The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

ATTACK ON A GENTLEMAN

William 'Wallace, a young man of bad character, was
,laced at the bar. The police officer stated that, about 12
>'elock on Saturday night, he saw the prisoner and a num-
)er of other desperate characters surrounding and endeavour-
ng to rob a gentleman who was intoxicated, at the bottom of
3loucester-street, where there was a gang of them constantly
m the look-out for passengers. The prisoner was sent to
lard labour for a month.

HARGE OF STEALING WHISKY ON BOARD OF A VESSEL.

Jasan Swain. the carpenter of the ship Ambassador, wa
;barged with having abstracted a quantity of whisky out of
!.ask belonging to the ship. It. api
3ad been taken out of bond on board the ship. Suspicion
on the prisoner from his appearing to be intoxicated, that
ie had abstracted some of it, and his chest being searched
here was found in it a large bottle containing whisky. He
was remanded until this day, so that further evidence might
.)c produced.

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SMUGGLING

An old black man, named John Smith, was complained of
by a white gentleman, named Mr. James Crow, of the Cus-
toms, who had found in his possession about 71b of foreign
manufactured tobacco, of the kinds known as negro-head and
Cavendish. Prisoner said he brought it for his own use. Mr.
Rushtcn said that he knew full well that in bringing it on
shore he was doing an illegal act, and remanded him till
Thursday, at the instance of the agent for the Custom-
house.

ROBBERY BY A VI BOTES A T.:

A respectable-looking young man, named John Hollins-
head, was charged by his employer, a shopkeeper, with taking
several articles of dress, consisting of gloves, &e., which were
found in his trunk. The prisoner was remanded until further
inquiry should be made.

ASSAULTING A POLICE-OFFICER

Simon Cummins, and five others, were charged with a
violent assault on a police-officer, in Upper Mann-street,
while in the execution of his duty. It appeared that the
prisoners and two others bad been fighting, and making a
disturbance in the street. The officer endeavoured to restore
quiet, and was finally, it appeared, at the instigation of
Cummins, set upon by the whole eight, who knocked him
down, beat and abused him, and tore his clothes. The
whole of the prisoners (the two other aggressors having es-

Gaped; were afterwards apprehended in Cummins's house.
The evidence against the five not named was not complete
as to identification, and they were discharged with a strong
caution.—Cummins was required to pay a fine of £5, or bu
imprisoned for two Months.

ASSAULTING AN OFFICER

Robert Peters, William Peters, and Samuel Scott, three
genteel-looking young men, were charged with being disor.
derly in the streets, and afterwards with assaulting a police

officer. They offcred no defence. A respectable eicle
male, mother of the two brothers Peters, stated the

bad all been well-behaved until recently, when she had

covered that they frequented a notorious public-house in
Knight-street. She appealed to the magistrate to have the
house put down, by withdrawing the license. Several of
the officers corroborated the testimony of the witness relative
to the house; and instructions were immediately given to
institute proceedings against it. The three young men were
each fined for the assault 20s. and costs.