The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ILLICIT DEALING IN WHEAT.-011 Friday, the three
mates of the ship Samuel Hicks, were sent to trial for
selling wheat, what they termed " wheat sweepings," but
which, in reality, was good. The buyers, two Irishmen,
were also committed for buying an article which they
must have known to have been stolen.

CELLAR OCCUPATION.—Forty-six informations were
heard against parties occupying unhealthy cellars on Tu-
esday, and the usual fines inflicted. The occupiers in
many cases hold possession with a tenacious grasp, and
the duplicity of some is most extraordinary. The Health
Committee have an herculean task before them.

POACHING.—On Thursday, two men, named Henry,
Norman and James Swift, were brought before the Bir-
kenhead magistrates, at the Police-court, charged with
poaching on the preserves of Sir William Stanley, -Bart.,
at Storeton. Norman, who had been twice 'previ6usly
punished for the same offence, was sentenced 'to two
months' hard labour, and Swift to one month.
OVERLOADING.—SeveraI cases of overloadink vehicles
were heard at the Police-court on Tuesday, awl fines in-
flicted. Amongst the parties was a

omnibus driver,
named Smith, against whom an information had been
laid by a gentleman named Wood. The omnibus, which
was constructed to carry eleven persons, was laden with
fiften. The driver was fined twenty shillings and costs.
ROBBERY OF PLATE.—On Wednesday, a young man,
named John Markey, was brought up at the Police-court,
and charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity of silver
plate, consisting of two silver egg-stands, one salt, three
spoons ; together with a Bible, the gift of Sheridan
Knowles to the daughter of the owner of the property,
Mr. Emery, of Bootle, whose house was robbed on Mon-
day night of. about £5O worth of plate.—Mr. Rushton
ordered the prisoner_to be taken before one of the county

justices, he himself having no authority to take the case
into his consideration. _

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WEARING APPAREL.—On
Wednesday, Rose Mullen, and her husband, Michael
Mullen, were committed for trial, charged by Lewis
Howell with stealing wearing apparel from his house at
Everton. It appeared that on Tuesday evening the fe-
male prisoner went into the complainant's house, and,
watching her opportunity, carried off some clothes and
two pair of boots. The theft was discovered almost im-
mediately, tend the prisoner detected while in the act of
coming through the lobby. She had the property upon
her, which she threw down on being discovered. A va-
riety of wearing apparel and other articles were found in
the prisoners' house, a portion of which were identified
ash: beenii
a stolenfe:
daysfrom ago
in Prescot-street and
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COINING : CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Saturday
Thomas Rowe, an Irishman, was charged with having
a his possession. The prisoner lodged in
-square, Ridley-street, out of Hopwood-street,

O'Donovan

and, in consequence of information received, Mr. Super-
intendent Anders, with two or three officers, proceeded
to search the room occupied by the prisoner, where they
found some plaster of paris, a crucible, a pioce of metal
melted down, and, in the ashes, two base shillings. It
was some time before the officers could gain admittance,
and they thought they heard the window of the upper
room (where the landlord himself slept) opened and some-
thing thrown out. Search was instituted, and three rusty
o'd pistols (one of formic'tOle size) were found lying upon

he ground. The prisoner denied all knowledge of the
Lrticles, and said that, although he had taken the lodgings
hrpp week a AIM 11P hat.] nrsirr

!en pan cy. Remanded.
JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.-A young lad, well known to
e police, and whose name is John Wainwright, was
r llr T 1 • . ••• • -

uerore Mr. Rushton on Thursday, el;
tolen part of a shoulder of mutton fro

of Mi. Harking, in Lime-street. He attempted i;s1;;;;
his innocence, but signally failed, and was committed to
prison for one month.--Another and rather extreme case

mere child, who gave his name James Donahoe, was
urged by Mr. Pratt with stealine a kettle from a shun_

,r in Great Charlotte-s

it•was not his first offence

reet. Though so young a chill
he baring been dismissed wile

in custody on a similar charge some previously. The
chief superintendent of police offered it as his opinion
that the boy had been instructed to commit the theft by
the mother, who he thought had disnosed of thp

the former act. The woman was sent fur, and said she
ad six children to provide for, having lost het husband.
magistrate, after a caution, gave the child up to her.
. LUNATIC IN BRIUMELL.—About noon on Friday
-"-- --I—hie, on duty in Mill-street, at the corner of
observed a man named Philip Dunn,
'hirty persons about him. The
ause, and questioned Dunn.

fain th

s acting in the most incohi
He replied, " In Heaven !

tent manner, where he
' Further answers and
nces satisfied the officer that the man was in-
n he took him for present safety to the South
dewell. Mr. Jones, the bridewell-keeper' sent
r to the South Dispensary ; Mr. Leech returned
,and pronounced the prisoner insane, giving a
to that effect. News of the occurrence was
e Porish-office, in Toxteth-park, and Thomas

. lallis Case, one of the overseers, came down and hand-
uffed the lunatic, but refused to take him away till
nother medical certificate, independent of that of Mr.
..eech, could be obtained. No other medical gentleman
ame. The bridewell-keeper then sent the lunatic, in
. ..

louse, but the governor
of a proper order, to take him in ;
conveyed to the main bridewell. The occur-
nvestigated by Mr. Rushton in the morning.

>ffi
absen

would i

e certi-

of any medical gentleman filing a public office. He
me, he said to seek Mr. Magee, but he was not in,
is absence was the cause of the delay which bad oc-
l. Mr. Rushton said he should have called in some
medical gentleman. It was the duty of an overseer,
!II a case, to take the man before a justice of the
, and have him removed without delay to a lunatic

Iridewell was no place to keep such a person
oment he came under the care of the overseer
n removed to a ward house, or some
Mr. Case said the Toateth-park autho-
lace. Mr. Rushton : " Then you

,nvenient plaa

You are liable to penal consequences
_
herwise, and I advise you to lay the whole of the cir-
urnstances of the case bcfore the outheritiesi stating the
difficulty you are in."

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