The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-03 00:00:00

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evidence.
Mr. Mansfield : How long were you in conference with
the landlord before he let you in ?
Officer : About three minutes.

Mr. Sleigh informed the court that Mr. Peach was not He was fined 40s. and costs.
in attendance, as he was obliged to be at Chester. That John Thornton, a publican, appeared in court in answer
gentleman had felt it to be his duty, from the publicity to an information for selling drink on Sunday morning last.
given to the ease in the newspapers, to instruct him that Officer 165, accompanied by 717, noticed four men go into
there was no foundation for the statement wh1t:143.1,a. been the defendant's public house by the back door, at half-past
made against him. ten °a enridav morning last. In a short time afterwards
Mr. Commissioner Phillips asked whether the learned he and 717 went 11, waited a few minutes, when a
^”. counsel wished an adjournment in order that Mr. Peach female brought four glasses of ale, of the men handed
might attend. It was important that he should be called. her a sixpence.
Mr. Cooke resisted a further adjournment notwithstand- Mr. Owens appeared, and stated that the defendant left a
ing that the insolvent was on bail. female in care of the house, and that he was not at all aware
Mr. Commissioner Phillips thought it was important for she sold any drink.—A fine of £5 and costs was imposed.
the reverend insolvent that Mr. Peach should attend. Richard Baines, a publican, appeared in reply to an in-
An account, signed by the insolvent, was handed in by formation laid against him by officer 717, for selling drink
Mr. Sleigh, and he admitted his signature. He was ill on same day, and about the same time. Mr. Black for the
when he signed it. In the account £ll9 was charged for defendant. Officer 717 stated he went to the back door of
costs, counsel's fees, &c. In the schedule, £lOO was stated to the defendant's public house, in Denison-street, at eleven
have been deducted as "premium." o'clock on Sunday morning last, accompanied by officer
A clerk to Mr. Peach was called and stated that he was 165, and saw four men standing there; and during the
at Chester. He was in town on Tuesday, and directed him time he was waiting, three men came out, and the four
to oppose. He did not know of the application for an men went in ; 717 went in with them ; and the landlord
adjournment. It was made on account of the suggestion of asked the men what it was to be "one said whiskey and
the learned commissioner. another said ale" ;—when the landlord observed 717,he said
His Honor, after a long discussion on the point, and as- to the men "he would not fill out any now" —they must
certaining from the registrar that an adjournment had not go.—Fined 40s. and costs.
been granted on the facts now proved, declined to grant the Anthony Scallan, a publican, in Waterloo-road, appeared
application for an adjournment for the attendance of Mr. to answer two informations, one for selling drink on Sunday
Peach. morning last, and another for having a communication with
The insolvent was then examined as to his circumstances an eating-house. Officer 165, stated that at eleven o'clock
when he borrowed the money in 1851. He had been sued. on Sunday morning last, he was passing along Waterloo-
and only had some furniture. He was living in the Kent- road, he saw six or seven men drunk go into an
road. He was to pay eight per cent. as for 6001., and to eating-house, and he, accompanied by 717, went in
insure his life for 1,500/. and saw two sailors go to the back door of the eating-house
Mr. Sleigh 'submitted that the debt with Mr. Peach had and enter a publichouse ; they followed them in, and saw a
been contracted without reasonable or probable expectations man sitting down with whiskey before him. He was ordered
of payment. to pay 40s. and costs on each information, and he (Mr.
Mr. Cooke was heard on the part of the insolvent. Mansfield) would direct the inspector to make a report to
Mr. Commissioner Phillips gave his opinion. The only the visiting magistrates when the time comes round.
question was, whether the insolvent had reasonable expec- The following is a list of beerhouse-keepers fined yester-
tation of payment. It was not pretended that there were day, for selling drink on Sunday morning last :—Richard
any misrepresentations. Here was a sum of money ad- Gillrick, Adlington street, 40s. and costs; Hugh Jones,
vaned at 8 per cent., and an insurance effected to 1,5001. Chadwick-street, ss. and costs ; Isaac Auvel, Dindell-street,
His Honor went over the facts, and held that the case had acquitted ; Jeremiah Grady, Bolton-street, Park, ss. and
not been established, and that the insolvent was entitled to costs ; William Groves, Cheapside, acquitted ; Sanders,
his discharge, The insolvent was accordingly discharged. I Bolton-street, Edgehill, 40s, and costa,