Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

BEFOILE MR. CEOSTHWAITE.

SAILOR'S FALSE CERTIFICATE.—Lewis ITzard, a foreign
Bailor, was brought up by Mr. Henry Murphy, the new
superintendent f the Sailor's Home, on a charge of having
presented a forged certifi •ate of character, by which he
endeavoured to obtain another ship. Mr. Tyndall
appeared for the local Marine Board, and Mr. Chdtcn
was for the prisoner. Mr. Tyndall said he would
offer as much evidence in the case as would warrant
a remand, which he would ask for. Tne prisoner sag a
foreigner, and the charge against him was one of misde-
meanour under the 176. h section af the act. His reason
for a‘kain the remand was to take the directions of
the board in London, wh had the power of directing
the magistrates to decade the case either by fine or
impris,nment. Th 3 prisoner (he said) wont on Thursday
evenirg to the Sailors' Home to ship in a vessel called the
Gilpin, sod he was asked to produce ais former certifi-
cate, and he produced one, which was found to be forged,
and he was then handed over to Superintendent Murpay,
The certificate gave the man an excellent character, but it
was found that he had been in ano her ship, and that his
character was not good. He called Mr. Isaac W. Hughes,
a shipping master at the Home, who stated that the
prisoner produced the ce tificate which he now exhibits.
There wa, a mrn present, who knew the prisoner to
have sailed in a ship called the Crown, and on search-
ing the books, it was found that his canduct was
bad. In reply to Mr. Chiltan, the witness said the certifi-
cate was not in the handwriting of the prisoner. The
prisoner then said he got it from Mr. Buggiana, a boarding
master, in Live a t.eer. Sup nit teudant Murphy said the
prisoner was glven up to Ilia by Mr. Hughes, and he
asked him who: e he got the certificate from, when he
said from Ma Buagiana, of 'No. 4 Liver-street.
He (Mr. Murphy) sent for that person, and asked
the prisoner if he adhered to that statement ? when he
said he did not, but that he got it from a sailor. Mr.
Baggiana denied the statement in tcto, and said he did
not give it to him, and the prisoner admitted ha did not.
Mr. Chil:on : Mr. Bugaiaaa repudiated the charge at
once, did he not? M-. Muri,hy : lie did. Capt. Porter,
of the ship Crown, said the prisoner gaited with him, and
they arrived here on 29ch of July. He gate the prisoner
a discharge in two or three days after, aad gave him an
indifferent character. He is not a sailor at all. The pri-
`Boner was remanded to Wednesday next.
Clams or EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Jones, a person in the
employment of Smart, Gerard and Co., Benson-street,
earting•out porter. was charged with embezzling lla 4d.
It appeared that the prisoner got the money from a Mr.
Duaaina, a• d did not Lccount for it. A remand was
asked for on the ground that several cites would be pro-
duced against him The prisoner alleged that there was a
large sum due to him for c mmisson. He was remanded
for further enquiry.
VIOLENT ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Rosser was charged with
having cut and wounded Kearns Harford, in Scotland-
road. Mr. C .bb, for the prisoner, asked the prosecutor
if he had received 10a The prosecutor said he did, but
that he dad not know it was to compromise the case.
Why did you receive it then ? The polit eman told me to
take all I could, and then to go against the prisoner. He
went on to state that the prisoner was in a public house
in Scotland-road, whore the prisoner bad a weapon in a
stocking, with which he struck hint on the head. On
cross-examinaion by Mr. Cobb, he admitted that he was
drink, aid that he challenged the prisoncr to fight. The
pritcner was sent for t ial.
A FEMALE POLICE "MAN !"—William Roberts was
brought up in custody of his wife, on a charge cf having
deserted her. It appeared that the prisoner ran away
from her, from a place caked Llanaglan, near Car-
narvou, and that a warrant was issued for his arrest, but
the police failing to " grip" him, she took the warrant,
folio ated him to Liverpool, and arrested him. He was
transmitted to Carnarvon in custody of detective officer
Smith.

THE BOARD Or TRADE AND BOARDING-DODSE KEEPERS.—
Thomas Bowling, a boarding-house keeper, living in
Lancelot's Hey, was summoned under the 17 and 18 Vic.,
cap. 104, sec. 238, for having solici'ed a black sailor,
named Bean, to lodge at his house, and for obtaining £4
worth of clothes and £1 ss. in .money. The first charge
was the firsr, brought under the act. The caie was con-
ducted, on behalf of the Crown, by Mr. Tyndall, and Mr.
Gluck detetded. The matter resolved itself, so far as the
dispute about the money went, into a question of account,
and at the end of the case an order was mine to restore
both the money (the balance) and the clothes, and a fine
of £1 was also imposed on the defendant.

BEFORE ML BOLTON AND MIL W BATHE ME

THE AMERICAN HOTEL AGAIN.--John Harrison Wick.
ham, the proprietor of the American Hotel. in Lime. street,
was again summoned before the magistrates by the police,
for permitting drunkenness in his house. Mr. M'Donald,
instructed by Mr. Gray, appeared for the defendant, and
in his behalf submitted that, as this was alleged to be the
third offence, the bench had no jurisdiction, and thenfora
the case must be sent to the next sessions. Mr. Anderton,
the clerk, having, stated that such was the law, the case
was referred to the sessions, which will take Rlace on the
28(h of October next.
PERMITTING DRUNKENNIESS —Samuel Barker pub'icaD,
of Queen Ann street, wal summoned for a similar iffance.
Police-constables 612 and 711, stated hat they visited the
defendant's house on the morning of the 19th inst., about
20 minutes past one o'clock, whoa they found the doors
bolted and fastened, but inside were six men, three of whom
were drunk. Mr. Rymer appeared for the defendant, and
called several of the persons who were in the house at the
time, each of whom denied that they were drunk, or that
any of the party was, but admitted that there was a man
the worse for liquor, and that he had celled upon the
policeman to retract what he had said, at the same time
taking hold of him, and the words "vagabond" and " liar"
had been exchanged between them. The magistrates
considered the ease proved, and inflicted a fine of 20s. and
costs.

CURD tY TRADING. - Andrew Wilson, publican, of
Thomas-street, was summoned for having his house open
for the sale of liquor c n Sunday hot. Police constable
554 stated that he went to the defendant's house on the
morning in question, and demanded admittaoca, and he
distinely swore that he saw two men in the house shortly
after he was admitted, when he found some ale on the
table. He a-ked where the men were, but it was denied
that they were in the house, or that they had ever been
there. Mr. Bluek appeared for the defendant, and alleged
that the policeman ha I gone upstairs into the bedrooms,
in one of which was Mrs. Wilson, who had only been con-
fine ! a few days. He called two witnesses, who most
positively swore that there were no men in the house as
the policeman had stwel. In answer to that, the police-
man said the witnesses would swear anything, and reiter-
ated his former statement. The B3ach, af, er stating that
the policeman's remark was v...ry iujudiciou3, dismissed the
case.

Several beerhouse keepers were summoned for Sunday
trading, and fined in small penalties, bu; their cases pas.
messed no public interest.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY.