The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

COMMITMENT TO THE SESSIONS.—OnFriday, a seaman,
named William Stanley, was placed at the bar of the police-
court, charged with having robbed Benjamin Bly, a com-
panion, of his chest of clothes, his bed, quadrant, and other
articles. The complainant said that the prisoner had been
with him at the same lodging-house, in Union-street, and
had assisted him on Wednesday to take his clothes, Et:c., on
board the schooner Gertrude, with which he (complainant)
bad intended to sail. On the following day the whole were
missing, and it appeared from the testimony of other wit-
nesses that the prisoner had taken them, that he had broken
open the chest, had pledged some of the articles, and sold
others. Amongst the articles pledged was the quadrant; and
the chest, broken to pieces, was tound in another lodging-
house, in Brook-street, where he had carried the quadrant
to pledge, and a small box belonging to the complainant was
found in the prironer's bed-room. When found by the police-
constable he was searched, and threw two pawn-tickets into
the fire. The complainant stated that he was stripped of all
he possessed in wearing apparel, &c. Mr. Hall advised him
to remain until the sessions, to prosecute the delinquent,
whom he fully committed for trial.

THE SMALL TENEMENT EJECTMENT ACT.—On Thurs-
day last, several cases of parties refusing to quit the premises
occupied by them, after the expiration of their respective
notices, were brought before Mr. Hall, at the police-office;
but owing to inaccuracies in the notices served, or other
non-compliance with the requirements of the act, they were
held to be objectionable, and the parties must proceed again
to give fresh notices to the tenants whom they wish to eject.
Mr. Hall, adverting to the notices, said that no specified
period was stated for the party to quit; and that all the cir-
cumstances, (as whether the serving parties were owners or
agents, &c.,) ought to be set forth on the face of the com-
plaint, and not merely submitted in proof afterwards, other-
wise the notice would be invalid. In another of the cases,
the witness who had attested the notice did not appear, and
the complaint was dismissed, with an intimation, however,
that if that witness (a female) should be required in a subse-
quent case, he would grant a summons to compel ber attend-
ance. After due notice of service, (as appeared from a re-
mark of 'Mr. Hall,) the party on whom it is served may re-
main on the premises for twenty-one days; but if he then
refuses to quit, he may be forcibly ejected, and his goods
thrown into the street.

SEAMAN'S WAGES.—At the Police-office on Friday, Cap-
tain Keen, of the ship Harvest Home, was summoned by
John Davies, a seaman, for arrear of wages. It appeared
from the statement of the complainant, that he shipped from
St. Domingo on the 18th of August last, at £2.5s per month.
He arrived at Liverpool on the 2d of December. He re-
mained with the vessel until she docked. On applying for
his wages the Captain refused to pay him the amount
claimed. Captain Keen stated in his defence, that the com-
plainant had been insolent to the mate of the ship while at
St. Domingo, and refused to work. The consequence was,
that he (Keen) had the complainant apprehended and lodged
in gaol for 21 days. For the time be was in gaol he refused
to pay him. It appeared from the statement of the com-
plainant's attorney, Mr. Davenport, that the misunderstand-
ing between Davies and the mate arose out of some words
which the latter addressed to him in the French language.
In consequence' Captain Keen proceeded to the Vice-Con-
sul's house, and procured an order for the prisoner's com-
mittal. Mr. Hall asked Keen whether, before committal,
the complainant had been brought before the consul and
examined. Keen replied in the negative. Mr. Hall:
" What! the British consul order a man to gaol without
giving him a hearing, without knowing what he had to say ?"
Keen replied that the complainant was insolent, and refused
to work. Mr. Hall: " Yes • but the refusal might not have
lasted more than 24 hours, Cot here you send him to prison
for twenty-one days." Captain Keen here put in a docu-
ment signed by the consul. Mr. Hall: " This certificate
only shows that he was in gaol. I think it a most improper
act on the part of any man to send another to prison on
mere ea, parte statements. What would be the consequence
if such a practice became general in our merchant ships?"
The captain, in explanation, stated that the consul was sick
in bed; he had had an interview with him in his bed-cham-
ber. Mr. Hall : " Did he ask to see the prisoner?" Captain
Keen: " No.-' Mr. Hall: " Was there no one to represent
him during his illness?" Captain Keen: " I believe not."
Mr. Hall, after saying that such a system was contrary to
every principle of justice, ordered the complainant to be
paid the full amount of his wages, £7 lOs. 6d., with costs.
The captain differed with the magistrates definition of jus-
tice, and, after sulkily paying the money, left the Court.

A NEW TR ICK.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a young;
man, named James Terrimont, was placed before the magis-
trates charged with being a suspicious character, and re-
ceiver of stolen property. Police-officer 306 stated that for
the last month he had been residing in a brothel in Carleton-
street, and his mode of getting his living was by slinking in
the entries in the street near the bad houses there; and when
the girls in these houses contrived to lob any man they had
seduced there, they ran out and gave the property to the pri-
soner, who then made off with it. When the policeman was
called in no property could be found, and the thieves es-
caped; and, confident that nothing could be found against
them, occupied their time in abusing the police. The pri-
soner's master, a respectable wheelwright, gave him a very
good character, and said he was not aware he had got into
bad company. The prisoner had not been at work for some
time, but he understood he was ill. Mr. Hall said the fact
was, he was the bully to these brothels, and found it more
profitable than working. The master said he he had no ob-
jection to take him back if he would leave off these practices.
Mr. Hall, after admonishing him, said he would give him
another trial; but if ever he were brought before him again
he should send him to Kirkdale.

JUVENILE Hic HW YMEN.—Yesterday at the police-office,
four lads, named Phidian, Kale, Bell, and Quin, the eldest
about 14 years of age, and the youngest about 10, were placed
before the magistrate, chargel with attempting to rob a stout
powerful young man in Hurst-street. A policeman stated
that he heard a great noise in Hurst-street, and on going to
see what was the matter, saw Phidian, Kale, and Bell hold-
ing fast by the waist of the complainant and attempting to
rob him. With the assistance of his Inspector he took the
three into custody. Quin was afterwards pointed out to him,
and he took him into custody. The complainant said he was
walking home on Saturday night about eight o'clock from his
sister's quite sober, with his pipe in his mouth, when he
received a violent blow from Phidian which broke his pipe.
and cut his mouth, Three other lads then seized hold of
him, knocked him down, and tried to rob him.—Mr. Hall :
What! those three lads knock you down?—The inspector
said there were about twenty other lads, and by getting hold
of the man and clinging round him, and all beating him as
hard as they could, they had pulled him down.—The watch-
man said that the three first prisoners had fast hold of him,
and were butting him as hard as they could; he had knocked
the other lad Quin down, and several others. All the pri-
soners had various excuses, and denied that they knew any
thing at all about it. The inspector said there had been
three similar 4ttenipt4 at robbing that night, in liirit,street,

by lads, who overpowered people by numbers. Mr. Parkin-
don said all the prisoners were very well knows. They were
each sent for three months to the Borough House of
Correction.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
Mr. Simpson, one of the partners in the Herculaneum
Pottery, appeared before Mr. Hall, to prefer a charge against
his servant, Ann Jones, a smart dressed girl, of robbing him
of various articles of clothing belonging to his children. Mr.
Simpson said, his wife having missed a quantity of articles
of clothing, he had reason to suspect his servant girl with be-
ing guilty of stealing them. Sunday being her day of going
out, he stopped her at his lodge gate, and requested her
to show the old woman, who keeps his, lodge, her pocket.
The prisoner took her pocket off and gave it to the old woman,
and it contained a number of stockings belonging to his chil-
dren, marked with their initials —Mr. Hall: Is that (the old
woman) your wife (!) ?—Mr. Simpson: No; she is my
lodge-gate keeper.—Mr. Hall: Can you swear to all the
articles?—Mr. Simpson : I cannot swear to all, but I can
swear to the stockings belonging to my daughters, which are
marked.—Mr. Hall: The prisoner was your servant, was
she P—Mr. Simpson : She has been my servant for the last
ten weeks.—Mr. Hall : Well, keep the articles, and let your
wife come here in the morning, and see if she can identify
them ! !