The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENM-YESTIRDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
(n WORE MR. MANSFIZED.)
DISING Our—SERIOUS CIIARGE.—A respectable-look-
ing person, about f)rty years of age, who was booked in
the name of James Thompzon, was charged under
the following strange circumstances :- About seven in
the morning the prisoner was booked at Rose-hill bride-
well for having assaulted police constable 732. At that
time the van with all the prisoners had been sent to the
main bridewell,• and 'Mr. Legg, the keeper, sent the con-
stable out to get another officer to take the prisoner to the
main station. Tae prisoner became very outrageous, and
Legg had to put him into a cell, and as he was closing the
gate of the cell, the prisoner drewa revolver from his pocket,
and swore he would shoot him. TA° keeper parleyed with
him for some time, for the purpose of getting hold of the
pistol, when the prisoner turned the pit 1 into his own
mouth. The officer, who had gone out, returned at this
moment, and both he and Legg rushed at the prisoner,
who turned on the constable, and pointed- the pistol at
him, when tho- constable knocked him down, and suc-
ceeded in wresting the pistol from him. On examining
the weapon, three of the barrels were loaded and capped,
and it seemed almost a miracle how one or all of the
barrels did not g ) off, Me. Pemberton appeared for the
prisoner, and said he had dined 'out, and drank too much
wine, and dfd not know what he was doing. The prisoner
was remanded, in order that he might undergo a medical
examinati.m.

A FrouT nirrwEnN 31.4. N CATcxEßs.—Wi7lism Fairlawn
was charged with having assaulted Robert Cahill. Mr.
Muck defended the accueede Bath persons are engaged
as " licensed emigrant runners," and, from -the details, it
would appear that a very ill feeling existed between them.
The allegation on the part of complainant was, that he went
with a person from Cumberland to meet, some persons who
were coming from the Country to emigrate, and seeing the
parties whom they sought in company- of the defendant,
and other persons, the complainant addressed them, and
said their brother-in-law was stopping. at his house, and
gave them his card, whereon the defendant struck him a
blow in the mouth, which cut him. The complainant was
subjected to a sharp cross-examination, and it seemed that
there was great jealousy between them, and that they were
trying to get as many passengers as they could.from each
other. Mr. B luck made an able address on behalf of
defendant, and called for his discharge. His worship did
discharge him.
TEACIIISG AN INPEEron.—James Evans, a rether decent-
looking person, was charged by Inspector D )dd, who said
he met the prisoner in Park-road, who asked him the way
to Park-road, and he said he sas in it, and to go on
right before him. "You d----- scrawl, is that the way
you answer a gentleman, who supports you ? ' said the
prisoner, and made an attempt to strike him, when he took
him into custody. The prisonor was fined 3s.
WORK FOR A TAlLOR.—S.ephea Maguire, and Samuel
Morton, were charged with fighting in Dauzic-street.
Police officer, 507, said he went to separate the men.
when Morton actually tore the trowsers off- him The
other prisoner acted quietly after he was arrested. Morton
was fined .Pl, and Maguire-was discharged-
CAUrION TO BROKER9.—An old woman, named Ann
Jones, was charged with having stolen a brass pestle and
mortar, value about 10s, and abrass skellet, value 83 or 9s,
from the house of Mr. Benjamin Burroughs, Pembroke-place.
The prisoner sold the first article for 2s lid, to abroker named
Anne Bore, in Minchin-street, and the last for is 63 to
another broker, named. John Youd, of Paddington, Mr.
Bluck defended. His. Worship said the articles were not
likely to belong to a poor woman like the prisoner, and he
must say the conduct of the brokers was most infamous in
this instance. The prisoner had done very wrong, but the
brokers were much worse. He sent the prisoner to jail for
14 days, and ordered the brokers to return the things with-
out any payment.
A MISTRESS SENT TO JAIL FOR RiBB/NG HER SERVANT.

—Sarah Wolfe, the wife of a Jew, residing in Warwick-
street Park, (the house was described as a bpardiniz-
house and a brothel) was charged with having stolen e..?, 5s
from her servant girl, named Anne Smith. Mr. Bluck
defended. The complainant said she went to live as ser-
vant with the prisoner, but she did not know at first what
sort of house it was. She had in a purse, which she
left on a table, when the prisoner came and took it away.
Some time after she asked for her money, when she was
told to go to h—, and get it Finding she could not ob-
tain her money, she gave hor into custr.dy. Thi girl was
subjected to a smart and lengthy cross-examination by Mr.
Bluck, but her testimony was not shaken in the least
degree. Mr. Clough made some revelations in re•
gait' to the prisoner and her family, that did
not improve the reputation of the " Wolfes."
Mr. Black produced two witnesses to prove that the girl
had uo money, but they failed, and his Worship sent the
prisoner for trial, On the application of Mr. Bluck, his
Worship said he would take two substantial Mils in £lO
each for the appearance of the prisoner.
Jolts CIIINAMLN IN TROUBLE.—Edon Von, the China-
man, who stood remanded on a charge of having attempted
to smuggle 141bs. of foreign tobacco, was .brought up.
Mr. Tyndall appeared for the crown. The details of this
case appeared a day or two since. Mr. Gloodere wide a
speech for the prisoner, and called for the sympathy of
the court in consequence of our being at war with China,
and there was no sympathy for the poor fellow in England.
A fine of £lOO or six months' imprisonment was inflicted,
but his Worship said he would sign a memorial to the
commissioners of excise for mitigation.

The New Orleans Delfa, in an article on the arrest of
a suspected slaver. at that port, thinks it " strange that
this officious Federal Government of ours persists in liar-
rassing American commerce with Africa, in respect of the
latter's staple article of traffic."'

•
MARTIN Lurnan's MAUR I A.GrE - RING.—.A letter from
Marbourg, states that Luther's marriage ring has just hams
found, being of plain gold, with ..a cross. in rabies, and
bearing inside the inscription of " D. Martino Luthero
Crc.harina Bora." The au,hcncity of the ring must be
questioned, vs a description of the re:-.1 one was given in a
work published in 1741, and in ,a catalraue in 1817.,
EASTEELN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY. *Phis company is
about to undergo the process of what is termed a
" voluntary " winding-up. It was established to work
coal mines in Borneo, to supply the. government ships of
war, and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's
fleet, but failed, after absorbing a cipitol of £OO,OOO. It
is stated, however, that, taking the value of the property
in Borneo, and the £20,000 uncalled up capital, sufficient
assets will be realised to pay oft' liabilities. Mr. Wright
is the official liquidator.

A %RE SPECUL9-TION.—It appears b 7 a letter from
Rome, in the Cologne, Gazette, that the poor classes of the
Eternal City have just received a. practical illustration of
the fallibility of human calculations. Shortly befo-e the
arrival of the Erepress-Dowager, of Russia, the Mont de
Piete of Rime transacted an enormous amount of thsinecs,
as the poor inhabitants thronged to that establithment and
pawned their clothes and other pAty articles, with the idea
that they would be all redoemel by the Empres3! 'reek
expectations have not bLen realised.

*During the month of April last, fifty-three vessels were
lost or damaged, either belonging to or insured in the
United States, or bound to or from a Uaite I States port,
Eleven of these ve s4s ware ships, seven Fere ha-gues,
five were brigs, twenty-mine were schooners,„a,nd one was a
eloop. The value of the property totally lost, exclusive
of damages to vessels not completely wrecked, ani of
partial losses of cargo, was nearly £334,090. Up to the
30th of April the damage done to shipping or cargoes
belonging to the United States durinL the present year
was estimated at more than a millioo.and,a-half sterling.
The Morning Herald newspaper ,hag. at length been cold
for a sum of about £19,000. Thu ostensible proprietors
are, singularly enough, stated to be 'an advertising agent
and one of the messengers of the, Court of El.inkruptcy ;
bat the most curious part of thelmtainess is, that an ex-
treme protestant paper should have been ostensibly pur-
chased by, and is actually under the management of a
'person professing the Rornan.flatholic religian. This has
'caused some canvassing o€; the question, " Who are the
real purchasers, and to what party in the Church and
State do they belong ?!'---..Zondon Correspondent of Daily
Express.

VERDICT Ot‘ MAItSL4..DGRTE AGAINST A QUACK DOCTOR.
—On Friday, an, inquest was held at College-road, by
Mr. Galway,
one.of the city coroners, on the body of a
young man named-William Goggin, aged 18 years, who,
it is stated, had tome by his death in consequence of the
treatment of a (pack doctor named Jr.mes Shea. The
jury then teti:re4, and after some consi aeration, toind
verdict or Manslaughter against the prisoner, after which
he was fully committed for the next as,ixes, under the
corones warrant. While the police were conducting the
prisoner to jail, crowds followed him, expressing indigna-
tion against him, the deceased being an exceedingly well
conducted mln, and mach liked in his neighbourhood,
Cork Examiner.

Two MEN DROWNIM.—On Saturday evening six Custom-
house officers left Leith harbour in a, small boat for Porto-
bello. When just opposite the Leith Glass Works, they
wore overtaken by a sudden gust of wind, which capsized
the boat, and they were all thrown into the water. A sail
which had been hoisted Mated on the water,- and buoyed
the boat u 2 so that it lay, only half over. All of the men
managed to grasp hold of the side of the boat, and to keep
themselves above water. *We of them named Williamson,
.swam towards the shore for assistance, but was so much ex-
hausted that he could not reach the shore, and sank in
sli4lovtr water. After hanging on for nearly, an hour,
another of the six, named Henderson, lost his hold, and'
Was drowned. By this time assistance was at hand, ai4
' the remaining four were saved..—Edinburgh
Express.