The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

THE L kTE CITY STMVEYOI.

The Deputy Town-clerk reported the convicti ,n and
sentence for embezzlement of Benjamin Baylis, the late
city surveyor, tried at the assizes on F, iday.
Mr. Wilcoxson asked if there was any truth in the
report that Baylis had obtained his appointment as sur-
veyor of Rotherham, by means of tes'imonials from the
Chester-council, or any gentleman connected with it.

The MI-nay Town Clerk said the question had been
put to him before, and he had made some enquiries, by
correspondence with the officials at Rotherham. The
statement was, that Baylis produced a great number of
testimonials, but where they came from the officials
could not recollect, and, unfortunately, the moment
the meeting was over, he possesse himself of the
whole of the recommendations. He could not ascertain
whether the testimonials, or any of them, were frOm
Chester; whether they were originals or copies; or
what were the names of the parties.

Aftcr disposing of some routine business, the council
adjourned.

POLICE COURT -YESTERDAY.

(BEFORE MR. J. H. SMITH.)

STEALING ROl:W.—Samuel Williams, a carter, was
charged by police constable 635, who said he saw him
go amongst some hales of cotton, and take upwards of 40
pounds weight of bale rope, which he concealed in a
lorry, which he was driving. He offered to bribe the
witness to let him go away. In reply to Mr. Block, who
appeared for the prisoner, the officer said he knevi the
prisoner had been in the employment of Messrs. Henry
Jump and Sons for nine years, and that he did not
know anything bad of his character. Mr. Block said
the prisoner admitted having tak'n the ropes, but he
did not think it any harm. A gentleman came forward
and gave the prisoner a good character, and he was dis-
charged, with a caution, as he was not known previously
to the police
ReBBEItY or £so.—Matthew Carroll, and James
Burns, alias Rossity, were charged under the following
circumstances. The prisoners were in custody of Eaton
and Markes, detectives—Mr.Bluck defended the prisoner
Burns, and Mr. Campbell was for Carroll. From a his-
tory of the case, as given by several witnesses, it
appeared that on Thursday week, a young man named
John Berry, who was a returned convict, drew £6O in
notes out of the Borough Bank, where he had
deposited it, and on meeting some friends ia
Vauxhall road, he got tipsy, and fearing he would
lose the money, he gave it to his mother
for safety. It would appear that the old woman got too
much beer, and whilst in this state she was robbed of the
money ; and two five pound notes, which formed part of
the sum, were traced to Burns, who went to the bank to
get them changed, when he was stooped. Burns then
said he got the notes from Carroll, who absconded, and
was subsequently arrested in Cheshire, where he was
found concealed in a bed. Mr. Mayor, a publican, proved
that both the prisoners were at his house with four five
pound notes on the Ist of August, and the mother of
Berry said a woman named Roche tcok the money out of
her bosom. On this Mr. ..).luck and Mr. Campbell urged
that there was no cyidenc? of stealing, and therefore the
prisoners ought to be discharged. They e•‘nUncled that
the wmnan Roche was the person who should be in cus-
tody. The prisoners were discbatg,ed.
WHEN MY OLD HAT WAS Num !—Anne Johnston,
deserib-d as a housemaid, residing at 11, Camden-street,
was charged by police-officer 23.5, under the following
circumstances. He said he was in Hotham-street the
previous night, when he saw the prisoner throw some-
thing down a grating, and in looking what it was, he
saw it was a constable's hat ; be took out his staff
and poked it out, and found it was as he suspected;
he found it bad been badly treated, and suspecting that
the constable who owned it had had his head made soft,
be took the prisoner into custody: Police officer 403 said
he was in London road on Sunday night, when there
was a fight, and when he interfered to prevent it, he
was knocked down and kicked, and his hat was
ill-
treated as it now appeared. The constable was con-
gratulated on the fact that it was his hat, instead of his
head, that got the battering. The woman was discharged
with a caution.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
A VIOLENT Lovna.—William Tat Lick (who t seemed
is at present an inma'e of the Northern Hospital but it
did not appear from what cause), wa, charged with
having committed a violent assault on a prett;_looking
young female named Elizabeth Rathsney. She stated
that Tatlock wanted to marry her, but she refused, and
on Sunday evening he gave her a considerable beating,
in Great Homer-street. The case was remanded for a

week.
ASSAITLT BY WOMEN.—Sarah Townley, was charged
for having committed an assault on Mary Martin and
Mary Fannin. It appeared that the prisoner resided
with a man who was lately transported for life, for
having strangled a sailor in Baggin-court, at the north

end of the town, and that the complainants were wit.
nesses against him. Since that time they were subject
to great annoyance from the prisoner, and on Sunday
she committed a violent assault on them. Site was.
Sued 51, or to be imprisoned for two months.

CONFESSION OF ELIZABETH BROWN OF
THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND.

The following confession was the last made by this
unhappy woman, and which just previous to her execu-
tion she declared was the truth
My husband, John Anthony Brown, deceased, came
home on Sunday morning, the 6th July, at two o'clock, in
liquor, and was sick. He had no hat on. I asked him
what he had done with his hat. He abused me, and said'
What is it to you, d—n you ?' He then asked for soma
cold tea. I said I had none, but would make some warm.
He replied, Drink that yourself, and be d—d to you.'•
then said What makes you so cross ? Have you been
at Mary Davis's ?' He then kicked out the bottom of the
chair upon which I had been sitting. We continued
quarrelling until three o'clock, when he struck me a severe
blow on the side of my head, whin!' confused me so much
that I was obliged to sit down. Supper was on the. table,
and he said, 'Eat it yourself, and be d—d. At the same
ho reached down from the mantel-piece a heavy horse-
whip with a plain end, and struck me across the shoulder%
with it three times. Each time I screamed out. I Said,
If you strike me again, I will cry Mur ler.' He retortek
if you do, I will knock your brains out through the
window.' He also added, hope I shall find you d4eaci it
the morning.' He then kicked me on the left side, which
caused me much pain, and he immediately stooped down.
to untie his boots. I was much enraged, and in an un-
governable passion, on being so alnyed and struck, I
directly seized an hatchet which was lyitic! ,!10si to where
I sat, and which I had been using te break coal with to
p his slipper warm, and with it
keep up the fire and keep
(the hatchet) I struck him several blows on the head. I
could not say how many. He fell at the first blow on his
head, with his face towards t.ho fire-place. lie never
spoke or moved afterwards. As z=oon as I had done it, I
wished I had not, and would have given the world not to
have done it. I had ne',er struck him before, after all his
ill-treatment, bat, when he hit me 5,3 hard at this time, I
eiwa;s out of my senses and hardly know what I was
(Signed) " ELIZABETH MARTHA BROWN."

LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R.M S. NIAGARA, FROM
BOSTON TO HALIFAX AND LIVERPOOL —The two Misses
Howlands, Mrs. H. B. Stowe, sister, and two daughters,
Rev. Mr. Stowe, Mr. Stowe, Miss Gray, Mils Phipps,
Mr. 11 M`Neile and lady, Messrs. Halhead,
and lady, E.
F. L. Gould, J. W. Bigelow' H. Bakerwell
Whitman, R. B. Howland, E.J. Davies, A. A. Gant and
lady, E Dyson, Murdoch, Miss Murdoch, Messrs. Barlow,
J. Crabtree, J. P. De Garvoz, M. Caster, Derby. Dent.
N. Sutton, Jones and lady, A. Valls, Unwell, Thomas
Reynolds, Mrs. Crothers and son, :Nliss Zacharie, Messrs,
J. W. Zacharie, O. Zollikoffer, C. P. Fisher. E. Wiotte,
W. Forbes and lady, Banks, Dr. S. B. Sigroinond, Mrs.
p. Riohards, Messrs. 11. C. Sgnior, D. Galvin, R. S. Ken-
dall, J. L. Jones and lady. Mrs. Jones. Mr. J.
H. Hutchinson, Mrs. Halionwell, son and child, Messrs.
W. Ford, Robert Carnes, . Brown, Jos. Whe-
wall, H. Hempson and lady, E. Godean and lady,
Almon, Davies, Fenerty and son, Mrs- Barrett, Professor
Stevens and lady, Messrs. Thornton and lady, W. H.
Dickson, Captain M'Kenzie, Messrs. John Hastings,
John Armstrong, A. Frazer, Mrs. Card and six children,
Captain Rudolph and lady, Messrs. Clarke, Calhorn,
Clay, C. J. Shepherd, J. Vermorel and lady, J. Jackinns,
P. Bouthon, Welkinson, Taylor, James Boorman, C.
Beige'', F. Labadino, F. Tual, F. Beckers, A. Hammond,
Mrs. Mason, Mr. J. Woone, Colonel Rayne, and Mr.
Billing.