The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-11 00:00:00

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a'gait of him on every Saturday ' • and that was as
true as the hair on his head. If his Worship only
knew the way he was hunted by Polly M‘Gionchlin,
he would have mercy on him. Morning, noon, and night—
night, noon, and morning—she was at his heels. Saturday
nights, in particular, when he got a trifle of tin about him,
she hunted him like an evil spirit. Fle really did rot know
on this earth what to do with Polly M'Glouchiin. It would
have been better for him he never had been born at all than
to be subject to such everlasting treatment as this. Ile was
in a fury on Saturday night, as she had been after him the
live long day; and in his passion be might have taken up

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If bis Worship could only
keep Polly 111‘Glouchlin away from him he would be as
quiet as a lamb. At the conclusion of his oration, he was
fined 55., or. in default of payment, 7 days'imprisonment.
STREET PREACHING—IMPORTANT TO "HOLDERS FORTH."

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—Edward Blanche, dressed as a butcher's porfer, and Thos.
Roberts, attired respectably, were brought up charged by
officer 501 for fighting, on Saturday night, under the " big
lamp" in Lime-street. The officer said at half-past twelve
there was a crowd of people under the lamp, and the prisoners
were engaged fighting, and as they would not go away,
he locked them up. Mr. Roberts told a long story about
how he was at George's Hall, and how he joined the
crowd under the lamp; he found a number of men
debating under the lamp, and he joined them, and
a very respectable old gentleman. The other prisoner
rushed in, shouting out, " What the devil are von
preaching about here ?" and he then struck him (the
speaker), and also knocked down the very reseectableold gen-
Vernal. The officer said be saw the "gentleman" (Roberts)
give his stick to the " respectable old gentleman" saying,
hold this, I am able to lick the with my fist, and he
then gave the other prisoner a blow, which was returned by
him, and then Roberts took the stick and gave him two
heavy blows on the head, when he arrested both. Mr.
Roberts loudly complained of the conduct of his fellow
prisoner, Ind also of the police officer, whom he said laughed
at him and the respectable old gentleman. This was denied
by the officer. In reply to Mr.Maosfield, the other prisoner
said he was going home, when he heard a noise at the lamp
post, and, on going to ascertain what it was, the first salute
he got was a box on the jaw from the other prisoner, and of
course he returned it, as be did not understand that. The
other prisoner then gave him three blows on the head
with a stick, one of which cut him severely, and his head
is very sore, and they were "at it" when the
officer arrested them. The officer said this place is a
great nuisance every night, as a crowd of people
collect and commence fighting about religion. Mr. Mans-
field : What, at half-past twelve at night ? Inspector :
Yes sir, they assemble there at all hours. They
assemble about 7 o'clock from all parts of the town, and con-
tinue to dispute about religion all night; they are sure to
be pretty drunk too. Mr. Mansfield : It is quite time to
put a stop to such disgraceful and abominable scenes of
Dute in the streets abolit religion. They care nothing

about religion, but are a set of hypocritical humbugs, who
create dissention amongst the people. The police are quite
right in taking up such va,c,rabonds who go about disturbing
the public pence. Each of the prisoners muit pay a fine of
£l, or, in default of payment, one month's imprisonment.

The prisoners were committed.
SUMMARY WAY OF RECOVERING A DEBT.--William
Pickley, was charged by William Cristy, the master of a
vessel, under the following circumstances. Mr. Block
defended. The complainant said be employed the prisoner
to and

:crape down his ship in the Collingiood dock,

ffered the 304. as agreed

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swore, if he did not pay, they would fling him into the
dock, and, only he caught hold of the guard chain, they
would-have done so. He called the police, and when an
officer came, the other men let him go, but the prisoner
would'not, and tore his coat. This was corroborated by the
officer. Mr. Bluck repudiated the ilea of his client flinging
the captain into the dock, as he had too great an interest in
the cytaites welfare, in order to procure his money. He
could not,-however, justify violence, and begged his client
might be dealt leniently with. He was fined 53. and costs,
which was at once paid.