The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-08 00:00:00

'OE COURT.-SATURDAY.

POLL

ALbERMAN HOLME,)

(BEFORE MR.
" THE BROWN COW."_„Thomas Murray, who was
remanded on a charge with h ''aving stolen six sovereigns
nlican, (an account of
and a-half from Mr. Fox, pu
which appeared in our paper of ,_ prisoner, and pro-
up. Mr. Chilton appeared for the
Saturday,) was brought
duced two witnesses, who accounteu f,osrivtloaersiplirpisodniesr.
having the money found on him, and he to
charged him, saying, the prosecutor was very much
emliehouse
blame in getting drunk, and going from one b
e in his to another in that state, with his money loo:.
vest pocket.
808 CAMPBELL AND LADY JONES.—An unsn
cated young fellow, named Robert Campbell, eh 'arledn
n
two young women, named Margaret Widdows and
Johnston, with having stolen £25 from him. Mr.
Bluck defended, and the case caused an immet
amount of merriment. First, the Alderman asked th e
prosecutor what he was ? and he replied. Bob Campbelk.
What, are you Mr. Robert Campbell? Why, your*"
Honour, sir, I came over here from Ireland, with a trifle
of lambs and sheep. He then went on to state that be
was in a publichouse in Pall Mall, after coming from
the market, where he had sold his " trifle of lambs and
sheep " for £25. He met Margaret Widdows, (a very
well dressed girl, with fiery red hair,) who appeared to
be, at least to him, a perfect lady. She asked him for
some wine, and he could not of course refuse her, She
then told him she had a great secret to confine to him.
After some time, she asked where he lodged ? and he
replied in the publichouse where they were at the time.;
The " great secret " was then revealed, which was
nothing more nor less than this—" you are in a very
dangerous house ; there are a great number of bad
characters visiting it, and if you have any money, both
it and yourself are in great danger." This piece of
information alarmed him very much, and he did not
know what to do. She at once offered to relieve him.
by stating that she would take him to " Lady Jones's,"
who was a real lady, and that his money would be as
safe with "Lady Jones" as it would in the bank.
Alderman Holme : And did you believe her? Begot' I
did, your Honour, sir ; sure, when she said Lady Jones,
who could doubt it. He went to the house, and saw the
Lady Jones, (the other prisoner,) who told him his
money and himself were quite safe in her house. He
went up stairs and had a glass of ale, which made him
very ill, as there was something put into it. Alderman
Holme : I have no deuht of that. Complainant : Begor,
your Honour, sir, nor I either. (Great laughter.)
Well, sure enough, when I got ill, I thought I would
put the money into my stocking, and put the stocking
into my trouser's pocket, and put my trousers under my
head, and so I did.' Then I lay down to sleep, and
Begor, your Honour, sir, I could not go asleep at all.
Well and good, bye and bye, who should come in only the
red haired one, and Lady Jones along with her, and what
doyou think they did ? Mr. Alderman Holnage,rt:,_Tyoootitcr your money, of course. Complainant: Be
llonour, sir, that was the very thing they -did sure
enough—Lady Jones and all. Well, why did you not
prevent them ? Why, your Honour, the thing they put
in the ale (I suppose it was "stretchernine,) bad such
" a liowlt " of me, that I could not stir hand nor foot.
I called out, and " tould " them to leave the stocking
alone, when Lady Jonas said, Bob, says she, it's all as right
as a wooden clock. Well, your Honour, when I was able
to get up, and that was about two o'clock, sure up I got,
and knocked—and knocked, until at last Lady Jones came,
and says she—Bob Campbell, you'r making a big uproar
inmy decent house: It's sorry lam for it, Lady Jones, says
I—but touching the money I got for the trifle of lambs
and sheep? Go back to your bed and sleep, says she,
tould you it was all right, and you'll get it in the morn,
ing. Mr. Alderman Holme : And you believed her, did
you ? Why, then, fiix 'and I did, your honour, sir;
sure you would'ut have me disbelieve a lady ? (Loud
laughter.) So I went back to bed, but faith it was'nt
much I slept, though ; so when I got up in the morning,
I asked Lady Jones for the money. Oh, it's all right,
says she, the red_haired one has it safe, and she's just
gone out, so I'll go and tell her you want it. Out she
went, and I waited three hours, but they did'nt come
hack at all, and I thought it very gum entirely, so I
did. Then after that I went to 'the public-house, and I
tould the man then, and he laughed at me, and said I
was robbed. I could hardly believe him ; and so I
waited three hours more, but never an inch they came
back at all with the money. Alderman Holme Ana
that's your story ? Faix it is, your Honour, sic, Alder.
man Holtee : Well, I don't think in your flock, there
YoD.:self. Mr. Bluck It
was a lamb so sheepish as
fellow, at all events. Corn.
seems he was fleeced, poor
plainant Begot, I 'was, your Honour. Mr. Block :
Well, now, tell, me, what part of the world has the hon.
our of producing you ? The witness seemed terribly
bewildered, pulled his hair several times, and at last
said—lt was'nt produced at all. Yell, where did you
come from From a place called Dundalk, in the
county Louth, in Ireland. Were you ever let out before I was a couple of times, but I only came for other people
then, but this last trip I cam.) on my own account with.
the trifle of lambs and sheep. Are you sure these are
the two ladles who took your money? Faix, and I am,
as sure as day—the red-haired one could'ut be mistaken
any where. And are you equally certain about the
other? I am, indeed sir, and sorry I am for it. Was
there any one in the room with you? The not a one at
all, only myself, barrio' the time they came in and took
thatt e
tmoneythe was
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h
ave
lost his money anywhere else,
insteadek of in the house,
and in the manner described. The Alderman agree
that the poor fellow was a great fool, but he (the Alder-
man) could easily understand how the poor fellow was
actually led to cre.lit the story of the women. He had
no doubt whatever they had robbed the man. He asked
the police if there wits any chance of the money being
forthcoming ? and the reply was in the negative. His;
Worship sent the prisoners to gaol for three months,
with hard labour.

PLUNDER BY A SHOIMOY.—Johu Brough, a youth alr;„t
16, and his father, John Bennett Brough, residin; at 37,
Minshull-street, Paddington, were brought up by deteos
tives Horn and Carlyle on the folk :Wing charge,—lt
appeared that the boy had been fkl; apprentice at the shop
of Mr. Phillips, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in
Bedford-street, Park. He was there about three months,
and daring that time several things were missed. 011
Monday last, the boy was discharged, and from enquiry,
and some facts that transpired, it appeared that he had
the
taken shirts and patent boots out of parcels pledged at
shop. This led to the police going to the house of
the rather, where wearing apparel and other property
to the value of £l2 odd was found, and this was identiaed
by a person from Mr. Phillips' shop, as a portion of his
property. The boy admitted having taken the things,
but said his father was innocent. His father said he was
under the impression that the lad got the things pro. perly. The prisoners were remanded,

IMPROVEMENTS IN IRON Sllip-13UILDINa.--We have in-
spected a model
of an improved description of girder for use
in the construction of iron ships, invented by Mr. J. Clare,
of Liverpool, by which the maximum strength with
the minimum weight, is obtained, thus securing the largest
amount of mechanical efficiency, and ensuring the greatest
security to life and property. The number of joints is so
much smaller that it can scarcely be compared with the
present system; indeed, they are reduced more than hid&
The Great Eastern, now building as a 10,000 ton vessel,
has an external shipbuilder's measurement of 22,000 tons,
and the weight of iron used in ifs oonstruetion is enormous.
We Unders!and that, by Mr. Clare's system, the thickness
of the gliders between the internal and external series of
plates would be reduced to one-fourth of (hose in the Great
Eastern—a considerably larger tonnage being, consequently,
gained without intreasinr; the external measurement.
c3mparison of the two plans afford ample proof that in t,h4
construction of :he Great Eastern the strength might haip
been kept equal or even increased, the weight of '
ployed reduced, and some thousands of tow.; more lute
capacity gained.--
We must do Mr. Clara th.e j.astica tr
thahis invp”l:

iron em.;

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...volition, from the model and plan which We have
den, appears to he the climax. fficiency of mechanical
e lei
the art of shipbuilding.—lffintng -T- - - _

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