The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-09 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

PIPING BULLFINCHES.-Mr. Vander Hutton, who is
now remaining for a short time in Liverpool, has a collection
of these beautiful birds on sale. The little fellows pipe
their tunes with all the distinctness of a flageolet. We know
of no more elegant present to make than one of these pretty
birds.

THEFT FROM A. SHOP,-At the Police-court yesterday,
Elizabeth Brown, a married female, with a child in her
arms, was placed at the bar on a charge of stealing a piece of
print from the shop of Mr. Williams, in Price's-street. It
appeared that while some other parties were being served.
the prisoner took a piece of print from the counter, and put
it under her shawl. She was observed, and placed the print
back on the counter. She had bought a yard and a quarter
of it previously, for which she paid 101 d. The prisoner said
she had gone to buy two frocks for her child, and had no in-
tention of stealing the piece of print. She was committed to
take her trial at the sessions.

A few years since we were indulged by the first appearank
of Mr. George Robins, to sell 7000 dozens of the celebrated
wines of the late Mr. Knowles. The publicity of his name
attracted so numerous an audience that the theatre was taken
and most completely filled for three successive days. lie is
retained specially to appear at the Waterloo, on Tuesday, to
discourse on the value of the Aigburth Hall Estate, which he
has divided into lots for villas, and recommends the wealthy
merchants of our city to purchase, in order, is he says, that
the rich merchants may avail themselves of so short a remove
from their daily occupation to go to Aigburth and repose on
the pleasing reminiscence of every day's gain.
Tay. GREAT LIVERPOOL.—This splendid vessel arrived
at Falmouth with the Levant and Indian mails, on Monday
evening. She brings forty-six passengers, among whom is
Colonel Hodges, late Consul-General of Egypt. The Liver-
pool passed the Princess Charlotte, with Admiral Stopford
on board, in 10 degrees east, on her way to England. Her
Majesty's ship Thunderer, and Lizard, steamer, were in
Gibraltar Bay.
ZOOLOGICAL GAILDENS.—An excellent band performs
every evening at these gardens, and greatly adds to the many
other attractions that are to be found in them. The storm-
ing of St. Jean d' Acre is well worth seeing.

SELF-ACTING LETTER FILE.—One of the best inventions
of this description of article we have seen of late, is the rile
advertised by Mr. Smith, of South Castle-street. This file
is a great improvement upon all others. By means of a
powerful spring the notes or memorandums are held firmly
together ; the spring having only to be moved to take out, or
place a paper on the board. This file is very neat, and not
likely to be put out of order.
CAUTION TO WAREHOUSEMEN.—TIIOMaS Tongue, who
had been warehouseman to Messrs. Currie and Busard,
cotton brokers, was yesterday placed at the bar of the police-
court, on a charge of having stolen half-a-toll of cotton
ropes, the property of his employers. It appeared from the
evidence that the prisoner had directed a porter in the em-
ploy to send the ropes to a marine-store dealer's in Mason-
street. They were openly weighed in the warehouse (Duke's
Dock) on Monday, and sent to Mason-street openly on
Tuesday in the middle of the day. It was contended on be-
half of the prisoner by Mr. Davenport that he had been for
some years in the same employ, had always considered the
ropes as his customary perquisite, and had sent them openly
away. Mr. Currie said the prisoner had been in the employ
for abovt 6 years, and had never known anything against him
before. He had not given him leave to take the ropes,
neither did he know that it was a general privilege for ware-
housemen to take the ropes. Mr. Huson, who had formerly
been a partner of Mr. Currie, was called for the defence, and
he (Mr. Huson) said he had engaged the prisoner himself
about six years ago, and that he was uncertain whether such
a privilege existed generally to the present day. He, and
Mr. Busard (who was prevented by business from attending
the court), had that morning made enquiry of several cotton
dealers, and it appeared that the custom was general six years
ago, and, though it had been discontinued by some, he be-
lieved it existed to some extent even yet in the town. He
had learned that a meeting of the trade was about to be
called, with a view to do away with it. He:did not recollect
whether, in engaging the prisoner, any agreement was made
or understood to the effect that the prisoner should have.the
ropes; but, if such were made, he had no recollection of its
being withdrawn. Mr. Rushton remarked that it was to be
lamented that agrements with warehousemen should remain
in so loose a state, and that it would be exceedingly desirable
that the trade should do away entirely with the custom
wherever it yet prevailed. He would release the prisoner
solely on the evidence of the last witness ; but he trusted
that hereafter both he and others in a similar capacity would
beware of taking anything, of however apparent little value,
from their employer's warehouses, without their express
permission. The prisoner was then discharged.
COMMITMENT.—Yesterday, at the police-court, a young
man named James Burns was charged with breaking into the
house and warehouse of Mr. Gardner, of the firm of Gardner
and Co., blockmakers, Hurst-street, and abstracting a coat,
a handkerchief, three pairs of boots, a rule, a drill, and two
caps. The prisoner had been an apprentice on the preraises,
but had run away some time since. On Wednesday night at
8 o'clock the men left the work-shop secure. The house was
also locked up, the family being in Cheshire. This morning,
shortly before 4 o'clock, the prisoner was seen by a policeman
in North John-street, carrying a bundle, which, on being
questioned, he said contained his own clothes, adding that
he was going to his work. On its being opened, the articles
specified were found, and traced to the owners, Mr. Gardner,
his partner Mr. Guirron, and two of the workmen. The
workmen, on going to their work in the morning, found the
shop had been robbed, and found a ladder reared under the
store-room window. The window had been forced ; also a
door, the wood of the post into which the bolt shoots having
been broken away. The prisoner was committed to take his
trial for the robbery at the sessions.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A CLERK.—At
the police-court yesterday, William Jones, a young man in
the employ of Mr. Mackay, commission merchant, Lord-
street, was placed at the bar on a charge of having embezzled
a sum of money, the property of that individual. Mr. Mac-
kay said that the prisoner had been a fortnight in his service;
that he had before been brought into court on a somewhat
similar charge, which was not pressed against him in consi-
deration of his father ; that on the day after his release, not-
withstanding a strong admonition from the bench, he had
gone to his (Mr. Mackay's) counting-house, and taken away
a number of bills or accounts (now produced), and had also
received a sum of 55., for which he had not accounted for.
He (Mr. M.) had agreed, on taking him into his service, to
pay him ss. a week, and as he had stated that he was in want
of clothing, he bad procured him a pair of trowsers—the
amount to be deducted from his wages. He paid him 4s.
(deducting Is.) the first week, and ss. on the subsequent
week, by which he was overpaid. On the 19th ult., after
tnis, he had collected a sum of 55., which he had not paid
over or accounted for in the books. The prisoner said that
when he went into Mr. Mackay's service no specific agree-
ment was made relative to wages; been three weeks in the
employ; had received no more than 4s. the first week, and
had paid over thess. to Mr. M. himself, on an occasion when
they had some conversation relative to a transaction of Mr.
M.'s with some engravers. Mr. Mackay reiterated his
accusation, and produced his cash-book, from which it ap-
peared that the prisoner had put his initials, as a receipt for
the 45., hut not to the 55. stated to have been subsequently
paid to him. The prisoner said that some of Mr. Mackay's
assertions were untrue ; that his own office bov could speak
to one fact if he were brought, and that he (Mi. M.) had but
the night before presented an account against him of 14s. and
odd pence for the cloth for the trowsers, though he had pre-
viously made him a present of the piece. He denied that he
had taken the bills alluded to on the day after his discharge
from the court, stating that he had them in the coat which he
then wore, which was at home when he was brought up, he
having another on at the time.—A police-officer proved that
the bills were found in a pocket of the coat then (yesterday)
worn by the prisoner. '1 'he magistrate was not, however,
satisfied with the prisoner's defence as regarded the 55., and
ordered the informations to be taken. On these being read,
the prisoner was cautioned as usual as to what he thought
proper to say, and he entered into some statements with a
view to shew that be did not think Mr. M. would pay him
his wages. He was then committed for trial at the sessions.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEPTY(I9

Oa Wednesday, a meeting of the Town Council was held
for the despatch of business. The MAyon. presided,

REMOVAL'OP THE IRISH MAIL PACKETS

The reply of the postmaster.general to the remonstrance
f the council on this subject was, that he could not make
nny alteration in the system which had beeu adopted, because
of the advantage of that system to the correspondence of
Ireland.