Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

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THE ACCIDENT IN ST. JAMES'S-PLACE.—James Colfield,
the cab-driver who was remanded on a charge of having
killed Thomas King, was brought up. Mr. Littler,
barrister, instructed by Mr. Cobb, appeared for the prisoner,
and ,after the evidence was gone over [we have already
published it,] the learned gentleman contended that the
unfortunate affair was purely accidental. His Worship sent
the prisoner for trial for manslaughter.

BEFORE MESS

TORR AND L. PEEL

CHARGE OF ASSAULT.-31r. Charles Inman, described as
of the firm of " Robinson and Inman," George's Dock-gates,

was summoned, by Mr. Blakey, one of the firm of "Blakey
Brothers, boot-makers, Williamson-square, for an assault.
The facts were these : Some time since, the defendant pur-
chased a pair of boots at Mr. Blakey's, and wore them for
about an hour, and, finding they were too tight, he
sent them back, with orders to have them sold. He
called some days after, and was informed that the
boots were sold for 165., which he demanded, but was told
be must purchase another pair. This he refused to do, but
offered to take 15s. This was refused, and an altercation
followed, and, it was alleged that, as Mr. Inman would not
leave the shop, he was put out, but no more force than
sed ; and the allegation on

necessary for that purpose
the other side was that Mr. Inman committed tht
returning and striking complainant Witnesse

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the defence, who
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KIRKDALE SESSIOIVS,

The Quarter Sessions of the peace for the Kirkdale
division of the county, was commenced yesterday, at the
Sessions-bouse, Kirkdale, W. Hale, Esq. presiding. The
other magistrates present were S. Hol►ne, Esq., T. D.
Anderson, Esq., J. A. Tinnie, Esq., J. H. Barclay, Esq.,
J. S. T. Greene, Esq., J. Bramley-Moore, Esq., M.P., T. E.
Moss, Esq , Alfred Silvester, Esq., Ralph Fletcher, Esq.,
Richard Guest, Esq., Thomas Heigh, Esq., and John Grant
Morris. John Grant Morris, of the Abbey, Grassen-
dale, Aigburth, took the oaths and qualified as a county

magistrate

fhe following account of the state of the gaol was read

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• 1 MisdemeanOUTS
( Sessions.. 1 Felons
f Misdemeanours
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' Misdemeanours
Sessions . ! Felons .
C Misdemeanours

Under Sentence

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Penal Servitude
Military and Naval ....
County Court . ..
.Summary Convictions,
For Examination .....

Dicharged yesterday

Reeeive-d yesterday

Mr. Holmes said, it struck him as remarkable, that the
cases for drunkenness numbered 1,261, which were nearly
one-half of the total number.
Mr. James C. King, assistant chief constable, read a
statement, of which the following is a summarary :
First : Daily state of the police-force. Second :

monthly, state-, for the quarter, showing

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two promoted, 29 resigned, one died, and 45 appointed;
third, strength and division, giving a total strength of 671.
Crime, giving details of persons apprehended : sent for trial,
149; summarily convicted, 1,289 ; discharged, 446. Details
of persons summoned by the constabulary : summarily con-
victed, 2,402; dismissed, 218 ; did not appear, 95 ; making
a total of 2,715. Details of persons summoned by parish
authorities and others : summarily convicted, 1,283 ; settled,
793; dismissed, 317 ; did not appear, 85.; making a total of

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2,478.
The Bridge•master reported that his requirements for the
repair of bridges amounted to £lB7 10s.
The Clerk read a letter from the Secretary at War, re-
-questing that county magistrates might be impressed with
the necessity of communicating to the divisions to which
soldiers might belong who were convicted, as soon as possi-
ble, as her Majesty was losing the services of her soldiers by
being detained in jail.

Captain Gibbs said it was not applicable to Kirkdale, as
soldiers were frequently allowed to remain there, long after
they had been reported.
A letter Was read from the Council of Education which
stated, that the Roman Catholic Reformatory School in
Soho-street hail been certified to the Council of Education
as a reception for vagrant children.
The Clerk mentioned, that the Hundred had been
sued by a writ, by Matthew Gordon, of Wigan, for
damages done to certain cottage property belonging to
him by rioters, on ,the 13th June. The amount of his
claim was £B3 13s. Bd. The clerk said that he had no
claim, unless it could be shown that the riot was of a
felonious nature, and with an intent to demolish.
The matter was referred to the clerk to be reported upon
at the next meeting.

The ge

commencing

ral b-usiness will be proceeded with to-day,
at teu o'clock in the morning. .

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TILE Times has authority to contradict a statement to the
effect that Sir John Burgoyne has retired from the service.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT THE PRESTON RAIL-
wAY STATION. - An accident of an alarming nature took
place at the Preston Railway station on Monday forenoon.
About twenty minutes to eleven o'clock a luggage train
entered the station for the north, and upon one of the
truckswas a large conical iron casting, apparently a portion
some extensive tubular construction, which was being
conveyed from
feet 6 ' Low Moor to Dumfries. The casting was 8
projected so liameter, and 24 feet in length, and
coming into muchl over the side of the waggon that in
by
Whichfirst
the ponderous wooden roof is
supported. The 0 J)ililltar it only cracked ; but, pro-
bably owing to the
into
oation caused by the contact, it
came more closely
collisiondo with the next three
pillars, and spnieacpepsedwetiheembro.
broken
like many matches.
Three other
pietek :iklithat did not WI, one of
them having a large
from the side.
The collison between the casting snipped
the
pillarsl caused the
ropes by which the cylinder was lashed teoAi.ettruck to give
and from
upon the
and the immense mass rolled off and
smashing eve
. ..;.ween the lines of rail,
on the west side of the station,
-^..--wood and stonework alike

3en ganfrwav be*

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beneath its immense weight—the casting itself being
cracked in two places by the fall. Almost by a miracle;
none of the officials were standing on the spot at the time'.
Five minutes later, probably, twenty or thirty porters, &c.,
would have been standing beneath the part that has fallen,
and the loss of life must have been great. Besides the
portion fallen, most of the beams throluchout the entire
have been wrenched from their sockets,