The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-15 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD.

BEFORE SIR E. CUST, JOHN DEAN, CASE, ESQ., CAPTAIN
GLIM, AND Tux REVS. MESSRS FULDEN AND COLON.
Ann Conroy and Ruth Rogers, were both fined in 3s.
for having, got drunk in the house of a respectable gentle-
man during his temporary absence, and wiLk having
otherwise miscouducted themselves.
Mr. Thomas Brothers, a general gr, cer in Limekiln-lane,
was brought up charged with having on his premises, and
amongst other weights, one 41b. weight, deficient by six
ounces. The defendant pleaded ignorance, and was
ordered to pay costs. In this, and in all cases, 40 were
glad to find that Insp2ctor Griffiths dos his duty in a
thorough businesslike manner; and this is saying not a
little.

Richard Jonee, re .iding with his parents at Higher
Tranniere,
_was brought up charged with trespassing in
search of rabbits on the property of Mr. Naylor, near
Eastham Ferry., From the evidence it appeared that, on
the 4th instant, a labouring man, named Henry Booth, in
the employ of Mr. Hilliart of Eastham Ferry Hotel, had
observed the :defendant in the grounds, and suspecting
that- his object was in quest of game he gave chase, over-
took him, and brought him to Mr. When taken,
the defendant had with him a ferret, three nets, a-dog, and
a rabbit which had but recently been killed. The defendant
denied having been engaged, in the taking of rabbits, but
after hearing the evidence he was fined 103 and costs. •
Thomas Lawson, plumber, Tranmere was charged with
ill-treating his horse, on the 7th day of present month,
while driving it down towards Rock Ferry, laden with cast
iron pipes. ,- Two witnesses swore; , most_- distinctly
'as to the defendant not only having st.rntli the animal on
the back of the lege' and 'head; but with using most offen.
sive language to parties who remonstrated with him as to
the cruel treatmenindOlfeliony. The defendant alleged
that the animal being `of booish nature, he had to use
the whip, in order to make it get along somewhat briskly,.
andahat-there was-not .beyond half a ton load on the Cart
altogether ~,He was finedais. and .costs,titot,

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A destructive fire' broke'out,on Sitnid::y morning last
in a' warehouse belonging tc6:llllr.. Boden, brush
manufacturer, Birmingham. :The damages: are estimated
at above £3,000. Mr. Baden, is insured,. though •not to,
the fell extent, in the Norwich Union Fire Office.-7-Aris'
Gazette.
LtitGE .PIKE.—On Wednesday there was. exposed for
sale in the Fish Depot, Castle, street, Dumfries, a large
specimen cif the common pike (Esbx. luaus), 181 Ib3 is
weight, 3 feet 3 incites in length, and 1 foot 6 inches in
girth.' It was caught by a shoemaker, with a common
line, in Lochfoot Loch.—Dumfries. Herald.
A SINGULARLY PROLIFIC FAMILY.—There lives on the
new line of road/leading from Bacon to Rochdale a man
named Henry Rothweil, aged 84.; his wife is aged 83. They
have foarteruchildren, theyoungest of whom. i 5.36 years.
In the, family, there are 170. grandchildren, all, alive. A
_short time ago the old man was to have gone to church
accompanied by the whole of his descendants, but he,sub•
sentiently declined, , thinkiug it would be too great a
show eft •
CANADA.—TAE CnnP3.—From all I can learn, the
wheat' crop does 'not loo,c- promising at present. The
winterhas, since February,'beet very broken, with some-
times bdt little snow to proteet.the crops, and it appears
to have suffered from this cause. In many eases, where
the Wheat looked very promisYng..last, fall, it , has very
much degenerated in appearOce einee- the snow has-
melted away and left'it bare. There is, however, as yet
no cause for alarm, for it is too soon to form an opinion.
I shall keep you fully. informed on this point from time to
time—Montreal Correspondent.
THE. NEWSPAPER A _REFORMER OF LANGUAGE.—The
great improvement in.literature of late years (of
its
mechanism only we are speaking) has been chiefly effected
by the newsoa;rrs, which have ,Cast off the an'ignated
notions; and odepted whatever improvements the hour
offered. The dash his beerlotablished in use, and the
colon to a groat extent abolished by these powe ful ex-
ponents of opinion. While humanity has benefitted by
their-denunciations of- seiongtheir expositions of right—
the, grammarian has reaped a solid benefit in theeximplei;
of perfect style set.heforebina in the daily leaders, f ,r there,
is no littrature.,so faultle s in eamposition—so open to
improvement of every kied, as that of the daily press:
MR:ROBERT OWEs.—On Tu2slq, et St":„l,llartin'sHill,
London, this'venerable gr:ntleman delivered an a/dress " to
the
perll.lso Of eXpaiiiirlg to theM tha result of the ex.
members of tsie periodical press and to Popular writers,"
rpf7ritelinece, acquired thyough a long life devoted to. the
investigation of the eAuses of
human evils, and the per-
manent remedy for them. In the course of his 'address,.
he asserted that his hearers would find all that. is required
is now to apply the enormorstr superabundant means at
the disposal of society to create the surroundings required.
to ,well formed character, produce valuable Wealth
abundantly, 'unite -ell covdiaity, and to combine these into
one arrangement to act hartriciniously in all its puts and
as a whole. Tais is the circle required for the union,
progress, and happ'ne,s cur rice; and this circle must.
b. ,
complete all its paefs, or it will not work. A superior
character, abundance of superior wealth, a corlial union.
of humanity, perfect progress in knowledge; theseare the
substantial ingredients to attain and secure happiness for
all our race.