The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-20 00:00:00

„EC, 20, 1836,

had agreed with the owner, and he *said he had. The articles
were blank when he signed them. The gentleman then wrote
something on the articles. The captain, " That was mewl), his
signature as a witness." The complainant then proceeded to
say, that when they got round the rock, he mentioned the cir-
cumstance to the captain, and told him that he should expect to
receive wages at £3 per month. The captain replied, "Oh, aye,
my lad! I. know all about it; its all right." With this he
tested satisfied; but now the captain appealed to his articles, in
which £2 Iss. per month was set opposite to his (complainant's)
"me, and he refused to pay him any more. John Marshall,
another seaman, who had sailed in the same vessel, was called.
He corroborated the statement of the complainant, having wit-
nessed the transaction in the cabin, and heard the reply of the
captain when the vessel was leaving the port. In reply to a
' question from the captain, this witness stated that he had already
received his wages at the rate of £2 15s. per month. A gentle-
Man to whom the note had been paid for the advance of the first
month's wages stated, that it was for £3, which sum had be ,n
Paid to him by the owners on presenting the note. The de-
fence of the captain was merely an appeal to the articles, and
statement that the seaman had misbehaved himself. Mr.
Hall said, the behaviour of the complainant had nothing to do
with the present case. The captain was asked by the magistrate
where the gentleman was who had signed the articles as witness.
The reply was that he was at Brighton. The captain conti-
nued to appeal to the articles, by which he thought he ought to
be governed. Mr. Hall said, the defendant forced him to use a
harsh expression. He must say, that a fraud had been at-
tempted to be practised on the seaman, and in this case he
Should not be governed by the articles. The defendant was or-
deted to pay the wages at the rate of £3 per month.
AN UNABLE SEAMAN.—The master of the ship Lima appear-
ed before Mr. Hall, on Saturday, having been summoned by
John M'Kenzie, to show cause why he refused to pay the latter
his wave. The complainant stated that he had shipped at
Quebec, on the 29th of October, as a seaman, at the rate of £6
per month. The voyage was to be from Quebec to Liverpool.
At Quebec he had received £2 10s. on account of his wages.
The captain acknowledged that the statement of the man was
correct, but he had shipped as an able seaman, and when they
had got to sea he was found to be incapable of doing a seaman's
duty, He (the captain) did not, in the first instance, know
that the complainant was lame, or he should not have taken
him. When they had got to sea, it was found that he had lost
the half of one of his feet, so that he was nearly useless. The
captain called James Johnson, his mate, to prove the incapacity
of the complainant for what he had undertaken. The mate
said. he (the complainant) was so indolent that the watch would
be called five or six times before he could be aroused, and he
scarcely ever made his appearance till half an hour after he
should have been on deck. When put to the helm he could
not steer, and iu every instance when so employed a person,
generally the second mate, was set to look over him and direct
him, otherwise he would have thrown the ship out of her course.
He was of no use on a yard, as he could not take in sail or per-
form aaittgle operation. When an order was given to him he
was " like as if' he`were daft, and would go and do something
else." This must have been either through obstinacy or
ignorance. If he were told to pull one rope he would lay hold
of another, and commence hauling away. Many a time he
(witness) was obliged to lead him and put the rope into his
band. ' Once," said witness, " when I was heaving the lead,
I ordered him to take hold of the reel, and he went and seized
fast hold of tie: fore sheet." The captain said that the com-
plainant and two others whom he had shipped at Quebec had
been so dirty in their habits that all the other, sailors had left
the fore part of the ship, and he had been obliged to find them
berths abaft. Mr. Hall said sailors were not generally the
Must fastidious people in the world. Captain.—" No; but
When they cannot put up with each other's dirt that must be
exceedingly bad." The captain said he should not consider
that the complainant was worth more than £3 per month. Mr.
Hall thought that, under the circumstauces, this was sufficient.
The captain was therefore directed to pay the balance, which
amounted to 16s.
IMPUDENT ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—Yesterday, at the Police
office, two lads, named Charles Cotteril and John Oliver, the
eldest of whom did not appear above twelve years old, were
placed before the magistrates, charged with attempting to rob
:Mr. Sharp of Whitechapel. Mr. Sharp deposed that be had
employed the lesser boy, Cutteril, for the last five or six weeks
on the Saturdays, to rim errands. On Saturday evening,
about six o'clock, he had counted 27 sovereigns and a half into
a bag, and also some silver in another bag; a customer came
into the shop to ask for change of half a sovereign, and after
be had given him the change he was talking to him. He had
not been three minutes talking to him, when, on accidentally
turning his head towards his private office, he saw the prisoner.
Cutteril there. He trembled so much that he searched him at
once but found nothing on him, and sent him to grind some
coffee; he immediately again counted his money, and found
that three sovereigneand a half were missing. He called him
into the office again, and said, " Charles, give me that money ;
if you don't I will call an officer in directly." He then pulled
a sovereign out of his mouth, and he (witness) said " that was
not all, he knew what he had got and he might as well give it
him," and he then pulled a sovereign and a half and a shilling
out of his mouth. He then gave information of the circum-
stance to the police. Flockart, the police officer, deposed, that
in consequence of information he had received from Mr. Sharp,
be went down to his shop and found the other lad Oliver
Asarading upend down in front of the shop; he questioned him
what he was about, and from his unsatisfactory answers he took
him into custody. He then said he was waiting to receive some
money from Cotieril. Cotteril then confessed, voluntarily, that
on the different Saturdays on which be had been employed by
Mr. Sharp, he had stolen £1 4s. W., 125., £2 lOs. £1 10s., and
65., besides the money which he had taken fium his master that
day, and that he used to give the money as soon as he had got
it, to Oliver who waited at the door. He then asked them
what they had done with the money ? They said they went
over to Cheshire on Sundays. and spent the money in riding
Roneys and getting dinners. The prisoners had nothing to say
in defence. The informations for their commitment were or-
dered to be taken.
SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—Yesteday, at the Police-
office, a young man, a porter, named John Pearson, was brought
before the magistrates, charged with having appropriated to his
own use £2l 15s. 6d., which had been entrusted to him in 183.5,
- by the barmaid of Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, to pay a trades-
• man's bill with. A person named Fletcher deposed to having
been in the service of Mr. Lynn in July, 1835. He received
from two gentlemen, named Adams and Reser, in that month
£2l 15e. 6d., for the payment of two tailor's bills, due to Mr.
Richardson, of Lord-street. He handed over that money to
the barmaid. Miss H. Swinton deposed that she was at that
time barmaid to Mr. Lynn, and took charge of the money in
• question. It was during the race week in 1835. She rang the
porters' bell, and believed, the prisoner at the bar answered the
bell. The money was given to him for to pay the bills with.
To the best of her belief the prisoner was the man she gave the
money to, but she could not take ou herself to swear it at this
distance of time. The prisoner never returned, and bad never
been seen since till last Saturday night. Charles Hollinshead,
a porter in the employment of Mr. Lynn, deposed to having
beeir in his employment for the last four years, and he knew the
prisoner to have been in Mr. Lynn's employ. The prisoner
came to him on last Saturday night, and asked for some clothes
which he had left in July, 1835, when he left his place. He
• (witness) asked him where he had been sent, that he left his
place; and he .replied that he did not know. He said if he
could get his clothes he would go away again, and keep out of
the way. Mr. Lynn said they did not discover that the money
had not been paid till two or three months afterwards, when
Messrs. Richardson applied for their bill to one of the gentlemen
who was then at their house. They then found that the porter
bad run away to whom the money had beets given. The prisoner
• said he would take his oath he had never received the money ;
- that there were one or two strange porters engaged during that
week, owing to the races. The case was remanded till to-day,
for the attendance of two other porters.
HIGH LIFE BELOW STAlRS.—Yesterday, at the Police
-
office, Mr. Charles Howell, of Canning-place, appeared to lay a
complaint against his servants, two girls, named Eliza Wright,
and Ann Gough for having admitted three young men, named
John Connor, William Brannon, and John Mulligan, into his,
house on Sunday night, in direct opposition to his express
injunctions, and for having treated them to the best that his house
afforded when his unexpected intrusion upon their jolity cut
short their entertainment. The male prisoners presented as
• complete a rapscallion and blackguard appearance as it has
been our lot to witness. On going out about 9 o'clock with-
his lady to a friend's, he fastened the house up, and gave the two
girls strict charge that if any one knocked at the door they
were not to answer, that it might be supposed they were from
home. He then leftahe house with Mrs. Howell, locking the
door after him, and putting the key in his pocket. On return-
• ing, at a little before eleven o'clock, he was quite surprised to
find the three male prisoners sat round a table at his kitchen
fire, all of them in a state of intoxication. On the table they
had a jug of ale, half a gallon of coffee, some broad(' ham, some
. corned beef, and some hot rolls, regaling themselves in first
rate style on his property. It appeared that the girls had
helped the men in by a shutter, through one of the windows.
He remonstrated with them on the impropriety of their con-
duct, and they then commenced to abuse him. On blaming
the girls, they one laid the blame on the other, and he could
make nothing of them. As they were so abusive, and behaved
. so badly, he gave them all into custody.
Mr. Hall.—Do you think the girls had been keeping company
with these. young men ?
Complainant.—l don't know; it appealed strange that there
were three of them to two females. (A laugh.) Had they
been two respectable young men 1 should have reprimanded
the girls and sent them about their business. It appeared to
sue that they wanted to stow these young men away. My last
servant was transported, and these are two new ones, add one
- of them has only been with me a week and the other a fortnight.
Laughter.)
Mr. Hall.—Well, Brannan, what have you to say ?
Prisoner.—Och, these two boys 1 gev a gallon or two of ale
to, and dhese gals sent for one of (These boys dhat she wanted
'inass An' he wint along to bur, an' ax'd me to go wid
Mr. Hall (to Conner, a dirty unshaven-looking fellow, with-
out any cravat, and a ragged dirty coat, buttoned a la militaire,
under bis chin.)—What are you
Prisoner.—John Connor. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hall.—What trade are you?
Prisouer.—A tailor, sur. This boy was too far gone an' wint
to see dhe gal an' I at dhe same time; an' this boy-wint either
us becase he could not sthop behind us. (A laugh.)
Mr. Hall.—Where is your place of business?
Prisoner.—Och, shore, in Paradishe-coort; an' I'ms, a
journeyman wid a giutleman named Forster, in Paradishe-
coort, as carries on a gintale bizness as a tailer. (Laughter.)
Eliza Wright, one of the girls, then said :—Please, sir, I
opened the window for them to come in; I have known them a
long time, and I did not mean any thing wrong.
Mr. Halt.—lt was very wrong to let them in and entertain
them at your master's expense. The probability is that your
master will discharge you in consequence, and you will have
lost a good place. It is very wrong, indeed.
Girl.—They bad nn meat at all; it was for our suppers; and
the coffee I made was for myself, as I was poorly.
Mullighan was then fined ss. for being drunk, as Mr. Howell
said be had been very abusive to him. The rest were discharged.

DISASTROUS WRECK.—During the tremendous storm on the
evening and night of 'Wednesday last, the brig Liverpool, bur-
t4n 353 tons, Thomas Louden, master, bound from 111iramichi,
New Brunswick, to Liverpool, with a cargo of deals, spars, and
lathwoed, was driven on the bar of Inch, in Dingle Bay, at the
hnur of twelve at night, and, amidst the raging surf, innne-
diately became a total wreck. On the vessel first striking, the
captain and Mrs. Louden (who unfortunately accompanied her
husband on the voyage) were washed overboard. Mrs. Louden
was never after seen. The captain gained the shore by laying
hold of a rope, but died shortly after of grief, cold, and fatigue.
The remainder of the crew, fifteen in number, were saved. The
Liverpool sailed from Miramichi on the 15th November. On
the morning after the wreck, the moment the melancholy intel-
ligence reached Captain Eager, of Minard, the next resident
magistrate, that very active and benevolent gentleman has-
tened to the aid and kind relief of the sufferers, accompanied by
a party of coast
guards and police, but, before they could possi-
bly arrive. plunder to a considerable extent had taken place.
Captain Ea:Ter, with the party under his orders, continued at
the wreck, affordin, every assistance possible for the preserva-
lien of the. pipped y, -on a bleak shore, and iu weather the most
inc!einent-we.ever, tememi,er, even at this season of the year,
xtreme severity, we are inforioed, that '
and as a,n instance of ,t 4 "
a poor labourer, named 11 who was working, at thy' wroth
on Thurvbay, died yesferdey, having actually perished of cold
trnd fatigue.—Kerry Post: 1