The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-16 00:00:00

MANCHESTER..--LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(From our Correspondeni.)

THE CHARTISTS—SUPPRESSION OF THE DISTURBANCII-,
EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL OF THE RINGLEADMILE.
At the Borough Court, on Thursday (yesterday), William
Harvey, James Leech, and Joseph Filtern, were examined;
and committed. to Liverpool Assizes, charged wjth having,
guns, &c., in their possession, for illegal purposes. They
were all in full work, and getting good wages. ,
At the New Bailey yesterday, a man nameeßooth was
placed at the bar under the followinkcircumstances :—A man
in the employ of the Ardwick Spinning Works Company
said that about 7 o'clock on Monday morning,lthe prisoner
came to their works with 200 or 300 people, and demanded
that the hands should be turned out. He was very violent,
and collared one of the men, and they forced others to go
with the procession. It was stated that the prisoner got 351.
a-week, and bore a good character. Mr. MAULE observed
that it was to be regretted that in almost every instance, the
parties brought before him were good workmen, in full em-
ploy, and bearing excellent charaCters. They had been
drawn into these illegal proceedings by others; who profited
by it, and made them their dupes. They were, however,
much more to blame than those who pleaded distress and
poverty as the cause of their having been led away. He then
committed him to the Assizes.—A man named Bartleet was
charged by a watchman with having a loaded pistol, flints,
balls, and powder, in his possession on Monday night. John
Oven said that the prisoner had told him on Monday morn-
ing, that he bad been up all the previous night making bul-
lets, and that if any of the police insulted him, '• they should
have it. Fitzpatrick, a constable, said that the prisoner
had been in the habit of attending meetings where the most
violent,language was used. He was then committed to take
his trial.—John Threadwall was charged with having a dag-
ger and a quantity of powder in his possession, on Monday
night. He said that he had the weapon to protect himself
Mr. MAUDE : Why, who do you think would hurt you ?
Prisoner : I do' not know, but the town was in a disturbed
state. He was ordered to find sureties, or be committed to
the treadmill for three months.—A man named Edward
Pollett was charged with having a gun concealed on his per-
son on Monday. The evidence failed, and the prisoner was
discharged.
The town has now resumed its usual tranquillity, and most
of the deluded Chartists have returned to their work. All
the military are withdrawn from the public streets but are
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prepared to act in case of emergency. Much praise s due to
the civil and military authorities, for the promptitude, discre-
tion, and energy with which they met, and, we trust, have
successfully suppressed the threatened destruction of pro-
Pert)'.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Tvi3A Y.

FRANCAS AMONGST THE HIBERNIAN'S.
Biddy M`Candley and Ann Clarke were placed at the bar,
having been taken by a warrant, (for they refused to attend
on a common summons,) charged with having broken the
head and the windows of Mrs. Fagin.
Mrs. Fagin was excessively free and easy in her depart-
ment. She evidently stood in no awe of the bench, not-
withstanding that Mr. Rushton sate " aloft in awful state,"
and Mr. John Holmes looked like anything. rather than a
a person with whom a liberty could be taken. •
Sure you see it for sthriking me in dhe eye—sorra take
'm
—an' there dhey are for dhat same at last, as worthchup
will remimber 1 tould you last time I wus afoor yet, whin I
got the smmonts, dhat they would'nt answer to : but isn't
it yoursilf dhat's made 'em glad to come at last.
Mr. Rushton—Do stop that tongue if you can, and let me
hear your witnesses.
Is it witnesses ?—Here dhey all are—(loudly) Paddy !---
Och, where is die boy ! Paddy, come here, mane; and
Teddy—oh, Teddy? you're her man. Well, just tell his
wurtchup all about id,—just as you seed id. .
Mr. Ellis—What's your name ? (to the witness.)
Witness—Teddy Mahony.
Mr. Ellis—Teddy ?
Witness—Yes, sir, Teddy—Teddy Mahony.
Mr. Ellis—lt is Edward I suppose.
Witness—No' no, it's Teddy; that's my Christian name—
sure I ought to know. •
As Mr. Ellis could not persuade the witness out of his
Christian name, why he recorded " Teddy." So Teddy
commenced his harangue, which he delivered " with due
emphasis and discretion," accordinoo the received notions
of eloquence in some districts of Erin. .
We war at dhe coort three weeks ago, and this woman—
dhat is, dhat woman, Mrs. Fagin—was afther thratin us wid
a dhrop, and we wor passing along paceably and quietly,
nevir sayin a word to nobody, only spakin to each other,
when Missis M`Candley come up to Missis Fagin, and widont
sayin a single word to her, she tould her she'd swore wrong-
fully at dhe coort. Missis Fagin gev her no answer, only
tould her at wanst plump dhat she didnt wait to have noth-
ing at all to say to any sich low lived people.
Mr. Rushton—Well, well, what did the prisoner do ?
Witness—Do !—Och nothing ! She only dhrew her fist,
and hot her a hit in dhe eye.
Mr. Rushton—Do you call that nothing ?
Witness—Well, dhat was all she done that time, as I saw;
but she follow'd us, and broke three o' Mrs. Fagin's windows
before my face, but as I had by back to them at the', iMe I
didn't see it ;- but here's a boy who was prisint as well as
myself, and he saw it all through.
Paddy Rutledge corroborated the whole of the last wit-
ness' statement, and averred that he saw Mrs. M`Candley
" lift up her hand, an' slap a hole in three panes of glass :
and, moreover, not dhat, your honour, whin we were passin'
over fornint dhe place where dhey first come upon us, Minis
M`Candley turned her mouth towards Missis Fagin, and aid
she, Norah Fagin,' sid she, ' you're a Ballahough !' An'
dhat's God's truth, your worship.
As there was no evidence whatever against Mrs. Clarke,
she was discharged.
Mrs. Biddy M`Candley said Mrs. Fagin is a band wicked
woman, and I can prove it on evidence.
Magistrate—Where are your witnesses?
Prisoner—Witnesses ! I dont want any witnesses ! Shure
dont I know it without witnesses ? I can take me own testi-
mony dhat she's a wicked woman, that's never plazed but
whin she's out o' humour wid somebody. Shure she's always
vexin' me, an' callin' me names. An' be dhe same token, I
niver called her a Ballahough. If I did, I wish
Silence !—Hold your tongue l—thundered the officer an
duty.
As no evidence was brought forward to prove the value of
the panes of glass, the Magistrate said, he could not decide,
on that part of the affair.
Mrs. Fagin magnanimously said, she did not care about the
panes at all—all she wanted was pace.
Mr. Rushton ordered that the prisoner should pay'a fine
of one shilling, and costs. The costs, in consequence of the
prisoner not having attended to the summons, vertheavy.
The amount which she would have to pay was Bs. 6d. In
default, she was to be committed for five days.
Mrs. M`Candley, as she stepped from the bar, tossed her
head and curled up her nose at Mrs. Fagin, and the latter
smiled with a smile of triumph at her adversary, as she hud-
dled her gray cloak about her, and stood enjoying her
situation.
ROBBERY AT COMPTON HOUSE.
Michael Waistell, a shoprnan in the service of Messrs.
Morrish and Jeffrey, mercers, Church-street, was placed be.
fore the magis:rates on charge of having robbed his employ-
ers.
Mr. J. R. Jeffrey stated that the prisoner entered their
seryue on the 24th June last. On Monday, the sth instant,
he (Mr. Jeffrey) received some information which induced
him to mark 76 pieces of unions with marks different from
their usual marks. He left the unions in the place appro-
priated to them. On Tuesday morning the prisoner asked
permission to go to Manchester, and witness did not see him
again till Thursday at 7 o'clock. Witness began to watch at
the back part of the premises, about 9 o'clock. Soon after
that he was informed that there was a piece of lawn missing
from the warehouse. He afterwards learned that a piece of
lawn had been found in a place where it ought not to have
been. About seven minutes before 10 o'clock; he saw the
priioner go out of the premises at the back door, which leads
into Basnett-street. He went into Davies's public house.
He had his hand under his coat. He returned in about two
minutes by the same door into the shop. Witness went
round and entered the shop by the front door. He saw the
superintendent Mr. Smith, who told'him that a second pied
of lawn was missing. He immediately went to Mrs. Oldfield,
the person who had given him the first information, and re-
quested her to go and purchase a piece of lawn from the per-
son she had mentioned, as he had missed two or three more
pieces. About 3 o'clock, Mrs. Oldfield came to the shop,
and produced a piece of lawn. He saw at once that he was
one of the pieces which he had marked on the preceding Mon-
day. The piece of lawn was produced. It measured 13 yards,
and was stated to be worth 2s. per yard.
Elizabeth Oldfield stated that she resided in Crown-street.
Her husband was a book-keeper. Last Saturday night but
one, a person told her that he knew a person who had some
lawn to sell, and that the individual who had'it to sell was
employed at Messrs. Morrish and Co. On Monday weak,
she saw Mr. Jeffrey, and named- it to him. On Thursday,
Mr. Jeffrey told her that he had missed some, and requested
her to endeavour to purchase a piece. At 3 o'clock on Thurs-
day, she went to a person's in 'Pinnington-street, where she
saw a female who was afterwards taken into custody. She
asked her if she had any lawn to sell. She replied she had,
and took a piece from beneath her clothes. Witness paid 12a
for it. There were 8 yards.
Mr. Henry Smith stated that he was superintendent for
Messrs. Morrish and Co. At a quarter to eight o'clock on
Thursday morning he counted 75 pieces of lawn iu the ware-
house, and one in the shop. He afterwards gave instructions
to Mr. Craig, and went out, leaving him in care of the pre-
mises. He returned a little after nine o'clock, and found
amongst the fixtures of the shop a piece of lawn. Shortly
before ten o'clock he saw the prisoner go to the warehouse,
and after that lie saw him leave- the shop by the door which
leads to Basnett-street. He (witness) went and counted the
lawns and missed one piece. Mr. Jeffrey came in at the front
door, and he informed him that there was a piece of lawn
missing.
Alexander Craig proved that on Thursday morning he had
missed two pieces of lawn from the warehouse.
' Constable James Ainsworth stated that he watched with
Mr. Jeffrey in the coach-house, in Basnett-street. He saw
the prisoner go into Davies's public house, and followed him.
He asked him if he had not taken certain lawn-belonging to
his employers, and given it to a female to dispose of. He
said " No." Ainsworth then asked him if he were married.
He replied in the negative. " Then," said Ainsworth, "are
you not aquainted with a female who lives in Pinnington--
street ? " The prisoner said, sharply, "You have no right to
ask me any such questions." Ainsworth took'him into cus-
tody, and took charge of a piece of lawn which he had.
It was further proved that the prisoner hed been in fist
habit of visiting the young woman to whom he had given the
lawn ; thit she went by his name, and that he lived with her
as his wife.
He made some clumsy statements in reply to the charge,
and was committed for trial.
YESTERDAY.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLIES.
A number of individuals, of both sexes, were brought up
for being drunk and disorderly, assaulting the constables and
others, and for doing wilful damage to property. These cases
were too numerous to give anything like a detailed account
of them, or of the disgraceful scenes from which they must
have arisen ; it is enough to say that they were severally fined
and imprisoned ; some, being old offenders, were sentenced
to be imprisoned for one. month. One bold-looking young
woman was brought up, charged with having assaulted her
father on several occasions, and in the last instance breaking
a door and otherwise annoyed him. She said she did not
wish to trouble him : this Mr. Rushton said he would take
care she should not do, and ordered her to pay ss. and the
damage done to the door, and at the same time cautioning
her that if she appeared there again he should certainly com-
mit her.

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BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Ellen Lloyd charged her husband, George Lloyd, with
striking and kicking her on several parts of her body and
giving her a black eye. She said she could not live with
him, and wished to be separated. It appeared from the hus-
band's statement, that there had been ill-feeling between
them, and that on Saturday last he spent his wages rather
than take it home to his wife and let her spenclit. As was
naturally to be supposed, she made away with the goods in
the house, which he stated that she had spent with her bro-
ther. Upon this they had words, and he admitted that he
assaulted her. Mr. Rushton said this was a most brutal
assault, and that is was a mere chance that by one of the
blows he had inflicted he had not committed murder : he then
ordered the defendant to pay 20s. and costs 6d.

COMMITMENT. •
Elizabeth Davis was committed for trial on. the charge:of
stealing a watch, value £7 is., from the peraon ot:Joseph
Bartington, a cooper, which she afterwardi pledged for Lc,
The prisoner stated that she met a woman in the Jitrcst...
who asked her to pawn it for her.