The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED FELONY.—James M'Connell and another man,
who was subsequently discharged, were on Friday placed at the
bar under the following circumstances:—Robert Nixon, a
book-keeper, stated that he had been at the Amphitheatre or
the night of the 19th December last. He was somewhat in
liquor when he came out, and, as he was passing, Stebbing's
public-house, he was knocked down, but he could tell how
Qr by whom, and rendered insensible. On the fol no morn-
ing he found himself in Duncan-street bridewell, where he had
been put for safety—was taken before a Magistrate, and of
course discharged; but on going for his property to bridewell,
he found that his watch was missing. lie had it safe in his fob
when heJeft the Amphitheatre. Information of the robbery,
and a description of the watch, (which was a silver lever, worth
five or six guineas,) was communicated to the commissioner.
On the 2801 December he was sent for to the shop of, Mr. Jones,
pawn-broker, Gerard-street, and on going, found that the watch
han been pledged there. Samuel Latchford, an assistant of
Mr. Jones's, deposed that the prisoner, M'Oonnell,liad, on the
20th December. pledged the watch at his master's for £3, say-
ing that it was his own.—On Thursday, the other prisoner went
to the pawnbroker's to redeem the watch, and a police-officer
having been sent for, he obtained such information as led to the
capture of M'Connell. The prisoner called evidence to prove
that he had purchased the watch. The first witness, a disorderly
girl; deposed that she had sold a silver watch to the prisoner
for El, about a week after Christmas: It had been left in her
custody by a sailor, and she had stipulated that the prisoner
was to return it when the owner came back to claim it ! Ano-
ther female witness then presented herself. Alagistrate—
" What are you ?" Witness—" lam his (M:Connell's) wife."
Magistrate—" Stand down, then," The.wituess finding that
her conjugal relationship formed a bar to the reception of her
evidence, exclaimed, " Oh I am not his wife, but I live with
him. Ido not pass for his wife, because every one knows that
lam not.' Her evidence was then taken, which was in sub-
stance similar to that of the previous witness: she affirmed
that the watch was sold to her quasi spouse about a week after
Christmas, and pawned: a slay or two after the purchase.—
M'Connell was committed to take his trial.
ATTEMPTED DROWNING.—EIIen Gallagher, a poor, sickly-
looking young woman, was, on Friday, brought before Mr.
Hall, charge& with having attempted to drown herself in the
canal on the preceding day. Dr. Lambert stated, that about
half-past eleven o'clock on Thursday, a police-officer knocked
at his dour, an aid that a woman had thrown herself into the
canal, and recliNsted his assistance. He (Dr.L.) went to a
' house In Chisenhale-street, where he found the prisoner in a
state of exhaustion, and almost-dead; hut by the application of
proper remedies she was restored. She had afterwards several
heavy fits. He left her, however, in a state of convalescence.
About five o'clock the woman wished to return home, but the
circumstances of the case were such that he had deemed it ad-
visable to lay the matter before Mr. Hall. He had understood
that she went out with a determination to throw herself into the
canal, Flockhart, one of the constables said, that the prisoner
lived with her mother, in a cellar, betwixt Atherton-street and
Finns-lane, and that they were very poor. 1)r. Lambert said
he believed the WoaDill had got wanted to a seaman, and that
her mother was dissatisfied with the match. The mother of the
prisoner was here brought forward. Mr. Hall, you don't care
much about your daughter. Mother.—l care too much about
her. .She said she went to be married on .Easter-Monday, but
she was not married. I went to the place where she was sleep-
ing, and demanded her out of bed.
.Parkinson, the hi idewell,
keeper, said that the mother kept a disorderly house. Flock-
hart said he knew the woman, and she had known him, hour
his boyhood, and he never knew her to be a disorderly woman,
though, he believed, she look a drop of drink. due of the
officers, however, gave a quite different account of the house
and mentioned some proceedings he had seen, which confirmed
Parkinson's statement. Mr. Hall said he would speak to Mr.
Evans about the prisoner. She was then remanded.

LIVER THEATRE,•CEIURCH-STREET.
LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON.-
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. JOHN FOGG,
BOX 1300K-K,EEPER.
cN PRIDAY next; theAth ufr.Ml4, tliV,vening's Enter-
ir tainaieuts will coannence with
AMBROSE GWINETT;
Or, a Sea-side Story.
In the course of the Evening Mr. RAYMOND Will speak an
OCCASION-AL ADDRESS.
Messrs. BROWN, KING, and GLBSO'N will Dance the
THREE JIM Caows.
To which will be added, the laugliale Farce, called
THE IRISH

Dr. frfoole
Mr. Raymond,
In which he will sing " Saint Patrick was a Gintleman."
IPressrs. BROWN, KING, and GIBSON will Dance the celebrated

MORRIS DANCE,

As performed by them upwards of b,:Hundred Nights in the
successful Drama of ROGER DE COVER LEY.
To Conclude with a Drama of intense interest, entitled
A MAIDEN'S FAME;
Or,_ a Legend of Lisbon.
" GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !" will be Sung by the whole
of the Company.
Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. JOHN
Focc, at the Box-office, from Eleven tat Three. Duors open
at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven.