The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

(BEFORE MR. HAMILTON.)

STEALING- BUTTER.—Mary Smith, who had been re-
manded from Saturday, on a charge of stealing 51bs. of
butter, was brought up and sentenced to be imprisoned for
seven days.

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PICKING PocKETe.—James Kelly, a lad, was charged
with picking the pocket of Elizabeth Hampton on Saturday
evening in St. Martin's market. The prosecutriz felt the
prisoner put his hand inler pocket ; and her brother, who
was with her, saw him take out her purse, containing
Bs. Id. The money and purse were found on him, and
the prisoner, who was an old offender, was committed for
trial.

ILLEGAL PAWNING.—AIfred Worthington, a black
sailor, charged with taking away an over-coat belong-
ing to another coloured man, from a boarding-house in
which they both lived, and pawning it for 75., was con-
victed
and ordered to pay a fine of 20s. and 7s. costs, or to
suffer fourteen days' imprisonment.
ALLEGED THEFT OF A BASKET AND CONTENTS.—Hugh
Owen was charged by a married woman of decent appear-
ance, named Ann Mitchell, -belonging to New Brighton,
with having struck her a severe blow on the face, and
stolen a basket from her, on •Saturday night, in Water-
street. The prosecutrix said, that having come over to
Liverpool on some business, which, having executed, she
was making the best of her way down Water-street,
towards the Landing-stage on her road home, carrying
two baskets, when she was met by the prisoner, who struck
her severely in the face, cutting her lip, and knocking her
down. -He then ran off with the basket, and she iled
on a ranee constable, who followed, and took the prisoner
into custody. He had the basket in his possession when
apprehended. On• being asked -what he had to say, the
prisoner said as he was proceeding along Water-street he
met the ,prosecutrix, who asked him to assist her in
carrying ler basket, which he agreed, to do. On which
she invited him into a public-house, to have a glass, and
both went in and had a glass or two.of whiskey. When
they cameeut, both-being as lie said " very forward in
liquor," the prosecutrix fell, and as she rose she called out
" police" -and gave him into custody. The prosecutrix
denied this in in told ; but the policeman in stating that
she was " tipsy" when she came to the office, and as the
prisoner said he could prove their being in a public-house
together and were both intoxicated; thecase was adjourned
till this day.
ATTEMPTIEG TO STEAL A CHILD.—A squalid-looking
young woman, of forbidding aspect, named Margaret
Cochrane, was -charged with attempting to steal a child,
about three years old, belonging to Elizabeth Meany,
from the house in which the latter lodged, on Saturday
night, in Addison-street. The prisoner, who was drunk
at the time she .ende,avoured to commit the offence, was
detected taking the child down the stairs of the house, and
was stopped. She was dismissed, with an adinonition to
beware of how she made any such attempts in future.
THEFT BY MEANS OF HOUSEBREAKINO.—Joseph
Dunn, John Stott, James Drewton, and Charles Green,
were charged with breaking into the house of Smith,
in Cherry-lane, between Friday night and Saturday
morning, and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel. A
considerable portion of the stolen property was found in
the possession of Stott, and Dunn, who had helped him-
self to a pair of good shoes, left his old boots and a hand-
kerchief in the house of Smith. Newton and Green did
not appear to be implicated in the matter further than by
being acquaintances of the other two prisoners, and they
were discharged. Dunn and Stott were committed for
trial.

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CHARGE OF ROBBING A TlLL.—Cornelius Thompson
was charged with stealing 14e. from the till of a spirit
vault, kept by Mary Mathews, in Crosshall•street, on
Friday afternoon. It appeared that the prisoner had been
drinking in the house during Friday, and was frequently
seen leaning over the counter, as if endeavouring to ob-
tain access to the till, and, on examining it, 14s. were
missed. It was stated that a material witness was ab-
sent, and the case was remanded till to-day.

ALLEGED CAPTURE OF LORD DUNICELLIN.—The
Morning Post states that the family of this young noble-
man have been specially favoured by the Government
with the intelligence that there is no truth whatever in
the statement that he had fallen into the hands of the
Russians.
Mu. GEACIT, M.P. rou COVENTRY, died on Wecnesday
afternoon. The deceased began life as a clerk in the
Birmingham branch of the Bank of England on the small
salary of £l5O per annum. From that situation be was
selected as the managing director of the Birmingham and
Midland Joint-stock Bank, which he conducted with
great ability and credit. He was a few years since the co-
partner in the patent for the railway axletree, a lucrative
monopoly, which, though the patent has expired, has con-
tinued a large source of wealth to the two proprietors.
/dr. Coach was a director of the Crystal Palace Company,
of the Manchester, Zho£6.old. and Lincolnshire, and of the
Shrewsbury and Birmingham ranway., awl he was a large
contractor for working power. He was also the principal
and active partner in one of the MOO exteneive Manufac-
tories of machinery in Staffordshire,

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Jas. Butterworth, master cart
Mr. J. Cain, Tosteth-park.
On the 30th ult., at the Parish Church, Huyt _
Rev. E. Ashton, Peter, son of Mr. John Crosby, farme
Tarbock, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr. Thos. SI

of that place
On the 30th ult., at St. Phil
Norie to Miss Louisa Corkhill.
On the 31st ult., at St. George's Church, Bloomsbn
London, by the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, M.A., MT
Fisher Penrice, of this town, to Susannah, fourth daughter
of Mr. Joseph Coleman, late of Coventry.
Oa the 31st ult., at St. George's Church, Hanover.
square, London, by the Rev. E. G. Arnold, rector of
Stapleford, Charles George, eldest son of Lord H. Choi-
naondeley, to Susan Caroline, youngest daughter of- Sir
George Dashwood, Bart., of Kirtlington-park, Oxou.
- On the 31st ult., at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, by
the Rev. J. King, rector of Woodchurch, Edward Bolton,
Esq., of Litherland-park, to Alice Williams, of Hoylake,
Cheshire.
On the 31st ult., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
C. Morrall, Mr. T. Donald, mariner, to Miss Jane Hewitt.
On the Ist inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
H. Carpenter, Mr. Charles Henry Barton to Miss Adeline
Haynes.
On the 2nd inst., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W.
M. Falloon, Mr. Edward C. T. Batten, of Chatham-street,
to Anne Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Clarke,
of Juvenal-street.

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Mr. Robert

On the 2nd inst., at St. Michael's Church, Limerick, by
the Rev. G. R. Maunsell, assisted by the Rev. J. W.
Welsh, Mr. Zoro Innes, of this town, to Annie, daughter
of James D. Goggin, Esq., of.Umerick.
On -the 3rd instant, at St. James's Church, Mr. Peter
Fitzgerald, of Swansea, to Miss Margaret Shaw, eldest
daughter.of the late Mr. Wm. Shaw, of this town.
On the sth inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
C. Morrell, Mr. John Kelly to Miss Maria Cosnahan.
On the sth inst„ at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
C. Worrell, Mr. Jacob Jones to Miss Rebecca Jones.
On the Bth inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
Henry Carpenter, A. 8., Mr.' J. Dodd, of Her Majesty's
Customs, to Miss P. Durrant.
On the tith inst., at St. George's Church, Everton, by
the Rev. Jas. Lawrence, M.A., Mr. Thos. Jas. Vivian,
master mariner, to Laura, eldest daughter of Mr. Roger
Melladew, Bahia, and neice of Mr. John B. Melladew,
Everton-road. _ _

On the 6th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Everton, by the
Rev. S. B. Sutton, 8.A., Incumbent, Mr. George Capstick
Bruuskill to Miss Christina M'Crone, both of Everton.