The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

CRIME IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER.

Front official tableS of the number of criminals in 1837, pub,
lisped under the sanction of the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, we derive the following statistics of crime
in this county. In the Ir.st year there t, ere 2,809 offenders
committed, of whom 2,190 were convicted, 617 were acquitted,
and 2 were pronounced insane. Of the 2.19 J convictions the
event of sentences were:—Against 29 judgment of death re-
corded, 30 transported for life, 3 fur 15 years, 86 for 14 years,
22 for 10 Years, and 284. for 7 }ears.—lmprisonett, 1 for 3 years,
•72 for 2 years, 278 for one year, and 1,359 fur 6 months and un•
der. Of the 617 acquitted, 374 were found " not guilty" on
trial, as to 78.n0 bills were found, and in 165 cases there was no
prosecution. fif the 2,809 offenders, 2,171 were males, 638
females. Their ages are thus given :-35 males and 6 females
aged 12 years and under; 237 and 44 aged 16 and above 12;
647 and and 164 aged 21 and above 16;- 611 and 226. aged 30
andabove 21; 359 and 106 aged 46 and above 30; 139 and 65
aged 50 and above 40; 62 and 23 aged 60 and above 50; 25 and
9 above 60 years; and 29 and 2 whoie ages could not be ascer=
tained--As to the insttuetion of these offenders, it is thus se-.
preseuted in the table:—

MALES. FEMALES.
Neither read nor write . 9Ol 358
Read and write imperfectly
Read and write well
Superior instruction
Instruction could nut be ascertained .....

2171 638
Next as to the nature of the cyfiatees. Dividing these into six
classes, the aggregate number of offenders in each class stand
thus:— MALES. FEMALES.
No. 1 Offences against the person
2 Ditto against property (violence) lO9 2
-3 Ditto do. (with violence) 1723 569
4 Malicious offences against property
5 Forgery and offences against currency 41 14
6 Other offences
Of offences in the first of these classes, there is only one pri-
soner for murder (a female); 9 males and 2 females for shoot-
ing at, stabbing, administering poison, &c., with intent to mur-
der, maim, &e, ; 37 males and 3 females for manslaughter;
6 males for bigamy; 30 Males and I. female for assaults; and 50
males for assaults on peace officers in-the execution of their
duty. 'ln the second class of offences there are 17 males for
burglary ; 33 males and I female for housebreaking; 36 males
and 1 female for breaking into shops, warehouses, and counting
.houses, and stealing; 15 males for robbery, and 4 males for
assault with intent to rob.—ln the third class there are respec-
tively-7, 6, and 4 males• for cattle, horse, and sheep stealing ;
17 males and 3 females for larceny to the value of £5 in dwel-
ling houses; 135 males and 121 females for larceny from tb
person (picking pockets); 93 males and 69 females for larcen y
by servants; 1,228 males and 307 females for sithple larceny ;
29 males and I telltale for embezzlement; 88 males and 56 fe-
males for receiving stolen goods; and 70 males and.ll females
for frauds and attempts to defraud.—ln the fourth class
there- are 5 males for arson (capital) ; 3 males for kill-
ing and maiming cattle; and one for sending letters
threatening to burn houses, &c.—ln the fifth class, there
are 3 males for forging and uttering forged instruments
not being wills or powers of attorney, or Bank of England
notes; 1 for having in possession, &c. forged Bank of England
notes; 3 males and 2 females for counterfeiting the current
gold and silver coin ; 3 males for having in possession, &c. im- -
;dements for coining; 1 female for buying and putting off court•
terfeit gold and silver Coin ; and 31 males and II females fur
uttering and having in possession counterfeit gold and silver
coin.—ln the sixth or miscellaneous class of offences, are 8
males, for being out armed to take game by night; 1 for prison
breaking, &c. ; I for perjury and subornation of perjury ; 75
males and 1 fmale for riot, breach of the peace, &c.; 1 for
rescue and refusing to aid the peace officers;, 30 males and 41
females for keeping disorderly houses; and for misdemeanours
not included in the above dendininations, 14 males and one
ternale.—Throughout these tables we du not see any persona
committed on any of the following offences:—Setting fire to
crops, plantations, heath, &c.; attempts to commit arson, &c.;
riot and feloniously demolishing buildings, machinery, &c.;
destroy log silk, woollen, linen or cotton goods, in process of
manufacture, and other malicious offences; administering un-
lawful oaths; cohspiracy to raise the rate of wages.

A prospectus of a new banking company, on a large iteilei
to be called the " Commercial Bank of Landon," is circulating
in the city. The capital of the uew company is to bei:2,ooo,ooUt
of which one-half is to be paid up by January next, and as the
shares are to be paid of £l,OOO each, there is at ouce a solid
basil to begin upon.
CHESTER AND CREWE RAILWAY.—We are glad to find, that
the landed gentry, manufacturers, and public authorities of
Staffordshire, are resolved to take up the subject alt- exten-,
sion of the Chester and Ctewe Railway in good earnest; andi
for this purpose, are determined to welcome the deputation from
this City, on Monday next, with a large meeting of persons ilia
terested in the trade of the Potteries, to carry the above object
into effect.—Chester Gazette.

Dr. Rolph, for whose apprehension the Canadian governs
meet has offered a reward of £5OO, has just commenced the
practice of medicine in this fig.—New Yuri Porn'.