The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

YESTERDAY'S POLICE.

ROBBERY IN A PAWNBROKER'S SHOP.—Two girls, Margaret
Whitby, and Mary Buckley, of whom some suspicion had ari-
sen, were followed by a police officer into a pawnbroker's shop
in Great Homer-street, mho found them concea'ed under the
counter, and near them a piece of gingham, which they had
laid hands upon, no doubt with intent to carry it off. Both
were committed for trial.

BASE COIN.—A woman, named Mary Anne Edwards, resi-
ding in Roscoe-street, was committed, on a charge by Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis, of passing, at her confectionary shop in
Leece street, on the IBth instant, a base half-crown. This and
another case of passing base coin were sworn to. William
Wilson and Mary Ann M•Gowan were remanded on a charge
of having uttered several base coins in Gibraltar-row aid its
neighbourhood.

SUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—A little boy, scarcely the height of
the bar, named James Donohoe, was sent for trial, charged
with having gone boldly into a shop in Renshaw-street, and
snatched up from the counter copper money to the amount of
Is. 7d., with which he made off, but was soon apprehended.
He has long been known as a thief..

THEFT FROM A I'AWNBROKEIV'S.—An old woman, named
Mary Ryan, was committed for trial, charged with having en-
tered the shop of Mr. Robert Hughes, pawnbroker, Park-lane,
where she priced some articles, without purchasing anything,
and on going out she took with her a shawl. and two singlets.
These were missed, and she was followed and apprehended with

the articles articles crushed up under her arm.
ROBBEItY OF A SA I LOR.-Th ree women. Catherine Latham,
Jane Scott, and Mary Smith, and a man named John Dirties,
were committed for trial, charged with having robbed and mal-
treated a seaman, named John Nelson.
ROBBERY OF A YOUNG FEMA LE.-A woman, named Ann
Hudson, was committed on a charge of robbing a respectable
looking young female, named Esther Easey, of three boxes of
wearing apparel. Itilppeared that the complainant was on her
way from Dublin to this town, on hoard a steamer, on Thurs-
day night last, when somecasual acquaintance was formed be-
tween her and the prisoner. The latter told complainant that
if she had a little money she could begin business as 0

in Liverpool, and the prisoner had Promised to assist her to
some little extent. Complainant's luggage was taken to a
lodging house, and both she and prisoner went there, and after-
wards left together. Before the prisonerreturned, prisoner went
back to the house ii a coach, and stated that the boxes were
her own and she had come to take them away. No suspicion
being entertained, the property was delivered to her. She had
also possessed herself of a watch belonging to complainant.
She pledged some of the articles on Saturday. The property
was all recovered.

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER-IN LIVERPOOL,

On Saturday night a young woman, named Catherine Her-
bert, was taken into custody, charged with the wilful murder of
her new-born child. The followino• farts came out in evidence
at the inquest yesteruay lie „„, new lec~ai,u
to this town about a fortnight ago, accompanied by another
young woman, a companion of hers, named Londrigan. Their

final Object was to emigrate to America. They went to lodge
together to a Mr. M`Kennas, in Sherwood-street, Everton. The
accused was not observed by any one to be in the family way
when she went there. She an4l her companion slept in the same
bed. On Friday night, after they had been in bed a short time,
Herbert complained of being ill. Londrigan did not, however,
get up, and on awaking early in the morning she found her
companion was not in bed. ln consequence of this, and some
other circumstances, suspicion arose that she had been deli-
vered of a child. A man who slept with his wife in another bed
in the same room, heard a child cry in the night, and the pri-
soner was taxed with it in the morning. A search was then
prosecuted, and the body of a full-grown male child was found
in the privy of the house with a cord tightly fastened round its
neck. Mr. Lavcock, surgeon, said that the child had been
born alive, and that he found a cord or string round its neck.
The cord had been drawn so tight that it cut partly through
theV windpipe, and the
tcause of death was suffocation.
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ay the application of ne cord. The jury returned a verdict of
" Wilful Murder" against the prisoner.

A powerful screw steam-ship has been placed on the
line between this port and Hamburg ; she will run
monthly.

INQUEST.—On Wednesday a poor woman, with an
infant three months old, arrived at Liverpool, from Ire-
land, and being destitute, they were both admitted into
the Workhouse. The child was not healthy, and was
very weak. On Saturday morning the child was found
dead in bed.

VAUXHALL SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last, a sermon was
preached at the new schools, in the Vauxhall district, by
the Rev. A. Hume, LL.D. The room, which has been
licensed for Divine Service by the bishop, was completely
filled, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the wea-
ther, and much interest was felt by the poor people them-
selves. The schools, which have been fitted up and
opened, both as daily and Sunday schools, are situated in
Gascoyne-street, a part of the town which has long been
unusually destitute.
On Tuesday night a gentleman, named Norman, was
riding from Carlisle in his gig, when be was stopped by a
man, who demanded his money, and fired a pistol at him.
The charge passed through his coat and shirt, grazing his
arm. The assassin then made off. The following evening
a gentleman, named Harrington, was similarly attacked
near Carlisle, but fortunately escaped without injury.