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

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

David Marshall was charged with being on board of a
Spanish ship now lying in George's dock, under very
suspicious circumstances. Police-officer 243 stated, about
half-past twelve o'clock the previous night he heard the
captain of the vessel calling for assistance, and upon going
on board the vessel he found the prisoner in the cabin, an asso-
ciate having made his escape before he could be apprehended.
The captain of the vessel, through an interpreter, stated he
found the prisoner in the cabin, but nothing had been re-
moved therefrom, nor had any of the locks been broken.
The prisoner when detected pretended to be drunk, but was
in fact, perfectly sober. He having been already seven
times before convicted, the magistrate, Mr. Earle, said he
was sorry that be had not taken something from the ship
that he might be sent out of the country, and committed
him to prison for three months.
A BROTHEL ROBBERY.—David Hogan was charged with
stealing three sovereigns and a coat, the property of a sailor,
at a house near Tithebarn-street. It appeared that the
sailor had accompanied a girl to the house adjoining that
in which the prisoner lived, and upon his waking up he
missed the coat and the money from his pocket. Police
officer 505, stated he found the coat concealed in the
prisoner's house. For the defence it was alleged that a young
man, who had accompanied the prosecutor with another girl,
and who had been in both.ho uses, had left it there, but this
statement was most positively denied by the young man. A
witness was called to prove the fact, but he failed in satisfying
the bench, and the prisoner was committed for one month.
STEALING PROVISIONS.—Fran Thomas was charged with
stealing 81bs. of bacon and two loaves of bread, from a shop
in Titchfield-street. The prisoner, quite a lad, was detected
with the property in his possession, and having been repeat-
edly before the court, was committed for three months.
STEALING A SHAWL.—Catherine Colborne was charged
with stealing a shawl, the property of Mrs. Gordon, of
Scotland-road. It appeared that the prisoner, in the early
part of the preceding day, had borrowed the shawl from the
prosecutrix, and upon returning it was asked to have tea.
Shortly after Mrs. Gordon left the house, and when she went
back again the prisoner was standing, ready to take her
departure. About nine o'clock she missed the shawl, which
she afterwards discovered had been pledged by the prisoner
at a pawn-shop in Scotland-road. Committed for ten days
fur illegally pawning the shawl.
Several abandoned females, who had been given into the
custody of the:police, were discharged, the complaining par-
ties not appearing against them.

Corresponisenre.

POLICE ESPIONAGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.
SIR,—If I ask you to permit me to expose what
I am sure every honest man will concur in desig-
nating a grievance and a wrong ; it is not so much
to complain of an injustice as to expose, and, I
hope, to aid in correcting, a system under which
trade suffers, and morality is not improved.
On Sunday last, two policemen, in the guise
of railway travellers, accompanied by a boy who
carried two carpet bags, visitecl my house in
William•street. The hour was be,,xeen eleven and
twelve o'clock, a.m. Having been admitted, they
called for refreshment. I asked them what they
I would have—tea with chops or steaks ? After a
glance from one to the other, one of them replied
that they would have two glasses of ale. To
this I replied that I could not serve ale until after
one o'clock, p.m. But when those persons found
that they could not be served with ale, they
declared they would have no other refreshment,
and left the house. I did not know these men at
the time ; but I have since found they were
detectives in disguise. About a month previously,
two of the same body came to my house at night,
and finding the window of the tap-room open, the
one raised and pushed the other through, who
entered the house in that fashion, of course to see
whether any person was drinking inside.
Sir, I am sure you will agree with me that this
system of espying after illegality, and tempting
into a breach of the law, is opposed to justice as
well as to all our habits, and that you will allow me
through your columns to say that our borough
council owe it to an important body, who pay
heavy and peculiar burthens, to relieve them from
this grievance.—l am, yours respectfully,

WILLIAM ICIAEON.

William-street

THE POST OFFICE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES,

Liverpool, 25th November, 1853.
Sir,—l sent my clerk to the chief Post-office to-
day to buy either ta shilling stamp or six two-
penny ones. The answer he received was that.
they had neither the one nor the other ! This
beautiful specimen of management in a public de-
partment deserves public notice and censure.
Yours, S. G.

[The " notice and censure" of which our corres.
pondent speaks, and in which everybody will concur
the case deserves, will be accomplished by the in-
sertion of his brief note.—En. N. D. T.]