The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

THE GRAND JURY.

John Aitkin, merchant, Exchange-buildings, (foreman
James Ackers, brewer, Vauxhall-road.

Ellis Martin Brodie, merchant, Exchange-buildings.
James Brebner, merchant, Water-street.
James Gibson Carter, distiller, Dale-street.
Henry Case, insurance broker, Exchange-buildings.
William Kaye C,,ubrough, merchant, Noth John-street,
Wm. Ed. Thomas Duncan, merchant, Exchange-alley
Wm. Charles Fosberry, merchant, Tithebarn-street.
Michael Humble, shipbuilder, Neptune-street.
James Harvey, gentleman, Falkner-square.
John Job, merchant, Canning-place.
John Longton, merchant, Exchange-alley North.
Wm. Moore, soap-boiler, Vauxhall-road.
Edward Denial Maddock, gentleman, Everton
Edward Parry, tobacco broker, North John-street.

Owen Tudor, share broker, Dale-street.
Robert Woodward, corn merchant, James-street
Henry Wood, iron merchant, Goree Piazzas.

The learned RECORDER then proceeded to deliver his
charge to the Grand Jury, nearly as follows :—Gentlemen
of the Grand Jury,—The calendar to come before you on
the present occasion contains the names of 96 persons
who are to take their trial before this court. This list
comprises all the commitments for the last two months,
and, therefore, taking this as the average, it may fairly be
presumed that the number of commitments for a year
would amount to 600 from a population of 400,000 per-
sons. If this calendar may be taken as any evidence of
the state of crime in this town, we may contrast it favour-
ably with the state of crime ten years ago, for I find that
in the year 1842 there were no less than 702 prisoners sent
for trial at this court. But, gentlemen, any favourable view
which we might be justified in taking from this fact
should rather encourage us to increased exertion in our
efforts, rather than to relaxation. The picture before us,
gentlemen, though it has its bright portion, still has spots
in it sufficiently dark. For instance, there are very few
offences committed by juveniles. This may arise from the
very laudable exertions which are making in their behalf.
But however that may be, the number in the present
calendar is comparatively few. Again, gentlemen, there

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port—no charges of stealing from the warehouses or dock
quays, nor is there any charge of receiving, connected
with such offences. But, gentlemen, the character of the
cases is rather more grave than usual. There are several
cases of house-breaking, and in two instances it appears
that empty houses were entered through the roofs. There
are also many cases which manifest the appearance of
active dangerous characters in the town. Pick-pockets
abound, and you will find many of such characters
exercising their calling with great activity at the pier-
heads, the railway stations, and even in the churches.
There are also, gentlemen, many cases of street robbery,
some committed in the day-time, and some at night, with
great desperation, showing that in particular neighbour-
hoods of the town there exists a very dangerous class of
persons. You will also find that there are many persona
who frequent the dock quays, and, by the production of
cards, make it a practice of plundering strangers, on their
arrival, of their money. Considering, gentleuien,tbat this
port has now become in an extraordinary degree a port of
transit for passengers to various parts of the world, I
shall feel it my duty to visit with the greatest severity any
case where parties are convicted before me of depreda-
tions upon strangers. I think it peculiarly necessary
that such persons should have all the protection which the
police and the law would give them. Gentlemen, we still
find that there are instances of
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exercise. 'There is an instance of a sailor receiving £l2,
which he might safely have deposited at the Sailor's
Home ; but instead of doing so, he went away, met with
some strangers, with whom he was induced to drink, and
got robbed of all his money. Another case, where a sai-
lor had been paid off, he was seen tipsy, and followed by

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a gang of men, knocked down, and robbed. However,
we may hope, gentlemen, that sailors are becoming more
wary in their character, and this may account for there
being only two cases of this description. Gentlemen, I
take great pleasure in expressing my satisfaction at the
determination of the authorities to prevent unneces-
sary increase of public-houses in the town, for without a
due restriction of the number of public-houses, it seems
to me the due regulation of them is hopeless. If the
number of such houses are not kept within due bounds it
is quite clear that a stop cannot be effectually put, either
by the police or authorities generally, to that which is a
source of much crime and misery.

The grand jury then retired, and the Court proceeded
with the trial of prisoners.

SYMPATHETIC PAPER.—It seems paper can he made
out of sheet iron. May we recommend the use of this
paper to Louis Napoleon ? It is decidedly the best ma-
terial for him to write his decrees upon. The Code Na-
poleon, too, when amended for the new Empire, should
be printed on a similar kind of paper. The laws which
govern'the French should be, like the French themselves,
appropriately bound in iron.—Punch.
AN INCIDENT OF A SPANISH BULLFIGHT.—A few
years ago, the inhabitants of Seville read with surprise in
the advertisements of an approaching bullfight this unusual
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notice :—" When the third bull shall have attacked the
amphitheatre.
The picadors and receives three pairs of banderillas, a young
peasant, by whom he has been brought up, will appear in
removingth e c ircus .
the ll e
banderillaswill
after bull, ull ,
another,
will
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between his horns." The announcement of so singular a
immense crowd
The third bull appeared, an animal with splendid horns,
and very brave: he slew four horses, received the bande-
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ail the torreros retired from the ring, leaving the bull
stamping about, and shaking the bloody darts that hung
from his neck. All at once a long whistle was heard. The
bull paused and listened. It was repeated. He approached
the barrier; and a young man leapt into the ring, calling
the bull by its name, " Mosquito Mosquito!" The
animal knew its master, came to caress him, and was ap-
peased. The peasant gave it his hand to lick, and with the
other began to scratchitbehind theears; anoperation which
seemed to afford the poor brute much pleasure , he then
gently removed the banderillas which annoyed the neck
of ;Mosquito, made it go down on its knees, and placed his
head between its horns. The grateful bull seemed to listen
with pleasure to a pastoral melody sung by the master.
The admiration of the multitude, hitherto suppressed by
surprise, burst forth with Andalusian violence end shook
the building. Hearing this phrenzied applause, which had
accompanied
charm, appeared to awake and return to the reality. He
suddenly rose, bellowing ; and the peasant tried to escape.
But it
was too late. The animal, as though furious at
being betrayed, tossed the young man into the air, received
him again on his horns, gored him, trampled on him,
crushed him to pieces, in spite of the efforts of the torreros.
The juncion was supended ; and a phenomenon in Spain,
the horrified public quitted the circus in silence.—March's
Walk into North Spain.