The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

POLICE COURT Y - ESTERDAY.

ROBBERY IN AN IMPROPER 110118 B.—Margaret Sham
was charged with stealing a top-coat, some memorandums,
and £lO. 15s. in money. From the evidence it appeared
the prosecutor, whose name did not transpire, met the pri-
soner in Lime-street on Sunday night last about twelve
o'clock, and accompanied her to her lodgings. While there
a dispute arose, in the course of which prisoner threatened
the -prosecutor with a poker. Prosecutor ultimately got
away, but it was doubtful whether the property had been
detained as security for money demanded or as a theft.
Prisoner was discharged.
STEALING A CARPET-BA-G- CONTAINING A QUANTITY
OF JEWELLERY.—Francis Scrivens was charged with steal-
ing a carpet-bag containing between £6O and £7O worth of
jewellery belonging toJohn Watson, an intended emigrant
to Australia. The robbery took place in a lodging-house,
in Bridport-street, on Tuesday last, in which the prisoner
and the prosecutor had both lodged for several days. Pri-
soner it-appeared took the carpet-bag, which he concealed
among his own luggage, and the prosecutor accompanied
prisoner and assisted in getting his luggage on board the
Whitehaven. boat, by which the prisoner departed from
Liverpool. On reaching Whitehaven the prisoner was
taken into- custody on the charge of stealing Watson's
property., He then said he had a carpet-bag in one of his
boxes which did not belong to him, and which he could not
account for beinc, there. He was apprehended, and now.
admitted .that he had stolen the bag, for which he was ex-
ceedingly sorry; he was, he said, a domestic servant out of
place, and had. come from London. The prosecutor said
he expected the- ship in which he had taken his passage
for Australia to sail on Wednesday. The case was
remanded till this day (Tuesday.)
THEFT OP WATCH JEWEL-HOLES.—Charles Ayres and
Thomas Beaumont were charged with stealing 250 pairs
of watch jewel-holes, worth. about £5, the property of Mr.
E. A. Gill, watchmaker, in Seymour-street. Detective-
officer Carlisle stated, that, in consequence of information
he had received, he proceeded to Coventry on Friday,
where he took both prisoners into custody, telling them
that he apfirehendei them on a charge of stealing jewel,
holes from Mr. Gill. Beaumont said he ought to have
communicated with Mr. Gill before then, adding that he
would have robbed anybOdy to enable him i to escape from
the bad company he was in in LiverpooL He also stated
that the property had been sold to Mr. Parker, in Coven.-
try. Mr. Parker stated he had purchased 84 pairs jewel-
holes from the prisoner Ayres, for £1 7s. 6d. Mr. Parker
gave up 42i pairs.—Mr. Gill stated that both pri-
soners had worked for him, and that Beaumont had left

his employment on Tuesday se'nnight, after obtaining, on
the previous Saturday, two sovereigns as part payment of
work done by him. He (Mr. Gill) never gave the prisoner,
nor any other of his workpeople, authority to take
away work and materials to be completed at home; such a
practice was in direct contravention of his regulations.—
Robert Eddy, an apprentice with Mr. Gill, had frequently
seen Beaumont take home jewel-holes to work at, and he
always brought them back, as far as witness knew, up to
the Tuesday, after which he did not retarn.—Mr. Reed,
watchmaker, Basnett-street, proved that he had bought
108 pairs of jewel-holes from Beaumont, to whom he gave
£1 18s. Gd. for them; this was the fair market value, and he
believed a very plausible tale about them when Beaumont
brought them to witness.—Ayres had sold the jewel-holes
purchased by Mr. Parker, in Coventry, but said he got
them from Beaumont.—Mr. Hughes, attorney for the
prisoners, said no case of felony had been made out ; at
the worst it was only a breach of trust, as Beaumont, it
was clear, from the evidence of Eddy, had been in the
practice of taking the property home to work at it, and
then returning it.—The magistrate observed that the
prisoners admitted the robbery.—Mr. Hughes next applied
to have the case disposed of summarily.—To this the ma-
gistrate could not accede, and ordered the prisoners to be
committed for trial to the sessions.—Mr. Hughes then
applied to have Beaumont liberated on bail, but this ap-
plication was also refused.

PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY.—John Thompson, who was
liberated from gaol this morning, where he had been
confined for the last three mouths, was brought up
charged with stealing from the public-house kept
by Mr. Wilkinson, No. 149, Brownlow-hill, a bag
containing £l3, in silver money, on the night of the
3d of November last. Detective Officer Russell said,
from information he had received, he went this morning
to the gaol and apprehended the prisoner on the present
charge, just as he left the gaol. On taking him into
custody, and telling the nature of the charge, prisoner
said, " I suppose we'll either be fulzied or turned up this
time," these being cant terms for convicted or acquitted.
The prisoner had been committed to prison for three
months on a charge of attempting to break open a shop
in Bold-street. Mrs. Wilkinson said the prisoner came
to her house at a little before eleven o'clock, on the night
of the 3d of November, and called for a glass of Bitter ale,
which she gave him. Another man came in almost imme-
diately after, and passed into her bar-parlour. where he
had a glass of brandy and water,. and asked her to give
him a sovereign for twenty shillings of silver. This she
did, putting the twenty shillings she received in a bag,
which then contained exactly £33 in silver; she put the
bag into a drawer. While doing this, a third man passed
into the bar-parlour, and called for a glass of whisky and
water. This she let him have, and, in doing so, he de-
tained her with some trifling remarks. The prisoner was
left in the shop, and within reach of the drawer contain-
ing the silver, if he stood up on his tip-toes. Shortly
after, they all went away, but not together. She almost
immediately afterwards missed the bag and the money.
Is sure prisoner is the man, and no other individual was
near it. The prisoner was committed for trial.
ROBBING A. CIIILD.—CITRIOUS CABB.—Grace Mac-
donald and Mary Connolly were brought up on remand,
charged with having, on Thursday se'nnight, decoyed a
little girl, whose name did not transpire, into their
lodgings, in a sort of cellar, where, she said, one of the
women took her hair-net off' her head, and also took her
trowsers off her person ; the other took away her ear-
rings. They detained her till the Sunday evening, at
which time she got away, and reached the house of a
neighbour of her mother's. The little girl, who gave her
evidence in a very straightforward manner, said that she
had been several times whipped by her mother for stopping
when sent on errands; and gave as a reason for remaining
so long with the prisoners, that she was afraid to go home
lest her mother should beat her. The prisoners adduced
two witnesses, whO swore distinctly that the little girl
was never in the premises occupied by the prisoners at
any period stated by the little girl. The parents of the
child said she had been absent all the time stated; the
mother denied that she had punished the girl in the way
alleged, and said she and her husband had used every
exertion to find out where she was during her absence.
The magistrate said, from the peculiar and conflicting
nature of the evidence, the case against the prisioners
could not be maintained, and they must be discharged.
He animadverted in severe terms on the very improper
conduct of the little girl's parents, in treating her with
such harshness as to render her afraid of returning to their
house, instead of endeavouring to seek their protection.
STEALING FROM A PILOT BOAT.—JOhn Bryan,
was charged with stealing a bag containg a pair of trow-
sers, several pairs of stockings, and some other articles,
belonging to a lad named Thwaites, from the pilot-boat
No. 10. The theft was clearly proved, and the prisoner
was sentenced to be imprisoned two months.
A Bor named John Davis was committed for trial on a
charge of stealing a ham.

TIM CLEOPATRA (s.s.), Beale, from Adelaide, arrived at
Rio Janeiro, 30th Dec., all well. She was coaling on the
24th, and advertised to leave for Liverpool direct about
the Ist of January.
JOHN MARTIN.—The last accounts received of Mr.
John Martin, the painter, leave but little hope of his
resuming his labours. His sight, his hearing, and mental
faculties appear as clear and unimpaired as ever, but he
is unable to walk without assistance. He is still in the
Isle of man.

THE HIMALAYA, Peninsula and Oriental Company's
steam-ship, arrived at Alexandria from Malta on the 2d
inst. in 61 hours, the shortest passage ever previously made
being 69 hours, and was to return on the 4th to Malta and
Southampton with the India, China, and Australian mails.
CHURCH INSTITUTE, BIRICENREAD.—OR Friday even-
ing last, the Rev. C. F. Schlienz, chaplain of the Pilgrim
Mission at Chrischona, near Basle, delivered a most inter-
esting lecture upon the Jerusalem and Abyssinian Mis-
sions, to a large and very attentive audience. The chair
was taken by the Rev. Dr. Baylee.
UNION OF LEARNED SOCIETIES.--The delegates ap-
pointed by our local learned societies have at length arrived
at a decision, which we understand is unanimous, on the
subject of union. Five gentlemen were appointed! from
each of the four which publish transactions; and, after a
patient inquiry into the whole subject, they report that an
amalgamation of certain societies is extremely desirable,
and easily practicable. The Architectural Society, from
its professional bearings and distinct character, should, it
is thought, stand alone, extending friendly elations as
hitherto. But the complete union of the Historic, Literary
and Philosophical, and Polytechnic Societies, is reported
to be both desirable and practicable : that of the first two
particularly so. There is no intention to mix up the sub-
jects promiscuously; the formation of sections is recom-
mended, with corresponding members of council, for
archamology, natural history, literature, and science.

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IMPORTANT TO MARINE-STORE DEALRRS.—An infor
mation was laid—the first ever laid in Liverpool under
that particular section of the act, the 35th section of
the 53rd chap. of the 9th and 10th Vic., known as the
Wreck and Salvage Act, which is of the greatest import.
ance to marine-store dealers. On Friday, detective Rus-
sell charged John Ryder, a marine store dealer, in Mersey-
street, with having, on the 25th of January last, purchased
rope and canvas, being :marine stores, from a boy named
Rowell, he not having attained the age of 14 years, and
also from several other children under 14 years of age.
Russell spoke to the defendant about the impropriety of
such a course, and he replied that, if he must not buy from
these children, he must shut up his shop at once. Mr.
Mansfield said this appeared to be a very excellent provi-
sion—one calculated to repress much juvenile crime. He
should only fine the defendant 20s. and costs, as nothing
previously was known against his character.

LlQuEsrs.—Five inquests were held yesterday, befog
P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner. On the body of a man
unknown, brought home by the ship Manhattan, who
was proved to have died from emaciation, caused by being
frost bitten.—On Ann Groves, of 15 court, Blundell-street,
who fell down stairs on Saturday night, whilst drunk,
and died in two hours afterwards.—On John Turner
Berks, 30 years of age, residing at 64, Chester-street.
Deceased was a joiner in the employ of Mr. Barnes, of
No. 85, Park-road, and on Saturday morning was pre-
paring for the putting on of a roof at some new building
in Bmncker-street. After stepping off the ladder he put
his foot on to the stone cornice, which gave way, and he
was precipitated to the ground. He was removed to the
Southern Hospital, where he shortly afterwards died.—
On Alan Harvey, 30 years of age. The deceased came
with his wife to Liverpool in the steam-ship Commodore,
from Glasgow, with the view of emigrating to Australia;
he had been drinking heavily with his friends before
leaving Glasgow, and was so very sick during the voyage
that he died between three and four o'clock on Sunday
morning. A surgeon, who made a post mortem exaraina-
tion, deposed that the cause of death was syncope, arising
from sea sickness.—The fifth and last inquest was on the
body of Thomas Regan, which will be found 110tiCed
parateli elsewhere.

LI VERPOOL COUNTY COUBZ-ne

YESTERDAY.

(Before Jos. Pollock. E.g., Judge,)

ROAD COLLLISIOW.—BARNDs V. A-BPI/ALL. —The
plaintiff in this case was Joseph Barnes, Brunswick
Foundry, shipsmith ; the defendant Thos. Aspinall, a far-
mer, at Ullet-lane, and the action was brought to recover
£5 Bs. 6d. for damages to a vehicle occasioned, it was
alleged, by defendant's shandry being on the wrong side
of the road. Mr. Roby appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Bell for the defendant. It appeared that the collision
took place at Ullet-lane, and that the night was very
dark at the time of the occurrence. The gig of the
plaintiff came in contact with the wheels of defendant's
shandry, when both shafts were broken and other damage
done. After much contradictory evidence in the case,
but the testimony of the plaintiff being corrobrated by Wm. Rea, coachman to Mr. Stubbs, who came up with his
carriage shortly after the accident occurred, his Honour
directed a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
CLAIM von COMMISSION.—Richard Dean Banks, com-
mission-agent, of No. 1, Moorfields, sued James Thompson,
publican, of 18, Charles-street, as commission for services
rendered, in procuring the occupancy of the house where
he resides. The defendant pleaded that he had taken the
place from Mr. Sumners, the former tenant, and that,
after first directing him there, the plaintiff had not
properly drawn up, in consequence of which one-half of
attended, as he ought to have done, to see the agreement
the spirits in the house, for which he had paid £26, had
been removed. His Honour said that he might bring an
action for the negligence. if he chose. Verdict for the
CLAIM nt A SHEVANT.—DAVIEE4 V. TROMAS.—A young
woman, named Harriet Davies, residing in Abercromby-
place, Upper Mann-street, sought to recover from Thomas
Thomas, sawyer, of No. 1 Court, Brownlow-hill' 13s. for
wages due. It appeared that she had lived with his sister
as servant, and that the sister died 15s. in her debt. The
defendant then came and removed away all the furniture,
out of which she should have been paid. He had given
her ss. of the amount, and stated that he now withheld
the remainder till she restored a dress-piece which had
been missed. His Honour said that that was a distinct
matter, and that the wages were due on his sister's death.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

A JUVENILE BAKER.—Thomas James Pilkington, a
little fellow, apparently about twelve years of age, de-
scribed as a baker, and whose parents reside in Sarah-
place, Hornby-street, sued John Walker, of 2, Matthew-
place, Hopwood-street, baker, for a.:3, for services ren-
dered. It appeared that the defendant, who is a baker
on board one of the Liverpool and Philadelphia line of
steamers, had engaged the little fellow to accompany and
assist him on the last voyage; but that on the vessel
reaching here, he had attempted to evade all payment.
The defendant's wife said, as we understood, that he did
not get any waTes himself the first voyage. His Honour:
I don't care whether he did or not : why should he under-
take to pay this boy. Verdict for the plaintiff for the
amount claimed.

CLAIM FOR TOWING.—James Bremner, owner of the
steam-tug Wallace, sued Joseph Betteley, as one of
the owners of the vessel John o' Gaunt, for ten guineas,
and some extras, for towing that vessel out to sea on the
18th of April, 1850. From the plaintiff's statement, it
appeared that the vessel had been taken out by the Wal-
lace on the 13th, but that it had got aground on the
Brumbo' bank, and, the steamer having injured one of its
sides, was compelled to return to port for repairs. An
arrangement, it was stated, was then proposed, that, owing
to the loss occasioned, nothing should be charged for the
towing out in the first instance, but that this was not to
extend to the service to be rendered on the vessel's a
second time proceeding to sea. After the case had
proceeded a certain length, Mr. lime produced a number
of receipts, which were not read, but the signature to
which the plaintiff acknowledged to be in his handwriting,
and Mr. Roby, who appeared for the plaintiff, consented
to a non-suit.

r ALLEGED DEFECTIVE PACKING.—The plaintiff in this
case was Mr. Brebner, agent for Messrs. Milne and Stoffell,
of Scotland; the defendants, Messrs. Marshall and Tat-
tersall, ship-store dealers, King-street, and the action was,
brought to recover loss occasioned in consequence of the
alleged bad package of 300 dozens of bottled ale, packed
in 50 casks, which they had been instructed to ship to
New York. Mr. Blair, barrister, appeared for the plain-
tiff, and Mr. lime, solicitor, for the defendants. It ap-
peared that on the arrival of the ale out at New York,
there had been a considerable breakage amongst the
bottles. The breakage had been so great, that the con-
signment, which had cost £65, was sold from the quay
of New York for £4O 125., although, according to
the then state of the market, it should have realised
£BO. The action was brought to recover £24 Bs. It was
alleged, on the part of the plaintiffs, that the breakage
had arisen from the bottles being packed with shavings,
mixed with chips, instead of with straw. It appeared
that five only of the barrels had been opened by the con-
signees in New York. The others had been sold without
examination. His Honour, complaining of the defective
and imperfect character of the evidence, said he should
act only on what had been positively proved, and directed
a verdict for the plaintiff, for the amount only of breakage
actually ascertained in the five barrels that had been
opened, amounting to £2 10s.

EXTRAORDINARY INQUEST YES-
TERDAY-ABURGLAR DISCOVERED.

YESTEILDIT an inquest was held before P.F. Curry,Esq.,
the borough coroner, on the body of Thomas Regan, who
died at the Northern Hospital under the following sus-
picious circumstances :

- Bridget Brannagan said that she was a sister of the de-
ceased, who resided with her and her mother at 29, Ford-
street. On Friday night, the 3d inst., he went out about
seven o'clock in the evening. Between eleven and twelve
1
o'clock the same night he was brought home in a car. One
of his legs was broken, and he had a cut over one of his
eyes. She went to the dispensary for a surgeon, and one
came and bandaged his leg, and sewed up the cut over his
eye. A police officer came and had him removed on a
stretcher to the Northern Hospital. He said before leaving
that he had been attacked by some one on Burlington_
bridge, because he would not give them some tobacco.
He was for nine months in the employ of Messrs. Saracen
and Barrow, grocers, paradise-street,but had been dismissed.
He was tried before the Recorder for felony three years
ago, and sentenced to seven years' transportion, but the
sentence was commuted to eight months' imprisonment.
John Barrow, police-officer 7, said that he was on duty
early on Saturday morning, the 4th inst., in Bevington
Bush, when he noticed a man running down Limekiln-
lane. He stopped him, and asked where he was going,
and after some hesitation he told him that he was going
for a car to take a man to the hospital from Ford-street,
who had got lamed by stepping on an orange-peel. He
went with the man to the house, and had him removed.
The deceased had a cut on his left temple, and all his eye-
lashes were burned off. His face was black as if with
powder, and also his hands. After he had taken deceased
away,he heard that a place had been broken into in School-
lane, and a safe blown open with powder. He went to the
place and found blood on the floor. Officer 370 was there.
and picked np a dark lantern. He then returned to the
'hospital and searched the pockets of the deceased, when
he found a skeleton key, some lucifer matches, and some
powder wrapped up in paper. The deceased made three
different contradictory statements as to how he had been
hurt.

John Briscoe, police-officer, stated that on the night of
Friday, the 3d inst., he was on duty in School-lane, when
about a quarter to eleven he heard a great explosion and
the smashing of glass. He went in the direction of the
sound, and found that the office window of Mr. Comer's
leather warehouse was all broken to pieces. The keys
having been got, he went with several others to the place.
He found that the safe had been blown open with gun-
powder, and the cash-box was at the front door. He
searched to see where the parties had got through, and
found footmarks at one of the upper windows. He found
a cap (produced) in an entry in Church.lane, and a pool of
blood near it, and also a bundle which, on opening, he
found to contain a quantity of skeleton key, a jemmy&
saw, two gimlets, and a brace.
Jessie M'Czuffie said that she was a single woman, living
as servant at a house of ill-fame in Peter-street ; knew de-
ceased, as he was in the habit of going there. About eleven
o'clock on the night of Friday week she saw the deceased
at the corner of Manchester-street. He was sober ; and
I said he was going home. He had on a wide-awake hat,
like the one produced. The handkerchief produced be-
longed to deceased.

George Markham, porter at the Northern Hospital, de-
posed that deceased, when brought there, was suffering
from a compound fracture of both legs, in consequence of
which he had died.

The Coroner said that there could not be a shadow of
doubt that the deceased was one of the gang who had
feloniously broken into the warehouse, and as the others
were still at large, he thought it would be better to return
an open verdict. _

The jury found that deceased had died from the injuries
stated, but how received there was no evidence to show.

CHIMES POE ST. PETRA'S Cnuncn.—The committee
who have undertaken theenty of raising a fund for the
restoration of the chimes of St. Peter's Church have been
indefatigable in their exertions, and there is now every
probability of the ears of Liverpool being soon gladdened
with the sweet sounds. The greater part of the required
amount has been raised ; and, though a Comparatively
small sum is still wanting, it was considered advisable to
commence operations, as it will take some time to com-
plete the intricate machineryi requisite. We understand
that the contract was completed yesterday with Mr. T. S.
Cooper of this town, and that the works will be commenced
this day (Tuesday.) In order that the committee may be
freed from responsibility, we shall be happy to receive
contributions towards the sum now deficient.
GRAND BANQUET AT THE LIVERPOOL POTTERY, Sr'
HELEss.---The Messrs. Doulton, Brothers, and Co" ifr;ve
a sumptuous reception, last week, to all the men employed
at the Liverpool Pottery, St. Helens. One of tirtr..,
And
was terra-cotta rooms was fitted for the occasion,
was splendidly and tastefully ornamented_ with evergreens
and festoons of flowers ; it was also 'beau
invited to view
with gas, which added considerably
and enabled the strangers more closely the
to. the general ffect'
nd other terra-
es,
cotta ornaments which were dh Pe
of their imperishable stone-
highly-finished vases, pendants..tru:ed
room, as well as the specimens throughout the
of the firm, as glanced at
ware drain pipes. The mottc'esand the evergreens, were
through the stands of c,2(l,nuowvss mesas. Dotaton. Bro.
imposing, and were as
a ry Reform;" " Live and let live ;!*
there, and Co.;" "Sanatory
way he should go." The tables
" Train up ciilid` in the
to both ends of the room, whereon
extended on either fa
persons sat down, amongst whom.
*en ofthe works, presided during
beef, plum-pudding, fruits, cakes,
were disposed roast2oo
of the workmen. Mess re, •
• I'B' Davies
dinner. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. Doulteh, Me_
Helens, was called
Biretta'', st. to the chair, when some
able addresses were delivered on sanatory progress, and the-
awwneidnreesHililigtzt, ben:litlaagtiv.es
harmony and good feeling which should exist between.
masters and men. These were responded to with lively
and enthusiastic applause. Tea being served up, and all
having greatly enjoyed themselves, the gum took their
departure for their respective homes.