The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-08 00:00:00

FOLIC! INTELLIGENCE.-WEDNESDAY.

HEARTLESS ROBBERY.
A seafaring man named Holmes stood charged with a rob-
bery on board ship. The prisoner had, it appeared, heed
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employed on board the brig Elizabeth, lying in the Queen ,
Dock, discharging and loading, and had been kindly treated
by'the captain, who had advanced him small sums from WO;
to time. He worked with the seamen, one of whom, name,"
Frederick Fredericksen, said that on Monday night, at half'
past eight, while he was in the forecastle with the prison 11
and a witness (a boy) present, he took a sum of £25, whir
he had saved, out of his chest, and, for greater safety, put It
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in a place behind the chest. Soon afterwards the witness
went ashore, and did not return till eleven at night. In the
morning he missed his money.
The boy corroborated the first facts, anti stated that the
prisoner left the ship soon after the last witness, saying that
he would return in a few minutes ; but he never returned at
all.

A constable afterwards apprehended the prisoner in a lodg-
ing-house in Peter's-lane, and found on him a new suit 01
clothes and a new watch. He afterwards found, in a box to
the house, a gown-piece and other articles of dress. lie
stated that he had bought the watch some time ago frog'
Litherland and Davies, and gave various accounts of tne
other articles.

The female who kept the house where the prisoner and big
wife lodged stated, that on Monday night he had paid her
some arrears in a sovereign, out of which she gave his wife
some change.
Mr. Brown, watchmaker, Whitechapel, said that the watch
was purchased from him on Monday night for £5 55., and
that to his accustomed inquiry he gave the name of Wilkinson.
A shopkeeper, from whom he had purchased soine.of the
other articles, also appeared, showing that he had given $
false name as to the shop where he had bought them.
The captain of the vessel stated that he knew the coo-
plainant, who had served some years on board the ship, t°
be possessed of a considerable sum ; but he did not kW'.
that he had it on board, otherwise he would have locked It
up for him in the cabin.
Mr. Rushton said this was a very cruel robbery. Here
was a poor sailor, who had toiled for years perhaps to save
this money, stripped of all he was possessed by a man who
was before penniless, and who had that very night been in
sisted by the captain with a shilling. He was afterwards
found with a fine garment, watch, and other articles of value,
and the case was so clear that he must be committed to the
sessions.

STEALING TOOLS.
An Irish youth, named Thomas Ryan, was placed at the
bar, charged with having stolen a quantity of coachmakers
tools. It appeared that on Monday morning the prisoner
went to the shop of Mr. Higgins, ironmonger, Marybonef
and offered the tools for sale. He said they belonged to his
brother who had had a paralytic stroke, and was unable to
work, and that he had more tools. Mr. Higgins said he
would go with him to his brother and buy the remainder 14)1
him, if he (Mr. H.) could agree. The prisoner refused to
go. Mr. Higgins therefore detained him, and gave him in
charge. He said his brother lived at No. 10, Cross-hall
street : but on inquiry the constable found no such person
was known there. Thomas Fitzsimon, a coachmaker, said
he lodged in Francey's-street, Clarence-street, and arrived
on Saturday last, at the Clarence Dock, from Dublin. He
had a chest with him, with a quantity of tools and clothes in
it. The prisoner was a passenger in the same vessel, and
saw the chest landed, and put into a small wooden offiend
He left the prisoner on the quay about three o'clock, and
went away. He returned between five and six, and missed
his chest and all its contents, which were worth £lO. f'"
did not see the prisoner again until he saw him in custodY'
The tools produced were part of those missed, and were In!
property. The prisoner said he got the took-to sell front
person on board. He was fully committed for trial,

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.—Friday 13'4'
being the anniversary of the birthday of the illustrious hero
of Waterloo, who then 'completed his seventy-first year' 3
salute of seventy-one guns was fired from the grounds io
front of the workhouse. The strictest order was preserved,
and the children paraded around the area, and responded to
the salute with loud and unanimous cheers. This public
mark of respect to the Duke of Wellington was promoted by
a subscription got:up in a few minutes. In addition to this the
bells of St. Nicholas, St. Peter's, and Walton and other
churches sent forth merry peals, and numberless flags were
hoisted during the clay. Several of the pilots of this port.
belonging to St. Paul's Ward, 'assembled at the house of gr.
Edwards, Prussia-street, to celebrate the duke's birthday
The superb flag (which cost upwards of £7O) was hoisted out •
in honour of his grace, as Warden of the Cinque Ports.