The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

11_1111" ON THE CAPTAIN OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—
c",u ruesday a working man, named Alfred
Americansuchamp,
',led John E. Salter master of the packet-
shiP Albert
Gallatin, for neglecting to supply water and
provisions to the passengers as directed by the act of
pro me A solicitor appeared for Captain Salter, and
nealled the first and second officers of the ship to snow
VeThe water casks were open for the use of the passengers.
oMagistrate held it to be the duty of the ship's officers
r "Ile out the stores, and fined Captain Salter the sum
,S 5 and costs.
Lela' theEW STIPENDIARY.—On Thursday, Mr. Maps-
touri new stipendiary magistrate, v.isited the Polic?-
thei ' and had an interview with several magistrates in
win!' Private room. He afterwards sat on the bench
th'e'a Mr. Crosthwaite and Mr. E. Cropper during
ordinary business of the court. On Friday
dventered on his official duties in the Police-court ;
13."4
arilthat and the subsequent day Mr. Mansfield was
tatililsY much interrupted in the discharge of his magis-
duties, having to undergo the ceremonial of intro-
raf'..qn to his fellow magistrates, as well as to be
initiated
f,al7 the minor duties consequent upon his important
trite, Yesterday he resumed his seat on the bench
thltritLY before eleven o'clock. The proposed division of
sid has not yet been effected, as Mr. Mansfield pre-
-11:1 over the whole business, informations and felonies.
thi.2ew stipendiary is a young man, apparently
nearer
%QV than forty ; his appearance is gentlemanly, his
takit'snance presenting the lineaments which usually
voles no aristocratic descent. For want of practice his
j4ja la deficient in the full sonorous tones with which
eh 2 rn lut are
rather commonlreseyrved , blesseprobably fromd. His mannersa
afeelire cng ourtof
e-
!
rsimgeess in the new office. He is, however, far from
ileeZ
vrithou Perceiving tesit he merits of a case rapidly, and
polng t hation.
e nnPortant duties of the in-door department
'"! of
tend e are at present being discharged by Mr. Superin-
to,„.ent
an b Ride, in the absence of Mr. Clough, who is from
usiness.

CAA YESTERDAY.
tIib..ACCIDENT.—John Williams, a car driver, was
Lamb with having knocked down and driven over a boy
"hn Cain. A gentleman named Heaton, who
kbotifo. the accident, stated that he was in Cases street
thot NZ% o'clock on Saturday afternoon. He observed
tlao,Z,driven by the prisoner, as it turned the corner of
`l4-street. The rate at which the vehicle was driven
trote;great for that part of the town. The horse was
14,,.teet at a canter. A crowd had assembled in Cases-
th.."" listen to a company of vagrant musicians. One
°Ytlle.'e Persons was the boy Cain, who was knocked down
ko. he, , which passed over his body. Witness kept his
4;4 tile car until it was drawn up in Williamson-square.
tlittlp observed that the prisoner was very drunk, and
thol:8; "fare" was in the same condition. The boy,
-IV the hospital, has not suffered serious injury,
nfotti. t -IV
therefore imposed a fine of 405., or in
4,411:,,,L Payment to be imprisoned one month. .
ett Vitc'Prti) SUICIDE.— A decently-dressed middl9-
tlai,,4lan, whose name is Ann Wilson, was placed in
,"••• Waterhouse 472 stated, that twelve
'itellp—e o'clock on the preceding da3 the woman delibe-
linktiAif:k____Off her bonnet and. shawl, which she placed
the q'tay► of the Brunswick Dock, and then leaped
Lteater. water. As soon as . possible the woman was
jtualthii Pae had been submitted to
.medical examina-
eln prison, the result of which was, that tbe
04 ' Was found to be in an unsound state of mind ; she
-ntto, urtliogly ordered to be conveyed to the Work
V7eien ROBBERY OF LAMBS.—An old Welshman,
eithi'seter Jones, charged two butchers, named Clement
Pkiii4.°ll and John Eyres, with stealing nine lambs.
ittki)oo9ant brought thirty-one sheep and lambs
to on Thursday week last. On the following day
'
called on by Wrightson, who bargained with him
jitte Lit of the lambs. Nine of them soon afterwards
Ott leo. out of the slaughter-house in Trowbridge-
-014 "ng the absence of Jones. Subsequently the
Were traced to a slaughter-house kept by a man
%lith
ti. to who had kindly given Wrightson permis-
:eth leave them there. Wrightson endeavoured to
8 ease the complexion of a trade transaction, but
ilv°4t e°l33Plete success. Eyres, whose part was only to
el'th
"gre,,,, °lambs in his cart, was dismissed, and Wrightson
tNt..anded for seven days.
2414eld'rAL.—Mary Casey, a woman of the town, was
N,ozi -or, for trial for stealing £6 10s. from a seaman
lls.
eh_
lk,lo 11.4°4DIXARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—An athletic
Thomas Evans, who has appeared before the
'ormer occasions, was charged with having coin-
AscaPital offence on the person of a young woman
llNPlairq, Farrington. It appears the man broke into
iett!lt s father's cellar at an early hour on Sunday
14,elii,s'5y the cellar window, and proceeded up stairs to
k.,l!thi'olinatit's room, where he perpetrated the offence
01, Itkei,was asleep. The investigation was made in the
0%'3,1id private room. The case was taken as arn
.co-
-1 , and the prisoner was fined in the highest
tietiAt.l,4s2 or in default two months' imprisonment.
ofh, OF Two SWELL MOBSMEN.—Bates,
. visit,
e
k, day: of the detective department,.. paid a visit,
4ilfo, A° the Columbus, now lying in the river, ready
4,l3irehAtoerica. He succeeded in capturing two young
Nat ;;etahl3' dressed, who, under pretence of taking
of h ssengers had gone on board and
• e P
• 11. it /octiont ona
the pockets of several persons on

nA Pa titstrirt D.PIUS.
,0 „, Perla.
-......
te','„-as .4'll at Manchester. belonging to Dickson and
~ Tb, to Yeby fire
eon "ro d fi on Tuesday. The accietent is
q a,...._-,0 vnh have arisen from spontaneous combustion.
Laad',..tuag men, named Pownall sui' Taylor, were
I 'At oh Zaile bathing in themill-pond at Mottram, Che-
kt`Ja Ireipturday week.
at :elalZaY week, at a meeting of the Manchester COM-
V, eliZ3oCiatio/1, it was resolved to petition in favour
it'd. -'11) and uniform ocean postage to all parts of the
tc.4,1 r. 10.
i.l),`litoilr Gardiner, of Manchester, has been appointed
let Let% tha South Lancashire and Cheshire Poor Law
°lO fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
k tat •
tlkle el"
0t all i_ oP A POOR-LAW AUDITOR.—Mr. Ner Gar-
NCO 4114'eently been elected auditor for the South
lite. tle,,_' and Cheshire district, in the place of Mr.
loithitleCaole.d. The election is made by the chairmen
voitt a the „ atrm en of the several boards of guardians
owi4 oti Trtrict ; and at the meeting of the Manchester
1_40411,1t as tislll'lldaY morning, the clerk reported the fol-
filqll4iir result :—Of 36 votes given (some of the
i far Irig taken no part in the election) 29 were for
°l' the •kt ' 4 for Mr. Cottam, 2 for Mr. Harrison, and
h °oft ex,
vlt. ir ce. ender Neilson. There were 62 candidates
fir'yi` t11413:o '°-'41.1.4t15r, '„ °P MANCHESTER.—At the Manchester
thizes i° 6Rutua Friday week, Dr.. Nolan, of Manches-
011,,,,.a Linerd somewhat conspicuously at a recent A -r ehpool,
4 Olt barge appeared in a case which involved a
trades......
iretti to reeo against him. Mr. Markland, a _
iNerallt jo „vet l 5 on a promissory note given by the
k,II x,.st 1311'le action, Joseph Bottomley (late chapel-
ti°l!to..° that Li,? Chapel), to Dr. Nolan. The defence set
tii:t tilikllPear `• iNolan had given the complainant £l5
hjotikha formagalast him at the trial at Liverpool ; and
1,4.-lico-f' atate°f giving a promissory note was gone
thmk it wri itaent being made by the doctor that the
It:lspetely i„IIId never be called for, but that the note
ii,,3kar. ended to be used to give the transaction
-4 .tv --mee ,
drA sh °' a debt, in case the reason for which it
Nt%ttltida-o°t.4lcl transpire% The Judge gave a verdict for
NVlaiPLoo
4a,_ d b n Tuesday, Cbipping, near Preston,
414.4n.iiiedla fearful storm of thunder and lightning,
to 4,11% of !)37 a devastating flood, which occasioned the
1444 %tic property to a serious amount. A dense
es ls in zing over a hill called Parlick, discharged it
1117,litittile z.n almost compact volume. The next instan
kikt eYO intolltned with irresistible force down the deep
Vite, tale 81," valley below, sweeping away in its ire pe-
Vet . am ;"eal) and other kinds of live stock, trees of
itiliPas, 2_a.great numbers, thousands of tons of earth
to y
ttlot ti:veirs, bridges, fences, hay, and, in ; h )rt,
tplAt 4 itlEiiat.ean3e in its path. Chipping brook, ortli-
§:It": Thn6cant stream, was swollen into a mighty
\4B' Rhos principal sufferer was Mr. Evans, cotton
L' thi,'"(lss will amount to several hundreds of
ktttaitlich I.,;actory is situate near the banks of the
th% Of Ito of 't some 18 feet above its ordinary level.
kllkt, , II:.
..'•,4r. Simott'Bond was similarly visited to
tgth,ta its vans, but the loss sustained was not so
44te Zby aepeourse the flood left a thick deposit of mud
kltip,'‘aatitiee.B of meadow and pasture land, swept away
Itioktly satin-. ~:,_?! mown grass, demolished one. stone
,9004 %s c'or',lallY destroyed a second, carried off
m+oo4/15,14trp ne"ea bridge and part of another, and
IN, to ..
,1 the houses in the village, to the depth of
~v01.4.!ig. ail fe
et. Many were the narrow escapes from
NlN:"l'Attl. c,
Ilit badlern,, °IMRE/N.l3En —A young Irishman named
Itlloojksea_gave
.himself.up a few days ago to Captain
s. a ols! poi._ aeashire County Constabulary, on a charge
IVtijbad
letk, iired, Francisn Dublin, on the 9th ult., a Uatio,a deeeran.e_d, Conallan. The prisoner said
:ftlihtailjokee ro were draughtsmen in the Government
,otti_ll4'_ty, of I'lol2llll3lin, and he put some oxalic acid
►iotpt:lV_ote,P,,rter which he gave Conallan to drink.
VetotChwo.,-,`,illat he obtained the oxalic acid from a
ej.'maiAl;m be found in the cellar of the Govern-
`ll. Publ
4.1 Of ' without, and that after Conallan's death a co-
,l Pa, -h.
0 • 1,.-4 kDi f a Past mortem examination, found a
)014;-it.tititileenan Coln disease of the heart." Upon this
kitp,sesik ma, as taken before the magistrates at Sal-
Ostik:apt! he 448 and remanded for further examination.
kNtitoiptio,ie again placed before the magistrates,
t4brite!it of Pitoquced a letter from Mr. Campbell,
41114titt:141)::*rteri,e7naotrt Dublin,
urequteimstienloar faurpthoesrt
I(tilt dltefter co to be hebelrono the body of Conallan.
Ilti:(4.o4lllPdenliifirming Keenan's statement that Co-
iLtkpheti by a in,„3:? arid respecting the verdict of the jury
eow.ck,k.Kein"_e_at, states that on searching the cellar
lt44l)4op`it P0,(7,!,,;% bottle has been found, labelled
totNe themi he bacr. Mr. Trafford, magistrate, asked
ltutl iki Ned that ,anything to urge' against the remand.
,1144). it; it 5441," Was not in his right mind when he
kr 4 t
ii
ep,rtant
fuactste that,
de 74Fle rkaa utloarr:_dntah at it was not true. Mr. Traf-
as
.appear9d from the
104S4tiliknowledge corroboilltive of his statement
NI 40.41a_ of e:ftei. the
ex
of the police, and he must now
humation and post mortem
1 11-0 piellsiet2,a,lieseouitkody . If the story was untrue,
Ikeor— ill nremanded s the prisoner's own

LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, JULY 1.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Wilson and J. Doherty, Liverpool, general commission
merchants-111iliner. Borthwick and Co., Liverpool, commis-
sion merchants—Boyd, Edwards, and Brown, Liverpool, com-
mission merchants; as far as regards J. G. Brown.