Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-07 00:00:00

THE - NORTHERN TIMES; THURSDAY, AP ,IL. 7 1859

public press. Witness was obliged to leave Manchester,
and he left Mr. Dauby his address. He was "afterwards
suspended by the Bishop, and is now licensed 'to preach.
He was previously in Manchester,but never slept in it. In
his addresses to the meetings in Manchester, he spoke
strongly against Papistry, Will solemnly swear that he
was not with a young woman that night, nor spoke to one
from the time he left the Free Trade Hall until he reached
his lodings. On the 18th October he received a letter from
the Bishop, requesting, his presence in Manchester im-
mediately. He answered the letter, saying he would be in
Manchester in a few days. On the the 27th, the Bishop
again wrote to him, and he came over from Ireland,
where he was, to MMichester, on the 2nd of
November. The • society of which he was clerical
secretary investigated the statements against him, and then
suspended their judgment until his character was cleared
in a court of law. His salary is continued. There had
been no investigation before the Bishop of Manchester,
only a slight inquiry. The Bishop said that he had two
modes to clear himself—either to enter an action, or to
have a commission appointed. ' He considered that his
means would hardly allow him to do either. In cross-
examination, witness stated that he did not remember
mentioning to the Rev. Mx. Dauby or the Bishop of Man-
chester that one of the young. ladies, in whose house he
lodged, had gone out for some spirits for him, on the night of
the 4th Oct. The witness got the. Misses Gregson, who kept
a boarding-house in which he resided, to sign a document,
showing that he was in the house at a quarter to eleven
o'clock on that night, and did not go out again. At the
enquiry before the Bishop, Mr. Murney stated that he had
seen him speak to a woman of ill repute, at twenty minutes
to eleven o'clock, saw him go with her to a house of ill
fame, come out of it'at five minutes past eleven, and followed
him to his lodgings. Murney said he had corrected his
watch by the Infirmary clock. The inquiry before the
Bishop took place on the 2nd November. On the 3rd wit-
ness wrote to the Lord Bishop of Manchestar, de-
manding that all the charges made against him
should be sent to him (witness). Miss Anne
Gregson recollects Mr. M'Carthy lodging at her
mother's house. Recollects him returning home on the
night of the 11th October, at about half-past ten. He
opened the door from the outside. She corroborated the
evidence of the plaintiff as to his not leaving the house that
night afterwards. The witness's sister, and her brother,
gave 'evidence to the same effect. Mr. Overend then
addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant. He said
that if the letter complained of were a malicious slander,
then it was one of the most wicked and diabolical sins
that could be thought of; but he contended that
the contents of the letter were true ; that no man
in his proper senses would ever have written
snch a document if the occurrence had not taken place ; that
it was sure to rebound upon the writer if there was any
untruth in it, and utterly destroy his prospects in life, as it
undoubtedly would to Mr. 11:earthy if the offence with
which he was accused should be proved. The learned gen-
tleman proceeded to enlarge upon the evidence,. which he
was about to lay before them. The truthfulness of the
letter mainly rested upon the evidence of the defendant,
a man named Turner, a policeman, and a girl, Schofield by
name. From their evidence, it would appear that Murney
and Turner, were coming Edon.. Piccadilly, Manchester, on
their way from a lecture which they had been attending, at •
the house of the Rev. Mr. Dauby. In that street they saw
a man and woman standing together. They had known Mr.
M'Carthy, having attended two lectures given by him. They
turned, and saw them go along the street, the woman first, the
man following. They passed the man, and looked him straight
in the face, and found that it was Mr. M'Carthy. They
watched them, and saw the woman and the man go into
Back Piccadilly, and saw them enter a house of ill-fame.
Turner saw that a light was obtained, and the two went up
stairs. Murney and Turner watched outside of the house,
and heard the Infirmary clock strike eleven. About five
minutes after M'Carthy came out of the house ; before this
they had been joined by a policeman, who saw the man and the
woman speaking in Piccadilly. The whole three saw him
come out of the house of ill-fame at five minutes past eleven.
They followed him, and saw him go into 23, Lever-street.
Mr. Overend contended that the evidence of his witnesses
could not be controverted, unless the jury considered that
they were committing the grossest, the basest, and
most diabolical perjury. The first witness for the
defence was then called. The defendant, Mr. Murney,
stated that he was engaged in a shoe shop, in
Manchester, and that he was a great advocate of Protestant-
ism. He had been attending the lecture of Mr. Denby's, on
the 4th October. He, and three others who were with him,
came up to the White Bear, in Piccadilly, about half-past
ten o'clock. On proceeding along the street they saw a lady
and gentleman. Witness saw two of his companions whisper-
ing to another, and the three had some conversation together,
the result being that they turned round and looked at the
man and woman. He (witness) saw it was Mr. M'Carthy,
as the lamp shone right in his face. The two (the man and
woman) went along the street, and turned up Port-street,
the woman being first, crossed over the street, making for
Back Piccadilly. Witness ran down China-lane, and turned
into Back Piccadilly just in time to see the man enter. Conway
and Turner came up to witness, and Conway then left
them. Witness and Turner remained opposite the house,
when a policeman came up. They stopped there until the
Infirmary clock struck eleven. When the clock struck
eleven, the policeman and Turner left. They went and
stood at the corner of Back Piccadilly and China-lane.
Witness stopped at the end of Port-street in a recess, until
he saw the gentleman come out of the house. He followed
him along Piccadilly and passed him, and again looked in
his face. The man then went into Lever-street, and witness
saw him go into No. 23 in that street; went to look for
Mr. Dauby, but could not find him ; he therefore went
home, and wrote the letter in which the alleged libel was
contained, and posted it the following morning; Mr. Dauby
came down to defendant on the sth, and told him that he
must be mistaken, and he went to 23, Lever-street, on the
6th, and saw Mr. M'Carthy, with whom was Mr.
Dauby ; charged him again with the offence, and he
denied it. In cross-examination by Mr. James,
the defendant described the dress of the girl, but said he
did not know who she was then, although he did so now.
She was then in court ; she had been brought down by
his attorney. Always gave the same account of his dodging
the man and woman. Witness does not know that he ever
let his zeal outstrip his discretion. He got into some trou-
ble on Sunday last. He was knocked down by some
party, who he supposed was a constable. This
was outside the Free-trade Hall in Manchester.
Elizabeth Schofield was next called. Was in the neigh-
bourhood of the White Bear, Piccadilly, on the night of the
4th October. A gentleman spoke to her, and they went to
a house in Back Piccadilly. This was about a quarter
before eleven. " That was Mr. M'Carthy. She had previously
seen him twice. He had been pointed out to her as Mr.
M.Carthy, late of Birkenhead ; saw him in 1857 in Stret-
ford--road. Spoke to him, and they conversed a few
minutes. Told ono or two gentlemen that she did not
know the name of the gentleman who was with her on the
4th October. Told them that the gentleman lived at
Huhn°. Did not tell Shandley that - the man in qnestion
was not a clergyman or a minister. She told the person
that was with Shandley that her gentleman friend was five
feet six inches high, dressed in a brown top coat, cut-away
waistcoat, had a fresh complexion, and blue eyes. Several
other questions were put to the girl, the answers of which
embodied her direct evidence, and the further hearing of the
case was adjourned till nine o'clock this (Thursday) morn-

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.---WEDNESDAY.

BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY.

In re JOSEPH ATKINSON, OUTFITTER, BLACKPOOL ---His
Honour delivered judgment on this bankrupt's application
for a certificate, which had been heard on Monday. His
Honour said, in this case, if he had only to deal with the
banlsupt's accounts, he should have awarded him a certifi-
cate of' the third class, after a long suspension ; but, as there
was a largtP•sum of money altogether unaccounted for, he
felt bound entirely to refuse the certificate. -
In re FAEDEItICK COX.—This bankrupt was a straw
bonnet manufacturer, in. Williamson-square. His last
examination had been adjourned for the purpose of his ob-
taining a certificate under his former bankruptcy, which
took place some years ago in the London court. It now
appeared that he was still in the same position, and had not
obtained a certificate. The case was therefore further
adjourned for-three months.

In re ORRISTOPIIER Ruccics.—This:bankrupt was a ship,
store dealer. in Liverpool. The allowance of his certificate
. had been deferred till the bankrupt's estate should realise
£l5O. Mr. Hull now appeared on his behalf, and argued
that -in accordance. With a recent • decision of the Lord's
JusticeS, It was not necessary that the. estate of a bankrupt
:who came to the court On his own petition should realise
£l5O. His Honour differed with Mr. Mull as to.the view
taken by the Lords' JuStices; and said, h.c could not.grant
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any -certificate-till his estate realised the repaired amount.

W. T ITTERINGTON.--This, was a meeting - for
choice of new assignees to the estate, of the bankrupt, who
was a spirit- dealer and grocer, far Ranelagh,street. The
former assignees, Messrs. Greenough and Panson, not
.agreeing in their appointment of a solicitor, at the sug-
ge,stion .of
,the court, had both retired from the office.
There was.no creditor present now but Mr. Greenough, and
he was therefore appointed sole assignee.
In re WILLIAM MANNION.—The bankrupt was formerly
a leither.dealer in Duke-street. Mr.'Tyrer. who appeared
for the assignees, stated that the amended balance sheet had
only been filed two days, and the official assignee had not
had time. to•exarnine it, he must therefore apply for an
adjournment. Mr. John Yates, jun., for the bankrupt
consented. .His Honour. p.djourried the case to the 20th
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LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE.- Y_ ESTEIWAY.

BEFORE MR. SIA.NSFIELB.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—Henry Rothweli, a gentle-
manly looking young . man, late a soliciting clerk and
collector, in the employment of Messrs. Watkins, ale and
porter. brewers of Dublin, whose place of business in Liver-
pool is in Harrington-street, was brought up on a charge of
having embezzled certain sums of money belonging to the
firm. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner. From the
evidence of G. M. Byrne, the present agent and manager of
the company's business in Liverpool, and that of Mr. Henry
George Dowse, the recent agent and manager, of the
same firm, it appeared that the prisoner was the
soliciting clerk to the house. His duty was to
receive orders and collect the money, and to hand over the
cash he received, every evening, or next morning, to the
manager. Nothing was suspected of him until recently,
and on the examination of his accounts, certain defalcations
were discovered. Mr. Byrne stated that, in three items, he
had discovered a deficiency of £lOO in the prisoner's
returns, and he proved that the prisoner had not
returned the money nor accounted to him for it. Mr.
Dowse was also examined, and proved that he had not
received certain sums of money received by the prisoner,
and returned by him (the prisoner) as paid. Some three
items were gone into, where the prisoner had receivad
from Mr. Robert Richmond, £53, but he returned
only £5O ; in another account, from the same
person, he returned only £32 odd where he received £52,
and in another case he had received £7 12s 6d from Mr.
Winders that he did not return. Mr. Richmond was
examined, and proved having paid the prisoner the sums
_mentioned, and produced the receipts that he got from him.
In reply to Mr. Bluck, Mr. Byrne said the salary of the
prisoner from May,. 1856, up to last October was £BO a
year, and from October to the present time, £9O a year.
He was married, but he did not know what family he had.
He said the position of the prisoner, as traveller, was an
expensive one, and he was obliged to spend a great deal of
money in it. Mr. Dowse, in answer to Mr. Bluck, said
he never had any reason to suspect the respectability of the
prisoner's character, up to the present time. The policeman
who arrested the prisoner, said, he told him the charge, and
the prisoner said it was all right, and he handed a slip of
paper to Mr. Kehoe, saying the sums put down there were
the sums he had taken. A remand was asked for by Mr.
Byrne, until he could examine the accounts, and the
prisoner was remanded for a week.
A PIECE OF " PLATE " !—Henry M'Mullen, recently
employed at Mr. M‘Fie's sugar store, was charged for
having stolen a brass plate off the gate of the house of Mr.
Jones, surgeon, Clarence-street, Everton. Mr. Bluck
defended. It appeared that Mr. Jones heard a noise at his
gate, and went out to ascertain the cause, when he saw the
prisoner wrench off the brass plate and run away with it.
He followed, and gave him into custody. Mr. Bluck endea-
voured to show that the thing was done in a " lark," as
some sprigs of nobility are in the habit of taking knockers
from doors—not for the purpose of stealing, but "larking."
Mr. Mansfield was quite ignorant of such larking, and sent
the prisoner for trial at sessions.
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A CASE OF PROTECTION. —A few days ago, we published
the case of a Mrs. Jane Brandon, the wife of a shipping
agent in Pitt-street, whose name is Carl Brandon. She
applied, through Mr. Bluck, her solicitor, for an order for
protection from her husband, and on her swearing to certain
facts, His Worship granted the order. Mr. Cobb came in
yesterday, and applied for an • order to rescind the order
already made, as he stated the woman had obtained the
order by false representations and false swearing, and he
thought His Worship would now rescind it. Mr. Bluck
opposed the motion, and contended that if the woman
had obtained the order as described by his learned friend
Mr. Cobb, His Worship could not now alter it, once
having made it. His Worship was of the same opinion as
Mr. Bluek, but told Mr. Cobb he could apply to the Divorce
Court, and get the order rescinded there on evidence and
affidavit.

HOUSE BREAKlNG.—Catherine•Carlisle was charged under
the following circumstances. On the night of Sunday the
shop of Mr. Waterson, boot and shoe maker, St. James-
street, was broken into, and boots and shoos of various de-
scriptions, to the value of over £2O, stolen therefrom. The
thieves got in through a back door, and then removed a
square of glass from a window, through which they put a
small boy, and thus succeeded in carrying off
the property. On Tuesday the prisoner was found
with about twelve pairs of the boots in her possession.
She refused to give any account of how she got them. She
was remanded for the present.
BEFORE MESSRS. J. B. LLOYD, AND CASTELLAINE.
ASSAULTS.—JuIia Maddox, a respectable married woman,
charged Patrick Fitzpatrick, a shop-keeper, in Warwick-
street, for having assaulted her. 3lr. Campbell was for
the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the defence. It ap-
peared that on the 29th ult., the complainant went to de-
fendant's shop to enquire why her mother had been beaten
there ? and the answer she got was a beating herself.
Three or four witnesses were examined on both sides, when
the magistrates said they believed those for the com-
plainant, and fined the defendant £2 and costs.

Edward Wigdell, a foreicrner, was charged with having
assaulted Mr. Ashton, the dock-master at the Stanley
Dock. The defendant wanted to get a ship into the dock,
contrary to the rules and wishes of plaintiff, and in an
altercation that took place the assault was committed. The
defendant was fined £3 and costs. '

THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—An incorrect assertion having been made at the
meeting of Commissioners, on Tuesday last, by Mr. Gough,
as to my qualification —but; on my attempt to explain,
discussion being stopped by the Chairman as irregular
I beg to state, for the information of the ratepayers,
that I am not only qualified a seat at the board by
household property, in the township, to near three
times the legal amount, but am also rated to the
relief of the poor, as well as to the local rates, for my
house and office, in the respective sums of £34 and
£lB, making a total of £52 per annum ; the required
qualification being £35. Any person may satisfy himself
of the truth of this by reference to the rate-book. I avoid
all personal allusion ; but motives are obvious, at least in
Birkenhead.---Your obedient servant, T. B. GoLnoRNE.
Birkenhead, April 6, 1859.

TO SHIPPERS AND EXPORTERS.—A most profitable
articlo of export, to warm climates especially, are the Self-
cleansing Charcoal Filters, patented by Messrs. Saunders
and Co., of 16, Parker-street, Liverpool—in fact they are
invaluable wherever there is bad water. S. and Co. allow
a liberal discount on export and wholesale orders.

AMERICAN THEATRICAL NOTICES. —Maggie Mitchell is
at Richmond. Mrs Leonard (formerly Miss Eberele) is
playing the juvenile business at the Wallnut to general
acceptation. She is young, handsome, and amiable, and
deserves her popularity. What a charming and lady-like
body—what a pleasant, graceful, sweet young lady—what a
dainty actress—and how popular and widely esteemed by
the good - is Miss Emma Taylor, of the Arch !—lt is
worth a dollar, any night in the year, to see our handsome
lady-friend, Mrs Thayer, in one of her good parts. She is
very, very funny ; and she dresses so magnificently and so
appropriately, always. Dear, dear, how much we miss
Miss Richings. from our boards! She has not her equal in
any theatre in the world. Very beautiful, very good, and
very talented. Crisp and wife are still in Montgomery.
He re-opens at Nashville on the 28th, with -Eliza Logan as
first star. Mrs Ettie Henderson is engaged to play in the
Nashville company.— a charming little actress.—Cr These
free-and-easy notices are all culled from one number of the
Philadelphia City Item (February 28.)
"BLOOMING ANEW."—The normal and healthy state of
the human heart tends to recuperation. However rudely
its powers be smitten down, they will soon begin to lift
themselves anew; and they return to, and often far surpass,
their former strength.- It is in love as everything else—and
only a diseased and morbid heart, whose first love was
sinful idolatry, will be able (trying never so hard to be in-
consolable) to prove that to lose love's object for ever des-
troys the power of loving. Wounds must smart and bleed,
and some would bleed as if the life were gushing out, and
they smart terribly and long ; but unless the life do sink and
is extinguished in the strumgle, the worst wounds will
certainly heal. This is the gift of God. A most miserable
set of wretches would men be were it not so. Smiles and
gladness would soon be gone from earth for ever, for who
has not had some of his love blighted? .And this elastic
power of the mind applies as well to the love between the
sexes as to any other love : Every day, every hour, we see
that it is so. 'What a pity that poetry and romance should
in this regard, be so widely divorced from reality. What
person of sense can really suppose that a jilted man or
woman, no matter how entirely the ungrateful object of their
affections may have been beloved, is always going to pale
and sigh beneath the willow, when in the world he may
r • find the real worth which imaeination saw in the deceiver.—
Away with such a sentiment :c'forsake and forget the lover
that has forsaken you, and you will soon learn to regard,
•yourself happy to have so seasonably escaped. More -than
this, this old love will prove a stepping-stone to atother
far higher and better. Be above trying to look forl.jrn and
heart-broken a minute longer than the feeling really lasts :
it will twist and ring you hard enough for its t;.mo : but, as
surd as storms pass, it will leave you, and the‘ in spite of all
your holding on to it, as you may do, from an idea that it
is a sign of a deep and true nature to be
such a loss. It isn't, it's a, mark of 3.neonsolable under
11:,eakness. The truly
strong and noble seek to r;.se and to h- 'Atom anew in whatever
part pf themselves hag b4en made
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