The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-16 00:00:00

THE INDIA MAIL.

The Euxine mail steamer arrived at Marseilles
at 8 A.M ,on Saturday. The mails were despatched
at 10 A M., and will be delivered in Loudon this
morning, and in all likelihood. in Liverpool in the
evening.

WRECK OF THE SHIP WELSFORD.

LOSS OF TWENTY-THREE LIVES.

Sr. Jon N, N B , J. 17.—The We!sford, a new ship,
of 1,292 tons, belonging to Messrs. M•Morran and Duna,
of this city, which sailed hence on the 18th December for
Liverpool, was wrecked on Cape Rice on Christmas day,
and all hail& but the mate and two men perished. The
ship and cargo are a total loss. For two hours after she
struck the ship surged heavily on the rocks, and then
.the bottom was knocked away, and the cargo washed
out—the floating timber being dashed about, and
rendering it doubly difficult to get on shore. The
vessel soon after broke into four parts the
stem, on which were the mate and five seamen, being
driven close to the cliff. These six endeavoured to get
on shore, but three only, the mate and two seamen,
succeeded. The other three were washed off the rocks
when they attempted to land. For about a quarter of
an hour the men on the shore heard the cries of those on
the wreck, but after that all was stiil—the poor fellows
must have been crushed to death by the floating timber,
and in the morning scarcely a vestige was visible. The
survivors spent the night on a ledge of rook, being a pro.
jection of the cliff, and in the morning they climbed to
the top, a work of desperate peril, as one false step
would have been fatal. The weather was still thick, and
th y wandered about drenched and only half alive, not
knowing how or where to seek for shelter. Happily at
midday it brightened somewhat, and to their unspeakable
joy they descried the lighthouse on Cape Race, about two
miles distant. They at once made for it, and were most
hospitably received by the keeper, Mr. William Haily,
with -alom hey rein -lined two days, and then came to
Sr The names of the three survivors are said to
be William Joernay, mate ; Finlayson, a native of
Scotland, and Thomas Hand, of St. John's (Newfound-
land) seamen.

STEEPLECHASE EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Friday last, the
juvenile residents at Gateshead Fell were being entertained
by an Italian organist, with a monkey riding on the back
of a dog. During Pug's evolutions a gentleman came up
with a greyhound and stopped a moment to witness the
fancied, as it came closer, he ;you'd try the change to a
steed
doromf performance. Pug, Pug, admiring the symmetry of the hound,
much
be
tt
er breeding than his own hack, and
with great agility leaped from the back of the latter on to
the greyhound. "Fly" not used to being mounted, and
not by any means relishing his jockey', at once bolted,
cleared the turnpike wall, crossed a large field at full
'
gallop, poor Jocko sticking on till they came to a heavy
fence, which was taken in gallant style, but which was
too much for the rider, without saddle or bridle. fie was
here thrown, and shortly after picked up by his distressed
master, who thought he was for ever lost to him, and who
found him rubbing his sores and bemoaning his folly for
having risked his
precious ucck.—Scivautle :7trynicic.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL
BEFORE MR, ALDERMAN HOLM E.

ROBBERY BY A POLICEMAN,—Edward Maguire, late
po'ice officer 686, was charged with having stolen a gold
watch; value over £2O, the property of Mr. John Edward
Matthews, a printer, who resides in Crown street. Mr.
Clough stated the ease, and said the prisoner was formerly
in the police force of this town, On the 4tk of October
last, the prisoner was on duty in Pembroke place, and on
that morning, about two o'clock, a gentleman; named
Matthews, was robbed of a gold watch, and bills were

printed, and a reward of offered for its recovery.
Every search was made for the recovery of the watch,
but nothing was heard of it netil the previous day, when
the prisonor offered the watch at Mr. Byford's pawnshop
for pledge. The gentleman who lost the watch was
always under the impression that it was the policeman
who stole it. He (the prisoner) was in the police
force for seven months, and be (Mr. Clough) found
that he had been reported no less than eight times.
for bad conduct. Detective officer Marks said, al»nt ten
on Friday morning he Was sent for to Mr. Byford's pawn
shop, where he saw the prisoner speaking to Mr. Byford.
The latter said the prisoner had offered the watch for
pledge, and onlooking at his hook, he found it was stolen,
and he told the prisoner he most go with witness to the
police office, and on the way, the prisoner said that he
had "swapped" his own watch with a man in St. James
stt-eet, but after that he said he had exchanged it with a
man in Pembroke Place. After locking him up, he
went to Mr. Mathews', who hal been robbed of his watch
early in October, and he at once identified it as his pro-
perty: Alderman Holme : When did the prisoner leave
the force ? Mr. Clough said there were so many corn
plaints agsinst the prisoner that he was allowed to resign
on the 10th Oct., six days after the robbery. Mr. Byford
said .the prisoner called at his shop on Friday, and was
rather in liquor: He asked a sovereign on the watch, and
witness looked at his book, and found the watch was stolen
and ho sent for the officer and gave him into custody.
Mr. John E. Matthews, said, about half-past two or so,
on the night of the 4th October,- he was going home,
and was intoxicated. It would appear that he sat down
on some steps in Pembroke place, when he was roused
up by the police, and he started off borne. His watch and
chain were gone, the latter was a heavy Albert chain,
He had both immediately before sitting down—he was
sober enough to remember that, and he was always of
opinion that the policeman had taken the watch and
chain, but he could not swear to the identity of the man.
Police officer 31, said he was on duty in Pembroke place,
the prisoner whistled, and witness went to him, when ho
found him along with the prosecutor, and the prisoner
asked witness to pass prosecutor home, but he refused,
saying if the latter was not able to go himself, the
prisoner ought to lock him up for safety. He did not
see him after for three or four hours, although he should
have seen him every hour. Inspector Hough, said he
placed the prisoner on duty in the place on the night in
question, and visited him, but did not find him absent
during the night. The Alderman said it was lamentable
to see a man, who was placed in a position for the pro-
tection of the public, committing such a serious crime.
He said Mr. By ford had acted very properly. and he
could wish to see other pawnbrokers do likewise. He
sent the prisoner for trial.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph Webster, a person
of respectable appearance, was brought up by officer
Laycock, on a charge of having embezzled certain sums
of money belonging to his employers, Messrs. Henry
Hartock and Cr., rec!ifiers and cordial manafacturers, 18,
Russell street. Mr. Block defended the prisoner. Mr. Har-
tock s lid the prisoner was in their employment as traveller
and collector, and he paid him with 21 per cent. commis-
sion for c }fleeting debts, and is a gallon for all his sales.
He lately discovered that the prisoner had received certain
sums of money which he had not returned nor accounted
for. The chief facts of the case were, however, elicited
on the cross examination of the witness by Mr. Bluck
The witness denied that the prisoner was to participate
in the profits of the concern. On Wednesday week he
discovered that the prisoner was a defaulter to the extent
of £l6 odd, and on Saturday last he discharged
him. The witness admitted to Mr. B'uck that he
agreed to compromise that sum by taking payment, or
stopping it from the prisoner, at the rate of ten
shillings a week, but that he was induecd to do so i i con-
sequence of the prisoner having als ife and family. One
instalment of ten shillings was paid, or stopped from
the prisoner. It seemed that after the sum named was
condoned, farther sums were discovered, and it was on
these charges the prisoner was given into cuatoly. The
complainant admitted that the list of debts, atnonntinm
to over £l6, was furnished to him by the prisoner in the
first instance. Mr. Bold, Mrs. Harris, and two other
witnesses (all publicans) were examined, and they
proved hiving paid the prisoner sums of money on
account of the prosecutor, and he stated that these sums
were not included in the £l6 list furnished to him by
the prisoner, but formed portions of other sums,
discovered since the arrangement bad been entered into.
Mr. Block, in an able speech, made an ell' ,rt to show that
there was a partnership between the parties, inasmuch
as the prisoner claimed a profit on the goods, but this
was denied by the prosecutor, and the prisoner was
remanded, in order to have further enquiry made into
the case.

ANOTHER CHARGE or EMS EZZLEM ENT. —A person
named Mansail was brought up by detective officer
Povey, on a charge of embezzling sums of money
belonging to Mr. Hart, a nautical instrument maker,
having two slio;;s, one in Park lane and the other in
Wapping. In the (!nirse of the investigation, his wor;
ship elicited ;rota Mr. Hart, that the accused was to
have £2 5s a week, and one third of the profits of the
business at the Wapping house, and this, in his worship's
mind, constituted a partnership, and he discharged the
prisoner.

- BREAKING INTO A SHIP —Two " eminent" dock
duffers, named Joseph Williams and Peter Cain, were
charged with having broken into the cabin of the ship
London, in one of the docks. The prisoners were caught
in the cabin with a quantity of things tied up ready for
removing'. They were sent to jail for three months, with
hard labour, as the people belonging to the ship had to
go away, and could not remain to prosecute. The
punishment, on conviction, for breaking into vessels in
dock is fifteen years' transportation. Mr. Bluck defended
the prisoners, and told them they got off very well. (So
they did.)
GAROTTING BY WOMEN.—Two women of had repute,
named Margaret Haley and Ellen Henry, were charged
with garotting Alexander M'Kay, and attempting to rob
him of his watch and chain, in Whitechapel. The
prosecutor, who was described as the purser of a ship,
was going home the previous night, rather " fresh,"
when he was attacked in Whitechapel by the two
prisoners, who " throttled" him. The three persons
struggled, and all "fell in a heap" on the street. A police-
, man hearing the " ruekshin," came up, seized on the two
prisoners, one (but he could not tell which) of whom
dropped the " ticker " and chai❑ on the street, and these
things were picked up by another officer, who (wonder-
ful to relate) was actually near the place at the time.
Mr. Bluck defended the prisoners, and positively succeeded
in getting them discharged, on the ground that the
prosecutor was so " exfiunctificated," that he could not
tell how at all happened.
STEALING LETTERS.—A youth, named Henry Gordon,
who was employed as a messenger at Messrs. Edwards
cigar manufacturers, Grad well street, was brought up by
detective Sullivan, on a charge df having stolen letters
belonging to his employers. It appeared that the house
was in the habit of receiving large remittances, in letters,
and that there was a private box belonging to the firm at
the post office. The boy knowing this, got, the post office
ticket, presented it at the post office and received two
letters but fortunately there was no money in them
He was subsequently arrested by the officer, with the card
and letters in his possession. He was committed for
trial at the sessions.

BIRKENHEAD.

13F:FORE R. RY-INS,

I'D:kit AND its AFTER EFFECTS.—Alfred Browning,
described in the charge sheet as a "gentleman," and
who said he came from Dublin, but was at present
located at No. 22, Sussex terrace, Birkenhead, was
charged with obstructing Police officer Thompson, No.
3, whilst, in the execution of his duty. It appeared,
from the 'officer's statement, that he was on duty in
Hamilton square, abut one o'clock this morning, when
he heard a great noise in Argyle greet, and upon pro-
ceeding in that direction, be saw several young men, the
prisoner being with them, standing on the pavement,
and one in the act of trying to open the door of a gas
lain!). He, however, was not able to do so, when the
prisoner called out to him—" its lower down you b—r,
its lower down, you b —r " ; meaning the tap by
which the ga, is urned off, upon which the lamp was
immediately put out. He (the officer) thou went up to
them for the purpose of taking the one who had pu. out
the lamp into custody, when the prisoner put himself in
front of him (the officer), and continued to baffle and
obstruct him so much that he was unable to pursue the
one he bad seen on the gas post. Finding that he had
been toiled he then took the "gentleman" into custody
for the obstruction. While bringing the "gentleman"
to the lockup, the officer said his language was the most
disgusting that he hasi ever heard come from the mouth
of a " gentleman." Prisoner said that he and five or six
others had been partaking rather freely of punch at a pub •
lie house in the neighbourhood, and on leaving they heard

a noise, and they went to hear what it was, when rh,d.
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officer came up and apprehended him, but he was not tr
party who put out the lamp. Mr. Superintendent 11.1,°
stated that complaints were made at the police office deur
of latnps:and windows being broken, coping stones throw.o
down from garden walls, and gates taken off their
hinge., and he had no doubt it was the fast yol
c, gentlemen," of whom the prisoner formed one, tll.O
committed these offences, and the expense of repairs
amounted, in the course of a year, to a large enni (1
money. The worthy magistrate said it was most dill
graceful that a person of the prisoner's appearance shoa
conduct himself in such a manner, and it was the deter:
urination of himself and brother magistrates to visit euru
offenders with a severe penalty, and if that did 01
put a stop to it, they would send them to prison instead 0
fining them, and ordered the prisoner to pay 40s and Or*

BIRKENUEAD COUXTY COURT.