The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-04 00:00:00

THE _COURT; &c

BUCKINGHAM PALACE—SATURDAY MAY 2.
Her Maj,sty is quite well, and the ceremony of
" churching" is expected to be performed in the course of
a daY or two.

On Tuesday Prince Albert leaves for Manchester, to
open the Art Treasures Exibition. His Royal Highness
departs early in the morning, and will travel by the
London and North Western Railway.
On Wednesday a fries Council will be held by the
Queen, at the palace, in order to give the sanction of her
Majesty to the speech to be delivered in parliament by the
Lords Commissioners on the fullowiag day.
On Thursday it is expected that her Majesty and Prince
Albert, with the royal family and ladies and gentlemen in
waiting, will take their departure tor the Queen's marine
residence at Osborne, Isle of Wight.

COURT MOURNING.
[From the London Gazette of Friday. May 1, 1857.
LORD 011AMBiRLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY I.—Orders fur the
Court's going into mourning on Sunday next, the 3d
inst., for her late Royal Higness the Duchess of Gloucester,
aunt to her Majesty. viz. :—The ladies to wear black silk'
fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and earrings,
black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The gentlemen to
wear black full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black
swords and buckles.

The Court to change the-mourning on Sunday, the 17th
instant, viz :—The ladies to wear black silk or velvet,
coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white or white
or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs with black
ribbons. The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or
plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff
waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles.
And on Sunday, the 24th, the Court to go out of mourn-
ing.

PUBLIC MOURNING.
The Elrl Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for her
late Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
COLLEGE OF /Viols, May I.—ln pursuance of her
Majesty's commands, these are to give public notice, that
upon the melancholy oco-Jsion of the deAth of her late royal
highness the Ducht as of Gloucester, her Majesty's aunt, it
is expected that all persons do pat themselves into decent
mourning for ten days, to commence on Thursday n, at, the
NoupJLlc Earl Marshal.
7th of May.

FUNERAL OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.
The funeral of her Ruyal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester is expected to take place on Friday next, at
Windsor. The interment will take place in the day time,
in that respect differing from the usual course of roydi
funerals at Windsor, which uniformly take place iu the
evening, with the exception of that of the Ctieeti Dowag.r,
the precedent in which caso will be followed on the presen
occasion. The funeral ceremony will be conducted in a
private manner.

DISGRACEFUL AND REVOLTING PROCEEDINGS
AT BIRKENHEAD.

Much as the recent disclosuref in connection withthe
Liverpool BuFial Board had prepared us for hearing and
reading enormities almost irerp,ll.lo, wo think
readers will agree with us that the following disclosure
even boats the burial board in toto..
From information received yesterday, we preceded in
company uith one of the Birkenhead constabulary
to what are known as the -Birkenhead stables,
near to the ferry, and within a short distance of dwelling
houses. The information being to the effect that men
were engaged in ' skinning the carcase •of a
hoise which had died from in ort &cation.: By
the time, however, that a e had reached the place, the
butchers, dressed as navvies, had Made their escape, and
in consequence the door had to be forced open by the
police. On entering the stable, we found in one part
the skin of the animal, in another part the entire entrails,
in another about one-half of the carcase cut up into such
neat portion.' as to leave 'no doubt ih the minds of the
police, or in fact of any of those who saw the-sight, that
such quartering was not done prior to the interment pro-
cess adopted in tanneries, but looked rather suspiciously
like what might hereafter be turned out for sale as salt junk.
The residue was placed in the middle of theother pa? is and
fromoffwhich the butchers had be en cutting nice small joints.
The horse having died on Friday, or early on Saturday,
our readers, may have a faint idea of the intolerable stench
that burst "forth from; the place when the door was opened,
and which compelled every one present . to stop up their
olfactory organs. On enquiring as to the reasons of such,
an animal ever having been brought there, and in the
immediate vicinity of Chester-street, we learned that the
stable in question is rented by Mr. Thompson, dock con-
tractor ; that whenever any of his horses at the dock works
are seized with an infedtious disease, or is injured
by an accident, it is at once removed to
this place, which we think may well be called "The
Horse Infirmary." The decuasad animal in question, it
appears, had been, crushed between two wagg,ns some
short time ago, and afterwards was removed to end its
days of usefulness at a distance from its labours. While
we were remarking to an acquaintance that the cutting
up of the carcase confirmed the suspicion that it was but
a repetition of the notable Parker street case, where a
-party was found to haire been curing and preparing
horse flesh for sale, we were even.-more than thunder-
struck to learn that the sy,,t2in of tampering with horse
flesh is not of rare but every day occurrence, and, there—
"fore, with a view to have such •at once and for ever put
an end to, we give our information • for what it is 'worth
:(and it will be found to be correct) leaving ttie autho-
rities to treat the case on its many merits.
In the carrying on of such an extensive Undertaking as
that of converting the Great Float into a tidal basin,
hundreds of horses are employed, and casual ties,termin atiz g
in death to-some of the animals, take place. Taking advan-
tage of knowledge on the point, it would appear that a
man, whose name we shall not now mention, has erected a
hut in the vicinity of the works, and about thirty
yards outside the boundary of the township of
Birkenhead. Into this hovel the carcases of horses
even of such as have been interred are brought,
and, being cut up into nice pieces, are first of all boiled,
then they are packed up tightly into barrels,/ but as
7-regards the use that is made of the stuff, we will, until a
further and sifting scrutiny,• withhold any comment.
We have called attention to this most revolting subject,
and when we couple with it the current belief that horse
flesh is is "cooked up" and sold throughout the township,
it will be evident that it is high time " the powers that be
should move in the matter, and sure we are that Cs to
Smith, of the county constabulary, will at once feel it his
duty to look to the removal of the " hut" already referred
to, and on which we may have more information in on
next issue.

An elegant monument has just been erected in St
Matthew's Church, Sutton. bridge, to the memory of Ben-.
jamin Harrison' Esq., late treasurer of Gtty'ir Hospital, by
tenantry on the Lincolnshire estate belerging to that Insti.
tution.

OXFORD CHAIR or POETRY,—The election for the vacant
poet-y professorship at Oxford is fixed for Tuesc ay next,
the sth instant.
.1c is understood thilit Mr. Matthew
Arnold and Mr. Bode are now the only candidates in the
fteld. The contest is expected to be a sharp one.
HORRIBLE DEATII.—AII old man named Thumas Smith
who kept a turnpike near Barnstaple, Devonshire, came by
his death under shocking and mysterious circumstances a
few days ago. It appeals that a servant in the empl•,y of
Mr. Brown was riding past the turnpke gate, when he saw
the old man with his clothes on fire. Instead f dismount-
ing, the servant rode back to the town. a half mile, to get
assistance. When he cams back the lower parts of the
poor old man's body were burnt to a cinder, bnt he was
sti 1 alive, He was removed to the Barnstaple infirmary,
and died a short time afterwards, Before his death he
asked for his watch and some money which he said he pos-
seesed, but they were nowhere to be found He was sub-
ject to fits, and might have set himself on fire while suffer!
rig from one of them.

POLICE INT"?.LT,IGENCE.- SATIT }IDAT.

LivEni-ooL
(B .F 0 RE MR.MANSFIELD.)
PARENTAL AFF geT lON. A young woman (said to be
recently married to a sailor), who gave her name se Ellen
Young. and a sheemaker named J.hn Hughes, both living
in Watkinson-street, were charged by a man named P. J.
Mansfield, a sailor, with having stolen upwai cls of .El 4 from
him. Mr. M'Donnell, barrister, appeared for the prisoners.
The case was rather a strange one, the facts being as
follows :—The complainant, who appeared to be about fifty
years of age, is the father of the female prisoner, and it
seemed that he had come fr m sea and was paid off abont
the 17th of April. His daughter, the prisoner, bat g t
married du ing his absence, but her husband is now at sea.
When he got his pay he took a cellar and stocked it with
sweets and small wares, for his daughter to make a living.
She had previously lodged with Hughes, who is a married
man, and who had, according to the evidence, treated
her kindly. The complainant lodged in a beerbouse,
opposite to where Hughes lived ; and about the 20th of
April, in the evening, Hughes forced him to his
place to have some supper. He left his purse, with £l4
in it, under his bed. The two prisoners went back with
him to his bed room, and put him to bed, although he was
not drunk. Next morning his purse was gone, and on
speaking to the prisoners about it, the woman said the
had taken the parse and money, and it was all safe, and
she would give it to him. She kept him on this way from
day to day, and at last she gave him the parse, but said she
knew nothing of the money, and then he gave the pri-
soners into custody. Mr. Macdonnell cross-examined the
'witness at some length, but the above facts were not
not shaken. The witness said he gave Hughes a sovereign
for his kindness to his daughter. The learned counsel
contended that there was no evidence to convict tha pri-
sonere. The ladylady of the house where the complainant
lodged said the female prisoner paid har £2 in gold ; she
owed her S 2 5s before that, but np to that time she had no
money. The female prisoner was remanded, but Hughes
was discharged, as the evidence was not deemed sufficient
to detain him,
A Sam' ROBBER.—A" duffer," named John Donald, was
charged with being concerned in a robbery of a lever
watch, a gold Albert chain, key, and seal, from a ship in
the Colliugwood dock. It appeared that on Thursday
there was a comrade of the prisoners on board the ship,
and soon after he went the articles were missed. On the
same evening the prisoner went to the shop of Mr.
Samuels, Manchester-street, and offs/ed the watch and
chain in exchange for other articles, when he was detained.
He was remanded to Tuesday.
DISHONEST Swop ASSISTANT.— Benjamin HO,lBOll, an
assistant in the shop of Mr. George Donking, draper, of
Dale-street, was charged with stealing goods from the
shop It appeared that the prisoner sent some juveniles
to pledge some articles at Mr. Fairhurst's pawnshop, and
as the young man in the shop had taken similar things in
before, his suspicions were aroused, and on enquiry it
turned out that the property was stolen by the prisoner
from his employer. The prisoner was set to gaol for two
month 9.

A.ccinErr.—Peter Pinkerman, who had been remanded
from time to time for the last five weeks, on a charge of
having seriou.ly injured a man named Charles Bretnsby,
was brought up for final examinati,n. The facts of this
case appeared several times in our paper, so that it is not
necessary to repeat them here. Several witnesses were
examined pro. and con., and at last his worship said he
would discharge the prisoner, and If the complainant
wished to sue for compensation, he could go to the County
Court for redress for the injuries.
A DEA& SHAWL—Andrew lifaddisoo, a sailmaker on
board the ship Henry Woolly, from Alexandria, was
summoned for attempting to smuggle a shawl, by
which he incurred a penalty of three times the
value and duty, which came to £5 3s. 6d. Mr.
Tyndall appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Bluck for the defendant. On the 22nd of April the
defendant was stopped by en officer while leaving the ship,
and concealed on his person was the shawl. It was stated
that the duty on the shawl would have been only 4s 6d ;
but the case being proved, the prisoner was fined the full
amount, which he paid.
WEIAT'S ;IN A NAXIC ? —GRATITUDE !—A. very unpoetie
lonking fellow named Robert Barns, was charged with
having enelen two shirts and a vest from Mr. M. Haley,
Reg4nt -street. The story told by the prosecutor amounted
to this :r—The prisoner came to his place and said he was
destitute, and that he knew him in Dublin. He was
treated in the kindest manner; got his board and lodging,
and alba some money from him, and in return he stole the
articles and pledged them. He was sent to jail for three
months.

COUNTY COURT.-SATURDAY.

Mr. Conway presided on Saturday, in the absence of
Mr. Po4oek, the Judge.
INsoLvExrs.—The fillowing insolvents came up for a
final order :—Peter Hewitt Fellows, supported by Mr.
Campbell ; insolvent's petition was ordered to stand over
until he executed a deed giving up the possession of cer-
tain premises which he holds Samuel Watson. final
order granted. Anne Carney, final order granted.
Hlllat.d, supported by Mr. Chilton ; final order
granted. James Turner, supported by Mr. Husband ;
final order granted. Richard Holme, final order granted.
Frederick Middleton, supported by Mr. Husband ; ad-
journed for four weeks. Thomas Williams, adjourned for
two weeks.

The following applied to be discharged from custody—
John Constadine, supported by Mr. Chilton, discharged.
Charles William=, supported by Mr. Chilton, discharged.
George Ryder, supported by Mr. Chilton. and opposed by
Mr. Clarke Aspinall, adjourned. Robert Henry Wignall,
supported by Mr. Chilton, and opposed by Mr. Rime, ad-
journed. Thomas Moynagh, supported by Mr. Chilton,
and opposed by Mr. Horner and Mr. Martin for several
creditors, adjourned, because the petition had not been
advertised in a Cheshire paper, the' insolvent having
resided in Egremont. Joel Fildes supported by Mr.
Chilton, and opposed by Mr. Etty on behalf of James
Midas, and Mr. Campbell on behalf of Samuel Whitaker.
Tne opposition in this case was on the ground of fraudu-
lently contracted debts. His Honour held /hat gross
fraud had -been proved, and ordered the insolvent be
reminded' for.nine months from the date of his vesting
order.
The court rose at five o'clock.