The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

THURSDAY, APRIL .13.

OBLIGATIONS OF RAILWAY COMPANIES.-KIMPTON V.
THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

—This was an action for the loss of one parcel and the
refusal to forward others by the above company. Mr.
Watson said the plaintiff, Mr. Thomas Kimpton, was a
carrier, who had set up in business in Liverpool, for the
purpose of transmitting parcels to various parts of the
country. The plaintiff undertook to receive goods and
carry them cheaper than the company, by collecting par-
cels from various persons and sending them in one parcel.
The company, Mr. Watson contended, were, by law, as
commmon carriers, bound to carry for all who should em-
ploy them, and it had been decided in the courts of law
that a railway company were not entitled to open an en-
closure, and charge for each of the parcels it might contain.
Mr. Watson then said that the declaration contained two
parts. The first was a claim for a parcel detained by the
company and lost, the other counts were for refusing to
carry, and injury by the loss of custom caused by the de-
tention of the plaintiff's parcels. The jury returned a
verdict, giving the plaintiff £23 damages for the loss of
the package, and £lOO for loss and general damage, with
leave to reduce the latter to 40s. _ _

This case concluded the business of the assizes, and the
court rose about half-past one.

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAT.

STEALING LETTERS AT THE PosT-orricE.—Frederick
Bentley, a clerk in the Post-office, who had been re-
manded froin,Jast Monday, was again brought up ; and it
was proved tat when he was taken into custody, on the
night of Sunday week, two letters were found upon him.
One of them appeared to have contained a shilling, which
had been abstracted. The other, which was opened in
the magistrates' room, contained 2s. 6d. and a piece of
card (the five of hearts). It was addressed, " William
Wiggans, at Joseph Nat's, 83, Crookhall-street, Salford,
Manchester. It was signed "Mary Robbinson," and ap-
peared to have been sent by the female to her father. The
prisoner was committed for trial.
ANUNGRATEFITLNEPHBW.—JOIMToogood was charged
with attempting to rob his aunt Mary Hurst, and vio-
lently assaulting her, in her own house, on Saturday night.
She had brought the prisoner up, and apprenticed him to
au engineer, and on Saturday night he went to her house
to ask her for money. His aunt had been drawing eight.
sovereigns, a pension, from the Custom-house, and told
him she had no change, on which he struck her down with
a pair of tongs, saying, " I'm Gleeson Wilson, and I'll
have your money or your life." Assistance came, and he
was taken away. She hoped the magistrates would pro-
tect her from her nephew's violence, but did not wish him
to be sent to prison. Hq was committed for three months,
with hard labour.

A PIG'S HEAD PsaccxEn.—Susan Banks was charged
with deliberately walking off with two pigs' heads from
a stall in St. Martin's Market, on Saturday night, with-
out the knowledge of the butcher, until brought back by
a bystander. She was committed for a month.

ROBBER' 0.;BOATRDIIII1.--j0111NOfaT,Ciressed as a
sailor, but tlf thievish propensities, having been previously
convicted , was charged with stealing a coat from on board
the shr_p Countess of Elgin, bound for New York. The
coat 'oelonged to Mr. James Hudson, hatter, Manchester,
wbfo came to see a friend off by the above vessel, on Good
F riday. The prisoner offered the coat to pawn at Mr.
Murdock's shop, Marybone, who suspected that he had
stolen it, and gave him in charge. He was committed for
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two months.
A SAILOR ON BOARD TIM WRONG Sillp.—John Bryan,
a sailor, was charged with being found in the cabin of the
.
John Morgan, under suspicious circtungtances. The PIT

soner was surprised immediately after he had effected =-
entrance, and chased along several vessels before they-
could catch him. In defence he said "It's quite &mis—
take ; I was on board another ship, and they must bave
caught the wrong man." He was sentenced to be impri—
soned for one month. _ _ _

STREET ROBBERY.—William Yeodley, Michael Eccles_
ton, Mary Grant, and Julia Cox, were charged with robbing,
Robert Richardson, a pilot, of about 15s. in silver, on
Saturday afternoon. Prosecutor was intoxicated at the
time of the robbery, which took place in Blackstone-street
Yeodley was acquitted, and the others were remanded for
seven days.
PICKING POCKETS.—Mary M'Clisky, charged with-
picking the pocket of Alice Benyon of 7s. 6d. in scot/and-
road, on Saturday night, was remanded for seven days.—,
Mary Kelly, a well-known pickpocket, for robbing a
woman at a pawnshop on Saturday night, was committed
for three moirths.
ROBBING AN EMPLOTSB.—DanieI Briggs and Bernard
Johnson, two lads who had been employed by Mr. Hunter,,
ironmonger, Great Charlotte-street, were charged with
stealing several articles from their master's shop. Johnson
was discharged, and Briggs remanded for seven days.
ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—Michael Costello was con-
victed of violently assaulting Inspector Scott and some
other policemen whilst they were apprehending a prisoner
at his house in the park. He was fined 40a. and costs.—
Michael Size, for assaulting Inspector Grace, by throwing
a stone at him, whilst in the execution of his duty, was
fined 10s. and costs. —John Abraham, charged with striking
policeman 749 during a row in the street, was fined ba