The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-21 00:00:00

fax magistrates with stealing from the person of one William
Clegg sixteen sovereigns, under the following circumstances.
The prosecutor stated that he was a small farmer, with a wife
and seven children, living at Scammonden, and the day pre-
vious had come to Halifax for the purpose of making pay-
ment to a money club, of which he was a member, and on his
way from home had sold a cow, in order to raise the needful,
but arriving too early for the club hours, thought, as he
stated, he should like to see " a little of the scenes of life,"
and for that purpose took a stroll to the bottom part of the
town, and there met with the prisoner, who took him to a
public house, where they had something to drink, and from
thence they adjourned to a house of ill fame close by, and
spent some time drinking gin with the prisoner and another.
He then left the house, and it being dark, and he a little the
worse for liquor, the prisoner led him by the arm, but in-
stead of putting him in the right way took him to the Brook
side, only a few yards distant from the house, and gave him
a push, when souse he went up to the neck in the water, (in
this part not very pure.) From the noise be made some per-
sons came to his assistance and released him from the cold
bath. Shortly after, being somewhat recovered from his

night's debauch, he discovered that his purse, containing six-
teen sovereigns was gone, he applied to the police who ap-
prehended the prisoner, and made a strict search but no part
of the money could be found. Under these circumstances
the worthy magistrate said he could not send the prisoner for
trial, but as she had put him (the prosecutor) in danger of
his life, he should call upon her to find sureties to keep the
peace, for want of which she was committed for three months,
and the magistrate recommended the prosecutor to be more
cautions in future entering such " scenes of life," in which
opinion the unlucky wight appeared to coincide.—Leeds In-
telligencer.

DEATH OF MR. SERGEANT ARABIN.—This eminent
lawyer died on Wednesday night, at his villa at High Beach,
after a lingering illness. Mr. William St. Julien Arabin
was the only surviving son of the late General Arabin, at
whose demise he succeeded to extensive estates in Middlesex
and Essex. It !s nearly 40 years since the deceased was
called to the bar, when he selected the Home Circuit, and
practised at the Old Bailey and other metropolitan sessions.
Many years since he was selected to preside on the bench as
Deputy Judge-Advocate, and about that period he was ho-
noured with the serjeant's coif. When the new court was
erected about fourteen years ago, Mr. Serjeant Arabin was
elected as the third civic judge to act in concert with the
recorder and common-rjeant ; and on the jurisdiction of
the Central Criminal COurt being established, he was made
a commissioner. He was also for a number of years the only
presiding judge in the City Sheriff's Court. We believe he
was in his 65th year. In the event of the promotion of one
of the pleaders to the office of judge of the Sheriff's Court,
in the room of Serjeant Arabin, Mr. Laurie will become a
candidate for the office.

ANATOMICAL EXAMINATION OF A FEMALE CHIMFAN-
ZEE.—In July last a very fine pair of chimpanzees were pur-
chased by the committee of the Bristol and Clifton Zoolo-
gical Gardens, they having been brought direct from Africa
to this port. During the summer and autumn these rare ani-
mals attracted the attention of visitors from all parts. From
the circumstance of no specimen having been preserved in
this country for a longer period than a few months, as they
have generally died of consumption, more than ordinary care
and attention were bestowed upon them by the keeper ; for
as there was a pair—a very unusual thing—the committee
set a very high value upon them : but it was of no avail, as
far as regards the female, for she died on the sth instant,
though not (as it has been subsequently found) of the usual
disease—consumption, but of dysentery, to which she had,
in fact, been subject on her voyage, and continued to suffer
from till her death. Indeed, there was no remedy, for it
was found impossible to administer any medicine. The
keeper was in the habit of masticating her food, and feeding
her from his mouth ; but the moment any kind of medicine
was attempted to be introduced she rejected it, and even
after it had been forced down her throat she would throw it
off her stomach. The body having been presented to the
Bristol Philosophical Institution, was opened by Dr. Fair-
brother, in the presence of some of the members. On being
anatomically examined, its great similarity to the human
frame was surprisingly apparent. The brain, lungs, heart,
stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, &c., were in form
and shape almost equally the counterpart of those in a hu-
man being ; the heart, in particular, presented a peculiarity
never found in any of the monkey tribe, that is, it had nearly
the same obliquity, and rested on the midriff in the same
manner as in the human body ; indeed, the only striking
exception was in the organs of the voice, there being on the
upper part of the ventricles of the larnyx two small membra-
neous bags or sacks, into which part of the air must pass
from the lungs during respiration ; so that the column of air
is divided and diminished, and consequently the vibrations
produced by its passage through the glottis are weakened,
and the voice becomes inarticulate. If it were not for this
singular provision it is supposed that the chimpanzee would
be capable of giving utterance to its feelings and wants in
the same manner that man does. But even had it been
perfect in this respect there would still have wanting that at-
tribute which gives man the superiority over and command
of the brute creation. This no disposition of mere matter
can give ; and the body, how perfectly soever formed, is
formed in vain when it is not gifted with the soul to direct its
operations.—Bristal Standard.

STABBING CASE.—On Monday last, William Beaumont,
of Nether Shitlington, labourer, was brought up at the Court
House, Wakefield, before the Rev. E. H. Brooksbank, and
J. F. Carr, Esq.. charged with cutting and stabbing John
Kay, of Middle Shitlington, carpenter, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Sykes appeared in support
of the charge, and Mr: Wainwright attended on the pri-
soner's behalf. Prosecutor stated that about ten o'clock on
the night of the 3d instant he had a scuffle with the prisoner
near Thomas Wild's house ; they had quarrelled previously,
and had had several scuffles ; they first quarrelled at Senior's
public-house. Witness„had hold of the prisoner when near
Wild's house, and he felt him draw something over his (wit-
ness) face, upon which he fell sick. They had turned out
hat,bo utanad n theho prisoner left
him afterwards hour ,
of Senior's house about an hour before this, when they had
ascuaffleeek,
seeking it; ichtiwieiytnmesestloasgtaina
his
near Wild's house, who is brother-in-law to witness, and
where witness had gone to borrow a hat. The prisoner said
" he'd make himself leather witness before he went home."
with him ; the pri-
gtwo or three rounds;
sWonitenrestshesnaidaehiezetdlidhiat, wanadntthaenyythhaidn
in the last of these, witness got prisoner against Wild's house,
and he was then cut as before stated. Mr. John Ward, of
Middle Shitlington, surgeon, stated that he was called upon
about eleven o'clack on the night in question, to attend the
prosecutor, whom he found covered with mire, and his face
was streaming with blood. On examination, witness found
that he had received a wound extending from the right cheek
bone to the chin •, another across the face, extending from
the right to the left cheek bone, dividing the cartillary, and
other structures, and passing into the cavity of the nose, on
the right cheek ; there were also two cuts parallel to each
other, the larger one extending to the neck, and terminating
directly over the common carotid artery, the other near the
angle of the mouth. There were also two other cuts, one
under each eye, and one under the mouth, and a smaller one
on the forehead. The wounds penetrated from a quarter to
half an inch in depth, dnd all of them, in witness's opinion,
was caused by a sharp instrument. He had considered them
dangerous. The magistrates said it was a case that must go
before a jury, and the prisoner was accordingly committed
to answer the charge at the ensuing Yotk assizes. He was,
however, admitted to bail, himself in £lOO, and two sureties
each.—Leeds Intelligencer, Dec. 17th.