The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

The business at our ponce-court yesterday was more
than usually heavy, notwithstanding the arrival of the
Judges of Assize, who opened the commission on Satur-
day, which one would imagine would have held evil-doers
in terrorem. The general opinion is that the weather on
Saturday and Sunday was so comparatively fine and mild,
that street prowlers and disorderly persons were astir,
and " made their game" to the .best advantage. Be this
as it may, we do not remember so great a number of elms
of felony and of assault, accompanied by grievous bodily
harm, to have been brought before the court on any one
day within the last ten years. There were no fewer than
191 prisoners to begin with, and a few added during yes-
terday, made the amount nearly 200. This is almost an
alarming amount of crime, and some of the offenc

s were,

we regret to say, of an aggravated character,—addressing
themselves for investigation . not only to the quarter ses-
sions, but, in some instances. in cases of savage and nearly
deadly assault, to the decision of the judges now on the
circuit. In consequence of the assizes having yesterday
commenced at the Court-house, Chapel-street, Mr.
Rushton, our police magistrate, was constrained to hold
his sitting in the old police-court, High-street (the Court
of Requests), and the day being almost sultry for the
season, the air within its precincts was oppressive and
unwholesome, the room being at the best confined and
badly ventilated. The following is a condensed report
of the principal cases only,—for the space required for
our report of the assizes precludes us from noticing the

ILLEGAL DISTRAINT.—TWO youths, John Delap and James
Johnson, were charged with having, on Sunday afternoon,

feloniously broken into a house, No. 1, Sheriff street, they
having broken the chain of the outer door after it was opened
by a party. within. A Mr. Edward t ord had given an order to
some parties to distrain for rent, but the name of one of the
prisoners was ❑ot included in the warrant. The case resolved
itself into a matter of trespass, and the parties, after a strong
caution from Mr. Rushton as to their future conduct, were

diFcharged
HOUSE lIREAKIN(

—James Walsh and Peter Ledger were
ith having, on Saturday evening, broken into th
house No. IS, Kew-street, inhabited by Mrs. Aladdocl
complainant (Mrs. MO said she had gone in tt
John's Market, where she had

doors and windows secure before going. On her return, at
night, she found that the kitchen shutter had been burst
oven, and a quantity of wearing apparel and other articles, in-
cluding china, had been removed, or displaced, to the value of
-20. She had left a bottle of whisky on a table, which the
Prisoners had drunk off; und they were detected in the house
before they could escape, being at the time intoxicated. There
were found wi-h them a hammer, chisels, by means of
which they had effected an entrance, and removed two layers

of bricks in a wall. 'Utley
old police-officer of Chest.

fought one of the prisoners for

,nr before he could secure him
FROM A "

pumhe

A youth, named Terence

M'Fariane, was charged with having stolen, on Saturday night,
ja
cket,
with a nawnbroker's shop in Bridgewater-street, a pea
with which he was detected by a police-officer. He was coin
witted for trial.
ROBBERY IN MILL-STREET
in the employ of Mr. Pick

An errand boy. who had been

teth-park, was charg.d with hiwing stolen from his employer
two watch-guards, two victorines, and other property, which
he took to plelge on the Bth instant. Prisoner was caught in a
court in the same street after he had committed the depreda-
tion. He was committed for trial at the sessions.

THEFT OF SOAP.—A young man, named Dennis Ford, was
charged with having stolen a box of soap from a parcel of 1,0)0
boxes which had been sent to the west side of the Saltbouse

Dock, for shipment to Batavia. The box weighed 16 lbs., and
was stated to be worth 6s. The case was proved against the
prisoner, and he was committed for trial. He was detected
through the vigilance of a watchman in the employ of Messrs.
Aikin end Co.. Gorse.
CHA ROE OF STEALING ROPE.—Peter Rooney and William

were charged with stealing 31 yar
bad belonged to a flat recently " wrecked

of a hawser which

It appeared that the rope

been was

the master

of the vessel justified him in discharging the prisoners.
STEALING A MONKEY AND SOME MUTTON.—Two men
named John Mercer and John Graham were charged with this

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

MONDAY EVENING.
The sovereignty of the empire of Austria has at length
lecome too weighty a matter to be wielded by old or

with Young Germany, and a youth of eighteen is ex-
pected to overcome the difficulties which his uncle was
unable to struggle through, and his father would not
attempt ; the Pope has this time run away for certain ;
and although, up to the time of writing, we do not know
how the French presidential election has gone on, we fear
that the antagonism of parties must have led to some
„

week. It is probable that the late Emperor of Austria
may be allowed to retire from public administration in
neace ; but the ultimate destination of the Pope is some-
what doubtful : the Neapolitan dominions may prove too
warm to be comfortable ; and as the probability of his
taking refuge with Mr. Moore O'Ferrall has already been
hinted at, it will require only one step further, and we
may see his Holiness comfortably lodged in London—

ler the

that spacious Hostel des InOalides Royales—uni
shelter of her Britannic Majesty's protection : he must
leave the pontificate behind him of course. The arrival
of intelligence in London of these eventful continental
movements produced a slight decline in the English funds
on Friday, but before the close of the day they recovered
previous quotations. In connexion with the sales which
took place on that day on account of the Chancellor of the

Exchequer, it was understood that the Government broker
xould have disposed of a larger amount of Consols at 871
had that price been obtainable; and complaints were very

business,

iy expressed z
in taking advantage from time to time of any temporary
firmness in the market, and suffering a mystery to be
made of the amount vet remaining, and of the periods and
proportions in which it is likely to be disposed of. On
Saturday, notwithstanding some further stiles on Govern-
ment account, and the announcement of the probable ad-
vent to power of the war party at Turin, the funds ad -
rue vanced k, closing at 87 to For the opening, the 16th
ruing to St. I of

snuary, the last price was 871 to Throughout the
morning► the market was chiefly influenced by the ap.

roaching account

which takes.

place to-morrow

day), \Ter}, large transactions being still open for that day.
The SHARE market here has been steady all week, with
an average amount of business, and closes this evening
with a tendency to advance—Midland stock is 79-80,
London 118-20.
Since Friday there has been a fair demand for Sugar
and 2,000 bags Ben
The refiners bein, well stocked with Mo/^OOOQ 17/ ner

middiine Antigua

ye been sold

8, 17/

Rum is in good demand, and an a
4.h.

point : 59 puns. Demerara sold at 2/2 to 2/3, 35 to 37 over
proof. In Tea there is no change. An improved feeling
has been manifested in favour of Coffee, and prices are
looking up. The arrivals of Rice, generally considered,

are freely offering, but there is no change in value since
Friday : several sales are advertised for this week: The
stock of Saltpetre is light, and with a good demand prices
are on the advance.
The Comore trade continues very firm, and at the close
of the week American descriptions, below fair,
dearer. The quotations of fair wrr.',—•Orl

'ere rat her
ins, 4kd.,

Bowed 4(1., and 'Mobile 4d. per lb. The sales on Saturlay.

were 5,000. bales-4,720 AMerican, 20 Maranham at 41(1.-,
60 Egyptian at 62d.. and 200 Surat at 21. d. to 31-d.:
1,000 of the Americans were on speculation. TO-DAY,

transactions to the extent of 6,000 bales, inelusiie of abou

partial instances rather against the buyer, who has hal