The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

THURSDAY:.

Robt. Bird (20), a millwright, . was indicted for having,
at Manchester, on the 24th of October,. feloniously assaulted
Alice Cleasby, and robbed her of two fowls. The prisoner
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault. Sentence deferred.
LETTER STEALING BY A CLERK.IMTHR LIVERPOOL POST-
011FICE.—Henry Belly, a derk-(20), was indicted for having,
at Liverpool, on Saturday, the .Bth September last, secreted
two post letters, which offence is, by the.26th section of the
.36th chapter of the Ist Viet., constituted, a felony. The pri-
soner had been a clerk in the Liverpool Post-office for three
,months prior to the day mentioned in the indictment, and
upon that day a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Finlay, Camp-
bell, and Co., was sent to the, post-offiee, and. there posted two
letters or packages addressedito Messrs. Ritchie, Stewart, and
Co., Bombay, and bearing. outside the impression " Messrs.
Finlay, Campbell, and Ce+Liverpool." The clerk took the
letters to the paid window and asked the prisoner, who was
the clerk on duty, the amount of postage to. be paid upon them.
The prisoner handed the letters to. another clerk, named
Shroeder, to be weighed, and . having; been informed by him
what amount of postage ought to be paid upon them, he re-
ceived from 'Messrs. Finhwand Co.'s clerk the sum of £2 18s.
It was the prisoner's duty,then to have placed the letters with
other letters which were intended to be despatched by the over-
land mail. The prisoner did not do anything with the letters
for the purpose of forwarding them, butearried them with him
across the water, and formed them into a single package; he
put the package, addressed to " Henvy.C/enham, Esq., Post-
office, Liverpool, ship Atlas," into the post-office at Egremont.
On the following morning, Mr. John ,Green Bales, the inspec-
tor of letter-carriers, having discovered that the letters were
missing, went to the lodgings of the pmisoner, and charged him,..;
with having concealed them,,and with not having accounted for
the money he had received as postagoom them. The prisoner at
first said he had accounted for all the. money he had received,
and subsequently he said the letters_ were in the strangers'
window, where the. letters were found addressed as above
stated. The prisoner was found guilty, but was recommended,:
to mercy. He was <sentenced to .be imprisoned and kept to,
hard labour for 12 calendar months.
ASSAULT UPCN, A, FOLICE-SEERREANT.—John Moss (W)i,
shoemaker, and William Young (20), watchmaker, who were
acquitted on Tuesday, upon an, indictment for having,. at
Widnes, on the-23rd October last, assaulted a police-sergeant,
named William Lawton, with intent to murder him, were
with, tried
upon another count of the indictment, charging them a.
sentenced
Young t!fboer •
two years.
imprisoned
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Cox CEALII4.I3I,IT OF Biava.—A well-dressed young woman,
named Emily. Maria Craggy, was indicted for having, at
ossth‘Laes and,
Widnes, on, the, 11th August last, secretly disposed. of the
body of a female child, of which she had been deliverek
in
order to conceal its birth. The jury found the prisoner,guilty,
and she was sentenced to., be imprisoned and kept. to hard
labour for.two calendar months.
MANSLAUGHTER AT DlDSTlVltY.—Alexander Thompson, a
coachman (31), was charged upon a coroner's warrant; with the
manslaughter of James. Ridings, at Didsbury, on, the. 14th
June /est. It appeared from the evidence that ort,the day in
question two omnibuses, one of them belonging. to. a person
named Boswell, and the other to a person named MTwen,
the latter driven by the prisoner, were travelling on the road
between,Cheetharn and Manchester. A short distance from
the-Rushholme tsar, M`Ewen's omnibus stopped, to take up
a passenger, and Boswell's omnibus passed it. The prisoner
then whipped his.horses into a gallop and overtook Boswell's
omnibus, on which, the deceased was riding, and in attempt-
ing to pass first through the toll-bar his vehicle struck Bos-
well's, and by the• collision the deceased was jammed against
the gate post, and, sustained injuries which, subsequently re-
sulted fatally.. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced
to be imprisoned for two months.
BURGI,ABX AT FIILWOOD.—Henry Collins (23), painter and
glazier, and James Bindon, umbrella-maker (18), both of whom
are privates. in the 97th regiment, were- indicted for entering
the dwelling-house of Frederick Leffens, at Fuiwood, on the
31st October and stealing a scarf shawl; a tweed cloak, a,
merino cloak, a knitted jacket, and a woollen handkerchief,
Collins was acquitted. The jury found the prisoner Bindon,
guilt, and a previous conviction having been proved against
him, he was sentenced to penal servitude for four years.
DAMAGING MACIIINERY.—GRO. Pollard, a factory worker
(15), was indicted for having at Blackburn, on the 13th Novem-
ber, maliciously destroyed certain mill -fixtures and machinery,
the Property of Montague Joseph Fielden and another. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner, who
had been out on bail previous to his trial, was immediately
' discharged.
The court rose at halfpast six o'clock.

FRIDAY.
THE MURDER AT ROCHDALE.
The Court met this morning at nine o'clock, and imme-
diately on taking his seat the learned judge proceeded to the
trial of Jonathan Heywood, an iron-dresser (47), who was
charged with the murder of Margaret Jones, at Rochdale, on
the 22nd of July last. Heywood, it will be remembered,
was to have been tried at the last assizes, but the trial was
put off on account of the sudden illness of one of the principal
witnesses. From the atrocious nature of the murder, much
interest in the trial was- manifested throughout the country,
and on Friday the court was crowded from its opening ; the
crowd having greatly increased towards the termination of
the trial, and during the judge's summing up the avenues
were so completely choked as to occasion great inconvenience.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Monk and Mr.
Higgins ; Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Key appearing for the
defence.

In a temperate and lengthened address, Mr. Monk detailed
the circumstances of the crime, and gave a concise yet clear
outline of the facts which he intended to prove by evidence,
and concluded by calling
Edward- Askwith, of the Half Moon Inn, Blaekwater-street,
Rochdale, who said—l recollect that on the evening of Satur-
day, 21st of July, the prisoner came into the kitchen. I
heard him ask for lodgings of my mother, and she said he

could have them. It was*near 10 o'clock when he came, and
fetched a woman in. They sat down in the tap-room. There
were two others there —John Borrows and Henry Bolton.
The former remained in the tap-room half-an-hour. They
afterwards went up stairs to bed ; my mother showing them up.
I went to bed about half-past twelve o clock. I slept in the
room adjoining where they slept. I did not take particular
notice how he was dressed. On Sunday limning, the 22nd of
ijulY;l got up about six o'clock, and I heard the door-of the
room Open and shut in which we found the body of the
woman. When I
heard this my room door was partly open,
and I saw the prisoner standing on the stairs, dressed.
He had his hat on and his shoes. He saw me, but he did not
speak. He went down stairs. I dressed myself partially,
and went down stairs also. When I got down, the back
door was open, and the prisoner was in the yard, having
gone out at that door. He was about a yard-or two from the
door. There was a door leading from the yard into Half-
moon-yard. He asked me to let him out, and I went in and put
on my shoes. He was standing in the same place. The key
of the outer door was out, and when I fetched it, I said, "When
will you be back again ?" and he said " In about half-an-hour
or three-quarters. There was nothing particular in his man-
ner, and I did not notice where his hands were. When he got
out he turned to the right, to Blackwater-street, and walked
away quickly. In the yard which is attached to our house
there is no pump, but a water tap. On the Sunday we had a
person named Annie Whippassisting us, and while I was dressing
she.k-nocked at the door, where the deceased lay, but received
no answer. I knocked, and got no answer. This was about
half-past one o'clock. I told her to open the door, and I went
in. I saw the woman lying dead with her throat cut. She
lay on the bed, with her face towards the wall, on the left-
hand side as one enters. There was a razor in her right hand.
Her hands were clean. I touched one of her fingers; it was
cold. The bed was a four-post; there were no curtains, and
the foot was towards the door. There was a shawl put across
the foot for a curtain. A police-officer was sent for, and
Leech came. Mr. Seed, the surgeon, also came and I went up
with him. She appeared to be in the same position as when
I left her. On the 24th of July, I saw a person in the lock-
up, named Martin. I saw he looked like the same man who
came on the 21st of July with the woman. I afterwards dis-
covered that I had made a mistake. lam certain the pri-
-soner is the man who came with her. I saw him in custody
at the police-office, and there were seven or eight persons
together. One was dressed as a policeman. Martin was one
of the persons there. I then identified the prisoner as the
person who was at my father's house on the 21st.
Cross-examined : I was not disturbed that night. I heard
no noise of any sort.
Betty Askwith said: I am the mother of the last witness,
and my husband kept the Half-Moon in Rochdale. I
recollect, on the night of the 13th of July, the prisoner came
to me, and asked for a bed for himself and his mistress for
the night of the 14th. He went to the door and told me to
be sure to have one for him. At that time he was a stranger
to me. He had a moleskin waistcoat and a dark coat on.
He never came at the time promised. On the night of the
21st he came again, and asked me for a bed for himself and
mistress. He asked the terms, and I told him Bd., and he
put the money down. He then fetched his mistress in. I
saw her come in and go into the tap-room. I showed them
into one of the back bedrooms at the top of the house. I
told the-prisoner how to make fast the bar inside, as it would
not latch. I then left him. I heard him fasten it when I
was on the landing. I told the woman to• pull the blind
down. She appeared to be in trouble; was sobbing, and had
her handkerchief to her mouth, but I did not see her face.
I bid them both " good night," and he replied "'good night,"
but the woman never spoke. The window looked into the
yard. I went to bed about one o'clock in the morning. I
heard no noise-during the night. I never saw him until he
was in the police-office.
John Burrows-examined : On the 21st of July, I was at the
Half-Moon Inn,. Rochdale, at ten o'clock. I remained there
all night. I was in the tap-room, and a man came in first;
he went out mid brought in a woman. That man is the
prisoner at the bar. They went to bed first. I saw the
deceased woman, and'she was the same that had been in the
tap-room. The prisoner had a dark coat on, hat, and trousers
made of dark cotton cord. There was either a patch or a- tear
across the trousers.
Henry Bolton said On the 21st July, I went to the tap-
room of the Half-Moon;-in Rochdale. I saw the prisoner and
a woman sitting there. Burrows was also there. Theprisonar
had a dark coat on, an&a hat. I could not hold looking at the
woman; she looked "done." She appeared tired, as if abe
had walked a good way. The prisoner looked foul at her, and
sometimes leaned on the- table and looked in her face very
foul.

Mary Dillon said : I reside in Rochdale, at the Griffin Inni
remember the prisoner calling with a woman at our house-
on the 21st July, at 10 o'clock at night. I was in the tap-
room. He wanted lodgings, -and I said we could not accom-
modate men and their wives: The woman followed him out.-
The prisoner was dressed in dark clothes, and had a hat.
Mary Leech said : lam the wife of John Leech, of Rock-
' dale. He keeps the Beaver -Innrin Toad-lane. I remember
Friday, the 6th July. The- prisoner came to our house and
asked for lodgings for the Saturday night. I told him I could
not tell him then ; and he asked, me if I could tell him by
fbur o'clock on the Saturday.. I said yes:, This was about
Pour o'clock in the afternoon.. About ten o'clock at night, on
the 21st July, he came to the- bar-door and asked again for
lodgings for himself and mistress-, I said " No," and he said
I. had disappointed him a tbrtnight before. I said, "No
matter." The woman was tall and: stout. She had a dark
bonnet. He had a coat and hat on.
Esther Hill, a sister of the last witness, and living with her
atßochdale, corroborated her-testimony.
Robert Leech sworn : I am a',police4sei7eant, at Rochdale.
On:Sunday the 22nd July last, .at half-past twelve o'clock, I
went to the Half-Moon Inn, and in aback bed-room found a
bed... The head of the bed was-taw-arils-the-opposite wall when
xmentered. I found the body
.of a woman on that bed. Her
out:-. She was lying rather crosswaYs, Her head was close to
the-wall. She was quite cold and stiff:' A pillow concealed
her throat and part of her breast;. The end was in her throat
andpartly covered her face. Hereyes,were partly open, look-
ing-.up. I put the pillow on thedoor,. and showed it to Mr.
Seed,. the surgeon. It was in the same- condition. She had
a razor in her right hand; with- the- back part of the blade
towards- her. Both hands were on herbreast, and the razor
was-loosely in the right one. Her hands.were perfectly clean.
There-was a wound on the throat, and-the-pillow stuck to the
wound. I observed the wall: near. to where her head was
lying; and the blood had run down on: the floor underneath
thebed. She had a chemise an; there-was a cap, but off her
heath. The strings were tied loosely round her neck, and the
ends- were in the wound in the throat.. There was only one
spot-of blood on the razor—about the.middle. of it--but nearer
the-end than the blade. It was about the- size of a pea, and
round.. Her hands were coyerectup,.. and it was necessary to
remove. the clothes. There were four-pillows and a bolster on
the, bed. The blood had attached• the- pillow case to the
ehemise, The blood was eald;; There was a mark on the
palely as if it had been pressed.to the • chemise, and it conse-
euently stuck fast to it. Therewas•ashawl at the foot of the
ied;,whieh I took possession,of, _ There-was uo water in the
room,

Cross-examined : I removadahe. pilrow, and pulled down
the bedclothes. The blood on,themalr was about six inches
alley& her head, just as if bet, hair had been; thrown against it..
Imes- there when Mr. Seed came.

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Robert liambly said : I am.the sonrin,law of Stephen Ask-
with,. and on the 22nd Jul:y.li went with him into the Half-
Moon Inn, and saw in a bedrOom,the-&ad body of a woman_
Lever disturbed it.

Richard Pollett said : Lam sergeant of the county con-
stabulary, stationed at Rochdale.. On, the- 22nd of July I went-
with Leech to the Half-Moon Dm. I removed the dead body
of a woman in a room. Cu theSOth; July I went to Gibson's-
' row to the brother of theprisoner, and from Mary Heywoed
I: Deceived a coat, which tnow, produce: I also got a hat.
Joseph Seed said : I am, a surgeon at Rochdale, and ha. Ne.
been in practice' for many years. I was called to the Half-
Moon Inn, in Rochdale, antU Leech. showed me in a bedroom•
the dead body of a woman. She-was lying in the further and.
of the bed, with her lege extended,. She was stiff' and cold. Her arms were crosse d,,on her breast—the right hand resting:
drew razori on the left, and in theformer a razor-
The back of the
was towards her. It was-not grasped; the police-officer
outit
and replaced it easily. There- was a smear of blood on: .one
hand and a spot on the other: There was a spot of blood
pointed out to me Q 11„ the• blade: I examined it befoner and
imagined it perfectlyclean ;
it could not satisfy myself per-
fectly that was blood. There was no blood on the Prins
elbows, chest, or on the abdomen on that side. Her face was,
perfectly calm, as if de had been in a placid sleep. I examined.
the throat, and found a wound across it six inches in length.
It extended from. under the right ear to two inches beyond the.
windpipe. The windpipe was cut across in two places, and was
filled with frothy, mucus. It was cut completely through, the
cartilagenous substance. The cut was a clean incised one—
not jagged. The wound was directly across the throat. In
my judgment,. it,would require considerable force indeed, and
a very sharp instrument. The superficial muscles. md branches
of the carotid artery, and the jugular vein, on the- right side,
were severed:. Syncope-, suffocation, and death; would fellow
such a wound: She was about 45 years of agle;: of masculine
form. I shoulddoubb very much whether this razor could
make the wound, seeing it was so clean, anti, the position in
which it Was when found in the hand. From its position, it
was altogether impracticable to make such aJrountl,. either to
the right or-to theleft, so straight across., by the woman her-
self. Themound was made from right to left ; it commenced
with an:ineision through the skin, and then went two inches
deep, and the instrument appeared to, bane beep withdrawn
suddenly.

lES,LORDSIKIP : Supposing the woman had inflicted this
wound upon herself, could she, after the.woun4, have removed
the razor from one hand to the other.
Witness r. I should doubt it.
11r. Mc sir : Do you think if she did it herself she could
remove the razor from one hand, to the other, and place a
pillow on the wound, and then put, another upside down on the
bolster
Witness : I think not.
Cross-examined : The large, carotid was not divided ; if it
was, it escaped our notice. I made a post mortem examination
in the usual way. The wound did not go deep enough to
sever the carotid. I was told by the police that they had
turned the woman. I. did not measure the depth of the wound.
She had a short thick neck. The cesophagus was not divided;
it is below the windpipe. The external jugular vein was
divided on the right side. The greatest depth was over the
trachea. That is vital.

By his Lordship cannot tell how long syncope would
supervene after the wound, but when syncope supervened the
razor would fall from the hand.
James Lawton said : I am a surgeon, practising in Roehdale,
and have been so for 15 years. I assisted in the post mortem
examination on the deceased's throat. The wound was about
six inches in length.' It was made from right to left. The
upper portion of the windpipe was severed. It was a smooth
incised wound.
James Long said : lam a M.R.C.S. lam a surgeon of the
Royal Infirmary in this town. I have been present during
the evidence. Assuming the description of the wound as given
by Mr. Seed, I should say the wound was inflicted from the
right to the left. If she had done it herself the hand that
made the wound would have been bloody ; it would have been
almost impossible to escape. If the woman had made such a
wound it is possible she could change the razor from one hand
to the other, and place the pillows as described, but it is ex-
ceedingly improbable. I believe a smooth incised wound like
the one described to have been made by a hand other than her
own.

Daniel Stone said : I am an analytical chemist and lecturer,
in Chatham-street School, Manchester. On the 7th August I
received a shirt and razor from police-officer Berry. I re-
turned them to him. I observed spots and streaks in the shirt
showing coagulated matter. One or two spots in the upper
portion of the breast. I detached the solid matter with a
penknife. I examined inside the shirt for spots which would
correspond with the outside ones, but I discovered none. I
examined the razor, and found a dark spot war the end of the

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razor, and on the other side of the razor found one er
minute spots, and inside the haft I found some solid rio
corresponding with the outside. The metal underneath
bright when I detached the brown matter. The mat 1.101,51
blood. I cut out portions from the shirt; these Portions
digested in tepid water. I discovered the stains to be to
On one fold of the shirt, in the right shoulder, I found 3 6
with-blood more diffused: A
Cross-examined : I could not swear it was human blood
Charlotte Albinson said: I knew Margaret Jones, the_t
Ceased. I became acquaineci with her about three We
before Whitsuntide, an- u' attar I went to 11/
her. I continued to live with her until she left her heree 'to
I have never seen her since. She had three sons; the
ri•
first lived with her, but the third did not. I knew the P
soner about the same time I knew Jones. He rrae,___;
the
of
habit of visiting her. He generally came on San';,,,
Sunday nights. He slept down stairs. I remember
elegy
soner coming to the house on the 14th July, between bed,
land twelve o'clock at night. - When he came in I went to
11 heard a conversation between them. He asked the de, 70
why she had not met him on that evening at Middiejav,
six o'clock. He said if she did not meet him on the 21%
he should not come any more. If she did not come (),/e ao
next Saturday night, he would take care she shohld
one else, and he would cut her throat. The deceased reh, 're.
" Oh, you'll be there," and he said, " Oh, yes, I'll be tea
They had some sharp words, and then she came to bed. ato
she left on the 21st, she said she was going to Boe'tspot6
meet Jonathan Heywood, to be married. When be las
to me he said he would be married before me. never
any other man there.
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William Mayers said : I have known the PL.'.-
years. About a year or nine months ago I heard the Fl 7,
say to the deceased, " Well, Margaret, if you won't hal"
you shall have nobody else."
.e Prio. John Heywood, brother of the prisoner, identified thto
(loner's shirt.. On the 22nd July the prisoner calve, ftoe.'
house, and changed his clothes. He put on a solOc' itife
He said he had slept at Rochdale that night. He was P°sed
his brother had no razor of his own, though he had shay
.1
the house that morning.
Clement Chadwick, power-loom weaver at lloe",,060`
have known the prisoner for a few years. My house 0'1103;5e:
the back of Pyne-street. I knew James Heywooas d 9
On the 22nd of July I saw the prisoner go toWaff, the
brother's house. It 'was about a quarter past sis,,;tl the
morning. The Half-Moon, is a quarter of .a mile
house.the
Henry Hayes said : I know the prisoner. I remereeto
22nd July. I went to the house of a person named bed'
about seven o'clock. The house overlooks the prisoner's
room. I saw the prisoner washing himself. bble' Stephen Buckley said : I reside five miles from Beef,
remember the 23rd July. The prisoner came to raf 100'
Withing Meadow, and asked for a job, as he was out e,,eed
to
He said his name was James Meadowcroft. 11_,e.atott°
work for half wage, and I agreed to take him. ne bad:
another farm, called Bartle Farm. The Irish labourerg„,sin,
place to themselves with the prisoner. On the le 'e'tval
Thursday they asked for something to eat. I then eve tbere
something, and told them to read a newspapery.in wh'S,enier.
was an account of a jury sitting at Rochdale about a
The prisoner left, and never came for his wages. 9,rd of
Thomas Phillips said: I was near Rochdale on the e,
The
July, at Withing's meadow. I mowed for Mr. Bucile'lthe
prisoner worked with me. On the Monday I a'',
prisoner what his name was, and he said James grief
the following. Thursday I got a newspaper and readere 05
to all present The prisoner was there. The pril,n
very eager for me to read about the inquest at D'7,
against a man named Martin. My brother said tbe: hire:
good evidence. against Martin, and they would I,2ll4igose'
The prisoner said, "No one saw him do it.” The_icbdsle'
left on the following Sunday. I asked him to go to 03'
but he would not go, except by another way. ole. In
f
Andrew Berry said : I am a police-officer of Foci' d
degth
consequence of information I received regarding the tin
deceased, I went to•Coope to inquire for the prisoner.,ta Ri
him and another man bearing rushes. I charged b 1 be ba
the murder, and he said he knew nothing about it ; 0-35
he
not seen her for a fortnight before last Tuesday, if sbet
the same Margaret Jones. They have got one inal'neredm?
cannot both have done it, and he knew he „.
This was on the 3rd August. I took him to Boca t-oeOP.
had a cap, and wore a check. shirt. When I began do it,
n t
him he made out a statement which was taken
edse
writing by my superintendent. There was no Pr" state• I
The seen
threat held out to him b make any statement. , et
ment was to the effect' that the prisoner had that beb
Margaret Jones that he knew since-the 17th of Jul'i COI%
had promised to meet her- on the 21st at the old was °,11,•,.-t
Stile at half-past six, but she did not come. , 'tzfr his
spree when lie promised tb meet her. I took the a°
and gave it to Mr. Stone,. at Manchester. I cane" „„d the
tention of the prisoner to the stains on the shirt, rsteas
prisoner replied, "My nose has bled." I also gave 31
a:razor which I received from Sergeant Leech. up to
John Hurst said: The prisoner had lodged with him with \
the Ist of July last. I lent him the razor to shave him sol
when in my house. When he, left I missed the razor, $
asked him for it, and he said he had lost it. I also missed,l
black coat, which the prisoner also took with him. The e,
produced is mine.

Mary Heywood, wife of James Heywood, gave over to the
police-officer the coat that was-found there.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. WHEELER, at the conclusion of the evidence, addresseiil
the jury at great length, reviewing the difficulties with whif
the- case was beset, and stating. the. perplexing anxiety xonf-
which he felt himself placed by the painful respounlibtrthe
the circumstances with which ho-was surrounded,ts to meet,
magnitude of the charge which it became-his d" they were
and if possible rebut. He need not tell. them that filed the life
not-to find a verdict, especially a verdict which
neat in tb6
91-afgl9Y=keilllwa-Pnzatirwinen-Ww
°- to their
brain of skilful and scientific menebut they must come
conclusion upon evidence which, address.,
hesitation
rote e
or
puce, could leave no room for doubt,
earl
r thiness of circa'.
then proceeded to argue against the trustwor havi,g
stantial evidence. He maintained that the- woman.,,,arried,
left-her home with the avowed intention of getting s'eserted,
and 'on awaking in the morning. and finding herself
oust folloW
andbeing sensitively alive to the: ridicule-which
1 sion,lie
"cu vereir-,
on her credulity, had destroyed- herself. In , A f
implored the jury to consider the importance of theirt dis.
ing itself to
es-it would affect the life of the prisoner, and: above Le "
allegat'°n
mias -from their minds every insinuation: and every
evidellee"
which was not borne out by strict and unmk4takecUie delfie;
His Lordship then with great ease went over thedevi
forri'",
pointing, out to the jury its leading features, an ~„-ains,'
showing the value of those points-as they- told for or, Te-por-
the- prisoner. He examined with nmehiminateuese enYLotity
bons-of the- es-Hence which were-direeted.to-prove the company
of the prisoner, with that of the. man who- was in C,;,,,..ati0n
with the-deceased. In reference-to the-alternative alien did
of- suicide, if the jury should be- of-opinion, that the wihen
not kill herself ; if they came to.that deterraination,Aty ;
would-be their bounden duty to find the- prisoner g`",",,
rrss
they were not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that oleo
the man, taking all the circumstances intnoonsidersei°o",
the
Thewere bound to acquit him, retail
jury retired for about six,minutes,.and.ou their
.seal
into court, the Clerk of Arraigns-put the giestien th° iltf:
:form to.the foreman, who replied that they_ found hi go
The announcement caused considerable stir in the court'
his •Lordship assumed the blaehcap. otOi
His LORDSHIP, labouring under-manifest and deep elilly.v•
addressed the prisoner, pointing out to, him. the enortoi_ljcp
theoffence of which he had been :convicted,. evidenr.....e"ooo
could not leave a shadow of aidoubt upon, may mind. 11,/
exhorted him to employ the-few. remaining days which ft(
be allotted to him on earth, inendeavcaring, through reid
and sincere repentance, to-.;obtain, from: Heaven that 00011,
:which he had denied to hia, victim on earth. In cone 03.
,his-lordship pronounced sentence of death in the usual foil. the'
The prisoner was then removed, appanently unmoved fearful sentence sentence that had beem.passed on, him-
The Court rose about eight o'clock..
, Iv of
as...
Den. CASE OF CHILD SPAHYING:—IIe.Grand Jury, --t;,asee' assizes, on Friday, threw out the bill against Wm. MNAren''
Ac
cointruluekb howevertedill, on a charge
fwounilfudl, mbyurthdeorGofranhisd fdouurryclaug.--alt...-
Mary Aspinall, the wife of,the-above,and mother of the r
li
dken, for manslaughter.. -

-SATURDAY.
The details of the oases heard, were nnit for publication;
Joseph Acton, aged 23; charged with having, at pernbertolil
on the 7th September,.- assaulted Ann Gaskell, was foOr,
guilty, and sentenced, to three months' imprisonment; RalP:
Leyland (31), John Monks (22), and Thomas Penningtort,(ol
all colliers, for having, at Hayclock, on the 29th October, 050;
saulted Ellen Oakley, four years' penal servitude ;
equittieui, Meredith , implicated in the same offence, was a
Joseph Shariden (20, boiler-maker, for having, at Ct°,,.r re„,
on the 27th October, assaulted: Dorothy Kirby, aged.lll'o,.
fifteen mouths' hard labour ;, and Askham Eyre Teilnati the
druggist, of Manchester, ww charged with havi3g;,, 4"--years
30th September, assaulted Sarah Warrington, a girl -L"„: age,
old. For the defence it was deposed that, only five Ye'lt
a similar chargo. was preferred on her account, aga'll"
Italian boy; the•evidence against the prisoner, however, •
extremely strong, and the jury found him guilty;. be was
tented to fire .years' penal servitude.
Before the. Court rese, his lordship dismissed the Gllif
Jury, and, in, doing so, he observed that this-was therp
important assize that had ever occurred in the County 41i.
tine, both, as. regards the number of prisoners.and theme
tude of the offences.

SECOND COURT.
00
(Befe4:e Gilberl Henderson, Esq., Recer,der of Liverl)°,oo
John, Turner, George Roberts, Jane Walker, Mary ed
M`Loughlin, Mary M'Carthy, and Jane Walker, were end Ito
with. having, at Salford, on the Ist of November, broken .04
the dwelling-house of David Titley, and stolen three 91150 e
and, other articles, the property of Francis Spencer. •Ity,
jury found Roberts guilty of burglary; M'Carthy, not gloy
Turner, guilty of burglary; and Jane Walker and
edge.
IVl`Loug,lilin guilty of receiving with a felonious knowl,,,pil
Roberts and Turner were sentenced to twelve months u, to
labour ; M`Carthy was adjourned; Walker was sentence('
six months', and M`Loughlin to four months' bard labour.oo
CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH,—Jane Fairclough, aged 24,
indicted for having, at Liverpool, on the 26th October,coer
cealed the birth of her female illegitimate child. The pike,
had been living in the service of Mrs. Bowman, a widow n-it
residing at 45, Catherine-street, in this town. Shortly s'ihe
entering into her service, Mrs. Bowman noticed that .5
prisoner was unusually large, which awakened her susPicl-61
, that she was in the family-way. She (Mrs. Bowman) 'To,
the prisoner with the matter, and asked her if she was 005
The prisoner denied that she was, and said that nothing ,ot
wrong with her. On the 26th of October Mrs. Bowman of
of
from home, on a visit, and did not return until the oiticeci
December. The prisoner then appeared to be muck recta her
in size, and was pallid in appearance. Mrs. Bowman to% Mill
she was fearful that she had been in the family-way, Ouija'
had a disappointment, and she threatened to send for a P°
man or a medical man. She went with her into the Yaruitta3
the body of a child was found in the ash-pit. The jury '°seir
the prisoner guilty, with a recommendation to mercy.
tence deferred.
,ia
BILLIGLAILY.—MichaeI Connolly, Margaret M'Garrn
John Irvin,v were indicted for having, on the 27th of 31a Y,,„0,
tered welig-ouse of Samuel Lomax, at Within trier
and stolen wearing apparel. M'Garry and Irvin were furt,:,li
charged with having, at Moston, on the night of the
_ll.l'd
September, broken into the house of Michael Woody, 711 e
stolen wearing apparel. The jury found the whole of
prisoners guilty of riving. Sentence defered.
THEFT BY A LETTEece
R-CARRlER.—Patrickr Wren, a
pOOl
carrier in the General Post-office, indicted for stealing 3_,lty,
letter, withdrew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded glw
Sentence deferred.
The Court rose at half-past five o'clock.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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4111,iLesday, the Mayor entertained to dinner, at the Town-
Justice Wightman, the gentlemen of the grand
and several of the borough magistrates.
htaill4c°l'.—We understand that Mr. Arthur Ashworth,
fkliglieest son of Mr. John Ashworth of this town, has just
Ithree his B.A. degree at Oxford, after a prosperous course
Years' study at that University.
111 '"r6desday morning the bobbin-turning establishment
Henryter Smith, Hopwood-street, Preston, was burnt
everything on the premises, including the machinery,
consumed.
the Wednesday evening, a meeting of the Welsh inhabitants
jlll° Cropper
end of the town was held at the house of the
kv" in Netherfield-road North, on behalf of a
f.,„
`'ent to establish some schools in that neighbourhood.
g„
after seven o'clock, on Thursday night, a fire
Lki4,°tlt in a shed used by Messrs. Horsfall and Co. for
W„ menrlper ore, at the Toxteth Dock, but it was subdued
04 e fire-brigade could reach the spot.
.I‘.,Vednesday evening last, about seven o'clock, Mr. Clark,
"t. 'ter, Cable-street, was knocked down by a vehicle while
Lig at the bottom of Lord-street. He received several
eS, but not of a dangerous character, and is progressing
'tt.'/lEW-ScnooNEß, the Isabel, Captain Kennedy, arrived
Dort on Thursday afternoon, after a passage of nearly
btt months from Piraguna, in Peru. This vessel was fitted
1%41144 Franklin, and sailed from Cowes about three
4%7, in search of Sir John Franklin and his brave corn-
, s,

stet eve 4
wing, the Rev. Isaac Holme, chaplain and head-
41i
'ss el the In, will in St. Mary's
2rooin for thedustrial KirkdaleSchools lec
Working Men'sture Reading-room
ttwi Mit School. His subject will be " Liverpool by Gaslight,"
r,ialle the advantages of early closing both to the physical
i.el vlnal constitution of the working class.
1.14 e meeting of the Photographic Society, on Tuesday,
ItNeireer read a paper on the preparation oper mode
eh qing chemicals in photography, the generalg action of
i as
Ile ' and the important part it plays in the painting of
ves,
Some interesting facts, illustrated by specimens,
Veationed by different members relative, to the merits of
vele'
54 8 American albumen process.
i!Peistb MURDER.—On Thursday afternoon, the attention
4:II, „si.e-efficer John Preston (419) was directed to the dead
e'ti ' a male child which was found in an ashpit, in Aber-
`s44:eet. From an examination it appeared that the child
tl 1,1 born alive, and death had been caused by congestion
Oietkles.—An inquest was held, and the jury returned a
Lh:4' wilful murder against some person or persons un-
„, ieb
L'iiej`laxn VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIA.TION.—The annual re-
Ne,,Y. the new and old committee of the Licensed Vic-
ilNllE;'Assodation was celebrated on Wednesday, by a
%t-e:t the New Brunswick Hotel, Clayton-square, when
itt,ee'etY gentlemen sat down •to a most sumptuous ban-
e..C4llerising many of the finest delicacies of the season.
le w• Hunter, of the Two Lions, Mill-street, occupied
tt'es,-ij; and Mr. E. Griffiths, of the grapes Hotel, Lime-
A the vice-chair.
NaNlaseaa Me.soNs.—The annual dinner of the master
,` th 7 `end builders of this town was served up on Tuesday,
,`the
purham Ox, Brownlow-hill. Mr. George Bowers
i7es!' the chair, and Mr. Barker, of West Derby, the vice-
tAmongst the tradesmen present were Messrs. Wells,
'''', Thornton, Glaister, Yates, Tomkinson, J. Hook,
Its °ea, Buerley, Nuttall, Woodward, of Ruabon, Arthur
Ile` 4e.
vt
ved I,l4Xxxs of TROOPS.—The Niagara, Captain. Judkins,
Nit ett!e.re, from Dublin, on Tuesday, bringing the Antrim
°e, ,esiditia, comprising 22 officers and 672 men, on their
V. the Aldershott encampment. In the afternoon -she
tael'ed the 2nd Warwickshire Militia, who had arrived from
1) at Aldershott, and who are on their way to the
en-
, at the Curragh-of Kildare. The regiment consists ,tent
,M,,,,,(lncers and 553 men. They were headed by theirband,
'tee"e2aleanied to the place of embarkation by large numbers
I' ‘‘Lat°r's.
kLTRIBE S
lilli, AT MeNCIIESTER.—The factory, operatives
Fete,e at Manchester are willing, it appears, to submit the
N, noes between themselves and their employers to arbitra-
tle, fhe fifth meeting of the turn-out " minders" and
re" was held ,cei Wednesday, at which the-following
1
14iegrswao; c,z.irrlnieetebstyeracacrleam,oar'eapoanr—d
t".Taphaptonethmreiendpeerrs
'S,'5/1 their part, the masters to be allowed to appoint three
'k l, each to appoint an umpire ; and that those persons are
set and take' he average rate of wages received by the
itl_fer the samequality of work and the same raw material,
1" to of Oldham and Ashton, and we abide by it."
is'cet , ph_ DENT To 'rrr SCREW-STEAMER MAn.—An accident
41e,' wed to this wessel, which left the North Wall, Dublin, on
Ve.'"lay everung last week, for Liverpool, laden with a large
S and much live stock on board. On arriving nearly opposite
tllellgeon House she took the ground on the northern side of
t,!!:4er, the weather being very thick at the time. It was:
",ZZ.,,,ZDedient'to lighten the vessel, and a portion of the:
tooZ\A rafted into one of the river tugboats, !ellen the
Lie,„`llt se7 andeeturned to the North Wall. The Times (ss.)
trePoo), ,!°'of the Mail on board, and proceeded direct te
ee„,,at e-'„ Tuesday. The loss sustained by this accident re
eth'e 'ler ,e'Z kw pigs are said to have been lost out of the large
"L'adi 'deli were on board at the time of the vessel
Se tlg•
ilia atz,
se."t,ll/) a, ne_—,9recxur,—William Startup (late of the firm of
11'1, deel 4:-, Brown) summoned two hill-posters, Jordan•and
c:s 04 '2, riefore the magistrates, on Wednesday, for posting
,Ilse e"e wall enclosing an area at the 'back of. the Custom-
a, -.1r.-Startup proved that he had rented the fencing from
4 °4 e
,e ef• ~ awed Mossit, since the 17th •of November, at the
'IN , '4l Per month. The complainant said that be had
'Net? -advertisement to the effect that if anybody wanted
tnel4o'-'ls on those premises they must apply to Mr.-Startup.
said• that the board had been pulled down and broken
Ne "z" tlee Fe-aseee The deeenee wee Olin se„,..reeeee,
* -a eeeteiwright'e eesea, mut that none bad a right to
\i„of the outside of a fence but the occupier of the property.
ediaerg.h said that Mr. Startup could make a claim
ee, kr. Mossit for the money he bad paid as rent in
j°j'eoliet. The summons was dismissed.
Ase,,N Mlles CIIRIsTIA.N AsSOCIATION.—The 'second of
14,,d41i of lectures in connexion with the above association
J'Af,'"'ered on Wednesday, at the Hope-hall, Hope-street,
ke,V, Osor 'Miller, of Edinburgh. Mr. Lawrence Heyworth,
,Ne*Onpied the chair, and there was a large and respectable
h'ttlee....' The chairman, in opening the proceedings, referred
eteceat increase in the number of such associations as that
0, eZhose auspices they were then met, and- said they had
rilerv,e,ie'tel be grateful to the Almighty that they were being
ete,""ed-throughout the land, and also in the 'United States.
~tibe're_ ISHIler then delivered an interesting lecture on
Clier lightened not lost," which he viewed in a temporal
,'Pte;g;_ens aspect, claiming on behalf of the working classes
'4th, hours for daily toil, or Saturday half holiday and a
eSehB, 'lacation annually, as essential to health and the en-
I Cl' of life. A vote of thanks was passedeto the lecturer,
tt:itoilarscompliment having been paid to the chairman,
4 °ceedings terminated. 4
•.
%, ICIIIA.EL'S CHURCH AID SOCIETY.—On Thursday, a
~tll,,ttional tea-party, in aid of the above society, was held
ai it'a enarch school-rooms,• Cornwallis-street. An excellent
i'eq,.,,,Provided by Mr. Milbourne, and was partaken of by
Ole '4, Persons. The Rev. Henry Carpenter; the incumbent
e heranreleeeecupied the chair, and the Rev. Dr. Taylor,
eV Frederick Parry, theßev. R. W. Wolseley, and the
(7441„Pfolliott, curate of St. Michael's, were also present on
orm. qkfter tea the reverend gentlemen briefly ad-
'o , the. ompany on the advantages of such societies as
erS4 whose !behalf they had then met, the Rev. R. W.
iitA eY illustrating his remarks in advocacy of working
teye No6atione by a reference to St. Silas'seand concluded
le'''beeilDeal on behalf of the ragged schools. The proceed-
of.A'e enlivened at intervals with several pieces of vocal
co ,0 vt.-11 were • sung in a creditable manner-by the choir
V?igim'ellae' I's and a few members of the -congregation. A
sell 41as free,".also in aid of the society, was • exhibited in
, k (301-room by,several ladies during the afternoon.
Ill'iBa.—cam, Wednese dity evening, shortly after seven o'clock,e
tki'lL. broke out in 'thago.mimmbgeresooamnacoifnlairiewPostlethwaite,
411-broker, Excha
minutesengine
waans
,kl(4e and a party of men were on the spot. The
,i4,lltlY got into•operetion, and played so successfully that in
V short time thetames were subdued, and-the possibility
hiorther injury prevented.—On Thursday morning, a fire,
k„. at one time threatened to extend itself, broke out in the
, '4,,1 store connected with the extensive saw mills belonging to
YeS' J. M`Nicol and Co., Lower Harrington-street, Park.
Ntlißines from the south station, some reels from Essex-
,, the' and an engine 'from the central station, were quickly
'ile",!l,ot, and by theefihrts of the brigade the foe was in a
MLee,
ae e subdued. •It :was blowing half a gale from the
;ett, and had it mot 'been for the prompt exertions of 1
kliteurigede, serious consequences might have resulted.
a b 'lle from the West. of England station was also in
‘ll,. dance.
t,A,_ MONIAL TO TELE Hwy. WILLIAM HARCUS, MINISTER
VuTrEeTsllwasCHdAeriEveL2lo7Bllo ft
lia'etieroarKintghemleanstoVtlitte-sc;ees of
;Ikl,tti 411 d Iron Works, by the :Rex. W. Harcus, in the reading
Ljet`mnected with the works. The chair was occupied by
03e;''S'. Esc " manager to the company. The subject of the.
s w
. 1
ee, was, ' The working neamrising in the world." At the
r,kl„•'". Clay detailed several :instances of the success -of
Vt men, more particularly as appertaining to the iron
•e:,„ lie then thanked the lecturer on behalf of the work-
',s4, for his kindness in delivering the interesting course
:ten which they had just heard ooncladed,apd saidthat
4..1e ,!t1 not part with him on the 'resent occasion without
eZt34,`,lta some mark of their heartfelt-esteem; and he wo.uld
,I,;'•,„diat the lectures had been received by the working
10t;„"1,very great satisfaction. He felt 'it a. pleasure in
iintle.,„"g tuhim (Mr. Harcus) a testimonial from those work-
-0 e.,„_"ealulleped he would receive it as a mark of their
'N'tileg towards him. A deputation from them had
kikl 'Pen 'him, and proposed the matter; they had also
iktlt 'lB advice, as to the form the testimonial should. take.
tee,,ea family man himself, he had suggested that it should
;14,1,,,-*lteing not merely to look at and afford pleasure for the
f:1, font, but that it should be substantially useful, and
qii) en same degree. f pleasure in time to come. He (Mr.
44,1 ileq. recommended what he considered to be the most
e',', namely, a silver teapot. Mr. Clay presented the
te-:lial, and concluded by reiterating the sentiments of
11, ti la which he was sure they all joined, and expressed a
teat it would afford him pleasure m
tio moments hereafter.
t'll,,‘,?wing is a copy of the inscripn, which was then
,fie,„ Presented to the Rev. William Harcus, by the work-
e,eitli-vg of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, for his kindness
le'', eteering an interesting course of lectures to them. Liver-
qle,l4., December, 1855." The Rev. W. Harcus, in tender-
l'sll Ito`teanks, said—l assure you, when I came here to-night
k,t,,lte, Texpect such a favour. When I began the course of
4 ' had not the most distant idea of receiving any re-
,ll ' )te . .
ekla,,ed had
in doing you good and ministering to your cone-
„ .
4ei ill Instruction. It affords me the highest satisfaction in
Thee ten this mark of your esteem for any services I may
Iss teNered lthough it has been very imperfectly. I hope
,keYSenialawill he handed down to my children through
, ~itNePerations as a souvenir that I have rendered some
'‘);N. ‘a the working men of the Mersey Steel and Iron
ti, 91 And to you, sir (turning to the chairman), who have
NAttlit in those services, I feel very grateful, and I trust
4t let dere time to be able to come again among you without
tikra I.(ke 2
Matt ,s, impression that I expect any further reward. I
63'01l 'Qat when I' expressed a hope in my lecture of meet-
t. Ibt__gain, I was not aware of the gift you intended to
kilt %Ira, me, and I trust that promise will be fulfilled.
Nt, very handsome
remark, I beg to return you my thanks for
A testimonial with which you have presented
e„tm 4,,te of thanks was •moved to the chairman,
and h
n and
e
mak ,eoaeclamation. Mr. Cl W
ay A'
responded,
" My after separated.