Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

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(Cured
Relieved, and at own request....
Sent home to friends---Females
Discharged .... Sent to Benevolent-house, Peniten-
tiary, Reformatories, & Workhouse 5
Irregular l3

Dead
In the house Ist January, 1860.

Average weekly number in the house.

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Mr. Hutchison then read the financial statement. He
mentioned that the last had been a large year of expen-
diture, but that arose principally from several repairs
having to be completed which were in progress when
they last met together. With regard to the income of
the institution, it had• been larger than had been known
for some time past. It would be recollected that last year
there was a balance of upwards of £6,000 against the in-
stitution. During the year £5,271 had been received in
donations, and the subscriptions had been £2,317. The
present balance against the institution was £1,654 ; but
he trusted they would shortly be able to wipe off that
s im. •

• The repart was received aird adopted.
A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr.
Henry Lawrence for his services as president during
the past year, and his handsome donation of one hun-
dred guineas; and the Rev. John Boughey Monks, M.A.,
was elected president for the ensuing year.
Mr. R. Hutchison was warmly thanked for his able
services as treasurer during the last five years; and Mr.
Charles Wilson was appointed to that office during the
current year..

Mr. 'Joseph Dickinson was appointed consulting
physician to the infirmary ; and the various medical
officers, and the members of the committee who retired
by rotation, were re-appointed.
A vote of thanks to the chairinan terminated the
proceedings.

APPEASING A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.—A young lady
travelling from Doncaster to Halifax, about eight years
ago, had the misfortune to have her pocket picked of a
purse containing £4 12s. The young lady was not a little
surprised a few days agoago to receive the following letter,
enclosed in which was a £5 note ;—" Madame, i believe
you lost a purse some years ago in a railway carriage. I
believe that I found it, and was leaving the country at
the same time. Having since returned and inquired, I
have found your then address. I therefore inclose you
a £5 Bank of England note (and send it to the clergy-
man of the place where you then resided), which I think
will pay the contents of the purse with interest. I am
sorry I have kept. it so long, but could not avoid it.

NEW TARGET. FOR THE VOLITNTEERS.—Robert Greg-
-5011, a glazier, living in Greenbank, Broughton-road, was
passing up' Encombe-place, Salford, When his attention
was arrested by the mysterious movements of a man
dressed .in volunteer rifle uniform. His curiosity ex-
panded to amazement when he observed this brave
defender of his country present a rifle, with which he
was armed at the illuminated disc of St. Phillip's Church
clock, and blaze away at that most eligible of targets.
As soon as the gallant volunteer, who proved himself to
be thus eager to be prepared to drive an invader from our
sliores, found that his little eccentricities were observed
he suddenly discovered the use of a pair of other organs
of defence—to wit, his legs—which he applied so
vigorously that the arm of- civil law has not yet been,
'able to teach him that church-clocks were not made for
,‘ rifle practice."—Salford Weekly News.
A FEMALE SWINDLER IN YORR.—On Saturday, at
the Guildhall, York, a well-dressed female, who gave
her name Adeline Morgan, and is said to be respectably
connected, was charged with having uttered a forged
order for the payment of £5O, at th bank of Mesesrs.
Swann, Clough, & Co. On the previous day the prisoner
went into the bank, and gave to one of the clerks a note,
which was handed to John Clough, Esq., one of the partners.
He found it purported to be an eider from Capt. Riddell,
of the 16th Lancers (the name in the note being- spelled
Riddells), for £5O to be paid to her, Miss Riddell. S.
Clough, Esq., another of the partnerskno wing both Capt.
and Miss Riddell, told the prisoner she' was not the
Miss Riddell he knew. She then, said, " Captain Rid-
dell is my own brother, and he is in the F troop of the
16th Lancers." On its being mentioned that the name
was spelled " Riddells," she said it was a final finish of
her brother's; he always did it. She also told Mr.
Swann that she was to receive the money, and Captain
Riddell would make it all right in the afternoon. The
prisoner was allowed to go, but inquiries were made,
aid Mr. Clough found her in the shop of Mr.
Holliday, of High Ousegate. He asked Mr. Holliday
who the woman was, and he replied she was the
wife of Corporal Morgan, of the 16th Lancers. She
was then, given into custody. Captain Riddell stated
that the note was not written by his authority, and
there was no other Captain Riddell in the 16th Lancers.
The prisoner was not his sister. There was a Corporal
Morgan in the troop, but he was not recognised as a
married man. The prisoner denied that she had ever
seen Mr. Swann or Mr. Clough before. The first time
she saw Mr. Clough was in Mr. Holliday's shop, and she
called there to get measured for a fashionable cloak.
-She also said she was nevt..r in their bank. She was
committed for trial at .the next. York assizes....
EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF A SHOPLIFTER.—A few
days ago a woman, named Sarah Talbot, living with her
husband in Wednesbury, went into the shop of Mr.
Evans; diaper, -Market-place, apparently with the view
of making a purchase. Her peculiar movements, how-
ever, excited the suspicion of Mr. Evans, and from
the fact that on former occasions after she had been
to the shop he had missed property, he closely watched
her. She bought one pair of stockings, and two or
three trifling articles, which she paid for, and as
she was about to take her departure she was observed
to pick up a piece of print, and conceal it under her
shawl. Information was. at once given to the police,
and before she could leave the shop an officer was
in attendance. She was taken into custody and searched,
when other articles,ldentified by Mr. Evans, were found
upon her. On Mr. Evans going with her to the police
station she begged hard for forgiveness, said that she
would pay for all the goods, be a good Customer to him,
and do all she could to serve him. She was locked
up with difficulty, having to be carried to the cell, and
two officers were sent to search her husband's house,
which was found to be comfortably and respectably
furnished. An examination was made, but nothing
was found of importance to the case except a chest,
-which- was locked, and the prisoner, on being applied
to for'the key, said she must either have lost it or
left it in the police office. The police obtained the
assistance of a smith, who picked the lock, and in the
chest sundry articles of drapery were found, and'thirty-
two pawntickets. The bundles which these ticket repre-
sented were obtained from the pawnbrokers, and were
found to consist of pieces of print, silk, new articles of
male wearing apparel, as coats, vests, and trowsers, ex-
pensive shawls, gowns, neckties, scarfs, pocket-handker-
chiefs; ribbons, Sze., of a superior description. The whole
of then things have been pledged since last March, and
their value, taking a hasty estimate, must be between
£2O and £3O. The woman, who has many years lived
in Wednesbury, is about thirty-three years of age, and
has always been looked upon as highly respectable.—
Staffordshire Advertiser.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Messrs. Storrs and CAsTELLargz.)

SMUGGLING.—George Willcox, boatswain of the ship
Speedwell, was brought up on the charge of attempting
to smuggle a quantity of tobacco.—A revenue-officer
stated that on searching the ship he found 241bs. of
tobacco concealed in the prisoner's room. This tobacco
was not there when the ship was searched for the first
time, when she came into port —The prisoner was
sentenced to pay a fine of £lOO.
CHARGE OF STEALING COTTON.—John Lowe, Bridget
Branagan, and Mary Coglan were placed in the dock on
a charge of stealing and receiving about 2 cwt. of
cotton, value £6. Constables Marsden and Ferguson
stated that they. were standing at the coroner of Paul-
street, about eight o'clock on Saturday night, when
they saw, the male prisoner proceeding along the street
with a bag on his back, which, from its appearance,
they concluded to be cotton. They followed him
till he went into a house at Bevington Push.
This house belonged to the prisoner Branagan who keeps
a broker's shop. The officers followed the man, but the
place Iwas in total darkness. It was some time ere a
light could be procured, and in the interim part of the
cotton was removed to the house of the prisoner Coglan,
and the remainder was taken to the house of a Mrs.
Noble, who, however, would not take it in, but imme-
diately flung it out of the window to the roof of Coglan's
house, where she pointed it out to the officers. As an
owner had not been found for the cotton, the prisoners
were remanded 'or seven days.
SAVAGE AssAuvr.—Thomas Egan was brought up,
charged with assaulting Thomas Mears, on Sunday
night. It appears that both parties reside near each
other in Paul-street. On the night -in question, a
quarrel had arisen between them on some trivial subject.
They twitted each other on their religious principles,
on which Egan lifted a gun, which he had in his hand,
and aimed a blow at Mears, which he received on the
arm, dislocating it at the elbow joint. A witness
appeared for the prisoner, who stated that the quarrel
arose on account of the wife of complainant listening at
the prisoner's door, and throwing a stone at it. The
magistrates ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of, £5, or
go to prison for two months.-
DESERTING AN APPRENTICESHIP.—WaIter Perkins, a
young man, in the'employment of Mr. Myers, the owner
of the ship Romeo, at present lying in the Prince's
dock, was charged with deserting from that ship, in con-
travention of his indentures. Mr. Myers stated that he
had on a previous occasion deserted in the same manner
from the ship Pizarro, at Swansea, and had occasioned
them a great deal of trouble. The young man's mother, it
appears, had instigated him to this course of conduct on
account of her being dissatisfied with the terms of his
indentures. The mother appeared in court, and on a
promise from her that the prisoner would attend to his
duty, he was sent back to the ship.
POCKET PICKING.—Mary Chambers was charged by
detective Carlyle with picking the pocket of an old
woman named Mary Calders, on Saturday night, in St.
John's Market, of a purse containing 6d. He had
watched her for some time, during which she tried the
pockets of several persons. On the advice of her coun-
sel, Mr. Cobb, the prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment.

CHARGE or RAPE.—Thomas Lloyd, residing at 118,
Upper Frederick-street, was brought up on the charge
of committing a rape on a young woman, named Agnes
Kealy, residing in a cellar nr the same house. The pro-
secutrix stated that the prisoner was a married man,
with a family. He keeps a small shop, and she went in
on Sunday, about midday, for a small quantity of hair
oil. His wife, he said, was away from home, and he
would feel obliged to her if she would go for a pint of
beer for him. She complied with his request, and on
her return he gave her a cupful. Shortly after drinking
it'she became powerless to speak or move, although re-
maining perfectly conscious. While she was in this
state he accomplished his nefarious purpose. The case
was remanded till to-day for: the purpose of producing
further evidence.
(Before Messrs. Rioncrg and CHALONER.) a

CoLusioN orsr TirEmt.—Captain Strickland, of
the ship Emily Augustine, summoned Captain Wilson,
of the Otillia, for £3O 3s. 7d., being amount of damages
sustained by the Emily Augustine on the 24th December
last in consequence of the Otillia coming 'in collision
with her. Mr. John Yates, jun., appeared for the,
complainant, and Mr. C. Aspinall for Messrs. Brook
.and Worthington, consignees of the vessel. On the day
in question the Emily Augustine was lying in the river
opposite to the, Bramley=Moore Dock, outward bound,
She had been in this position three or four hours, when
the Otillia, from London,. came up the river
drifting with the tide. On nearing the Emily
Augustine, she struck her. across the bows,
carrying away the jib-boom, and doing other damage, to
the amount claiMed.—Mr,. Irving, second officer of the
Emily Augustine, Stated that he heard some one on
board. the 0 tillia &.,ive an order to port the helm, which
caused her to sheer to the starboard. The collision
nevertheless took place. He stated that the Otillia was
not in tow of a steamer immediately before the collision
occurred, but shortly after he saw a tug-boat at her
stern.—Mr. Aspinall drew attention to the incon-
sistency of the 95th section of the Mersey. Docks
Consolidation'', Act, which makes owners of vessels
liable for the
_negligence of another person. He
contended first, that his client was not liable
inasmuch as the accident .occurred through want of
judgmerit on the part.. of the pilot; or it might haVe
happened by the breaking of the towing rope. fie there-
fore submitted that the pilot or the owners of the tug-
boat were the persons who ought to be considered liable ;
and this had been the view taken of similar cases by the
upper courts. After some discussion between Mr.
Yates and Mr. Aspinall, the magistrate gave a verdict
in favour of the complainant.

THE KIDNAPPED CHILD.—A paragraph is going
round the papers stating. that, at the demand of the
family Mortara, the inquisitor Filette, at whose insti-
gation the child Mortara was kidnapped, has been
arrested. •Signor Mortara, now in London, and almost
in daily receipt of letters from his family, altogether
denies the truth of this statement He neither took
any such step as is imputed to him, nor did he authorise
anybody else to act in this matter either for himself or
for his fainily:—Jetvish. C'hroniele. •
DISCOVERY OF ROMAN REMAINS IN CLEVELAND.—
At Stainton, in Cleveland, a warming apparatus has
recently been introduced into the church, and in con-
nection with this improvement a drain was formed.
Under the footpath leading to the church door, the
excavators came upon the skeleton of a tall man, the
skull of which was carelessly handled by a juvenile
bystander. Hearing something rattle inside .the skull,
he made an examination, and then found the half of one
of the capper coins issued in the reign of the Emperor
Vespasian, or about .A.D. 70. The coin, which is in
excellent preservation, is in possession of Churchwarden
Appleton.
PASSENGERS LOST BY THE BLERVIE CASTLE.—The
John o' Groat Journal states that "among the names of
those who perished in the above-named ill-fated vessel
is that of Mr. George Wildrage, carpenter. Mr. Wild-
rage, who was a young man of great promise, and only
twenty-one years of age, was a native of Broadhaven,
where he has left behind him many friends and
acquaintances to mourn his untimely end. The steward
of the vessel,. a Zetlander, named John Sutherland, was
also drowned." The Nether Lochaber correspondent of
the Inverness Courier says :—" Three of the passengers
were connected with this part of the country—viz., Mr.
Ewen Cameron and wife, late of the farm of Dalilea, in
Moidart, and Duncan M'Coll, from Auchphubiul, Ard-
gour. Mr. Cameron was quite a young man, and lately
married."
THE ALPACAS IN AUSTRALIA.—The shearing of the
alpacas was commenced on Saturday last. Two—a
white one and a black one—were selected indiscrimi-
nately from the flock, and were stripped of their fleeces
by the South American herdsmen employed under the
superintendence of Mr. Ledger in tending these animals.
The black alpaca yielded 17ilbs. of wool, and the
white one 121bs. Both these products were much
larger than had been anticipated. The alpacas being
'pure bred, the wool is extremely fine, while the extra-.
ordinary weight of the fleeces indicates the length
of the staple. It should be stated that the alpacas
having been 'shorn just before being shipped, the wool
is about fourteen months' growth. The shearing. is
proceeding rather slowly, as most of the females being
in lamb, it is feared that taking off the fleeces now
might bring on premature dropping. In consequence
of this, the immediate yield will not be so much as it
otherwise would be. The animals are thriving well.
A few deaths occurred through the want of proper
fodder and the severe cold combined, during Mr.
Ledger's absence, but these have been more than coml.:.
terbalanced by the births, so that the present number
of the flock exceeds that of the animals which landed in
Sydney. The lambs born in the colony are particularly
healthy and strong.—Sydney Herald, Nov, 12,