Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-23 00:00:00

BEFORE MR. B. GLADSTONZ.

A 3111 d, "BLAZING" WEDDING.—A very nice looking
2eneg woman, well dressed, carrying a desperately dilapi-
&tad white bonnet in her hand, and who gave her name
me Mary Ann Blaze, was charged with having assaulted
and sobbed Catherine Hanlon. The history of this affair
was as follows. On Monday, the psisoner got married to
Ztiabe Blaze, an engine-driver, residing in Dryden-street.
21se "happy event," or rather unhappy event, so far as it
want fier Airs B'aze, took place in S. Peter's Church, and
mit? the anion, the parties retired to a public-house; where
the healths of the bride and bridegroom were duly proposed
and responded to, and after various libations, Mr. John
sam, went off to drive his engine, leaving cli-
mactic= with his wife to have a nice cozy din-
war and everything snug when he came back.
Moir Ars. Blaze obeyed the first injunction of her lord
mad Master will appear by the sequel. It is said that the
*NO Oman passions—sorrow and joy—lead to great thirst,
and Mrs. Blaze, not being exempt from the sensation,
litabiled a good quantity of liquid of various hues and
*ems patity as, well as quantity. Between the joy and
the drink, Mrs. Blaze's head went whirling round like the
)e wheel of a steam engine, and, along with some of the
islaridwanaids," she was proceeding along Dale street,
winging as they went, for want of thought. It so happened
tint. Blaze, before she assumel that name, had s,me
oraffercases with the Eaid Catherine Hanlon, and the latter
aca having any regard to the command that orders us to
rove ear enemies, was spiteful enough to endeavour to mar
the happiness of the wedding day. She might have waited
*a ea least " three weeks after marriage," by getting out a
amen for the newly-made wife. She was on her return
trom the police office, after performing that message of
beearrolence, when, who should she meet but the wadding
Nasty. It is lamentable to record it, but truth must be
fight followed, and in the ruckshin the wedding
lasainet of Aire. Blaze, and, eke, that of Mrs. Hanlon,
more torn into smithereens, the face of the latter also
smscang in fir a trifle of scratches. In the affair, the
wascsiainant alleged that the bride hail stolen £1 1-Is 11d.
sea of her breast and a police officer coming up, put an
wad to the affray, and locked up Mrs. Blaze, not only on
the charge of felony, but for being drunk and disorderly.
Ma was searched at the station, but no money was found
with her. When her husband arrived at home, instead of
fading his wife and dinner, he was informed that his young
armee was in the station, and there she spent her wedding
Wit, as she could not be bailed out, in consequence of
tba chtsrge of felony. Several witnesses were examined,
_pm ased con, and so far as poor'Mrs. Blaze was concerned,
en appeared to be more sinned against than sinning, as it
ace/eared she was assailed by foul language, and was also
pusled rudely by the complainant before she did anything.
-ender these these circumstances, his worship discharged
ken; and she was surrounded by her ,friends, who waited
in conzt for her.
313m>nz MESSRS, EDWARD CROPPER AND T. BOLTON.
Inspector Tyrrell charged Joseph Holme, who keeps a
stall en the fish market, with having exposed 201 b of soles
Icir tale, unfit for use. Fined 20s and costs. Ellen
Drown, a hawker, was charged with exposing for sale
Sky nine rabbits which were in a putrifying state. This
wag seer first offence ; she was fined lOs and costs.
ASILNDLT AT SEA.--A seaman named Thomas Lindsay
pitiful:ld a charge of an assault against the captain of the
&hip _Mary Russell. of Milford. Mr. Chilton appeared for
V* defendant, and Mr. Campbell for the complainant.
The complainant stated that he shipped as an able seaman
at Rang Kong for Liverpool, and during the voyage the
twptain had on several occasions assaulted him. On one
eeesaion he struck him on the eye and cut it, and subse-
gmestiy caught him by the back of the neck and attempted
worm% a bucket with tar down his throat. Mr. Campbell
tailed several witnesses, but they failed to prove anything
*a the complainant. Several witnesses were then called
iss defence, from whom it appeared that the complainant
saws troublesome and badly conducted An entry in the
.4eg-boek to this effect was read by Mr. Chilton. The
magistrates stated that they considered the captain had
iscare provocation for his conduct towalde the complainant.
!they would, therefore, dismiss the case.
Ja.Mes Mormon was charged with having forged a sea
3iburi certificate. Mr. Ty nattil. from the Beard of Trade
prxeented. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was sen-
*need to six months' imprisonment

COLONEL IN THE GUARDS THREATENED

BY A SOLDIER.

.A 1 the B;w-street Police-court, on Menday, a fine
lbyth ig man, named Pickering, of soldierly appearance,
sad "bearded like the Pard," was chareed with having
'written a letter to the Commander-in-Chief containing
*rats c f violence against Colonel Foley, of the Grenadier
guards. He pleaded guilty. Celsnel Feley stated that the
prisoner had been a private in the Grenadier Guards, but
'.tad been, at his own request, discharged from that
regiment. In corseasence of some complaint which the
pr.:nester had preferred against him (Colonel Foley), but
whirls had been fully investigated by the proper authorities,
the prisoner bad written a letter to the Duke of Cam-
/xi...3gs, Commander-in Chief, who had handed it to him
eCotonel Foley), and he now produced it. In consequence
of the threatening language contained in that letter ho was
apprehensive of some viotence from the prisoner. The
&l owing iet a copy of the letter :—" Dec. 12, 1857.—Your
Royal Highness—l am informed by, Colonel Pipit thet
vou'R,A. adopt vo further proceedings in the meter
gttireeete Major Foley and myself, leaving no other course
oyes to me but that of wild revenge. When my case is
Mime the public I question whether your R lel Highness
-sat bold CO high a prosition in the mind of the people as
It. present_ You have in my CLS3 protected an. officer
against a man 'nest unjustly. All that I have accused
IPoley of is the truth, and you know that—the blackest
part being that of a liar, as well as a robber. I may add,
Noy reason for not taking the law into my own hends at
the time the event occurred, was to sea if it were po •Eible
tar. a, man to get any justice wLen opposed to al officer ;
mil there is none. But us 1 have said from the first,
vial/ have justice at any cost.—l am, sir, your humble
earvant, T. PICKERING. —YOH need no: trouble any ore to
answer this." The prisoner acknowledged that the letter
was in his handwriting, and that he had addresse l it to
tkas Corensaade:--in.Chief. His 6bjoct was to bring his
sease•before the public. While in the Crimea, viz., on the
GO of December, 1355, a body of armed men, acting under
thee directions of Colonel Foley, had robbed him (the
antielof a sovereign, for which he had never been able
% get any redress. He had written the letter to the
• mander-in-Cbief for the purpose of getting himself
taken into custody, in order to make his case known to
the public. , Ile alleged that some letters written by Cal
Foley, to the Secretary at War, contained stat,tmeets
witsich were altogether false, and concluded by declaring
that all he wanted was an impartial investigation. Li-.
Mtn:line entertaiecd no daub: whatever that, as bad been
stated by Colonel Foley, the question had been fatly
iterestigated. as such matters generally were. Tlia prisoner
imetglat to have abided by thedecision of the authorities. No
iweett to him eield result from getting the casa before the
• ; tor, as public opinion was now constituted, it
old nes doubt concur iu the dee'iliou of the authorities
lipvinted to investigate these matters with the public
23ff:fas-Oil. He (Mr. Jardinc) could not listen to such
zemease as the prisoner talked about being robbed by a
icey cf armed men set oa by his orraser, and the public
amid. be sure to take a sensible Yieer of the matter. By
inch feorisla conduct he could only get himself into dic-
gente. He (Ur. Jardine) must hied the prisoner over to
p the peace, himself in £BO, and two sureties in £4O
each. The prisoner :I am myself the only security I can
vier. A person in court here offsred to he bail for the
ame r, but in coming fcrward to enter his recognizeuces
Nis entered into a wild statement of come grievances of his
awn, to which he solicited the attention of the preen, and
behaved in avery eccentric manner. It became necessary
Ow remove bun from the o)urr, which was done wit all
ate courtesy by one of the officers.

A SICRETAILY IN DISGRACE.—At the Bow-s!reet
acre, on Friday, a short well dressed man, who gave the
A.ZZIA:- of Thomas Mark Wheeler, and described himself as
agantleman, alL,ongh better known as thi Secretary of a
Natio:sal Frien;l-iu-nced Ass ciatior, carrying on its
a.p.zons in the Exeter 'Change, Upper Wellington.
street, Brand, London, mac charge.: with a violent and
WC', ly assault upon Mrs. Lilly, a respectable married
woman. The complaiewa said that she was walking
viietly through the 'Charge, between seven and eight
ol3celr last evening, when th &fendf.rit came up to her
zed 3t his arms round her neclr. She resented the ix,ult
30). ptlAing Lim from her, upon which he struck her a
wiaefit stow, twisted her arm, and knocked her down. He
-was evidently drunk. A lad who happened to be in the
'Change at the time, deposed that he witnessed the assault.
There was a ladder in the 'Change, and the defendant
raid the complainant over it, and struck her after sl.e
wiz upon the ground. He fell with her. The defendant
laid he had been drinking rather too freiy, there haring
li.smn a wedding in his family. The complainant's state-
ment, however, was exuggerated. She fell, he did not
'luck her down. Tye fact was, that owing to a railt/ay
oc-dent which had happened to him a few years ago, a
1 tae ih-rep took a serious effect upon him, so he mast
2a7 whatever fine his Worship might choose to fix.
70, )be astonishment and dismay of the defendant, 115 w.
en. n, Mr. Jardine committed him to prison for one
sessitb, without the option of a fine, he baying before
lieu in custody.

EXAMINATION OF SHIPMASTERS.

LETTER IV.