The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-01-22 00:00:00

OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

On Monday evening laSt Lord Sandon, accompanied by Mr.
Adam Hodgson and .Mr. Wm. Potter, visited this- institute.
His lordship's entrance -was greeted with loud cheering.' On
entering the room where • the discussion class was, assembled,.
Mr. Williams, who was in the chair, vacated it, and requested
his lordship to occupy that station to which his kindness to the
institution so eminently entitled him, to which request his lord-
ship acceded. Lord Sandon, on taking the chair, expressed
his gratification, on returning from the political scene to which
his duties called him, in witnessing the success of that institu-
tion, to the formation Of which, in some means, he had been
instrumental; and it gave him unmixed pleasure at seeing such
a number of young men collected together for the purpose of
improving themselves, and prosecuting those higher attain-
ments which it was the duty of every well regulated and pro-
perly disposed mind to pursue, and he hoped they. would be
eminently successful.. After his lordship had remained about
an hour, -an adjournment was moved, and his lordship again
expressed the pleasure he lild had in wi:hessing so well o
ducted a delu;te, and his good wishes-for the ticcess of the.iu-
stitution. • His lordship-and party then left amidst the greetings
of those assembledr• . . .

Last evening, a numerous Meeting of the members of the
above asmhciation was held in the large room of the Crane
Tavern, St. Vincent-street East, Lord Sandon having signified
his acceptance of their invitation to pay them a visit. The
meeting was fixed for nine o'clock, shortly before which time
the room was densely. crowded by the members. Mre Richard
Holmes, the president, took the chair. Soon after-- rtine
o'clock, his leViship entered the room and was received with
deafening plaudits and cheers, which almost bid fair to be inter-
n; ivable.
Lord SANDON; on rising, was again greeted with cheers; 'as
soon as the cheers had subsided, his lordship spoke as follows :
I hear a respectable gentleman near me say, " we are not lost
yea" (loud cheering,) I take that word from his mouth and re-
peat " we are not lost yet;" nor do I expects we shall lose when
see great numbers of the hard-fistel mechanics, as they arecalled, .
assembled together—men who are not ashamed or fright-
ened of meeting any body, either on the score of understanding
or physical power, it that should be required—when I see these
men around me, as well as the leading merchants of the town,
and when I have seen, as I did two nights ago, an immense as-
sembly of the tradesmen of the town, we need not indeed be
afMid of our enemies when we see all classes united, heartland
and, together to support us against our enemies. Perhap, gen-
tlemen, I should not have said enemies, for I do not wish to
call any man my enemy—l should rather have said our politi-
cal:opponents. I3ut, indeed, some of these political opponents
have treated us with more than the common opposition of poli-
tical feeling; they have persecuted the honest freemen of this
town with a bitterness of animosity which cannot be considered
very consistent with their liberal professions. • (Loud cheers.)
As long as they could win the freemen of this town, they were
hand and glove with them, they courted them in every way;
but, as soon as they found they would hot serye their purposes
any longer, they turned from them. (Cheers,) It is now three
or four years since I have been engaged in defending the privi-
leges of that respectable .body. (Cheers.) It was not trader
that flag—(pointing to a blue and purple flag on the walls)—
it was not under my name that those privileges were' even for
one moment endangered. Under my flag the name of the. ho-
nest freemen of this town was never breathed against. No, it
was breathed: on by another—by a gentleman who, when he
wanted them, was the foremost to defend them; but I have
found that I have had to fight theirbattles single-handed. (You
have.) I hope this specimen of the liberality of those who pre-'
fess so peculiarly to be the friends of the people will make you
suspicious of those who, in future, lay so worthy a claim to that
title. Whatever efforts I could have made in the House of Com-
mons in the cause of the freemen would have been utterly useless,
as there was a party there too strong to make head against. But
there was another house of the legislature high in rank and station,
which had always been as ready to undertake the defence of the.
liberties, of their fellow-subjects as their own rights, who had
undertaken their defence. (Cheers.) They knew the value of
hereditary privileges; they knew that those on whom those
rights and privileges were conferred had a respect for the ane
cient institutions of their country. That those rights taught
them to- look-with. pride on their ancestors who had deserved
well, and that they taught their children to deserve well of their
country, as their ancestors had done before them, that their pri-
vileges as well as their rights might be handed down. I 'hope
such meetings as these will be frequently held—l hope that such
classes as I see around me will learn that they have as deep an
interest in the prosperity of the country as the richest and
noblest classes; that their industry will be deprived of its
proper reward if agitation is constantly to be shaking the
country to its centre. ( Loud anti long-continued cheers.)
They will determine that the country shall not be disturbed by
the agitator of the sister country. (Cheers ) They will feel
deeply interested for the welfare of the sister country, and wish
for its improvement, but they will not take their wishes of im-
provement from O'Connell. (Loud cheering.) I hope we
shall see that improvement in the internal condition or the
country which it is the interest of all England that Ireland
should_ obtain, and of Liverpool especially. But I do not be-
lieve that he who receives from 20,000 to 25,000 a year of the
wretched earnings of the poorest peasantry in the world is the
best instructor as to the best means of improving it. (Cheers,
and cries of " No, no.") There is no need I believe that I
should address any words to you to encourage you to renewed
exertion. I believe the operatives from the various portions of
the town are here—from the north and the south, and from the
east and from the west—that those here assembled are not con-
fined to any particular division of the town. 'I hope that from
this little room will emanate a great spirit of activity, of energy,
and of zeal, which will infuse itself throhgh every part of the
town; and, if it be called for the defence of-the country in any
manner, that it will never be found wanting. (Great cheering.)
I hope we at least are contented with the institutions of Eng-
land. I hope ..we do not think ourselves yet obliged to go
abroad to see if we can find anything better than the old
constitution. Trials are made in all directions by other states;
we see other countries trying to be fSee and luippy—trying
this experiment and that- experiment, but I find no ceuntry has
succeeded yet: none but England hes attained as we have at-
tained for a series of centuries the eirjoyment of a happy and
stable liberty. (Loud cheering.) That liberty which provides
fur the security of property of the higher classes, as it does for
the freedom ut thought of the lower classes. I believe if you
once get what is called " a dominion of the voice of the people•
unchecked in any manner," that that class which
believe
has gained
the freedom will be the first to rue it. (Cheers.) I
we all know we are liable to err, especially when' - in great
masses, we get carried away by excitement. And we know, in-
dividually, that it is of some use to have some. check over us;
and I believe also that great masses of men will find that it is
Much better for them that there is now autithen a check ou their
impetuosity. (Cheers.) This is no speculative language—this
is no speculative theory ; it is the theory of the old English
constitution, which has beets tried, and has already struggled
through many storms and tempests. (Great .cheering.) We
shall not be the men to abandon this constitu; ion ; we shall not
be the men to go of road France and Anierica to seek there
for a better; we are contented with the constitution which we
have inherited, and we are desirous of transmitting it to our
children. (Cheers.) These are the feelings which animate
nee and these are the feelings I am sure which animate those I
see around me. I believe most sincerely they are the feelings
which animate the great mass of the inhabitants of this town,
whatever their professions may be. ( Hear, hear, and cheers )
I have, myself, no doubt on the subject whatever, however gen-
tlemen may be disposed to adopt temporary opinions, I know
that 'the' conservative -party, lathe last great struggle, bad a
large majority; 1 know that nothing has occurred since to im-
pair or diminish that majority. I know that that majority, from
all I have heard, is likely to increase—that none of the events
of the last twelve months have been such as to make many less
ority of Englishmen
attached to it. (Cheers.) I know that the course which Sir H.
Peel took—(eheeridg)-1 know that that course has not been
such as to alienate the affections of his fellow-countrymen,
I know that the close and indissoluble alliance which has taken
place
disliked
do
burysstehaete
iamb jin power and the man
stennet
.a„ g)stit At i.
has not been such as-to draw closer to that party the feelings of
fiir we'd show them how it is
do
this country. (Loud'cheers.) I beg leave to thank youihope f
or the
kindness with which _Neu have listened to me, and
we
may not be obliged to put on our armour for another election
a(n" rate hopei twe ,hall,
eery li'
troublesome businQss; at the
sante time, whenever it does come, we shall be ready fur it at a
• •lordship sat dot( •• • • -
moment's warning. Ilis a amidst enthusiastic
cheers, which lasted several minutes.
The CH AIRMAN Said it was his duty to announce to them,
that in accordance with the unanimous wish of the members of
the society a deputation had (visited on Lord Shriden requesting'
him to .favour them with his presence that evening, which he
bad.kindly acceded to. Ile trusted that the operatives, with
the tradesmen and the merchants of the town, would all unite
together. in one common cause; they worshipped at the same
altar, and gave obedience to the same laws;. it was to the in-
terest of each to act its unison, not only in principle but in
deeds, that when the enemy approached they might be prepared
for him. Ile called on the, operatives, generally to come for-
ward and enroll themselves in that society in defence of those
laws and that constitution which had been obtained for them
by their forefathers, and bled for by their forefathers, against
the usurper Cromwell, and in later days in the rebellion in
Ireland. Mr. Holine concluded amidst loud cheers.
Mr. Werner: shortly addressed the 'meeting and strongly
urged the necessity of their coining forward for tile purpose of
preventing the Church of England from being overthrown, and
defending their King and their Constitution, that they might
leave to their children those laws under which they had pros-
pered, and which had been handed down to them from their
forefathers. (Cheers.) He trusted that bel• ire the next elec-
tion, the conservative cause would go on increasing in strength
as it had done, and that they should then return two conserva-
tive members. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. OLIVER said he was difficultly situated. He happened
to be one oft:hose unfortunate men who had been the butt of the
newspapers of the town. He had been one of those on whom
the radical press had spoiled much paper and wasted much
ink; be meant to say he • was one of the old burgesses.
(Laughter.) Ile was peculiarly unfortunate, for he had
inherited his freedom from his grandfather, who had been free
of Liverpool a hundred years ago. He wanted to know on
what principle of justice he was deprived of that freedom ?
The burgesses had been attacked by the • Liverpool press in
e•rery form, without the means of defence. There was nothing
disgraceful which they had not uttered against them, and by
none more had they been reviled than by the trumpery LIVER-
POOL JOURNAL. tie understood the word "reform" to mean
bad made better, or better made best; at any rate, that a thing
should he made better; and he would ask any man if the word
"reform," as thus defined, was applicable to the measures car-
ried by the reformers since they ot into power under the•
municipal reform act. (Cheers.) tie hail wrongfully been de-
prived of his freedom; but he was told as-a justification of that
act, that parliament was omnipotent, and had a perfect right
so to act; he had now ceased to be free. The other day
he had envied the freedom of a dove. and the question naturally
arose in his inind—if parliament are thus oninipetent, why and
they give one wings and equal freedom? (Chers and
laughter.) One thing was certain—they were not omniscient,
or they would not have passed the municipal reform bill.
(Cheers.)
Mr. Ty ir ER, the secretary to the society, said, that that society
had first been given rise to in consequence of himself and ()tilers
meeting with numbers of freemen after the last election, who had
pledged themselves for the conservatives, but who had voted for
the opposite party. It was deemed advisable, in order to avoid
such an occurrence in future, and that the operatives might be
drawn more together, to form such a society as the present. In
the first instance they lead written to the South Lancashire Asso-
ciation, but had not for some time received any answer. - Hav-
ing at last had an inquiry from them as to their numbers,
and the regulations of their society, they. at once deter-
mined on forming it, and had from that time gone on re-
gularly increasing in numbers. And one of their body (Mr.
lingden) at the late Newton conservative meeting had spoken
out in a manner which had done honour to the operative body,
and whose printed speech had been extensively circulated. On
the Tradesmen's Conservative Society being established, they
had wished to unite with them, which object they had at length
attained, and he hoped their union would add strength and he of
advantage to the conservative cause.
Mr. WiLioNsoN, a member of the Tradesmen's Conserva-
tive Association, expressed the pleasure he felt in attending
their meeting, and his hope that the two societies would act in
unison together.
Mr. 'al arnert rose to propose, "That this association shall
bind itself to.use, in the event of another election, all the just
influence which this society has in its power to secure Lord
Sandon's return to the House of Commons—(tremendous
cheering)—and to give him their earnest support. And that
this association should also feel themselves highly honoured if
his lordship would condescend to become a member." This
resolution was put' from the chair, and carried with great
cheering.
Lord SAN DON said it was with great pleasure that he ac-
knowledged the kindness with which they. bad received the
proposition that he should be enrolled a member of their so-
ciety, and which he had the greatest pleasure in accepting. He
hoped that when any one of them came to London on business
in which he could assist them that he should have the pleasure
of seeing them; he Would not forget them, and he hoped when
he came again among them that they would not forget him; he
hoped he should always find them hi as good spirits, as firm, as
loyal, and as attached to`the conservative cause ache now found
them; he hoped he should find them still more extenntilthdede
far bey-und the very limited compass of that. room, uat

(Before JAMES CLARKE, Esq., Recorder, WILLIAM Wataacs
CURRIE, Esq., Mayor, and'a bench of Magistrates.)
After the usual oaths had been admioistesed to the Mayor, the
following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury
Joseph Brookes Yates, Esq., Foreman:
Joseph Ackers, James Gill,
' Henry Booth, R. E. Harvey,
Wm.-BraOdreth, Willis n Huson,
James Bourne, G. H. Lawrence;
John Barnes Brancker, I Robert Morris,
F. Boult, jun., I `Thomas Moss,
T. Win. Duncan, Peter Sergeantson,
W. Fletcher, T. C. Wilde, and
Robert Gladstone, • , J. Nelson Wood, Esqrs.
The Recorder then proceeded to deliver his charge to the
grand jury. In conformity with his duty be must • tell them in
the first instance, that this borough continued unaltered until a
fresh commission of the peace was issued, and that they would
assemble as usual. In delivering his charge to them he' did not
doubt but that they would do their duty as their predecessors
had always done before them—give their entire and sole atten-
tion to the business to be brought before them. He was happy
in stating to them that in many parts of the country there was
a decided decrease of crime. At the late Lancaster sessions
there was not in the calendar a single case of felony. He found,
also, at the Preston.- sessions that the recorder had remarked
there, that even in those districts, which were very populous,
there had also been a decided decrease of 'crime. This must
give to all very great satisfaction. He could alio state that the
present calendar washy no means so heavy' a one as had usually
come before them. When he looked at the nature of the crimes
in this calendar he should also infer that) there was a decided
decrease of crime in Liverpool. There was one observation he
wished to make on this calendar. His attention had been drawn
by a very intelligent officer to the circumstance, that one-half
of the prisoners whose cases would have to come before them
were very young men under the age of twenty years. As long
as arimes were committed by very young persons they might
depend upon it-that those young- persons ':v„ould not he re-
claimed, but that they would go on from time to time committing
offences. He had, in corroboration of that remark, to state to
them a statistical return of crimes from the British, Altuanack.
The tables of the state of crime iu that almanack were very ex-
cellent, and the almanack contained this important observation.
It said, "the large proportion of juvenile offenders is a grievous
fact which must bring home to every thinking mind the strong
necessity of. affording as far as possible a moral education to the
mass of the people. -.Before the age of Ifis there are 2,604 of-
fenders, or more than-11 per cent. of the whole number ; ;and
by far the greatest proportion of these were committed for crimes
against property without violence." Then the almanack went
on to state, that ",betwixt the are of 16 and2l there was a fear-
ful increase of the number of offenders,' while the nature of their
crimes became of a munch darker hue." The country laboured
under a difficulty us to what course to pursue to remedy this.
Imprisonment seemed now to be considered of very little effect
in reclaiming those, persons, and the third report of the-com-
mittee in the House of Lords, on the state of crime, held out
very little prospect of improving the morals of persons or re-
claiming them by imprisonment. There was also in the excel-
lent Wife; to which he had alluded, a classification of the differ-
ent crimes that . had occurred. He was sorry to say there
was a vast increase of crime committed by servants. The in-
crease of crime :wrong servants was quite enormous. There
was also another great increase Of crime on the part of receivers
of stolen property, not 'only fur small amounts, but this offence
was carried on to a great extent and on a regular system.
Persons CaillC to Liverpool from Manchester in order to seduce
warehousemen of different owners of property in this town to
rob their employees and scud the goods to Manchester. He
might tell them an anecdote how difficult it was to reclaim
offenders Of this class. A case was tried at Liverpool, at. the
last sessions bat one, which tools up the whole of a day. The
evidence against the illall was of that description that it was
difficult to say whether he would he convicted or acquitted ; but
the nature of the evidence offered on his defence—the number
of respectable persons (nearly fifty) who spoke in favour of the
stsert;snel. iqt:,iu,
, ecl o after ot
tfo the i.e
thestlo,
case
man tel the jury to acquit him. He agreed entirely in that
acquittal, and strongly pointed out to him the narrow escape hehad. Now eagle t
: ,
following
proved h
a d given
sv
most
ssn-t
admonitionry. t
e as
he
hint. the man appeared as a prisoner again, upon a similar
receiving;charge of o
unequivocally against him, and it was a nice point to decide
whether he was the thief, _instead of the receiver. Not a single
individual would this time come forward on the prisoner's ha-
half, and he was happy to say that he was Irausported fur four-
te,n years. Let them judge how difficult it was to reclaim cri-
minals. The escape thaturan had had in the first instance was
almost wonderful, and yet he again committed the very same
crime, and for Which he was sent out of the country. There
was one other circumstance he wished to allude to, though mat
exactly what was to come before them. A short time ago, there'
had lien aememorial sent to his majesty's government fronethe
merchants of this town,- complaining of the plunder of one of
the Liverpool vessels which was wrecked on the coast of the
Isle of Man ; there was no doubt that very considerable plunder
did take place ; but he was happy to say that as soon as that
memorial had been presented to his majesty's secretary of state
for the home department he had caused every vigilance in his
power to be made use of. He had created an additiOnal body of
magistrates in the island in order to watch those offences, and
an CW4114)114 officer had been appointed to aid time Magistrates;
and he did hope that this description of offence would be put
down in the country. This offence existed in some parts, Of
England; but he thought it high time that it should be put a
stop to, that this country might not be stained with su disgrace-
ful a crime; and he was happy to observe, in consequence of
the exertions made by government, that, ou a recent occasion
when two wrecks had occurred on the coast of the Isle of Man,
the inhabitants had come forward in the most praiseworthy and
exemplarsmanner, not only to save the property, but the lives
of the mariners. lie had no further observations to make to
them.
The granil jury then retired to their duties.
Jane Jones, aged 16, pleaded guilty to having stolen, on the
30th of November last, nine yards of cloth, the property of Mr.
Wm. Smith.—To he imprisoned two months.
Alice Bird, aged 17, charged, along with the above prisoner,
with the same ',fence, was found guilty and sentenced to be im-
prisoned twelve months. '•
Thomas Williams, aged 15, charged with having stolen a silver
basun, a mustard-pot, and other plate, the property of Mr. Jas.
Harvey, on the 17th of November last, 'pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to be imprisoned nine months in Lancaster
Castle.
Jane Welch, aged 49, charged with having stolen three yards
of cloth, the property of Mr. Robert Lucas, on the 21st of Nov.
last, pleaded guilty.—To be imprisoned one month.
James ',mow, aged 20, charged with haYing stolen a great
coat, the property of Joseph James Godfrey, on .the 21st of
Nov. last. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned twelve months.
Mary Williams, aged 26, was charged with having, on the 3d
of December, stolen one gown, three glasses, and two salts, the
roperty of Mr. M‘Donald. The prisoner was seiseant in. Mr.
Wllonald's employ, and had stolen the above property before
she had been two days in his service. The jury found the pri-
soner guilty, and the Recorder, in passing sentence, severely
animadverted upon the conduct of the prisoner, who, it appear-
ed, had before been guilty of a similar offence. As a servant,
confidence had been placed in her which had been abused.
She was sentenced by the court to be imprisoned for twelve
calendar months.
Jane Bond, aged 50, charged with having, on the 30th of
November last, stolen a coat, the property of Joseph Lee, was
acquitted.
Henry Mouton, aged 19, charged with 'having, on the Ist of
December, stolen a coat, the property of Elizabeth Roberts,
was found guilty. Having been convicted before, he was sea-
tensed to be transported fourteen years.
Joel Brooks/au', aged 38, pleaded guilty to having stolen, on
the 28th of November, taso mattresses, one sheet, and two trays,
the property of Ambrose Byford. He was sentenced to be im-
prisoned four calendar months.
John Martin, aged 27, pleaded guilty to stealing 361bs weight
of copper, on the 24th of November last, the property of George
Faggo. He was Sentenced to be imprisoned three calendar
months.
Michael Norton, aged 22, charged with having, on the 13th of
November last, stolen a coat, the property of John Satherst,
was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned one month.
John Allen, aged 14, charged, along with John Wood, aged
17, with having, on the 14th of Nov. last, picked the pocket of
Mrs. Smith, whilst walking with her husband, pleaded guilty.
*The jury found the prisoner Wood guilty. The court sentenced
but h to be transported 14 years.
Ann. Mead, aged 21, pleaded guilty to having stolen a ring, the
property of Philip Nathan, on the 20th of November last. She
was sentenced to be imprisoned four calendar months.
Thomas Parry, aged 30, charged with having on the 4th of
December last stolen a quantity of bones, the property of Mr.
William Jones. The particulars of this case have already ap-
peared. The prisoner, along with two others, went to the (sone-
yard of Mr. Walker, who is agent to Mr. Jones, a manufacturer
of size, and were seen filling a sack with bones. On being dis-
covered, the two other men jumped into the canal, which runs
alongside the canal, and escaped; the prisoner was taken into
custody on the premises. The jury found the prisoner guilty,
and the court sentenced him to be imprisoned six calendar
months, and kept to hard labour.
No bills were found against William Blake, aged 19. charged
with stealing about £2O, theproperty of Mr. Joseph Thompson;
against John Gilligan, charged with having stolen about £2O,
the property of Mr. Joseph Thompson; against Aria Young,
charged with having stolen a purse containing five sovs., the
property of Mr. Robert M‘Minn.
John Hughes, aged 18, and William Griffiths, aged 17, were
charged with having stolen ou the 28th of November last two
£lO batik notes, five £5 bank notes, and twenty-eight sovs.,
the property of Mr. Hugh Williams. Hughes pleaded guilty.
The facts of the case were these :—M rs. Williams keeps a lodg-
ing-house and cook-shop in separate parts of the town. On the
day in ouestion, having the above money at the cook-shop, she
removed it to her lodging-house for greater safety. The two
prisoners lodged with her. She took the money about eight
o'clock at night to tier lodging-house, and placed it :n a cup-
board up stairs. The prisoners were in the house at the time.
About nine o'clk the same night the servant came to tell her
that the cupboaidoc had been broken open, and that the two young
men had left the house. On looking in the closet where the
money had been placed in a box, the box was gone. In conse-
quence of information, a constable was sent to watch at the
railway-office, and the two prisoners were taken into custody at
the railway station before starting; by the train at live o'clock
the next morning. On searching the prisoners, two £lO notes
and five £5 notes and five sovereigns were found on the person
of one, and eleven sovereigns on the other. On being asked
how they came in possession of the money, Hughes said he bad
found it on the road in Cheshire. The prisoner Griffiths said
he had got his money from Hughes.
Mrs. Willims aria the servaut corroborated this statement,
and the notesa being produced by the constable were identified
by Mrs. Willianis.
The jury found the prisoner guilty,
The Recorder, in passing sentence on Hughes, said he had
chine out of jail but a little time before the robbery, but that
Pnnishment had- not had the slightest effect ou him. The sen-
tence of the Court was, that he be transported for life. The
court had reason i-i I,elieve that this was Griffiths's first offence.
He had heard what had befallen Hughes, and it Was hoped it
would have a salutary effect on him. The court were inclined,

tion.
The jury foUnd the prisoner gUiltY, and the court sentenced
him, to be imprisoned nine mouths in Lancaster Castle and
kept to bard labour.
Hannah Dariei and ,Mary Bateman were charged with Steal-
ing a purse, containing five sovereigns and souse silver, the
property Gil' 11nbert Al‘Mian. It appeared that prisoceri were,
in a disorderly house, when prosecutor was induced to cuter,
and whilst there was robbed of his purse 'containing the money
in queStion by Daviei, whose hand he found in his pocket.
Shortly after the constable entered and took both prisoners into
custody. The recorder, in summing up, said there appeared uu
evidence against Bateman, and directed the jury to aegait her.
The jury found the prisoner Davies guilty. She was sentenced
to be imprisoned three calendar months.,
Tames Thompson, aged 18, was charged with hiving on the
26th of November last picked the pocket of William Hughes,
pilot, of his pocket handkerchief. The prosecutor was walking
on Salthouse Dock Quay, and felt his handkerchief going out
of his pocket; he turned round immediately and caught prisoner
by the hand with his handkerchief in it. He then gave bun in
charge. Toe jury found prisoner guilty, and the court sen-
tenced him to be imprisoned three calendar mouths.
Mari! Trainor, 18, and Ann Traidor,l3, charged with stealing
a blanket the property of Ann Vevily, on the :id of December
last, pleaded guilty. '`.l'heY were ordered to be discharged.
The court was adjourned at five o'clock to this morning at
ten o'clock.