Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-22 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL QUARTER SESSIONS.

These sessions were resumed yesterday losiore the Re-
corder, G. HENDERSON, Ecq , and Mr. Blair, the Deputy
Recorder. The following prisoners have been tried, and
received the undermentionel sentences :--Mary Welsh, for
stealing 15s from C. A. Beattie, six months, with hard
labour. Edward Marshall, for stealing 19s 3d from
Rachael Nichols, seven years' penal servitude. James
Boland, for stealing 3d from Rebecca Sparks, seven years'
penal servitude. John Owens, for stealing two coffee-
pots, &c., belonging to S;tneon Fraser, eight months, with
hard labour. William Braxton, for stealing a silver watch
from Mark Hughes, six months, with hard labour. Wel.
Noble, for stealing a grate, oven, &c., belonging to J, Fair-
clough and H. Leyland, four months' with hard labour.
Joseph Waters, for stealing a handkerchief from D. Stubbs,
three years' penal servitude. Eliza Wright, for stealing
£24 lls, &c., belonging to C. Martin, seven months, with
hard labour. Bridget Ghagan, for stealing forty yards of
lustre belonging to Michael Lynot', three years' penal
servitule. Mary Ann Jackson, for stealing a coat, &c.,
belongirr, to W. Thomas, four months, with hard labour.
John Litidon, for stealing 6 lbs. of copper, belonging to
W. Le Ba=s, eight years penal servitude. Mary Talbot, for
stealing wearing apparel, &c., belonging to Edward Sher-
ratt, six rears' penal servitude. John Murphy, for stealing
alpaca, &c., belonging to A. W. Falcon, six months, with
bard labour. Thomas Clarke, fir stealing a handkerchief
from R. Morris, three years' penal servitude. Margaret
Walters, for stealing a purse of money from C. D. Duffy,
six months, with hard labour, Acquitted : Eliza Wells,
Mary Ward, Eliza Exforth, and James T. Lytla-
goe. Henry Smith, for stealing a coat from Michael
M‘Garrel, three years' penal servitude. Mary Smith,
for stealing a boiler belonging to S. Gardner and ano-
ther, three years' penal servitude. Margaret Fox, for
stealing a purse, containing money, &c., from Elizabeth
Telfer, three months, with hard labour. John Roberts,
for stealing a purse of money from Annie Wilmot, four
years' penal servitude. Charles Cooper and Edward
Golding, for stealing a sack of potatoes belonging to John
Shaw and others, five years' penal servitude each.
Catherine M'Donald, for stealing a shawl, &c , belonging
to John Brien, three months, with hard labour. Richard
Moreton, for stealing four earthenware jugs belonging to
George Everard, five months, with hard labour. Mary
Nolan, for stealing ten yards of ribbon belonging to James
Sharman, seven months, with hard labour. Alice Little,
for stealing 25,, &e., from Patrick Nerny, three months,
with hard labour. George Robinson, for stealing a
quantity of calico prints belonging to S. Broadbent
Ingham and another, four months, with hard labour.

OPENING UP OF A NEW COAL FIELD.—On Saturday
the workmen and officials connected with the Stratford
Stainborougb, near Barnsley, to the number of
upwards of 200, were treated to an excellent dinner in
celebration of the Silketone bed of coal having been won
after difficulties of the most formidable char toter had been
encountered. The works were commenced nearly five
years ago, and have since been prosecuted with the utmost
vigour and without cessation. The Park Gate and Flock-
ton seams were won in a moderate period, but owing to the
position of the Stainborough reservoir, the water from
which escaped into the collieries, the difficulties of sinking
to the Silketone bed were almost insuparable. Many of
these difficulties were removed by letting off the reservoir.
The sinking to the Silkstone bed at this colliery is the
deepest in the Silkstone district, being at a depth of 720
Let.

STRANGE AFFAIC.—A tradesman named Ungerer, of
48 Roe de la Villette, at Belleville, appeared a few days
ag) before the commissary of police of the district, and
made a statement to this effect :—ln the night he was
awakened by a noise, and get up to see what occasioned
it. On entering the cur`-yard he saw a man stooping
down at the opening to the cellar, and in the act of trying
to light a lucifer match. This man, who evidently took
him for another person, said "I have just thrown in two,
but they have gone out lingerer asked what he was
doing, and the man, after a moment's hesitation, rushed
on him, and pulling up his night shirt, thrust it into his
mouth with the fingers of one hand, at the same time
pressing him tightly by the throat with the other hand.
This caused Ungerer to fall, but he bit the man's fingers
with all his force until he cot through the flash. The
man then let go his hold, and jumped over the wall into
the street, crying out, " I have done the job, bat have been
bitten by a men who is there Anotber man thea
climbed on to the wall, and fired a pistol at Ungerer, but
missed him, after which the two men took to flight. The
report of the pistol awakened all the people in the house,
and, getting up, they found near to the opening of the
cellar twenty resinous b,lls and a large piece of sulphur.
In the cellar was a ball of resin which had been lighted,
but which, fortunately, had not burned. The cellar was
filled with combustible materials. In the court was
found a large knife which had been sharpened on both
sides, so as to make it serve as a poiguard, and it was r--
marked that the incendiaries had taken the precaution
of removing the handle of the pump, and of fastening the
door of the court-yard with wire, so as to prevent egress.
The police have commenced an investigation into this
strange affair.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

"MOLLY MAGUIRE" IN LIVERPOOL!—John Malley was
charged by police officer 631, who said the prisoner
belonged to a club called "The Molly Maguire club"—a
set of blackguards who infest the locality of Fontenoy-
street, and whose especial business seem to be the breaking
of windows and doors with bricks and stones, and, if opposed.
they were net particular whether they broke heads as well
as doors and windows. It appeared that, some time
ag ), the "Molly's'' had a conflict with another respectable
class of the commonwealth, designated the " Widgeons."
The " Widgeon" party, on that occasion, "got the day,"
and one of the ringleaders was bound to keep the peace.
This gave the "Molly's" great room for "cock crowing"
on the tied up " Widgeon" leader, and on the previous
evening the prisoner was engaged in the amusement of
smashing in the doors of one of the "Widgeon's" party when
he was interrupted by the police, and then his wife came
up and behaved like a true (laughter of " Maguire," by
exercising her feet (thinking no doubt she was performing
an Irish fandango) on the shins of 631, and after a good
deal of "bother" Anne Malley was sent t) keep her
" companion solace" in the lock-up for the night. The
prisoners imagined that they were acting in a most
praiseworthy manner by dilapidating the "Widgeon"
domic-les. They were rather astounded when his Worship
fined the man £l, or to be imprisoned for a month, and
the woman £2, or two months.
UNPROVOKED ASSAULT.—A young man named John
Crawford, was charged with having assaulted Mary
McCormack and Charles Nash. Mr. Owens, attorney,
appeared for the complainants. It appeared that Mr
Nash and the female were in attendance in a boot
shop belonging to a brother of Mr. Nash, in London-
road, and on Monday the prisoner went into
the shop to purchase a pair of boots ; he got
on a pair, and was walking away with them,
when he was asked for payment, but instead of
tendering a sovereign, he assaulted both complainants.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said he was drunk.
He was fined £2, or in default of payment two months'
imprisonment.
THE " BOYS " OF Stetesoer sill= —John Henegan and
Lunac Lennick were charged under the following circum-
stsnces :—Police-officer 340 said he was on duty in Saint
James's-street when a man came to him, bleeding vary
much, and told him he had been furiously attacked in
Simpson-street. He went there, and the prisoner Henegan
was pointed out to him as the offender, and on ping to
arrest him the prisoner at once knocked him down, and
when down he kicked him very severely. Officer 785 said
he came up and saw the prisoner kicking the officer when
down, and he eaw the prisoner Lennick in the crowd that
had collected, exciting them to violence. Mr. Edward
Meadows and Mr. Thomas Temple proved the attack on
the police by the first prisoner, and the latter witness saw
the other prisoner fling a stone at the head of one of the
policemen, but it did not hit him, and he at once seized
the prisoner. Mr. Bluck def,nded Lennick, and cross-
examined the witnesses who spoke of his conduct, but
their evidence was not altered. Henegan was fined £5 or
to be imprisoned for three months, and Lennick £2, or, in
default, two months' imprisonment.
THE GOLD WATCH CASE.—Cornelius Donahoe, who
stood remanded on suspicion of having stolen a gold watch
and chain, was brought up. The facts of this case appeared
two or three days ago. He said, at that time, that the
watch belonged to his brother, who was a publican, in
London. Yesterday, the brother of the prisoner, who came
from London, appeared, and said he kept the Oxford
Arms, in Winford-street, London. The watch and chain
was taken by his brother. He did not wish, however, to
prosecute. The property was restored to him, and the
prisoner was discharged.
THE LIMERICK MURDER AFFAIR.—Thomas Mollony, who
stood remanded on a charge of having attempted to kill
Kelly and Mathews, in Fairhurst-street, on Sunday night,
was brought up on remand. The details of this case
appeared in our paper of yesterday. Surgeon Arnott, who
examined the prisoner, said the man was perfectly sane.
The evidence having been perfected, the prisoner was sent
for trial. [He d d not say anything more about the murder
of the Rev. Mr. Dawson.]
FAMILY DESEETION.—WiIIiam Thompson, a smith and
wheelwright, having premises in Greenland street, was
charged by Mr. Whyte, one of the parish officers, for
refusing to support his wife and family. The prisoner
formerly promised to pay a certain sum for the support of
his family. bat he broke his word, and was now charged
with the offence. He promised to pay, and was informed
that if he neglected to do so, he would bs sent to gaol.

BIRKENHE AD.
BEFORE MESSRS. J. S JACKSON AND R BRYANS, ESQ.

STEALTNG A Doo.—John Duffey, Samuel Murphy,
Monica Doekrall, all of whom said they were residing in
, Liverpool, but whose appearance bore that of
the gipsey tribe, were charged with stealing a very hand-
some little terrier dog, the property of Mr. John Midgley
of Chester-street, Birkenhead, veterinary surgeon. From
the statement of Mr.Milliam Burgess, employed under
the Commissioners of Birkenhead, it appeared that he
called on Mr. Midgley at his place of residence, by
appointment, between five and six o'clock last Sunday
morning, and while he and Mr. Midgley were talking, he
saw the dog in question run out from Mr. Midgley's
office into Chester-street, and shortly after the dog was
missing altogether. Having seen four men pass
just before the dog was 103 t, he and Mr. Midgley
started in different directions, ultimately he (Mr.
Burgess) saw the prisoners in Ivy-street, and upon getting
nearer to them he distinctly saw the dog under Duffey's
coat, who immediately dropped it and ran, he (Burgess,)
however, contrived to pick up the dog and follow him, and
after a sharp chase caught hies in Egerton-street, and give
him in charge ; the other two ware afterwards appre-
hended near the police office, waiting no doubt to hear the
result of their companions incarceration. Mr. Midgley,
the owner of the dog, corroborated the evidence of Mr.
Burgess, and upon his being asked to give the value of
the dog, he replied that no money would buy it, as he
would not sell it to any one Ultimately he fixed the
value at 20s. Duffey was defended by Mr. Atkinson, who
urged in mitigation of punishment that he (Duffey) had a
wife and three children, and the prosecutor had got his dog
back. The Bench said there could be no doubt as to the
intention of stealing the dog, and, but for the activity of
Burgess, they would have got clear off. The charge had
been clearly proved, and the prisoners must undergo punish-
ment for the offence, which would be as follows :—Duffey,
21 days ; Murphy, who also threatened to do Mr Burgess
an injury, 14 days ; and Dockrall, seven days' hard labour
in Chester Castle.
SAVAGE ASSAELT.—Francis M'Crorey and Jas. M'Clure,
both of the class of Irishmen who come to this country
during the harvest season, were charged with assaulting
Patrick Carroll and Alecia, his wife, at Higher Trail/118re.
It appeared from Patrick Carroll's statement, that a few
of them had met at his house on Sunday evening last,
where half a gallon of beer was sent for, during the dis-
cussion of which his wife laid their child down on the bed
in the same room, and, in order to get it to sleep, she lay
down with it ; while there, another man, named Mike
Brown (not yet apprehended) was noticed by Carroll to
put his hand up his wife's clothes, upon which he (Carroll)
asked his wife if she allowed such liberties, and being
answered in the negative, he called Mike to account for his
behaviour when a general row took place, until Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll were black and blue, the two prisoners taking
part. Mrs. Carroll managed to eject M'Clure, and
M'Crorey afterwards got out without a shirt on, and having
broken the windows and door, ran away, but was stopped
by a police officer who had heard cries of murder. Both
complainants were sadly disfigured by cuts and bruises,
while the prisoners had not a mark upon them. M'Crorey
was fined lOs for damage done to windows and door, 20s.
for the assault and costs, or 21 days' imprisonment.
M'Clure was discharged, as there was no proof that he had
struck a blow.

MORE IRISII VIOLSNCE.—Thomas Cooney and Michael
Thompson, two Irishmen, employed on a building now
being erected in Poplar-road, Oxton, were charged with
assaulting two gentlemen named Hodson and Greenfield—
the former living independent in Fair New-road, Oxton,
and the latter a student at Dr. Baylee's College, in
Claughton. The prisoners, and several others of their
class, were on Saturday evening last in the tap-room of the
Shrewsbury Arms, at Oxton, and while there they began
quarrelling amongst themselves, the two prisoners being
very violent, upon which they were, with some difficulty,
ejected from the premises. Having got outside they
seemed determined to give vent to their spleen upon some
one, and as Mr. Greenfield, who wasreturning from college,
was pa-sing them, Thompson gave him a severe blow on
the nose. At this moment Mr. Hodson, who lives close
by, came out to see what was the matter, and while he was
coolly looking on, with his hands under his coat behind
h'm, Thompson gave him a severe blow in the left eye.
Bath gentlemen exhibited marks of the treatment they had
received. Cooney was fined ss, and Thompson 103 and
costs, or twenty-one days' imprisonment.

CAM AND DEED BoxEs.—The next important thing to the posses-
slon of c ash is, how (when yon have got it) to keep it safely, either in
the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds
and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied
stock of both these desirable arliilas, manrfactnred exuressly for Mr.
E. T. Hall, of South John-street, that challenge attention. These
boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent
loct.s, which defy the ingenuity of any "pick-lock" in the world to
open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitors, and
others, these new safes, on a small scale, psust prove valuable udeed
—Northern Daily Timap2l3l Nay, 1857.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

The following inquests were held by the Borough
Coroner, yesterday :
On the Indy of William Hapwood, 33 years old, who
was killed in the Park road, on Monday. The deceased
was coachman to Mr. Richards, of Aigbnrth, and was
driving a phaeton down the Park road. One of the shafts
got loose; and knocked against the horses heels, and this
caused the animal to run away, and the vehicle coming
in contact with a lamp-post, the unfortunate man was
thrown out of the seat and killed. Verdict : "Accidentally
killed."
On the body of a child name' Henry Murphy, aged
four years, who was killed in Doncaster-street, by a pile of
timber falling on him by accident. Verdict : " Accidental
death."
On the body of Alice Hurst, aged five years, who died
from injuries received by falling into a cellar in Hanley-
street. It was quite accidental,. and the jury form d
accordingly.
On the body of Kearns R van, aged 15, who was drowned
in the Clarence-dock. The youth was endeavouring to
get something out of the dock, when he overbalanced
himself and fell into the water, and was drowned, although
great exertions were made to save him. Verdict: " Ac-
cidentally drowned."

MADELittvE SMITH.—A tradesman in this town (says
the Berwi-k Advertiser) having a correspondent in Glas-
gow, wrote there to inquire whether the report be had heard
here was true, to the effect that ii was proposed to raise by,
subscription the sum of £2,000 to he presented to this un-
fortunate girl, as an expression of public sympathy. He
has received, in reply, the information that a subscription
is intended to be made, but that it: is not limited to any
sum, and it is as likely to be £lO,OOO as less. That an
address is about being presented to her father, wherein
the tradesman of Glasgow will express their esteem for him
as a neighbour, and sympathy for his family under their
present affliction, and a hope that he will forego the inten-
tion of expatriating himself on account of an occurrence
which reflects no discredit on him.
EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT OF SI:JC AT BRADFORD.—
At the Bradford Borough Court, 0:1 Monday, a man,
between 40 and 50 years of age, named Joseph Milner,
was charged with having in his possession a large quantity
of silk waste and some silk warps, both white and dyed,
which it was suspected he had embezzled, or abstracted
from the premises of his employer, Mr. Tremel, who has
lately declined business as a manufacturer, and he (the
prisoner) acted as an overlooker in the silk warp dressing
department. Mr. Jessa Yewdalt, worsted inspector for this
district, went to the defendant's house, and found the
material produced, weighing 111 lb. Milner professed to
account for its possession by producing an invoice, dated •
September, 1852, purporting that he had then purchased
217 lb- of silk waste from Messrs. Walter Milligan and
Son, Harden Mills, far £1 75., or 111. per lb. Various
witnesses were called ; and after Mr. Terry bud replied
upon the case, the bench, after a short deliberation, pre.-
flounced the defence unsatisfactory, and imposed the usu
fine, under the Worsted Act, of £2O, or in default be
imprisoned one month, with liberty to appeal to the
sessions. It was intimated that an appeal would be
made.

THREATENING TO SHOOT A LOVER.-At the Leeds
Court-house, on Monday, a middle-aged man, named
George Whittaker, a corn porter, was charged with
threatening to shoot a comely-looking woman, named Ann
Morgan. Morgan resides in Grape-street, and the prisoner
had been lodging with her for eighteen months. There
was some arrangement betweeu them by which. Whittaker
took the management of the place, purchased the pro_
visions, and attended to the whole economy of the house-
hold. In return for this supervision and support, the
prisoner alleged that Morgan agreed to live with him
on the terms of man and wife. A few weeks ago, another
lodger was ~introduced into the house, to whom Morgan
appears to have paid some atteirions, and these aroused
the jealousy of the prisoner. On Sanday night last
Morgan went out shopping, and on her return called at
the house of Mrs. Huntler, a neighbour. Whittaker was
there, and rather the worse of liquor. He requested to have
a few words in private with her, and on her refusing, he
drew a pocket pistol, rushed up to her, presented at her,
and said he would shoot her. Mrs. Huntler seized him,
and the pistol was wrested from his grasp. It turned out
to be loaded with No. 4 shot, and was ready "capped"
for using. A policeman was called, and the prisoner given
into custody. On his way to the station, Whittaker
expressed his regret that he had not succeeded i i shootieg
Morgan, and said that she deserved it. The magistrates
ordered him to pay a fine of £2, or go for three months
to prison. Whittaker accepted the latter alternative.
He was further bound over to keep the pence towards
Morgan for twelve months.
A FORTUNE-TELLER'S V:CTIM. —Kitty Littlewood, the
dupe of Isaac Rushworth, the Leeds wizard, has gone
completely deranged. The particulars connected with
the case we detai ed at the time of Rushwerth's corn
mittal. Since then he has been tried at the York assizes,
and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. On
Monday the unfortunate young woman was brought to the
Wakefield Court House in a cab. She remained in the
vehicle in the custody of her friends, while an application
was made to the bench for an order for her transference to
the County Asylum. The girl had been so violent on the
Saturday preceding thather friends were obliged to con-
fine her arms in a strait waistcoat. When at Wakefield
she presented a pitiable spectacle, having actually dug out
with her finger nails large pieces of flash from her face and
neck. It seems that since Rushworth's committal he had
held out threats, which have reached the ears of the girl,
that if any harm came to him she would be the only suf-
ferer ; that he would cause her to be haunted by devils;
that he should die in prison, and that his ghost would never
leave her day or night. What has helped to confirm the
p.or weak-minded young woman in the belief of this
precious scoundrel's power was the occurrence of a some-
what singular circumstance during the trial. While the
prosecutrix was being examined a juryman twice fainted in
the box, and this she attributed to the diabolic influence
of the wizard. Tae magistrates granted an order for
her removal to the asylum. Considerable surprise has
been expressed in Wakefield at the leniency of Rush-
warth'e sentence, it being the general feeling that instead
of eighteen months it ought to have been eighteen years'
imprisonment.
LORD HASTINGS AND THE NEWSPAPER PR ESS. —III the
latter part of last year a dispute occurred at Holt, Norfolk,
with regard to the conviction of certain labourers by the
local magistrates for taking rabbits from a common near
the town. The Norfolk News commented rather sharply
on the conduct of the magistrates, of whom Lord Hastings
was one, and on the day the first article appeared on the
subject his lordship p oceeded to the residence of the
editor, Mr. J. H. Tillett, of Norwich, and had a warm per-
sonal altercation with him. Proceedings were commenced
against the noble lord for endeavouring to induce Mr.
Tillett to fight a duel, and it was expected that the matter
would have been investigated at the approaching Norfolk
assizes. A day or tto since, however, Lieut. Col. Astley
had an interview with Mr. Tillett on the part of Lord
Hastings, and the fallowing, " minutes" were drawn up of
the conversation which took place : " Col. Astley stated
that Lord Hastings had authorised him to say that his
lordship had no intention of sending a threatening or offen-
sive messige to Mr. Tillett, as mentioned in the article in
the Norfolk News of the 29 ,h November last, and tkat his
lordship, having had no such intention, felt that the article
of the 29th of November last was al unjustifiable attack
upon him, which led to the warmth exhibited by his lord-
ship in his interview with Mr. Tillett on that day, for which
his lordship expresses regret, and his lordship withdraws
the offensive expressions on that occasion applied to Mr.
Tille't. Mr. Tillett, upon his lordship's disavowal, with-
draws any remarks offensive to his lordship in the article
above alluded to, and expresses his regret that any un-
pleasantness should have arisen between Lord Hastings
and himself. The quarrel is therefore now at an end.
PROTESTANTISM IN FRANCS —Mention has been made
at various times of the movements of the Protestants in
the Charente Inferieure ; and the case in which M. Massy,
a gentlemen of property, in the commune of Monteudre,
was tried not long since before the Correctional Tribunal
of Jonzac, and condemned, can scarcely be forgotten. M.
Massy has of late years distinguished himself by his zeal
in spreading Protestant doctrines; and the cures of the
neighbouring parishes have manifested great irritation
at his success. The cure of Rouffignac, in February
last, solemnly warned his parishioners not to attend M.
Massy's services, and told them that that person's inter-
pretation of the Scriptures were not correct. Some days
after M. Massy, in presence of witnesses, had a violent
altercation with the cure of Coux, in which strong lan-
guage was used on both sides. In the evening of the 11th
February he held an unauthorised meeting for the purpose
of public worship, at which about 6Q persons attended. He
delivered an address, in which he celled Roman Catholic
priests pharisees; accused them of deceiving the people,
and of teaching erroneous doctrines; also of immorality
and venality; and he besides turned into derision many
of the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. Being cited
before the Correctional Tribunal of Jonzac for these viola-
tions of the law, he was condemned to 300 f. flue, and a
man named Ledoux, his servant, who had taken an active
part in getting up the meeting, and another named Ram-
baud, who had lent his premises for it, were fined respec-
tively 50f. and 16f. An appeal was, three days back, pre-
sented to the Imperial Court of Poitiers against these con-
demnations, on the ground that they were not sufficiently
severe ; and the court increased the condemnation on M.
Massy to 500 f. fine, and confirmed the condemnations
passed on the other two.—Galignani,