The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

—A young man, named Martin Collins, was finedrrid
and costs, on Tuesday, for driving a butcher's shauo,
furiously down Ranelagh-place, overturning an old wora
and doing other injuries.
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ROBBERY OF MONEY.—A case WaS heard 0n - F
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against Catherine Smith, who was charged by the >ne g
a vessel, now in port, with stealing £3 10s. in gold, ari ip
promissory note for £47 10s., from him in a hour
Tithebarn-street.
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STEALING MONEY.—A man named John Carr°,,ll,:etis,
two women named Rose Molineux and Mrry 3.l°'
were remanded on Friday on a charge of robbing a °lb, st
named Benjamin Bolton of £99. Mr. Bolton stated 110,
he was an engineer, and had lately arrived from All'eriiet,
where he had been ten years. He met the male priso e/y
who took him to a house in Eaton-street. They
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morning he found that his money had been stolen f#
him. „of

AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.—On Tuesday a liiiir
woman, named Ann Smith, was brought before the 10;
gistrates on charge of John Whittaker, of York, whlif39,
sent her to bridewell for robbing him in a brothel of hol
as appeared by the police-sheet. As the prosecutof the
left by the morning train the woman was dischargeav so
magistrate remarking that it was a serious thing toed of,
lightly dealt with, After the case had been dispo-.
it turned out that the £lB9 should have been £l. ted to
the officer who booked the woman having Orot"

place the dots between the figures.
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ATTEMPT OF A HUSBAND TO CUT HIS W yr.IFE'S 0,1--itteP

—On Saturday John Scholes, an old man, was corn, ,ife,
on a charge of maliciously cutting and wounding corn,
on Friday night. It appeared that they had bau,•100!
quarrel, and that he had dragged her from the _,P" (but
into a bed-room, when he inflicted several wound l•, in
not dangerous) on her throat with a razor. He, s'hiroftt'
his defence, that she had taken the razor to cut his car'
and that in attempting to wrest it from her, she was, for
The prisoner had previously been before the Our
other offences. 0, bout
ALLEGED OUTRAGE.—On Thursday a you.--,Apri.-3
eighteen years of age, applied to Mr. Rushton un"7o tile
following circumstances :—He said he stowed awa7ll,,hich
packet-ship Queen of the West, Captain Hallet, ;451
was then lying in the river ready for sea. On Isr
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he was discovered and brought on deck. Wit"
(Gibson) took hold of him and rubbed his face occebnelis'
caustic, burning very badly his nose, brow, and Said
The captain was standing by at the time, and ,fieb, note
01 the mate, " give him the sign of the cross." Kith
accordingly made a cross upon the forehead 001;
caustic. The face of the boy had a shocking apPerparl
the flesh on his nose being lain bare, and the othecen of
much injured. Mr. Rushton ordered an exainins.„lo.o
the youth by a surgeon, and upon his evidence a , ilow
was granted for the apprehension of the captain anuosbtoa'
Shortly afterwards a female applied to Mr.
tierlias:o
She said she went on board the same vessel to see feu
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band. The captain called her improper names, ° act 0
rope to be tied round her waist, and threw her frol'let
side of the vessel. She appeared to be suffering° otb.,,
pain in her back. According to her statement, t'ec n$CC'?
boys had had their faces burnt with caustic. Tbetoder,
tion of the warrant was entrusted to Mr. Superinroor
Abraham, but on his proceeding to the river he.bob°'
tamed that the vessel had sailed. [lt is said that
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was mistaken as to the parties.] pPlico
BILLETING OF SOLDIERS.—On Saturday an al 00
was made to Mr. Rushton, at the police-cour"oiers,.4,
Bremner, solicitor, relative to the billeting of s°,obWitO
publicans. On Friday Mr. W. Liversedge, jolt'
Burlington-street, was summoned before the Imo 0
for refusing, on the previous Sunday morning, t°ocl
a soldier, who had just arrived from Ireland, 1!_„ ot 5Jr
billet upon him. He said he could not admit Inowoolii,
an hour, and was not prepared to find him ac be
tions. Mr. Rushton had no option, and fined ",,e Acsid
can the lowest penalty, 405., and 4s. costs, but Piller .eot
to hear the case again on Saturday. Mr. Bre,°,officte,
that Mr. Liversedge told the soldier he had OR not ty,
room in the house for his own family, and Nl%lO,
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veniently receive him at that unreasonable 'nob but
Rushton said that though there appeared to be s not,
ship in the case he had no discretion under th.eciog rty
(as suggested) he had no objection to the case being
resented to the Secretary of War. Mr. Brenibut b°
the nature of the Act of Parliament as state.
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matter affected the licensed victuallers as a to 16: 0
question was whether they were compelled
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solders after 12 at night, or rather on Sunday u.',.„010.40/
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unreasonable hours. Knowing the stringent o 7
against publicans opening their houses at add 4, refilnila'
morning, his client considered himselfjustifie c'onriaL,
and he could not at that hour go out and getathe ca't
tion elsewhere for the applicant. He wisheannia
be laid before the Secretary of War. He •ctuan`
also appeared in behalf of all the licensed old
this matter, and he pointed out the large su tradel4;
to pay for the privilege of carrying on th lent Via rip
their liability to heavy penalties for any neg IiP.A
pserlevseesnotrthseercvaapnttasin loitethtleiouvegshstelthsiiiltouilnd Ilbec:roetiarnretior:
keep the soldier on board until a reasonable lie 0.004
morning. Finally, it was understood that ,'Lsset..l..A
will be taken up by the Licensed Victuallers ;tors,
and a memorial be presented to the proper
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the army department.