The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

LIT-ERPOOL POLICE.

Sa►LGGt.ING.—On Friday, at the PoliCe-office, the mate of
the Orestes was placed before the magistrates charged With
having had found in his possession 131bs. of smuggled tobacco.
On searching his state-room in the ship 271bs. more were found.
He was remanded for a week, till the instructions of the Cus-
toms had been received.—William Phillips, one of the sailors
of the Etna, government packet, was charged with having had
found in his possession a gallon and a half of smuggled whisky.
The whisky was handed over to the Excise, and the prisoner
discharged. • •
THE POLICE AND TIIE PUBLIC.-00 Friday, at the Police-
office, a respectable-looking elderly man named John Massey
was brought before . the magistrates on a charge of insulting
some of the inspectors of police. Inspector Martin said,
"Please your worship, Inspector Lyon and Poole, along with
myself, were passing yesterday noon up Richmond-street, and
as we were going along we passed the defendant and smile
others, who immediately began making use of abusive expres-
sions towards us, saying, `there goes the Irish robbers;' and
the defendant came after us and began hooting. I told him if
he would not behave himself I would put put hint into Bridewell,
and at last was obliged to do so. We can't walk the streets
now, your worship, without being called out of our proper
names; the little boys, even, pays no respect to our regimen-
tals."—lnspector Lyons corroborated this statement.—The de-
fendant said, that the afternoon before he was talking to some
persons in Richmond-street, and joking, and not taking any
notice of the police, when one of their party left them, and
another shouted after him, "Where are you going." In about
three minutes the policemen who were walking on returned,
and said, "gentlemen, can't we go up the streets without being
insulted ?" He replied that they had not insulted them, when'
one of the policemen said, " Yes, you did, you called after us;
arid 1 will take you to Bridewell for it." He replied that he
did not care, they might take him to Bridewell; he had done
nothing amiss. Inspector Lyon then said, " Never mind, come
along:' Chey however collared him. He said he would write
to Mr. Hall and tell him of their conduct, upon which, " Now,"
said one of them, "you shall go." They then, in spite of his
protesting against such treatment, dragged him as far as Wil-
liamson-square, where they gave him in charge of a policeman,
who dragged him off by time collar to Bridewell. He said,
" Don't take me this way, take me as a gentleman, for God's
sake." The policeman replied, that he durst not take him in
any other way, as he had received his instructions. On arriving
at Bridewell, Mr. Lyon come up to him and said, "Now, Mr.
Massey, what do you say now ?" He however thought they
wished to irritate him, and said nothing. They then forced him
into Bridewell, where all his pockets were emptied, and what
they contained forcibly taken from hirn.—Mr. Hall: " You
need not state that in aggravation, it is always done to those
who are taken there."—lnspector Martin said the defendant •
had called him "a rogue" whilst they were examining his
pockets;—lnspector Poole: "1 heard that expression."—Mr..
Hall: "'Why did you-make use of that expression, sir; it-was.
highly improper ?"—Defendant : "I did not make use otit ;• I
was then thrust into the same place with a• man charged with
horse-stealing."—Mr. "You were here not long ago-as_a
witness, and behaved so indecently in court that 1-wavotiliged
to have-you removed. I can very readily believe that you area,
very violent man, amid are perfectly regardless of the manner in
which you behave. You did not -behave as a respectable man
at all."—Defendant: " I did not behave as is stated." Mr.
Hall: " Don't you be violent, sir, again. You must not in-
dulge in such language."—Defendant: "I did not make use
of such language. Will vou hear my witnesses-that I did not?"
Mr. Hall: " I shall disch'arge you now; but shall caution you
not to behave in a similar manner for the time to corns !"

ASSAULT.—On Friday, at the police-office, a female named
O'Brien appeared to complain before the magistrates of having
been very barbarously assaulted by another female, of most un-
wieldy proportions, named Mrs. Margarite Smith, who appear,
ed .in custody under a warrant for the same. Mrs. O'Brien
deposed, " On Monday evening last 1 was out in the town, and
on my return found this woman (pointing to the prisoner) had
been ill-using my little girl. I asked her, Mrs. Smith,' said I,
why could you not speak to me, Mrs. Smith, in an orderly,
becoming, proper and decent manner, Mrs. Smith,' said I,
and not ill-use my child,' said I ; with that, sir, without wait-
ing to ax my leave, she tore my cap off my head and abused. me
in a most horrid contentious manner." Prisoner.—" I'll tell
you the truth, your honour. Last Monday night, they owed me
my rent, and I never could get it off 'em, so I sent my little
lass up to ax pillitely for it, when that there woman came down
and abused me in the most shockingest manner. Look you
here sir, and here (pointing to various places on a face which,
in point of dimensions, would rival a decent side of bacon) how
she used me, as is plain to be seen from the marks." Mr.
Hall.—" I see no marks." Prisoner.—" 0 yes, there is sir,
look you here,—(placing her forefinger on the centre of a nose
not unlike a penny roll in figure, and turning round to submitit
to the inspection of an officer, who, having duly examined it,
pronounced that there was a slight mark.) She then went away
and brought a parcel of children into, the house and almost
pulled it down, and here is a brick, sir, (presenting one to the
magistrate,) that she struck at me atween my two shoulthers
with, and gave me the most shocking and barbarous usage that
ever poor sinner was accustomed to." Complainant.—" Oh,
the woman !" Prisoner.—" No matter, marm, I warnt a talk-
ing to the likes of you." Mr. Hall--" Well, call your wit-
nesses." A female then stood up and deposed to seeing both
the complainant ana her husband striking the prisoner in a
" manner not fit to be mentioned," and put her out of her own
house into the street. Mr. Hall enquired of the prisoner why
she had not come when she was summoned? Prisoner.—" Sir,
I was beat and battered till I could not come." Another wit-
ness then deposed to seeing complainant's husband hit the pri-
soner in " the most barbarously manner on the bead that ever
was." It appeared, however, in answer to enquiries by Mr.
Hall, that this was on a different day to what they were speak-
ing of. Complainant.—" Yes, and the reason of that was, she
came in and axed if there was any pertickler news in the na-
horned a-purpose for an excuse to get in and abuse me."
Prisoner--" I assure you, sir, she called use in the most shock-
ing names that ever was, and said I went withlellows' (sobbing,
amidst loud laughter,) and then she kicked up a shindy and
broke my windy; and there is six panes of glass to pay for."
Mr. Hall.—" What business do you carry on ?" Prisoner
(bobbing a curtsey.)—" I works at the tailoring business."
Mr. Your witnesses are not speaking of the same day
as that on which you are charged with assaulting the complain-
' ant, and you ought to have come here when summoned."
Prisoner.—" Bless my heart, sir, it was unpossible." Mr.
Hall.—" In consequence of having to issue a warrant the costs
will be heavier." Prisoner.--' Sir, I really"— Mr. Hall.—
You must pay 10s. and costs, or in default be committed for
eight days.' The prisoner then waddled down into the dock,
with a most rueful countenance.

RUNNING Foy L.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, the cap-
tain of the steam-boat Rival appeared on a summons to answer
to a complaint preferred against him by the master of the smack
Lizzie for running foul of his vessel and damaging his craft.
The complainant stated that his smack was lying i❑ the river
off the Prince's Dock wall, when the steamboat Rival, towing
a flat from the Old Quay to Clarence Dock, came down the
river and ran foul of her, carrying away her bowsprit. The
captain of the steamer said, in defence, that the accident was.
occasioned by a flat fouling the steam-boat, and by the concus-
sion forcing her against the smack; he, however, had no evi-
dence to prove this. Mr. Hall ordered him to pay the amount
of the damage, to be assessed by Captain Askew, the Harbour
Master.

PILFERING.—On Friday, at the Police-office, a plumber and
glazier, named John Unswell, and his wife were placed before
the magistrates charged with having pilfered some sable skins,
the property of Mr. Hawk, of Bold-street, whilst repairing some
windows there. A witness named Collin, a pawnbroker, in a
strong Welsh accent, deposed:—" On yestertay week tis young
man (pointing to a servant of Mr. Hawk's) come to me and
say, he come from Mr. Hawk, and he say tay have lost two
saple skins, and wanted me to stop 'em. I said, " Yes, Tick,
and perhaps te tief too.' Yestertay afternoon tat woman tere
prought same saple skins wit her, and come to me to make her
a poa, which were te same skins as I got informations of.
When tay were openit out, I said tay wout not make a
matchaple poa. So I asket Were tid you get tese skins ?'
'Of a sailor, says she.' "rake care tat sailor does not pruf a
painter and glazier,' says I, as I was informet te tief was a
painter and glazier, and tese are te skins she prought. Tay are
worth 335. shillen." A person from Mr. Hawk's shop deposed
that the property was his master's, and that he missed it on
Thursday last. The male prisoner was working at his master's
shop, glazing some windows the same morning, and that after
he had gone the skins were missing. The prisoner, in defence,
said that persons had been in the shop with him the whole time,
and never saw him take the skins. The case was hero remanded
till Monday.
Assaour.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a shabby-look-
ing fellow, named John t onolly, was placed at the bar along
with two well-dressed young men, named Joseph M'Loughlin
and Hugh Care, who were charged by one of the police with
having assaulted their fellow-prisoner. One of the policemen,
addressing the magistrates, said, " Yer wurships, between ele-
ven and twelve o'clock last night I was coming along the streets,
when I heard they were abusing a man very much, and goin' a
little further on I saw M`Loughlin there on the little man Co-
nolly, batin"iin uncommonly. Get up,' sis I. What have
you to do with id ?' sis he, batin' time to every word on the ribs
o' the little man. ' I'll show you,' sis I, givin; him a shove over
wid my sthick. When the little man had riz, I axed 'ins what
id all was about. If my wife owes you a shillin',' sis he, 'l've
nothing to do wid id; go to my wife for id.' Wid dhat the
gen'lernan wanted me to take dhe little man in charge. I shall
be very sorry,' sis 1; you ought to be ashamed of yourself to
abuse him in that way.' Wid dhat he looked at my number.
48,' sis he; see you done for and sarved up.' Wid dhat
be sthruck me, an'el took him into custody: The other little
man, Misther Care, was .werry much intoxicated." Mr. Hail
—" Well, M‘Loughllin, what have you to say?" Prisoner—
" hy, your worship, I was coming home about eleven o'clock
last night with this young man, when we met this 101411 in Price-
street, and he owes me a debt for a cellar I let him amounting
to 155.; so I says to him, Mr. Conolly,' says I, will you be so
good as tip me the needful?' I know nothing about it,' says
he • ask my wife.' I says, Pay me a part, at least. my good
fellow,' tapping him at the same time on the shoulder, and
thinking to get a little butter out o' the dog's throat. 'Take
your hands off,' he says, and attempted to throw me down, and
I, being' the stronger,' in course threw him down, when just at
this junction the watchman comes up and gives me a poke with
his-stick, for which I took his number, and he took me to
Bridewell." The magistrates ordered him to pay ss. for being
nk, and discharged the other two.
CUSTOMS INFORM ATION.—On Saturday, at the police-office'
an information was laid by the officers of customs against a
female,named Ann Williams for concealing eight pounds of
foreign tobacco, by which she had tendered herself liable to
treble the amount of value. Mr. Brookes, solicitor, appeared
on behalf of the Customs. Thursby, the police officer, deposed
that on the 2d of July he accompanied Rowland, the Custom-
house officer, to a honie in Marshall-street, where the defendant
resided. Rowland asked her if she had any tobacco. She re-
plied that she had not. They then searched the house and
found, cconcealed under some clothes in a basket, a quantity of
tobacco wrapped in canvass. She said she had bought the
tobacco of a Yankee sailor that afternoon, and had given 2s. Gd.
a pound for it, and that she was going to send it to a brother-in-
law of hers in Wales. Rowland, the officer corroborated this
statement, and he gave the tobacco to Mr. Locke' the ware-
house keeper for the Customs, who found it to weigh Sibs. Mr.
Christian of the Customs deposed that the tobacco was worth
£3 12s. Mr. Hall said that the defendant was liable to treble
the value of the goods, and the magistrates had power to miti-
gate to one-fourth, and which, in consideration of her poverty,
they shall(' do. If the fine were not paid, she would have to go
to gaol for six months.

ROBBERY BY A LODGINGIIOtSE-KBEPER.—On Friday, at the
police-office:a Norwegian sailor, named Jacob Johnson, ap-
peared before the magistrates to prefer the following singular
charge. He stated that about seven weeks ago he came from New
Orleans, where he had been for some time working, and where
he bad saved some money. On landinr, in Liverpool, he was
introduced to lodge with a Mrs. Hughes, and he gave all his
money, 231 dollars, into her care to keep for him, and lent her
El. 15 towards his board. About a fortnight after, he demanded
his dollars, wanting some for his own use. On counting them
over, he found fifty-three had been taken out. He then en,
piled what had got the remainder, to which Mrs. Hughes
replied that she was short of money and had made use of them,
but that it should he all right and that the dollars should be
ready for him against he went to sea lie then put his money