The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-08 00:00:00

ROBBRRY BY A SERVANT

Jane Bagshaw•, aged :3!;, was charged with having, on the Bth
June last, feloniously taken a silver teapot, the property of her
master, John Hamilton.

Mr. Hamilton stated, that he resided in Toxteth-park ; the
prisoner lived as a servant with him. On the day above-men-
farmed he missed the silver teapot produced; it was -a piece of
old plate, and had been in his family for a number of years.
He gave information to the police, by whose vigilance it was
discovered that the teapot had been pledged at the shop of Mr.
Little, pawnbroker.„. Hill-sheet, Toiteth-park. The latter
stated, that the prisoner had pawned the teapot with him for
which was the sum she asked upon it. She stated that it
belonged to her mistress, Jessie Hamilton, in whose name she
pledged it. The prisoner, in her defence, said that her master
owed her a mouth's wages, and she had pawned the teapot to
par herself. Mr. Hamilton said, that the prisoner had-been
inlis service but a short time, and he dismissed her fur drunk-
enness. He" paid her wages up to the time of dismissal, but
she demanded a month's wages extra; which he refused to pay.
The linconnErt remarked to the jury, that nothing could be
more absurd than the notion that had obtained currency on the
subject of-this month's wages. If a servant behaved. impro-
perly, a master might dismiss her at any moment; and all the
wages which she could claim were those which were due up to
that period.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the court passed sen-
tence of transportation for seven years.

. 'PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND SPRY.
On Tuesday the grand•jury, sworn for the • present borough
sessions finished their labours. Previously to their dismissal
by the Recorder they delivered the following presentment.
The grand jury cannot allow themselves to separate with-
out repectfully intimating to the court their high approbation
of the new police in the borough of Liverpool. They deem
it eminently calculated as well for the prevention as the dis-
covery of crime; and they beg to express a hope that every well
wisher to virtue and good order will aid and encourage the body
in the due discharge of their duty. 'they also beg to express
the importance which they attach to the clear and valuable
manner in which the officers of the police have given their evi-
dence, which has greatly simplified and facilitated the proceed-
ings of the grand jury.
NICHOLAS ROSKELL, Foreman.
The Recorder expressed his high gratification at the senti-
ments which the grand jury had expressed, as from the oppor-
tunities which he had had, though they were not so extensive
as those of the grand jury, he coincided with them entirely.
He then thanked the grand jury for their unwearied attention,
and*disinissed them.

The following is a summary of the remainder of the con-
victions at the sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and yester-
day : _ _ _

To ,be transported for life.—John Charnock, aged 34, and
Alexander. Mac Goverin, aged 26, for stealing a sovereign,
from Walter Bushell Smith.
To he transported for 14 years.—James Charters, aged 28, for
stealing a watch, &c., the property of Robert Jones; Margaret
Burns, aged 30, for stealing £36 the property of Thomas Fleet-
wood, her master; John Potter, aged 17, and James Bains,
aged 19, for having stolen a quantity of plate the property of
M r. H. James Ames.

To ,be transported for 7 years.—John Wilson, aged 24, for
stealing a waistcoat, &c., the property of Joseph Armstrong;
William Dixon, aged 25, and William Langley, for stealing
three sovereigns, the property of Benj. Bateman; Elizabeth
Mottram, aged 19, and Catherine Hughes, aged 22, for steal-
ing a bank note for £5O, and other notes, the property of
Patrick Henry; Henry Dixon, aged 41, for stealing some
clothing, the property of Wm. Thomas; John Jackson, aged
41, for stealing some plate, the property of Mr. H. James
Ames ; John Maddock, aged 21, for obtaining goods under
false pretences, from Mr. M ander, and Mr. Wm. Duncan Mac
Andrew by forging the name of Mr. William Whitehouse;
Jane Dutton, aged 25, for stealing a table cover, and' other
articles, the property of Griffith Jones.
To be imprisoned one year.—Harriet M'Mellan, aged 18. for
stealing some articles of wearing apparel, the property of Wm:
Thomas; Mary M'Keown, aged 23, fur stealing a Vair of boots,
and two handkerchiefs, the property of Miss Eliza 1~ ernyhough;
Thomas Burke, aged 18, for having stolen a waistcoat, &c.,
the property of Kendrick Habertield;. William Hughes, aged
IS, for having stolen a pair of trowers, and a coat, the property
of George Henderson; Ellen Jones, aged 23, for having stolen
£7 from the person of John Grice; Samuel Dixon, aged 18,
and John Colman, 21, for uttering base coin ; Constantine Ma-
guire, aged 22, for uttering 'base coin.
To be imprisoned 18 months.—Ann Carty, aged 30, for steal-
ing a child belonging to John Evans, with intent to steal its
clothes; Jeremiah Cohen, aged 30, for uttering counterfeit coin.
To be imprisoned ,9 months.—John Moran,. aged 32, for
having stolen some workmen's tools, the property of George
Cormack.

To Ise imprisoned 6 months.—Sarah Ferguson, aged 26, for
having stolen a watch from the person of John Gough; Robert
:Edgar, aged 50, Maria Field, 26, and Maria Cavannagh, 19, for
uttering counterfeit coin.
To be imprisoned 4 months.—Mary Ann Bruce, aged 27, for
stealing:£ls from the nerson of Thomas Daniel; Samuel John-
son, aged 15, for stealing 125., the property of his master, and
to be once whipped, and confined 14 days in solitary confinement.
To be imprisoned 1 month.--Catherine Atherton, aged IS,
for stealing a watch from the person of Mr. Brassy; J. Roberts,
'l9, for having stolen a number of fowls, the property of William
Shotwell; Rose Southern, 24, for having stolen a watch from
the person of Edward Thompson.
• To be imprisoned 7 .days.—Thomai Comilla, aged 40, for
having stolen a gun, the property of Thomas Reilley.
Thomas Liff, aged 28, James -Fay, 21, Thomas Quinn, 23,
Patrick Duffer, 28, and William Greenhatn, 21, and several
others who were out on bail, named Plunkett. Johnsonrampay,
Fea. Boyle, and Bleakel, were charged with having created a
riot in Vauxhall-road, on the 2.3 d of April last, and violently
assaulted and injured some Of the police. The particulars Of
the riot have before appeared in full in this journal. The case
occupied considerable time. The jury found all the prisoners
guilty, but recommended them to the mercy of the court. The
Recorder, in passing sentence, ordered those who had been out
on bail to stand up. The sentence of the court was, that they
be imprisoned three calendar months, and kept to hard labour;
and it appeared to him, that in passing this sentence he had
paid great attention to the recommendation of the jury. Liff,
Quin, and Duffey were then ordered to stand up. The court
took into consideration the length of their confinement already;
they were sentenced to be imprisoned two calendar months
each: Greenhorn was sentenced to be imprisoned one month,
.and Fay who had used great violence, was sentenced to be im-
prisoned six months.
John Stence, aged 32, a man of colour, was charged with
having very violently assaulted Dennis Devine, in Moorfields,
On the 27th .of June, without any previous provocation. A
knotted cord, having three lead pullets at the end, was pro-
duced as the instrument with which the assault had been com-
mitted, and with which he had broken the nose and severely
injured the complainant: The jury found the prisoner guilty.
The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned three
calendar months.
This finished the sessions business, and the Recorder dis-
charged the jury yesterday about two o'clock.

BRITISH MusEcm.—We learn from an abstract of the ac-
Counts presented to parllament, that the receipts of the museum
from Christmas 1834 to 183,5, were £19.603 Bs., and the expend
ditvre for the same Period £19,079 4s. Of this latter sum up-
Wards of £ll,OOO consisted of salatles and wages.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr. M. M. G. Dowling, of Li-
verpool, have been unanimously elected members of the Dra-
reratit Atithdre Society; of London.