The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-12 00:00:00

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

EMBI ZnEMENT. —John Leeehman, late in the employ.
ment of Mr. Henry Greenwood, of Canning place, who
had- been twice remanded, was brought up for final
examination. The charge was fur embezzling certain
sums of money belonging to his employer. The facts
of the case have been published. Mr. Greenwood, out
of compassion for the prisoner and his family, said he
would not proceed further in the case, and he would
therefore ,aithdraw the charge. His Worship told the
'prisoner he ought to feel deeply grateful to Mr. Green-
Wood for his kind consideration, and his (the prisoner's)
first most sacred duty, was to make reparation for the
offence he had committed. He trusted it would be a
warning to the prisoner for the remainder of his life.
He was then discharged.

:VIOLEATT ASSAULT BY AMERICAN SHIPS

OFFICERS.

James Campbell, !nee, and Henry Chapman, second mate,
of the American ship Windsor Forest, in the Salisbury Dock,
were brought before Mr. Mansfield, at the Police Court, on
Saturday, charged with having violently assaulted two coloured
men, named Stephen B. Oney, the cook, and David Sommet,
the steward, of the same ship. From the evidence of the com-
plainants, whose heads were bandaged up, it appeared that the
chief mate went up to the steward, about half past eight in the
maiming, and after some " jawing" about something, struck
him' a blow with a carving knife on the left arm, and then gave
him another blow on the back of the head ; he ran away to
avoid his assailant, when the second mate came up and gave
him a desperate blow with a " knuckles" on the back of the
head; inflicting a serious wound on him. The cook heard the
scuffle, and went to see what it was, when he was also violently
assaulted by both the prisoners. Surgeon Grimes was examined
as to the nature of the wounds inflicted on both men, and he
found 'the cuts and bruises as described by the witnesses. In
reply to the bench, the prisoners stated that they had given
orders to the complainants not to leave the ship the previous
day, but they did so, and when they came back next day they
were remonstrated with, when they were attacked by the com-
plainants "with knives, and they only defended themselves from
the attack. This statement was totally denied by the com.
plainants. The prisoners then alleged that the captain's eon
was present at the transaction, and. his Worship said, before
sending,the prisoners for trial, he: would like to hear the evi-
dence, and he therefore ozdered the prisoners to be remanded
to this day.

DARING OUTRAGE AND ATTEMPT AT
ROBBERY.

Ou Saturday, about two o'clock, a desperate outrage
was perpetrated in South Castle street, at the shop of Mr.
J,hn R, Cameron, watch maker. The facts are these :
About the time stated, a man, named Michael Kelly, went
to the shop of Mr. Cameron, and, after looking into it for
a short time, he smashed in a square of plate glass, and
seized on a case of 15 watches, value 4200, with which he
was making his escape, when he was pursued and captured
with the case and watches in his possasion. After some
resistance, be was secured and taken to bridewell, whop the
charge was entered against him, and then taken before Mr.
Smith, at the r olice court, just before that gentleman rose
for the day. The prisoner is a middle aged man, and was
very poorly clad. He said he came from Warrington. He
did not seem to care anything about the position in which
he was placed. He was fully committed for trial at the
assiz 35.

IN DANGEI3.—" A Churchman" encloses
his card to the editor of the. Durham Advertiser, and says
he is ready tJ verity the following statements,:--" The
district of Thornley and Towlaw, in the parish of Wolsing-
ham, contains a population of upwards of 3,000. There is
no resident clergyman, but the rector of Wolsingham (who
receives all the tithes) undertakes to have service once
every Sunday at Thornley. Let us see bow even this small
modicum of spiritual instruction is doled forth. November
30. Snow upon the ground, with occasional showers.
Sacrament ; communicants present ; banns of marriage to
be published ; but no clergyman. December 7. Wet day ;
no service. December 28 A tolerable winter's day, but
very cold ; Sunday after Christmas day ; a child to be bap—
tised, but no clergyrran."l

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

THE LIVERPOOL FLNA2VCIAL REFORM

`ASSOCIATION.

At the weekly meeting on Thursday, the council were
engaged for nearly two bouts with correspondence from all
parts of the kingdom, elicited by the address of the
association deprecating the present agitation against the
property and income tax,-an4 recommending instead of it a
movement for the entire .revision of our fiscal spitem. The
writers, without exception, expressed their concurrence in
the views of the association, many of them offering
suggestions, and tenderjng co-operation ,in their various
localities. The following new members were enrolled :
J. E. Coleman, E 1.., London ; J. Scott, Esq., Belf ,st
Mercantile Journal ; Richard Egerton, E=q , Brynrsilio,
Llangollen ; and J. T. Mackenzie, Esq.; of London, £5 53.