The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

In -this way much
on in Ireland, but it

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in enquiry, but each in secret,
As an instance of the power held by the priests, the speaker
incidentally narrated a circumstance which had occurred in
Ireland in what was called the " Smith O'Brien year," 1848
A gentlemen who had heard

nour ti

tauts in Ireland were to be murdered, asked a Roman Catho-
lic labourer of his, if it was true, and if he would join in m.ur-
dering him and his innocent family,—and the man replied,
with tears in his eyes, " sure if the priests told me I
_should

do it." This showed what the 4-stein was, and he (the
speaker) would rather even be the unhappy victim, than the
tyrant. (Applause,) Ho alluded to recent conversions, or
as he would rather call them, pervers'ous, in England to the
Church of Rome ; but he told the meeting that far

from Rome to their Church. (Applause.) Returning to
the narrative of his mission to Ireland, he declared that the
riots there were the creation of the priesthood, who every-

A them from the altar, and who, when
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appealed to for their own sake, and the sake of their religion,
k disclaim them, only answered by heaping insult upon
:hose who made the appeal. The notorious Dr. Cahill had
openly boasted of the triumph obtained at Limerick by
mob of thousands over a few unoffending ministers, of whom
he (the speaker,) was one, (Loud applause.) The reverend
speaker detailed their journey through Tipperary, Cashel,
and other towns, where their reception was of a similar na-
ture. It was not the mission of a hundred ministers from

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England and Scotland which created these riots.
war against the Gospel had been going on befot

The samc

Ministers of their church had been frc
assaulted, Rome ha 4 ever waged the

:nd violently

Mme war ther

she waged in every part of the world against the spread of
the true Gospel. _ (Loud applause.) He mentioned one
place where, just before they entered, the Bible had been
used openlylike a football in the street, and read a portion
of a letter from a Protestant curate in Ireland, in which it
was stated that a priest horse-whipped a boy who had be-
come a convert, but the boy persevered, and subsequently
refused accepting a bribe which the priest offered him, of a
shilling for every time ho went to Mass. Here he might
allude to what was so frequently termed bribery in Ireland.
The priests hunted a poor convert out of house and home,
and if any one came to his relief to save him from starvation
it was termed bribery, From Cashel the rev, speaker de-
tailed their progress through several small towns, until they
reached the city of Waterford, where, owing to tti
Lion of Protestant In

istrates they were enabled to hold some
very successful meetings in the Town-hall. They next went to
Kilkenny, where they were told by Protestants and Catholics
that their lives would be endangered if they attempted to
hold an open air meeting. The speaker read some extracts
from a work he had got in Kilkenny, containing a translation
of an Italian treatise ou the Virgin Mary, authorized by Ni-
cholas, Cardinal Wiseman, (hisses). The doctrines which it
contained he declared to be in the highest degree blas-
loud applause). That was the doctrine taught in
and he narrated several instances of violence done
there to converts of the Protestant religion, to show what
was the practice which was taught there. In Kilkenny, the
Mayor refused to allow them the Town Hall, in a place in the
county Cork,
,two of their ministers preached without inter-
ruption, and when the priest 'heard it, he asked from the
altar of his congregation—" could yoU not have sung the
song while they were preaching ? "—and he recited part of
a song ribald and infamous, that the lady of a respectable
Itomon Catholic gentleman had to leave the chapel, and
never returned there since (applause). Having returned to
Dublin, they wore • sent out again to the county Cavan,
where they were very successful, and made several converts.
They also preached in the county Donegal and Derry, with
great success. The speaker concluded by declaring that
their mission had been productive of much good by showing
them Rome's invincible hostility to the word of God, and by
enabling them to speak in Ireland the great reliance of
their religion, the Scriptures. The Rev. Gentleman re-

Rilkenny,

sumed his seat amid enthusiastic applause.
The Chairman on behalf of the meeting expressed their
thanks to the two Rev. Gentlemen, for their eloquent and
instructive addresses, and wished them every success in
work, and every prosperity in the cause they had under-
taken (applause).
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the pro-
ceedings terminated with the singing of the doxology.

SHARE MARKETS.-YE ST E DAY

LIVERPOOL—We have had a quiet market to-day, but
yesterday's rates have been maintained. The sales are :

Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire, 17

Caledonian

Eastern Counties, 111, 13-16 ; East Lancashire, 151 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Stock, 62,_.1 g_ 4, 62, ; --Z; London and

North Western, 11323, 3 ;-Mi-draU'd,sll-,
Gi; South Eastern Stork, 171

North British,

MANCHESTER.—We had a dull market to day, with very
little business doing, There was no improvement during the
morning, but we close at about the opening :—Eastern Coun.
ties, HI; East Lancashire, 151 ; Lancashire and 'Yorkshire,
63 21 3 ; London and North Western, 1031 32 4 ; Do. new
7-I6d. ; Do. Qrs (C), ; Man. Shelf. and Lincoln-
shire, 19i ; 'Midland, 594 a 60 ; South Eastern, x.d. 171
11-16 4 11-16 a 11-16 s

LOISDON--The market for Money Shares has been very
firm this morning, and in some instances a considerable advance

Caledonian, 50 x d ; Chester and Holyhead, 16; Eastern
Counties, 1 I 12 ; East Lancashire, 60; Great Northern, 744 ;
Ditto A, 48; Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 103 2 •
Great Western, 81, 801, la : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62:
3} ; London and Brighton, 94, 5 4 ; London and North West..
ern, 103 i ; London and South Western, 76 7 ; Midland, 59i
601; North British, 26i.

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GLASGOW.—The report of French troops being ordered
to Constantinople, had an injurious effect upon Railway Shares
yesterday afternoon, and several stocks gave way a trifle, whilst
others, including Glasgow and South Western and Scottish
Central, advanced per cent. To-day, Caledonians arc quoted
at 50, and Glasgow and South Western, 61.
LONDON CORN EXCIIANGE,. YESTERDAY.

The arrivals of grain of all sor

s this week have been mode-

This morning's market wal

small business in wheat transacte

s thinly attended, and only a
:d on the terms of Monday.
zlit probably be obtained on

Floating cargoes on the coast m
somewhat easier terms. Spring
with the exception of oats whic
qr. The flour trade is firm at Mc
Loudon Average Prices

Wheat, 3,926 qrs., 66s 4d
Barley, 605 qrs., 40s 8d

Oats, 1,646 qrs.,

23s 7d I

WAKEFIELD CORN AI,
supply of wheat was unusually

part being new, and generally ir

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY,

AN ICONOCLAST. —An old man named Patrick lif'Ketv,
was charged with defacing, and otherwise injuring, in the
Albert Dock, the wooden image of a Burmese God. It ap-
peared that the prisoner observed in the early part of the
morning steadfastly gazing on his God-ship, and whether it
was that his religious feelings, or sense of beauty was outra-
ged by what he saw, we know not, but he returned about
mid-day somewhat the worse for liquor, and speedily took
the "shine" out of the object of his abhorrence. When call-
ed on for his defence, the prisoner said, in a desprecating tone,
irresistably droll from its seriousness, it was a very hawful
thing, your worship, and I only broke his nose with my hat,
and took the yellow point off, (laughter). He was ordered to
make good the damage, and fined ss. for being drunk.

CHARGE AGAINST A. POLICE OFFICER.—Xn unfortunate
woman of the town was charged by police officer, No. 552,
with being drunk and disorderly the night before in Dale-
street. Mr. Vance, a share-broker, here came forward, and
informed the court that he had to make a charge against
the officer in the case. He said, that he was coming up
Dale-street about twelve o'clock on Thursday night, and
that he observed the prisoner and the officer on the other
side. The officer was ill-treating and abusing her in very
shameful language, though she was assuring him that she
was going as fast as she could. He went over and told the
officer that he was using her very ill, upon which, the latter
asked him what business he had in the matter, and desired
him not to interfere. On being asked for his number, the
officer refused to give it, and falling in with another constable,
they took the prisoner to the Bridewell. He followed them
to the Bridewell, and asked the keeper what the girl had
done. The keeper 'only answered that he (Mr. Vance) was
very drunk, but eventually gave the number as 152. He
then went to the police office and reported the circumstance
there. (Though there was a mistake in the number, it did
not much signify, as No. 552 admitted at once that he was
the officer.) In answer to the Magistrate, the keeper said,
" I received this person about half-past twelve o'clock. She
was brought in for being drunk and disorderly, and very
drunk and disorderly she was when admitted. That gentle-
man (Mr. Vance,) came up to the door at the
time, and he was so drunk that he could scarcely
stand. The officer told him that the girl was going
to be locked up ; I told him distinctly that she was going to
be locked up for being drunk and disorderly, and I said if
you have any complaint against the officer, you can come
before the Magistrate to-morrow."—The Magistrate ob-
served that the policeman acted exceedingly wrong in not
having given his number in the street.—officer : I did give
him my number there, and I have witnesses to prove it. I
watched the prisoner for some time to see if she would go
home, but when she got to the corner of Crosshall-street she
began to scream. I then took her up.—The Magistrate
said that it was the duty of the officer to take the woman up,
but that it was a very foolish thing to use insulting lan-
guage when people were intoxicated—then the least said to
them the better.—The officer denied having used such lan-
guage, and stated that he had been called on by two or three
gentlement who entered the Grecian Hotel, to take the pri-
soner, in consequence of her disorderly conduct.—Mr. Vance,
on the other hand, was equally persistent in his statement,
and, accordingly, the charge is to be investigated by the
Head Constable.

WIFE DESERTION.-Mr. Evans, overseer of the parish of
Liverpool, appeared to prosecute Captain Slaughter for the
desertion of his -wife, and refusing to allow a maintenance for
her support. Mr. Owen appeared for the defendant. From
the evidence it appeared that the parties had been married
for ten years, but that they had lived separate since 1848. The
separation was occasioned by the inveterate habits of drunken-
ness of Mrs. Slaughter, and it also appeared that in other
respects her conduct was far from being reputable during
the period of their separation.—Thomas Hale, formerly a
member of the police force, deposed to her habits of intoxi-
cation, and also to having seen her on the 29th of November,
1849, in company with a Mr. Corkin, in a long entry, be-
tween Highfield-street and Ray-street. It was about 11
o'clock at night, and the witness swore to having seen at the
time circumstances which could not leave a doubt of criminal
connexion having taken place between the parties.—Joseph
Thompson, the brother of Mrs. Slaughter, was examined, to
prove that the occurrence sworn to by Hale could not have
taken place, inasmuch as his sister was in his house that
night, and did not leave it after seven o'clock. His recollec-
tion as to the date, however, was by no means clear, as he
could only fix the time of his sister's living with him at the
29th of November, 1849, simply because the charge of adul-
tery against her was laid on the night of that day.—Mr.
Owen contended that though drunkenness could not relieve
a man of the support of his wife, yet that adultery did, and
that therefore his client was not liable. The magistrate
concurred in this view, and dismissed the case.
ASSAULT AND STREET ROBBERY. —.Henry Plunkett, a
sneaking ill-looking young vagabond, was charged by Mary
Eird, who is a master carter's wife, with knocking her down
at 12 o'clock on Monday night, in Westmorland-street, and
robbing her of 2s. 6d. Complainant said she was going out
for a pound of bacon for her husband's supper at the time.
She knew nothing whatever of the defendant except that he
had the reputation in the neighbourhood of being a person
whose only occupation was to stand in dark corners and
knock people down to rob them. She swore he was the
terror of the neighbourhood. Defendant had been twice
before committed. He was now fined 10s., or 14 days' im-
prisonment, a punishment- which we believe would not have
been so lenient only a witness threw some doubt on com-
plainant's evidence. Had it not been shaken on the point
of her being robbed as well as assaulted, the case would
doubtless have been sent to the assizes, and this notorious
and dastardly footpad been sent out of the country.

ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—Easter Greer was charged with
pawning a coat, the property of Thomas Williams, Higfield-
street. The unfortunate girl acknowledged to stealing the
coat, and pleaded poverty. She was sentenced to pay 65.,
the value of article, and 20s. fine, or be imprisoned 14 days.

A FLAT.—A simple-looking seaman charged _Hannah
Zynn with stealing three sovereigns from him, in a vault near
the Custom House. He had been living with her for the
last three days ; had been paid off on Thursday, and gave
her half a sovereign; not satisfied she required more, when
he gave her a crown ; she then said he ought to give her
more.money, and the simple fellow told her to put her hand
into his pocket, and take what she liked ; she of course took
all he had, which he neither seemed to expect nor like, for he
then gave her in charge. The magistrate said, it was a
simple case of money lent, for which he could sue if he
thought proper :—discharged.
A HAPPY FAMILY.— William AP William, residing at 42,
Regent-street, was summoned by his wife for repeated as-
saults and continued ill-usage of every' kind towards her.
He had last assaulted her on Thursday night, turned her out,
and locked the door on her. The servant girl deposed to
frequent ill-usage on the part of the defendant, to his
wife; and a little girl, their daughter, with tears, deposed to
the same barbarity. She said she saw her father beat her
mother on several occasions with a kettle, &e., &c. The
bench said there was no doubt he had used unjustifiable
violence to his wife, and had behaved in a manner very
inhuman indeed. He should be committed to prison for one
month. _ _

JUVENILE,THIEVES.--The nuisance of young offenders
seems to be growing to an intolerable height; yesterday,
three of those depredators, named Bridget Maguire, Bridget
Manning, and Edward Maguire, were brought before the
magistrate, charged by a most respectable man named John
Nichols, with stealing from his yard in Slater Street, a quantity
of timber. Mr. Nichols said that he had forgiven those thieves
on a hundred different occasions, if once. He estimated the
amount they had plundered from him at different times, at
from eight to ten pounds. This town was most notorious
for such thieves. The magistrate said that for the present
they should seperate the two boys from the girl. The boys should
beimprisoned for one month each, and the girl discharged.
A regular gang of dock picaroons were then put forward,
named Tames Sluttery, lohniGallaghear, John Doherty, Mi-
chael Kinahan, and James McNulty. They were charged by
officer 82, who had found them in the graving docks with a
quantity of copper on their persons. The officer stated that
he saw them on coming throw about 101bs. into the basin.
In answer to a question from the magistrate, the officer said
that there were three vessels being coppered in the dock, but
to which of them this copper belonged, he had not been able
as Tot in stsrPrtain. All the prisoners wore known to the
police, and were committed for one month each.
ASSAULT ON THE CAPTAIN OF A TURKISH VESSEL.—This
case was again called upon which Captain Azzopardis' repre-
sentative brought forward a certificate of the Turkish Con-
sul as to the fact of this vessel being under the Wallachian
flag, which settled the matter of jurisdiction. He also put
in a certificate from a surgeon, as to the part that Salvator,
the second officer of the ship, was not able to leave his berth
in consequence of the injuries he had received in the squabble.
Many witnesses were examined on both sides, and no doubt
appeared to be on the minds of the magistrates that a violent
and dangerous squabble had taken place, with great fault
on both sides. They said they could not think, under the
circumstances, of sending those men to prison, and they
would strongly recommend the captain to try and make some
settlement with them. He said he was anxious to do so,
and the matter was finally left to the arbitration of the Rus-
sian and Spanish Consuls.
BEER-SELLERS' CASES.—The following beer-sellers' cases
came before the court : —Sarah Lynch, keeper of a beer-house,
Church-street, was fined 40s. and costs, for Sunday trading.
Maurice Morrison, Kent Square, was fined 40s. and costs.
William Boyd, Susses-street, was fined ss. and costs, for
selling milk last Sunday morning. Sarah Leonard, keeper
of a beer-house and shop, in Bront-street, was fined ss. and
costs, for selling e bottle of hair oil last Sunday morning.
Richard Little, keeper of a beer-house in Bront-street, was
fined 40s. and costs, for Sunday-trading. Michael Holmes,
French-street, was fined 10s. and costs. Alice Crooke,
Gloucester-street, was fined 10s. and costs. Elizabeth Tilson,
Shannon-street, ss. and costs. William Hemlin, keeper of
a beer-house and shop in Vernon-street, was fined 2s. 6d.
and costs, for selling butter last Sunday morning. Matthew
Lowe, keeper of a beer-house in Gerrard-street, was fined
40s. and costs, for Sunday-trading Robert Young, Atkinson-
street, 10s. costs. Robert Roberts., Grace-street, 10s. and
costs. Andrew Murphy, Great Richmond-street, 10s. and
costs. Michael Burrows, Christian-street, 10s. and costs.
John Rigby, Thurles-street, 10s. and costs. James Rourke,
Freemason's Row, 40s. and costs. Edward Ager, keeper of
an eating house in Byrom-street, was fined ss. and costs,
for Sunday-trading. Inspector Skinner stated that this was
a most notorious house, and that the residents of the locality
had frequently complained to him of it.