The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-26 00:00:00

LONDON POLICE.

GUILDHALL.—" KEEPING" AND " BEING KEPT."—
Vincent Lamberger, a Polish refugee, was sum-
moned for an assault upon Ivanhoff Wellinski, his
fellow countryman.
It appeared that the complainant, who was a
medical man, received £5 from the defendant,
who alleged it was by way of loan. The com-
plainant, however, stated he had a claim against
the defendant for medical attendance, exceeding
that amount, and on meeting him in the street a
demand was made for money, which complainant
refused, denying that he owed defendant any-
thing, upon which he struck complainant.
Alderman Humphery said: The question of debt
you must settle between yourselves, but an assault
has been committel, though not of a serious nature,
and I shall, therefore, have the defendant bound
over in his own recognisances of to keep the
peace towards complainant and all her Majesty's
subjects for twelve months.
Mrs. Wellinski : Can you not do anything else
to protect my husband ?• Mr. Lamberger has as
saulted him before, and threatened to run him
through the body.
Alderman Humphery: I have bound him over
to keep the peace.
Mrs. Wellinski : But who is to keep me, if he
kills my husband ?
Alderman Humphrey ; You have nothing to fear
from him now. I have given your husband all the
protection in my power.
Mr. Holland, of Great Titchborne-street, here
came forward, and said : I wish to ask your wor-
ship's advice. Mr. Lamberger has taken away my
housekeeper, who has robbed me of some of my
goods.

Alderman Humphrey : Were you living with
your housekeeper then ?—Mr. Holland : Yes, sir.
Alderman Humphery : How long have you been
living with her ?—Mr. Holland: About nine years
and a half, sir.

Alderman Humphery : I cannot help you.
should not keep a mistress.
Mr. Holland : I only do that which many in the
higher circles of society do, and I don't see why I
should be thought worse than them for so doing.
Alderman Humphrey: but 1 have no doubt they
suffer as much as you from the impropriety of their
conduct.

Mr. Holland : That man (pointing to Mr. Lam-
berger) is a rogue and a vagabond in this country,
for I took him in without a rag to his back, and
kept him from starving. He lodged with me, and

I now consider that I am not safe, as he has threat-
ened to take my life with a sword-stick that he ge-
nerally carries about with him.
Alderman Humphery : Very well, then, if you
will bring him up the first time he repeats that
threat with a sword-stick in his possession, I'll
punish him ; but at present I can only bind him
down to keep the peace towards you. With regard
to Mr. Lamberger 's robbing you of your mistress,
what are your respective ages ?
Mr. Holland : The lady was 36 years of age,
and I am nearly as old ; but Mr. Lamberger was
only 24 years old.

Alderman Humphrey: I suppose the lady pre-
ferred the younger man. Is she present ?
Mary Hume (a very unprepossessing-looking
female) here came forward- and said she left Mr.
Holland because he ill-treated- her, and she had
to keep him.
Alderman Humphrey: How can you do that?—
Mary Hume : I receive an allowance from a mem-
ber of Parliament.

Mr. Holland: Yes, sir; Sir John M`Taggart al-
lows her £5O a year.
Alderman Humphrey: Did you live with Sir
John M'Taggart ?
Mary Hume: Yes, sir.
Alderman Humphrey : And does he know that
you have been living with these men ?
Mary Hume: I believe not. _

Alderman Humphrey : I suppose not, or he
might perhaps stop the allowance. But it was not
altogether right, after living with a man nine years,
to leave him to go with another. Are you living
now with Mr. Lamberger ?
Mary Hume: Yes, sir; but he did not take me
away from Mr. Holland. I left him voluntarily.
Alderman Humphrey : Well, Mr. Holland, I can-
not do anything to punish Mr. Lamberger, for rob-
bing you of your mistress. At present he is bound
over to keep the peace towards all parties. If you
will keep a housekeeper you must take better care
of her, or put up with the consequences attending
such immoral connections.
All parties coneprnpd than rptircd.

Fnirs.—The following is alist of beersellers fined for selling
ale on Sunday morning last:—Jane Thomas, Highfield-street,
ss.` and costs ; Robert Rimmer, Bond-street, 40s. and costs ;
Thomas Pierce, Tarlton-street, ss. and costs : William
Gorst, Duke-street, Everton, 30s. and costs; Thomas Dent,
Blenheim-street, ss. and costs ; James Ward, Banastre-
street, ss. and costs ; John Hughes, ss. and costs ; John
Ryer, Vine-street, acquitted ; Henry Stafford, Park-road,
ss. and costs; Jane Evan; Aread-street, adjourned for seven
days.
Civic HosPrrALrrY.—The mayor of Manchester, Benja-
min Nicholls, Esq., entertained a large company at dinner,
at his residence, Eagley House, Ardwick, on Wednesday
last.

LEcrußEs AGAINST POPERY.—The first of a course of
four lectures on popery,addre ssed to the protestants of Man-
chester by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, M.A., Honorary Canon
of Chester, was delivered in the Corn Exchange, Hanging
Ditch, on Thursday night. The subject was "On the Spell
of the Romish Priesthood." Considering the inclemency
of the weather, there was a numerous audience, who listened
to the lecturer with the greatest attention.

The Manchester Infirmary and Lunatic Hospital has had
37 in-patients and 147 out-patients admitted on the books
during the week, and there remain under treatment 185,
together with 54 lunatics.
AN INTERESTING SLAVE CASE.—Sam Norris, a slave of
Mr. J. N. Patton, of Virginia, was, some years ago, permitted
by his master to go and live in Covington, Kentucky, pro-
vided he paid him $lOO per year out of his earnings,
which was done. Two years ago Mr. Patton offered him
his freedom within four years for $4OO. Of this sum
Sam paid down at once $135, and $4O or $5O more subse-
quently. Recently, however, Mr. Patton refused to abide
by the contract, and claimed Sam as his slave. The case
was brought before Judge Pryor, of the circuit court, at
Covington, and a decision rendered in favour of Mr. Patton,
on the ground that a slave cannot make a contract in Ken-
tucky, and that a slave cannot be liberated in that state
except by will or a deed of em"ncipati.on, An appeal was
taken to the supreme court.—N. 0. Picayune.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.—At the sitting of the magistrates,
on Thursday, Constable Hosford charged a young man,
named John Ryan, and apparently about 18 years of age,
with having stabbed a man and woman, respectively named
M,Carthy and Keefe, on Bandon-road, on Saturday last.
It appeared the prisoner rushed out. of a public-house on the
Bandon .road, with.a large knife in his hand, and assaulted
every person passing in the most savage manner. The
prisoner waa remanded,—Cork paper,