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

LOCAL NEWS.

A young female, named Mary Daley, was on Saturday
fined £3O or three months' imprisonment, by Mr. Rush-
ton, for having and using an illicit still, in Russel-street,
Toxteth- par k.
GLASS.—Mr. Ward, of Bold-street, is now offering, it
will be seen by an advertisement in another colum, a con-
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 intera. 1
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-
brated raised game pits for Thursday next, and we doubt
not but their fame will be greatly augmented, by the libe-
rality of Mr. Latham, who throws open his tables gratui.
tously to his patrons.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—A ybung man, of the name of
Charles 111`Ghee, 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.

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.—The liberality of some of cur
advertising friends seems to know no bounds: one firm,
Messrs. Hollis, Watford, and Co., have announced that
they wit 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 bare 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, vdue twopence, from his house, in Simpson-court,
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, on 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 hears.
Mr. Robinson, an excellent musician, will lead the. O-
rchestra.

OPENING OF THE GYMNASIUM IN TAR4TON-STREET.
—lt will be seen by the adtertisement in our paper of
this day. that the above institution will be ready for open-
ing during the present week. Mr. Creagh (Willy), from
his long experience as assistant to Monsieur Huguenin,
is well capable of conducting it advantagecusly to these
who may place themselves under his care. Those of our
readers who may remember his surprising feats at the
Collegiate Institution whilst Mons. Huguenin was lectur-
ing there, will acknowledge that be presents, in his own
person, a rare specimen of
.what gymnastics will do in
developing the strength of the human frame.
ATTEMTTED ROBBERY.—At the Police-court yester-
day, a slenclet, genteelish-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, after
Mr. Owen had gone down stairs. a little 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, who
found him in his own bed-room. Eleven skeleton keys
were found upon 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-en the. drawer. He after-
wards found in the rodm 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 bit
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, (w ho dare not speak in
his behalf) were against him, and that becoming enraged
he had bitten him, after being struck and abused. It ap.
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, lin' strongly reprehended the sys.
tern of nut providing mrre officers to look over these peo-
ple. He had &Mit but the prisoner bad been
attacked, but his savage conduct to the Complainant could
not be overlooked, mid he therefore- ccincnitted him for