The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-18 00:00:00

Will be despatched on the 25th instant..:
FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT),
100.k‘ The fine-built British Barque
fiatittal JAMES SCOTT,
Captain PITT;
340 tons; A I at Lloyd's for twelve years; is just -now being
thoroughly overhauled and coppered. This vessel is well known
in the China trade for making rapid passages and delivering her
cargoes in first-rate order.— For further particulars, apply to Messrs.
Byers, Walker, and Byers; or to

W. 0. YOUNG,
19, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 54, Cross-street, Manchester;
Sun-court, Comhill, London.

Scotch
Irish..

(BEFORE MR. H. HORNBY.)
A DEAD LIFT.—Mrs. Catherine Kermode, residing at
1, Gregory-place, Gerard-street, charged a stout looking
fellow, named Bartholomew Cooke, with having picked
her pocket of a purse and a shilling, under the following
strange circumstances. The complainant was attending
a funeral in St. John's Church-yard, and was standing
close to the grave whilst the coffin was being covered in.
She felt some one push her from behind, but did not
suspect anything wrong on such an occasion. The pres-
sure continued, and she was nearly pushed into the
grave. She then turned round, and felt the prisoner at
her pocket, and at the same moment, several bystanders
observed the prisoner take the purse. He was seized,
and the property found upon him. He was then given
into custody, and but fur the interference of some
humane persons who were at the funeral, the probability
was, that the prisoner would himself have been made a
subject for a grave. The prisoner said he was hungry,
(he had neither the appearance of hunger nor want, for
he was well dressed), and could not get any thing to do.
He would go into the army, navy, or any other " mortal
place." (Laughter.) Ile was strong and willing to
fight for his Queen and country, and he had the courage
of a lion. (Loud laughter.) The magistrate said the
army would be disgraced by such a fellow. The
prisoner was committed for trial.
CHARGE AGAINST A SHOPMAN.—A young man of
highly respectable appearance, and dressed in fashion-
able
attire, who gave his name as Henry Johnston, was
charged with stealing a quantity of candles, lard, oil, and
other articles of grocery, belonging to Mr. Hugh Plat,
grocer, Scotland-road. It appeared that some time
before Christmas, the prisoner was employed to assist
in the shop of the complainant, and that in consequence
of something which Mrs. Plat told her husband, the
lodgings of the prisoner were searched, and the property
named which the prosecutor alleged had been stolen
from his shop, was found there. In reply to Mr. Bluck,
who appeared for the prisoner, the complainant said
the prisoner was only engaged temporarily before
Christmas. He owed him about 30s, and the prisoner
called for the amount. Mr. Bluck examined the wit-
ness at some length, and then produced a lady named,
Mrs. Barr, who resides at 41, Edmund-street, Park,
where the prisoner lodged, and she stated that some of
the things now produced belonged to her, and were
purchased with her money. She knew the prisoner for
six months, and he was a respectable young mar. The
magistrate said it was a case of suspicion only, but he
could not act on suspicion, and therefore the prisoner
must be discharged.
SAD CASE.—A very handsome young girl (about nine-
teen years of age), whose name appeared on the sheet as
Louisa Montague—no doubt a fictitious one—was
charged with stealing £2 5s from a Miss Thompson, of
29, Finch-street, and also some wearing apparel belong-
ing to a young woman, named Anne Wilkinson, who
lives with Thompson. The story of the complainant
was this—The prisoner (they said), called at the house
on Saturday night, and asked to remain. They allowed
her -to do so, and on Wednesday she left, taking the
money from a drawer, in which Thompson had put it,
telling the prisoner at the time, she was about to send
it into Yorkshire. She also took the clothes belonging
to Wilkinson, and nearly all the money, and the clothes
were found in the possession of the prisoner, who was
about proceeding to Dublin. The prisoner said she had
been in
,Liverpool about ten weeks, having been induced
to come there by a peison from Dublin, but she got
disgusted with her habits of living, and resolved to
return to her friends in Dublin. She admitted having
taken the money and clothes, lint she intended remitting
the amount from Dublin, as her friends were respect-
able, and would assist her. The prisoner, who wept
bitterly all the time she was before the court, was
remanded for seven days

(BEFORE MR MANSFIELD)

DETAINING A SAILOR'S NOTE.—Sarah Dunne, the wife
of a sailor, summoned Anne Williams for detaining her
husband's pay-note. Mr. Chilton attended for the com-
plainant, and Mr. Bluck appeared for the defendant.
The case was this :—The husband of complainant went
to sea in June last, leaving. her his pay-note to draw half
his wages, £2 10s. a month, whilst he was away. The
defendant was in the habit of advancing money on the
deposit of the note. A dispute had arisen with respect
to the account between the parties, the complainant
alleging that she paid all the loans to the defendant, the
latter maintaining the contrary, and detaining the note
as a security. Mr. Bluck contended that under the sth
and 6th Vic., chap. 106, sec. 304, the case could not be
decided in that court. Mr. Mansfield was of the same
opinion, and dismissed the case.

THE BOLD DRAGOONS.— Henry Quick and Charles
Jones, two of Sir John Gerard's yeomanry cavalry, and
.John Woodcroft, were charged with being drunk
-and fighting in Leece-street. The police heard a great
noise, and on going to ascertain the cause, they found
the dragoons on the flags, with their swords drawn, and
all in a fighting position. They were fined ss. each.
MORE FIGHTING.—Mr. James Mullin, described as a
tea dealer and poor-law guardian, and Mr. James Ellis,
were charged with fighting in Dale-street. It appeared
that some dispute arose at a tavern about the payment
of some money, and Mr. was followed out into the
street by Mr. Mullin, to bring him back. The fight
arose here, and Mr. Mullin got the worst of it, for both
his eyes were blackened. He was discharged, and Mr.
Ellis fined 20s.

HOARY OLD SINNERS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
S;r,-I observed, with much pleasure, in the NORTHF.EN
'8 of the 14th inst., the letter signed " Q.," with the
'leading. I can assure your correspondent that be is

not alone

can boar him out full