The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

• li,t,tctr.STur...—On 'ruetday; Paddy Lynch was placed 'at
the bar of the Police-office, charged with being engaged iu the
working of a-private still, in a court leading out, of Stockdale-
street. Mr..1.36y5, a supervisor of• Excise, stated that about two
o'clock on Mehday afternoon, he went tWthe prisoner's house,
accomp' anied by four. police-offiCers: He found a private still
at wort.: and between 80 'and 1(X) gallons of wash'. The stilt was'
regularly built. Witness had it broken up, andlseized the' tubs
and other property found 'upon the preMises:
dale depomid that he accompanied the last witness to the pri-
soner's house, and saw the still at work.. lie went up stair*
and found the prisoner at dinner. In a mug near him, witness
foufid about halfa gallon of whisky. • The prisoner hatiliieilin
the house for about t*o years. The prisoner, in' defence, said
he had a small family; and not being able to work for than, he
,had thus tried to earn them a shilling. He promised, if the ma-
'gikrates would look over his conduct thiS time, never to be gitilty.
of the offence again.' Mr. Hall convicted him in the penalty
of £3O, and in default of paymeht, ordered him to be committea"
for three.nionths to the Borough Gaol.
SiitiPLIVTINd.—On Tuesday, at the Police:4)ffice Ellen Hart
was brought before the magistrates, charged with having made
awattempt to carry off a piece of printed jean from the shop of
Messrs:' Maddock and James, linerf:drapers,
Robert 'Motris,'a shopman iu the employ of the latter, stated,
that about half-past one• o'clock on Monday,' the prisoner en-
tered the•shop and purchased a yard of calico, for which she'
paid sixpence. A ntimber of different articles lay dispersed
about the counter; but, in the course of the above• transaction;
it appears the shopman never had occasion to turn from the
Goner. This did not answer her purpose, and she requeSted to
have a reel of sewing-cotton. The shopman had to go to the
other end of the counter to get this article. He happened' to
turn his head, and he saw that the prisoner looked greatly con-
fused. He gave her the-cotton, and told her the price was one
penny. He had seitnsome 'copper hi her hand, but she gave
him a shilling, requesting to have .the change. He asked her
if she had not some copper. She_said that she had not. He
went to the other side of the shop for change, keeping-his eye
upon the prisoner. He saw her stoop, and irmuediatelyafter
he saw one end of apiece of,printed cotton slip from under her
clothes. At this moment Mr. Maddock, one •of his employers
entered the shop. Witness made a sign to:Mr. Maddock,to di-
rect his attention to what he had seen. He permitted the pri-
soner to leave the shop, the stolen article still hanging visible
from beneath her garments. He followed her out and overtook
her before she had proceeded beyohd the- next door,-amid took
her back to the.shop, where Mr. Maddock took the piece-of ca..
lieu froM beneath her gown. Mr. Maddock stated that when
he' entered the shop 'he saw the prisoner adjusting her clothes,
from beneath which one end of the piece of cotton produced was
hanging, while the wa'S attempting in vain to conceal it. Mi.
Maddock identified the goods as his property, and stated that,
they were worth upwards of O. The prisoner was'given into
the custody of the police-officer, Charles Caldwell. She was
cohniiitted for trial. • ' _

SUMMONS FOR. FLoya.—;Befure the close of the business iu
the Police-office On Tuesday, on the usual question being put,
"any one' wanting- a• summons?" .a neat and pretty-looking
Young wOmati,' apparently a servant, stood 'up in the. witness-
box; and with a face suffused with confused litusbei, applied to
the magistrate for a "summons for tour." Mr. Hall--"A sum-
mons fur what ?" Applicant—(dropping a‘cartay)." for tlour,•
sir, if you please; (at the same time producing 'a larg4 brown'
bread loaf fromunder her cloak; she held it .up: to 'the, magi-
strate with atiappealing,look and tuanner which, created con,
siderable laughter;) see, sir,' it is not fit to eat; its •so unsound,
our dog won't eat it." Mr. Hall—".l have no power to interfere
I suppose you want a summons against the man who sold you
the flour?" Amilicaut--Ves, sir.; Mr. Hall—l haveno power
to grant that. 1 tie, applicant, appeared quite disconcerted. at
this, and wrapping- lier loaf in.her cloak,-sheslowly turnedoouna
end walked out of the .boa.amidst considerable merriment.