Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-19 00:00:00

XIRKDXLE SESSIONS.

The criminal busin?ss of these sessions commenced
yesthrdav morning,' in the court-room. o 4 the gaol. The
following are the names of thetentlemen.:compoifiing the
• • GRAND JURS7:--
Bichard Dewhurst, of Kenyon, nwrchant.
John Aspinall, Kenyon, farmer.
• Robert. Kidd; AN idnes, manufacturer.
• , Samuel Pal*, ,Wicinc2s,, agent.
Henry Ravned, Widnes, cordmission agent:
Thomas Shutile-ivoith, IVidnel3,....gentlenian7: 7 :
Juries Tilley,.Widnes, joiner anti ballder, .
: Johnl arilfTWVaeli3l'.e9man" yeoman.
Fty.e.:')sl ICtfarles Entwiirip; Widnes, manufacturer.

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. firundy, W.idaes, , I
John Irollind, Widrics, coal merchant. '
George • Leathit,' Widnes,' diaggist. ' • •
Robert Allen, Cu,lheth, farmer.
Thomas Boardinan,-Chloheth, farmer.
Joseph Chu epleheth-, farmer.
Mathew Tonilinson,-Culclieth, mahrifibturer..
Robert Houghton, Lawton, gentleman.
-• Thohias {..yoaston,:Lawton, gentleman. - •
Jamus Pemaington LaNiton; farmer. - (r
Thomas Warder;:llennington;' farmer:
William Travers, Golborn, grocer.

John Uns-erorthn-Golboni, grocer. Id
Lord' STANLEx,, the chairman,: in charging the ';t
jury, jury, said, lie was happy to .congratulate them i 11) t,PO
court, that they hadleforo them a hghter calendiii the
he remembered on any !former .oce.9gien. They ,
could remember that .they had.hed within the last fed
'years instances where there had been before the 1,0
one .time 60,' and even "6G prisoners .for trial. .1",.
number for trial in the : month tif January last yO:e
was 44, and in the corresponding period of 1858, thei,
• were 46. . On the present occasion the number was 0,1"
19 ;.-blit on the other hand, .there had been an incre9l
though, no means a_proportionate one, in the liwilbteb
of persons summarily- eonvieted under the Act qo
'of Victoria: ' The • -number thus dealt with .1),.,7,
'been 49, whereas last year it was only ,',,
and the year before 4/ ; but, even after mall„;
allowance for that increase, it - would appear frfje
the returns that there had been a considers
diminution in the amount of crime. He was happy
I say that this_ was not a local peculiarity, but that tb.„
diminution was very general throughout the elaiwt%i
It-wis probably due in some parts to the abundance :4
work and the general prosperity- which existed, ,It ivils"
i also in a measure due to the action of reformatories
diminishing the amount of juvenile crime. - .0,
The trial of the- prisoners was then proceeded vf,
and during the day the following sentenoes were passe°. • ,
Grace Curwen, received six calendar months' imPris°oe
ment, for having. stolen some chair covers from alio
in Toxteth-park ; Matthew Fund, eight Cale) h,
months, stealing 4 cwt. of lead from a house in Toxted
park; Thomas Burns, four-mouths,- stealing a pan
shoes from, William Taylor.

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JUDICIAL RIIMBIJR.—It is reported in legal circlesi,,
the senior puisne judge of the Court of Queen's BeeePot
Mr. Justice Wightinan—is likely-to retire at no aistlir
day. W
The learned judge has occupied a seat on illie
dic. benehdonger than any of-his colleagues, being r;
last judge now remaining in Westminster-hall who 01;0
his elevation to the Melbourne Government. fle fore
appointed in 1841, and if he, do retire now, has there,&
well earned his pension, by nineteen years of ottrueso
„
indefatigu.able public qgrvlect

* rtittb States.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN :APICAL MAIL
• STEAMERS.
earNOTICE.

The Steamers for. Halifax. and Boston are loteuded to, call at
Cork Harbour, on both Outward and Honiewaid passages, to
receive and. land Mails. •
Freight by the Mail Steamers to Halifax and Boston and, to New
York'direct, £3 per ton and 5 per cent. primuee•
Freight 'on Parcels ss. each and upwards, according to size.
Parcels for different Consignees, collected and made up in single
Packages, addressed to one party for delivery us America, for
the purpose of evading the pavment of freight, Will, upon ex-
amination in Alaterioa by the Customs, be charged with the
proper freight.

The BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL -MAIL
STEAM-PACKET COME ANY draw the attention of Shippers
and Passengers to the 329th section of the New Merchant
Shipping Act, which is as follows :-
44N0 person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to
require -the master or owner of any. ship to carry therein,
Aquafortis, Oil of Vitrol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods
Which, in the judgment of such master or owner, are of a dan-
gerous nature ; and if any person carries or sends by any ship
8119. goods of a dangerous nature, without distinctly marking
their nature on the outside of the packggecontaining the same,
or otherwise giving notice in writing to, the master or owner,
at or before the time bf carrying' or sending the same to be
Shipped, he shall -for- every such offence incur a penalty not
exceeding. £lOO ; and the master or owner of any ship. may
refuse to take 'on board any parcel that he suspects to contain
goods of a dangerous nature, and may require them to he
opened to ascertain the fact.'

BRITISH AND NORM AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM,

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SHIPS.
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To sail between
• NI&V LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT
And between
LIVERP*OL AND BOSTON,
The Boston Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX, to land and
receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

;hip, building).

• SCOTIA (new
Captain Captain
PERSIA C. 11. E. Judkins AFRICA - Neil Shannon
ARABIA James Stone. AMERICA W. F. Millar
ASIA- Edwd. G. Lott.-- NIAGARA Alex. Ttyrie
CANADA.....W.,J. C. Lang. EUROPA -John Leitch
• ' ...:..........Captain Stiall.

The wider-noted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL.

1560
• ASIA For New York ~ . ..... ......Jan. 21
CANADA For Halifax and Boston.l.Saturday' Jan. 28
ARABIA .For New York Saturday Feb. 4,
EUROPA For Halifax and Boston...Saturday:.:—.Feb. 11
• AFRICA For New York Saturday Feb. 18
AMERICA For Halifax and Boston ,Saturtlay Feb. 25
• Taking passengers and goods for Nassau and Havannah, to
be transferred at 'New York on 'board the R.M.' S.S.
KARN

From AMERICA. 1860
AgIA Flom /Ow fork Wednesday... Jan. '4
CANADA From Boston Wednesday...Jan. 11
AItABIA FrOM gew York Wednesday...Jan. 18
EUROPA From Boston' Wednesday... Jan. 25
4F-aICA From New-. York Wednesday ...Feb.- _ 1
;.,...From
AMERICA Bosßoston-. Wednesday..,Feb. 8
The Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
laded, at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
u°ll6o of New York.
. ...
PAgg&GE MONEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTtJN.
Chef Cabin ..,.......,.....Twenty7two Pounds. ,
Stebnd Cabiti. ' Sixteen Pounds.

TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
Chief Cabin Twenty-six Pounds.
steond Cabin - Eighteen Pounds.
These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without
WI-W. or Liquors, which can !,e obtain ?,d on board.
nese Steam-ships have ikcconainodatinn for a limited number
"t
~!3econd Cabin Passengers':
frrusaeers are ollowed't*crityscubieSeekof personal luggage
ee of height; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
tjir,u_lcire. than
luggage and thee will be charged freight on
Personal when it exceeds half a ton measnrelent.
To-prevent diaappointment or difficalty, passengers are
ilacliectfully informed that package.v: of Merchandise will not be
N.Wed to be shipped as luggage, or with their luggage. r
thare,ngers are not
peels
the ail. permitted to go on board by the steamer
Six -.eels will be received at the Office of the Agents here until
o'clock On the F„ridav evenings preeions to sailing.
ofil,etters for Consignees or others must pass through the Post-
"lee- None will be received at the Office of the Agents.
Etl:ll3', in Halifax, to Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart. ; in Boston, to
to ri Hates ; in New York, to Ed. Cunard ; in Havre,
12, onald Currie, Quai d' Orleans ;in Paris, to Donald Currie,
Ike ?laze de la Bonrse ; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
to „adstreet ; in Glasgow, to G. and J. Burns in. Queenstown,
.4 and C. Mac Peer; and in Liverpool. to
D. and C. MACIVER, 8, Water-street.
The
next A k will -start for N`e-W NOrk direct, on Saturday
leave the 21st itLstant.steam-tender SATELLITE will
that, the Landing-stage, opposites the Baths, George's Pier,
8,1 day; at Half-past Eight o'clock Morning, with the Pas-
gers fcr the ASIA.

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