Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

the market is well sapplied, and lots of prime sells at 6c t
9c.
NAVAL STORES : Spirits of Turpentine : With a very
quiet market, we quote a further decline, and sales of 2‘,,0
brls, at 43c. Common Rosins : 1,000 brie sold tic 1 dol
30c to 1 dol 35e for 310 lbs, partly afloat. Crude Turpen-
tine: No sales have take place.
OILS : We hear of a sale of 100 Crude Sperm, at less
than a dollar per gallon, but the actual price did not trans-
pire. Linseed Oil is quite dull at 50e for whole lots, and
53e to 55e for parcels to the trade.
PROVISIONS: We have no change to notice since our
last, many of our leading dealers are absent from the city
with their friends in the country, and those who are here
are not disposed to operate extensively. Pork is quiet
and almost entirely nominal, at least so far as wholesale
transactions are concerned, New Mess Pork is now
getting in plentiful supply and held at 19 dole 50e for
full weight ; short weight is held at 18 dole 50e Dressed
Hogs are lower and sell at 6i to 7/, for still and
corn fed. Bacon and Cutmeats : There is not much
movement in either article. A. sale of 1,000 green Hams
delivered in Number and December at 9c transpired
to-day; present prices are 94c to 91c. Beef is rather
heavy and but small sales are making. Lard is inactive
and dull at lie to 12,3 for a'l grades of prime. Butter is
quiet and common qualities are lower. Cheese is rather
slack in consequence of the news from abroad.
FREIGHTS : To London, 30 small hhds Tobacco 25c.
A vessel to Jamaica and back with Sugar at 35c, and
Molasses on deck 2 dols 50c.

war, however, anxious to say one word with respect to the observa-
tions which the hon. member fer North Warwickshire had. just made,
he was sure, in the best spirit. He did not wish it to be understood
that the Government acquiesced in the opinion that it was in the
power of the Government or of that house to meet the case of local
or temporary distress by any specific measure. If the hon. gentle-
man's observations had reference to the general laws in regard Of
trade and commerce, then he (Sir George Grey) did not disagree with
him, for he thought it the duty of both the Government an 1 Parlia-
ment to see that no otstruction lay in the way of a proper develop-
ment of the operative skill and industry of the country. (Hear,
hear.) He should add to his statement that he was happy to say the
accounts which he was receiving from the country went to show that
the distress was rather diminished, but it was as yet impossible to
pronounce any definite (pinion en that subject. He, however,
trusted that the conduct of the people you'd continue to be as highly
creditable as it had hitherto been, and demonstrate that they
appreciated the privileges of the Cmstitution under which they lived
(Hear, hear.)

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LINERPOOL; IVION DAY, DECEMBER
_l4, 1857.

THE ROBBERY OF THE £3 000 IN THE
MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE.

THE TRIAL OF MR. DOHERTY.

LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES.

SATURDAY.
BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WIGHTMAN
VITRIOL THROWING. AT MANCHESTER.—AIfred Doherty,
aged 25, warper, and John Hall, aged 32 warper, were
charged with having at Manchester on the 10th November,
1857, thrown a quantity of vitriol at Charles Mason, with
intent to do him grlevous bodily harm. Mr. Ovens stated
the case for the prosecution, from which it appeared that
the prosecutor, Charles Mason, was an overlooker of work-
men, who not very long age went into the employment of
Mr. Beaver, who had a ledge mill in Manchester. The
overlooker had the power of engaging the bends, and when:
Mason came into employment e engaed some women
the result of which was, that four or figve men were dis-
,
charged, who formerly worked there. Some of these men
were members of a club calleld the Wit-pars' Club, which
met at a beer-houge called the Shekspeare. On the 9th of
November, Mason left his work about four o'clock, and
came home, and shortly after he returned, the prisoner,
Hall, whom he had never seen before, came and applied
to him for work. Mason told him to leave his address.
Hall left his name, and told Mason that he came
from Preston. On the following day (Tuesday), the
10th of November, Mason rteurned from his work
about the same hour, and between six and versa o'clock
Doherty. whom he had known, came to see him. They
conversed for some time, after which they weat out to-
gether. and when they came to a public hoese called the
Blue Bell, Doherty pressed Mason to go in and have a
glass. Mason, however, did not choose to go in there, but
proposed to go to the Bay Horse, which was a little
further up the street, and was kept by a friend of hia. Oa
the way, .Doherty said to Mason, " Would it not be betters
to have a comfortable shop, and not to be in everybody's
mouth ? We will give you a free card to be a member of
our club?" Mason understood this re be a proposal to
him to quit the employment of Mr. Beaver. Doherty,
said, "There are four men out of work now," and added,
"Do not tell me anything I cannot tell again." Mason
said he would take good care of that. They remained
about an hour in the Bay Horse, and then they turned
to come back to Mason's house. At about nine o'clock
they passed the Blue Bell, and Doherty again asked
Mason to go in, Mason consented, and they went into the
snag, where they ordered two glasses of ale. While there
Doherty again mate some allusion to the subject he had •
spoken of before, and said it would be a curious thing
if they could bring things round that night:
When they had been about half an hour there, Doherty
went out. Mason followed him and found him near the
door, talking to a man, who was looking round the corner,
and whom Mason, having had a full opportunity of seeing
his face, would depose to have been the prisoner HalL
They went back into the house, and Mason offered to pay
for some more drink, but Doherty said he would pay for
all that night, and then added that he had been sent to
settle the whole affair—that he had no power himsolf, but
that Mason would get a free card of the club. A comfortable
shop, and £2O, if he would not start at Beaver's in the
morning. Mason refused, upon which Doherty said it
would be a very bad job. They then walked towa-ds
Mason's house. and when they arrived in the street,
Mason asked Doherty to come in, and have some spirits,
but Doherty said they had got enough. Mason then bade
him good right, and added, " Don't be a stranger."
Doherty said " No," and as Mason was crossing to his
house, Doherty gave a sort of cough. Immediately a man
came out of an entry, and looked Mason straight in the
face. There was a lamp near, and Mason could save that
he saw him distinctly and that it was the prisoner Hell. The
prisoner thre v something into Mason's face out of a b Atle,
which he held in his han, aid which appeated to be a
ginger-beer bottle. Mason felt himeelt Winded, and •
made a rush to his own door. He could not reach it
but his cries brought some person out who took him in.
It was then found that he had been burnt with vitriol.
The prosecutor, who had one of his oyes bandaged, was
examined by Mr. Lereische, and sated the facts as they
ware opened by counsel. Mr. Wheeler, who appeared
with Mr. Fernley for the defence, cross-examined
the prosecutor, but nothing material was elicited. rzeveral
other witnesses were celled, among whom was the police
officer, who arrested Doherty. Tahs witness deposed that
when he took Doherty into custody, the latter said that he
had been m ide a tool of, and that he would tell all he
knew. He stated that on the day before the occurrence
he went to the club, and met among others a stranger from
Claorley, named Hall, and that they had some drink, after
which they went to the Blue Bell, where it was agreed
that they should do something with Meson, and his
(Doherty's) part of the duty was to get Aimee out and
bring him to the Blue Bell, Doherty denied that he knew
anything of what was subsequently done to M eeoa. The
police officer also stated that he arrested Hall, and
found in his house a coat and hat, which he produced in
court, and which were burnt in several places apparently
with vitriol. This witness stated, on cross examination,
that he was examined before the magistrate sat Manchester,
and had read the proceedings which took place there as
reported in the newspaper, but added, amid much laughter,
that the case was very badly reported. It was either in
the Afanchester Gparcl;an or the Erami,ter but he could
not reco lect which. A chemist was examined, who
stated that the burns in the coat and hat were produced
by vitriol. Mr. Wheeler addressed the jury on behalf of
the prisoner Doherty, and called witnesses, who gave him
a very high character for honesty and good conduct. Mr.
Fernley addressed the jury on behalf of Hell, for whom
witnesses to character wore also called. His Lordship
having summed up, the jury, after a short consideration,
found both prisoners guilty. His Lordship, in sentencing
the prisoners, said the jury, after having given the most
careful consideration to the ease, had CORA to the
conclusion that they were guilty of the crime charged
upon them, and he believed that all who ha t heard
the case, as well as himself, agreed in that
conclusion. The prisoners appeared to have yielded to
the influence of angry feelings caused by the proeceutor's
having turned off some male hands who were at work in .
his master's factory and employees women instead, coupled
with his refusal to cease being employed at Mr. Beaver's,
or to cease employing women. Tense motives appeared
to have led them to adopt that cruel, that most malicious
mode of revenging themselves. All men must know that
in that free country, every master had the right of employ-
ing such persons, be they male or female, as he thought
fit, and that no man had a right to cot sider that any such
act would warrant revenge. He was sorry to find that on
many occasions there had been attempts made. by means
of combinations such as that, to intimidate w. I kmen from
being employed at loss wages then the association thought
fit to hold out as a rule. Combinations of workmen were
legal to this extent, that workmen might agree, if they
pleased, together, not to work under a cartel' amount of
wages. A. workman had a right to choose his master
and the rate of wages at which he would work. No
man, hoWever, had a right to oblige any other not
to work for a different rate of vagss or to adopt any par-
ticular course. This was a case of a most serious character,
and one which should be visited with exemplary punish-
ment. The sentence of the court was, that the prisoner
Hall should undergo six years' penal servitude, and Doherty
four years' penal servitude.
GAROTTE ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.—John Dunn, Luke
Burnt, Daniel Skevington, and James Flood, all young
men, were placed in the deck, charged with having perpe-
trated a garotte robbery, in Manchester, on the Nth of
November last. Mr. Kaye prosecuted ; Mr. Wheeler
appeared for the prisoner Dunn; the other prisoners were
undefended. It appeared that, on the 25th of November,
the prosecutor, a gentleman named William Ramsdene
residing near Holywell, in North Wales,went to Manches-
ter on business, but missed the train by which he intended
to return that evening. Having, then, to• seek accommo-
dation for the night, he went into the Crown and Sceptre
public-house, and was followed by two women, who had
previously accosted him in the street. Hearing him ask
for a bed. the prisoner Dunn; who was drinking with
another 'tan in the house, said that he could find him a
lodging for the night,' and, after treating the woman and
Dunn, he went off with the latter in search of the lodgings.
They had not gone far, when Dunn struck him a blow on
the eye, and, at the same moment, four other men rushed
from an entry, and " garotted" him by placing a rope
around his neck. They then dragged him into the entry,
and took from him his watch and chain, and his purse, in
which there was a considerable sum of money, and a bill
of exchange for £2l. The proseoutor, when he recovered
from the violence to which he had been subjected gave
information to the police, and from his description ef his
assailants Burns, Skevington, and Flood were arrested
that night in bed—two or then dressed, and the third
undressed—and Dann was arrested the next morning.
The defence set up for Dunn was mistaken identity, and
that the prosecutor was not in a sufficient eobee state that
night to know exactly the persons by whom he had been
robbed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The
prisoners, against each of whom a previous conviction for
felony was proved, were each sentenced to six years penal
servitude.
The court adjourned at half past five o'clock to ten
1 o clock this morning.
de

In Saturday's publication we gave some particulers of the robbery
of upwards of oin the Manchester Corn Exchange, from Ur.
E. Thompson, cern miller, Wakefield, by a man subsequently
apprehended, who gives his name ac Charles Browness, a Wallachian,
residing at Liverpool. On Friday the prisoner was placed in the
dock at the City Police Court. There was a fall bench of magis-
trates, includinghhis worship the mayor Style Mackie, Esq.), Messrs
D.Mande, J. Shuttleworth, G. R. Chappell, William Ross, C. H.
Rickards, M. Kennedy, Sec. The prisoner is a tall lean,
with very black hair, dark complexion, has a rather
intelligent appearance, and upon the ahole good looking.
He was dressed respectably in black, with his shirt collar
turned dove, and a large breastpin in his cr tvat. Mr. Bent,
solicitor, appeared for him. The court was densely crowded, the
jury box being filled with gentlemen and merchants. The prosecutor,
Mr. Frederick Thompson, deposed: I am a corn miller, and reside at
Wakefield; I ant a Partner in the firm of James Tho epson and Son,
corn mill rs there. I was at the Corn Exchange yesterday, from
half-past eleven to half-plat one o'clock. I had a pocket-book with
me, which I carried in my portmanteau. I placed the portmanteau
upon my desk or table, and for a moment I laid my pocket-book
upon it, which was on my right-heed side. About half-past one
o'clock I missed the pocket-book, having hid it less than a minute
before My first idea was th it Mr. Raiford, a gentlemen
at my left han a had joist removed it in a freak That not
being so, I looked about, then searched my portmanteau to sea
whether I could have involuntarily placed it there. Not finding it, I
told my father what had happened, and requested nim to remain at
my table, while I went to the deers, and got the porter to close them.
Thera was no crawl about me at the time of the robbery; that part
of the Corn E ;change is generally clear. lam certain I hal seen the
prisoner in the Exchange, and he must have been near to me, as I
had not moved from me place; I noticed him by the small
moustache jest beginning to grow. The robbery may have
been effected in this way; at the moment my attention h d
been drawn by a customer on my left-hand-side, she pock et
book being to the right, and Mr. Radfor was also seeakine,
to a gentlemen. Under thee° circamstancee a peraea might
take the book. Jest behind my chair there is are iron
pillar, and that might have hid the parson from ray sight. My
pocket book Contained Bank of England notes, country notes,
cheques, and one bill, the whole amounting to £3,111 ISt, all in
paper. A gentleman said ho would fetch a detective officer, and
went invediately. Sergeant Shanley, detective officer, said : I was
sent for to the Corn Exchange yesterday, on account of a robbery;
it was about twen y minutes before two o'clock. I was told that a
large amount of money had been stolen. After mating some inquires,
I took a cab, and., accompanied by Mr. Thorp (one of the gentlemen I
sp eke to), drove to Galsealsla es railway station. The 220 p.m train
had just arrived from the Victoria Station far Liverpool. I found a
strangeraiad booked there with a first-class ticket Mr. Thorpe said that
there was a person hi one of the first carriages which they looke 1 a',
whom he had seen in the Exchange. I said, "we will g with the
carriage," and got into it. There were two ladies, and the prisoner.
Shortly after the train was in motion I addressed the prisoner. I
asked, "Are you for Liverpool, sir ?" He replied, in broken English,
that he could not understand me; and that he was a f•Aligner. I
sid I could understand him I asked if he was coming from
Manchester; upon which he shook his heal, and gave no
answer. I reeked if he resided he Liverpool ; he was at that
time looking at the railway guide, and mule no reply. I asked
if he, being a foreigner, lived in Ilancae ter, or knew
any person there. He said I was no geatlemaa, to put
such questions to him. He was wearing a cap, and his hat was
hanging from the straps above. I took his 'eat down, and looked
inside, to see if there was any name, and who the maker was. He
took the hat from ma, and sail I was a very imoertiaene fellow to
look into any gentleman's hat. Ile said he was sure I was no
gentleman, or I could nat address him in the language I had done
in the presence of ladies. An elderly lady said she was not annoyed
or disturbed by it, and that I might go on. I then said, " The fact is
I am a police officer," and handed to the prisoner my card, asking
ho understood it. lle replied " Yes ; I understand this; but I cannot
understand yaurconduct." I said, "You will hare to get out with ma
at the next station, and, if you are a respectable man, and can give
me references to satisfy me that you are so, you can go on to
Liverpool by the next train. Ho asked• " Caanot yon go with me to
Liverpool ?" 1 said, "No; I cannot go further than the next
stopping-place." The train then a-rived a' Newton Bride,e. I t
id
him ho would have to get out there, an 1 lie sail he would go
quietly. Mr. Thorpe got out first, bat when I ant the prisoner got
out, I told Mr. Thorpe to go in avail.' ,and look under the cushions,
but nothing was concealed. While I had hold of the prisoner's
collar, I saw the corner of this (producing it) large pocket book,
between the breast of his dress coat and top coat. I drew it from his
bosom, and he said, " You hare got all; yea have all that 1 have
get." He then struggled to get away, and I called Mr. Thorpe,
who immediately came oat of the carriage to my assistance. I
opened the pocket-book, but found It contained nethine but papers
and memoranda. I throw it upon the floor, and, noticing the prisoner
putting his hand under his topcoat to his inside colt pocket, I se zed
hold of that hand, put my hand into the pocket, and pulled out a
bundle of notes, saying, "This is what I am looking for." I Then
took from his pocket two other bundles of notes. I said, " Yon are
shored with robbing is gentleman at the Manchester Corn Exchange."
Idi i not know the gentleman's name at the time. He sail, " You
have got a'.l; iam a robber and a morderer !" I • I don't chug e
you with that." He said, "No ; bat I tell you that I am," as
determinedly as losable. I secured him, and took him into a small
office in the station, waited until the next trio for Manchester, and
b.oueht him here. During the time ws wore waiting in the office,
the prisoner wan' ed to anew the amount that. he hal stolen, saying
that ho did not count it, and should be glad to know how much it
was. I said I coati not tell him, as I did not know myself. He asked
me to count it, but I said he woul I learn the amount at Manchester.
Notting more was said, and when we got back to Manchester, Mr.
Tho npsou identified the pee' et-aook and money, the whole of which
is recovered. The prisoner had £24 10 in addition, which he said
was his own money. I afterwards went, by the prisoner's request, to
tee Commercial Hotel, Dale-street, Liverposl, and brought his
luggage from there that morning. Mr. Thorpe corroborated the
evidence of the detective ()facer, and the prisoner was remanded till
Friday nest.

TO THE EDITOR OP TIIE NORTHERN DIILY.TIME S.

Sir,—l shall feel obliged if you will insert the following
in your paper tc-morrow.—l am, Sir, yours very re-
spectfully, J. P. G. Swan.
Spring Bank, 13th Dec., 1857.

Dear Sir,—l have this moment returned, after a week's
absence in Sou thWales, upon business of the Borough Bank,
and a paper, containing the report of the proceedings in the
matter of John Doherty has been put into my hands, by
which I learn that the case agtinst him broke down, in
consequence of the want of my (vilence. The way in
which the report reads would lead any one to infer that I
purposely absented myself, which was not the case.
I do not know who the solicitor was that managed the
prosecution, but surely there must have been some neglect
in not intimating to me that my evidence would be
required.
I was at the Bank daily until the sth ins`., and bad
more than one in'erview with a messenger from these
who had the case in hand and to whom I supp'ied all
information he stated was wanted from ilia Ba,ile, and
when it bt-,.came known that I had left Liverpool, how was
it that it did not occur to any one to write, or to use the
telegraph, in order to recall me from Swansea, where
business had taken me ?—I am, dear Sir, yours very
faithfully, J. P. G. SMITH.
To J. B. Aspivall, Rpq.
Spring Bank, D2C., 12, 1857, 11 p.m.

Messrs. Bradbury and Evans advertise a shilling edition
of Mr. Dick-ms's " Christmas Carol."
IRON ORE MINES IN TIM ULVE,RSTONE DISTRICP.—The
masters in this district, since the great depression in the
iron trade, have reduced their workmens' wages ten por
cent.— U/verstone Advertiser.
CUTTING AWAY THE SUPPORT OF STREET SEWERS.—SOIIII3
rascals have wantonly endeavoured to destroy a large
portion of the town sewerage, at Bdston, which has just
been executed at so much cost, by cutting away the centre
of seventy of the supports of the roofing of the sewers, so
that either pressure or the effect of time would destroy
them. This was fortunately discovered by a party of men
who were sent to examine as to certain irregularities al-
leged to have taken place in the execution of the contracts.
When this party left the works they were attacked by
number of man, and treated with groat cruelty, being
kicked upon the ground, and otherwise ill used. It was
not till a body of police was called to the spot that order
was secured.—Birmingham Dail/ Lyres&
Fatairrrt-L BOILER EXPLOSION.— On Thursday a frightful
boiler explosion took place at the extensive works known
as Bullock's Farm Colliery, West Bromwich, which
resulted in the death of a young man named Webb.
From the facts elicited, it appeared that the deceased, who
filled the situation of stoker at the work above mentioned,
was teen by a person named Ray standing between the
two boilers used about eight o'clock on Wednesday mor:n;
ing. Shortly after a terrific explosion took place, whici.
shook the ground fir many yards round, shattered and
into
the the solid brickwork, and pitched the boiler
the air like a plaything, bursting all the rivets, and ripping
up the iron plates as if they had been made of paper. The
unfortunate man was subsequently found lying partly
under the boiler amongst the bricks and other debris.
His face was shockingly disfigured and scalded, his head
most severely contused, and his neck broken. He has left
a wife and child to lament his loss. As far as can be at
present ascertained no blame seems to be attachable to any
person.

A foot race I as been engaged to come off about the 18th.
between G)loae! Ashley, iste Scots Fusili r G lards,
and Mr. John Parker Taylor, of Ps sage West, for £lOO a
side, and £25 forfeit.—Cork Constitution.
HONESTY REWARDED. Daring last week, Mr. William
Wilcock. the keepsr of the Town Hall, at Mackbarn, found
in the hall the halves of two .1:20 Bank of England notes.
He promptly handed them to the Town Clerk, who posted
a notice on 'Change, and the notes were claimed by a
cotton spinner of the town, who generously rewarded the
poor man with the handsome sum of one shilling?