Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-21 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 21, 1859.

RI
merely a volunteer, le :4glis_assistance for the benefit
,of the company, I would' not have allowed him or any
other person, excepting my own-officers, to occupy the
position he did.
At the conclusion of the above evidence, the court
adjourned for a short space of time. On the re-
assembling, of the jury, the case was further proceeded:
with, andril telegraph we have received the following
VERDICT:
_" We find the deceased came to their deaths from
injuries received from steam, hot air, and water, in con-
sequence -of the -bursting of the jacket attached to the
foremcst' funnel of the Great Eastern steamer, and that;
the said bursting was caused by the closing of a tag
connected with the syphon attached to the said jacket,
in conjunction with the shutting off the feed from the
water-casing to the boiler, but there is no evidence
before the jury to show by what person or persons the:
said tap was shut off; and the jury further express their
opinion that taps are highly dangerous when placed is
such positions, and that sufficient caution was not oed.
by the engineer; the jury, however, return a verdict or
Accidental death.' "

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY-

• [Before Mr. MANSFIELD.]
- DISTURBANCE IN A DANCING SALOON.—Daniel
France, the proprietor of a dancing saloon, the " Blue
Anchor," in Hood-street, was charged with having:
committed a violent, assault, on Monday night, upon a
Spanish sailor, named Valentine. From the evidence,
it would appear that the' prosecutor was in the dancing,
'saloon- belonging, to France. While, there, the sailor and;
a musician quarrelled, and maintained a great amount of
disturbance, but no bliws were struck in the house.
The Spaniard went out into the street, and was followed-
by the musician. France also came out,. as he'
was afraid there would be a row between:-
them. He separated them, and having (lone so, it was
alleged that France assaulted the. Spaniard, k-nocked
him down and kicked him about the head and face,
doing him serious injury. The evidence of Julia John.:
ston, a prostitute, was to the above effect. James Hen-
nesey, steward of a ship, said that he was in the saloon
about twelve. o'clock on Monday night, and heard a
noise in the parlour. He went to see what was going
on. Ile-found the :Spaniard and the musician engaged
in an altercation. • They went out, and France followed
them. He (France) separated them, and the musician
went away. Mr. France seemed afraid that thtr
Spaniard was about to use his knife, and certainly
struck him, but the Spaniard did not fall, neither
was he- kicked.`.-Mr. Wall, sUrgeon of the Northern
Hospital, said that the prosecutor had received".
severe blow on the left cheek, probably with a blunt
instrument. It might have been done by a kick, es-
even, a violent blow, with the closed fist would have
caused similar injuries.—Mr. Bluck addressed the.bench
on behalf of the defendant, who, he said, only acted' in
self-defence, and did not knock the prosecutor down nor
kick him.—Mr. Mansfield said he was of opinion that
Mr. France had used unnecessary violence. The pro-
secutor was certainly not-without blaine ; still, France
had gone too far. He was perfectly right to endeavour
to prevent a disturbance, yet he was not at lilierty tQ
use the unnecessary violence which he had evidently
done on this occasion. He ordered the defendant to pay
a fine of 40s. and costs. -

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.--=A ruffianl-looking
fellow, about twenty-five years of age, named
_Francis
O'Brien, was charged with committing a most violent
assault upon an unfortunate female, named Bridget Fox.
A policeman who was on duty in Union-street, about
two o'clock in the morning, Beard screams. He met a
man running down the street, who fell into his arms.
The woman came up immediately, and told the officer
that the prisoner had struck and knocked her down, in
Lancelot's-hey, without the slightest provocation. The
man was taken to Bridewell, and the woman to the
Northern Hospital, where she was found to have lost.
eight other teeth, and her upper lip was cut through.
It was evident it must have been a very violent blow
indeed, which inflicted such injuries as she had sustained.
—His worship fined the prisoner 40s. and costs, with
the alternative of two months' imprisonment.
USING A FORGED CERTIFICATE. Edward Barr/
was brought up on remand, charged with using a forgS
certificate, purporting to be that of a seaman. lag
pleaded guilty; and, as Mr. Tyndall had received instruc-
tions to press for a summary conviction Mr. Mansfield
inflicted a penalty of £5 and costs. His Worship said
that he was very glad to see that offences of this nature
were decreasing very much.
ROBBERY OF A QUANTITY OF JEWELLERY.—Christian
Voize. a German Jew, was charged with stealing a box
containing a quantity of jewellery, watches, and other
property, to the value of about £lOO. JaMes Brown, a
police-officer from Glaso.ow, said that, in consequence of
information he received from Liverpool, he appre-
hended the prisoner, and in his possession found
a box of jewellery, also a pawnbroker's certificate. He
brought the prisoner to Liverpool. The owner of the
Hproperty, Maurice Rischestinne, said that- he came to
Liverpool on Friday evening, and went to lodge at 21,
Leandere-street. He went to bed about eleven o'clock,
and on awaking the following morning, discovered that
his box was missing. The prisoner, who had been
lodging in the same houso, was also missing. He gave
information to the police, and the prisoner was appre-
hended in Glasgow, with the box in his possession.
He had also a number of paWn-tickets for articles he
had pledged ui Manchester on the Satnrday following.
On the interpreter stating the evidence to the prisoner,
the latter said, " Yes, I went up stairs and stopped for
about ten minutes ; I then put on my coat and walked
off with the box." This statement could not be received-
as evidence against hiinself. He was 'remanded' for the
present, preparatory to being sent to the 'sessions.
THE KNIFE AGAlN.—James Wilding was charged
having stabbed one John Banks, in a house in
Bolton7street, Scotland-road, on the evening of Monday
week. On that evening, the prosecutor and some friends -
were in the house of the prisoner. As it was getting
late, the prisoner wished them to go home, and desired
them to do so. The p.rosecutonalleged that he at once
went out of the room in which he was, and when he ki-ot
to the bottom of the stairs, the prisoner struck him with
some sharp instrument in the region of the abdomen.--
Mr. Bluc.k, who apreared for the prisoner, contended
that there was no evidence to show that he had .used a
knife, or anything of the kind, in regard to the prosecu-
tor ; but his worship sent the case to the sessionsier
trial.

[Before Messrs. CASTELLAIN and CHALLONER.]

AN ILL-ASSORTED COUPLE.—A woman named At-
kinson -summoned her husband for ill-treatment, and
made a lengthened statement of the Wrongs she had
sustained at his hands. In the course of a cross-examin--
•ation by Mr. Smith, who appeared on behalf of the
defendant, she said that she had been in the habit of
taking his clothes to pawn every week, but he knew of
it. She could not say that he was exactly a drunken-
man, but he would come home in an evening' and.
lie down on the floor all night like a beast, and still be
able to go to work the next morning. Mr. Smith—Did
you not on one _ occasion throw a pint of ale
in his face, after its being sent for his dinner ?
Complainant—No, I threw- it on his bank, because be
called me a filthy name. Mr. Smith—Have you not'
been quarrelling day by day ? Complainant—No, net
day by day. We quarrel very often, but we are not
always quarrelling. (Laughter.) He has often come,
into the house and abused me and my children, and the'
other day he brought in a halfpenny roll, a penny her,—
ring,, aaa a pennyworth of cheese, and he ate it ,all 7
without allowing any one of us to have a taste. Slit
went on at great length for some time. On the part
steady
the defendant, it was alleged that he was a very steaa)
man, and had been seven years in his present employ'
He endeavoured to do his best to support his family, b'
but wife was continually running into debt, and getting him
into difficulties. Although he had given her twenty
shillings a-week, she had pawned his clothes withoilt
his knowledge, and was regularly in the habit of deal—
ing with Scotchmen against his wishes.—lt
ultimately agreed between • them that the defendae!.
should allow the complainant 78. 6d. per week, and tha;
they should for the future be separated.

deAsirNouAsmonfnieCxpANreslisinOgßSEthFeiOrß
Hospital, Nottingham, for the entertainment
-The Duke of Newcastle has presented to the Lunatic-
of the
patients, a harmonium, of the value of £6O.
A number of Irish gentlemen who reside in this city-,
Mahal
M‘Mahon, of the army of France, in some way t"
would be likely to prove most acceptable to him, hav°
decided upon sending him a fine specimen of an _Ameri-
can horse; They have been quietly collecting tr;_
weover
money necessary for the purpose during the past u
and now, it is said; they have in hand something 4
nob
one thousand dollars for that purpose. They. have ~.___
yet decided upon what particular horse they will send
New York Times. a3cll:iralitiAon 317 r Allfila°rsl:

zteb Statts

& NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM-
SHIPS.
NOTICE.-REDUCTION IN PASSAGE MONEY.

The Passage Money to New York is now,
Chief Cab a Twenty-six Pounds
get ond Cabin Eighteen Pounds
wsht by the Mail St6imers to Halifax and Boston and to New
vpireiYork direct, L 3 per ton and 5 per cent. primage.
cl'ar !I" ou Parcels ss. each and upwards, according to srze.
pcels for different Consignees, collected and made up in single
thac. kages, addressed to one party fordelivery in America, for
Mir Pose of evading the payment of freight, will, upon ex-
aamiation in America by the Customs, be charged with the
Droper freight.
~BIT—AI AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM

SHIPS

APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
4 \
To sail between
441), LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT,
\
And between
BostoLIVERP•OLO,n Ships only CALLING• at HALIFAX, to land and
receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

PrElls Captains. Captains
AR, lA. ..... C. H. E. Judkins. AFRICA Neil Shannon
AsiA lA. ..... James Stone. AMERICA W.Y. Millar
CA.:NT—; ..... ..... Edwd. G. Lott. NIAGARA. Alex. lty
'‘Lui.. ... W. J. C. Lang. EUROPA ... . . John Leitch
CAMBRIA Captain Small. ,
The utdernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail

~, From LIVERPOOL. 1359
At ari.rA.- ..... For Halifax and Boston Saturday... Sept. 24
kllPitn-' ....... :For New York Saturday... Oct. 1
PER---,-.,PA ........... For Halifax and Boston Saturday... Oct. 8
01.)47....",Y0rk Saturdaj,...Oci. 15
elaa"ae..l. ..... .For Halifax and Boston Saturday... Oct, 22
---"----...F0r New York - 'Saturday...Oct. 29

From'AMERICA

AFRICA.
..From New York
PEtTll.ll4°lll4.* ''''''''''' RZI.
sßoston
48 oii.
ArtA
48/A, •,._
_.Frog
Fromßosons
ew York

Wednesday.. Sept. 14
,Wednesuay...Sept. 21
Wednesday... Sept. 28
Ne;dnesday—Oet. 5
_Wednesday...Oct. 12

nde, The
Lipassengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
hen at Jersey Cif 'thin. the jurisdiction of the Custom-
DE-seof .3', WI
e 4,484 dew York.
moxity FROM LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin Sixteen Pounds.

TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
Chief Cabin
Sege Sc,cond Cabin Twenty-six Pounds.
Eighteen Pounds.
wraLes include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without
'Res or Liquors, which can be obtained oil board.
of
441Uber--Tliese Steam-s.hips have accommodation for a limited
r T Second Cabin Passengers.
eeopPgers are allow d twenty cubic feet of personal luggage
Tor Areight ; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
tha
t)te that quantity, and they will be charged freight on
deg''M luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurenient..
Nat rrs, are not permitted to go on board by the steamer
t 4..tric
especfr ?prevent disappointment or &faculty, passengers.. are
111°w''' 1.413' informed that packages of merchandise will not be
to be
:.!•cels will",ulPPed.as lugg..ge, or with their luggage.
De received at the Office of the Agents here until
Lett, 4 ou the Friday evenings previous to sailing.
oftke =ls for c.
ND --nstftnees or others must pass through the Post-
-I)pi •-ne will be received at the Office of the Agents.
Be. -3', in Halifax, to Sir Samuel Cunard. Bart. ; in Boston, to
11onaa'r,,I• G. Hates • • New York, to Ed. Cunard ; Havfe,
, P.O-7 Currie 21, dualaid'Orles London, in Paris, ter Donald C,lirrie,
'''Ead..4"ard des Italiens ; in to J. B. Food, 5., Old
etreet tett ; G dl Burns, 9, Buchanan-
,or in, Liverpoolg°w' to G. an •
to

e
41eXt MAXADA D. and C. MACIVER, 8, Water-street.
the 4th will start for Halifax and Boston on Saturday
'day 1"toot. The steam-tender SATELLITE will leave
Tit:. at stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pler, that
DA "° oclock
"%ca...._ • Afternoon, with the Passengers for the