Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

BIRIiENHEAD POLY"

Xi: :GO URT.7-YESTERDAT

' As4,utt'ciii Tim P0L.14.- On' Sunday morning, at one
eCloci; notrms Hindfq-* polieetnien, was on ditty at Sea-
'nomhe,.when he met one tan4l4l'Slnith, a young man, ,with
piece of lii-Ood on his'fikimildo.. OHe asked him where he
got iti• andrhe said he 'took it in a "'lark:" The officer said
it was ho ant} he, :Mist go to bridewell. They went
along- for aboutll6o 'yeyds; When he 14fused to
further. Smittl sant"" Xo

if --on don't go .one ,way,

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and let tr4g'ot-,aTi her, I'll she op you, at the samettunb
taking soni ii*tiqment out of his pocket, and presenting, it
at him. llindleinade:a rush at Smith, and they had a„ very
severe scuffle; anti •the officer succeeded in throwing him
down. When doWn, he felt his side pierced, and he say
that Smith had .an 'open knife in his hand.
much exertion, -he .Fot possession of the knife.•
two had then •a regular set-to, for about a Quart
of an hour; aftbr Which lie'SaitiL lie wink!'

) .to bridewel

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that fhe policeman had some:. 'private 'spleen against bini,
and that there 'was not the. sFightest evidence to show! that
the prisoner had used the knife. It would appear that the
timber belonged to'the Mersa 3y Dock and Harbour Board,
and the ' erg identified it. A number of
'witnesses were to th e previons good conduct of the
prisoner. The niaettrates having consulted, committed,
the - pniengiebt,itrill;'!hce epting bail for• his appearance,
hiniself#C42o andffieenSure ties in £lO each.
Rres Bitoittx:— -John Lowe was charged with
haVing assaulted 'oh* Itobe rt Bruce, residing in Whtson-,
street, Birkenblead-,in his' 01 en 'house, on Saturday, the 17th
of April, and breaking' ani ember of his ribs. The prisoner
went to the house 4 the pr osecutor on the evening of
.the
17th April. He adensed B ruce of saying 'something, dero-
gatory to his chaticter. Bruce denied, and some ':angry
words binned, when the prisoner suddenly jumped up and
knocked the p'ro'secutor do cvn, and kicked him in the ribs.
In the absenoe ofthe doct(ir, the prisoner was remanded.
Witot.tittitiabineniEP*.-;—{saac Hunt and Joseph Hunt,
father and son, were brought up on suipicion of having
rii)iniiiittedlle4ininbetlofi;Trobbieries. The' evidence of the
police-ocficers vint!ftx,Nalttor that from information they
`milted-the honie
.of • litont;) and' on 'searching it they found
iitiantitie ealioo,' pritits,"'sitiffs, flannels, cotton singlets,
'•acissofs, piittols,;rfiles,',Ortro-barrels; percussion caps,' tools of
-various descriptioriS;;.andllqtrions other articles too niun6rous
to mention. The articles ,were concealed' in the beds, under
the beds, in tails Utah* Both. the prisoners, were 'in
the honse at Itlitialiine,,land'..they 'were 'taken into custody.
"'The olrliiiAn tail the gobds were all brought there by the
son, "btlt thp latierjr_tcpiLed, "No, father, you are as far into

:1 140 • ',ll,lr:' Parrlel; ' a packer,: of School-lane,
tionie of: -the goods as being part of .the
car &' tlie7Equittor,7 which Was burned on the Mersey.
Tho been, engaged in' conveying .the wrecked
gooasiiii,lll44!Frorn"thee vdssel to the Prince'. s Dock- shed,
azirifr 4i) suPPosed that thacgoods were stolen ,during the
tiaftstt! "The 'ease was renianded, and the prisOners were
itdoittell. on foail. ;: '

ILLEGA.

T. WEIGIIMAND MEASURES

The tglioneinkiiiersons *ere .yesterday summoned at the
itefotro-il463st-s. !Hamilton ,and Houghton, and
iieii iiiiithePio.riousitmoimtsr.stated, in addition.to 4s 6d costs
in eaehrtand,lflis usingiilletal weights and measures :

Rob6italrbadsi, kprovithdn.dealer, 109, Richmond-row,
scale; tig.r ibag
Robtrtik.
E.ftli 'OA

pubiloan,f24ondon-road, pint cup one-

20, Soho-square, Machine
roi:lcenoryptoia
.Ifohn',Villiairici'marneistbre dealer, 31, Soho-street,
*dale" oz. 3ight,.2os
Mar/iITOII,