Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY;

. (Before:: Mr; RAFFLES.) • ' •
ASSAULT Tng WORKROIISE,—EIizai Wilson, a
pauper in the Workhouse, was brought up on remand,
• charged with .committing, t*o assaults-in the Workhouse
on .Saturday morning. It appeared that the prisoner,
had an altercation with Ellen Lowler, one of the muses,.
and beatlei round the room in the Moil violent manner.
Some •one went for Miss Moreton; who has the superin-
tendence of the, department in Which the prisoner was
Placed. - She remonstrated with her, threatening to
repart.her Conduct -to the governor,. and went out for
that purpose, The prisoner, however, went out by
another dobr, and intercepted Miss Moreton, whUm, she
seized by the throat, pulled her hair, aid tore off her
.bonnet. The prisoner had been brought up to the
Police Court on two previous occasions, and had lately
been imprisoned for two months for assault. The
magistrate sentenced her to six months' imprisonment;
with hard labour.f •
IAiAUET UPON. A WONIAN:—.11101)1aS Hanity, a Tuniper,
residing in Ashley-street, was brOught up on the charge of
assaulting.a Woman named Ann Fraser, on Saturday night,
In the same street. It appeared that the prisoner had been
engaged-in some quarrel his wife, from whom be
has been separated for some time, the women standing
about took her part, and the prisoner becoming, infuri-
ated rushed into a house for a poker, with which he
knocked the complainant down; Dr.. Yorke, from the
Southern HoSpital, said that the, blow was a very
serious one, and that the woman was not out of danger.
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—The prisoner_ was committed for trial to the sessions.
ASSAULTING A POLICENIAII. - Robert PtrgrOVC,
lieriry Cosgrove, and William Cosgrove, a father and
two'sons, were charged with assaulting police-officer.
Samuel Sarratt (203), on Saturday afternoon, in Foxmhy-
street.—Mr. Cobb appeared
,for the prisoners. The
complainant stated that he .was on duty in Great
Howard-street on. Saturday. About four o'clock in.thc
afternoon, a carter informed him that Formby-street
was blocked up by a crowd... lie • procdeded at. once to
the spot, where he fotuld the three prisoners fighting,
and interfered for the purpose of putting a stop to it,
and clearinz the thoroughfare. His interference,
however, hart only the effect of reconciling the prisoners,
who immediately attacked him. He placed his back to the
wall, when one of them seized him by the throat, while the
others struck and kicked He struck the man who
had hold of him by the throat, on the head with his
staff, which forced him' to let Lo.—A woman who
resides in the same street deposed 'that the prisoners
attacked the officer' and used him with very great
violenee.—Mr. Cobb stibmitted that the elder prisoner
was. a little tipsy, and tilt officer having• used him in
an abusive manner the two sons interfered. The
magistrate considered • that it was clearly proved that
the prisoners had attacked the officer; and the cir-
cumstance of there being three of them engaged in.
iccaused him to deal more severely with them.—The•
prisoners Robert and Henry idere sentenced to pay ft
fine of £5 each, or, in default, • imprisonment for three
months ; and William was ordered to pay £2, or go to ,
prison for two months.

STABBING Cese.-John _Newry, a labouring man,
residing in Gilbert-street, was charged with stabbing a
young man named Peter Doyle, on Saturday night. It
seems, that on the night in question the complainant
was in company with a young woman who lived' with
NearY. He pressed his suit` with so much earnestness
and success that he '.persuaded her to leave the • prisoner
and trust to him for maintenance and protection. They
accordingly repaired to the prisoner's house fOri the pur-
pose of removing her box. Complainant went in, a.,d
asked.for the box, but was ordered to the" door- by the
prisoner.' As he was' eoing Neary rushed at. him with
an open knife and stabbed him in the groin. 'Dr. Yorke,
of the 'Southern Dispensary,. stated he dressed the
'wound in complainant's leg, and that it was of a very
dangerous character. It was about 11-, inches long, and
had it been only a little deeper would have severed the
femoral artery.. The prisoner was committed for trial.

STEALING' FROM ST. JOIIN'S MARRET.---TwO
apparently.about twelve or thirteen years of age, were
charged with stealing a basket belonging to a farmer,
named Thomas Ireland, containing *M. 6d worth of
butter and Is. worth of eggs, from St. John's' Market, ,
on Saturday morning, and Mrs. Gartiide- beerheiise7.
keeper, 144, Rupert-street, was charged with receiving
the same knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Cobb appeared
for Mrs: Gartside, and Mr. Bluck for the lads.—A
market officer stated that he received information of the.
theft on ,Saturday morning about ten o'clock, and took
Millar into custody in the evening, as he *as seen near
Mr. Ireland's stall in the morning. When apprehended '
he at find, denied any knowledge of the butter, bat
afterwards confessed he had sold Ale Mrs. Gartside for ,
6s. Taylor, when taken, made a similar Statement,
adding that he took it -off the 'table and put it on
Millar's head; who ran off with it. The basket,
a portion of the butter, -was found in the female pri--
sonar's house. and
,Were sworn to by Mrs. Ireland. Mr:
Cobb submitted, on behalf of his client,' that the lads.
came into her house and asked if they might leave the
basket with her till evening, which she allowed then, to
do. "Ire called as a witness Mrs..Gartside's brother, who
stated that he heard the lads request" to be allowed
to leave the butter. She gave them no money. The
prisoners.were remanded till to-day. .•

BRUTAL Assknur.-7Two men, apparently Yankees,.
named EdWard Colter and Daniel Nolan, were charged
with. assaulting a young man, a seaman, on Sunday
' evening. The prosecutor, it appeared, -had accom-
panied a friend to a brothel on -the above-named"
night. They remained about an hour, leaving it,
to go to a public-house. Ina short time they went
back, and met the two prisoners there. The prosecutor
was sitting at the side of, the, prisoner Nolab, who,
without any provocation, rose up and struck hit* in the
face, in consequence of which a senate took place between
them. The prisoner -Colter 'rushed to the rescue of
-NOlan. He knocked the prosecutor down, and_ then bit:
a piece off his ear. A' woman, named Agnes Gallester,
went 'for Police-officer 29, who 4prebended both
prisoners' in the house. ' The piece of - the ear was found
among the ashes in the fire-place. The surgeon who the ear said that at least orieLthird was bitten
away.. The prisoners were committed for trial.
PoCxEt-PrexiNci BY LAns.---Two boys, :named
Michael Wells and Peter; Lindsay, not over twelve years
of age, were charged with picking the pocket of. a man
named David Hughes; residing in Portland-place, Great
Homer-street,-of two 'silk handkerchiefs. It seems that
the prosecutor had been passing through Queen-square,
on Saturday night, and'was attracted by a crowd`stand-
ing round a Jew, who was selling ° real Turkey
rhubarb,"- and holding forth in the usual terms as to
the way in which the public were cheated by. druggists.
The prosecutor was desirous to know the 'manner of
deluding people in vogue amongst the members of that
prOfession, and, in his anxiety, was leaning forwntd
and listening with great attention, when the prisoners
filched the pockethandkerchiefs from-his pocket. A
person standing by witnessed the whole affair, and gave
the prisoners into charge,—They were remanded for
seven days

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1 Mr.' Robert 801 l delivered a lecture on ." The Court,
the Stage, and the Town Life of the Restoration,"_!
the Farnham Literary Institute, on the. evenirg 'of the
9th instant. The lecture contained a wide survey of the
state of society, the condition of,LOndon, and a:critical,
examination' of the dramatic 'literature of the period;
with numerous curious particulars illuttrative of popular
superstitions, habits, and manners. ;• •
GAgiSLltunTEitiko.—SiiLydton Newman, Bart.,
has been entertaining-a- large party of fashionables at
his seatS,'Stokely and `Mamliead Park. At the former_
place a-tvild fowl battue was got up, and' the 'result of
this novel species of wildfowl shooting was, that upwards
of 500 wikl ducks were bagged ; and in the preserves of
Mamhead,' 242:pheasants (nearly all cocks), 30 hares,
70 rabbits and several woodcocks were.killed,'
BUTTED AND CTIEE.4E.-Last. year 421,534 ewts. of-
butter were imported from all parts for home consump- -
tion in the United Kingdom, paying a duty 0'4101,587;
of cheese, 397,225 cwts. were imported, yielding
49,656; •and of eggs, 743,572 cubic' feet, paying
£24,787. The importation of butter lias increased from
288,145 cwts. 'in 1848 to 421,534 cwts. in 1869. The
duty on foreign butter was last reduced 'in June,' 1853,
from 10s.10 58. a cwt: Holland furnishes half of the
whole importation. Franco now senda 'us 37,000 cwts.;
in 1818 she bnly sent 738 cwt. •

. .
A rood WITII A WOODEN TiEG.-Mr. Robert Howard,
landlord of the-Railway Inn, near the Droylesdon Rail•
way. Station, has in his possession a Scotch terrier with
a wooden' leg, which runs about with scarcely a pei;-
ceptible limp. The dog had its right fore foot amputa-
ted by au express train three months ago, and a veteri-
nary surgeon from Manchester, being informed that it.
was a favourite pet, not only dressed its wounds, but
shortly afterwards supplied it with an artificial limb, of
which it appears somewhat proud. •