Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

BEFORE MR, MANSFIELD.

COMPLIMENTARY TO THE AMERICAN WAR FRIGA:111, THE
NIAGARA.—Amongst the " drunk and disorderly'" came
brought up yesterday before Mr. Mansfield, was a tall
lanky-looking specimen of humanity, dressed in the garb
of a sailor. The Bridewell-keeper said : Last night this
man was brought to bridewell, and booked for safety. He
was very drunk, and had to be brought in a 'tab. Mr.
Mansfield: To what ship do you belong ? Prisoner; To
the Niagara. Mr. Mansfield : " What a drunken and dis-
reputable set yen Niagara men are; there are alwayseome
of you here—go away." This last remark was made in
consequence of the number of sailors connected with that
frigate that have been locked up under similar circum-
stances. On Sanday, there were five of the same lot
locked up at one time. Another member of the same
crew was subsequently put forward on a similar charge,
and also with stealing some wax candles, which were
found in his possession, belonging to the same frigate.
Mr. Mansfield, without any further comment, ordered the
prisoner to be put down for the present.
TETE LIME-STREET BRIGA.DE.—A decently dressed fe-
male—one who frequents the "hops" in Lime-street, and
of which so much complaint is made by the respectable
inhabitants of that locality, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly, and using obscene language in Lime-street.
The accused, in answer to the charge, said she had been
drinking a glass or two of wine, with her brother, on the
loss of their-father and mother, and did net know what she
did. Mr. Mansfield : You girls are a regular nuisance to
the people is that steeet, and we are determined to put a
stop to your disorderly practices, and to keep the street
quiet. I shall commit you, and all like you, for one
month.

CA.IITION TO PARENTS.—No less than three parties were
brought up by the Brownlow-hill authorities for neglecting
and deserting their families• Mr. Hughes, the out-door
inspector, and Mr. Williams. the relieving officer, attended
to prove the charges. Sarah Larkin was commited
for o-e month for deserting her children, and Win.
German, of Limekiln-lane, was committed for the same
period for a like offence. Mary Ostend, with whom the
latter had been cohabiting, was remanded for a week, in
order to get up the necessary evidence to prove that she
had conspired with him, to make the parish maintain his
wife and children.

A MEMBER. OF THE FEMALE " SWELL MOB "-Emily
Wilson, the pretty and interesting young lady who was
remanded from the previous day, on a charge of picking
the pocket of Miss Beliop, at Mr. Green's shop, in Myrtle-
street, was again brought up, when a Mr. Wright, a drug-
gist, was brought forward by police constable No. 4, who
stated that he had seen her go into the shop,but did not see
her leave. Mr. Black made one of his usual ingenious
speeches in behalf of the prisoner, but it was of no avail, Mr.
Mansfield deciding that he should send her before a jury.
Mr. Inspector Kehoe said there was another and a third
case against the female. It was this :—A valuable black
velvet mantle had been lost from Compton House on the
15th of June last. There was something rather particular
about the mantle. It was made for a lady on the 13th ;
it was taken into the shop on the 15th, and in about an
hour after it was missed. On the previous day a black
velvet mantle was taken from the prisoner as she stood in
the dock. That mantle had since been identified as the
one that had been missed from that establishment. Detec-
tive officer Smith proved taking the mantle from the
prisoner, and two females, with Mr. Beamand, the
manager from the establishment, identified it, the
latter designated it as " first-class article," and said, in
answer to Mr. Black, that it. was worth four guineas and a
half, although the shopkeepers of Bold-street might charge
eight or nine guineas for the same article. (Laughter.)
Mr. Black having addressed the bench, and urged that the
prisoner had] purchased the article in London, Mr. Mans-
field also sent this case for trial. There were several other
accusations against the prisoner, bat they were not pressed
against her by the police.

.
-ENIBEZZLEMENT.—LaZIrUS Moses, a boy in the employ
of Messrs. Hyam, of Lord-street, was charged with
embezzling £1 12s 6d, the property of that arm. It

appeared that the lad received the amount late on Saturday
night, but had not accounted for it tip to the time he was
given into custody. Mr. Buck, who admitted that the
prisoner had received the money, contended that no
embezzlement had been made, as it was simply an omission
on his part. Toe prisoner was discharged.
Wmurr,a, AND SUMMER.—Au old man, who stated that
he was 86 years of age, and gave his name as John Green,
charged a girl, Mary Anne Smith, about seventeen years
of age, with stealing his bed. From the statement of the
old man, it appeared that he had been living with the
girl at High-street, Edge-lane, and on one day last week,
when he was from home, she absconded from his house
and hearth, and took with her the bed. There being no
corroborative evidence, the prisoner was remanded.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—James M`Donald, a person who
has been no less than thirty times in custody on varicns
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who stated that be was drunk, and did not know much
about the matter, identified a purse, which the police-
constable saw the prisoner take from his pocket. Three
months imprisonment and hard labour.

BEFORE MESSRS. BOLTON AND BENN.
REFORMATORY CONTRIBUTIONS.—A number of persons
were yesterday summoned before the magistrates for the
support of their children in teformatoi ies. Many of them
appeared to be very poor people, and in their cases the
order made was only for a small amount. John Forde,
Kew-street, was ordered to pay is 6d. per week for the
maintenance of his snn, John Forde, now in Mount St.
Bernard's Reformatory. Timothy Callaghan, 92, New
Hedley street, was ordered to pay Is. for the maintenance
of his daughter, in St. Arno's Court. Henry Boylan, 3
Court, Ford-street, was ordered to pay 2s. a weak for the
maintenance of his two children, in St. Arno's Court.
Patrick O'Hara was ordered to pay is a week for the
maintenance of his step-son, Peter Connolly, in Mount St
Bernard R formatory. John Kearnes was ordered to pay
ls. a week for the support of his daughter in Arno's Court.
Joseph Leman was ordered to pay Is. 6d. a week for the
maintenance of his daughter, in Arno's Court. John
Ruddy, 48, Brick-street, was ordered to pay 6d. a week
for the support of his son in Mount St Bernard.
PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLER'S CASES.—John Lewis,
publicar, Highfield-street, was summoned for Sunday
trading, and acquitted. Daniel France, publican, Charles-
street, was acquitted on a like summons. Joseph Holton,
beer-house keeper, St. Vincent-street East, and Robert
Airey, beers,ller and butcher, Gray-street, were acquitted
on a charge of Sunday trading. Catherine Verner, beer-
seller, Newton-street, was fined 3s and costs for Sunday
trading. Robert Reynolds, publican, Vauxhall-road,
was summoned for having his house open at
a quarter past three o'clock in the morning, and for
permitting drunkenness; Mr. Rymer defended—acquitted.
James Cross, beer-house keeper, Peter-street, was
acquitted on a charge of Sunday trading. Anne Glasgow,
beer-honse keeper, Sussex-street, was summoned for having
an internal communication with another house. Fned 23.
6c1., and 2s. 61. costs. J din Stephen, beer-house keeper,
Great George's-street, was summoned for Sunday trad-
ing. Acquitted. James Collins, beer-house keeper, Parr-
street, was summoned for Sunday trading, fined 2361, and
2s 6d costs. William M‘Mullen, beer-house keeper, Back
Knight-Street, was summoned for Sunday trading, acquitted.
Charles Johnson, beer-house keeper, Blundell-Street, sum-
moned for Sunday trading, was acquitted. Jane Robinson,
beer-house keeper, Bannastre-street, summoned for Sanday
trading, was sued 2s 6d, and 2s 63 costs.

MURDER OF A PEDLAR JEW.

A fellow named Jones is in custody at Hartford, in Con-
necticut, for shooting a young Jew pedlar as he was pro-
. ceedine with his waggon along a Dahlia road, and making
off with his property. The Hartford Times says :—" Jones,
the murderer, is the same fellow who nes just served out
a term of four years in the Connecticut State prison for
robbing John Deane's store. He was the coolest scoundrel
that ever incested this city. He professed great concern
for the souls of sinners, and was constantly reading the
Bible, and exhorting at evening meetings. Whilst in the
Confidence of Mr. Deane, he stole about 2,000 dollars worth
of goads from his store, together with considerable sums of
money. He stole the silk to make him a surplice to preach
in ; started a church in Glastonbury, stole the trimmings
for his pulpit, and velvet for his chair, and also stole goods
to pay the cabinet-maker for the chair; broke into the Ca-
tholic church, and stole the priest's robe for a sample form
one for himself ; and also stole the silver chalices, &c., fro
the altar ; celled at Mr. Deane's, one afternoon, to have
a little season of prayer,' remained till evening, bad•
the family good-bye, but instead of going out of the door
he stole upstairs and secreted himself under the bed
occupied by Mr. Deane's son, remained there nntil past
midnight, when he crept out and robbed young Deane's
pockets of 100 dole., which he had ascertained the day
previous that he had just procured from the bank; then
went up to St. John's Hotel, called for lodgings, got up
before daylight, stole a suit of clothes from a boarder, and
cleared for a neighbouring town. But these are not half
of his villanies. He was constantly stealing, praying, and
exhorting, till brought up by a four years' term in prison.
A greater or cooler scoundrel probably never went unhung.
After being imprisoned and confessing his crime., some
good woman, hiving comnas-ion on him, visited him in his
prison. Oh,' said he, thought of you all last evening when
you were at your little prayer meeting. and I kept looking;
I did not know but, as in the case of Peter, my prig n doors
would be opened.' " lie forgot that Peter was not
sorted for stealing.