The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday a young man, appi-f
rently labouring under the effects of recent illness, and in
habiliments a good deal torn, was brought before Mr. Hall
Linder the following circumstances :—On Sunday evening last
he Wfgi iiYfeklentally observed, by a person formerly belonging
to.the Pottle Ith'ce,, in an entry in Stanley-street, in the act
of (liable I)`ioienet t 6 In`inself ; and before his purpose could
be ar*Stdil,* he bad riinde d Pffit/ deep cut in his throat, by
mein is o al'aite pal? df titithiog sheug 1 He was immediately
laid 1101 d lieliikapparentlY.stugfied by the effects of
previous dnnitiiiit that hq.dOtilit Five n 6 ited#olit of him-
self, and the wound an'alarhung- ipi:seariioe,, he was
instantly conveyed to BriddirelTYr w)adrd: aprgical. aSsisfailte
was speedily procured. The wound/ lila:nigh! gen'er'al inches
in length (inflicted by the operation of clipping), fists (bund
not to be of a very serious nature, and was drawn togethei
with adhesive plaster. On being questioned before the cotfrti
he said his name was Michael Milloden ' • that he was a tai-
l:cif; a.nel Fe native of Belfast, from which town he had only
artiv4d• hea Sunday last, in search of work. He added,
that he liniz beett sits for some time ; that he did not know
Whaf-h anti that he was sorry he had done it.
Mr.' Ilat itliggedl fo' t4ttirti to Belfast, where he was
knoiVrif olThre to pWs• hsl one < Mit as this kind offer
was declined, Bnki A it dpte.a.i4e4 that he was Sens, and out of
danger froin the wound uddliv lie: I%V-discharged,
• Pocxer

This offence appears to be lamentably' on'thh' inbreii.se; and
gentlemen would do well, in passing aloY* in crowded.
thoroughfares, to take care of their pockets, and abtavd
not to wear their handkerchiefs hanging out " with tempt,
in; aspect." Yesterday, three boys were brought before Mr.
Hall, charged separately with this description of theft. In
the case of one of them, named Taylor, the evidence was
ordered to be taken. Another, Matthew Drainer, an old
offeuder, was committed for two months to the House of
Correetidn and the third, William Dogherty, who was de-
tectediis the act; f•onsigned to a similar punishment.

ril'OrAigtrzei t ddiiS CINDER FALSE PRETENCES.
Hugh Clik(r.. Whet' keegs shoe-shop in the Park, stood
charged with obtitired .ttaritity of boots by a false
representation, from a Mr: StNifft; ttlsO tt dealer. The pri-
soner had gone to the complalhaief fttakt OA Saturday last,
and wished to make a considerable tiathille W itterente his
stock, on credit, from the defendant, wild, lie krieW his
uncle, adding, that they Would be paid for in due co&se;
he (prisoner) had some money toTeceive. Mr. Smith, ho'Ot--
ever, refused to give the required credit, as he did know the
man ,4 but the latter said that', in that case he would pay
tor them, and he solicited articles to the amount of £l2 2s. 6d.
from Mr: Smith's assistant, who accompanied him with them
in a cart td his tiv«rn shop, cohere he said he had the money
ready. The bootS. Were delivered, but the pigoner, on pre-
tence of going to a: neighbblifirtg tiMp for the money, ran off;
and on search being made, only a toW Of the articles could be
found, for none of which he had paid. The talsciter wag re-
manded until to-day, to afford time to digccrver'i if vetsible,
the remainder of the property, when the eaamllnatioi will
be taken against him.