The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-04 00:00:00

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MUNDAT.—(Befure Mr. Alderman LAWRiiNCE and Mr. A.

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A. DISTINGVISHeD lwrion of rispectable •
apjo whine eyes shot fugih a rather insaue expression,
•booked' in the Lock-up record as•Chartts Siineon, %vaii 'placed
at the bar by a watchman, charged with drunk and disorderly'.
conduct in the streets on the previous evenint.r. • • • - •
Tile nocturnal guardian 'having uttcruita few words,vbegin-
niug with "Last uignt, about two o'clock this morning,: I,Cound
the prisoner" was stopped by dia acchsed, who sho,utert
with thelungs of a Stentor—" Mr. Magistrate, let kiln speak de.
lioerately and slowly, as I intend to take down his wo, as aria
make an example of him."

IThe watchman
continued.--I found him drunk and disorderly •
in-Houghton-street, and us he would not go about hie business, •
I walked him oft' to. Bridetvell. .
Prisoner (with au air of self-esteem.)--Me drunk! Me the .
devil! What, I 'drunk? .No such a thing! lam a captain in '
his Majesty's navy, and have seen glorious service. Me drun-k!
Ah, all! Me drunk! Very good ! l'il tell
you. sir, all about •
it. lam a .magistrate of two counties, and have committed
many for that. crime, consequently it cannot be supposed that I
would commit myself. (A laugh.)—[To the magistrate.] I. •
have not the honour of your acquaintance, sir; but tshe last
time I had the felicity of appearing in this place, I had two'
public dinners given to me.
Magistrate.—That may be, sir, most persons in your situation
as prisoners, receive a dinner at the public expense. Your
statements, however, have nothing to do with the charge.
Prisoner.—l think they have, it law and justice go hand in'
hand. The fact is, that constable has been telling lies of a
most extraordinary calibre. I went to the Lock-up for the .
purpose of chargiug a man with a must gross assault upon. nry •
person, and when I arrived there with one of the constables,
the station-house keeper and the constable seized upon me, and
kdiet me on this charge.
The watchman who apprehended him said that the prisoner '
Was in company with ladies of questionable character. who, in
chorus with him, created a great disturbance by knocking at
the doors of public and Other houses, at two o'clock in the
morping. - He (the watchman) desired them to desist-. when,
the prisoner said, "I am a member of the Commons' House of
parliament, and can do as I like." Not as I knows on in this
here town of Liverpool, replied the watchman, on which issue
was joined, and the prisoner booked for the night.
&motet. watchman stated that the prisoner came up to him
twenty times and took his number, saving that he had beeu .
assaulted by the watchman, and he would see that their conduct
was reported to the home-office, as he was a member of' parlia-
tuent, and could do anything.
I.) thego, the Duncan-street Bridewell,keeper, said that when.
the 'Diviner was „brought to the Lock-up, he firsechareed one ,
'watchman and then another with assauitiug him. Many of
those whom he charged were not in the neighbourhood where
the prisoner alleged he had been assaulted.
The 'magistrates said that it was evident the prisoner was
both drunk and disorderly, and, therefore, he must pay a tiuu
of ss. . •
The prisoner did not appear to like the decision in the least,
and had evidently sti•l a wish to carry the matter before the
House of Commons; but the police court in this instance beiug
the "imperial parliament," 'C
-I lbs. was given to him in chauge
out of a £5 nete, which was in his possession when taken.
The prisoner received the change with much chagrin. and
left the court, threatening the powers that be in the lower
courts with the vengeance of the courts above. From his ap-
pearance, we should judge the prisoner to be a madmatn
. A. HUNGRY Tito EF.—Witliant Williams, a notorious thief,
Whose half-starved appearance was sufficient evidence of the
truth that "honesty is the hest policy," was charged for the
second time within the last three davi With felony. It appeared
from the evidence that, on Saturday night last, the prosecutor
(Jones), who keeps a butcher'sshop in Vauxhall-road, *as limy
sawing a leg of mutton in two for a customer, when the prisoner,
slyly walked up to the stall, and filched a piece offiue roasting
beef. Some persons who saw him cave the butcher informa-
tion, and he pursued and overtook. him. The parties who. saw
the prisoner cmninit the felony did not appear, and the butcher
said they had refused to do so. The magistrate ordered the me-
aecutor to take out summonses for the witnesses, and the pri-
mmer was remanded. On leaving the dock the prisoner said.
"I had like all fot• to know for what I sin to be remanded, I
hasn't stole not uu beef, not I; but bekase l'se a bad liaracter
they takes me up for nothing at oll; but, by goles, that's not
law."

Ile was then consigned to the custody of the gooier.
DtsTurtuiNG A CONGREGATION.--A rough-looking seafaring
man. named Win. Roberts, was held to bait for holding forth in
opposition to the tnitrister of Pull-mall chapel. on Sunday last.
It appeared that he went into the chapel, and created a great
distuthauce white in a state of intoxication. The rungisttate
held him to bail to keep the peace.

WEDNESDAY.—(Before 111 r. Alderman HORSFALL and Sir
THOMAS BHANCK ER.

BURG LA R Y.—A young man, of rather genteel exterior, was
charged by.the keeper of a ludging-house with having, at half.
past two o'clock that morning, broken into his house, and, at-
tempted to steal a watch and ether articles therefrom. It ap-
pears that the prisuuer had lodged with the complainant, about
two months ago, and that he had suddenly departed, leaving a
pair of shoes and a pair of trousers behind him. The sun of the
complainant stated that he had been awakened that morning,
at half-past two o'clock, by a noise outside his bedroom door,
which was soon after opened, and the prisoner held a light iu
and looked about for a moment or two. He then withdrew or
obscured the light, and entered himself. Witness stated that he
did not know at this time that it was the prisoner, but imagined
it to be some one belonging to the house; he therefore suffered
him to roam about the apartment unmolested for a time. At
length, however, the prisoner went to the spot wnere witues..'s
watch was laid, and seizing it. was about to deposit it in his
pocket, when witness rose up. seized him, and gave the alarm.
It was found that the prisauer had effected his entrance by cut-
ting through the frame of the door. The prieuuer in his dufenee
said, that he bad foi trimly lived a servaut with Lady Beckwith
and others, and that be bad not entered the house with any io-
toutien of stealing, but merely to recover possession of the ap-
perel which he had left there. The prisoner was reminded.
At. U iscoNsctous Talay.—A decent looking man was charged
with having attempted to purloin eighteen sheets of tier, from a
"shop at -which he was in the habit of dealing.' The ecrwpiatuaete
said that lie bed semi liiin eerdeavouring to "shove them up under
his waistcoat," and had seized him and sent him to 13ridewell.
The prisoner endeavoured to excuse hiMself by saying thet Me .
was scarcely aware of what he was doing at the lime,-for`"" he
was three sheets in the wind." The complainant instantly pro-
duced the tin, whereby he demonstrated that the prisoner lead
been eighteen sheets in the wind. Alderman Horsfall remark-
ing the trilling nature of the amount,—the circumstances of the
case, and that the complainant did not wish to proserute,---gave
a suitable repriuutud to the prisuner, :red ordered bird to be die-
chit rged,
OUTRAGEOUS Asseuree.—A ruffianly looking fellow trained •
Michael Kenney was placed at the bar, having been taken into
custody by Thomas Jervis, of the nightly watch, en charge frian
Mary Ellis of having violently assaulted her. The complain-
ant stated that she kept a tap-room, and that on the preceding
evening, at eight o'clock, the prisoner had entered the house
and culled for a quart of ale- Ife had not sat five 'Mutates when
he began violently to abuse a negro who sat near hint; but the
husband of the complainant remoustrated with the prisoner,
telling him to forbear, as theubject of Ins insults was a very quiet,
inoffensive, and respectable person. He immediately became
very noisy, and attempted to strike Mr. •Ellis, (complaitiaut's
hue-baud, I hut was prevented byibe interference of complainant
and her servant-girl. lie thew left the house, and all was peace-
able. In a short time, • however, he returned, armed with en
iron bar, and followed by twelve other persons. His tirst act
was to strike Mr. Ellis a blow upon the head, which laid him
senseless upon the floor. Ile then commenced an iudisciimi- .
nate attack upou all the persons sitting in the house, several of
whom he injured most severely. The principal part of his
wrath, however, was levelled against the complateaut, whom
he had beaten with the iron bar above tneutioned till she de-
clined that she was black with coutusioes front heed to heel.
He had so severely injured her left aria that she could not raise
it, and her right arm was broken by a blow which had been le-
velled with such savage force that it bent the weepun. Several
otter witnesses corroborated this etateinent, amongst whom
were two men whose heads-were shockingly cut, and who seemed
to be scarcely able to stand from the effects of the injuries which
they had received. The prisoner attempted to palliate the of-
fence by stating that he was drunk at the time. Alderman
Horstall said that the assault was of a most violent and brutal
description, and be should require good bail that the. prisoner
should appear to answer the charge at the sessions. The
amount of tne bail was then fixed—the prisoner himself iu £5O,
and two sureties in £25 each. Twenty-four hours' notice to be
given of the bail, and its eligibility to be strictly inquired iuto.
FEMALE FHLCAS.—A female of very dwarfish appearance,
insomuch that her head was only just visible above the dock,
was yesterday charged by another female of Patagonian dill:tee:-
shins, with having assauttsd her. The complainant-stated that
she was pessiug along Lumber-street on Tuesday last, "it's;
imagining uo manner of evil whatsorndever towards nobody in ,
the world," when the defeadaut rushed out upon her front a
house, and after abusing her most exceaiingly with her tongue,
commenced" licking" her till she was black and blue in marry
parts of her persou:
Magistratee—Can idu assign any reason why she acted thus?
Cinupleinant.—No. your worship, I can't sign nothing o' the •
,sort. AU I know is that she just coined out and tackted me,
not having net no manner of retison. I have a wituess—there
he is—Ceointing across the court)—that's Into. " Pat ! Pat !"
The complainant here caused considerable autueenient to the
court by taking upon herself the office of crier-avociferatitig to
.her witness, Pat, from the very bottom of :herelaugs. -
After borne delay, Pat, a shockheaded soned the sod, mode his
appearaiit'd, mounted the witness-box and perpetrated a pro-
found reverence to the bench. Pat was, ho.wever, very cautious.
He said he had seen the shinty coot-se, but he :eould, not say .
which party was in fault—eause why? he had uot.seen-the cow -
nieuceinent but only the indipg of it. Ile • bad, Intwever, seen
that the dpfeuditnt bad given the complainant setae " shweet
wallops foment the hid." This was couviusite.
' The defendant entered into en elaborate iied garrti'oits but
perfectly incattiprebensible, detail of the ,rieva.uces which she ,
had suffered through the complainant, itt which, however, she
was cut short by the magistrate, who uidereed that she shuuld
find bail to keep the lance. .
A REASON VW: AN Asseuter.—A ruogh-looking .ion 'of
Ocean %Yes plaCtel at the bar, to answer acharge assault, made
against loin by his brother-in-law, Who state.l that as be was
passinv down Batten-garden ou • the preceding dad, the former .
had attacked him so suddenly that he Altook tilt _over like a
Cuntirluivaut.suited rho to the word most
fur while be was staium his cisse ile l)
appeared ner-
ata'dsoputuesi,nraantliediavtr: reeibled so violently, that it eeemeri to be with diffi-
culty that lie maintained au erect position in the 44 itness:box.
Complainant—l. air the most quietest man alive, your a °rehire
I never hiuted nothing, amid that 13:11 there it knovtu as it per:ect
inaciator.' Amid, as I said before, he meets me in Ifettou•garrieu
and he sets.too aud wallops me like winkiii',—aed me, I never
lifted not ne'er an' to him. befeudatit—Ah. yeti rusty
luau, get out ! (Laughter.) Just. lieteu now; your honour,.
eve Heed him. He married my sister; she is another.mau's;
wife, what's abroad. And, I say he is a nasty fellow, no he ;
a nasty fellow ieu't he, your worship, to take atmther luau'e
wife, though she is my sister, hey, your worship? leileieti ate.—
Dee you strike him ? Defendant—Strike him to b© sure I
did, I laid regularly jut° biro, eartaiely. He deserved it.
Niegietrate—Vou have plowed the case, and must find bail to
keep the peace.
• During the•erek the thieves of the. town appear to have been
'mote "prettily behaved"
than ha dearth of felony ca.sca: tamale as their.Leen a peat
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Cuancas iv 11 santaGa..—The following curious statetriltt
by Dr... Granville, is drawn up frotu.the registered cabes.ot b•-it.
ulastied women in Fiance. tt is the first eser ceustruct&l to
exhibit to ladies arm Otani es of ruartiar,e ut various ages. 0-ii
tLe 676 feu.tales there were married:—
Years of age,• Years of sof. Years i‘f ago.
3 at 13 59 at 23 - • 5 et 32. .
11 —l4 51 2,1 7-3:1.
16,-15 :16-23 5-34
43 —l6 21-26 2'-35
43 17 213 27 0-3(1
1 . 117115 —9 78--
20118 22, 228 —37 • •
17— 29 0— 38
9 311 1 —.39
1. S 6 --. 21 7-41 0— 40
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