The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-21 00:00:00

(BEFORE MR. BENN.)

THE CHARGE OF SHOOTING ON BOARD THE CITY OF
MOBlLE.—Marquis Doifo, late cook on board the City of
Mobile, American ship, was brought up on remand. Mr.

Bluck appeared for the prisoner. It may be remembered that
the prisoner had been twice remanded on a charge of having
shot a man named John Scanlan, a sailor on hoard the same
vessel. The injured man was taken to the Northern Hospital,
where he still remains. A certificate was put in, stating that
although the wounded man was now out of danger, he could
not yet attend. Mr. Bluck said the injured man made a
statement in the hospital to the effect that he had not any ill
feeling to the prisoner, and that the transaction was one of a
purely accidental, nature. Under the circumstances, he
trusted the bench would accept of bail for the prisoner. He
had two respectable persons present who would enter into
sureties for the appearance of 11;s client. his worship con-
sented to take bail : two sureties of £lO each. The prisoner
was then set at liberty on bail.

(BEFORE MESSRS. BENN AND ROMILY.)

LADIES 1) IFFElt.—The difference of medical gentlemen, or at
least the alleged difference said to exist between them, is
nothing at all to that existing between ladies, particularly on
certain matters. This was clearly perceptible in the case of
Mrs. Catherine Wilberforce versus Mrs. Margaret Owens,
both of Smithdown-lane, who came before the bench to ask
them to arbitrate on a charge of assault preferred by the corn-
plainant against defendant. Mr Godfrey appeared for the
former, and Mr. Bluck for the latter. Both persons, from
their appearance, were respectable, and by no means such as
generally resort to police courts to settle their differences,
Mr. Godfrey commenced opening the case by going back for a
period of two years, but the learned gentleman was at once
stopped by Mr. Gluck, who insisted on his " learned friend"
confining himself to the 10th of March, 1850, the day on
which the assault complained of took place ; he urged this more
strongly, as the case, lie said, was one of simple assault, and
did not appertain to any " little affair" that might have taken
place at so remote a period. Mr. Godfrey then proceeded, and
detailed the facts which Mrs. Wilberforce (who is young and
very handsome, as is also the other lady) proved, shortly, to be
these :—Some time ago the parties wore good friends, but
there arose a dispute, it did not clearly appear about what,
but it was strongly suspgcted. The result of this falling out
was an ill-feeling, that ended, on the 10th instant,

in an assault on the compla nant, its Sluithdown.lane,
as Mrs. Wilberforce was on her return home, in company of a
friend with whom she had been shopping. •In reply to Mr.
Bluck, the lady admitted, that Cafore and oiler she was struck,
she called Mrs. Owens a swindler ; aye, and she could prove it
too, by a young lady who was in court at present. Mr.
Bluck contended that his client had not struck a blow, but
even if she did she was justified, as he would be, in knocking
down any one who 'mild dare to call him a swindler. The
complaint was dismissed, and the ladies left the court looking
daggers at each other.
BEERROUSE CASES.—Mary Clarke, Milton street, fined
2s 6d and costs. George Smith, Springfield street, fined 53 and
costs. William Gordon, Roger street, Windsor, fined 5s
and costs. William Harrison, Hunter street, fined 5s and
costs. John Stephenson, Clare street, fined 5s and costs.
Edward Conolly, Clayton street, fined 5s and costs. Anna H.
Jones, licensed publican, Key street, was summoned for per-
mitting drunkenness on the premises, fined 5s and costs.
There was a second complaint against the same defendant, for
allowing gaming by card playing in the house; dismissed.
Ruth Devieo, beerbouee keeper, Rigby street, fined 63 end
costs. Bridget Owens, Finch street, dismissed. ainuel Cooper,
publican, Upper Harrington street, was summoned for Sunday
trading, fined 108 and costs. Ellen O'Dowd, Oriel street, beer
house keep,v, fined 20a and costs. Peter Capixr, Robert
street, Park, fined 10s and costs. John Portland, Johnson
street, dismissed. Thomas Jones, Chesterfield street, dismissed.
Thomas Pennington, Hill street, Park, dismissed. Michael
Caulfield, Chiseohale street, dismissed. John Webster,
Burlington street, was summoned for refusing to admit the
police on Saturday night, dismissed. Ellen Ennis, No. 1,
court, Palk road, table beer house keeper, was summoned for
selling beer ou Sunday morning. Inspector Hayden said he
saw five men drinking there on Sunday morning. Inspector
Chew said there were only 11 houses in the neighbourhood,
and they alld sold ale ; fines to more than £47 had been
inflicted, but it did not appear to cure the evil which was
complained of in the papers by the inhabitants. The people
used to get in beer on Saturday night, and sell it on Sunday
morning. The locality was infested by all sorts of blackguards,
brought together by the facilities which were afforded in
procuring drink. Mr. Clough said the houses alluded to were
all kept by servants of the Corporation. Tne defendant denied
that she sold beer, but the evidence ,was considered sufficient,
and a fine of £1 and costs were inflicted.

APPALLING DISCLOSURES

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WARNING TO PARENTS.

At the Mansioii-house, Londin, an application was
made to the sitting magistrate, Alderman Sir R. W.
Carden on the sth instant, the particular circumstances
connected with which are calculated to excite strong
public sympathy, and will probably command the atten-
tion of those whose interposition may be effective in
checking the tremendous evil which it exposed. A man
of respectable appearance, named Thomas Evans, who
resides in John-street, Parker's-row, Bermondsey, made
the following statement:—His daughter Susannah, and
a female acquaintance, were the day before, as they were
going to their work, met at the corner of Fenchurch-
street by a Belgian Jewess, who appeared known to the
latter, and who in a very friendly manner asked them to
go with her to see two or three young girls like them
selves, who resided in Lambert-street, Leman-street,
Goodman's-fields.. They consented, and accompanied
their inviter in a cab to a house situate as described,
where they were introduced to two young females in a
room on the second floor. The appearance of the place
and of the females was not satisfactory to Susannah
Evans, who. expressed much anxiety to get away, but
was prevailed upon by the Belgian lady to stay to dinner,
while the two new acquaintances informed her that they
were going next day to Hamburg to get into splendid
situations, in which they would be enabled to live in
style, wear gold watches and other jewellery, and supply
their parents with the luxuries as well as the necessaries
of life. The more desirous she was to go home the more
they pressed her to stay, and at last she was prevailed
upon to go to bed, after having in vain atteinpteu to
leave the house. In the morning, at an early hour,
there was a bustle in the house, and off she was hurried
in a cab, with the two girls to whom she had been newly
introduced, and deposited on board a steamer which lay
near St. Katharine's wharf. Of these circumstances,
the applicant said, he had been informed by the
young girl with whom his daughter had been
walking when she was accosted by the Belgian
Jewess, and who bad contrived to escape from the
house in which his daughter had been detained.
Smith (572) and Morgan, the detective officer, were
directed by Sir W.Carden t) make arrangements to meet
the exigencies of the case, and to bring back the girl toher
parents under any circumstances. Smith telegraphed,,
.to
the police to intercept them on arrival, and Linith
went to Hamburg. After much trouble he rescued the
girl, safely placed her on board the steamer, which was
about to return. Smith soon learned that there were
several new importations, and that the system, atrocious
as it was, most extensively prevailed. He determined to
bring back to Sir R. W. Carden all the information he
could collect; and certainly the description he gave of '
the condition of several poor English girls, who were
detained by the procuresses and panderers, on the pretext
of debt, and who were anxious to return to their parents,
was calculated, as the alderman said, to fill any one's
heart with compassionate anguish. He accordingly
waited upon Colonel Hodges, the British consul and
stated the circumstances under which he had visited
Hamburg, and Colonel Hodges replied that nothing
would give him higher gratification than the power of
checking so monstrous an evil, but that the immediate
interference of Lord Clarendon would, in his opinion, be
necessary before much good could be effected in the way
of counteraction, and that it would be advisable to present
a memorial to that minister for an inquiry into the case.
The two officers waited upon Sir R. W. Carden to make
their report, and were accompanied by Susannah Evans
and her father and mother, who with floods of tears ex-
pressed their gratitude to the alderman fur the wonders
which had been done, as it were in an instant, for them,
and they hoped for the community. The young woman
detailed, but in an almost unintelligible manner, the
scenes she had witnessed. Sir R. W. Carden said the
officers had done their duty with the skill and propriety
which he expected to see exercised by
them upon all
eueseione.

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