The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

John 'Taylor, coal-merchant, breakir

POTATOES FROM NORWAY.—A Cargo of 40 tons of
potatoes from Norway is announced for sale in the pre-
sent week, in London, as applicable either for seed or

consumption

DEATH BY BEING DRIVEN OVEV..-011 Saturday
evening, at seven o'clock, a boy named John Malony,
who resided in Hatton-garden, was run over in-Vauxhall-
road, by a cart going at a quick pace. The poor boy was
killed.

RAPID PASSAGE.—The last trip of the Princess Royal
steam-ship, from Glasgow to this port, at which she ar-
rived on Friday, was accomplished in fifteen and a half
hours, or at the speed of upwards of fourteen miles an
hour. If further improvements in naval architecture and
engine building continue to be developed, the wide ocean
itself will becorne one general " railway," or certainly a
water level, and on which no inconvenient curves will
have to be made to avoid hills or favourite country seats,
and the gradients to be encountered only strong head

THROWING STONES.—For a considerable time past,
the practice of lads throwing stones in the streets, and in
the outskirts of the town, has increased to a destructive
and alarming extent, especially on Sundays. Facilities
for this kind of mischief are afforded by the loose mate-
rials of the macadamized highways, now so generally
in Not a Monday now arrivps but a number of
lads are brought before Mr. Rushton for the offence, and
he and his brother magistrates appear to be determined
to put it down with a strong hand. Yesterday several
youths, who had been essaying their powers in this way,
were each fined ss. and costs, or, in default, ordered to be
imprisoned for three days. Complaints of the nuisance,
and of alarm to females and others, in all quarters, have
latterly been very general.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF SPlRlTS.—Yesterday, at
the Police Court, two men—Robert Johnson and Thomas
Kitts—were charged with having stolen a quantity of
spirits, from a warehouse; and two others—James Kitts,
senior, and his son, James Kitts, junior, with having
been receivers of part of the stolen property. Mr.
Davenport appeared for the Kitts's of the same name,
and Mr. Owen for Johnson. The prisoner Thomas
Kitts bad been for some time warehouseman to Messrs.
R. W. Preston and Co., wine and spirit merchants and
rectifiers ; and Johnson was warehouseman to Messrs.
Woolley, Bell, and Co., merchants, Rumford-place. The
police had, from information received, heed watching the
movements of these two parties for some time past.
Constable Lloyd said that on Saturday, between three and
four o'clock in the afternoon, he saw the prisoner Thomas
Kitts, come out of a bonded spirit warehouse, in Lann-
celot's-bev, (of which 'he had the key), and heard him
call on Johnson, who was in the street, and to whom he
banded a bottle. Police-officer William Cunningham, of
the detective force, was with Lloyd at the time, and
Johnson was followed and detained . Upon him, besides
the bottle given to him, were found several other bottles
containing spirits—one of them in his bat. He said,
at the time, that he could prove whence he had obtained
them, adding (as we understood) that he had got them
from the mate of a vessel that bad gone to sea. Lloyd,
on apprehending Thomas Kitts, aiso found on him several
bottles of spirits ; and proceeding to the house of James
Kitts, senior, who is a shoemaker in Eaton-street, Vaux-
hall-road. He there found several other similar bottles,
two of them up stairs, said to be the property of James
Kitts, junior. Police-officer Cunningham also searched
the house, and got access to all except to a drawer in the
kitchen, the key of which he inquired for. The old man
said the drawer was his younger son's, who had the key,
and was then out. Shortly afterwards the latter, (James
Kitts, jun.) who lived next door, entered and brought the
key

In the drawer some small quantity of spirits, in
imilar bottles,.was found, but it was intimated for the
defence, that this and the other bad been provided against
a christening, which the younger prisoner was about to
celebrate. There were produced in court about two dozen
and a half of apparently pint sample bottles, a tin bottle,
&c.; all of which contained spirits, chiefly rums, with
the exception of eight which were empty. One contained
rum, much diluted with water. Mr. Preston examined
several of the bottles and their contents. but could not
swear positively to them, with the exception of one found
on Johnson, which contained Guernsey gin, an article in
which the firm to whidh he belonged, alone dealt in this
town. They had rums similar to those in the bottles,
and bottles similarly made of unusual thickness, to avoid
breakage. He added that they had lost great quantities
of sample bottles, of which he had been robbed over a
length of time, and could not account for it. Mr.
Rushton said, that the case as against Thomas Kitts and
s too plain to admit of a doubt as to the
course he should take with regard to them. With respect
to the old man and his youngest son (James) he scarcely
could divest himself of a suspicion that they knew the
spirits found in the house bad been wrongfully come by ;
but he should give them the benefit of the doubt that
hung upon his mind, and accordingly discharged them.
The other two, Thomas Kitts and Johnson, were then
committed for trial at the sessions.

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MR. FEENEY'S ORIENTAL DIVAN, CAFE, AND RE-
STAURANT, CLAYTON•SQUARE..---This establishment,
which has just been enlarged and splendidly fitted up by
the present enterprising proprietor, is one of the most
agreeable resorts in the town, whether to enjoy the good
things of this life, or to while away an _hour or two in
social converse. Excellent dinners, &c., are provided on
most reasonable terms, as are the best wines and other
liquors. The billiard-room is also a great attraction, the
tables being the best that can be procured, and the arrange-
ments in every respect superior. We are glad to find that
a daily accession of visitors gives assurance that Mr.
Feeney's exertions to please meet with their due reward.
BATEI HOTEL, WATERLOO.—This admirable establish-
ment, conducted by Mrs. Sillitoe, has already been so re-
cently and fully, described in our paper, as well as the

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Mr.-A.lderman MusgrOveread'a letter which he had
received from Mr. Hart, of 81, Lord-street, Liverpool,
from which it appeared that the prisoner got acquainted
with a young lady who kept a respectable seminary for
young ladies; and he told the same story of being a great
man at New York, and expecting a remittance in flour.
He induced her to become his wife. They were married
by license, which Mr. Hart saw, and he sold them the
wedding ring. The consequence was she brol
ber establishment, and went with him to* Americ
lieving the prisoner to be a very dangerous fel
Hart thought it his duty to state the matters
knowledge. The Alderman also read anoth
had received from Mr. Dawson, a solicitor in I
street, Bedford-square. It stated that Mortis
acquainted with a • Mrs. Loughorne, in June
proposed to marry her, agreeing that she should settle her
property (about £1,200) upon her two children by
her former marriage. With this concurrence the
deed of settlement was engrossed, but at the last moment
he refused to sign it, and ultimately he married the lady,
and got hold of her property. It was subsequently discov-
ered that he had a wife living in Ireland, and one or two in
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chased with Mrs. Langhorne's money.
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o mfo followed the prisoner
the exposure, the poor woman accompa
York. There he treated her in the lir
ner, even beating her, and finally deserted her
ter concluded, " the prisoner will well renaembi
and also the name of my client's mother,
.Mrs.
Mrs Brown, of Westmoreland-place.
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