The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

SHERIFF'S COURT.

BEFORE MR BLISS, Q.C.
blir.RwAy ROBBERY WITH ITlOLENct.—Thomas Appleton,
,r 4M Sharpies, David Appleton, and Emma Thomas, persons
r'',"
S 3, bad appearance, were indicted.for having, on the 28,1 i tni month, robbed on the highway a farmer named Little,
irding at Eccleston, near St. Helens. The particulars of
ti' ease were, that the prosecutor, about 12 o'clock on the
4:4l't named, was returning from
he a public house homewards,
ten wn within 100 yards of his own door, he WA, knocked
kier", by the three male prisoners, who
tatter " him in the face, tore his clothes to
beide, and otherwise ill treated him. Whilst the men
Atan u'rn down, the female prisoner and another named
• e to-out ockeN containing nineteen shillings,
with .e is p
back chief, they got off. On coming to his senses he went
of th° ale public house, and gave the police a description
Op 4 tobbers, and they were apprehended the same night.
14-"lvid Appleton was found a bunch of keys which had
144 stoles from him, which he identified as his property.
pers "Illd speak positively to the prisoners being. the
evid°lls. Anne Hill, the woman alluded to, was admitted
and trace against the prisoners, the case was clearly proved,
to f„the jury having found them guilty, they were sentenced
s'ut years' penal servitude each.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Yesterday.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.
"'}IABROAD."--ASCHOOLMASTER ABROAD."--A tall, thin looking
ka, named William Gartland, described as a school.
Avs.ter, living in Great Crosshall street, was charged with
Itcrig stolen a watch, value £4, belonging to John th, Cann, of 16, Naylor street. It appeared that on Tuesday
vith
h,l AWatch, in the absence of its owner, was stolen, along
a silk handkerchief belonging to the prosecutor.
ro, latter article was found on the prisoner, and it was
l'oaed that he pledged the watch at Holland's, Scotland
tie ! and he was identified as the person who pledged it.
was remanded for the present.

k z,
-ertoy OF OVERSEERS FOR THE TOIVN-

SHIP OF EVER7ON.

sAaY,Lerday, pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the rate-
of the township of Everton, was held at Halliday's Coffee
oveaBe, for the purpose of nominating five gentlemen as
tie sets, to be submitted to the magistrates for approval at
4."'t quarter sessions at Kirkdale.
ilneF. Eaton was called to the chair, and having
md the object for which the meeting was assembled,
rho It' Thomas Bird, one of the overseers, read a statement of
the accounts, from which it appeared that the receipts during
tA,til)ist year amounted to £6,278 12s 91, and the disburse-
te £6 271 2s. In the payments, no less a sum of
4,, some shillings were set down as law expenses, and it
%11,, 'ed to many of the gentlemen present, that this was an
1,1,,'''.t not only large, but which called for some explanation
tiird also read a statement showing that, in 1855, the
it.u.:7i°o of rates amounted to 75 per cent. upon the sum
teach, last year they were 71 9-10, and this year, so far, they
tolje'e 69 3-10 per cent., from which he arguer] that the
ke.tors had been by no means remiss in their duties.
eke„i* Kitchen then rose and stated that he was
breeE';ingly glad to find that the affairs of the township
y 14. such a satisfactory position as had been described
44'1% Bird. He would have been glad if there had been
of a reduction in the rates. He
to ta-i:'steod that in Liverpool there was a determination
e otr the " war ninerence," and that the rate there
It„,- ;(1 be 2s in the pound. He was confident that there
NI; Id be n economic expenditure of the public funds
to eineterl off the ratepayers of the township. He begged
liev'e that Mr. Bird be nominated as an overseer for the
ke, Year. This being seconded was passed unanimously.
it'ltictnime Mr. Kirk explained why the rate could not fie
ceil,cd this year, stating that, in consequence of no rate
tie levied in 185,1, the township got into arrears,
4ir • nse
111ida, quently the deficiency was not yet altogether
IjipOn `ethe motion of Mr. Charles Milward, seconded by Mr.
'los°h'i,rit'r?o, Mr. M'Connell was nominated, and afterwards Mr.
uofferatta.
41.11wi!as also agreed that Mr. Yates and Mr. Charles
laaD.i.:‘' should be added to the list to be presented to the
;:atell•
1; „ ctlernan whose name we could not learn, wished to
t:the ff • t tl t the sum paid for a museum rate
the t, aPpl'ied toe thee eremction of baths and washhouses for
mP rti,,,,";ltiP, but this being foreign to the objects for which
etin-t'az was convered, it was suggested that a special
rilisehould he called to consider the proposition.
qpics Motion of Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr. Pattersoi!,
Were returned to Mr. Bird and Mr. M'Connell for their
4clctio-e: during th past year, and after the usual complimentary
gmeotB to the chairnan the meeting se parateimentary
d.