The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

STEALING PEWTER POTS.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office,
a female named Mary Robinson, was brought before the ma-
gistrates, chargedby a publican named Bishop, with having
stolen a pewter pt. of Ing. Mr. Bishop stated that on Monday
evening lust, Mr. Tarlton, of Crossliall-street, came to him and
asked if that pot belonged to hint, and he instantly recognised
it. Mr. Tarlton said that he saw the woman scratching the
name off the pot on last Monday or Tuesday evening, and sus-
pecting she had not come honestly by it, gave her into custody.
He made several inquiries amongst the publicans about it, and
found that it belonged to Mr. Bishop. Mr. Bishop said that he
had lost six pewter half-pints since the last Saturday, with his
name engraved thereon. The case was remanded to afford time
for further evidence.

POCK kT PICKING.—On Tuesday, at the police-office, two
lads, the eldest of whom was not more than 12 Bears old, named
Peter Naylor and Edward Macarty, were brinight before the
magistrates, charged with picking pockets in Chapel-street, the
day before. Policeman 140 stated that the Boiler-makers' Club
were walking through Castle-street the morning before, and a
great crowd was collected... He saw the two lads very busy in
the crowd, and watched them knowin4.; them to be thieves. AI--
ter a while he saw Naylor with his hand and arm as far as he
could get it in a woman's pocket, and the other standin before
him, and endeavouring to hide what he has about, as well' as he
could; he accordingly took them both into custody. Batcheldor
,said they were both well-known theives; he had known Naylor
a thi,f for the last five years. They were etsch sent for three
months to Kirkdale House of Correctien:. '

CRUELTY To A DEAF AND DUMB FOI:TUNE TELLER.—On
Tuesday, at the police office, a young man, named William
Darlington, was brought before the magistrates, charged by a
gentleman with having made use of cruel usage to a poor deaf
and dumb man that morning. .The gentleman stated that be
was coming along the footwalk besides Canning Dock, about
an hour before, when he saw the prisoner pushing a pour dumb
man about, and afterwa;ds tripping hiui up. A crowd collected
and they were laughing at the tricks played to the poor man by
the prisoner. The poor man was .both deaf and dumb, and
could not help himself. , He then gave the prisoner in charge
to a policeman. The prisoner said that the deaf and dumb
man came up to him and wanted to tell him his fortune by his
sinus. He told him ." to be off," but he kept annoying him, so
he pushed him off, and in doing so they both fell, but he had no
intention of throwing him down and hUrting hint. The gen-
tleman said that after he had thrown the man down be went
away and absolutely returned again and threw the man down.
Mr. Hall said that that showed the animus with which he had done
it; and it was highly praiseworthy in the gentleman to come
forward as he had done and give him tutu custody. The magis-
trates ordered him to pay ss. and costs, or in default to be com-
mitted as many days.

ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—On Tuesday. at the police office,
Joan Hoyle, who keeps a beer house iu Leece-street, and Wil-
liam' Cowan were'brought before the magistrates charged with
assaulting the police. Glover, the policeru ,n, said that the
night before, about six o'clock; Royle was turning a blind fiddler
out of his house and very ill using him, he went to protect him,
whet the prisoner Hoyle struck him a violent blow on the face,
and the other persons in the house surrounded him and ill used
him; he called for assistance, and several policemen came; one
had got his fingers trapped by a brickbat, and another had got
very severely hurt by a brick thrown on to his head by the
prisoner, Cowan. Several policemen, and inspector Poole cor-
roborated this statement. Hoyle was fined 20s. and costs, in
default to lie imprisoned eighteen day s iu the Borough Gaul, and
Cowan 13s. and costs, or fourteen days imprisonnient.
INFORMATION—POST ORSE DUTIF.S.—On Tuesday, at the
police-office, Mr. Wainwright, collector of post-htirse duties, ap-
peared to lay an information before the magistrates against
Mr. Bunnell, post-horse master, for neglecting to deliver and
refusing to permit him to examine his accounts. Mr. Wain-
wright said lie was duly authoriied by the commissioners of post-
horse duties to inspect the accounts and collect the duties from
the post-horse masters. He had called on Mr. Bunnell several
times the last week for that purpose, and had been unable to
get to see his accounts, and on one occasion Mr. Bunnell's ser-
vant had refused to let him see them, saying he could oat with-
out his master's' permiision • whereas he had a perfect right to
inspect them at any time. lie had had a great deal ditrouble,
and he found it necessary to lay this lamination. Ile was liable
to a penalty of £lO, and double the amount of his duty. He
would not. however, press for the penalty, if he had a promise
not to have this conduct repeated. Mr. Hall then dismissed
the information, but with a caution to the defendant that if
brought up again the full penalty would be inflicted.

SEAMENS' WAGES.— IMPORTANT TO SEA MEN.—On Tues-
day, at the Police-office, Captain Sinclair was summoned by
Seth Botwood, one of his seamen, for , his balance of wagei.
The seaman stated that he shipped on board Captain Sinclair's
vessel, bound for Savannah and back to Liverpool. Ile per-
formed the voyage, and signed the articles to teceive lOs. a •
month. He shipped on the 21th of January, and arrived back
on the 21th of Juue, and claimed a balance of wages due to
him of £8 (Is. 6d. Captain Sinclair said his balance of wages
was only £2 17s. He had had £2 lOs. advanced, la lOs. for
clothing, hospital-money for five-mortths, 544 and inedecine on
board ship ss. Mr. Hall said the, last item could nut be charged.
The late act of parliament made it compulsory for the captain
of every ship to have a medicine chest on board calculated to'
meet the dangers and accidents of the voyage for the use of the
crew, which was nut to be at the expense of :the craw but to bo
provided at the expense of the owners. Captain Sinclair said
that the full wages due were £L2 15s. : the above items,
with some ship stores which had been furnished to the com-
plainant, amounted to £4 17s. 6d. to deduct (torn that, and there
was also an item for gaol fees in Savannah, arising from the
misconduct of the man, amounting to £3 10s., and £1 Bs. 4d.
for his wages fur seventeen days that he was absent to deduct
as well. Mr. Hall inquired what the gaol fees were for ? The
captain replied, that while about six miles from Savannah he
went on shore with the boat, taking that seaman and another
With him, and left them in charge of the boat Whilst he went
into the town; they however left it, gut drunk, and from what
his mate had overheard he was apprehensive that they were
going to desert from the ship, and in consequence he applied
for a warrant to have them taken into custody, aud. they were
confined in gaol 17 days, and he had had substitutes to hire for
them. He had paid £3 lOs. gaol fees fur each of them. The
captain then underwent a long cross•examination by Mr.
Yates, who appeared for the complainant, but nothing material
was elicited. Anthony Fleming, the second mate, deposed that
he overheard this Irian. the day after he had left the boat, and
when he had agreed to return to the ship, agree with a "crimp"
who was to come with a boat to the bow of the ship in the
night, and he would be ready to leave the ship with his things.
He gave information of this, and the captain got a warrant to
apprehend and detain him till the ship aailed: The captain
produced receipts of the amount of gaol fees that he had paid;
he bad only deducted 's. Bd. a day from the man's wages while
he was confined, and he had paid 6s. 8d: a day for the substi-
tute. Mr. Hall said that the English law .:recognised the right
of captains to deduct the cost of apprehensiOn of •seamen from
their wages; though in this country there were no exhorbitant
gaol fees, the law authorised the deducting Of expenses arising
from the misconduct of a seaman. There was no question front
the evidence of the second mate,- but that the captain was an-
thotised in making the application he had done to the ma-
gistrates; there could he no doubt but that the man intended
to quit the ship, lie was therefore decidedly of opinion that
the gaol fees should be deducted from the than's:wages as they
arose from his own misconduct. With regard to the 17 days,
the captain had a right to choose whether he would deduct the.
price of the seaman's wages or the price of the substitute. If lie
had done the latter lie would have deducted 6s. Bd. per day, '
and he thought the captain had acted very fairly, for he had
only deducted Is. Bd. per day, the amount of the seaman's
wages. He was also authorised to deduct two days for every
day that the seaman was absent, and he had only deducted 17
days. He thought, under the -circumstances, the balance which
was to be awarded was £3 Os. 9d. and nu inure. Another sea-
man, named George Dean, made a precisely •• similar applica-
tion, and he had been confined in the same manner to prevent
• his deserting. The evidence however, of his intention to deSert
was not so clear as in the other case. The mate proved that a
boat came to the ship a midnight, as the second mate had heard
it arranged, and asked fur both Dean and Botwood. .Mr. Hall
said,- that though,he might be of opinion it was his intention to
desert, he could only act from the evidence, and in fairness to
the man he could not order the gaol tees in this be
deducted.
instance to e
deducted.
MAD DOGS.—CORPORATION GRAMMAR.—On Tuesday. at
the Police-office, an information was laid by policeman 243,
against Mr. Kevans, of Collingwood-street, for allowing is
savage dog to run about the streets uninozzleil..a shift
without
attending on any person. The constable stated he had
had complaints madelo him about this dog, that it had flown
at several persons, and that morning about
i seen 0 clock, it
flew at a little boy, and would have bit him' if
had not pro-
tected him. It was a very
savage dog of the hull and terrier
species. He had seen a notice posted up iequirmg persons to
keep their dogs in doors. Mr. Morris appeared for the defend-
ant. From his knowledge he should presume it was not Mr.
• Kevan's dog ; he had seen his dog,.and it did not answer the
description given of it by the policeman. Mr. Levan invariably
kept his dog chained up in his yard both before and since the
notice. He was a pawnbroker, and. was obliged to have the dog
for the protection of his house. 'I he •dog was kept in the shop
during the night, aud in the m-ornieg when the shop was opened
was let out for a few minutes, and returned. •
Mr. Hall.—Notice has been issued requiring all dogs to be
kept within doors, and muzzled, and it found otherW,se the
owners are liable to a penalty of ,lOs. on that notice.
Mr. Morris.—Yes, but upon that notice the information can-
not tie ; for so far as I can understand that notice, it is that
the owners shall be confined and muzzled, and not dogs. Be-
sides the act of parliament only specifies that they shall be
confined on such notice where there is any suspicion of mad-
ness, and a penalty if not comkilied with. The notice of the
Mayor was to this effect :
otice is hereby given, that the owners of all dogs found at
large between this date and the 15th day of September next,
and which are unmuzzled, or not in care of or attendant upon
any person will incur a penalty of forty shillings, signet!
" iI,ADCLIPFE, Town-clerk."
Mr. Hall.—l should say that the relative pronoun there re-
lates to dogs.
r. Morris.—According to the usual version of the English
language, I should think not.
Mr. Hall.-1 beg your pktilon.
A female witness deposed that the dog was a small dog, and
was kept in the shop all night, and only allowed to run out a
few minutes in the morning when it was shut up in the yard.
Mr. Hall said they had the best evidence of its being a savagerh
dog from its haying that morning flown at a boy and n
bitten him. On the evidence which had been
bitten any body they would be liable for dainagef."'i if i t had
shall fine
the defendant in 10s. and costs. aud it must not occur again ;
it is letting him off very eusily•as the fine is 40s.
Mr. Morris then gave notice of appeal.

A King's letter has been issued to the clergy, commanding
sermons to be preached, and collections to be made, in all
parishes throughout the kingdom, in aid of the funds of the
Society for Promoting the building of Churches and Cha-
pels.

TO IYAI. ',Cr, ESQ., M.P.
Site,—You are ropoited to ti.t said, iii your place in the
House of Commous, mina late occasion, lust '' was the Pro-
testaut orthodo:;, agitators, and, not the fioman Catholics, that
were the enemies of both the crown and the ne plc." It is quite
possible that some Yet hal inaccuracy may iluve,,ecurred in the
report of your speech; but it is quite certain that you uttered,
and it is presented that you are repared to defend the general
statement here-qtioted. The object of this letter is to give you
an opportunity for such defence in the fact of your constituents.
You are doubtless aware, that the Oucatiou !oh-committee
of our new town-council have resolied. to discontinue the sys-
tem of Scriptural education hitherto practised in the Cotpora-
tion Schools, and to introduce, iu its stead, the st stem, with
little alteration, and the booke, with no alteration, of "the
Commissioners of National Education in Ireland."
This is an important step. It is not a local matter affecting
Liverpool only; though even as such it would be deserving of
your attention. But it is manifestly of a Very different charac-
ter. It is a feeler of the pulse of England, to ascertain whether
the healthful beat of Scriptural Protestantism has given way
before the hectic flutter of the lii4ral fever. , It will be clitimeir
as a precedent fur extended and extending adoption. The
friends of the "liberal prii4riple." as it is Pow called by thaef
"sweet voices," not content a ith Ireland. where they have the
poor but plausible plea of a numeriCal majfiritt,- of persons
opposed to the unrestricted reading of the \Void of God, are
ambitious of introducing into England. also, a system which in
its working has been found so congenial to those consistent
coadjutors of the liberal principle, the monks and nuns of the
south and west of Ireland. The plan is well laid,—the oppor-
tunity is well chosen,--becanse there exist, just now, several
town-councils in England, who, in the pride of this much-
vaunted liberality, and the intoxication of their hrief authority
are ready and willing to follow such a precedent.
To spread this system in this country would be a grand con-
summation for you and Your political friends, who would un-
driubtedlv have every reason to anticipate final success in your
un-English measures, if you could prevail upon Englishmen
to lay aside the Holy Scriptuees, and emancipate themselves
from the principles of national subordination, social integrity,
and individual devotion, which they inculcate. In every point
of view, therefore, it is worthy of your time and talents, and
eloquence and influence, to defend this attempt to inoculate
England (in the spot you represent) with the views of the Irish
anti-Bible education system.'

I have the pleasore to inform you, that this assault upon the
palladium of our civil and r-lighois liberty, so wantonly made
by our town-council, has roused -into action a new phalanx of
" Protestant•orthodox agitators,"--men of different parties, of
widely different opinions, both in religion and politics.—men of
moderate views and habits, who have hitherto abstained from►
any public movetuent, but are now united in one firm &tenni-
•nation to " agitate" this Bible 54testion. NVe are (excuse the
contradiction of your • reported,wortisrfrjefolS, and not enemies,,
to both the crown and the people. As such; we are friends to
Scriptural education in all classes of the comtnunAy. We have
been sed aionsly employed in promutiugvsuchoducatmn amongst
the children of the poorer classes,
In this, our appropriate—our delitzliful work, our home, if I
may so express it in a word dear to Englishmen, we have been
assailed by the ruthless hand of a "tyrant majority." We
have not provoked the contest. We appear in self-defence.
13n1. sir, we do not intend to confine ourselves to the use of the
shield. The majority just mentioned exists in the council, but
not iu the town. The council, whoever may be their pilot, have
now steered upon a rock that will be their ruin. SCRIPTURAL
EDUCATION is our motto, and we appeil to their and your con-
stituents. You shall have due notice of the day of our public
meeting. It will be a meeting of the 'friend's of Scriptural
education." I write this letter without auy conference, and
cannot, of course, give any pledge that you shall be heard at
our meeting, though 1, fur one, would gladly make an excep-
tion in your favour.

But should thik be deemed improper, then I take the liberty
of inviting you to another meeting of thousands of your con-
stituents, to be convened expressly for the purpose, under pro-
per regulations, and at your convenience as to time, at which
you shall have ample opportunity to defend this unprovoked
assault of the council, and at which it shall be my. endeavour
(though unaccustomed to debate) to show that the arguments
advanced in support of their present proceeding are radically
unsound,—that even in Ireland the system of education, falsely,
called national, is exclusiVe and bigoted,:---that the proposal to
introduce it into England is an infidel insult to a Christian corn-
munity,—and that the cry of "justice to the people of Ireland"
is a varnished mask, behind which is hid (and Ind perhaps from
many liberals of " weak intellect" who admire the mask)
"ascendancy to the Popi,h priests in Ireland."
Should you decline this invitation to meet one of the " Pro-
testant orthodox agitators," and wrap yourself up in such sena-.
torial dignity as will not condescend to discuss, face to face, with
a clergy man who is reluctantly compelled into " Protestant
agitation". by the aggression of your pro-Popery proceedings;
then I have only to hope, that your right hon. and honourable
associates in the House of Commons will know how to appre-
ciate (and will not fail to put you iu mind of) the nature of the
heroism which you display. when ou any future occasion you so
far forget your dignity as a senator, as to become the accuser
of the absent and the unrepresented. Be assured, sir, if thii
wew a passing matter of party politics, I would not be induced
by it to forsake the comparative privacy of my professional
avocations; but it affects the very foundation of our holy reli-
gion, and in su doing it renders interference, to the best of our
ability, imperative upon the ministers of that religion.
I have the honour to be, sir, with all due respect for our
station as a member of 'our legislature, With unfeigned and-un-
disguised hostility to your anti-Scriptural opinions, and with
siucere and earnest prayer, for your present peace and everlast-.
ing happiness, your humble servant, '
HUGH M'NEf
Iticumbent of St: Jude's Church, Liverpool.

4lle July, 183(3,