The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

On Thursday two police-officers were discharged from the
force for intoxication.

On Wednesday a number of people were fined for living in
uninhabitable cellars.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAOE.—Much amusement
was caused at the police-court, en Friday, by the appearance of
a jolly looking sailor in the witness box, who applied to the
magistrate for a summons against a female for detaining £5,
which he had given to her, on her promisathat she would marry
him, though she now refused either to return the money he had
given her, or to fulfil her promise. Mr. Rushton said that his
only remedy was an action at law for breach of promise of
marriage.
APPREHENSION OF A SUPPOSED MURDERER.-011 Tues-
day Berner.] Loughrin, a native of the county Antrim, was
apprehended by head-constable M'llele, of the Irish con-
stabulary, assisted by Kehoe and Bates, of the Liverpool de-
tective force, charged with having been concerned in the mur-
der of John M'Geraghty, sheriff's bailiff, at Keady, county
Antrim, on the 6th December last. Loughrin was in custody
when the inquest was held on the body of APGeragiltv, but
was discharged, came to Liverpool, end obtained employment
as a warehouseman. Some additional evidence having been
obtained, an indictment against him was sent before the grand
jury at the last assizes and a true bill found.

ANOMALY IN THE BUILDING ACT.—M. R. Miller, joiner
and builder, appeared, on Thursday, to answer an information
preferred by the building surveyor. Mr. Rishton, the survey-
or, stated that the defendant bad cut a hole or opening in a -
party wall, between two houses in Silver-street, the said open-
ing being more than six feet wide, which was contrary to the
71st section of the act of parliament. The surveyor added,
that the defendant had made an excellent job of it, and it
ought to be allowed to remain as it was. Mr. Rushton : Then
lam to line the defendant for making an excellent job. The
surveyor said .the clause should never have been introduced
into the act of parliament. The defendant was fined ss. and
costs. The magistrate added that they were overwhelmed with
acts of parliament.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—On Saturday Catherine Maloy, •
a respectable-looking young woman, was charged with stealing
a victorine and gold ring, the property of Mr. George Jordan,
of Fishpond-house, Kirkdale. Mrs. Jordan stated that the
prisoner had been in her service about eighteen months. -
week before she left the victorine was missing, and the pri-
soner assisted her to search for it. Eight months previously
she missed a gold ring, and the prisoner, on being told of it,
appeared much concerned as to its loss. Hearing that the
prisoner was wearing a victorine similar to the one she had
lost. information was given to the police who had found the
article in her possession. Detective officer Murphy stated, •
that he apprehended the prisoner at the house of Mrs. Chris-
tian, in Higher Tranmere, where she was living as a servant.
In the prisoner's box he found the victorine identified by the
prosecutrix, and also a pawn-ticket for the ring. The prisoner -
was committed.

YESTERDAY.
PASSING BASE HALF-CROWNS.—Two women, Elizabeth
Pearden and Mary Fitzharris, were charged by several persons
who keep standings in Cleveland Market and the neighbour-
hood with, uttering to them successively base half-crowns, in
payment for articles below the value of 2s. 6d. Several of the
pieces were identified as those passed. They were all of the
Gco. 111. 18'19,, and were from one mould. Fitzharris was re-
manded. Dearden was sent for trial at the sessions.
A young girl, Ann Gilroy, was sent for trial, for picking the
pocket of lire. Jane Fryer, opposite the new Liver Establish-
ment, in Church-greet, on Saturday.
Two boys, Israel Ackersley, aad Edward Maxwell, were com-
mitted for trial, charged with having stolen from the back
premises of Mr. Hyam's,-Lerd-street, on Saturday, while the
shop was closed, several pairs of trousers, which they at-
tempted to pledge. The value of the articles missed was about
.€5; and those recovered were worth about -13, some portion
having been dispcsed of.
Eat BEZZ I.F.atENT.—A clerk, named Alexander Scott Roberts,
was charged with embezzling £3O. the moneys of the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway. Nothing was found, and the
prisoner was remanded for seven days.
Sint reirw A Pooa Oen WOMAN.—Jemima Jones, a girl,
and Ellen Harrison, a woman, were charged with having, on
Sunday, assaulted. and entirely stripped of her clothing, a panr
old widow, uftmed"Elleb Connor. The compiaimlnt,(whfoorlityhees
with her daughteri, in Henry Edward-street,) said that she bad
none into Garden-lane, andinquired of the prisoners
house of a party whom she want d to see. They said they
would show hi.r; but instead of doing so, they thrust her into
a brothel, of which they were the inmates, closed the door upon
her. stripped her all but naked, and then thrust her into a dark
coal-hole under ground. Eventually, they gave her her gown
and shoes, and ordered her n
ut, retaining her shawl, cloak,
petticoats, &c., as well as 2d. in money. The complainant soon
found Poliee'offleer, and bad the prisoners apprehended.
They were both committed for trial.
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The Radical constituencies of Finsbury and Southwark arc
grievously vexed with their Radical representatives. The
former complain.that they are almost unrepresented in the
House of Cotnmons as from some unexplained reasons Mr.
Dnnzombe and 37r:Wakley have not lately thought proper to
OP* that P§Opttly much with their preseuce,
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