The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGANCE.

THEFf BY AN ERHAND•BoY.—Thomas Appleton, aged about
14 years, was, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Hall, charged
with havirm robbed his master, Mr. Hauck. furrier, Bold-
street, of three sable skins. It appeared, that the prisoner wai
taken into the service of Mr. Hauck, on Tuesday last, the latter
having received him without snaking any inquiry respecting
his character. On Wednesday the prisoner called. upon a Mr.
Caldwell, a fur dresser, residing in Crosshall-street, and offered
for sale three sable skins. Mr. Caldwell inquired how much he
asked for them : the lad replied, ten-pence a-piece. As Mr.
Caldwell knew that they were worth more than ten times that
sum, he became sitspicions. To try, the youth. he asked him if
sixpence each would not satisfy, him. 'the prisoner agreed to
take dixpencex!ach for the skins. Mr. Caldwell asked him if
he had any More: he replied, that.he coirld•procure more. Mr.
Caldwell their paid hitn for those which he had brought, and
told him to come again with some Inure, and he would give him
a good price for them; As soon !is the boy had departed,
Caldwell conceived that heJ(he boy) had trot procured the
skins honestly, and went nut with the determination of dit- -
covering the owner, if possible, 1/e called at the shop of Mr.
Hauck, and there saw the prisoner, whom he immediately re-
cognised. He informed Mr. Hauck what had occurred, and
showed hits the skins. Mr. Hauck immediately knew that
they had been taken from his stock, thotigh he tiad not pre,
ii„ushi missed them. The three skins were stated to be worth
40s. The prisoner was committed lon trial at the next borough
sessions.

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EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY.-Yesterday at the police-orrice, an;
Irishman named Kely, was placed at the bar charged with
having robbed a young mail on Saturday night of his hat, con.
taining a pair of stockings. The complainant stated that od
Saturdav night he was walking along Whiteehapel, when the:
prisoner came behind him and seized his hat off his head and
ran away with it, at the same time throwing his own hat into
the street ; in his hat crown he bad a pair of stockings. A po-
liceman stated that seeing the prisoner running, and hearinpi
the complainant shouting after him, he gave him chase, and
with some difficulty apprehended him with the complainant's
bat on, containing the stockings. He also produced the hat
which the prisoner had thrown away, which, as may be innt
gined, was a most "shocking had hat.' When asked what he
had to say in defence, the prisoner said—'• Why, I passed him
in Whitechapel wid a young woman on his harram,and said he
was a pretty sort ov a chap to be doin'. in dhat way, an' ha
called me a prig an' tould toe to be off, an' wilt dliat struck me
and knocked-aff me hat, an' I struck him sit' knocked aff his
hat, au' he shouted out pelise, an' I picked up_ a hat which I
thought was my own, an' ran away." Mr. Halt—"A very
likely story. There might have been a mistake if there had
been no stockings in the hat. The informations for his trial at
the sessions were ordered to be taken.

FURIOUS DRlVlNG.—Yesterday at the police-uffice, 3 young
man named Samuel Robinson, who stated that he was a clerk-
out of employment, was placed before the magistrates charged
with furi9usly driving a gig through the streets whilst in a state
of intoxication, and ruutnngover a child. A policeman stated
that on Saturday night the prisoner was drunk and furi,usly
driving a gig in the streets, and ran over a child and seriously
injured it. When taken to Bridewell be had behaved very
riotously and briiken three windows. The prisoner said
he pulled up as soon as ever he could. The pris,alere mother
here Stood up and said she had seen the child, and the injury it
had received was very 'trifling. Its leg was only bruised, but
the skin was not off. Mr. Hall—A very trivial injury was it?
Mother—Oh, very trivial ; and he called to the child, but it
was too young to get out of the way. Mr. Hall—Perhaps you
will make it out that the child was drunk and not the pi isoner P
He must pay 40s. and costs, and in default of payment be com-
mitted for one mouth to the Borough Jai,.

REG ISTR A TION OF ELECTORS.—The usnal notices to parties
having a qualification to vote in the election of members for
the Riding, whose names do not at present appear on the regis-
ter, to make a claim have been issued by the Overseers, in com-
pliance with the provisions of the Reform Act. Parties int crested
must make their claims before the 2,M* July, and on presenting'
it must pay one shilling to the Overseer. Borough electors will
do well to remember, that all rates due on the 6th of April must
be paid before the 2itth July, or their names will not appear oil
the forthcoming register.

A CHEAP Rim—One Samuel Meredith, a labourer at War-
rirgton, at a time when he was in his cups, had a mind for a
ride from Newton races;—accordingly, taking advantage of the
temporary stoppave of a luggage train at the Newton Junction—
he caught hold with both hands on the top board at the back of
the last waggon, and, thus suspended, rode some three miles n
the Grand Junction line. On Wednesday last, he appeared be-
fore the magistrates to answer fur his fully—a moderate fine only
was inflicted ; hut the ride must he considered dirt cheap When
we state, that independently of the risk he ran of breaking his
neck, he had twenty-three !hillinys to pay fur the trespass,__
Blanchester Courier.

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The crank axle of the " Shark" locomotive engine, which
set out for Liverpool with the eight o'clock train on Friday
morning, broke near the Junction at Newton. No accident
occurred, and the Vixen engine having heen procured from the
Warrington station, the pu,sengers were forwarded to Binuing-
lim after something, like an hour's delay. • '‘
The rain which fell so generally throughout
.this country+
during the week, has done considerable il•jury to the grass
meadows. The Edinburgh mail, owing to the breaking down
of a bridge on the Warrington side of Wigan, did not arrive
in time for the train on Tuesday evening, and consequently the
bags were not forwarded until the next morning.

WA Hilt NG TON.—NfilleV ten 111111181nd pounds weight of beef
has. already been prov ded fur the entertainment of the poor
inhabitants of Warrington on the coronation day. Each persoa
is to receive a pint of ale nod a Knott dinner. It is expected
that about two thousand will dine to the Cloth Hail. The cure.
inittee have also determined upon giving threepence .each to
three thousand Sunday and National School children, who walk
in procession on the occasion.
CAUTION TO RAILWAY PASSENGERS.-0E Tuesday afle
noon, Mr. Chorley, the treasurer to the Grand Junction Rail-
way Company, made an attempt to ye* into a coach just as the
train was on the move front the Warrington station—his fc,ot
slipped, and his life was placed in the greatest jeopardy. tunately, he escaped with the loss of one toe, anti the injn: y
two others. of
How TO WIN A RACE.-391m M'Connell, a labourer, em-
ployed at the St. Helen's glas, works, was on
Monday brought
before the magistrates at Warrington petty sesstons, to answer
a charge preferred against him by Mr. Owen, the constable of
Newton. It appe;iled that the prisoner, and two othtr men,
were at Newton race course on Friday, and that they having
backed the Earl of Derby's horse rather too freely were fearful
of the result. Seeing their favourite loosing fast, they set a dog
at the heels of the other horse, which lit it severeh, and wall
nearly the meansof unseating the jockey. Mr. Lyons cautioned
the prisoner agents, a repetition of such disgraceful conduct,
and on it being proved thathe.was intoxicated, ordered hint to
pay a firt of five shillings to the poor of Newton parish.
OKOLOGICAL Dtscovailv.—An interesting geological speci-
men has just been discovered, at the depth of 37 feet below the
surface .of the rock, in the hew red sandstone of•Storton-hill
quarries, four miles front Birkenhead, in Cheshire. It is a
series of. impressions -4 footsteps, in relief, of an extinet•aninael,
called. by Professor Caup the Cherotherium, the existence of
which, to former ages, has been known only from similar marks
having been found. The impressions hear ei• strong resem-
blance to the human hand. ,Mr. Toorkintron, the lessee of-the
quarry, on being made aware of the value of the slabs on which
these marks appear, has, in the most liberal manner, not only
given one,op, without charge, to the Natural History Society
of this town, hot will convey it to its destination at his own ex-
pense. He porposes, also, to ,send Another !to the Londott
Geological Society. Professor Backland has given an
anact;oor
illustrete&by engravings, in his Bridgewater 'Treatise,i.
p. 263, of the impressions of footsteps of the same extinct
animal discovered in the qa.rries of Hessberg, in Saxony. The
slab of sandstone is in the British Museum. •
OPENING OP TN6 NRWCASTLR AND CARLISLE RaIIIWAY'...-4
This great, undertaking being now completed, it was opeded
through thir whole line .ors itlitLay last, which eras observed as.
a holiday both at •Carlislik and Newcastle. •The proceedings(
were highly interesting. No fewei than. thirteen trains passed
along the hue from Newcastle to. Carlisle. The processim
previous to starting was nearly half-e-mile in length. Bat
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owing to want of proper arrangements, tie trains were delainsti
so long at carbide, that they,. did not. reach Newcastle On their
return until two or threein the mornini:

CN'RGHOP UTTERIKG BASE Com.--AssArLT ors A P011.,C1
011,ciirt.—Ttustnas Purnell, an Irishman, was biought, before
• Mr. Hall, on Saturday, charged with hating uttered a counter-
feit siiiiiing to Mrs. Cross, a publican. Mit. Cross stated, that,
ou the preeeiling evening, the prisoner entered her house. and
, J ailed for twepennyworth of gin. lie gave her half-a-crown,
and requested to have the change returned. Mrs. Cross said she
had a strong .suspicion, that the prisoner was 'about to practise
some dishonesty, as he Ittid, last Thursday, palmed a bad shilling
to her, under circuinstanees -nearly similar to those which she
was about to detail. She 'isacetfie rrtsoner change as he
desired. He took the 'Hurley (shin her hand, and, ibserving
that there were two shillings in silver, and fonrpersee in copper,
paid, I would rtither have" the two shillings in copper, if you
please." With these words he laid awe shillings on 'the table.
She iminediutely saw that one of those shillings was a bad one,
which he had substituted for a good ow. tvhich she bad-given
him. She exclaiined, "Oh you rogue!-1 have caught you,
have I ? You want to tie me again, as you did on ThUrsdr.y."
he seized his baud, and, being a powerful siosnan, she suc-
ceeded in getting it open, when she found the fourpente in cop-
per and a good shilling,. She immediately called police-of9cer
Bishop, and gave the prisoner Into custody. Mr. Hall inquired
what had become of the bad shilling which the prisoner had
paid her on Thursday; when it turned out, that she had, enter-
tunately, thrown it into the fire, for fear of any mistake. It is
in all cases doubtful wither the Mint will prosecute where only
one piece of coin can be proved to have been passed by a Ft-
moner. While Mr. Hail was deliberating as to the course to
pursued, Bishop saiJ, that he had sustained a violent assau.t
from the prisoner. The latter, the officer said, went quietly
enough for about a hundred yards, when he suddenly threw hint
to the ground, and endeavoured to effect his escape. Witness,
'however, stuck fast to him: but, the prisoner being a powerful
man, knocked him down several times, kicked him, and even
severely bit his hand. As a second magistrate had taken his
seat, Mr. Hall determined to punish the prisoner for the aisault.
In reply. to the charge, the prisoner said, the officer had .struck
him with his stick. Bishop said, that until the prisoner bad
knocked him down he was walking very peaceably, and he had
no occasion to strike him ; afterwards, when he found the pri-
soner abusing him so severely, he ceufessed he had struck him.
''here was. no other officer at hand, and he believed that the
prisoner would have hurt him still more severely, had not two
gentlemen come forward and assisted to rescue him. He
(Bishop) then called a car, and in that manner took the pri-
soner to liridewell. The prisener, ten hearing this, sass, in
respect to the bad shilling, he knew not that lie had it about
hint. The assault he hoped Mr. Hall would link over, as he
was intoxicated at the time, Mr, Hall said, this was no excuse,
and the offarce was not one that could be looked over. The
officer was taking him very properly, and when officers were
doiog their duty they should be protected as far as possible from
aggressions of this description. The prisoner WdB ordered to
pay a tine of £2 and costs, or, in default of payment, to be
committed to the Borough House of Correction for one month.
As the prisoner was leaving the dock, Mr, Hall told him, that
the punishment for the assault could tint affect the other Ca..,
which would await the decision of the Mint.
A PiCKPOCKET.—Martin Hagan, a lad, aged about fourteen
years, was placed before Mr. Hall, on Saturday, charged by
r.Superintentlent M•Donal The latter stated, that on the
preceding day he was passing along Maryleboue, wh-n he saw
the prisoner and another lad alking behind a gentleman. Tae
prisoner advanced cautiously to the gentleman, and, taking
hold of his coat tails, lifted them up, and tried what was in the
pockets. The Superiutendent went forward and seized him,
The other -lad, seeing this, ran away. 9n hearing this, the.
prisoner loudly and impudently.exclaimed, " false, gentle-
men. He's took a false oath. I never did nothin' o' the sort.
He has a spite agin' sue ; because one day, when he cotch'd
me, I run away from him, and he could'im find nie. I never
did none sitch a thing in my life." Mr. Parkinson, the keeper
of Britlewell, said, the prisoner was a most notorious thief, and
had but just been discharged from Kirkdale Gaol. The
soner was ordered back to his old quarters for a term of three
months " Csikey I" said be, as he left the dock, "I shan't
see the Queen's crownation