The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

A SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURER IN TROUBLg.

At the Southwark Police Court, London, on Saturday,
Mr. John Bryan, a gentlemanly-looking person, described
as a manufacturer of electro-plated goods, of 8, DY
buildings, and of Sheffield, was brought before Mr. Com°
charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of 385
Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, Bridge-house-Plaee'
Newington causeway, under false pretences, by depositing
a large quantity of plated goods stated by him to be first-
class electro-nickel plate, whereas they were only comtneu
metal, barely covered with silver, and not worth half the
money. Mr. Henry Wilcox, manager to Mr. Attenboroughs
business, Bridge-house-place, said, that the prisoner drone
ol
up to their shop on the Ist of November in a dogcart,
produced a large quantity of spoons and forks, wbiello.
requested an advance on to meet a bill. He said that h°.
was a large manufacturer at Sheffield, and alwaYs keY5.
three or four thousand pounds' worth of property at '3',
1 from
warehouse, No. 8, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. Witnepe,,
told him they required much judgment in dealing with`
prisoner produced some marked A. 1,
such goods, and he hoped they were all genuine' d
they were equal to Elkington's No. 1. Witness belie 110
that his statement was correct, advanced I°°l o;rifb 911
dozen. On the 4th, the prisoner came agalt; vf— No.
dozen, representing them to ba equal to Elkington's of
1, and then he advanced him 601 more. Oil the 17th bj
the came month he brought 150 dozen, and he advan..,es
him a further sum of 1601. Mr. Attenborough r„,O
present at the last transaction, and he particularly d
the prisoner that if he deceived him he should Preclo,
against him according to law. The prisoner again,l3`
tested that all the goods were equal to Elkington's
oney
electro-plated, and under these representations the
was advanced to him. Shortly after the last transae'''',ar,
witness received certain information which ind,e;cnies
Mr. Attenborough to send samples of the ar"; found'
to Sheffield, where they were tested and r.
to be almost valueless. In cross-examination, by
ere
Hodges, the witness said that the sums of moue,' vivo
advanced for six months at 15 per cent per annum' ydr.
shillings were also charged for each agreement. of
Attenborough stated that on the 17th November ingess,
the prisoner in his parlour In the presence of last "A" all
He then told him that he hoped the articles prep to
genuine, when the prisoner said they were all "1'17401
and stated
Elkington's No. 1, first class electro-plated on nickel
silver. Witness told him if he deceived hire, be
proceed against him, and punish him with all the Acrese—
of the law. The prisoner again answered that they st
all genuine, and that he was a large manufaetttrer
ds
Sheffield, and had more than three thousand ril:rtss
worth of property at his warehouse, No. B,Wail
buildings, Holborn. Ed+via Brown, in busines.irs rks,
his father, a manufacturer at the Tudor uttlicief
Sheffield, said he received a dozen of each of the al test
from
_last witness to test. On applying the usuad,orth
he found that there was not more than nine POO" 5 Of
of silver to the dozen, and that the metal 'eraoos
the very coarsest description. The forks had 01 LO
penny weight of silver to the doz
tea-arod
half a pennyweight, and table spoons a pennivvineighg.hiel; -
a half. They were marked No. 1, J. B. B. au°
meant first-class electro plate silver. The spools‘ioth
forks were here produced for his worship's insPec'i
en
and their appearance seemed quite enough to take bee
small portion of silver
tradesman off his ard. The articles which bad spa
stripped of the very
were thst
handed to the magistrate. Mr. Metcalfe here said that
hp should be able to produce evidence on another " other
theprisoner had acted in a similar manner
With %rot•
pawnbrokers, by asserting that the articles we" efore
class, all equal to Elkington's No. 1, and he
the
further
asked for a remand. Mr. Hodges objected to ani nocis
detention, inasmuch as the pawnbroker received tlruigi to
in pledge with his eyes open, and there was 11°tu theta'
show that the prisoner did not intend to redeem„„rioag
Mr. Combe said that the charge was one of a very
nature. and he should remand the prisoner until
next.

THE SON OF A LIEUTENANT-GEPE3i6

CONVICTED OF FRAUD.
at fig'?
Thomas Hay, a son of the late Lieutenant-Gencr ride
was placed at the bar of Guildhall police-court, on fete:bf
before
falsereo feomvri eo
AauAinsrdll.yd.
Gef
fraudulent
eelßexdno,
tswae
p,i t
srhuert chargedegneonens:
vwroeiuTst
rhindi
neiongbp
rtalooisunn
oinnigrosin 3,b;oa
one is; 1;
;„ ore
by means of threats. It will be recollected that is°4 eso
day evening, the 21st inst., the prisoner sent 11P "at ele/1
to Mr. Greatrex, representing himself as CaPta7nd
When he came down the prisoner stated that heel: On
friend, Majer Harvey, had been thrown out of a egruporif
that he had picked out a soft place to alight fof
but that the Major had not been so fortuarr-burt
he had dislocated his shoulder, and severell,"
his head. He had taken him to the hoseit,
wanted to take him home. He said he was a fro
,to bag
the predecessor of Mr. Greatrex, and therefore .1. wet
taken the liberty to call to borrow some smal/00T
to defray some petty expenses, in order to save l' grate
going to Sloane-street for it. He then offered to n',,oold
cheque on his bankers for £lO, which Mr. Greatrel- 00
gdeetnlcinasehdeddaainngd gsiny,e
andhim thhee
pdriffisearneenrcethoenneLoeneadvoiezf
violent and used abusive language, so as to intitnitea .00
into complying with his request, but was ultimatelfeepe
into custody. Mrs. Eleanor Woods: My hushalualundei
the Castle and Falcon Inn, Aldersgate-street. boor,
afternoon the prisoner called and enquired of the- and
keeper if Mr. Woods was at home. I heard b 4230040;
came forward. I said " He is not ; but my namei° 03 01°,
can I do anything?", He said Mr. Woods evsseed lee'
acquaintance of his, and that he (the prisoner) ,ig
met with an accident, and been. thrown out of $ Foolif
which the horse had been frightened, and had ran a ell
and thrown himself and the Major out. geehaelojeer
sprained his thumb and hurt his side, but the he ba:
had come down so violently that he thought der ow'
broken his neck, but he had only put his shoul older,
and hurt his head. He had set the Major's s„hespltsi
and had taken him over the way to the ,"d eel
(meaning Bartholomew's), and that what he "3 di'
himself the doe-tors said was so skilfully done that
el
not require any more, and that he was going re
home; He then said to me, " Have you any, roorritroate°
you full ?" and I said we were full. He said had 001/
to see Mr. Woods, to borrow a little cash, as h,e :110telaine
a £2O bank post bill. I told him to go to Wood
Pre. ne
Furnival's inn, and he would see Mr. Woods tll%-ee thee
said he had not time; he was in such a hurry to
Major horna I said then, I would let him heal'or s„,i°o
he wanted. Ho said he wanted only five ben t"de
shillings to pay the cab fare, and I gaveae etteettile
half•crowns. He then asked me to be goo
to take in any parcel that might come there ror„-olott
India rubber coat had got mudded by being cards
ea",
of the gig. He asked for some business cards e Cos'
the
t dee
he would send one with the man who brought
He went away, and said he would rturn age,The It°
o'clock, but I never saw any more of him on eioarP,
in custody. No coats ever came. I parted with nIY Ja
believing him to be an acquaintance of my husbanu'ooe3o''
nartllo,eostf
Hall, 218 : I have made enquiries at St.
Hospital with reference to a supposed accident oa t:Cog hi!
of a major being thrown out of a gig, and disleler hie
shoulder, and hurting his heal, and I found that tteliclifili
been nothing of the kind. Prisoner : did 00t "5,3 I lid
Woods that I had taken him to the hospitil, beeatt skillet
not. The doctor had seen it, and praised me for 11000 the
setting the shoulder. James Hall, 218 : There nilleer
case here from Soho. Prisoner: That is $34138 Pi)
altogether; it is a debt of 8s 30. Mr. Martin t sojetif;
clerk) : is there any one here from the Mendieglot 1004
An officer from the Mendicity Society said : I rie,„,ol to
the prisoner, but I have here several letters from"cithero 0
he has made application, and they have forWarele
US . Here is one of his, dated this month. fferee'r, of the
report of his character, made up by the visiting ofacding big/
society, from enquiries that have teen made regat ersollp,
Prisoner : You have never known me to begot: of
mixed up in any of those affairs. Mendicity ° 10400
I have not. Alderman Rose: Da know °
you We
hale 0:
that subscrition list? Mendicity officer: NY e prisef,o,
some accout of a widow of the Same
aroetonlre":o;
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eihdreant
inni
tgss
wasant
17 e Ist
dloimothnaneednree
cofnhofirsl
de
tte,hh
neah
nnwdi
children,d
the
er agnvri drae cool l
sh r three t visr t
Southampton. Alderman Rose : What hisav7vePerY:l°ldeiedgectol:ae:arr)tialli:Bo
this charge ? Mr. Martin : You will be cbarVuod't fooa
fVagrant
shilling, ct v i telfhro
r:mglvreo abouth.ibniocgrhrAollwdw as willing getting a 1 ei-les
aw,n pretences:—Prisoner
asprerifsnosne I have not got any a` e the its
to 1°3'1;05 to aka
am very much obliged to her efeodrrmfiiityn.e 811(hilsale11111;gh:13teftirr::)::§1:11;n1lea;
ah
Mr.na
dvehree
Greatrextkunrnoewds it to
otlomhhoearrve
eboe
seen
e)
her
iielmnAoltwrh.
a! to
nm
.istosiaxi
015:0-0 cart grgi
elf;
ferrtooboi;
iieetee io •
and he says the prisoner is the son of a hell '
street and relieving him from time to tilne foal oger
Then he cannot mean me, for I never received style pr is
him in my life. Sergeant Johnson, 86: 1 Inete(re c,f-eli
on the Saturday afternoon, and he asked ta.e,,i'‘d.-re- e Prvirec.o'orlf
get a stamp. I directed him, and he then airs. e °
nt hne
the
emsel talenda Sundae.
about
saw
we ahcecid
wasen t
dtrhaantkhaenddidtotooko,,posi:tutireie3;
him. Prisoner : The accident did take Placa Bose .3 bee
sines
ayintim,dpt
ahs
poatmtnni,
seytesd,,,
tisbal
h:dlesaksl
eluatipowffztelis
irttanoi nsldlheguonacwtrefedsrn.hocemer
upon
iopto: n let Ay
yol
ndutie ituhuarses,todh
iteshose ti excites
100;
very el n:r that you went to Mrs. Woodeatieerle thee,0
it w have the effect of making you know°, full 00 be
are brought here again you will receive the.
Feda
inEi
t.
hsetecu)siehs
sampg.teiNnf
tf Pwdenaols
ysrEsreteliTlenalnpObTtereeo —erd
rd tefoSThefeiotsnus CSrite.et:Orule158::011:::::::310dt;;I:.).0:6110:refit
and whole expenses, amounting to nearly twerosecati
pounds, to which we were made liable by the P`
the instance of Mr. Duncan M.Laren."

NA VZGA TION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir
n your journal of this day appear solutions to
problem published in your paper of the 17th inst.. two
of which are correct, and the third one not quite accurate.
fu" of your correspondents, R. C. Forbes, complains
.1!t „y
problems
simplicity of the problem. My object is, to render
generally interesting and useful rather than
!tizzling ; therefore, I beg to trouble you with one or two
amore
simple problems, meantime, " for the amusement of
learners of navigation," and probably by degrees, I may
'2Oeenabled to furnish a few more solid problems, to suit
thtaste of R. C. Forbes, if I find that he will follow me
roughout.

1. A 1..8"1 • PROBLEMS
S.E. 1), A, sailing N E., sees another ship, B, sailing
. distant ten miles, and bearing N.N. E. ; after one
hour's sail they meet in collision. Required, their respec-
tive rates of sailing. granting the sphere to be a plane?
2. The light in the turret wall of the cathedral of St.
-ndrovs, fixed 100 feet above the level of the sea, was
tone from the top mast of a ship, 81 feet above the sea,
e light bearing S.W. S., allowing the effect of refraction
iTohe 1-12, and the variation of the compass be half a
shipeasterly ; required, the latitude and longitude of the
P. on " Mercator's " principle.—Yours, 8c3.. O.
Liverpool, Dec. 26, 1856.

5:,

EFFICIENCY OF IRON 'SHIPS,

TO THE tbITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES.
54 IncTn Yourpiper of Friday, Tread an article headed
+of h2'-"ciency of Iron Shipbuilding," mentioning the frailty
ihen vessels, the Vigo in :particular. I have no doubt
almost every practical iron shipbuilder in Liverpool
se
cos how the Vigo is constructed For strength she is
th'eolud to no iron vessel afloat. Your correspondent says
Imo:10f the Vigo developes the principle she is built
watt
°Y the fact that, going before the wind, she made less
Pipes New, considering that there are so many leaden
Injure ab"t
iron steamers, may not one possibly ge
head .(l• and when immersed by the vessel driving intoa
tbh_e,re's-:e'i.nlay it not admit a great quantity of water into
Which would not be the case when going steadily
before the n
Wind e The Vigo will, most likely, be dry on
serendaYiTon the (Birkenhead) gridiron, and I am
ship she will bear the inspection of any iron
beirill builder, either practical or mechanical—the former
sgn,ncluestionably the better judge. 'Your corre•
officials' "Peaks of the inefficiency of the Board of Trade
110;,i I am confident that the greatest portion of the
hot (If Trade officials are men of experience, and would
ror the opinion of your correspondent for a moment,
ideane 18 not a competent judge; for no person can sail a
cigar rner
practically sitting in a warm office smoking a
has 'n ask for the general opinion, whether a man that
tael In alled in iron ships for five years, and has seen them at
", e all kinds of weather, should not, be allowed to judge
that Brent vessels as he finds them ? lam convinced
Clycb,ne should. I have sailed in iron vessels built on the
Prefe;MerseY, and Thames;and I give the Mersey the
the Tnee as far as my own experience goes. And as to
sh,) isPinion of your correspondent in respect to the Vigo,
corres °P en for inspection to any practical man. YTir
iron Pendent has not yet had an opportunity of torturing
it is Techanically ; but I fancy he would like to do so, and
With ti`: he regretted his mechanical genius has not met
%%7011.1
lat
_,PPreciaticra. that his remarks about the yigo
tours ,l&a dis'Zierning publied"to conclude they merit.—
, , E.G.

CRIMEAN 'ANECDOTES.
ti ere Sidney e From a'Stcff Officer's Letters.
oti the field of Alma, is a rival to Sir Philiph
--
riap°ne man,'whose leg-awas dreadfully shattered with
last shot, and to whom I offered 'seine drink (it was the
it teurt?P in the bottle), said, Oh, sir, if you would give
night bat Poor chap there he has been very bad all
*ccid he is shot throuh the chest ; may be a drink
anti ro make
him easter.' I went to the man indicated,
*hat ii-id uicri hardly conscious ; however, he swallowed
Worth e4ered him, and gave a smile of thanks that was
hare a,nY amount!of trouble to receive. I fear he m
then. Led, as death was stamped on his countenance
tlere
bee a.'sthe Commander-in-Chief at Inkern:iann; as some
he rather liked being under tire.:
are sitting on horseback, in the midst ofa battery
nea,,,,„`"3', watching our men working the guns. A very
flew:, fire was being directed against this part of e
ercs.uoth from the enemy's cannon and also from smallt
tittie one of the staff suggested the propriety of his noa
place g himself in quite so dangerous and conspicuous
of
bullet especially as it appeared from the number
fr
the ens which came singing by us that he was a mark
' 1-e -e11337's riflemen Lord Raglan, however, merely said
betts, they seem firing at us a little, but I think I get a
view here than in most places.' So there he con-
al wed for SOMe time, and then turning
his horse, rode
cerls.ocittueenvvtihyole length of the ridge at a foot's pace, and
exposed himself as much as ever."
ser43 a contrast take this specimen of the coolness of a
Tan t of the gallant seventh
was towards the close of the battle, and Lord
• tt,'„.71:1 was returning from taking leave of poor GeneralA
tsaeki•gee-agnyvta. Ys, and was going up towards the ridge.
approached us carrying canteens of water
heto
dres•l). for the wounded, and as Lord Raglan passed 6.
shot up to make the usual salute, when.a re d
cap acmeeft_ bounding over the hill and knocked his. forage
dust, pig head. The man calmly picked up his cap,
the, L" it on his knee, placed it carefully on his head, and
rells`'_!liade the military salute, and all without moving a
bf his countenauce. Lord Raglan was delighted
that the man's coolness, and said to him, A near thing
anothee3Y
alu.Yes, my Lord,' replied the man, with
r ste, but a-miss is:as:goodep as a mile.'"

nA CHINESE CHALLENGE.—WS gave an account, a day
'e two ago, of a battle between two large parties of Chinese,
ar. Stockton, in California. The following is the very
j'gtoal challenge seat by the one party to the other, nre-
,dous to the combat :—" Challenge from the Sam Yap
at°,.,7l,P.anY7 at Rock River Ranch, to the Yan Wo Company,
vse Chinese Camp. There are a great many now existing in
1!. world who ought to be exterminated. We, by this,
give you
are a challenge, and inform you beforehand, that we
e
the strongest, and you are too weak to oppose us. We
anda therefore wrest your claim, or anything else from you,
a,,u Five you notice that it is our intention to drive von
ac'eaY before us, and make you ashamed of yourselves. Y
Von tic'thing.compared to us. We are durable as stone, but
‘are pliant as sponge. Your force would have no moreou
%a,net'' against us than an egg would against a stone.
meat to coal us to come to terms. That we refuse. IV.
e
If an to fight you, and expel you all from your localities.
hotter
don't stand and fight us, we will consider you no
harness
Yeller than so many brutes ; and, as such, we will
Quipped ur own desires. There are plenty of us, ll
svae, and ready, at any time, to meet and fight you
and hhe,,v,er into holes
You choose ; and would make you run
we -Co Yourselves. But we need not go to that trouble.
ave only to peak, and you'll become affrightened.
won'tliketb stand like men ; you are perfect worms ; or,
fArthwe dog that sits in the door and barks, but will go no
the her
If you won't accept the challenge, we tell you,by
thena 3', to
go
go and buy lots of flour, and paint your faces ;
and ,In Your houses, shut the doors, and hide yourselves,
Shame 111,k, every man of you that we come across. Shame!
• Nllse at c°oles INKSTAND.—" Having two of the. inkstands in
atilit,.°" Publishing office, we can bear testimony to their
Berj and atiPeriority over all others."—Derkvsktre er-
,,srPrice Is 8d 2s 6d, 35, and 3s 63 each.—Advt.
)lbit;'"COCK'S INKSTAND —We have had in use in o
ab,),„,41„g house for several months, an inkstand bearing the
oxiEG:itle, which has answered the purposes of preventinF
,0 S," and evaporation, and is simple in its construction. '
Agricultural .Eapress.—Price Is Bd, 2s 6d, 3s, and
Ihsp3s 6d
:ah•—.Advt.
1,.° be Clalrn WRITING !SR.—What a delicious treat it is
been d."t with free, flowing writing ink. We have often
oatapapPosed to quarrel with our very finger ends when
esll,47eLl to use some of those abominable quasi-fluids
(14ced ;t1„'; Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John street, has pro-
,
ro Pr ink, which we have tried, and we do not hesitate
'reel (L,nunce it one of the best kind we ever used. It flows
bV 'l.°M the pen, and is amongst other things distinguised
Z./PteS amity and intensity of colour.—Northern Daily
each 8, 24th October, 1853.—501 d iu Battles, 6d, Is, and 2s
estabitj.llow To THE PUBLIC.—NO sooner is a medicine we 1
tip 'shed in public favour than a host of imitation spring
toz,,,The Essence of Horehound and Squills, Pectoral
Nraeas, and Aromatic Spice Plasters, are sold only at
.5,
kogt se street, and 94, London road, and one agent in
pa:wns in the kingdom.—Advt.
"oitleabEnE.—How much regret, pain, and evil may be
e~ovooY timely forethought ! If it be desirable to
t /nee 'utse time and money, is it not still of greater impor-
t to look to your health ? During this inclement
-elaat' we strongly advise the use of the Aromatic Spice
1, fit' hers on the chest. Coughs, colds, asthmas, shortness
IttnA.srealt• pain or tightness of the chest, affections of the
!ntis(,)„,'o-, are effectually relieved, and in many cases
ILvati;)" Prevented, by the timely application of these
coai able plasters to the chest, which are far superior to the
the mod 'Warm plasters, and in many easels entirely supersede
flea,. aof internal remedies. No person during the winter
road to be without one ; persons about to travel by rail-
oniv ‘.B4a-, in particular. 61, Is, and is 6d each. To be bad
Loa",rotn F. G. Jones, Chemist, 5, Paradise street, and 94,
tria‘.4,,,n road, one door from Seymour street; where also
eae kbe had the norehound and Squills, so celebrated for
aonße,lB, &c., in bottles, is 2s 9d, and 4s 6d. Mr.
vials an can show any party interested a number of testimo-
-11 ''' of the great benefit derived from the Aromatic Spice
asters and
cheat. the Horehound and Squills, in affections of the