The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

IMPORTANT APPLICATION.—Mr. Driffield applied to
the magistrate for a warrant under the following circum-
stances, He stated that, on the previous day, two vessels,
the Albatross and the Britannia, had arrived from Ireland ;
on board the former were sixty-nine, and on board the
latter five, carcases of beasts which had been suffocated
during the passage. These carcases had been seized and
carried off ; and his object was to obtain a warrant from
the magistrate to prevent their being disposed of for pur-
poses of human food, as he had the evidence of the super-
intendent and meat inspector of St. John's Market to
prove the meat was unwholesome. Mr. Rushton in quired
whether the parties concerned knew of the application
being made. Mr. Driffield said the owners were in Ire-
land, and that the consignees were aware of the bad .:on-
dition of the meat, and concluded by hinting that the
magistrate had the power to grant the warrant. Mr. Rush-
ton observed that it was not altogether whether he had the
power, but whether it was expedient. Why not let the
consignees know ? Mr. Driffield supposed a notice left
at their office would serve the purpose. Mr. Rushton :
Why not send a man who knows them : you have plenty
of time; the Cattle-market is over now. Mr. Reed,
the inspector of meat, was sent to bring them to the
court as soon as possible. About half-past three
o'clock Mr. Driffield, Mr. Luya, the Superintendent of
St. John's Market, with Reed, the meat inspector, and
a number of the consignees, among whom were Mr.
Burns. Mr. Callan, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Dunn, re-
entered the court. Mr. Rushton read the act of parlia-
ment affecting the case, from which it appeared that it
was incumbent on any justice of the peace to order cattle
smothered in transit, if unfit for human food, to be burnt
or otherwise disposed of, (so as to prevent the carcases
being sold as food), and the residue given to the owners.
Yin Burns, one of the consignees, askedlhow this act was
to be complied with, as the Corporation had no depOt for
carrying out the provisions of the act. About nine weeks
aro one hundred beasts were smothered fn the same way,
the Corporation seized the beasts, and having no means
of disposing of them, gave them to Mr. Rose, who, in
his turn, gave them to a third party, who realised a sum
of .C2OO from them,while the owners lost even the residue
which the act of parliament allowed them. Mr. Rushton
admitted that it was incumbent on the Corporation to
provide a depot in which the carcases could be boiled
down, so that the banes and tallow should be available
to the owners. It was finally arranged that the carcases
should be conveyed at the owner's expense to a place five
miles out of town, and there boiled down under the super-
intendence of Mr. Luya. Mr. Rushton therefore for-
mally entrusted his warrant to Reed, the meat inspector,
who had deposed to the meat being unfit for food. In •
reference to the 100 beasts alluded to by Mr. Burns, Mr. -
Luya and another gentleman stated that they had seen
them buried at Childwall.

STABBING.—About midnight of Sunday last, Sergeant
Halliday, who was on duty in the neighbourhood of Great
Crosshall-street, was called to apprehend a female named
Rourke, who it appeared had inflicted two wounds with n
knife on the face of a man named Thomas Smith. The
female, in her defence, detailed a long catalogue of
grievances, from which ituppeared the man had cohabited
with her, and promised her marriage. She also charged
him with having struck her first ; her eye, which was
dreadfully swollen and discoloured, was pointed to as
corroborative. Mr. Rosh-ton remanded the case, in order
to allow the woman time to adduce any evidence she might
have to strengthen her •charge.—Another more serious
case occurred on the same night. A Spanish sailor was
taken to bridewell, charged with stabbing Jose Bryon,
another sailor, in the thigh. The latter was conveyed to
the Southern Hospital, where he lies in a dangerous
state.—Thomas Howard, a cooper, was charged with
stabbing a fellow-workman on the head and arm. 'There
appeared to have been no provocation given by the ,com-
plainant, who had conducted Howard home in a state of
intoxication ; and while there, he went to the cupboard,
out of which be took a knife and attacked complainant.
The latter pleaded for his ungrateful companion, and
Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay £5, or in default to be
imprisoned two months ; and in default of bail to be
imprisoned three months longer.
EXCHANGE NO :EOLIBERX (?)—Bridget Nelson and her
husband were committed for trial. She went into Mr.
Kewley's shop in•Tithebarn-street, and tried on &wedding
ring. Suddenly she nut a ring down, and saying it did
not suit her left the-shop. The shopman immediately dis-
covered that a "lames" ring had been substituted for the
gold one and ran• after the woman, her hushandprevented
her capture.

ArinairrEn BUItZLARY.—On Saturday last 'Serjeant
Storey apprehended, in the police court, a man named
Henry James, whom he charged with having committed
a robbery in the house of E. Dean Faulkner, Zig., No, 3,
Blackburn-terrace, on the night of the 28th ultimo. From
the statement of two female servants it appeared that they
were ascending the stairs at a little after seven o'clock on
the 28th of December last, when they saw the prisoner
come out of l'ilisFr.ulkner's room with bar-dressing-case
under his arm.; on seeing he was detected he escaped by
the attic, where the dressing-case was left. as well as some
articles of wearing apparel belonging to the-.footman,
which had been packed up for removal. The small com-
partments of the dressing-case had been removed, but as
they did not contain jewellery were replaced. A few
articles including-a silver spoon had been Wl:en-off. The
prisoner was committed for trial.

YOUNG MAE . —John Griffin, and Ralph•Suddall,
two ragged boys,. were brought up under the. following
eircumstances.:—Mr. John Rogerson, of Finch.street,
said that about six,o'clozk that morning he heard. noise
RS of some person. attempting to get into hivbed-room.
He arose and found the two boys in the house. They
were both known as professional thieves, and.were com-
mitted to prison for three months.
RonnEitY .or ,:;.1.3.74.—A Welsh cattle-dealer named
Owen Jones, .charged a journeyman butcher named John
Connolly with having robbed him of £35 in motes. Jones
keeps a beer-house.in Pall-mall, Liverpool, which he at-
tends to as well as-,his occupation of de,ler. ,On Friday
night, at a late hour, he took Conolly home‘with him.
They were alone in a room for a considerable time, when
the prisoner wentAiorne. Soon afterwarcls,:iToneFis wife
came in, and found.:her husband asleep; she awoke him,
and they went to .bed. On taking his clothes.off, he
found he had been robbed of seven £5 notes. The pri-
soner had exchanged,four notes at Larkita's public-house
in Tithebara-street, and had lent another to a companion.
He was remanded An order to allow time for 'making a
communication ,with :the bank at Amlweh where:Zones
had received the flan.

LONDON GAZETTE.—TuEsnAv,.JAk

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Richard Rylattds, John Rylands, Joseph Cross, Joseph/Ik-
lands, and John Cross, of Wigan, Lancashire, cotton spinners
(so fas as regards Joseplikßylands.)
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
Messrs. Maudes, Jones, and Aspdin, of Nod :Meet, Kett,
,Portland cement manufacturers.
John George Fuller, of .gB, St, James-street, wad of:ltreat-
tam, Surrey, wine merchant.
BANKRUPrrcy ANNULLED.
Henry Brooke Muriel, Brighton, chemist.