Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

HEALTH CONEgITTEE

The weekly meeting of this committee was held yester-
day, Mr. Alderman Dover in the chair. The other mem-
bers present were —Messrs. Orellin, Anthony, Stitt, Beck-
with, B)wring, Sheil, Avison, Barton.
The• Medical 01ficer of Health reported a further
reduction in the mortality of the borough, the deaths
registered in the week ending Saturday being 243,
against 260 in the preceding week, and 303 in the week
previous to that. As compared with the corrected average
of the same week of the preceding ten years, the return
of last week shows a decrease of 19. In the parish 163
deaths were registered ; in the out-townships, 75.
Zymotic diseases were the cause of 78 deaths-22 of
which were from hoping-cough (24 being. the greatest
° number ever registered,) 22 from scarleana, 10 from
measles, 10 from fever, 4 from dyptheria, 3 from small
pox (all after vaccination,) 2 from syphilis, and 1 from
chicken pox. The mortality from scarletina was less
than in any of the preceding nineteen weeks, and that
from hooping cough was greater than in any week of the
preceding three years. Diseases of the lungs occasioned
87 deaths, including 33 from consumption.
Mr. Crellin said he wished to ask the clerk if they
could not obtain a local act to enable them to summon
the tenants of courts and alleys, to compel them to keep

their places clean after t

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once been put in order

Mr. M'Growan, the clerk- to the committee, said their
Sanitary Act of 1816 enabled then to make bye-laws on
certain subjects; but the decision of the point as to

object which they ha X in view, rested entirely with the
Secretary of State. The proper course would be to bring
the matter before the council, and if it should be
approved, they could then go to the Secretary of State,
who has the entire jurisdiction over it.
Mr. Crellin said he would then, with the permission of
the committee, ask the clerk to draw up a report by that
day week, as to the course they should pursue, and bring
it before the committee.

Mr. M'Gawan said the Courts' and Alleys' Committee
would meet in a day or two, and, after the matter had
been before them, he should be able to report upon i t.

The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor,
Inspector of Nuisances reported various particulars of

operations in their several departments during the week,
from which it apparel that 13G nuisances, complained of
by inhabitants, had been inspected, and means taken to
remedy them ; 1,430 houses in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 4,659 apartments, and 1,130 cellars, had been
put under examination with the view of improving their
sanitary condition ; and 208 lodging-houses had also
been examined and reported upon.

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

DISHONEST SHOPMAN.—A. respectable-looking young
man, named George Parry, a native of Flint, North Wales, was brought up by officer Inskip, on a charge of
having stolen a shilling, four neck ties, and a muffler, the
property of the proprietors of the Compton House,
Church-street. It appeared that the prisoner was em-
ployed as an assistant in the shop for the last eleven
months, but there was no cause to suspect his honesty,
until the previous day, when he was seen to sell a pair of
gloves to a lady, but did not return the money. He
than asked leave to go out for a brief period, and on his
return, he was asked about it, when he gave some excuse.
His box was then searched, and the neckties and muffler
found there. Mr. Watts, from the Compton House,
said, as the prisoner intended to plead guilty-, there was
no wish to punish him severely. Inskit said the pri-
soner told him that he took the neckties since Christmas,
but never took any before. Mr. Watts, in reply to His
Worship, said he could not tell if the prisoner had formed
an acquaintance with improper. women. His Worship
said such women were the ruination of many young men
in Liverpool. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.

NOSE-BREAKING.-1 black man named Edward Riley,
was charged with, having broken the nose of a man named
William Fishwick; in Clement-street. It appeared that
the complainant, with a frieni; were in a public-house,
when the prisoner rushed in, and without any provoca-
tion, struck him a violent blow with a "sling shot" on
the nose,. and broke it "into smash," and hit the other
man a blow on the head also. The prisoner was sent for
trial
STEALING, GL tSSES. —An old woman named Mary
Nugent, who lives in Oldham-street, was charged with
having some tumbler glasses in her house, said glasses
having been stolen from Mr. Raby's public-house, 19,
Pitt-street. The officer who had charge of the case, said
he took a young woman into custody on a charge of hay-
ing stolen some glasses out of a public-house, and onthe way
to the'station, the girl told him there were several tumblers
(stolen) in the louse where she lodged—that of the
prisoner. Ile went there, and found the glasses in a .
cupboard. Mr. Muck, for the defence, called a witness
who proved that the prisoner was very ill for some time,
and that whilst she was so, her daughter (who is now in
gaol for stealing glasses) brought in the glasses, and that
the old woman said, as soon as she was able she intended
to take back the glasses to the house, as the names were
on them. Mr. Black contended, therefore, that his client
was not guilty of any offence. She was discharged, and
the glasses give up to the owner.

SIEALINJ HlDES.—William—.TaylOr, . Henry Newall,
and George Brocklebank, who were remanded from last
week on a charge of having stolen a large quantity of
leather from fir. Nicholson, Blackstock-street, were
brought up. Mr. Bluck defended the two first named
prisoners, AO Mr, ii.owball appeared for the other=

The details of the Case have already appeated, and the
evidence having been perfected, his Worship sent the
ease for trial, saying he would not decide the question in
that court. The prisoners were committed.
THE EVERTON CRINOLINE CASE.—Mr. Horn, one of the
detective inspectors, handed in 2s 6d fir :he benefit of the
poor youth, Thompson, who was falsely charged about the
Everton crinoline case. He received it from "A. W.,"
a widow.

His Worship acknowledged the receipt of lOs from
C." for the poor box,

BEFORE MESSRS. N. EARLE AND E. CROPPER

CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICETIANTIEIIin
Wharton, a boot and shoemaker, a coal dealer, and col-
lector of rents, who lives at 3, Albion-street, summoned
Robert Redman, police officer 7(34, with having assaulted
him on Wednesday night last. Mr. Blackhurst was for
the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the defence. The
complainant said, on. Wednesday morning last, -at half-
past one o'clock, he was with a publican named Thomas
Holland, in Gloucester-street, reading a placard about a
panorama, when the defendant came up and asked him
what he was doing there ? and caught him by the shoul-
der, shoving him along. He did so a second time, and
a third time lie caught him by the collar with one hand,
and struck him a blow in the eye, and blackened it..
On cross-examination by Mr. Cobb, the complainant
said he was in the police force sixteen years ago, for about
nineteen months. He stuck to this for some time, but
when pressed if he were only seven weeks in the force,
he said it was so long ago, he could not say how
long he was in the force, but he denied being dismissed.
He admitted that he hal to do with brothels in Albion-
street, by collecting the rent, and getting is a pound for
that, as well as his coal-yard. There was, he said, a charge
of rape made against him, but it was dismissed by Mr.
Mansfield, who advised him to proceed against the parties.
He also admitted that offi?.er Day 115 had him before the
magistrates, and who fined him £2 for an assault, and
that the defendant had him before the magistrates for
accidental dog fighting. He said, if ever he got the
defendant in a scrape, he would report him. Mr. Cobb
was cross examining him in reference to his connection
with the brothels, when Mr. Clough said, a man named
Bennett, who lived at Waterloo, was prosecuted for one
of them, and then he handed over the houses to Wharton,
who has since, the collection of the rents and the books
in his own name. The complainant said the houses
belonged to a Miss Smithers, who lived at the Old Swan,
and he only collected the rents. The cross-exami-
nation was continued for sonic time, and from the admis-
sions made by the complainant, he did not appear in a
very creditable position. Thomas Holland was called to
corroborate the statement of Wharton, which he did to
some extent; and on cross-examination by Mr. Cobb, he
admitted that the police had him up and got him find 9s
6d. Mr. Cobb then said he was instructed by Major
Greim to say, that there was not a more respectable man
in the force than the defendant. He was over four years
in the force, and there was not a shadow of complaint
against him as a man or an officer, and he
was very highly respected. He had no Illative whatever
to have committed such an offence, and he denied it
altogether. After going through the evidence, and
dwelling on the conduct and swearing of the complainant,
he called officer Stockdale, 301, officers Lynch, 142, and
Griffiiths, 193; who stated that they heard the emu-
planiant use threats towards the defendant, and say he
would have him stripped of his coat. Mr.
Cropper said there did not appear any motive
whatever for the defendant committing an assault, and
the evidence in support of it was so, tainted, they must
dismiss the case. Mr. Clough : Then you totally disbe-
lieve the evidence ? Mr. Cropper : Entirely. Mr.
Clough then reverted to a case that he called the

"Balber-street case,"' and said there was a great deal of
perjury going forward, and expressed his intention of
doing something in the present case.

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.

BEFORE MR. J. R. JACKSON, CAPTAIN GLEGG, MR. BRYAN',

MR. R. RIRTON, AND MR. CLARE

TRE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE OF LIVERPOOL AND
THE BIRKENHEAD BENcu. —A sailor, named William
Hughes, belonging to the ship May Queen, now 'yin.-
at anchor off the New-ferry, was brought up by police!
constable Smith, of the Liverpool constabulary, charged
with having stabbed another sailor, named Alexander
Robinson, belonging, to the same ship. The constable
who had charge'of the case produced a certificate from
the surgeon of the Northern Hospital, stating that the
complainant was so seriously injured that lie could not
appear in court to give evidence Mr. Jackson, who
acted as the chairman of the Bench, addressing the
constable, said:. Why did you bring the case here ?
Constable : It was by the order of Mr. Mansfield, be-
cause the offence was committed on board the ship, which
is nearer this side of the river than Liverpool. Mr. Jack-
son : Mr. Mansfield ought to have heard the case him-
self; but he does not care how much he trouble us with
sending his cases here. This is a Livepool case —itis a
Liverpool ship. Police Constable : No ; it is an American
ship. Mr. Jackson : That is of no consequence—it is a
Liverpool case —the owners are Liverpool merchants, and
it ought to have been heard there. We have quite
enough to do on this side of the water, without having
cases sent to us by Mr. Mansfield, who is sitting every
day to dispose of such cases. The injured man is in the
T •

./4L v crputn amuspluat, ana nis deposition will have to be
taken before a Liverpool magistrate, for I am sure none
of us will trouble ourselves to go over to do it. So the
prisoner is sent over here and will have to be sent. back
again, and if the inui die we shall have all the trouble
end t' `ms's Clerk : As the

lie expense (alt. Magistra
case cannot be heard to-day, the prisoner must be
remanded. ',Mr. Jackson : Mr. • Mansfield should have
heard the case himself. All the parties are on that side,
but I suppose I have not the power to send it back again, so
there mast be a remand, and remember you (policeman)
look after it, and see that the man's deposition is taken
by Mr. Mansfield, or some other Liverpool magistrate, for
lam sure we shall not go to take it there. It is putting
us to a great deal of unnecessary trouble as it is. The
prisoner was then remanded.

STEALING A SHAWL.-Owen O'Hara was charged with
stealing a shawl, the property of Miss Layley, or Albion-
terrace. From the evidence, it appeared that, a few days
since, the shawl was missed from a box in the kitchen,
but how or by whom it was taken nothing could be
traced, until a few days since, when it was discovered
that it had been sold to a Miss Miller, by the prisoner,
for ls. The prisoner admitted that he stole it, but said
he was so drunk at the time he did not know what he
was after. The bench ordered him to b) im2risoned for
fourteen days.

STEALINZI WEARING APPAREL.—Mathew Carney was
charged with stealing some bed clothes and other articles,
the property of Mrs. Lacey, of Prices-street. The
prisoner and a woman with whom he cohabited, lodged
at the complainants house, but suddenly left without
paying the rent, and after they were gone, Mrs. Lacey,
missed the articles. The prisoner was apprehended at
Mr. Laird's works, where he was employed, and on hint
was found the pawabrokers" duplicates of the goods, which
had been pledged by the female who had absconded. The
magistrates ordered him to be imprisoned for twenty-one
days.
110111IING A DRAGOON.—Thomas King, an idle and
dissolute character, well known to the police, was
charged with stealing a pair of glove:, and a silver
watch, from Patrick Crossgrove, a farrier, belonging.
to the 4th Dragoon Guards, on a sick
furlough at Birkenhead. On Tuesday night, the
dragoon in company with a female, whom he represented
as hi,s wife, went to a house in Meacock-street, and pro-
cured a night's lodgings. In their bed-room was the
prisoner, and they all had some drink together, when the
dragoon and the woman, the light having been put out,
began to lark, and the watch was stolen, as well as the
gloves. The gloves were found upon the prisoner, but
the watch was not discovered. 'I he prisoner was eon-
'iliac(' for three months. _

THE COACHMAN AND. THE DAIRY mAID.---G-CO. Lloyd,
coachman in the family of MajovrGeneral Sir Bdwd,
, who
a v Cust,er y of .
dame said by Mary Roscoe, she was the dairy-
Listonel Castle;ancient-looking
d was summoned
dairy-
maid in the same fanuly, for an assault. Mr. Bretlierton
appeared for the defendant. The complainant, who com-
menced a narrative of her grievances by saying that she
was about to appeal to the laws of her country, stated,
on Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock, she was
coming from milking, when the. defendant ran
out of a dark lane, and got hold of her, and,
after callin
.g her an old —-,, thumped her
head with his fist, and swore he would smother her in
the rain-tub. She called "murder," but no one canacto her
assistance, nor was any person present. She stated she
did not know what it was for. In answer to Mr.
Bretherton she admitted that she had once before been
in that court, having been charged with robbing a man.
named Swift, of £lOO, but was discharged She also
said that the coachman had stated that he had lost his..
and that she had said he had not, 0,-;„
so, but had made up the tale that Lady
Cu
2° miht
give him another, and that some time since
*'.ie had had
, g
sAne words with his wife. Sho said
tl'..at she had no
witnesses, as no person was present. 'out Lady Cast had
seen her from the window,
the assault, and as the case
addressed the bench,. denyiaw:
was uncorroborated aslwti:
fo'r a discharge. Mr. Jackson
said he would romauil : - '.-ur. Brethertan briefly
objected to stie)'.. a . course, as his client had all the.
would entail on
servants ftow• castle present, and it
the
the case for a week. Mr. Brethertott
him A p•PL
in ipe. at Mr. Jackson, however, persisted
saying she
-ing the
as a witness next week.
v" ould bring Lady Cust
expense. Mr.
remanded, the old woman

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ce2r- CHRISTMAS 110IXDAYS

The New, Grand, Comic Christmas Pantomime, entiCed,
THE LADYE BIRD BOWER !
OR, HARLEQUIN PitINCE PEACOCK AND THE FAIR.
BRILLIANTA ! ! !
THIS EVENING (FRIDAY}, THE 215 r INSTANT,
And Every Evening during the present Week, the Performance will
commence with the favourite Comedy of
THE DOWAGER.
Lord Alfred Lindsay ...Mr. E. F. Edgar.
Dowager Countess Tresilian ....Miss Page.
After which, the New, Grand, Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
LADYE BIRD BOWER .!
p., HARLEQUIN PRINCE PEACOCK AND THE FAIR BRILLIANTA
Founded upon the old Nursery Chaunt,
" Ladye-bird, ladye-bird, flyaway home,
Your house is on fire—your children at home." •
Written by Mr. C. Somerset, and the author of " Puss in Boots."
The Comic Scenes written and invented by W. Dorrington, Esq.
The Overture and Music of the Opening composed, selected, and
arranged by Mr. Musgrave. The Scenery of the Pantohdrae Designed
and Painted by Mr. Dearlove; jun., assisted by Mr. George Dawson
and Mr. Penn. The Machinery by Mr. Cawdrey. The Properties
by Mr. Dearlove, sen. The Dresses and Ball-room Costumes, which
are of the most recherche description, by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries.
The Wigs and Masks by Mr. Clarkson, of Russell-street, London.
The whole of the Dances and the Action of the Ballet, arranged and
directed by Miss M'Ginty and Miss Bramah.
TUE STORY OF THE PANTOMIME.
Once upon a time there was a certain Queen, whose name was
Goldenwing, and who.had a very large family of daughters. Her
husband having long since been dead, the family was a source of
great anxiety to her, and she kept them at home, as well as she
could, in a beautiful bower of roses and lillies. Her eldest daughter,
the fair Brillianta, was so exceedingly handsome that she attracted
the notice of Prince Eblis, who sought her hand, but was rejected,
not only by the young lady, but by her mother and all the
family. Shortly. afterwards the Prince Peacock, a gay bachelor,
whose domain joined that of the Queen Goldenwing, becoming
tired of single blessedness, proclaimed that he would give a
grand ball, and invited everybody, far and near, in the hope
that from amongst the lathes he might select a wife. The
fair Brillianta, with all her sisters, went to the Princes ball,
where he at once became enamoured of her, and arrangements
or their marriage were being made by Queen Goldenwing,
when Prince Eblis, hearing of this, became so enraged that,
while the Queen was at the Palace of Prince Peacock, having sent
her children home to the Bower, he resolved to burn that beautiful
place to the ground, and all the family in it. Fortunately the
fair Brillianta remained with the Prince, carefully enclosed m a
large and lovely rose, to guard her from harm. As the Queen and
the Prince were looking from the battlements of the Palace at a
great comet which appeared at that time, a lurid light was
observed in the sky, while voices in the air warned the Queen of
what was doing by singing, " Ladye Bird, Ladye Bird, fly away
home, your house is on fire, your children at home." On hearing
this the Queen became alarmed, and, with the Prince and her
daughter, attended by the Double-faced Guards, who never turned
their backs on an enemy, because they could not, flew to the scene
of the conflagration, where, in spite of the exertions of the good
fairy firemen, the Prince and his Guards were completely van-
quished by Prince Elbis, and Brillianta was nearly in his power
when King Fog, who had one night protected some,.of the little
ladye bird children of Goldenwing, when they had stayed out too
late and become lost in his mists, suddenly appeared, and, calling
to their aid a shower of rain, not only extinguished the flames of
the burning Bower, but so befriended Prince Peacock and the fair
Brillianta, that they eventually became united and lived happy
ever after.
King Fog .. .. • • - -
Queen Goldenwing
The Fair Brillianta
Prince Peacock
Spottina

Mr. Misty

Miss Brar
Miss . Ed w

Harlequin
Columbim