nil—, at
With t
saw this, and determined to furnish them.
boldness which never forsooKhim, he presented hialsel,,foia.
the outposts, was arrested, and brought before the n'l,o
manding officer. There he at once declared that his
belonged to an unsubdued tribe, but that he offered 'ith
services to the French, and engaged to furnish them!, of
all they wanted in the way of saddle horses, and hen7his
burden. His apparent frankness pleased the officers,d bf
offers were accepted ; and the very next day be pro Ye
the delivery of a first supply what he was capable of dlit-he
From that day he received regular orders, exactly asto
had possessed large stables of his own. They had e%t
the nor
name the aae and colour of the horse wanted, and
day he made his appearance with the animal. T° efitsiroeS
all these demands, Mohammed used to practise sorne"r tie
on the Arabs, sometimes on the Kabyles. The for° clots,
their horses with a rope fixed to the ground by two Phe 0,31
inside or outside the tents, but oftener outside ; andset
to succeed in stealing a horse is to get at them un ; sod
his iS
to retire in the same way. It may be conceived that "eatal)
not the easiest thing in the world, especially in ea„td: bet
peopled by a multitude of dogs, ever on the wn,,;„-f, was
this was but child's play for our robber. The LI. life,
still more difficult to perform with the Kabyles,
in houses or gourbis, closed with doors, and ".1 with
windows. The way in which Mohammed proceed e',.10
the latter, was as follows :—With the agility, arld,c.ilii'v(4s,
of a eat, he ascended to the roof of a house in wl-',!c;petll
the beast he wished to secure. After making a sooin„,.- te
large aperture, he let himself down into the only re°oo
ttro,
the imminent hazard of dropping, like a bad drea
the very stomach of the master of the house. Oneelbali
duced, he felt about for the fireplace, blew uP e 0 mope
extinguised embers, so as to be able to direct his —Doi
ments, opened the door, and marched off with the seder
of his choice. If one of the inhabitants see° close,
posed to wake up, Mohammed quickly laid d° giber
or
to him, snoring as if he had really been a mei!! 000
the family. If the sleeper fairly opened his eyes, 61",, 001
woe to him, the yatagan played its part, and closet'np a
for ever. One night, while be was busy blowing big
r brand of half burnt wood in the fireplace of 000 nc'e to
neighbours, who had the unpardonable inettl..llsoael
possess a horse much too handsome for him, !,r,
of voices woe heard outside, and some one Ittich;:re
the door. Instantly the three or four men wh°,,,,-ting,_,l"
the room jumped up; but whilst they were hes'7,4ogimay
the dark and counting themselves, Mohammed, eu- -joss,
his
voice, said ' coolly:—" Don't disturb your tie
I will go and sue who comes there. ry At . e
cin"
same time he opened the door, and Per,,ted:-"
two horsemen, who had already distaotiuliod ,
" Be'welcome," said he to them; " pray walk in„'nevteda.
will take charge of your beasts." The stranger's a.,'—one
the invitation, and the robber, vaulting rapidlY°A" Lit tn
the horses, and taking the other by the reins, ee-on':;),take,
the proprietor of the house: " I say ! such ell °,ll',.n.thy
good care of your guests, my boy; and pray tell theft
Mahommed-ben-oumbark has taken charge, °„`,,lshetl'
horses." So saying be put spurs to his horse, ann vanished'
. Life and Adventures of Jules Gerard the Vora 16"e''

named
CURIOUS CASE.—On Tuesday night last a Mali,' wallet
Ridley, a hawker of pencils, paper, and other eng"„ ibiob
was drowned in a mill stream called the "dog be opeale
runs through the northern portion of Penrith.. A!' t`e-ntioa
he had been drunk and had lost his way. ila of on PI
was to go the Town Head, instead of which he eer the
Wethericks lane, and had fallen into the beck, himself'
bridge, and was too far gone in liquor to recover '„areol's
He was drowned in about six inches of water.--y
Patriot.
DOg'ir
REGIMENTAL DOG OF THE 42D ROYAL 1110-214, oa
The noble Newfoundland dog, which for a nuMw°,,-I,oig"
has been attached to and followed the 421 guY'botal
lenders, died in Edinburgh Cas lea few days agu.n eesae",
as he was called, was a great favourite of all the
men of the regiment, and he is in reality a mach eO,
He belonged originally to Dr. Laird, of the Na/ar°l:ii:a°etstieilidt4Ci
in Bermuda, and when the 42d was stationed there .esions,
he attached himself to the regiment, and no Perstla and
threats, or even blows, would induce him to leave
rejoin his master. The worthy doctor, seeing the° l
a-
ment the animal had conceived for the tartan, gel°roewitli
made a present of him to the regiment, and be baS,OOcP
the most unflinching fidelity, remained by them ever
_„000
On a field day, whenever the bugle sounded, Captain
pared
his feet directly, and was the first to join the men on, die
He seemed to know the various orders indicated 11 tae
sound of the bugle. Captain was a great favouithee r
toted
cookhouse, and made his appearance regularly at l
call to
hour to receive his rations, and knew the bug e
mot
dinner as well as any of the men. He was, likeietorrel
the Newfoundland breed, a splendid swimmer, uontteast be
by heavy seas. When on foreign stations on [never 001
always attended " bathing parades," but would Ile"hirife/rr
any soldier to go farther out upon the water thali.eistieg
and when he observed any of them diving or ern his le"
distress, he instantly went down after him, °! gold to
appearance, seized and attempted to rescue the „tine
About two months ago a large bulldog attacked, ,eialatil
the Castle, and bit him severely. Stich was theirgUitiritr;
of the men for the unprovoked attack on the :aterloll,,eo
that they executel summary vengeance [followed sea te
by hanging him on the spot. He has f°ll°Anieril
regiment while on various foreign stations ilia biteset
Berm uda,
the
th
'rest &eb, and attache
Twit:lll3j
greatly to band. Some years tyro, when theaspleo'nta
was in Stirling Castle, he was decorated with ; fa- g, dlccle
brass collar, with the inscription—" Regimental f?tero. g
Royal Highlenders." Some of the soldiers ahe,s
die
scratched on the collar—" lam the 424's dog' reeeno
are you ?" He would follow any of the officers ounv
uniform a short distance out of barracks, but voe% cce 0
account accompany a civilian. He used invariablYetteaged,:je
pany the men on the march ; but, as his a" titnel utoaabar;
became very fat, and on such occasions was
to follow the band, and was consequentlY em3rneld sgtad
ricks. The veteran must have died at a gan',d aue"arti,
he was full grown when he suddenly ceUrnee";ns P;,to
accountable attachment to the regiment. -Act,!.,kiasoo,at
cular favourite of all the officers, and Major "I' egitnn' 80
lately went to join the head-quarters of the co, eitahod
Dover, seldom passed old Captain without g,illew"fouudnee
encouraging recognition. He was of the true" appear:o;
breed, and his bulky, staid, and sagaeinnunenbaegi"
invariably attracted the notice of visitorso—'E eto7"
ato filch a
A ROMANCE OF LIFE IN NEW YORK VIAT
—A wealthy gentleman, whom we shall call lisitrioneuifere
young and lovely daughter, an only child, inffeeadoae, life.
upon whom his fondest hopes and warmest a widows city
got,
centred as the companion and solace of his /no thetians
Circumstances requiring his frequent absence:l(l.j/ vacs and
hfreomhasdchpoeroml
with
hd
fhniesnddasuhgherteer,
wtohpomass her we— 11 gr. tile
We shall uaholonatej,
Mrs. 8., who resided up town, in one ef fiar acqualiirigr;
neighbourhoods. The young lady heem;ball or ova
accidentally, with a young man, whom 0;; vital hfr'
C., who also resided in this city. 'lira, an she
fascinations of Miss A. soon captivated 3 whelt it
C. became a frequent visitor at the lours felt
lest
passed her vacations—so frequent that pifn;starinesa;
his duty to apprise Mr. A. of the et-
rot at; oiti'r
any responsibility of the consequences thigh a to t"- bade
or his family. Mr. A. immediately hasten e °roots
and, seeking an interview with the Young: b, after; t of
any further attentions to his daughter, whiethe rev for
hesitation, Mr. C. promised to observe upon. 80-• A•
1000 dollars. The sum was romtlY Paid bitlo'f. /iiisa-eee
few weeks the matter was apparently dispose aposebieb
remained at the house of her friends, and to allwoo
of the tree
had forgotten Mr. C., as well as the little
had occurred in her youthful history. Judge %wan! #r•
n
of her friends on her informinthem one hue d tba"
rated
she had been married three days previouslT,,.aea perf,nr,
bad
C. was her husband. The ceremony had " sad say not
at the residence of a fashionable clergyman' frieudetbieet
returned directly to the house of heroo was
having since seen her husband. A,, W . t aoOhl
j
to repair t ea
at the south, was immediately telegraphed of VIP ouOK
city, and his anguish on being informed .b. the 1 ot
. _ be
occurred may be imagined. An interview
al to h'ackett
man satisfied him that it was useless to aPPete bis Pv sign
or his head, and ho therefore aPPe3led
u tO eve(
demanding how much money would induce osb fur dis'
a release of his marital rights, and relincl"d 00 oed
all claims to the young lady. The asked the save
inclined to name a sum, and very coolly askee to h„I
father how much it would be worth to him, Air. .A"pidt
daughter back acain. " 4,000 dols," exclaimed ,readf P
will cheerfully give you, which, with 1,000 do?, an'ou willonrea
makes 5,000 dols, to which you are welcoso it! he. dolt
restore me my child. The husband assenteas_ f oond it
drove et once to a lawyer's office, where it vi !era, ea the
it would rrvire some hours to prere the Pre,olooool,
urae
was agreed that the three should meet at tea dee of
xt morning, at the same office, to sign_ wand bisit the
the money meanwhile being paid to Mr. u•Liea o'cleceired
of honour given to execute the release. Atr. 0,, Wit his
next morning Mr. C. drove io the door of fir, et to
for Mr. A., and demanded his wife ! S?e, face.° the
being there, entered the room,
oafnittoiletaavoeyr
hfoetfefriolo,
violatod agreement, the
agony of her desolate father, and the wareingan. •
went away with her husband.—Wisehington

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