The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE COURT. v --ESTERDAY.

Docx. ROBBERIES.—John _Heron and Peter Starling were
charged by police-officer 198, with stealing some flour from
the Sandon Dock. The officer was on duty when he ob-
s erved the prisoners, each with a bundle in his possession,
upon seeing whom they immediately ran towards the Dock
Basin; into which they threw two bundles of flour. As no
owner could be found for the flour they were discharged.
ROBBING A SAlLOR.—Matilda Conway and Mary Finn
were charged with stealing two coats, the property of two
sailors. Police officer 218 was on duty in Park-lane, when
he saw the prisoners with two coats in their possession.
The coats were identified by the owners, who, it appeared,
had arrived in Liverpool the previous day, when they " fell
in with the girls," and being short of money they kept their
coats. Discharged.
EMBEZZLEMENT.--.Toseph Porter was charged with em-
bezzling the sum of 355., the property of his mistress. The
defendant was employed to drive a cart, when, instead of
accounting for the money as he received it, he gave in a
number of fictitious names as owing money, and when he
was about to be detected by his mistress sending in the bills,
he decamped. There not being sufficient legal evidence to
justify a committal, the offender was discharged.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SHOP BOY.—John Goodwin,
an intelligent and respectable looking lad, was charged with
robbing his employer, Mr. James Calvert, jeweller, Bold-
street, of a large quantity of silver and gold pencil cases,
thimbles, and other valuable articles. A young lady from
the establishment stated that she had repeatedly observed
that the cases in which the pencil cases were kept had been
misplaced, and, in order to detect the offender, on Friday
evening she placed one of them very particularly, and upon
going into the shop on the following morning she found it
had been opened. She accused the lad, who at first posi-
tively denied all knowledge of the transaction, but subse-
quently admttted that he had taken many articles and given
them away to other boys. One of the lads was produced,
who admitted that he had received five pencil cases from the
prisoner, and he knew another lad who had had several
thimbles. The prisoner said he had given the witness the
goods because he had told him if he did not he would tell
his mistress that he had been imprisoned for stealing a £2O
note, by which he would have lost his place. This the
witness denied, when he was further accused of robbing his
own employer. The magistrate censured the witness for
not giving information at the time, and committed the
prisoner for two months' imprisonment, some of the property
having been recovered.

STEALING MONEY PROM A SAILOR.—Mary Kearns, the
keeper of a brothel, was charged with robbing a negro sailor
of a sovereign. It appeared that the sailor, who arrived by
the ship "Alexandria" yesterday, took a stroll on shore, when
he was accosted by a female, with whom he went to the
prisoner's house. After sitting by the fire some little time,
he felt the prisoner's hand in his pocket, from which he
missed a sovereign. The prisoner denied the charge, and
endeavoured to accuse the young female, but the sailor was
positive, and she was committed for fourteen days.
ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.- William Cockshot, an elderly
man employed at Messrs. Neville's foundry, Great Charlotte
street, was charged with stealing some copper. A detective
officer having received information last night, watched the
prisoner from his employer's foundry to a broker's in Brown-
low-hill, where he saw him deposit some copper in the
scales, and immediately arrested him. The copper was
identified by Mr. Neville, who stated the prisoner had been
in his employ about three months. The broker having ex-
culpated himself by saying that the prisoner had only asked
permission to weigh the copper, and that he had not bought
it, the magistrate committed the prisoner to the house of
correction for two months.

RATHER AN EXPENSIVE APPETITE.—A young woman,
named Ellen Murphy, was charged with steam and swal-
lowing a gold welding ring. Mr. James *indock, of
Marybone, stated the prisoner came into his shop on the
previous evening, and asked to look at some wedding rings.
lie showed her some, when he recollected, about two years
since, the prisoner had played him a trick, so he watched
her narrowly. He distinctly saw her place a ring upon her
finger, put her finger into her mouth, after which the ring
was gone. She was given into custody immediately. The
magistrate, this being the second time the prisoner had
committed a similar offence, committed her for one month,
during which she would be fed on diet much less expensive
and more conducive to her health.
THE CHARGE OF FORGING ORDERS FOR THE DELIVERY
OP GOODS.—,Tohn Woods, late a clerk in the employ of
Messrs. Seddon, was again brought up on the above charge.
John Bentley was also charged with being an accomplice.
The facts of the case have already appeared in this journal.
Mr. Keogh, the detective officer, applied for a further remand,
and stated, that he should, if that was granted him, be en-
abled to produce abundance of evidence against the parties.
The magistrate, after hearing some evidence concerning the
two parties accused, granted a general remand.
THE ACCUSER ACCUSED.—The young woman charged
yesterday with stealing books was again brought up, when
the owner said he should decline to prosecute, as ho was
perfoetly satisfied his servant was the more guilty party of
the two.
IMPRISONMENT or co USE.—_L young urchin, who had
already been five times in custody, was charged with stealing
butter from the shop of Mrs. Harris, Cecil-street. The
case was clearly proved, and the magistrate, after designating
him a hardened young villian, committed him for another
month, during which period he is to be well whipped.

A carter named Gray, has been arrested in Glasgow for
a series of thefts extending over a period of 18 months.
He was in the employment of the Caledonian railway
company, and has confessed his dishonesty.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT CAMERIDGE.—On Wednes-
day the Duke of Cambridge and his relative the Duke of
Brabant, son of the king of the Belgians, visited Cambridge
when an honorary degree of doctor was conferred on the
latter.

PROGRESS OF HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.—Very rapid pro-
gress is being made in the new harbour works at Holyhead,
and it is expected that the contractors will be able to com-
plete them in the required time, August of next year.
THE PROPOSED BRITISH EMBASSY CHURCH AT PARIS.—
The promoters of this undertaking have determined to
make a very important alteration in their scheme, in com-
pliance with communications made to them. Instead of
sitting for ten years on payment of ten guineas per sitting,
subscribers may have sittings rent-free and transferable for
five years, from the day of opening the church, on payment
of five guineas.—Gedignaui.
NEW MATERIAL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.—Messrs . Wuloff,
Paris, have placed before the French Institute some speci-
mens of photography on linen, oil-cloth, chintz, &c. The
discovery will be of great importance for architectural orna-
mentation, and other useful purposes. Such pictures can be
cleaned by wiping, nay, they can be washed, and a portrait
on linen or long cloth can be forwarded in a letter. As,
moreover, these photographs can be obtained at a cheaper
rate than those on metal or paper, the art will become more
popularised. Messrs. "Wulff keep their procedure yet secret,
but it is thought that they operate on a preparation of
iodised collodion.—The Builder.
THE " TIMES" PARIS CORRESPONDENT.—Next to the
berth of ambassador at Paris, the post of the correspondent
of the Times is perhaps most to be desired. His salary is up-
wards of £1,20 ►) a-year ;he has a handsome suite of rooms,
furnished and paid for by the paper; he has two clerks con-
stantly in his employ, who read the French journals, trans-
late, collate, cut out items from Galignani, and add their
eyes, invention, experience, and observation to his. These
gentlemen are paid by the Times, of course. The corres-
pondent buys and charges to the paper any books of which
he may stand in need ; and the library is a very choice and
complete collection of standard authors, cyclopmdias, dic-
tionaries, and other works of reference: He is empowered
to pay for any important intellience, just what it may cost.
When the post-office °loses early—to the infinite annoyance
of the correspondents of lower degree—he writes on
merrily to sunset, and then hires a man to jump into the
seven o'clock train, and take his letter to London The
Times pays the bill.—London Correspondent of the Cam-
bridge Independent Press.

PRIVATE MOVEMENTS OF THE ENGLISH IN JAPAN.-By
reference to our telegraphic despatches, it will be seen that
our transatlantic cousins have been putting in a good word
for us with the Japanese government. Dr. Bowring, who
officiates as sponsor for the American people, assures his
majesty of Japan that we are a terrible set of fellows if pro-
voked, but easily got rid of if allowed our own way, and
left to tire ourselves. What motive induced the British
government to interfere in thii matter, it is not difficult to
conjecture. We obtained admission to the Chinese five
ports by stepping in as soon as the English had bullied the
Celestials, and knocked the roofs of Nankin about their
ears, The British intend to return us the compliment by
paving the way for our admission to Jeddo, and look forward
confidently to share any benefits which Perry's expedition
may secure. how far their hopes will be realised in this
respect, time will show. Meanwhile, the Japanese will
make an awful blunder if they let Dr. Bowring persuade
them that we will grow tired of having access to a seaport
in the Japanese islands. What •we obtain we shall hold
pretty firmly, for a few centuries at least. --Hew 'ark
Herald.

FRENCH WINES FOR ENGLISH PALATM —A wino mer-
chant seems to be under the impression that the only wines
suited for the English palate are those he deals with—claret
and hock, In tins feeling he adopts a similar sentiment to
that of the Douro merchants, who think port wine only
wholesome for the Englishman. Is he aware that the strong,
wholesome wines of the Rhone and of the South of France
are largely used at Bordeaux, and that those from the south
of France have even been largely introduced into Oporto ?
Is he aware that the Pyrenees Orientales produces annnally
on an average, 80,000 to 100,000 pipes of wine (much very
fine), and that last year, from that department, 40,000 pipes
were exported? ThQ wines from the, south of France and
fpm the vineyards of the Rhone are many of them suited
for the use of the artisan, mechanic, and laborer ; and, even
at the present prices, which are higher than they have been
for above 30 years, could be delivered her; at the reduced
duty of is per gallon, at 12s, per dozen. Large divisions
of land are at this moment being planted with vines, and
should the demand require it,. double the present quantity
could easily be produced in a few years. The yield of France
averages annually, of all sorts of wines, above 920,000,000
gallons, and we import under 800,000 gallons. —.B . S. .8.,
in The Times.