Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-14 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD.

ROBBERIES.—A man, named Michael Finnigan, a
keeper of a marine store, was brought up on the charge
of having in his possession a quantity of lead, which had
been stolen from Rock-lane station, and which was the
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prosecuted on behalf of the company, and Mr. Rymer
defended the prisoner. The defence was, that
that the prisoner had bought the lead in question from
a person who , offered it for sale at his store. The
prisoner was ordered to find bail, himself in £5O, and two
surities of £2.5 each, or be committed to jail to take his
trial at the sessions.

Elizabeth Bradley, was charged with stealing a coat,
value £l, from the house of Mrs. Gardner, Clifton-road.
Constable,A..2, said : Between: six and seven o'clock on
Thursday evening, he received information of a coat
having been stolen from Mrs. Gardner. lie was told that a
girl had been at the door with chips for sale, and-it was
supposed she was the thief. He followed and
arrested the prisoner, from the description that
had been given of her. At the, time of the arrest she
denied all knowledge of the matter, but when brought to
the police-office she confessed that she had taken the
coat, and that she had pawned it for eight shillings. On
searching her a book was found in her possession. Mrs.
Gardner's servant swore that the coat belonged to her
master. She had gone to get the prisoner some cold
meat, by the direction of her mistress, and during her
absence the coat was taken off the lobby by the
prisoner. Mrs. Gardner said she wished the bench to

deal as leniently as possible with the prisoner, as she
appeared to be poor. The case was remanded till

Thursday

THE CONTLNENTAL CRISIS AND TRADE wiz'

FItANCT

—There are as yet scarcely any signs of revival in the
foreign trade of France, either with England or other
countries. Before the Ist of January there had been
constantly increasing activity in the transactions with
Great Britain.

Tunnies MANY A SLIP 'TWIST THE CUP AND THE
LIP.—A few days since a loving couple, having deter-
mined on a matrimonial alliance, proceeded to St. Paul's
Church, Tiverton, to carry their resolution into effect.
No sooner, however, had they come in sight of the altar
where they proposed sacrificing themselves to Hyn'ien
than up started from one of the pews the father of the
would-be bridegroom, who, with stern voice, bade his
son "go home." The obedient filitis yielded to the
parental mandate, leaving the disconsolate maiden to
ament over the faithlessness of her swain.
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A mysterious case was investigated before B. Grin-
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city coroner of,Bristol, on Monday. A young
m
ohn William Masters, a clerk in the employ
of Mr. Ilyam, Wine-street, suddenly disappeared about a
month ago, and all efforts to discover him proved fruit-
less. He was last seen alive on Sunday, the Bth Jan., in
the louse. of Mr. Edwin Collins, whose daughter he was
courting, and after leaving this house about nine o'clock
in the evening, he was seen no more till his body was
picked up in , the river on- Saturday. • There were no
marks of violence, and a verdict of "found dead" was
returned

THE REV. MIL. CAIRD IN EDINBURGH.—On Sabbath,
the Rev. Mr. Caird, Glasgow, preached two sermons in
behalf of the Endowment Fund of Newington Church.
The forenoon sermon was delivered in Newington Church,
and the afternoon one in St. Cuthbert's. Crowds attended
at both diets, and we may state that, in regard, to the
afternoon one at least, that rarely is such a concourse of
people witnessed within the walls of a church as was seen
in St. Cuthbert's. The' discourSe preached on the occasion
was characterised by the same original thought and.tigree-
able diction for which this eminent divine is distinguished,
and throughout the whole course of its delivery held the
mighty assemblage in a thrall till the close. The collection
in the forenoon realised over £l.OB, and in the afternoon
£ll5 3d, or about .£204 in all—leaving only £370 to
complete the sum required..Glaigota