The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

NATIONAL REFi )11,NIN I'ORY UNION

An infltientill. and numerous y :mewled, meetingot the
friends of the reforsnatory movement w s held on Saturday
afternoon, at the rooms of the Law Amendment Society,
Waterloo-place, for the poirpose of tortnally organi.,ing
an Association bearing this title. Amongst thcoe present

were—Viscount Ebrinvon. M.P., Lord Robert. Ceeil,
M.P., Sir S',ff Nortr•eote, M.P.. Lord Lov4ino. M.P.,

r Th,imas
M.P.,

Winnington,

Milries,

r. Adderley, M.P.,
Iderson ; and many

Coleri

Mr. Baron

other distinguished supporters of the movement. The
followitig are declared to he the objects of the institution :
—To collect and diffose information bearinl on th refor-
mation of criminal ; to promote the formation of refor-
matory ins' itutioas where needed ; and generally to ad-
vance the further practical developmfmt of the reformatory
movement; to consider and promote such legislative
measures as are still reqiiiewl for the better care and
reformation of youthful offooders ; to assist in placing
out, and subsequent guardianship V, young persons leaving
reformatories; to consider and promote me ns for the em-
ployment and .estoration to society of discharged pri-
soners; to promote the practical training and prep gyration
of efficient masters and teachers fur reformatory institu-
tions. The Rev. Sidney Turner moved the adoption of
the report. Mr. Ju-tiee Coleridge seconded the motion,
which was agreed to nem. con. Sir S. Northcote moved,
and the hon. Mr. Liddell seconded a resolution to the
effect that a deputation would wait upon his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert to request him to become president of
the society. This was agreed to, and the deputation
nominated accordingly. The election of the other officers
also took place, and some other formal business having
been transacted, the chairman closed the proceedings.

NOATHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1856.

POLICE COURT.-YE ST ERDAY

(BEFORE MR. G. GRANT.)
The " EARLY .BIRD."—George Atkinson, w'm stood
remanded on a charge of having a valuable Cochin China
fowl in his poi Session, was brought up. It was discovered
that the bird had been stolen from Mrs. Mooney, of Clare-
street, but still the. prisoner persisted in saying he found
it " promiscuously "in the street. He was fined 104. for
not being able to-acentint for the possession of the bird.
A CLAIRVOYANT'S FORTUNE TotAti.—A tall young
fellow, named William Muchm, was charged with having
as nulled and stolen •"1 5s from a nigger named Wel-
lington Billings. The tale of the prosecutor, which was
confirmed by a comrade. was that he met the prisoner,
who spoke to him, and said he knew his name, and all
about him. The black man said he knew better, and that
the prisoner could not tell his name. "I can tell your
name, and all about you, where you came from, where
you are goinn to, and what will become of you," said the
prisoner; and he dogged him along to the corner of a
street, off Great Howard-street, when he knocked him
down, and robbed him of .£1 .A police constable said
he saw the assault, but not the robbery. The prisoner
denied the statement, and said it was another person who
did it. He was discharged from the charge of stealing
the mousy, and ordered to )re proceeded, against for the
assault.

MELANCHOLY CASE.—A. very genteel-looking youth,
named Thos. Teake, the son of a gentleman of respect-
ability, was brought up by offieer 322, on a charge pre-
ferred against him by Elizabeth-Davis, of Leigh -MN

stealing a hen. Mr. Bremner appeared for the prisoner.
The complainant said from time to time she missed a
number of hens, and she was on the watch for the thief.
Op Saturday at three o'clock she saw the prisoner go into
a passage after the hens and pick up one of them. She
seized him, and said she hail lost a great many fowls before,
when he exclaimed, " Oh! I only took one." She then
gave him in charge. Mr. Bremner said unfortunately,
the boy was of unsound mind, and he had been so from
his birth, and could not confine himself to one point for
five minutes ; he was not an accountable person ; by
some means he got out from the house on Saturday, when
the unfortunate occurrence took place. Re called the
father of Cle youth, who proved that from birth the boy
was of we,k intellect, and had a soft brain, and Drs.
M'lntyre and Aspinall proved that he was incapable of
dwelling, on anything for five minutes—he was decidedly
of very weak intellect and not accountable. Mr. Grant
said under the circumstances it was a pity that the boy
was brought up at all. Mr. Cloturh said if the officer had
heard of the boy's infirmity he should have made inquiry
and not have brought him up. Mr. Campbell, one of the
Bridewell keepers, said when the facts were known and
certified, on Sunday, thil lad was admitted to bail.
The magistrate discharged him, and ordered him to be
given up to his father.

BACON THAT WAS NEAR NOT BEING SAVED.--Tavn young
fellows named Patrick Burns and Thomas M'Dermott,
were brought up by officers Thompson and Scaife (detec-
tives), on the following charge. On Saturday night,
about ten o'clock, the officers saw the prisoners dodging
about the provision shop of Mr. James Battershy, No.
174, London-road, and knowing all was not right, they
had an eye on their movements. In a short time they
saw M'Dermott make a spring towards a large ham that
hung by the door, cut the cord by which it was suspended.
and then run away. The ham fell into the street, unseen
by any one in the shop, and then the other prisoner came
up and took it away. He was joined immediately after
by his comrade, and both were making off with the
"bacon," when the officers followed and captured them,
with it in their possession. The prisoners said they found
the ham "lying inadvertently " in the street, and took it
up, with the view of finding an owner for it ! This story
was utterly repudiated by the police, who said the
prisoners were "old hands at hams," and the like. They
were sent for trial, and then they began a storm of cursing
that was quite shocking to hear.
ASSAULT ON A CHriLD.—A person named William Ellis,
having the appearance of a painter, was sent to gaol for
three months for having assaulted a girl about eight rears
of age. The details were not of a nature to be published.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

A POKER AND CROWBAR.—Thomas Quinn, a lumpe-,
residing in College-lane, was charged with having com-
mitted a violent assault on police officer, 467. The con-
stable said about three o'clock on Sunday. there were a
number of boys throwing stones in College-lane, a voting
man who was passing, had been struck on the head by a
stone thrown by a boy, who ran into the house where the
prisoner resides. The young man told the policem'n,
who was making some inquiry, when the prisoner put his
head out of the window, and swore if he did not hegnne,
he would come dOwn and " whop" him. He did come,
and laid hold of the officer ; a scuffle followed, and the
constable was knocked down. The prisoner then ran
into the house, and was followed by two constables ; the
prisoner took a p-iker fi-st to attack them, but laid it
down, ran to a closet and took out a crowbar, with
which he made a dart at the constable, and his coat,
trousers, and thigh were cut by the blow. A fight fol-
lowed, which ended in the prisoner being flung down
stairs, and taken to the station. Mr. Snowball anpeared
for the prisoner, and said he had been very badly treated
by the police. Ile produc,d two witnesses, who stated
that it lwas all the fault of the police, and that they
wanted`the :constable to summon Quinn, if:he had done
any thing wrong, hut' they refused. Mr. Mansfield did
not think there was any necessity for the police coing
Into thehouse, and therefotT he di.,missed the charge.

CHARGE Or R ,CEIvING STOLEN PROPERTY.—EIiza
Haley, the keeper of a provison shop in Banister-street,
and two boys, named John Coyle and John Mack, were
charred under the followinircircurnstances. Mr. Aspinall
instructed by Mr. Walter, appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Bluek defended the prisoners. It appeared that
some time early in the month of February a female,
named Elizabeth Edherry, who keeps a sailors' boarding
house. had her pocket picked of a purse containing 8/ by
three boys, one of whom was the son of the female pri-
soner. On that occasion the two boys were charged, and
the son of the woman was. brought up. The latter
boy was sent for trial, hut the others were discharged
for want of evidence. Since that time the police procured
the evidence of a woman, named Gribbon, who gave such
testimonY
yesterday, as induced his worship to send all
the prisoners for trial. Mr. Bluck said he had a good
drfence at. the trial, and would show that no jury could
ecaoufse the woman
th
believe the
sal(i,avee evidence
vicineeb
her 2t. frws.naalneyGrviebfhoosend, who
said

POCKET Pim!Na.—Anne Long was charred with
picking the pocket of Margaret Really in Great Char-
lotte-street, on Saturday night. Mr. Bluck defended the
prisoner. A piece of base coin which the complainant
had in her rocket (with some gold money) was stolen and
found on the prisoner, who was next to the complainant
at the time of the robbery. Committed for fourteen
days.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

SATURDAY

ASSAULTS ON WOMEN —Henry Cortain, said to be em-
ployed about one of the theatres, was charged for having
committed an assault on Mrs. H. Thomas, of Lord Nelson-
street, in whose house the defendant lodged. The com-
plaint was that the defendant went home in a state of
drunkenness, and that he begun to quarrel with his wife.
and from words it went on to blows. Mr. Thomas and
some other persons interfered to prevent him from beating
his wife, and the allegation was that he struck Mrs.
Thomas a violent blow on the eyed:
which wass blackened,
and at the same time infl•cting a wound on her cheek,
which n
. was cut. The defence set up was, that five or six
p
set on the defendant to maltreat him, and that in
trying to escape, by pushing his way through them, his
fist came accidentally in contact with complainant's face.
This not being proved in 'evidence, the defendant was
fined 5/, and ordered to find bail, in two sureties, of 25/
erso
each, to keep the peace. The prisoner then said he had
some doubts whether the lady with whom he lived was
his wife, because she was married ;before. He paid the
fine and found the securities.—George Street was fined 10/
or in default of payment to be imprisoned for three
monthP, for having violently assaulted a female, named
Barclay. who resided in Lower Harrington-street. The
prisoner lodged in the complainant's house, and there was
a dispute about the removal of some boxes, which led to
the assault for which the fins was inflicted. The fine was
not paid at the rising of the court, and the prisoner was
committed; a

CLAIM You SEAM'S
bWeiltonOzEeSa—tl‘oirt.hAescpiinaaniglreagpoTarnedd
C0.,1 the owners of the vessel. Mr. For-
%l fore
sssi
rxst.eeNni
osoariel sailor
who claimed certain amounts due them as wages by
shaw was for the defendants. In law points, arguments
thereon, and speeeies, the case occupied nearly four
hours 1 although the facts were brief and simple. The ship
Clangregor was coming into port. when overtaken on the
night of the sth and morning of the 6th February by the
great storm, and was run ashore between Crosby and
Bootle, where she remained and became high and dry.
She hail since been sold as a wreck. The men claimed the
wages in the ordinary way, but the claim was resisted on
the ground that they had disobeyed orders, and that in
consequence of their having refused to do their duty, the
vessel ran aground. It was also alleged that they had
signed a paper to the captain in which they agreed to be
accountable for the expens-s, &c . of anchors and chains
that might be shipped for the safety of the ship. This
was not denied by the men, but they alleged that after
they had signed a paper to that effect, that certain condi-
tions were added to it, of which they know nothing, and
they only heard of these conditions when the paper was
again produced. They said they would not have signed
the paper at all, if such conditions'were then attached to it.
They denied having refused to do their duty, and that it
was not in consequence of their neglect that the vessel
was lost. These were the facts on both sides, and several
were examined to sustain them pro and eon. At the con-
clusion Mr. Mansfield reviewed the entire, and decided in
favour of the first claimant, decreeing that he should be
paid the balance due to him. This decision grounded all
-he other cases, and Mr. Forshaw at once advised his
clients to adopt it.

It is admitted that it is scarcely possible to obtain
authentic information of what really passes at the Peace Con-
ferences. I:eports are circulated, wh'c't profess to indicate
the turn affairs ate taking. Thus, the Paris correspondent
of the limes asserts, that a difficulty arose respecting the
armistice. Count Orloff contended against itsnot including
the transport of troops by sea ; alleging that tbe English,
for example, could convey 50,000 men from the Crimea to
the B title, and that consequently all the disadvantages of
immobility would fall upon Russia. The interval between
the first and second sitting
.of the Conferences was, it is
said, necessary, not only in preparing and copying the
minutes of the first sitting, but in deciding on the wording
of the convention or armistice. Count Orloff, and the
Turkish Plenipotentiary dined 3n Thursday with tits
pow

SUNDAY v. SABBATH