The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-13 00:00:00

STEALING MAGAZINES.

Charles Johnson,;iioiiadiorTenminimths_ been in the
service of Shaw Brothers, printers, was placed at the bar,
charged with having robbed his employers.
From the evidence, it appeared, that on the morning of
Tuesday, the prisoner was observed to go into the ware-room
behind the shop of Messrs. Shaw, and take away two parcels,
one of which he put into his hat, and the other into his coat
pocket. He went out through the shop. The prisoner, on
being questioned, denied that he had taken anything away.
The stock was examined, and a deficiency was found to the
extent of 550 magazines, worth about £2. Mr. Shaw stated
that the prisoner had no authority to go into the ware-room,
or to touch the box from which the magazines were taken.
The prisoner, on his voluntary examination, stated that
be had taken away no magazines but what had been counted
out to him on the previous night.
He was committed to take his trial.
YESTERDAY.
PILFERING ABOUT THE DOCKS.
The court was occupied for a considerable time in hear-
ing cases, which of late have increased in a very great de-
gree, of pilfering property from the docks. One man was
stopped with fourteen pounds of iron in his hat ; another
with a quantity of rope concealed in some sweepings; and
various other devices were used for carrying off the pro-
perty. Mr. Rushton said the practice arose in a great mea
sure from giving lads the sweepings—they thought themselves
thus authorised in taking anything they saw. It was a prac-
tice, however, which must be checked ; and, accordingly, he
inflicted summary punishment in each case, varying from
seven days to three months imprisonment, of which latter
only one instance occurred, where the prisoner bad been
previously nine times committed and twice discharged.
IMPORTANT TO SHIP-PASSENGERS.
The following is a case which will serve as a caution to
persons embarking for America or elsewhere, not to put
themselves into the hands of those individuals who skulk
about the docks, subsisting by what they get from ship-
agents, as a commission, for procuring passengers, and what
they can exact from the passengers themselves. It cannot
be expected that such men will stick at trifles • and when
there is a chance of losing their commission or letting their
prey slip through their fingers, they will not fail to practise
deception on those persons who are, foolish enough to put
faith in them.
Mr. Durandu, ship-agent, whose office is in the Waterloo-
road, appeared under the following circumstances :
A young man named Levi, a Jew, who wished to go to
New York, was taken to Mr. Durandu's office by one Wolff
Wolff, also a Jew, and one of the commission-seekers above
referred to. According to Levi's statement, he was there
informed by. Mr. Durandu that £3 10s. was the lowest fare
by one of the early packets ; but, on his representing that he
could not afford so much, Mr. Durandu accepted .-C2 155.,
and gave him a ticket to go on board to-morrow (this day).
He then bought provisions for the voyage, after which he
was told that the vessel in which he was to sail would not
leave port for a fortnight or more.
Wolff stated that Mr. Durandu took down Levi's name,
and gave him a ticket, for £2 155., but that nothing was said
about the time at which the vessel was to start.
On being cross-examined, the latter witness said he re-
collected Mr. Durandu telling him that complainant could
not go this week for £2 15s.

Durandu then stated that complainant wanted to go
on board the Memphis. He informed him that he could not
do so, but that he could go with other vessels for £2 15s.
Wolff, being anxious to get his commission (2s. 6d.), de-
ceived complainant, and persuaded him to take.his passage
in a vessel which would not sail under a fortnight. He (Mr.
Durandu) had no share in the deception, and if the com-
plainant had been inconvenienced, it was by the misrepre-
sentations of Wolff. He had no objection to return the
money to complainant, but he did not see why he should be
at the loss of the 2s. 6d. which Wolff bad received.
Wolff having agreed to pay back the 2s. CA, the parties
left the office.

IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.—The Globsof Monday even-
ing says The new French ambaisador is a Protestant,
being the first on record. His Excellency rises every morn-
ing at six o'clock, and at seven his secretary is in attendance."
What an admirable summary of a statesman's (talk avoea.
tions ! All, however, that we can gather from it hir that M.
Guizot gets up earlier than his secretary. Are we to attri-
bute Lord Palmerston's slumbers during the debates to the
same cause ?