Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1857.

of opinion that the ship was lost by accident. This ap-
peared to create surprise in court.
Sir Frederick Thesiger then, in strong terms, spoke of
the opinion just delivered by the jury, and contended that
the ship was lost by gross ignorance and neglect of the
captain, who, on his own showing., was totally ignorant
of the navigation of the St. Lawrence. He contended that
it was monstrous to say from the evidence that the loss
arose from accident. He went over the evidence given on
both sides, and repudiated the notion that the ship was
lost by aocident. He dwelt considerably on the non-use
of the lead—line, and characterised it as a most vicious
practice,-and that there was no excuse whatever for the
conduct of the captain. He said it was a question of
great public importance, and but for the fortunate cir•
cumstance of the passengers being saved, there would
have been a general outcry against the captain for his
ignorance, by which so many lives would most undoubt-
edly have been sacrificed, had not Providence, and a
kindly touch of the helm. prevented the dash of the ship
at once upon the rock. His observations to the jury for
having expressed such an opinion at that stage of the
proceedings, were very strong, and he told them so, as he
said he was warranted in using strong language, for if
ever there was a case that was proved, even by the wit-
nesses for the defence, and by Captain Turner himself,
the present was the strongest and most conclusive case
that ever came before a jury. The witnesses who were
examined on both sides, proved beyoad the shadow of
doubt the ignorance and neglect of the captain, and he
could not help saying that it appeared to him very
strange how a jury, in the face of such overwhelming
evidence could arrive at the opinion just expressed. He
concluded an able address, by telling the jury that he had
done his duty, and was fully warranted in using strong
language. He then put the point to the court, to leave it
to the jury, whether the captain had acted properly, with
regard to the cargo, after the ship was lost.
Lord Campbell, in a very lucid manner, then charged
the jury. He told them that there was no doubt what-
ever, if the ship was lost by ignorance or neglect of the
captain, that the owners were to the plaintiff for
the amount of his loss. If, on consideration of the case,
they had come to a hasty conclusion, in expressing the
opinion they had already given, they need not be ashamed
to acknowledge the mistake; and it they believed the evi-
dence, that the ship was lost by neglect. they should cer-
tainly[and a verdict for the plaintiff. If the evidence con-
vinced them that the loss was an accident of the seas, of
course the verdict should be for the defendants. He called
attention to th positive and scientific evidence in the
case, and then left the question agnin to the jury, to say
if they thought the loss was through pure accident, or
from the cause of neglect and ignorance of Captain Turner.
The jury again said their opinion was that the loss was
accidental. His lordship then put the question of whether
the captain had acted properly, after the ship was lost.
in regard to the cargo, &c. ? and the jury said they were
of opinion he had acted right, under the circumstances.
It was stated that a new trial would be moved for, on
the ground of the verdict being against the might of evi-
dence, and the direction of the learned judge.
Attorney for the plaintiff, Mr. T. Browning; for the
defendants, Messrs. Sharp, Field, and Jackson.
The case lasted from ten iu the morning till eight in the
evening.

POLICE COURT-S.AT CRDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

A Buren ATTACK UPON A FEMALE.—A specimen of
human depravity in the shape of a man, whose name was
entered on the charge sheet as John Parkinson, and who
resided in the locality of Greenland-street, was charged
with violently assaulting an unfortunate female named
Mary Browne. The inspector who had the case, stated
that the female who had been assaulted was not is atten-
dance, because he believed the parties in the neighbourhood
would not let her attend. A person by the name of John
Ellis, respectably dres.ed, stated that about half-past three
o'clock on the previous afternoon he was in Greenland-
street, when he SKW the prisoner most shamefully illtreeting
a female. He saw him strike the poor woman and knock
her down, and then drag her across the street. He could
not say hether he kicked her or not, but he saw him lift
his foot, but he would say that he never saw such brutal
treatment in his life. Having seen the assault be gave the
prisoner in charge of the policeman. Mr. Mansfield :
What have you to say to this charge. The prisoner : I
can't keep the girl away from me. She will be always after
me night and day. She will not let me alone. Mr.
Mansfield : It is dastardly and cowardly for a man to strike
a woman, I shall order you lo pay forty shillings, or you
must be committed for two months.
THE WILLIAMSON-SQUARE AMAZONS.—Two young ladies,
the one dressed in accordance with the present style of
female fashion, and the other in a loose light morning
dress, were charged by Police-constable 576, with fighting
and creating a disturbance in Williamson-square. They
gave their names as Miss Church and Jane Jameson. Miss
Church said, in answer to the charge, that she had just
left one of the concert-rooms in Williamson-square with
two gentlemen, when the other prisoner attacked her, and
the police-constable came np and took them. Jane
Jameson said that she was walking along, when the other
prisoner (Miss Church), with three Otho.g, eqqually
fashionably affixed, attacked llar, and that all infee of
them were about her at one time, so that she had not the
power of making any resistance. The Police-constable :
Hearing a great noise, I went up, and saw the two fighting
together. Mr. Mansfield : Such conduct is truly disgraceful
—two females fighting in the street. I shall commit you
both for one month.
ONE OP Tnio O'CALLAanAWS ; OR, THS EFFECTS OF HAVING
Two Wives - A decent-look ng man, apparently about
forty years of age, and who gave his name as Trade
O'Callaghan, was charged with creating a great row, and
destroying a quantity of domestic utensils, in a house in
Gloucester-street, and assaulting his wife. The police-
constable who preferred the charge stated that he took the
prisoner into custody for creating a row, assaulting his
wife, and breaking a quantity of goods. The
wife of the prisoner was called for the purpose of substan-
tiating the charge that had been made, and according to
her statement, it appeared that she had been married to
the prisoner about four years, and they had been living in
Nottingham, but since their marriage she had been com-
pelled to leave hits, several times, has ing repeatedly had
to carry, as she stated, " two pair of black eyes." At last
they had agreed to separate, the prisoner promising to
give her £5 upon her gsing to her father and mother in
Dublin. This she agreed to do, when the prisoner insisted
upon her goingbefore a lawyer to have a proper settlement
drawn up. They did go to a lawyer, but he would not
have anything to do in the matter, and therefore they
went to a clergyman, where the matter was arranged, and
the prisoner gave her the £5 to go home to her father and
mother. Mr. Mansfield : And did a clergyman do that
for you? He did, and last night I left Nottingham for
the purpose of going to Dublin and came to Liverpool ;
the prisoner followed me, and when at the place in
Gloucester-street he asked me to go back to Nottingham
and live with him again. I trld him I would not, but
would go hsme, when he attacked me most shamefully
and was given into custody. Besides, your honour, he
has a wife living in Ireland now, and I have letters
from her, but I did not know it when I was
married to him. Mr. Mansfield : When were you mar-
ried to him ? Wife: About four years' ag eat St. Albion's
Church, in Derby. I have not lived with him the whole
of that time, because he has so ill used me. Sometime
since I heard that he had a wife and four children in
a place in Roscommon, and after that I did not wish to
live with him again, and was going home to my parents in
Dublin, after he gave me the £5 to do so. The wife pro-
duced some letters from his former wife, and the prisoner
was remanded for seven days, in order to get up the
necessary evidence to prove a case of bigamy against him.
A SEA ROBBICK. —John Salthouse, the second mate of
the ship Scotchman, which arrived in Liverpool from
Quebec on Friday afternoon, was charged with stealing a
pair of brown cloth pants, and other articles of wearing
apparel, the property of one of the sailors on board the
same vessel. One of the officers of the Customs stated
that he had been requested, while searching the ship, to
pay particular attention to the clothes, and had been
informed that one of the sailors had lost certain articles.
In a bag belonging to the prisoner, he found a second
small bag, in which was secreted the pants, and
other articles produced. When I.* discovered them,
he asked the prisoner whether they were his, and he
replied that they were answering the description of those
he had been told to look for, and the sailor saying that
they were his, he gave the prisoner into custody ; but before
doing so, the prisoner offered him a bribe to let the matter
drop, and that he would make it good. The sailor to
whom the clothes belonged identified the property, and
stated that they were stolen from him about six weeks
since, and that the first mate had ordered a!1 the sailors'
property to be searched. Mr. Bluck addressed the bench
for the prisoner, but he was eommitted for trial.
A LAZY BRUTE.—A great overgrown, fat, and bloated-
looking fellow, who gave his name as John Burchell, a
dock labourer, was charged with assaulting his wife, rather
an interesting-looking young woman, with an infant in her
arms. The poor creature said that the prisoner had
repeatedly assaulted her, and that for the last ten weeks he
had done no work, but spent his time drinking in public-
house's In his defence he stated that he had looked after
work, bat could not get it to do. Mr. Mansfield, in com-
mitting him for one month, said there was plenty of work
about the docks, if he was not too lazy tb do it.
How THE NEW WATCH AND MR MOREY NV/MT ! TWO
females, Ann &Donald and Ann Hughes, the former the

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keeper of a lodging-house (a low house of ill fame)
in Peter-street, were charged with stealing a silver
watch and upwards of £2 103 from a sailor,
who had just arrived in this port. The complainant's
history of the affair was very brief. He said after he tc
his Pay, he purchased a watch, and then accompanied by
a "Pung lAdy " in black, he went to O'Donald'e house;