The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

STEALING PEWTER POTS.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office,
a female named Mary Robinson, was brought before the ma-
gistrates, charged by a publican named Bishop, with having
stolen a pewter put o his. Mr. Bishop stated that on Monday
evening lust, Mr. 'Carlton, of Crosshall-street, came to him and
asked if that pot belonged to him, and he instantly recognised
it. Mr. Tarlton said that he saw the woman scratching the
name off the pot on last Monday or Tuesday evening, and sus-
pecting she had not come honestly by it, gave her into custody.
He made several inquiries amongst the publicans about it, and
found that it belonged to Mr. Bishop. Mr. Bishop said that he
had lost six pewter half-pints since the last Saturday, wit h his
name engraved thereon. The case was remanded to afford time
for further evidence.

POCKkT PICKING.—On Tuesday, at the
_police.office, two
lads, the eldest of whomwas not more than 12 years old, named
Peter Naylor and Edward Mundy. were, brought before the.
magistrates, charged with picking pockets in Chapel-street, the
day before. Policeman 140 stated that the Boiler-makers' Club
were walking through Cistle=street.the morning before, and a
great crowd was collected. He saw the two lads very busy in
the crowd, and watched them knowing them to be thieves. Af-
ter a while he saw Naylor with his hand and arm as far as he:
could get it in a woman's pocket, and the other standing before
him, and endeavouring to bide what he has about, as well as he
could ; he accordingly took them both into custody. Batcheldor
said they were both well-known theives; he had known Naylor
a thief for the last .five years. They were each sent for three
months to Kirkdale. House of Correction.
CEVELTY TO A DEAF AND DUMB FORTUNE TELLER.—On
Tuesday, at the police office, a young man. earned William
Darlington, was brought before the magistrates, charged by a
gentleman with having made use of cruel usage to a poor deaf
and dumb. man that morning. The gentleman stated that he
was coming along the footwitik besides. Canning..D.ick,‘ about
an hour before, when he saw the prisoner pushing a poor dumb
man about, and afterwards tripping him up. A crowd collected
and they were laughing at the tricks played to the poor man by
the prisoner. The pour man was both deaf and dumb, and
could not help himself. He then gave the prisoner in charge
to a policeman. The prisoner said that the deaf and dumb
man came up to him and wanted to tell him his fortune by his
signs. He told him "to be off," but he kept annoying him 'so
he pushed him off; and in doing so they both fell, but he had no
intention of throwing him down and hurting. him. The gen-
tlerrlaa said that after he had thrown, the man down he went
away and absolutely returned again and threw the man down.
Mr. Hall said that that showed the animas with which he had done
it; and it was highly praiseworthy in the gentleman to come
forward as he had done and give him into custody. The magis-
trates ordered him to pay .ss. and costs, or in default to be com-
mitted as many days.
ASSAULT ON THE Potica.—On Tuesday. at the police office,
John Hoyle, who keeps a beer house in Leecestreet, and Wil-
liam Cowan were brought before the magistrates charged with
assaulting the police. Glover, the policera .n, said that the
night before, about six o'clock, Hoyle was turning a blind fiddler
out of his house and very ill using him, he went to protect him,
when the prisoner. Royle struck him aviolent blow on the face,
and the other persons in the house surrounded him and ill used
him; he called for assistance, and several policemen came; one
had got his fingers trapped by a brick .bat, and another had got
very severely hurt by a brick thrown on to his head by the
prisoner, Cowan. Several policemen, and inspector Poole con;
roborated this statement. Royle was 'fined 20s. and costs, in
default to be imprisoned eighteen days in the Borough Gaol, and
Cowan 13s. and costs, or fourteen days imprisonment.
INFORMATION—POST HORSE DuTtEs.--On Tuesday, at the
police-office, Mr. Waiuwright, collector of post-horse duties, ap-
peared to lay an inforniation before the magistrates against
Mr. Bunnell, post-horse'master, for neglecting to deliver and
refusing to permit him to examine his accounts. Mr. Wain-
wright said he was duly authorised by the commissioners of post-
horse duties to inspect the accounts and collect the duties from
the post-horse masters. Hi had called on Mr. Bunnell several
times the last week for that purpose, and had been unable to
get to see his accounts, and on one occasion Mr. Bunnell's ser-
vant had refused to let him see them, saying he could not with-
out his master's permission; whereas he had a perfect right to
inspect them at any time. He had had a great deal of trouble,
and he found it necessary to lay this information. He was liable
to a penalty of Eli), and double the amount of his duly. He
would not. however, press for the penalty, if he had a promise
not to have this conduct repeated. Mr. Hall then dismissed
the information, but with a caution to the defendant that if
brought up again the full penalty would be inflicted.

SEAMENS' WAGES.—IMPORTA INT TO SEAMEN.—On Toes-
day, at the Police-office, Captain Sinclair was summoned by
Seth Botwood, ane of his seamen, for his balance of waged.
The seaman stated that he shipped'on board Captain Sinclair's
vessel, bound for Savannah and back to Liverpool. He per-
formed the voyage, and signed the articles to receive £2 10s. a
month. He shipped on the 2Uth of January, and art ived back
on the 24th of June, and claimed a balance of wages due to
him of £8 Os: 6d. Captain Sinclair said his balance •of wages
was only £2 17s. lie had had £2 10s. advanced, £1 10s. for
clothing, hospital money for five months, 55., and medecine ou
board ship ss. Mr. Hall said the last item could not be charged.
The late act of parliament made it compulsory for the captain
of every ship to have a medicine chest on board calculated to
meet the dangers and accidents of the voyage for the use of the
crew, which was not to be at the expense of- the crew but to be
provided-at the expense of the owners. Captain. Sinclair said
that the fall wages due were £l2 Iss. Bd.: the above items,
with some ship stores which had been furnished to the com-
plainant, amounted to £4 17s. Gd. to deduct from that, and there
was also an item for gaol fees in Savannah, arising from the
misconduct of the man, amounting to £3 10s., and £1 Bs. 4d.
fur his wages for seventeen days that he was absent to deduct
as well. Mr. Hall inquired what the gaol fees were for ? The
captain replied, that while about six miles from Sitvanuah he
went on shore with the boat, taking that seaman and another
with him, and left them in charge of the boat whilst he went
into the town; they however left it, got drunk, and from what
-his mate had overheard he was apprehensive that they were
going to desert from the ship, and in consequence he applied
for a warrant to.have them taken into custody, and they were
confined in gaol 17 days, and he had had substitutes to hire for
them. He had paid £3 lUs, gaol fees for each of them. The
captain then underwent a long cross-examination by Mr.
Yates, who appeared for the complainant, but nothing material
was elicited. 'Anthony Fleming, the second mate, deposed that
he overheard this man the day after he had left the boat, and
when he had agreed to return to the ship, agree with a "crimp"
who waslo come with a-boat to the bow of the ship in the
night, and he would be ready to leave the ship with his things.
He gave inkrmation of this, and the captain got a warrant to
apprehend Aid detain him till -the ship sailed. The captain
produced receipts of the amount of gaol fees that he had paid;
be had only deducted Is.-Bd. a day from the man's wages while
lie was confined, and he had paid 6s. Bd. a day for the substi-
tute. Mr. Hall said that the English law recognised the right
of captains to deduct the cost of apprehension of seamen from
their wages ; though in this country there were no exhoibitant
gaol fees, the law authorised the sieducting of expenses arising
from the misconduct of a seaman. There was no question from
the evidence of the second mate, but that the captain was au-
thorised in making the application he had done to the ma-
gistrates; there could be no doubt hut that the man intended
to quit the ship. lie was therefore decidedly of opinion that
the gaol fees should be deducted from the man's wages as they
arose from his own misconduct. With regard to the 17 days,
the captain had a right to choose whether he would deduct the
price of the seaman's wages or the price of the substitute. If he
had done the latter 'he would have deducted Gs. Bd. per day,
and he thought the captain had acted very fairly, for he had
only deducted ls. Bd. per day, the atnount of the seaman's
wages. He was also authorised to deduct two days for every
day that the seaman was absent, and he had only deducted 17
days. He thought, under the circumstances, the balance which
was to be awarded was £3 Os. 9d. and no more. -Another sea-
man, named George Dean, made a precisely similar applica-
tion, and be had been confined in the same manner to prevent
his deserting. The evidence, however, of his intention to desert
was not sn clear as in the other case. The mate proved that a
boat came to the ship at midnight, as the second mate bad heard
it arranged, and asked fur both Dean and Botwood. Mr. Hall
said, that though he might be of opinion it was his intention to
desert, he could only ad from the evidence, and in fairness to
the man-he could not order the gaol fees in this instance to be
deducted.

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MAD DOGS.—CORPORATION GRAMMAR.—On Tuesday.
the Police-office, an information was laid by policeman 2-13,
against Mr. Kevans, .of Collingwood-street, for alloinga
savage dog to run about the streets unniuzzled.
he withouthad
attending on any person. The constable stated
had complaints made to him about this dog, that it had flown
o'clock, i
at several persons, and that -morning
sevenabbioinutif he had not mot
flew at a little boy, and would have bit
tected him. It was a very savage dog of the hull and teiri
species. He had seen a notice posted up
requiring for persons t
keep their dogs in doors. Mr. Morris appeared
wtabsentinetCeAr
ant. ;From his knowledge he should presume
it
Kevan's dog ; he had seen his dog, and_ did_ not answer the
in
policean. Mr. Kevan invariably
description given of it
by inkhis yard both before and since the'
kept his dog chained up
pawnbro e
r, was obliged to have the dog
notice. He was a
for the protection of his house. the dog was kept in the, shop
during the night, and in the morning when the shop was opened
was let out for a few minutes, and returned.
Mr. H has been issued requiring all dogs to be
kept within doors, and muzzled, and it found otherwise the
owners are liable to a penalty of 40s. on tlAat notice.
Mr. Morris.—Yes, hut upon that notice the information can-
not lie; for so far as 1 can understand that notice, it is that
the owners shall be confined and muzzled, and not dogs. Be-
sides the act of parliament only specifies that they shall be
confined on such notice where there is any suspicion of mark
nests, and a penalty if not complied with. The notice of the
Mayor was to this effect
"' Isiotice is hereby given, that, the owners of all dogs found at
large between this date and the 15th day of September next,
and which are unmuzzled, or not in care of or attendant upon
au person will incur a penalty of forty Shillings, titc." signed
' RADCLIFFE, Town-clerk."
Mr. Hall.--I should say that the relative pronoun there re-
lates to dogs.
Morris.--According to the usual version of the English
language, I should think not.
Mr. Hall.--I beg your pardon.
A femtsle witness deposed that the dog was a small dog, and
was kept in the shop all night, and only allowed to run out
few minutes in the morning when it was shut up in the yard. e
Mr. [fall said they had the best evidence of its being a
dog from its having .that morning flown at a boy and
sna:riy
bitten him. On the evidence whieb.hadheen givenl shallif it had
fine
dd
bitten any body they would be liable for damages.
the defe
ant in 10s. and costs, and it must not occntagain;
it is letting hid off very easily as the fine is 40s.
Mr. Morris then gave notice of appeal.

A king's letter has been issued to the clergy, commanding
iermolis to be preached, and collections to be made, in all
wishes throughout the kingdom, in aid of the funds of the
Society for Promoting the Building of Churches and Cha-
liels.