The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTVLLIGENCE.—Vra n.‘v

HILUTAL ASSAULT,

John Poole, a carter, complained against James Hartley,
a blacksmith, living in Cheapside, for having assaulted him.
The complainant said, that on Good Friday last one of his
boys came to him, and complained that the defendant had
been beating him, whereupon
.he (witness) went to the defen-
dant to remonstrate with him upon the impropriety of his
conduct. Some words ensued, in the course of which defen-
dant seized a hammer, and struck him a blow, which burst
the right eye from his bead.

Hartley, in his defence, said, that while lie-was engaged in
white-washing his shop, on Good Friday, one of the prose-
cutor's boys came, and commenced throwing stones, and as
he would not desist when bidden, he gave him a slight slap
on the cheek. Shortly afterwards his father came, and after
behaving in a very outrageous manner, struck him, and he
(defendant) returned the blow. He would swear he did not
strike him with a hammer.

The defendant called two men, who were present at the
time of the altercation, who swore positively that at the time
the defendant struck the blow he had not a hammer in his
hand. From the appearance of the man's face, it was almost
impossible that such a blow could have been inflicted with
the fist.

Mr. Rushton said this was hardly a case for him to adju-
dicate upon. He could not inflict any punishment adequate
to the injury received. He thought the defendant ought to
be committed : however, as the complainant had chosen to
take the steps he had on the proceeding, all he could do was
to levy a fine. Hartley was fined .f 5, or to be imprisoned
two months.

CAUTION TO PUBLICANS

Inspector Walker complained against Elizabeth Price, who
keeps a tap in Charles-street, for allowing drunk and disor-
derly persons in her house. The officer said, on the night of
the 15th inst. he went into the tap, and found sixteen prosti-
tutes and several men drinking.
The defendant was fined 40s. and costs.
Thomas Millington, 'who keeps a beer-house in Hood-
street, was fined in the like penalty for having eight men and
three prostitutes drinking in his house at two o'clock in the
morning of the 12th instant.
Inspector Cotlam complained against Robert Johnson,
who keeps a public-house in Naylor-street, for a similar of-
fence. Cotlam stated that on the Hight of the 16th inst. he
went into Johnson's house, and found sixteen prostitutes and
twenty-seven coloured men.
Mr. Martindale, superintendent of hackney coaches, prov-
ed a previous conviction on the 27th March, and it was also
shown that there had been a conviction on the 6th January.
Mr. Rushton said the act made it imperative on him, un-
der the circumstances, to adjourn the hearing of the case un-
til the next special sessions.

• AN AMERICAN COOR'S PERQUISITE.
The captain of the American ship Geatoo appeared before
Mr. Rushton, for the purpose of preferring a chap-re of felony
against two important members of his crew, the cook and
the steward, who had, it seemed, made a kind of joint-stock
affair of the " slush" or fat, which the former regarded as
the especial perquisite of all persons exercising so important
a branch of the culinary department. A barrel of the
" slush" had been sold to a person on the dock-quay, and
the purchaser paid ten shillings to the cook, and five shil-
llings to the steward, for its contents. The captain, hearing
of the sale, demurred, and gave his men into custody.
The defendants, two intelligent Americans, slightly co-
loured, stoutly contended that they were justified in acting
as they had done by a very excellent authority—the prescrip,-
tive privilege of their " order," ' " slush," in all well-regu-
lated ships, being the perquisite of the cook ; besides which,
that functionary maintained that the captain, by an especial
agreement with him at Boston before sailing, conceded to
him the " slush," in consideration of his receiving only six-
teen dollars per month instead of twenty-two.
The captain, however, stoutly swore that he had never
authorised the selling of the " slush," and the poor fellows
were sent to the tread-mill for seven days in consequence.

SATURDAY.
SY,LI.ING CONTRABAND SPIRITS,

Emanuel Rogerson, a man of colour, and Benjamin King
were placed before Messrs. Rushton and Houghton, charged
with having had in their possession seven gallons of French
brandy, which they had offered for sale to Mr. James Rim-
mer, publican, Beet-street. It appeared, that, on Thursday
last, the prisoners called upon Mr. Rimmer and showed him
a sample of French brandy, which, they said, they would
sell to him at a low price. He requested them to call again.
He told supervisor Rowlands of the circumstance, and he
advised him to purchase whatever the prisoners would sell
him. He agreed to purchase seven gallons, which the pri-
soners were to deliver to him On Saturday, at ten o'clock.
Rowland watched them closely after this. On Saturday
morning they got into a car, taking the brandy in bottles,
rolled in a blanket. They delivered it to Mr. Rimmer, and
Rowlands seized both the brandy and the prisoners. They
were fined in the mitigated penalty of £25 each. In default
of payment they were committed to Kirkdale Gaol for three
months, during which time they are to be kept to hard
labour.

THE INFLUENCE OF SATAN.
John Haram, a dock labo4rer, was charged with having
stolen a large piece of new copper, the property of Messrs.
Vivian and. Co. One •of the 'police-officers on duty at the
Prince's Dock saw the prisoner going through.the gate, stop-
ped him, and asked him what he had under his jacket- He
said " Nothing." The -Policeman saw that -this was not
true, and, opening the breast of the jacket, .produced the
copper in question. It had Messrs. Vivian and Co.'s mark
on it, and turned out to have been stole• • by the prisoner
from a vessel that was- loading on• the west side of the
Prince's Dock. The prisoner confessed the theft, and said
he did not intent! to steal anything; but the devil had put it
into his head to take this piece of copper. He was com-
mitted to gaol for three months.