The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

CRIME IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTIgten"C

From official tables of the number of criminals in 1837, pub-
lished under the sanction of the Secretary of State fur the
Home Department, we derive the following statistics of crime
iu this county. In • the last year there %%ere 2,809 offenders
committed, of whom 2,190 were convicted, 617 were acquitted,
and 2 were pronounced insane. ,Of the 2,190 convictions the
event of sentences were :—Agalciist 29 judgment of death re-
corded, 30 transported for life; 3 for 15 years, 86 for 14 years,
22 for 10 years, and '2B-1 for 7 years.—lmprisoned, 1 for 3 years.
72 for 2 years, 278 for one year, and 1,359 for 6 months and un-
der. Of the 617 acquitted, 374 were found " not guilty" ou
trial, as to 78 no bills were found, and in 165 cases there was no
prosecution. Of the 2.809 offenders, 2,171 were males, 638
females. Their ayes are thus given :-35 males and 6 females
aged 12 years and under • 237 and 44 aged 16 and above 12;
647 and and 164 aged 21 and above 16; 611 and 226 aged 30
and above 21; 359 and 106 aged 40 and above 30; 139 and 85
aged 50 and above 40; 62 and 23 aged 60 and above 50; 25and
9 above 60 years; and 29 and 2 whose ages could nut be saner-
tained--As to the instruction of these offenders, it is thus re-
presented iu the table:—

MALES. FEMALES.
901 358

Neither read nor write

Read and write imperfectly
Read and write well

Superior instruction
Instructiou could nut be ascertaiued

2171 638
Next as to the nature of the q/fences. Dividing these into six
classes, the aggregate uuutl)er of 'offenders in each class stand
thus:— MALES. FEAIA LES .
No. 1 Offences against the person
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2 Ditto against property (violence) 109 • 2
3 Ditto do. (with violence) J723 569
4 Malicious offences against property
5 Forgery and offences against currency 41 14
6 Other offences
Of offences in the first of these classes, there is only one pri-
soner for murder (a female); 9 males and 2 females for shoot-
ing at, stabbing, administering poison, &c., with intent to mur, -
der, maim, &c, ; 37 males and 3 females for manslaughter ;
6 males for bigamy; 30 males and l female for assaults; and 50
males for assaults on peace officers in the exeoshtion of their
duty. In the second class of offences there are 17 males for
burglary ; 33 males dud l female for housebreaking; 36 males
and 1 female for breaking into shops, warehouses, and counting
houses, and stealing; 15 males for robbery, and 4 males for
assault with intent to rob.—ln the third class there are respec-
tively-7, 6, and 4 males for cattle, horse; and sheep stealing ;
17 males and 3 females for larceny to the value of £5 in dwel-
ling houses; 135 males and 121 females for larceny from th e
person (picking pockets); 93 males and 69 females for larcen y
by servants; 1,228 males and 307 females for simple larceny ;
29 males and 1 female for embezzlement; 88 males and 56 fe-
males for receiving stolen goods; and 70 males and 11 females
for frauds and attempts to defraud.-1n the fourth class
there are 5 males for arson (capital); 3 males for kill-
ing and maiming cattle; and one for: sending letters
threatening to burn houses, &c.—ln the fifth class, there
arn 3 males for forging and uttering forged instruments
not being wills or powers of attorney, or Bauk of England
notes; 1 for having in possessiou, &c, forged lia.uk of England
notes; 3 males and 2 females for counterfeiting the current
gold and silver coin ; 3 males for having in possession, Sx. im-
plements for coining ; 1 female for buying and putting off coun-
terfeit gold and silVer coin ; and 31 males and 11 females far
uttering and having iu possession counterfeit gold and silver
coin.—ln the sixth or miscellaneous class of offences, are 8
males, for being out armed to take game by night; 1 for prison
breaking, &c. • A for perjury and subornation of perjury 75
males and 1 female fur riot, breach of the peace, ac.; 1 for
rescue and refusing to aid the peace officers; 30 males and 41
females for keeping disorderly houses; and for misdemeanours
not included in the above denominations, 14 miles and one
female.—'Throughout these tables we do not see any persons
committed on any of the following offences:—Setting fire to
crops, plantations, heath, &c.; attempts to commit arson, &c. ;
riot and feloniously demolishing buildings, machinery; &c.;
destroying silk, woollen, linen or cotton goods,- in process of
manufacture, and other malicious offences; administering un-
lawful oaths; conspiracy to raise the rate of wagei.

A prospectus of a new banking company, on a large scale,
to be called the " Commercial Bank of London," is circulating
in the city. The capital of the new company is to be £2,000,000.
of which one-half is to be paid up by January next, and as the
shares are to be paid of £I,OOU each, there is at uuce•a solid
basis to begin upon.

CHESTER ANLi CREWE RAILWAY.—We are glad to find, that
the landed gentry, manufacturers, and public autburities of
Staffordshire, are resolved to take up the subject of the eiten.
sion of the Chester and Crewe Railway in good earnest; and,
for thia purpose, are determined to welcome the deputation from
thii city, on Monday next, with a large. meeting of persons in,.
terested in the trade of the Potteries, to carry the above object
into effect.=-Chestei- Gazette.
Dr. Rolph, for whose apprehension the Canadian goiern.
ment has offered a reward of £5OO, has just Commenced the
practice of medicine in this city.—New York Parrr•