The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-09 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.

Otr Saturday, a youth named Levi Cohen, of the Jewish
persuasion, was brought before S. Holme, Esq., at the
Police Court, by detective offiwrs Scaife and Thompson,
charged wi-h stealing sixteen gold and silver watches,
seventeen gold guard chains, three gold rings, a pistol,
and a variety of other article's of
,jewellery, the property
of Mr. Cohen. of' No 71, Greet Howard street. Detec-
tive officer Scaife stated, from information he had re-
ceived on the previous night, he apprehended the prisoner
at the Lime street Railway Station, with all the property
(about £lOO worth) in h:s possession, He had just
taken his seat in a second class carriage, and was pro-
ceeding to Birmingham. Mr. Cohen sated that
the prisoner, who had represented himself as a
member of his family, from Poland, had been
in his employ abou' five weeks. On the previous evening
he left his shop, with the boy in charge, about eight
o'clock, and returned soon after nine, when he found that
he had decamped, and taken a large quantity of proper y
with him. He iliinediately went and gave information
to the police, awl s:ton after the two detetives apprehended
the prisoner as ahove stated. The property was produced
and identified by Mr. Cohen, and the prisoner was com-
mitted to take his trial.

ANOTHER STABBING CAST' ON BOARD AN
AMERICAN VESSEL.

Yesterday one of the crew belonging to the American
ship John J. Boyd, now lying in the river, and ebout to
sail for New York, was apprehended by detective officer
Se ,tt, and placed in the Birkenhead bridewell, on a
charge of having stabbed the mate of the above vessel on
the preceding night. From inquiries, we understand that
the prisoner had been repeatedly into the cabin with the
passengers, and had sto'en several articles Complainte
were made to the captain, but notwithstanding his having
received strict orders not to molest the passengers
or interfere with their property, he again, late on Satur-
day eight, paid anerher visit to the cabin for the purpose
of plundering the property. Information was immediately
given to the master of the vessel, who despatched the
first mate to eject the thief from the cabin. An alterca-
tion Wok place, and then a scuffle, in the course of which
the mate received a severe stab. The prisoner was then
secured, and was given over to the authorities. It is
expected the case will be heard before the m tgisrates at
Birkenhead this day.

•
THE REGULATION MousTacetn.—A garrison order has
been promulgated at Woolwich, commanding the officers
and men indiscriminately to permit the growth of the
moustache on the upper lip, extending within two inches
of the whisker on either side of the face, and no portion of
the beard to be retained either on or ander the chin.
Rid iculous !
CAUTION TO RAILWAY SERVANTS.—MichaeI Brien has
been coevicted at the Kilkenny assizes of c tus7ng the death
of five persons, by neglecting his duty of attending to the
points at the Denkit siding of the Waterford and Kilkenny
railway, by leaving them Open when they should have
been closed, whereby the mail train rau into the siding and
came into collision with a ballast train then being in the
siding, whereby fire labourers, workieg on the waggons of
the ballast train, were killed. He was sentenced to 9
calendar months' imprsontnent, with hard labour,
MINING SPECULATIONS IN IRELAND —" RIGGING THE
MARKETP—For so ne weeks past articles have appeared in
the Mining ,Todnal —apparently communicated from this
side of the channel—descenting, in glowing terms, on the
increasing prosperity of mining enterprise in this part of the
ITeited Kingdom, especially as tefards the Mining Com-
pany of Ireland. We deem it' our duty to notice this
subject, because erroneous statements have been put forward,
calculated to mislead the public ; and we think it the more'
necessary to raise a warning voice, as the articles referred to
have been copied by some of our cotemporaries in this city,
—Evening Post.
A SNAKE STORY.—A lave SNAKE IN A LIVE MAN—A
gentleman. whose name we did not learn, arrived in this
city from Bird's Hill, on Monday last, for the purpose of
procering surgical advice in relation to the possibility of
removing from the stomach a large snake, which has inha
bited that locality for the past fifteen years. Exactly at
what time the reptile was taken into the stemaeh, the
sufferer is not aware. e first felt its presence in the
vicinity of his kidneys 'many years ago ; but the pains
experienced, although somewhat acute and troublesome,
occasioned no alarm until about two years since, when one
day feeling quite unwell, he placed his hands upon his
bowels, and distinctly felt the snake crawling within him.
Since then it has grown enormously, and has attained a
length of at least fifteen inches, and a size round the
middle of five or six inches. Its proportions can he pretty
accurately ascertained as its entire shape is fearfully
obvious to the touch. It is cada active, and possesses an
insatiable appetite, jedeing from the amount of food and
water consumed by the sufferer, who is continually parched
with thirst
four thirst, and not unfrequently requires from three to
gallons of fluid daily. Through the recommPti ration
of an Indian, he has lately found considerable relief from
his incessant thirst by drinking water liberally diffused
with vinegar. He has made several ineffectual attempts
to dislodge "the varmint " by starvation and the free use
of stimulants. On one occasion he abstained from both
food and water for three days, in the hope of bringing
the occupant to some sort of terms. The first day the
snake became uneasy, •the second, boisterous, and the
third, furious, but the man still held out. At the end of
'the third day, however, his snakeship com nenced an
attack upon the walls of his prison, with what appeared
to be a tolerably full set of teeth, and the result was 3111 im-
mediate supply of food to both parties. As may be eta posed,
the man is reduced to a pertect skele' on, under the extreme
terture of mind and body preying upon him aigln wed day,
but he does not despair of finding a surgeon in the city
sufficiently skilful to make an incision into the abdomen
and remove the reptile. We have read of similar cases,
but this is the first that ever came under our observation,
I and we hope it may be the last, for we have felt " all
averish," ever;since.—Canadiin Paper.

THE GREAT FANCY BALI,

By the "Hcen in the Moon."

[CONTINITUD.]
'Tis wonderful the influence a supper or a dinner, hag
upon the nervous system of a modern saint or sinner; a
wolf once at some shepherds managed a stealthy peep, al
the group sat down to dinner, on the quarter of a sheep--•
he shook his head and frisked about in melancholy' glee,
then asked a question of the wind-" what would these
men say of me, if they caught me at such work as that ost
which they're now engaged?" and echo answering forth.,
with-" they'd be furiously enraged, and they'd hunt yott
to the (leash they would, you bru, ish four-legged creature'
-he Shook his heal and galloped off, crying bravo
human nature !" Now wolves are only animals, and
animals must eat-not. being vegetarians, they must lino
on other meat-such as lamb and venison, a rabbit noel
and then,-a brace of plump fat capons, a turkey cock of
hen. Quite good enough such fare for wolves, methinks
hear you say-they're not as good as horses, and horses
feed on hay-and you never hear a murmur, about petite'
of stuff-a good horse will be satisfied, if you give him bet
enough-not like some who're iu the world, and cut a;
mighty dash, thinking the mere canaille ought to feed on
" gravel hash 1" My stomach's not capacious, yet I like
things very nice-a beef steak and some claret, all times
can, me suffice-the effect is found quite sedative, bet
chiefly so at night; it puts one in good humour, to reado
to smoke, or write. Having sipped my pint of clarea-el
prefer it to champagne-I sat down to my lopez, Ana
resume the thread again-of my discourse; where lea
off the narrative so fine, and as I am a " full moon" now,
mean to take the shine. Here comes a well fledged
Chinese, with a tail that's rather longer, than any told by'
Dickens, and smelling vastly stronger, than sloe leaves
mixed with Pekoe from the province of' Foo-Chop-hie
name smacks strong of Irish-its Paddy Ton-ral-100 1 But
we're at war with China, and 'twas well for Mister yeb,
that Bob Clough didn't erip him-he'd have given Mr°
his tea, without either milk or sugar, out of an earthen
mug, and have locked him in the black hole withat
blanket, quilt, or rug. Next came nine and forty Hamlets,
quite green from Elsinore, and the devil such Hamlett;
were ever seen before-they' talked philosophy on two
points-white flummery and dry toast, until their nervett
were shaken by the spectre of a ghost-that might be alf
their fathers-he caused such an alarm; until the great •
big grand Turk" from Constantinople's harem; in all hitt
Eastern majesty, stepped in amongst the group-inviting
them to coffee or a basin of pea soup. This Mogul WWII'
fieure, the finest in the room, and almost looked a You
Turk-until a little broom-girl,-who was going to her
tea, just touched him with h"r beesom-the ghost thl
stalked away-and left them all in stupid chat, and so 11
quit. them too, and' join my friends King Louis and Cardi'.
nal Richelieu. I found them rather testy',-if not down"
right absurd, so I turned on my heel and met my frieSs.d-:
old Dick the Third. We were speaking about Palmerst The
-poor fellow's out of place-Dick was tapped upon tba:
shoulder, and then stood face to face, with his Ova*
"shallow Richmond," and they exchanged some bits, but
these didalt do much harm, as their weapons were their
wits-snd both were only second hand, without a point
at all, whilst, Joe Millar he stood grinning up against the
organ wall. " Bluff Hal "-oh gracious goodness-old!
Hector walked about; the -old chap was all grace slue
smiles, until a pinch of gout. paid a visit to his ankles ane
then caught him by the sleeves-and in despair he sought
relief from lovely " Anne of Cleaves " At this junctul!
e
Nancy Boleyn by accident passed by-she was a magnet
herself, and the gay monarch's eye, was agitated like
needle-that never true north points-he quivered like o:
aspen leaf, with rheumatics in his joints. He tried, and
was successful-put a smile upon his face, and said "Pee,
e'en sweetheart,"-says she "your noble grace, it,e;
engaged already,-to a gentleman-a Norman
matter darling" cried the king-" by jove I am a all
men!" And what is that ? My lord, she asked, I'l
You 'l °et
you love, quoth he-I've had two wives already, and
make number three-she courtseyed low and trembling
with trepidation said-" I'll give you up my heart, 0 Wl'
but won't you spare my head ?" This was rather sena,:
mental, and I thought I heard enough-so I turned fr°&"
I " Bluff Harry," and met one Harry Bluff. This flarrb.
was a sailor, and much service he had seen,-between the
Landing-stage and Egremont, in a steamer called e,
iQnuee:enr-yaynesalrh-adhivsoTxapgroditassyfoaur,ansfiEnadsthrianante,doinnetehoerr?g
Gazetteer. Tee French and Spaniards mustered_stre-eis:
with Alaric and some Goths, with a sprinkling of Ton -a,
and two and twenty Scots--I'm almost ashamed to tell
and
but truth will never freeze-they had'nt a tack of clothl2:
on their brawny legs or knees. An army of generals,
bO
without any flattery, had done duty in the trenehese,
before the north-end battery-when it was being erecteuo
they good service did no do -bt, for amor patrie and Queesii
to keep the Russians out-of our docks and river, and s.
must now admire, their indomitable courage-hef°reb;
good coal-fire. There was a colonel in par icular,
who
especial notice claims; he was a K.C.B. of course, whe
two and thirty names, besides his patronymics-et.,
attracted marked attention, and the reason of this holl°,es,
I think it right to mention. The time he was a littleileurS,
boyish pranks; he enlisted as a solot,,
ne'er to run, though he heard six greet.s'_'..4
a-nhderp,tliaseydedqpll.4.ota the ranks-by industry and courafro
he
wan
fired out of 110rilfan'A MOT.:
of honours are poured on We _head-
'tie strange the etas of
ter gun ! And now vast neraeast
attraction 'tween iron and lead I There were cal:lT:catnip
dragoons too, and " majors " Of tir, same; thre„larnan
exceptions claimed from the honoured teaelleal eesitcb'
although the sergeant might "tap" them with gel
-an oak stick or shillelagh-it matters little whlc..- 4se
came from the Crimea of Abercromby-square-and Pato;
some heavy sieges, whilst doing duty there-the Objets
being policemen, who in the kitchens lay-frons whet 1
they issued in good time, and pounced upon the 11 toe
The Spaniards, though all brigands, behaved nit.„aelitota
well-I only saw one Gesler, knocked down by w, 'ova
Tell-the Swiss peasantry, both lads and maids, aPPta fa se
loud the act-they did, upon my honour-it is as treeeto by
as that Bonaparte the First was there ; I shook him
fist, and as a tailor passed us hy, the Emperor 10'65 too
list-just twig the tape and shears-the lapboard Inerish
yard-he then took out his gold box, saying t here aool,
black-guard-I got it at old Lendyfoots ' and Se oett
pinch, your majesty says I, you are a " brick "-artire
inch !" There were a few stray lawyers-I he;ledttss.,
whispered up and down • that a store of legal I"i°- OP'
would be found outside the gown, that fluttered onto of
backs that night, yet the rumour went as far, as abat
they had'much practice at the pretty ample bare-von
found Inside the George Hotel-where discussions 01(jie so°
slaughter, are legal sed by sherry-pale bralloye
cold water. I give another story-it is not about eye-
how he wrote regarding Littleton-I really do n0.t,3, they
but as the tale was told to me, I'll tell it your' hoes
although they dressed as lawyers, they were troll "opov
men. It may have been a paradox-" you'll swell, teeny
the Bible "-(the Bible says, swear not at all)--we' coloe*
I'll take my Davy the assertion was a libel. Here a cow.
a horse jockey in tights, with whip and spurs on
its
and jacket of green velvet-a very knowing ehaP-Leurl
assumed character; no matter what his trade, hln-othilv
beyond all doubt for a jockey he was made-ontlohaor:
else, though if that same ou told him on the
straw
he'd look askew upon you, and think it more than s'testitc
or mayhap he would be talking big words to Too 'boat'
concerning a revolver-or a friend to ask you out-ete woofty
fast on a daisy field-and next day all your oapellast)-1,
be done by " penny•a-linors"-(for their break euei
"
the papers-and then before John Mansfield, ii;optll."
brought up from gaol—end be sent to quad for threea Dina
in default of finding bail. The duke that's pasl,lo,
he's but a cotton lord-yet he's as good as any laalliete ,
great was his reward-he was a cornet in the 15'
the war of speculation-he reaped both eve tr°
honour, by a trifling deviation, from a parallel 000;0
line-and after all his pains-he's retired to abut 1110
seat, he calls it " New Orleans "-after-soh, r of -0
comes, in gaiters loose and airy-the ft`awege'dl,49
O'Shatighnessys, from the hills of Tipperary' 1,,,,a5e-"hoil
in sixty faction fights-these little playful ta'"athe hall
only got a clout or two at the princes or the king! throes'
would have lacked majesty. for he'd make etni3"vgy 100;10
by consigning them to Etna, or to old Pasheir b°oo
locker like the lightning, he'd have banged sateere,. •
with scorn; to try if skulls were harder thattui7ra...-tvose
Blackthorn. But Pat's heart was not o° de
duchess in a faint, he whispering asked, "'IT ite of I'dest*
you an aced or a saint ?" And then he sPe more A the
and the lakes of old Killarney-‘twas effectiY
rove 01;
vinaigrette-his brother arid soft blarny-for it 001404
lady, who before was very ill; he led her 'ego See toll
Irish jig, and then through a quadrille-his 'ore moon
made of wires, as about the hall he ram ;(7)'s Eve
prow s• a
resembling Hoffman's au-to-ma-tan. , prate ,OP
Romeo's came strong-a very Clan-some ceareoteerse, to
-Don Caesar de Bazan-himself and seven 'lied fir o.lt,
to a thing or two, from a halfpenny at 913°f peOlesieg
twenty shilling 100. The " Monarch," be moral
there, look'd extremely dull, as if he'd bee ttersosee
on-" alas, poor Yoricli's " skull-or his fal° till rufieSti
knocked off, one fine day by Oily Croluvre„e aode,Settlie
up from his reverie by the fourth Ga°,ar'tiesoe°-e,oil
Brunarnel. There were some ancient gee wars tea
Syria let loose ; and Pomneys' stood
thWe teatitibii 'her
Kings from Syracuse-all gazing eh e give° 00 °
certainly was grander. than the route 00 Ft owe°, woe;
gods-or the feast of Alexander. I d0„0 °L colt°
Russia, for he is gone to pot; but the rrle seeroseecln
donia, who cut the gordian knot. The."so",
(lag Ise-- le,
lords and corn lords, as merchants In a ,ar r tab
'sting when surats would fall, and foreign /7400 the 'Pc
I'm afraid I'll have to raise-tnYoelef uP mnot abnilso
tbr to write another half hour, I find I °Tit said--; beA
is luck in odd numbers-at le:sati,lphareta:inagdogf:::::::7o:
flingingswith poami
neotsfhaiainlgisnotofeking-oh that elute t is 01! ode' 're-
mt
hye Fancyfforehead
want-and you shall get it ; but till 0392: (do
so
1 shall finish up the whole affair, in lea9C-1,,a6 I.'
third letter. A second time I take rolhe rpoou
head ; but scSroar ari; betteof
sigh or weep, for very like you're in
fora sleep

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