Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-01 00:00:00

BIRK FM" FAD.

Magistrates-present—J. D. Case, J. S. Jackson, Esqrs ,
and Rev. Mr. Colon. _

SHEET STIALING.—James 13 attersby, a labourer, living
in Meacock-street, was charged with stealing five sheets,
the property of Patrick Whellegan, a lodging-house-keeper.
The prisoner bad sold three of the sheets to a marine
store dealer, named Pryal, for is. 3d., and the other two
were found wrapped mind the prisoner inside his trowsers.
Twenty-one days' hard labour.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—Thomas M'Alevey, an Irish
cattle dealer, was brought up charged with stopping James
Morgan, on the highway, near Eastham, assaulting him,
and rifling his pockets of Is 7d, The prosecutor, who is
in the service of Mr. Murdock, of Little Sutton, stated
that on the 29th instant, he was riding his master's horse
on the turnpike road from Bromborough to Sutton, and
when he had got about a quarter of a mile out of Brombo-
rough,the side of the road. If .;s horse was walking at the time,
he saw the prisoner and two other men standing at
when the prisoner came u 5 to the horse's head, and laid

hold of the bridle, and then struok him (the prosecutor)
twice on the head and face with the ash stick produced.
(Prosecutor bore several marks on his face, and a very
severe bruise over the left eye.) Prisoner then let go of
the bridle, and took hold of his legs and tried to pull him
off the horse. The other two men also came to assist him
—one of whom went to the bridle, and the other assisted
in pulling him off the horse. The one who had hold
of the bridle, then let the horse go, and when they had got
him (prosecutor) down, they commenced kicking and beat-
ing him, the prisoner, at the time, kneeling on his breast,
ultimately, he found that they had taken his money out of
his pocket. The prisoner cross-examined the prosecutor,
and elicited from him that after all the ill-usage he had
received, he had actually gone and bad some drink with
chem. The Bench said, that being the case, there was an end
of the robbery, and they would deal with the case as that
for an assault, and fined the prisoner the full:penalty of five
pounds or two months imprisonment.
H.M.S. HASTINGS.—CharIes Hammons, a marine, be-
longing to H.M.S. the Hastings, lying in the Sloyne, was
brought up, charged with being a straggler from that vessel,
which means that he had strayed beyond his time allowed
him to be on shore. He was ordered to be handed over to
the Sergeaet-Major who was in attendance to receive him,
that he might be dealt with by the authorities on board the
vessel.

A INTEw ACT—" OUT FOR A SPREE."—A spicy-looking
young man, who gave the name of Francis Short, of 28,
Christian-street, Liverpool, and that by profession he was
one of the adjuncts of the Colosseum, was summoned for
refusing to pay the sum of lOs for a ride on the 23rd inst,
with some companions (not all males), from Woodside
Ferry to Moreton, Woodchurch, Arrow, Oxton, and back
to Woodside. Defendant admitted having taken the trip,
bat that ho thought the demamel rather too high, and to
show that he did not want money he had left a sovereign
in the care of the barmaid at the Adelphi vaults, Woodside,
to abide the decision of their worships to-day. Cabby
was, however, all smiles, and knew he was right, and pro-
ducing his book he very soon pointed out the different
fares to each place, as he did not come back by the same
road ;. and Mr. Short, without being' long detained, was
ordered to pay the fare and lOs 6i costs, or in very short
time his goods and chattels would be in a distressed state,
upon which Mr. Short said he would not be long in getting
his sovereign he had left in the shade. In a very short
time one of the old " George and the Dragon" made its
appearance, and Mr. Short, having added a sixpence to
keep it company, retired behind the scene, thinking, no
doubt, that he had played his part admirably, and that
Cabby would like to give him an encore. It was stated in
court that it was a very long ride for a short man, and
that had Cabby been up to the mark, and traced the map
properly, he might have put on something more, which
would have enabled him to have gone and seen Mr. Slrort's
next performance—" A trip into Cheshire."