Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
B'FORE MR. MAYSPIELD.

TURTATENING LlFX.—Policc-office,-, 764, brought up an
ab e-'ooking man, named Henry Clancy, described as the
keei er ef an improper house in Albior-street, and a returned
convict', charged with having threatened to kill him. Mr.
Campbell appeared for the prisoner, and said the man was
ve-y sorry for what he bad done. He was under the
influence of drink at the time, and would now promise
never to act so again, and begged the officers pardon, to
whom he would offer any apology. The officer said the
prisoner run out of the house with a poker in his hand,
swearing he w old take the roof of the skull off him, aad
that he would suff:r four year.' transportation for the
satisfaction of getting a couple of taps at his head. Officer,
91, s the prisoner assaulted him some time ago
when he kept an improper house in Pretcct-street. Hie
Worship said the course pointed out by Mr. C,mpbell wss
a very proper one, but still he would send the prisoner to
jail for six months, in default of finding two sureties in
£5 each to keep the peace.
STILL IT CRIED, SLEEP NO MORE TO ALL THE 1101" SE.—
A fire athletic fellow, named John Sullivan, a recruit
belonging to the 7th Fusiliers, was charged by Mr
Franklin, the keeper of an hotel in Efei )n-street,
under the following circumstar ces. The complain-
ant said the prisoner was billetted at his
house, and when he aAne he was drunk, and acted very
disorderly. He was shown to his bed, when he refused to
accept it, and created much dis'urbance, swearing he
should get the best bed in the helm, and all the people in
it were prevented from enjoying their " balms- sleep," and
he behaved so ill that a police officer was called, and he
wan given into c .steely. Mr. Franklin said, the bad was as
good as any in the house, and he had slept in it himself.
Mr. Mansfield asked the prisoner if he had ever slept in a
bed before ? at which 'the "green 'un" stared most wo-
fally, the moreso when the police officer woo had charge of
him said, he did not think he had. Mr. Mansfield said, he
was anxious to p•oteet publicars from annoyance and
insult by recrui s, many of whom imagined they coal] acl
as they pleased, but he would teach them that they must
conduct themselves with propriety. He ordered the pri-
soner to he rut down for the present.
AN AUSTRALIAN "DIGGER " James Cole, a poonlookine
fellow, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
TILJ-a was not much in that, but there was a good
deal in his pocke'—namely, £llO in gold, a gall watch,
chain, &c., and a large quantity of gold nuggets.
The prisoner said he had ben oat at the Australian
diggings, at d had " realised ; " that he had come
to transact some business, and that he was about to return.
He went to get some drafts for gold, and he also got
several dr tughts of v hickey, and that was how it all hap-
pened. His Worship said it was lucky the man was taken
up, and he would fine him ss. The fine was paid, and Mr.
C.:le went on his way r. juicing.
CAUTION TO SAILORS•—Mathew Shaddoek, a sailor,
was charged with deserting his ship, after signing articles
The case was fully proved, and his Worship sent the pri-
soner to gaol for 10 weeks, with hard labour.—The next
case was that ef Thomas Parker, a sailor, belonging to
the steam-ship Kangaroo, who was charged with deserting
that vesse'. Mr. Alexander, from the house of Mr. Inman,
said there were many desertions from these ships, and this
caused great inconvenience, lots, and delay. There was
hardly a voyage that six or seven men did not desert. and,
for the sake of example, he wished to have the men
punished, so as to warn others. Mr. Mansfield asked how
many the crew of the ship consisted of ? and Mr. Alexsnler
said ninety, when all told. Ms Worship said, so far as le
was concerned, he would prottet ,ht int rehants and ship-
owners from the cinduct of such men. He Dished it to
go out amongst the sailots, that in every case of deserti n
that would be prose] he would inflict the heaviest punish-
men,. He ordered the prisoner to gaol for 10 weeks, with
bard laboer.
PLUNDER BY A CHARWOMAN.—Mary Roberts, a &oar-
woman, was charged with having stolen two coats from the
house of Mrs. Margaret Re binson, 146, Faulkner-street,
On Saturd y last the prisoner was ergaged at Mrs.
Robinson's house, and she asked leave to go out for soma
time, which was granted. She remained away about two
hours, but at that time nothing was suspected. On Sunday
evening the coats were missed, and subsequently found
pledged, and the pawnbrr ker ;nerved that the prisoner
pledged them. She was sent for trial,
PLUNDER BY A SERVANT,—Sarah Kirkham, who was a
servant at the house of Mr. Scoffield, Renshaw-street, was
breneht up by detective officer Scott, charged with stealing
a quiin i•y of wearing apparel, and other property, belonging
to her employer. Mr. Bluck defended. It appeared that,
from time to time, the things were taken and pledged, and
a pawebreker ideerified the prisoner as the pledger; he hal
known her for some time. Mr. Bluck cross-examined the
owner of the things, who denied that he ever gave the
prisoner liberty to pledge anything; neither aid his bile
The prisoner was sent for trial.

Buz ICING STOLEN GOODS —Two boys, named Lamb
and Richards, were charged wilt having stolen some
tobacco and tea from a stic p in Great Howard-scree', and
Mary and John McDonough, of Sawney Pope-street, were
charged with receiving the same. The case was remarkab'o
in this way. On the 28 h September, the shop of Mr.
Lee, Grocer, Byron:-street, was robbed of a iatge quantity
of tea, and two persons have been since transported for the
offence. It appeared that on Tuesday, the two boys, along
with another, stole a quantity of tea and tobacco, and sold
them to the other prison ere. The third boy told his

father, who informed the police, and then officers Scutt
and Eaton went to the house of the McDonough:, and on
searching the hot se, they fcun'l scveral cannisters fi led
with tea, and from its character, there could be little

doubt that it was part of what was stolen from Mr. Lee's

The officers also got some tobacco, which was alleged to
have bean stolen as shave stated. Mr. Biuck, for the
p. is ,ners, cro-s-examined several witnesses who were
produced for the prosecution, and they admitted that they
c ,uld not swear positively to the property. }Hi Worship
sent the case for trial.

AN UNORATKFUL SAlL,N.—Joseph Wsll, a sailor, was
charged with having stolen over -Elq worth of clothes and
either property, from the home of M-. Rooney, 26, Hardy_
street. The prisoner was iu Loudon, and wrote to Mr.
Rooney for a couple of pounds to bring him down, which
was sent to him. He came down, and went to lodge at
complainant's house, and the first night he got up and
ran away with the property. He was identified as the

pledger of a portion of r it. His Worship said the
prigoner was an ungrateful semicirel, and sent him for

'George Yates, a cow-keeper end cart owner, at 64,
Stewart-street, was charged with receiving a quantity of
Indian corn, and Thomas Jones was chargesl with having
stolen it lr .m the docks• Mr. Snowball defended Yates.
A policeman wa-ched the prisoner J.-nes from one of the
docks, and saw him take the corn to Yates's place, aEd
subsequently he arrested both. Mr. Snowball made such a
case ler his client, as proved h a innocence, and he was
discharged, but Jones was sent to gaol for two months.
AN IMPUDENT ROBDER.—James Fleming, a rowdy
sort of blackguard, was charged with having stolen
two very vale Ibie shawls, the proparty of Mrs. Fenn•-lly,
of Clement-street. Is appeared that the fellow, who is n
loafer about the docks, went into the hf u,e aid managed
to get into a room where the shawls lay on a sofa. He
decamped with them, and pledged them for Bs. in a pawe-
shop. Mr. Fennelly made wry, cu11...4y about the shawls,
and the piisocer was described to him by the pawnbroker.
The next evening, Mr. Fennclly saw the scoundrel vealk

into an apartment in his hcusf,, ard be at once kn- w him
by the description, lie asked the fellow what he sv;:n!cd

arid he replied he was looking for hs hroTher.
Fenuelly ye him into em.tody, and ho wfs fully identified
by the pawnbroker as the person wha pledged the Fhl wli a
short time after they were stolen. The prisoner WAS sent
for trial.

puBLICANs° CASES.
• Is?.FORR MR, LAWRENCH AND MR. FREIL.
A number of licensed vie ushers and b.s..r
keepers, were summoned by the poEcs au.hoWies for,
in various ways, infringiug upon the tenure of th:l:licznses.
Etienne Emily Barenaon, the proprietor of ilia Castle
lio7el, in Limo•stteet, apFeartd by Mr. Snowball, :elicitor,
to answer a complaint, charging hire with prtnit;n7,
disorderly conduct in his house. The police e,n-
staWe, (591), stated that eons quince of the none and
distulbanes he beard in the hone, he visi el it, when he
found there about 17 men and fcni4les, s-m_ of thorn ere
drunk. and two cf the fent les were ti!Jstiog, and were
turned in'o the wreet. Mr Snowball addrcFskt the Bench
tor the defendant, conte-iding that there wils no blame to
be attzuhed to him as h© had ozone all he could to preserve
order. He then called the barman, who sta'e I that on the
night in question two females were at the bar, when some
angry words took place and it c,inia to blows, whoa he
removed them out of the house. He most positively t!eni,d
that the p licon en Saw any figi tine, or that there hod
been any disorder y conAtet. 'llls statement was fuly
corroborated by the boots at the Castle, and the Magistrates
dismissed the case.

William Eaton, of College-lane, was summ-ned rot
Sunday tradirg. The police eoustblea on their Sunday
duty, stated, that they visited the house, and in a glass they
found some whiskey. The magistiates then diruct.d a
penalt7 20s. and costs. At a subsequent period of the
day, Mr. Goodere, who had been rftained for the defer-
iant, requesting to have the cage re-heard, as he had been
taken by sarpris-, not expecting the case would come on at
so early an hour. After some discussion, this was assented
to by the Bench, and the police constables repeated their
former statement, as to finding whiskey in a glass. Mr.
Goodere, who strongly condemned the system of police
constables going about in plain clothes as spies, for the
p irpose of entrapping publican', denied the facts, as alleged