The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

broker was ordered to

rHE JUVENILE BAND:

Bridport-street, (
She charged the

mplained of the 1

nisoner, William Co

T yard, in company with another lad on

Thursday afternoon, they were trying to get over the wall,
Connell having her much-prized copper kettle in his hand;
as for the other bo_y, he got clear offa. The magistrates
determined that prisiner should be remanded, and this boy's
father and mother ordered to appear to-day.—Patrick Cas-
sidy, 10 years old, for assisting in knocking down and
robbing a little girl in St. John's Market of 35., was put
forward, as his father now appeared. The unfortunate man
stated that he had tried all means with his boy, but he was
hardened young ruffian ; he had sent him to school to
hill, but they expelled him for bad habits. The
thing to do with him would be to send him on board a
The magistrate said at present he had no
It to send him to gaol, which he always had an

Copperas-'

man-of-war
p9wer. excei

objection to do on the first conviction. There was to I

specie
for pi
he h(
the f

act brought forward in the next session of parliament

)rotecting

d it would meet such c

For the T

of the boy in his pow(

Irchibakl Eak

;onded from the employment

manufacturer, Lodge•

stealing a large quantity of rope from
A. clerk in the

iye-walk said that a

wished. HE

s in the very act of cutting up the rop

said that as prisoners had not Seen before com-
e would remand them until this day, and send for

William Storey.

TAPPING POUTER BARRELS.- _ Michael
and Owen _Hughes, dock labourers in the employ of

Dublin Compan
mid in the shed o
,ur o'clock on Thursday afternoo

were charged with having been
Trafalgar Dock, between three and
The prisoners had a
hich they had been
is the

wed away from II

Storey and Byrnes were -drinking,
ng. The offiger saw Byrnes throw
_ . _

away a tin vessel, and hg found a gimllet which answered
exactly to the hole bored into the barrel. It was stated this
particular system of robbing had been carried on for a con-
siderable time, and that it was a great injury to the porter
dealers, for pales naturally refused to trade with them when
they got"short measure. The prisoners were fined 10s. each,
in default to be imprisoned for seven days.
ROBBERY AT SEA.—In the case of Campbell and Browne,
remanded from Thursday, charged with robbing a ship-
mate in the channel, the American consul did not appear,
but sent word that, under a clause of the local act, the men
might be dealt with for not accounting for goods found in
their possession in the Port of Liverpool, and it was also
mentioned, that Mr. Mansfield had thus adjudicated on a re-

on this suggestion, the prisoner Camp-

bell was ordered 'to be imprisoned for 14 days, or pay a fine
of 20s. Brown was discharged.
CommirrAL FOR TRlAL.—Catherine Wilkinson was fully
committed for trial for stealing 660 dols. in gold, from the
person of Charles Peter McClune, a naturalized Yankee re-
turned to Liverpool in the " Golden Age." The prisoners
companion John Wilks was discharged.

THE Erracrs OF DRUNKENNESi.—Joseph Hogan, a re-
,nctably-dressed and decent-looking Irishman, was put
orward charged by officer 192, with having, at half-past
on Thursday evening, in Tatlock-street, assaulted
_bstructed him in the discharge of his duty. The
officer said that he had taken defendant's wife for very drunken
and disorderly conduct— she had struck him several times,
and when he (officer) was about taking her to Bridewell,
defendant came up and held him by the arms, whilst the
wife escaped from him. A struggle then took place,
in which the officer was assaulted. Defendant pleaded that
he only tapped complainant on the shoulder when he saw
ng off his wife, and asked him what she had done
quietly afterwards. The magistrate said that
_lle affair had arisen from the drunkenness and mis-
haviour of the wife, who had thus placed her husband,

him and c

-he wei

Workingman in' must tipnL awn
there was somexnuaduu ler him, however

d the ca

CHARGE OF EXTORTION.—John Thorn, who keens a lnag-
-g-house at 40, Dennison-fa-root, before the Court,
on the ocriipiamt of three French sailors, who said that
Thorn. was detaining their chests. An agent from the
French Consul's office appeared, and proved that Thorn was
making a charge of £1 Is. for one day's board for the three
men, and breakfast on the following clay ; and 12s. for the
e of their three chests from their ships, being 4s.
He had offered him 15s. 4s. each for the board, andls.
The magistrate said the charge was evidently
An attempt at extortion on these poor fellows, and he should
order their chests to be given up on payment of the sum
offered by the Consul.
DANGEROUS NUISANCE.—Robert Evans, of Chepstowe,

for earn

was summoned for allowing a nuisance on his property in

Liverpool: he did not appear. The inspector or nixisanc
stated, that in a large unfinished house in Lightbody-strec
the property of Mr. Evans, there were now a large numb
of jug styes, causing such a stench and dirt as made it 01
of the worst nuisances in the north end. It was me
dangerous to the public health. The magistrates mad(
order tl

IA the nuisance be at once abated.-
SUNDAY TRADING.—P. Casack, beerseller, Marybon
near Banister-street, was charged with selling ale, ai
having several persons in his house ; at half-past tweli
o'clock midnight. The defendant said, "please yoi
Worship and gentlemen of the Court, I beg of you fi
' He then proceeded to state that the persons
deers, and that the glasses seen I
. The Mayor said, "17(
lemand

justice yv- . You must pay
penalty of 10s. and costs. There is not in the town
Liverpool a more disorderly street than Baia_
is the resort of" thieves and prostitutes of all descriptioi
and I happen to know from having paid some visits m th
neighbourhood during the last few weeks, that the house
are kept open Sere to a scandalous hour."—Thomas Millar(
Harrington-street, beerseller, was fined 10s. and cost;
for having had several persons in his house, at a quarte
to twelve on Sunday morning, and having drawn
glass of ale. Mr. Owens appeared for Millard, am
admitted that one glass of ale was drawn.—H. Yates, beer-
seller, 5, William-street, was fined 10s. and costs for selling
ale at twenty-five minutes past twelve o'clock on Sunday.—
Matthew Lowe, beerseller, Gerard-street, was fined 40s. and
costs for selling ale at a quarter to ten o'clock on Sunday
morning. The police officer stated at this house was in
the habit of selling at illegal hours. 'The Mayor observed
that if the party was charged again he would be fined in the
full penalty of £s.—Thomas Owens, beerseller, Flare Place,
was fined ss. and costs for selling milk at half-past twelve
—Anne Pritchard, beerseller, Prices-
and .ls. costs for selling milk at a

o'clock or

ster-street

quarter past nine o'clock on Sunday morning.—Mary
Bennett, publican, Brunswick-road, was charged with selling
beer at twenty minutes to one o'clock on Sunday morning.
Several witnesses deposed that no ale was drawn after
twelve o'clock. The case was dismissed.—Richard Burgess,
beerseller, Addison-street, was fined 10s. and costs, for sell-
ing ale at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock last Sunday.
—John Thomas, beerseller, Edward-street, was charged
with selling ale at five minutes to eleven o'clock on Sunday
mornin The

Mr. Owens appeared for the defendant
case was dismissed.—Sarah Davis, publican, Copperas-
hill, was charged with having a person drinking ale in
her house at twenty-five minutes to one o'clock on
Sunday morning. Evidence was given to shew that
the party was a lodger who was taking supper. The
case was dismissed.—Martha, Boardman, beerseller, High-

fined ss. . for selling
ale and milk at a quarter to nine o'clock on Sunday
• - John Jones,_ beerseller, Harding-street, Wind-

hill, was

and costs

morning

sor, was charged with selling ale at twenty-five minutes
past nine on Sunday morning. The case was dis-
missed. Jane Hawey Pardy, publican, Copperas-hill, was
fined is., and is. costs, for selling whiskey to some women
at her door, at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Sunday
morning. The defendant alleged that it was only twelve
o'clock, and lift the court, exclaiming, with a scornful look
directed to the police officer, " Really that 58 is a dangerous
-4-or" Bridget Currie, beerseller, 49, Albert-street,
-, for knowingly permitting drunkenness in her
on Sunday, fined 10s. and costs ; and in a second
selling beer on Sunday, 10s. and costs. "

Toxteth Par

puidican, Marybone, for permitting drunkenness in
her house. Dismissed. William Boomfitt, beerseller, Jen-
kinson-street, fined 2s. 6d. and costs. John Wilkinson,
beerseller, Norman-street, allowing drunkenness in his house,
Dismissed.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATION. —Thomas Mills, beerseller,
Rupert-street, was fined ss. and costs for having kept open
an internal communication from his cellar into another
cellar occupied by a tenant, through which ale might be
conveyed, at a quarter to twelve o'clock on Saturday night
last.

THE HATCHET,—" Shall we never bury the
hatchet ? " asks Mr. Cobden. And .Punch asks, ".liow can
the hatchet be buried, when the peacemakers themselves go
often throw it ? "—Punch.