The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

BOROUGH SESSIONS

The following prisoners' have been tried before G. Hen-
derson, Esq., the Recorder, and received the undermentioned
sentences :

Penal Servitude.--Thomas Knaggs, aged 49, a clerk, for
embezzling about £1,700, the property of the Liverpool
Bondsmen,, Loan Society, five years; Margaret Moore, aged
42, and Mary Moriarty, aged 24, for stealing money from
the person, each four years; Jane Childs, aged 18, for
stealing money from the person, four years ; Catherine Burns,
aged 18, for stealing money from the person, four years;
Elizabeth Johnson, aged 39, a servant, for stealing a variety
of property, four years.
Fifteen Months Imprisonment.—John Barlow, aged 18,
for stealing cotton.
Twelve Months Imprisonment.—John Feeney, aged 40,
for stealing cotton; Mary Tillett, aged 21, for stealing money
from the person ; Ann Newland, aged 47, for receiving stolen
property.

Niue Months Imprisonment.—John Saul, aged 48, a
joiner, for stealing tools ; Robert Sweeney, aged 30, for
having in his Possession counterfeit coin.
Eight Months Imprisonment.--Alice Makin, aged 40, for
stealing► wearing apparel ; Susannah Jones, aged 67, for
receiving stolen property.
Five Months Imprisonment.—John Creer, a porter, for
robbing his employer.
Four Months Imprisonment.—Mary Burns, aged twenty•
three, for stealing dresses ; Alice Taylor, aged nineteen, for
stealing money from the person ; Mary Mallooney, for felony.
Three Months Imprisonment—lsabella. Harriett, for shop-
lifting.

One Month's Imprisonment.—Richard Benson, aged sixteen,
for breaking into St. Saint Andrew's school-room, and stealing.
Six Weeks Imprisonment.—Teresa Archer, for felony;
Elizabeth Carey, aged forty, for having base coin in her
possession ; William Milligan, aged twelve, for stealing butter
and tobacco.

Acquitted.—Henry O'Hare, Bridge
Smith, John Goodin,ll, Rose Ann Greig,
Bills Ignored.—Against Catherine Donagha,
and Jane Williams.

Robins, Richard
id Joseph Reeley.
Mary Walker,

POLICE COURT.--SATuaDA/

(BEFORE MR. J. RATHEONE.)
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—A respectable-looking young
man, named Joseph Podtnore, who was in the employment of
Messrs. Morgan and 1111 Bay, drapars, No. 60, Old Hall-
street, was brought up by detective Carlyle, on a charge of
having embezzled two sums of £1 l2s. and Bs. 61. The
officer said he was informed by one of the partners of the
house that the prisoner had acted dishonestly, and he went to
the house and took him into custody. The prisoner said to
Mr. 111• Kay, " don't put me into the hands of the law; all I
have take❑ is £1 125." It had since been discovered that he
had embezzled another sum of Bs. 6d. Miss Lynch, a young
lady, who does business in the house, stated that she gave the
prisoner .£3 to take a sum of £2 124., which she owed in the
shop, out of it, and it was proved that he only returned 193. 6d.
bThe other sum was under similar circumstances. M 1 Mur—
egoed __.• r • -

A.r.NaV
me case might be dealt with at once; but, as'
his worship
could not deal with it in a summary way, the prosecutor said he
did notemanded for a exactly wishweek to press the charge. The prisoner was
t.

DISCOVERY 0.4 A. STOLES WATCII.---InZe:tcepS. iabbcioglat.r
,ght up a pers 'med John Wilson,
At No, 2, Gr, lotte-street, on the following charge
the evith ,e of Mr. Bolton, of Oldball-street, it
appeared that on Wednesday last, about noon, ho had a gold
b, value about £3O, which he put into a drawer, and, about
three o'clock, he found it had been stolen. On Pri,i,,,.

brought up a person ~._
shop, at No. 2, Grelt Chat•'

—From the evidt

evening the prisoner went to the pawn-shop of Mr. Bennessi,
of Paradise.str•eet, where he offered the watch in pledge for
£4 ; he was stopped, as a description of it had been given pre•
viously by the police. The prisoner, in accounting for his
possession of the watch, said• a man called at his shop, and
purchased some tobacco, and then asked hint to purchase the
watch, and he did so, after some time, for £6. He wanted
money to buy cigars on Friday, and he went to pledge the
watch for that purpose. He made a. memorandum of the
purchase and a description of the man from whom he purchased
it. The inspector said, when he arrested the prisoner, he told
him the same story, and on searching his shop he had found
a memorandum of the purchase, as stated, amongst other papers.,
The magistrate said the prisoner acted very incautiously in
making the purchase; the story might be true, and, as there
was no evidence to the contrary, he would discharge him; but
he warned him to be very cautious for the future. The watch
was restored to the owner.

THE PROPHECY OF POLICEMAN 6791—We have read of
wonderful dreams and the interpretations thereof—we have
heard of great visions and had their meaning explained.
Great circle sailing is no longer a mystery. The motion of the
earth, and the circulation of the blood are understood by every
school-boy, but it remained for policeman 679 to make a
greater discovery than Harvey or Galileo, or—we were going
to say, and we may as well say it—Joseph ! If the discovery
of this wonderfully sagacious official could be improved, it
would create a revolution, altogether, in European languages,
as we shall presently show. A sleepy looking female, named
Jane Smith, was charged by a young man named John
M'Manus, with having deprived him of "two golden
sovereigns." Master A:PA/anus, whose appearance said, as
plain as appearance could speak, " I was yowling drunk last
night," stated, that he was on his way .to America, and having
solicited the indulgence of being absent from his " mama,"
who had charge of him, she gave him leave, and he went out
to see the sights. (Al person sotto voce—"Then your mother
knew you were out.") He had not seen many of the sights,
however, when Miss Smith fairly took the sight out of his eyes
altogether, in Great Howard-sttect. He had two and a half
sovereigns and some silver in his pocket, and the latter, with
two of the former, by' some process of legerdemain, got
transferred from his possession to the pocket, or rather the
stocking of Miss Smith. He tan screeching to his -
and told his mammy. (This produced a roar -
The lady made search, and the prisoner was

odgin2.

ughter.)
)() North

dock station. when Mrs. Phillips, the %rift
station keeper,
_searched, and in her stockin;
was four& Now comes the policeman'
" When I was taking the prisoner to the station she squeese4
my hand." Mr. Clough : Well, what of that? Policeman
679 : That was saying, I mean by the touch she
p I have
said, "
the money ; it's all right ; don't split or 'll shay®
with you." each and I
(Loud laughter ) Mr. Cl : oy.
to say,a touch of the band spoke
all that ?ough CertaDinly,ou air tmean r
(Nknew it at once. The prisoner was committed for ono month.
ow if one touch of the hand spoke so much and so plainly, to
policeman 679, and that his interpretation came truly to pass,
what would not two or three well contrived
be calculated to do ? Police officer 679, grips of the fingers
s::,ems to be the only
"rote. of thumb" on this
man capable of producing an interesting alphabetical dictionary
of supplement,
--in fact it might be called the
important point; and in order to render him any service in our
hpower,f owwei nwgo: the shin
messmean " very dear fellow,
will you come home and dine with "' Two ditto—the
uldAsikigicgkesitnthat he adds, by way
I expect you to supper." A good knock
last a heavy one—"of a stick on the forehead should represent the words, or
• ci how are you all at home ?" A. clout in the eyo, so
queries,
as to blacken or shut it up, at once suggests the salutation of
~ good morning, I hope I see you well." These are signs and
tokens that could be brought into immediate use and operation,
and they are so perfectly intelligablo that none could mistake
them. No doubt some ' professor" will'soon take up these
points, and carry them into speedy practice.)
(DEPIRE MR' GLADSTONE.)
CAUTION TO CAR-DElvEKs.—John Bushnell, a car-driver,
was summoned by a Mrs. Johnston, who stated that, in
mistake, she gave him a sovereign instead of a shilling. Ho
was fined 10s and costs, for not having given her a ticket
when she engaged him.
PICKPOCKET

respectable

.esaid, the coin
rt. lie said :,

~.-6everal pickpockets were sent to gaol for
various periods, for attempting in some case., and succeeding in others, on the Landing•stage, and other portions of t 1