The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY.

" THAT CAP FiTs."—A fellow, named William Collins, was
sent to gaol for two months for having stolen a cap from the
shop of Mr. Hobbs, Old Haymarket, under the following cir-
cumstances :—On Saturday night, a working man and his
wife, accompanied by their son, a boy, were looking at some
youths' caps within Mr. Hobbs's shop-door, when the prisoner,
who appeared to be stationed to invite in customers, requested
them to go within in order that the youth might try one of the
caps on. 1 hey did so, and the prisoner, placing one of the caps
upon the boy's head, said, " Ay. now, that cap just fits," and
invited them to go forward into the shop, whilst doing so the
prisoner took up another cap and walked off with it. The
other man said to his wife, "Now, that's a funny chap,—he's
taken a cap," and upon this followed the prisoner and brought
him back ; when it was found that he had only assumed the
character of shopman for the occasion, and that he was not in.
any way connected with the shop. The prisoner, in reply to
the charge, said he was very drunk at the time and did not
know what he was doing.
THEFTS FROM THE MARKETS.—The system of pilferingfrom
the stalls in the markets on Saturday nights prevails to a great
extent. To-day there were no fewer than six cases of persons
having, whilst pretending to make purchases, stolen different
articles, and about as many other cases of thefts of butcher's
meat alone. The parties charged were sent to gaol for periods
varying from one to two months.

DTs
E WII ITEHOCSE FAMILY AGAIN.—This well-known
family, who, about two years ago, rendered themselves noto-
rious to the Guardian Society by their liberal patronage of the
Liverpool tradesman, have again honoured the town with a
visit, and again has Mr. Rae commenced operations against
them. Their mode of action, as on the former occasion, has
been to take weekly lodgings in respectable houses, and, hav-
ing procured goods on credit for a week, to change their quar-
ters at the expiration of the stipulated time. To-day, Joseph
Whitehouse, Caroline, his wife, Edward, their son, and Ann,
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draper, No. 10, Finch-street, and ordered a,suit of clothes
for her son, which were to be sent home to No. 8, Seymour.
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clothes were taken home, when the prisoner Caroline said her
husband was not at home, but that he would call and settle for
the one suit, and get measured for another. The prisoners
left their lodgings, and were traced to Mr. Wilkinson's, in
Everton-road, where they had taken lodgings in the name of
Robinson. Here, this morning, thinking they were suspected,
they stole out at the back part of the house, and went away
into the fields. Murphy, the officer, gave them chase, and ap-
prehended the mother, father, and son together, and on taking
them to bridewell, on the way, they met the daughter, and he
also conveyed her to bridewell. The fattier and daughter had
not been brought before the court as the evidence against them
was not yet complete. The prisoners were under bail to take their
trial at Stafford assizes for similar offences.—Mrs. Whitehead
stated that she called at the prosecutor's house on Saturday
week last, and ordered the clothes, but she did not represent
that she was the occupier of the house; she knew better. Her
husband had a regular income coming in, and, it was unavoid-
able occasionally to contract a few debts. Mr. Rae, of the
Guardian Society, explained the system pursued by the pri-
soners. It was to take lodgings for a week, and having obtained
all they could, on the faith that M r.Whitehouse was a druggist,
about to open a shop in the town, towards the evening of the
sixth day to run away. When they were here previously he had
between thirty and forty cases against them ; and they had also
been taken over to Manchester, but Mr. Maude thought the
cases not sufficient to proceed with. The female prisoner said
that the late Mr. Rushton had cautioned Mr. Rae to beware
how he made such charges. She had rented houses in this
town of from .t4O to .t 46 a-year, and her husband had been a
druggist in London•road. The prisoners were remanded for
seven days.

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Majesty's private rooms in Windsor Castle by the espe-
cial and gracious permission of the Queen to Mr. Grundy,
of Church-street, at whose establishment the original
picture will be on private view for a few days.
ROBBERY.—Between Saturday evening and yesterday
morning some impudent rogues (they could not certainly
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&c. In an iron safe about £2OO was deposited, but they
do not seem to have attacked that; at all events they did
not get it; the only property missed by Meath Taylor
and Co. being a snail pieta!,