Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-28 00:00:00

THE NEWINGTON HOP.

Edward Smith, the proprietor of a dancing saloon and
refreshment room in Newington, was summoned before
Messrs. He .th and Hornby, by Inspector O'Brien, for
knowingly permitting prostitutes to meet and remain in
the same room. Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Mr. Walters,
of the Town-hall, appeared to conduct the prosecution.
Mr. Smith was not reoresented by any legal gentleman.
Mr. Aspinall briefly opened the case by reading the
clause in the Act of Parliament under which the informs •
Lien was granted, which eau-e we published to extenso
on Saturday last, when similar cases wore heard and
adjudicated upon. He called
Inspector O'Brien, who sated: On the 17th instant, I
visited the Argyle Roams kgot by the defendant. I there
found about ten prostitutes, and a many men. I told the
defendant the character of the women, and his reply was, "I
have no doubt about it. but as they were quiet. he did
not think that he was doing any harm." I told him I
should inform against him if he pe-mi tel them to remain.
That was at about a quarter put eleven o'clock at night,
and in an hour after I visited the room again, and found
the same parties present. There are refreshmeAs sold in
the room, such as cakes, fruit, and British wines.

The defendant : O'Brien, I have been Thera for the
last six years, and during that time I inve been known to
you, and I ask you have you, during that time, when y.,u
have visited the rooms, ever seen anything wrLzg or im-
proper ?
Inspector: No; they have always been very quiet.
The Defendam : I do not allow improper conduc!-.
When the Lime-street " as they were eared, were
shut up, the next evening 61 of the giLli came to my place,
but I would not h.ve them.

Mr llesth : You never saw an;th?nri improper, or yet
an crstrderl? c'udact in ,he rooms?
Inspector : No.
The Defendant : The room is opened at a quarter before
eight and closed a a quarter to twelve, when all is quiet, as
I will not allow any imprcper characters there
Police constable 388, fully corroborated the above
statement made by the Inspseor.
Mr. Heath then said that he had previously heard a
similar case, aad then being in some little donb about the
matter, he had consulted with Mr Mansfield, and afcor
comparing the preamble of the act with the c'ause, and
which he thought should be read in c)nviction, and as
there had b.7en then no disorderly conduct, he had dis-
missed the case. He still entertained the same opinion,
and as there Lad been no misconduct in '.his case in the
room, according to the evidence of the Inspector, he
thought the often.ca was Lot proved, and dismissed the
case

Mr. Aspinall gzve no:ice appealing to the Court of
Queen's Bench against the decision.
Mc. IleLltni was exceelngly glad that such a s'ep could
be taken, as it would raise a point of law, which would at
once be decided, and at present there was a difference of
opinion among t the magistrates.
The parties then left the court.

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EXTENSIVE EMBrIZZLIIIIN r OF LtNE r, COT rON, AND
WooLLIN GOODS.—On Wednesday, at the Barnsley Court
House, an elderly man, named William Ibeson, of Kn ares-
borough, was chard with embezzling a Lirge quantity of
linen, cotton, and other materials. Mr. Peacock, solicitor
to the Barnsley Linen MAinfacturers' Protec:ive Assocla
tion, stated that on the 18th inst. Mr. Savage, the in,pecor
to the association, having received infmnatioa, obtained a
search warrant, and proceede t to Knaresborough, and on
searching the. prisoner's house, found in his possession the
large quantity of materials now produced, and which con-
sisted of several hundred yards of linen, union, and woollen
cloth, a large quantity of linen and cotton varrs of all
colours and qualities, reeds, gears, bobbins, and other ma
terials of considerable value. George Savage stated that on
Tuesday, in company with a policeman, he searched the
prisoner's house, and found there the goods produced. He
caused the prisoner to be apprehended, and, seized all rhos
materials. The prisoner admitted to him that some of the
goods bad come from Barnsley. and he could only account
for one lot out of the whole quantity. In defence, the pri-
soner produced an invoice for 115 lbs. of mixed yarns, and
4 lbs. of other yarns, which, he said, accounted for some
portion of the goods seized, but as the quantity did not
form a tithe of the goods, and as the prisoner conk not
account for his possession of the remainder, the Bench
convicted him in the penalty of £2O In default of pay-
ment, he was committed for one month to hard labour.
The whole of the goods will be forfeited.

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