The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-11 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

cItrELTY 'co ANlMALS.—WilliawMercer, the driver of Mr.
John Batesun's lorry, was sunwumed before Tnotnas Janies
E,q., charged with loading his horse beyond its strength.
Ainsworth, the constable, stated that he wet the defendant in
(Nahall-street, driving a lorry with one horse only in it, and it
was loaded with sixteen bales of cotton ; the full load was ten
'wiles. The horse was very 'ouch distressed. The defendant's
wife, who appeared for him. said that her husband had only just
sent the other horse to be shod, and was going gently on. The
magistrate in consideration of the defendant having a large fa-
mily did not inflict the penalty, but ordered him to pay the
costs, amounting to 3s. Gd.
There were nu cases of interest to-day.
THURSDAY.

SUMMONS FOR WAGES.—Timothy Manley, the captain of a
collier, from Cork, was summoned by James Murray, his mate.
for £1 Ss. bd., his balance of wages. The mate said he had
agreed for the voyage for £2; he had now unloaded the vessel,
and would not stop with him any longer, and the captain refused
to pay him his balance of wages. Both captain and mate were
from the •' County Cork," and, until Mr. Whitty volunteered
to interpret, it was impossible to comprehend above every tenth
word they uttered.
The magistrate inquired why he had thus stopped his mate's
wages.
Captain.—l stopt his wages because he took too many things.
The Magistrate.—Well, what did he take?
Captaiu.—Ogh, I don' know what he took.
It appeared, however, that only £1 was due to the mate, the
Teinainder being owing to one of the lads, which the mate was
try itg to get.
e Magistrate.—Well, you must pay him the £l.
Captain.—Ogh, I paid him some coals.
The mate then acknowledged that he had received, on the
voyage, two shillings' worth of coals, one shilling's worth of
tobacco, and eighteenpence since he came to Liverpool, leav-
ing him a balance of 15s. 6d. due to him.
Captain.—flow much did I give you iu Liverpool?
Mate.—Eighteen pence.
Captain.—Och, it's one an' sixpence I gave you, acushla.
(Laughter.)
The Magistrate.—Well, you must pay this fifteen shillings
and sixpence.
Captain.—Och ; no I wont.
The Magistrate.—Well, then you will be made to de it.
Captain.—Ogh no, sir; I beg yer pardon. (Laughter.)
The Magistrate.—Well, we shall see.
The parties then left the court.

OBSTRUCTING THE FOOTPATHS.—SamueI Mellor, the driver
of a liirry, was summoned on an information laid by James
Aspinall, Esq , the late mayor, charging him with obstructing
the foOtpath in Duke-street, on Monday last. Mr Aspinall
stated that he was passing up Duke-street about two o'clock on
Monday last, when he saw a lurry loaded with cotton so that the
bales overhung the sides backed close to the parapet; the over-'
hanging bales prevented people passing. He saw several ladies
obliged to cross the street in consequence. No person was with
the lurrv. It was a nuisance which was of frequent occurrence.
The carter, in defence, said he had nobbut just left t'lurry,
and was siting his dinner clois by, because he couldn't pit up
Soathouse-loin, where he wanted to be, for another cart. The
magistrate fined him ss. and costs.
CAUTION To Rasa-slur:Res.—Peter Berry, who keeps a
beer-shop in Fontenoy:street, was brought up charged by
M'Caffrey. the watch, with refusing him admittance on Sater-
-day night. M'Caffrey said that betwixt one and two o'clock on
Sunday morning he heard a noise in Berry's house, as ofpeople
singing and drinking; he went to the door and demanded to be
admitted, but received no answer. Mr. Whitty corroborated
this statement, and that, on going to the door he "heaid a cry of
hush;" he also saw a light in the house. He knocked re-
peatedly but received no answer. Berry in defence said, he
had been sitting up for his lodgers, who were rather merry, and
that he fell asleep on the dresser and heard no knock. One of
the lodgers said that Berry was asleep, and that they heard the
knock but did not think it their business to let anybody in.—
M`Caffrev said that this was the first offence; in consideration of
which, the magistrate mitigated the fine to ss. and costs, with an
admonition to defendant to be careful in future.
ASSAULT.—Thomas Flogarth, who appeared with a large
plaister across his upper lip, appeared to lay a complaint against
John Hickey, for violently assaulting him. Hogarth said,
about eleven o'clock on Monday night, there was a daughter of
mine in this man's house ; he lives in a house of Pat Turpen-
tine's. Well, sir, I went to see if she would come home; you
see he encourages a young man to come to his house, and he
like, keeps a courting-shop for him. So when I comes to the
door, I axes " is she coining home?" with that he made an-
swer and says " she was not there," at the same I heard herself
inside. So I lifts up the latch to walk in, but it was barred in-
side; what does he do but comes out with a mallet, and strikes
me on the mouth, split my lip, and knocked all my teeth loose ;
and there's the bill, sir, it cost me l2s. 6d. to get my mouth
mended.—Defendant: It's false, it's all false; l'se afeaid of
may life on him. Ile abuses me daily; I wan: none of his
daughter to come near me. It was only the day afore he abused
me shameful and ruined my shirt. Look you here, your honours,
(stripping off his jacket to show his bloody and torn shirt,) this
is the way he says " how do you do" to me. Ile come that
night and begun kicking at the door till he broke two pannels
in, and I durst not let him in; at last he forced the door open,
an•i I slapped it in his face, and it was the latch that " picked
his teeth a bit." I never struck him at ail. Halsall the con-
stable, said they were always quarrelling. The magistrate
bound both parties over to keep the peace.
AMERICAN PASSENGERS.—An application was made for a
summons hy a man who stated that he, along with a number of
others, had paid their passage, to an agent in Cork, from Li-
verpool to America; the ship was to sail immediately, and they
were to be paid Is. a day for every day they were detained in
Liverpool : they had been paid a Is. the first day, but had since
been refused anything; they were detained here at a griev4us
expense, and the ship was loading, and not likely to sail for
some time. The applicant here handed in his passage-ticket,
in which the agreement was specified as above. 'l'he magi-
strate expressed his regret that he had no jurisdiction in the
case, as the ticket was so worded. purposely so, as to give hint
no power. He hoped the act of parliament relating to this sub-
ject would be altered the next session. It was a most shameful
thing.

COUNTY COUla OF CHAS. STANDISH, Esq., SFIERIFF.

(Before —. LTON, Esq., Assessor.)

, .
This court was held on Wednesday, a-t
the Clarendon-rooms.
BisitoP r. PARKINSON.--This was an action brought by Mr.
Bishop, of this town, cigar manufacturer, aga;nst Timol hi Par-
kinson, sergeant-at-mace, and sheriff's officer, for damages for
false imprisonment. The damages were laid at £9.
Mr. Brown, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and lkir.
Bardswell for the defendant.
Mr. Brown, in opening the case, said that on the sth of Dec.
lastaqr. Bishop was in the town, and Mr. Parkinson cause-«p
and tapped him on the shoulder, saying he had a writ against
him, and asking if his name was not Captain Pratt or Platt.
Mr. Bishop answered that it was not, and Mr. Parkinson left
him. They did not, however, complain of that. In the even-
ing Mr. Bishop was walking in company with a friend, when
Mr. Parkinsoa again came up to him, seized him by the collar,
and said "he must ant do him that time as he had &lie him in the
morning; you are Captain Pratt." Both Mr. Bishop and Iris
friend denied this, but Mr. Parkinson persisted in taking him.
On the road Mr. Bishop asked. Mr. Parkinson to go with him to
Mr. Brown's office, and he would convince hint that he was not
Captain Pratt. 'they went to Mr. Brown's -office, but Mr.
Brown was not. •
Pratt. Mr. Pairnc•but the clerk said that plaintiff was not Capt.
lock-up house, where he however, persisted in taking him to his
\rie he was detained half an hour. He was
then liberated nu
that he was r.Brown's clerk going there, and stating
his damages paidp ToroS; All Mr. Bishop wanted was to hare
loss of his time; and the jury would
feel what a disgrace ite to he taken to a lock-ul, house.
Officers should be very certain of the parties before taking them,
particularly as it was, in lawful.in
to be done away with.
that the law of arrest was about to cases, considered so grievous
David Davis deposed to being Mr. Bishop on the clay in
question, and Mr. l'arkinsen arresting D. Bishop.nearwried on a respectable
known Mr. Bishop two years, and he , 4r. lle had
talking with Mr.
business as a cigar manufacturer.
ttied. Ile told the
Bishop in Dale-street, at the time'he was ;tar;
officer that he had got the wrong man; thate
to
Pratt. He then went with Jr.A Bishop
The clerk in Mr. Brown's
M r, sil'ra:wle ,was • not
as Mr Parkinson persisted in taking him, Mr.. Parkinson. anti
ce
two assistants walking besides them. T
kept there
office said Mr. Bishop's name was not Pratt. Mr. Parkinson
still persisted, and he was taken to the lock-up, and
half an hour, and was let out on Mr. Brown's clerk coming and
saying his name was BiAop.
Crass-examined —lt was about six o'clock in the evening, it
was not quite dark. Mr. Bishop did not tell Mr. Parkinson

what his name really was, but only that it was not Pratt. tle
could nut be positive th,it either be or Mr. Brown's clerk ever
said that his na-oe- was Bishop, hut that it *as not Pratt.
believed ha had said his name was Bishop,
but would not swear it.

-Samuel Williams, a clerk with Mr. Brown, deposed to the
facts as above stated taking place in Mr. Brown's office, and
that the other clerk said as they were leaving, "I e:.pect Mr.
Brown every moment, and will send him down to you Mr.
Bighop." Mr. l'arkinou might have heard this.

Cross-eviwined.—Mr. i,ishop, on ente-ing, went up to the
other clerk, and spoke to him in an tinder tone, and he heard
iltshop say "be eau! ions ;that you say;" Air. Bishop's
name was mentioned once as they were leavi,g.
Mr. I;,trdswell iq reply urged that Mr. Pa‘-kin-son had an
importaat dote to discha, ge, and was reSponsilile for the escape
of parties .whom he might take. Mr. BishOp had cautiously
avoided giving his namet and his conduct in Mr. Brown's oflice
was calculated to excite sospicion..The moment the clerk came
down to the lock-up and said that his name was Bishop, be. was
liberated; and had :Mr. -Parkinsoo known that his name was
Bishop he would. have been liberated at (wee at Mr. Brown's
onit•e, lle.contended that this was an action purposely got up
fro.a the heginning in order to obtain If they gave
'damages the Itith part of a farthing would besyflicient.
The assessor, in summing up, said the oflicers must be pi 0-
tected in some degree; they hail a dit;icult ditty to perform, and
they must not visit a mistake with great severity, but still they
must visit it with some, as it was very unpleasant fir a man
to be taken th.,mgh the town by a sheriff's officer, well known
to, be such. The fact of ai r. Bishop's name never having been
meatimied must also weigh in mitigation.
The jury, aftee consulting a short time, returned a verdict of
one farthing damages.