The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TUESDAY

IMPORT OF BASE COPPER MONEY.
A respectable looking man was placed at the bar, charged
with having brought from Ireland nine stone of penny pieces.
An officer of the customs said, that he had that morning
boarded the steamer Ballinasloc, from Dublin. He examined
the luggage of the passengers as usual, for the purpose of dis-
covering whether there was any smuggled spirits on board.
In a box belonging to the prisoner he found a large bag,
which on opening, he found to be full of base coins, repre-
senting penny pieces. He thought it his duty to seize the
copper, and on the arrival of the vessel at the pier he gave the
prisoner into custody.

Mr. Dowling said, the pennies were of that description
usually brought from Ireland, with here and there a token
amongst them. He wished the prisoner to be remanded in
order that the money might be sorted.

The prisoner said, he hid purchased the copper in Ireland,
for fivepence per pound. He had brought parcels of it to
England before, and he sold it for old copper receiving for it
eightpence per pound.
The prisoner was remanded in order that the copper might
be sorted, and that the opinion of the mint might be taken as
to the propriety of prosecuting him.
nrsoanEßLY CONDUCT.
A dissipated looking fellow, whose name did not transpire,
was placed at the bar, charged by police-officer Bishop, with
having, on the preceding night, behaved in a very riotous
manner in St. Vincent-street.
Bishop said the prisoner had no ostensible occupation. He
lived with prostitutes, and was the companion of thieves, and
was always the most troublesome fellow in the district where
he took up his residence. ' On the preceding night he was
slightly intoxicated, and was fighting in St. Andrew-street,
when he (Bishop) went there for the purpose of putting an
end to the disturbance. The prisoner, however, according to
his usual practise, ran off and concealed himself in a cellar,
so that he could not get at him. Soon after his departure,
another disturbance arose, and upon again going, he found
that the prisoner was again the offender, but again he had
managed to steal away before his arrival.: This occurred
again and again. The moment the officer left the street the
prisoner was out abusing some female who was passing, and
the moment the officer appeared he retreated, and " took
earth." "At length," said Bishop, " I stole upon him on
the sly, and took him to bridewell.'
Margaret Thompson, and two other females, on whom the
prisoner had committed unprovoked assaults, appeared against
him and gave evidence to that effect.

Bishop said, as he was taking the prisoner to bridewell, the
latter presented him with a shilling as a bribe to let hin
escape.

The prisoner endeavoured to excuse himself by saying that
he was tipsy, and did not know exactly what he was doing.
It appeared, however that though he had had some drink, he.
was not much intoxicated. _

Mr. Rushton said the prisoner was liable to a fine of £2O
for attempting to bribe the officer. For the assaults, he was
ordered to pay a fine of £5, or in default of payment, to be
imprisoned two months.

FROM HARRISBURGH.—The Governor has signed the im-
provement Bill—the Tax Bill, and the bill to pay the interest
on the state loans in specie, or its equivalent.
Letters from Havana received at New Orleans, confirm
the report that the great house of George Wright and Co.
has faded in a heavy amount. Private letters, however,
affirm, that there will be a surplus of 300,000 dollars.
THE GROWING CROPS.—The corn and cotton crops in
this county 'are in a most promising state, notwithstanding theinclement and untoward spring season, and bid fair to
realise the full expectation of our industrious planters.—
Grand Gulf Adv.
PENNY POSTAGE.—At the Broomsgrove Assembly, Mr.
Barnaby, M.P. for Worcestershire, said that the ministers
were obliged to yield the penny postage from the fact of 25
Members of parliament having declared they would withdraw
heir support if it were not accorded to them.—Hereford