The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-04-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MALES. FEAIA LES . No. 1 Offences against the person .„_  2 Ditto against property (violence) 109 • 2 3 Ditto do. (with violence) J723 569 4 Malicious offences against property 5 Forgery and offences against currency 41 14 6 Other offences Of offences in the first of these classes, there is only one prisoner for murder (a female); 9 males and 2 females for shooting at, stabbing, administering poison, &c., with intent to mur, der, maim, &c, ; 37 males and 3 females for manslaughter ; 6 males for bigamy; 30 males and l female for assaults; and 50 males for assaults on peace officers in the exeoshtion of their duty. In the second class of offences there are 17 males for burglary ; 33 males dud l female for housebreaking; 36 males and 1 female for breaking into shops, warehouses, and counting houses, and stealing; 15 males for robbery, and 4 males for assault with intent to rob.—ln the third class there are respectively-7, 6, and 4 males for cattle, horse; and sheep stealing ; 17 males and 3 females for larceny to the value of £5 in dwelling houses; 135 males and 121 females for larceny from th e person (picking pockets); 93 males and 69 females for larcen y by servants; 1,228 males and 307 females for simple larceny ; 29 males and 1 female for embezzlement; 88 males and 56 females for receiving stolen goods; and 70 males and 11 females for frauds and attempts to defraud.-1n the fourth class there are 5 males for arson (capital); 3 males for killing and maiming cattle; and one for: sending letters threatening to burn houses, &c.—ln the fifth class, there arn 3 males for forging and uttering forged instruments not being wills or powers of attorney, or Bauk of England notes; 1 for having in possessiou, &c, forged lia.uk of England notes; 3 males and 2 females for counterfeiting the current gold and silver coin ; 3 males for having in possession, Sx. implements for coining ; 1 female for buying and putting off counterfeit gold and silVer coin ; and 31 males and 11 females far uttering and having iu possession counterfeit gold and silver coin.—ln the sixth or miscellaneous class of offences, are 8 males, for being out armed to take game by night; 1 for prison breaking, &c. • A for perjury and subornation of perjury 75 males and 1 female fur riot, breach of the peace, ac.; 1 for rescue and refusing to aid the peace officers; 30 males and 41 females for keeping disorderly houses; and for misdemeanours not included in the above denominations, 14 miles and one female.—'Throughout these tables we do not see any persons committed on any of the following offences:—Setting fire to crops, plantations, heath, &c.; attempts to commit arson, &c. ; riot and feloniously demolishing buildings, machinery; &c.; destroying silk, woollen, linen or cotton goods,- in process of manufacture, and other malicious offences; administering unlawful oaths; conspiracy to raise the rate of wagei.  A prospectus of a new banking company, on a large scale, to be called the " Commercial Bank of London," is circulating in the city. The capital of the new company is to be £2,000,000. of which one-half is to be paid up by January next, and as the shares are to be paid of £I,OOU each, there is at uuce•a solid basis to begin upon.  CHESTER ANLi