The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

POLICE
COURT.-YESTERDAY.

ROBBERY FROM A WAREHOUSE.—A man, named John
Roberts, was charged with having purchased, knowing it
to be stolen, e sack of flour sweepings, which had l een
abstracted from one of the warehouses of Mr. Harbord,
warehouse owner. It appeared that the main delinquent,
who had taken away the flour, was one of Mr. Harhord's
warehousemen, named Pinkerton, having charge of the
property ; but this man did not appear, a certificate from
a medical man being put in to the effect that he was in
custody, but so ill that he could not be present that day.
The prisoner admitted to the police-officers who appre-
hended him, that he had received the sack and the flour
in it from Pinkerton, and had paid a fair price for it,
; namely 235., there being chips in it. He said he thought
warehousemen had a privilege to take such coarse articles
and sell them. Another sack, containing good flour had
also been missed, but it was not traced to the prisoner,
who said he had never received it. Mr. Harbord said he
never permitted any thing to be taken from his ware-
houses as perquisites. Under the circumstances the pri-
soner was remanded.
SMUGGLING WHISKEY.—A men, named Marrs, was
charged by an officer of excise, with having in his posses-
sion, on board the Irish steam-packet Britannia, in the
Clarence Dock, two bladders, containing a gallon of
whiskey. He had not before been convicted of a similar
offence, and said he had been ten years in their employ.
Mr. Rushton said lie had rendered himself liable to a fine
of £lOO, which, as the case stood, he would mitigate to
£lO, or one month's imprisonment.
BASE CoIN.—A man, named Mullegan, and a female,
named M'lntyre, were charged, the first with having
passed a bad shilling, on Saturday night, to Mr. Sher-
lock, publican, Clifton-street, Evcrton, and the female
with having, on the same night, passed a bad halfcrown
in purchasing a qw.rter of a hundred weight of coal.
They had been separately suspected, and being seen toge-
ther, both were followed and apprehended. The evidence
was taken against them, and they were committed for
trial.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—A well-
dressed young man, named M`Donald, who was himself
in custody for being drunk, charged a girl named O'Brien.
with having, on Saturday night, rolibed him in A field.
near Bootle, of two silk handkerchiefs, and 15s. in silver.
The case was not distinctly proved, and the prisoner was

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discharged.
MINon. OFFENCES.—WiIIiam Wilson, a seaman, for
smuggling 21111 s. of tobacco, at Brunswick Dock,—fined
20s. or 7 days.—Thomas Dunleary, stealing iron in Cas-
tle-street,—one month's imprisonment.—Maria Jones,
stealing a coat from Catherine Quarrante, in Finch-street,
—two months.—Susan Doyle, stealing from David Arthur,
in St. Martin's Market, a piece of veal,—two months.—
Hugh Davies, picking the pocket of Daniel M`Lellan, of
a handkerchief, in St. John's Market, on Saturday,—two
months.—Martin Boland, stealing loose cotton at the
Queen's Dock, two months.—Henry Davett, same
offence,—two months. James Maguire and Patrick
Sutton, stealing a quantity of yellow metal, at the \Voter-

100 montils.—: William Jcines and Ann

Watson, for being found suspiciously wandering in the
streets in the night, and known as thieves,—the first two
months, the second one month.—Thomas Graham and
Patrick Garvey (youths), attempting to pick pockets on
the great landing-stage on Sunday*,—two months,
BEGGING IN TIIE STREETS.—Upwards of twenty men,
women, and children—all Trish—were charged with this
offence. Those of them who agreed to go back to Ireland
were ordered to be passed to their parishes ; those who
refused were sent to gaol for twenty days. A few of them
had money in their pockets, in silver, and this was ordered
to go towards their maintenance, so far, while they were
in gaol.
ASSAULTS ON POLICE-OFFICERS.—Two men, Lynch
and Mitchell, were charged with violently assaulting two
police-officers, on Saturday night, in Leeds-street, and
tearing their clothes. They were each required to pay a
fine of £5, and in default, to be imprisoned for two
months.

A well-dressed youth, Michael Hunter, for throwing
stones from a sling, some of which severely injured a girl
and a man, was fined 40s. and costs ; or, in default, to be
imprisoned for a month.

The cholera is raging severely at Gloucester. It is a
significant fact that the disease broke out in the same spot
as in 18.32—in a close and unhealthy court.
Sir Robert Peel is about to take up his temporary resi-
dence of the beautiful house and grounds of Eilan Aigas,
near Beauly, Inverness.
OnWednesday evening the Rev J. Cordeaux, incumbent
of St. Silas' Church, was presented with an elegantly-
wrought silver taper stand, by the youug members of his
congregation, as a testimonial of their thanks for the
attention which he paid to them during their examination
for confirmation.
LIBMIALITY.—We understand that Mr. Whiteman re-
cently paid a visit to the ragged schools in Soho-street,
and with a view to increase the comforts of the unforiu-
tunate children attending that institution, he forwarded
for their use three dozen caps, the same number of pairs
of shoes, and a quantity of clothing. We are glad to
hear of the efficient progress of this excellent establish-
ment, and it would give us unspeakable gratification to
hear of the formation of similar schools in many other
parts of the town.
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