The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

A DOSPERATE THIEF.

Charles Montrose twenty-two, was indicted at the
Middlesex Session for stealing a watch, value 30s, the
property of John Smith, from his person; and also for
assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty.
The prosecutor, a whip maker, in Beech street, Barbican,
was standing on the pavement in Chiswell street, looking
at Toni Thumb's carriage, which was passing, surrounded
by a number of persons, oo the 3rd February, when he
caught the prisoner in the act of withdrawing his hand
from his pocket, and at the same moment be also missed
his watch. He accused the prisoner of having robbed
him, and was immediately struck two violent blows, and
the prisoner then darted off towards Finsbury sqoare.
The prosecutor pursued him, and overtook him, when he
turned reun i, knocked him down, and again made off,
taking the direction towards Bunhill row. A number of
persons joined in the pursuit, and at last the prisoner was
hunted down and cap*ured. lie was given into custody,
when ho made a desperate attack on the policeman,
whom he knocked down, and kicked on the thigh in the
straggle. He'rele teed himself from the policeman's grasp
and again got away. The policeman followed, and came
up wl!h hue in Whitectoss street, where he was stopped
by a gentleman passing by, and when the policetmn
laid held of him, the struggle was renewed, and the
prisoner kicked him a good deal about the legs and
body. The policeman, however, got the mastery and,
with the aid of a drama°, who volunteered his services
got the prisoner to the station. The watch was picked up
close to the spot where the prosecutor stood when he
accused the prisoner of the robbery, and it appeared that
it had been snapped from the chain. The jury found the
prisoner guilty. It was proved that he had been the
associate of thieves, and lead been tried at the Old Bailey,
with three others, who were sentenced to penal servitude,
but he was lucky enough to be acquitted. He was sen-
tenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour.

SILVER COINAGE IN INDIA.—The value of the silver
coined in 1854-5 at the mint of Calcutta was 70,43,170
rupees ; at Madras, 28.68,429 rupees ; at Bombay, 37,47,416
rupees. The amounts coined by these mintsi in the
preceding years (1853.4) were, Calcutta, 2,31,82,702
rupees ; Madraq, 6,750,846 rupees ; and Bombay,
2,26,00,817 rupees.
, COUNTY 07 LIMERICK CONSTABULARY.—II is calculated
that about £l,OOO a year will be Bawd to the ratepayers of
. this county by the reduction of fifty men of the county force,
already agreed to by the authorities. As it is probable
that fifty men more will be taken off the number of the
force in the county, a saving of £2,000 a year in all will be
effected.—Man ster Nam

THE ELEOTIOIV.

TO 'ME EDITOR or' THE NORTHERN TIMM.

Sir,—lt appears now almost certain that Mr.
Turner is going to force himself upon the electors,
and entail upon the town all the excitement and
consequent drunkenness and demoralisation that
unfortunately attend a contested election in this

town.
Mr. Turner declares, in his address, it is upon
the invitation of a large and influential body. of the
electors that he offers himself as a candidate; but
every child knows how such invitations are pro.
cured.upon the mutual " butter" accommodation
principle, and Mr. Turner wisely forbears to use
the word " unsolicited." .

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The next paragraph is deVoted to regret at the
late vote on the China questicn. It is strange,
with such a feeling, that Mr. Turner's name should
have been refused to that address to Lord Palm+ r.
ston, which expressed that regret in a manly and
prompt manner, and which was the offspring of
the evident feeling of - the whole country with
regard to that factious and mischievous vote.
Mr. Turner, in his next paragraph, speaks of the
petition which turned him out, as having been
" universally condemned as being most frivolous
and vexatious." Can Mr. Turner know what is
the meaning of the word " universally," or does
he -forget that a majority of the committee did not
consider the petition as " frivolous and vexa-
tious." He then goes on to say that the commit-
tee exonerated hini from all imputations. Un-
doubtedly the committee were quite right in
requiring strong evidence before they charged Mr.
C. Turner with spending money himself.
If Mr. Turner really wishes to be cf use on the
Town Dues question, why should he not go into
Parliament for some other borough, and thus give
the town of Liverpool three members, instead
of two. This party have already lost one seat
by bringing down an incompetent man to a warm-
ing pan (at least if rumour speaks true) and wer3
it not that, the Liberal party has a truer sense of
'what is gentlemanly and right, than Mr. C. Turner
appears to have ; he would endanger, also., the
seat of our respected member, Mr. Horstall. The
shades of feelings of the great body of electors
haVe never been so accurately represented
as these last few years, by our two worthy
members and the cordial manner in which they
have worked together haS well represented the
conciliatory attitude of political parties towards
each other. Mr. Turner pitches himself in among.
us like a great thundering apple of discord, and
1 bitterness and ill-feeling make a simultaneous
appearance with him.—Yours, &c.,
A FREEMAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
" Dawn with the Income Tax."
Sir,—Let us hope that, the gorgeous display of
Chinese fire works, which is nLortlY to be let off
upon the hustings throughout Great Britain, will
not dazzle nor distract our attention from real
question at issue, namely, a revision of the biiipu
and a solemn pledge front our representatives, or
those seeking the honour, that the detestable
Income Tax, with its vile system of collection shall
shortly come to an end. I have a great respect for
Lord Palmerston, and no partiality for Yeh, but
nothing will prevent my putting it straight to any
one soliciting my vote, "Will you pledge yourself
to relieve this country from the curse which insults
its traders—namely, the Income Tax.'" If there
is any shuffling upon the point, I shall cry—
avaunt

Euglishmen have now a chance, let them not
neglect it. —Yours truly, ANoLo SAXON.

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