Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

Mr. Justice Wiehtman took la's seat on the Bench this morning
precisely at nine o'clock.
ACQUiPT L of A LIVERPOOL INIERCRANT.—John Doherty, a mer•
chant, surrendered, having been out en bail, to taka his on an
indictment charging him with having, at Liverpool, on the 13th of
May, 1857, by cr-rtain false pretences, obtained from John Bingham,
and on other certain valuable securities, to wit, two bills of exchange,
with intentto cheat and defraud the said John Bingham. Mr. Aspinall,
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Overend and M. Brett for the
defendant. Mr. AspinalL having stated the charge against the defen-
dant, proceeded to state his transactions with the Borough Bank, and
the itup:lcit confidence that was placed in hint, and then stated the
circumstances under which the charge was made—the whole
facts of which have already been published in the columns
of this journal—and theA to say that he thcuelit it would be
best, for t e instruction of the jury, to gve a history of rha
case, as far as related ti the r!orough
.Bank, fro n which
it appeared a course of business had arisen betw en Mr.
Doherty and the Borough Bank, which the jury would be of
opinion was rather a loose one, and which probably held out tome
temptations, but which would he best explained by stating exlctly
what took pi •ce u'on the particular occasion, when it w s charged
the prisoner made false pretences to the Borough B ,nk. On the
' 22nd Apri,, 1857, Mr. Smith, the manager of the Rarough Bank,
received from the prisoner a letter to the following effect:—
Liverpool, April 22, 1857.

J. P. G. Smith, Esq.
Dear Slr,—On receipt of a bill of lali,g for 10,584 bushels of
Indian corn, per Webster, from Overend. G irney, and Co., picas give
them s guaran'es that any acclatai;ce•to Mr. James Dohert''s draft
for £1,650. due as per enclosed advice, will he paid at maturity. The
corn is sold to Messrs. John Bingh do and Co., whose acc:pta,ce for
the amount will be p:dd o the bank.—l am, dear Sir, fou,'s truly,
JOHN DonEwnr.
On the same day he receives from the prisoner another letter,
which ran as follows :

Liverpool, 22nd April, 1857.

J. P. G. Smith, Esq.
Sir,—l have received bill of lading from you for 10,584 bushels
InHan corn, per Webster, ,o'tl to 'eslrs. John B nr„liam and Co.,
whose acceptance for the amount will be paid to the bank opposite,
by acceptance for £1,650, which you have guaranterd. arn, dear
Sir, your's truly, JOIIN DOITEETT.
To Borough Eianx.,
On the 2Sth of April Mr. Smith received two ether letters, of pre-
cisely the same character, but relating to ano 11.,* parcel of goods.
Mr. Overend: I mutt oliPict to my friend taking two cases.
Air. Aspinali : There are two cliff:rent parcels r.f gooils mentioned
in the indictment ; the two first counts allude to one, and the other
counts to another.
Mr. Overend : Then you confine yoarsclf to the 22nd and the 23th.
111 r. Aspinal 1 : Ye'.
The fallowing were the other two letters :—•

28th April, 2357.

J. P. G. Smith, Esq.
Dear Sir.—On receipt of a bill rf lading for 7-,017 bu,hels Indian
corn, per Southamt.ton, from Mersrs. St,:ra Brothers. plea•e giv -
them guarantee that my acceptance to Mr. James libhertz's dra't
for 41,100, due as per erclotel advice, will be paid at ma urity.
Too corn is sold to Mesers. John Bingham and Co., whose accept-
ance for the amount will be p•id so tho. bant..—l am, des sir, your'.
truly, JOHN DOHLE,TY.