Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-10 00:00:00

11EPORE MESSRS. BARTON AND COXON.

SeamaatackAcco.—Charles Warburton, a Tranmere
boatman, and'Richard Clarke, b. tobacco manufacturer,
residing at Chester-Street, Birkenhead, were charged
withnnshipping, or was aiding or concerned in unshipping,
or otherwise dealing with, certain goods, to wit, fifty
pounds weight of tobacco, contrary to section 234 of the
Customs Consolidation Act, 1853, whereby they had in_
eurred a-penalty of £lOO each. Mr. Tindal, of North
John-street, Liverpool, appeared on behalf of the Crown,
and Mr. Bretherton for the prisoners. The following
evidence was given. Henry Wright : lam a tide surveyor
in her Majesty's Customs, and was on duty about one
o'clock on Sunday morning last, in Chester-street,
Birkenhead. I saw the prisoners, in company with
another man, coining from the direction of Tranmere. It
was about 100 yards from Clark' house, who is a tobacco
Manufacturer, and keeps a shop there. When I last saw
them, Clarke was in company of the other man, not yet
apprehended, who carried a bundle, and Warburton was
about a yard behind, and carrying a large bag. Clarke
and the other man not in custody, were in low conversa-
tion, and I saw them go to Clarke's shop, up the steps,
followed by Warburton. I was joined here by officer
William Jenkin Thomas. Clarke knocked at his door. I
Went up to the man not in custody and called him by
name, and told him who I was. I took the bundle he had
with him, and then he escaped from me. I retained the
bundle. It contained 6 lbs net weight, manufactured
tobacco. I assisted in the capture of Warburton, and
took him to bridewell, and in his bag I found 44 lbs of
Manufactured tobacco. Clarke jumped into his shop and
the door was closed in a moment. I did not apprehend him
Until about half-past eleven o'clock ou Monday morning,
at this place, when Warburton was brought up. I have
searched Clarke's house once, hut found nothing. more.
Mr. Thomas was then called, and fully corroborated the
above evidence. The, prisoners were each fined in the
PerialtY °f'loo, the bench recommending the case so the
consideration of the Crown, that the penalty may be
reduced to three times the value of the tobacco; but the
Prisoners would go to prison until the penalty-was paid.
11013 BING A MASTER:—Matthias Edge, a man in the
ensploy of Mr. Boyle, at his ship-building yard, was
• charged with stealing a quantity of metal nails, bolts, and
washers. The prisoner was detected offering them for
sale at a marine-stare dealer's in Birkenhead, and when
taken into custody, gave the name of John Parry, and
Said that he had picked them up off the shore, and was
not in any employ. He, however, at the bridewell said
that he was in Mr. Royle's employ, which was found to
be correct. The nails were identified by means of samples
from the same place as they were brought. Prisoner
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to seven days' hard
labour at Knutsford.
STEALING TIMBER.—John Hand, a bricklayer's labourer,
was charged with stealing a plank of timber, the property
of Mr. Jas. Mawson, a builder, residing in Birkenhead. The
prisoner sold the plank to another bricklayer for 2s. The
'case was fully proved, and prisoner was sent for seven
days' hard labour.
s ILL-UsiNG UIS WIFM—John Leasor, who was stated on
-the charge sheet to be a traveller, was charged with com-
mitting an aggravated assault upon Mary his wife, who
'appeared in court with a babe at her breast, and stated
that her husband had ill-used her for a great length of
. time; that she had on two other occasions taken out a
Ivarrant, but on his promising better behaviour she had
forgiven him. On Monday last he missed the train to
Manchester. and when it came tea time he asked for
something she had not got, upon which he up with his fist
' and struck her a severe blow on the back of' the neck, and
then threw her down and kicked her, from the effects of
which she had suffered very much, and had been ever since
-Under medical treatment. He then went to his mother's,
where he thought she had taken shelter, and with a poker
had
broken up a bedstead at home, andrev smashed the win-
"Ws- She really was afraid he would murder her. Other
evidence in corroboration being given, the prisoner was
asked what he h' had to say, when he replied that he was
Y sorry for what he had done. The bench said it was
afpvery bad case, and made more so by a letter received
Wh
—ell° him by his wife, which they had before them,
erein he had written that he would be the cause of her
death; his wife must be protected, and the sentence was,
that he he imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three
calendar months. The sentence seemed to astonish the
•Prissig(Mer, who lifted up one of his hands in surprise.
lIIIGLECTING A WIFE AND FANILL—ThOIIMS Quigley, a
Strong looking fellow, a stonemason by trade, was charged
With neglecting to maintain his wile and six- children,
whereby they had become chargeable to Birkenhead. Mr.
M'Nerny, the relieving officer, proved the case, and said
that his attention had been called to it, and upon visiting
the prisoner's house, he found the wife, who had only been
two days confined, and six children without a morsel of
food in the house, in addition to which she stated that her
husband had not given her any money for the last six
Weeks. He (Mr. IsPNerny) relieved them, and they were
now chargeable to Birkenhead. The 'prisoner, who had
nothing to say, was then committed for two calendar
months' hard labour.
ASSAULTING THE COUNTY POLICE.—JOIIII Sweeney, an
111, lazy looking fellow was charged with having assaulted
Sergeant Stein, of the, Cheshire County Police, on Sunday
Morning last. The prisoner was seen in company of
another man, who was begging, and who has since been
convicted and sent to prison, and when the officer appre-
hended him, the prisoner came up and seized the officer
by the coat, and tried to get him away, and was so vio•
lent that he was obliged to lock him up also. Fined 20s.
and costs, or fourteen days' hard labour.

MORE COMPTAINT3 AGAINST TIIE NON-

CONSUMERS OF SMOKE.

Yesterday Messrs. Rye and Co., the proprietors of the
rice mills,.„ in Atherton-street, off Paradise-street, were
.',7-"11tone.1 by the direction of the Health Committee, for
`La/leg Permitted dense volumes owf smok to issue fom the
Chimney connected with their orks,e contrary to the provisions of the Smoke prevention Act. In the absence
„.." Mr. M‘Gowan, Mr. Wignall, the Inspector of Smoke
Nuisances conducted the case, and stated that on the 26th
of. June, he saw dense volumes of black smoke issuing
from the defendants' rice mills, in Atherton-street. The
smoke, he observed, was issuing from eleven minutes past
nine until eighteen minutes past the same hour on the
evening of that day, being a space of seven minutes. In
answer to the bench, lie said that there had been no com-
plaints of the smoke from the immediate neighbours of
the defendants, but that he had had complaints from per-
sons living in South John-street of the nuisance, and that
he had served notices on the defendants on the 27th of
February, the Bth of March. the 13th of April, and on
the present occasion. By Mr. Heath . The smoke that I
complain of, and when I served the notices, was not
always at the same hour in the day. The complaint is
laid for the smoke that issued between nine and ten
o'clock on the evening of the 26th ult., and I can say,
from having repeatedly visited the works, that it is
stoker
solely to be attributed to'the negligence of the
, as there is no *necessity for such an escape of .
smoke if proper care is observed, the furnaces and works
being in most excellent order. By the defendant : I have
and do swear that dense volumes of black smoke issued
from the chimney for seven minutes. It was black smoke.
There is another chimney in Atherton street, but the
"make was not from that. I was in Paradise-street when
I saw the smoke, but I cceild not see your chimney from
there. When I saw the smoke I went to your man Evans,
and called his attention to it, and he went down and stopped
it, or Ido not know how long it would have tasted. The
other chimney in the street was smoking at the time, but
I did not summons them, because they had not received
the usual compliment of notices. I could, when I get into
the street, tell that the smoke came from your chimney,
and not from the other. I have no;; received complaints
from your neighbours, but I have from gentlemen living in
South
John-street. The defendant: I have several witnesses
eau call, to prove that the smoke is no nuisance. Mr.
Beath: Can you show that the inspector is wrong, and
that no smoke was issuing at the time the complaint is
made The defendant: It was not a nuisance. Mr.
lea!' : I saw the smoke, and I went and called the
rattention of Evans, the engineer, to it, and he went down
id, by opening a valve. stopped it, or I do not know how
tllong it would have continued. The time that I now cotn-
ain of is between nine and ten o'clock in the evening.
11, e defendant then called the stoker, who stated that he
uand id not see the smoke until his attention was called to it,
then it was not what he called black smoke. Mr.
w 'gnat' : You did not see it until I called you tro ,
and then you went and stopped it.' The defendant :
But; there was the smoke from the other chimney.
I*, Wignall: Keep to your own case, we have nothing
to do with the other one at present. I say the smoke was
from yours at the time I mention
By the Bench—The witness : I was below, and did not
see the smoke until I was called up by Mr. Wirnall•
Other witnesses were called, but their evidence wAs
immaterial to the point.
Mr. Heath, in giving th
We have heard the e jas:enteti.edfoecristilloen
clear that they did tic;
time the in-
spector did; and the engineer smokei theatdefendantse
ecbhu, t iati di
s:
tt d that there
was smoke until lie went down andad stopped, therefore the
offence :is proved. There was nothing whatever to
shake the evidence of the inspector, and the court ordered
a fine 0(2:0s and costs.

MURDER BY AN OFFICER AT SIERRA LEONE.

A. fearful murder WAS committed at Sierra Leone on' the
Ilight of the 14th of May, when Captain. Pearson, of the
In West India Regiment, entered the apartment of Lieut.
'Vatson, of the 3rd West India Regiment, and. lifting the
moat Partition sot him dead ai he lay asleep in hia bed:
thB Previous eveninc,, at a public entertainment, the
Cannid)tatin P 143 ed Othello, Lieutenant Watson played /ago,
-- Part of Desdemona was performed by Mrs. Fitz-
of this
maurice, 4
who appears to have been the unfortunate cause
8
wilful murder.
eata4rophe. The inquest returned a verdict of