The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL OR TO GAOL FROM THE
POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY.—A man, named Mc. Kune,
and another, both known to the police, and who were
found trying the back doors in Bedford-street North,
were committed. the former for 'three months, and the
latter (less known) for one month. John Roberts, for
stealing some brass-work in Mount-pleasant, was sent
for trial ; as was Jane Deane, for stealing a piece of
plaid.
SUSPICION OF STEALING COTTON, OR RECEIVING
STOLEN COTTON.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a wo-
man, named Ann Carlin, was charged with having in her
donkey-cart about 201 b. weight of cotton. The prisoner
has recently commenced business as a " marine store
dealer," and, on being put down, was told by Mr. Rushton
that if did not fully account for the possession of the
article she should be committed for trial. She said she
had purchased it in small quantities, but could not give
the name of a single vendor.
WHOLESALE ROBBERIES OF GRAlN.—Richard Saville,
a marine store-dealer and two children, Honer Regan
and Michael Regan, were yesterday charged, the first
with receiving and the others with stealing a quantity of
corn, &c. from several warehouses about the docks. The
elder prisoner's place is at No. 13, Sparling-street. A
bag and a parcel of Indian corn in a handkerchief were
produced, and were shown to have been taken from a
warehouse in Water-street, and from another elsewhere.
The police officer had been active in this case, and found
in Saville's cellar one barrel of oats, one ditto of wheat,
one ditto of split pease, one ditto of Indian corn, part of
a barrel of American beans, four bags of Indian corn, and
seven of wheat—all in good condition. Some of the
wheat was also identified as taken from a parcel of Cana-
dian, where a bushel had been missed from each of several
bags. The warehouse had been broken open. Mr. Rush-
ton said that this was a most important case for the notice
of the police, in order that they might detect such delin-
quencies. The poor children, who were almost naked.
were evidently employed to commit the robbery of which
they were accused by the heartless fellow who kept the
marine store ; and he announced his intention to visit all
such cases with the utmost severity. In consequence of
further evidence being required, the prisoners were re-
manded. _
CELLAits.•=--thi T4ies 1 55 persons were fined .20s.
each (in some instances there had been previous convic-
tions), for letting off cellars not conformable with the act
of parliament. All parties letting cellars should take
warning as the fines will be inflicted in every case.
OFFENCE AGAINST THE DOCK LAWS.—On Tuesday,
Hugh Williams, a licensed pilot, was summoned for en-
tering the ship Ranger in the George's Basin, when the
signal that no more vessels could be admitted was flying,
whereby he had incurred a petralty of £2O. The case was
remanded till next day, when evidence being wanting,
~the pilot was discharged. _ _

OUTRAGE UPON POLICE-OFFICERS.—On Friday, two
stalwart ruffians, of the name of Connerton, were placed
before Mr. Rushton, for having interrupted and assaulted
officers 491 and 573, while in the execution of their duty.
It appeared that there had been a row at Shames public-
house' and the assistance of the officers was called for, and
whilst they were taking the prisoners to bridewell, they
were severely maltreated both by the prisoners and the
populace. Officer 491 had received a severe wound on
the head, and his hat was literally cut up. Mr. Rushton,
in adjudicating, said—" There will be no stop put to such
proceedings without a heavy sentence at the sessions—
twelve months' imprisonment, or something of that kind.
It is quite frightful the manner in which the officers are
treated in the execution of their duty in this town. You
must each pay a fine of £5, or go to gaol for two months."
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF HAMS.—On Thursday, John
Williams, Charles Gent, John Jones, Andrew Berry,
Richard Vose, and Ellen Vose, his wife, were brought
before Mr. Rushton, the two former charged with having
stolen two hogsheads of hams, the property of Baring
Brothers and Co., from the Victoria Dock-quay, Jones
and Berry with aiding and abetting, and Vose and his
wife with receiving the stolen goods. Constables Lloyd
and Kehoe, of the detective force, had the management
of the case. In consequence of information received, the
two constables went to the house of Vose, in Vandries-
street, and found eight hams up stairs, beneath the mat-
tress of a bed. On going to the lodgings of one of the
other prisoners, in No. 10 Court, Paul-street, the prisoner
himself came to the door, with a ham under his arm.
Lloyd said, " Oh, we have got the thief, then, for steal-
ing the hams from the Victoria-quay;" and the prisoner
replied, " No, I only helped to load the cart." Lloyd
found in the cellar six more hams ; these the prisoner said
he had found on the Canal-bridge. Andrew Ward, a
waggon-driver, said, on Monday he saw Gent arid Wil-
liams roll one of the hogsheads of hams into the cart.
John Holt stated, that on the same afternoon he observed
" Jem Jones," not in custody (Vose's carter), with five
or six other men, unloading the cart near Vose's house,
in which a few hams were afterwards found. A cask was
found broken up in a neighbouring brick-field. There
was no evidence against John Jones ; he was discharged,
and the other prisoners committed for trial.