The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

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unfortunately fell into the river. Capt. Thompson, with
great presence of mind, seized hold of the end of a line,
and immediately jumped overboard, and rescued him from
what must, considering the hour and the darkness of the
night, inevitably have proved a watery grave. The rest
of the passengers gave Capt. 'l'. three hearty cheers, on
his gallant and successful exploit.

COMMITMENTS.—Yesterday, at tha Police Court, the
following commitments took place :—William Jac
Samuel Steele, and George Symies, for h

guinea gold watch,

20 from tn..
Windsor, a Surgeon, residing at P

g stolen a
Mr. John

person of

for the purpose of seeing the prince

hustled

much about by the crowd, and on his way back to the
Railway. station he missed his watch. InformatiGn was

immediately given to the Police; and on Saturday, two
of the Metropolitan force apprehended the prisoners, who
are well known London thieves, with the watch in their

possession, just as they were booking themselves for
Birmingham.—Eliza Wilson was committed for having
stolen a watch, value £lO, from Mr. Wilson Alonza Cla-
larence as he was on his way from the Theatre Royal, on
Saturday night.—Martin Flaherty was committed for
baying stolen the sum of 26.. from his fellow-lodger,
Thomas Day, in Dwerryhouse-street.—Mary Jones was
committed for having stolen a pair of boots and also a
pair of shoes, the property of Mr. George Scott, boot and
shoe maker, of St. James's-street.—John Lee was com-
mitted for having stolen three or four shillings from the
shop till of Mr. William. Chicken, publican, of Norfolk-
street.—William Barnes was committed for having stolen

two gallons of whiskey, the property of Mr. Thomas
Green, publican, of Soho-street; and John Murphy was
committed for having stolen 7s. 6d. from the personof Mr.
James Evans, a baker, in Grenville-street south. It ap-

[ock on

ay morning, 7

wo men. one of

whom was the prisoner, attacked Lim. They struck him
a blow with an instrument on the left side of the head

which knocked out one of his eyes, and then rifled his
pockets. The fellow who struck the deadly blow escaped.
CRIME IN MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL.—The
police returns of Manchester and Liverpool for the last
year have recently been printed. A comparison suggests
itself. The amount of property stolen in twelve months
in Manchester was £13,213 ; in Liverpool, £7852. Re-
covered in Manchester, £9532; in Liverpool, £2860.
The Manchester amount is swelled by a single item,
£4BBB.—The number of persons in custody in Manchester
was 9770; in Liverpool, 16,588. In Manchester the
summary convictions were 5117; in Liverpool, 11,993;
while the number sent to trial was pretty much the same
in both places; 643 here, 667 there.—ln drunkenness
Liverpool excels. The number was 9791 ; in Manchester
4188. The number of public-houses fined in Manchester
was 227, and the fines £174 ; while the number of beer-
houses fined was 483, and the penalties £319. In Liver-
pool the offending publicans were 176, find the penalties
£297. The beerhouses convicted were 250, and the fines
£409.--In fines for offences against local acts, the prac-
tice differs. The number of summonses in Manchester
was 6015, and the fines £541 ; in Liverpool the sum.
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difference.—Manchester
penalties
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dock
fines 300
brothels, 194 habitual thieves, and 82 occasional ones.
Liverpool exceeds in these particulars, there being 538
houses of ill repute, 197 confirmed thieves, and 371 who
are only sometimes honest.