The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THE NINETEENTH CONVICTION.—John Lyons was
convicted of stealing a quantity of rope shakings from
Nelson Dock, and sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment. He bad been eighteen times previously committed.
to various terms of imp cisonment.
THE CLAN OF A.lncnoNALDs.—Charles Johnson,
well-known young pickpocket, was brought up under
suspicious circumstances and remanded. The prisoner,
who had been several times convicted, belonged to Mrs.
Macdonald's gang of thirty or forty young thieves, who
lodged with the aforesaid female, and pursued their
thieving occupation. Mr. Rushton said this resort of
professional thieves must be looked after.

BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL.-It appears that the trade
of Bristol is reviving. During the past half year there
has been an increase of more than 64 par cent. on the
tonnage, and 54 per cent. on the number of ships in the
half year. In the grain trade there has been an enormous
increase on the half year. In 1848 the number of vessels
was 13, tonnage 2846. In 1849 they had increased to
125, and 21.290. It seems, however, that Bristol is any
thing but a " Free" port. The Mirror gives a tabular
statement of charges on a ship of 500 tons with sugar, at
the ports of Bristol, Liverpool, and London, which are,
respectively, £165 18s. 9d. i • £93 4s. 7d. ; £72 12s. Ild. ;
showing an excess of Bristol over Liverpool of £72 14s. 2d.,
and over London of £B7 ss. 10d. This mainly arises
from the heavy dock dues on cargo still levied in Bristol
(3s. per ton), which is more than double the Liverpool
rate (Is. 4d.); the main reduction effected by the recent
Act was in the dock dues on skipping, namely, from 3s.
per ton to ls.

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Newton, the wife of Mr. Newton, barrister, and daughter
of the deceased. Tie judgment was in favour of the de-
fendants, Lady Ricketts. the wife of the deceased, and
some of her children. The judge concluded by saying—
shortly after the testator's death, Mr. Strnfford,the drawer
of the will, and Lady Ricketts bad been charged with for-
gery, perjury and consl iracy, but Mrs. Newton had failed
in establishing any imputation against them. Recourse
was then had to this court, as a derNier ressort, to obtain
its opinion as to the validity of the %vitt. The evidence as
to the instructions for the will emanating from the testa=
for himself was full and complete, and the court
had no hesitation in pronouncing in its favour, and
ing the probate to be delivered to the executri
executors. There was not the slightest ground wt

for the charges which had been wade against Lady 11:i
who was proved to have been a most devoted wit

the court would fail in its duty unless it :Keely:in,
decree with a condemnation of Mrs. Newton in thf

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