Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

PUBLICANS' CASES,

BEFORE MR C ROSTIT IAITE.
Richard Ashton, a publicaq, living in Pl-marf-hill-
street, was summoned for Sunday trading. 3Co. 162, stated
that on Sunday last he visited the house, and saw a tu ;n
with a bottle of rum concealed under his cost. The offen
was admitted, azd the defendant w.ts fined, this being the
second time, 203 and costs.
Margaret Wood, Richmond-row, who had kept the
house for upwards of thirty years, and was never before
fined, was summoned for lettinc, a female have some ale
within 111 prescribed hours on''Sandiy lest. The (donne
was admitted. Fined 23 6d and costs.
Maria Fox, of Batchellr-street, for trading on th 3 Sun-
day, was fined lOs and costs.

TERRIFIC THUNDER. STORM.—In gide wes's Shrewsbury
Journal we read : Last, (Tuesday) evening a terrific
thunder storm swept over this town. Tee first clap was
heard about six o'clock, and the second, which followed
almost immediately, rese led the sudden discharge of a
park of heavy artillery,Whd was succeeded by several
others almost as loud. By a quarter to seven the storm
was over, but it has, unfortunately, left its momenta ei
behind. Tne noble tower of Se Chad's narrowly escaped,
the figure VI. upon the el' ck being totally -obliterated,
and the stone beneath chipped off. The beautiful and but
recently -cemoleted• chapel of the cemetery did not so
fortunately escape. The elect ie furl struck the spire of
the chapel, bendirg the vane and takit,g the gilding off,
then passing the s 1:d stonew, rk, glanced down to the first
turret window, wht re it entered the stonework, splitting
it down to the tower, a dbeat.C^ of about seventy feet It
is believed this can be repaired at a moderate cost, and that
the spire will not have to he taken down. A person
passing at the time, with a basket of tools on his b:'ck,
escaped the electric floie icy e miracle, he 'lcing, to use his The following is a copy of the letter, on the above
own words, enveloped in a fl me of lielening.' This is subject, read by the steward at the Hundred of Wirral
the second time the eenti-t • h s beett itjurtql by lightning, Court Leet on Thursday, the decision of the Jury upon
a storm ab eit a month ago h vete; eelit a large tree, fling- which appeared in our impression of yesterday :
ing a large pi‘ce of bark e en tee of thirty feet. We Upton, Birkenhead, 17th June, 1857.
trust the storm has done no f.ir r d age." See, —lt was my intention to have hen present to-morrow
MONUMENT TO CAPTAI, H DL 'a VIC kflg.—Mr. W. T. at the Wapentake Court, but find my en agementa in Liver_
Hale, the sculptor, has j er le 01 a monatn=ntal mill- pool will prevent my doing so. It has been snggcsaed by a
tary tablet, to iet er-c.ed i ekenhern Church, to the f. hnd that I should mention a fact which I purposed I.y ng
memory o; 0* eeee:e beco •, e a household w tad before you ; but I feel rather unwilling to do from my
in every English leeri --!ti ,a,Q Captain Vicars, 'of the being a perfect. Amnger telt!, as I think the exercise of the
97th se-giment. Cti ti cireae'er in combinution cour, is a public benetir, that must he my :tpology. Th • obj it with the soldierly br e: of hl C toile! Huntinedon of lam desirous to bring before you is the present state of a
curd .ys, have beeeine ; t • all riirtugh his " - bilge in the Hundred of Wirral. It is situated between h.• rids," :1 which, w. ;r, , a,; Is, :.lian 150,000 copies weet side of Bidsron-hill and Upon, on the road between the
nava been sold ; his 1„,,, needed, therefore, little latter vill lee and Birkenhead, and is generally known by the from "storied turn cr mo to al tetst." to keep them name of the Ford Bed4o. It wa,t, I believe, formerly erected
living in the hearts of ii tryinee. The design t 4 the by thellineerton Turnpike Trust. The road over the bridge
monument exhibits a rue ii.g of are The soldier's is about seventeen feet in widit, and the stone walling of the
swcrl hangs in -its scabbard Rgaitigt the wall of his last sides is only about twelve inches above the level of the road.
borne, suspended from au elaborate sword knot, Which There is no other protection, and the depth on etch side from
affords thus a ready riband for the motto of his regiment. the :op of the bridge to the water forms a desceni. of about
From the handle of the sword also depends a sera, which, ten or twelve feet, making it very dangerous. The south side I
thus gracefully adapte in reality, the monumental of ;he road also on the Upton side of the bridge is, in my I
tablet on which ara wri .teri the name and description of opinion insufficiently protected for nearly thirty yards, where
Holley Vicars, with an inscription in such language of it is nearly as narrow as on the bridge. I shall be glad to
scriptural piety, faith, and resignation to the will of the attend the next court, and if you could kindly suggest any other
Almighty, and hope in the love and mercy of his Saviour, course in the matter, I shall be glad, the public generally
as the pious hero would have himself desired should be
being greatl andterested in the matter. I am, sir, your
placed on his tablet of remembrance.Chelmsford Ohm. obedient ser, Joss; Wuxi% lux.