The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

POLICE IN7'ELLIGENCE.

NOVEL MODE OF OBTAINING MoNitv.—A person who
keeps, as we understand a sort of seaman's register office, of a
low description, appeared before Mr. Hall, on Monday. Mr.
Dowiing, the Commissioner of police, got up and stated to Mr.
Hall th-it, in consequence of certain directions which he had
received from toe latter, he sent for tile individual in question,
who was in the habit Of obtaining irroney from seamen uotier pre-
tence of procuring for then, occupation in vessels. Last week,
in consequence of an advertisement which had appeared in some
of the newspapers that several young, men were. wanted to go
out to superintend estates at Antigna..a- number of gentlemen
had arrived from Manchester. From each of these persons
he had obtained money, under various pretences, and they had
been held in suspense, thinking they were going to situations to
Antigua, whereas the whole affairavas a farce, from. beginning
to end. On Sunday evening into, fruition was received at his
(Mr. Dow hog's) office, that this individual had sent for per-
sons to pick the lock of a large and heavy trunk, which was
stated to contain articles of considerable value. The mecha-
Ica for whom he had sent very properly refused to act, and they
gave information of. the circumstance. He (Mr. Dowling) sent
officers to imprire into the circumstances, but the person re-
fused to give them any information,. save that the box had been
left in his care, nor would he let them see tt. An officer was
then sent to see that the box was not conveyed away. Subsel
quently the party thought better on the subject, and the box
was sent to Mr. Dowling's office. The individual alluded to
replied that the box had been left in his care by Mr. Litigate,
who had gone into the country. With respect to the indivi-
duals who had come from Manchester, he had acted altogether
under the orders of another person. Mr. Hall made allusion
to some other parties connected with a system of fraud which
had been discovered in Manchester,' when; the parties would he
tried. Ile exhorted the person to he careful how he acted. In
the mean time it was ordered that the box remain 111 the pos-
session of Mr. Dowling-.
ROBBERY IN A HOUSE OF ILL FAME.-At the Police
Court, ou Tuesday, Mary Thompson, a prostitute, was charged
with having robbed William Preto!), a groom at the Cart and
Horses, public-house, Tithebarn-street, of six sovereigns and
and thirty shillings in silver. The prosecutor. a person of very
Juvenile appearance, being a little flush of money, sallied out
on Monday evening to different public-houses, where he drank
pretty freely; and on returning home, about twelve o'clock,
met the prisoner, whom he accompanied to a house in Orange-
street. Here she counted over the complainant's money, and
said she would take care of it till morning. When Melon
awoke at five next morning, he found that both the prisoner
and his money were missing. In the wean time the prisoner
and another female who was placed in the. dock with her, went
to the Shakspeare Tavern, corner of Key-street, where, after
calling for some liquor, they began. disputing about.the division
of Money, which led Mr. Owens, the landlord, to suspect that
robbery had been committed. He gave notice to Maguire, one
of the police, and both the women were ultimately taken into
custody. On being brouyht before Mr. Hall, Picton would
only swear to Thompson. Elie other female was therefore dis-
charged, and Thompson committed for trial

STEALING Feosi SHOPS.—Jane Heron, a young married
woman of respectable connections. was, on Tuesday, brought
before Mr. Hall, on two separate charges of stealing from
shops. On Monday Aft et noon the prisoner went into 1411.
Ullathorne's shop in lianelagh-street, 'where, after making
some trifling purchases, she stole a small shawl, worth little
more than Is. She escaped unneticed from the shop,, and after-
wards went to Messrs. Jeffery and ilorrish's, Compteu House,
Church-street, where she purch4sed some merino, for the pay-
ment of which she gave a sovere;gn to he ehanged. While tbe
assistant went to another part of the shop for change, the pri-
soner slipped a green and white dress, worth 7s. 6 1., which had
been lying idol', with other goods ou the counter, under her
shawl. On his returning he missed the dress, and named it to
Mr. Jeffery, who went up'to the prisoner, and. throwing up the
corner of her shawl, discovered the dress and took it from her.
Edwards, one of the police, was then c ailed in. and searched
the pi issuer, when he found the shawl wthch she hail previously
stolen. On making inquiry. the officer traced the shawl to the
owner, Mr. Udathorne.—The prisoner, whi) seemed scarcely.
able to stand, said that she wished to pay for all for the•sake of
her father and mother.—Mr. Hall said that the case was a very
aggravated one; she had first gone to one shop and then to
another, for the purpose of steaiing.—She was cowl-time( to
take her trial tier appearance, when removed from the duck,
was truly distressing.
SEA M EN'S WA GES. —On Tuesday two cases of disputed claims
for seamen's wages, were heard before the magistrates at the
Police office. 'rhe first was preferred by a man of colour,
named Thomas 'Sewans, who lately figured as a defendant in a
publio-house affray. Ile summoned Captain Wylie, com-
mander of the AfriCan trailers Bridget and Oscar, for payment
of a fortnight's wages, which, he alleged to be due to him.
Sewens stated that he shipped on board the Oscar, at Boney, to
stow meets, at the rate of wages.paid to the other seamen ; and
that Captain Wylie promised if he did the wo, k to his satisfac-
tion to make him a present in addition. He was on board the
Oscar from the 3d to the 16th August, and he now claimed his
wages Vet the time. Captain Wylie said that the complainant
was found lying on Bunny beach, by some of his crew, in a
state of great distress. On inquiry. he (the captain) was told
that he had been left there by the Brutus, from Liverpool; but
he had since learned that lie bad run away. Having under-
stood that he has a good hand at stowing, he made hint the offer
the complainant had stated, and sent Fite to the Oscar, at New
Calabar, which was conamauded, under'-'his direction, by Capt.
Lovell. Captain Lovell, however, found that, from bad temper
and continual quarrelling with the crew, together with frequent
indisposition, he was unsuited for the work he undertook, and
sent hint back to Bunny. Captain Loved confirmed Captain
Wylie's statement. It was rut tiler stated that the attendance
of the surgeon on the complainant would, if charged, have
amounted to !Mole than the wages claimed; and, besides, the
agreement was merely conditional. Mr. Hall thought it was
very improbable that Captain Wylie, finding the complainant a
miserable object, would do as he (the complainant) had stated.
He therefore dismissed the case.—The second case related to
four of the crew of the Mary Queen of Scots, who preferred
a complaint against the captain for having refused to pay them
their wages for the last voyage. As all the complainants stood
.on the same thoting, and the decision of the magistrates in one
case would decide the rest, only two of them, named Coyle and
Brown, stated their case. It appeared that on the 15th of Oct.
they had shipped for Pernambuco, at the rate of £2ss. a month,
and returned to England a fortnight ago. They had received a
month's advance, and they now claimed the remainder of their
wages.—The captain said he objected to paving them, because
they had been guilty of a breach of duty and discipline. On
the 17th November, while the vessel lay at Pernambuco, they
had discharged a lighter of merchandize into another lighter,
to be delivered at the Custom-house the following morning.
The men were told to keep watch over the lighter during the
night, which four of theta refused to do; the consequence was
that the mates and carpenter had to do the men's duly in that
instance. Mr. Hall asked if the captain had dismissed :he men
at that time. He said that he had not, because he could not
get other hands at Pernambuco, and be was uncertain whether
he could proceed to such an extremity. Ile had mentioned the
case to the British Consul, who siv,l that he could not do any
thing with them, as no men could be got. He had also another
charge against Brown for mutinous conduct at Paraiba. The
mate continued the captain's statement with reference to the
affair at Pernambuco, and produced the log-book, with the entry
of the men's misconduct. Brown's offence at Paraiba consisted
in taking spirits on board contrary to the captain's order, and
in striking the mate. For this offence he and the rest who
sudported him had been imprisoned there. In answer to the
charge of breach of duty at Pernambuco, Brown said they had
been employed from two in the morning at the lighter, and the
captain wished them to keep watch the following night, which
was more than they ought to have been requiral to du. With
resitect to striking the mate, he did it only out of self-delence.
He was taking a bottle of wine on board, when the mate struck
him: this the tnate denied, and said that Brown haul disabled
him in the arm. Mr. Hall told the complainants he must leave
them to the mercy of the captain. It was always with great
pain that he took away seamen's wages, because they toiled
hard for therm; but he must take care that they did not deprive
the captain of their services. He bad as much right to com-
mand them to watch the lighter as the ship. What was he to
do when he could not get other men? If seamen were to pick
and choose their duty, there would he an end of all discipline
Coyle said he had been at wOrk from two in the morning. Mr.
Hall.—You were only to take your watch in turns. The com-
plaint is dismissed.

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CHARGE OF STEALING PICTURES AT A SALE. —Oa Tuesday.
a brother of the noted Bill Looney, who was sentenced to id
Yeats transportation at the last sessions, was brought u at the
Polire-court, chat ged with having stolen a quantity of pictures
at a late sale or his brother's effects. The pictures, which were
of rather a large size, seemed to be all finely framed and gilded.
There were six or eight of them. A sale of Looney's goods hid,
it appeared, taken place since his sentence. The prisoner and
his sister attended the sale ; and it was alleged by the prisuuer,
• in answer to the charge, that he understood his sister had pur-
chased the pictures, and he carried them offunderthat mistaken
impression. Air. Hall ordeired the case to be remanded for
further inquiry.
lloauEttv.—Yesterdav, at the Police-office, a good-looking
sailor lad, named `Smith, was placed before the inagistiates,
charged with having ruu away with two watches from Mrs.
Grind rod's shop, a pawnbroker. Mrs. 'Mary Grind rod deposed
that she was a pawnbroker, in Browolow-Mii. About seven '
o'clock on Tuesday night, the 20111 instant, sli'e was in the shop
when the prisoner came in and asked her if she had' any low
priced watches on sale. She replied that she had some at about
£2 lOs. cash. He said that was more than he could afford to
give. She then said she had a hunting-watch which she could
afford for 20s. She showed him the huuting-watch, and he
looked at it and returned it to her, saving that it was too much
money. He then le t the shop, and soon after returned and
inquired if she thought the hunting-watch would keep time. If
it would not it would be of no use to him, as he was going to
sea the next day. She then showed hint Iwo other watches. He
looked at them a little time, and afterwards said he would prefer
the hunting-watch. She got the hunting-watch, and placed it
upon the counter with the other two watches. The prisoner then
looked at three watcher. first at one, and then at the other, for
about a quarter of an hour, and on her turning her head he
picked up two of them and run out of the shop. She ran to the
door after him, but lost sight of him. The same evening sne
gave notice to the police, and had bills printed and circulated,
describing the watches. On Wednesday night she saw one of
the missing watches in the care of Mr. Deas, pawnbroker,
which she claimed. She afterwards saw the prisoner in Bride-
well, and believed him to be the person who stole the watches.
—Airs. Ann Woods, the sister of Mrs. Grindtod, gave similar
evidence. She was present when the lad run out of the shop
with the watches.—Mr. George lleas, pawnbroker.
,Bedford-
street, Park, deposed that on Wednesday he received a bill de-
scribing the loss of the watches. About two o'clock the prisoner
came to his shop and offered a watch for pledge, which answered
the description of one named in the hill. The prisoner, in
answer to an inquiry of where he got it, said he had bought it
off a messmate abmit two months since, for £2 10s. He then
told him he must detain (Inn, and sent for an officer, and gave
him into custody. The prisoner persisted in his story that he
had bought the watch. He was committed to take his trial.

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A TEACHER or LANGCAGEs IN TRoußLa..—Yesterday, At
the Policeoffice, a young man named Patrick APDonaghoe,
of most broken down appearance, having no neckerchief or
shirt on. and his coat buttoned to hide his nakedness, and hav-
ing his hand, which was much cut, tied up in a sling,' was placed
before Mr. Hall, charged with having, in a fit of drunkenness,
broken lout squares of glass, and destroyed a jar of snuff, and
some crackers, the property of Patrick Hussey, who resides in
Preston-street. The complainant, a thick set, retuarkal.ly stu-
pid looking man, with a head and face as expressive of intelli-
gence, as a Swedish turnip. with the•! op screwed off, then pro.
ceeded to stale his case. He said, that about one o'clock the
night before' ,the prisoner came into his house, and called for
some beer; he had tint been there above a few minutes, when
he threw himself into a
," skyantilic" attilude,,aufl began box-
ing at some jars in his window, whereby he bud dest oyed four.
teen pennyworth of crackers, two shilling's, worth .ofLundy,.
Foote's best
,high d m
dried. Irish, and demolished ed four panes of
.glass, making the damage done to his property amount alto,.
gether to 55., which not being able to pa). he
,gave bite. into
custody. Mr. Hall.---" Was. all the snuff wasted?" , Com-.
plainant.—" Yes it was scattered." Air. lisli.—" Well, dust
to dust can you make no, use of it ?" Complainant. ,t with a
broad circular glin, and a snub nose twisted up in a moat comi-
cal fashion,) " Nos, 1 should think not." (-A laugh.) Mr.

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Hall.--4tur ibe prisoner) " Well, Donahogtie, what do yott
say ?" Prisoner.--" Sir its an uufortunate circtimstance."
Mr. Hall.—" But what do you say to destrosing this man's
property ?" "Why, sir, it occurred to me to fall tote a company
night.,and—a very agteeable.company it was-1 was much.
mistaken as to the time, (With much g,raviuy), it is a circuits--
41,04. e that never occurs•to me to take drink (laughter); and I.
drink nothing our ...dee all the night. Wed, the company
belt*: so agree,thle hlooight I would Step 'Jt eleven, when i •
left, but Amin', to toy excessive stapris” itiat it only wanted 2t)
minutes to one o'clock. ,Mr. Hail.- -Weil, but what do you say
to breakrug the man's things ? riiueroer.—Well-1 went to my
lodgings and found they were LoCked up, and 'apparently had.
been for some time, and not liking to knock them up, 1 walked
the streets rutentling to walk into the first place I tound open.
to avoid the inclemency of the night. I saw this piece
open, and feeling in my pocket if 1 had a few coppers, 1 went
in and had some beer. Mr. 1-1411.—Then ymt mean to say you,
,got drunk after you went there ? Prisoner t hastily, ) Oh! no;
was net drunk; it is not a .little liquor does ,make me drunk.;
but a very little has a peculiar effect tin me, it destroys all my
—you know?—all my recollection. (Laughter.) Ah, it seems
to be amusing; but 1 assure you it is a fact, it destroys my
recollection ; 1 have nu recollection whatever of what trans-
pired in that Mi 111.9 house, though, notwithstanding, 1 knoW
I was net drunk. (Continued laughter.) Mr. Hall.—What
are pin? Prisoner.—Hem,. a • teacner. Mr.. Hail.—;What
of. Prisoner: Eh? Oh! of languages. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. Hall—Where do you ledge ? Prisoner—Hem; why, in
rather humble lodgings at present, No. 5?, Johnsou-street. at a
Puffin. house. Mr. Hall—Where are too (ruin ? Prisoner,—
The city of Dublin; and came to this country about 12 mouths
ago. Mr. Hall—Well, these things destroyed must be paid
for. Prisoner—(with great sans t;oid) Why I suppose they
must; I must pay for them in some vay. „Mr. hall—Well,
how do you intend to pay fel- them ? The prisoner • made no
reply. Mr. hall—(to complainant i Would yeti like to learn a
language? Complainant—(screwing up his face: into one of
the most irresistible broad grins) Sur, (tours of laughter.)
Mr Hall—(tn prisoner) What languages do you teach ? Pri-
soner—The Latin, Greek, and English languages." Mr. Hall
—(to complainant) Well, which would you like? The comical
phis of the complainant here gradua,ly screwed itself up into an
expression so truly ludicrous that the whole court including the
bench was convulsed with laughter. Prisoner—l beg your par-
don, there is no need to turn this thing to ridicule; I come here
to be condemned or set at liberty. Mr. Hall-Can you pay for
the damage ? Prisoner suppose I must do so by sending to
a friend. Mr. Hall—Well send fur the money. 1 cannot let
you go till it is paid. Au individual here stepped forward and
said he would pay the unmet'. The prisoner haul lodged with
him six months, and he never knew to the value of 23. against.
him. He was a teacher, but had done very little since he came
to him, but had now take'ha school and was endeavouring to
get on. His friend then paid ss. fur him.aud the prisoner was
discharged.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

crioxtoN PARK RACES, 1838.

The QIIAN BY HANDICAP fa 20 sovs. each. 10 ft., and 5 if de-
clared to die secretary, or to Messrs. We4thcrby, Loudon, by
the 201 h of February, wiqi 50 added, for hoises of all denomi-
nations (Zwo year outs excepted.) Once round and a distance.
Three horses to start, or the 50 µill not be given. Closed.

age. st. lb.
Captain Lamb's Chit Chat 4 12 6
Lord C. S. Manners na Magician 5 12 6
Sir F. Johnstone's na b g the Potentate - 6 12 6.
Mr. Tisilall na Cannock. 5 12 6
Mr. Chester na b g The Stag 6 11 10
Sir T. Whiclicote na Mastei °line Rolls . 511 10
Sir David Baird na hr Ii Curs wreeli,in 6 11 10
Mr. Foster's Combat (hall bred) 5 11 8
Dirke of Beaufort nab c Exorable 5 11 6
Mr. Douglas na Cornbitritiuh 3 11 6
Mr. T. Standwell names ch g Sir Felix... , 6 11 4
Mr. W. M. Stanley names br g Leonidas - . 6 11 4
Lord Alford names cii g Brother to Delight 5 11 4
Mr. White names Capulet, by Y. Phantom ~.4 11 3
Lord Forester names b m Victoria (half bred) 5. 11 2
. Hon. G. Byng names It h The Augean 5 IT 2
Lord Rokebv names li h Rolicking Bob 5 11 2
Mr. Jones' cli g The Disowned (half bred) aged 11 0
Lord Chestet field's Darnley, by the Colonel 4 10 13
Lord Wilton names :Scrambler
...4 10 13
Lord Bloomfield names hr li by Lottery 6 10 10
Colonel Anson names Maraquita; by Mulatto 5 10 13
Lord Citesteifield's Vacuna , 4 10 6
Duke iir Rutland names hr Ir by Langer 5 /0 6.
Lord Has'ings names b g Aggravator 6 10 6,
Mr. Joho Moore names eh in Marigold -1 10 6
Mr. Arkwright names Captain Lamb's Metal . 4 10 6
Count Bathyany names eh in Mishap 6 1l) 4
Sir. Lvne Stephens names b I Creusa
Mr. Wilders names gr in by. A m„,dis
aged 10 4
Lord Chesterfield names Sir Bamfvlde 4 10 3
Lord Howth's eh It Policy, by Sir Hercules 4 10 1
Lind Granby names Village Lass .„
lion. C. S. Wortley names ch c Gadfly :3 9 3
Lord A. Seymour names rc by Cetus 3 9 (1

MANCHESTER—TuEsnAv Ev6mNG.
To-day; Bodlitne has been supported at Italia point less than
the quotation given in our last, and the party (a Liverpool one)
was more eager to take en, than the layers were disposed to re-
spond to ; consequently; the' highest offer became.ss to 10. On
VVentworib, 9 to 1 was accepted; and no doubt it would have
been put down to more money, had the fieldsmen not been in
the huitoott to take it. Any thing beyond our quotation would
he accepted nit three or tour of the middle rank. horses, par-
ticularly Mersey and Magician AI the close of the past week,
12 to 1 would have been taken on the former -to a round sum;_
but two points less was the offer. At the saute time, Sylvan.
would have heen backed at 9 to 1:- but then, no one seemed dis-
posed to go along with any spirit at more than.B to 1. Since
then, Pantiles has been backed at 100 to 6, and seemetito be
getting into.vogue: but 20 to 1 was laid to-day., Neither Mr.
Bower's horse nor Zohrab are in any request : and, no doubt,.
the round-betters would have no objection to accommodatetheie
luke-warm friends with a point or so beyond the figure attached
toy their names.—With respect to the Derby, the !etrnyradiny of
DEgville, noticed last week, appears to-have had only a short
reign, as one or two gentlemen, who had laid rather dashingly
against him, have appeared, for the last three days, willing to
'do business on him ; and, to-day, would have taken 12 to 1.
Nonplus is first favourite here; although, front the London bet-
tings of yesterday, it would appear that Lord Jersey's colt is the,
leader at Hyde Park Cornet. They offer 9to 1 on the field, ur
taken W.
TH E CHESTER TRADESMEN'S PLATE, P.P.
6 to 1 against Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime (t freely)
17 to 2 „ Mr. Price's Wentworth (t 9to 1)
9to 1 „ General Yates's Sylvau.
10 to 1 Mr. Robinson's Whaley
11 to 1 „ Mr. Fowler's Mersey
12 to I ' Mr. Clarke's Magician
13 to 1 „ Mr. Fairlie's Zohrab (off)
18 to 1 „ Mr. H ouldsworth's Combat (off)
20 to 1 „ Capt. Lamb's Chit Chat
21) to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Lord Stafford
20 to I „ Lord Derby's Paroiles (t)
23 to 1 „ Mr. Bat row s Catherine
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25 to 1 0 Lord Millown's Fusileer
25 to 1 Sir T. Stanley's Violet
1) to 1 „ !Mr. Couke's Rachel (t

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STEEPLE-CIIASES TO COME.
(Weath.rpertnitting.)
March ft-
Bath Feb. 28 I Ware • ,
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Bath March 3 Aintree March 12
Liverpool March 5 Aylesbury
Granthain. March 8 I kroadway March 16