Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-MONDAY.

[BEFORE MR. J. AIKIN.]
STREET- PREACIIING.—Thomas Birchall was charged
by Inspector Dugan with collecting a large crowd in
the old Islington market, on Sunday night, about half-
past nine o'clock. The inspector said, in accordance
with an order given by Mr. Mansfield, he went in com-
pany with three officers to the ground, and they. found
there about 300 people in two crowds, engaged in con-
troversy. He told them tb go away ; and the people
were going off, when the prisoner got into a rising part
of the ground and told the people not to go, but stand
still and not speak, and the police could not touch them.
He was ordered to go away, or else he would be taken
to bridewell. He was the only one that would not zo

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away. Officer 432 corroborated the inspector
The prisoner put some questions to the witnesses, a.
then stated, in explanation, that everyman who was fit fa,
society had a right to find it where he could. He went
to church on the Sunday morning, and had four or five
hours in the day to aroma w _

week, as he lived among a class of people who treated
him as an -exclusive being, and threw cats, rats, and
cabbage stalks into his place. On Sunday night he was
wandering about in Lime-street, to see what the people
had to say. He went over towards the waste ground,
and he there heard a young man talking about the loss
of British liberty. He had just got there when the
officers came up, but he never said
only that they had no right to interfere.
then tailed a young man named Hill, who stated
that about half-past nine o'clock he was going down
Loudon-road, and on the old Islington market he -

a word,

a number of people. He went ovei'there, and in about
ten minutes after Inspector Dugan, with some police-
officers, came on to the ground, and told the people to
go away and not keep them there all night. Birchall
told the people not to speak, but keep their ground.
Some other_ witnesses were called by the prisoner.; but
Mr. Aikin said it was not necessary to go any further,
as his witnesses only confirmed the statement of the
police. If the prisoner liked society or controversy, he
was not to go to a public place and. collect 300 people
round him when it was dark. If he wanted to have
controversy, let him and Rose, who differed with him,
go to a proper place and at a proper time. Such con-
duct as he had been ffuiltv of 11-I.+ load
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the peace ' but as none had been committed, he would
discharge bim for that time.

A PUBLICAN AND A CADMAN.—A respectable-looking
man, named Bainbridge, who is a licensed victualler in
Oldhall-street, was brought up, charged with assaulting
police-officer 526. Mr. Husband defended the prisoner.
The complainant stated that, about half-past twelve
o'clock, he was on duty in Oldhall-street, when he saw
the prisoner get out of a cab and run up Rigby-street.
The driver called at him to stop that gentleman, as he
had run away without paying him. Ile ran after him
up Rigby-street, but before he got up to him he saw
the prisoner fall. He then told the cabman not tc
mind, as he knew it to be Mr.. Bainbridge, and he woulc
pay him in the morning. The prisoner had got up a:
far as his own door, when he came back, and said tc
complainant, " You b—r, what have you to do with it
and at the _ same time struck him (

then took him into custody
20s and costs for the assault.

The prisoner was fined

JOHN WELSH AND

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