The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.YESTERDAY.

STEALING LETTERS AT THE POST-OFFlCE.—Frederick
Bentley, a clerk in the Post-office, who had been re-
manded from last Monday, was again brought up ; and it
was proved that whenehe was taken into custody, on the
night of Sunday week, two letters were found upon him.
One of them appeared to have contained a shilling, which
had been abstracted. The other, which was opened in
the magistrates' room, contained 2s. 6d. and a piece of
card (the five of hearts). It was addressed, " William
Wiggans, at Joseph Natt's, 83, Crookhall-street, Salford,
Manchester. It was signed " Mary Robbinson," and ap-
peared to have been sent by the female to her father. The
prisoner was committed for trial.
ANUNGRATEFKLNEPHBW.—John Toogood was charged
with attempting to rob his aunt Mary Hurst, and vio-
lently assaulting her, in her own house, on Saturday night.
She had brought the prisoner up, and apprenticed him to
an engineer, and on Saturday night he went to her house
to ask her for money. His aunt had been drawing eight
sovereigns, a pension, from the Custom-house, and told
him she had no change, on which he struck her down with
a pair of tongs, saying, " I'm Gleeson Wilson, and I'll
have your money or your life." Assistance came, and he
was taken away. She hoped the magistrates would pro-
tect her from her nephew's violence, but did not wish him
to be sent to prison. He was committed for three months,
with hard labour.

A PIG'S HEAD FANCIER.—Susan Banks was charged
with deliberately walking off with two pigs' heads from
a stall in St. Martin's Market, on Saturday night, with-
out the knowledge of the butcher, until brought back by
a bystander. She was committed for a month.

ROBBERY ON BOARD SHIP.—John Nolan, dressed as a
sailor, but of thievish propensities, haying been previously
convicted, was charged with stealing a coat from on board
the ship Countess of Elgin, bound for New York. The
coat belonged to Mr. James Hudson, hatter, Manchester,
who came to see a friend off by the above vessel, on Good
Friday. The prisoner offered the coat to pawn at Mr.
Murdock's shop, Marybone, who suspected that he had
stolen it, and gave him in charge. He was committed for
two months.
A SAILOR ON BOARD THE WRONG sllm—l
John Bryan,
a sailor, was charged with being found in the cabin of the
John Morgan, wider suspicioue circuPstances, The pri-

soner was surprised immediately after he had effected ma-
entrance, and chased along several vessels before they
could catch him. In defence he said "It's quite a mis-
take ; I was on board another ship, and they must hate--
caught the wrong man." He was sentenced to be impri-
soned for one month.
STREET ROBBERY.—William Yeodley, Michael Eccles-
ton, Mary Grant, and Julia Cox, were charged with robbing
Robert Richardson, a pilot, of about 15s. in silver, cat
Saturday afternoon. Prosecutor was intoxicated at the
time of the robbery, which took place in Blackstone-street
Yeodley was acquitted, and the others were remanded for
seven days.
PICKING POCKETS.—Mary wcrisky, charged with
picking the pocket of Alice Benyon of 7s. 6d. in Scotland-
road, on Saturday night, was remanded for seven days,.
Mary Kelly, a well-known pickpocket, for robbing a
woman at a pawnshop on Saturday night, was committed
for three months.
ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—DanieI Briggs and Bernard
Johnson, two lads who had been employed by Mr. Hunter,,
ironmonger, Great Charlotte-street, were charged with
stealing several articles from their master's shop. Johnson
was discharged, and Briggs remanded for seven days.
ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—Michael Costello was con-
victed of violently assaulting Inspector Scott and some
other policemen whilst they were apprehending a prisoner
at his house in the park. He was fined 40s. and costs.—
Michael Size, for assaulting Inspector Grace, by throwing
a stone at him, whilst in the execution of his duty, was
fined 10s. and costs. —John Abraham, charged with striking
policeman 749 during a row in the street, was fined 6s.