The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-04 00:00:00

(BEFORE MR. AIKIN.)

AN Aar OF GREAT CRUELTY.—A youth, who gave his
name as John Gore, and who gets his living by labouring
at the slaughter houses, was charged with a mostdisgraceful
act of cruelty to a sheep. Police constable, No. 34, stated
that at seven o'clock that morning he was on auty in
Pembroke-place, when he saw the prisoner driving two
sheep to the slaughter house. He ran after one of the,
i and caught hold of its horn With one hand, and ts tail
with the other. He then threw it up with such violence
that its tail came off. The Prisoner : I could not help it ;
lam sorry for it. The Magistrate : It was done through
the violence you used to the poor thing. It is a most cruel
ac!'. What punishment can I impose ? Mr. Garnett :
You can fine him £2O. The Magistrate : Did the tail or
only the skin come off ? Police Officer : He pulled the
tail quite off, and the poor thing had to be immediately
slaughtered. The Magistrate fined the prisoner 20s, and in
default of payment committed him for one month.
AN INJUDICIOUS ADVOCATE.—Amongst the many dark
informations which daily come before the court, there
was one ao'ainst the captain of the ship Old
Heckory, lying in the Salisbury Dock, for permitting a
naked light on board that vessel after the prescribed hour.
Police officer 198 swore to the fact, upon which a person,
who said he was the steward, and, therefore, the represent-
ative of the captain, appeared, and in a most violent
manner, both in words and gesture, to cross-examine the
officer, and wound up his last sentence by stating, that all
the officer had uttered was false. The Magis'ree called
upon him to produce his witnesses He did produce one,
who swore that he also saw the light. At this the defen-
dant's representative became infuriated, and, in a regular
Yankee dialect, was proceeding to denounce, in no measured
terms, the magistrate, the policeman, and even the court
itself, when the former reminded him that he was in an
English court of justice, and if be did not keep quiet he
should be locked up. He then went on to say, that it was
his invariable rule, in these cases, to inflict the nominal fine
of is and is costs, but, in consequence of the man's dis-
graceful conduct, and his having no defence, he should
fine him 20s and costs. He paid the fine, and evidently
regretted " the tarnation fix" he had got into.
SUPPRESSION OF BROTHELS.—Yesterday, two keepers of
houses of ill-fame, William Holme and John Moreland,
were placed in custody for the purpose of being indicted at
the sessions for that offence. Mr. Walters, the public
prosecutor, was in attendance, and the ogee were with-
drawn, the parties being each bound over in the sum of
£2O, to remove from their premises, and not repeat the
offence, as they would be prosecuted,
PUBLICANS' CASES.—Catherine Hughes, the keeper of a
public horns in Poplar:lane, at the corner of Stanley-street,
was summoned by officers 554 and 208 for having her house
open on Sunday morning. The officers spoke to the fact
of finding two men in the house, which the defendant
admit ted, but denied that any ale or spirits bad been sold
to them, they being engaged at the time in adjusting the
ale pipe. The case was dismissed,

TOSS WORST CLOCK 1N LivEnrooL.--Richard Lupton,
publican of Vine-street, was summoned for keeping his
house open for the sale of spirits after twelve o'clock on
Saturday night. The police constable on duty stated, that
after twelve o'clock on Saturday night he saw Mr. Lupton
sell a female some whiskey. There were some men stand-
ing at the door at the time. Mr. Lupton ; How do you
know it was past twelve o'clock' Because T beard the
clock strike when I was in Abercromby-square, and I went
my round before 1 came to your vaults. Mr. Lupton to
the Bench : The dicer must be naistalten as to the time.
I had not closed my house, but was getting some parsons
out, when a female came to the door and asked
for a pint of whiskey. I told her it was near the closing
time, but went and got it, and gave it to her in the presence
of the policeman. Do you think I should have acted so, if
it had been after the time ? The Magistrate ; At any rate,
it was very close shaving. Inspector Phew : polideman,
what clock did you hear strike? Policeman ; The work-
house clock, lusoeclor Qbevr ; that is the worst clock in
Liverpool t it is never to be relied On. I know that Mr.
Lupton conducts his house most respectably, and has never
before been summoned. Mr. Lupton : lam sure it could
not be t minute after twelve, even if my clock had deceived
me. Inspector Phew : The workhouse clock is twenty
minutes wrong this morning.
dismissed. The V4se v 740 E 4 once

BEERIIOUSE KEEPERS.—Several beerhonse keepers were
summoned for trading on the Sunday, and fined in various
amounts,