The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-02-05 00:00:00

POLICE COURT YESTERDAY.

UTTERING BASE COIN.—A Stollt man, wearing a
smock frock, named Patrick Casey, was placed at the
bar, he having been apprehended on a charge of being
drunk and disorderly. This minor charge was, however,
abandoned, his apprehension (on Sunday morning) hav-
ing led to the discovery of several parties to whom he
had, during the last few weeks, been uttering base coin.
Within the last few days he has thrice passed off bad
half-crowns, and he had been twice taken up for the same
offence, but in each case there was but a single utterance
only, so that he was discharged. The combination of the
three cases now brought against him within ten days of
each other, placed him within the statute, and he was
committed fur trial at the assizes. On being asked, with
the usual caution, if he had anything to say, he implor-
ingly said—" If you'll spare me this time, I'll not be
guilty of the like again !"

THEFT IN A LODGING-HOUSE, BY A BLACK BC:11%
A young little •` darkie," who gave his name as William
Henry Thompson, was charged with having stolen a large
quantity of wearing apparel, &c., :in the house of a Mr.
Lennan, a temperance hotel keeper, in Houghton-street.
It appeared that some time on Saturday evening, the
prisoner had got into the house unseen. A female be-
longing to the house, and who had gone to one of the
bedrooms, was heard to scream, and on parties going up
to see what was the matter, the prisoner was found in the
room, where he had concealed himself under the bed.
He made a desperate effort to escape, but was secured.
Upon him were found a number of articles of clothing,
&c., and under the bed more were found, as well as some
boxes, &c., which had been removed from their places,
and packed up, in readiness to be carried off. All the
articles were identified as the property of three lodgers,
and the prisoner was committed for trial at the present
sessions.

JUVENILE CRIME.—A very small boy, apparently not
more than nine years of age, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a cup from a shop. It appeared
that he had before been brought up for theft, and from his
youth was sent to the workhouse, from which he was
taken away by his brother, who is but eleven years old,
and is an incorrigible thief. Mr. Rushton directed Mr.
Parkinson to enquire fully into the case, with a view to
the child being again taken to the workhouse and put to
school.

ROBBERY OF CLOTHES FROM A 'WASHERWOMAN.—
A man named George Roberts was charged with stealing
a huge basketful of clothes from an old woman, named
Ellen Barnford, of Meadow-lane, West Derby. Com-
plainant said she had, on Saturday, come into town with
her cart, to deliver these and other clothes which she had
washed. The cart was stopped in Duke-street, on Satur-
day night, at eight o'clock, to deliver some things, and
then moved on; the basket stolen being left at the back
of the cart, without being strongly roped to it, as the
whole had to be delivered a short distance further on.
When she stopped to get the basket out, she found it had
disappeared, and gave the alarm. A youth had met a
man carrying a large basket, and through his information
the prisoner was found at a warehouse in Fleet-street,
with the valuable property beside him. He said in his
defence that he found the basket in the middle of the
street, and intended to put it in a place of safety until he
could find a police-officer to hand it to. This story did
not, however, satisfy the magistrate, as the bottom of
the basket was not soiled (though rain had that day fallen),
and it had also been opened and some of the articles
hauled out. The prisoner, though not before known to
the police, was committed for trial at the sessions.
ROBBERY FROM AN EMPLOYER.—A:genteel-looking
young man named Davies, was charged with stealing from
his master's till various sums of money amounting to about
£lO. The master had from time to time missed consider-
able sums, but only lately suspected the prisoner, and he
marked several half-crowns and shillings. On Sunday,
his suspicions being strengthened, he had the prisoner's
box searched, and there were found in it £7 10s. in gold,
and about £2 10s. in silver. Amongst the latter were
many of the marked coins. He was committed for trial.
STABBING.—A man whose name we did not learn was
fined £5, or to be imprisoned for two months, and to find
sureties for his good behaviour, for stabbing Mr. Liver-
sedge in the arm with a clasp knife.
STEALING WlNE.—James Fagan, for stealing six bot-
ties of wine from the Neptune Hotel, was sent to prison
for two months.

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the institution only amounts to £26 10s. 6d. ; the debt
due by the institution having been upwards of £163.
SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—On Sunday last, after sermons
by the Rev. T. Nolan, the sum of £47 2s 6d was collected
in St. Michael's Church, and the sum of £62 6s 5d in
St. Paul's Church, Prince's Park, in aid of the funds of
the Southern Hospital. The churches on both occasions
were crowded to excess, and the collection at St. Michael's
is considered larger, we believe, than was ever received at
that church. The text in the morning was part of the
10th verse of the Ist chap. of Colossians, " Being fruitful
in every good work." That in the evening was the latter
part of the 35th verse of the 10th chap. of St. Luke,
" Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more,
when I come again I will repay thee." The rev. gentle-
man has now preached on twelve occasions for this excel-
ent charity, and no less a sum than £BOO has been the
result of his powerful and scriptural appeals.