The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

WEDNiesiisY:—(Befere Alderman Sir JOHN Torun.)
DETAINING GAS METRRS.—A person named James Hornby,
residing in Mersey-street, appeared to a summons, issued by the
Oil Gas Conipany, for arrears of rent due, amounting to between
two and three pounds, and also for detaining a gas meter be-
longing to the company. The defendant admitted the debt,
and said that he could not pay until the 22d of next month. A
clerk at the gas works stated that the company had no objection to give the required time, providing the defendant gave up the
meter. The defendant said that he considered the meter be-
longed to him. Mr. Loyd, the attorney, who attended for the
gas.company, said that the rules of the gas works were to charge
265. for a meter if the consumer purchased it, and if not, a rental
of Is. 6d; per quarter'was charged." In thiscase the defendant
rented it, and therefore it remained the property of the company,
and the defendant; by 'retaining it after being demanded, ren-
dered himself liable to a penalty of £lO. Sir John Tobin said
there was no,deutit but the meter was the property of the com-
pany; and the defendant acknowledging himself satisfied on the
paint, agreed tolitte it' up, the company foregoing the penalty
and giving the required time to pay the arrears.
GROSS ASSAIIT.—A respectable looking man, named Wil-
liams, charged John-: Jones, a ruffianly fellow, with violently
assaulting him the previous: evening at the Bush Inn. The
complainant stated that he went to the inn to take a glass of
porter, and whilst there, the prisoner, who seemed to be intoxi-
cated;,came in.- i.He .eninrnenced using abusive and indecent
lan„amige to Ike landlady, and on complainant remonstrating
with him, he; rushed 'WWII him and struck him a violent blow
on the mouth, which knocked out two of his teeth. Complain-
ant here exhibited to view the two knocked out masticators,
which he drew from his pocket: The prisoner, in defence, kid
that he was intoxicated, and the magistrates ordered him to find
bail, to keep the peace.
YESTERDAY.—(Before the MAYOR and Alderman Sir THOMAS
BRANCKER.)
PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY.—A young thief, named John
Roberts. was charged with committing a robbery at the
Whit-
tington
Public-house, in Russell-street.. A servant-woman em-
ployed in the house stated that about half-past eight o'clock the
previous evening, on entering one of the bed-rooms, she heard
a noise, and, on looking under the bed, she observed the pri-
soner secreted there. Captain Jones, of the watch, was imme-
diately called in and the prisoner given in custody. In the
prisoner's shirt was found a gold breast-pin belonging to the'
landlord, and a quantity of wearing apparel, which had been
taken from a line, was packed up ready to be carried away.—
Committed to the sessions. •
EXTORTION NY A-CAR DttrEa.---James Watson, car driver
of Wm. Elders's car, was summoned before the magistrates by
a gentleman named Odell, charged with demanding more than
the legal fare from , Vauxhall-read to the railway. Froni the
statement of Mr. Odell, it appeared that he engaged the de-
fendant's eat to take himself and three others to the railway
from the house of -Mr. Scruton, in Vauxhall-road, the de-
fendant stating that the fare would he 2s. 6d. He had occasion
to drive round to the corner of Cheapside, Tithebarn-street, for
some parcels, and, in consideration of that the complainant in-
tended to have given him an extra sixpence; when, howev,
they arrived at the railway yard, the defendant demanded one
shilling, saying that one shilling and sixpence each was quite
little enough. The complainant said that it was an overcharge
and he would not pay it, upon which the defendant seized com-
plainant's friends' luggage, and swore that he would keep it
until he paid the six shillings.
Mr. Bilberry, the superintendent at the railway, being ap-
pealed to, insisted upon the luggage being given up, which was
done, anti the defendant was paid four shillings. An altercation
then ensued, and Mr. Edwards, a county magistrate, coming
up at the time, ordered complainant into custody, and refused
to allow his friend to proceed by the railway, and he was con-
sequently compelled to take a chaise to Manchester by the rail-
way, there being no 'ether train going that night. The com-
plainant then went on to state that he was a tradesman, well
known in the town, and he considered that the interference of
Mr. Edwards was unwarrantable, especially in giving him into
custody. Uad it Rot been that the constable knew him, and
took his wnlit to appear before the magistrates, he must have
gone to Bridewell.
Mr. Edwards, who sat on the bench, here said that the com:
plainant was violently beating the car driver, and be interfered
in order to keep the peace,