The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-20 00:00:00

LGOAL NEWS.

Dtsoaozat.tits.—Great complaints having been made of the
number 'of -disorderlies of both sexes- who congregate on the
Sabbath in Oldhall-street and ,other streets in the town, the
Mayor has issued orders to the constables to apprehend all idle
people found loitering in the streets. Yesterday a number of
loose and disorderly men and women were brought before the
Mayor charged with disorderly conduct in the streets during
divine service, and, having no lawful visible means of obtaining
a living, they were committed to gaol as vagrants.
PICK POCK Ers.—The town is quite infested by these vermin,
chiefly young lads, who are trained up regularly to the profes-
sion: Yesterday five or six were brought before the Mayor, at
the police7court, and committed•td the ,sessions for pract►sing
upon the pockets of his Majesty's liekes in various parts of the
town.

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STEALING A CARPET.—Yesterday, at the tonce.,court, a
warehouseman in the employ of Messrs. Shan Ha and Co.,
carriers, of the Old Quay, was placed at the bar on.the above
charge. It appeared from the evidence of Captain Morley, of
the watch, that about ten o'clock yesterday morning Stevenson,
a watchman, observed the prisoner making his way along Pool-
lane wiih a large Brussels floor-carpet in his arms. Suspecting
all not to•be right, Stevenson followed him into a pawnbroker's
shop, where he was offering the carpet to pledge. On being
questioned by the watchman, the prisoner said that the carpe
was his own property, and that he lived in Hudson-street. I
was subsequently discovered that it belonged to Mr. Shanklin
in whose warehouse the prisoner was employed. These facts
being proved, the prisoner was committed.
Wtioixsat.a RUBBERY EY A SERVANT.—Three women
named Elizabeth. Margaret, and Susannah Thompson, were
Yesterday placed before the Mayor, the former charged with
stealing several paits of shoes, the property of Messrs. Dyson
and Martin, shoemakers, of Tithebarn-street. It appeared from
the evidence that Elizabeth Thompson was a servant employCd
by the complainants. They had on many occasions missed
shoes from the shop- without being able to account fur their
legitimate disappearance by sale or otherwise. A few days two,
having a suspicion that the servant, who is an Irishwoman, had
something to do with the robberies, Mr. Dyson intercepted a
letter.fi um some of •her relations in Ireland acknowledging the
receipt of shoes sent from England. 'Phis confirmed his sus-
picions, and he sent for Davison, the police-officer, who took
• the prisoner into custody. On searching the house of Susannah
Thompson, Elizabeth's mother, Davison found several pairs of
shoes, which were identified as the property of Mr. Dyson.
Pawn tickets of shoes ware also found upon all the prisoners;
and it appeared that they had been carrying on WI extensive
shoe trade both in England 'and Ireland from' the stock of
Messrs. Dyson and Martin. They were committed.

'rho ship Clyde, N. Ireland, master, for Sydney, New South
Wales, sailed on Sandey last, with the following passengers on
board :—Mr. and Mrs. Yates and family, Mr. Madden, Mr.
Ennis,-Mr. Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and family,
and Mrs. Wallace and family, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Shast,
and fifty steerage passengers.
D REA riVr L .ACCIVEN'T. Th nrseal- a fteriere-ereeme. meter,
named Thomas Brookfield, was driving his cart along Strand-
street, when.several carts which were in front of him suddenly
Stopped, in order to let pass some others which they were meet-
His horse, which was a spirited animal, pressed for ward
and was forcing peat those in front, when Brookfield, fearing
that be should get jammed, rushed forward, and, while eudea-
vouring to check its progress, he got squeezed between his own
and the neat cart. He was immediately carried to the Infirmary,
where on .examivation, it wag found that several of his ribs weie
fra.ctured. He died on the following day.
MELANCHOLY Acet bENT.—On Wednesday last a young man,
named Patcey Magarragy, an apprentice with Mr. Poster, bra-
zier, of this town, met with his death in the following manner:
—He was attempting to get ou board the ship Josephine, lying
in the Prince's Dock, the stage of which vessel was blocked with
bales of cotton. To effect his object he endeavoured, to stride
from one to another of the -Spars; or bearers to which the planks
forming the stage were lashed. In doing this he lost his balance
and fell into the dock. Two men instantly jumped into a boat
hard by, but were unable fir some minutes to undo the rope by
which she was seemed. Meanwhile a rope was thrown to the
struggline man, but the water scented to confuse and blind him
that he failed to catch it. Before the boat could get round to
his more effectual assistance the unfertunate youth had sunk.
Grappling irons were instantly procured, and in a few minutes
firs lifeless body was dragged on the quay. when a quantity of
water and froth issued from his mouth. Ile was immediately
carried to the Northern Hospital, where the surgeons pronoun-
ced him to be quite dead.
OCTRAGE.—On Thursday last, a gentleman named Davis
appeared before his Worship the Mayor, and stated that, on the
preceding day, as his lady was driving along the lane, near
Walton Priory, in her pony phaeton, she had been met by three
men, one of whom presented a pistol to her, which he- bred as
she passed. Mr. Parlour said, that bills had been printed, giving
a description of the offenders, and had been issued that morniug,
and that be had already captured the two principal delinquents.
A man, named Thomas Haslop, and a boy, called Joint Roberts,
were immediately placed at the bar. Mr. Davis then brought
his lady into the court. She stated that, as she was driving
home, along the lane, near Walton Priory, she saw, at a dis-
tance, some indistinct objects, apparently moving in the hedge.
As she approached nearer, she perceived that it was the two
prisoners, who were dressed in white jackets. They were ac-
companied by a third person, in the garb of a sailor. When
she came up to them, the prisoner Roberts drew forth a pistol
which he pointed at her, and even pushed it in her face. The
pony first swerved and then darted off, immediately after which
she beard the pistol go off. The prisoners both appeared in-
toxicated. Mr. Myers, who:appeared as clerk to the county
justices, having questioned Mrs. Davis further on the subject,
discovered that he could only proceed upon the offence as an
assault, upon which Alderman Horsfall, who is a county magis-
trate, was sent fur. The evidence was then recapitulated. A
countryman, who was working behind the hedge at the time,
deposed that both the prisoners were exceedingly intoxicated.
He heard the report of the pistol, hut did not see it fired. The
prisoners, who are both servants to a gentleman in the neigh-
bourhood, said that they had been together to purchase a load of
hay from a farmer. On their way they had met with a poor
whit was begging. They promised to give him same ar-
ticles of wearing apparel, and he was ureompanyingthern borne
to receive their gifts. They had taken some ale, wnich had
worked its usual effect upon them. Roberts sail that be had a
pistol belonging to his master with him. His companioae kuew
nothing of this, and were not to blame. The prisener- said
nothing in extenuation of his fault. His Worship the Mayor
ordered each of the prisoners to nay a fine of 205., and costs,
or, in default of payment, to go to the House of Correction for
two months. The money was paid.
SMEGGLI IN G.—A tall, strongly-built man, attired, from top to
toe in well-tarred canvas, end presenting altogether as good a
picture of a bold smuggler as a painter could wish to have set
before him, was, on Saturday, produced at the bar of the Police
Cont.; before Alderman Sir Thomas Brancker. Mr. Powsland,
a tide4loiter, belonging to the Customs, deposed, that he was
passing,voss the George's Pier, on the 19th instant, when he:
saw the prisoner anti another man carrying a box, which he per-
ceived was a foreign spirit-case. They were accompanied by
two gentlemen, who, when witness asked what the box con-,
tamed, where it cane from, &c., said, th:it it was merely a com-
mon box, and had been brought from Woodside by the last.
packet. Witness insisted upon opening the box, upon which
all the parties made off, with the exception of the prisoner,•
whom he held in custody. Ele,(witness) took the box to the de-
pot, and found it contained twenty-six. bottles, or upwards of
four gallons of French brandy. The prisoner said, that he
knew nothing of the matter. lie had been engaged, as a por-
ter, to carry the box front the Woodside packet. It ii.prissible
that the case had ben landed on the Cheshire coast, with the
view of being sent over to Liverpool in one of the ferry.packets
as the most likely means of evading suspicion. The prisoner
was remanded.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—DEATH nY DROWNING.—On Satur-
day last au inquisition was taken before James Pownall, Esq.,
touching' the death of William Turner, rigger, of this port.
Mary Carrington deposed, that she was walking along the
canal bank, at about seven o'clock on that morning, when she
saw the body of the deceased floating in the water, at a few
yards distance front her. She immediately informed some men
whom she saw at a short distance, and they drew the body to
the bank. Elizabeth Foster deposed, that she knew the-deceased
who resided in Tenterden-street. On the preceding night the'
wife of the deceased had called upon her and informed her, that
deceased had been missing since the preceding Tuesday, and
requested that she would assist her to make inquiry respecting
him, which she complied with. On that morning she had seen
and identified his body as it lay on the canal bank. John
Roberts deposed, that he had taken a glass of grog with the de-
ceased, on board the brig Renown, on the preceding Tuesday,
since which time, he understood, the deceased had not been
heard of. When the latter parted with him he was quite sober.
Verdict, Found Drowned.

THE TISACY PEERAGE.—Mr. Leahy, the parliamentary agent
of the claimant of the honour of becoming the ninth Viscount
Tracy, has been for several days past prosecuting his inquiries
at Didbr eke, Wincbconabe, Coscomb, and Toddington (the es-
tates of the former viscounts), as directed by the council, in or-
der fully to establish the claimant's right to this ancient title.
In searching the parish registers of baptisms, &c. and tLe monu-
ments in the different churches and church-yards, we understand
Mr. Leahy has been so successful as to leave very little doubt
of the claim to the title being fully established in the next ses-
sion, although -we believe he has experienced very considerable
difficulty in obtaining information from the old tenants on the
estates friitn the death of the late lord, which took place in 1791.
Cheltenham Free Press.

GLORIOUS TRIUhIPII AT LElCE.TBR.—Leicester. the truly
loyal Leicester, that must especially distinguished conservative
borough in the kingdom, has again nobly dune its duty. if, as
Sir Robert Peelsaid, the battle fought in the registration courts
be the determining test of success, then has the victory been
gloriously won by the zealous adherents and supporters of the
throne and the altar. We have received an authentic statement
showing the result of the registration just terminated for the
borough ; we are most happy to find that the total amount of
conservatives tin register fur the seven parishes, including the
freemen, is 1917 ; while on the other side, the total. amount of
radicals on register is 169 l ; giving a majority of 226 to the
cause of the constitution, loyalty, and protestantism. The cor-
rectness of this list is vonclie;l for by our excellent contemporary,
the Leicester Journal, who has been the first to pay attention to
our notice of last week, respecting our offer to record the result
of the registration; for the whole of the voters considered
doubtful, have, to make assurance doubly sure, been included in
the radical total! We trust to have many nwre such triumphs !
—Aye. -
Married at St. Martin's, It. Parrott, Esq. of St. Martin's-
place, to Miss Fowle, of Camberwell.
Says Dick, (thats the Parrot,) "My wish who would mar it?
I'm not such a very old owl.
So as birds of a feather flock always together,
I'll just try as mate a young Fowle."
And here's luck to ye, Dick !--may many a chick
And bantam be your's, jolly cock!
May it never be said you are hen-peck'd when wed,
'Or your broods a.disgrace to the stock.
roultq Compter. A FLilliND TO FOWL PLAY.

THE gm Bturt RIBBON.—The Duke of Cleveland, it is said,
will get the blue ribbon vacant by the demise of the Earl of
Chatham. Thus the last honour that the Sovereign can bestow
will admit the noble ley of his Grace of Cleveland. Most hand-
somely has the duke been repaid for the votive offering of six
boroughs on the altar of his country. A marquisate, a duke-
dom, and the garter! The account of the rich peer is nicely
balanced. We query if the sacrifice of one borough, now-a-
days, Would get the " fortunate owner," as Tom Dish used to
say of his prize-tickets, a poor baron's coronet. But the Gar-
ter! What does immortal Will Shakspeare say in Henry Vi.,
touching the establishment:—
"When first the order was obtained, my lords,
Knights of the Garter were of noble birth,
Valiant and virtuous, full of haughty courage;
Such as were grown to credit by the wars,
Nor fearing death, nor shrinking from distress,
But always resolute in most extremes.
He then that is not furnished in this sort,
Path but usurp the sacred name of knight,
Pufanily this most hoi'Murable order."
Nobody can deny but that his Grace of Cleveland comes up to
SHAKSPEARIeS Staudi•"?.