The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

YESTERDAY.

POCKET PICKING.—Four persons were charged with at-
tempting to pick pockets in the neighbourhood of St.
James's Market on Saturday last. Their movements were
watched by Police-constable Russell, who apprehended
them before they had succeeded in obtaining any booty.
Their names were Joha Roberts, John Allen, John King,
and John Clarke. Roberts, not being known to the police,
was discharged ; the others, being old offenders, were sent
to hard labour for three months.

SHOPLIFTING.—Jane Robinson was brought before Mr.
Mansfield, charged with breaking the windows of Miss
Griffiths, in Scotland-place, and stealing from her shop
several shawls. She was pursued by the shopman, and
taken into custody. Committed for trial.
GAMBLING.—John Brown was yesterday committed for
fourteen days for gambling, and Thomas Sargeant was
fined ss. and costs, for playing at pitch and toss on Sun-
day.

SMUGGLING.—WiIIiam Todas was fined 10s. for having
llb of foreign manufactured tobacco in his chest on the
dock quay.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Saturday night, as Mr.
James Wilcock was passing along Hall-lane, Edge-hill,
he was accosted by a female named Ann Robinson, who
thrust her hand into his pocket and attempted to rob him
of its contents—(l9s. 6d.) He called out, and imme-
diately a man named Ellis came to her assistance, and
knocked Mr. Wilcock down. They then made off, but
the attention of a police-officer near being called to the
circumstance, they were followed and apprehended. Yes-
terday they were brought up at the police-court and
committed for trial.

STEALING A WATCII,—James 111'Garry was brought
up on a charge of stealing a watch belonging to William
Gaskin, living in No. 2 Court, Crosshall-street. The
door of the house had been left unlocked on Saturday
night, and on the complainant getting up next morning,
he found the prisoner in his father's bed-room. He also
discovered his watch had been taken from his own bed-
room, and on giving him into custody, the prisoner gave
up the watch to the constable. Committed for trial.
ROBBING A CELLAR.—A young girl was charged with
stealing a pair of boots and 6lbs. of flour from a cellar.
Committed for one month.
STEALING CLOTHES.—A foreigner named Charles de
Rogan was charged with stealing ss. and some clothes
belonging to three sailors at present in port. The com-
plainants were also foreigners. On the person of the
Prisoner was found a pair of drawers and a pair of trowsers
belonging to one of the sailors, and also some money.
Committed for twenty-one days.

HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The council of this society have
resolved to hold another day meeting, on the 10th of
June, at which the country members and ladies may be
able to attend. It will be the last meeting of the session,
and two or three interesting papers will be read.
EFFECT OF DRUNKENNESS.—On Sunday morning, a
young child, daughter of Ellen Parry, who resides in a
Cellar in Prince William-street, Park, was found dead in
bed, having been overlain by its mother, who was drunk.
An inquest will be held on the body this day.
A GENTLEMAN IN WORCESTER, signing himself Woof,
is a descendant of the family of Wolf, who assisted in the
escape of Charles 11. He still claims the arms and aug-
mentation granted by the merry monarch, indentical with
those engraved on the tankerd now in the possession of
Mr. Wm. Rathbone.

A RADICAL'S OPINION OF FREE TRADE.—In the
Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, Mr. John Yates, jun.,
appeared as solicitor for a bankrupt named Hull, and in
reply to Mr. Simon, who urged the small amount of assets,
amongst other matters, against the bankrupt passing his
examination, Mr. Yates said—" The trade of a miller
has for the last eighteen months been all but ruined by
the introduction of foreign corn."

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—The Commissioners for the
Exhibition of 1851 have just presented their first report
to the Home Secretary. The balance in hand on the
29th of February, invested in Exchequer bills, and to the
credit of the Commissioners at the Bank of England and
the bank of Messrs. Coutts, amounted to £213,305, but
there are expenses to be paid out of it. They are unable
to say what the actual surplus of the Exhibition funds
will be until after all the liabilities have been discharged,
and the accounts finally wound up ; " but they have no
reason to suppose that the net surplus will be less than
the sum estimated by them in their report to her Majesty
of the 6th November last, viz., £150,000."
LtIMLEY v. WAGNER.—In the Court of Chancery, on
Saturday, Mr. Bethell, on behalf of the defendant, Mad'lle
Johanna Wagner, applied to his lordship that the order
for an injunction, granted by Vice-Chancellor Sir J.
Parker. restraining her from performing or singing at the
Royal Italian Opera-house, Covent-garden, or elsewhere,
without the permission of the plaintiff, (Mr. Lumley,)
might he discharged, The whole of the day was occupied
in hearing the case, and at its rising the court was ad-
journed to Wednesday ; but the nature of the decision
may be inferred from the following observation of the
Lord Chancellor: I can only come to the conclusion that
the evidence is the strongest or. the part of the plaintiff.
This is very evident, that the parties have been swearing
against each other in the most wilful manner; one side or
the other must have committed perjury, and I must en-
deavour to find out the truth as well as I can. It appears
to me that the Wagners were endeavouring to get rid of the
contract for the sake of entering into a better engagement.

LAUNCH OF A LINE OF BATTLE SHIP.,--Tt
of-battle ship Agamemnon was launch-ed or
Woolwich. She was designed "
of the Navy, Sir Baldwin AValkei ,
competent authorities to combine all the es
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LIVERPOOI
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Jas. Fairelough, b. Clarke
T. A. Mather, b. Clarke .
A. Robertson, run out •
John Berry, c. Felix, b. Bickley
H. Swann, b. Clarke......
W. Clare, st. Box, b. Clarke
Ellis, c. Parr. b. Bickley
Kirkby. b. Bickley
W. Collins, b. Bickley
Comber, b. Clarke
NV. Williams, b. Clarke
J. Hooper, b. Bickley
L. Lead, I. b. w., b. Birl.
W. Wilcox, b. Clarke
W. Tickle, c. Parr, b.
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