The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

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dence of Dr. O'Donnell. Mr. Edward Parker, surgeon,
Kirkdale-road, and Mr. N. S. Glazebrook, surgeon, Tue-
brook Asylum, was conclusive on the subject ; and the
jury found that Miss Gregory had been incapable of con-
ducting her affairs since January last. The lunatic is the
daughter of the late Mr. Richard Gregory, formerly a
oawnbroker in this town. who, at his death, bequeathed
her the life-interest in £BOO, and the rent of a house in
Gerard-street. She is now 58 years of age.

The evi-

MISCONDUCT or POLICE OFFICERS•—The minutes
read at the Select Vestry meeting, held on Tuesday last,
contained, among other things, a police report, commu-
nicated by Captain Greig, complaining that the super-
intendent of the vagrant sheds had turned out a destitute
woman, with a sick child, at an unseasonable hour. From
the superintendent's reply, however, it appeared that the
woman had been riotous and abusive, and had gone away
of her own accord, though asked to stay, on the child's
account. The superintendent of the sheds also com-
plained that three policemen had entered the female
ward, at half-past three o'clock in the morning, when
they took the depositions of the woman herself, hut re-
fused to listen to the statements of any other witness. It
was resolved that this reply be forwarded to Captain
Greig, and that his especial attention be called to the
illegal and unjustifiable conduct of his officers in entering
the female ward under such circumstances. The reply of
the superintendent of the sheds was declared to be satis-
factory.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE SCREW STEAMER EAGLE.—
This steamer, 500 tons burthen, and 120 horse-power,
built by Messrs. T. Vernon and Son, and intended to run
between this port and Newry, i❑ connexion with the Sea
Nymph, underwent a trial of speed on Friday last. In her
way she encountered the Tynwald, coming in from Belfast;
a race between them commenced at the Crosby Light, and
continued to the Rock, a distance of about eight miles.
The high character of the Tynwald is too well known to
require observation ; she was in good trim, and had her
sails set. The Eagle, however, had no canvas, and was
out of trim. being about three feet six inches by the
stern. The Eagle, even with these disadvantages, at first
showed a superiority ; but, her steam failing, the Tynwald
regained her lost ground, and the race ended by her being
about half her length In advance of the Eagle. Consi-
dering the great disparity of power, this is an important
triumph for the screw, and stamps the Eagle as the
fastest screw vessel out of this port.

ELECTRIC LIGHT.—The tower at the Prince's-dock
intended for the display of Mr. Staite's electric light is
approaching its completion, and in a week or two it is
hoped that the electric light will be brouzht into opera-
tion. The tower is between fifty and sixty feet above the
level of the parade, so that the light itself is likely to be
ab3ut seventy degrees above high-water mark. The
tower is to be surmounted by a lantern of large dimen-
sions fitted with plate-glass, and having all the usual
appliances which light-houses usually possess for giving
the fullest effect, and rendering the light useful for the
navigation of that part of the Mersey which its rays will
cover. The light developed will, we understand, be dis-
persed equally through a quadrant of a circle ; the light
beginning to be seen after passing Seacombe, and, conse-
quently, illumining all that of the river which lies to the
south. We trust that. ere long, not only the Prince's-
dock, but Egremont, Woodside, and Rock Ferry, will be
lighted by electricity—the clear day-light effect of which
we had the good fortune to witness when tried in Trafal-
gar-square, London, in the winter of 1848.

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—Mr. Justice Crompton disposed
of the cases left over from the previous week on Tuesday
and Wednesday last, when Thomas Lawrence and Ellen
Lyon were convicted, and severally sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment with hard labour, for assaulting
and robbing Richard Baker, of Balton, glass cloth manu-
facturer, of a watch, 19s. Gd. in money and a handker-
chief. The prisoner Lyon had been previously convicted
at the Kirkdale Sessions in the name of Ellen Madox.
Mary Elizabeth Dyhall pleaded guilty to a charge of
concealing the birth of her male child at Preston on the
16th November last, and was sentenced to three months'
imprisonment with hard labour.—John Barlow was tran-
sported for seven years for a garotte robbery, perpetrated,
in conjunction with other persons unknown, on John
Pearson, of Manchester, on Sunday, Nov. 7.—William
Wild and .Fiugh Makin were transported fer ten years for
robbing Thomas Kirkham and Thomas Brassington of a
sum of money at Oldham, on the Bth Nor. last.—. Tames
Makant was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, for
entering the dwelling-house of Jonathan Grundy, at Bol-
ton, on the 23d Nov., with intent to steal.—William
Salmond was acquitted upon an indictment charging him
with wilful and corrupt perjury at the Liverpool County
Court, and Duncan M'Phail on an indictment for perjury
before the Blackburn magistrates, in falsely charging a
man named Grimshaw with robbery, was convicted and
sentenced to seven years' transportation.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-Mr. J. G. Harrison passed his
final examination in this court, on Wednesday last, and
the 14th January was fixed for the certificate.—Mr. Wm.
Lowcock, butcher, having a stall in St. Martin's Market,
and a shop at Bootle, came up for his last examination on
Wednesday last. He had filed an amended balance sheet,
from which it appeared that between the Ist September,
1851, and the 14th October, 1852, he had purchased stock
to the amount of nearly £6OOO, the gross profit upon
which be stated was £6l 14i. sd. His personal expenses
he put down at £254, and his trade expenses at £l7B, and
it appeared that he owed debts to the amount of £754.
The bankrupt's caah-book had been very loosely kept,
and the accountant, Mr. Core, did not appear to have had
sufficient materials to make out the balance sheet. With
regard to his small profits, it was stated that last summer
was a remarkably bad one for butchers, and much meat
had been spoiled. The bankrupt also stated that during
the time he had been in business he had paid Messrs.
Daly £ll,OOO, and they had never lost anything by him
till now. He attributed his bankruptcy to immense
sacrifices of meat during last summer, and also to the
circumstance of cattle falling far short of the weight at
which they were estimated. Upon beasts which had cost
him sd. per lb. he had frequently realised only 31.1. ; and
he declared that it was a complete lottery for persons to
purchase by hand measurement.—Mr. Commissioner
Stevenson was not satisfied with the bankrupt's state-
ment with regard to his profits, and adjourned his ex-
amination sine die.—C. S. Harris, pawnbroker, came
before Mr. Commissioner Perry yesterday (Monday) on
an application for his certificate. He was supported by
Mr. Wheeler, solicitor ; and, there being no opposition,
his Honour granted the certificate, but observed that, in
consequence of the irregular manner in which the bank-
rupt's books had been kept since April, 1851, it must be of
the third class.

APPREHENSION OF AN ABSCONDED POLICEMAN.—
John Pearson Brunskill, ono of the police-officers fined
last week for an assault on the Messrs. Mullins,
was brought before Mr. Mansfield on Friday, on another
charge. Murphy, of the detective department, stated
that, acting under instructions from Mr. Clough, he and
Inspector Bibby went on the previous day to Penrith, in
Cumberland, where they apprehended Brunskill at his
father's house ; they told him that he had been convicted
on the preceding Monday by Mr. Mansfield, and fined
£5, for an assault on the Messrs. Mullins. Capt. Greig,
who was on the bench, here preferred a second charge
against the man : he said that having learned that Brun-
skill and Strong, his confederate in the assault, had ab-
sconded on the previous Saturday night. ha made every
exertion to have them found, and these efforts resulted in
the apprehension of Brunskill, who had left his service as
a police-officer, without previously having given the
month's notice required by the improvement act. Brun-
skill, on being asked if he had any defence, stood up with
an air of bravado to defend himself. He stated generally
that he had sent in a " sick note" to the head constable
on Friday, and, being therefore off duty, had gone to visit
his father. He had not attempted to conceal himself, as
it was he who went to Murphy and Bibby,—not they
who came to him. He further contended that he had not
been legally served with the summons, as he only received
it that morning—he being entitled to twenty-four hours'
notice of the charge against him. He further stated that
he had paid the £5 fine for the assault to Mr. Clough on
the previous evening.—Captain Greig admitted that he
had received a sick note from Brunskill, on Friday.—Mr.
Mansfield expressed his surprise that a constable could
withdrew himself from duty by the mere sending in of
sick note. He then imposed a fine of £5, or one months'
imprisonment.—Brunskill, with an air of defiance, pulled
out a well-filled money case, in order to pay the fine.