Northern Times. — 1857-06-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FREDERICK PERFECT. Doc aced and Subscribed at Birkenhead aforesaid, the sixteenth day of Jane, one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. before me J. J. Rio LEY, a commissioner to administer Oaths in Chancery in England.  Cheshre to wit.—l John M'Cormick, baker, with alessra. Thompson and M'llnigh., Hrkaahead, do solemnly ana sincerely declare, that on Saturday, the 23r 1 day of May last, I was in the neighbourhood of Ivy-street. Bireenhead, abont nine o'clock In the evening, that I observed a drunken man laying on his face on the footpath. There were a couple of p alicamea there, and also Mr. M'D maid. He SS d something aoont the police dragg ng the drunken man along like a doe. I dil not see the policemen drag him by the legs. An elderly man came up ann began kicking the drunken man in the most furious mann r, when Mr. M'Donald said, " For God sake do not murder the poor w etch, he is a human being, although he is in tliia state of drunkenne s." And he said to the policemnn, "cannot you manage to convey him to Bridewell, or to his home in a merciful and ehristian like manner' Whereupon one of the policemen said, in a very grate' voice, "you go about your bo,ines. ; you have no rig 'it to interfere with us," on which Mr. M'Donald at cnce cupped a few paces back. He was never nearer the policemen than two or three sards, and did not interfere with or interr got them in the discharge of thser duty in any way whatever ; except by saying., " do not ill use," or " don't murder tee matt," or w Ird it i that effect. He never made use of abusive language to the policeman, neither did he call theta " Craned scamps," or say that he hated the pslice, nor did he mike use of an oath, or an angry expres von Ito was not in the leas! disorderly. There were only a few persons present, and Mr. %t'Donald said nothing tot xcite their feelings arainst the police. Ile did not shoat or talk loud ; what he said was perfect y sen ,ib'e, wad to the point. I did think he had taken a glass; b ar, si tee I have ‘een iii s by himself, it is possible I mi slat hive bean mistaken. He was perfectly steady, and I saw no reason why the policemen should nave drazifed him off to Bridewell in the way they did Ween they asiz Id him he said, "don't abuse me; I will go retie y with yea; lam a gentleman, and no vagabond." What Mr. /Moe swore about Mr. M'Donald, was totally untrue. I Wa3 brought up by the police. as a w tness against Mr. M'Donald on his trial. And I make this so emu declaration, conscient'ous y believing the same to be true, and by virtue of tee prosWous of an Act made and passed in the sixty year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, letitu'ed " an Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament. intitttled an Act for the more effectuti Abolition 0' Oaths and Affirmation., taken and made ia,varions departments of the State, and to substit tte Declarations in den thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Voluntary and. extra-judical Oaths and Affilavits,aad to make other Provisions for the abolition of unnecessary Oaths.,, Joust M'Coamtex, X his milk. Declared and Stahaeribed tlt EVrkenhe,d, in the County of Chester, the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyseven. Before me, the same having been previously read over to the said John M'Cormick, in my presence, who seemed perfe etiy to understand the same, end who made his mark thereto in mminy. a presence,