The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

POLICE v COURT. --ESTERDAY.

DRUNKENNESS.—John Chander, a provision dealer in
Copperas-hill, was charged by John Scribe, a publican, 55,
Dale-street, with being drunk in his house, and destroying a
new suit of clothes that he had on. The prosecutor stated
that the prisoner came into his house at 9 o'clock on Monday
night last, intoxicated, and in consequence of the prisoner
using abusive language, he put him out, and he returned in
a short time afterwards, using most disgusting language ; .
and he went to put him out again, when he tore his coat
and waistcoat. Damage done, £3 10s. He was fined ss.
and costs for being drunk, and the magistrate ordered the
prosecutor to take out a summons for damages.
Patrick Lloyd, a lodging-house keeper in Chisenhall-street,
charged with keeping lodgers, and not being registered, was
fined 20s. and costs:
CHARGE OF REFUSING TO WORK.— Wm. Walsh, Henry
Bradley, Michael Meagre, Henry Dalton, and Wm. Everest,
seamen, were charged by Captain Hunt, of the ship Reindeer,
bound for Odessa, with refusing to work, or to go in the
ship, after having signed articles. The prosecutor said that
he went on board the ship about four o'clock on Monday
last, when the chief mate informed him that the five pri-
soners refused to work the ship. The prosecutor called the
prisoners together in the forecastle, but they (the prisoners)
refused to work; he again asked them to work at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, but they still refused. The prisoners, in
their defence, stated that there were not hands enough
to work the ship, and that the forecastle was leaky.
Magistrate : You must either go with the captain, or go
to gaol.
Prisoners : We will go to gaol.
They were each sent to gaol for 30 days, with hard
labour.

SMUGGLING.—TWO American seamen, named Carigan
and Clarke were charged by Thomas Woolcock, a custom-
house officer, who was on duty at the Huskisson dock on the
26th instant, with smuggling 161bs. of foreign manufactured
tobacco. The magistrate inflicted a penalty of 1001. each,
but recommended them to the consideration of the excise,
and he (the magistrate) had no doubt they would do some-
thing for them.

Anderson Millburne, a seaman, was charged with
smuggling 11b. 10 oz. of foreign manufactured tobacco.
The custom-house officer stated that he stopped the prisoner
on the Coburg dock quay and found the above quaeity of
tobacco concealed in his boots. He was ordered to pay
16s. 3d., the value of the tobacco.

William Lawson, a master mariner, brought to the bride-
well drunk, and locked up for safety, said he lost seven
sovereigns and the papers of the thip which he was captain
of. lie said he had them when he was taken. The bride-
well keeper stated that he was searched when he came in,
and only one half-penny found upon him. The prisoner
said ho was in a public house drinking that night. The
magistrate discharged him with orders to give information
at the police-office.
THE EXTENSIVE COTTON ROBBERY BY FORGED ORDERS,
—James Wood, (formerly warehouseman to Mr. James
Sedden, warehousekeeper, of this town,) Nancy Handley,
(landlady of" The Fleece," in Sir Thomas's-buildings, whose
husband is at present confined in Lancaster Castle for debt,)
and John Bentley, a dealer in cotton, living at Oldham,
were again brought before the magistrates, having each been
remanded on several occasions. Mr. Black appeared for
Woods, Mr. Roby for the female, and Mr. Yates for Bentley.
Since the apprehension of the first named prisoner, the de-
tailed facts, as they came before the court, have appeared in
this journal. This day the time of the court was occupied
several hours, there being upwards of 30 witnesses examined,
when the following facts were elicited—
In the year 1850, upwards of 300 bales of cotton, the
property- of Messrs. Washington Jackson, Sons and Co.,
were deposited with Mr. Seddon, 70 bales of which were
placed in his sheds, which extend from Carleton-street to
Regent-street, which shed the prisoner Woods had the
management of. In the early part of the present month,
the clerk or warehouseman discovered that some of the cotton
had been taken from the shed, and upon looking over the
file the following order was found :
Liverpool, 17th Sept., 1853.
Mr. James Seddon.—Please deliver and allow the hearer,
samples B L, 43 bales cotton, ex " Judah Town," lying in
your shed, Carlton? street,
W. Jackson Sons and Co.,
zlweseroenstehnet
WM. SCOTT.
11
It was the prisoner Wood's business to attend to the delivmw
frfomthethgopodct
,r.(lbyhthait,otradeortat!la.7
and
z'tti of October, making in all 43 bales. The above order
it was discovered was forged, the Messrs. Jackson having
denied all knowledge of it, ana noilitai,,taj r„il
upon the prisoner Woods, and a person named Browni also
employed in the shed, but who has made his escape. It was
found that 20 bales of the cotton were taken from the shed
between the hours of eight and nine o'clock on the morning
of the 17th of September, to the railway station,
from whence they were taken to the Mumps station
on that line, addressed to Mr. Robert Bakeley, Shaw-bank,
Salleworth. During the removal of the cotton from the
sheds, Woods was present ; and it was proved that the order
or a portion of it, was in his hand-writing. After their
arrival at the station, the prisoner Bentley, according to the
statement of Mr. Bakeley, met him and said, " there are 20
bales of cotton at the station, " but he replied, he would
have nothing to do with them ; but on the ninth of October,
he purchased 11 bales of cotton of the female prisoner at a
public-house in Manchester, and which he paid her for, the
the prisoner Bentley having stated the price to be fivepence,
and then asked her if it were not so. The 11 bales were
marked the same as the 20 bales he had refused to purchase.
The 20 bales were purchased of the prisoner Bentley, by
Messrs. J. and P. Schofeild, and delivered to them on the
9th November. Mr. Wright purchased 12 hales of cotton
of Bentley. Many witnesses were called for the purpose of
proving that the three prisoners were acting in concert
together ; but in the opinion of the magistrates, after hearing
the arguments advanced by each of the gentlemen who
appeared for the prisoners, there was not sufficient evidence
to connect Bentley with the affair, but he decided upon
sending the other two for trial. Each of the witnesses
examined spoke of Bentley as being a highly respectable
person, and that he had only acted as any other tradesman
would have done in the matter, The two prisoners, Woods
and Mrs, Handley, were therefore committed for trial,
the female being permitted bail.

COLONELCY OF THE 20TH FOOT.—It is generally stated
that Major-General Godwin, C. 8., (who, it is stated, will be
nominated a K.C.8.), is to succeed to the appointment.
In an affray with poachers on the property of the Rev.
J. A. Rhodes, near Leeds, on Tuesday, one of the game-
keepers of the rev. gentleman was shot in the head, and one
of the poachers in the leg. Sixteen shots were fired.
A MAN ROASTED.—A most horrible event took place on
Monday evening, in the brickfields belonging to Messrs.
Lawford and Kelly, at Kentish-town, near the Governess's
Institution. A. man, well known in the locality, named
Joseph Roberts, was discovered lying on a brick-kiln quite
dead, and on examination parts of his body were literally
roasted.

THE LATE ROBBERY AT LEIGHTON-BUZZARD.

On Tuesday last the perpetrator of the robbery --or the
" Fence" in this case—was arrested under circumstances
which showed extreme boldness, or large want of caution.
The following are the facts from the London police
reports :

-GurLDHAT.T,.—Lewis Myers, described in the police-sheet
as a jeweller, but refused to give his address, was placed at
the bar before Sir George Carroll, charged with being found
in possession of a gold watch and other articles, which
formed part of the proceeds of an extensive robbery corn-
mitted upon the premises of Mr. Matthews, a watchmaker,
of Leighton-Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on Saturday morning
last.

A great deal of excitement prevailed among the city
police since Saturday, consequent upon the receipt at head-
quarters of a telegraphic message containing the information
that a burglary had been committed at Leighton-Buzzard,
and property to the value of nearly £l,OOO carried away, as
was supposed, by three London thieves. A reward of £lOO
was offered for the apprehension and conviction of the
burglars, and the city detective force was immediately put
in motion, but no trace was discovered of the parties until
yesterday, when a clue was obtained in the following extra-
ordinary manner :
Mr. Thomas Alfred Matthews said : I am a watchmaker
and jeweller, of Leighton-Buzzard. On Saturday morning
last, between the hours of twelve and three o'clock a.m., my
house was broken into, and a large quantity of plate, watches,
and jewellery, to the value of about £BOO, was stolen. I
have since discovered a small portion of the property. I
went to Sirrell's, the refiner, in Barbican, to inquire about
two silver teapots, and while there, I saw the prisoner
offering for sale some shirt studs, which at once excited my
suspicions. I waited, and saw him also offer a fob chain for
sale, which I recognised, and therefore, when he left the
shop I followed him. I saw him go into a baker's shop
opposite, and I passed on to the corner of the street, where
I met a police sergeant, with whom I returned, and gave
the prisoner into custody. At the station he was searched,
and;a_eld hunting-watch, value about £l2 or £l4 ; a gold
fob-chain, with four rows, slide, and two rings, value £5 ;
two sets of studs, a watch movement, and other things, of
which I have no knowledge. The gold watch I can swear
to as one of those stolen on Saturday, and the fob-chain also.
T know the movement from its defect and one set of studs,
from the peculiarity of the pattern. The other set 1 cannot
swear to, because it is of a common pattern.
Sergeant Whitcher, 50, said, I took the prisoner into cus-
tody about half-past one o'clock to-day. The prosecutor
came to me as he has described, and I took the prisoner to
the station, where, in addition to the articles already men-
tioned by the prosecutor, I found on the prisoner £I 1 103.
in gold, 9s. 7d. in silver and copper, and a pocket-book con-
taining a £lO bank-note, and a cheque for £l5. He re-
fused to give his address ; and on being interrogated as to
how he came into the possession of the property in question,
he said he purchased it, but declined to say of whom.
Sir George Carroll : Do you wish to ask either of these
witnesses any questions, prisoner ?
Prisoner : I would rather not put any questions to them
until I have had the benefit of legal advice.
Sir George Carroll : Very well, I am about to give you the
opportunity of obtaining the assistance you require by re-
manding you for a week.
Prisoner : So long as a week, sir ?
Inspector Shelford : It is important, your worship, that
we should have a long remand.

Prisoner : But I hive a wife and family depending upon
me for support.
Sir George Carroll : The officers think that a week will
not be more than sufficient to make the necessary inquiries,
and I therefore see no reason to alter my determination.
Prisoner : Will your worship, then, order the money found
on me to be given up to me ? _ _

Sir George- Carroll : It may be the produce of the robbery
and in that case I cannot make an order.

Prisoner : But there is a cheque dated a fortnight back ;
that cannot have any connection with the robbery of Satur-
day last. May I have that ?
Sir George Carroll : The officers deem it advisable that
nothing should be given up at present. The robbery is such
an extensive one, and you appear so mixed up with it, that I
do not feel disposed to interfere.
Officer : He refused to give his address, Sir George.
Prisoner r Why, you could have had my address if you
had wished, for it is in my pocket-book among memorandums
that show the extent of my business. I do business very
largely, sometimes to the amount of £4OO per month.
Sir George Carroll : Then why did you refuse to give it
when required ?...

Prisoner : I did not, sir. May I not have a few pounds
to get a solicitor ?

Sir George Carroll : If you are doing business to the ex-
tent of £4OO per month, you will not meet with any
difficulty in procuring legal assistance.
The prisoner then gave his address, 77, Southwark-bridge-
road, and was afterwards conveyed in a cab to Newgate, to
await the next examination.

WHOLESALE SHOPLIFTING.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Josephine Cain, an extremely
well-dressed Frenchwoman, was brought before Mr. Hard-
wick, charged with having stolen a large quantity of valuable
property from the shops of various silk mercers, drapers, &c.,
principally at the west-end of the town.
The body of the court was completely filled by shop-
keepers and their assistants, and the floor of the court was
covered with a miscellaneous collection of articles stolen
from different shops.
William Cossins, shawl and drapery buyer at Messrs.
Swan and Edgar's, silk mercers, Piccadilly, said, on Monday
evening, about half-past seven, he went to Mr. Neate's, the
pawnbroker's, Duke-street, Manchester-square, and was
there shown a piece of cambric, now produced. He imme-
diately identified it as the property of the firm, and worth at
least 31. Witness had, about an hour previously, been
spoken to by a police-constable, and had then made a search,
which led to the discovery that a piece of cambric was mis-
sing. Witness had seen the prisoner in the shop as a cus-
tomer.

William Bruce, assistant to Mr. Neate, pawnbroker,
Duke-street, produced a piece of cambric, pledged for 4/.
on the 14th November, with other articles by the prisoner.
Mary Ann Bridge, searcher at the Marylebone station-
house, said she searched the prisoner last Saturday, and
found nine duplicates sewed in the hem of her under petti-
coat. One of the duplicates related to the cambric now
produced. The prisoner would not give up the duplicates
without offering great resistance.
Mr. Rutter, solicitor for the prosecution, said there were
numerous other charges, and therefore he should ask for a
remand.

The prisoner was fully committed on this case, but
ordered to be brought up again next Tnesday, on the other
charges.

THE BEV. DR. lIPNEILE AND DEAN
CONYBEARE.
_ TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIRES.

SIR, —I hope you will not deem me inconsistently intru-
sive, when I request you to have the kindness to allow
the enclosed notes to follow their predecessors into your
columns.

The frank acknowledgment of mistake on the part of Dean
Conybeare is as honourable to him as it is satisfactory to me.
What his son will say for his part in the transaction remains
to be seen.—l am, Sir, your obliged
Liverpool, Nov. 28. HUGH APNEILE.
"Liverpool, Nov. 22.
" DEAR SIR, —ln reply to your letter of the 17th in.+
beg to observe that this is not h. rn.++— -P aieuiogicai con-
troversy at pll T in question none of your son's theo-
luirbicai opinions ; neither did I ask any explanation of any of
them. What I asked was evidence to justify his charge
against me.

-"
You have attempted to supply this from a speech of
mine ; and now you say that you 'repeat most confidently
j,.— —44,-. ponvietion of the exact accuracy of your recol-
lection.'

"In your published letter you say London was the
place, and you twice mention the Bible Society as the cause
on behalf of which the speech in question was delivered ;
and now you add, that you heard me as the advocate
of an institution which you have always felt yourself con-
scientiously called upon to support.' Nothing can be
clearer, therefore, than that, according to your recollection,
of the exact accuracy of which you are entirely convinced,
the speech of mine from which you quote was delivered at a
Bible Society meeting in London. You are ready to say—
Certainly.
" I have examined, in the reports of the Bible Society,
the lists of all the speakers at all their London meetings,
from 1812 to 1852, inclusive, and my name never once ap-
pears. I never once, during all those 40 years, spoke at a
Bible Society meeting in London. The evidence is in
print, and open to your inspection as to mine.
" I need say no more, but I will say this That your re-
miniscences are sincere, and their result sincerely given, I
cannot doubt ; that you have mistaken some other speaker
for me, I am now certain.

"I am daily expecting a reply from your son, to whom I
sent my letter, addressed—' Poste restante, Nice,' and I re-
serve to myself the right to publish this letter, should I see
cause for so doing,—l remain, yours faithfully,
" HUGH M'NEILE.
"Very Rev. Dean Conybeare."

" Llandaff, Nov. 25.
"MY DEAR Stn.—Although it seems almost superfious to
make the statement, I cannot satisfy my mind without send-
ing you my acknowledgment that the evidence you have
adduced entirely satisfies mo that I was misinformed as to
your having been the spokesman to whom I alluded. I was
so informed at the time by some other of the audience, who,
I rejoice to find, must have been incorrect,
"At the time I was myself perfectly ignorant of your
person, I much regret that I should have been thus misled
into making what I must now consider an unfounded
charge.—Pray believe me, very faithfully /ours,
"W. P. CO BEAR.
"Rev. Hugh M'Neile, D.D,"

CAUTION TO COUNTRYMEN VISITING MANCHESTER.—
Yesterday morning, at the City police-court, Manchester,
two persons, named William Hewitt and Peter Warren,
were brought up before the magistrates charged with de-
frauding a young man named John Yarwood, of a watch
and 605., by card playing.

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