The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-24 00:00:00

TIIESD AY

NOT SATISPIED.—A young fellow, named Henry M'Comb,
was charged by an old woman, named Mary Collins, under the
following circumstances. . The complainant keeps a stall in
St. John's market. On Monday she partook of " too much
beer," and whilst in that "happy state" she could not find her
way to her dormitory, a cellar, in Clare-street. In order to
overcome this difficulty, she engaged the services of the
prisoner and another boy to see her safe home, for which she,
promised them the sum of threepence; and this she did, by
bandiug them a piece of silver, that represented the twentieth
part of a crown piece. The boys let her at home ; but, before
doing so, she asked them to light a fire, in order to get " a cup
'o tea," to " rouse her after the /seer." They " kindled up
the spark," boiled the kettle, and then knocked her off a chair,
and robbed her of 13s. The prisoner was arrested, but his
companion got away. The prisoner was remanded.
THEFT BY A SERVANT.—Betsey Commons, a young
woman, servant at the public-house of Mr. William Board-
man, of West Derby-street, was brought up on a charge of
having stolen some money out of the till. The prisoner was
suspected of dishonesty, and detective Carlyle was called in.
Some money was marked and placed in the drawer, and on a
subsequent occasion, the officer found in her box a shilling,
one of the coins that had been marked. The prosecutor said
he had reason now to think that the prisoner had brought him
a false discharge. She was remanded for further enquiries.
PREPARING FOR A JOURN BY.—James Cullen, a rather
elderly person, was charged under the following circumstances.
A boy stated that he saw the prisoner go to the shop door of
Mr. Collard, Lord-street, take down a leather bag, arid a
smaller one, called a travelling satchell, and run away with
them. He was pursued and captured, with the bags in his
possession. Committed.
" A DEAD BARGAIN."—WiIIiam Cane, a " duffer," was
brought up, charged by Peter Kernan, an Irishman, with
having "diddled" him out of 10s. The trick was the old
one, and was played out as follows. The prisoner met the
dupe at the north end of the town, and showed him a " real
gold chain, worth at least £lO of any man's money." The
way the prisoner, (according to his own story) became possessed
of this valuable article, was, he said, very fortunate for the
interest of Mr. Kernan, although very melancholy for Mr.
Cane. Mr. Cane was on a voyage home from the gold coast,
when one Mr. Finnerty took it into his head to die—(here
r. Cane shed tears to the memory of his friend) —and "as a
last memorial, he left me the chain." Not having any occa-
sion for the article, he thought it better to oblige Mr. Kernan
with it, in exchange for ten shillings. Some time after, Mr.
Kernan, to his horror, of course, found out that his friend
Cane was anything but what he seemed to have been—namely,
an honest man ; and to his greater mortification, he discovered
that he could procure several tons weight of such chains at one
shilling a dozen, wholesale. Mr. Cane was ultimately charged,
and finding divers records of the same description standing to
his debit in the police books, ho thought it better to return
the money, which ho did, and was discharged with a caution,
that if he came up again he would be " settled for."
(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

SMUGGLING.—W. H. Southey, a respectable looking person,
described as the steward of the ship Sultana, was charged by a
revenue officer with attempting to smuggle 311bs. of tobacco,
and a bottle of brandy, trom the vessel. There was a car-
driver also in custody on the same charge. It appeared that
Southey called the car driver, handed hitn his glazed coat, and
told him to take it to the car. In the sleeve of the garment
the tobacco and, brandy were found. Mr. Manstiell (to the

revenue officer) : Who ordered you to take the carman intc

custody? Officer: Mr. Potberry. Mr. Mansfield : Then hit
order and conduct were both highly improper ; of course you

Only performed your duty in obeying your superior officer, but
it was monstrous for him•to order you to do such a thing. Let
the car driver be discharged. The steward was fined £1 18s
9d., the value of the articles. He drew from his pocket a
bundle of bank notes, paid the fine, and was discharged.
ASSAULTING A CHlLD.—Elizabeth Wilcock, who resides in
the locality of Brunswick-road, was fined £5, or be imprisoned
for six months, for having violently assaulted her daughter, a
young girl, with a poker.
VIOLENT ASSAULT;—Thomas Ferens, and Mary Ferens
his mother, who had been remanded on a charge of having
committed a violent assault on Mary Jackson, i❑ 16 court,

Arley-street, were brought up. The details of this case have
appeared already in our paper. The transaction arose out of a
drunken row, and it appeared that the complainant, who was
the originator of the quarrel, bad her jaw broken in the melee.
She now said she did not wish to proceed in the' case. Some
witnesses were called far the prisoners, and all proved that
Jackson was the. agressor, and that the boy was only defending
h;s mother. The prisoners were 'discharged.
ASSAULT IN THE BRIDEWELL.--L3St week we published
the ease of a violent assault committed in the Hotham-street
bridewell, by a woman named Agnes Wilson, on another
woman named Maria Carnes. The facts were these.
The complainant was an elderly person, and it
appeared that she was in the station for lodging
for the night, as she had been too late to get into the work-
house. The prisoner was brought into the station house in a
state of intoxication, and whilst in this condition she assaulted
the complainant, who, it appeared, had• not been much hurt,
and besides had given considerable provocation to the prisoner.
Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner, remarking that nothing
could be more absurd than the practice, both here and in
London, of locking up a number of persons in one cell, par-
ticularly drunken persons.

LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

A special general meeting of the above society was
held last evening, at the Theatre of the Royal Institu-
tion, Colquitt-street, for the purpose of receiving a
report of the committee appointed to suggest the best
mode of selecting designs in architectural compositions.
Mr. Hay, the president of the society, presided. There
was but a very small attendance of the members present.
The Secretary read the report, which has already
been circulated amongst the subscribers.
The Chairman expressed his disappointment that Mr.
Huggins was not present to move the resolution of
which he had given notice.
Mr. Boult, after some conversation, moved that the
report be received, and that a copy of it be sent to the
museum and library committee, with a request that it
may be carefully considered by them. •
This motion was not seconded.

Air. Horner thought that they were travelling out of
their jurisdiction, and moved that the report be adopted
at once, and that a copy be submitted to the museum
committee. _

The Secretary seconded AIL Horner's motion.
Mr. Howard suggested that the report should be
received, and that a future discussion should take place
on the matter, as he did not conceive the report was
applicable to the subject really in question, and hoped
that it would be again referred back to the committee,
for them to take the whole question of competition into
consideration. He then moved, that the report be
referred back to the committee, for the special purpose
of considering the programme sent forth by the museum
committee.
It was ultimately decided that the report should be
received and sent to the library and museum committee.
Before the meeting broke up an addition was appended
to the resolution, to the effect that the museum committee
should take into consideration the alterations which had
been made by the museum committee since the report
was agreed upon by the co.nmitte of that society.

ART EXHIBITION AT MANCHESTER.—It has been an-
nounced that a sum of £46,000 has already been subscribed
as a guarantee fund for- the contemplated art exhibition in
Manchester, a sum that will no doubt be considerably in-
creased.
Foßprox TELEGRAPHS.—The Moniteur publishes a decree
promulgating the convention concluded between France,
Belgium, Spain, Sardinia, and Switzerland, for regulating
the transmission of telegraphic despatches. The convention
will be in force for four years.
The King of Prussia fixed his signature to the treaty of
peace on Friday. All the Powers have now signed the
treaty. The reduction of the Prussian army to the peace
establishment has ummenced. The States of the Confede-
ration are pursuing the same course.
LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—It is understood to be the
intention of the authoirties to employ a portion of the Land
Transport Corps in each of the royal dockyards. Should
this determination be carried out, the men belonging to that
' corps will not be disbanded now the war is concluded, but
the horses and men' will, as far as practicable, be employe d
in the dockyard establishments.
THE LATE MR. THOMAS ATTWOOD.—On Monday a town's
meeting was held in the Town-Hall, at Birmingham, the
Mayor in the chair, for the purrs° of devising the hest
means of carrying into effect the resolve of a small meeting
held a week or two since, for raising up a memorial com-
memorative of the great public serv,ces of the late Thomas
Attwood. The hall was well filled ; Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr.
Scholefield, M.P., Mr. Salt, and all the surviving political
unionists were present, many of them wearing the long-
laid-by medals. A handsome sum was subscribed in the
hall ; and a committee was appointed to decide on the form
which this memorial of bs.,noar and gratitude shall take.