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

POLIgE 11177.E,L,LIGA.VCE.

BURGJ.A Y.—On Tuesday, at the Policeaiffice, John Jeve-'
nau was placed at the bar, charged with having entered the
house of Thomas Moreland, Smith's court, Ashtuh'-street, Tox-
teth-park. Mrs. Moreland stated, that about half-past five
o'clock on Tuesday mottling, the 17th instant', her husband,
who was a warehouseman, got up:and:went to his work. Wit-
ness heard him go out and lock the door. He then opened the
parlour window, aCeording to his 'custom; and threw the key(
in upon the Sour. Witness slept on the floor over the parlour,
and her brother and a lodger slept in the room above. Witness
fell asleep, and about. bait'-past six o'clock she was aroused by
the creeking of, a basket in the room. Thinking it was her
brother, she said, "FrederiCk, is that )ou ?'L No answer was
returned. Witness' raised herself in the bed and saw the pri-
soner at the room door. There was also a boy at the foot of
the bed. The prisoner had a bundle of clothes thrown over his
arm. Witness called loudly for her brother Frederick, but be-
fore he came she fainted, upon which the prisoner and his eom-
pauion made their escape. On examining the house, it was
discovered that a great quantity of apparel bad been taken front
the bed-room, from some 'drawers, and other places. Two
boxes in the kitchen had, been opened by false keys. Mrs:
Moreland having received certain information, went to the shop,
of James Wardley, in St. Janaes%plaie, where she saw some
of the clothes that bad been stolen, and. claimed them. She
afterwards went to the shop of Mr. Richards, pawnbroker, in.
Wolfe-street, where she found some other. articles. Ou Satur-
day last she saw the prisoner in custody; and :,immediately re-;
cognised him as the person whom she had seen in the bed-room
on Tuesday. Police-officer James Sharp stated, that be had
information of the robbery, and took the prisoner into custody,
on Friday, from a cellar in Edward-street. The prisoner de7
nied the charge, saying, be knew nothing of the robbery:' He'
could get witnesses to prove that lie was not out of bed that
morning till ten o'clock.—He was committed for trial. '
THEFT BY A RELA TlON.—Tuesday, at the Police-office,'Jobn
Kennedy, a very young lad, was placed at the bar, charged with
having robbed his aunt, Margaret Hughes, who resides at No.
14, Urossliall-street, of three sovereigns and a half and about a
pound in silver. Mrs. Hughes stated, that she was the wife of
John Hughes, a seaman ; she assisted hor mother, who kept a
poultry shop in the market. About five o'clock on Monday
afternoon, she placed nine sovereigns, five half crowns, and a
quantity of silver in a velvet purse. She locked the parlour
door, and gave the key to her sister, and they quitted the house
together, leaving the prisoner John Kennedy, her nephew, us
the house. About nine o'clock in the evening she returned,
but did not look at her money till next morning, when she found
that three sovereigns, one half sovereign, and the velvet purse
were missing. She saw, the prisoner in the market during the
evening, and charged him with the robbery, but he denied all
knowledge of it. Witness gaye,hirn into'the custody of Bryant,
a market constable. 'A- velvet purse was produced, which the
witness identified. Bryant, the market constable, stated, that
about eight o'clock on Monday night, he; received the prisoner
into his custody, and look him into the market office. Hidden,
inspector of meal, searched him, and found the purse in his pos-
essioo. Bryant further stated, that he had examined the house
of the prosecutrix, and he found that the lock of the parlour
was very weak, and that the bolt could be easily forced back-
wards by the hand. The prisoner, it appeared, was awell-known
thief; and had been convicted of felony before. He was commit-
ted for trial.

STEALING COTTON.—Yesterday, at the Pulice-office, a ware-:
houseman named Michael Teneton was brought up before the
magistrates charged with having robbed his employers, Messrs.
Francisco de Lizardi and Co ,of a bale of cotton. A witness
named Henry Crane, a labourer, deposed that on the 9th instant
he was standing at the top of Barton-street, when he saw a bale
of cotton put out of Lizardi and Co.'s warehouse into a cart.
Thomas Stnedley,learter, deposed that he was in the service of
the prisoner, who was a warehouseman and carter in the service
of Messrs. Lizardi and Co. On the mauling of the 9th of
April he wassurdered by the prisoner to go to the warehouse
fur a bale of cotton; he did so, and backed his cart to the ware-
house door, and, whilst it was there a bale of cotton was lowered
into it, but he did not see by whom. The prisoner told hint
that it had been left at the warehouse for safety by a person
named Beckett, and that he was to take it to Beckett's ware-
house in Cumberland-street, and he would follow him. He
went with the bale to Cumberland-street, but, the prisoner not
coming, be took the bale to Beckett's warehouse, and was there
paid Is. 3d. for cartage. On returning, he met the prisoner,
and told him he had: left the bale. and he told him " it was all
right." The book-keeper of Messrs. Lizardi and Co.'s deposed
that, from inTorination ,he had received he went to Beckett's
warehouse to 'see if the bale of cotton. was-there which was miss-
ing. He there identified 'a bale of cotton as belonging to his em-
ployers, which was worth about £l2 10s. The prisoner was
committed to take his trial "tor the robbery.
SUMMONS volt SEAMEN'S WacEs.--Yesterday, at the Police
office, a coloured lad, named Dover, appeared before the Magis-
trates, to prefer a complaint against Captain Day: of the Laura,
for non payment of his wages to Trieste and back. From the
ship's articles, it appeared, that he was to receive 10s. per
month. He had been absent five months on the voyage, and
had received more than the amount of his wages at that rate
would amount to: he claimed 30s. a month. A gentleman nam-
ed Phillips,
,who stated that he had been 15 years in one of the
merchant's offices in the town, stated, that the complainant had
been a slave to his son iu the Brazils, and, do gaining his free-
dom on coining to this country, did not wish to go back lest he
should be made a soldier of, hut preferred going to sea,' and on
his (witness's) recommendation Capt. Day took him on board,
as he (witness) understood, at 395. a month. The complainant
could neither read nor write. The Captain said, the buy had
been perfectly useless; he was diseased and could do nothing.
Mr. Hall asked him how he came to ent down 10s. a month
in the ship's articles? The captain said. it was customary to
put down something in an agreement. The boy said he was
never completely laid up, but always did whatever he was ask:-
ed; he acknowledged to having been sick. The mate of the
Laura stated, that the lad was positively worth nothing; that
all he could do was, to coil a rope or sweep the deck.. He could
neither keep watch nor do any other thing ; and, -in hie opinion,
10s. a month was as much as he was worth. 'Mr. Hall said, he
did not like to see the positive sum of 10s. putdown in the agree-
ment; but, according to the evidence, it appeared that the boy
was worth nothing. (To Mr. Phillips)—" I suppose you will
take care of him ?" Mr. Phillips—" Oh, no; I have nothing
more to do with him." Mr. Hall—" Well, but your son brought
him over to this country." Mr. Phillips--" He is worn out."
Mr. I-Iall—" But vou would not see him starve?" Mr. Phillips
" No." Mr, Hall—" Because he is worn out, and that you, can
et no more out of him as a slave, you want to have nothing to
do with him." (To the boy.)—" Boy, follow that gentleman—
he will take care of you." (A laugh.) The parties then left
the court.

APPLICATION FOR A SummoNs.—Yesterday, at the Police-
office, a female named Christian, better known as Mrs. Gould.
the keeper of a public-house in the Old Church Yard, appeared
before the Magistrates to apply fur a summons against her hus-
band, fur ill using her and turning her out of doors.. She' stat-
ed, that she had only been married seven months to her present
husband, and during five of them he had kept another female in
the house, whom he made the mistress. Mr. Hall said. there
was perhaps a reason fur his conduct. The applicant appeared
to be quite tipsy. Mr. Hall, however, granted a suunuoils,