The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

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Commissioner

On Saturday last a r
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ight before D. _lli aude. Esq., at
uttered a forged bill of
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Mr Edward lions art'

gh Court ; and it

'or trial.- [The prisoner •is the
li, who, in January last—after
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had never

ht up on a SUMMOIIS at the
proved that he had paid into the
of the Bahl: of Ewaland rotes

lay after it was posted in

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noN.—On- Tuesday last,
nt es, re Boggs, Taylor,

nkrupts were very extensively
is general merchants, and, beside the house in Great
don, they had large establishments in
ne of the partners (Mr. Taylor) di-
e concern in this town. Their

reet, i

ebts and liabilities rare very heavy, although the amount of
lehts proved in the course of the day (which was fixed for
he choice of assignees) was inconsiderable. The assets are

stated to be to the value of Xso,ooo.—Mr. Hobert King, of
White Lien-court, merchant; Mr. Edward Daniel Maxwell,
of Great Winchester-street, merchant; and Mr. David bill-
house, of this town, me► chant, were chosen assignees without

.—We stated in our last that the body of Mr.
itlertion residing at Tranrnere. had been found in
ut we were unable to give the particulars of the

case. An inquest was held last Saturday at the Queen's
Arms Inn, Tranmere, before Henry Churton, Esq. coroner,
and a respectable jury. It appeared that Mr. dray, who
was very short-sighted, was returning home late on Wednes-

the night being very
got into a quick sand, where he
was found there on Thursday last,

day night week from \Voodsid
dark, miss:d his way and
was suffocated. His hod

the head only and the left hand being above the sand. There
were found on hi 111 a purse containing I4s. Gd., a pencil case,
s pen-knife, an eye-glass, a ring on each hand, and a bunch
of keys. The jury returned a, verdict, " Found dead ; but
by what means deceased came to his death does not appear

—The Dock Com-
yesterday. The following
Barclay, Holt, Holmes,
Sandhach, Nicol, Bitlley,
Tobin, Ripley, and Aikin. In
n and deputy chairman of the

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEF
mittee held their weekly meetin,
members were present—:
Middleton, Smith. 'AI olynet
Bold, Moon, Martin, Shand

over t
of tht
ship

Messrs

irclay was appointed to preside
xstornittee for the department
rveyor reported that the northwest light
vith her moorings during the late gales, and
they recommended that new ones should be procured from

Messrs. -Logan and Co. Agreed to.—The same sub-com-
mittee reported that in consequence of the injury sustained
by the Bell beacon, by having been run foul of, they had
found it necessary to order one of iron, complete, from
Messrs. John Grantham and Co. Confirmed.—William
Griffiths, dockgateman at the Queen's Dock, was reported
by the harbour master's sub-committee to be no longer fit
for duty, and they recommended that he be superannuated
on an allowance of 12s..per week. It was stated that he was
now upwards of 60 years of age, had been 28 years in the

service of the estate, and had borne a good character during
the whole of that long poriod. Agreed to.—On the reconi-
.

mendation of the same sub-comincitee it was resolved, that
a slate should he fixed up at the smith end of Prince's Dock,
on which should be written the names of all the vessels and
their positions, in the do,.k, as an experiment for public
convenience. The whole of the north end, and part of the
west side (up to the first pillar) of the shed on the west side
of King's Dock, was ordered to he boarded up. The north
harbour master reported. that on the night of Saturday last,
about half-past nine o'clok, a quantity of tarred paper was
observed to be in flames on the quay, between Nos. 1 and 2
Clarence graving docks, but that the gatemen extinguished
the fire before any damage was done. He could not find out
how the fire had originated. lie also reported that Thomas
Hughes, a dockgateman, had his arm broken by its acciden-
tally coming into contact with one of the bridges. This
report was received, and it was understood that an allowance
would he made to Hughes when he applied for it. The com-
mittee then proceeded to the consideration of financial mat-
ters, and shortly after separated
COLLISION IN TII

-At the Police-court. yester-
day, all hill ht before Mr. Rushton, (with
whom sat . Askew. the harbour-master), by Joseph
Gregory, master of tho schooner Mersey, against George
Evans, master of the steamer John M'Adam, with a view to
recover the amount of damages sustained by the schooner
being run into by the steam-vessel in the river.—Captain
Gregory said that on Monday evening he arrived in the river,
and finding he could not get into one of the south' docks, he
took in sail and came slowly down with the vessel's head to
the northward, the wind bring then from the south—he in-
tending to land to ir:quire whether he could be accommo-
dated in George's-dock or in tne basin, which he learned from
the pilot on board he probably would. 'Neither he nor the
pilot, who were both close to the wheel, saw the steamer ap-
proaching, but she suddenly came upon them striking the
vessel forward, doing considerable damage, and throwing her
down several streaks by the force of the collision. The pilot
corroborated this statement, and was of opinion that the
steamer attempted to wear clear of them but could not. The
mate of the schooner said he saw the steamer coming athwart
them, and hailed her twice. This was corroborated by one
of the crew who was standing at the windlass at the time.
The mate also called out to put the schooner helm hard " a-
port," in order if possible to prevent the collision, which was

ilivEß--
)rmation was brou

instantly done • but no notice was taken by the John
M'Adam, which came in at full speed, and did not stop the
engines until she came in contact with the schooner. The
steamer was running from the Cheshire side. Capt. Evans
endeavoured to show that the tither vessel ran foul of his.
lie said he thought the schooner was at anchor—although he
admitted that he saw her topsail set. Two boatmen further
corroborated the evidence in behalf of the schooner. Cap-
tain Evans having tailed in his defence, complained of the
amount charged for the repair of the schooner, (upwards of
£19,) in an account handed to him. Mr. Rushton said that
the defendant must pay the real costs of repair, and that he
tie captain) should have the advantage of Air. AskewisLaur-
a co all stieh Cases, so as to determine the amount. It
`ated that the schooner vas lying in the George"s.Pock,
Askew immediately proceeded to survey the re-

and M

pairs, accompanied by both captains

ASSAULT BY' A POLICE OFFICER.—On Tuesday, at the
Police Court, a lengthened investigation took place into the
conduct of Constable James Prince .(277), who was charged
with having committed an aggravated. assault on Mr. James
Eden, a young gentleman of respectable family and con-
nexions, on the night of Wednesday, the 9th instant. Mr.
Eden was extremely faint from recent loss of blood ; he ap-
peared to have received a very severe blow on the crown of
the head from the officer, for a large portion of the hair had
been shaved cff, and the wound was covered with a plaster.
It appeared, from the statement of the complainant, that on
that night he was in Parr-street, in search of a young man
oarmed Thomas Simpson, an engine-fitter, in the employment
of Dixon and Co:, at whose establishment the complainant
was serving his time, to become an engineer. Whilst he was
knocking at the door, the police officer came up, and put
some irrelevant questions, which the complainant answered-
Whilst the conversation was going on, a woman came out of
one of the neighbouring cellars, and on learning what com-
plainant wanted, she said that all was right, and told the
officer that they were all decent people who resided in the
cellar at which complainant had been knocking. After the
woman had finished what she had been saying, the officer
caught complainant by the collar and gave him a very violent
shake. The woman then asked complainant to come into
the cellar out of the, officer's way. Complainant declined the
offer, and at the same moment the officer caught hold of him
by both hands and shook him very violently, and complainant
thinks he swore at the woman. Complainant then -tried to
get past in order to get out of his grasp, when the officer
raised his stick and struck him on the head. The officer in-
flicted the blow at the very moment that the complainant bad
attempted to disengage himself, Complainant did not strike
him in return. nor did he attempt to touch him. He merely
pushed him with his hand. Complainant felt so faint from
the loss of blood occasioned by-the wound he had received in
the head, that he begged of the officer to let him either lie or
sit down, but the fellow was inexorable, and dragged him
along the streets, swearing vehemently all the time. He
continued to swear until they reached the station-house in
Seel-street, where he charged complainant with having at-
tempted to commit a felony and assaulting him. Complain..
ant knew not whether the charge had been entered; because
he was sent to the dispensary, in consequence of the wound
in his head. Inspector Thompson took him to the dispen-
sary. He told the inspector who he was. His head was
dressed, and then, at his own request, he was taken by the
inspector to the house of Mr. Marsh, the surgeon, in Mount-
pleasant, where he went to bed and remained for the night,
being unwilling to make his appearance at home in such a
state. Several other witnesses deposed to the savage treat-
ment of the policeman, and two surgeons said that the injury
inflicted on Mr. Eden was very violent, and when brought
to the station house had a severe retching occasioned by the
injury. The officer said that Mr. Eden had struck him first,
but the complainant's witnesses were re-called, and said dis-
tinctly that the officer was never struck by Mr. Eden. Mr.
Rushton said the story of the outrage said to be committed
on the officer was unworthy of credit, and ordered him to
pay a fine of 50s. and costs, or be imprisoned twenty-one
days, and to he removed from the force and never to be
placed on it again.

CLITHEnoE ELECTION.—The committee appointed to try
the merits of the petitions against the return of Mr. Wilson,
the sitting member for this borough, met on Wednesday.
The committee consisted of the following hon. members :--
Mr. John Weir Hogg (chairman); Sir'llobert IngliS, Sir C.
B. Vere, Mr. G. Berkeley,- Mr. Wrtf. Evans,' Mr.'Colvtli6,
and Mr. Ogle. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. llildyard
appeared on the part of the petitioners, Mr. Cardwell, of the
Regent's-park, London, and intimately connected with this
town, the late candidate, and two other petitioners in a dis-
tinct petition, burgesses of Clitheroe • and Mr. Austin, Mr.
Cockburn, and another learned gentleman on behalf of the
sitting member, Mr. Wilson. After hearing Mr. Wrangbarn
the committee adjourned.

ANOTLIER "BEAUTIFUL" SPECIMEN OF THE WORKING
OF THE NEW POOR-LAW BlLL.—Yesterday, at the Police-
court, four young girls, who had been at the Workhouse,
were placed at the bar, on a charge of improper and refrac-
tory conduct. Several officers of that establishment appeared
against them. It appeared that the prisoners were part of a
number of paupers who, soms weeks ago, were brought be-
fore the magistrate for refractory conduct in the house, for
which they were sent to the Borough Gaol for twenty-one
days. The four prisoners (amongst others), after having
served their term of imprisonment,—and consequently hav-
ing legally purged themselves of the offence of which they
had been guilty,—were again received into the Workhouse ;
but, in place of having the usual range of the house, and
being placed amongst the other inmates of their own age
and sex, they were put, in virtue of the " classification "
system enjoined by the triumvirate of " commissioners " .in
the metropolis, into a portion of the buildings in which re-
fractory or otherwise ill-behaved paupers are located, as, in-
dubitably, a place of punishment. Great dissatisfaction was
the result, and (as we understood the evidence, which was
anything but clear) the girls were eventually discharged, at
their own request, from the house ; after which some fracas
occurred at the gates, where a crowd was collected, and the
prisoners gating again inside, were brought up as guilty of
causing it. One of the prisoners said that they had been
put by themselves in the place alluded to, and that they were
evert denied the privilege for a whole month of going to
church on Sunday with the other prisoners, and were totally
excluded front " the hall," where the other inmates dine.
The officers stated that they acted under orders, and that the

place where the prisoners were restricted to was commodi-
ous, with two large yards for exercise attached to it. They
were only excluded from the hall. Mr. Rushton appeared to
suspect that the prisoners had been doomed to a second im-
prisonment after being again received into the house, and
before they were again refractory ; and the question was, he
said, whether an improper stretch of authority had not been
shown towards them. He could not understand why they
had been excluded from divine worship, which was, by law,
open in all the gaols of England to the greatest malefactors,
not even excluding murderers. The officers were not to
blame, as they acted under orders • bnt it was his duty to see
not only that poor law officers amuld be protected in the
execution of their legal duties, but that the privileges of the
paupers should not be infringed upon by undue severity, or a
misconstruction of the law. He should, therefore, himself
visit the Workhouse, and inspect the place where the pri-
soners were placed ; and in the meantime he remanded them.