The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES

pared to endorse the extraordinary and rash state-
ment of Mit. JAMES HOLME, that, "if carried out,
"the high-level bridge would be one of the greatest,
" improvements which ever took place inthe town
"of Liverpool." 'The" greatest improvement in-
deed ! We sincerely believe, on the other hand,.
that its erection would, on sanitary grounds, be
one of the greatest evils ever inflicted upon us.
MR. JAMES HOLME is a practical man=a gentlennin'
whose expeiience in building and architecture is,
perhaps, not surpassed by,a,ny other in Liverpoor;
and it may therefore be fairly presumed ,that lie
has taste, and is enabled to appreciate order. If
this .be so, how can he reconcile his support of a
high-level bridge in the centre of a large town,
With. the possession of these qualities ? MR.
HOLME cannot be ignorant .of the fact, that the

project, even by its originators and warmest sup-
porters, is only regarded 'as an expedient, and
would not have been proposed at all had it been
considered that the alteration in the level could be
effected by other means. It has been 'erroneously
assumed, that there was no other mode of affording
relief, because, as MR. STEWART observed, during
the debate on Wednesday, Shaw's Brow can be
reduced to the same level as Ranelagh-street, which
is one in twenty-two. What more then, we would
ask, is required? If we can bring Shaw's Brow
and Dale-street to the same gradient as Ranelagh-
street, it is obvious that all the requirements of
the public will be met, and no necessity can exist
for incurring the expense of erecting a bridge,
which, as was well observed by' MR. ROBERTSTON
O,ADSTONE; would be, in effect, to abandon-the pro-
p4rty beneath it, and would inflict on • the poorer
clitsses..a gleat moral wrong. • In whatever 4gll.t•we
regard the proposal, we can see nothing to•tom-
. .ec
mend its adoption; whilst on the- other hand the ob-
jections to it are of the most formidable character.
For the present, as we have already obsei-ved, the
obnoxious project is doomed; but should more
zealous than discreet advocates, at any future time,
renew its agitation, we trust that the Council will
give effect to those sentiments, on the part of the
community, which such an agitation will be certain
to provoke.

A few days ago we expressed our opinion that
the most eligible project for opening out a direct
communication between St. George's Hall and the
Exchange, was, by constructing a new street from
the corner of Whitechapel, at the bottom of Lord-
. street.. The Council, .however,. have decided
. otherwise, and we are free to admit that the pro-
. posed new street from Dale-street, opposite Moor-
fields, to St. George's Hall, has many advantages
to recommend it. We are therefore disposed to
accept the proposal, and to regard it as the first
and foremost of those improvements in our
thoroughfares, which the public convenience, and
the health of . the community, alike demand.
Upon a subject of such vast, nay vital importance,
to the inhabitants, it is essential that there should
be uniformity of sentiment as to the desirability.
of carrying these improvements forward ; .and it is
scarcely possible to conceive, in the face of the
necessity for them having been clearly demon-
strated, that there should exist, in the mind of. any
pel'ion, an adverse feeling.' Yet, strange to say,
the proceeding's at the last Council disclosed an
-Opinion opposed to the principle of these much-
required improvements. Mr. Councillor BIGHAM
is a gentleman of much ability, of great energy and
determination of mind, and the community is
deeply indebted to him for the part he has taken
in our public concerns, since he had the honour of
having a 'seat in the municipal Chamber. But with.
exceedingly questionable taste; and worse judg-
e meni, he; on' Wedneday, endeavoured to insinuate
that the - proposed improvements in our great
thoroughfares was a class movement; and that
" not one single iota of advantage would be derived
by the poor, by the inhabitants of the town, or by
the health of the town through the.
,improvement
proposed. " This certainly is a bold assertion,
but if a bold. one, it is at the same time an asser-
tion no less untenable. Mr. MGT-IAM objects
to the Council " turning their thoughts to the
pleasure of the people who lived outside the town,
and who wished to have beautiful approaches to
it," and instead of making public thoroughfares,
"he would much rather the Committee should
have directed their attention to the useful in pre-
ference to the decorative." The worthy CouncillOr
was of opinion that " before they went about im-
proving the approaches to , the town, there were
objects of utility which were far more important.
There were such places to be improved as . Vaux-
hall-road, Addison-street, and all that densely
populated district, where very few of those present
ever went, and which was as great a sink of dirt,
filth, and nuisance, as could possibly be imagined."

All this may be exceedingly true, Mr. BIGHAM,
and perhaps very graphically described, but what
maudlin sentimentality is involved in the whole of
it ! In his endeavour to be practical, Mr. BIG-.

•
HAM too often becomes inconsistent with himself

and in no instance more glaringly so than the

present. , Nothing can be further removed from
the fact, than Mr.-BIGIiAWS denial of the proposed
thoroughfares being useful, or that they would
tend to the advantage of the poor, the inhabitants,
and the health of the town. Has it ever occurred
to Mr. BIGfIAM that within the district which the
proposed new thoroughfare will traverse, there is a
greater " sink of dirt, filth, and nuisance," than in

any other given area of the same dimensions in
Liverpool`? Can he be ignorant 'of the fact that in

this very district, dens and hovels, unfit for human

habitation, abound ; and that filth, misery, disease

~ •
and death, are-ever present amongst them? Can

he ail to imenTher.fhat durin

the year 1849

when the'Cholera was decimating our population,
these districts
_suffered qUite as much at the hands
of the destroyer; as those for Which he expreSses
such an anxious solicitude? Surely such undeni-

SOUTH LANCASHIRE REVISION.

The revision of the lists of voters for the Liverpool polling
district commenced yesterday,' at the sessions house, before
W. Forsyth, Esq.—Mr. Bickering being unwell, the Liver-
pool list was, adjourned until this day; , •
GREAT CROSBY.—The overseers had objected to Mr.
Howarth, Royal Hotel, Waterloo, Great Crosby, because he
hatl...sent in a new. claim.,; it was stated by the overseers
that the name and qualification were correct in the original
lists, Nand the new claim, was wrongly drawn out. Mr.
Bremner contended that .the fast _Of Mr. Howarth having
sent in a new claim, did not justify the overseersin objecting
to him on the original list. _ Mr. Forsyth, said the overseers
had acted perfectly' right. His colleamue, 'Mr. Pickering
Teonetrred with him, and the name must be strack'but.
HALmwoon.—The overager, Mr. Laverock was objected
to by the liberals, on the ground that the locality of his
qualification was omitted. The description was amended.—
Mr.-Laverock (in a rather,peremptory'tone), I demand my
wan for to-day. In answer to a 'question from the Bar-
rister, Mr. Laverock said he was overseer, constable and
guardian, and he had a right to his costs. Mr. Forsyth Said
there were • two reasons vThy he was not entitled—first, he
was overseer, and •was botaid• to attend 'the Court as a matter
of duty, and in the next place his-description was a bad one,
and-if he had not attended, his name would have been struck
out—he was not therefore entitled to anything.
Mr. Stephen Fletcher, whose residence was described as

" corner of Crown-street and Upper Parliament-street," was
objected to .by the Liberals, on the ground that this was an
insufficient description. The Barrister held the description
to be sufficient, and made an order for ten shillings costs
against the objector.
PEWS 1N PRESCOT PARISH CHURCH.—Mr. Bremner drew
the attention of the Court to three names on the list, namely,
Wm. Brown the younger, Wm. Hodson Dodd, and Charles
Johnson, whose qualification on the list was stated to be
" freehold pews in Prescot parish church." They had not
been objected to, but by the 40th section of the Act of Par-
liament, the barrister was required to " expunge the names of
all persons whose qualifications, as described in the list,
shall be insufficient in law to entitle any such person to
vote." It was manifest that no person by law could have e
freehold in a parish church but the rector. The Barrister
said there was no proof that
.the church at Prescot was a
paiish church. Mr. Bremner contended that the qualifica-
tion .was manifestly a bad one, and he quoted the 'cases of
parties who had claimed for pews in the parish church of
St. Peter, Liverpool, last year. Mr. Forsyth said pews in
a parish church might be appurtenances to freehold houses,
and as he could not assume anything against the parties he
should allow the names to stand.

`PRESCOT.-Mr. William Daniels, described as being of
" Eccleston, in this township" was objected to by the
Liberals. Mr. Daniels, jun., who appeared. in support of the
vote, said his father did not live in the township of Eccles-
ton, but in Eccleston-street, in the township of Prescot. He
hid been on the list twenty or thirty years, but it appeared
that by an error which had been committed at Preston, the
word street" had been omitted. The barrister amended
the description and Mr. Daniels, jun. applied for costs. Mr.
Fprsyth said the description was too wide, and he should
not allow costs.

TOXTETH PARS.—Mr. Joseph Cooper, of "York-road,"
Manchester, who was on the register for a freehold house in
Toxteth Park, was objected to by the Liberals. • He said
that he did not live in Halliwell-lane, Cheetham, but in
York-street, Manchester. The place, was called York-road,
and was known as well by that name as Tork-street. Mr.
Voorehouse said, on oath, that Mr. Cooper lived at York-
plpce, York-street,• Cheetham. Costs refused. •

iLOCAL MARINE BoAnD.—The revision of the list
of' persons entitled to vote for members of the Local Marine
Board, took place yesterday, before Mr. J. H. Turner, and
Nr. John Stewart. An election of six members takes place
on the 24th inst.
'DR. CAHILL'S LECTURE.—The first of a series of
leCtures upon Natnial' Philosophy to be given ,by Dr.
Cahill,in aid of the funds for the building. of Roman Catholic
Free Schools in Liverpool, was delivered at the Concert-hall,
Lord Nelson Street, at half-past seven o'clock last night.
The audience was very: numerous. The subject of the lec-
ture related to the qualities oflight and heat,- and the im-
piirtant functions performed by- the altitude of mountains;
thbugh the elastic nature of.light, in receiving the rays of
the sun, and reflecting them upon the valleys,' thus temper-
ing their force and cooling the atmosphere.; The lecture
was of an elementary character, and delivered in a simple
and intelligible style. On his appearance on the platform,
in!severat portions of the lecture; and at the conclusion, Dr.
Cahill was greeted with enthusiastic applause by the , audi-
c ace.

CHURCH Or ENGLAND INSTITUTION, BAZAAR.—The
Bazaar in aid of the Library Fund of this Institution was
held yesterday, in the 'Royal Assembly Rooms, Great
Gdorge-street, under the following distinguished patronage :
--the Countess of Derby,' the Countess of Harrowby,• Lady
John Manners, Hon. Mrs. E. Cropper, the Mayoress -of
Liverpool, Mrs. Armand; Mrs. H. Barner, Mrs. J. T.
Bounte,,liiss Brooks, Miss Hollinhead,. Mrs'. T.' B. Horsfall,
Mrs. Hubback, Mrs. Littledale, and Mrs. C. Turndr. In
aA'ditibn to the raisdellariemis description of work usually
witnessed at such exhibitions; there were some very excellent
landscapes in oil, the contribution of a Glasgow merchant.
They are possessed of considerable merit; and deserve' the
more attention, because not the work of a professional
artist, but of the donor himself, who beguiles the tedium .of
his leisure hours in the cultivation of the arts. A very fine
specimen of Berlin work has been contributed by Mrs.
ifolyneux ; and at the stall presided over by the Hon. Mrs.
Cropper, a most exquisite collection of fruit and- flowers
modelled in wax is to be seen. It is the counterpart of a
like collection which has obtained the prize in the Dublin
Exhibition, and is valued at 25 guineas. A small printing
press also is to be seen at
_work, combining instruction with
amusement. And in- concluSion; we may remark, that not
the least remarkable or pleasing. contribution to the Bazaar,
is a small volume aptly designated " Flowers Freshly
Gathered, by a member of the Church of England Insti-
tution, for the Bazaar in aid of the Library fund. " Besides
the lion: Mrs. Cropper, the following ladies also had stalls :
--Mrs. Buxton, Mrs. Stubbs, Miss Reese, Miss Brackell,
Miss Downward, Miss Wildring, and Mrs. Mitchell.
During the day, the Mayor, IV. Brown, M.P., and several
other gentlemen, 'visited the Bazaar, which will remain open
until. Wednesday evening. We undei•stand yesterday's
receipts were very favourable ; but we were unable to aScer.:
tain the exact sum. No 'doubt a very handsome amount
will be realized for the object which the bazaar is intended
to accomplish.
POLYTECHNIC SOClETY.—Anleeting of this society
was held last evening, in the Royal Institution, H. P. Horner,
Esq., in the chair. A model of a Screw Steam-ship, possessed
of several alleged improvements, and designed and patented by
Air. JoSeph Birch, Crag, near Macclesfield; afforded material
for a most interesting and important discussion. Mr. Birch
himself was not present, but Mr. Joseph Mor.del, Tower Build-
ings, attended on his behalf, to explain the nature of the im-
provements, and to ansWer any objections which might be urged
against them. These improvements are three-fold. The first
is a new form or fashion for the after parts, technically called
" buttock lines," of vessels, so'as to adapt their sterns to the
improved propeller; and the nature of the improvement con-.
siits in forming a kind of conical tail to the vessel, commencing
with the main breadth for a vessel of high speed, at about one-
third of its whole length to the stern, and gradually diniinish-.
ink or terminating pointedly or wedge-Shaped upon -or about
the stern post. Tho second improvement consists in' a new
fortn of propeller, which sits upon the water obliquely upon the
screw principle, affording an effectual remedy for removing the
central obstruction which all screw propellers at present- possess,
and consequently preventing a great waste of power. "The
body or case of this improved propeller is flat and circular, cor-
responding in shape with the propeller space in which it is to be
placed ; the form-of its periphery being a continuation of tho
conveying buttock or tail lines of the vessel. It 'is fixed in a
driving shaft, which enters the propeller space through the
Centre of the circular end of the 'main hold, rnd among the
advantages to be derived from this arrangement and form of
propeller, is that when placed in the propeller case no part of
its ineffective surface is exposed to the passing current of water
excepting its periphery, which, as before stated, is a continua-
tion of the tail lines of the vessel." And the third improve-
ment consists in a new form of bow, by which at high speed
seas are prevented from being shipped" in covered decks, and
improved life-boats. ' Several objections were urged by Mr.
Grantham, Mr. Scott, and other gentlemen, to a vessel con-
structed on such a principle as the model, but they
_were an-
swered by Mr. Mender, who admitted that they were urged in
a fair spirit, by stating that whatever objections could by urged
against it were equally applicable as regarded the present screw
ships. Mr. Grantham admitted. that the model was possessed
of many improvements, and pointed out the necessity ht the
present moment when such a diVersity of opinion existed upon
the subject, for a society composed of ship-builders and scienti-
fic men, who would'entertain and discuss all proposed improve-
ments in ship-building, such a society was required above all
other places by Liverpool. Mr. Mendel concurred with Mr.

Grantham, and pointed out how the recently repealed maritine
laws of this country were up to 'the present a thorough bar to all
improvements in this' particular.' The Chairnnan thought the
Poltechnie &clay, eminently qualified to discuss this subject,
as it had on it's list off members many ship-builders and
owners, but he agreed. w;th the last speaker, that there should
be in Liverpool some pubic room, where all models of improve.
ments could be deposited for inspection. The subject is to be
again discussed at the next meeting.
THE NEW RECEIPT STAMP.—CAUTION TO THE
PUBLIC. —On • Saturday, • and for some days past, the new
penny receipt stamps have been issued from Somerset-house:
The Act comes into operation to-day, when the stamps will
first be used. For all payments, amounting to 40s. and up-
wards, from this day, a receipt must be given on stamped
paper,,or an adhesive stamp must be fixed. .A " Queen's
head" will be treated as an evasion. The adhesive stamp
must be obliterated by the name or initials of the person
giving it, so that it may not be twice used. The penalty
for not defacing a stamp is £lO, and for using a stamp

twice £2O. If is necessary to caution the public, as it is
the intention of the Stamp-office to proceed against persons
for giving receipts on uns!amped paper, or for otherwise in-
fringing the new law, and to give part of the penalty to the
informers. Last year,
,the numberof receipts issued to the
public was 5,290;661; and the net revenue was £130,491.
It is now anticipated that by-reducing the duties, and fixing
the sum at 40s. and upwards, there will be a large increase
in the amount to be derived from receipts.

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANS_

IiqPTCY-YESTERDAY

(Before Mr. Commissioner STEvENsQN.)
-REPOWER AND WALLA-CT.—ln this case; 'Mr: Robert
Steen,.. of Belfast; claiMed to prove on the separate estate,of
the bankrupt Power, on two bills of exchange, for a sum 'Of
upwards of £7OO. The meeting was an adjourned one for
audit, and 'the • cireinnstanced .of the case Were as follows.
The bankruptcy occurred so far back as the year 1843,
.at
Which period Mr. Steen sent in to -fhe' official asSignee .an
affidavit'of debt against the joint estate of Power and'Wal;•
lace for the amount above stated.- The'affidavit-iif 'debt re-
mained in the hands of the official assignee, but no-proof
was placed on the file, the meal estate not being sufficient
to afford. anything like "a reasonable dividend. Matti;rA re-
niained in this state up to a recent., pthiod, when it' becaine
known that the separate estate' of Power, who had died'some
time before, was capable'of. paying 20s. in the pound. Mr.
Steen then sought to prove on the separate estate, of Power,
but his claiin was opposed by the assignee to: the estate, and
an adjournment of the meeting to yesterday' took place. Mr.
Steen attended the Court, and stated' in reply to questions
put to him, that at the' time 'the debt was contracted, he was
'not aware that Wallace was 'a partner of 'Power's, although
there was a rumour to that effect: In the first affidavit of
proof the name of Wallace was included at the suggestion
of. that party who had come over to Belfast to get in'the
claims against the estate. Thelearned Commissioner thought;
under the circumstances Mr. Steen had a right to elect, -and
he would allow the proof.
IN REEMINS.—In this case there was a. witness examined
as to the appropriation of certain property belongir
the bankrupt

CORONER'S v. INQUESTS.- - E STE RDA Y

CHOLERA. —Yesterday, an inquest was holden on the body
of Colin O'Donnell. The first witness was Bridget Crow,
wife. of- Hugh Crow, -of No. 6 Court, Wright-street.
The deceased was ten years old. On -Friday morning he
went out, and when he came in, he had a handful of dirty
sugar and guano, he said he had been eating some of it.
He was then taken ill with a pain in . his stomach, and he
was not able to _ eat
,any supper. On Saturday morn-
ing, the police were called in, and a medical man
was sent far, but the deceased was ' dead before he'
arrived. James Douglas . Xelly being sworn, said I am a
surgeon : I have made a post mortem examination of the
body, and find the cause of his death to have been from
cholera. Verdict, --" Died from Cholera." After the ver-
dict .was returned, the jury wished the attention of the
officers of health to be dravin to this case, and in commenta-
ting on the matter, the coroner said that he was glad to
see that two gentlemen connected with the press were pre-
sent. It was upon the press alone the public. could rely
in a time like this, because by their help, something like
an idea of the fearful state of things might be given.
He had been yesterday morning in a cellar in Wright-
street, Scotland-road ;he had been called there to see a
dead body, but from circumstances arising this morning, he
had thought it necessary to hold this inquest. He quite
agreed with the jury as to the fearfully squalid state of the
place ; and also .that the attention of the health officers
should be drawn to it, as it was a place not fit for pigs to
live in. Without -the assistance of a surgeon; he knew by-
the peculiar appearance of the eyes, that- it was a case of
cholera, therefore he quite' agreed with the surgeon. 'Verdict
as above. • •

On the body of .John Daniels a Liverpool pilot. . The
deceased was engineer -on board the steamer Telegraph,
Leitch master, sailing between .Belfast and Liverpool. On
Wednesday she left Liverpool for Belfast, -and arrived there
on Thursday. morning. Deceased came on board again on
Friday evening, about nine o'clock, half-an-hour before the
sailing of the
.ship. The captain spoke to him, and they
went on the bridge together.; the deceased went on the port-
paddle-box, and. the Captain went on the bridge, in a
moment, his attention having been drawn to the harbour
side, he heard the word given, " a man overboard !" he
sung out immediately "to stop the engines and fewer the
boats." '.The,boat was manned by four men, and they found
the deceased floating on his face in the water. The-second
mate and Duncan Smith, one of the hands on board, saw
the deceased in the water, with his hands above his head, •
shouting for help. He was alive when he was got into
the boat, but before he was got on board the ship, life was
extinct. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased
was accidentially.drowned; not being in drink at the time.
• On th&body of Sarah WilliamS. Mary Dulson deposed
that she resided With deceased at 1, Gradeock-strect.- Last
Thesday evening, deceased came into the house about five:
o'clock, brought home by a man and woman ; shb was tipsy,
and was laid on a sofa in the parlour and fell asleep. The
same evening, at a quarter, before six, she saw her in the
kitchen, she gave a -turn round ;and fell; her husband then
came, . and 'Mr.- Callan, surgeon, was 'sent for' the next
morning, and attended her up to her death. She was bleed-
ing from a slight cut on the. head when
.he saw her. De-.
ceased had been afflicted with epilepsey.
On thd.bpdy of Peter lltartin, who fell from an omnibus,:
a few days previously; and died from the injuries received.
Verdict : Accidental death."

THE DAI?L,VO: ATTEMPT TO ROB A JEW-
_ELLER'S SHOP IN MANCHES'I'E

In yesterday'
ft

s publication we announced that on Sunday
...Jon a robber was found in the shop of Mr. David
Falk, Jeweller and Silversmith, Market-street, Manchester,
when Mr. Falk's assistant, according to his usual custom,
went to the shop to see whether all was right. Since then,
we have gathered some further particulars respecting the
shop-breaking and attempt at robbery. It appears that the
name of the prisoner, who is a good looking sharp young
man, about 18 or 19 years of age, is John Morton. He is
dressed in dark fustian. and has very much the appearance of
an operative dyer. According to his own account, for he
does not deny the guilt imputed to him, he effected an en-
trance into the warehouse of Messrs. John Harding, and
Co., Woollen Merchants, Market-street, and New Canning-
street, by climbing up some lead piping in New Canning-
street, and on reaching the first floor, he alighted liven a
wide ledging in front of which is aboard sign, giving the
prisoner ample opportunity for concealing himself behind it.
He then forced the window open and obtained admission
into one of the rooms of the warehouse of Messrs. John
Harding and Co. This was about two o'clock in the morn-
ing, and it seems to have been the intention of the prisoner,
who adheres to his original statement, that he had no accom-
plice to return as soon as he had effected the robbery. But
in this he was dissappointed. On obtaining access to the
premises of Messrs. Harding and Co., he immediately com-
menced work by going from the room he first entered into
the one adjoining it, which is immediately over the shop of
Mr. Falk. He then took up a portion of the flociring, and
cut a square hole in the ceiling of Mr. Falk's shop
sufficiently large to admit of the passage of his
body into the shop.- In the- meanwhile, he cut off
from a piece of black cloth, belonging to Messrs. Harding,
twentuards, -with which he formed a sort of ladder betvveeu
the ceiling and the floor of the shop. The cloth was
twisted, and at a distance of every half-yard a knot was tied
for the 'purpose of aiding his ascent and descent. In the
warehouse of Messrs. Harding, he • forced open a drawer;
which contained the key of the safe. He then opened the
safe, where he found a purse containing £2 2s, which he
pocketed, and the halves of notes . amounting in value' to
-t75. Judging the halves to be valueless; he strewed them
up and down-the room in which he found them. All the
other drawers in the room were ransacked ; but he took away
nothing of importance. In addition to the twenty yards of
black cloth, the prisoner took a large quantity of wrapper-
big, from Messrs. Harding's warehouse, which he threw
through the hole in the ceiling upon the floor of Mr Falk's
shop, in order, no doubt, to deaden the sound of pieces of
plaster, timber, &c., falling from the ceiling. On descend-
ing into- the shop through the ceiling; the young shop-
breaker appears to have taken a thorough survey of the
premises. He accumulated; in a bundle formed by
a table cover, a large quantity of articles, includiu,g
brooches, lockets, silver fish knives, silver forks,
electro-plated tea spoons silver fruit knives, studs, scent
boxes, gold ear-rings; watches, French purses; silver sugar
tongs, &c., in all amounting in value to about £3OO.
The bundle was fastened to one end of a string, the'
other end being nailed to the ffoor of Messrs. Harding's
warehouse, a contrivance come to, evidently for the purpose
of drawing up the aOicles front the shop to the first floor.
The robber brOke opbn a • show-glass case at the en-
trance to the shop,' mid lodk 'smile articles out of it.
He likewise broke opdn it .gla§s 'case on the counter..
Several alarm clocks and other articles in the 'back
shop, he broke, some of them injured materially. He
took from-a box, a quantity of cigars,,with which he filled a
cigar case, which was deposited with the other booty in the
table-cover. In the course of his search, the prisoner came
across a bottle of brandy, a gill of which he drank, which
seems to have stupified him, for he says that after that he
fell asleep. He had previously tried to effect his escape from
the preinises by forcing open a door in one of the' rooms of
the Messrs. Harding. By' aid of the implements of house-
breaking, with which he was plentifully supplied,- he-re-
moved the hasp of the inside door, which was thus opened,
but opposite to that is another door, which is fastened from
the outside, and thus he failed in his effort to =escape in that
quarter. In A small bag, found upon the prisoner, on Mon-
day evening, were a few brooches, lockets, and other trinkets,
the property of' Mr. Falk. Yesterday, the,prisoner on being
brought up before the magistrates, at the City Police Court,
heard the charges, that of breaking into the warehouse of
Messrs. Harding and Co., and into the shop of Mr. Falk,
preferred against him, and evidence adduced thereupon.' At
the conclusion of the proceedings, the presiding magistrate,
Mr. C. J. S. Walker, asked him if he had anything to say
to the charges preferred against him. The prisoner replied :
No, Sir, nothing; Guilty. He was then committed to take
his trial at the ensuing sessions.

We have great pleasure in noticing the di
tinguished honor just acquired by our fellow-townsman, M
Matthew. Collins, of .the Mechanics' . Institute, whose ing
nious_Tract -on AttractionS- and on Clairaut's celebrate
Theorem on the figure of the Earth, has been iudzed by tl

Royal Society of London; worthy of publication 'in -their
Transactions, whence an abstract of it ha's been copied into
the London, Dublin, and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine,
for the present month.

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY

LIVERPOOL.
THE CHARGE OF GAROTIE R3BBERY BY AN AILTLI'LrI,Ir:
case,.which was noticed gur paper oche[Lil
day, again came before the' Court this morning, '
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addition to the prisoner, Peter Dunn, (a private in the Lan.
cashire Artillery), a lodging-house keeper, named 013r3f;
was -charged with- -being concerned .irr he robbery.`, al
Chilton, solicitor, defended the prisoner O'Brien. Mditir.,
'evideriee was given, but nothing transpired to changelbe' al
tures Of. the 'case as reported yesterday. An alibi was tile
tempted to be proved for the prisoner Peter Dunn, the obis
leryman, but, although the witnesses brought forward by
solicitor, were of respectable appearance, they
failed to e'
blish it. The Bench said that the fact was, a number
idle fellows were prowling about the town, and that Otif
understood this case very well ; in the garb of a militia
lery-nian, and under the pretence of being a policeian,
to receiver property, ite Thum appeared to have inveigled
simple Trish countryman into a Hark corner; and there
strangled and robbed hini. 'lt was one of the vilest
decdyntid 'deeeption that had ever come before them,

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respect to the frisoner O'Brieu,,the evidence did not go If,
any way to implicafe him in: the affair, he should therefor:
be discharged_ The case against Peter Dunn must be

they remanded

CASES OF STABBING. --Elizabeth _Renshaw, a power!!
woman of 30 years of age, was committed for trial one
'e of stabbing, with an knife, a old woman, polic
Metcalfe. It appeared that they were taking sal
hment in an eating house in Maguire-street, about orle
k ou Sunday morning, and that m consequence of sera°
words which passed between them, Renshaw seized tb:t
knife, and with it stabbed the prosecutor near the eye. „f
Prussian sailor was also committted for trial, on a charge "'
stabbing a young woman named Elizabeth Brown, at teri
o'clock on Sunday night, in a house in Glover-street. The
prisoner was attempting to stab another sailor, and it 'iqas.l,
:i
attempting to save this
.party„ that the prosecutor receis' ,
the wound.

Henry Jones, mate of the steamer Colchester, wss
charged with stealing some hawser ropes from the the also;
steamer, and selling thein to two boys for ss. ; the b 0 F.'
objected to take the ropes unless he would give them,
order to pass the dock gates. It appears that he went &oil
to the "cabin. and drew.ent an order in his -own
the dock gate-man, -suspecting it was a forgery, gave inff
mation to a police officer, and had the prisoner taken iota
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custody the same night. The ropes were identified by t""
Captain of the_ Colchester. He was committed for trial.
PICKING POCKET!.--Thomas. Jacob, was charged Ira'
being connected with a gang of robbers who were exercisiq
their vocations on Saturday night, at the top of Roe-strect•
i
A passer-by mentioned that he saw a gentleman's pocket
picked by the prisoner. His attention was first drawn t°
tho prisoner because he was a boy, whom, on the praions,
night, he 'had seen picking pockets, although he did
succeed in arresting him. On the latter occasion, he 115;
absolutely witnessed his picking a woman's pocket. -3
number of miscellaneous articles were found upon the boy's'
person, .amongst others, a pair of new cotton socks, whiff
the prisoner in his defence, said he had bought from a
man
who sells braces in the streets, but he did not know bi
name. Mr. Clough said it was quite possible that he might;
have hought the stockings from such a man, but it would be
quite impossible for them to find that person as there 'mere
hundreds of parties following a similar calling. The bo.,
was not known to, the police. The Bench said they woul°!.
give him the 'benefit of the latter fact, and discharge On'
Catherine and Mary Turner, mother and daughter, well
charged with picking .a lady's pocket, in St. John's-market4'
on Saturday night; the daughter had been charged on
previous occasion with stealing a watch from a gentleman'
She was accordingly ordered to be imprisoned 14 dads,
and the mother not being known to the police, w 35
discharged. ,

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R
OBBING FROM THE PERSON.--Maria Walsh, was charged'
with stealing from the person of a man named John. Cowl,
the sum of 165., with a purse ;. prosecutor said that he 10
spealting.to this woman in one of the arches of the Custoni.
house, when his attention was attracted by hearing a metallic
sound proceeding from the ground near him ; he then called
a policeman, who found a purse, which prosecutor identified
as his property. The prisoner was committed :for fourteen
days. . •

hopnEnv or A PonpuNEß,7--Catherine Hil was gi'q
in charge by officer 758„ for stealing, at about eight o'clock,
on Sunday evening, from the person of an East Indiant,
who could not speak English, the sum of £l4. 0°
complainant through an iaterpreter said he had bel
robbed in a house in Peter-street. When the prisoner ici,u'7l
arrested' ere was no money found upon' her. The oific°A
said she had been given in Charge- by this man, who at tll9'
time stated that all his .money was gone. The, magistrao
sentenced the prisoner to fourteen days imprisonment.
ROBBERIES IN THE MARKETS.—Yesterday, Rose AO
Harris was charged with stealing a small quantityof butter;
the property of Mrs.. Johnson; of Mill-street, and identiEea
by her.—Celia Jones of the same street, also identified''
portion of butter, Which she had lost, and which Was PI%
on the person of the prisoners. She had been convicted In
1850, of similar' offenbe, and was consequently sentence.
to 14 days' imprisonment.
STABBING A POLICEMAY.—On Sunday night, a ruttier::
ous attack, quite unprovoked, was made upon police owe'
No. 208, by Davie Irving, the keeper of a beer-house, 3.131
Boundary-street, at the north end of the town.. It appeal
that on Sunday night Irving was in a state of inebriety,
and had been quarreling with some flat-men in his house;
when the flat-men had left, Irving. seems to have becoif
greatly excited, he seized an old rusty musket to which,

bayonet was attached, and rushed furiously into thesti3
The first man whopi he encountered was the unfortuO4
officer, who had but recently joined the force, and he plun`,
the bayonet into him in three different places, inflicuilve
wounds of the- most serious character, one of them in Of
abdomen, being considered very dangerous. Shortly afte,
the occurrence Irving was taken into custody, and
brought up before the magistrates yesterday on the aboc°
charge. The officer was unable to attend, and after hearilll
some evidence in the matter, the prisoner, who admitte,
that he had inflicted the wounds, but pleaded drunkennO"
in palliation, was remanded for a week.
A CASE FOR REFORMATION.--ALUIC Kelly, a woman °f
respectable appearance, gaye her daughter Margaret Xelig
in charge for stealing a bonnet, and a pair of shoes from het
house ; she said her only object was to get the gitl into tile,
Penitentiary as she had been to her knowledge in very bad
company for the last 3 weeks; in fact, she had her into i/
complete "robbing-hone"' The Magistrates said that they
regretted they had it not in their ,power to send this poor
girl to a reformatory, but they would remand her for, 7 (la 7, 57
m order to give her mother the opportunity of devising SOUL
means that might lead to her permanent reformation.