The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

(DEIPORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

ASSAULT 'ill STREIT. —John Meant', a porter, was
charged with having assaulted an old man, named Wm.
Sherrington. The complainant stated that he was
walking along the street, when the defendant, whom' be
had never before seen, deliberately went up to him and
struck him a blow, which knocked him down. The
defendant denied the charge, and said the complainant
had made a mistake, as it was not him who had done it.
The complainant positively swore that the defendant was
the man, and Mr. Mansfield said it was one of the most
ruffianly attacks he had ever heard of. There was, how-
ever, some drUbt in the matter, although, for his part,
he did not doubt the statement of the complainant,
therefore, he should send the case f6r trial at the
sessions. If the defendant wag guilty, he hoped he
would be most severely punished.
ASSAULTING A CHlLD.—Robert Ellis, a respectably
dressed person, was charged with assaulting a little glill
in Deacon's publichouse, in Cumberland-street. It
appeared that, on the previous day, the defendant went
into the house in a state of intoxication, and asked for a
glass of ale. The parties refused to supply him, when
he hecatne very troublesome. The child, who was in
the bar, Was givinganother person a glass of ale, when

the defendant strtick her on the atrn With a loch rule, at
the same time saying that no person sisould have any
drink if he had not. The defendant denied the charge,
and said if the child was struck, it was done by accident.
Mr. Mansfield said the denial of the charge only aggra-
vated the offence. He had better state that he *as drunk
and did nOt know what he did. lie should fine him
40s and costs.

NOTED PICKPOCKETS —Two notorious pickpockets,
named Hardyman and Ryle, who had frequently 'deen in
custody on various charg,-s, were brought up by detective
officer Thompson on a charge with having attempted to
pick the pockets of several persons in Whitechapel on
the previous night. The officer, who had watched the
prisoners for some time, pfoted the offence, and Hardy-
man was remanded for a week, previous to being sent
On board the Akbar hulk, and Ryle was committed far
three months.
Pm: ammo FEmALps,,.—Sit females, of the lowest
character, living in the locality of Whitechapel, were
charged with fighting in that street, and creating a great
disturbance much to the annoyance of the public; They
were each committed for two months.
AN UNNATURAL PARMIT.—An interesting looking
little child, not more than ten yeare of age, was brought
up by Police 719 under the following circittmlances :
The poor little fellow, whose father—if such a brute
deserve the name—lived in Woolf-street, in the Park,
had been found, with a number of other lads, sleeping
in an outhouse. The boy stated thaLhe was afraid to
go home, as his father and stepmother beat him so, and
appeared perfectly regardless of everything. The father
was in constant work, at the Rice Mills, in Rainford-
square. Mr. Mansfield : Take the child to the work.
house, and I will punish the father for neglecing to
maintain him. The Policeman : I did take him there
before, and he was only treated as a vagrant, and turned
out the next morning. Mr. Mansfield : I will write to
Mr. Carr, and inform him of the case. The poor little
fellow was then removed.

PHYSICAL

tORCE, AND MOCK AUCTIONS

flow CARLYLE SERVED AN AUCTIONEER

A few days since, we gave a suggestion to the police
in reference to mock auctions, and we have now to record
an exploit performed by detective Carlyle, at a celebrated
snook auction shop, in the locally of Lime-street. A
lady was taken in, and, of course, got an immense bar-
gain of a gold watch and chain, for £lO, the same
being worth about £3. On discovering the swindle, she
communicated with the polite, and Carlyle resolved to
make a capture or die in the attempt. He procured
some constables, and placed them at a side door, where
he knew a retreat would be made in case of an attack
on the citadel. He also placed two or three men in
front, and having given all strict orders as to the
discipline to be observed, lie made a furious rush into
the sanclorzon. His progress was interrupted by the
fellow who cries "walk into the ox-slain—step into the
ox-skin," who stopped hind hi catching hold of his coat.
Carlyle did not understand this Sort of thing, and
with a " clout" of his fist and a tip cif his
boot, down went the crier, quicker than the hammer
of the auctioneer when he got a good bid from a gull.
The prostrate sentinel shouted out, as load as his lungs
permitted, " the beaks are on us—the beaks are on us."
A smart application from the toe of the officer had a
Wonderful effect in silencing the sentry; for, in plain
terms, he nearly knocked the wind out of him. The
screen was at once thrown in life fate of the intruder,
the gas put out, and a smart retreat was made for the
side door, but the guard there repulsed the flying enemy,
and the reserve in front, coming in at a given signal. a
regular, or rather irregular, fight followed. The
auctioneer, and his " swectners," struck out with despe-
ration, knowing that, if they were captured, it would he
a decided case of "cooked goose" with them. They
made several efforts to get out, but the precautions
taken by Carlyle rendered that operation nearly as hard
of accomplishment as it was to get into the Ttedan. The
fight continued for some time in the dark (the only way
the parties recognised each other, was by their voice,)
and many a knock-down (not with the ivory mallet of the
auctioneer) took place. At last Carlyle procured
a light, when the enemy cried for quarter. At
this time, the field of battle presented a strange
and most ludicrous scene. Coats lacked skirts,
and hats were dilapidated ; eyes were in mourning, and
noses emitted unusual streams of purple. Pieces of
cloth and broken crockery were mingled together;
tobacco pipes and Lucifer matches, metal teapots and
plated spoons lay side by side. One fellow limped con-
sideralq from a collision that took place between a
policeman's heavy boot and his shin; another man's arm
hung as if twisted out of the shoulder socket, (This
latter operation is a favourite and peculiar amusement,
known only to the police.) The lady who had been
diddled by the disinterested auctioneer, was in the locality
all the time, and was only waiting to he called in by
Carlyle, in order to prefer the charge against the parties.
She was brought in accordingly, and asked would she
give the parties in charge ? After a good deal of parley,
the auctioneer sent his gold watch and chain, and popped
them for ten pounds, which be slipped into the lady's
hand, telling her it was better to take the money, than
run the risk of losing all. This she deemed it prudent
to accept, and so the "mocks" got off, with a very supe-
rior " pounding" from Carlyle and Co., which they
will remember for a month or more.

ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF MORMONISM

At one of their meetings, lately held at Copenhagen, a
Jew hawker, after listening to them with great attention,
cried, " I abjure Judaism, and I embrace the worship of
the Latter Day Saints." He was at once accepted. Ho
then got up and proposed the abolition of polygamy,
which is authorised by the sect. An angry discussion
ensued. The Jew was warmly supported by several
women of the lower classes, and the Mormons were
backed by the men. "If we abolish polygamy," cried a
jovial butcher, "we shall never make any more prose-
lytes, for that is the bait at which people bite." "If
polygamy is abolished," shouted a shrivelled tailor, " I
will abandon Mormonism at once. I only adopted it in
order to be able to marry as often as I liked." These
declarations were received with shouts of derision from
the spectators in the galleries. At length the Mormons
became exasperated, and rushing on the Jew they beat
him savagely, and even trampled him under foot. This
led to a regular fight between the polygamists and their
adversaries, and the windows, lamps, and chairs, were
smashed, to provide missiles. After a while a body of
police came in, arrested the leaders in the row, and
cleared the room.— Galignani.