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

POLICE COURT Y.- _ E STE RD AY.

" THE BETTER THE DAY THE BETTER THE DEED."—
Philip Garrigan was charged with attempting to pick
pockets in St. Francis Xavier's Chapel, in Salisbury-
street, on Sunday last.—Mary Bates said she felt pri-
soner's hand in her pocket, and Miss Brookfield gave
similar evidence. Committed for one month.

SHOP ROBBERIES.—Thomas llcMannon was charged
by David Turner with stealing four silk pocket-handker-
chfcfs from his shop in Whitechapel, on Saturday night.
Prisoner came into the shop and expressed a wish to pur-
chase handkerchiefs, and some were shown. His con-
duct being suspicious, he was watched, and finding him-
self an object of attention, he suddenly rushed out of the
shop, but was pursued by Mr. Turner, who saw him
drop the handkerchiefs in the street. Prisoner was also
charged with stealing a vest from 'Mr. Hope's clothing
warehouse, in the same street. He was sent to ;-.,a0l for
three months.—Elizabeth Meredith was committed for
trial for a similar offence, namely—stealing three silk
handkerchiefs from the shop of Mr. Francis Brown, in
Great George-street.

THEFT FROM A BUTCHER'S SHOP.—Ann Bracket was
committed for seven days, and Mary Ed wards for one
month, for stealing nibs. of mutton from the shop window
of Mr. James Bolton, in Mill-street, on Saturday.
A REAL " HOUSEBREAKER."—,James Curran was com-
mitted for three months as is suspicious character, and for
being found in the shop of David Dryden, in Marybone.
To obtain entrance, the prisoner had broken through the
partition wall of the premises. The only article missed
was about 3lbs. of cheese. The prisoner's own mother
had given the information to the police.
AN "UNJUST STEWARD."—John Jackson and William
Atway, were committed for one month each for stealing
Gibs. of biscuits from the ship Aurora, of which one of
them was steward. The property was found upon them
on the Victoria dock quay.
COMMITMENTS.—WiIIiam Falloon, one month, for
stealing 20lbs. of " shakings" or old ropes, from the
barque Lyned, in Queen's dock. Patrick Newall, one
month, for stealing a coat from Isaac Brunton Edwards.
The coat was hanging in the lobby of complainant's house,
and prisoner had deliberately walked off with it, but it was
afterwards found upon him.—Antony Eshen, one month,
for attempting to steal seven corn bags from a ship in the
Waterloo dock. They had been removed from one part
of the vessel to another, preparatory to making off with
with them. Prisoner was a very celebrated character on
the police books.

THE REV. DR. BENEDICT CHAPMAN, master of Gon-
ville and Caius College, Cambridge, died on Saturday

afternoon, at the Rectory-house, Ashdon, Essex, a living
in the gift of Caius College to which he was presented in
1818. He was in his 84th year.

ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—The examination for
the Iliff Scholarship at the above institution has just ter-
minated in favour of Mr. G. P. Abram. In the classical
part of the examination, Mr. R. Duckworth stood first,
and Mr. Abram second ; and in the mathematical part,
Mr. Glen first and Mr. Abram second. As neither Mr.
Abram nor Mr. Duckworth proceed this year to the Uni-

versity, the scholarship has been transferred to Mr. J. H

McCheave, who stood third in the examination, and who
has lately been elected Scholar of Lincoln College, Ox-
ford. The classical examiner was Mr. H. Weir, M.A.,
late Scholar of Caius College, Cambridge ; and the ma-
thematical examiner the Rev. J. Bell, M.A., Fellow of
Jesus College.
ARTIFICIAL EYES. —Yesterday, at two o'clock, a
number of professional gentlemen met M. Boissonneau,
at the St. Ann's Dispensary, and Eye and Eir Institu-
tion, when upwards of 20 cases were introduced—all
patients who had lost each one eye, and in the majority of
instances the loss had been sustained some years ago. On
this occasion the stay of M. Boissonneau being short, he
was compelled to defer the treatment of several patients
for the time of his next visit ; but in 12 cases, and these
nearly all young people, the artificial eye was applied
with complete success—by which, it is to be understood,
that it perfectly resembled in appearance and corres-
ponded in all its motions to the natural eye of the oppo-
site side.

PAGANINI AND HIS FAVOURITE VIOLIN,—" I shall
never forget," says Paganini, " that 1 once placed myself
in a position which was to form the turning point of my
whole career. The Prince de had long felt a desire
to become the possessor of my excellent violin, which I
still retain, and which was then the only one I had. He
sent to me one day, in the endeavour to make me fix a
price for it ; but, reluctant to part with my instrument, I
declared that I would only do so for 250 gold Napoleons.
The prince remarked to me, shortly afterwards, that I
was probably joking when I asked so much, but that he
was disposed to go as far as 2,000 francs. I was, that very
day, in much embarrassment as to funds, owing to a con-
siderable loss encountered at play ; so that I was on the
point of resolving to give up nay violin for the sum offered,
when a friend came in, with an invitation to join a party
in the evening. My whole supply amounted to 30 francs;
and I bad already stripped myself of my watch, jewels,
rings, pins, &c. I formed the instant resolve to hazard
my last pittance, and then, if fortune were adverse, to sell
the violin for what had been offered, and set off for Pe-
tersburg, without either instrument or property, there to
re-establish my circumstances. My thirty francs were
presently reduced to three, and I fancied myself already
on the road towards the great city, when fortune, shifting
like the glance of an eye, turned my petty remainder into
a gain of 160 francs. That favourable moment rescued
my fiddle, and set me on my feet. From that day I re-
nounced gaming, to which a portion of my youth had
been sacrificed ; and, in the conviction that a gambler is
universally despised, I abandoned for ever that fatal pas-
sion."—The Violin, by George Dubourg.

NOTICE rOF A RECENT STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION
closes as follows :—" The captain swam ashore, so did
the chambermaid. She was insured for 16,000 dollars,
and was loaded with iron."