The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Fittpkv,

SMUGGLING.
William Cumming, steward of the ship 'Thomas Bennett,.
from Charleston, was charged by Mr. Brooke, solicitor to
the Customs, with smuggling a quantity of tobacco on board
the above vessel. Mr. Dunn, tide surveyor, stated that the
ship arrived on the 25th ult., and when he boarded her in the
Waterloo dock, he found_fifty-six pounds of tobacco, called
" Cavendish." The prisoner acknowledged it to be his.
One of the officers who assisted Mr. Dunn, stated that when
the tobacco was discovered, the prisoner attempted to bribe
him. In his defence the prisoner said that the tobacco was
for the use of the crew, and had been stowed away to keep
it dry. Mr. Rushton convicted the prisoner in the penalty
of £lOO, which he had no power, he stated; to mitigate. The
only way to effect A mitigation was to memorialize the Board
of Customs. 'Mr. Dunn stated, that from the becoming
manner in which the prisoner had conducted himself, the
present was, he believed, his first offence, and he hoped that
the magistrate would recommend his case to the Commis-
sioners of Customs. Mr. Rushton stated that he should
have great pleasure in doing so, and the prisoner was
remanded.

MONDAY.
ROBBING A MASTER.

Jones Sutton was charged with having stolen a quantity of
tobaCco, the property of his employer.
Mr. 'William Percival said he was a tobacco-manufacturer
in Henry-street, and had many persons in his employment.
The prisoner had been in his service, as a porter, for about
six weeks, but from some information his honesty was sus-
pected. About six o'clock on Saturday, after the prisoner
had left off work and received his wages, witness stopped him
as he was leaving the premises, and told him his suspicions.
The prisoner denied the charge, but on being searched, 2lbs.
of tobacco were found upon his person. The value of it was
10s. An officer was sent for, and the prisoner given into his
custody.
Robert Stocking, police-officer No. 224, said he received
the prisoner., and produced the tobacco.
The prisoner made no defence, and he was committed for
trial at the'sessions.

ROBBERY IN 'rm. EXCHANGE NEWS-ROONI•
Charles Sirr, a man of respectable exterior, was charged
with having stolen an umbrella from the Exchange
News-
room, under the following circumstances.
Mr. James Metge said he was a corn-merchant, and that
he lodged at No. 9, King-street, Edge-hill. Between two
into
the three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon last, he went
the Exchange News-room ; at that time he had a cotton
umbrella with him, which he put in a stand underneath the
weather-glass. On leaving the room he missed the umbrella,
and made inquiry after it, but was unable to learn how it had
disappeared. On Friday he borrowed a silk umbrella from
the person with whom he lodged, and about two o'clock took
it with him into the Exchange News-room, placing it, as
before, in the stand beneath the weather-glass. He kept a
watch upon it ; and whilst several gentlemen were looking up
at the weather-glass, the prisoner walked up to the stand,
looked about, and took the umbrella. He was walking away
with it when witness charged him with the theft, and he re-
plied, " I beg your pardon, I thought it was my own." He
was then given into custody to Gay, Police-officer No. 1.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, replied,
" It is the first time I have been guilty of a case of the
kind, and I express my contrition for it."
He was committed to the sessions.

LIVERPOOL SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—I shall esteem it a great favour if you will allow me
space for this reply to a letter which appears in this morning's
Albion, signed Fair Play.
I am sorry to admit, that, on Tuesday last, the best seats
in the theatre were occupied, before the time announced for
opening the doors, by parties who had obtained admission
through the stage-door, I could almost have said without my
knowledge, but certainly without my consent. My anxiety
for the arrival of Mr. Thalberg induced me to leave the thea-
tre at half-past six o'clock to wait the arrival of the North
Union train, at the Railway Station; on my return, I found
the lobbies completely filled, and, on the private door being,
opened, the crowd rushed in so eagerly that it was useless to
offer resistance, and a great majority being ladies it was im-
possible to indulge in such an act of cruelty as to turn them
back into the street. There was then no alternative but to
open the front doors, which was done with as little delay as
possible. Further than this explanation I can only express
my regret that such an accident should have occurred.
With reference to the partial admissions to the previous
Concerts, they amounted to ten persons on the first evening,
and about twenty on the second. I shall be glad to explain
the cause of this apparent partiality to any subscriber who
may require me to do so.
The very liberal patronage given to my Concert undertaking,
demands from me all that "Air play" requires, and more,—
I will endeavour to deserve its continuance, although I cannot
sufficiently express my thanks.—Most respectfully yours,
JAS. ASHTON.
23, Pembroke Gardens, Ashton-street,

Feb. 3rd. 1840.

THE SPIRIT OF DISSENT.