The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

A DETERMINED THIEF.—On Monday, at the Police-office, a
well known thief named M'Abay was placed before the Magis-
trates, on a charge of robbing a labouring man the night before,
and severely assaulting him. Policeman 306 stated the night
before he heard a watchman's knock from a street leading into
Park-lane. He went to see what was the matter, and found
that it was a private watchman who had knocked, and he told
him that the prisoner had knocked a man down and taken a
411 pair of trousers. .-- t liking to take him into custody on hear-
say evidence he I ins go. After the prisoner was set at liberty
he went up Park- ne after the man he had before knocked
down, and knocked him down again, and he then took him into
custody. Mr. Hall—" Is the man here 7" Policeman—" No,
Sir." A labouring man here stood up, and said, " Yes, 1 am
here." This man then stated, that he met the prisoner and
three others in Park-lane, on Sunday night, and had a pair of
new trowsers under his arm, when the prisoner knocked him
down, and took the trowsers from him. The officer stopped tilt
prisoner, and he got his trowsers again. He was again pro-
ceeding up Park-lane, when the prisoner came up to him, and
knocked him down again, took away his hat and his neckerchief
and 4s. 6d. in silver, all of which he had lost. Parkinson said
the prisoner had been in custody on Friday last on a charge of
stealing some wood. Mr. Hall said, he had robbed the man
twice; he should commit him to take his tiial.
ROBBING A TILL.—On Monday a young man, named Isaac
Pierce, in the employment of Mr. Morrow, the keeper of wine
and spirit vaults, was brought up. Mr. Murrow stated, that
the prisoner was employed by him 0t the vaults as a waiter, and
on Saturday, be (complainant) sent a female with some marked
money to get a gallon of gin, for the purpose of detecting the
prisoner, whom he suspected of robbing his till. lie marked
three half crowns, and saw them in the till about 12 o'clock.
after the woman had paid them. About half an hour afterwards,
when he went to look in the till, be missed half a crown, one of
the marked ones, and called in a policeman and gave the pris-
oner into custody. Police officer 131 stated that he searched
the prisoner, and found £1 Ss. 6d. on his person in silver, and
amongst it a marked half crown. In his box he found a quan-
tity more silver, and a brace of pistols. Mr. Marrow, in an-
swer to a question from Mr. Hall said, the prisoner had been
with him tour months, and he gave him £2O a year, besides his
board and lodgings. Mr. Hall said there were some matters
he wanted to inquire into connected with the prisoner; he
should remand him till Thursday morning.

THE GREAT WESTERN.-It will be seen, by reference to our
shipping intelligence, that the steam-ship Great Western has
been again spoken, on her voyage to New York. The first
time she was fallen in with, was on the 15tb ult.' in lat. 46. 26.,
'
long. 32. 13. having at that period been out 7 days. By the
Beta, arrived this day from New Orleans, we find that she was
seen by her, steering west, on the 16th ult., in lat. 45. 50.
long. 38. 40.
THE THEATRE ltovA r..—The Theatre has been exceedingly
well attended during the week. A new opera—Rossini's English
version of the Italian opera of " Ninette, or the Maid of
Palaiseau," has been brought out Some strikingly beautiful
passages of music occur in it. We were much pleased on
'Wednesday evening with the recitative and trio—" I scud you
the following description," by Nine:te (Mrs. Wood,) La
Roche, (Mr. Martyn,) and Delaude, (Mr. G. llorneastle).
Mr. Martyr), though a wretched actor, possesses a good musical
bass voice. Mr. Wood, as Adolphe, looked the character ex-
tremely well. Mrs. Wood, as usual, sang charmingly. We
perceive that Mrs. Wood takes her benefit this evening, with
Love in a 'Village," and other entertainments.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The entertainments in this highly
popular arena increase every week in merit, and, in conse-
quence, the house is better and better filled as each night
passes. During the last few days, Mr, Batty himself has been
in Liverpool with some of the principal performers from his
circus in Manchester, But we miss the elegant and graceful
Hengler on the lite rope. Mr. Hughes' delineation of the
Homeward hound Indianian, winch is really an Herculean task,
was admirably per
formed ; and his Polanders,
is one of the
most astonishing feats we have ever witnessed. Mrs. Hughes
is an elegant equestrian, uniting the fearlessness of an accom-
plished rider, with the most pleasing feminine gracefulness.
Mr. Batty's stud have proved by far one of the gayest and most
rsuccessful speculations of the season, inasmuch as the audi-
ences have been numerous, and of the first class of fashionable
visitors. It is intended that the Amphitheatre should close in
about a fortnight, and we can confidently recommend all ad-
mirers of equestrian amusements, who have not yet witnessed
the talents of Mr. Batty's company, to ensure themselves that
Measure, at the earliest opportunity. We understand that Mr.
Batty takes his benefit ou Monday next, and we earnestly wish
him a bumper.
A meeting of the master cotton-spinners of Bolton was held,
at the Swan Hotel, on Friday evening last, the 27th instant,
when it was unanimously resolved to commence working four
days a week only, on and after Monday, the 30th of April.

GREAT LANCASHIRE COURSING MATCH.--We are now
enabled to inform our readers of the amount of the stake which
has been paid to Mr. Reid, the owner of the dog Sultan, who
won the head prize at the late Southport meeting, which amount
is £396. The dog Rocket, would receive £BO as the second
best, and Smuggler £2O as the third best.—Preston Pilot.
JACK'S COFFEE HOUSE. —We beg to refer strangers in town
to Mr. Shynn's advertisement. Jack's Coffee House is one of
the most comfortable hotels in the town, and is second to none
for covenient locality.
Mr. Robert Al`Z,Teill. son of R. McNeill, Esq., of this town,
was, on Thorsday lartelected Scholar of Trinity College,. Cam-
bridge. This gentleman was educated at our Royal Institution
School, os was also M H. Forsyth, soli of Hamilton Forsyth,
Esq., whose name recently appeared in the first class at the
Classical Examination of the Bachelors of Arts in the same
University.
The unfavourable state of the weather is
so inimical to the
introduction of sprint: r,ishions, that some of the magazines say
—" fur spring fashion.-. see Decomber."
The Ottoman Porte has presented some gates for the Museum
at Versailles which were made by the Crusaders, and belonged
to the Hospital of the Knights of Rhodes, and also to a church
attached to that hospital.
The Hon. B. Paget, brother of Lord Anglesey, is to succeed
the late Mr. Plunkett as Chairman to the London Board of
Excise. 1d r. Berkeley Paget was for many Yeats the confi-
dential aide-de-camp and friend of the late Duke of York.

ROYAL PLATE CLOSET AT WIN osoa.—The royal plate at
Windsor is kept in one tolerably-sized room and an adjoining
closet, and is valued at £1,750,000 sterling ! There is one gold
service, formed 14 George IV. to dine 130 guests; some pieces
were taken from the Spanish Armada, some brought from India,
Burnish, China, &c. One vessel belonged to Charles XI I. of
Sweden, and anotherto the King of Avu; a peacock of pr,cious
stones, valued at £30,(x10; and a tiger's head (Tippoo's loot-
stool), with a solid ingot of gold for his tongue, and crystal
teeth; numerous and splendidly ornamented gold shields, one
made from snuff-boxes, value 8,000 guineas ; sad 30 dozen of
plates, which cost 26 guineas each plate. the magnificent
silver wine-cooler, made fur George IV. is enclosed with plate-
glass; its superb chasing and other ornamental works occupied
two years, and two full-grown persons may sit in it without in-
convenience.

The Athenremm, of Saturday last, is printed on the kind of
paper, with coloured threads inserted in the body of the sheet,
recommended to he used for post-office covets, in order to
assist in pieventiug the forgery of them.
LoNDON AND BaiGHTos RAILWAY.—Workmen have been
employed during the past week in sinking a shaft in a field
above the Clialybeate. ':'be shaft will form the commence-
ment of a tunnel which is to he excavated in an easterly di-
rection towards New England, and of a cutting which v ill be
made through the lower part of the hill to the west, towards
Shoreham.-- Briyhtua Gazcite,