The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sir,—llighly as I approve of the Government scheme, one
abuse I see will soon become apparent. Most of our schools
are crippled in their funds; and I am sorry to say that many
committees are so niggardly that they will avail themselves of
any scheme to save their own purses : for instance, if they find
they cannot give their present teacher, say .t• 100 a-year, they
will form some excuse to get rid of him, and engage another for
£7O or t'80? and obtain 420 or .-t'3o from government to make
up the deficiency. Then how will the teacher be benefitted ?
am convinced that such will be the case. CERTES.

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

" ..TVDGE Nov, LEST YE BE JUDGED."—On Tuesday,
in the Police-court, while Sir Joshua Walmsley was
amercing several individuals in various sums for their chim-
neys having been set on fire, singular enough, at the very
time, the stench of burning soot in the court was intoler-
able from, one of their own flues.
RICH BEGGARS AGAIN !—On Tuesday, an elderly man
was brought before Sir Joshua Walmsley).at the Police-
court as a begging impostor. He had gone to the Be-
Vington-bush relief office, and alleged that his family were
starving. He had not, he said, one farthing of money.
The policeman searched him, and found ss. Gd., and
(wrapped in some old rags) three £1 Bank of Ireland
notes. His wife was in the room at the same time apply-
ing, in. another name, for relief, stating that she had six
children without a morsel of bread. He was sent to pri-
son fora month, to be maintained out of his own funds.—
On the same day another man was brought up, who had
applied for relief with Bs. Gd. in his pocket. He was sent
to prison for 14 days, under like conditions. •
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF THE Bo-
ROUGH GAOL.—Oa Friday, Mr. Edward Bretherton so-
licitor; appeared to prefer a complaint against Mr. High-
ton, the governor of the Borough Gaol, for having refused
him admission into that prison. Mr. Highton stated,
that according to an order issued by the justices at Kirk-
dale, no attorney was admissible into the prison, to see
criminal prisoners, unless he produced his certificate, and
as Mr. Bretherton was unknown to the turnkeys, and
had not brought any certificate, he was, therefore, inad-
missible by the regulations. Mr. Bretherton said he
had been allowed into the prison the day before to see a
debtori without producing a certificate. Mr. Highton
said he was unaware of the fact, but that admission under
the circumstances might have been granted, as the rule did
not apply. to debtors. Mr. Rushton said he would see the
mayor, and endeavour to get some relaxation of the order.
He would not overrule the orders of the visiting justices,
but he certainly thought that every proper facility ought
to be given to legal advisers.
A PUBLICAN CHARGED WITH UTTERING BASE COIN.
—On. Wednesday, Elizabeth Carlock, who keeps the
Victoria Vaults, Stewart-street, was charged with passing
six bad shillings. Charles Darcey, an Irishman, about to
emigrate, who had been staying at her house, said that
she changed half a sovereign for him, but he found five
bad shillings amongst it. She afterwards gave him an-
other bad shilling, and he handed her into custody. Two
bad shillings were found in her purse. It was stated that
publicans were much exposed to receiving bad money, and
Sir Joshua Walmsley ordered her discharge. Mr. Owen,
solicitor, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed Darcey
at the close of the case, and said indignantly, " I'm sorry
you are not going to stay in the country, sir ; I would
have shown you what you are in another court."
(Laughter.) Sir Joshua Walmsley :—" Yon should not
make a remark against a man after his being offered six
bad shillings." Mr. Owen :—" It is not true, sir ! it was I
a palpable lie." Sir Joshua Walmsley :—"There is a
proof of two at least being in her possession." Mr. Owen :
—" There would have been an answer giveli to that, sir,
which would, perhaps, have let a little light into this case."
Sir Joshua Walmsley :—Well, it might be so."
CONFESSING TO AN ALLEGED MURDER.--A tall athle-
tic looking Irishman, who gave the name of Michael .
M`Shean, was brought before the magistrates on Wednes-
dayl under the following extraordinary circumstances. '
Police-constable Hitchmough, stated that, on the previous
day while on duty, the prisoner came up to him and said
he had been guilty of a murder in Ireland; and wished to
be taken into custody. The officer accordingly took him
to the Police-office, where he made some further disclo-
sures. They are to the effect that he and two other men
formed a design to murder a person named Cruish, at
Armagh, about six years ago ; that he (the prisoner) went
with them, and having repented of his original determina-
tion to take part in the crime, advised the men not to kill
Cruish, but they persisted, and committed the horrid deed
by knocking down their victim and thrusting a bayonet
through his body. The prisoner when asked by the
magistrate what he had to say, replied, that he was one of
the men, as he had stated, but lie did not take part in the
murder. We understand the prisoner's statement is not
entitled to much credit, as there is no notice of any such
murder in the Hue and Cry, where such offences are
usually noticed. He was remanded to gaol, and in the
meantime the Commissioner of Police would write to Ire-
land for further information.