The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, an
Irish woman, who responded to the name of Julia Kiltbside,
having an extraordinarily capacious mouth, and having large
projecting and diVided teeth, which gave her frontispiece some-
what'of the appearance of a half-open iron rat-trap, and whose
volubility did justice to her ample requisites for it, appeared
before the magistrates to prefer a charge of assault against a
fellow countryman named Bartholomew Matthews. Mr. al-
, venport 'defended the accused. The complainant, addressing
the magistrates, said, " Plase yer riverences, on Saturdhay
mornin' me husband was takhen very bad intirely, an' bekase
he tould me, I dhrew his wages, £1.4d., for the wake; an' sure
is throe I owed this man's mother £l. Os. 3d. of id. Well, sure,
I got me money at four o'clock, an' whit to the pawn-shop to
redame some bits o' duds afore the money should be wantin'
an' not to be found, whin this spalpeeu's mother follied me, the
crathur, an' sis she, ' Is that the way ye're goin to pay me now?
—is id there ye're goeu stead o' comin' to pay me?' I said, as
me husbhand is taken ill, I'll sthick by the money. Wid that,
yer honners, she cotched me by the neck, an' almost squeazed
de breath out o' me. This man conies rennin' up, and widout
saying 'py your lave,' at all, at all, he knocks me down, but I
gas up an' runs away down an entry, whin he follied me an'
knocks me down agin, and gev me two big lumps on me head?'
Mr. Davenport: Was it not the gin-shop you were coming
out of instead of the pawnbroker's ?" Complainant : " Gin-
shop! trogs!" Mr. Davenport : " You mean by your husband
being taken, that he was taken for debt, do you not ?" " Shure,
shir"—" Did he not give you instructions to thaw his wages
and pay the amount to the defendant's mother as part of the
debt?" " Shure, shir; but I thought I'd sthick to the wages
as he was fasht." " Well, you swear you were not in a gin-
shop when the defendant's mother came up and asked you if
that was the way you meant to pay her ?" I will swear Id; I
never tasted a dbrop, not a dhrop but a glass ov ale." " Were
you drinking spirits?" " Dhrinking spirits! avouch! not a
dhrap, though I was knocked down, an' it was but iasonable I
should have some spirits to kape me up under such instances."
" Were you not quarrelling with and abusing this young man's
mother, because she wanted you to pay the money, when he
came up and interfered, and then you scratched his face and
gut knocked down in the scuffle ?" " Oh, wurrab ! did ever
any body hear!" " Were you not calling very hard names?"
"Me call bad names !" " Were you sober? did
you know
what you said?" " Yes, capital well I knowed." " Did you
not shake your purse in his face, and say you had the money,
and you would keep it ?" " Musha, when ! no, no, no." Mr.
Davenport said the case was, that the mother of the defendant
was asking the complainant for the money which the husband
had promised, when the complainant began to abuse and strike
her, and the defendant coming up at the time, and seeing his
mother struck, took hold of the complainant in consequence,
when she, scratched his face. e called a young woman named
Honour H 1-b
Hutchinson, who deposed to being present at the time
of the assault. Mrs. Killbride was coming out of a gin-shop,
and was tipsy, when the mother of defendant met her, and asked
her if she was going to give her any money, when she gave the
old woman a great deal of insolence. The old woman followed
her, when the complainant began to ill use her, and the defen-
dant coming up interposed. the complainant shook her pocket
at them, and told them she had the money and would keep it,
and if they dared to take it, she would swear a robbery against
them. Complainant : " Augh, gemini!" The magistrates im-
mediately dismissed the charge.

UNPLUASANT PREDICAMENT.—On Saturday, at the police-
office, a respectable-looking artizan and his wife, named Ed-
ward and Sarah Jones, were brought before the magistrates on
a charge of having stolen a watch. Mr. Richards, the pawn-
broker, deposed that the night before, about seven o'clock, the
wife had called at his shop to, pledge a silver watch which he
produced, which corresponded in its marks and description with
those given in a bill issued from the police office, of a watch
which had been stolen. He accordingly sent for a policeman.
She then wished them to send for her husband, who she said
was in a public-house in Stanhope-street, and who had sent her
with the watch. A policeman accordingly went there and found
the husband and brought him. The husband, in defence, said
that about a fortnight ago he went, after his work, to get a glass
of ale at a public-house in Parliament-street, and, whilst there,
he went to the privy and heard a watch ticking; it was quite
dark; and he there found the watch in question. He asked
on his return if any one had lost a watch, and made many
enquiries in the neighbourhood, but could find no owner, and
gave himself no further trouble about it. Several persons in
court spoke to the prisoner having made enquiries, as he had
stated,, and he was in consequence immediately discharged.
Custarno-uoys.—On Saturday, at the pollee-office, a chim-
ney-sweep named Jones was brought before the magistrates,
charged with having employed a child as a climbing-boy under
14 years of, age, contrary to the provisiona of the act of parlia-
ment for the better regulation of chimney:sweeps and their ap-
prentices, which piovides thatuo chimney-sweeper " shall hire,
use, retain, or employ any child under the age of 14 years, other
than an apprentice bOund according to the provisions of the act;"
the provisions are that the boy's consent be given, after a trial, to
be apprenticed, and his indentures to be certified by a magistrate.
If these provisions are not complied with, the offending party
is liable to a penalty of £lO, and not less than 40s. Barton, the
constable, deposed that on Thursday he was going down Har-
rington-street and saw a crowd and a sweep, quite a child, in
the centre of then', crying.
,The prisoner was shouting to him
" Dennis, come along, and threatening him if he did not,
what he would do with him. He took him into custody in con-
sequence. The child was carrying a soot bag and brush. Mr.
Shuttleworth, one of the clerks to the magistrates, deposed that
the prisoner had never applied to have the lad on trial, nor had
he ever applied to have him bound-an apprentice, and allowed
by the magistrates, according to the provisions of the chimney
sweepers' act. A female named Jane Robinson, deposed that
she' knew the boy and knew his mother, but did not know
where she was at present. He would he seven years old in
September next. The prisoner, in defence said, that the boy's
mother had given hint to him, and he had no way of getting a
living but by sending the boyfup a few small chimneys. He bad
had him about five months. Mr. Adam Hodgson, the magi-
strate, said it appeared the prisoner was employing the child to
sweep chimneys, and he was not an apprentice, and he had no
right- to employ him withoat complying with certain condi-
tions with which, from the evidence of Mr. Shuttleworth, he '
had not complied. The magistrates had decided to fine him
405., or one month's hard labour in the Borough gaol. The
magistrates wished it to be known to the prisoner's trade, that ,
they would not allow these little boys to be employed. The
lawinterfered in their protection, and if the magistrates found
any chimney sweeper not acting in strict accordance with the
law, ur employing parties they had no right to employ, they
should use severe means. The child which appeared very deli-
cate, was then given in charge of Mr. Evans, to get put into
the workhouse. On being librought to Bridewell it had to be
sent to the Infirmary, its limbs were so sore from climbing.
Tun SALOONS.—On Saturday two of the saloon keepers, of
Williamson-square, were summoned before the magistrates on
an information laid by Mr. Parkinson, charging them with hav-
ing, on Saturday night, had a number of men and prostitutes
drinking and drunk in their houses. They were each fined 20s.
and costs with an admonition that if the offence was repeated
they would be summoned again and the fine rendered more
severe.

THE HACKNEY COACH NUISANCE AT THE RAILWAY.—
On Saturday, at the police-office, Mr. Hilbury, the manager at
he railway station, appeared before the magistrates to lay an
formation against the driver of Thomas Wainwright's coach ,

No. 4, for driving before the station entrance to ply for Pas-
sengers on the arrival of the trains, and greatly obstructing the
egress. This was not the proper stand, and the defendant had
frequently been ordered off for it. He was fined 7s. and costs.
If the offence were repeated he would be fined again more
severely.

FEROCIOUS Docs.—On Saturday, at the police-office, Win.
Jones, a carter, was summoned before the magistrates on a
charge of keeping a ferocious dog, which had flown at, and se-
verely injured two valuable horses belonging to Mr. Bent, the
brewer. Mr. Mawdsley appeared to support the complaint.
Barton, the constable, deposed that on Thursday night at a
little after six o'clock as he and Ainsworth were walking down
Summerseat they saw a dog attack the horses iu Mr. Bent's
dray. The dog first flew at the shaft horse and seized it by
the nose, bringing it down on its knees. The dog then seized
it en the flank, and bit it severely. It was then taken off, but
again escaped, and flew at the leading horse, seizing it by the
nose, and bringing it on its knees. Another witness corrobo-
rated this statement. The wife of the defendant appeared, and
said the dog was always kept fastened, but had got out by acci-
dent.‘n Her husband ily earned 15s. a week. Mr. Mawdsley
said the defendant pair o tax for the dog, and it was this class
of persons keeping dogs who were the cause of most of the dis-
turbances,
and dog fights which occurred. He pressed for the
1 full penalty of 40s. as the only means of abating the nuisance.
The magistrates said they should fine the defendant 40s. and
costs, but if he consentedsto have the dog destroyed they should
mitigate one half of the penalty. Mr. Mawdsley said, if the
dog were not destroyed, he had instructions to enter an action
against the dqendants.
STEALING tines( A WAREHOUSE.—On Saturday, at the Po-
lice-office, two carters, named Joseph Green and Edward Grif-
fiths, were brought before the magistrates, charged with having
stolen a quantity of nutmegs and spices from the warehouse of
Messrs. Cornthwaite, coffee and spice merchants, in Hanover-
street. Mr. Peter Cornthwaite deposed to one of their ware-
housemen showing him a cask of nutmegs, from which he saw
that a great many had been taken. On going into a stab'e, to
which no persons but the prisoners had access, be found in the
manger a quantity of nutmegs. He gave information to the
police, and Ainsworth, the constable, searched Green, and in his
pocket found a quantity of fine ginger, which he said he had root
from one of the cellars. Nothing was found on Griffiths. He
had them both sent to Bridewell. Some tea was also found in
the stable, which he had no doubt was the property of himself
and partner. Ainsworth, the constable, corroborated this state-
ment, and said the prisoner Green, whilst he was searching him,
confessed to having taken some nutmegs. He then went to the
lodgings of prisoner Green, and told his mother he had come
from her son for some nutmegs. She immediately took some
keys and opened some drawers, and gave him a quantity of nut-
megs. Chalmers, another constable, deposed to finding the
nutmegs in the manger, and also some tea in the lanthorn
wrapped in brown paper. Joseph Jones, warehouseman to
Messrs. Cornthwaite, deposed to examining the nutmeg cask,
and finding a deficiency of 341-1). in the weight. He went to the
cellar where Griffiths lives, and there found a bag containing
unground coffee,which he afterwards gave to the constables.
He had no doubt but that it was his master's property. The
prisoners denied the charge. They were committed to take
their trial for the offence.

THEaTittr-ROYAL.—On Friday night Miss Turpin took her
benefit, in the drama of " Robert Macaire," her husband (Mr.
H. Wallack,) sustaining the character of Robert Macaire. The
house was a good one, and the piece went off well. Miss Turpin's
place as a cantatrice has f a night or two been supplied by
Miss Betts, from theTheatre-Royal, Drury-lane. On Saturday
evening Shakspeare's tragedy of "Richard the Third" was re-
presented. Mr. Stuart personated Richard in a more subdued
tone, and with less rant than we have frequently seen it played.
We used hardly add it was an improvement. We did not much
admire Miss Faucit's Lady Anne, the representation was spirit-
less and wanted finish; but indeed we do not wonder at this, for
the house this evening was wretched, and it is but poor encou-
ragement to play to empty benches. In the afterpiece of Der
Frieschutz, Miss Betts made her appearance as Agnes. Her
voice is powerful and of rich tone, but nothing very extraordi-
nary. Mrs. Bland, of the company, as Anna, sung in a very
sweet style the songs which fell to her quota. This lady is a
very pleasing little actress, with a voice which does nut lose
much in comparison with the stars who occasionally appear--
she has been too much overlooked. We can assign no other
reason than that "a prophet bath not honour in his own coun-
try.' Mr. O.' Smith personated Zatniel. ,We have seen far
more terrible Zarniel's ; his voice too, unfortunately for this
character, is hardly diabolical enough. Last evening Mr. 0.
Smith took his benefit' in the drama of " Presumption," with the
afterpiece of "Robert Macaire," in which Mr. Vale, of the
Theatre-Royal, Covent-gardent, personated Jacques Strop.

ZOOLOGICAL GAR DENS.—On Wednesday last the children
from the Welch Charity School, in Russell-street, (240 boys
and girls,) were permitted to view this splendid menagerie.
Great praise is due to the conductors of this establishment for
their liberality on this and similar occasions.

THE FETE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Last evening
was one of the first evenings advertised for this novel exhibi-
tion. As early as five o'clock, crowds began to perambulate
towards the gardens, whilst hackney coaches. &c. were put in
bustling request. Shortly before eight the garden was crowded,
and presented a splendia appearance, more than the customary
preparations having been made, every corner being hung with
coloured lamps, and a variety of figures all over the garden
being illuminated with them. In the hollow behind the me-
nagerie, a temporary proscenium was erected for Mr. Yates's
scenic representations. Around this the principle mass of the
crowd collected, and owing to its being a dead level in front,
this part of the evening's entertainment was cut out from the
principal part of the visitors. Several seats on the centre of
the grass plot were eagerly seized as 'vantage positions, and
though standing on these certainly gave their fortunate pos-
sessors a superiority over their neighbours, they yet com-
pletely shut out all view from persons behind. Those too who
happened to be of middle or low stature, comprising most of
the fair sex, found the heads of tall gentlemen made of most
impenetrable stuff. Yates's voice too diffused in so large a
space, was lost and heard but by the fortunate few in the im-
mediate front. If we might form a judgment from the hearty
laugh and the buz of applause, his comicalities told well. Miss
Belt's voice sounded very sweetly through the gardens, and
was of sufficient power to be heard all round. She was loudly
applauded. Mr. Williams sung an excellent comic song, but
his voice was weak and consequently ineffective, the great mass
not hearing him. The gardens at this time had a most splen-
did appearance. Owing to the higher price and the higher or-
der of entertainments, the visitors generally were, of a superior
class. The fire-works were on more than the ordinary scale of
magnificence. We understand that there were full 5,000 'per-
sons present. The weather fortunately was extremely favour-
able. The same routine of performance and exhibition will be
represented to-night.
THE ASSIZES.—The Commission for the Summer Assize, for
the northern division, was opened at the Castle of Lancaster, on
Saturday. The Judges for the circuit are Mr. Justice Coleridge
and Mr. Baron Parke; the High-sheriff, Charles Standish, Esq.
of Standish Hall.

OPENING OF KIRKDALE CHURCH.-011 Sunday the church,
lately erected at Kirkdale, was opened for divine service. Two
most excellent sermons were preached by the Rev. Mr. James,
the minister appointed. The church was crowded to excess.
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH SCHOOLS.—The second annual re-
port of these schools has been published, and is of a most gra-
tifying nature. The whole of the expenses of the schools have
been paid by subscription without an appeal from the pulpit
being rendered necessary. The average attendance in the fe-
male day school has been about 80. The boys' daily school
was opened on the Ist instant. The general account shows a
balance of £l7 3s. lad, to be carried towards the next year's
expenditure.

ELECTION OF A DOCK COMMITTEEMAN.—The election of a
rate-payer to fill the vacancy caused in the Duck Committee by
the death of Robt. Woodward, Esq., took place on Saturday.
The candidates were J. B. Yates, Esq. and Alex. Maxwell, Esq.
At the final close of the poll the numbers were, for Mr. Yates
182, for Mr. Maxwell 108; majority for Mr. Yates 74.

CA uTtox.—A man, having the appearance of a shoemaker,
called at a gentleman's residence in the Park-road, and, having
told the servant be was to have her master's boots to make some
trifling alteration in them, she delivered a pair of new ones to
his care. On the gentleman calling on his bootmaker to know
for what they had been fetched, it was discovered to be an im-
posture, no boots having been sent for at all. It is hoped this
caution may save others from being imposed upon in a like man-
ner, as no doubt, he will try the same tricks elsewhere.

HEYwooD.-On Saturday last, an Operative Conservative
Society was formed in this thriving village; about 40 members
were enrolled the first night, and there is every prospect of its
embracing a great number of the operatives employed in the
neighbourhood A. deputation from the Bolton Society, con-
sisting of J. Cooper and I'. Latham, attended the meeting.
The Reading-room is expected to be opened in about a fort-
night, to which several influential gentlemen have promised to
contribute, by sending books, newspapers, &c.--Bolton Chronicle.
DEATH BY DROWNING.—The following melancholy occur-
rence took place on board the Charlotte, Captain Sloane,
which recently discharged her cargo in the Brunswick Dock:—
John Cummings, extra tide-waiter of customs, on the 3d in-
stant, was boarded on the abovementioned vessel. On going
towards the channel of the vessel, he unfortunately missed his
bold and fell into the dock. Every assistance was rendered to
save him by the master and shipkeeper who were on board and
left
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FALL OF A BUILDING.—Last week, a building near the top
of Temple-street having been pulled down, workmen were eta-
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in digging, on the site, the foundation for a warehouse.
They appear however, to have proceeded rather carelessly with
their work, for, on Sunday forenoon, the building adjoining
tumbled in ruins. Fortunately, it being Sunday, no workmen
were on the premises, or life and limb might have suffered.
BURGLARY.—A very daring and extensive robbery was, on
Friday night, committed on the premises of Messrs. Claypole
and Son, clothiers. The doors were forced open, and two pieces
of broad-cloth, a quantity of ready-made clothes, hosiery, &c.,
to the amount of upwards of £lOO, were carried off. The two
pieces of cloth were found, on Saturday morning, in St. John's
Churchyard. Through the vigilance of the Police, two indivi-
duals supposed to have been concerned in the robbery have been
taken into custody. They were placed before the Itlagistrates
on Saturday, and remanded for the production of further evi-
dence.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON SHIPBOARD.—On, Tuesday last Mr.
John Shedley, late commander of the ship Malabar, died at the
Infirmary, his death having been caused by the following cir-
cumstance. About two months ago, when going down the river
at Savannah, the deceased ordered the anchor to be let go. One
of the men let the stopper go too quick, in consequence of which
it struck the deceased and broke his leg. He entered the Infir-
mary a month ago, with his limb in a frightful state, the bone
protruding through the skin. He languished from the 2d of
July to the 2d of August, when, mortification having ensued,
he expired.
A WRECKER.--A man, named Richard Halidav, has been
committed to Chester Castle, for stealing on the 2d instant a
chest, the property of some person unknown, and which had
been washed on shore from the wreck of the John Welsh, OD
the Cheshire coast.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SPAIN.

A INHOA, JULY 31.—The Royal Head-quarters, on the even-
tug of the 29th, was changed from Villafranca to Aspeitia.
'Vile last Christine account of the march of Gomez states that
that General, on the 27th. was at Tencio, and was expected at
Oviedo on the 28th. Two battalions of the English legion, and
a company of Chape.hrorris, embarked at St. Sebastian on the
3Uth; to reinforce the division of Iniante, and thus, if possible,
stop the Carlists from returning natoßiscay, and give Espartero
time to take them in the rear.

The following are the last accounts from Aragon :--
SARAGOSSA, JULY 29.—"1 he town is in a state of fermenta-
tion, and the people cry aloud for the heads of the Ministers.
" The Urbanos of Alcorisa, having appointed their command-
ant, joined the Carlists. _ . .

"Cabrera and Quilez, are in the province of Valencia, and
the Christino General, dontes, at Terruel.
" The commandant of Fort Cantavieja having promised to
deliver up the place to the Christino General, Mantes, was be-
trayed and hung by his men. The Christino hoping that the
fort would surrender, laid seige to it, were warmly received, and
compelled to retreat with the loss of upwards of 3:10
Morning Herald.
An article, dated Prussia, July 17, in the Augsburgh Gazettet
after expressing an opiuidu that Dun Carlos is evidently gain-
ing ground in Spain, and in the end will succeed in establish•
ing his authority, says that the Powers have hitherto refrained
from acknowledging him as sovereign, oecause such acknow-
ledgment would have had the air of moral violence, a subject
on which Spaniards are extremely jealous. But as soon as
affairs in that country have assumed a more decided aspect,
and the issue of that struggle is no longer doubtful, the Powers
of the North will not hesitate to acknowledge Don Carlos as
the legitimate King of Spain.—Morning Herald.
The Journal du Commerce has a letter of the 22d ult. from
Genoa, which states that a magnificent hotel has just been taken
in that town for Don Miguel: