The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

SEWERING OF SANDOWN-LANE:---AII application from Miss
Poole was read, setting forth that she was subject to great
annoyance, in consequence of the contractor for the sewerage
in that lane blasting in the course of his operations, and pray-
ing that he might be debarred from doing so.
A protracted conversational discussion arose upon this sub-
ject, in which it was stated that the complaint of Miss Poole
had been referred to Mr. Newlands, as thP engineer under
whose direction and controul the contract was being carried
out. That he had issued orders to the contractor to desist
from• the ,use of blasting; and that, under all the circum-
stances of the case, the board could not interfere.
Mr. HALREAD moved that the Law-clerk be instructed to
aCknowledge Miss Poole's communication.
This.was agreed to, and after the transaction of some rou-
tine business, the board adjourned.

FATAL ACCIDENT, YESTEEDAY.—Evan Evans, an old man
60 years of age, who lived at 105, Upper Mann-street, Toxteth-
park, fell from a platform in the yard of Mr. W. Gregson's
saw-mill, yesterday about noon, and was almost immediately
killed. An inquest will be held to-day.
JAMES ANDEasox, a peripatetic ragman, was sent to gaol
for a month by the borough magistrates yesterday, for not
satisfactorily accounting for the possession of a green quilted
bed cover, which, along with sundry small " pickings, ' were
found upon him by officer 352, as he was coming into the bo-
rough, apparently from West Derby, on Saturday afternoon.
BINERUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.— (Before Commis-
sioner Perry)— Geo. Bateman, late lessee of the Cattle Market
Hotel, Stanley, came up on his adjourned last examination.
The balance-sheet not being filled in proper time, the case
was adjourned until the 27th inst.—Orlando Newton, late a
publican in Regent-road, passed his last examination. The
12th of November was fixed for the certificate meeting.
CRlCKET.—Axonyuam v. ROCK FERRY.—A match between
the Aigburth and the Royal Rock Ferry Clubs was commenced
on the ground of the former on the 30th ult., but, in conse-
quence of the unpropitious state of the weather, only one
innings on each side could be played. On Wednesday, the
game was resumed, and terminated in favour of the Rock
Ferry Club, with seven wickets to spare, The winning club
was only formed this season, and this early success augurs
well for its future progress.
A STRANGE WAY •OF " SAVING ONE'S BACON.”—Allll
Jane Brewer, a distressed-rooking young girl, was charged by
Mrs. Mary Ann Moss of Lowndes-street, with defrauding her.
The complainant said the prisoner's parents having had
their house and property stripped by bailiffs, she had given
her meat and clothing, and employed her to run on errands, or
to do any little service in return for the charity bestowed on
her. On Saturday afternoon she sent her with 12s. to release
some articles from pledge. This the girl did, and she was sent
a second time with 45., to redeem some other articles. This
time she appropriated the money and spent it. Mr. Bluck, who
appeared for her, urged that it was merely a breach of trust.
Addressing the complainant, he asked, " She was not a servant
at all, was she ?" Complainant : "Oh no, sir, she was merely
in my -house out of charity ; I wasn't to pay her anything !"
Mr. Bluck : ".Oh, of course not ; that's just what saves her
bacon !" (Laughter.) The bench viewed the case as one of
breach of trust, and discharged the girl.
A STREET ROBBERY SMARTLY DETECTED.—WiIIiaM
Dickenson, a. carter, was charged yesterday before the magis-
trates with stealing a bag of Indian corn. About six o'clock
on Saturday evening, while police-officer 395 was on duty in
Regent-street, aperson came up and informed him that he sus-
pected a robbery Lad been committed. He then detailed what
he had seen. The prisoner was proceeding along Regent-road
with a cart load of empty sacks. Before him was a cart with
fill) sacks of Indian corn. He took one of the full sacks, and
with the assistance of the other driver placed it upon the
shafts of his own cart, and shortly afterwards transferred it
to a donkey cart which came up, and began to drive off. The
person who witnessed the transaction then informed the
officer, who apprehended the driver of the donkey cart and the
prisoner, who was following it. The donkey cart had been en-
gaged by some man who was also following it, but disappeared
on seeing it stopped by the police-officer. The prisoner s cart
and the other, it appeared, were employed in carting from a ship
to a warehouse in Barton-street, for Messrs. Franghedi and Co.
These circumstances having been proved by witnesses, Super-
intendent Clough ask where was the driver of the cart from
which the sack was stolen ? The Officer : He was at the
horse's head when the bag was taken, and did not see the
robbery.—Mr. Clough : You should have brought him here.—
The case was remanded until to-day, for the production of the
other carter.
No MISTAKE, THIS TlME.—(Yeorge Maitland, a showily-
dressed young man, of" smart" address, and a decided "me-
tropolitan" accent, was brought up at the Police-court yester-
day, by officer 534, charged with attempting to pick pockets
at the Prince's-parade. Mrs. Priscilla Robinson, a rather
" plain-spoken" old lady, from Manchester, said :—" I was on
the pierhead this morning wi' my good man, looking at the
Isle of Man packets going off, when I felt summat thrutching
me, and a turnin' roun' I see this young chap's hand in my
pocket. I says, Oh, you naughty man. (Laughter.) My
husband says to him, `You must be given into the hands o'
the police, or you'll be pickin' some one else's pockets !' Says
he (the prisoner) Oh, don't gi' me in charge. The lady's
mistaken.' Mista'en, be hanged !' says I— (roars of laughter)
—` I seed your ban' i' my pocket,' and so we give him into the
policeman's charge." (Laughter) The officer said the pri-
soner hung about the place every day, trying to pick pockets.
Magistrate, to Mrs. Robinson : " Had you anything in your
pockets ?"—Mrs. Robinson : " Oh, yes, to be sure ; I'd my
poss (purse) and I'd my spectacles—(laughter). Oh, aye, and
I'd my snuff-box. (Roars of laughter.) Magistrate : "And
did you lose anything r' Mrs. Robinson : " Oh, no, thank
you ; I took too good care of that !" (Laughter.) The pri-
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LIVERPOOL.—ScarceIy a Sunday afternoon passes without the
lower streets of Liverpool, especially at the north end of the
town, being disturbed by one or more of those terrible "fac-
tion fights," which are epidemic amongst Irishmen, in what-
ever portion of the globe they happen to locate themselves.
At the Police-court, yesterday, "Micky Finnarty, "Micky"
Larkin, and "Micky" Moran, John Cavanagh and Rose Can-
non, were charged by police-officers 163 and 660, with rioting
and fighting, and by Mrs. Malley, beerhouse-keeper, Addison-
street, with breaking her windows. For some time past there
have been disputes on the never-to-be-settled question of the
superiority of Munster and Connaught, which were brought
to a culminating—or rather fulminating—point, on Sunday
afternoon last, when a little " ruction" occurred in the street
named, and Mrs. Malley's windows suffered because she would
not serve out drink to the combatants. Mrs. Malley added
that the prisoners had threatened her life, and made her
afraid to stir out of doors. Mr. Mansfield said he was deter-
mined to put down these disgraceful Irish rows. The public
at large knew little or nothing about them or their causes,
and the people engaged in them knew less, for they generally
commenced from nothing at alt, beyond the mere love of
fighting. He sent all the prisoners to gaol for a month each,
with hard labour,