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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL_ POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAT.

[Before Mr; MAi4srtimo,]

Anon of EMISEZZLV4EN't:—A young man, named
Thonias SalisbAry, clerk to Mr. M‘Laughlan, an agent
for the Albert and Plate Glass Insurance Companies in
South:, John-stree4. was,. charged with embezzling the
sum. .of £1.8g.r.:-ci, On the 21st of August the prisoner
received £lBs. 6d. frorn Mr, James Ditchdeld, a publican;
being the amount of_hisurgice on some plate glass. The
money was. apt accounted for to Mr. ll‘Laughlan.—Mr:
"^hh who anneared for the priioner, said thit the

money.was not entered in the books purely through a
Mistake, acid asked fora remand, which was- ~..ranted.
The prisoner was allowed to 'go out .on bail for seven
days, in one security of £25. •
• A QUAItiCEL ABOUT RELlGlON.—tofril Duff, a soldier
who wore ft number of medals on his, left breast and
John M'Donnell, a diminitive Irishman, were charged
With being drunk and disorderly, and with causing a
isturban9.,igYra/ker's jitiblic-house, Whitechapel„
the pirevioniiiight: A polie'i-offieet saftiqhat he was
led into Walker's public-house the previous evening,
and-the prisonens were at the counter arguing-4nd quar-
relling about 'religion.. He (the officer)• endeavoured to
induce .them to leave the place, but MiDonnelli said he
vrauldnot stir an 'inch until he •had thrashed the bar-'
man. Mr. iNfansfiefol'-There was a dispute about re-
ligion, and-the only witytolsettle it was by thrashing the
batman." M‘Donnetwas very violent indeed, and ac-
cording-to-the police offiber;le was more like a nindhTin
than-a sane individual. The soldiei, howeVer, was-vary
quiet MiDonteL when asliedwhat hehad to say, replied,
Somberly said to with tine, Pope and Poperyrand
as I held the barman • responsible for such' language; I
thought-it my duty to thrasliihinit.." (Latighter.)—Mr.
Mansilild discharged, the soldier; Uitt inflicted a penalty
of 40s. and costs on the. littlb Irishman, who was conti-
mitted fbr two months in 'diaftuilt of payment.' •
(Before- Messrs. CROSTLIWAITZ and SHA*D.3

AMIE TERATED COPFEE.--Williant Lloyd, grocer;
Pitt-street; was charged witbharinrsold a quarter of .a
pound of adulterated coffee. Prom,tie. evidence adduced,
it appeared' that, on. the-Ist offiCer'from the
excise in London visited the shop of Mr Lloyd, and
asked for. a'quarter of a pounded coffee:. Mr. Lloyd's
son, who, was in the shop at- the. time, went to
a canister,- but found that it was empty.• He
then took a quantity of,--coffeir belies, from another.
canister, purthem- into a coffee mill;.antt ground them ;
after which-he' furnished the f to► the applicant.
The coffee• vrastaken to London; and, when analysed,
was -found- to: contain six -per cent. of chicory. Mr.
et.tneron, who appeared for, the Grown, proved the above
facts. , Mr. muck, who appearedfor Mr. Lloyd, said,
as a, matter of course, a mast er was-liable for his servant.
If, the coffee-suppliedwas ad ulterated; it was so by acci-
dent. The yonng-raan 'who had soldithe coffee, finding
that there was none ground on the• premises, put some
pure coffee berries into the in ill and ground them. The
only way in., which they c( Auld account for the coffee
containing chicory-was this—. -there must have been some
ground coffeeandehicory in , the mill' before the berries'
were-put in, and-consequent,ly all got mixed together.
The mill was Ordered' to be cl eaned out each time it was
used ; and unfortunately,_oa t his occasibn, thisoperatiOn
ifiad been: neElecte

Under these- oiretunstance3; he
retreated theinagiStrates tog ive Mr. Lloyd the bf;nefit
& the doubt, and'diSnyiss the c ase:—Their worshipi said
hey did, not think that Mr . Lloyd had intended any

fihnd ; but' accorclino-, to the :act, ihey- were compelled.
-to convict, and.`= they should therefore- inflict a penalty

YL'BLTUANS" .I:fp Arn. risELLEES'' CA„Sin3. -
PenucANs..--•-Thoarias Pierp oint, Btvington-hill, fined
2'o§. and costs, forselling at a n hour.—Michael
Coyne, BaCk-iortland-street, Sainday trading, F acquitted. •
--S.: Lennox, Vrteeniand-street acquitted:- •
BtEitsELLnriS. Sme. Wright, Beiington-street,
charged with permittiir drtmly.ennese, fined' 25.. fa, and
25. 6d. costs. John Watson, Drycren.street;. ebar,ged.
with Sunddy trading (the fourth time, was fined 20s.
and costs Wry: Muttons, Stanley-street; charged with Sun-
day trading: and costs.—Patrick; Cohen, Chis-
enhale-street, charged, for the fifth, time fined 20s.
and tosts.—Tridget Walsh, Park-street, charged with
SUnday..trading, . was acquitted.—Ann! Dbrhyskire,
Texteth-park, charged, .willsh Sunday
trading, was, fined.. 20s. and costsk,--Joha leGrundy,
Lower Harrington-street, convictedi of Stittelb.y trading,
was fined Ios. and costs. [ln this,. case • tika-idefilandiant
..had 'put ss. into- the hands of a Poliitemam mot to' prose-
" eute]—M Griffith-stanhope-street,- ch aryldi With per-
' mitting dnulkenness: fined ss. and costs.

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