The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE,

Fatdat.—(Befcire Mr. Alderman LEYLAND and Sir Tti0,4,0
BRANcEER.)
ANOTHER CHARaE OF STAgRING.—A swarthy native of !tali',
called John Mollenhauer, was charged with having stabbed
-a
boy named Jdnes; • who was in a very dangerous state in conse-
quence. It wits stated that a few days ago the prisoner preferred
a charge of assault againSt some person, who, he alleged, struck
him on the Pier.head, *trait taking a walk with his wife. The
defence then set up by the accused was that Mollenliaiirr had
drawn a knife upon him, which was repugnant to his English
feelings, and he struck him, this being proved, the complaint
was dismissed. The primer had since quarrelled with a boy,
whom he had also taken advantage of by using the knife. The
boy being in danger of his life, the prisoner was remanded.
IMPORTANT TO CAPTAINS OP VESSELS.—John Bartholomew;
the commander of the William Harington, at this port, from
New Orleans, appeared before the magistrates to answer a com-
plaint from Davis, his mate in the above vessel, that he refused
payment of his wages. The latter stated to the court, that the
alleged ground of the min-payment was that a bale of cotton;
which was supposed to have been shipped at NeW Orleans. was
missing at this port. This bale the captain dished to charge
him with. A few, words passed among the parties respecting the
amount of the wages due, when Sir 1 humas Brancker observed
that the court had rather to deal with the dispute respetting thd
bale of cotton than any more remote Matter. The captain then
stated that they had shipped 10.36 bales of cotton at New Orleans;
and that only 1035 had been discharged in Liverpool The
mate, he said, had signed the receipts generally, and, therefoVe;
he alone was liable to account for the deficiencY. The mate
said that he had had an impression that there was é bale short
when they were at New Orleans; and had named it to the caps.
tarn, who might, if he had pleased; have settled the matter at
once.by an appeal to the authorities of that port. The captain
denied this. After some skirmishing, it came out that the cap-
tain had himself signed the receipts for four bales out of the
first sixteen that were shipped in the vessel. Upon this Sit'
Thomas Brancker said, if the captain could by any means prove
that the four bales which he had received had been discharged
in Liverpool the mate would be liable, as he had signed the re.,
ceipts .for all the rest of the cargo. "If," said Sir Thomas,
"you have signed for a portion of-.the cargo, however small,
and the mate for the remainder, it is impossible for the ma-
gistrates to decide which of you may have made the mistake:
If, therefore, yon cannot prove the delivery of your 4 bales your
must pay, Davis his wages." In the course of his evidence the
Mate acquitted the, captain of the most remote wish to proceed
otherwise than by the rules of the strictest integrity and houotir.
—The cointuander of the St: Leonard was summoned by 'hid -
mate, George Smith, for £13105., arrears of wages. The captain
objected to the payment on the ground that the money was de-
manded before it was due, as Smith was not, by agreement,
entitled to his wages until the vessel should have discharged her
cargo, although he had been dismissed: Mr. Ellis said, the
wages were due the moment the man was discharged, as he 'bad .
earned them up to that time. If he were compelled to,. wit
twenty days for them, the captain must pay him wages duratig
that period. The captain was not at all satisfied with this view of the case; he demurred considerably; and produced his agree-
ment. •Mr. Ellis, liowever, maintained his-point: Sir Thomas
Brancker thought it • inconsistent with justice and establiihed
custom to wish to deprive asealuan of the chance of shipping itt
another vessel, if he couldprocure a situation. The captains
however, would "have his bond," and insisted on. his terpretation. Sir ThomaS Brancker ordered the wages to be
paid. The captain said, lie was not prepared to comply they
might take his-body. here the affair rested.
SATURDAY.—(Before Mr. Alderman Bowlike.)
CA trrION To PoRTERs.—Mr. Barnes, of the White Lion Inti;
Dale-street, appeared to give.infurmation against two porters,
named Hughes and Murray. Mr. Barnes stated that they had,
on the preceding day, brought some luggage to his house for a
gentleman who had paid them what he thought sufficient for
their trouble. It seems, however, that they were not satisfied
with the sum which they had received, and became very violent
and abusive, refusing to quit the house when they were requested.
Their conduct, Mr Barnes said, was very outrageous, and the
language which they made use of highly improper; and if there
had been none but females in the house, he had no doubt that
they would hale succeeded in their purpose of exacting morc4
money. Alderman Bourne censured their conduct very severely;
and ordered them to be tint ctss. and costs:
ILLEGAL coNDUcT OF C R-DRI ERS:—A car-driver appeared
charged by a gentleman with having exacted from him more
than the proper fare from the Railway-station, in Crown-street,
to his residence in Everton, and further for not having a rate,
book ready to produce when the complainant asked him for it.
An officer of the court said, he did not believe that, amongst
the whole coachmen and car-drivers in the town, there were
tell who carried books about them as required by law. Alderman
Botirue observed, that 'impositions of this nature, especially
upon strangers, were too common. It was an imperative duty
required from drivers, that they should be ready to produce th-e
book when asked. Fined ss. and costs,