The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

POLICE
COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE KR. MANSFIELD.)
ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—A savage-looking fellow, named
Matthew Derbyshire, a nightman, residing at No. 14,
Dryden-street, who had been remanded on a charge of
having violently assaulted his wife, was again brought up.
The complainant was now enabled to attend. She p, e•
sented a frightful appearance. Her faee was swollen con-
siderably, and she had a piece bitten out of her chin,
which she said the prisoner did with his teeth. She stated
that without any provocation, he beat her most violently
on Saturday night, and nearly killed her. He had beaten
her before, for which offence he had been imprisoned for
a month. The prisoner alleged that he was drunk. Mr.
Mansfield censured the conduct of the prisoner, and sen-
tenced him to six months' hard labour, and at the expira-
tion of that time ,to find two solvent sureties, in 251 each,
to keep the peace.
DEPRIVING A POLICEMAN OF HIS FRIENDS.—A fellow
named John Evory, was charged by police constable 526,
with having assaulted him. The constable said he saw a
lady and gentleman passing along Vauxhall-road. The
prisoner, in a state of intoxication annoyed the parties
alluded to, so that they had to run into Gascoyne-street
to avoid him. The gentleman called for protection, and
the officer wanted the prisoner to go away, but instead
of doing so, he struck him a violent blow in the mouth,
which knocked three of his teeth out. The prisoner said
lie did not remember anything about the affair. He was
sent to prison for three months.
DISORDERLY PAUPERS. —Your girls, named Sarah Jones,
Mary Ann Leonard, Mary Ford, and Charlotte Robinson,
were charged by Mr. John Lodge, superintendant of the
night sheds, with having broken glass iu the workhouse
windows to the extent of 3135. Officer 209, said he ob-
served the prisoners loitering about the workhouse, and
soon after he heard the breaking of glass. He went to
the spot and saw the prisoners there. They told him they
had broken the glass, and did not intend running away,
and that they would break more if not taken up. Mr.
Lodge said the prisoners were all able to work, and had
been offered it; they had orders for the worksheds, where
they could earn is a day, but they refused to work,
although there were women of 44, and another 62 years of
age in the sheds, earning that amount. The prisoners
said they would not work. Mr. Mansfield sent them to
gaol for two months each, with hard labour.
ASSAULT 05 THE POLICE.—James Jones, a very wicked
looking fellow, with only one eye, and a very indescribable
head, was charged with having assaulted police officer
497 at the Prince's dock gate. The prisoner was drunk,
and wanted to go into the dock, but the officer refused to
admit him, when he committed a violent assault on him.
The prisoner said his horse and cart were inside the dock,
and he wanted to go in, but would not be allowed. He
was fined Si, or in default of payment, two months
imprisonment.
ASSAULT ON A. WirE.—John Brabuer, a mason, residing
in Napier-street, Park, was charged with having assaulted
his wife. The prisoner was drunk, and whilst in that
state he ill-used his wife, but she begged the court to be
as lenient as possible with him. He was fined lOs for the
assault.

(BEFORR MR. DIXON.).

AN "UNLUCKY SCRAPE.—A person a respectable exte-
rior, who gave his name as Nathaniel Harris, was charged
by;Mrs. Martin, a publican, residing at No. 64, London-
road, with attempting to pass base coin. The case was an
unfortunate one tor the prisoner—the history of it being
this :—He is engaged by the firm of Messrs. Benetfink, of
Cheapside, London, (so he said), for the sale of an appa-
ratus for the detection of base coin, and he had been dis-
posing of some (as appeared by invoices) through town.
On Tuesday night, he unfortunately, got too much drink,
and whilst in that state he had been ill-treated in some
improper house. Two females who were there, however,
rendered him some assistance, and he took them to Mrs.
Martin's to treat them to some drink. When he entered
he discovered that he had no money, and he asked for
credit for wine. He said he had no good money, but that
he had bad coin in his pocket, which he carried in order
to show how the machines which he vended would detect
base coin. He laid down a base half-crown, saying it was
bad. Mrs. Martin tried it in a trying machine (pro-
bably the same sort as the prisoner sold) and found
it was bad. She had the prisoner arrested, and on his
person were found a base half-crown, a base crown, and
sovereign, and he was charged accordingly. When before
the magistrate, he declared that he had no intention to
pass the base money, and that he only carried bit for the
purpose stated, but the magistrate said he had no alter-
native but send him for trial. The unfortunate man said
he had plenty of good money at his lodgings at Crow -
terrace, and his landlady was present to prove the fact.
He again protested his innocence, and said he would be
totally ruined by the charge. He was fully committed
for trial.

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ROBBERY BY A PORTER.—Thomas Ferguson, a porter
in the employment of Messrs. Frisby, Dyke and Co, of
Lord-street, was charged under the following circum-
stances :—Detective officer Povey said from information
he had received, he went to the prisoner's lodgings in
Henry-street, and in a box under his bed he found pro-
perty to the value of about twenty pounds. This
consisted of cloth, tassels, silk, ribbons and
remnants of other articles in the line of Messrs. Frisby
and Dyke's trade. These articles were identified by one
of the young men from that house, and it was stated, that
the property was stolen, and that for some time past, the
prisoner had been suspected of dishonesty. The prisoner
denied that he stole the articles, but said he had them,
as other parties had the like, as a sort of perquisite
given for cleaning out the place. This was positively
denied by the young man, and the prisoner was fully
committed fir trial. He said he would reserve his de_

The following appeared in our Second Edition
of yesterday :

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The steamship Gambia,
Capt. Rolt, arrived here this morning with the mails
from the West Coast of Africa. She has brought

1,948 ozs. of gold, a full cargo, and 20 passengers,
among whom are eight distressed British seamen.
She left Fernando Po, Feb. 7 ; Lagos, 11 ; Acra, 13;
Cape Coast, 14; Liberia, 20 ; Sierra Leone, 25 ;
Bathurst, 29 ; Goree, March 1 ; Teneriffe, 7 ;
and Madeira, 11.
The coast was)healthy, and quietprevailed, except
at Cape Coast, where a disturbance had occurred
between the natives, 30 of whom were killed and
70 wounded.
The King was deposed, and had taken refuge in
the fort. The military did not suffer. The towns-
people had been fined for the riot. Trade was
dull at Lagos. Oil slow in coming forward,
although large quantities were in the hands of
traders. Her Majesty's ship Hecate had grounded
on Lagos bar. The Bloodhound left Fernando Po,
2ml February, to assist her. The steamer Pullin
was totally wrecked in endeavouring to recover the
Hecate's guns. Dissatisfaction prevailed at Lagos,
and disturbances were expected in consequence of

a resident having farmed for the King certain
duties imposed on exports.
Business was dull at Sierra Leone, and ground,
nuts were scarce. The colonial engineer had died
a week prior to the arrival of the Gambia. Governor
Hill was still effecting sanitary improvements.
From Bathurst we learn that Governor O'Connor

was at Mearthy's Island. The Antelope left Clar-
ence en route for England, Jan. 31. The African

mail-packet Niger left Tenerife March 3, outward
bound.

It is a coincidence whichlcannot fail to challenge remark,
that the number of the ..Ifoniteur announcing the birth of
an heir to the throne of the Bonapartes, contains a decree
ordaining that all the money which still bears the effigy of
Liberty shall cease to be current coin.
A fund is being organised to erect a solid block of mar-
ble to the " Memory of the (Masonic) brethren who have
lost their lives in the Eastern expedition in 1854 and fol-
lowing years," to be raised by Freemasons of Malta and
the united services. The cenotaph is to be placed in the
Crimea.
The Viceroy of Egypt is desirous, at the same time that

he opens the Isthmus of Suez to the peaceful operations
of all nations, of solving the great problem of African
geography—that of the sources of the Nile. He confides
the command of a new expedition to Count d'Escayrac de
Lauture, known for his travels in Africa.
Accounts have been received from Honolulu, via San
Francisco, to the 12th January. Kamehameha IV. was
becoming very unpopular, and a revolution was expected.
The King continued to make the Yankee boxer (Sullivan)
his constant companion. It was said that the wife of
Sullivan being in the royal box at the Circus, and the
French and English consuls having requested admission,
the King refused to receive them.§
An explosion of gas took place on Tuesday evening last
at the house of Mr. George Bennett, corner of Hope-street,
Gooch-street, Birmingham. A 9 inch brick partition
wall, dividing the shop and house from the entry, was
completely demolished. The house is so shaken as to
render it unsafe to live in until it has been thoroughly
repaired. There are marks of the roof having been lifted
off the walls.
DISCOVERY OF HER MAJESTY'S PLATE CHEST.—It appears
that the above robbery was committed by a man in a
flannel jacket and cord trowsers, and that a chaise cart
was waiting in the neighbourhood of the Edgeware-road,
and seen driving towards Hounsditch, with a chest
answering the description of the one lost. The plate
chest, emptied of its contents, has been found in the
neighbourhood of the Victoria Park, having been brought
there in a cab by two men, well known as notorious
thieves. Little doubt is entertained that before many
hours the real delinquents will be in custody, although
the restoration of the plate is doubtful.
DISSOLUTIONS OF PA.RTNeRsum—G. Brown and J Close,
Yrok, woollendrapers. W. Henderson and G. Brown,
Birkenhead and Oxton, Cheshire, nurserymen. John Jack-
son, sen, John Jackson, jun., and Joseph Jackson, Thy-
dock, Lancashire, chain makers, so far as regards Joseph
Jackson. J.
spinners.
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Shephard and W. 31eadowcroft, Bottom-of-
the-Moor, Lancashire, cotton waste dealers. W. M•Corkin-
dale and J. Clark, Manchester, wine and spirit merchants.
cottonnwßmuesbrcyh,anßtacnksilvde,.
J. Pilkington and G. Sandham, Carr-lane, Lancashire,
Idle,G. Brown and
Warhuret Yorkshire,
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