The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

after the 4th of July, probably a week subsequently, that
we heard for the first time that Joseph Wright we.?
connected with the cotton transactions of John Nuons, an
a
was interested in the cotton sent to us for sale, and in the
advances made by us. A greater portion of the b +lance of
£5,000 would arose within a month of the stoppage of the
transactions with him, and s ;me portion would be spread
ovpr many previous months. I am not aware of any
objection to furnish the assignees with a cony of my ledger
account with John Nunns from August Ist, 1852, to the
present time, bat I wish for a further opportunity of
consulting my legal adviser.

POLICE INTE LL IGENCE.-YEST E.RDAT.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.
A "Booze !"—A young woman, named Elizabeth
Henry, was charged with havie g assaulted a Mrs. Swill+
who keeps a boarding house in Seddon street. Mr. Bludc
appeared for the prosecution, and from his statement, and
the evidence of Mrs. Smith and her daughter, it appearsd
that some time ago a Lascar was robbed in the locality,
end it was stated that the prisoner was in some welt
connected with the robbery, and this caused frequen
quarrels with her and other persons in the neighbourhocd•
elra
On Wed needay evening the prisoner called on
Smith, and asked if she accused her of robbing
the Lascar ; and on Mrs. Smith declining to
hold any conversation with her, she tcok out a corkserel
from her pocket, acd made a furious attack on her, ale
attempted to bore her eye out with it. Mr. Martbee'_,'"
strongly censured the conduct of the prisoner, and sent be
to pi ison for six months, with hard labour.
CAUTION TO RAILWAY PORTERS.—Frederic k Gardib.?
late a porter at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railwaelf
was charged with having stolen a quantity of butter, mace'
the following circumstances. Mr. Forshaw appeared for
the railway company, and said it was not for 01.
amount of the butter taken, but as a warning f° •
others, that they proceeded in the case. The prisoeer
was a " sheeter" (that is, engaged in covering
the goods' train with sheets, &c.,) at the cola;
pane's stores, and on Monday he sent some firkins of
butter to Rochdale, and when they arrived there one of the
firkins was found broken, and a quantity of the content,'
gone. There was a knife found on the firkin, and this led
to the suspicion that the prisoner was the guilt partP
y
Detective officer Scott went to the house of the priaopele
at 102, Portland st 'eat, where he got the butter, and the
prisoner admitted that ha took the butter. Mr. Goodier
said the prisoner pleaded guilty ; Mr. Forshaw, however,
called witnesses who fully proved the case. Mr. Yansi
field said officers of railways had great opportunities cee
committing depredations, and when they did so, it 700,
worse than ordinary robberies, because the erica" to
much entrusted to them. He would, as a e''arn'elee.
others, inflict a heavy punishment on the prisoner.
sent him to gaol for three months, with hard labour. ,
CHEAP PASSAGR.—Richard Jennar, described es "
traveller for the bottle or Messrs. Mellish, of NI inchesten,
who was retnandAl from the previous d.,y, was broligli:
up on a charge of having c,me from Boston to Liverpool
in the royal mail steamer Europa without having pate.
his fare. The charge was under the Emigration fit,
Mr. Lowndes appeared for the prosecution, and If;
Raffles (instructed by Mr. Conway) appeared for the
pets tier. The short history of the case was this:
prisoner, it appcared, was a traveller for the house of _Jait
Mellish; of Manchester, in America, and he left tilts!
country without the permission of his employe
He came from Boston in the ship, but Oar
Magi
time after the vessel sailel he told tit,' can kei
he had no nr:ney to pay his fare, but that he had
to Mr. Lewis, the agenb at Boston, about it. ear %
Leitch told him it was very irregular, and that he show,
have stated it before, but on coming to Halifax to;
Captain consulted Mr. Cunard there, and rather than fatal
the prisoner ashore, it was agreed to take his order.„l
Messrs. Wood, Gibson, and Co., of Liverpool, for the
amount of his passage money, that firm being e,'l4,
agent of the Manchester house here. -IS;
order was, however, refused payment, tied the
prisoner was given into custody on his arrival in reirsr
pool. The defence of Mr. Raffles was that the order watft
given in rod faith, but because the prisoner bad lel
America contrary to his employers' wishes, they bad 1.„. -
fused to pay the order, and had discharged hint. Ile root
tended that there was no fraud, nor any contemplation ,1
fraud ; it was a debtthat could be recovered in the u 6
lA'T:
way; His worship, agreeing in this point, discharged •
prisoner. • said
How THE ROLLIN° STONE GATHERS THE MOSS.--D --,
that a " rolling sionk gathers no moss," but John Art ia_uf
Martin knows better than that. He was brontbelatdl
)ebterd.y morning, on a charge
labourer named John Silk, a native 0-
custody of
of £l7 in gold. The prisoner was 111
havive giterterbeter,
n and the
Laycock and Smith, detective Pelirerace' these
history of the case as cone elected from the
intelligent officers, and the evidence given °rl
seemed
hearing of the case was this :—The prisoner, who
i.
to be a regular dodder, goir g from one place to ano
along with "enticing-looking young ladies, was e
flashy
time since in Liverpool with a young damsel of
exterior. He was next found in Southampton, and stl-bS;
quently in London, along with the young lady, auf3eo,
their peregrinations "through the metropolis, ,'4,
picked up STilk, who was on his way via Liverpo4,o
America, his brother having given him £2O
that parpcse. The prisoner and the "young lel:,
of course were going to America also, and et io
down from London with Mr. Silk, who prove° e,
be so soft a piece of his namesake that Mr. Martin:l%,
naged to relieve him of £l7 of his money in a 104°1
house in Dale street, where both slept in the saute be
When poor Silk awoke in the morning he found hie rAcTe.
rade gene, and what was worse, his money also, Rent
gave a description to the police, and the two ofacero
to a house of ill repute , where they got the prisoner 10
his young lady. Ou searching the prisoner they grit Der,Der,
odd in gold on him. Mr. Goodere defended the Pris°
but he was fully committed for trial.
BEFORE BR. PARKER. ht 11P
UNWHOLESOME FlSll.—lnspector Tyrrell br°,cgeeyirg
William Hough, of Saint Martin's Market, evitAFR,:-
31011 s. of codfish, unfit for human use, exposemh—:llo3°
A fine of ten shillings and costs was inflicted. kited aOO
inspector had a fine of five shillings and costs inflict!. exit
Michael Burke, of Liver street, for having 301170.
exposed for sale, same being unfit for use.

Eitheuv
Ample precaution against fire, either within ,e,..,1„r
the building, have been taken at the Manchester rni.e: and
No fire of any kind is allowed within the
the kitchens are removed a considerable (11°_,7,1,-ei* to
watchmen, who inigh-ly promenade both 1","-„nilt eye
without the Exhibition, are furnished with & u-Las ely
light, but care is taken that the lamp shall 13°,4 the
locked previously to being glaced in the h&nn" oloss
policeman. Besides this, the mains have been ni-trestet
to the building, and at a moments notice enorrno° •
rood,
of water could be thrown upon ally particular I," ow
Every night these mains are laid open, and 11,ildtPP
veyed to the remotest corner of the exhibition vilvreocell
It would seem as if nothing but a visitation from tip
itself could lead to the injury of a single 11-- -
article of vertu from this cause. %boat
COASULtiII QUARRELS.—A letter from Scutari, lin,' we
date, in the New Gazette of Prussia, says—l bale Vie, to
of news, which perhaps is not yet known to the P" -40a0
communicate to you—that diplomatic relations be"ifue,
England and Austria have been broken off, nos, it °dolt"
at London and Vienna, but at this place. A for,,,,talro
ag? the consul of England, M. Bonati, being about tb&
a journey, confided the provisional managetueeta; of ity
consulate to his son, and informed the consular boul-tioeo
Bat the Austrian consul refused to enter into rttld for
with the substitute. On his return, M. Banati
an explanation, and received this laconic rePi.n.gviet
asknowledge the receipt of your letter, and have u;:aiete
to give." Relations between the two enneniariot 01)
accordingly suspended. The Austrian consul .;a Tdiadelt
better terms with the French consul, and be lies i'eur tire
Austrian subjects to have communications with '-
consulates. .+ of a
REBELLION IN UTAH.—We talk of the neeess4v(ah
first class governor in Kansas : but the news froe
tore
shows pretty plainly that, unless we have some on'
oole
who can cat Gordion knots, we shall have more Cr,, fief);
than the present generation will outlive. It seeiat
our information, published at length elsewhere, the
January last a patty of Nlormons, of high standing I jaw
church, under the advice of Brigham Young,
the office of the United States District Judge, and G the
the Supreme Court, and carried away by force a' 00
papers and b ,olcs of the said Court. The reason tilt7,eni
for this outrage was that Congress would not adinite
any
tolera _ort
as a State, and that they did not intend to gorwitid
United States offices in the territory. These bro
ieri, of
have, we think, reached the term of our Patiente;it 01/..
time they were brought to their senses. It is tini- jot
decided whether they are an independent eoloinurr's tbel
really a territory of the United States. For 3e4 ;it
have been exciting the feelings of the American Re°,,,tbean
is now high time that some settlement was bad ted ou
vacu
and that the pending issues between us were AO
eiudge.
some permanent basis. 'We have no desire to C'Yalnit
the question, or to attempt from this distance to
sae, tbiog
ought to be done in the territory of Utah; but oeneountrif
is obviously required—one of the best men in th ,01.0 ot
should be sent Lo Salt Lake City, with a suftinient should
United States troops to enforce respect ; and en, el to tir
be put, once and for ever, by fair means or 0,11. reeorl
series of outrages of which this violation of the pr
of the Supreme Court at Utah is the last.--Pe
Herald.