The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

port 01

3overnor Alf

Jiyapool

3orough Prison, spewing the state of crime during the
last year, affords a startling proof of the extent to which
we are buithened by the offences of our immigrant Irish

population,

in 1846, Mr Highton finds a decrease of 20 of the felon

born in Liverpoof, and an increase of 148 of those born
elsewhere, on a total number of 577 committed in thf
Tears 1842-3. Of this increase 17 persons were born it
klicashire ; 27 came from other English counties; 1
came from Scotland, and 83, or fifty-six per cent. of tb
whole. we

nn Ireland. Of the increase of the tot;
committals for all offences, which was last year 1303 ove
the number in 1842-3-185 were horn in Liverpool; 14
in 'other ?rafts of Lanmshirc, 268 in other Entrlish eniin

ies, and

54, or 43i- per cent., in Ireland. We have n
atistics of crime in other ports accessible &or
in our manufacturing towns, would exhibi
thus shewing the origin of a very seriou
iposed upon us in the shape of cost of prosecu

Lnilar 'result!

tions and of prison maintenance,

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A STOCI
Henry Lanauze, the eminent stockbrol

fraudulen.

of Cole

invested in •Governnien

Parkinson, of the Main I

it app!

in the year

)3,, a very vat

broilgilt before the magistrates were 15,284; in 1845,
16,743; and -in 1816, 18,171, showing an increase in the
year 1846, over 1845, of 1428 cases ; and over 1844 of
2887 cases. Of those brought up in 1846, there were for
indulgence in the.vicious habit of intemperance 6392, of
whom 3226 paid the fines imposed on them—the amount
of which was £844 7s. Gd. ; and 3166 did not, the amount
whose fines, if paid, would have been £825. Of assault,

,
there were 1819 cases, for which £6OO were paid by 489
: and 730 went to prison, for fines to the amount
of whom 60 paid

tines to

h usually on

being no fewer during
.11 of whom paid fines,
amounting to £B7 15s. Sixty-two went to prison for
fines to the amount of ;VG. There has been a great
number " brought up" for the commission of another
and most dangerous offence—that of throwing missiles.
For this 149 persons were charged, and fined to. the
amount of £75.125. 6d, of which -£25 ss. was paid by 60

i. lighting and quarrelli
nates in that of drunkenn,

a:brime whic
has been most pro]
the past year than

individual

For playing at pitch and toss there has been
only one who was fined in 15s. Of indecent exposure
there have been, we are happy to say, but 7 cases ; and

of using obscene language 20. Of smuggling tobacco
there have been 124 eases, on which fines were imposed
to the amount of £4750, of which only £l9O were paid,
leaving a balance of £4560. Smuggling spirits, 27 tines,
£216 13s, of which only £27 were paid. Detaining
seamen's register tickets, only one case ; and. conveying
spirits into prison, the' same number. The fines in each

of these ease
There are

s were not ►aid
riany insignificant returns which we have no

oticed ; but it appears from the gross returns ofMr.
Parkinson, that 18,171 persons lime' been " brought up"
during the past year, on whom hues, to the amount of
£10,308 lls. Md. have been imposed—Xl924 10s. .11d.
en paid by the parties, leaving- a balance
unpaid. In addition to this, .E 352 3s. 41d.
is to be added for miscellaneous, lines ;' and £lOO for a

f which I

LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIET

1 institu

tion took place on

evening, at
routine bu

flees, Commerce-court, when ti _
was transacted, and the officers
tointed. Mr. J. R. Jeffery, of Church-
president, and Mr. Crossley, of South
resident. The celebration of the
to: take place at .I:laktwood's Royal
e president of the past
His worshlo the Mayo 4

prep,ent year

Dento-n, wit

iandon, 31. P,
ited, but the

y or►_the occiiiion: Mr. Rowland
..►ng with iii= piTsmice. Lord
13rawn, M.P., are

,s have not yet been 'reeeh.etl'