The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-03 00:00:00

MURDER AT MANCHESTER,

Two brothers, named Andrew and James Bracken,
were brought before the city magistrates at Manchester
on Monday, charged with killing William Bates, a
mechanic, on Saturday evening last. The deceased was
stated to be about 40 years of age, and to have recently
come to Rochdale in search of employment, and it would
appear that he met with his death under circumstances
or great barbarity, having been casually involved in a
street brawl, and murderously assaulted by those who
had no previous knowledge of or against him.
Ellen Smith said, about nine o'clock on Saturday evening
she saw the two prisoners fighting with another man in
the street, at the corner of a beershop called the Brown
Cow. They got the man into the shop, left him there,
and then returned to the street, demanding who would
face them. They struck ene man, who ran away, and
then another man, who also ran away. A tall man (the
deceased Bates) then came up, and the prisoners knocked
him down. He got up and went into the middle of the
street, but the prisoners followed him, and Andrew
Bracken knocked him down again. The other prisoner
kicked him on the head, and Andrew joined in the
kicking. Witness made some remonstrance, and Andrew
Bracken replied that he would kill him. The blood was
then flowing from Bates's ears. Witness then went down
Medlock-street, and saw no more of the matter. In cross-
examination she stated that she was within two yards of
the man when James Bracken kicked him. There was a
great crowd round, and Andrew Bracken was in his shirt
sleeves, as though ready to fight. The affair lasted about
a quarter of an 11' ur. Other witnesses gave corrobora-
tive evidence, and an inquest was held on the body by Mr.
Albany Fonblanquo, deputy-coroner for the city, when
Mr. Forster, house surgeon at the Chorlton Dispensary,
stated that the deceased died from fracture of the skull,
which ruptured a blood vessel, and caused extensive
effusion on the brain. He had received six cuts, with
bruises underneath some of them. The jury returned a
verdict of wilful murder against James and Andrew
Bracken, who were committed for trial at the assizes.

IMPORTANT DECISION AFFECTING

/I AI LWAYS

THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAIL WAY COMPANY

V. TILE EAST LANCASIIIRE COMPANY,

This was a writ of error from a judgment of the Court
of Exchequer, which carne before the House of Lords and
the Judges on Appeal, and was heard on Monday last.
The facts we-•e as follows:—The Manchester and Bolton
Railway Company, through their authorised agents,
entered into an agreement in November, 1843, with the
authorised agents of a company called the Bury and
Rossendale Railway, that the latter company should have
the use of their station at Salford, on such terms as three
indifferent persons might determine, and their traffic
should be carried on at their own cost as to carriages,
&c.; and that they should pay to the Manchester and
Bolton Company for the use of their railway, and in
respect of the traffic thereon specified, a pro rata propor-
tion, according to the distance passed over the two lines
respectively, of all and singular the gross rates and pro-
ceeds arising from such traffic, and that the Manchester
company would subscribe towards the making of the Bury
and Rossendale Railway. The Manchester and Bolton
Company has now, by amalgamation, become the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, and the Bury and Rossendale in the
same manner has grown into the East Lancashire Railway
Company, and the sole question between the parties is,
whether the agreement to run in this manner, and on
these terms, over a portion of the Lancashire and York-
shire, continues in force after these extensions and amal-
gamations. The Lancashire and Yorkshire, at a trial in
the Court of Exchequer, obtained a verdict in their favour.
The case was argued in the Exchequer Chamber in Jan.,
11354, and
describing,andjudg the positionmentwasfort of theheEast parties,Lancashire.
said The
court, that
" these extensions of the East Lancashire line, and con-
sequent increase of the traffic which they. bring upon the
the agreement, and the greater use which the make of the
portion of the Lancashire and Ytowhrhkti
party
lhhi
passesr
line,
insists, spokenrwo
htvhee
stations, with the greater accommolation they required
t traffic Oneffio of that
for its reception and disposal, give rise to the question we
agreement is limited to the original line, the other contends
thatca ot.
inm.t nowehne
cr:asgbhoortu extends xn ttdoesn
on
nse catio:
yae
partl
original line, from or to Manchester, whether its transit
comes from or goes to any station upon any part of the
new. and extension lines. The court below were of opinion
with the
.Lancashire and Yorkshire, and we have come,
upon consideration, to the opposite conclusiun." The case
was argued. on Monday, and their lordships delivered their
unanimous decision, affirming the judgment of the Court
of Exchequer Chamber. The Lord- Chancellor agreed
with. the learned judges, and moved the house to affirm
the judgment of the court. Judgment accordingly. tarht
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SCHOOL TREAT.—Yesterday, the !boys connected with
the Orphan's Asylum, in Myrtle-street, were treated
with an excursion to Eastham. The day being exceed-
ingly fine, the treat was much enjoyed by all, while
their band afforded considerable amusement to the
visitors.
THE JOLLY MARINER.—This little craft, which we so
recently noticed, sailed yesterday for Tampico, with a
full and valuable cargo, and under very favourable
auspices. The owner, Mr. Chabot, Messrs. M'Kittrick,
Cuming, and several other gentlemen, accompanied the
beautiful craft as far as the light ship, and having par-
taken of a splendid dejeune, parted with the beautiful
little craft amid hearty cheers for her success.
SOUTHERN ANDTOXTETH HOSPITAL.—WEEXLY REPORT,
JULY Ist, 1856. —ln patients :—Discharged : cured, 16 ;
relieved, 3; at own request, 1 ; irregular, 0. Dead, 0 ;
entered, 28 ; under treatment, 61. Out patients : cured,
58 ; entered, 51 ; under treatment, 36. Treasurer, James
Houghton, Esq. Visitors, Rev. T. Robberds, and John
Rogers, Esq. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry.
B.A. Physicians and surgeons for the week, D.
Cameron, and Dr. Petrie. House surgeons, Mr. E. C.
CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday, the coroner held an in-
Garland, and Mr. William Townsend.
SW.PFCTED CASE OF POISONING BY WILLTAM PALMER,
quest on the body of Samuel Doggrell, a porter employed at
the Wapping station of the London and North Western IN LEEDS.—Some two or three years ago a person named
mentainond
Morrow, belonging, we believe, to Kelloe, in this county,
Railway. The deceased, en Tuesday morning, was engaged where he had been brought up as a miner, became rather
in shifting some waggons on a turn-table, when ilia head extensively known to the sporting fraternity in this city
gst
oisthseariasdytwooithahave been pretty successful
wig knocked against. the wall by one of the waggons, and
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regular
he soon after died from the injuries he had received. Yer- other minor sporting pursuits. After leaving this neigh-
peT•ition of some import-
diet, " Accidental death."
THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW,—This day, the Liverpool
Floral and Horticultural Society will hold its second exhi- larnheisssional H
,and asllg. generally considered by his friends
bition of the season. The show will be much larger than in t
to have wrled his any that have yet been held ; and, from the season having ance. Amon
been so exceedingly favonrable, the specimens shown will be acquainted in his sport ine avocations
whom he. had become
moat magLificent. Should, which there is at present, the Some time ago Morrow's friends-on.s was William Palmer.
in this neighbourhood
weather continue fine, there can be no doubt but that the reradved a letter from
him from Leeds, in which he
number of visitors will be very large. detailed his general success on the turf, 'ar d
IMPORTANT TO IRON SHIPOWNERS.—The fine iron ship other things casually mentioned his excellenti amongst
Sarah Palmer, the launching of which we noticed some heal, h. This letter was dated state of
on a Saturday evening.
time ago, has just returned from a successful voyage to To their groat surprise, his friends received further
a
Calcutta, and is now an object of more than ordinary communication that he had been taken suddenly and
curiosity, in consequence of her hull having been covered alarmingly ill, with peculiar symptoms, on the
even-
with :Mr. M'lnnes' patent, for preventing corroding, &c. ing of the de.) on
which his own letter'l 1 bee
very
The vessel is quite clean, and it has been stated that the Some mem oers of his family 1
_t I had n written.
las ene( o Leeds, but to
article used will ;prove of the utmost advantage to iron their great surprise they found Morrow dead and buried.
ships.
On endeavouring to ascertain the position of his
affairs,
THE LATE STABBING CASE IN DENISON-STREET --After no satisfactory conclusion could- be arrived at, as his
was the most acute suffering, Henry Hanks, the sailor who betting-book, papers, and the money he was supposed
was stabbed by a shipmate on Saturday night has, through have been possessed of; had una b
ccounta ly peared-
the careful attention of the medical staff connected with The last person who had been in his
puny on the
the Northern Hospital, so far recovered as to be out of Saturday evening of his illness was WillicaomPaliner, and
danger. Upon enquiry at that institution last evening, hence strong suspicions are entertained thalat he had been
we were informed that he had spent a most comfortable the victim of foul play on the part of Palmer, who was
day, and might be considered as:progressing: most satis- supposed to have, been considerably indebte • clle. hire.—
factorily towards convalescence.; 1 Durham Chronicle.