The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-08 00:00:00

POLICE IN7'ELLIGENCE.

---
A PAIR.—A man named John Byrne was on Friday placed
at the bar, and an antiquated dame called Ryan mounted the
witness box, on some dispute respecting a bundle of clothes
which belong to a lady at this present juncture confined to her
country-house, (viz., Kirkdale Gaol ;) but, though one appeared
as criminal and the other as criminator, both seemed to have
been imphcatee in the intention of profiting by the absence of
the owner of the articles. Magistrate (to witness)—" Is the
prisoner your husband t" Witness—" Is it me your honour
manes ? Would I marry a baste like him? Not in the laste."
Magistrate—" Then the prisoner is not your husband ?" Wit-
ness—" He's a bould villain, your worship, and deserves hang-
ing, if a rope dhurty enough could be found. He's killing me out
and out by inches. Wait till I tell your honour's worship
what--" Magistrate—" I ask you if that man is your hus-
band ? Cannot you understand; women ?" Witnes-s—" The
dirty baste! (weeping) he struck me and kicked me, sir, till I
was black and blue. If you were to see me myself, your ho-
nour, the sight would freighter' you." Magistrate—" That is
pretty treatment from a husband, most certainty." Witness—
" Him! he's not my husband, your houhur."- .Magistrate—
" Does he live with you at all ?" Witness—" Well, sir, be lives
with me- in one sense and not in another. lie once used to
trate me to any thing I'd ax ; but now trates me to nothing but
blows, and had trateinent it is, as your honour would say if you
seed me. Just after he comes from the wars—bad luck to him!
wouldn't it have•been a blessed day for me if they'd just took
the head off him ? Och, it was then he was all botheration and
sweetmeat, just killing me with kindness, the same as he's now
killing me wid knocks. Sure, I'm not a soger, your worship. Let
him go and hate his equals, and not lick the likes of rue." Ma-
gistrate (to prisoner)—" What are you?" Prisoner—" Well,
sir, I'm a sorer; at taste, your honour, I was a soger, till I got
the discharge from the company." Magistrate—" You have
been in the East India Company's service, then ?" Prisoner—
" I was, your worship; in the artillery, at a place called Ma-
derass. Then I come home again, and lived at a place called
London a short while, till I comae down here." Magistrate—
" How long have you known this woman ?" Prisoner—l'm
here three years; but I know'd her when I was born, es you
may say. Biddy and me isn't strangers, in the taste. Magis-
trate—" Where do you come front ?' Prisoner—" I belong to
a place called Tipperary."—The officers were ordered to take
charge of the bundle of wearing apparel, and convey it to its
proper owner, and the prisoner was dismissed with en admoni-
tion to conduct himself better towards his che.e antie.
CHARGE OF FELONY.—A short time since a large trunk, full
of wearing apparel, belonging to a gentiernau on his way to
Dublin, was stolen from the Liverpool railway station : but
until nine o'clock on Thursday night no clue to the thieves had
been received. At that time, however, Inspectrir Cottam re-
ceived information that a trunk was lying in an entry in North-
street,
whither he immediately proceeded. and having found it,
perceived, on examination, that it had been broken open and
emptied of its contents. Under the lid there were nailed two
cards, containing an inventory of the articles which the trunk
had contained. A search took place, 'Vhich resulted in the cap-
ture of three men, who were brought before Mr. Hall on
Friday morning. Mr. Commissioner Dowling stated the fact
of the robbery, and stated that two of the prisoners had on, at
the time of their apprehension, articles of the stolen property,
while in the privy belonging to the house of the third, a quantity
of others had been found, thrust'down into the dirt.—The pri-
soners were remanded for a week, to allow time fur the appear-
ance of the owner.

LOGBOOKS AND SEAMEN'S WAGES.—On Friday, at the Po-
lice-office, Edward Barrett, a seamen, summoned Captain Ni-
chol), of he Robert Syers, for non-payment of his wages. The
complainant had shipped on board the Robert Syers on the 7th
November, and arrived again in port on the 20 h April, having
been out five months and a half, which, at £2 5s a month,
amounted to £l2 is 6d. Of that he had received one month's
payment in advance, and he had also had some trifling things
from the captain during the voyage, the price of which he did
not know: he claimed the balance. Captain Nichol' pleaded
that the sailor, through his improper conduct, had not only
forfeited all claim to the residue of his wages, but that, if
owners of the vessel were paid all the expenses to which he had
subjected them, he was farther indebted to them to the amount
of £B. He entered into a detailed statement, the purport of
which was that the claimant had, for insolence, neglect, &c.,
been imprisoned at the port of St. Thomas for thirteen days,
and at that of Porto Cabello for twelve days, and that after his
release from confinement he had, altogether, staid down below
.for the space of thirty-one days, refusing to du duty. There
was also another charge. On the night of her arrival in the
Mersey the vessel ran against the pier-head; all hands were
Called up, ass it was feared that her anchor had gone through
her bow • and it was then found that Barrett had deserted the
ship. The loss of time, added to the payment of another man
in his place at St. Thomas's, together with the fees and charges
of police-officers at the times of his confinement, and the for-
feiture of a mouth's pay for abandoning the vessel, absorbed
the whole amount due, and left him debtor to the owners in the
sum stated. The log-book was produced to subeantiate these
charges; but it appearing, front the mate's ucknowledgment,
that the entry of Barrett'sClesertion had only beenMede!that
-morning—that is, on the day after the receipt of the summons—
the magistrate said that it was wholly inadmissible, being op-
posed to the act of parliament. The deduction of -one month's
pay could not, therefore, be allowed. The log was then ex-
amined to ascertain whether the alleged absence from duty of
the sailor had been daily entered, in accordance with the strict
provisions of the act to that effect, and it appearing that such
was not the fact, but that for many days on which he was des
clamed to have been absent there was no entry whatever, Mr.
Hall refused to admit the partial entries as proof of the whole
charge. He said that he should be always happy, its it was his
duty, to assist captains in the punishment of refractory men;
but the act of parliament Was clear and strict in its provisions—
it was intended to be binding,. on master as well as man, and
when he saw its provisions neglected in such a way as was mani-
fested in the keeping of that log, lie could Oct and would not
admit such loose and illegally-made entries as evidence. With
respect to the expenses incurred for punishing the seaman at
St. Thomas's and Porto Cabello, he could not allow them;
there was no authority for it ; they could not first ptinish a man
and then force him to pay the incidental charges. Ultimately
time magistrate decided that the seaman of eourse could have no
claim to his wages during the period of his imprisonment. which
had been proved: that,' with other allowed deductions, reduced
the amount to £6 6s lid, which he ordered to be paid to the
claimant. The captain was much discontented with this deci-
sion, and thought that . the ship h and been ill used. No master
or mate, he said, kept a better leg-hoOk than his; and to keep
it in the way that the magistrate wished was impossible; indeed,
to do so, it would require them to be lawyers o.
s,iiLUMNY.7—A young man named Mansell, a coachmaker,
appeared. at the police-office, on Friday, to charge' a fellow-
workman named Bradburn, with having assaulted him on Tues-
day last, without, as far as he knew, any reason or cause what-
ever. One of the witnesses to' the tact of the assault was a
black eye, which was produced by the complainant in open
court, and which spoke for itself. The defendant being asked
what he had to say in his defence, answered in abi vie whist',
both for choiceness of phraseology add studied eloquence of pro-
nunciation, showed him to be at least a collateral deseeodatit of
the Malaprop family :—" I will inform you, sir, of the whole af-
fair. On Tuesday it was intimated to me that he (complainant)
had been calumniating, me in a most censorous manner, and, as
our characters is.dear to us all as our felt-it nesessiated
on me to feel offended, as any man would feel, at the abrogatory
way which he had deprecated my character. I accordingly
went and asked him upon what stable grounds, or what rouudgs
of fair play, he had attacked my repitition and made game of
my peculiar characteristics. I told him boldly and openly, sir,
vet politely, that, he had played me false by backbiting me be-
hind my face—that his conduct was unhonourablessud uurdaniy,
and that whenever, upon any occasion, 1 perceive any thing in
the conduct of a man which seemed deserving of cast itation,
inflicted it upon. him before his own face, and not behind his
hack, when he was abscent. Now, says I, what have you to
say to me, Mansell ? He answered me, sir, and said that he had
not calumniated me; but tie added, in a most insinivating vein,
I know something about you.' Well, by reason of this, and
being cut to the quick by this eaustical humour, I responded
that I had seen the day when I would have pulled his nose Sir
him, or the nose of any man who dare to make so free with my
person as to calumniate me when I was away, behind my back.
Well, sir, he then but himself* in an attitude Of defence, which
of course offended me more, and by reason of that I said,' Now,
I wit/ pull your nose.' And surely, sir, I have a perfect and in-
aleinable right to twitch a man's nose who has•blown time. as lie
calls it, and treated me in an unsavoury manner. He ban back-
bited me before I scratched his face, which,' by-the he, took
place in the struggle to pull his nose." The complainant said,
that ha has assured his fellow-workmen that he had nut uttered
any thing to his disparagement; but instead of resting satisfied
with that assurance, the defendant struck him repeatedly.—
Bradbury was fined '2os and costs.
FOLLY OF EXTORTING CONFESSIONS.—Yesterdhy, at the
Police office, a young man named John Henderson, was placed .
before the magistrates, charged with having pawned a quantity
of clothing, the property of his landlady. Mrs. Williams: Mrs.
Williams, a stout old Welsh woman stated, that the prisoner
lodged with her; on Tuesday last she was at her drawers putting
the clothes by, and saw the missing articles there; on Saturday
she missed them all, and soon after found a pawn ticket in the
pocket of the prisoner, which induced her to suspect him of the
theft. That morning she saw him, and asked him how he came
to take those things ? but he would not own to it at all. She at
length got him persuaded to acknowledge he took the thinge,
and to give her the tickets. Mr. Hall—" Well, what did vou
say?" Mrs. Williams—" Persuaded him, you know." Mr.
Hall—" But what did you say ?" Mrs. Williams—" Well, I
told him there would be nu more about it." Mr. Hall—
" Exactly."—Mrs. Williams—" You know it would be a sad
thing for me to lose these things ?" Mr. Hall—" I can do no-
thing with him now after the pledge you gave him; I must dis-
charge him. You see all the evidence I have. against him is
this, that he has given you these tickets on a promise that he
shall hear no more of it. He must be discharged. I must take
the case as if there was no evidence at all against him.

Passengers by the Lima Packet, Capt. Singleton, from Tri
flitted :—Captain Thorp, 89th Regt., and, Lads.; Mr. J. T.
Bowld. This vessel sailed on the 21st of March, and was off
Cape Clear on the Ist of May.
A 8010 INTRLIDER.—A few nights ago the house-door of
Mrs. Copeland's residem e, King-street Soho, was opened,
about eleven o:clock, with a master key, by a man of genteel
appearance, whom Mrs. C perceived, and mistaking him for
a gentleman residing in the house, offered him a candle. On
receiving this mark of attention, the intruder, (whose premedi-
tated acts were such as, no doubt, caused him to love darkness
better than light,) suddenly turned round and ran away.
NEW CATHOLIC CHAPEL—On Thursday, the 3d instant, the
corner-stone of a new catholic chapel, now in progress of eree.
tion at Rainhill, was laid be Mrs. Gerard, the laity of William
Gerald, Esq. After the ceremony, a splendid dinner was pro-
vided for the numerous visitors by Bartholomew Bretherion,
'Est]., at whose sole expense the chapel is to be erected. The
style of the chapel (of which Mi. J. Dawson. of Preston, is the
architect) is that of a Grecian temple, of the lonic order.

SEC() N ) 141, I )

Stando-d Vice, Three o'Cloek

LIVERPOOL Al Alig FPS.

CORN EXCHANGE, TuEoiy, MAY 8.

With moderate import,i of all articles in our trade since last
Tuesday, the weather has been remarkably fine for the season,
and holders haYe been mote disposed to effeCt sales, but the
business done has been to a small extent.

At this day's market, Wheat was offered at a decline of 2d.
per 701b5., and Oats at Md. per 451b5., but few sales were made
at the reduction.

The Flour trade was also dull, and for some finalities a decline
was submitted to. Oatmeal was 3d. per 2101bs. cheaper.
The week's imports of Butter are 1979 firkins, and fine old
and new support lasi week's prices; Waterford new, 105 s. to'
108 q. per cwt.

AN ERAGE PRiCES.
WHEAT, If° 70 lbs. s•d a d BEANS, imp. mea, s d s d
Irish (Ned red.. 8 8 e 9 1 Irish . .. 45 0 e if, 0'
Do. dried white, 8 6.. 9 0 FLOUR, 4-f• 280 lbs
Do.undried new 7 6.. 8 3 Eng.& Irislisup 49 0.. 54 0
English .. 9 0.. 9 9 Do. fines 46 0.. 48 0
Canada...... .. 00.. 0 0 Do. seconds
OATS, te' 45 Ms._ Do. thirds lB 0.. 22 o
Irish
BARLEY, 4I 60 ths. Do. oM ..... ... 0.. 0
Irish grinding.. ..3 10 4 1 BRAN. V241b5... 1 2.. 1. 0