Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

LIVE/ POOL- POLICE- COURT-.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. J. S. MANSFIELD.)
Mr. Mansfield -acknowledged the receipt of £5, for
the Police Court poor-box, from it, S. and Co. His
WOrship • at the same time intimated that the court
would be opened on Monday next at nine o'clock, in
miler that the'. officers may have an- opportunity of
Tying,' as far as practicable, the general holiday.
CHARGE OF. HOUSEBREAKING.—JOIIII Hamlet was
biought up on the charge of forcing open a yard
belonging. to Mr. Chapman, 147, Brownlow-hill, about
three o'clock in the morning. Police officer 755 said-.
he found the door of the yard open, and ~the prisoner
within. He had a pair of skeleton keys in one hand,
ati old rusty knife, in the other, and a bag over his
shoulder. The prisoner was committed for three months
with hard labour.
Gn.prza.m. SWINDLING.—A young man, of rather a
reppectable appearance, named William Dutton, was
brought up charged with obtaining money on false
pietences. It appears that since- the month of July last
ho has been in the habit of personating a commercial
traveller, in employ of Messrs. Bellairs and Co. In
this capacity he wrote to several parties, intimating that
he would wait, upon them in the course of a few days for
papnent of their accounts. He had thus obtained £27 4s.
111 Julyjle yrote• to Messrs. Henry and Co., of Man;
el ter, from whom he received £6 4s. ; to Messrs.
D4carte, ,of Manchester, from whom he received £5 ;
to Messrs. B. Hick and Son, Bolton, from whom he
received £5,; to Messrs. Platt Brothers, of Oldham,
&Om whom lie received £6 ; and to Messrs. Nasmyth
and Co.' of Patricroft, from whom he received £5.
None of these parties being in attendance, the prisoner
was remanded till Weduesday next.
A CORN AND SAND MERCHANT.—Thomas Swainson
was brought up on the charge of making false sales, and
obtaining money in advance of the delivery of the article.
His first transaction of this nature was with. Mr. Thomas
Brown, flour dealer, to whom he sold a quantity of oats,
deicribing himself as a farmer residing at Bold. He
received 4s. from Mr. Brown, who never saw him or the
oafs till he was apprehended on Thursday. He next went
to ,Mr. Edward Jones, beerseller, Fairfield, to whom he
sold several loads of sand, and obtained Is. 6d. in ad-
vance. The prisoner was committed for trial.

Tun ROBBERY AT HYAM's.— James McCabe, the,
porter lately in, the employ of Mr. Hyam, Lord-street,
who was brought up last Friday on the charge of
stealing a quantity of new clothes, was again brought
up on remand, and committed for trial.
(Before Messrs. F. Snsso, and S G. Ramtnorrn.)
ri/BLICANS' CASES. Hugh McQueen, publican,
Parliament-street, was sammoned for Sunday trading.
In,cross examination by Mr. Black, who appeared for
the defence, the officer said, that a woman who pur-
chased liquor at the defendant's house told him th.at it
was required by a sick person. Mr. Bluck said
also that the ale was not paid for. A fine of
ten shilling and costs was inflicted. Patrick
Drum, publican, Peter's-lane, was charged with
Sunday trading. In defence, it was stated the
young girl to whom the liquor was supplied, alleged
that her mother was ill. A fine of 10s.. and costs was
inflicted.—George Hill, publican, St. James-place, was
summoned for'having sold liquor on Sunday, morning.
An officer said that last Sunday morning he visited-the
defendant's:house, and fciundieven men and two women.
Four of the men and the landlord'were' 'drunk, and there
waS a lug on the table and several glasses containing
ale. The officers having told the landlord that it was
their intention to lay-ran information, left the house, and.
were foll Owed into the street by the landlord, wha
offered them drink if they would not inform. The de-
fendant
alleged -that the parties_ inside were relatiOris
from the country, and as fotir of them, two sisters and
than. husbands, were going away the next morning, he
dici not think there was any harm in entertaining them.
He denied that either himself, or any of the others, was
drimk. He Was fined 20s. and: costs. Robert
Watt, publican, Sea-brow, was 'summoned for Sunday
trading. An officer said that, at'- one ;.o'clock,. on
Sunday morning.laut. he saw a woman gO into the de-
fendant's front door ; and, on going inside, found two
men with two glasses, one containing whisky and the
other ale. Tfie defence was that ona of the men was a
lodger and the other a boatman living at Birkenhead
who was unable to get across on account of the fog. The
sale to these men was -admitted, and a fine of 10s. and
costs was inflicted.

Cw.s.=The following- beersellers
were summoned for breach of the regulations, and were
fined in the,, penalties annexed : Edward Robinson,
Edward-street, Park, ss. and costs.—James Bruton,
Stewart-Street, ss. and costs.—Wm. Appleton, Stanley-
street, ss: and costs.. Joseph Mar7,llOnd-street,.
and costs.—Edward Williams, Minu-street, ss. and costs.
Cirter, beerseller, Mice-place, was summoned
far" selling on Sunday morning. .officer Steadman -said
that on Sunday morning last he saw a woman come out
Of defendant's door with a can containing' le, Which; as
soon as she knew he:was a police-officer; she poured into
the gutter. The defendantsaidthewomanhed come from
. his door,-but he denied that she was supplied with ale
in his house. Hic servant would prove that, and the
old woman who was, alleged to have been supplied with
beer was there to deny that statement: The old won*,
on being called, stated that what ' she had in the can
was not ale, but a pennyworth, of milk, which the
officers spilled themselves in endeavouring to take it,
from her, besides nearly knocking her down. Slie
had been selling milk in that neighbourhood for
nearly fourteen years; and when she was seized by
the officers she thought they were "roughs," as
they were not then in, uniform. Mr. Wyburgh'i- Do
you say the officers knocked you. down ? Witness-TTfipy
nearly knocked ma down, and here is the can which
they broke in two. The servant having beeen called to,
show that no drink was supplied; the case was dis,ipipsedii`,
MOses Cavanagh, beerseller, Harley-street, was, siim-•
moned for :permitting drunkenness, and on another
information, for Sunday jelling. Mr. Cobb appeared
for the defence. OffiCers 450 and 203 said, that they
visited the defendant's house on SundaY morning,
and ;mind five men and one woman, and' there -was a
jug on the table which contained some fresh-drawn ale.
rwo of the snell were drunk. In reply to Mr. Cobb,
Officer 450 jaid he poncliided that the men were drunk,
because as., soon ,o>t they entered, they commenced to
curse him ; and he denied -that, he had used a woman
who was there roughly. Mr. Cobb- said. that the,woman,
was a neighbour, who had come there to nurse a. dying
child ; one of the men was a, lodger, and the other four
had come to see him, but no ale was served:. Three
witnesses who were called deposed that one of 'ther'
officers wied, ~woman in a rough and improper,
manner, that no drink had been drawn, and that the
men were notlirnniF, The case was dismissed,
Crxr syn:?7-.49n5,-.—Wilfred,Cupven, late, mate of;
the . ship, summoned Captain. Owen, master of
that. vessel -,to- ohtain payment of £lO 18s. 7d. wages
due to him- Mr. Bluck appeared for the complainant,
:And Mr. Cobb for the defence. It appeared that the
complainant shipped for a voyage to Pernambuco and
back, at the rate of £5 per month, and that', when the
.Vesselowns :o t,„ 4,Mark's Island, he went on shore in
one of )thie PPP*. Yr-1114 was capsized in, the surf 'Pld ],9lPf
The .defenOanit had deducted the vf)44e of the_ bnai from
the complainant's; wages, SPegirl.g *it ,he 'f9Ot
it' without permieinon, .and, ;pat, rit r. .throngli
want of skill.. f,no ,oproplai4a4,,pg #.llico*ary, Stated::
that he orak going on:shore- -the eaPtaiA'S
obtain` stores, and that the loss of the boat. was,, ac-
Dental the time
.bfiing very, 4/
defendant's charge against the complainant- of 4 4g
lost the ;host itiOzough bad., management ,Ffitecli.9l#l*Yi
On hearsay evidence, the magistrates field that. there
was tongrptvid for, the deduction, and they therefore,
, gave an ordpi!-, .fgr ~t4o.iimonrit;clainied.

RAILWAYB IN THE NORTH.—The Inverinels Adver-
tiser states that a meeting of the Inverness and Aber-
deen Junction Railway was held on Tuesday afternoon,
' • for. the 'PliTP°Be of taking into consideration e, bitil-te
raise £200,000 for tite Purposes of the:.4107414113';. and,
also the Ross-shire Railway Bill. A Lone and somewhat
stormy discussion ensued ow.the first:Subject ;, htltr-
:inflw eyen
o approving of both bills: .
.7..
;A meeting of the lumina!' and,Natni,Rallway bompany
warheld on,Ttesdayi for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the Inverness and Reis-shire Itailloiy Ei9 j.,..
~
regard to the investment of X 10,0,00 in thaFopcgt.Ww;tr.:,:
Alertaking. After some discussion, a motion approViiv7'of
;the bill was adopted.—With-reference tO .tkie Rosa -shire
- Railway, the Advertiser says :.---The sbarehider's in Ibis
proposed line are now in course of signing. 0. contact.
Among those who, have embarked• largely inifihaurbtr,,,
taking are the following :-_-71gr.,ii,*!)p,:elixty :M.ilb,T
£10,000; Sir James Mathesonf t Bfirtwgnal.P., -£6,000,a
Cadboll, £2,00; Sir ;Xi ,51.1100:9444q3art.,„X0004.11
r. Marjoribanks, M.P., S 2,000; L' jr Lovat; £1,0004.
I e Master of Lovat, L 500; . Sir ' William mackeezie,.
i
art., £1,000; Mr. Ainslie, off Muirtown, .:£1,000;
Raigmoreirit43oo ; Mr. Mitchtll,:C.R; £1,000,.&C •

COUNTY COURT.-THURSDAY.

(Before W. A. HULTON, Esq., Judge.)

SToitriCe: Tairtatt.—This was an action to recover
the sum of £l2 10s. for eXpenses laid out in the fixtures
of a house in Waterloo, and the erection of a 'shed or
cow-house in the yard, which the plaintiff had rented
from the defendant, in the years 1858 and 1859, at the
sum of £4O per annum. A mutual agreement had been
entered into between the parties, that, on the plaintiff
leaving the house, the fixtures should not be touched,
but that another arrangement should be entered upon.
Mr. Gray appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr, Thornley
for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff
gave up possession some months ago, and a new
tenant having taken the premises, the plaintiff - some
time after went to him, and asked to be paid the ex-
penses of the fixtures. These he refused to pay, and
would not permit them to be removed without the- con-
sent of the landlord. On the plaintiff making uppli-
cation to the landlord,' he refused either to permit the
fixtures to be removed, or to pay the ' expense the
plaintiff had put himself to. The defence set Up was,
that the plaintiff had made the improvements referred
to for his own comfort and convenience, 'and without any
'Consultation whatever with the landlord. The defendant
also averred that the fixtures had been put up at the
.plaintiff's sole risk; also, that he never made a personal
demand for the expense incurred from the defendant.
His Honour, after hearing Mr. Gray and Mr. Thornley,
gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £l2 25., to be reduced
to one farthing. damages if the property sought to be re-
covered were given up in a week:
WARRANTY CASE.—MERCER 'V. ATKINSON. —The
plaintiff was a hotel keeper at Southport, and the defen-
dant a veterinary surgeon, who keeps a repository in Seel-
street. The action was brought to recover the sum of
£l4 15s. 6d:, for damage and loss sustained in the pur-
chase of a Chesnut mare, on the 29th of August last.
Mr. Dodd appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.- Cobb -for
defendant. The pleas put in by the plaintiff were—
that he had_ purchased a certain horse from the defendant,
which was unsound at the time of sale whereby the
plaintiff had sustained damages to the above amount.
The, plaintiff stated that -he resided in Chapel-street,
Southport, where he kept a hotel, and also had ears for
hire. He had received -a letter from the defendant stating
that he had a horse which would suit him, whereupon
he came to Liverpool, and having seen the mare in
question said it was not the kind he wanted, and that
he would prefer a grey to match one - that he already
had for carriage work. This was on the' 28th of
August, and he did not buy the horse on that day, but
the day following. The purchase was principally owing
to the strong recommendation of the plaintiff that she
was perfectly sound and steady in harness. The result
was, the, horse was.bought and, sent by train to South--
port, but on its arrival there it exhibited symptoms of
unsoundness. The plaintiff acquainted the defendant
with the circumstance, who sent his son out twice to
prescribe for the animal, but not returning again the
mare was sent back on the sth of September to the de-
fendant, and ultimately she died. The defence set up
was, that the animal had caught a cold in the train after
being brought out' of a warm stable, where it had been
accustomed, to warm covering and a comfortable stall ;
and that it was put up in a cold, unhealthy stable ;
also, that no written warranty had been given to the'
plaintiff- when purchasing it. Mr, Cobb produced
witnesses to prove these averments, which were flatly
denied by the plaintiff. His Honour, after' hearing
Mr. Cobbittheme length; directed a nonsuit.

RECREATION FOR 'COUNTRY PARISHES.

- The Rev. Francis Trench, rector of Islip, writes to
the, Times, giving some particulars about a brass band
established in his parish. The proposal to form it
originated4ith. some young men of the pariah, shortly
after his appointmentto the living three years ago. After
consideration and inquiry, he determined to sanction it,
and subscriptions were raised for the purchase of instru-
ments, costing something under £4O, to be the property
of the rector and churchwardens for the time,being. "A
rule was made that they should not be taken into any
pilklic-house or similar place." The young men made
a hw rules • among themselves on regularity of attend-
ance, and, fOr the prohibition of inking, smoking;
swearing, calling nicknames, or the use of any indecent
or otherwise, improper language. Practice was im-
mediately commenced in my rectory barn, which I lent
for the purpose, and has been regularly continued ever
since three times a week in the evening. A teacher of
music has come over once a week by train to instruct
the menat the .charge of ss. a lesson. and his fase. The
musicians defray this cost themselves by a payment
of 6d a week each ; and' they have arrived now ,at
, such a proficieney as to be able to play at sight,
and are well' acquainted with a • Very large n,um,
ber of tunes. All who. ,bear them express their °oTati-_
fication at the , performances, and consider- that,
• for the time, their attainments are worthy Of all com-
mendation. lam well aware that no endeavour of this
kind can be so conducted as to be .free'from all tempts-,
tions. Is it not so with reading even, or with any social
recreation whatsoever ? Nor must we expect music to
accomplish that which nothing but the grace of God and
religion in a man's heart. can achieve. Still I consider
(and I may speak from experience) that the
.measure
has been of a very improviiN and salutary nattire ; and
there has been very little indeed .to give me any pain
as a Minister, compared with that of a contrary descrip-
tion. Not only from my own close and anxious obser-
vation, blit 'also 'from the general testimony of the_
.inhabitants of the parish, and specially from that of the
families of the musicians, T "am led to believe that the
J:ffects. have been good in regard to the character and
habits of the`Mett *ho form the band. Many of theni;
kin addition to their musioal• prictice, come once a week.
,t e• the Rectory, for readings eonducted by the clergyman's
wife,;•;iii4l.knOW' that the music, new established in
our parish, has given much innocent pleasure to the
parishioners at large, who have now constant oppor-
tunities of hearing music, of which I can only say that
I myself enjoy it as belch as they do. One of the last
sayings on this topic was that addressed to ''me by a
member of the band, People don't 'know how, much
good it has dent, US.' "

ItfORDEB.OI7B ATTACK AND ROBBERY.—A murder-
ous attack, combined .with robbery, was made on a com-
mercial traveller •on . ' Tuesday night, •in Dyer-street,,:
• Leeds. Tiii-'-'inifOrttuiiite traveller, whose 'DEMO' is
Stratford, comes from. Leek, in' Staffordshire:: ' He had
:been drinking M a-liliir liotifitHif Leeds duritifiltlle
night, and freeft'iihibiting, ii•litige Cinaritity, of gold
which he had in his pockets; ' Onleavingthe public-
, house he was .attacked by two men, robbed of about £5O
in gold, and, So4iyngelY,beaten as to render his recovery
almost' hatiefi* ' ' His skull was fractured, in' three
places bylrtlitiblifirs of some heavy blunt instrument:
riicTiiii'DifidiilPTlON OF'A MAN.Di 'Lirriiol-
- . was all , rather than otherwise—fiVe 'le.'et
4W
ten & and a half when measured for the St. Jandks
VOliiiite `i ; 'though; in common Stith' men whose lehgth
is in the body rather than the legs, his height diminiihed
roi he advanced' in ' life. fle,vras remarkably'etraight
and upright in his carriage, with a ilitirt, firm step, and
It Cheet—M-; almost dashiligap.Preack smiling, breathing; I
c.tuajoi making his 'voice h rti; in little inarticulate 'ejacu4
Stations as he meta Mei , iti an irrepressible Nktiaf 'Qtr
at the encountor,thetartott unfracineiitly'cOnftyed h ' h
gratifieitioi to'theiiiii+ei- Whi) 'was thus gre#4- - . e
0,14
ihad 14.004 black . • ,
,whicb„. he wore parted 'l
centre ; a dark IR' ' :t Ra•lal iriiteiiP4 i feattires co:I&
pir
pounded between' engt4 ' i ir*ertain.irregi_ail of
[ otitlinsolwll4,fAs''',tiic . ,of 't :4,m. erican' 14544,; !.) k
elebrows, iirMly Marking,the 'edge of a broW,.ever NI lc h
was a singularly upri4bt4Put, white forehead; and under
which beamed a pair. 4 eyes dark, brilliant, reflecting,•.
gay, a11,4„10C.19 wit‘lt,'Et certain look of observant humour,
that
.BFrted an w ',ea of what is called shyness when it
is aPP•dog to ebn4l.rn or girls; for he had not the aspect
',Oxen to 'hina. il% one of his portraits, of which he said that -.
4t1.10141°"v I'4AM as if he had stole:. .1 tankard:" HO hada 1
IlladrntlaiirOandtall,rindlarger than most men's. Byron;.
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aftcl !Keats worthats which he couldnot put on ; .
1),„.4". was not out of proportion to the figrue, its out-
efo Imikigiveculiarly smoothoind devoid of " biunps.7
Irioni lApper„ 4p Was , Tting,, hiS ,mouth large, ' and hard in,
the flesh; . his chin' retreating and gentle like a Woirian's.-
His sloping ihmilders, not very wide, almost Concealed. '
the ample proportions of
,his chest; though that was of
a compass which not very pair:or aims could span. 'HS.,
lookedailinman. cutout for action—a soldier ; but h'4`.
allTAlik .fre*pbYsical. contest, telling you that his 'sight .
was Short, impt that:he , was "timid." We shall under-.
stand that mistaken; candour better when ,we have ex-
aminedlis character a 'l4tlegurther. Ye, he. dik lipt,
shrink from using tkific2Aggro-:- facultiels;' evSn inliiiiifr
ways.._-. Nature b.ad gifted hiM with an intense dramie,SO
perception, an exquisite ear for music, and a voi-ce of
extraordinary compass; poweF,' flexibility; and /I;eauty:
It extended from C below the line to the F shrep above.
--Cornhill Magazine, ' -