Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-22 00:00:00

loped over without

nd in a tew cE
-place faded from their view

James's: Church,
At last, the i

of Mr. Roberts:draper, in Mill-street, was in view, arc
here some game presented itself, in the shape of a piec(

of cotton print _
pounced, as a tiger would on api
officers, who kept up the chase all the time with con
mendable agility; rushed on the prey, the moment, the
others had seized theirs, and caught them in the ver3

5:2 yards long, and on this the prison
of fine ox beef.. 1

" act." They were sent for trial.
THE ROBBERY or THE CASH-sox IN I
James Eccleston, and John Williams

two well know

tkieves, were brought up by detective officer Scaife. o
charge of being concerned in the robbery

f the eagb-

box from Mr. Caddy's public-house, Isliniton, the details
of which appeared in our paper yesterday. . Mr. Cobb
defended the prisoners. It appeared that Scaife .had
followed the prisoner Eccleston to Manchester, where he
arrested him along with the other ; both had new clothes
on them, and some money. In reply to Mr. Cobs he
said he arrested Williams because he was in cm-Iva
with the other, and both had the same sort of new clot]]
on them, and were evidently bought by the sl
He knew Williams was only out of gaol last

ie MODE!

Cobb : Now, was It not to get him brought down here tc
have his portrait taken that you arrested him ? No, ii
was not. Mr. Caddy, who lost the box, said the other
prisoner and a youth, not yet in custody, were in hi
shop in the early part of the day the box was stolen.
The youth said, " what a lift that box would be." In

the evening they came in again, and whilst he wf
attending to a customer in the parlour, they went on
and immediately after he missed the cash box. 111
Cobb contended that there was no case against William:

but on the application of Mr. Clough,- both

were remanded till Saturday

sor.ers

BLFORE MR. CIIKLO.T

CHARGE AGAINST A PILOT.—A pilot, named Jame.;
Graham, was summoned for having taken a ship to the
enlifrlirtr n the, finek rep:lllations.
Mr. Wright, the Clerk of. the 'eace, appeared for the
pilot. It appeared that the defendant had charge of a
brig, called the Triumphant, bringing her up the river,
when he took her to the north end of the stage, to a berth

occupied by the Rock-ferry steam

cussion, a fine of 10s. was imposed.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT

VESTERDA.T

• BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY.
In re WILLIAM WILCOX, SHIPCRANDLER, L/VERPOOL.
The case of this bankrupt, which stood adjourned -from
Saturday, was resumed yesterday. Mr. Deighton, whc
appeared for the assignees, examined the bankrupt,
principally. as to transactions in. connection with hi:
father, which the nssigneeS did not, consider of a satis-

factory nature, and required elucidation
who represented the bankrupt, afterw,
him with reference to the relation in which h
Borough Bank, whos

Mr. Aspin

representative wa

.
assignees, and raised the- present oppositior
bankrupt stated that, from October, 1854, to D.
1857, Mr. Smith, the manager of the bank, ererei,
entire control over his.business compelling
credit .only to those the bank approved o

hid algc

custom

He then mentioned an install(
where bills to the extent of £3,000 or £4,000 became(
in. 1857, and which he refused to renew w:
guarantee, whereupon he was immediately sent f
bank, and told to renew them, or be prepared to pay tl
balance he 'owed the bank by the next day. Mr. Deightca
then addressed his Honour in mosition to the rillowanceo

the certificate, ancl erg'

viz.: Ist. That the bankrupt had, with intent to cage
the true state of his affairs, made false entries in hiP-boci
2nd. Given undue preference .to 'some of his credit

e same period, to account for his property I
fictitious expitses. 4th. Kept books improperly wit
intent to conceal the true state of his affairs. sth. C

within

account of iniprDper answers during hi

the various

irninationg 'of 'the bankrupt, in support c
called upon the eonrt altogether to refit,
Mr. Aspinall combatted the raritai
is learned friend, and designated theropposi