Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-01 00:00:00

OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.

At the Mansion-house, Joseph Jones, a strong-built
young fellow was charged with the following daring rob-
bery ,nd outrage: Isaac Rhan.hey, 2, Goswell-street,
jeweller, said that, on the previous afternoon, he was in
Cutler-street, Hound-ditch, when a crowd got round. Two
men were by his side, and one man was behind, pushing
him on, while the prisoner stood hard and fast before him,
so that he could not get on. There was also a
woman there, and when he asked them to let
him pass, his arms were forcibly lifted up, and his
gold watch, which he had just before felt in his pocket,
was snatched and broken off the guard. Prosecutor saw
the prisoner pass it to another man, and, seizing him by
the collar, dragged him along the street. The prisoner's
companions then came to his assistance, and if a
policeman had not arrived, prosecutor thought they would
have killed him. The prisoner was captured after a
violent straggle, but the others got away. John Butler,
6, City police. said : In the afternoon I saw a crowd,
as I was in Houndsditch, and upon going up found the
prosecutor being knocked about by several people.
He told me he had been robbed of his watch, and the
prisoner was pointed out as having taken it. I at-
tempted to take him, but he resisted violently, and swore
he would not be taken. I told him to surrender, or I would
draw my truncheon, and immediately that word was
spoken, I was violently seized by four or five people be-
hind, among whom was a woman, who swore he should
not be taken. Another struggle took place, during which
I never let go my hold, but I was just on the point of
being overpowered when my sergeant came up, and the
prisoner was secured. I think it right to say that there
were 600 or 700 persons present, and, although I called
upon them in the Queen's name to aid me, not one of
t'tem would do so during the seven or eight minutes which
the struggle lasted. Alderman Cubitt : Giv me the names
of some who refused, and they shall be summoned. Wit-
ness : Unfortunately I was unable to notice them particu-
larly. and cannot do so. The prisoner, who said he was
the wrong man, and that was why the people took his
part, was committed for triaL

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS POISONINGS NEAR WHITEHAYEN
—On Wednesday evening last, the coroner's inquest into
the circumstances attending the mysterious cases of poi-
sonings at Cleator Moor, as already reported in our columns,
was brought to a close, after "several adjournments. Pro-
fessor Taylor, who had been sent down by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, presented a most elaborate
report. From what has been already published, our
readers are aware that the cottages in which the mortality
occerred are built upon a heap of slag, or debris, from the
blast farnays of the Whitehaven Hematite Iron Company,
and Dr. Taylor was of opinion, based on a series of ex-
periments, that the deaths resulted from the generation of
sulphuretted hydrogen in this slag. After a most careful
summing up by the coroner, the jury retired for about
half an hoar, at the end of which time they returned the
following verdict :—" We find that Joieph Armstrong the
elder, Mary Armstrong, Hobert Armstrong, Joseph Arm-
strong the younger, John Sloane, and Fenton Murray have
cores to their deaths accidentally, and that the cause of
death in all thee cases has arisen from the inhalation of
sulphuretted hydrogen gas, generated from the slag ueder-
neath the houses in which they dwelt, and from the ad-
joining heap of the same material. In returning this
verlict the jury recommended that the house; et Buwthorn
Row, b Jilt upon the slag from the Hematite Company's
works, should he efficiently drained, and that all common:-
cetion with the adjoining slag heal) through the found-t-
-tions be effectually cat off; and the jury are farther of
opinion that the hoze-es so circumstanced cannot be safely
occupied until this be done."
IRISH DISTURBANCES WAXEEIELD.—The chief co:-
stable. at the Wakefield petty sessiotet, on Monday, again
called the attention of the bench to the state of the town.
On Sunday evening laet, he said, Kirkgate was in a state
of 'jot from about twelve o'clock up to three in the morn-
ing. There was at one time from three to four hundred
Irishmen assembled in the streets, shouting and yelling and
uttering the most horrible language. As the police went
down the street bricks and stones were thrown out of the
passages at them. They had only been able to catch one
of the men. but they could not bring a charge of actual
violence against him. The bench said if the pelice could
only catch the parties the magistrates would take care they
were punished, as they bad determined to put down these
Irish savages.-- Michael Rooney was then fined 103. for
having resisted one of the police constables, in the execution
of his duty. A wild-lo :king Hibernian, named Patrick
M'Quernan, was then placed in the dock, charged with
having committed a bratal outrage on a man named
William Bergen, at Newton Bar, Wakefield, on Sunday
evening. Without the slightest provocation, he attacked
the man as he was peaceably going home, knocked him down
and kicked him. The man shouted for assistance, and on
several persons coming to Ins rescue, the prisoner took to
has heels. He was pursued by one of these persons, when
he drew ont a knife, and said he would let daylight into
the body of the first b—y Englishman" who endeavoured to
take dim. At this moment the police came up, M.Qeernun
threw the knife away, and again made off. He was,
however, eventually captured.—Fine, £1 13s. ; iu default
two months' hard labour in the house of correction.

ACTION UNDER A POLICY OF AISUBANC3.—On Friday
last, at the Manchester County Court, George Hall, of Sal-
ford, summoned Mr. William Haswell Hill, the Northern
C ;untie? superintendent of the Wellington Life Assurance
Society, for £3 Bs, the amount of a policy of assaracce
effected by plaintiff on the life of his recently-deceased
wife, payment of which was now diseutad. Although the
policy had not been issued by Mr. Hill individually, and
the summons should therefore have been served against
the society, Mr. Hill personally answered the plaintiff, and
alleged seven weeks " out of benefit" as the reason for non-
payment. It appeared that the society grants a short
" grace" in its industrial branch for the payment of pre-
miums, which is unfairly taken advantage of by mahy
family assurers, who, when illcess attacks the member in
erre .r, bide the fact from the agent when he makes his
weekly round, and at once clandestinely pay up the amount
necessary to place such member again in benefit. In this
case death ensued before the arrears could be paid up, and
the policy therefore lapsed. Mr. Hall had expressed the
society's willingness to return, as a gift, the whole of The
premiums received, the society not caring to make a profit
out of such cases, and believed the claimant had not
intended to lose the benefit of the policy; but it appears
the latter and his friends had behaved so boisterously at
the Wellington Office, that this repay ment was not effected.
His honour, after examining the papers, receipt-book, &e.,
pronounced it a clearly out-of-benefit case; but, as the
claimant was poor, and had evidently been misadvised, be
recommended a small return of premiums on the part of
the plaintiff, to which Mr. Hill acceded, returning the
whole of the premiums received since the deceased's enrol-
ment in 1854. Mr. Brandt eulogised this liberality on the
part of Mr. Hill, anti the ease was then dismissed, the old
matt protestiting that he would keep up " without bar" the
premiums on his own policy.
BRANDY FOR MA. CAMERON.—At the Southwark Police
Court, on Monday, Hr. tlngh Thomas Cameron, a ()anis-
ter-at-law, arid stated to be a magistrate in Rosslaire, and
son of Mr. Cameron, the manager of the Reyal British
Bank, who was a few days ago captured and brought to
London, was chargrd before Mr. Combs with conveying
half a pint of brandy into the Queen's prison, contrary to
the rules and regulations. John Collwell, one of the
turnkeys of the prison, said that a few days ego Mr.
Cameron, the late manager of the Royal British Bank,
was brought to that prisen on a warrant issued by direc-
tion of the Attorney-General. The prisoner had since
visited that, prison; and on Sunday evening,- about six
e'clock, he came as usual, and as he was about to pass
through the second lobby the witness stopped him, and
told ham he must search him, tie he suspected that he had
spirits about him. The prisoper, who seemed rather
astonished at being stopped, then put his hand in his breast
coat pocket and produced a basket bottle containing nearly
half a pint of brandy. Witness' 'then told him he must'
know that -it was contrary to the rules, and he must give
him into custody. The prisoner here said that he could
assure his worship that he did not know he was acting
contrary to lair, or he should not have had any spirits
in his p "aseesion. He had no idea that he was doing wrong
in carrying so small a quantity into the prison. Mr. Coll-
well informed his worship that Mr. Cameron brought a
pnrtmentean in the prison the same morning, when he told
him he must s arch it, to see' whether any spirits or any-
thing else Was in it contrary to the rules and regulations
of the prison. Mr. Cameron- assured his worship that he
did not know he was breaking the law, or he should not
have done it. • Mr. Combe told him hat- very 'likely his
story was true, but the lave was imperative on that point
The penalty was 13, acid he had no power to mitigate it.
He must pay that or go to the House of Correction. Mr.
Cameron expressed his regret for having unconsciously
infringed the law, and immediately paid the fine. The
magistrate then ordered him to be diEebined.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

CRUELTY TO A HORSE —A youth, named Michael Norris,
was charged with brutally ill-treating a horse in Manches-
ter-street. Mr. Thomas Edwards, of the Gas Company,
proved that he saw the prisoner cruelly kicking a horse
over the fetlock, and when remonstrated with he persisted
in his cruelty, and uttered a volley of the most abusive and
disgusting epithets. The worthy magistrate, after compli-
menting Mr. Edwards for his manly conduct, ordered the
prisoner to be fined 10s. and costs. or, in default of pay-
ment, to be committed for one month.

INDECENT ASSAULT.—John Harlow, a carpenter, lodging
at Mrs. Smith's, Athol-street, was charged with indecently
assaulting an interesting-looking child about thirteen years
of age. The details of this case are not fit for publicatien.
The prisoner was remanded.
A "BEAUTIFUL WlFE."—Margaret Moss, the wife of a
boatman, who has been repeatedly in this court for her
drunken and dissipa'ed habits, was committed for three
months, for assaulting her husband and biting his arm.
ROBBERY AT THE CLARENCE GRAVING DOCK.— A respect-
able-looking old mar named William Nailor, formerly the
superintendent of the above graving dock, was charged
with stealing a quantity of copper sheeting. The con-
stable stated that he saw the prisoner go to the heap of
copper and take a large quantity away and secrete it. He
immediately went and took him into custody, when he
offered to give him a sovereign to overlook the affair.
Upon searching his house a considerable quantity of the
same metal was found, all of which. there was no doubt,
had been stolen from the same dock. The prisoner ad-
mitted that he had committed the offence, and said that
his wages were so low that he could not maintain his
family, which had been the cause of his taking it. He was
in the receipt of 24e. per week. He was committed for
one month.
EXTENSIVE RnBBERY AT THE LIME STREET RAILWAY
Tamansus.—A man, named John Conway, who gets his
living by going about the streets buying up old clothes,
was charged with stealing a dressing case, containing
upwards o £3OO in money, and other valuable articles,
the property of a gentleman who gave his name as Mons.
R. Wallace. The prosecutor state l that he had been
staying at the Queer's Hotel, and on Sunday night was
about to leave by the mail train for Paris. He
ordered the porter to take his luggage, consisting of
four boxes, to the terminus, and they were all placed on
the platform, while an extra carriage was being attached
to the train. This having been done, a porter took three
of the boxes, and placed them in the train, but the fourth,
the dressing case, was immediately missed. Every inquiry
was made after it, but without any effect. On Monday
morning, Master Gilmore, and some other little boys, saw
the peison,r go up an entry at the back of Seymour-street,
and deposit som'thing in a midden, and then commenced
singing out, " Old clothes," and appeared much confused.
After he had left, the lads went to see what he had left
behind, and there saw the dressing case which had been
stolen from the railway station. It is scarcely necessary
to say that the case had been broken open, and the greater
part of the money, with some jewellery, abstracted. The
prisoner was at once apprehended, and the affair put into
the hands of the police. Mr. Wallace fully identified the
box and its contents, and the prisoner waq ordered to be
committed to take his trial, Mr. Wallace promising to come
from Paris to prosecute.
Several minor cases of felony and assaults, possessing
not the slightest public interest, were disposed of.

BEFORE MR. JEFFERY.

THE LtmE-s-rnrET " Hop."—William Doraville, the
keeper of the ." Hop," in Lime-street, was brought up by
a %Nam:int issued on the previous day, for keeping open the
" Hop" in Lime-street. He was bound over to appear at
the Assizes, to answer any charge that might be preferred
against him. The necessary sureties having been entered
into, the parties left the court.