Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

THE BARON VAVASSEITR.

At the Guildhall, on Thursday, Jean Baptist Vavasseur
was brought up for further examination relative to the
charge of conspiracy, with one Riviera, not in custody, to
obtain goods to the value of nearly £5O, with intent to de-
fraud Messrs. Milligan and Co., of Bradford, in Yorkshire.
The prisoner, it appeared, applied at the London branch
of the prosecutor's firm in Newgate-street, for some
alpaca goods, and having selected forty pounds worth,
he then inquired what the terms were, and on being
informed that they were for cash only, the prisoner
gave the names of three references, and promised to
call again and pay far the goods. On the following morn-
ing he sent a man named Riviera for six pieces of alpaca,
value .424, but some objection being made by the ware-
houseman to send the good, Riviere left for the purpose
of bringing Vavasseur, and in a few minutes he returned
with the prisoner, who said he wanted the six pieces of
alpaca to send to Belgium for samples. The warehouseman
accord ngly delivarel the six pieces at the prisoner's ware-
house, 2:.,, Ha-p
-lane, where he found Riviere, and in com-
ing out he saw the prisoner going in. On the following or
next day the prisoner called again, but as the waoshouse-
man had received instructions from Mr. Green, the
manager of the London house, to detain the prisoner if he
came again, he invited him into the counting house, and
showed him goods to the value of about 801., and when at
length the prisoner wished to leave, he found the ware-
houseman had locked the counting house door, and he
therefore seized the poker to force the lock, and attempted
to escape by the window, but failing, he paced the room in
a passion, alternately swearing at the warehouseman, and
bagging him to let him go. After two hours had thus
elapsed, Mr. Green returned, and called the prisoner a great
rascal, and insisted upon the goods being returned or the
money being paid. The prisoner, however, treated the
idea with contempt; and extending the fingers of both
hands from the tip of his nose, he desired him to take
what is commr.nly called "a sight." He also intimated
his notion of the absurdity of expecting either goods or
money by biting his thumb at Mr. Green, who thereupon
gave him into custody. On being searched, a letter was
found on him addressed by the Bradford firm to him,
declining to do business wi h hint without a cash remit-
tance, unless he could furnish references who were known
in the trade. There was also a letter addressed to Miss
Burdett Coutts, and signed with the prisoner's name, as
the Baron de Vavasseur. Evidence was also given to show
that the prisoner, in company with Riviere, took the six
pieces of Alpacas withia a few ho irs after he received them
to Attenborough's, in Greek-street, Soho, where he
pledged them for £l4. The prisoner was then committed
for trial.

REDUNDANT LIST IN- PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS —AI
abstract, showing the number of persons on the redundaut
list of the several departments : —Number on the list at the
c mmencement of the year, 73 ; number that died or
became incapable of service, 21; number that re-eutered
the service during the year, 502 ; number that were added
during the year, 509 ; nurtaber that remained at the close
of the year. 69.
ATTACK. ON AN OFFICER.-13IRII, Atl2,lSt 31.—Some
drunken soldiers of the 18.11 R)yal Irish quartered here 4t
present, were last night returning to b irracks, about
past eight o'clock, iu a mast disorderly maener. Major
Mortimer, of the 76th Regiment, spoke to them, advising
them quietly to return to their barra.cks. 'A hey quickly
turned on him, kuacke.4 him down, one of them strikins.
him with his belt. The police fortunately were in a few
moments on the spat, and the principals were arrested.—
Daily Express.
THE REPRESENTATI')N OF THE COUNTY OF HUNTING.
DON.—It has been resolved to celebrate the successful
return of Mr. Fejlo.ves and Mr James Rust far the
coinaty of Huntingdon, by a fele and banquet, which will
take place on Friday next in the grounu attached to the
F. untain Hotel at Iluntingdrea. As the number of electors
who are to be prere :t at the dinner will be above 700, aa
marquee has been e;eeted by B. Felfyington capable of
accommodating 1,000 persons. The chair will be taken
by the Hon. Oetavius Duncombe, of Weresley Park, a:,d
the effeir is looked forward to with the greatest interest
by the electors of Huntingdon.
AFFAIR of HoNoune—Liautenant Sadlier, of the Tip-
perary Militia, was brought before the sitting magistrates
at Coliege-street office, on Tuesday. morning, in custody
of a police eans'able, who had arrested him on a warrant
grunted the previous day, on tae information of Pierce
Somerset Thaler, which stated that Lieutenant
Sa°leir and Ensign Minehin, of the 6th R Lancashire
Regiment, had a se ioes altercation at the residence of
the farmer, M ultple:Aaut square, on Wednesday night,
whee vet), itverap.,rate language was used by Lieutenant
Sadlier toward Mr. Minchin. The information went on
to state that a breach of the peace was likely to occur ;Is.
the following nate had been received by Mr Alinchio-from
Lieutenant S oilier :—DEAR MINCRIN,—.Is satisfaction is
recnired, you have it to get, so naini vow way, and I am
Your mae.—Yours, &1., THOMAS VERNON SADLIER."
Tee foregoing facts having bean Droved in evidence, the
magistrate directed the p-isnn q. to find bail himself' in £5OO
end two securities of £250 each, to keep the peace. The
securities were obtained and the bail bands completed
when Lieutenant Sadlier was released from custody.—
Freeman's Journal.

A MAN SHor.—lt is oar painful duty to say that, on
Wednesday evening a most inoffteasive young man was shot
dead close to the town of Cones, on his return from
Hilton Park, where the poor fellow was participating in
the enjoyments of the day. It appears that Muldoon (the
young man who was killed) was walking, linked with a
neighbour of his name! Rennick, and on his other side
walked another neighbanr. There was a considerable
concourse of people on the road ; and when they reached
the canal bridge at Clones, a caravan came up to them,
off which seine person got. After walking a few yards,
the report of a pistol W 43 heard, and Muldoon cried out
That he was shot, staggered a few paces. and fell dead
This homicide cannot be in any way attributed to malice
or intent to kill. A pistol was discharged in wanton
bravo ; it was loaded with a ball, and unfortunately, a man
was killed. It is also an unpleasant circumstance, that
the person suspected of firing the shot is a Protestant, and
tha deceased a Roman Catholic ; hence an attempt has
been made to fix a party or sectarian character to the
affair. But this we deny. Rennick, who was walking
linked with Mundoon, is a Protestant ; aid, in the dark-
nets of the night, he may thank the interposing hand of
Providence that it was not he who was the victim..
Immediately after the fatal event an investigation was held
before John -Br,;dy, Esq , J. P., and Henry Kirwin, Esq.,
S.I. Some vvitnesses were examined; the spot where the
death took place eras searched, and a pistol found, which
was identified as the property of a person named M‘Gowan,
a journeyman baker, tiring in Clones—NonaghamStandarct