The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

STEALING GOODS FROM AN EMPLOYES,.—MOiS Patter-
son, a youpg man, was charged with stealing a quantity
of brass, the property of Messrs. Higgs and Jones, in
Lord-street. The property was found on the prisoner,
who did not deny the theft. Morris received a good
character from his employers, and as they did not insist
on prosecuting him, the magistrate, in consideration of
his good character, and with a view to enable him to
redeem it; if possible, without being subjected to the
obloquy of imprisonment, gave him the option of paying a
fine of 20s. and costs, or being imprisoned for 14 days.
ASSAULTING A WOMAN.— George Powe, who stated he
was a labourer, was charged with having assaulted a
woman, in a very savage manner, on Saturday night. The
proseciArix stated' that she was walking along the street,
without interfering with, or speaking to any one, when
the prisoner struck her in the face, knocking her down,
and kicked her severely on the side. Powe was ordered to
psy a fine of 40s. and • costs, or to be imprisoned for one
month.
A COMPLICATED CASE OF ASSAULT.—John Redding-
ton was charged by Catharine Turner withassaulting her
OH Sunday afternoon, in Richmond-row, and cutting her
on the forehead with a knife. It turned out that on Fri-
' claY-last, the prisoner in this case had charged the prose-
, Futrix with having robbed him of 255. The case in that
instance completely broke down, and Turner was dis-
charged. This result, it would seem, had annoyed Red-
dington, who vowed he would be revenged on her. The
parties live near each other, and, it would appear, enter-
-111 a reciprocal ill feeling. On the prisoner seeing
Turner, on Sunday, he flew at her, called her an oppro-
brious name, and struck her on the -forehead with a
knife, which cut her brow. A man came up to her assis-
tance, when the son of Reddington rushed at him, and
with the blow of a poker felled him to the ground, severely
cutting his head. This view of the case was supported by
the testimony of a respectable-looking woman. For the
prisoner a whole host of witnesses was adduced, who
swore distinctly that Turner and her friend began the
assault, and severely injured the prisoner and his wife, as
well as some others who were merely looking on. Part
of the .latter accusation was satisfactorily disproved, and
Reddington was fined forty shillings and costs, with the
alternative of imprisonment for fourteen days.
Stephen Light, and -- Light, 'his brother, were
charged with assaulting a man named Peter Booth, on
Saturday night, in Berry-street. Booth, it appeared from
the evidence of two witnesses, was passing quietly along
the street, when the prisoner, Stephen-Light, in switching
with a cane, struck the leg of one of the witnesses,'wbo
remonstrated with the prisoner for doing so. The pri-
soner, on being spoken to, turned round and instantly
struck Booth with the head of his. cane, knocking him
down. Booth, it further appeared, had nothing to do
with any of the parties ; and knew nothing whatever in
.connexion with the matter, except that he was suddenly
knocked down and rendered insensible. The prisoner,
Stephen, waa,taken into custody, and the cane with which
he had committed the assault was found to be heavily
'loaded with lead. The magistrate, after remarking on
the heinousness of so dangerous and unprovoked an
assault, sentenced Stephen to pay a fine of X 5 and costs,
or to be imprisoned for two months. His brother was
discharged.
,ROBBERY BY iiOUSEDBEIBING.—A ragged, dirty, and
ill-clad lad, named Thomas Francis Forday, was charged
ivith having, on the morning of Sunday, broken into the
shop of William Black, saddler, 143, North-street, Park,
about four •o'clock, and stolen two over-coats, one the
property of Mr. Black, the other belonging to Mr. George
O'Hara, his brother-in-law. Police constable 39, met
the prisoner near the premises, with the coats in his
possession, and took him into custody, The coats were
identified by their owners, who likewise proved that the
shop .bad been broken open. The prisoner was next
charged with having, on Sunday the 6th instant, broken
into,the house of James Halse, in Sun-street, and stolen
a cloak and a pair of shoes. He had pawned the cloak
with Mr. Titherington. This property was also identified,
and Mr—Titherington proved having received the cloak in
pledge from the prisoner, the daiy after it had.been stolen.
Forday was committed for trial.

TIIE CANADA, 13668 h and North American Royal Mail
steamship, Captain Stone, left the Mersey, on Saturday,
for Halifax and Boston, witli the usual mails mid a large
number of
,passengers.
Tun Rio-nir HoN. Da. LTISHINGTON has recently ap-
pointed Mr. Henry Fenwick _and Mr. Clarke Aspinall,
solicitors, of this town, to be Commissioners to Administer
Oaths in Admiralty.
ST. JOHN THE 'BAPTIST'S CHURCH, TOTTETII-PA.RX.—
In consequence/4.a quantity of sanoke issuing from a flue
into this church .for some time after the fire had been
raked out of the store connected ,with it, the incumbent
(the Rev. J. Hassall) judged it proper, shortly after the
commencement of rnorsing.service on Sunday last, to dis-
miss the congregation. It was found, on examining the
flue, that some of the coals, necessary for the feeding of
the stove, had slipped iuto a cavity contiguous to the
cockle, which, when red -hot, had ignited them. These,
on taking up some of the flooring of the vestry, were
;found burning; and, being In immediate communication
with the heap close by, wonkl., no doubt, have fired the
vestry in a very short time. The danger was promptly
removed by the strenuous.exertions of many of the con-
gregation, and thus, what might have terminated in a
serious calamity, was prevented. The evening service
was proceeded with as usual.
THE MAYOR AT CHURCH.—ln,secordance with an an-
cient custom, the newly-elected Mayor of Liverpool, Mr.
J. A. Tobin, attended Divine service at St. Peter's Church,
on Sunday forenoon, accompanied by the members of the
Corporation and some of the leading merchants of the
port. A procession was formed at the Town-hall, whence
it passed down Castle-street and Lord-street to the parish
church, in the following order :—The Fire-police ; Corpo-
ration officials, 'bearing the insignia of the borough ; the
Mayor, (Mr. J. A. Tobin,) the Yen. Archdeacon Brooks,
and Mr. J. B. Lloyd, (the ex-mayor;) Mr. Charles Turner,
Mr. T. Littledale, Mr. Alderman Toulmin, and Mr. Alder-
man Parker ; the Town-clerk, (Mr. Shuttleworth,) and the
Clerk of the Peace, (Mr. Wright ;) a number of Aldermen,
including Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, M.P. ; members of the
Council and friends of the Mayor ; and last, a large body
of police-officers. Divine service was performed by the
Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, the Rev. H. Brooks, and Rev.
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Blue-coat School. The stun of £B4 12s. was collected.
MORAVIAN Mlssioss,—A public meeting in behalf of
the Moravian Missions will be held this evening, at the
Clayton Hall, in Clayton-square. T. B. Horsfall, Esq.,
M.P., will preside, and several clergymen and gentlemen
are expected to address the meeting. The missions of the
Church of the United Brethren began in 1732, and have
been continued ever since. Though a small body in this
country, the spirit of mission enterprise has never died
away. Limited in means, they continue the work, and
appeal to their fellow-Christians for the funds they cannot
raise amongst their own body. In the British islands of
the West Indies, they have 30 stations, 86 missionaries,
and 30,741 negro or coloured people under their charm

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Mosquito coast, in Surinam, ir
North America, South Africa,
The work thus spreading uncle

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