Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

causea ny a viotent attach' tront: behind. Carrol was
confined to his bed from the Bth of duly to the present
time. .Kennedy was committed to the sessions, Mr.
Cobb,who appetuind for the prisoner; applied to his Wor—
ship to allow the prisoner out on bai4-and two suretie
in £lOO were abeertted
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folliwingf circumstances :
n light porter tri•the provident
and ab4conded on the 30th of Augtllst with a
of blank orders belonging. to the- soesety. On
ad of September a lad came to the offee of the

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isle charged aTeung Man named

Robert Purcell, 'u
The prisoner had

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tie sifmed by one of she, visitors of the institution, for
18s: 63.7.. The lad obtained the money. On the follow-
in g• day another lad presented an order l'or 18s.,
moaned "John Lawrence, for 'Ansi- Lawrence:- The
ordir of the previous day was discovered to be forged,
and:the presenter of thesecond order,wasgnestione
as
tcrwho sent him.' He replied that a man in the market
hailgiven him sixpen.ce.to take it,to the office-. Carlisle
said' he had Teemed information about the affair, and
apprehended the prisoner on Thursday' e
Williamson-square. The boy identifiel=
the person who sent him
remanded till _Monday.
o. AGAINST A

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as 'being
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ease,
Bluek appeared for the plaintiff, Ann ,Richardson„
£l6 from, the United Legal: Friendly
e.Royal Oak, as- funeral money
in. consequence of the death of her- husband, who
was a member of the society. Mr. Jenkins; the secre-
tary, appeared for the defence. From the, evidence
of Mrs:, Richardson it appeared
,that Herr linsband,
George- Richardson, entered the society as; a single
member- in 1842, and paid a penny per week up till
18.50, when 'he entered as a double member, and
paid twopence per week; which entitled : his heirs
to £l6- at the time of his death. Mr_ Riclmrdson
died in August last; and, on his widow- making the
claim against the society, they refused to payrthe amount
due, to th 2 double member, alleging that he was not
entitled The defence was, that the deceased did not
enter in' 1850, but in 1852, as a double member; and
that, in December, 18501 a rule was made byythe society
that no person over forty-five years of age could enter
as a double member, and the deceased being above
that age, he could not have been entered as-such, and,
consequently, was not entitled to the amount claimed.
A dispute then arose as to whether the deceased
had entered in 1850 or 1852. A card was produced,
however, by the plaintiff, which showed that he had
entered as a double member in July, 185 D-... On the
other hand, it was urgedby the defendants that it was a
mistake in the colleetor's writing., and that he had
entered only in July, 1852. It appeared, however, that
deceased; had been paying at the rate of twopence per
week for a considerable number of years, and if the
society had referred to their books, they- must have
known. that he was upwards of forty-five. years of age
Mr. Preston said—P believe it is very wrong that
should:be called upon- to pay twopence .per• week for a
number of years, and then at the time of hie death that
you should refuse to.give his widow the benefit of that.
You should have known the age of the- man at the time
of the transfer from a single to a double member, from
a penny to tviepence per week. Yon: must pay the
amount claimed..

L Socirry

who claimed

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[Before•Messrs. PEEL and CIIIILTON./

PUBLICANS ANNIOIEERSELLERS CA.MS.—Riehard Ford,
publican, 73, Oldhall-street, was summoned for having
his place of business open at three o'clock in the morn-
ing of MoncTaylast. Mr. Ford said the place was open
without his knowledge. The case was dismissed.
Richard Birch, publican, Moorfields, was summoned
for Sunday- trading. Mr. Black: contended, for the
defence, that the parties who had- been admitted into
the house were travellers. He called on witnesses, who
proved that some persons knocked' at, the door and said
they were travellers. A railway porter was in company-
with them, and they were admitted, It was, however,
found that one of the parties, lived in Higlield-street..
A fine of 10s. and costs was imposed.
Henry Emery, publican, Scotland-road, was sum.,
moned for permitting drunkenness. Mr. Bluck appeared
for the defendant, and stated that the people inside
were members of a watch club, which met in the house,
and he could not turn them out. He called a. witness
to prove that there was no person drunk. Acquitted.
John Lofthouse, publican, Lime-street, was summoned
for permitting drunkenness. Mr. Snowball pleaded, for
the defence, that the '.parties found in the house had
rushed in the house in a drunken state, but had not
been served with a drop of drink. The case was dis-
missed.

Phoebe Lynch, publican, Pleasant.street, was sum-
moned for permitting drunkenness. Mr. Cobb appeared
for the defence, and flatly contradicted the charge. He
contended that the parties in the house were lodgers and
their friends, and that the officers were more drunk than
the parties charged with. the offence. The case was
dismissed.

John Lane, publican, Roscommon-street, was sum-
moned for selling at illegal hours. Mr. Cobb stated
that the defendant was not aware of it being past the
hour, as his clock happened to be slow. Ho further
contended that there was only vinegar sold, and not beer.
The case was dismissed. _ _ _

Jane M‘Donnell, publican, Scotland-road, was sum-
moned for permitting drunkenness. Mr. Parker, for
the defence, stated that no drink had been served to the
men that were drunk. Acquitted.
Thomas Garside, beerseller, Rupert-street, for selling
at illegal hours. Fined 20s. and costs.
John Jones, Rose-place, for Sunday trading. Fined ss.
John Jones, beerseller, Gascoyne-street, Sunday trad-
ing, fined 10s. and costs. Martha Davis, beerseller,
Collingwood-street, for Sunday trading, fined ss. Ben-
jamin Hall, beerseller, Bell-street, for Sunday trading.,
fined 20s. and costs. Miles O'Brien, beerseller, Gerard-
street, for Sunday trading, fined 10s. and costs. Francis
Robinson, beerseller, Clive-street, for Sunday trading,
fined 10s. and costs.