The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-09 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY.

(BEFORE ME. MANSFIELD.)

CURIOUS CASE.—A very handsome looking young married
woman, named Mrs. Fowler, was charged by a Mrs. Ray-
mond, wile keeps a beer-house in Upper Beau-street, with
annoying her, and with breaking a sixpenny square of glass in
her window, and also with being drunk. The complainant
said the prisoner was in the habit of calling at her house in
reference to her (the prisoner's) husband, whom she alleged
to be too free with a female who used to mind the bar for
complainant. On Friday the witness had to go out, leaving
the perscn alluded to in the care of the bar and house, and
it appeared that in the mean time the husband called ; she
was intoxicated, and created a great row with the barmaid,
and broke a square of glass ; she had a crowd of persons
collected about the house, and the entire neighbourhood was
in a great uproar. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, the prisoner
' said her husband spent more time in the house and with the
barmaid than he did at home with her, and she was a very
persecuted woman ; she only went to warn her husband of
his evil ways when the row happened. Mr. Mansfield said
it was a shame to see a person like her in such a position.
He ordered her to pay the damage and costs in the case.
" TRAIN UP A CHILD."—A nice looking boy, named John
Burke, 13 years of age, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly in Scotland-road. The appearance of the boy
and the charge surprised every one in court. The policeman
who bad the case said he never saw such a disorderly person
as the boy; he was very drunk, and so outrageous was his
conduct that it took three or four men to carry him to the
station, and on the way he kicked the men on the legs and
body. The boy appeared very penitent, and said his father
was a tinman and that he worked with him ; his father gave
him several glasses of beer and made him drunk ; he was
very sorry, and if let off now he would never be guilty of
the like again ; he did not know what he was doing. Mr.
Mansfield said the boy's father was very much to blame.
He discharged the boy with a caution.
VIOLENT ASSAULT.—A person of respectable exterior,
named Denis Glynn, was charged with having assaulted
police-officer 611. It appeared that the prisoner entered
the Washington Hotel, where there was a person at the
bar speaking to the proprietor, and the prisoner, without
any provocation, struck and knocked him down ; the officer
was then called in, and the prisoner knocked him down and
kicked him violently. The man whom the prisoner
assaulted in the house had never seen him before. In
answer to the charge, the prisoner said he did not remem-
ber anything about it. Mr. M insfield said it was a very
brutal assault, and he should fine the prisoner a, or, in
default of payment, to be imprisoned for three months. The
fine was not paid at the rising of the court.
MORE ASSAULTS.—Fanny Jennings was charged with
having committed a violent assault on Mary Joyce, in
Limekiln-lane. The injured woman, it appeared, was
near her confinement, and it was stated that she was
treated in a bad way by the prisoner, who kicked and
beat her very brutally. The woman was so much injured
that she could not attend, and a medical certificate to
that effect was put in. The prisoner was remanded,
until the injuries inflicted on Joyce could be ascertained.
Thomas Connolly, who resides in a court off Nash-
grove was charged with having violently assaulted his
wife, Mary Connolly. In this case, a medical certificate,
as to the injuries inflicted, and also stating that the
woman was not able to attend, was put in, and the
prisoner was, therefore, remanded for seven days.
CAPTAIN POWER AND MISS SLATER, AGAIN.—The
romantic adventures of this pair, which have been so
recently and elaborately before the public in our
columns, under the heads of the Police and County
Courts, are likely to be revived, for the gratification of
the wonderful in such matters. On Saturday, Mr.
Campbell, as the legal adviser of Miss Slater, appeared
on her behalf. The lady attended, and was
the observed of all observers, in consequence of the
style and colour of her attire. She was the complain-
ant in the case, but as Captain John Power did not think
fit to appear, the lady was ordered a second summons
for him, and should he then act in disobedience to its
mandate, the gentle pressure of a warrant will be
brought to bear in the case.
(BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN TURNER.)

S.:FT.—John Clemes, a brick maker, charged two
fellows, named Matthew APCarthy. and William Smith,
with attempting to steal a carpet bag, which contained
£lO worth of clothes from him. The complainant
came to town to look for work, when he met the
prisoners, one of whom told him he was a " ganger,"
and would put him to work on Monday morning. They
induced him to enter a public-house, when they had
some ale, and then under pretence of taking care of his
bag, they were levanting with it, but he caught them.
They were not known to the police, and they were dis-
charged with a strong caution as to their future con-
duct.

PLDNDER BY A LODGER.—John Taylor, a sailor, who
boarded at James Tweedale's, Kent-street, was charged
with having stolen £7 lOs out of a box in the house.
The prisoner was observed at the box, and soon after he
was seen to possess the money that he was not known to
have had before. The cash was soon afterwards missed,
and £5 lOs was discovered, which the prisoner had hid
under the rug. He was committed for one month.
Woo owNs THAT WATCH I—A young woman, well
dressed, whose name was given as Bridget Grierson, was
charged by police constable 666 on suspicion of having
stolen a gold watch. The constable said he saw the
prisoner (with three other females), hiring a cab in
Derby-square. He saw the prisoner draw a handker-
chief from her bosom, out of which she took a gold
watch, but on seeing that he observed her, she returned
the watch, but he caught her, suspecting she had stolen
it. He also found £3 lOs in money upon her. In reply to
the court, she said the watch belonged to a mate, who
gave her the ticket to take it out of pledge when he
was going away ; her husband was a very bad boy, and
was always running away with things from her to get
drink, and she kept the watch unknown to him, fearing
he would pledge it. This story turned out to be correct,
and she was discharged.
DAMAGED PONY.—Mr. William Smallpage proceeded
against Mr. John Kirkwood, of Castle•street, Kirkdale,
for £3 10s for damage done to his pony and gig by the
vehicle of the defendant, which was driven by him on
the 31st May. The defendant flung down the pony of
complainant, broke its knees, and one of the shafts of
the gig. Mr. Bluck was for the defendant and laboured
hard for his client, but to no purpose, as he was ordered
to pay the full amount claimed, with costs, which
amounted altogether to £4 Os 6d.

The papers announce the death of Dr. Monk, Bishop of
Gloucester and Bristol.

Lord Wodehouse, the newly appointed Ambassador to
Russia, left town on Thursday for St. Petersburg.
The Times has a leading article on the American ques-
tion, but its object is chiefly to complain of those politici•lns
is the States who, though condemning the policy of General
Pierce's Cabinet, do not oppose it with sufficient energy.
The Emperor Napoleon, on his arrival at St. Cloud on
Thursday, immediately summoned a council of ministers, and
demanded 16,000,000 francs for the damages caused by the
flood, in addition to 2,000,000 already voted. This demand
will be immediately referred to the Legislative Chambers.
BADEN.— The Lourse Gazette of Berlin, states that the
difference which exists between the Baden government
and the Holy See, is on the point of being arranged.
The Baden government has listened to propositions, the
adoption of which would not only terminate the present
subject of dispute, but prevent similar differences for the.
future.

The only topic of interest in the French correspondence
is the inundations, and the second journey of the Emperor
to the districts which have suffered. The subscriptions for
their relief already amount to a very large sum. The Bank
of France and the Credit Mobilier have each given 100,000 f.,
Baron Rothschild 40,000 f., Prince Jerome Napoleon 40,000 f.,
and Prince Napoleon .5,000 f.
The Daily A ews remarks upon the change which is taking
place in public opinion in reference to the difficulty with
America. " There is still," it says " a universal dislike to
the idea of a war with America ; but doubts are beginning
to arise in the mind of many, whether our conciliatory de-
portment has not been already carried quite as far as pru-
dence dictates, or whether President Pierce and his Cabinet
are not presuming too far on their knowledge of our desire
for peace."
The ifonitetir of Wednesday contained a decree that, in
consequence of the recentfloods, all bills otexchange, cheques,
and promissory notes falling due and payable between the
29th May and the Sth June, both inclusive, shall have ten
days' additional grace, within which time there shall be no
proceedings against the parties liabl3. The Empress has
subscribed 20,000 franca in her own name, and 10,000 in
the name of the Prince Imperial, for the relief of the victims
of the inundations.

REPAIR OF RUSSIAN CEMETERIES.—The following is an
extract from Crimean General Orders dated May 18 t--
" The Russian cemeteries within the English lines, and
the enclosures of the churches to which the necessities of
war have caused damage, will be as much as possible
repaired. Major-General Garrett, K.H., will send fatigue
parties for this purpose to the cemetery in front of the
left attack, to level the trenches and rifle pits, and to
rebuild the wall. Colonel M'Murdo will order parties
from the Land Trans ort Corps to repair the wall round
the church and graveyard at Carani, and remove the
encroachments upon it. Lieutenant-Colonel Harding,
commandant, will see to those in Balaklava, and cause
them to be restored, as far as circumstances will permit."

It appears probable, from an article in the Morning Post,
that the retaliatory act 'of forwarding Mr. Dallas his pass-
ports will not be adopted by the English Cabinet. The
Post says—" Let the odium of completely separating the
ties of friendship between the two countries be incurred by
the hand of Mr. Pierce alone." The Times, however,
observes, that those who think we shall not enforce the re-
tirement of Mr. Dallas, are calculating upon an amount of
endurance totally inconsistent with the character of English-
men. The Times notices with satisfaction the change of
feeling obviously taking place in the United States, arising
nut of the impression that it is not in England the storm
has been brewed, and expresses hope that this will tell upon
the coming elections.