The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-23 00:00:00

LONDON LAW AND POLICE COURTS.

Ma's !tb. N-tious.E.—On Tuesday a black man, named Tho-
mas, won has been long infesting Billingsgate-market, and for
whom nothing is too hot or too heavy, was brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged by Mr. Goldhim, the clerk of the market,
with having stolen two pair of soles.
Mr- Galdhain stated that the prisoner was the most " out and
out" thief in the market, and hid but lately been released from
the treadmill, where he had been dancing for a month for a rob-
bery. 'rhe fellow was the more dangerous, as there was always
something ludicrous connected with his adventures, and his co-
lour, favoured by the darkness of night, enabled him to steal
with impunity, when a white man was sure to be detected. On
the occasion of the present charge witness had directed one of
his men. upon being told that Tom Crow as the prisoner was
called, was amongst the boats, to chalk his back, and foilow the
chalk. The prisoner was soon traced to a public-house in Dark-
house-lane, where he was, seen pulling two pair of soles out of
his breeches.

The prisoner said that he had purchased the soles, and was
j•:st smelling them, to know whether they were good, when he
was apprehended by the officer. lie was, he said, always in the
market dealing for fish. as Mr. Goldhain very well knew. He
had never stolen a fish in his life, of late years, although he had
been suspected.
The Lord flavor.—Whv, I am given to understand that you
are a very wicked fellow, Mr. Crow.
TomCrow.—Wicked! We all wicked, MaSaa, except Gor
Almighty.
The Lord Mayor.—You have been at the treadmill? •
Ton Crow.—Ves, Massa, we all ou;zlit to lie at the treadmill,
Nlassa—up and dawn, up and down. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor.—Mr. Galdhain says that you are a regular
thief, and that your business at the market is merels. to.steal.
Torn.-L-Ah, Massa Galilbam know me well; he's. bean very
good to me long time.
Mr. Goldham.— You remember when yoh was caught With
half-a-bushel of soles about your body.
'non Crom.—Yes, Massa, but not steal 'em, :Massa; only
cooked 'em
'lnc Lord Mayor.—Cooked them! What do you mean by
thera, when they were found upon your person ?
Tom Crow.--I run a'oont till me was piping hot, and when
dcv st.tp me de fish was fit to be eat. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Goldham said that the account which the prisoner gave
of himself upon being a,)prebended on the occasion alluded to
was, those to whom the soles which he had placed next to- his
skin belonged were unable to pay for cooking in the usual way,
arigl hal employed him to make the fish fit for the table .by im-
parting to it the warmth and juices of his own flesh.
The Lord Mayor.—Aud how often has he been detected
thieving.?
Mr. Goldham.—l have turned him outof the market 20 times,
but on a dark uight he is sure to get in by means of his com-
plexion.
The Lord Mayor.—l shall commit him for two months to.
Brde

Mr. Goidluttn —Perhaps, my lord, you will be satisfied with
send.' ill him ,o prison only for one month.
The Lord Nlavor.—You see, prisoner, how tenderly Mr. Gold-
hain is disposed to treat you.
T•pwCrow —Ah ! hp i 4 a good man; Massa Goldham berry
good If he want his fish cooked, me run five mile to do
it .velt for he; he be berry good man. (Laughter.)
Tilt" prisoner was then sent to Bridewell for a month.

COItitESPPNDENCE ON riF: SUBJECT OF WELSH

BISIIOPS

TO JOHN JERVIS, ESQ., M.P., FOit CHESTER; AND TO BENJAMIN
HALL, ESQ., M.P., FOR moiosourti.
Kirl:dale, Dec. 8, 18.36.
DEAR SIR,—I have the honour of forwarding to you a copy
of monitions passed at a meeting of the "Society of Ancient
Britons,'' in this town, in the object, language, and spirit, of
Achich I most heartily j..in. * * * I have the honour
to be, Sir, your most obedient humble Servant,
D. JAMES. • •

RESOLUTIONS: --
At a special tneetin,r of the " Society of Ancient Britons,"
Liverpool,-held the 6:h day of December. /836.
Mr. John Williams, in the Chair,

It u•as unanimously tesulcifd,
1. That the thanks or this. society, and of the whole princi-
ralitv of Wales, are due to John Jervis, Esq., M.P. for Ches-
ter; and to Benjamin Hall, Esq., M.P. for Monmouth, for
their streuttous and patriotic defence of the Welsh language,
and of the claims of the principality to inure extended and im-
partial religious privileges, than it at present enjoys in the
'loose of Ctiminons, during the last Session of Parliament.
2. 't'h'at a copy of the above resolution be transmitted to John
Jervis, Esq., and to Benjamin Hall. Esq., as an humble ex-
pression of the unfeigned respect entertained for them by the
in.mhers of this lociety, for the valuable services they have ren-
dered to their native counwv.
• JOHN WILLI.kMS, Chairman.