The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

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A young female, named Mary Daley, was on Saturday
fined £3O or three months' imprisonment, by Mr. Rush-
ton, fur having and using an illicit still, in Mussel-street,
Toxtet h•Park.
GLASS.—Mr. Ward, of BAd-street, is now offering,
will be seen by an advertizement in another colum, a cor_
signment of glass at prices surprisingly low. It is not
imperfect or damaged glass, but of first rate quality.
AN IMPRUDENT MAN.—On Saturday Susanna John-
ston. was committed for trial, by Mr. Rushton, on a charge
of having stolen the sum of £l3 in sovereigns, from an
emigrant, named William Dodson, in Denison-street.
Mr. Lathbury, of Castle-street, has removed to a spier-
did shop on the west side of Castle-street, the intent,'
arrangements of which reflect great credit on the eminent
architect Mr. Kilpin, of this town. Mr. Lathbury has
been appointed druggist to the Queen.

CHRISTMAS GAME PIES.—The worthy host of the St.
George Hotel announces, in another column, his cele-
bratedraised game pies for Thursday next, and we doubt
not but their fame wilt be greatly augmented, by the libe-
rality of Mr. Latham, who tbrows open his tables gratui-
tously to his patrons.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—A young man, of the name of
Charles M.'Gbee, war, on Thursday, at the Police-court,
charged with embezzling the sum of £35, the property of
his employer, Mr. Creaser, egg merchant, Drogheda.
He was remanded until to-morrow, until Mr. Creaser
could arrive from Drogheda.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.—The liberality of some of our
advertising friends seems to know no hounds: one firm,
Messrs. Hollis, Walford, and Co., have announced that
they w ll present to their customers this evening fifty
boxes of dried fruits. The principal object they have in
view must be to bring their articles into competition with
those of other houses.
THE ROYAL CHELTENHAM BAND.—Mr. Parker, the
leader of this excellent band advertizes in our paper of
to-day, and we feel assured that the general satisfaction
that two successive years' engagements have given at the
Zoological Gardens, as well as numerous other important
engagements, are sufficient to ensure those who look
during the ensuing festive scene, "to trip the light
fantastic toe"—all the aid superior music can lend.
AN UNNATURAL FATHER.—On Saturday a younglad,
named James Lennings, whose chin rested on the front
of the bar, was charged by his father with having stolen
a sack, se.lue, twopence, from his house, in Simpson-cout t,
the night before. When the father had proved the charge,
Mr Rushton asked what he was to do with the lad ? The
father : I can get no good of him. Mr. Rushton : Take
him home, and take care of him. You want to send your
children to gaol before they know right from wrong.
Some of you are not fit to have children at all. The
prisoner was then discharged.
ROYAL LIVER THEATRE.—It will be seen by the ad-
vertisement in our paper of this day, that this Theatre
will be opened, en Thursday next, with an Operatic
Company of first-rate character, including Messrs. J.
Reeves and Morley, late of the Theatre Royal ; Mrs. Alban
Croft, of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane; Miss Gard-
ner ; and other first-rwe professors of the vocal art. We
heartily wish the spirited proprietor success in the effort
to render the establishment, under his management,
really worthy of the title " Royal," which it now bears.
Mr. Robinson, an excellent musician, will lead the Or-
chestra.
OPENING OF THE GYMNASIUM IN TARLTON-STREET.
—lt will be seen by the athertisement in our raper of
this day, that the above institution will be ready for open-
ing during the present week. Mr. Creach (Willy), from
his long experience as assistant to Monsieur Huguenin,
is well capable of conducting it advantageouslyao these
who may place tin mselves under his care. Those of cur
readers who may remember his surprising feats at the
Collegiate Institution whilst Mons. Huguenin was lectu--
ing there, will acknowledge that he presents, in his own
person, a rare specimen of what gymnastics will do in
developing the strength of the human frame.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.—At the Police-court yester-
day, a slender, genteelesh-looking young man, named
Joseph Johnson, was brought before Mr. Rushton on the
following charge. Mr. Owen, a publican in Prussia-
street, said that on Sunday night the prisoner came to his
house and wanted a bed, which it was agreed he should
have. It further appeared that in the morning, a'ter
Mr. Oren had gone down stairs. a Lt'le girl, his niece,
found the prisoner in her uncle's bed-room near the
drawers. He said he was looking for a comb. She told
her uncle and he went up stairs and found one of the
drawers broken open. A police-officer was sent for, w'ao
found him in his own bed-room. Eleven skeleton keys
were found upo❑ him, one of which opened the landlord's
room door. He also found upon him a piece of a broken
chisel which fitted the marks on the drawer. He after-
wards found in the room allotted to him, between the bed
and the mattress, the remainder of the chisel.—The pri-
soner was committed to gaol for three months.
SAVAGE CONDUCT.—A black lad, an inmate of the
Workhouse, named Peter Antonio, was yesterday brought
up at the Police-court on a charge of savagely biting a
young man, also a pauper in the house. It appeared that
on Sunday night the prisoner and others, to the number
of 142, had got their supper given to them in the open
hall, each receiving a portion of bread. Some traffic it
appears, occasionally takes place between some of them,
in selling their bread to each other, or exchanging it for
tobacco. After the prisoner got his bread some of them
around endeavoured to take it from him by force, and he
becoming enraged at the complainant, bit him in the jaw,
afterwards endeavoured to gouge him, and finally hit
severely one of his fingers. The prisoner said that the
complainant had first assaulted him, dragging him by the
clothes, that all of them, but a few, (who dare not speak in
his behalf) were against him, and that becoming enraged
he had bitten him, after being struck and abused. It ep-
peared there was no officer amongst the whole 142 at the
time. Mr. Galloway explained that he was absent only a
few minutes at his tea at the time, and that he could not
be present at all times in the rooms, Mr. Rushton exon-
erated Mr. Galloway, bur strongly reprehended the sys-
tem of not providing more officers to look over these peo-
ple. He had little doubt but the prisoner had been
attacked, bat his savage conduct to the complainant could
not be overlooked, and he therefore committed him tor
trial.