The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Several drapers in St. James-street were last week
fined by Mr. Rushton for exposing goods On the footway
BIGAMY.—On Friday Mr. Rushton committed a.mal
named John M'Donald for trial on this charge. 1
married Elizabeth Morgan at St. Philip!i. Church,. 'l'
October, 1646, end Mary Smith at St. Peter's Church igr
June last.

STABBING.—John Clancy, the driver of a spring carte'
was sent for trial on the serious but now common °llene°
of stabbing. Patrick Buckley, a young man, a dealer kr
mats, stated that, on Thursday night, he was.going through'
Preston-street, when he observed the prisoner and another
young man fighting. The prisoner ran at him as ber
passed, and stabbed him with a pocket knife on-the headr
face, and side. A surgeon stated that none ()Ellie wound°.
were dangerous.—The prisoner pleaded that he era/3
drunk.

On Wednesday, a man. named Watson, in the emPler
of Mr. Ashe, spirit dealer, South Castle-street, was coins
mitted for trial, charged with embezzling several sums ol
money which he had received for articles sold at the
vaults. It appeared that from suspicions entertained by
Mr. Ashe, that he had severally sent Mr. Wren, Mr''
Crossley, and a clerk of Mr. Reay, (of the -Guardia!
marked Society)ety)
co, &i
coins.
to
opurchasesemal
amountsquantities
th usof s
sent
one its wit"
riithrein.
one hour, the monies presented for four of them Y°.,,,eta_. •
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found upon the prisoner, as also for tw
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OFFICER'
Monday night last, John -Edge, one of the extra patrol in
Rake-lane, Kirkdale, was assaulted by four men in tile;
moat brutal way. He was kicked about the head and
face in a shocking manner, receiving besides many eel"'
Mons, a wound over the left eyebrow, one on the forehead,
andunother on the left side of the head. He is now dan-
gerously ill at the Northern Hospital. Ormerod Crook.
William Winstanley, two of the assailants, are •now.ia
custody. Mr. Rushton ordered an additional police force
to be placed in the neighbourhood alluded to, with the
view of preserving the peace. The prisoners have been
remanded for a week.
A. LADY SWINDLER.—Oh Friday a young female of
respectable appearance, and giving the name of Matilda
Tremaine, was brought up before Mr. Rushton on
charge of swindling. It appeared that, although' young
in years, the lady was a complete adept in the art 'of de-
ception. She went last November to the house of
young lady named Chew, the principal of a serninarY,
and stated that she was the niece of Dr. White, of Toz-
teth-park, presenting that gentleman's card, and stating
that she was to learn all that could be taught in that es-
tablishment. Books were furnished to her upon the faith
of her representations, and she continued there until it•
short time ago. After this she went to the school of Miss'
Berry, in Netherfield-road,vhere she again. entered ,her"-
self as a pupil, as the niece of Dr. White. In cense'
quence of her leaving in so abrupt a manner, Miss Chew
made a communication to the police, and the result wag
that Miss Matilda Tremaine was taken into custody, an'
the books which she had-obtained from Miss. Chew were
found. Dr. White appeared, and declared.that he knew
nothing of the prisoner, who, it appeared, had one day
called at his lodgings, and asked for one of his cards, with
which she had assisted herself in committing her frauds.
Mr. Rushton ordered her to be committed for trial. He
was informed that some time ago the prisoner went to
lady in London, and stated that she was in the deetie3"
distress. The lady was so much imposed upon by the
girl's manners, that she caused her to be sent to school►
and had her brought up in a manner quite becoming *
lady. She subsequently disgraced herself, but still ber,
kind-hearted benefactress was her steadfast friend, and it
is stated procured for her at least a dozen situations.
ROBBERY FROM A SHOP.—At the Police-court yester-
day, a young man, named John Waters, was charged bY,
Mr. Samuel Watson, with having walked into his place of
business, and stolen a looking-glass, The complainant
said he was a cabinet-maker, and lived in Christian-street.
On Saturday he, from behind, observed the prisoner eon°
into the middle of the shop, and, suspecting his intention,
he watched his movements from behind some furniture'
In a short time the prisoner seized a swing looking-gloms'
and made off with it. Complainant pursued him into
Dawson-streeLbefore reaching which, prisoner had drop'
ped the glass. The article was worth 7s. The prisoner
was committed.for trial.
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ROBBING OF AN OLD 31.A1,,,T. Yesterday at -11,,
Police-court, an elderly man, named Henaghan, whe„ei
testimony it, was difficult to elicit from his being Eau'
afflicted with deafness, charged a woman named Cathetle,
Pender, and a man named Thomas Regan, with hao„,3.
robbed him, of £7 in sovereigns, and a,few shillings. 'lce',
complainant said he had come from his native Placer
county of Roscommon, and on Sunday night, in the stre
the male prisoner accosted him,. and persuaded hi
that he could show him to a respectable lodging.
went together to a house in Lace-street, where the fem 3,
joined them; and the complainant foolishly took out f_,i;
purse, and paid something for drink to treat them-
laid his purse on the table, when Regan instantly S3te.
it, and saying that he (the owner) was unable to take
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of it, immediately. decamped with the booty. The w 0 oe.
also escaped, but both were afterwards found in these O,
house by the police, and though little, if any, of the Ira,
perty was found the case was clear against the priael?,,wa.
and they were both committed for trial at the sessto
The man, Regan, was well known to the police. had:Za.
frequently committed, and on one occasion. wits
sported for seven years. They both said the old wee'. witb
drunk at the time and had been through the day wag
other parties drinking. The female finally said she
married, and that the male prisoner was her husbaA

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The Horsham Election Committee have decided !tOr
Mr. Fitzgerald was not duly elected for that born
having been uiltye
has gi given notice, that in consecleeteniceil
of the representation made to Government, that be niv•
sit at chambers, notwithstanding his express deterie'
tion that he would not. beeill''
The Church of England supporta five training ec ~,,,s•
at an annual expense of £ll,OOO, for educating 2700701
ters ; towards which only £lOOO per annum ls re,,, hool
from the state; while the British and Foreign '-'-,,_ e%
Society, with schools far training 65 masters, at a.- so
foie,
pease of £1,200 per annum, receives annually
state £750. at "
RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—Sir David Brewster vOl
meeting of the British Association, mentioßeu ropl
curious facts relative to the vision of objects dern3filal
travelling. On looking out of the window of
carriage, if the eye be fixed on a row
palings, the image seems confused and t'osat01:18:153:1?:11
moving away ; but, if the axes of the eYe be sudden
turned to some nearer spot,;then the stones or Pttei sai,.
for au instant seen stationary. Sir David Brevvo',, pi,
he could not yet account for the phenomee..,,titoev
Whewell and other members mentioned similar In.e; 10_,
of optical illusions with a view to explain the eau'oril au*
Sir David was opiukon that the cases 111000410
parallel.