Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

tolerated and licensed. Were the inhabitants of those
.countries remarkable for drenkenness—the vice which in
-this country was acknowledged to be the fruitful source of
all crime ? Certafnly not. The reverse was unfortunately
the case in this country, bet if they would wean the people
from that abominable vice, they should permit them to
indulge in amusements however objectionable to persons
of rigid principle, some, of those amusements might be
John Simpson, police-officer, examined by Mr. Brett : He
stated that Lime-street had been his beat for a considerable
time, and that he had never occasion to interfere in regard
so the dancing-room. When the parties left they went to
the supper rooms He saw nothing improper more than
dancing and throwing their legs up." (aLaughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. Temple : What he meant was that
they threw their legs up indecently, and that their persons
would be exp eed if they had not drawers on. To Mr.
' Monck : Never saw the Italian ballet dancers at the Italian
opera. Police-:fficer Thomas Cross gave similar evidence.
Mr. Levi, cigar manufacturer, was examined as to the
character of Mr. Doraville : He said he visited the ro )ms,
and witne-sed no in ec.nt conduct there. Mr. Darby,
hosier, of Lime-street, gave similar testimony. Alexander
M'Connell. the person empleyed by Mr. Doraville to keep
order in the room, was examined : He said that his in-
etruetions were to prevent all indecency, and to prevent
the admission of diserderlf characters He often prevented
drunken characters from entering. His Lordship, in
charging the jury, said that if a person were base enough
to collect a large number of prostitutes in his house,
and if they separated without annoyance, that would not
be an indictable offence; bat if a number of persons
getheeed together for the purpose they had heard stated,
and if on going out the neighbours ware annoyed by their
disturbances, then that became a public nuisance indictable
and punishable by law. He berevA that education would
do a great deal for the moral elevation of the people, but
that was not the question they had to try in this indict•
ment. It was said by the learned counsel for the defence
that they could not gat rid of prostitutes. He (his
lordship) was afraid too that they could not ; but no
person had a right to congregate them areund his lime to
the annoyance of his neighbours. The jury after a
mements consultation returned a verdict of guilty. On
the defendant promising to close the saloon and not to
open another in the neighbourhood, he was bound over in
his own recignisancss in £l,OOO to come up for judgment
when called on. His lordship then observed, that the
people of the neighbourhood were perfectly correct in
putting down such an abominable nuisance.
This concluded the criminal business, and his Lordship
proceeded to hear records.
Saute v. BROWNE —This was an action brought to rec over
damages from the captain of a vessel, on board which the
plaintiff served as steward, to recover damage's for alleged
cruelty on the part of the defendant, by flogging and
depriving of needful medicine and food. Mr. Brett ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and. Mr. James, Q.O , for the
defendant. The plaintiff was a man of color, a native of
India, who, in April, 1856, shipped on board the Conquest,
a vessel of which defendant was captain, for a voyage from
Liverpool to Mexico, thence back to Cork, from Cork to
Elsinore, from Elsinore to Cronstadt, and back to Liver-
pool. The plaintiff suffered fr.im some complaint which
broke out in his leg before the vessel arrived at Cronstadt,
where the ship was shut up in the ice for several months.
The cold aggravated the bad condition of the plaintiff's
leg. He stated that the captain refused to give him
medicine, except on one occasion, when he gave him
some salts. When he complained, on one occasion,
that the state of his leg disabled him from work, he
stated that the captain kicked the leg • and on another
occasion, when he asked the captain for medicine, the
latter said, " If you ask me for medicine I will give you a
rape's-end, and I will kill you before we get back to
Liverpool '' Oa this occasion the plaintiff deposed that
the captain did rope's-end him severely. On another
occasion when he asked for medicine, he alleged that the
captain took him down into the cabin, stripped him to his
shirt, and flogged him. In another instance the captain
struck him and knocked him off a seat. He stated that
the captain rermed to let him go into the hospital, that
there was a medicine chest on board, but no medicine in
it, and that the captain was continually drunk. On the
part of the defence, Mr. James produced depositions made
by some of the crew, stating that the captain was never
drunk, that the medicine chest was well furnished, that
the captain never used a rope's-end to any one on board,
and that the plaintiff received a full amount of provisions,
along with medicines and ointment for his leg. The jury
found a verdict for the defendant.
Horatio V. Knon.—This was an action on a bill of
exchange, of which the plaintiff was endorsee, drawn
by Mr. Caleb Watson upon Messrs. Kidd, of
Warrington, canvass manufacturer. Mr Seymour
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the defence.
The defendants being in some embarrasment applied to Mr.
Watson to lend them £3OO, which he did on a bill at ten
days, for £3lO, receiving as security the quantity of
canvass, and a policy of insurance for £5OO. The bill was
passed by Mr. Watson to the plaintiff. The plaintiff
stated that being the owner of soma land in South John-
street, near the Bankruptcy Courts, he sold it to Mr.
Edward Howell, of Church-street, for £2,700, of which
£2,200 was to be in cash, and £5OO in books. He stated
that when he received the bill from Mr. Watson, he gave
in consideration an order upon Mr. Howell for £3lO
worth of books. The defe -.dant pleaded that at the time
the bill was given there was a power given to Mr. Watson
to sell the canvass to pay the amount of the bill, which he
did, realising £272 103 , and that this was after the bill
was passed to Mr. Ho'mes. The defendants, therefore,
contended that they had an answer to the extent of
£272 103. The jury found a verdict for the defendant
upon the equitable plea.

and on her return home a number of letters again passed
between them. In one dated the 10A of January he pro-
mised his " dear Elizabeth" to be " a better lad for the
future," and in a later letter in the same month when his
love was vowing coo', and when he was seeking for an
excuse to break off the match, he impressed upon her the
fact that "he was a domestic bird," a needless reminder
-seeing that he was close on 70 years of age, and that his
routine of life was an early broskfast, dinner at twelve, a
smoke of his pipe, "forty winks in his arm chair," a brief
gossip in the village, another smoke, a light supper,
a " whiff of the pips," and to be I. On the 25 di February
he went to see his daughter who was mar ied in London,
and from that time held no further correspondence with
the plaintiff, who accordingly brought the present action
to recover compensation in damages for his breach of
promise Miss Ruth Kirby, a young lady about sixteen
years old, and small for her age, examined by Mr. Asp-
land :I am the plaintiffs sister. Mr. Moorhouse died in
1855 My sister was married to him seven years. I
remember the first letter which came from the defendant
A. few days afterwards he had an interview of several
hours with her. I was present at that interview. I
remember Mr. Alcock coming again. I had some conver-
sation with him about my sister on that day. He said he
was going to marry my sister. After that Mr. Alcock
paid a third visit and invited my sister and myself to
visit him We visited him soon after at Cheadle. He said
he would marry my sister in March—he said he should
like it to be in March. He pointed out to us the property
which he said he owned—houses and fields. He said he
had other property in Coventry. He asked my sister how
she liked the furniture, and that he had some couches
c vered for her. He said the housekeeper was not a
" suitable article," and that he wanted a wife in the house.
(Laughter) He said also that if she did not like the
carriage he would buy her a small one. He fixed the
place of marriage at Cheadle church. He said I was to come
over and live with them. He asked my sister whether she
would like to be married by banns or by license. She
said that she was not particular, but that she would prefer
by license, and he said that he would rather it was
by banns—that he did not like to be married
so quietly. He asked her if she was pre-
paring things for the marriage, and she said she
was. He said it was well to have every thing ready. In
consequence of that my sister gave notice to her landlord,
and purchased some clothes for the marriage. My sister
asked him what his daughter and son would say, and he
said he was not going to ask her what he was to d-, as
she had not been to see him for a twelvemonth. Cross-
examined by Mr. Atherton : Mr Moorhouse was about
fifty years old when he died Two of his sons ware living
with my sister at his death, one twenty-six, and the other
fifteen years' old. The defendant is an old man compared
with my sister. I never heard him complain of illness.
He walked about with us at Cheadle an I smoked his pipe.
Mr. Henry Groves, Master of the Cheadle Workhouse,
examined by Mr. Hill, Q C.: The defendant told me that
he had made Mrs. Moorhouse a proposal of marriage. In
February he told me that he was anxious to break it off,
as he was not satisfied as to her liabilities, or with the
conduct of her step-sons, of one in particular. His pro-
perty is about £340 a-yea-. He is sixty-eight years of
age. To 6lr. Atherton : He is now in a dying state.
To Mr. Hill: He was quite well when he broke off the
marriage. Mr. Hi'l having replied in the case, Mr.
Atherton addressed the jury in mitigaion of damages.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
£250 with costs.

(Laughter.) Is not a very good judge of muitie. Mr.
Monck : You pay more attention to the ladies,' legs ?
(Laughter) Witness: Well, I flamed to what lam after.
(Laughter.) Mr. Monk.: Well, and in this case you are
after the ladies' legs. (Renewed laughter) Witness :
Well, you can't help seeing them when they cock them up
so very high. (Great laughter.) Cross examination
continued : lias seen some of the musicians of
this place playing in the orchestra of the Phil
harmonic. Has nothing to say against them,
and they may be persons of very good character for any-
thing he knew to the contrary ; there are supper-rooms
in Lime-street where males congregate and females of b -.d
character; witness never saw a respectable female there;
is not aware that there is a society in Liverpool for the
suppression of theatres and all places of amusement ;
arrested Mr. Domvill 0 at twelve o'clock at night, on a
warrant signed by Mr. Jeffery. a magistrate ; he was
locked up that night, witness having no power to take
bail; he was brought up the next day in the ordinary
turn ; he was not kept back in order that he might not be
brought before the stipendiary magistrate; he was brought
before Mr. Jeffery, and bail was taken. There are singing-
rooms in Williftaisen-t guars, where men and women go,
bat trot in such numbers as to Mr Domville's ; there are
generally about twenty or thirty people there ; there is only
one singing-room in Whitechapel ; it is a quarter crowded
by women of the lowest class; there is a poses plasliques
exhibited in Great Charlotte-street ' • it is an exhibition of
groups of men and women, such as Adam and Eve, nearly
naked ; numbers of men and women go there ; in conse-
quence of some remarks made at the last licensing session,
witness went to the Amphitheatre, and pointed out to the
check taker some improper character', who were turned
out ; previous to that, has seen forty or fifty prostitutes in
the Amphitheatre. To Mr. Temple : The neighbourhood
of Williamson-square is not as respectable as that of Lime-
street; one of the supper rooms he has spoken of is
attached to Doeaville's rooms ; no refreshments are served
in Domville's rooms; all the supper-rooms had opened
since Domville's rooms; there is a place opened within
the last three months, called the Turkish Divan. Morgan
O'Brien. inspector of police, deposed that he visited Dom-
villa's rooms by special direction, and found generally
from sixty to 100 prostitutes there, and about as many men.
1 When they are coming away the street is in a very
disorderly condition ; the prostitutes crowd upon the
footway and stop every one passing. The police force has
had to be increased in that street in consequence of the
disturbance. Has had complaints from people that they
were afraid to pass through the street. Laid an informa
tion against Mr. Doraville upon a former occasion which
was dismissed by the magistrates. To Mr. Temple: That
information was brought under the Liverpool improvement
act. Mr. Thomas P. Devis, paperhanger and painter, 35,
Lime-street, was examined by Mr. Aspinall. His
evidence was similar to that of the foregoing witnesses.
Mrs. Bat-thaw, of Back Lime-street, deposed that
she lived there nine years. She remembered when
Domville's rooms were first opened. They caused a
great difference in the street, by collet ing a rabble from
nine o'clock till midnight. That disturbance did not exist
before the rooms wore opened. Cross-examined by Mr.
Monck: The dancing was often kept up in the street until NISI PRIUS COURT.
three o'clock in the morning. Mr. Nash, bootmeker, of
BEFORE MR. BARON CIIANNELL.
Lime-street, deposed that he was so annoyed from tha die- H's lordship took his seat on the bench in this court at
turbance in the street, in consequence of the collection of ten o'Crck, when the case of
crowds near the rooms, that ho gave his landlord notice to lee QUEEN V. SraNcs, which was commenced on Friday
quit. Mr. Joseph Best, grocer, of Lime-street, examined morning, and continued until the court adjourned on
by Mr. Aspinall : Often watched the parties going into the Saturday night, was resumed this morning, when some
dancing room, and from the dancing room to the supper additional evidence was called for the defence, chiefly of a
room, and back When they came out, there was gene- scientific character. This having been concluded, Mr.
rally a " battle royal"—(laughter)—men and women fight- Wyld e Q.C., replied on the whole of the case, and after
ing with each other Mr Raley, examined by Mr. commenting on the evidence, said the question the jury DAD MANNERS.—It is not often that a journalist has to
Temple : I remember the first opening of Domville's would have to consider really and truly was—ls there a comment on the violation of the code of manners which
rooms. I observed that a number of loose women and vapour arising from those works; and if there is, is it of guides gentleman who aspire to public honours. When
men congregate every night, and go into Doraville's rooms, such a nature as to prevent parties living in the neigh• we read the report last week of the foul case of "Lyle v.
They assemble about nine o'clock and remain there bourhood from enjoying their property. He then, in an Herbert," we saw at once that the noted Mr.' James, "the
until midnight. The women often come out to able and argumentative speech, replied to the evidence barrister," had transgressed the rules which usually regu-
, take the air, and promenade before my door. that had been adduced on the part of the defendants, and late the utteranc:s of the members of the English bar.
They have frequently insulted me, and it was pointed out the case he had proved, and should therefore Mr. James appeared as the leading council in the case to
only last Friday that I had to turn one off my steps ask them to return a verdict in favour of his client. The which we have referred. when the proof of the chief alle-
Robberies are also of fe trent occurrence there, and the learned Baron then summed up the evidence with con- gations of crime con. turned upon a witness, "out of em-
gentlemen staying at my hotel have frequently complained siderable minuteness, in doing which ho occupied the ployment," who listened in an adjoining room to obtain
to me of the annoyance from these women, particularly time of the court for about an hour, clearly pointing out proofs of the guilt of the phireiff's wife. Mr. James within the last six months. Cross-examined by Mr.
Monek : There are houses in Beownlow-hill and Copperas- it to be their ditty to say by their verdict whether the knowing well that the exhibition of the particular witness
stinks and smells, as spoken to by the plaintiff were an would destroy his client's case before the jury, had the
hill, inhabited by prostitutes, but they were not so numerous annoyance, and did really prevent the inhabitants from indecency of attempting to justify the degrading servility
as they have become since the opening of these rooms. enjoying their homes, and if so, he should ask them of the witness, by offering a pretended parallel with the
Mr. Mor.ck, Q.C., then addressed the jars, for the defence. further to say, whether those stinks and smells, and roxioes conduct of a gentleman of
stainless honour in a distressing
He observed that no one more regretted than he did the
vapours were of such a nature as to be injurious to health. case of dein- s tic m'sery whicff occurel several years since.
circumstances which led to this prosecution ; but he
The jury then requested leave to retire, which was granted To rip up past domEst;c scandal for the rake of making a
would ask them if they believed they could make men them, at a few minutes after two o'clock After they had 8 )phistocal nisi Arius point was not at all creditable to Mr.
and women moral by act of Parliament? If they wished consulted together for nearly two hours, they returned into James. The impagnel honour of Mr. Gladstone (as far as
to make people moral, they should begin at the other and court with a verdict of " Guilty as to the nuisance, which a tongue like that of Mr. Ed ein James could damage it)
tee right end. They should educate them . they should nuisance has not been proved to be prejudicial to health." may safely be left for vindication to Mr. Gladstone him-
train them to a higher sense of moral feeling, but not by Ilexesoe AND ANOTHRR v. Hemrsote—This was an self. The manner in which the House of Commons re-
act of Parliament, or by way of indictment. Did Mr. action brought to try the validity of a will, made by the ceived his explanation renders comment superfluous from
Nash, celebrated for the neatness of his bootsgefase to sell late Mr. Hampson, solicitor, of Manchester. Mr. Atherton, any one. But the spect2cle of a barrister raking up past
them to the women who frequented this saloon? Did the Q.C., w.th whom was Mr. Millward, appeared for the scandal for the sake of a point is a miserable sight.—
medical man of lfghest reputation refuse to attend them? plaintiffs; and Mr. Manesty, with whom was Mr. Spinks, Me Press,
Did the men of Ins (Mr. Armtek's) profession refuse to was for the defendant. In this case, Mr. Atherton stated
GOING IN AT THE WINDOW, COMING, OUT AT THE DOOR.—
defend those unfortunate creatures when attacked? Did that he was happy to inform the court that the parties had On Thursday las., at the police-office Whitehaven, John
any man, in fact, no matter what his position in society, all agreed, with the sanction of the Court of Queen's
ostracise them, and say that they were not to be regarded Bench, to distribute the property in eaves that they believe Mulholland, a sailor at grass, was placed in the dock,
charged with having entered the drawingoooro of More-by
as fellow creatures? Ref gm them, he would ea y, if they would have been the wish of the deceased. Consequently, Hall. A man servant of Mrs. Hartley, Moresby Hall,
could, but he would auk whether such prosecutions as the the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, subject stated, that hearing a noise in the house about a quarter
present did not work more evil than good? Was it not to terms to be decided by the Court of Queen's Bench te two o'clock on Friday morning, he went down stairs,
better that these places should be kept open to the police, Biteecn OF PROMISE.—MOOREIOUBIB V. ADCOCK. —This
and not driven into secret places where immorality and , was an action to recover compensation in damages for into the drawing-room. The -prisoner was sate down on
the floor. Wi,:ness immediately eeivd the prisoner, when
vice could have fell sway. Th;s species of immorality I breach of promise of marriage. Mr Bill, QC. with Mr. the latter exclaimed, "Oh ! don't hit us hard. He
had occupied the attention of legi,lators, meralists, and 1 Aspland, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Atherton, locked him up until morning, and communicated with
of men of the kindliest feelings for years, both in Europe ; Q.C., with Mr. Mellish, for the defendant. The case was Mr. Superintendent Clarke, Mr. Branthwaite, Moresby,
and the other world, and they despaired of being able to I of a very prosaic character, and exhibited all the coldness
get rid of it. So long as human passions remained the lof "January," but none of the warmth of "May." The sworn, said the prisoner called at his house a day or two
previous to Friday last, and offered for sale needles,
same, and so long as men and women remained what I plaintiff' is a widow, aged about twenty-eight years, her cottons, &c. Upon le :ving his house, he observed that
they were, they might depend upon it that this social 1 late husband having been registration secretary of the the prisoner went on to Mrs. HartlEy's premises. The
evil would exist, and the true question was whether theyl Corn Law Lea-gee. She had no children of her own, but Chairman; What have you to sly for yourself? Prisoner:
would drive it into places where the mischief would become ! had charge of the family of her late husband, to whom I had been out through Seaton on. Friday, and I hadn't
a thousand time greater. As to the collection of crowds ,
she had been married six or seven years. In October, drawn feurpence all day. The woman were I lodged
in the street, Mr. Domaine was in no respect responsible , last year, she met the defendant, who is sixty-eight years said she couldn't allow me to remain in the house any
for that. His Lot-U:li') observed that he would tell-the of age, living at Cheadle, in Staffordshire, while travelling longer iT I didn't pay her; so I took on the road, lam
jury that if the effect of the saloon was to congregate a in a railway carriage from Nottingham to Manchester; an honest ruse., your worship; I am, I assure you. I have
number of lewd persons about the doors, that was a land on the 25th of the same month she received a letter been on the road between Marypert and here between
nuisance. Mr. Monek replied that it was clear that it was from him, commencing "My dear madam," requesting eight an I nine weeks.' Well, sir, as I was going on the
the supper-rooms where thsnerowds collected, and that the t permission to call upon her. The plaintiff cave him the road, I met a gentleman, who said it I wool! go with him
parties who assemeeed to dance in the saloon left at 12 permission, and he calle3. The nature and result of that to the public-house close by, he would treat rue with a
o'clock. Was Domville then to be made responsible for , interview might be gleaned from his next letter, which glass of ale. I thanked the gentleman, and went with
the offences of others, and, was he to be indicted because , was dated the neth October, and commenced eMy dearest him ; and after that the landlord gave me seven or eight
the parties who came from those supper-rooms made a Lizzie." In this letter he sp:.ke of his short but glassee and then, sir, I didn't knave where I was. The
disturbance in the street ? He did not mean to say that ,' pleasant visit to Burlington-street, Manchester, the i last thing I remember Was falling down upon the road.
the women who frequented the saloon were not loose ! reoidence of the plaintiff, and hoped that at his I I don't remember getting up and going in any house.
women, but where were not such characters to be found 1 next visit he would be able to stay longer, concluding 1 The Chairman : It is quite clear [loin the evidence teat
They were found in theatres—were those places closed ?. ! with the fond phrase of "accept my kindest love.' Iwe have already heard you were secre ing yourself in this
They were to be found even in church° , bat no one thought lOn the sth Nov. he wrote begging her to "accept his very drawing-room for the purpose or committing a felony.
of closing such places on that account. In London kindest 'owe," and asking her if she ever bestowed a thought Prisoner : Your worship, I never stole a penny in my life.
they were scaudalised every Sunday by the scenes which upon him,emworthy as he wag and assnringher that her im- I I was never before magistrates in my life, except once in
they witnessed on their way to church, but when an image was ener before him both day and night. In a letter Demerara. My character is at the Sailors' Home in
attempt was made to put them down, London was for of the IRh Nov. he reproached her for her letters contain- I Liverpool. I have been discharged from several vessels,
several Sundays in the occupation of a lawless mob. He ing " one word about her love to him," and in a letter of 1 and always bore a good character. I have been a sailor
mentioned that to show the utter impossibility off making the 14th November he spoke of a very delightful afternoon I eleven years, and never stole anything in my life. The
people moral by compulsion, and so convinced were the which he passed with his "very dear Lizzie., On the i Chairman : We are quite satisfied that you have committed
Continental governments of that, that in France, Germany, invitation of the deendaut the plaintiff and her sister an offence, to punish yon for which we must rend you to
Belgium and Holland, such places of amusement were visited him at Cheadle when the marriage day was fixed, Carlisle gaol for three months.— Whitehaven News.

MACKAY AND °MFRS V. STFPITENSON.—This was an
action brought to recover 15,000 on a policy of assurance.
Mr. Atherton, QC , and Mr. Manisty, QC , with
Mr. Millward, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr.
Hill, Q.C., with Mr. Unthank, for the defendant.
The plaintiffs are John Mackay, William Rutherford,
and James Mackay, timber merchants, of Manchester, and
they brought the present action as administra ors of Charles
Hunt, who carried on the same business in Manchester
during his lifetime, and who died there suddenly on the
21st July, 1856 ; and the action was brought against Mr.
Henry Frederick Stephenson, one of the directors of the
Economic Life Assurance Company, for £5,000, the sum
in which the deceased, Charles Hant, assured his life with
the company. On the 11 th January, 1856, Mr. Hunt
assured his life with the Economic for £5,000, at an
annual premium of £202 5s 10d, and on the 20th of the
same month he assigned it to the present plaintiffs, by way
of security, for a very large claim, upwards of £12,000,
which they had at that time against him. It was not
denied that he was so indebted to them, or that he
had not assured his life for the sum in question, but it was
alleged on the part of the defendant that when the assur-
ance was being completed, Mr. Hunt had withheld
from the company important information as to
his health, and that the policy had therefore
become vitiated. The chief question, therefore, for
the jury was the state of health of the assured
at the time the policy was entered into. To enable them
to do that. the learned counsel for the plaintiffs stated
that Mr. Hunt was married in 1832, and that from the
time of his marriage up to the year 1853, he had enjoyed
the most perfect health. In August, 1855, he and his wife
went to Blackpool to enjoy the season, and while there he
was attacked with bile. The medical gentleman, Dr. Risk,
who attended him, prescribed the usual remedy of blue
pill and black draught, and also used an application of ice
to the crown of the head. Mr. Hunt recovered in a few
days, and from that time up to the moment of his sudden
decease, again enjoyed perfect health. When he presented
himself for assurance, Sir Jame, Bardeley, tho medical exami-
ner ofthe company, hesitated about passing him, because ofa
seeming excessive palpitation of the heart, but eventually
certified, and the assurance was completed. It was now
alleged that his attack at Blackpool was not one of bile
but of brain fever, asd that in wilfully concealing that, he
had misled the company. The assured died insolvent,
and only one year's premium had been paid. The plain-
tiffs case had not concluded on the rising of the court at
six o'clock.

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