The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-13 00:00:00

NRW MEMBBR.

Mr. Richard Johnson, warehouse owner and coal merchant,
was elected a member of the Council.

LORD PALMERsToN.
There was a discussion on the coming dissolution, the Liver-
pool election, the China debate, and the addressee to Lord
Palmerston, It was regarded as a great misfortune that the
Liberals generally should have no better election mks than
those of confidence in his Lordship and the present
Administration, and approval of the hostilities at C.,0-ton.
ton. One member censured Mr. Cobden for bringing
forward and pressing_ his motion ; but the general
feeling was that although many of the Corpervaive members
probably vo'ed with him from mere party motives, Mr. Cob-
dvn himself was thoroughly in the right. It was denied that
Lord Palmerston has any claim to public confidence and
support. He has been a party to rewardnlg honours arid
promotion, men who ought to have been dismissed the service
with disgrace, whilst ho has disregarded the ;dahlia of such
invaluable public servants as Sir John M'Neill and Colonel
Tulloch, ho has brought in the worst budget that has been
seen for years, undoing much of the work of Sir Robert Peel ;
he has done nothing towards opening the trade with France,
and the is the steady opponent of reform in every shape,
financial, administrative, and parliamentary. Another
point for censure was the disposition evinced by the
Ministers of the Crown not only to make war them-
selves, without the sanction or even knowledge of Parlia-
ment, merit. but to claim the same power for diplomatists,'
backing them up everywhere, and whatever they do. Thus
the blunders of one diplomatist led to a war and the loss of a
British army in Afghanistan ; the arrogant interrneddling of
another was the origin of the war with Persia ; a third put a
most important despatch in his desk, without taking the trouble
to note its contents, thus very nearly occasioning a war with
America; and now another diplomatist, whatever may be the
merits of the original dispute, has involved us in
with China, in defiance of express instructions, never cancelled,
not to do so without first consulting the Home Government.
One of the members thought it specially absurd, and a libel on
civilisation and Christianity, that because two or three semi-
barbarians took down a piece of bunting, therefore two great
nations were to go to war.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL,
BEFOKE J. AIKIN.

WIFE DESERTION.—Joseph Whiteside, a porter at one of
the railways, was charged by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Williams,
out door relieving officers, with having deserted his wife and
children, and leaving them chargeable to the parish, to the
amount of £7 193 6d. Mr. Hughes said he got a list from
the select vestry of not legs than one thousand persons who had
deserted their wives and families. The prisoner was sent to
gaol for one month, with hard labour.
DESTITUTION.—..A ,Leent looking woman, named Theresa
Kavanagh, who had a child in liei arms, was charged with beg-
ging in Pitt street. The poor woman said she was deserted by
her husband, and was left with four children to support. She
used to pick cotton, but the work Was nbw slack, and she was
compelled to beg. The officer who had her in custody gave a
most deplorable account of the place where the wretched
woman lived, at a cellar, 68, Gascoigne tercet, who:c ho found
two of her children almost naked, and starving, The poor
woman said she applied for relief to the parish, as she was 19
years in Liverpool. An officer promised to visit her, but he
did not. His worship ordered the woman and children to be
sent to the workhouse at onne, and to be taken care of.
THE FORGERY ON THE LOAN SOCIETY.—SamueI Bar-
rington was brought up on a charge of having forged the name
of 'Charles 4lrlliiian, miliwti;ht, to a bill for the loan of £45
to the Adelphi Loan Aseociation. The fares of the case
appeared in our paper of yesterday. Mr, Block was for the
prisoner. A c'erk from the loin office proved that the
ixisoner signed his mark as M'Millan to the bill. In reply to
Mr. Bluck, the witness said he did not read over the bill to
the prisoner. Ho merely repleeeWed himself as M'Millan.
NUN:Lilian said he did not authorise the prisoner to sign the
bill, Mr. Bluck, hi defending the prisoner, said Cornett, who
received the money, called on. the prisoner, and said as
IVl‘Millan was not able to attend to sign the bill, he had
requested him (the prisoner) to sign the bill for him. He
contended that the clerk at the office had acted very wrong in
not reading over the bill to the prisoner, who did not know
what he was signing. Mr. Aikin sail it was very strange that
the clerk should take 31`141iilan as a marksman, when on the
application paper the name of M'Millan was written apparently
by himself. It appeared, however, that Cornett, the borrower,
had written the name. The prisoner was remanded.
DOING A TRICK.—Jane Richardson, who resides in Milford
street, was brought up on a warrant by officer Horn, charged
with making several false declarations, under the following
circumstances :—lt appeared that on the 3rd of June list, a
Mr. Cash, of Newington, lent the prisoner a certain sum of
money on some pawn tickets, but it appeared that in the mean-
time the prisoner obtained the goods from the pawnbrokers, on
making declarations that the tickets were lost. The prisoner,
who spoke with a strong Scotch accent, made a speech about
attorney Gray and the complainant, and left all the blame on a
law suit. His worship did not think the evidence sufficient;
and he discharged her.
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ROBE arty of £lOO.—A Jew, named Solomon Joel, of 7,
King street, City, London, charged Bridget Ryan, John
Bennett (a " ticket of leave" man), and Margaret Lawler, with
having robbed him of £lOO, in a bad house in Skelhorn street.
The prisoners were in custody of detective officers Scott and
Smith, who arrested them at 1111 cent-wad. The prosecutor
mot the woman, Ryan, on Monday night, and went to the
house, where he was " cleaned out" of his money. On the
prisoner Bennett, there was a sum of £32 9s 41, and on the
other two prisoners, sums, making altogether £55 7s Bd.
The prisoners were remanded for further inquiry.
CURIOUS CHARGE OF OBTAINING 'MONEY UNDER FALSR
PRETENCES.-Mr. James Mulles, grocer, Dale street, charged
a bailiff, named James Carroll, with having obtaiaed 23 61
from him, by false representations. Mr. Mullen said he
entered his shop the previous day and found the prisoner there.
He asked him what ho wanted ? and ho replied, £4 6s 91.
Ho asked him what it was for ? and he replied, for borough
rate. Ho took the cashbox out and laid the money on the
counter, at the same time asking fora receipt. The prisoner said,
wait till I put the money in my picket and I Will give it to
you, as I have it in my pocket. He then put the money into
his pocket, and handed witness the receipt now produced.
Witness said, on looking at the receipt, he had given 2s 61
too much, as the receipt was for £4 4s 3d, and asked by what
authority the prisoner charged him the additional half-crown?
Ho replied by the authority of his (the prisoner's) master,
He said it was an imposition, and demanded the 23 61 back,
but the prisoner would not give it, and then he sent for a
policeman. He offered to let the prisoner go if he gave back
the half crown, but, as he would not, ho gave him in charge.
If ho (the prisoner) were wrong, but acting under the advice of
others, he (Mr. Mullen) had no desire to press the charge,
as he had no vindictive feelings towards the prisoner. In
r.•p'y to Mr. Garnett, the witness said the prisoner did not
produce any warrant, nor did he say he had one for the
payment of the tax. The brother of complainant fully
corroborated the statement, and Mr. Benjamin Sommers, a
shopman at Mr. Mullen's, gave general evidence to the same
effect, with this addition, that he said two men called at first,
saying they wanted to see Mr. Mulle❑ about money. Mr.
Mullen was out at the time, and he told them to call again,
and then three men came a second time, of whom the prisoner
was one. They did not say they were bailiffs, but they said
they must have money before they left the shop. He sent a
young man for Mr. Mullen ; but, in the meantime, Mr. Mullen
came, and then the affair, as detailed above, took plaza.. The
witness said when the prisoner was asked why he charged the
half crown more than was in the receipt, he said he wanted
that for himself. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said :
I was only assisting the chief bailiff ; here he is, and will tell
you all about it. A bailiff, named Glover, was then examined
for the defence, and said he was instructed by the collector to
take a warrant and press for payment of the paving and sewer-
age rate on Mr. Mullen. He went to the house, but Mr.
Mullen was not in. Mr. Mullen : No, for I live in the Park.
Tho witness went on to say that he made out a receipt and
gave it to the prisoner, whom he left in possession of the place,
and his charge for leaving him in possession was 2a. 61. If
witness had been paid when he called, of course that sum would
not have been charged. The prisoner was authorised to make
the charge of 2s. 6d. for being in possession of the shop, until he
was paid. Mr. Mullens's young man said, his employer had
given directions to another young man to send the tax to the
office that morning, but it seemed the young man had
forgotten to do so. Mr. Mullen said ho had no obj'ct in
giving the prisoner in charge, but he wished to put the public
right, by ascertaining if a bailiff was empowered to come in
for a tax, and charge 2s. 61. for doing so. Mr. Aikin said it
appeared that the corporation of Liverpool had authorised the
prisoner to do so, and they had that power. The prisoner
must therefore be discharged.
(BEFORE MR. 8. HOLM ,3.)

A CAUTION TO THE LIVERPOOL PUBLIC AGAINST A
BEGGING LETTER IMPOSTER.—Some days since a female,
dressed in back, and who gave her name as Mrs. Campbell,
• applied to Mr. Holase, while presiding in the police court,
for assistance, stating at the time that some of her sons died
in the Crimea, and exhibited some Crimean medals as a proof
of her assertion. The medals and some documents
were handed to the magistrates, who took time to
investigate and enquire into the claims the female had
for charity on the benevolent public of Liverpool. Yesterday
morning, Mrs. Campbell again appeared before Mr. Heinle
when, as a caution to the public of Liverpool, he addressed her
to the following effect. He said she had applied to him in
open court, and had stated that site had lost some sons in the
Crimea. and he then believed that she was an object of com-
miseration, and ho was desirous of giving her all the help he
could. She had called at his office, and he had given her
relief, Since then he had received letters from rosp-ctable
persons, whose names he could give, and from what he had
himself learned he was satisfied that since the year 1854 she
had been in the habit of going about seeking assistance. He
then hell in his hand the book from the Benevolent Society,
from which it appears that on Sept 18, 18.54, she had applied
to that society for assistance, and that an officer had been sent
to her house, when her conduct to the officer was very
disgraceful, and from that and other causes ho had come to the
conclusion that she teas a person really not deserving of relief
or assistance from the public. It is true she had a son 21
years of age, a gasfitter, who had the means of supporting her
without allowing her to go about seeking assistance, and would
do so, no doubt, if she were deserving of it. He had made
this statement in public court i❑ order that the public might
be cautioned against such a woman, and he strongly advised
her to leave off such a system, or in all probability she would
stand in the court and be punished for the offence. Mrs.
Campbell denied that her conduct to the officer from the
Benevolent Society had been improper or abusive, but alleged
that he had behaved exceedingly indecent to her. Mr. Clough
said that the conduct of the officers from this society was
invariably very decorous. Mrs. Campbell : You threatened to
put me out of your office. Mr. Clough : I know I did ; I
would do so again. You refused to go out when told, and
your language o❑ that occasion was quite inconsistent with that
of a respectable woman. Mr. Holmo : By the entry in the
book I find your language was very bad, and that you
threatened to kick him downstairs. Ho again observed that
he was fully convinced that she was a character undeserving of
assistance from the charitable public of Liverpool.
NASTY BUTCHERS.—SeveraI wholesale butchers, who do
business at the Trowbridge street slaughter houses, were
summoned before the magistrate, for exposing for sale carcases
of animals, which had been slaughtered under " the process of
blowing." This process was not explained, but the magis-
trates said that it was nasty and unwholesome, and should not
be practised; and for the purpose of gutting a stop to it for the
future, fined the parties 10s. and costs.

BEFORE MR. S. HOLME AND MR. TURNER,

ASSAULT UPON A COUNTY COURT GpFICTAL.—Jacomo
.Jertwa, a boarding house keeper, of No. 6, Liver street, Park,
was summoned for assaulting one of the officials of the County
Court, in the execution of his duty, under the following cir-
cumstances :—;11r. MAguire, the officer, stated that he went
with a warrant, issued by the County Court, to the house of a
Mrs. Roberts, and took possession of some goods belonging to
the defendant. The female stated that she had a lien upon the
goods, but she was informed that, by his taking the goods, he r

claim would not be affected. The agent of the plaintiff in"
suit was with him, and he pointed out the goods. The agenl
and the officer went into a back room, and the defendant fol•
lowed them, whin the latter attacked the officer with an 101 l
bar, and struck him several times on the head. By Mr. Viickt
who appeared for the defendant : The defendant had the iron
bar in his hand, and struck the blow intentionally. The bat
did not fall by accident on his face ; of that he was sure. This
statement was confirmed by the several witnesses called by Mr'
Stone, the high bailiff of the County Court. Mr. Bluck read°
a very ingenious speech on the occasion, arguing that the iroll
bar fell upon the officer's face purely by accident, and
client was perfectly innocent of intentionally committing srs.
assault. A female was called upon to substantiate that argil,:
ment, but she failed in the main particulars. The beg,
thought it was clear that the assault had been committed, an 6
fined the defendant 408. aud costs, or 21 days' imprisonmee'
The fine was paid. tbst leg