The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

On Wednesday Mr. Rushton discharged a prisoner ar—
rested by a police-officer for an assault which the latter
had not seen. He told the complainant that his remedy
was by summons.

Fotir boys, the eldest not more thaa fourteen, were
committed for trial on Wednesday, for breaking into the
shop or Mr. Kehoe, Harrington-street, and stealing thirty
vairs of boots and shoes.
- A " LAND SHARK" CAHG.Hr.—On Thursday a man
named Edward Morris, one of a gang known by the name
of " land sharks," who prowl about our docks preying
upon the poor emigrants arriving here from Ireland, was
charged with obtaining £3 15s. from John Campbell, B►,
poor Irishman, under pretence of procuring him a "tape=
rior" berth on board the ship Cornelia, bound for New
York. The complainant said he paid the money to the
prisoner in a public-house in the presence of Pickering,
the mate of the ship, to whom it was handed over. Both
prisoners were placed in the dock, Seven poor emigrants
then related their pitiable tales, how they had paid their
hard-earned money over to the prisoners, under the idea
of securing good berths. One poor man, nan el
Nixon, had paid them £2l for the passage of his three
daughters. Owing to a defect in the law. the prisoners
could only be dwelt with as passenger brokers, acting
without a license. Pickering was fined £5O; and Morris
sent to gaol for three months, with hard labour. The
magistrate said that in the event of Pickering paying the
fine, he would appropriate the larger moiety for the poor
people whom he had robbed. Morris, it was stated, had
been previously fined £lO for acting as passenger broker
without a license.
On Saturday a number of persons were committed by
Mr. Rushton, for trial, charged with picking pockets.

YESTERDAY,

SCANDALOUS EXTORTION BY A BOATMAN.--Two Irish
emigrants appeared before Mr. Rushton to charge a boat-
man, named Thomas Winters, with the following gross
conduct. The two men had paid their passage money,
and were to sail by an emigrant vessel -on Friday; they,
however, were detained on shore, and missed the vessel
she had not proceeded any very great distance, and they-
asked the boatman to take them to her; he agreed to do
this for five shillings, and could easily have accomplished
the undertaking. When in the river the fellow suddenly
ceased rowing, and demanded of his victims if they had
thirty shillings in their possession, as unless they gave
him that sum he would not put them on board their ves-
sel. The poor men, not having this sum, were brought
back to shore, thus losing the whole amount of their
passage money. Mr. Rushton imposed a fine of forty
shillings and costs, for misbehavicur whilst plying for
hire, the highest fine that could be imposed in the case.
SMUGGLING.—JuIia Stephens was fined £lO, or one
month's imprisonment, for smuggling three-and-a-quarter
gallons of whiskey. The woman was stopped as she was
leaving the Lion, a Dublin boat, which arrived here on
Saturday night, with six bladders filled with whiskey con-
cealed about her person. John Jordan was detected with
seven quarts of whiskey, as he was leaving the same ves-
sel.

IRISH MENDICANCY.—An Irish cripple was brought
up for begging. The policeman stated that the man had
a wife and five children in the town, who were following
the same vocation. Mr. Rushton directed that the whole
family be re-conveyed to Ireland, and remarked that the
authorities were sending thousands of Irish back to their
country. _ . _ _ _ _

JUVENILE CRlME.—James Riley and John Meakin,
two mere children, were charged with having stolen a
quantity of coal, on Saturday night, from a boat in the
canal in Leeds-street. Mr. Rushton ordered them to be
put back._ _ _

SHOP ROBBERY : A PURSE CONTAINING £4O STOLEN.
—Catherine Burgoyne was put up on the following
charge. Benedict Robson, a young man in the service of
Mr. Fairhurst, pawnbroker, St. Anne-street, stated that
on Saturday the girl came into his master's shop to in-
quire the price of a muffler. She left the shop without
purchasing anything, but quickly returned, and asked if
he could change a £lO note. Suspecting ' the note
had been stolen, he called Mr. Fairhurst, who asked the
girl to whom the note belonged : she said, to her mother,
Mrs. Stewart, who resides in Richmond Row. Robson
accompanied her to Richmond Row, but finding that she
had been imposing upon him, took her back to the shop,
and gave her into custody. Whilst at the bridewell Su-
perintendent Anders observed something to be grasped in
the girl's hand, and upon opening it found that she h
concealed another £lO note. Soon after, the girl's sister
was taken into custody under suspicious circumstances ;
while in prison, the police were informed of a robbery
which had been committed, at a shop in Berry-street, on
the same day. A lady, who gave her name Mrs. King,
stated that she was making a purchase in Messrs. Plumbe
and Massey's baby-linen shop, on Saturday ; she laid her
purse, containing two ten pound notes and twenty sove-
reigns, upon the counter •, in a moment she missed it ;
a young person in the shop went round the counter to
point out a person who had just left the shop, and who, it
was presumed, was the thief. No one was, however,.
visible. Several witnesses were called to prove the iden-
tity of the notes. Mr. Rushton complimented Robson
on his tact, and remanded the two girls.
FRAUD ON AN EMIGRANT.—John M'Govern, a dirty,
dissipated-looking Irish fellow was placed in the dock
charged with having obtained £2 15s. from John Fagan
under false pretences. A police-constable briefly stated
that he apprehended the prisoner about eleven o'clock on-
Saturday night. Mr. Collins, of Castle-street, appeared
for the complainant. It appeared that the prisoner had
been acquainted with the complainant in Ireland, and had
written to him stating that if he would give him £2 he
would obtain him Eiship. Mr. Rushton said it was ne-
cessary that the shipihould have been named ; it was not.
enough that it be said that a passage should be obtained,.
but that the ship be also specified. At Mr. Collins's sug-
gestion, Mr. Rushton asked the complainant what had
been said to him with reference to the undertaking. lie
replied that the prisoner had assured him that he should
have a passage by the ship St. Louis, which was to sail in
the early part of November, and upon this guarantee he
had paid the £2 to a man named Devlin, in Dublin. This-
was done by the prisoner's direction. Subsequently, when.
he applied to the prisoner, the latter repeated that it would
be all right, but he never attempted to fulfil his under-
taking.—Mr. Rushton (to complainant's attorney): You.
will have to sue him for breach of contract. No doubt.
there is a gang of these fellows who obtain their living Alt
over Liverpool by plundering these poor. fellows. 'Aft
dexterous escape, and the clumsy fellows.we catch, U
Must be discharged, •

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Freight 405. per ton. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. ____ _
THIS ___ DAY.
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Warranted first vessel, or forfeit freight, having nearly the
NEW LINE OF PACKETS F3itOM LIVERPOOL
It. whole of Aer cargo engaged, and note going on board.
On amount of telwm itsnay.concern.
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Landing Passengers at POR T PHILIP.
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REDUCED FARES. .
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35 Barrels Western Canal R, (stained,) ex Columbus.
A 1 for thirteen-.years;o,,4,lvpl ee.yeara old ; 293 tons.; cep- Ist 'Cabin, .e 45 ; 2nd Cabin, ...:e25 ; Intermedrate, 34 Barrels Western ' FLOUR.
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present owner...4' . the trade.—Tociterrna,Szc. apply on-board, Accommixlation,Preligioning,and Equipment second toDol3te.
in Salthousock,orto 'W. and .1. TYREit. Tons. To sail Without reserve.
CONDOR .. 1500.... .. h .Tanuary. THIS DAY, (Tuesday,) the 24th instant,,at One o'clock, at the
se - OSPREY.. ........ .... 1 TOth February.
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4/iii[l* •.The clipper Ship REINDEER,
W. H. HAWKINS, 'Commander • Tor further par lass apply to tbe Owners,
GIBBS, BRIGHT, and CO., LiverpooL '1!-',4-4,-,1k, , _ •-"--,._:. '
The PRINCE OF WALES ;
----- 329 tons Ngs. 428 tons o.?f, T lying in the'Prince's —.
About 39 tons perregister; rebuilt at Liverpool,
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QUEE . GLAND Captain CAWKETT. • - - - --- 3,1 feet. She is constructed of good materials, and well suited
JOHN BEY Captain PEARSON. .: Ii arrantedtfilvt ship afterthe LAskaßcosz„ and OR for ferry purposes.
ALBERT EDWAR.D Captain STOODA RT. early elay, will be shortly fixed for sailing, eut4
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For VALPARAISO, .Als, the AL
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_Vote loading east side Prince's Dock,andusillvail on Saturday,: .vessel, construe e the builders of theJovEnHA, is esteemed „order. Both vessels; axe found in necessary stores, and may be
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4e the 4th January,—Takes neither coals nor salt. lone of the faste ships,in. the trade.—Apply to
-For CALCUTTA, IMRIE and TOMLINSON. 'TONGE, CURRY and Co., Brokers.
1,114!-, The fine Liverpo . • • ERSPOOL, gammommum _ _
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THURSDAY.
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THE "BLACK STAR" LINE OF PACiiETS,

3366 tom ree

LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK

Will sail paactually,sot the 25th instal

The splendid American Packet.ship

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and coppered; and is in ever

for Goods

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Goods will ha veceived till Atidnik

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LINE of PACKETS for LISBON,
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PHILADELPHIA on the 10th.

MARY PLEASANTS, A. M. MictiA ELS 800 tons,. lst Jan.
SHENANDOAH. W. H. WEST
EUROPE, W. M'DOWELL
XERLIN, A. F. SMITH „

IItATTLER
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The ships of this • are built of the best and most costly
Materials, copp and copper.fastened, and commanded by
leen of aekn edged talent.