Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-21 00:00:00

.s-ORTIPRI4T DAILY TIMES.

'99IiIIVICE CO_ J 1

(Before Mr. _Asper.)_
SHOPLIMING.—Patrick Gibb ens, a lad apparently
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about 16 years ,of age, was: charged with stealing three
pairs-Of bootsfroni the shop deer of Mr. Dicks, boites
maker, 4yromLStreet. 'Hi went to a Ifrs. Garratt)a,
residing in Steckdale-greet,: ~whern he sold one,pair.
'this woman offeredthernin pledge, buttlie pawnbroker
snspectingthat the. boots were not honestly come by,
inquirieaavere made, which resulted in tla6 apprehension
of the prisoner.—Mr, Dicks deposed that the boots were
his make, and Mrs. Garratty spoke to the identity of the
prisoner. He was remanded until Tuesday. - •-e
(Before Messrs. ATKIN and -HARKER.) ' -
CURIO7:S CisiARGE'OP'DEStIinoN FROM A"
Fletcher Room, a seaman, 'was brought up on the charge
of deserting front' the: barque Tickler, while at Monte
.Video,. Mr. Bluck,conductedthe case for the proseciii
'don,. and Mr.. Cobb appeared
,for.. the defence.- Mr.
Black, in stating the case, stated that theharquesailed
from Buenos Ayres, . and -anchered about 3+. miLei 'off
Monte Video on the 10th, of September, for,the purpose
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of putting, the pilot and a_ passenger on shore. It was a
beautiful moonlight night, and the captain despatched the,
prisoner at the bar, who w
was:boatsain of the ship, with a
boat aid a' erew,of four Men; giving them strict injunc-
tions not to go on shore. He waited all that night, and
next morning-stood in towards., the harbonrebut could
hear nothing : either of the heat 'or of the' men.
Thinking it,. :possible he might have 'missed
them he steered down the river, and bathe to anchor at
Flores Island, where he-waited for some time without
getting any intelligenee of them: -He' accordingly called
the crew together, and asked if they willing to, take
the ship to NeW -roil although they were 'short of hands.
Everyone of them -expressed himself satisfied that the,
captain had,done his duty; and their WillingneSs to pro-
ceed on the voyage. Theydid so, and had a prosperous
passage, thenee to Liverpool, where the captain was
surprised to learirthe men had
_arrived before him, and
had claimed and been paid their' wages by the Owners.--!
George Bevan wartlieri called and swore_ Tie said he
was captain Of the 'British barque -Tickler, 'bOund from
Rosario to New York.: On the 10th Sept. they cast anchor
off Monte YON, distant about three" nsileselst.. bY E. The
pilot wished to be landed, he aecordinglysent the boat-
swain with four of. the crew in a boat to put him and a
passenger on shore„ giving. them strict orders not to
land. Towards twelve o'clock, when
,they" ught- to have`
returned, he, was :getting rather .anxious, and had a'
bright Hitt burning in the rigginas g* besides firing rifles,
at short intervals ' enurinm In
Teinoynin lie stood into the harbour anion' the ship-
kfiWanfllotrlre4,a:man; os. to bring,hirn. informa-
tion of the boat and crew. The man, however,. failed'
fo—Obfain the, slightest clue es to their whereabouts. On
Sunday forenoon he hailed a Bremen barane; for the pur-
pos'e of sending a letter ashore with the captain.; He then'
consUlted - the crew, repreaeuting to them the
condition the ship would be in if it Came on to blow-
herd; hilt they all thought he had dondeirerything that
coin( be done, and were 'willing at once proteed on.
the voyage. He set sail at once, -but being becalmed off '
the- island of Flores, east anchor-there between two and
three o'clock in the afternoon, and left about eight.
o'clock in the 'evening. Dirring ,the Tayae-,e. he was
oblig,ed.to leave-the de* in Charge of alad of 13 years
of age, and g 6 into 'the rigging to reef a topsail and do
many' other things belOnging only to a sailor's 1
duty. The- cook had also to be brought out p
the galley and taught to steer.—ln cross-
-examination -by :Mr. Cobb, • Captain Bevan stated
that he was to receive nine dollars from the passenge4f
but he hadnot: the, money till he went on shore. TheJ
boatswain had orders to collect it, and, in 'easeit should,
not be forthcoming, to' bring back his luggage to the'
.ship.—Michael Durand, chief officer of the Tickler, was
called. He stated that anchor was cast' on Saturday,
10th September, about, three and a half miles from
Monte Video.,. It was a.fine.moonlight night; and Ore
boat left the ship about eight o'clock, p.m. .They waited
till about: eight o'clock next morning. when they stood
ino the harbour.: A light was kept burningin she rig-
ging, and rifles .were fired at intervals of .froM ten
to fifteen minutes. They came to the IsLendOf Flores
about lialfpaet two or, three o'clock ontheafterneon of
Sunday, and hediel not believe they could; have• missed'
the boat ,if it bad ever come in that. directionee-DaVid
More, cerpenter.of the ship, was culled, but no important
particulars were elicited by Cobb,
in addressing. the court on behalf of the prisoner, said,
that, when he lailthe evidence before theme they would
say he had been hardly dealt with; in being placed in
this position. Accpyding to the evidence of the captain,'
.:;here had been no,qnarrel betwixt them; and, lie had done
his duty till their arrival at Monte Vil?.
,There
'Was only "a small balance of wages :owing . him,
and he left all his Clothes. and -effects on board,
and there was, consequently, no motive "whatever
for him to 'desert. The statement, he had to day before
theM was that when he left the ship on the, 10th, it was
moonlight, but before arriving at
,Monte . Video -it
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becaMe dark and.squally, which: placed .c;onsiderable.
difficulties in the way of their getting in. Instead too of •
,Monte• Video being only three miles distant, it was.nine,
according to 'the statement of- the consul in .neletter.
(for the prisoner has shown ,so much intellignnee in the
dilethnia in which, he 'Was placed, that he,hita deposi-
tions froth the captain of the Bremen Inrene, as well
as the 'pilot . and . the passenger he took on
shore, ;besides a 1 eer bearing the censidar
On arriving at Moete Video he went to a hotel with the'
passeng-se, where he received from him seven...dollars.
Immediately on hiS return -the boat pushed off, but in-
stead of making the'sliip, they came to the. Island 'of
Flores; where they.remained for some time, and only
seeing one'-vessel; which was so distant they could not
make out what she was, they returned to Monte Video,
wherrce•tlie consul procured them a passage home. • Mr.
Cobb -then handed in the depesitions which the prisoner•
had brought with hiM from Monte
,Video. A passage_
'from that Of the captain of the Bremen barque,waaread,
'which affil'ined that lie was' 'hailed 'bY the Tickler,
for 'the purpose of conveying a letter on shore.. ,They
' were 'then about three emiles frcei the
„Mount.
A Ortion of a letter from the consul was also read. It
was' dated Septembee 26, and stated,. that on-th.6.loth
September the barque Tickler anchored off the port of
Monte Video,. being, then distant about nine
,miles, for
the piliPose of landing a pilot and a.passenffbee. The
boatswain only landed, and after rejoining hiSboat they
Went down the river to the Island of Flores, where they
arrived between ten' and eleven o'clock the following
duly. Abbut daylight' next marning'they again 'left for
Monte Video." It farther said=" ram told that the
Tickler had only nine men 'lef't '-'9n board, including
'the master and apprentices, and Only one boat;:whieh.
-was 'under repair. I think that "the master was not':
at all justified in waiting so short a time lox. his missing
Crewa'Without even going on shore to look for" his boat,'
a,sla t as I'can learn, in piing to 'sea 'with. so small a
company Arthur Fitfin, who wain the boat with the
-.Prisoner, was called. He could not exactly say how.far
they were froth shore, but thought they pulled about
nine miles: They left the ship about eight o'cleck, and
did not arrive till after •eleten, pulling as hard as they
could. The boatswain only- went on shore, and on his
return the whole of 'the •• crew were' in the •boat
ready -to start. They misssd the 'ship, and went
to the 'island of Flores. The' only 'drink they
they had was a bottle of brandy which was passed round
`five times.—The magdetrates. said they -were Of the
consul's opinion,' that instead of its being a case of de-
sertion by the men from the-ship, it waS a case of the ship
deserting her' crew. They considered the -captain had
waited too short 'a tiine, . and accordingly ordered' the
prisoner to be discharged. ,
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(Before. Messrs. EYRE EVANS and W. Ifoyourow.)
PUBLICANS AN.p CASES—The follow- ;
big publicans and bcersellers were brought up on sundry
Charges :--.:JOhn Parry, -Kitchen-street,. was -sum-
moned- for: Sunday traPig-e-acquittecl ; Henry Rae-
burn, Commutationerow, was summoned for permitting
drunkenness in_ his. house, but was acquitted; Thomas
Mayers, Paul-street,„ was summoned for Sunday trading
—acqnitteda William Briercliffe, Howe-street, Everton,
was summoned for Sunday trading, and fined 2s. 6d. and
2s. 64.- Costs ; Edward Mitchell, Hornby-street, was
summoned, for Sunday trading, and fined .ss. and costs ;
Patrick COwen, Chisenhale-street, was summoned' for
trading on, Sunday—fined 20s. and costs ; Thomas
GarsiS6, Rupert-street, was summoned ,for Sunday
trading—fined 2s. 6d. and 2se 6d. costs ; Thomas-
almies, Mann-street, was summoned for trading_ on-
Sunday, and fined 28.- 6d,
,and .2s. 6d. costs ; Robert
Hughes, Fisher-street, summoned for .Sunday,trading,
was fined 2s. Gd. and 2s. Gd. costs ;. James AdamseAnson-
place, was summoned for. S unday trading, and fined 2s. 6d.
and 2s. 6d. costs ; John Smith, Eaton-street, summoned
for
,trading on Sunday, was acquitted; Mary Jones;
Fairclongh-lane, . summoned for Sunday trading, was
fined ss, and costs; John 111'4krdle, Simpson-street, was
summoned for-trading: on Sunday, but acquitted, Adam
Case, Myrtle-street, was summoned for Sunday trading,
but acquitted.