Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

BEFORE MB. R. SFIZIL.

ASSAULTS UPON VIM POLlM—PettriCk Larney, a sailor,
was charged with assaulting police-constable 410, in the
execution of his duty on the previous night. The police.
man stated that he was proceeding up 01(lhall-street, when
he saw two females with a gentleman. He, at the request
of the gentleman, went and told the two females to go
about their business, and while ho was so doing, the pri-
soner came up and assaulted him. The prisoner, in his
own justification, denied all knowledge of the assault, but
said that he had a drop of drink, and was walking the
street, when he was caught hold of by a policeman. All
he knew of the matter was that he got a little drink, and
then when he saw the policeman he had 30s. in his pocket,
but when he was booked he had not one farthing. The
bridewell keeper stated that the defendant had been pre-
viously convicted for an assault upon the police. The
magistrates ordered the defendant to pay 20s. and costs,
and in default of the payment of which, he was to
be imprisoned for the period of two months.
James Rogers, another sailor, was charged with assaulting
police-constable 376. The constable stated that he was
passing through Williamson-square, when he saw the
defendant lying in a helpless state of intoxication. He
wowed him, and advised him to go home, when he imme-
diately attacked him, and kicked and otherwise assaulted
him. He was fined 20s. and costs.

ROBBERY.—A young girl, named Mary Canningham, was
charged with obtaining a quantity of wearing apparel by
false pretences. It appeared that the prisoner was in the
habit of going to the houses of persons who kept mangles,
in the vicinity of Scotland-road, and getting the clothes of
other persons. A great number of cases were proved
against her, and the prisoner was sent for trial.
CAUTION TO CRILDREN.—A. little boy, named Noble
O'Neil, was committed for fourteen days, for throwing
stones in Pembroke-place. The offence was clearly proved
by the policeman, and by the female who was injured by
the stone striking her in the face.

BIRKENHEAD.-FRIDAT.
(BEFORE R. I3RYANS, ESQ.)

CAUTION TO MASTERS OP DOMESTIC SERTANTS.—Under
this heading, in our impression of Friday last, we gave
the particulars of a gross assault committed by Mr. Robert
Holt, cotton dealer, whose warehouse is in 11, Prescot row,
Tithebarn-street, but resides in Queen's Terrace, Price
street, Birkenhead, on his servant, Mary Graham, for
which he was fined 10s, and costs ; and we also added that
after his conviction he had given her into custody for
embezzlement. To-day the girl was brought up on the
charge of having embezzled the sum of Ge. lid., the
money of Mr. Holt, her master, and which bad been given
her fur the purpose of paying the milkman. Mr. Holt was
in attendance accompanied by a milkman named Wareing,
residing in Watson-street, Birkenhead, Mr. Hilt stated
that the money was given to her some time in May last to
pay for the milk, but that she had not done so. The witness
was then called on to prove the non-peyment,when he said
" I really cannot swear she never paid me—l cannot swear
it. The worthy mag'strate then said the case fell to the
ground for want of proof. It must be dismissed, and. the
prisoner discharged. Prisoner : I can take my oath that
I paid him. Magistrate : Well, you are discharged.
There is no proof you did not. Mr. Holt : I did not wish
to press the charge hard against her ; and if she had been
committed, I should have begged her off. [We made our
comments upon this case, following the report of it, and
the result is just what we anticipated. The attempt to
destroy the Nor girl's character was quite evident. No
doubt Mr. Holt thinks himself a very humane man, but we
would recommend the girl to lay the case before some
respectable solicitor.—En. N. T.]
WIIOLESALE ROBBERY BY SERVANTS.—Jane Croft and
Elizabeth Peak, the former a domestic servant, and the
latter a nurse in the service of Mr H. P. Sorge, of
Grange-lane, Birkenhead, Professor of Music, were charged
with the following wholesale robbery, the discovery of
which took place under very curious circumstances. It
appeared, from the statement of Miss Cross, who is living
next door, that on Wednesday night, between eleven and
twelve o'clock, she went up into the drawing-room of her
brother's house for the purpose of shutting the window ;
previous, however, to so doing she looked out, when she
saw something lying on the leads or roof of her brother's
shop. She accordingly took it in, and, upon examination, dis-
covered it to be a lady's dress, nea-ly new' and two children's
pinafores. Having shown them to her brother and mother,
they recommended that they should be sent into Mr.
Sorge's, thinking they might have fallen out of the window,
which was done, and he immediately identified them as
his property. His suspicions then became excited, and the
house was examined, when another dress and a
silk mantle were also missed. He then determined
to keep watch during the neat night, and, while
so doing, he heard the prisoners in conversation
nearly the whole of the night. Tho next morning a police
officer was sent fur, and when he came he questioned
Croft about the missing articles, and charged her with
having stolen them, which she denied, or that she knew
anything at all about them. He then did the same with
Peak, who also gave the same denial. Having told Croft
that she must go to bridewelt, he left the house with her,
and when they had got a short distance she said, " I will
tell all about it. The other girl (meaning Peak) is as
much or more to blame than I am, as she (Peak) was
going to have the dress and I the mantle ; that she (Peak)
had admired the dress ever since she had been in the
house, and the things are concealed underneath the roof
of the house." The officer then returned with her to the
house, and, leaving Croft in the kitchen, he took Peak up
into the attic, and, pointing to a trap door in the ceiling,
seised what was up there, when she replied, " I know they
are there, but the other girl put them there." He then
examined the trap door, and found that soma fresh nails
had been used to fasten it, but upon getting it open he
discovered the missing silk dross and cape, and also two
petticoats and two sheets. He then also took her iuto
custody, and they were both taken to the lockup. Croft,
in answer to the charge, said, " I have nothing to say. I
had something to do with the cal e, but not with any of
the other things." And Peak said, " I had nothing at all
to do with them." Beth prisoners were fully committed
for trial, on Monday next, at Chester Castle.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-BATURD AY.

CAMBRIDGE,

The committee resumed this morning, Mr. Deasy in the
chair.

The evidence in support of the allegation that the agents
of the sitting member. Mr. Steuart, paid the travelling
expenses of many of his voters was continued. An elec-
tor, named Harris, was examined, and he stated that he
received £1 14s. for his expenses.