The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-16 00:00:00

IMPORTANT TO _EMIGRANTS.

Some time in October last, the following New York
houses, engaged in the emigration trade, viz —C. A. Ten
Eyck, 67, South street; N. Hussey (Williams and Guion),
40, Fulton street ; Joseph Murphy, 61, South street ;
Sabel and Cortis, 177, Broadway ;. Demarest and
Jones, 40, South street ; T. H. O'Brien, 153, South
street; Jacob Wilson, 108, South street; Thomas C.
Roche, 83, Scuth street; Tapseot and Co., 86, South
street; Roche Brothers and Coffey, 69, South street;
entered into arrangements for the following purpose .
To do away with the robbery and extortion at prevent
practised upon passengers to Europe, and to confine the
business to those only who are the recognised agents of
New York, Liverpool, and London packet ships.
1. That no tickets be acceoted or pessengers given to any
agent who does not sign this agreement.
2. In order to prevent tickets being purchased and resold
at an advanced rate, the price shall he distinctly marked on
the ticket, both in figures and words, and a clause inserted
as follows : " Not Transferable." If it be ascertained that
the holder of this ticket has paid more than the price
mentioned thereon, he or they will not be taken.
3. That no commission be paid either directly or in-
directly to runners, boarding house keepers, or any person
whatever, either on passage, stores, or any other way.
4. That the rate of passage hereafter charged he 18 dole
steerage, and 20 dole second cabin; children under twelve
years half price ; infants under one year free, and the
commission 2 dole per adult instead of 1 del as heretofore.
5. When any of the undersigned book passengers for
ships, for which they are not the agents, the commission
of two dollars be divided betwePn them and the agent of
the ship, and it shall be deemed contrary to the spirit of
this agreement, to make any other bargain or arrange-
ment.

6. Should any of the undersigned consider that he has
Proof, that some of the resolutions now agreed upon have
been broken, be must notify the secretary that he requires
a up.eting to be called at the earliest pcs-ible day in order
to examine the charge ; if two thirds the number then
present are of opinion, that the charge made is clearly
substantiated, the name of the offender shall immediately
be struck off the Hit.

7. That none of the undersigned, or any ono employed
by them, shall go into boarding houses or hotels, to canvas
or solicit passengers.
8. That no man shall be employed, who has been known
heretofore as a runner or solicitor of passengers.
9. That no advertisement shall be inserted or bills pub-
lished without the prices being mentiored.
The following letter, addressed to J. Cortis, Esq., will
show what has been done :

SlR,—Somo weeks ago we sent you copies of various
regulations, adopted by the shipowners and their passenger
agents for the purpose of preventing the enormous frauds daily
perpetrated by runners and proprietors of ticket offices on the
North River on passengers proceeding to Europe. These
regulations came into operation on the 20th October, and we,
the members of the Passenger Agents' Association, upon whom
devolved the duty of carrying them into effect, wish to ac-
quaint you with the means we have taken and the result of
our labours. Its order to facilitate the attainment of our
object, we were supplied with funds by some of the ship_
owners to bring offenders to justice and to maintain the vic-
tims, of whom we soon had a considerable number. To
give you some idea of the nature of these frauds, we relate the
history of one to which all are similar :—" A aged French lady
arrived on the 6th November, from Philadelphia, to take her
passage in a steamer to Havre, having saved by years of
economy, sufficient to visit her relatives in France. On arrival
at the depot, she was accosted by a runner, who persuaded her
to accompany him to an office in Liberty street, where she was
induced to pay 65 dollars for a cabin passage to Havre, and
received a ticket for the steam ship Neptune, ❑o such steamer
being in existence. She was then conducted to a boarding
house (where she was afterwards robbed of the whole of her
money), and told to return the following day, when she would
he taken to the vessel. Meantime tho runner and his accom-
plice sent a man to the oldie° of the Liverpool and Philadelphia
Steamship Company, and, by fraudulent representations,
purchased a steerage ticket to Liverpool for 30 dollars,
which was afterwards given to the lady in exchange for her
original ticket. Upon protesting against the fraud, she
of course received nothing but insult, and the matter was
then taken up by the association and an affidavit made before a
police justice, who caused the offenders to be arrested, together
with others on similar charges. After several days delay, which
caused great expense to the association, who had to pay the
board of ten victims, the cases were tried and dismissed ; upon
the reasons for the dismissal, it is not for us to comment. All
the plaintiffs being anxious to proceed on the journey, we
merely detained the French lady and another passenger (both
being willing), and, about a month ago, sent them before the
grand jury, who immediately found a true bill, but unfortun-
ately, on account of numerous other trials, the district attorney
had not been able to bring them into court, and the plaintiffs,
having already been detained several weeks, without any
certainty as to the length of their future detention, have
proceeded on their journey without obtaining redress."
We have thus done all in our power to put
a stop to one of the most gigantic systems of
swindling, and have failed to succeed because we are not
sustained by the law ; our future exertions must therefore bo
restricted to giving all possible publicity to the rates and
particulars of passage, and to endeavour to pass a state law so
framed, that any case of fraud may immediately be tried and
the offenders punished, without any expense or detention to
the sufferers. The shipowners, with a few exceptions, are
determined to do all in their power to ass'st us, and we now
solicit the aid of the Liverpool and the New York press, without
which success can scarcely be anticipated. Among all the
numerous and grievous abuses existing in this city there is
surely none more loudly calling for redress, and we trust that
our appeal to the public will result in the passing of a stringent
and unevadeable law for the protection of passengers to
Europe. By authority of the association.
R. J. CORTIS, Secretary.

Now York, 30th Dec. 1856

MURDEROUS GARROTTE ROBBERY.

Last evening between five and six o'clock, the neigh-
bourhood of Rock Ferry was thrown into a state of great
alarm by the report of a most murderous attack made
by two men upon a young medical student named
Saxby, whose paren's reside at Elizabethan Cottage,
Rock Ferry. It appears, that between the hours above
named, Mr. Saxby was taking a walk in the direction of
the Rock Ferry R,ailway Bridge, close to. Mr. Watson's
coal yard, and while on his way, he observed two men
a short distance before him, On his passing, one of them
addressed him, and made use of some expression to the
effect that he (the man) would give it to him through
his bloody guts"—whereupon Mr, Saxby asked
what he meant, and whether he alluded to him,
because if he did, he had better come to the
police office and explain himself, whereupon
the man who had made use of the expression
pulled out a large knife, and immediately attacked Mr.
Saxby, and made several attempts to stab him.
Fortunately Mr. S. managed to parry the blows with a
short stick he had in his hand. Mr. S. then finding that
the man was intent upon doing him some serious
mischief, managed to pull out his own knife to use in
self defence, and made several blows at his assailant.
At this moment the second man attacked him from
behind by seizing bird round the throat and inflicting a
severe blow with a stone, or some other bard substance,
on the top of his head, the first man at the same moment
stabbing him on the left breast, immediate'y over the
heart, which knocked him down, and he became
insensible. They then proceeded to rifle his pockets,
and took from them a purse, with some silver and a
silver pencil case, and then made off. Shortly after, a
gentleman residing in the neighbourhood cam., up, and
finding Mr. S. lying on the road, assisted him to his
residence, where, with the aid of stimulants, he soon
recovered, so as to be enabled to give an account of what
had happened, and a police officer having been sent for,
they all three went to the spot where the attack had
been made, and found on the ground both the knife of
the robber and the one used by Mr. S , the latter being
covered with blood, indicating that Mr. S. must have
inflicted one or more wounds on the man by whom he
was first attacked. The knife with which Mr. S. was
attacked is a most formidable weapon, set in a handle
such as used by carpenters for bradawls, ground very
sharp on both sidee of the point, and about five inches
long. Upon examination of Mr. S's clothes. it was
found that the stab had gone through his pilot cloth over
coat and a shooting jacket to his pocket book, which he
fortunately had in his breast pocket, and which, no doubt,
was the means of saving his life. The stick with which
Mr. S. parried the blows was deeply cut in several places.
Mr. S. is a young man, about 20 years of age, and while
at school learned the art of self-defence, which enabled him
to ward off the blows aimed at him, and which is fully
proved by the marks on the stick. Immediately on the
attack being made known to the police at Birken-
head, Mr. Superintendent Birnie gave directions
for the searching of all lodging and other low
houses in the town, shortly after which three
men, strangers in the town, were brought to the police
station, one of them answering to the description of the
man who used the knife, and upon being interrogated, he
admitted that he and the others had come from Chester that
(lay, and had passed by Rock Ferry, arriving at the lodging
house where they were taken from about seven o'clock in
the evening. Mr. Saxby was sent for, but he was unable to
identify him, and they were again set at liberty.

POhICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

ASSAULTING A. WlFE.—James Townley, a greengrocer
and carpenter, residing in Bedford street, Park, was
charged with having beaten his wife. Police officer 485
heard a great noise in the prisoner's place, and on
entering he saw the prisoner kick and beat his wife in a
shameful manner. The prisoner said he was drunk at
the time. Mr. Mansfield sent him to jail for six months
with hard labour.

TWOPEIVNORTIi.—SeIina Burgess, was charged with
having stolen 103 6 from Thomas Percival, a market
gardener, from Epton Bridge. The complainant said
ho had been at market with his "goods," and having
finished the market, he went to get something to eat,
when he met the prisoner, who told him she was going
on a like business. They went to a " meat house" in
Whitechapel, where they got " a plit'e of beef." She
then asked him for ."
twopen'north," in order to
"liquidate the solids"—(litighter)—and he agreed to
treat her. On the way to the public house she managed
to get off with his purse which contained the money, and
he gave chase, and being joined by a policeman they
followed her into a public house, where they " gripped"
her, and on being searched at the station, the parse and
money were found on her. She being an old °render,
was sent for trial at the sessions,

EXTENSIVE Sour LIFTING.—Emma Mitchell (whose
husband was committed to take hi: trial last w.,ek for
stealing a coat from the shop of 'Air. Ea-p, clothier) was
brought up by detective °dicers Scaife and Thompson, on
a charge of having s olen a very large quantify of coats,
trousers and other gsrmen's from the same es"ablish-
mmt. The de`ective officers stated, that from informa-
tion they had received, they went to the prisouer's
house, which they searched, and found a very large
number of pawnbrokers duplicates—they mxt visi?ed the
pawn offices of Messrs. Smith and Hammond, Soho
Street ; Tunstale, Critchley, Parley, of the London
Road, and several others, at each of which they found a
great quantity of property of every description, which
had been pledged by the prisoner or her husband, all of
which being new, there could be no doubt but that it
had been stolen from various establishments in town.
Mr. Pilkington, the foreman to Mr. Earp attended to
identify the property, and stated that he had repeatedly
seen the prisoner and her husband loitering about his
premises, and having cause to suspect him, had him
watched, and the result was, that he was caught in the
act. The pawnbroker's assistants attended and produced
the property, all of which had been pledged by the
prisoners. The property produced, twenty-five garments.
is of considerable value, but it is scarcely half that bas
been stolen and disposed of in a similar way. The
prisoners were committed for trial,

STEALING A WATCH.—A girl, named Mary Gordon,
was committed for trial, on a charge of stealing a watch
from a gentleman as he was passing up the London
road, on the previous night. The property was not
found, having been " conveyed" to another female, before
the arrival of a policeman.
DISHONEST CARTERS —A. fellow named Richard Bibby,
was committed for three months on a charge of having
stolen some wheat and five sacks from one of the dock
quays. Mr. Mansfield observed that he found there was
a great deal of plundering amongst the carters of the
town, and he should, therefore. as a warning to others,
inflict the full punishment in such cases, when detected.

BEFORE MESSRS. AIKEN AND BENN.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICEMAN.-Eliza-
beth Larell, a servant girl to a Mrs. Hughes, who has
the care of offices in Covent Garden, summoned
Mieltael M'Loughlin, policeman,76B, for having assaulted
her. Mr. Williams appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Bluck defended. It appeared that on the night of
the 19th December, the girl was cleaning out Mr.
Fletcher's offices in Covent Garden, and making a fire
for the next morning. It was about ten o'clock, and the
policeman finding the door open went in to ascertain the
cause. The complainant then went on to state that he
assaulted her. In reply to Mr. Bina, she admitted that
about 12 months ago she was a mother, although not
married. Mr. Bluck made a defence, for which he was
complimented highly by the magistrates and Mr.
Wybergh, and he succeeded in getting off his client for
a common assault, for which was fined £l, and sus-
pended for the present.