Northern Times. — 1859-01-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD  THE EFFECTS OF SUPPING OIIT.—A gentleman, whogave the name of John Swan, and 'said to be a wine merchant, residing in Brownlow-street, was brought:up, along with a young woman, named Elizabeth Saunderson, charged by officer 264 with disorderly and improper conduct in the street ; and Mr. Swan was also chargedwith being drunk. The officer stated that he saw the rpdeiu•misctooinnnesirsa,tthrngoinneSaturday night, at St. Philip's Church, conducting with them, they greatb impropriety,became evey rth soaridiedr,ly—on the gentleman particularly, who was drunk, and conducted .himself with such impropriety, that he was obliged to lock up both. Mr. Swan, in strong terms, denied that he was drunk, and complained of the gross treatment he. had received at the hands of the policeman, and also at the station. He had supped in Exchangestreet East, and stopped out rather late, and he then went to the Post-office, to post some letters. When passing the church he met the young woman, who stopped to speak to him, when the officer came up and. took them into custody. Ile again denied being drunk,. and complained of the harsh way that he was treated. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Kelly; the bridewellkeeper, said the prisoner was very drunk, and about one of the most outrageously conducted men he ever saw. He created a great disturbance at the station-house, and wanted him. (Mr. Kelly) to send for a doctor, a magistrate, and a surgeon. (Laughter.) He refused to do so for a disorderly drunken man at that hour of the morning, and then the prisoner became more outrageous, and kept the station in an uproar all night. Prisoner : Now, I appeal to you, if I were not as quiet as a child ? Mr. Kelly : I say you are one of the most disorderly persons I have seen. Seeing you were a respectable-looking person, and having a gold watch and other property about you, I offered to put you into a room by yourself, if yon only promised to behave yourself properly, but you would not. Mr. Swan still denied the statement, when Mr._ Kelly said : Here is one of the notes you wanted me to send to the Rev. , but, of course, I was not going to call up any gentleman at that hour to oblige a drunken disorderly person. Mr. Swan still presisted in his sobriety and well-regulated conduct. His Worship fined him 5s  for being cit'unk, and discharged the young. woman  AN " UPPER CANADIAN  —John Berry, described as  " the most notorious thief in Liverpool," Was brought up by " General Kennedy," on the following charge. The officer said, on Saturday night a message was received at Rose-hill station to the effect that there was murder being committed in Armstrong's beerhouse in "Upper Canada," and on going there, along. with another officer, they found fifteen notorious thieves in the house, fighting furiously. The prisoner had a knife in his 'hand and was attempting to stab a female, and when the officer interfered the prisoner knocked him down. He was subsequently arrested by the assistance of some other officers. The prisoner was sent to jail for a month, in default of paying £1 fine for the assault.  " A