The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

POLICE COURT

-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MIT. MANSFIELD

A BAILIFF'S ADVENTURES.-A person named James
Naylor, described as a bailiff belonging to tha County
Court, was charged by Mr. Williams, one of the relieving
officers, with having deserted his children and leaving
them chargeable on the parish. From the evidence, it
appeared that some time about the year 1846, the wife
of the prioner died, and that he then abandoned the

ren. who then were supported
after, it seemed he

the pani.

h. Spa-,e

got married t.,) anothee woman,
time since committed an offence, for which
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she was sentenced to fifteen ye.irs' transportation. He
then went to live, and is :at present living, with a woman
who is in receipt of parish relief, and, all the time, the
children were abandoned by the prisoner, and lately Mr.
Williams made the discovery of the above facts. The
prisoner was committed for one month.
PUGNACITY AMONGST GENTLEMEN IN BLACK.— Two
coloured men, named John Alexander and Hemor Surny,
were charged with creating a riot and fighting, in Great
'Toward-street. The policeman, who'had charge of the
prisoners, said he heard a great noise in the street, and
on going to see what it was all about, he found a large
crowd acting in a disorderly and riotous manner, to the
annoyance of the inhabitants; in the middle of the ring
the prisoners were " slashing each other " like real free
(A laugh ) He never saw a pair of greater
savagos, for they bit and kicked each other like asses
aojl pigs. In reply to the dm-
maned " each other to a large eaten
which, his worship fined them
paid.

niggers

.ge, the prisoners

it the end of
S. each, which they

By way of a sequel to the above, a young black girl was
put forward on a charge of being drunk and

This was one of the first black women c

above statutable (deuce. She was discharged with a

caution

VIOLENT ASSAULT.—A woman, named Mary Nolan,
who keeps a shop in Park-lane, was charged by a female
named Bridget Bayle, with having committed a violent
assault on her. Mr. Bluck defended the prisoner. The
complainant's head was bound up, and she was covered
with blood. She produced a large hammer and a long
pole, with which she stated that the prisoner struck her
on the head and nearly killed her. Silo denied having
given any provocation, although, she stated, that for nine
months she was subject to both annoyance and assaults
from the prisoner, but her husband would not allow her
to prosectve. Mr. Jones, surgeon from the Southern Dis-
pensary, stated that he deemed the wound, which was a
contused one, deep as the bone ; at present he could not
tell how it would terminate, as perhaps, erysipelas might
supervene. Mr. Bluck produced witnesses, who at-
tempted to show that it was the prisoner's daughter who
beat the complainant ; but this failed, and the prisoner
was remanded for seven days, in order to see how dig
wounded woman would progress.
Two OF A TRADE.—A large and very fat young woman,
named Matilda Darnley, the keeper of a bad house in
Mason's Court, charged a powerful-looking young man
named John Hicks, the keeper of another " den" in the
same court, and described as a shoemaker, with having
threatened to murder her. Mr. Muck defended. It
appeared that the complainant was a witness on Monday
in the Recorder's court against some friend of the pri-
soner's, who was sentenced to fifteen months' imprison-
ment, and that, on her return home, she was violently
attacked by the prisoner, who threatened to kill her with
a knife and a hammer. Mr. Bluck, by witnesses, en-
deavoured to show that it was all jealousy on the part of
the complainant, and that his client, in reality, was the
person truly injured by the complainant. The prisoner
was bound, in two sureties of £lO each, to keep the
peace, or, in default, three months' imprisonment.

03EFORE MR. FN.) •
PLUNDER BY A SHOPMAN.--Mr. Harrison, grocer, of
Fox-street, charged a young man, named James Hill,
who was in his employment, with having robbed hire.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, and also of detect-
ives Horn and Marks, it appeared that Sir. Harrison
missed some money, and that some was marked and
purchases made with it. Soon after, e search was made,
and a portion of the money so marked was missed. A
search was made in the prisoner's box, where the police
found 51 half-crowns, 10 sovereigns, and 1,5 half ditto ;
and, on the prisoner's person was found some of the
marked money. The prisoner merely said he had the
money found in his box when he entered the employ-
ment of Mr. Harrison. FXe was committed for trial at
the Sessions,

PM NOTHING PARTICULAR.—CIara Smithh-was charged
with having stolen a gold chain, 155., ani a bible, from
William Elder, in Pointon-street. The complainant,
whose appearance attracted some attention, was asked by
Mr. Wyberg—What are you ? Why, I am nothing
particular. What do you do for a living ? Ido not
belong to any profession. But you must get your
living some way—What is your calling ? I have pat
come from Australia. Well, what what were you doing
there ? I was there about 18 months. Yes, but wtat
were you doing there for a living ? Many thing'.:. Say
what you did there for a living ? I was digging, amongst
other things. Oh, very well then, we will call you a
digger. Very well, that will do, as lam nothing parti-
cular. He then went on to say that having come from
Australia he walked out to see Liverpool, as he was unac-
quainted with it. He, however, was soon let into '' one
of the mysteries of modern Tyre," for Miss Smith stole
his chain and money, and committed felony on his bible,
a book he valued much, and had in his pocket. There
was some fun caused by the details which he gave of-
the transaction. The chain was subsequeffily found on
the prisoner's neck, and a portion of the money in ono
of the stockings. She was sent to gaol for a month.
Robert Parry, an old offender, was sent for trial for
breaking into a house in Duke-street, and stealing
property therefrom,

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The Hon. E. T. Yorke
M.P., brother of the Earl of Hardwicke, is named as no
unlikely to be the successor of Mr. D. Waddington, in the
chairmanship of the Eastern Counties Railway Company.
Dovn's CASE.—The cost of the trial, as may be 81.,pposed,
has been very great. For the prosecution Vuo counsels'
fees would exceed 300 guineas. Mr. 0 verencl had 100
guineas, with refreshers of 10 guineas per day, and 35
guineas on the day of reply. Mr. Hardy had 70 guineas,
with refreshers, and Mr. Bayley 45 guineas. The cost of
getting up the case and of witnesses was about £866 16s,
make a total of £1,176 16s. For the defence the counsels'
fees were 300 guineas, MI. Bliss receiving 70 guineas,
exclusive of refreshers and consultation fees. Sergeant
Wilkins had 50 guineas with refreshers, and Mr. Hall 40
guineas. The other expenses will not be less than £l,OOO,
making a total of upwards of £1,300, or a grand total of
the cost of the trial of £2,476 IGs. This is exclusive of
the cost of the enquiry before the coroner.

We are glad to learn that Captain D. 13. Morton and
the late crew of that splendid screw steamer the Oneida.,
now in cur harbour, and lately in the transport serv:ce,
have had the great and singular distinction grantol, to them
of the Crimean medal, in common with her lkr„jesty's naval
forces in the Black Sea. This honop.': is bestowed on the
officers and crew, who, with Ca.pW:',l Morton, were engaged
on the 23rd and 24th Oct*? last in co-operating with the
Anglo-French army, an in firing both days ou the Russian
army with their own gnus and four heavy guns of the
Diamond frigate which were put on board. The Oneida
was built by the eminent builders Messrs. John Scott and
and Sons, and was lately the property of the Canada Ocean
Steam Navigation Company. She has been sold to the
Euvopean and Australian Royal Mail Company.—Greenock
Advedliscr.

EiTRAORDINARY ABDUCTION.—The Cork Constitution
states that a Miss ll—, of Cloubrook, Queen's county,
was to be married, on a certain day, to a Mr. H. I,—.
Another lover of the lady endeavoured to prevent it by
collecting a party of friends, who assisted him in locking
the gate approaching to the lady's house. They ahoplaee
large stones in front to obstruct the passage of the jaunting
car ; and, after completing their task, they lay in ambush
awaiting the arrival of Miss H— avid her friends. Hay.„
ing arrived at the hour above mentioned, and finding the
approach barred against them, some of the party left the car
to rtmove the obstacles presented to them, when the lady
was pounced upon by the party of her former lover, and
then a struggle ensued—the bridegroom'
art endeavour-
ing' to retain her, and the ether to ca her off. The
conflict terminated in ';story for
former lover,
who succeeded in Dlacinc,

ape with his nr

on a car, and in
r of whom was heard
room had his

eauesdav

ce much damaged. The matter L

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