The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-15 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

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N 111 j ,-- ATroN.On Friday, at the Police-office, John Do:vv=.
big•gin, the keeper of a respectable public-house in Park,lanA,
was summoned 00 an infirtnatiou laid by Butler, the inspector,
charging hOn with having permitted drunkenness in his house
on Saturday night last. Butler stated that he. called at, the
house,
,hearing a great noise, soon after ten O'clock, and tid,
vise(' Mrs. Dowbiggin to get rid of her company. Shortly.after
twelve o'clock, on passing there, he heard a great noise,.and an
going in found about forty men there, all more or. less drunk,
and three very drunk. Ou forcing his way up stairs, they were
bringing a man down the stairs quite drunk, and the company
in the room appeared going to fight, as one man was on the
table, and.there was a great uproar. Two policemen, corrobo-.
rated this statement. Dowbig;zin denied this, and said he had
witnesses to prove that there was no one in the house, at twelve
O'clock on Saturday night. Mr. Charles]Horsfall, jun., begged
to be allowed to explain the eircumstanees., They had been
opening -a new foundry, and he had given his men a sum of
money fora supper, and about sixty of them- were .holding this
supper on Saturday night at Dowbiggin's. The men who were
brought up as witnesses were very respectable men, whose word
he would believe as soon as Mr. Hall's; 0,0 of them were,the
last who were in the house, and they would.swear they were out
of the h,et4p 4ve minutes before:twelve. • He might state that
these men wene•veryrespectable, and some of them were in „the
receipt of as much as £ISO a year. Mr. Hall:_ " What they
receive will not constitute respectability, Mr. Horsfall." Mr.
Horsfall: " Generally it does." Three very respectable-look-
ing mechanics then swore that they were out of the house live
minutes before twelve o'clock; that there had been no-drink
drawn after Pminutes past eleven; and that none of them were
drunk, though they had had liquor. A waiter also gave similar
evidence. Butler said he heard St. James's clock strike twelve:
before he went Jo the house. Mr. Hall said the magistrates
were of opiniunthat,the case was proved: they should fine the
defendant Ds. and costs. .

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Ass sur.T.--Qp. Friday, at the police-office, a respecta4le-
loaking woman, ;the keeper of a boarding-house,. appeared
to eomplain against another boarding-house keeper, named'
Mrs. M I niyre, (whose exterior woman betokened a lower grade
in the scale of
.boarding-house keepers), for a grievous assault.
The complainant,.bobbing a curtsy, said. " May it please your
worshipful highnesses, I had this woman up for the hail not five.
"weeki sine!, and she's continuously ever since abused me as
had as ever. She's continuously. kit it, your Worships." Mr.
Hall.—" But what is the complaint you have to .make ?"
Complainatit.—" Why, your worships, it's only the day befoie
yesterday, that I was down at the docks looking out for boarders,
when this woman conies up and abused me scandalous, and,
not satisfied with that, she got my arm in her mouth and bit it,
and used very vulgar language, and almost kilt toe, in a man-
ner." (A laugh, in which complainant joined, very demurely.)
Defendant (who appeared with two unqulitiecl. black eyes.)—
"Didn't you tear the bonnet off my head ?" Complainant.—
" After she got my harm in her mouth, I might tear her bonnet
off." Defendant.—" Weren't you very drunk ? and didn't-
you get your husband and a gentleman as goes with you to kick
me?" The complainant remained silent to this interrogatory,
till it was repeated by Mr. Hall. Complainant, very demurely.
—" Well, sir, I did undertake one glass of ale, but I was not at
all tipsy." Defendant.—" Yes_ you was, Mrs. Crossley, and
that gentleman (pointing to a man behind, having the appeal-
ance of a coal porter) as was with you was drunk too, and
helped you to give me two black eyes, he did." Mr. Hall.
Well, let us see what the gentleman says." (Laughter.)
" he gentleman" then stood up in the witness box, and on being
asked to state what happened said, " I seed Mrs. M'lntyre
come up to Mrs. Crossley, and abuse her very bad, and Mrs.
Crossley made answer and said," never mind, I must com-
pute it to your ignorance.—(loud laughter)--I never seed a blow
at all. .A.tter a bit I went to 'em again, and I found Mrs.
Crossley had her hand fast in Mrs. M'lntyre's hair. (Laugh-
ter.) I tried my best to get her loose but could not, she hooded
on so hard (loud laughter) so as Mrs. M'lntyre was squeaking.
I went for a pair of scissors to cat it." (Continued laughter.)
Mr. Hall.--" To cut what ?" Witness.—" To cut her hair for
sure." Mr. Hall.—" Well, did you cut her loose?" Wit•
ness.—" Yes, I cut her louse." (Great laughter.) Mr. Hall.—
" Well, Mrs. M'lntyre, what have you to say to this charge?"
Defendant—(producing a bonnet all torn in tatters)—" Gen'le-
men, we follies both one biznis; we both keeps boarders ; and
she's very spiteful at me a-coarse o' that, till I darnt go aboard
a ship to inquire after a lodger. And in the main time she
comes tantalising me a-coarse I was under bail, and said she
would do every thing to break my I said nufhn.
With that she follied us up, and says, " will you make it all
tight and take a glass of two sorts with•me"—(l think she called
it.)—(Great laughter.) So with that we had a glass Of two
sorts, and a glass o' London porter, as that would taste the
greens,' she said. Them was her very words. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hall.—" But what do you say to beating her ?" Defend-
dant.—" 1 never did no such a thing; but they left me with
two black eyes, tore my bonnet, and abused .me shameful."
Complainant.—" I don't wish to hurt her, but she annoys me
when she gets a little drink, and calls dreadtul names." De-
' fendaat.—" Oh dear-me.," It appearing that the complainant
had had defendant bound over to keep the peace but five weeks
before. Mr. Hall said he should fine her 15s. and Costs; and in
default of payment to go 14 days to the Borough gaol. Corn-
plainant.—" Your worship, if there is any money paid I don't
wish to take it myself; give it to the public charities.. (Loud
laughter, amidst which exit the litigants.)
SHnPLIFTINc4.--On Saturday last Dennis M'Dermot, a well-
known thief, was placed before Mr. Hall, charged with having
stolen a pair of trousers from the shop of 'John Carmichael,
tailor, Great Crosshalktreet. It appeared' from the evidence,
that at six o'clock on Friday night, the prisoner went to the
above shop and pretended that he wanted to make some pur-
chases. Having induced Mrs. Carmichael to turn her back, he
Snatched "up a pair of trousers and ran off with them. He was
pursued into Johnson-street, where he threw away the trousers,
which were picked up by a little girl and returned to the
owner.. The prisoner was secured. He was committed to the
House of Correction for one mouth.

THEFT BY a SITOPBOY.—Thomas Renshaw was, on Satur-
day, charged before Mr, Hall with having robbed his master,
Mr. Edward' Hughes, grocer, St. iames-street. It appears that
the prisoner las employed by Mr. Hughes as his shopboy, and
that great confidence was reposed iu him, as he hrul-aceess to
air the money di7awers, and sometimes assisted in serving cus-
tomers. Mr. Hughes had, from time to time, missed small
sums of money, but had no suspicion of the prisoner, till he re-
ceived some information from two women, at the beginning of
last week. In consequence of this, he marked four half-
crowns and one shilling, which, on searching the priioner,
were found on his person. Ile was delivered into the custody
of police-officer Glover. On his way to Bridewell he confessed
the theft. Ho was committed for trial at the Borough sessions.

Punr.ic HA I.L.—lt gives us much pleasure to learn, that the
shares in this undertaking till up rapidly. the sum of £l6ox)
having. been already subscribed. This is just the result which
we anticipated from the high respectability of the members of
the committee in general, the well-known activity of the mem-
bers on whom the management has more especially devolved,
and the public spirit for which this enlightened community is
distinguished. _

PRESRNTATION OF PLATE.—The passengers of the ship Co-
lumbus have presented to Captain Augustus do Peyltpi; a veryhandsome piece of plate, in testimony of their admiration of the
gallant and seamanlike conduct of that gentleman under cir-
cumstances of more than ordinary difficulty and danger during
a recent passage across the Atlantic.

Baas.—The following extraordinary circunistance cannot but
he interesting to naturalists :—A hive of bees, belonging to Mr.
J. C. Shaw, Derby-breek, and which are kept in lateral boxes
on Mr. Nutt's humane principle, threw out a swarm on the 13th
October last, and which were secured in ,a common cottage
hive. After remaining three weeks incapable of laying up any
portion of nourishment for the winter in consequence of the un-
usual early severe weather, they returned, to the mother hive,
and were readmitted. This fact almost proves that these inte-
resting insects have reasoning faculties.
TURN-OUT AT PRESTON.—The workmen, to the amount of
15,000, who had turned out for an advance of wages, were still
out on Saturday. A troop of dragoons and a company of in.;
lautry are in the town.
Ronnartins.—The thieves, unable to effect robberies in their
usual way, have adopted a new plan, which, unless householders
be on their guard, will produce a rich harvest of plunder. The,
proceed thus :—Soon after dark, they bustle up to the str(.;et-
doors of respectable houses; as. if they belonged .to them, and,,
by means of skeleton latch-keys, enter. When iti;,they secure'
such available articles as lie in the parlour, and retire upper.
ceived. On Tuesday evening, two of them were disturbed at-
tempting to enter a lady's hOuse in Mount-pleasant. They fled,
leaving the skeleton latch-key behind them.. On Thursday:
evening they entered the house of Mr. Gibson, the sculptor, in;
Gildart-street, and robbed it to a considerable extent. On`:
Thursday afternoon, during the abience of the inhabitants, they
also entered a house in Christian-street, and, stole therefrom a.
quantity of wearing apparel, &c.

" Indefatigable researches into various branches. of science
have in numerous instances proved abortive:tint. us some they
have proved pre-eminently successful .and: highlY'lienetieial to
the public.. In support of this observation, the- medical skill de-
veloped in the preparation of. Mr. Wray's',Balsairaic Pill, is a
full.corroboration. No medicine has beetimore efficient or
better calculated at once to benefit the cornmunitVand reflect
percodnent honour on the abilities and talents or the 'inventor
and proprietor, to whom may be applied the motto of the.im-
mortal Nelson, Paktum qui rneruit ferat.' The Obs6ver.

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GLASGOW, PAISLEY. KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAtt.WAY
ComeANy.—On Wednesday a numerous and highlrrespectable
meeting of the shareholders in the above undertaking was held
in the Hall of the Black Bull Inn, the Earl of Egliaon in the
chair. Hie lordship on being calledto the chair, rose and said,
that it had long been the wish of his family to have a railroad
formed iu the district through which it was proposed that it
should noW be done, and his grandfather had the project in con-
templati6n. He could only say that he inherited the wish of
his relative, and there was no doubt now that it would be gone
into, from the gratifying unanimity that prevailed respecting the
line, and the satisfaction regarding the proceedings of the Com-
mittee, and all concenied in furthering, the work. He trusted
that this unanimity and right understanding might long con-
tinue.—(Cheers.) Mr. Watson, the secretary, then read a
most satisfactory report of the Directors, and afterwards a lumi-
nous. report from; Mr. George Stephenson, in which that cele-
brated engineer gave a decided preference to the line proposed by
Messrs. Grainger and Miller, which was unanimously approved
Of. A number of the gentlemen present then delivered their
opinions in moving the resolutions. It was manifest that the
very best understanding existed regarding the line, and that a
most handsome return for the money expended was certain.
The public may. well wish for a speedy conclusion t 6 this under-
taking. The line, in some places especially, will pass through
a most delightful country, and we should not be surprised, from
statements made at the meeting, to see the trip to Ayr per-
formed within an hour.—We have seldom seen an undertaking
more powerfully supported by wealthy and influential individu-
als in Glasgow, and the noblemen anti gentlemen iu the counties
through which the Raillay is to pass.
WAKEFIELD, .Nov. 7.—'['he Conservative Association met in
this town to-night. One hundred and sixty-one-new members
were added at the. termination ,of the proceedings. Ido not
think that it is within the compass of possibility that the pre.;•
sent representative of this borough, Mr. Gaskell, will ever be
allowed to sit for it again; and I.believe, that there is altogether
as little douibt that the Hon. W. S..•Lascelles will be returned
in his stead... In conjunction with these circumstances, a grand
Conservative dinner is to be.given-by this borough to Mr. Las-
celles, on I\/ onday, the 511 a of December: There are 2(XI tickets
taken alre, dy, and I. am. quite satisfied that there will not be
less than 40) persons present.

BUN ON 44E AGMCULTURAL BANK —The accounts from
Ireland are rather calculated to' excite apprehension. It would
appear, that Bank of England notes are not a legal tender in
that part of the empire; acrd Irish banks in the possession of
the notes of our great money corporation, or other securities
which would be available hiere, can make noose of them in
cases of run. To meet the difficulty large shipments are in
the rouri.e of being made to Dublin. Two hundred and sixty
thousan sovereigns were
shipped on Thursday and Friday for
that cit,t,'the policies of insurance upon which have been effect-
ed at Lloyd's all per cent. We hope the bank which has been
more pcirticularly run upon will weather the storm, and that a
hank i the north of Ireland, respecting which injuriousrePorts
*ere i L circulation, will also be found equal to its engagements.