The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BEGGING LETTER IMPOSTOR.—On Friday, a some-
what respectably dressed young man was committed, by
Mr. Rushton, for three months, for going about with a
forged begging petition, to which, among the names, that
of the Mayor was attached.
AN INCORRIGIBLE.—On Tuesday a female of bad cha-
racter, named Catherine Headley, was committed for trial
for stealing a watch on the previous evening from Robert
Millar, iu Dale-street. She has been five times previously
committed, and twenty times discharged.
UNSOUND MEAT.—On Tuesday, Mary Gogan, who
keeps a stand in Pownall-square market, was fined 20s.
and costs, for exposing to sale two hundred weight of salt
meat unfit for human food.—On Friday a man, who has a
stall in • St. John's market, was fined £5 for a similar
offence.
POCKET PICKING.—On Tuesday, Michael AV Gowen,
Bernard Martin, and Peter Goodman, three young thieves
frbm Manchester, were committed to prison for three
months for stealing a pocket-handkerchief from a gentle-
man who was on the previous day intently watching the
approach of the Great Britain. They were caught in the
act by detective constables Tool and Grisenthwaite.
STEALING A BOY'S WAGES.—On Tuesday. a young
man, named Wm. Roletone, was sent to prison for a
month, for stealing 3s. and four bOoks from a boy named
Robinson. He warned the boy that somebody might take
the money from him, and kindly offered to carry it for se-
curity for him in his fob. He got the books by offering a
shilling each for a perusal, and then ran away.
TIMIDITY NO EXCUSE.—On Tuesday last, Daniel
Hughes, a suspicious character, was committed to prison
for three-months. He had secreted hiynself in an upstairs
room belonging to Mrs. Gibson. in Phillip's-street, and
on the latter going up stairs, he knocked her down and ran
off, but was arrestd in Wellington-road. He pleaded in
defence that he had quarrelled with a man who met him
that morning and threatened to stab him, and his terror
was so great that he had taken refuge where he was found.
He was previously, however, well known to the police, and
the excuse did not avail.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGE.--At the PoliCe-court, on Thurs-
day, the captain of the sloop Robert appeared to claim a
sum of £2 ss. Bd., for damage done to his vessel on the
13th ult. by the Woodside steamer Wirrall. It appeared,
from the evidence of the pier-master, that the Wirrall was
landing her passengers at George's Pier, and, in conse-
quence of using the wrong gangway, she projected towards
the basin, and the sloop Robert, while going out, came
into collision with her. The sloop had her gib torn away,
and received damage to the extent above stated. Mr.
Rushton made an order on the defendants for the amount
claimed, subject to an examination by Mr. Hodgson, the
harbour-master.

PASSING COUNTERFEIT COIN.—On Saturday, Mary
Cranston was charged with having attempted to pass a
counterfeit shilling in Lime-street. It appeared that she
went into a confectioner's shop kept by Miss Elizabeth
Owens in that street, on Friday, and bought a penny
Eccles cake. She tendered a bad shilling in payment foa
it, and, as it was immediately recognised to be a counter-
feit one, she took to her heels and ran out of the shop.
She was quickly pursued, and when taken into custody,
a second shilling was found in her hand. At Bridewell,
three half-crowns and 2s. 3d. in silver and copper, all
good money, were found upon her. She was committed
for trial.

SANATORY STATE OF THE TOWN.—The efforts made by
the Health Committee a short time ago to do away with
the cellar nuisance, have not been attended with complete
success. On Thursday, inspector Dalton brought 18 cases
before the magistrates. Informations bad been laid against
the prties letting thecellars,and not against the miserable
tenants. Mr. John Williams, of 52, St. James'-place,
appeared to answer to no less than five informations. In
some cases the fine was 20s. and costs, which the magis-
trate said would be enforced daily until the nuisance was
removed. The defendants were told that summary means
to eject refactory tenants would be taken by the Health
Committee upon application being made to them.