The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-14 00:00:00

POLICE IiVrELLIGENCE.

FEMALE BELLIGERENTS.—It is strange that the "gentler
sex" should have such a strong propensity for ungentle
strife. However it may arise, the organ of "combativeness"
must in them have a much more prominent developement
than in men. It would be an interesting enquiry, whether
the presumed prominence of this organ in women was not
caused by the frequent and continued pressure of the strings
of bonnets and caps, since the 'phrenologists hold that the
formation 01 the scull may be altered, and being altered, its
altered form certainly indicates different qualities of mind as
belonging. to its possessor, to what he formerly had with his
cranium, in its original shape. One man, noted for stupidity
and want of memory, tumbles head-foremost down a ladder,
fractures his scull by delving in his caput ; and when at last
he comes to his senses again, and his cranium is properly
soldered, he is. found to have amazing powers of memory
and to be a prodigious wit. Why,-therefore, should not the
continued pressure of cap and bonnet strings alter the form
of female craniums, rendering prominent one part. dubbed
"combative," which being raised, according to the phreno-
lOgiits;indkates an altered and combative disposition? We
assert nothing ; but throw it out as a suggestion for the in-
genious to follow up. Be this as it may, it is beyond all
question that the most combative part of the population is
`the gentler sex." For one charge, at the Police-office, of
two men having squabbled and fought, ten such charges as
regards the women are heard. On Wednesday, Alice Blenk-
horn, apparently an artizan's wife, considerably battered by
acpuaintance with the work, appeared at the Police-office to
answer the charge of Mistress Deborah Coyle, (one of those
extraordinary specimens of Cockneyism, the offspring of the
"Great Metropolis," who sometimes astonish us Provincial-
ists by the odd cotnpound they present of ignorance, self-
sufficiency, little-mindedness, and conceit) for having vio-
lently assaulted her and spit in her face.
Mr. Shuttleworth.—Who is the complainant?
Mistress Coyle.—Hoim the complainont.
Mr. Shuttleworth.—State your complaint to the magis-
trates.

Mistress Coyle.—On Satawdey week hoi bawd a boy
cwying at the dwo, and her boy was a beeting' of my boy
tewably about the heed and hoyes. On the 9th in the even-
ing, hoi vos standing—

Mr.
Hall.—Will you tell what happened on Saturday ?
Mistress Coyle.—She stwuck me violently on the feece on
Satawdey evening. Hoi wos calling of rnoi choild to the
dwo and she stwuck me; she then endevowed to pull me
down by the skewet of mot dwess, and she spit in my feece.
Mr. Hall.—All arising about these two dirty little children
quarrelling.
Mistress Covle.—No swa; she stwuck me on the hoies
and feece.

Mr. Hall.—Continually quarrelling about these children;
if each of you had taken a whip and given the children a
good flogging, you would have acted in a much more sensi-
ble manner.

Mrs. Coyle.—Arter hoi hed bin 'ere on Mondey, she bed
bin a beatin' one of my poowa little defenceless childwen ;
they can testify what she has done. Hoi hey bin used
shamefully by that cweta. (With great heat.) Hoi hem in
dwed of my !off fwom her.
Mr. Hall.—You see what a display of temper this is?
Mistress Coyle.—lt is not honly to me but to her children
she does this. (In a great passion and beginning to cry.)
Hoi wish hoi bed hed something in moi hawse, hoi would
hey cleaved her head.

Mr. Hall.—You see what a violent woman you are; how
you let your tongue go!
Mistress Coyle.—Hoi wos as mute as a man swa. (Laugh-
ter.)
Mr. Hall.—We have something else to do here than to
occupy our time with hearing such absurd nonsense.
Mistress Coyle (in a paroxysm of passion.)—She up with
a yowling pin and siwuck me ovwa the hawin. (To the de-
fendant)—Oh you monstwa ! (Loud laughter.)
Defendant.—Her son, on Sunday, struck my child, and
spit in his face.
Mr. Hall.—The only way to make you both keep quiet is
to make both of you find bail.
Mistress Coyle.—She is a weglaw boxwa. (Much laughter.)
It is a vevy hawd case a wespectable woman cawnt be pwo-
tected in her hown ouse.

Mr. Hall.—You are two most violent women; two perfect
fiends; you are now eager for a contest.
Mistress Coyle.—Hoi hem not in the habit of no such work.
Hoi hem not in the habit of gassiping or hoidling with no such
folks. Her husband testitoies that my husband hes two
woives—

Mr. Hall.—The only way to put a stop to this is, you must
both find bail.

The two viragoes were then taken into custody, and sat in
the dock looking pitchforks and snap-dragons at each other,
till their unfortunate husbands were sent for from their work
to get them bail."

EXCISE INFORMATIONS.—On Wednesday, at the Police-
office, Morgan OTlalierty and William Gray were sum-
moned to the Police-office on the information of Gibson, the
excise-officer, charged with having an illicit still and other
apparatus for the illegal manufacture of whiskey. Gibson
stated that having received information that there was a pri-
vate manufacture of whiskey carried on in Crosshall-street,
on the 4th of May he proceeded to the premises of Morgan
O'Flaherty, in Crosshall.street, and there, and in the ad-
joining premises occupied by William Gray, found a copper
still head and worm, three gallocs of spirits, a drying malt
machine, a quantity of wash, four barrels and a half of porter
and ale, two pipes of cider, and a quantity of malt. The
still was at work running spirits. There was a communica-
tion from the cellar to a house in Bothwell-court, where the
distillation was carried on. The house in Bothwell-court
was locked up and unoccupied. O'Flaherty and Gray were
both there. On being cross-examined by Mr. Crewe on be-
half of the defendants, he could not tell whether the pro-
perty found was the joint property of O'Flaherty and Gray
or not. Mr. Crewe submitted that the case was not made
out that the whole of the property belonged to the two de-
fendants. He submitted that there was not sufficient evidence
to fix the parties as joint owners. Mr. Hall thought the case
d very clear one; there was sufficient evidence to lead to the
conclusion that both were concerned together. Goods for-
feited.

Michael Cavannah was summoned to appear before the
magistrates fur having in his house a quantity of illegal spi-
rits. Rowlands, the excise officer, stated, that from infor-
mation he received he searched the defendant's house, and
found him endeavouring to secrete a bottle containing a quart
of Irish whiskey. He was convicted in the mitigated penalty
of 1;25.

Michael Carrington was convicted in the penalty of £5 for
having five gallons of spirits in his house more than the excise
permitted him to have.
John Hill, of Hurst-street, was fined £ll 12s, treble the
value, for having a quantity of tobacco found in his house
without a permit. It was alleged he had taken it in payment
from a.sailor who lodged with him. The tobacco was valued
at 8d a pound and the duty 9s.
INFORMATION UNDER THE SMALL, TENEMENTS ACT FOR
THE DETERMINATION OF TENANCY.—On Wednesday, at
the Police-office, Eliza Gooding was summoned before the
magistrates, under the new act for the determination of sms'l
tenements, for refusing to give up possession of a cellar, in
Cooper's-row, for which she could pay no rent. Mr. Kenyon,
solicitor, appeared for the complainant. Mr. Hornby stated,
that Mr. Shakeshaft had a house in Cooper's-row, and Eliza
Gooding occupied the cellar under the shop, as tenant. He
bad applied to her for rent, and she said she could not afford
it, and had never paid any. He was not present when the
place was let. Mr. Hall said, this was not the way to prove
a tenant; it must be proved in the same way as in a court of
law. This was the first case which had come before him un-
der the new act, and he wished it to be understood, that he
should require the strictest proof of tenancy. He would not
abate the smallest degree of evidence. It was giving a ma-
gistrate considerable power to turn a man out of his house;
and, although, when the case Was proved, he must give effect
to the law, still he would have very clear evidence on the
point. Mr. Kenyon.—"'Then you think, you cannot do with-
out giving the evidence of some person who heard the agree-
ment of tenancy ?" Mr. Hall.—" It is not for me to say
what evidenceyou shall give." Mr. Kenyon.._" Would you
hear the landlord, I have him here?" Mr. Hall.—" Thre
is no clause in the act which empowers to examine the land-
lord." " Mr. Kenyon said, he had no other proof of tenancy."
Mr. Hall.—"'Phis is not sufficient proof." Case dismissed.
Another case was similarly dismissed on the same grounds,
for want of evidence of tenancy.

INFORMATION AGAINST ALKALI WORKS.—On Wednes-
day, at the Police-office, Jane Lee, of Byrom-street, manu-
facturing chemist, was summoned before the magistrates,
for creating a nuisance, by generating' muriatic acid gas, at
an alkali manufactory. Mrs. Lee's manager appeared,
and
pleaded guilty. He said, he merely had to state, that Mrs.
Lee had left off the making of the salt cake for some time,
and she would not attempt to make it any more. At the
same time the firm consisted of widows, and orphans, and he
hoped the magistrates would be as lenient as they could.
Mr. Hall said they had no power ; they had only one course,
to act as the law directed. file Manager.—" Can't you miti-
gate?" Mr. Hall.—" No." The Manager.—" You have
mitigated some cases in my hearing this morning ?" 111 r.
Hall.—" You are a very great lawyer ! Some acts of par-
liament give us certain powers which others do not." He
had pleaded guilty, and was convicted in the penalty of £5.
There was a second information against the defendant, which
the the deputy Town-clerk withdrew, on the understanding
that the nuisance should cease.

SUMMONS FOR A SEAMAN'S WAGES.—Captain Johnson,
of the barque Hector, was on 'Wednesday, summoned to show 1
cause why he refused to pay to Thos. Dellawynes the sum of
£9 18s. 7d., claimed by the latter as the balance of wages •
due to him. The complainant stated, that he shipped on the ';
15th August, 1837, at Liverpool, to proceed to Bombay and •
back at the wages of £2 15s. per month. He was discharged
by the captain at Bombay, on the '23d February, 1838, and
he claimed wages up to that time. Mr. Hall, finding the
entries in the articles very incorrect and irregular, the dates
being wrong, and the captain's signature wanting, threatened
to have an information laid: in which case he said he should
certainly. inflict a heavy penalty. The captain said the com-
plainant was shipped as steward. When at Bombay, he left
him, and shipped himself on board the Abbotsford. The
complainant interrupted the captain, and said he shipped in
the Abbotsford by his (the captain's) consent. In reply to
this, the captain said the complainant said to him one day
while they were at Bombay, " I don't seem to give you satis-
faction; 1 think 1 had better leave your ship." He (the
captain replied, " 'Wel!, you may leave, of course; but I
must provide myself first." In an hour afterwards he (the
captain) wrote to the mate, telling him by no means not to
let the steward leave the ship. He, however, took a boat and
went to the Abbotsford. The captain hart him before a ma-
gistrate, who ordered him to return on board the Hector, but
he again deserted; and was taken before the magistrate three
several times. At last the magistrate told the captain that
he would not be able to do any good with the man. Mr.
Hall.—" And you agreed to let him go; you gave him leave ?"
Captain.—" I did."ihe captain proceeded to say that it
was au agreement in the articles that the steward should not
drink any intoxicating liquors, and that he was to he answer-
able for all bottles and stores that were missing. There were
sixteen dozen of bottles missing, and the steward had not
only drunk a large quantity of liquor himself, but he had
carried it forward to the men. Of this, however, the captain
had no proof, as his first mate was shot at Bombay, and his '
second mate was drowned as they came into port. Some
charges that the captain made were allowed, knd it appeared
when these were deducted that the balance due was £1 9s. 2d.,
which was ordered to be paid.
YOUTHFUL DErnaviTY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
a lad named William Morgan, scarcely 14 years of age, was
placed before Mr. Hall‘ charged with having committed a
burglary. Policeman 238, stated, that between two and
three o'clock that morning he heard a cry of Police in Nor-
folk-street. and on going there, bad the prisoner given into
his custody. Mr. John Blythe. a respectable inhabitant of
Norfolk-street, stated that about two o'clock that morning,
he was awoke by a noise in his house, and saw a light in the
room. He got up and found a lighted candle stuck against
the bed-post of an adjoining bed-room. He immediately set
about rummaging to find the cause of this, and under his own
bed, where he and his wife had been asleep, he discovered
the prisoner concealed. He immediately seized him and
gave him into the custody of a policeman. He bad effected i
his entrance into lityakebnreaking a window,
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beenuse
getting through the broken pane.
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bunch of keys, which
hanging beside the bed, was found upon him, and with these
be bad rummaged a number of drawers which they opened,
and taken from them a quantity of trinkets and articles of
little value, and these and a tea-caddy were also found in his
possession, and a box of lucifer matches, when he was taken
into custody. Mr. Parkinson said the 'boy was known, and
was a very bad lad. He had been placed by his parents in
the workhouse, from which he had made his escape. While
the different trinkets were being produced which had been .
found upon him, the prisoner was laughing with the greates
assurance. Mr. Hall ordered the informations for his coma
mitment to be taken.

Vottrp.

DURHAM MORITURUS

(SEE COVVPER'S POEhIS.)

(From the Morning Herald.)
I am a monarch of all I survey,
My rule there is none todeny;
From the lludson right round to the sea
lam lord of the low and the high!
Yet royalty! where's the delight
A Normandy finds in thy face?
Better banished to illoscow outright
Than to reign in this horrible place!

Dear Grant, I am but of your reach
While you shrink under Brougham's fierce frown;
Too distant to hear his harsh speech,

Or give him back one of my own !
Alt the rest, save your chattering sub,'"
--MrtttstleS Mtn iticriiruci see' •
They're accustomed so oft to a snub,
Their tameness is shocking to me!

To manoeuvre and talk fast and loose,
Peculiar blessings of man!
Oh ! had 1 the wings of a goose,
How soon would 1 taste you again!
My spirits I Then might resume
In factious intriguing and bustle—
Might learn from the wisdom of Hu,ME,
Or be eheer'd by the sallies of RussE.t.t.

Intriguing ! what p!easure untold
Besides in that magical word!
To me more than silver, than gold,
Or diarnundst could ever affoid!
But here, as the price of their sins,
We have put down ail groauings and shouts;
All cheers of victorious'lNS,
All sighs of disconsolate OUTS.

Ye winds, that transported me hithar,
Convey from the land I regret
Some welcome intelligence whether
I shall there become premier yet!
My friends, do they now and then send
A wish for my presence' again?
Oh! tell one I vet have a friend,—
Though Broitgleam's the falsc,t of men !

Disappointed ambition ! how often-
It recurs to the scene of its pride !
As if recollection could soften
The pain of the barb in its side!
When I think of my scat in the cabinet,
I dream—a sweet fancy there;
But mem'ry soon spoils my Queen-Mabbing it,
And tortures me into despair.

But Buller has gone to his nest,
And Turton laid down in his lair!!
Even here there's a season of rest,
And something to solace our care.
There's a salary to every place !
And the salary—encouraging thought!—
Gives e'm to our exile a grace,
And reconciles all to their lot!
• Sir G. Grey. + Qu're black ?—PRINTER'S Diable

LaTEII.APLY NOTICES.

The Asiatic Journal. September.
This truly interesting periodical has arrired some-
what late. It contents will be found as attractive and
varied as ever. The " Review of Eastern News" is
a careful and impartial synopsis. In the notice of the
"Modern Hindu Stage" we find many amusing speci-
mens of the oriental drama. " The Analyses of East-
ern Works" are copious and faithful. "The Moon-
light Old Man" is an amusing abstract of a Chinese
fiction. The account of "Goa" is a paper of great
historical interest. The article headed " China" em-
bracts some very striking and original extracts from
recent publications. The " Battle of Seetabuldee" is
a spirited relation. "The Romance of Autar" fur-
nishes some novel particulars. The "New Fact re-
garding Maliornet" affords an additional proof of the
acquaintance of the impostor with the scriptures. The
miscellaneous intelligence includes an immense mass
of useful and important information respecting India,
China, Persia, Ceylon, Burmah, Mauritius, Austral-
asia, New Zealand, Sandwich Islands, Circopia, Syria,
Cape of Good Hope, &c. &c.

Guide through Ireland, descriptive of its Scenery,
Towns, Seats, Antiquities, Oc. By James Fraser.
Dublin : W. Curry, Jun., and Co.
The publishers of this truly national work de-
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will become an indispensable companion to every tour-
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The publishers must have incurred a very considera-
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