The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-13 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

STEALING SIIOSS.—On Tuesday last, at the police-office, a cadavar-
' ous looking female, named Ann smith, was brought up charged with
having stolen a pair of shoes from the shop of Mr. Beckwith, in Para-
dise-street. Mr. Beckwith stated that the lady at the bar came into
his shop about two o'clock the day before, and wanted to look at some
shoes ; she could not get herself suited and walked away, and imme-
diately afterwards he found that a pair of his shoes had walked away
also. He ran out after her and gave her into the charge of a police-
man, and in a basket which she carried were found the shoes. Bat-
cheldor said that it was not unusual for other articles to walk away
without leave besides shoes, from the shops which the prisoner pa-
tronised. The prisoner said in defence, " bless you, I bought the
shoes at another shop, but as I was coming down Bold-street, I thought
a pair of pumps would be more comfortable, and went to get a pair at
Mr. Beckwith's, but could not find a fit, and he gives me into custody
for stealing, which I don't think is a filling thing at all." Mr. Hall
thought it ' fitting,' that such depredations shonld be punished, and
sent the prisoner for two months to the borough house of correction.
Gus STEALING. On Tuesday, an elderly man who has frequently
been in custody for drunkenness, having but one arm, and who repre-
sents that he lost his other at the storming of Antwerp, and that he is
now a Fotege of Lord Molyneux's, was brought up under a charge of
stealing a gun from a person about to emigrate to America. Thomas
Ryley, a young Irishman, deposed that about two o'clock the day be-
fore he was shooting sea-gulls down at the pier•head with a double
barrelled gun, and looking about at the American shipping, when the
prisoner came up and asked him if he would sell the gun, that he
knew a gentleman who would buy it; he told him if he could sell him
the gun, he would pay him a good days' wages. They then went to
the post-office together, where the prisoner said he could find Lord
Molyneux's man. They staid there some time, when he said he was
afraid it was too late to find him, but he could sell it to Mr. Lucas,
whom he knew very well, and that if he would let him have the gun
he would take it in and show it to him. He then gave the gun to him
and watched him into Lucas'srepository, but he remained such a time
that he began to suspect that all was not right, and went in to inquire,
when they told him that the prisoner had walked through the office
and out of the back door. He then found out where the prisoner lived
and went to his house, and the prisoner soon after came in and then
swore that he knew nothing at all about the gun, and that he never
had it. He then got an officer and gave him into custody. The police
officer found apawn-ticket upon him for the gun which he had
pawned for £2. The prisoner said he was drunk at the time, and that
he had been rather wrong in his head since he lost his arm, but he had
no roguery in him. The Magistrates ordered the informationi to be
taken.

A STEADY COUPLE.—On Tuesday an old woman was placed at the
bar who had been given into custody by her husband for being drunk
and disorderly, and creating a disturbance in his house. Her hus-
band, a son of Vulcan, on standing up in the witness box to prefer his
complaint, had evidently been himself partaking rather too freely of
" John Barleycorn," perhaps in order to " screw his courage up" to
make the charge. Mr. Hall inquired " Why you are drunk yourself."
Complainant—" Hiccough—drunk—l can write—hiccough—my name
as straight as a dart—hiccough—(waving his ringer through the air as
if he were writing.,—Could I do that if I were drunk l—hiccough
Sober as a judge—hiccough." Mr. Hall—" It is perfectly ridiculous;
yon come here to charge your wife with being drunk and are drunk
yourself—go down, sir. (Pro the wife.)—You are oischarged; go after
him and take him home."

EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—On Tuesday, at the police-office, an
old man, of most wretched appearance, was brought to the bar, with-
out either coat or shirt, and only a waistcoat to cover his nal, edness ;
he had been taken into custody for being disorderly and creating a
disturbance. It appeared that he had gone into the beer house of Mrs.
Williams, in Ormond-street, and havingspent all he had in drink, had
absolutely taken oil his shirt and sent it to pawn for a shilling to get
more ale with. Mr. Hall said—lt was most disgraceful on the part of
Mrs. Williams to allow it. It was customary for such places to furnish
drink, and they did not care how it was paid for, so long as they got
the money. The prisoner was discharged.

CAUTION co REER-SELLERS.—On Tuesday last, a number of beer-
sellers were brought up and fined 4Us. anti costs, for keeping their
houses open at improper hours on Sunday last.
ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the police-office, Thomas
Smith, a noted thief, was brought before the magistrates, charged with
r"bbing Miss Mary Wood, housekeeper to Dr. G. P. Murphy, Upper
Parliament-street, ancla fterwards violently assaulting her. M issW vial
stated that she was sent on an errand by her master the night before,
about half-past nine o'clock, to Dr. Bradley's; she did not know e::-
actly where he lived, and made inquiries, and was directed to the up-
per part of Richmond-row ; on arriving Opposite to a brewhouse at
nose-hill, she heard several men following her, and soon after felt
some one lifting her cloak behind, she turned quickly round and saw
the prisoner with his hand firmly in her pocket ; she screamed out,
and they surrounded her and dragged her down Rose-hill where it was
much darker, and the prisoner pulled two purses out of her pocket,
one containing her housekeeping money, about 10s., and the other
empty : she continued screaming, and the prisoner then struck her a
violent blow on the throat which made her unable to make any noise ;
the police immediately came up, and they then all ran different ways.
George Rew ins. a policeman, deposed to hearing screams and running
.to Ruse-hill, where he saw four or five men surrounding the com-
plainant ; he seized the prisoner, who made a violent blow at him,
and struck him on the hat and effected his escape ; he knew the pri-
soner well as a noted thief, and kept a look out for him for about two
hours, when he met him in Whitechapel, and gave him in custody.
The magistrates ordered the informations for his trial to be taken.

MAYO ELEcTioN.—The popish priests have succeeded in re-
turning Mr. Robert Dillon Browne, a Roman Catholic radical
to parliament, as the representative of the county of Mayo.
THE LATE JAMES WooD, Esq.—We are informed by a cor-
respondent that the caveat entered by Mr. James Wood, who
came to Gloucester to attend the funeral, has been withdrawn;
but that another has been entered by other parties. A limited
power to administer the testator's effects in paying his notes and
the balances of banking accounts was yesterday granted, and
the parties entering the caveat were allowed a week's time to
give in their names and degree of relationship to the testator.—
Gloucester Journal.

TIDE LEADING TO FORTUNE.—WiIIan, the great horse cott-
tractor, and late occupier of the Bull and Mouth Inn, in the
year 1745 was hostler at the Lion Inn, at Barnet. The then
Duke of Cumberland, when on his route to• the North, hap-
pened to have a horse for his own riding brought to him to look
at, at this inti; his royal highness had doubts of the horse's
answering his purpose, and with his usual good humour asked
everybody's opinion, among others, Jack's, and .John immedi-
ately pronounced him unfit. He was then requested b_y_ his
royal highness to assign his reasons, which John stated. Upon
which John was asked whether he knew of a horse that be could
recommend, and John replied in the affirmative, and went and
fetched a horse into the inn-yaal, which, upon trial, gave the
duke much satisfaction. On the duke's retain from Scotland
he found John iu the same capacity, and commending his skill
in horseflesh, asked him if he was disposed to take a contract
for furnishing a few artillery horses. John bowed and said be
"needed the one thing needrul." This want his royal highness
supplied; and from this circumstance John, when he departed
from this world, had accumulated two hundred thousand pounds.