The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

EXTRAORDINARY EMBEZZLEMENT AT dLASGOW.—On
Friday, Mr. Thomas Ramsay, described as a merchant in
Glasgow, was brought up at the Police-court under a
warrant charging him with embezzlement at Glasgow.
The extent of his deficiencies is stated to be £lB,OOO.
Mr. Wilson, of the firm of M`Leod and Wilson, is the
party at whose instance the prisoner was apprehended,
and an application to have the prisoner sent to Glasgow
was granted.
CELLARS.—On Tuesday, forty-two persons residing in
Grafton-street, Hurst-street, Mann-street, Upper Freder-
ick-street, and Lower Harrington, appeared at the Police-
court, to answer informations charging them with per-
mitting their cellars to be occupied as dwellings, after
having been served with notices from the Health Com-
mittee as to their illegal construction. In most cases the
parties were fined twenty shillings, and four and sixpence
costs. Many attempts were made by the parties to obtain
a mitigation of the fine, but the magistrate invariably
refused.

CONSEQUENCES OF FAVOURITISM.—On Tuesday last,
a Mrs. Heaton appeared at the Police-court to prefer a
charge of assault against her neighbour, Mrs. Robinson,
who had on two several occasions broken open her door,
threatened to rip her up with a knife, and used other
dreadful threats towards her. The ladies were tenants
of one landlord, who had looked upon them with unequal
eyes, for he painted Mrs. Heaton's house, but only slap-
dashed Mrs. Robinson's. This was an unpardonable
offence, and Mrs. Robinson showed her indignation by
assaulting Mrs. Heaton's door and threatening to assault
herself. The assault was not denied, and, in consequence,
a fine of 10s. and costs was awarded.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF MONEY.—Henry Airey and
Ellen Wilson were brought up before Mr. Rushton, at the
police-court, on Thursday, on a charge of robbing Mr.
Green of £B4O. Police-officer Grisenwaithe stated that
on Wednesday week a gentleman named Green was rob-
bed of a large sum of money, in Islington, consisting of
bank-notes and bills. From private information he re-
ceived, he went to the house of the prisoners, and told
them the charge, saying he would search the house. The
male prisoner then produced a purse containing £B9 in
gold, which the officer took into his possession. Both
prisoners wers taken into custody. Mr. Green said he
was robbed in Islington, on the evening of Wednesday
week, but he had no knowledge of the thieves, and could
not identify any person. The evidence being insufficient
to convict the prisoners with the robbery, they were dis-
charged.
CAUTION TO BUILDERS.—On Tuesday, Mr. Duckworth
was summoned before Mr. Rushton, at the instance of the
Health Committee, for having erected four privies in Scot-
land-road, in a manner contrary to the terms of the building
act. The doors were of wood instead of wrought iron.
The size of the opening door was also different from that
prescribed by the act of parliament, and the bands for the
doors were fastened with nails instead of screws ; and
instead of Yorkshire stone, freestone had been used. The
magistrate said he should fine Mr. Duckworth £5. Mr.
Duckworth said he had resisted because he wished to
know whether the " recommendation" of the Health
Committee were binding upon him or not. The stone
he had used was hard Park stone, got about forty years
ago, and was quite equal to Yorkshire stone. Mr.
Rushton said it was necessary to clear this case from all
doubt. He wanted to show to all builders that he was
determined to enforce the law, whether it respected
smoke, buildings, or health.
ROBBERY.—On Wednesday, at the Police-court, a
young man, named Thomas Horton, assistant to Mr. Ga-
letti, of Castle-street, was charged by that gentleman
with robbing him of money, jewelery, &c., to a consi-
derable amount. Mr. G. said that he had for some time
suspected the prisoner of making free with his money, as
he had missed a sovereign at a time. On Tuesday, he
counted out twenty sovereigns, and having marked the
whole of them, put them (in paper) into a small drawer
in the shop in which he was in the habit of occasionally
putting money and small valuables. He locked the
drawer and took out the key: On again opening it he
found but nineteen sovereigns in the paper, and Faye the
prisoner in charge. He was searched, the missing coin
was not on his person, but a comb was found in his
pocket, part of the missing stock. Some keys were also
found upon him. The house where the prisoner lived, in
Salisbury-street, was searched by the officer, and in his
box, which one of the keys opened, were found many ar-
ticles, small boxes, a writing desk, brooches, shells, &c.,
all taken from the shop. Six pawntickets were also
found, and some of the pawnbrokers having been called
upon, they produced several gold rings and watch guards,
a gold seal, a pair of gold spectacles, and other valuable
portable articles, and which Mr. Galetti identified as his.
The prisoner had admitted to the officer that he had taken
the articles found in the box from the shop, but intended
to take them back. He was committed for trial at the
sessions.

CURIOUS AFFAIR.—On Saturday morning week, in-
formation was given at the Police-office that a robbery
had been committed at the tea warehouse of Mr. Smith,
St. James's-street. It was stated that a cash-box, con-
taining £5OO, had been stolen from his bed-room. Bills
were immediately printed, offering a large reward, and
every exertion was made to discover the supposed depre-
dator, but without effect. On a more minute examination,
the police were of opinion that no robbery had taken
place, notwithstanding the cash-box was ultimately found
bearing marks of having been forcibly broken open. Mr.
Smith, being dosely questioned on Monday, acknow-
ledged that he had sent the money to a distance, by one
of his shopmen, and consented to accompany an officer
for the recovery of the property. The motive for this
strange conduct may perhaps be guessed at by some per-
sons. On Wednesday, Mr. E. Roberts applied to the
magistrates for a warrant to go and search for the cash-
book in the possession of Mr. W. Smith, St, James's-
street, who lately put forth a placard stating that he had
been robbed of £5OO. Mr. Rushton asked the nature of
the case, when he was informed, by Mr. Superintendent
Brown, that the person who bad given the information as
to the robbery sent the money to Heyworth, in order to
defraud his creditors. The money had, however, since
been given up. Mr. Rushton said he had no jurisdiction,
as there was no act of bankruptcy committed ; the appli-
cant must go, as petitioning creditor, to the Court of
Bankruptcy. Mr. Superintendent Brown said he under-
stood the book had been destroyed. Mr. Rushton said
he could not interfere. At a meeting of the creditors
which took place on Monday, Mr. Ed. Roberts, account-
ant, and Mr. Ashton, accompanied by one of the credi-
tors, and Mr. Smith were despatched by the train to
Heywood, near Rochdale. On arriving there Mr. Roberts
and Mr. Smith went to the residence of the party who
had been searched, and he was compelled to admit that
he had a sum of £552 in his possession, and, after a little
delay, he gave it up. On examining his book Mr. Roberts
found that goods had been sent out from the shop without
being entered, and he has been tracing them, by the
carriers' books, to their destination.