Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

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!rowdy Court, was held

before Mr. Sergeant Jones, 'Williams r: Glace. Plain-
tiff is a milliner, and sought to recover 9s. 4d. from de-

fendant, a draper, of Islington. Plaintiff said that upon
a certain day her attention was attracted to defendant's
shop by some ticketed velvets in one of the windows.
On a ticket was, notified—' All these fancy velliks,
25., 6d." Plaintiff entered and asked for two yards. The

colour required could not be find in stock, and
was taken from the window. To plaintiff's gTeat
surprise she was charged 9s. 11d. instea.i. of 55., and
she then observed that upon the piece from which the
two yards had been cut Vas a ticket " Terry velvet,"

but no price. She demanded ler money back, which
was refused, and hence the present action.—Defendant
and his shopman produced the tickets, a-. said the
piece cho,en was not with those marked 2s. 6d.--

Plaintiff: It was side by side with them.—His bonotir
was of opinion that defendant was liable. The case
ought not to have been •allowed to come into court.
Plaintiff would have a verdict with costs.—Defendant :

The money would have been returned if plaintiff had
not been uncivil.—Plaintiff: I was not uncivil.—His
Honour : To say the least of it, a mistaken impression
was created by a ticket in defendant's window, and he
is liable.

COMMITTAL OF A WITNESS TO PRISON BY A CORONER.
—On Wednesday afternoon, an inquest was held, before
the borough coroner, on the body of John Prescott, as
old pensioner, aged.6B, who had served under the Duke.

vious Sunday. under the circumstances detailed, in the'
following evidence. Mr. 'Simm, chief constable, 'COP.-
dxcted the examination of the wituesses.—Ann Corless,

the 25th ultimo, he complained of being unwell, and
said he had been severely kicked by four men, whose
names he did not know. He had been, he said, to the
Blue sell beer-house, kept by R. Baron, and there met
with two men, one of whom paid for him a glass of
ale. The deceased attempted to drink it, when the men
" bo'bcd " the glass against his mouth, and nlaved

pranks with hin. Th'OY afterwards followed hiin Ottt
and ili-treated him. He refused to mention names, tell-
ing witness she was not to make a bother about it, as;
they would be punished in another world. He was a
man of intemperate habits, and was very quarrelsome
when drunk. Mr. J. M4Loghlin, surgeon, of Wigan,
1%114 had attended deceased, and made a post *orient
examination of the body, said he found the back, neck,
breast, and one of the thighs covered with bruises such
as would be produced by kicks or blows, and he had no
doubt that external violence was alone the cause of death.
Robert Baron; the beer-house keeper, was next called,
and on the Testament being placed in his hand, he in-
quired, "What's that for?" The Coroner : You areabout
to be sworn. Witness: What for? Coroner: Do you not
5 How o" ?—Wit-
n oath.—

he nature of an oatt, ~.0 are you
I'm 45, b:A I know nowt about

Coroner : I question whether I shall be justified in ad-
ministering an oath to such a inn. Do you ever go to
a place of worship ?—Witness : I shan't say.—Coroner ;
If you decline to answer my questions, I shall commit
you.—Witness : Well, I shan't say.—Baron refusing to
answer the question when a third time put to him, he