The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTSEDAY.

ILLEGAL PAWNlNG.—Margaret Baker was charged with
taking a waistcoat, a pair of trousers, and other articles
from the house of Ann Gellately, in 29, Northampton-
street, on Saturday last, and pledging them for 30r.
Prisoner did not deny the charge. She was ordered to
pay 30s. and a fine of E 6., or to be imprisoned for three
months.
STEALING FROM THE SHIP SENATOR.—John John-
son, a seaman, discharged from the ship Senator, just put
into the Nelson Dock, on Sunday morning was seem
coming out of the ship, where he had no business. He
was taken into custoday, when he affected to be quite
drunk. He had a waistcoat, a pair of trousers, and e
shirt, belonging to one of the apprentices of the ship,
and also some handcuffs, belonging to the Senator. Pri-
soner was sentenced to one month's imprsonment.
ATTEMPTING TO ROB A TlLL.—Christopher Adams!
was charged with attempting to rob the shop till of
Elizabeth Bird, 66, Renshaw-street, on Saturday night.
Prisoner was detected with his hand in the till ; he Wag
known to the authorities, having on a previous occasion
been sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He was
sentenced to be imprisoned three months and to be whipped-
STEALING BEEP.—Jane Murphy was charged with
stealing a piece of beef from a butcher's shop in Portland-
square, on Saturday night. Prisoner did not deny the
charge, but said that it was the first time she had ever
been guilty of anything of the kind. She was sentenced
to be imprisoned for five days.
ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Fanny Farrell, Catherine
Kemp, and Margaret Harrold were charged with stealing
a quantity of cotton cloth, the property of Messrs. John-
son and Co., oil-cloth makers, in Surrey-street, and offer-
ing it in pledge at the shop of Mr. Heckle, in Park-lane,
on Saturday last. Farrell, who had been several years in
the employment of Messrs. Johnson and Co., said she had
got the cloth from Mr. Johnson as a
resent. Mr_
Johnson, who was evidently in bad health, emphatically
denied that he had ever given the cloth or anything else
RS a present, or that Farrell had authority for taking it.
The other two prisoners, it appeared, had acted only as
messengers for Farrel. The case was remanded till to-day.
STEALING A TABLE.—Charles M'Queeny was charged
with stealing a table from the shop of Clarke, 30,
Fonteuoy-street, on Saturday last. He did not deny the
charge ; but, as he was not known at the office, the case
was dealt with leniently, and the prisoner was sentenced
to be imprisoned for fourteen days.
STEALING FROM THE PERSON.—Mary Ann Riseves
was charged by an old man, mamed Thomas Woodcock,
with robbing him of three half-crowns and a shilling, at
the corner of a street, on Saturday evening. Prisoner,
who was well known to the police, was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment.

STEALING ET A SERVANT.—:Mary Ann Edwards, a
servant girl, was charged with stealing from the house
of her master, Mr. Ring, 94, Bedford-street, where she
had been in service for several months past, two salt-sellers,
and some other articles of property. She admitted the
charge, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for twenty-
one days.

PASSING A. BASE HALF-CROWN.—Ann Williams, a
middle-aged woman, was charged with attempting to
pass a base half-crown, in a public-house in Myrtle-street,
on Saturday evening. She stated she had got the half-
crown, along with other money, in change, and was
ignorant that it was spurious. The case was remanded
for a week.

SUSPECTED CHARACTERS.—John Lorraine, John
Lang, and Dennis Ward, were charged with being in the
Clarence Graving Dock on Saturday afternoon, about
three o'clock, with intent to steal scrap-copper and iron,
considerable quantities of which were lying about where
they were. On seeing they were observed by police-con-
stable 493, they all ran off, but were ultimately secured
and taken into custody. No stolen property was found
on any of them. Lang was discharged ; the other two,
being known offenders, were sentenced each to fourteen
days' imprisonment.

INDECENT ASSAULT.--TWO rather ferocious-looking
young men, named James Belliant and William Francig„
were charged at the instance of Margaret Bridge, aged 22,
with having committed an indecent assault upon her in
the neighbourhood of Sandhill Bridge, on the canal, on
the night of Monday the 9th instant • and also with rob-
bing her of a bundle containing a bedgown, three aprons,
a chemise, and other articles. From the evidence of the
prosecutrix, it appeared she had been acquainted with both
prisoners for a considerable time past; that on the after-
noon of the day in question she met the prisoners acci-
dentally, about two o'clock, near Chissenhall Bridge, and
told them she was on her way to North Meols, and that
she was then looking out for a boat to take her there.
They told her there was no boat, but offered to escort her
a part of the way to which she gave consent. They then
induced her to go to several public houses where drink
was obtained of which she (prosecutrix) partook, but
sparingly.• They under various pretexts, detained her front
leaving Liverpool, and ultimately conveyed her to the spot
where the alleged assault and robbery were committed.
The prosecutrix was subjected to a severe and searching
cross-examination on the part of the prisoners, by an
attorney; but from her evidence, which she siedfastly
persevered in, there could be no doubt that a serious
assault had been committed on her by Belliant, who is a
married man. After a protracted investigation, the pri-
soners were remanded for a week.

ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE.—James Bever,
a labourer at the gas-works, was charged with assaulting
police constable 40, while the latter was endeavouring to
induce Bever, who was intoxicated, to go home, on Satur.
day night. Prisoner said he was drunk and did not recoi-
led anything about it. He was ordered to pay a fine of
ten shillings and costs.
ASSAULT WITIT A Swoitp.—Thomas Hanburgh, avt
elderly and squalid-looking little Patlander, was charged
with assaulting and wounding a countryman of his own,
named McGarry, about half-past seven on Sunday
night, in court No. 6, Adlington-street. It appeared the
assault arose out of a sort of miscellaneous family squable,
in which Hanburgh and his wife took a very active part;
the latter attempting the defence of her better half, by the
aid of a shillelagh, while he, exercising more pot-valourthan
discretion, laid violently about him with a rusty old sword.
The prosecutor, in endeavouring to save his head front
serious damage, tried to lay hold of the weapon by which
his personal safety was endangered, in doing which the
fingers of his right hand were severely cut. Hanburgh
made a rambling statement in his own defence, at the
conclusion of which he was committed for trial at the
sessions.

SERIOITS CHARGE OF STABBING.—WiIIiam AleXalidet
Cupp was charged with assaulting and stabbing James
Gilroy on Sunday night, about a quarter to nine o'clock,
at the corner of Flint-street. The case was not gone into,
as the wounded man, who had been conveyed to the Nor-
thern Hospital, was too ill to attend. Evidence was adduced
to prove that the prisoner at the time and place named
stabbed Gilroy with a knife in the right breast and left
loin. The case was remanded for a week, in the hope that
Gilroy will be so far recovered as to enable him to attend.

NEW AMERICAN CLIPPER FOR TSB
AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

WE announced a few weeks ago, that Messrs. James'
Baines and Co., the enterprising owners of the Black Ball
Line of Australian packets, had entered into a contract
with Mr. Donald MlCay, the eminent shipbuilder of Bos-
ton, U.S., to build two clipper ships for their line. We
now learn that one of them was successfully launched on
the 2nd instant. She was named the Lightning, and whey
we mention that her construction was superintended by
Captain J. N. Forbes, the successful commander of the
Marco Polo, and that he writes that she is everything he
could desire, and also, that in his opinion she will prove
faster than any ship he ever saw, we think we shall con-
vey a very good idea of what she is. The Boston Atlat,
alluding to the launch, says :—" The splendid clipper
Lightning, for the Black Ball line of Liverpool Australia=
packets, was launched yesterday, and was afterwards
towed to Captain Brewster's shears to be masted. She is
a splendid vessel; is longer, wider, and sharper than the
famous clipper Sovereign of the Seas, and is designel to
eclipse her in speed. She is the strongest built ship we
ever saw, and not surpassed for beauty by any ship Mr.
M`Kay ever built." Certainly the eulogium passed by the
Boston Atlas is very favourable, and which, if realized,
will leave the owners of the Black Ball line no room to
regret travelling across the Atlantic for their ships. The
second clipper was in a very forward state, and would be
launched early in March. The Lightning will be here about
the middle of February, and will be immediately placed
on the berth for Australia. The owners of the Black Ball
line yesterday despatched the fine ship Mazeppa, Captain
Jones, for Geelong; the Conway, 1200 tons, Capt. Liston,
sails to-day with 387 Government emigrants for Geelong;
and to-morrow their splendid clipper Indian Queen, Mill,
commander, will sail with 300 passengers for .Melbourne.
Her sailing qualities are well known, and she is expected
to make a very rapid run, her last voyage having been
made out and home in six months and ten days. They
have also on the berth the fine ships America and Fortune,
to sail from Southampton, the former with 230, and the
latter with 235 Government emigrants ; the Mary Winch,
toisail from London for Adelaide ; and the ship Switzer-
land, from Birkenhead, with 220 Government emigrants
and cargo for Sydney. The succeeding ship in the line
from this port for Melbourne is the new clipper Saldanha,
of 1000 tons register, and 3,000 burthen. She is not
excelled by any ship in the trade, and has every essential
requisite and convenience for passengers.