The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-09 00:00:00

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WHIGS

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LIVERPOOL POLICE.

MONDAY.—(Berote the Ms volt and Mr. Mclennan Jon*
BOURNE.)
AN EXTRAORDINARY GENIIS.—A singular-looking nonde-
script, dressed in a hit-ourer's white smock frock, whose appear-
ance altogether bespoke himn
.to be .naJre ofd player than a
labourer, describing himself, in Cockney jargon, as coming from
Lannen, was placed at the bar charges by the officers of police
with singing and capering in the streets, in order to obtain a
few pence, and 'by way of affording amusement to a gaping
mob, and thereby' obstructing the King's highway. It was
proved from the evidence of his Majesty's representative that
the prisoner was in the habit of frequenting the streets, making
a blustering noise which he called singing, at the same zime ac-
companying the harmony with divers thumps on the pavement
withlis'shoes' which the admiring multitude considered danc-
ing. He had repeatedly received warning to " cease his
funning,P but being determined to proceed with his vagaries he
was lodged in the cage to sing at leisure. On being asked by
the Alderman how he procured a living the prisoner said, -".1
comes, your worship, from Lannen, were I've astonished a few
with my wocal abilities afore now."
Magistrate.—Why did you not stay there and astonish them
still more ?

Prisoner.—lry, you sees, yer vorship, that there's so many
extraordinary jenniuses in Lannfit that the market's over-
stocked with'em, some on us consekerventiv is obliged to take a
tower in the country occasionally. Mr. John Reeve was here
the other day at the threeatte, Mr. Power and .sir. Strickland
is also announced, and there'll be a jolly lot of us-starring it
presently.
Magistrate.—Do you belong to the theatre ?
l'risoner.—Oh no, your vorship, I belongs to the more hum-
bler valks of the perfession. I does my feats on the pavements,
and, though I says it, some of my pirouettes is equal to Oscar
Byrne's, Noble's, or any o' them ere tip toppers rot cuts sich a
rigler dash. I knows chat's vhat, anti I knows its only envy
and jealousy that keeps 'me avay from Baguigge Veils and the
Grecian Saloon. _

Magistrate.—Well, you must not get your living in Liver-
pool by obstructing the streets.
Prisoner.—Just see me sate out of this place, yer vorship, and
I'll take to a snore respectable perfession. I can turn my band
to selling race cards and Usser, and singing a few select songs.
Magistrate.—Will you promise to leave the town, and never
show your face here again ?
Prisoner.—Without a doubt. I swear by Terpischore and
Apollo.
Alagistrate.—Never-mindswearino.. Go about your business.
(Exit prisoner with a profound how')
• Rotsßartv- BY A SERVANT.—Mary Woodward, a servant em
plbyed by 'Mr..Griffiths, the master of the Attiencoum News-
room, was charged with stealing a sovereign, the monies of her
roaster.. From the evidence of Mrs. Griffiths, who resides at
No. 26, Brownlow-hill, it appeared that on Saturday night last
about ser, or half-past ten she had occasion to go into the kit-
chen where the prisoner was alone. Mrs. G. had a reticule with
'her containing twenty sovereigns and ten shillings, which she
hung upon a chair back. After leaving the kitchen she recol-
lected having left the reticule there, and in going hack for it
observed that it had been removed from the chair, and appeared
to be tied up in a different way to that in which she had herself
tied it. These circumstances excite: her suspicions, and in
counting the money over one sovereign was missing. No 'per-
son had been in the kitchen during the time the bag was there
but the prisoner, and she was charged with the theft by Mrs.
Ciritliths: Pretending to know nothing of it, Mr. Griffiths
called in a watchman, who immediately sharpened the prison-
er's memory, as she pointed out where the sovereign was secreted;
and where it was found. In answer to an interrogation from
Alderman Bourne, Mrs. Griffiths admitted that she had pro-
mised to forgive the prisoner if she would tell where the
sovereign was, and under these circumstances the magistrates
discharged her with a eaution.
Av AFFIDAVY MAN.—Patrick Regan, who might have been
styled one of the "finest of pisantry," barring a pair of swivel
eyes and bandy legs, was charged with being discovered half
smothered in mud in one of the channels, at two o'clock in the
morning, being at the seine time unpleasantly overtaken by the
evil spirit whiskey.
"Mv case," said Paddy, on being asked what he had to urge
in his defence, "is quite pardonable."
"How so," inquired the magistrate?
"Bekase, you see," says he, "its a devil of a hard case if a
man can't get beastly drunk at the expiration of his time. I'm
a haft' Davy snail, yer honours, and I haven't :toted my nose
to the smell of a drop, nor my whistle to a taste, for six months
before."

Bacheldor, the Bridewell keeper, here explained that the ri-
'soner was what is termed amongst his countrymen an affidavit
man. It was a custom with many of the hard drinking Irish-
men to take an oath to refrain from liquor_for a certain period,
and .generally the oath was most religiously kept; but pit the
expiration of the term of temperance, the "interregnum" was
amply made up.
Paddy was fitrA 25., and advised to enter into another agree-
ment for six months with the whiskey.

PICKING PockErs.—Two adroit conveyancers, known to the
police by the names of Trainer and Armstrong, both lads of
about 13 years old, were charged with picking the pocket of
Mr. MiGuilie, druggist. of Oldball-street. The complainant
stated that on Sunday night he was passing through the Ex-
change-square, when he observed the two prisoners and some
other lads loitering about. Having gone a little diStance, he
Missed his pocket handkerchief, and suspecting the lads had
stolen it, he went back, but they had fled. Sometime after-
wards,.the same evening, on his -return home, he observed the
lads loitering about as before, he seized them, and on Trainer
found his lost handkerchief. Armstrong was possessed of an-
other Bandanna, no. doubt stolen from some other gentleman.
They were committed for trial.

DISTURBING A Corionnoartox.—A grey headed old sailor
was charged by the clerk of St. Paul's Church with entering
that place of worship during divine service in a state of intoxi-
cation. and disturbing the congregation. In his defence he
said that he had no intention to do any harm to the church.
He recollected going in after prayers were over, and crying out
"God bless von all ;" but nothing more, lie was fined 2s. 6d.
STREET ROHRER Y.—Two wretched-looking women, named
Lynch and Coleman, who live by. robbing the thoughtless and
unWary, the former of whom has nine times appeared on various
charges before .abe magistrates, and the latter.. sixteen tune:?
'were again charged with robbery. JaS. Armstrong, a Scotch-
man, who st id that he vies a complete stranger iu the town,
stated that on the previous night he was inquiring from two
women who stood at a door the way to Lawton street. They
made him no-answer, but pulled him into the house, where he
was knocked down and robbed by the women and a man of £6
Iss. A watchman, named Hughes. said that the house was one
of a lea l description in King-street-lane, Atherton-street. The
complainant came to him and described the robbery, but he
could not speak to the persons of those 'who robbed him, He
(Hughes), however, accompanied by M`Gaffey and another
watchman, proceeded to the house, and found the exact sum
missed by the complainant secreted there. Coleman offered
them £2 to say nothing of the matter. The prisoners were dis-
charged in consequence of the complainant not being able to
identify them.
Cs OztoN To PERSONS Hut txc r.n.RANn ADS.—Shopkeepers
and others cannot be two cautious in Making inquiry into the
characters of boys wham they hire as errand or shop lads, as it
is of very frequent occurrence that thieves who have just left
the treadmill fur felony obtain situations in that capacity iu
respectable establishments, merely for the purposes of robbery.
To-day, two of this description, named Lloyd and Halsten,
who have previously appeared at the bar for felony, were
charged with robbing a number of shopkeepers into whose ser-
vice they had crept by means of false and forged characters.
A woman, named Jane Houghton, with whom the prisoners
lived, was also charged as the receiver. The first case was
against Lloyd, who, in August • last, was in the employ of
Messrs. Gibson and Glasson, linen drapers, of Bold-street. It
appeared that in August last Messrs. Gibson and Co. sent a
parcel of goods to Mrs. Lockwood, of Everton, by Lloyd, send-
ing at the same time the sum of £3 IBs., in order to give the
lady change for a £5 note. He never returned with either
money• or ends.. The complainants' shopman, a day or two
ago, discovered the lad's residence, and, on a constable going
there, found upwards of sixty pawn tickets on the woman,.
many of which were for goods stolen from the complainants.
It was proved that she had pledged them at different times
with a' Mr. Downey and other pawnbrokers.—Mr. Nelson,
another draper, into whose service Lloyd had insinuated him-
self, claimed some muslin dresses which had been pledged.—
Mr. Hunt, and several other shopkeepers, with whom-the pri-
soner
Halston had been in service, claimed articles pledged, 1
and the cases being fully proved, the magistrates committed 1
them to the sessions for trial.
TOESDAY.—(Before Aldermen Sir Tuomas BR ANCEER and
P. BOURNE.)
AN IRISH Row.—Barney Mooney was charged by Paddy
M`Govering with having committed a very serious assault on his
person. M.Govering stated that on Sunday night week, just as
he was about going to bed, a thought struck him in his head,
that he would go out into the court, and spake to a neighbour of
his. "Well," continued he, " out goos, and up he comes, and
down he knocks me, flat as a flounder. Dhen, not contint wid
(that, he kicks me while I was down, which your honors knaws
is not plain English. Well, up I gits agin, notwithstanding and
nevertheless, and down he knocks me agin, and kicks •me
condly. Well, up I gits agin, and ditto repeated—down he
knocks me agin. Thin up comes another man wid a spade, and
strikes me on the hid wid it. Well, thin, I'm onsensible; and
they carries rue in." Several witnesses, who had been present
during the transaction, were then called: Thee quickly altered
the aspect of the case, by showing that Paddy 111‘Govering and
Barney Mooney had been fighting with each other at intervals
during the whole of the afternoon; that the court in which they
resided had been kept in a constant uproar by them; and that
their partistis and friends had also thought it incumbent on
them to strike a few blows just to keep up the customs of their •
country. The case was dismissed. •

BRUTAL ASSAULT.---'•A man named Smith was charged by
Harriet,Green, the keeper of a beer-shop, with having assaulted
her. The complainant stated that the prisoner had entered her
house in' a very violent manner, and had asked for a quart of
ale, which she refused to draw for him. Upon this he • seized a
jug and said he would draw it for liiinselt. Knowing prisoner
to be a dissolute, mischievous fellow, she remonstrated with, and
endeavoured to prevent him, upon which he krrocked her down,
and abused her a most brutal manner. The officer who
executed the warrant said that the conduct of the prisoner,
when they went to take him into custody, was most outrageous.
They gave on excellont character of the complainant, who, it
seems, is a widow, with four children depending on her for sup-
port. The prisoner was ordered to pay a fine or £1 and costs.
In default of payment to go to the House of Correction for one
month.

AN UNrnovoKEn ASSAULT.—A neat lassie, frae the north,
appeared before the magistrates, and complained in broad, hut
prettily turned Scotch, of an assault from a dissipated looking
female, who was placed at the bar. complainant stated that she
was gaup doon Pawradise.street, jest thenken nae manner of
basrin tae oily body, when the pri.oner and anither body set
upon her and struck her, and sairlv abused her, insomuch that
her body was livid with the contusions which she had received.
A witness corroborated this statement; and the complainant, in
reply to a question from the magistrate, said that she was not
conscious of ever having in her life said or done anything that
could have given the slightest offence to the defendant. The
latter did not deny the charge, and was ordered to find bail that
she should keep the peace.

YESTERDAY,—(Before the M alma and Alderman JOHN
BOURNE.)
A Spsrlcrous C A SE.—A few days ago a woman of the name
of Jane Montgomery was placed at the bar on a charge of
drunkenness in the streets. On her person was found a silver
watch, and it was suspected by the police that she had become
possessed of it by irregular means. She was detained in couse-
vence, and this morning she was again placed at the bar, when
a man named Solomuns appeared and claimed the watch as the
husband of the prisoner, saying that he had purchased it in Bir-
mingham. In answer to questions put to the claimant of the
watch by the magistrate and Mr. Parlour, the superintendent
of police, he said that he lived at No. 37, Sawney Pope-street.
Unfortunately, however. Mr. Parlour,' who has had some ea-1
perience amongst the metropolitan police, recognized the claim-
ant as a Jan, claimer oraqthing valuable, and as one proba-
bly connected with the litisOill% The magistrates, therefore.
refused to give up the watch ki.Mishter Solomon, and the pri-
soner was remanded for further examination,,
MSTURR A NCES AMONGST WOR man'namea Thos.
Prinre, lately a workman in the employ of Messrs. Forrest anal
Co., ironfounders, of Vauxhall-road, was charged with assault-

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iug two Scotchmen in the Same business. It. appeared from
the evidence of Mr. Forrest, and the statement of his solicitor,
Mr. J. Lace, jun., that in July last the workmen in Mr. For-
rest's employ "turned out," and Mr. Forrest not choosing to
acquiesce to their dictatorial terms, went to Glasgow and engaged
operatives,_ leaving the. refractory workmen to their own re-
sources. Since the introduction of these men they had been
subject to every description of annoyance from the discarded
workmen ; and on Friday last the prisoner, a mob of
Others, assaulted the complainants by beating them when com-
ing from their work The assault was proved. and the Mayor
held the psesoner to hail, himself in £5O, and two sureties iu
i.:25 each, at the same time stating that he was determined to
punish all turn-out workmen, or others who obstructed those in
discharge of their duties to their masters.