Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD,

" A. LOAFER."—Lawrence Murphy, a loafer abo-nt the
docks, was charged with having stolen a trunk fall of
property, belonging to Miss Thurreil. The lasoly was
ceming from the Isle of Man, and the prisoner went on
board the boat, took the trunk, and was going away with
it, when Inspector Swain stopped him. The r ,risoner was
sent to gaol for two months' with hard lal tour, for not
being able to account for the possession of the, trunk.
Dancetesr Boy.—Henry Howard, a youth% was charged
with having embezzled £1 161 belonging to Mr. Thomas
Lambert, cattle dealer, residing in Manchester. 'On the
10th August, the complaina ,t gave the boy the money to
pay far the carriage cf some sheep from` Liverpool to
aechestee, but he kept the cash and sent on the sheep,
to be paid fsr on delivery. He then absconded and was
not heard of until yes erday. He was remanded.
A SWINDLER Cerenr.—Mark Noble, de' eribcd as a car-
' -driver, was charged N% ith svrinling, ar.d with having
obtained, money under false pretenceo. Mr. Almond,
instruc:e.d. by Mr. Reay, of the Guardian. Society, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Hindley was for the prisoner.
From the statement of Me. Almond, it appeared that the
operations of the prisoner were of the following descrip-
tion. He would go to a coachmaker and represent that he
had a lare e car estbalishment at Cabbage-hall ; that he
had met with an accident by which he lost three of his
fingers, and had brought an action and recovered £250,
and this, along with £5OO left him by his grandfather, put
-him into business. He would coder a cab or carriage, and
had done so from several coachmakers, to the extent of
1100 or £BOO By such means he had entrapped several
tradesmen, and had obtained money from them by false
representations. Ater some further observations he
called Mr. John Rimnier, who said: I am a c oachbuilder,
in business inTembroke place On the 413. of August the
prisoner came to me, and said he wanted to purchase a
hansom cab. Ile was a stranger to me at the time ; he
said ho was in good basine,s, and had seven or eiglat
horses; that he hat just received £lOO out of £250 that ho
got for an action against a person, and that he was after
paying £33 to George Rimmer for a horse, and that he
was to get £250 from a Mr. Hughes for the action. He
agreed to give £63 for the cab, and was to pay £3O on the
following Wednesday. Be referred to Mr, Wirrall, of
Lower Castle street, and said he was to receive the balance
of the money from Me. Hughes for him. I hew Mr.
Wirrall to be a most respectable man. The prisoner then
went away, but came bark some time after and said he
could not run the Cab until he got a transfer of a licence
for it, and he must get it that day, but as the government
office would be closed at a certain hour, he had not time
to go home for mcney to pay for the transfer, and he got
it from me, bat I never saw him after. I saw Mr. Wirrall,
but it was objected to, that this was not evidence_ Mr.
Wilson, Coach Builder of Lime-street, said, on the 24th of
August the prisoner called on me and told me he had
received 1'250 for the accident. He agree 1 to buy a cab
for £l3O, and was to pay £7O in a day or two. In this
case the prisoner returned and said he was short of a
sovereign after buying a horse. The witness gave him one,
when the prisoner said he would call at a certain time
and pay the sovereign. Witness said he need not be so
particular, when the prisoner insisted that he mast be
most particular, bat he never saw hint after. The prisoner
told witness that he (witness) knew his father and grand-
father. He believed he did know his grandfather, who
used to run 'buses to the Old Swan. He subsequently
made inquiry about the prisoner, and found all his repre.
sentations quite fa'se, and that he was a very bad character.
Mr. Manger, a coaehmaker, in Richmond-row, was ex-
amined, and his story was nearly the same as told by the
prisoner to the other parties, and he managed to get £2
from Mr. Manger after the same fashion. Mr. Almond
said he had several other cases against the prisoner, but
on those betze the court he would ask for a remand. The
prisoner was remanded to Tuesday next.

BEF,R3 MESSRS J. B. JEFFREY AND BOLTON.
ASSAULT.-31e. Hughes, one of the out-door officers of
the parish, was summoned by Mary Smart for an assault.
Mr. Snowball was for the complainant, and Mr. Bluck for
the defendant. This case arose out cf an unfortunate
family quarrel, the details of which we hive no desire to
enter on, as such things are always more or less painful.
The short facts were these : Mr. Hughes is married to the
daugirer of a gentleman whose servant the complainant
is. There was a difference between Mr. Hughes and his
father-in law, in consequence of Mrs. Hughes. and her
father taking part with sher, a good deal of ill feeling
followed. It appeared that the complainant went, or was
sent, to watch the movements of Mr. Hughes, in regard to
another lady, whom he was merely seeing home, out of
ccmmon politeness, end out of this the assault arose
There was a great deal of bickering snd ill-feeling exhibited,
but the magistrates deeLied that the assault had been
proved, and fined Mr. Hughes £2.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YEBTERDAY,

BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.

In re MICHAEL NEVILLE —The bankrupt,
.brassfonnder,
of Liverpool, applied for his certificate. His Honour
granted an immediate certificate of the second ebos.
In re WILLIAM Srmccza.—The bankrupt, quarryman, of
Flint, applied for his certificate, and obtained an imme-
diate one cf the second class.

In re CLAYT)N AND SANDIRS.—The last examination of
the bankrupts was adjourned; to the 4.h of September, the
joint balance-sheet not having been filed in time.