Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1859

Miramon subsequently arrived before Vera Cruz, where
the Liberals were confident of being able to defeat him.
WASHINGTON, March 10th. Joseph Holt has been con-
firmed by the Senate as Postmaster General, vice the Hon.
Aaron Brown, deceased.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9, Evening.—Our cotton market
has undergone no change to-day. The business has been
11,500 bales.
HALIFAX, March 10th.—The royal mail steam-ship
Arabia, from Liverpool, arrived here this morning, and
her advices were forthwith telegraphed to all parts of the
Union.

LIST or PASSENGERS per R.M.S. Canada, Capt. Lang,
arrived hero ; sailed from Boston, March 9 ; Halifax,
March 11 :—Dr. H. J. Bowditch, Miss Bowditch, Mrs. A.
E. Rykert, Messrs. J. H. Kynoth, Bradford, Westhimur,
J. Platte, S. E. Halle, A. Bulyn, J. B. Kelly, A. Henbuck,
Dr. E. M. Quackenboss, G. H. Hughes, Rev. John Cordner,
Messrs. J. E. Phillips, H.Wensell, W. Mayer, Thos. Fielding,
A. Borrowman, F. Lahinzen, W. Hendrickson, F. Butter-
field, D. Bell, Mrs. Carswell, Mr. and Brooks Master
Brooks, Messrs. W. Buck, Daniel Knight, J. Abbott,
Messrs. J. M. Dickens, J. T. Dickens, R. Richter, C. A.
Cassie, Samuel Green, William Foster, Thomas Packer
William Wheale, W. S. Marsh, S. Lehman, E. Kents, J.
P. Aptor, John Hartwell, J. C. Bollman and sister, L.
Stafford, C. W. Smith, M. Schaps, William Stevens,
George Hazeltine, Edward Mendock, J. Watkins, F.
Ferguson, Deputy Commissioner-General Turner, Colonel
and Mrs. Turner and three children, Mr. R. Hutchinson,
Mr. Hamoin, Hon. R. B. Dickins, Messrs. Alexander
Adams, Thomas Hill, John Carruthers, David Gregory,
John Peive, Mrs. David Gregory, Mr. William Cunowd.

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE-YESTERDAY,

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD

REFUSING TO GO TO SEA.—John Schroder, James Mat-
thews, George Waden, James Parker, and James Pierce,
part of the crew of the ship Perthshire, Captain Perryman,
was brought up by inspector Murphy, of the local marine
board, charged with refusing to go to sea. It appeared
that the ship was bound for the Mediterranean, but had
been delayed in the river for the last fortnight; the men
had received a month's wages in advance, but as soon as
the wind got favourable, and the captain was ready to put
to sea, the men refused to go, unless they got another ad-
vance, but this was refused, and the men were given into
custody. They were sent to gaol for ten weeks, with hard
labour.
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STABBING.—John Comas, a carter, was brought up by
officer Lahey, 265, on a charge of having stabbed a decent
working female, named Ellen Reece, on Saturday evening,
in Summer-seat. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner. The
complainant said, on Saturday evening she was pass-
ing by a public-house door, when a square of
glass in it was broken by some one. The
prisoner ran out, and stabbed her in the arm with some
sharp instrument. He then said he was very sorry for it,
as he had mistaken her for another person, and offered to
take her to a doctor in Bevington-hill, but on turning the
corner of the street he ran away, and was not seen until
Sunday evening, when the officer arrested him in his stable.
The officer said, the doctor who dressed the wound said it
VMS 42 inches long, and nearly 2 inches deep. Mr. Bluck
,said; his defence was that the prisoner was not the man
who struck the woman, and he had witnesses to prove that.
Mr. Bluck produced witnesses who negatived the statement
of the complainant, and the prisoner was discharged.
ASSAULTS. John Carroll, a withered antideluvian-
looking young man, who trembled violently, was
brought up on a charge of having violently assaulted
police officer Bingham (340). On Sunday morning
there was a row in Perry-street, Lower Harrington,
and, on the officer going forward to disperse the rioters, he
was attacked by the prisoner, who cut him on the head,
kicked him in the ribs, and cut him in the shins. The
prisoner said he had been a " T.T." for twelve months, but
on Saturday night he got so teetotally drunk that he knew
not what he did. He was sent to jail for three months.
[Saturday appeared to be rather plethoric in the assault line
on the pike.] John Gunning was brought up charged by
officer Kennedy, 136, with having assaulted him. The
prisoner was in Scotland-road, on Saturday night, offering
his services to any one who would receive them in the boxing
line ; but, as his benevolent intentions were not accepted, he
came up to the officer and seized him by the trousers, which
he tore into " flitters." Here the garment was exhibited,
and all the tailors' curates in existence could not put it
into shape again. The prisoner said he was carting rum on
Saturday, and the fumes got so much into his head that he
did not know what he did. He was sent to gaol for three
months.

There were several other fellows sent to gaol for two and
three months, for having assaulted the police.
THE WATCH IN THE SHOE.—Bridget McCormick, in
whose shoe the gold watch was found in the 13ridewell, was
brought up. Mr. Bluck appeared for her. It was ascer-
tained since she was brought up before, that the watch
was made by Mr. William Hutton, of St. Helens, for
a Mr. Richard Sharrott, of the same place, He is since
dead. About five years ago he was in town, and as his on
stated yesterday, he remained out all night. lie came home
next morning very ill, and it was suspected that he had
been drugged by some one who robbed him, for he lost the
watch now produced and about £BO in money. The watch
was not forthcoming from that time, until bridewell-keeper
Stack foun .1 it in the prisoner's shoe, as already reported in
our paper. The maker of the watch was examined, and
proved that he made it for the deceased Mr. Sharrott, and
pointed out both their names engraved inside on a peculiar
place. Mr. Sharrott's son was examined, and said his father
made a will, and the probate duty paid on. it in
Chester was £6O, so that the watch was his property. Mr.
Block said, his instructions were, and he believed they were
true, that she found it in some saw-dust in the a public-
house. He argued, that the length of time since the watch
was stolen, the position of the prisoner, and the probability
of the truth of her story, together with her honest character,
all were much in her favour, and he urged that she was not,
therefore, called on even to account for the possession of the
watch, after the lapse of five years from the time it was
stolen. His Worship said, he agreed with Mr. Bluck,
and discharged the prisoners and ordered the watch to be
given up to the son of the original owner.
STREET POCKETPICKING. Mrs. M. Hall, of 58, Bedford-
street South, charged a fellow named Robert Wright, a
well-known pickpocket, for having stolen her purse, con-
taining £8 11s. 4d. It appeared that, on Saturday, the
lady was going down Bold-street, and was " dogged" by
the prisoner, who, when he got an opportunity, put his
hand into her dress pocket, and abstracted her purse, with
which he ran away. The " operation" was, however,
observed by several persons, and the prisoner was chased and
captured. He was sent for trial:

NEW DODGE. —John Davis and his wife, two well-
dressed young persons, were charged by several shopkeepers
and shopkeepers' assistants, in the locality of Vauxhall-
road, and that quarter, for having practised on them in the
following manner. Mr. Bluck defended. From the
evidence of several witnesses, it appeared that
the dodge was this : The male prisoner would enter
a shop, and appear as if in a state of intoxication. He
would take from his pocket a sovereign and a half, call for
some small article, and tender the half-sovereign in pay-
ment

Just as he would be counting the change, arid
" fumbling it about," as a drunken man would, the wife
would enter the shop, kick up a row with him about his bad
habits, and during the " scene" a shilling or two of the
change was sure to disappear. Of course both parties
then came to the conclusion that the shopkeeper had
" don(

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the drunken man, and exclaim what a shame
to treat a man so, because he happened to be tipsy. 'ln
this way the pair succeeded in " doing" a great number
of people, until one Mr. Stoner discovered the trick, and
"done up" the conspiracy by giving the pair into custody.
This was the case proved by several persons against them,
and although Mr. Bluck came out strong on behalf of the
prisoners, the man was sent for trial, but the woman was
discharged, as there is a thing called a " fiction of law,"
that says the wife must be discharged, as acting under the
influence of the husband, except in certain cases of capital
felonies.

BEFORE MESSRS. PEEL AND CROSTRWALTE

"AN EYE Our." —Malcom M'Farlane, a " fitter,"
sammoned William Lennox, another fitter, for having
assaulted him. Mr. Cobb was for the defendant. The
complainant lives at 24, Crown-square, Crown-street, and
the defendant at 112, Boundary-street. It appeared that,
on the night of the sth inst., the defendant went to com-
plainant's house at so late an hour as three a.m., for the
alleged purpose of seeing a brother of complainant's who
was sick, and who has since died. The visit was not
agreeable to complainant and his friends, and the defendant
was told so, but it seemed he perststed in getting into the
house, but was resisted. A scuffle followed, and the assault
complained of was committed. Mr. Cobb endeavoured to
show that the assault.was the other way, and that his client
had actually got his left eye knocked out by the
complainant. The man's eye was certainly knocked out some
way or other, and Mr. Cobb called witnesses to prove that
was done on the occasion alluded'to. However, they stated
that the eye was knocked out long before this. Mr. Cobb
said he could only go by his instructions, and these were
very different to what he was instructed to say the witnesses
would swear. The magistrates said, Mr. Cobb had done
his best, as he always did, for his client, according to his
instructions, but the defence failed, and they fined the
defendant V. and costs, which was paid.

To SHIPPERS AND EXPORTERS.—A most profitable
article of export, to warm climates especially, are the Self-
cleansing Charcoal Filters, patented by Messrs. Saunders
and Co., of 16, Parker-street, Liverpool—in fact they are
invaluable wherever there is bad water. S. and Co. allow
a liberal discount on export and wholesale orders.