Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

LIVERPO 1)1,

(a s osn Ma J, S. AWOL D
Ties DIFP7RENC BMW r.EN WINE AND WATEL—Mary
Ellen Mines, late a waitress in the publichouse of Mr.
J. Vickers, 6, Moor-street, was charged with having
stolen three bottles cf valuable old port wine, the property
of her master. The prisoner, a young and respectable
locking person, was defended by Mr. Block. A young
woman, named Ann Peters, who wee about a week in the
employment of Mr. Vickers, stated that she was cautioned
not to go into a small room up stairs, where wine used to
be brought from the cellar, for the purpose of serving the
customers of the house. -She wos also tcld to watch if
any one took wine out cf it. She saw the prisoner drink
porter on the stairs instead of taking it to customers.
She saw the prisoner on three different evenings, leave the
room in question, and on each occasion she saw her with a
bottle of wine in her hand. Mr. Block : Why did you not
tell your master at first ? Because I thought she might
have had authority to take it. Do_you swear it was wine
was in the bottles ? No, I won't swear it was wine, but
one of the bottles had a black seal on it. Mr. Bluck : It
might have been water that was in the bottles ? I will not
swear it was wine. Ma Block : It might have been Pike
water, then ? 1 don't know Mr. Vickers was then
examined, and said two hampers of wine were put into the
room from the cellar, for the use of customers; it was
very old wine, and was bottled in Loudon in 1847, by
Chillingworth & Sone, and was of fine quality. Mr. Block:
That is valuable wine ; I should like to have some ef it at
home. Mr Vickers : I shall be happy to send you some
home. He said there ware sixteen bottles of this wine
missed, and he had some suspicion of the prisoner. The
seals on the bottles were black, as described by
the witness. In reply so Mr. Bluck, he said
she wine could not have been sold to customers, as he kept
a bin book, and entered every bottle sold, Mr. Block
addressed the court, and contended that the evidence of
the female witnees could not be depended upon, as she
wanted to gain favour with her master. Mr. Mansfield
said there was only one course for him to adopt, and that
was to send her for trial. He would, however, take bail--
two sureties in £lO each—for her appearance.
EXTENSIVE PIA:BBB& BY A LODGIC&•—A respectable-
looking female, named Matilda Massey way charged wide
having stolen and pledged property to the value of nearly
£2O, the property of Mrs. Emma C. Challoner, of 39,
Charlotte-place. The property consisted of wearing apparel
belonging to men and women, blankets, sheets, towels, and
other household linen, boots, &c., and the greater portion
of it was produced in cour by the pawnbrokers at whose
shops the prisoner had pledged it. It appeared that the
prisoner, who was described as the Nate of a respectable
printer, 'edged at the house of complainant, who was the
wife of a respectable master carter, and the former, avail-
ing herself of several opportunities, took the clothes, all of
which (with the exception of one suit) belonged to com-
plainant and her hasband, and pledged them at several
pawn shops. The prisoner was identified by several of
the pawnbr kers' young men as the person who p'edg -d
the ardcles. She was fully committed for trial
POLISHING or TWO FRENCiI. POLISHEHS.---TWO well-
dressed men, apparently about 30 years of age, whose
names appeared on the charge-street as George Harr's ea
and John Lamb, were charged by police-officer Bolton,
702, as suspicious persons, " rogues and vagabonds," the
associates of thieves, and so forth, " contrary, netwith-
standing otherwise," and against the peace and
statute, and to the detriment of the crown
and dignity of Queen Victoria, FM. Def., and
so forth, and against the local act of parliamenr, &c.,
and the like. The constable said, he saw the prisoners
doe ging about the Town Hall, and that locality, on Friday,
and knowing them to be the companions of notorious
thieves, burgers, pickp rke's, and other depredators, he
kept an eye on teem. After some time he raw them go
into the private doer of Messrs. Moss's Bank, just the same
as if they had an somas there, or ad ii they were partite. s
in the concern, they went in so independently. They
remained ieeide for a abort time, and then came out. He
went in and asked a eierk Rha,,, they anted, and he was
told they had inquired for Mr. Moss, who was in the
country. He th-n watched ,he prisoners to the Liverpool
Bank, where they also entered, and he was ging in after
them, but met thane at the door. They went into Water-
street, and ref er watching them go into several counting-
houses, he presumed to etek them their peculiar
business in editing all these places ? They told
him he was an impertinent fellow to interfere with gen'le-
men in the pursuit of thsir vocation, but, nothing daunted
by their boldness, he took them into custody on the charge
already stated, awl thee the prisoner Lamb, in a manner '
meek as his name, condescended to inform him that they
were selling a recipe for making French polish. (Laughter.)
He told them Psnks were not likely places in which to
dispose of this valuable recipe, and recollecting that two
fellows had some time since attempted to swir.dle Mr.
Robertson Gladstone with the " polish," he took them
before that gentleman, who at once recognised Lamb as
one of the fellows who had made the unsuccessful attempt.
Mr. Mansfield : I remember the cese ; it is some timo ago.
Mr. Clough said no doubt the prisoners were visiting the
banks and other places for ulterior objects. The prisoners
made long and bold defences, stating that they were
cabinet makers out on strike, and that they had
it welted a recipe fez. French polish, and were going about
selling it, or would sell the stuff itself if required. They
would submit it to the test cf any chemist. They then
(particularly Lamb) dwelt upon she ,bardship of being
arrested in a free country, and demanded, in a peremptory
tone, to be set at lberty. Mr. Mansfield (to the constable) ;
You say you know them to be the assoc'ates e thieves ?
Officer : I do. well ; and have watched them for some time.
Mr. Clough : There is no doubt about it, sir. Mr. Mans-
field t I shall therefore send them to jail for seven days
with hard labour. lamb said : I shell call at your house,
Mr Mansfield. when I come out, to sell my polish ! Mr.
Mansfield : I think you had better not. If you are
brol ght up here again on a charge of this sort, I shall
certainly send you to jail for three menthe. They were
then removed.