The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-22 00:00:00

KIRK DALE QUARTER SESSIONS.

The.r sessions commer.c3d at the Court house, Ki; kdale,
yesterday, Lord Stanley, M.P., presided. The other
magistrates present, were—Maj r Bourne, Captain Awl-
nall, Messrs. J. Rosson, J. Compbod, J. A. Tinne, W,
Hall, J. B. Barc!ay, J. S. T. Gre'ne, J. Pollock, J. Hard.,n,
J. T. Bourne, R. Theakstone, T. S. Re ilboue, D. flodgs )n,
A'card, D. Bromilow, W. R Sandbach, and J. S.
Steer;

His Lordship commeleod the business by reading the
visiting jostic:..‘s report, from which it appeared that the
state of the prison, and of the prisoners, was most satis-
factory, and that there was a very good demand for the
articles manufac'ured by the prisoners.
The Governor of the gaol reported that there were 395
prisone s in his custoiy, being 71 for felonies, and 324 for
misdemeanours.

From the Chief Constable's report it appeared that
the police force cousistel of 617 men and officers, and
that, cluing the past quarter, five men had been added to
the force; three had been discharged on account of ill
health ; 33 had resigned ; 12 had been dismissed, and
there had been 43 new appointments. The number of
resignations was attributed to the men seeking better
situations in other constabulary forces in the kingdom,
The return of the amount of crima within the county
showed that the total number of apprehensions during
the quarter was 2,065, of whom 201 had been sent for
trial ; 1.317 had been summarily convicted, and 547 had
been Uismissed. The number of persons summoned by
the parochial authorities was 3,257, of whom 2,213 had
been summarily convicted, 7.59 had been sent fur trial,
252 had been diamiKetl, and 33 had not appeared, but for
the apprehension of whom warrants hid bean issued,
From the above returns it appeared that there had been a
decrease of 84 apprehensions as compared with the
previous quarter, and an mere rse of 66 summonses.
The aidgemaster's report was read and adopted, and
the other business transacted was pare!y of a routine
character.

The Court then adjourned until this day, when the
rial of prisoners will he proceeded with.

IMERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.—We are glad to see that Hull
is about to join in the movement for a thorough revisal of
the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854. We hope that
measures will be taken for drawing up a well-considered
and comprehedgive statement of the grievances inflicted on
our mercantile naleins by this cumbrous, arbitrary, and
inconsistent act.—Hull Packet.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY AND MURDER BY A
" TICKET-OP-LEAVE MAN."—On Saturday last a returned
convict, named Carter, of notoriously •bad character,
visited the house of an agsd man, a respectable farmer,
named Richard Fennell, residing at Rossmore, Queen's
County, and, on complaining of hunger, received his
breakfast, of which he partook heartily. On leaving the
house, being known in that locality, he was followed by
Fennell, who felt desirous to see his guest safely off the
premises. ; but in a few minutes Carter returned and
demanded money, and, on being refused, he struck down
his victim with a large stone, indicting on him a frightful
wound, which had the effect of rdndering him insensible
during a considerable period. The ruffian then returned
to the house, took up a spade, and threatened to murder
the servant maid, unless she revealed to him where her
master kept his money. Fortunately, at this moment a
young lad, a servant, seized on a loaded musket, and
threatened to sh ,ot Carter if he attempted to carry his
threats into execution; in the meantime, an alarm was
given, and the villain fled, pursued by Fennell's son and
one or two labourers, who were attracted to the scene by
the cries of the servant maid. After an exciting chase of
two miles, Carter was captured, and surrendered to the
Graigue constabulary. On the following day (Sunday)
the prisoner was escorted to Fennell's house at Rossmore,
where ho was fully identified. During the thy, informa-
tions were taken by Wm. R. Fitz Maurice, Esq., J.P., and
the case was returned to the quarter sessions, held on
Wednesday by James Gibson, Esq., Assistant Barrister
for the Queen's County. Owing to the fracture of Fennell's
skull, and his life being in great danger, on the evidence
of Dr. Huston, the trial was postponed to the next assizes.
—Carlow Sentinel.

MANCHESTER BANKRUPTCY C OURT.-A-P0 °'

(Before Mr. Commissioner Jemmett.)
.706.
In re JOSEPH WRIGHT.—The adjourned last e,O tbiet
tion took place yesterday. The adjournment 'note
place for the purpose of giving time to Mr. JOhn
rode.,
who was seeking to prove a debt of £30,000, ta;Pforthe
some documents. Mr. Atkinson, who appeared Dote
assignees, stated to the court that he had received
intimating yd
that Mr. Nunns did not intend to Peettgpt
claim any further. He thought it right that the bhsitioni
should have an opportunity of explaining the silo&
made by Mr. Nunns, which affected the bankrupt's
jechned
ter. The Commissioner imagned, as Mr. Nunn° a Etatt
to appear again, he repudiated by his own act the
tido,
meats he had made on former occasions. 3lr.f ntios
son said he should certainly urge some I.josel
statements as against the bankrupt. The Corn odors
said the assignees were entitled to have every exPis graph
therefore Mr. Atkinson might examine the 10.11
Joseph Wright stated as follows I wish to exPlsinons
reference to the statement made by Mr. John I`aceiceS
the examination before this court. As regards
sent to Samuel Lees and Co., they were, to the hest-earl
knowledge, real invoices of cotton either held for tube
sale, or by him on his own account, I considered the The
invoices I directed him to send were real invaice7 hales'
reason I fixed the amount, and not the nu fiber a..rose,
was, because, on former occasions, the amount of Pb•gtea
the 11!
oftay
exceeded Samuel Lees and Co.'s limit, which theiLa Jbalde
to; and as I did not know either the weight of the dye
a the
or the price he might have to give, I preferred go'Zeldt
amount cf the invoices in cash, which he was not to !;700501,
leaving the quantity to himself, of course. I find in -31
Samuel Lees and Co.'s invoice book, invoices as f0113w,, 4.
6; 0
.; 0
sth January, 1855
935 1
•••••
c 0
14th „
943 0
942 "
24:h „
.th February
5 0
loth „
996 ;
23rd „ •• ••
9th March 932
17th April
951 #
24th „
sth May „ 953 18 o
12th ~
959 9'7 Ile 3
28th • • ' • .
956 g
11th Juae
950 °
11th
July ••••••
960 6
2 Ith „
• 950
28th ,• • • • 98 14
17th August .
30th „
97 15th September ~
20th Oc•ober ....... ,
• 904 '7
19th
Ist November ..... . .'
9560 2
00
„
...
3rd December
g 92
••• ... 8
... 9
17th „
4th January, 1856
12th •,
. 979
28th ,
lg
sth February ........
....................•
865
25th ~
.. .
4
3rd March •
19th•• . ..... . ,55 0
16th Aprll •• • .....
,55 11
30th •• •
6th May
„ ..... 9 0
2nd Jane
949 961 0
2a, If
....
23rd ~ •
On those respees:ve dates I purchased from Jahr/ b'esses
some -.0
the cotton mentioned
in these invoices. In
setae
motion, and in know, bata
the property was sent for comb::
it was re-sold by Mr. Nunns, to eihott; don thich
it was in the Liverpool market. I cannot say off
above lots were sent for consumption, and which lekloveilf
re-sale. Ido not state that purchases were made bY/ tacks
from information within my own knowledge; hat Noss
such statement relying upon the accuracy of-John
invoices, now produced and referred to. Bills were and h
out by Lees and Co. upon me for the amounts, bought
accepted them, and met them at maturity. I nev,er„gat
cotton from John Nunns as a principaL I u°s;ereli,
through him. In all the transactions Nunns was etbite
my broker. The invoices now produced were not Oh" of
to me at the time the cotton was purchased
were sent direct to Samuel Lees and Co., and on the re 00
cos'_. d
of one of them, they drew a bill upon me to
amount. I wall undertake to state positively that 00;0
the cotton mentioned in the invoice referred to ass sof tlitt,
consumption; but I am not able to say which did gv
invoices this applies to. I can only state that some f the
into consumption from the impression I hare t for
transactions. I saw the invoices of the cotton sea ,tai
saw
consumption; they were eent to Stockport. T - „ Johp
of the i Ivetces headed " Mr. Joseph Wright, Per se ere
Nunns, bought of John Nunns." Copies of invoices
e 0 et
seat by Lees and ut I think they were flat d
copies ; the headings C0.,'1
think were changed, no sad
cotton was treated as bought by me from Samuel Le_d the;
Co. It is, therefore, a fact, that the invoices pro% have
morning are seen by me for the first time today' awhatevet'
no knowledge of their accuracy iu say resPe- rofessing
I have no means of knowing that the
to be comprised in those invoices had *IIY c
letters I sent
ence. Upon referring to the copies of thens, ite‘
to Nunns, which he psoducad at his examinatifo r a
Pest
most," for the expression " this will come in for a
cotton_tPual
exist.
most," &c., in th's way :—Frequently I did n btit
cotton for consumption, as I had cotton of my Oro4
as the lw_ocle% tt was necessary to have the cash,
capital I possessed was principally, the accon; 01,
tion afforded me by Samuel Lees and Co. It ;or 0,
cessary, therefore, to have the accommodation e" jou
cash or cotton. The expression in the letter,. trite
Feb. 15th, " send to Samuel Lees and Co: an plf
for £950," was merely a loose way of writing; it,,eatisa
meant send cotton to that amount. This ear' the
applies to a similar expression in other letters'to the
intention was that purchases should be made
00
the
amount stated, but this does not certainly appete,t- par',
fire of the letters. It did sometimes happen 'age a'
chases were made by me on credit for the pill fat
raising money for a particular emergency, and rvs° 018
cash at a loss. I had no knowledge that parellaseeseefer
actually made except through John Nunns, ea on
authorised or sanctioned his obtaining an scl,'„ ren
cotton from Messre. Leach and Co. I 1'5,,,-are At);
Nunns examination, and was not previously 8,-s wi'_,;*
the mode in which he had transacted blisT,7„t
1
Leach and Co. I was not previously aware co.,
cotton had been pledged with Leach 611,00 un
and that they afterwards sold the eab"yetrOw"
account of John Nunns. It was represented tan's einneet
that such cotton had been absolutely sold to J.': for the
Upon the ocdasion of a particular purchase made
_l4 vese
purpose of raising money, my instructions to lirtlr tkinseti
to resell for cash at the best possible prices- 3f,;,,seieneL"
said before asking the court to decide whether 'nation,
should allow the bankrupt to pass his ,ems what w'
wished to take the direction of the court as C°tobbett, v,ho
their duty under the circumstances. 31e. delgene6
appeared for the bankrupt, wished for a little•
his
600
as he had been taken by surprise. He wag ell
until he came that Nunns had withdraw' ;it appli
The Commissioner said the qaestion of belief as: otraPt.
to Nanns did not ace: the examination of the un
~obaolf
Mr. Cobbett thought it did more or less, but 13_10 ssidt
his Honour alluded to his accohnts. Mr- Atkios`t'edthat
the bankrupt in his amen :ed balance sheet, sta7,ooo,
Nunns was indebted to the estate tothe amount of 100
st * bid
but nothing- was said respecting this in the fir up
sheet. The Commlssioncr said, Nonns had given by 0,4):
claim to be a creditor to the amount of £30,t,'",, tn•
appearing, but what did he way about being a debLn•bs opt
amount of £7,000. Mr. Atkinson said that WIT' thatot the
of the questions for consideration. lie suggested
examination should be adjourned until Mondl itate•
that in the meantime his Honour should read ',feed°
ment made by the bankrupt. Tills proposal was
by Mr. Cobbatt.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BEATCS

VOS
Tim QUEEN V. JUSTICES OF GLOUCESTE3SIII3IS.----da/S-fj
TO CORONERS.—Sir F. .Thesiger moved for a "al:, 001,:
directing the Justices of Gloucestershire to pays
.4ieh
ford, the coroner for the county, certain fees ,t° Ant r°
claimed to be entitled to under the acts of parliael-t
'ating to the holding of inquests. In Noverabsr I.eas
Gaisford received notice feom a constable witl3ldebd_iie
jurisdiction, that a female, aged sixty, WaolYilig
her cottage. She had not been attended by of OL
man, and it was not known what disease she had°
nest,
The coroner travelled seventeen miles to hold the l
b ogy the
and the jury found that the deceased had "died notice
Visitation of God." In January he received another Or;
that a child six months old had been scalded to dest sac'
this occasion the coroner travelled eleven Pict
held an inquest, and the, ,
d i one'
the deceased had been
outT his account and submitted it at the the quarter s's-3d to
The magistrates allowed his disbursements, bat refil e the
oder
allow his fees of
20s and 6s Si, which he claimed u
_,n,
at
25th Geo. IV., and the Ist Vie , chap. 68, reObV't he
the same time an opinion that when persons died cot
a cejlludreyntarttursnelddea.,,veruill;
loos
visitation of Goll or by accident, the coroner learned
sarped
entitled to any remuneration whatever. Triet she'
igt
counsel said, although it was important to P. a.rlo
upon the holding of inquests which were unnecessill the
was most desirable not to interfere with a eururikef court
proper discharge of his duty ; and he hoped t"to the
would grant a rule, in order that the question 35i¢hr 1)8
right of the magistrates to disallow these fees
fully discussed. Lord Campbell said it was very (let, ol
that a rule should be laid' down for the Prote'lt;(ajle tra
coroners as well as ratepayers, and he might take a
show cause.

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BEIOCIi
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A. PC

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26
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BiIOCIIING AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO A
GERMAN MERCHANT, AT BRADFORD.

On Saturday afternoon, a young German gentleman,
named ,allaed Henry Zahn, twenty six years of age, connected with
management of the well known stuff house of B.
and Co., of Manchester and Bradford, met with a
fatal accident. Along with two other young gentlemen,
ttalted Mons. Edward de Goer and M. Gustavus Schmidt,
he went out after business hours a few miles into the country
On horseback, and passed throu4h Shipley, and had reached
the Baildon side of the river at a sharp pace, when by some
means the horse ridden by Mr. Zahn became frightened,
aed he lost all control over it; and when endeavouring
Inddenly to turn it round, to prevent it from dashing
h c.'adlong against a wall, or into a ditch, the animal
was thrown. Mr. Z thn was thrown off and fell
violently upon his head, with his right leg under the
flirtt•tl. His companions, one of whom was immediately
lipre him, dismounted ; and, with further assirance, had
couvryed to the nearest house Mr. Henry Taylor,
I,Bllrgeort, Bradford, who happened to be in the neighbour-
"ool,l, and Mr. Brumfit, a surgeon in the village, were in
regt'ance in a few minutes, and did everything that could
done, but could not rouse him from his stupor. He was
c°rlvyed home as soon as possible in a cab, and the
tle:tdance of Messrs. Taylor and Brumfit, and also Dr.
44elurk, a skilful physician, was continued, but no change
!°111(1 b 9 produced, and he died about twelve o'clock. An
'119.n-it; was held on the body before C. Jewison, Esq., at
the geis )n Inn, Bradford, on Monday, when the above
fe'S were stated in evidence. Mr. Taylor, surgeon,
attributed his death to severe concussion of the brain, the
reealt, probably, of an internal fracture. A, verdict of
(`Accidental death" was returned. The deceased was
flinch respected, both by the townspeople who knew him,
4141 Ifs own ctuntrymen.