Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

' our Government arrange for a mutual and equitable.
enforcement of the law of each country in the courts of
every other. I might now sit down; but I think I
ought not to do so without referring to a reason for the
slow progress of our proposed amendments of the law,
already stated by our President. The members of Par;
liament, upon whom alone we have claims for specl',"
attention—those for the borough and the southern din-
sion of the county—not being lawyers, labour under
the disadvantage of being unable to contend with effect',
with the objections urged by lawyers either inde-
pendently or on behalf of the Government. This
t
difficulty does not admit of an immediate remedy ;
it may be met in part by a greater degree??'?ion;"ll
??'?ion
between the Chambers of Commerce of the kingdom,
is
the active promotion of measures desired by all of then?.
To this end we should lose no opportunity of communi:
cation with such bodies upon such topics; and with tills
view, it will probably be deemed advisable by the
Council, to send one or two deputies to the law section
of the approaching Social' Science meeting, at Bradford,.
The CHAIRMAN said they had received an invitatil
from Bradford, and it would be submitted to the Inc
at its next meeting.

The resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. GILL then moved the following resolution
That the recommendation of the council, to the effect Lao,
power be given to the council to extend the term of office Or
one or two retiring directors for one year ; and that on thc
piration of such extended term, the new director or direct° of
elected to till the places to be vacated by such Ie
directors, shall hold office for two years only ; and also to .
effect, that the period of office of directors elected to suPlro
vacancies occasioned by resignation, &c., shall only estenA ,fe
the unexpired term of the predecessors' office • be and cl
hereby adopted, and that the Constitution and laws' be alter
accordingly.
I ofit
Mr. DANSON seconded the motion, and said wit.' „r
some such regulation there would be a difficulty 11"',,
the present circumstances of carrying on the operatics'
of the council.
Mr. RAWLINS moved that the Salt Chamber of Cortiii
merce be written to to send a deputation to the cane
of that chamber.
The resolution was seconded and carried unanim°'
The CifAinmAN moved a vote of thanks to the b;
rough members of parliament for their kind assist°
in all matters brought before them.
Mr. EWART briefly returned thanks, and concladed
by moving a vote of thanks to the chairman. thir
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and the wee-
then separated.

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY.

[Before Mr. PRESTON.]
THE POLICE FORCE.-Arthur Steward, a Pexlic,e;
officer, was charged with having. assaulted police-oni
763. Mr. Cobb defended. The prisoner was on du;
on Saturday, and left off at eleven o'clock on the ra0.01.,
ing of that day. Soon after leaving Seel-street stain
he was met by superintendent Rimmer, who, belle`,l,;o
him to be drunk, requested him to get into a cab gad 01
home. Prisoner refused, say inn he was quite capauoff
taking care of himself, and moreover he Was, re.
duty, and the superintendent had no-right to interl'e to,
Mr. Rimmer called officer 763, and he endeavoureudo
put him into a cab, but he resisted, and then
assault was committed that formed the matter of
plaint. He was then taken to bridewell.
said that neither the complainant nor the supe riutead e
an
had any right to interfere with the prisoner. %he roe
had been two years in the force, and had hitherto be
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an excellent character. He had been in bridelvell s'the
eleven o'clock on Saturday until that morning, 3511.0,
bridewell-keeper had refused to take bail for
fat,
Bridewell-keeper Hutchison confirmed this statelL'.or
and chief superintendent Quick said that .313 r,
Greig had ordered that bail should be taken.
hid"
Preston said it was a case of great hardship. Ile
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self sat until two on Saturday afternoon, and the iore
might have been disposed of by bringing him I)erio
him, and not locked up for two nights.- The 516
might, at way rate, have been- admitted to bail.

prisoner must be discharged.
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NODDY CLARK'S SPARRING Rocoys.—Jo..n b,,‘
and James Edwards were charged with having r° „tor
one Thomas Lowry of five sovereigns. The proseetbef
met the two prisoners on Friday evening last, and ,f Def
wentinto variouspublic-houses and had some drink. 1,0
ultimately went to Nobby Clark's sparring-rook!;,
phiP
the prosecutor and a mate who was along With AO
began to spar. Prosecutor was knocked dolyil,
Edwards lifted him up, put his arms round .lils
and immediately left the room. Duffy then f3,:ioti
that the left-hand pocket was'torn out,
Lowry if his money was all right, when it 'Ca' -05
sovereigns gone. Duffy was given into custody, oce
Edwards was afterwards apprehended near the Cl3rjete
Dock. Mr. Black appeared for Edwards, and Tot
voured to show that the prosecutor was drunk,
he had lost his money before going to Clark's ; I'oo
he contended that Clark's house was one of the bell
d'sreputable in Liverpool, and that he might have,
robbed by other persons there. Edwards was ej.
mitted to the sessions for trial, and Duffy diseharg 0-4
AN OLD DODGE.—llagh O'Neal was charge'ds
stealing from a lad in the street twenty-five Piriiiieft
linen, value 245. 9d. The prisoner purchased the ~d A
at 151, Scotland-road, and asked the owner' to s'eti
lad along with him and he would pay him.. The lac
1
the linen, and was told not to deliver it until Wig'
received the money. When they reached ajuijoe!
house in New Bird-street, the man snatched t.lie,-esr
from the lad, ran into the house, and made histale
through the back door. He afterwards pleilfetrisl
linen for 15s. He was committed to the sessions 1'1,074
A HEAVY FlNE.—Bernard Miiee, cook eill,f,re,
the Canadian screw-steamer Anglo-Saxon, was e..1.,0i1e`
with the following outrageous conduct :—Th3 17)11'7
and another man went into the eating-house e4Atiic
Reynolds, Shaw's-brow, about eleven o'clock 090,Vbil
night, and ordered some ham and eggs and tea. ',ofl
there he would not sit down, but stood in the 01,t7
sister-in-law. of Mrs. Reynolds. He was asked tYto
and the d
aside, but refused to do so. He then went 10"
parlour, and Mrs. Reynolds told him that that
was private, and requested him- to withdravr•ottiog,
refused, and knocked Mrs. Reynolds down, c05515t.
her ear ; Mrs. Reynolds' sister then went to her tor
ante ; she was also assaulted, knocked down three
had her head cut, and her elbow severely bruise' )I,r.
other women were also iil-treated by the prisolteriee:
Bluck defended. There was also a charge of Pot 9t,
ins; to steal Mrs. ReynoMs' watch, but this was noicl;
tamed. His worship, addressing the prisoner/
had committed a most brutal and unprovoked
which must not be passed over lightly. He wPll'lO
to pay a fine of £lO in each case, or be impriso,o'
three months ; in all a fine of £2O, or six moat
prisonment.

STREET ROBBEUT.—Mary Ann Vannan and
Hart were charged with robbing one WilliaMA tit"
stone, an engineer, of £1 2s. The woman accostpFosecutor at twelve o'clock on Saturday nigiltth 111:98
did not wish to enter into any conversation sci-gocl Pi
and told her so. He felt a tug at his pocket/ h-olahee
found that his money was gone. He caught., t
her, and held her until a police-officer came tiro' 11w,,,;
called the man Hart up, and passed the moncY,, to r
He was also taken into custody, On his )41%4,
tation he said he had only 7s. and some coPPer;l

On being searched, f.

,s. was found in

inside r

and a 'sovereign dropped out from -
Both prisoners were committed for trial. n,. PI/11
ot,
DEFRAUDING A PUBLICAN.--Ann Moore a "'" Iv- a
Hughes were charged with defrauding 311',. 00: if
publican, Mann Island, of two shillings. - 11ered11;c1
went into Taylor's house on Saturday, and orue;oo%
a glass of rum. She gave 6d., and Mr. Taybir rn-iiiiiltea.e,-
41-d. in change. The woman waited a /811,-01111V
and then said she -had not received her proPe'i,illl, 11,0
Mr. Taylor asked her what coin she had give' t;es
she said half-a-crown. He accordingly gav,,e weed
shillings more ; but, being suspicious, he fol".°„risoll`:;
into th street. She' was joined by the Tnaleoi: t olihr
who accosted her thus—" Well, how did you bt)":c1
" Oh; I bounced the old fellow out of a couPLe
t 4 Then," said Mr. Taylor, " bounce you tle'ci
I.le. gave both into custody. They were rema"'

Wednesday

ries
[Before Mr. J. Anciii.]
CHARGE OP MURDER ON THE ili4ll SEAS r,
Boutille, mate of the American ship Co'r' will`tet
brought up on remand, charged with havilg Ile/
caused the death of a coloured man, nan'„cubhP,,
Antonio. The facts have already been fullY rs, are
0.0,
in our columns. The leading features of the easel C
Deceased was a sailor on board the American poilied Po'l,
queror,. of which the prisoner was mate. If°,'ejarig•
ship in Havre, and went with her to New 9,1'1_ ote
~gt
the passage from that port to Liverpool, tn:iegree 9`oo
said to have illused the deceased to such atone. „Tit,
he died in the Northern Hoipital in 4:)Tiseq- of the of
being brought up yesterday, the depositionsfor_to,
nesses were read over. Mr. J. B. AsPi.n_ viitnes,;(o
defence of the prisoner, cross-examined ,tt!sons.
butthey did not sustlin the original dep.:sl4ole..ep
Bickerton, 'surgeon, was examined on th. ,nat 1
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gairatit daseathhisreosulpinteidon,frtohmat tohthe•servidthenao,

causes. The prisoner was discharged.