The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

BIR K_ENIIEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.

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a forgery, an investigation was made, when it was discovered corres,
that the only money which the prisoner had paid to Row- en . gene
botham was eighteen-pence a week from the 24th September he t, receive
to the 28th of October, when Rewbotham died.—John Adam- le, .J, was ik
son, clerk to the Salford Union, in the course of his evidence
~3, " 52,4 explained the various duties of the relieving-officers of the
union, and shewed that the prisoner had debitted the union
with eighteen-pence a week, paid to Elizabeth Rowbotham Increase...£lo,979
from the 24th of September to the 25th of March last.— The traffic on the Cheshire Junction portion of the line
Emma Dawson, and Martha Rowbotham, daughter-in-law of is rapidly increasing. The Merchandise between Man-
Elizabeth Rowbotham, both deposed that they received the chester and Chester for the last half-year amounts to
eighteen pence a week from the prisoner, on account of 25,149 tons,
against 16,165 tons for the corresponding half-
Elizabeth Rowbotham, during her illness. No money had year, and between Manchester and Birkenhead to 2,098
bebn paid since the 28th of October, when Elizabeth Row-
botham died. Mr. J. Whittaker Williamson deposed that tons, against 1,274 tons for the corresponding period of
be was a guardian of the Salford Union. The initials c 1852; the number of passengers 91,354, against 83,783;
"J. W. W.," in the application and report book, under and the total receipts from the Cheshire Junction line for
date the 17th of December, were not in his handwriting. the last half-year amount to £16,513, I.os. 5d., against
To substantiate the second charge of embezzlement, another £12,448 13s. 11d. for the corresponding period.
relieving•officer of the union was districtho deposed to pay- The statement of account shows a gross income for the
ing thepaupers in the prisoner'sduring his illness ;
and that whilst engaged in this duty he discovered that the half-year, (including a balance of £54 10s. sd. from last
prisoner had been debitting the union with the sum of five half-year,) of £53,945 13s. 7d.; but the directors have to
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„ponding period of last year,
arisen from the general traffic of the lin,
The amount received during the half-yt
June, 1852, was £41,477 ; experit
1853, ” 52,456

,nding 30th

ga u r. cca, .lave "Cell 111.1IU we WIULIW nurneu
..wount to
Mary Ann Bateman, who was residing in Regent-road, I ceived from the Shrewsbury and Chester Company now
whereas the money had not been so paid by the prisoner, under litigation ; and that, although they have advised that
there being no such person as Mary Ann Bateman residing in
Company have- a legal claim for the amount stated, and
Regent-road. A number of other witnesses were also called, this
who reside in Regent-road, and they proved that no such per- they have deemed it proper to make out the accounts in
son as Mary Ann Bateman resided. there. Mr. Sowler, on this form, they do not recommend the proprietors to divide
behalf of the prisoner, addressed the jury at considerable the whole amount.
length, and urged that the charge had not been established by The cost of relaying the line between Birkenhead and
the evidence. At all events, there was no evidence to show
that the prisoner was guilty of anything beyond negligence, I Chester, and the Sutton accident, hitherto included in the
and he therefore held that the jury would not by their verdict general balance, shall be stated under a separate head, and
I find him guilty of the crime imputed to him. His Lordship circulated with the report.
tence d
having summedd
up, the jury found the prisoner guilty. Sen- The directors have also to observe that, in the halt year
ending June, 1852, the- sum of £3,430 16s. 11d., arising
HOUSE-BREAKING AT PEMBERTON, AND EXTENSIVE
from the dividends on forfeited es, and £1,855 Bs. "
ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—James Kelly. 31, John Roach, shares,
30, and Samuel Bailey, 25, were charged with having, at Pem- a balance from the previous half-3-ear.
berton, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-house of sum of £5,286 ss. 2d.
Miss Alice Marsh, and having stolen therein fifty-six coins,
three brooches, two gold rings, two ear-rings, and three coral
drops, the property of the said Alice Marsh. The prisoner
Kelly pleaded guilty, and the other two pleaded not guilty.—
Mr. Overend prosecuted, and the prisoners were defended by
Mr. Sowler—On. Saturday morning, the 23rd of April, about
nine o'clock, the prosecutrix, Miss Marsh, who resides alone
at Smithy Brook, Pemberton, near Wigan, was sitting in her
house, when the prisoner, Roach, came to the house, and
asked where the schoolmaster lived. The prosecutrix showed
him the house; after which Roach said that he was a book-
seller, when the prosecutrix said she wanted to purchase
" Uncle Tom's Cabin." Roach said he would go and fetch
her a copy, but the prosecutrix requested him not to
do so, as. she was going out of the house. Soon
afterwards she left the house and closed the door,
but did not fasten it. On returning home, in about
half an hour, she saw the prisoner Roach standing ne r the
house, leaning against a guide post. On seeing the prose-
cutrix he jumped over hedge, and ran behind the house.
On entering the house the prosecutrix discovered that during
her' absence an extensive robbery had taken. place ; the ar-
ticles enumerated, amongst other things, having been taken
away. A neighbour named Greenall, it appeared, had seen
three men come from the house, and go along the tram road
in the direction of Wigan. He pursued them, and on meeting
a podceman, he told. him of the robbery. It appeared
that the policeman had met the three men a- short time
previous, and, on Greenall communicating the infor-
mation to him, he changed clothes with a waggoner, and,
having mounted on horseback, he pursued the three men,
and overtook them as they were entering the town of Wigan.
He succeeded in taking the prisoner Kelly into custody, upon
whom all the stolen property was found. Roach and Barley
ran away. but were soon afterwards captured. A• chisel was
found on Roach, and a cap and some other wearing apparel.
The prisoners were found. guilty. There were previous con-
victions against Kelly and Bailey, and his Lorriship sen-
tenced them to seven years' transportation. Roach was
.....-Pneed to be imprisoned for twelve months.
13tinox,swir AT MANsivissicsit.—Wildain Collihs..l3, was
charged with having, at Manchester, on the night- of the tat
of July, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house
of Ellen Morville, and having stolen therein a quantity of
wearing apparel. He was further charged with- having at
Manchester, on the night of the 2d of July, burglariously
broken and entered the dwelling-house of James Knott, and
having stolen therein a. quantity of wearing apparel. The
prisoner was found guilty on both charges.—Seutence deferred..
The court rose at six o'clock.
SECOND COURT.--A second court for the trial of prisoners
sat during. the day, in the Chancery Court, over which Mr.
Bliss, Q.C., presided.

J. £22,560

went assn

At into that account,
Iwhilst in the account now submitted only the balance of
£54 19s. sd. is added to the actual receipts of the half-

togetherthe

Was brow

The present accounts are further affected by the advance
of materials and labour, in the former to the extent of fifL
teen per cent, and the latte

corresponding advance has been made in the

CHESHIRE AND WALES..

ExEcuTroN.—On Wednesday, John Roberts was hanged
behind the gaol of Carnarvon, for the wilful. murder of
Jessie Roberts. A Scotchman offered his services as
hangman, and his emplbyer immediately discharged him.
ROBBERY BY A POSTMISTRESS. —Alice Tyson, the
keeper of the post-offiee, at Halton, has been-taken into
custody on a charge of having stolen letters. A. detective-
officer, on taking the, prisoner into custody at her resi-
dence, found that she had upwards of twenty letters.in her
dress-pocket.
CnESTER v. LIVERPOOL.—An interesting match at
cricket was played on Monday, on the Roodee; between th.t•
Liverpool and Cestrian clubs. The game was not played
out ; but the advantage was clearly on the Chester side,
and as they obtained the majority in the- first innings,
they are considered the winners.

eIIESTER AND• HOLYIIEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended Aug. 7, 1853 : —Railway : Passengers, par-
cels, Bt.c., £4,5841 ss. 3d. ' • goods, £1,200 10s. 21 Steam-
boats : £B6l 7s. 11d. Total, £6,646 35.. 4d. Increase,
as compared with the corresponding week last year,
£2,341 2s. 11d..

TIIE LATE. MAYOR OF CIIESTER.—The interment of
the remains of 'Mr. Henry Brown, mayor of Chester, who
died at his residence in Boughton on Saturday week, in
the 59th year of his age, took place on Wednesday. In
compliment to the civic office which the deceased filled,
and as an, indication of the esteem in, which he was per-
sonally held, the funeral was attended by an immense
number of the citizens.

THE CHESTER REGATTA.-The annual regatta on the
Dee is fried to take place on Wednesday, the 31st inst.
The total value of the prizes to be contested for during
the day is £220. The Earl of Grosvenor has given 50
guineas to be contested for, and there is a champion prize
of £lOO in specie, to be rowed for in four-oar boats, open
to the world.

MILFORD HA.VEN,—There is a project for making this
port an Australian Packet Station. The Australian Direct
Steam Navigation Company has obtained a Royal Charter
of Incorporation, and the directors have determined to
"-bring into effective operation the means best calculated
to ensure the most direct and exTeditions communication
with Australia." The route will be from Milford to
Panama and thence to Sydney. The line of railway across
the Isthmus is now approaching completion, and when
that is done the time of transit across it will not exceed
two hours. Australia will thus be reached in 55 days.

THE Cnors IN Non/u WALES.—The hay harvest
throughout the North Welsh district has been a very
heavy one, but much has been spoiled and carried in bad
condition, in consequence of the unsettled weather. The
swathe was thick and luxuriant, and the crop would alto-
gether have proved a splendid one had not the severe rains
so debarred field operations that hay -malting could not be
carried on. A great deal has, however, been secured in
condition, while much will prove valueless. The cereal
crops are looking well, and, should fine weather be granted,
a good harvest will be secured. The early sorts have not
filled so well, but for the later grain an abundant yield is
anticipated. Large breadths of potatoes have been sown,
and until a short time ago all, had escaped the disease.
This scourge has spread, the haulms being generally
affected. Fine weather will prevent the extension.
AFFAIRS AT. BIRKENHEAD.—It appears, from a report
just put forth by the trustees of the Birkenhead Dock
Trust, that a reconciliation has taken place amongst all
the leading men interested in the prosperity of Birken-
head, including Sir Isaac Goldsmid, Sir Joseph Bailey, and
(we understand) Mr. John Laird ; and that they are work-
ing cordially' together to carry out the plans of Mr.
Rendel. It is expected that these great works will he
completed in two years and a half from the present time.
Amongst the principal features of Mr. Renders plans are,
a depth of water sufficient to enable the largest vessels to
enter the Birkenhead Docks whenever they can get* over
the bar into the river Mersey ; and .two magnificent gates,
each a hundred feet wide, one leading into the dock, and
the other into a lock connected with it, through which the
largest paddle-wheel steamers ever built, or likely to be
built; will enter with ease. The entrance to this dock and
lock will be 20 feet wider than the widest entrance into the
Liverpool Docks. The bill giving the necessary powers
for executing the Birkenhead works has just received the
royal assent.

THE BIRKENIIEAD RAILWAYS.--At the Chester assizes,
the case of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction Railway Company v. the Shrewsbury and Chester
Railway Company, was brought before Lord Campbell.
This was an action to recover the sum of £14,000, being
the balance of an account stated for tolls due to the plain-
tiffs on goods carried over the railway of the plaintiffs, and
for other charges on such goods. Mr. Welsby, Q.C., and
Mr. Evans, Q.C., appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr.
Groves, Q.C., and Mr. Bevan for the !defendants. The
case for the plaintiffs was opened by Mr. Evans, and in the
course of a somewhat complex statement by him of the
position of the parties in reference to the accounts on
which the action was brought, he stated that up to August,
1852, a toll of 60 per cent. on the receipts, with other
amounts in addition, .had been charged to the associated
companies, and that a notice had then been given to them
that the rate of toll would be increased to 80 per cent.,
with the same additional amounts as claimed, and that the
charges had been so increased as shown m the particulars
of demand rendered. That a further notice had after-
WarcU been given, that the full tolls under the plaintiff's'

charges of the company