Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-17 00:00:00

one in that Court pleet the smallest credit to such an non-
sensical story ? It was ridiculous to think of such a thing.
Why if he had given the drafc, to Jaques, that man
would be too glad to get it and give up the bill, or he could
have got the draft cashed for a few pence, perhaps, if he
thought proper to do so. He commits the worst of offences
—he breaks his faith, and violates his written undertaking
to return the bill, and this with the man that he professes
to have such friendship for. I will repeat, that no one has
suffered by this transaction, and all, except Mr. Hughes,
who, for some reason or other, I will not say what, is not
satisfied—every one else appears quite satisfied, and I
really do not see why Mr. Hughes has so fastened on it.
If Cole had acted as an honest and honourable man, by
returning the bill, this cruel affair would never
have been before this court. I again say that
Mr. Hughes must have some motive for proceeding in this
case, for although the conduct of Cole was dishonourable
in not keeping his word, and not fulfilling his written
engagement, yet he seems to be satisfied, and well he may,
too, for he got £3 discount for the bill, and all his costs
and travelling expenses paid by my unfortunate client, who
now stands in the dock. I cannot help saying, when I find
the bill paid, and every one connected with the transaction
satisfied, except Mr. Hughes, the prosecuting attorney,
that it is a cruel prosecution, and that the conduct pursued
towards my unfortunate client is anything but what it
ought to be. I care not what the legal case made out may
be, I assert that the moral case is satisfied—the money and
all costs being duly paid. Oh, but there is
another purpose to be served by Mr. Hughes,
and he knew it well. They had arranged other
affairs so nicely that there was an attachment issued for
£BO against the prisoner, and Mr. Hughes held that over
him. It was not denied that the prisoner's taxed costs
exceeded £'.330 in the two cases of Little and Murray, and
perhaps that might form an ingredient in the case,
because the greater portion, if not all that sum was yet
due to him. Why, any solicitor to go on with such cases,
except ha had large funds himself to advance to carry
them on, or that his client's name was as good as the Bank
of England, must get at least £lOO to commence with.
What did Mr. &tato& get ? Why, some three or four
pounds, and a ..E.25 bill that Mr. Little admits that he gave
him. How far would that £25 go in travelling from
Liverpool to London, and thence to Swansea, collect-
ing evidence there, and taking witnesses, at consider-
able expense, to London? Why, it was monstrous
to say the sum spoken of would be sufficient to do it.
Mr. Little denies that he was in the habit of getting drunk
in London—well, as good men as he is get drunk there,
and I am instructed to say that he was in the habit of
getting drunk, and that he now forgets. My client.
wanted money, and he was told by Mr. Little to get some
on a bill, but he now forgets it. and swears otherwise, if we
are bound to believe him. If Mr. Little did not sign that
bill, and he now says he did not, he gave authority for it
to be signed, but he forgets it. He has not, 'however,
lost by it, as my client paid it. The letters of my client
were all correct and true -he wanted money for Messrs.
Litttle and Murray's case, they tol lihim to raise it on bills,
and he did so. There is not a particle of falsehood in any
of the letters written by my client to Coles, and would
not a dishonest man vary and prevaricate in his
statements, if he were procuring money on forged
bills ? He concluded an elaborate and ably-delivered
speech, by showing that the prisoner had
acted openly and honestly. by calling on his clerk to fill
up the body of the bill, not by stealth, or in a secret
manner, but in the usual and regular way of business, and
asked would a man committing a forgery do so. He
regretted that the call-book of Mr. Shattock's office was
not in court, as there would be found an entry of a call
of Mr. Little on that very day, and whether he load signed
the bill or not, he had given authority for it to be done.
Under all the circumstances of the case, he would
leave the court to deal with it ; and if his
Worship saw that he could legally discharge
the prisoner, no doubt he would do so. Mr Mansfield said
whatever the motions that prompted the prosecution were,
he could not say, nor had he anything to do with the ease
in that respect. That was not a question he had to deal
with. He then went over the whole case, and said the only
way he could deal with it was, by sending it before a jury.
He ordered the prisoner to be committed for trial. Mr.
Bluck —There is another charge preferred against him, and
1 must ask for an adjournment of that. It was then agrzed
to remand the prisoner, on the second charge for seven
days longer.

GROSS OITTRA.GE ON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

At the Westminster Police-court, on Jonday, Edward
Ealey, a powerful young man, was charged with being con-
cerned with a number of others in the following gross
outrage ; --John Baker, a quiet and respectable-looking
mechanic, said he and a friend named Morgan were crossing
Westmimter-bridge on Saturday night, with their wives a
few paces in advance of them, when a gang of fellows,
7 or 8 in number rushed up against the women, threw
them against the hoarding of the bridge, and treated them
in the most scandelaus manner. He quietly remonstrated
with them upon their unmanly conduct, when they simul-
taneously made a most desperate and cowardly attack upon
him. He succeeded in breaking away from them, and
seeing his friend stretched upon the ground went to his
assistance, upon which the defendant, who was one of the
party, grasped him (complainant) tightly by the throat,
with the left hand, and struck him repeatedly wish the
right. But for the interference of a gentleman who came
up, he would, no doubt, have been strangled. Defendant,
on seeing the approach of the police, made off; but was
pursued and captured; the rest of the gang escaped.
Frederick Morgan, an engineer, said that he was in com-
pany with Baker, and heard him expostulate with the men
upon their disgraceful conduct, when he was attacked in
the way described. Witness never uttered a single word,
nor in any way interfered, but was attacked by four men,
aad beaten in the most ruffianly way, the whole of his
assailants escaping. When he recovered from the beating
he had received, he found his wife stretched on the ground
much hurt. Defendant coolly said that he was the only
sober man of the party, and never struck any one. The
case having boon most satisfactorily proved, he was com-
mitted for the full period of two months, to the House of
Correction.

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FUNERAL OF DOUGLAS JERROLD.

If any additional pod were required of the high
position occupied by this distinguished man in the esti.
matron of his literary brethern, it was afforded by the
scene which was witnessed on Monday, at Norwood Cern
etery ; for in that quiet resting-place of the departel were
assembled a multitude of men—known and unknown --
representing all branchea of literature, science, and art.
who were anxious to pay the last tribute of respect to the
remains of one who had so often contributed to their
gratification, and whose brilliant wit had so many times
" set the table in a roar." The recollection of those festive
scenes, and of the well-remembered form of him whose body
was about to be consigned to the grave, made many a
heart sad, and caused many a manly breast to
heave with emotion. Not a few men whose writings speak
only of gladness, and whose pens appear to be unac-
quainted with human care and grief, wept at
the sight of the yawning grave and the dreary coffin— the
last resting-place of Douglas Jerrold. The procession left
Kilburn Priory, the residence of the deceased gentleman,
shortly after twelve o'clock, and arrived at the cemetery
about two hours afterwards. The cortege was composed
of an open hearse, containing the remains of the deceased.
The coffin, which was of polished oak, was covered
with a black velvet pall, trimmed with silver lace,
and emblazoned with the initials "D. J." Following
the hearse came four mourning coaches, containing the
immediate relatives of the deceased, and two or three
private carriages. Long before the procession arrived at
the cemetery a vast number of persons had assembled,
among whom was noticed Sir Charles Eastlake, Mr. Land-
seer, Mr. Shirley Brooks, Mr. Albert Smith, Mr. Creswick,
Mr. Backstone, Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Kenny Meadows, Mr.
Landells, Mr. Moxon, Mr. Murray, Mr. Bradbury, Mr.
Hazlitt, Mr. Stirling Coyne, Mr. William Bennett, Mr.
Barlow, and many other prominent persons in the literary
and dramatic world. Upen arriving, a procession was
formed, in which Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr. W. M.
Thackeray, Mr, Richard Monckt n Mance, M P.. Sir
Joseph Paxton, M.P., Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr. Charles
Knight, Mr. John Forster, and Mr. Horace Mayhew
took part. They wore round their left arms a
crape rosette with "D. J." in the centre The corpse was
conveyed into the chapel, where the above-named gentle-
men surrounds I it during the performance of the funeral
service by the Rev Mr. Hugo, of Bishopsgate (a personal
friend of the deceased), assisted by the Rev. Mr. Cooper,
chaplain to the cemetery. After leaving the chapel, the
procession moved to the grave, which was situated nearly
opposite to that of the deceased's friend, Mr. Laman
Blanchard. The coffin having been lowered into the
grave, the funeral service was completed, and the concourse
of persons in small groups approached the edge of the
grave, to take one last look at the coffin of their departed
friend.

C Ass AND Dun BosEs.—The next important thing to the posses-
sion of cash is, how (when you have got it) to keep it safely, either in
the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds
and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied
stock of both these desirable artiales, manufactured expressly for Mr.
E. T. Hall, of South John.street, that challenge attention. These
boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent
lock 8, which defy the ingenuity of any "pick-lock" in the world to
open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitors, and
others, these new safes, on a small scale, must prove valuable indeed.
—Northern Daily Times, 218$ May, 1857.