Northern Times. — 1859-03-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

TWO: " MUFFS."—Eirerybody has produce, i heard of a " muff," but nobody seems to understand rightly ng, rebuilding, or enlarging, seems the order of the day. what at means. The most interesting story we know of that Carts loaded with timber, with stone, and other requisites o sort of an article is told by Fielding in " Tom Jones"—ex.f the architectural art ; lumbering drags, freighted with consequent upon some respect- i every description of cotton machinery, are almost daily cept that which now is presented to the public. A to be seen traversing the highway. The steam engines are able looking man, 'named. Richard Roberts, about 30- years kept to work at some of the neighbouring villages some two of age, who was described as the captain and half owner of a ship, the name of which did not transpire, was brought hours longer than usual, and nothing seems so much to be hapless s,mash aemohnegsttheel gearing, as such contingencies at. a premium in fact, and in some ptehreamti.v es Thereare at is up on a charge of having stolen a lady's muff, value dreaded as an unwelcometh stoppage, £2 10s, the property of a Mrs. Mary Dwyer. The pr 6 genthe faeries machinery ::dtlewfao freuent in goodcorn dwemannd, case was very curious, as will be seen by the following report. Ir-1 t)evaa.n t ofO Mr. appeared for the prisoner. Mrs. Mary Dn-yer, ft a respectable looking person about 27 years of age, nicely a feeline• of satisfaction throu dressed, and altogether a fady in appearance, stated that ghout the district at the aspect ros ect of trade, the she lived at Birkenhead. Mr. Bluck : Where at Birken- and fi p the, threateningprospect being slightly marred by head, mam- ? At Ilif;her Tranmere. She went on Ito state is also as appearance of European diplomacy. There that, on Monday nirht, she called at Mrs. Roberts'sb uccrer- _. _ _ _. pint of contentment pervading our busy villages.— ht hoc so Observer. house, in Key-skeet, to see Miss Roberts ; shie rlof ~ . Su her muff with b er, and on entering the house, temE OP A LA,DT or prtopEßTy.—An inquest wrs hela on the kitchen table. The prisoner and some other. persons _before Mr. Raines, coroner, at Warwick on Friday, touchingwere there, :find after remaining some time, she missed Ler the lamentable death of a lady possessed of considerable muff; she inquired for it, and several persons who were property, and residing at Sow Fields, near Coventry. It in the &Ace said it was all right, anhd some__ P!'rs9l:l Pointed appears that certain -family matters latterly affected to the 'prisoner, and she observed t 0 muff .in his breast, mental disposition, and for a time she visited Ithyl, in. She 'went over to him and put her hand on it, and saw it North Wales ; but that visit proving ineffective, she Joined. wfas there. About half-past ten Roberts,'Clock she went to the I Miss Hines, at Oaken Cottage„near Warwick. On Wedneslauding-stage, along with Miss R Mr. Owens, and day afternoon last she left the cottage, stating she was tha prisoner, but, missing her snuff, she asked the I going for a walk, but leaving a few letters trinkets i,:oner for it. He denied all knowledge of 'tand & ' bl Ong did ' Mr. Bens. 1 , she c.,,0n the dressing-table. e. Lhe not return. Pr - Awent back to immeaiately use, but not Cashel, a commercial traveller, stying at the 'Royal Leafinding it, and knowing that he . had it, she subsequently mington Spat happened to pass the Lyton bride.e. near thcr gave him in charge for stealing it. In reply to 31r Clough- river Avon, half a mile from the Spa, the sani day, when. she said that she never saw the prisoner before. . ,1• i he noticed a cloak lying on the surface of the water, and w into the house after she was there. sh He came , , lace collar the bank. These articles of dress proved to She understood. that he was the captain of a ship, and that himself and his belong to the deceased. The juq . • returned a verdict, brothers were the owners. She didnot think " That the deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of He raid afterwards that hewould ,'and Mr. Isaac Smith, brother of Miss make it good, and he , temporary insanity; Congratulated by she coroner offered her a sovereign 'when at the she i Sarah Smith, deceased, was _ this . station-house, but refused to take it. She ' •the fact, h r propertp ey verdict, will not be swore distinctly that he stole her upon muff, worth £2 10- confiscated. --e.ond year the •  was not, the argued at ler  ,r trial for  The pri  assault, with inten  all 4 that this was tli  Ler was, therefore, fully committe,