The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-12 00:00:00

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POLICE COURT.—YESTERDAY. •
POCKETS.—Tohn Carroll and Peter Smith were
pockets on Monday

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on the river. The officer after watching them for some
time, detected them in the act of picking the pocket of a
gentleman named George Anderson, who came forward.
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PATRONS OF THE DRAMA.—Three young boys,
John Morris, James Shrewsbury and David Clarke, were
charged by an officer, who about half-past one yesterday
morning, saw them in 'Maguire-street, trying the doors
of the several houses, both front and rear. When they
saw the officer they ran away. He followed and found them
concealed in a petty. Clarke was well dressed, and had
only just come out of prison with the two others, who were
old offenders. The mother and sister of the prisoner
Clarke, who were respectable-looking people, appeared, and
the mother stated that on the night before, she and her daugh-
ter and the three prisoners had been ati the Park theatre,
and the boys were returning home, when taken up by the
officer. They were all discharged, with a caution.
A SWEET Toom—Patrick. Sweeney, a boy, was charged
with stealing a jar of sweets, from the shop of Mr. Douglas
Petrie, Richmond-road. This lad having been seven times
before committed, was committed for three months.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST A PILOT BOAT.---Mr.
Owen appeared for David Parrott, Captain of the Sydney
and Jane schooner, to recover damages from William Brewer,
of Pilot Boat No. 6, who was defended by Mr. Bremner, for
alleged negligence in allowing the Ayrshire Lassie, which
he had in charge, to come into collision with the former
vessel. On the 29th of September, the two vessels lay at
anchor, opposite the King's Dock Pier, about 260 yards
from it ; it was six o'clock in the evening and flood tide, at
ebb, wind W.S.W. The .Ayrshire Lassie drifted and came
across Captain Parrott's ship, getting entangled in the
rigging, and remaining thus for a quarter of an hour, during
which time the damage had been sustained. When the
vessels were nearing each other, the Captain of the Sydney
and Jane called out " mind how you are going," and the
pilot hailed after, but they got locked. Donald Gunning
said he was on the Pier Head on that day, and saw the
Ayrshire Lassie drifting, and handled in a stupid and un-
seamanlike manner. The defence was contained in a letter
from the Harbour Master, who said he had never given a
verbal order to the Captain of the Ayrshire Lassie to dock
his vessel. The captain had deceived his pilot by saying
RE-OPENING OF THE. LEWESTE.R GAOL that he had got an order, or he should never have weighed
INQUIRY. his anchor at all. The damages were proved to be £4, and
The inquiry into the management and discipline of the this amount, with costs, was ordered to be paid.
Leicester County Goal was re-opened on Monday. There STREET ROBBERY.—Owen Griffiths, a noted character,
was a large attendance of magistrates, amongst whom who keeps a brothel in Ford-street, was charged by a young
were Earl Howe, the Earl of Londesborough, Sir Henry woman, named Margaret Inkerston, with having knocked
Halford, Bart., M.P., Mr. Charles Hay Frewen, M.P., Sir her down, and taken a gold ring from her finger, on Mon-
F. G. Fowkes, Bart., Mr. Hodgson, the Rev. H. J. Hos- day night. Miss Inkerston, who it was stated was respec-
kins, and several others. The. body of the Court was also table, resides at 2, Ford-street, and said she was returning
crowded with anxious listeners. - from a party when this daring robbery was committed on
Mr. WELSBY, the chief commissioner, commenced the her. Remanded for enquiry.
proceedings by stating that the commissioners attended to STEALING Boors.—A woman, named Elizabeth Burris,
further pursue the investigations by command of Lord Pal- was brought up for pledging a number of pairs of boots from
merston, the Home Secretary, in consequence of a requisi- a person who occasionally employed her, Mr. Tyler, of
tion having been_presented to him on the part of the magis- Scotland-road. She was remanded for seven days.
trates, who felt that they were upon their trial at the bar of A MISTAKE !—Margaret Iltagrath was charged with, on
public opinion. Mr. Welsby here read a letter which had Monday, stealing four sovereigns from a man. Officer 127
been forwarded to Lord Palmerston, by the magistrates, and broughtforwarda man, andwas,stating that the witness, Robt.
then said : Abstaining entirely from making any observa- Pritchard, was at such a place on such a night, when wit-
tions upon this letter, we are here to take such evidence as ness declared and swore he was not the mail at all, and the
the magistrates may offer. case was dismissed.
Mr. REEVE, deputy clerk of the peace, then proceeded to PUBLICAN'S CASE.—John Hodgson, keeper of a public
address the Commissioners, stating that he appeared before house at Islington, corner of Clifton-street, was charged
them to show that the charges of cruelty which had been with having parties drinking in his bar at two o'clock on
preferred had no foundation in truth. Since the former in- last Wednesday morning. Inspector Skermer stated that as
quiry he had examined the prison books, and found that he was passing Mr. Hodson's house on last Wednesday
from May, 1850, to May, .1852, there were 15,277 days of morning, at five minutes to two o'clock, he heard a noise in
crank labour, representing 52,379 meals. Of these meals the bar, and on being admitted, he found people there, four
there were lost (according to Godfrey's book) 1,578, being of whom were drunk and two fighting. He found on the
3 per cent. Ina portion of the year 1852, of 10,736 meals counter two measorea of ale and two glasses of gin. Mr.
only 169 were lost, being about one and a half per cent. ; Bremner appeared for the defendant, and stated that it
so that of every 100 meals the prisoners received 081. Mr. would be proved that Mr. Hodgson had closed his shop and
Reeve next went into the case of the prisoner ()Ton- tuned out the casual easterners at twelve o'clock. Those who
nor, who was said to have been kept without food for four remained, and whom the Inspector found in the shop, were
days. He read the entries in the book respecting his food friends of his, who were speading the evening with him ;
and crank labour, and said that from those entries it appeared and t'ie disturbance was caused in their attempts to put out
the prisoner had three meals on the Sunday, and for six a drunken man who had forced his way in. The Inspector
days afterwards he only got two meals. On Sunday he observed that that could not be the case, inasmuch as the
would. have three meals, and in the second period of six days door, on his knocking, was locked and bolted. The defen-
he got but two meals. Then came Sunday with its three dant was fined 20s. and costs.
meals again, and in the third period of six days he got four ATTEMPT AT DROWNING BY A MARRIED WOMAN.—
meals, makina• 18 working days upon nine meals. A PAINFUL CASE.—Mary Connelly, a woman about 35
In reply tog the COMMISSIONERS, years of age, was charged with attempting to drown her-
' Mr. REEVE intimated that his object in laying this case self and her child by throwing herself into the dock,
before them was, to show that it was impossible for a man between ten and eleven o'clock on Monday night. The
to have worked on such a small quantity of food, and prisoner, who though poorly was cleanly dressed, said that
that consequently the entries were not to be relied upon. she had had no intention of self-destruction, and that she
Mr. WELSBY asked if he (Mr. Reeve) meant to impugn made the attempt to throw herself into the dock for the pur-
the correctness of the crank-labour book ? pose of frightning her husband, and inducing him to sup-
Mr. REEVE said he did not. port herself and her infant. The officer stated that the
Mr. WE-esny observed that the crank-book and warder's husband was a dissipated fellow, who spent his earnings on
report-book corroborated each other on these days. When women of abandoned character, and allowed his wife and
the work was not done food was not given ; when the meals child to starve. The magistrate directed the woman to be
were earned they' were supplied. taken to the workhouse,. and her husband to be informed
The Right Honourable the Earl Howe was the first wit- that she was sent there in consequence of his misconduct.
ness who was called :He said he had been a magistrate for A DRUNKEN WlFE.—Mary Snow, a good looking woman
the county for many. years, and had frequently visited the about 30 years of age, who presented the appearance of re-
gaol. Had been in the constant habit of asking the cent dissipation, was charged with being drunk and disorder-
prisoners, when he visited the gaol, if they had any corn- ly.on Monday night, in Myrtle Street. The husband of the
plaint to make. prisoner appeared in court, and informed his Worship that his
Lord Berners, one of the deputy-chairmen of the quarter wife had unfortunately for a long time been addicted to drink.
sessions, said that he had visited the gaol constantly, and He had separated from her for some time, but on her solemnly
had never heard of any complaints or of any rumours of promising (not long since) that her life should be no longer a
such cases of starvation as had been mentioned at the recent reproach to her husband and children, he consented to take
investigation. her back. Unhappily she but too speedily forgot her pro-
In reply to the CommissioNEßS, his lordship admitted that raise, and was:n. o sooner admitted within her husband's home,
the punishments by flogging appeared large in number, but than she again gave herself up to her abandoned habits.
the punishment itself was of so light a character, that in On seeing this the husband resolved to guard the peace and
some instances the prisoners laughed at it. Major Jebb morals of his children by separating from her, and he ac-
had approved of the cranks. cordingly gave orders that she should be no longer admitted
Sir Henry Halford also said that the system had been within his doors. On Monday night, however, she came to
adopted with the sanction of Major Jebb. his lodgings at 64, Myrtle Street, and there created the
Sir F. G. Fowkes, Bart., said that he had been a magis disturbence with which she was now charged. The hus-
trate for many years. He had never heard of prisoners Band, who appeared to be a very respectable man, stated
being kept without food. He had not devoted any time to that he had, to give up his employment at Mr. Laird's,
the gaol since the crank system had been introduced. ship-builder, in coniequende of the annoyance which he
The Rev. John Dudley said he was 91 years of age, and received from his wife, and that although he was ready aid
had been a magistrate nearly 46 years. He had frequently willing to support his children, yet that he could not allow
visited the gaol, both in the olden and the modern time. her a separate maintenance. The Magistrate said that the
He had never heard of any such rumours as that the people Court could give him no relief. He could only fine the
had been starved in the gaol. prisoner for being drunk, but if she further annoyed him
Mr. C. IL Frewen, M.P. for Sussex, also spoke to the she should be bound over to keep the peace. The prisoner
same effect, that he had never heard of such rumours • but was lined ss.
was a very unfrequent visitor of the gaol, as he resides on ASSAULTS.—Louisa Burton, a woman of the town, was
the boarders of Rutland. charged by Peter Bell with stabbing him in the neck and
Mr. Isaac; Hodgson said he was a visiting lustiee from several other parts of his body, She was ordered to pay 108,,

After the conclusiOnOlig. Ilberry's evidence, the Coro-
ner directed Berry, the guard of the passenger train, to be
taken into custody, as it appeared he had not complied with
the regulationvbove quoted. He was accordingly arrested,
and consignedith the other prisoners, to Naas gaol.
Mr. CURRAN then applied for an adjournment of the in-
quest to Wednesday, on the ground that he had another en-
gagement of lengthened standing at Baltinglass, and also
that it was necessary for the prisoners to enable them to make
preparations for their defence.
Several of the jurors having stated that it would be in-
convenient for them to attend on Tuesday (this day), the
Coroner accordingly adjourned the inquest to Wednesday at
eleven o'clock.

LATEST ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERERS.
Mr. Lowry, of Cumberland, and his two sisters are suf-
ferers by the late accident—one lady seriously, Mr. Lowry
and the other slightly. They are progressing favourably,
and are staying at the Shelboume Hotel, where they are paid
every attention under . the care of Surgeon Rynd. Mrs.
Croker Barrington, and Mr. Berrie Jones, of Clonakilty,
were also slightly injured. Mr. Jones, though much bruised
and shake; is progressing favourably ; and Mrs. and Miss
Jones, who were with him in the carriage, providentially
escaped unhurt. Mrs. Latham Blacker, although she
passed a tolerably good night, is suffering so much from the
effects of injuries sustained by her as to be unable to bear the
journey from Straffan to Dublin. Mrs. Croker Barrington
is going on very favourably. The sufferers at Steven's
Hospital are progressing towards recovery. One of them,
Miss Farrell, was removed to her private residence on Satur-
day. The children staying at Lyons's are considered out of
danger. Surgeon. Adams and Mr. Mourits have both been
in attendance, and they pronounce the boy nearly con-
valescent. Miss Knapp is still confined to her bed, but no
danger is apprehended.

EMIGRATION. —Two hundred and fifty persons left Water-
ford on Saturday, for Liverpool, en route for America.
THE QUEEN'S UravEasrry IN IRELAND.—The ceremony
of conferring degrees on the several students of the colleges
of this university, took place yesterday in Dublin Castle.
There was a crowded and distinguished attendance, and the
proceedings were conducted by the Lord Chancellor and the
Lord Lieutenant.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, a young child aged
14 months fell from a window in East James's Street, and
was literally impaled on the area railings below. The little
sufferer was immediately. removed to the City of Dublin
Hospital, where it now hes.