Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

THE CALENDER.

The calender contains the names of 121 prisoners, of
whom 108 are charged with felonies, an 4 13 with mis-
demeanours. With one or two exceptions the felonies
are of the ordinary class, the great majority of them
being of a very trivial description. The case alluded to
by the Deputy-Recorder in his charge is that of William
Benson, who is indicted at the instance of his former
employer, Mr. Robert Andrew Munn, with having
embezzled the sums of £3O and £BO which, it is
alleged, he had received on account of his employers.
These, with other monie3 to a considerable amounts
were received by Captain Benson as discounts from
persons who had supplied the vessel with stores in Cal-
cutta ; and, as the case involves the question as to
whether a captain has a right to retain money so re-
ceived, it is of considerable importance to shipowners.
The calender also comprises two charges of felony against
clerks—one being the case of John Hart, aged thirty-
three, book-keeper, who is charged by his employers,
James Fletcher & Co., with having embezzled nearly
£6OO. The remainder of the cases possess no public
interest,

Mr. Aspinall is assisted in his duties by Mr. Leofric
Temple.

LIVERPOOL' POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before J. S. MANSFIELD, Esq.)

SHARP PRACTICE.—Mary At'Grath, a young woman,.
with a child in her arms, was brought up on the charge
of stealing from eighteen to twenty yards of green velvet,
and a pair of trousers. It appears that she first too]
the ielvet from a shop in Highfield-street, and having
gone to a pawnbroker's, in the same street, to dispose of
it, stole from him the pair of trousers. She was corn'
nutted for trial.

BRUTAL CONDUCT TO- A WlFE.—William Taylor, 3
watchmaker, was brought up, charged with having con;
mitted an assault on his wife. Mr. Bluck, who appeared
for the prosecutrix, stated that the prisoner left his wife
about three years ago, and went abroad, leaving her
a state of extreme destitution. Last Tuesday he entered
the house, knocked her down, and held a carving-knife
to her throat. She managed, however, to escape fro:c-
hic brutality before she was 'severely injured. The
magistrates ordered him to find two sureties of £25 eaeol..
and to enter into his own recognisance in the sure 01
£5O, to keep the peace for six months.
THE MARKET BYE-LAWS.—The magistrate decide,*
this case, which, it may be remembered, was heard 011
Wednesday last. Mr. Blackhurst then appeared 1131
Mr. Robert Isaacs, who was summoned for causing 0
obstruction in the Fish-market. It was contended b 9.
the defence that the bye-laws for the regulation of t","
market were not made according to act of Paliamc%
end that the obstruction was no more than had take-
place every day for the last 24 years. It was also ill:
sinuated that the question was really one of toll. With this
insinuation Mr. Mansfield had nothing to do; he had onl
to decide on the question before him. He u'as,°o
opinion that the Corporation were endowed with t
power of making bye-laws previous to the act on wOl ;i4
a,
Mr. Blackhurst had grounded his argument. to
phase of the question was therefore disposed of. *%,,,,5
the obstruction, he held that it was proved, but as it ",/
certainly very small, and had taken place for so lute
years, he would fine the defendant in the sum of ss. in
regretted that there was so little convenience of
Liverpool for the disposal of large quantities
fish and such merchandise till they could be -°the
Mr. Blackhurst then applied for a summons against
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Corporation for allowing an obstruction of the-footpat%
in Great Charlotte-street every Saturday, which wok
completely blocked up by persons from whom they t.°`!_ci
toll, and, according to the bye-laws, they were
to keep the foOtwayS'clear. Mr. Mansfield said that r:
bye-laws gave the Corporation power to give every
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venience to persons selling goods on market or fair On
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(Before Messrs. J. B. LLOYD and L. PEEL.) ter
COLLISION IN TUE
of the schooner Bardsea, summoned Captain ope- to
as
grant nono tl
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to
suonn.. the latter. He
of the ship Australia, for damages done by collision
v
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apispescahreodoneforr thetothe deafmenoduanntt, ofan/13311r5,
complainant. It appeared that on the 2Gth of N.1:0
last the Australia was being towed up the river on
the river, but, being obliged to " tack,"
Cheshire side. The Bardsea was also going 4.vto
the
vir'
vessels came in collision, in consequence, ito, the
alleged of the Australia being out of the wake 1 ,he
steamer. It was stated in defence that when
o.'o
Bardsea was first seen from the Australia sbeactoiri
standing over to the Liverpool side ; in tacking , Into
collision with the Australia. The magistrates oi iv
elear-,,.
she missed stays, and was consequently drifted pot
-
consider the case one for compensation,
resulted from the schooner not having kept as i
the
tack. The case was accordingly dismissed.
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