The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

AN AGREEABLE PARTNER.—On Tuesday, at the police-
office, Mrs. Vose, a vinegar-faced female, who wore that des-
cription of cap, which, according to Miss Dorothea Julia
Ramabottom, receives its distinctive appellation from being
common to the "swinish multitude," in other words, who wore
a mob cap, a cotton bedgown, and a linsey woolsey petticoat,
was placed at the bar, in company with her servant-girl. The
pair were confronted by police-officer Furlong and Mr Thomas
Vose, the unhappy spouse of the aforementioned Mrs. Vose.
The officer simply stated that he had received the prisoners into
his custody, and had conveyed them to bridewell at the request
of Mr. Vhse. The ' latter, a stalwart, farmer-looking man,
dressed in fustian, said bluntly,—Aw went t'th bed last noight
at noine o'clock, an' after a whoile aw heerd A Bret raw th'
street. Soo aw geet up, an aw went eawt, an' aw fun t' woife
theer, an' t' sa'vant wench it entry, boo'ath drunk an' foightin'
wi' t' pelisse. Aw doo'na know what e won do wi hur—aw can
da naw good naw heaw. Mr. Hall: What are you Com-
plainant: Hey? Mr. Hall: What are you? Oh ! whoy—aw
'in a labourer. Nay, not a labourer awt'gether noit her. Aw
keeps tee'ams, an' aw's a lumper, too, sometoimes. Mr. Hall :
Have you any children ? Complainant: Yoi! "one wench.
Hoo's noine year owd. Mr. Hall: I suppose you wish to he
separated from her. Complainant: Yoi, aw could bike that
of aw things, if it could be brou't abeaut oily roads. But she
munnot hae t' little wench—hoo 't be better wi ine. 'T wuife
larn it no good, 'am vary sure olhat.. The police officer
having stated that both the prisoners were very drunk when
taken, and Mr. Hall having become satisfied that, with Mrs.
Vose, drunkenness Was "evermore the prelud&fo -her sleep,"
he asked her if she was willing to he separated from her hus-
band. She replied in a hoarse voice, and with most impudent
bluntness.—Separated—yes—what should I want to live with
him for, think you ? He gets drunk and abosernie—does'nt
he? Do you think I want tostop with him? He'll murder we.
He got. a hatchet last night, and I was forced- to quit the house,
was'nt I. He wants to cut off every limb of my body. He
wants to chop me all up into little bits, beginning at my toes
The auditory in the court burst into a fit of laughter as they
heard this singular harangue, and the piisoner turned upon
them a look into which she seemed to have concentrated all the
;Isec-bite of her natere. Mr. Hall, (to the coMplainant,),—
Well, what are you willing to allow her per week? Compidin-
ant : Whoy, if hoo'l keep away fra 015,—a big strappin woman
itke hur, can do summot for bursel,—awl allow bur three
shillin' a week. Mr. Hall: I suppose if you were to allow
her seven shillings a week it would all go in drink. Com-
plainant, (earnestly ;) Yoi—lv I give her seven shillin' a
week shell spend noine eawt on it. (Laughter.) Prisoner:
He's no labourer. He has plenty. of horses and carts. He's
got my property in his house to. Mr. Hall : Very well. He
will allow you three shillings per week. PriSoner: I don't
want his three shillings a week. I can-do without it. Let him
keep it. Mr. Hall: And you must keep away from him. You
are not to go near him to annoy him. Prisoner. (loudly)
Well, I hear you. I'm not living with him new am I? Mr.
Hall, (to the complainant:) Is she living apart from you?
Complainant : No, no cur. That's hur aggravation. She's
not livin' wi' me now because see's 'theer in prison. But she
wor livin wi me up to last noight. That's the hint as she gives
you—just the same as she does to me. . Well, you must keep
away from him.. Prisoner (snappishly:) Well, I hear you I
tell you. lam away from him. Complainant Aw wish as
heaw she would. Aw'l give hur some o' the goods, an' aw'l
keep hur bike a lady iv she will. Mr. Hall: You hear that I
Prisoner :' Aye, aye! (violently) He shall. I'll make hint gi'
me some o' the goods. He's gotten all my property. (ln a
threatening manner.) If he does not give me sonic, I'll never
leave hitn for nobody. No I won't, I'll go to his house, and
there I'll stick till I'm carried out a corps, the villain ! Com-
plainant : What I hey I worked fur. Mr. Hall ordered that
the servant shoald be discharged. Mrs. Yose, he said, must
pay a fine of 5 shillings fur being drunk: In default of payment
she was to be committed for three days to the House of Cor-
rection. Mrs. Vose : Very well, I'll do it ; but for him, the
villain—. The prisoner was hurried away by the. officers,
but she continued to give vent to her wrath long after she was
out of sight, and we heard her voice for some minutes, growing
fainter anti fainter in the distance as she was conveyed along
the subterranean passages towards the Bridewell.
ASSAULT oN A FEMALE.—On Tuesday, at the police-office,
a pale faced little fellow about four feet six inches high, fashion-
ably dressed, who gave his name as Henry Helvorson, was
placed at the bar charged with having assaulted Louisa Cam-
pleton, a young. woman, about twice the size of tier assailant.
The complainant declared that she and another "young lady"
were coming alone unprotected from the circus on Monday
night, when they were met by the.prisimer, who, without any
provocation, and without speaking a word, struck her and the
aforesaid Louisa, on the face, repeating the blow several times,
and had it not been for the arrival of the police officer, Holden,
she verily believed he would have killed her.: She was covered
with blood. The silk cloak which she wore was entirely spoiled
by the gore which flowed upon it, and the prisoner, likewise
was stained by the seine sanguine current. - She exhibited a
handkirrhief which was likewise stained with blood. The officer
corroborated the latter part of the testimony. The complain.
ant, he said, was bleeding profusely when he came up. The
complainant's face bore evident tokens of the brutul treatment
which she had experienced. The little heroic prisoner stated
that he was a German, and at first pretended that he could not
speak English. Soon, however, he waxed garrulous,in his
defence, and stated that he had been drunk a few evenings
before, when he was 'robbed, and he believed he had been in
company with these very girls, i. e., the complainant and her
companion. The latter did not deny that she had been in his
company a few evenings before. The priSoOer stoutly main-
tained that he had never struck the complainant on the night
in question. Th 4 proofs, however, were too strong against him.
Mr. Hall said, his statement regarding the supposed robbery
furnished a key to the whole affair. It was evident he had lain
in wait to punish the girl for an offence which he supposed she
might have been concerned in. The prisoner was ordered to
pay Ws. and costs. In default of payment to be committed for
eleven days.

[ln our police reports of Tuesday last we inserted a report of
a case, headed " Singular Charge," in IA hick a person named
John Roy accused another man named Robertson with assault-
ing him, and Robertson preferred a counter charge of bigamy
against Roy. Robertson was taken into custody, and we stated
in our report that Roy was let out on bail. In this it appears
we were wrong, and that Roy was let out of Brid.2well without
bail. The individual Roy, to correct our report, has wtitteu a
letter to the editor of the Telegraph complaining of the error.
We are always ready to correct any error iuto which we may
fall, however trivial, or however humble the individual whom it
saay affect. We imagine it is of very little importance-to the
public whether John Roy was let out of Bridewell on bail or
not, when a charge of bigamy was preferred against him. John
Roy does not seem to think so ; and though perfectly justified
in correcting the error, though in a singular way, as regarded
himself, we cannot discover his right to apply the low slang
language of the Telegraph to oer reporter; or see the occasion
far this "Dicky Sam" to abuse him. Both John RAI and his
abuse*, however, are of little consequence. It is somewhat
singular that the Telegraph of the same day should contain the
identical police report complained of, copied from our paper,
without alteration, and without acknowledgment. " The be-
and be-I3ridewelled "Dicky Sam," who signs himself
" John Roy," must, in consistency, after this, flash" out some.
" bright corruseations" of abuse on " the darkness" of his'
friend of the Telegraph.]

CAPTAIN CAIN.—We understand, front private intelligence
which has reached us, that the grand jury have ignored the bill
for murder, brought against Captain Cain. Ile will. conse-
quently, be arraigned :or manslaughter.

THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATEE.—Last evening, the proceeds
()Obis theatre were, by the liberality of Mr. Bates, appropriated
to the Soup Charity, and will prove a very valuable assistance,
the house being full in every part. The boxes were exceedingly
well filled, and in the centre box were his worship the Mayor
and his brother, and a large party of friends. We do not know
what the house will hold, but we should think the receipts would
amount to little less than £lOO over and above the expenses of
the house. The drama of Mazeppa, from Lord Byron's beauti-
tiful poem, was performed, and was very well got up. The steed
to which Mazeppa was tied was very admirably trained. We
wonder, however, some communication was not made between
the stage and the circus for the horse to gallop flown. If this
had been done, and the horse had galloped once ir twice round"
at full speed, and then back on to the stage, and over the rocks,
it would have had a much finer effect. , The hovering of the:
vulture over the dying Mazeppa was very Weft-managed. A-
number of " Grecian statues" were then exhibited by Mr.
Thompson, of the King's theatre, London, and afterwards fol-
lowed the Splendid scenes iu the circle. --The audienca appear-
ed highly gratified with the whole.
THE LIVER THEATRE.—Last evening Mademoiselle Celeste
was to make her debut in Liverpool, at this Theatre. We wt. re
unable to attend, and cannot, therefore, give a. critique on the
evening's performances. We have little doubt, however, that
so long as so exquisite a dancer, and so.charniing a dramatic
actress is here, ihe house will be crowded.
ACCIDENT I. THE RIVER.—Ou Monday morning a small
boat containing five persons Witt; upset opposite George's pier-
head, owing to the mismanagement of the boatman. A steamer
was close at hand, the crew of which rendered immediate assist.
ance, and saved the passengers from drowning.
Authentic accounts received on Saturday from the Gold Coast
state that au insurrection of the Blacks. had broken nut at El-
mina, a Dutch settlement, not far from Cape Coast; and that
the governor, who had sallied forth against them withal() men,
was, together with every individual under his command, either
killed or taken prisoner. This calamitous event, as may na-
turally be supposed, had thrown the merchants belonging to the
other settlements on that coast into a state of the greatest
alarm.

DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday morning., as D. Wil-
liams, mate of the brig Pomona, lying in the Victoria Dock,
was coming ou shore, his foot slipped, and he fell off the plank,
betwixt the quay and the vessel; into the dock. A police-officer,
together with the captain and steward of the vessel, end some
others, got him out of the dock, and conveyed him to Tindall's
yeyeiving.house, Regent-street, where Dr. Sharrock attended
.him. —He appears to be still in a dangerouS state.
PETTY ROKBEEIES.—CALTION To Hot SENEEPERS.—Some-
rime betwixt Friday' night and Monday morning Mr. Williams'
house, 31, Great Orford-street, was entered through the middle
door, and the brass-work of the doors and two bells stolen.—
On Saturday night, betwixt eight and nine 'o'clock. the front
parlour door of Mr. Fairclough's house, N 0.3, Lambert-street,
was left open, in consequence of which some of the light-lin-
gered gentry slipped in, and carried cff a calico sheet, two
frocks, a table-cloth, a petticoat, night dresses, and a pair of
men's drawers. Housekeepers cannot be too vigilant in %vat' 'l-
ing their doors during the long and dark evenings.
SmuGGIANG TonAcco.—On Tuesday a Scotchinan, named
Johnson, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with having
been engaged in ceiling smuggled tobacco. An (Aker stated
that he saw the prisoner going loom shop to shop, DI Loudon-
mad, offering the tobacco now produced for sale. 'i here were
about 31 lbs. weight of it. The tobacco was of a white odour,
and was put up in' rolls like tape. The prisoner said he had
got it in payment of rent, from a seaman who had lodged with
him, and he was obliged to sell it to support his family. He
was ordered to pay a fine of 3t/s., or be committed ten days;
and the tobacco to be given to the Customs.

STOCK JOBBING.-11 has been reported that a " clique" of
jobbers on the Stock Exchange have determined to get up a
private express, for the purpose of obtaining, exclusively, the
first intelligence from the seat of war in Canada, whenever
there is an arrival from thence at Liverpool or Portsmouth, in
order that they may improve the art of vulturizing their bre-
thren of the house and the public. This is refinement with a
vengeance, but it shows that the wags of the Stock Exchange
have some idea of turning even a rebellion to a good account.
CRYSTALLIZED Show.—We have received the following
interesting communication from an intelligent friend and cor-
respondent The snow which fell on Thursday last, at two
P. as. was most beautifully crystallized; the form of the crystals
was generally that figured in Score4by's Arctic Regions, No.
20; in other words, it was a star haying six points, the angle
at the points being 60° Other crystals were composed of six
radii, each terminated by a small ball. There were other varie-
ties, but these wete the most common. The size of the crystals
varied considerably; some being a mere speck, scarcely visible
to the naked eye, while the largest were nearly half an inch in
diameter. It is many years since I first saw Bcoresby's book,
and I have for several winters frequently examined the'snow,
in the hope of seeing some of the beautiful fotins which he has
represented in his plates; but I never saw any, having the ap-
pearance of regular crystallization, until Thursday last."—
Liverpool Times.
DEATH BY BURP:MG.—An inquest was held on Tuesday,
touching the death of William Ashton. Thomas Warburton
deposed that he was driving his cart on Saturday last along
Eatou-street, with a load of manure, when he saw the deceased
run out of his cellar, with nothing but his shirt on, which was in
flames. He stopped his horses, and run to his assistance, and
plucked the shirt off him. Several women came out, and one
of them threw a bedeown over him. Ile was carried to the
Dispensary. Elizabeth Ashton stated, that she was a widow,
and resided in Earou-streil. The deceased was her son, and
was twelve years old. On Saturday last, about ten minutes
before three o'clock, she left him in the. cellar, where was afire.
She retttrned in about twenty. minutes, and soon after the de-
ceased was brought in from the Dispensary. He had been
.very touch burned all over his body. He died the next even-
ing. Verdict—Accidental death.

ACCIDENT ON TEE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.
—On Sunday 'morning, as the 8 o'clock first-class coach train
was proceeding along the Barton embankment, about fiive
miles from Manchester, on its nay to Liverpool, owing to some
slight. derangement of the machinery, the train was obliged to
come to a stand. While the engineman was repairing the de-
fect, which would have been the work of a very few minutes,
another engine was °Wei ved advancing upon them from behind ;
and although the guard of the train used every effort, by running
hack and making signals to 'stop, the steam was not shut off
from the coming engine till it was so near, that the enginemaa
could not prevent it running against the coach train with very
considerable violence. The passengers in the last coach had
got out before the engine struck. and escaped without injury,
with the exception of one lady, who fell from the steps On the
ground, and whose face was seriously hurt by the fall Many
of the passengers in the other coaches received bruises on the
face and head, being thrown against each other by the violence
of the shock; and the confusion and alarm for the moment,
through the whole train, was excessive. Two of the coaches
were so much injured by the concussion, that they were detached
from the train, and sent back to Manchester. The directors,
we understand, investigated the circumstance of this accident
at their board of Monday, when it appeared that the two men
in charge of the engine which did the mischief had been grossly
negligent of the company's (list and perhaps most important
printed regulation for their enginemen, which states that "they
shall stand up, and give a good look-out, all the time the engine
is in motion." They had been shamefully negligent in this re-
spect, rind were in consequence i rumediately discharged from
the company's service.

A THIEF'S GIIATITUDE.-It is said that a learned gentleman
of considerable eminence at the bar has been recently taken in
by the iden►ical gang of horse-chaunters Whom he had effectually
"defended in his professional capacity.

POLITICAL. BETTING.—Odds have been offered, and freely
taken, that Lord Durham never so much as sets out on his
Canadian expedition.
Napeleon's widow, Maria Louisa, Archduchess of Parma,
was dangerously ill at the date of the last accounts from Vienna.
Lord Henry Russell arrived at the Duke of Bedford's, Bel-
grave-square, on Thursday, pet fectly recovered from the effects
of his recent accident.

Erraar.—A very loquacious female witness, whom the op-
posing counsel could not silence, so far kept him at bay, that,
by way of browbeating her, he exclaimed, " Why, woman, there
is biass enough in your lace to make a kettle !" "And sauce
enough in yours (she instantly rejoined) to till it."

Major-General Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman is recalled
horn the gOvernment of Bermuda; and his successor, it is
understood, is to be Major Sir Andrew Leith Hay, the clerk of
deliveries of the ordnance.

The Hon. Edward Bouverie, son of Lord Radnor, is to ac-
company the Earl of Durham to Canach. Captain the Hon.
Harvey Grey, of the sjd regiment, son of Earl Grey ; Lieut.
the Hon. Frederick Villiers, of the Coldstream Guards, son of
Lord Jersey, and Captain Conroy, are spy ken of as having
been appointed aidrs-de•catup to the Earl of Durham.
WHAT NEXT ?-A " philosophic" wiseacre has, it seems,
discovered that sitting near a lire it) cold weather is very un-
wholesome, upon tho principle that contraries often meet, wo
suppose the same learned Theban will next make out that being
frozen to death is a healthful recreation.

It is stated that the Corporation of London have determined
to build the Royal Exchange iu a manner adapted to the pre-
sent increased trade of the city. •

The following gentlemen were On Friday called to the bar by
the Hon. Society of the (niter 'Temple, viz . John Dawson,
Esq., Wm. Frederick Pollock, Esq., Thomas Christopher Bur-
row, Esq., James liobert llope, Esq., George Young Hobson,
Esq., James Macaulay, Esq., and Thomas Rutherford, Esq.
A few days ago a fine girl, aged eight years, named Mulliueux,
was burnt to death at tire house of her parents in Southport, itt
consequence of the snuff of a candle heiog lwedlessly thrown
upon her by a young woman who was lodging in the house.
In consequence of the delay of the Ontario, Outward-bound
New York packet, frozen up in the London Docks, Col. Lu-
ring, Col. Sir .iames Hamilton, and Major Head left town co
Monday for Liverpool, to take chance of an earlier passage to
Canada.

A SPORTSMAN'S WIPE.—At the Derby Hunt hhll, the young
Marchioness of Hastings hp' eaten in a tpsaghiliceut rest of
scarlet velvet. trimmed with the blushes of sundry foxes, which,
had fallen before the hounds of the gallant marquis.