The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

MR. OLIVER'S AFFAIRS.

A private meeting of the creditors of Mr. Oliver was
held on Friday, when the following staetment of his
affairs was submitted and unanimously agreed to:—

Acceptances out fip date £ s. d.
of suspension ...... 710,72$ 0 0
Of which are expected to
be withdrawn and re-
tired by the drawers or
other parties

644,900 8 9
Creditors on open balances 62,267 0 4
Bills receivable estimated
bad
Deduct securites in hands
of bankers

£857,314 3 9

ASSETS.

Bills on hand considered

good 44,366 11 7
Debts estimated good
Timber cargoes, deducting
advances 22,293 6 10
Insurances
in New
York ...243,900 0 0
Less lien of
Arthur
Leary ... 15,021 15 9

28,878 4 3
Palm oil sold to arrive ... 82,600 0 0
Ships ...£413,13115 0
Freights ...165,611 0 2

-- 678,74216 2
House at Wavertree -,.., 1,000 0 0
12 shares in Peel River
Company 4B 0 0
1 share in Australian

Agricultural Company 40 0 0
Collieries at Upholland,
estimated at
Estimated surplus in the
hands of Messrs. Good-
hail, Chilton, and Co lO,OOO 0

'11,09413 6

Deficiency £113,21910 3
The following gentlemen, who had acted as temporary
trustees, were unanimonsly confirmed in 'their appoint-
ment :—Messrs. Robert Crosbie, Robert 'Rankin, Daniel
Campbell, John S. De Wolf, and W. J. F'crnie.

Tlie solicitor for Mr. Oliver intimated that he and his
client w-ereconfident that, with judicious-management, the
estate would pay 20s. in the pound, And leave a handsome
balance. The difference between the surplus originally
shown by Mr. Oliver and the present deficit of £113,219
105. 3d. was stated to have partially arisen from the
amount of bills likely to be dishonoured, and from the
large depreciation in the value of -ships and timber. It
was 4ffistinctly mentioned, in answer to a question, that
the-statement presented to the meeting bad been made
up it the manner most certain to be realised, so that the
pnblic might not be misled.

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.
4.-

A TASTE Fon Goose.--Julia Doyle, a queer-looking
eld woman, went to the standing of John M`Gowari,
St. John's Market, on Saturday evening, and, without
being very particular in her selection, she snatched up a
ready-dressed goose, and flew off with it ; but, not being
quite so swift as a goose on the wing, the old woman was
detected with her intended 'Sunday's dinner under her
arm. On being asked by the magistrates, Julia whim-
pered, and assured them that it was now four years:since
she had been in such a situation. She was committed for
one month, and the goose was transferred once more to its
rightful owner.
A THIEF win" A SwEsre TOOTH.—James M'Kenna,
a fellow who prowls about the docks for the purpose of
lifting anything which comes in his way, but occasionally
is somewhat tasty in his plundering ideas, was brought up
for deliberately taking a loaf of sugar from the cart of
Messrs. Crossfield and Sons, as it was coming from'Queen's
Dock. The sugar-toothed rascal was pursued and taken
into custody. He was committed to prison for a month.
STEALING SHEETS.---..john M`Loughlan and James Ca-
vanagh were charged with stealing four sheets from a
shop-door, in Byrom-street. The prisoners were watched,
on Saturday, by detectives Povey and M'Cullodh, who
pursued them to Sawney Pope-street, where they had
some difficulty in arresting-the thieves; owing to the rough
usage of their blackguard associates, and Povey received a
severe hit from a stone. They were each committed for
three months to hard labour.

A YOUTH o PaoMivs.—James Davis, a lad about
fifteen years of age, son of a tailor, was ,cbarged with
stealing a silver watch-ease and some silver spoons from
the house of Mr. Booker, Claremont-grove, Everton. The
boy was sent to the house with some clothes which his
father had been making for Mr. Booker, when he con-
trived to purloin the watch-case and spoons, which he
Afterwards broke up, and offered for sale at the shop of
Mr. Samuels. The latter, thinking the young fellow had
-stolen the silver, questioned bim closely, when he said his
Sather had got drunk and' broke his watch by falling down
-stairs. Samuels then invited the youth to accompany him
to Mr. Clough's office, but, en their way he contrived to
slip off. The police afterwards detected him, and the
stolen articles, although broken, were identified. lie was
committed for one month.

_MARKET ROBBERY.—Marg Kenny and Mary May
were charged with stealing two rolls of ribbon, a pair of
stockings, some crockery, &c., from stalls in Pownall-
sqtmre Market, on Saturday evening last. The two pri-
soners went to the stalls under pretence of making pur-
chases, and, whilst one girl was looking at the goods, the
other made a speedy selection, which she conveyed away
under her shawl. They were committed to prison for a
month.

FATAH PRETENCES.—Martha Ankers, a woman who
seemed *extremely penitent for her .misconduct, was charged
with obtaining a woollen muffler and other drapery goods,
by false pretences, from the shop of Mr. White ; and it
appeared ihat she had pledged the articles for ls. Od. She
was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. with the ls. 6d. costs for
pledging, or be committed for a month.
STEALING- FROM A CELLAR.—Saalliel Briggs was
charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the cellar of
Mary Gleeson, in Scotland-road, where the articles were
exposed for sale. He was committed for one month.

STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—Mary Johnson was
charged wit► stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the
property of Mr. Flanagan, Frederick-street, which she
pledged for 2s. Ordered to pay 2s. and a fine of 205., or
be committed for a month in default. Ellen Barnwell,
charged with stealing some articles of clothing, belonging
to Thos. Pyewell, Car/mean-street, was remanded.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Condon, a youth who was
examined and remanded last week, for embezzling money
belonging to Madame Therey, who keeps a shoe shop in
Bold-street, and by whom he had been employed to col-
lect accounts, was again examined; and, after Madame
Therey's account of his defalcations, he was committed
for trial.

ROBBERY IN A CAB.—Anne Maria Morrison, a girl of
the town, was charged with stealing £l2 18s. from the
pocket of Mr. William Wellington Archbold, bookkeeper,
of 30, Dexter-street. The prosecutor met the girl on
Saturday night mar St. George's Church, treated her to
some sherry, called a cab, and drove off to Saltney-street ;
but on their way there the girl had an eye to business,
and eased his pocket of £l2 18s. On alighting from the
cab he was cautioned by the policeman on duty as to the
danger of appearing in that neighbourhood with any
money in his pocket, when he discovered the loss of his
purse, and gave the girl in charge. Fortunately all the
money was found upon her in Bridewell. She was com-
mitted for trial.

ASSAULT.—Lewis Abraham Epke, a foreign sailor, was
brought up for ill-using the mate of the galliot George,
who appeared in court with his head bandaged up, from
the ill-usage of the prisoner. He was find £5, or two
months' imprisonment in default.