The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENC'E.

ACCOMMODATING Ttl [EVES.-4 youth named Isaac Dixon,
whose visits to the police-court are much more numerous
than to church or chapel, was, uu Friday, placed in the dock,
charged with having robbed a sailor. on Thursday night.
Thesailor stated that he was going home, ate rather late
hour, when he met a gentleman in- a frock coat, and another
person. He was very groggy at. the. time. The " gentle-
man" asked him, in a very gentlemanly. manner, if he would
be so kipd as to inform hiin in what direction Bispbam-street
lay.• •Complainaut replied that he was going in that direc-
tion himself, end would point out the street to htm. As they
went along, they came opposite to a public-house, and the
" gentleman," as a slight. repayment for the civility of the
sailor, beggerithat he might haie the pleasure of treating
him to a glass of ale.. Jack assented, as a matter of course,
and began to look upon his Strange companion as a" devilish
good fellow." When they lett the public-house, they pro-
ceeded, arm in arm, towards their destination, and by the time
of their arrival in Bisphana-street, the " gentleman" had be-
come so excessively. fond of the "tar," that he declared he
would not then go home, hut. would go and take a walk with
him. " He said 1 was a reg'ler rum fish, but he was a rum on
and no rnistake. inc in a reg'lar line, your honour,
and then fiSbed my pocketS, leaving me only one poor six-
pence to look at, like a monkey at 'a rotten nut." Magis-
trate—" Well, look about you, and tell inc whether you can
see the voting gentleman." Sailor—" I think he (the pri-
soner)
.be one of 'em, but I can't swear, as I was very
groggy." Magistrate—" flow much did you lose?" Sailor
—" I can't say that: I was very groggy—as full as a
fish, else I shouldn't have been such a flat." The prisoner,
who endeavoured to look like a very ill-used young man du-
ring the time of his examination, was remanded.

JEALOUSY.—A decent-looking, matronly Scotswoman, who
had a child in her arms, having, on Friday, been placed at
the bar, a young and rather showily-dressed female, named
Davis, neither killingly handsome nor disgustingly ugly,
entered the witness-box, and, having first smiled very
amiably, began in a low tone to complain as follows :
"This woman's (the prisoner's) husband came to one, sir, a
few evenings ago, as be had cone before, and pressed me
very hard--" Prisoner—"An' mair's the shame that ve
should let him do sae." Complainant (without noticing the
interruption)—"Pressed toe very hard, I assure you, sir, to
go and take a walk with him. I replied, 0 no, that will
never do, because' you are another woman's husband; it
would be quite improper in me to do so." Magistrate—" Yes,
I dare say vou exhibited uncommon prudence." Com-
plainant—'° l' es, sir, I acted as a prudent woman ought to
do in such cases; he bad a wife of his own, and therefore
Prisoner.—"Couldna ve us weel has tent him that ye
had a husband o' ver aim? Ye 'svouldna gang wi Jock, ye
say, 'because he had a wife, not because ye bad a hysband
yersel, Out on ye!" Magistrate—'' Are you a Married
woman ?" compiainailtLi" Yes, sir: Lot My husband is in
'Africa; he is a coopetWell, sir. as 1 was telling you, I
positively refused to walk or talk to him"; but I just hap.-
pened accidentally to mention the name of the place,where
I wes going to " Magistrate-'Not intending, of
course, that he should follow you?" Complainant—" 0
dear, no, sirl—and he ca me there after mc, and how could I
help it? Well, sir,in consequence of that, this woman came
-into nay house and called me' most ridieulous names, posi-
tively infamous, sir; she abused in a manner I can't mention,
sir, and struck me, sir, and all because her huSband had had
the audacity to speak to me when I toll him not." Magis-
trate—" A case of jealousy. Why did you (prisoner) go
into her house?" Prisoner—" I didn't go intil the loose at
a', sir; this was in the yard. I jest shook her for walking
out with him, and ca'd her a bit Missy, or such like, and she
lifted up her foot and kickit me on the left breast. They
made an appointment, and a' the neighbours kenn'd o't weel
eneugh. But it's nae uncornmon thing this wi' her. There's
always married women conini' till her !loose, to ask for their
husbands."' Mr. Hall seemed willing to act leniently, and
visit the offence with only a slight pecuniary punishment.
Prisoner—" But I'm vera puir the noo, and I hope yer ho-
nour 'lt no be hard wi' me." Mr. Hall—" But You can pay
the costs at least, my good woman; you had better do so."
Prisoner—" I dinna ken. He (her husband) took a good
deal of money, and never put a halfpenny in the house."
With some difficulty she was prevailed to come to this ar-
rangement; but, not having the money with her, a friend
proffered to fetch it. " Na," said the jealous wife, in a tone
of asperity that was ominous of any thing but peace towards
her guidman, tell the loon to come hisself—directly."

SHIPBUILDER'S BENEFIT SOCIETY—THE RIVAL SURE-
TA RiEs.—A case of assault, originating iu a dispute between
the members of the Liverpool Shipwright's Benefit Society,
came before Mr. Hall on Friday, which occupied a consider-
able time in the adjustment, although excessively trifling in
itself. The parties were Mr. Isaac Thompson add Mr. John
Foy, each calling himself secretary of the aforenamed society.
Mr. Snowball appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Daven-
port for the defendant. From the evidence of the different
witnesses, it appeared that the Shipwrights' Society is divided
into two parties, one of which, about- 100 in number, have
elected Mr. Isaac Thompson as their secretary, while the
other, numbering from 400 to 500, have elected Mr. John
Foy to till that office. The two parties had been in the habit
of meeting simultaneously at a building in Bold-street be-
longing to them, and the two secretaries were in the habit of
sitting side by side, for the transaction of business; but
latterly, it appears, one party has laid claim to a right of ex-
clusive possession, and has endeavoured to deprive the other
of the opportunity of meeting therein. The Foy party, it
would appear, had then, to prevent ill-feeling, agreed to meet
upon such nights as the building would not be required by
the Thompsonites; but their moderation led to their tempo-
rary ejection : they found, on presenting themselves at the
usual place of meeting, that the doors were locked, and in-
gress unattainable. To prevent the recurrence of such a
disagreeable circumstance, they reverted to their original
meetioe• nights. On Monday night last the two parties met:
Mr. Thompson had taken his seat in the usual place, when,
much to his surprise, Mr. Foy entered, ceremoniously seated
himself at the elbow of his rival, and requested him to make
a little more room for his book. The request would seem to
have led to a somewhat uncourteous reply, and the upshot
was that secretary Foy struck or pushed secretary Thompson
in the side with his elbow. __me,• ttall. thought that the con-
duct of the two parties was.:extremely absurd. Why did not
they meet in a spirit of 'good wilk arid let the majority come
to a decision which stilutibi be bindiug on all? If they could
not do so, surely they,might.ceme to an agreement to permit
Foy and his party tameet cm one. night, and Thompson and
his party on another night. By E 0 doing, neither would pre
judice any right in the building which they might possess.
There could he no doubt that the two secretaries were very
important men in theirowpminion; .but he thought the in-
terests of the' body at large would be better consulted by an
amicable settlement of their differences. If the two planets
must not appear on the same night, let the shipwrights do as
he had advised, and not go to law about the matter; if they
did, he hoped that bet!) parties would sufl'r for their stupidity.
The magistrate at last bi'ought the secretaries to consent
that, pending the settleMent of right, the two parties...ghoul('
use the building, each to meet: upon different nights. He
also advised them, through the means of their respective j
attorneys, to 'come to some final compromise in the :natter,
so as to do away with their foolish. disputes. With this ad-
vice, The tao parties were dismissed.-

THE LAST STAGE OF HUMAN DEGRADATION.—On Satur-
day, at the Police-office, John Bold, publican, of King-street,
Kirkdale,.tkas,summoned before-the magistrates on a charge
of harbouring drunken and disorderly characters in his house.
Inspector Thompson stated t hat in consequence of his atten-
tion hawing been called to.the.house from hearing singing
and noise at ten minutes before five o'clock on Sun-
day morning'lust, he entered it and there found.lB men and
4 vc** ' outen most of them drunk. Mr. Crewe, Solicitor,. Who
appeared on behalf of the defendant, enquired if the Inspec-
tor was, sure any
.of them AVON drunk. Inspector.—" Yes
I am; there was one-man so drunk that.:lte was reclining in a
corner, and another was holding a glass to his mouth to drink ;
he.was,too drunk to drink!"_ Mr. Hall said it would appear
they had been drinking there all night, for at five o'clock hi
the morning they were-found in-this helpless state. The de-
fendant was fined 40s, and costs.

UTTERING BASE COPPER COIN.-011 Friday. at the Police-
office, two Irishmen, named M'lvoy and M'Kenna, were
brought before Mr. Hall, charged with uttering a quantity of
base copper coin. Their transactions,' from the statements
made in court, appeared to be very extensive. The first
named prisoner gave £9 of the spurious copper to a trades-
man in exchange for silver, allowing a discount of sixpence
in the pound, and he offered large quantities to others, who
'declined receiving them. The tradesman passed the copper,
without being at all conscious of its being spurious. On the
apprehension of M'lvoy, a quantity of the same metal was
found at his lodgings, and a letter, from which it appeared
that the spurious coin was forwarded to him from Belfast by
the other prisoner.. The letter also intimated the writers in-
tention of -leaving Belfast by the steamer on a given day, so
that, on •landing from the packet, he was immediately appre-
hended
by an -officer .waiting to receive him. Two large bags were found on board the steamer Victoria, belonging to
voy, and it appeared from the statement of the mate of
the Corsair steamer, that he had been frequently in the habit
of bringing bags of copper from Belfast atthe
consisted
request of
M'Kenna for the prisoner Wiwi-J. The copper
onesipstedt of
pennies--harps,as they are generally called ; the portion bore the impress of George IV., and was
da'te‘arM2eSr.
It appeared to be compounded ail very course alloy,
pennies were thin and light. Mr. [Tall remanded the and the
soners until the Mint was made acquainted with the
case, d -
daring at the same time his belief that the Mint would
deeme
it advisable to prosecute for the offence.
CituELTy To A HORSE.—Nicholas Sloane, a carter, was
summoned to appear before Mr. Hall, on Saturdev, on in-
formation front Mr. Joyce, an. officer from the Customs.—
Mr. joyce stated, that, on Thursday last, lie saw the defend-
ant beating, a draught horse very brutally, with his whip. The
animal planged and endeavoured to get free, but was held
fast -by another man. The punishment was so severe that
several deep marks were inflicted in the breast. He (witness)
remonstrated with the defendant, and was told, by the man
who held.. the horse's .bead, that it was exceedingly un-
manageable. - Wit-ieSsi replied that sOch treatment was
enoughto driee the creature mad. The horse had, in his
pain, nearly jumped into One of the bonded vaults. Mr.
Hall asked to whom the horse belonged. Mr. Joyce said it
was the property of Mr. Briscoe. He (witness) went to the
last-named individual, and told him what
had happened.
Mr. Briscoe said the man had. done perfectly right, as the
horse was very refractory. Mr. Joyce asked him if he allowed
his horses to. be used in such a manner. Mr. Briscoe made
very light of the matter. out said,' the horse deserved lick-
inyArAlr. " It is a pity he did not feel a little of it
himself." The defendant's wife, who appeared for him, said,
My husband was not the driver of the cart. sir. He was
passmg at the time, sir, with his own cart, and the driver of
the Colter cart axed him if he'd be so c nod as to give the boss
a cut or two with his whip, sir„'Corditilee, being a good
natured man, he turned too, an' gave the boss a whippue.
It was not his boss, .w
his
sir, or he onldn't. a done it, of coorse,
for be's very kind to
own haSSes—he hes that charick-ter,
sir. Not being his own boss, he didn't care so much, sir, of
coorse, but just (lid as the Cother man tould him, sir." Mr.
Soyce pointed to. where,
.the real driver of Mr. Briscoe's
horses stood, and said, " 1 hat man held the horse fast by the
bead while the other man heat it, and the chief cruelty was,
that the lash . was made to cut. ail about one spot, (the
breast)." SYilliam.Nevitt, Briscoe's driver, was called up,
and he attempted to palliate his own fault by throwing the
blame on Sloane. ,Mr. Hall said tire conduct or both patties
had been exceedingly brutal. Sloane was ordered to payss.
and costs, and Mr. Hall directed information should be laid
against Nevitt.

A MODERN DON JUAN.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
an interesting-looking young woman, who gave her name as
Marian Hastirgs, and who appeared to be in the family way,
was charged by a dirty. ill-favourel individual, about forty
years of age, named O'Dogherty, with having pawned his
clothes. The complainant stated that the prisoner lived in
his service, and had pawned a variety of the furniture of his
wardrobe. On being asked what she had to say in defence
the prisoner burst into tears. A respectable middle-aged
woman, who represented herself as the step-mother of the
prisoner, here stood up, and stated that the prisoner lived in
the service of the complainant, who had seduced her, and
she was now in the. family way by him, and that the charge
was only a trick to get rid of tier. The witness had no sooner
done speaking than a middle-aged Irishwoman, decently
dressed; but whose .mother had evidently not studied the
graces, when engaged in the important office of bringing her
into the world, stood up, and with much heat addressed the
magistrate as she unceremoniously elbowed the complainant
out of the way. " Dhis is my hushbant yer warship, an' I'm
his wife." O'Doghertv.--" No such a thing." Mr. Hal!.
—Are you the wife that wrote me 17 letters; and each letter
as long as three ordinary ones?" Wife.—" Yes, sure. I
am ; an' you must jist excuse me as I'm no scholard." (A
laugh.) Mr. Hull.—" Where
,is Ann Fielding, the other
wife of the complainant, whom vou mention in your letter?"
Wife.—" I don't know, sir; dhey've made id up among
themselves." O'Dogherty (with much apparent indigos.
tiara.)-r" I never was married to her in my life ? Mr. Hall
(to the wife.)—" What is your name?" Wile.—" Bridget

O'Dogherty." Mr. Hall (to complainant.)—"Well, here
are Bridget O'Dogherty's marriage lines stating that she is
your wife." O'Dogherty.--"Nothing ov the kind."
Bridget.—" Indeed, an' 1 was marri'd to 'im lawfully in
March last, at dhe Parish Church in Doblin." Mr. Hail.—

"And this poor unfortunate creature has been seduced by
him, (addressing the complainant.) I believe your character
is very bad. This girl is now in the family way by you."
O'Dogherty.—" Not by me." Prisoner.—" Fes, I can take
• my oath of it; yOu know it well." lllr. Hall (to Complain-
ant.)—" You deserted your other wife.', O'Doghertv.—
" No sick a thing; she deserted me, an' tun of wid a pedlar,
and robOed me." Bridget.—" What he says, yer honour, is
not to be believed." The mother-in-law'ef the prisouer en-
quired if the prisoner was not to have her wageS; that she
could not get paid ? O'Dogherty.—"Och, she is IA in my
debt." Mr. Hall ordered the prisoner to be discharged, and
,
said be should institute an inquiry as. to bet her orntkpEt, the
complainant bad
.two wives; and if so he shouldpve him
prosecuted.
SAILORS' FOLLY.—Yesterday, at the Police-Uffie, a thief
and two prostitutes named John Smith, Ann Words Worth,
and Margaret Blair, were charged by a sailor with .having
robbed him of all his wages, which he had just draWn.. The
complainant, who appeared to have been so long at sea
hardly to have intelligence enough to conduct himself on
land, and certainly not enough to keep himself out of mis-
chief; stated, that he " fell in with" the male prisoner, and
offered to treat him to a glass of grog, to which the prisoner
agreed, provided his two female companions were treated.
The parties, together with a shipmate of the complainant's,
then all adjourned to a public-house, 'where they contrived to
get themselves fuddled into a happy state of obliviotisness,
when, according to the testimony.of the complainant's ship-
mate, whilst the women were engaging the attention of the.
complainant with no very tender or delicate dalliance, the
male prisoner, finding he could not pick hik pocket. pulled
out his knife, and whipped off the pocket with all it contain-
ed, about £2 10s., the want of which had not only taken from
the'complainant the capability of enjoying the happiness of
being drunk, but had also deprived him of food and lodging.
The prisoners were remanded for further inquiry.
SIAIPLICITY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a simple-
looking labourer, named James Andrews. who stated that
he was a plasterer, charged a common prostitute named
Eliza Jones, with having robbed him of 12s. " This woman,"
said he, " asked me if I would give her a glass of ale, and I
said, if she was in necessity I would give her twopennyworth,
—(laughtel.,)—and while I was talking to her she robbed me—
of 125.; she did, indeed, sir." (Continued laughter.) Mr.
Hall—" Were you drunk ?" Complainant —" No,
was quite sober." Mr. Hall—" Did you feel her take it from
your pocket ?" " No, but she was in my society when she
took it—(a laugh). The woman was sent for one month to the
Borough House of Correction.