The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

POLICE CO
UR - ES T E DA lr

An OLD PICEPOCKET.--Catherine Patterson, an old-
woman, who had already suffered three months' imprison—
ment for picking pockets, was again brought up for pick—
ing the pocket of Eliza Pole, in St. Martin's Market, ant
on Saturday last, of about is. 6d. She was again ordered
to prison for three months.
ATTEMPTED RoßßEEY.—Edmund Kitts, a youth a
bad character, was charged with attempting to rob a shop
in Clarence-street, on Saturday night. He was prevented.
by a female, who pursued and gave him into custody.
Remanded till this day.

A DESEETER.—NichoIas Delany, a deserter, from the
4th Royal Irish, captured at Birkenhead by detective
Carlisle, was ordered to be transferred to his regiment.
A JUVENILE BEEF STEALER.—JaIITS CllMlllingg,
little boy, was convicted of stealing a piece of beef from
the stall of Mr. Fleming, in St. John's Market, on Satur-
day night. He was remanded till this day in order that
his parents might appear in court.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.-WillißM Curry, boots ab
the Railway Hotel, was charged with stealing a quantity-
of knives and forks, entrusted to his care, to clean, which
he had concealed in his box. Having received a good
character from his master up to the present time, he was
remanded till this day.
A ROPE STEALER,—John Brand, a young fellow be-
longing to a gang of dock thieves, was sentenced to 2/.
days' imprisonment, for stealing rope from Wapping;
Docks.
R3cEryrio STOLEN COTTON.--AUSETI Peter O'Malley,
marine store dealer, Preston-street, was charged by de-
tective Grisenthwaite, with having a quantity of stolen
cotton in his possession. Mr. Owen appeared for the
prisoner, and produced copies from several invoices, to
show that O'Malley was in the habit of buying cotton
waste from captains of ships. Grisenthwaite said he ex-
pected to be able to prove several charges against hint.
He was remanded till this day.

A CAREFUL PAIR.—John Careful, a returned convict-,
and Jane Careful, a woman who passes as his wife, were
brought up for being found prowling about on Saturday
night ;`but as appearances against them were only sus-
picious, they were discharged.
STEALING A SHAWL—Mary O'Callaghan, convicted
of stealing a shawl from a woman in Sawney Pope-street,
which she pledged for 25., was ordered to pay the 25., and
a fine of 205., or in default be imprisoned for 14 days.
ROBBING A SAILOR. Mary Burns, charged witrr
stealing the jacket of a Norwegian sailor, and pawning it
for 10s., was remanded till this day.
EFFECTS OF DRINKING.—Mary Robinson was charged
with stealing a watch and a sovereign from the person or
Samuel• Rain, a respectably dressed man, on Saturday
night ; . but as it appeared that Samuel was very tipsy
when the robbery took place, his evidence could not be
taken, and the prisoner was discharged.
VIOLENT ASS-AL-LT.—Thomas Myers and John Holland,
two riotous characters, charged with throwing stones at
the police in Johnson-street, on Saturday night, were sen-
tenced to a fine of 205., or a month's imprisonment in
default.

ASSAL-LTING THE POLlCE.—George Parry, a rough-
looking fellow, was charged with being drunk and assault-
ing a policeman, on Saturday night, in Prince's Park. Nor
less than six policemen were vigorously employed, in
taking the prisoner to bridewell. He was fined 205., or
in default to be imprisoned a month.—Thomas Hodson,
was charged with assaulting policeman No. 11, on Saturday
night, in Scotland-road; but, on his appearance, the pri-
soner had evidently got the worst of it, his head being
considerably damaged. Several witnesses were called to,
prove that the prisoner had behaved peaceably, and the
testimony on each side seemed very conflicting. Ultimately
the magistrates gave it as their opinion that No. 11 had
used his stick rather too severely, and the man was dis-
charged.—Robert Fenton, a turbulent fellow, for being the
head man in a row, and rescuing a boy from the custody
of the police, in Limekiln-lane, on Saturday night, and
also throwing a stone at one of the officers, was sentenced
to pay 20s. and costs, or in default to be imprisoned one
month.—George Lysight, a youth, who was engaged in the
same row, was fined 405., or three months' in default.

PLEDGING STOLEN PROPERTY.—Elizabeth Dawson,
detected in the act of pawning a piece of stolen check, was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
STEALING MEAT.—Catherine Owens, convicted of steal-
ing a quantity of beef from a stall in Pownal-square, was
sent to prison for twenty-one days.—Maria Doran, for a
similar offence, was also sentenced to twenty-one days'
imprisonment. _ _

OBTAINING MONET UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.--.
George Smith, a respectably dressed young man, was
charged with obtaining money from Mr. Henry Bamford,
publisher, 73, Gloucester-street, on condition of obtaining
subscribers to periodical works. He received 2s. for each
order, and it was afterwards found that the names upon
his list were not genuine orders. Mr. Kent, Paradise-
street, also appeared, and said that in January, 1853, the
prisoner was employed by him under the name of Joseph
Lennard, and obtained several sums by means of false
representations. The prisoner was remanded.