Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

life to eontempl

laced: You were

her as to lead her to walk in the paths of virtue and
morality : but, instead of this, you have been the party
to corrupt her, and make her acquainted with things
that, at her tender years, she should have been ignorant
of. The law, as it now stands, is scarcely adequate to
the pLnishment of your offence. I feel that I shall
not do my duty if I do not punish you to the utmost
extent the law 711ows. I am horrified when I
-..„onnf 41-4- +rsnlz mace yesterday

1 USIA-A..IJ U. Luc; u.5.11101,11/11 taw,
in this court. It was most painful to see such
number Of little children brought here to prove an
offense that, at their youthful age, should have been
kept from their knowledge. But yoti dragged them
into court to prove the case against you. Had you
acknowledged your guilt, even at the last moment, I
Lg.,. felt some commiseration for you; but, as it

inigni, nay -
s, I confess I feel disgusted and horrifiedat the offence,
land the exhibition you have made. I shall inflict the
full penalty the law allows, which is, that you be
imprisoned for the term of two years.
John Edmonds, who was found guilty of assaulting
and robbing Michael M'Allister, was sentenced to six
years' penal servitude.
William Broadhurst and John Pilkington, who were

found guilty yes'

rday

James Seo

at Bolton, were sentenced to penal

servitude, the former for ten years and the latter for
eight years. His lordship said that he was determined
to do his utmost to protect quiet people in the streets,
and in the outskirts of towns, against outrageous attacks
of this kind, by passing a very severe sentence in every
case.

MA.INTSLAI

ITER AT STRETFORD

Isaac Burgess, aged 19, who yesterday pleaded guilty
to haviy.,g, at Stretford, killed Thomas Berry in a fight,
. .

was sentenced to six days'

imprisonment

William Breckleton, aged 22, was indicted for having,
at Liverpool, on the 11th May last, feloniously assaulted
.Robert Hall, and stolen from him four sovereigns.
On the 11th May last, the prosecutor, a shoemaker,
living in School-lane, was passing along Brownlow-hill,
n this town, when he was knocked down by a blow on
the head, and robbed of four sovereigns. The prisoner
-vas apprehended, and was identified by the prosecutor
as the person who assaulted and robbed him. On enter-

mg the witness box, the prosecutor, Hall, sa.._
prisoner was not the man who assaulted him. The pri-

id that th

Soner was consequently dischar„,
The Governor of Kirkdale. Gaol then said that he
could account for the conduct of the prosecutor that the
court had just witnessed. Hall had been himself appre-
hended for burglary, and was now awaiting his trial.
Since he had been in gaol, he had admitted that he hai
never been robbed at all ; but had given Breckleton in
charge through spite, believing him to be the person

who,Thayi
to convey

another, tc
tion, whict

one of ti

Breckleton was not the man, and he, therefore, with-
drew the charge. -

STABBING

AT LIVERPOOL

Charles Arran, aged 27, was charged
Liverpool, 041 the 14th May last, feloniouslj
Edward Penzelius, with intent to do him some g
bodily harm.

L 1 having, at
y stabbed

The prosecutor was a licensed victualler in Beach-
street, Edge-hill. He stated that he went to bed about
half-past two o'clock iA the morning of the 12th June
last, and that he left everything in the house quite
secure. On rising about seven or half-past seven o'clock,
he found a sash window open, and the property particu-
larised in the indictment missing. The prisoners were
seen by Inspector Hough at half-past fonr the same
morning, with a bundle containing the property that was
Both prisoners were found guilty. Sentence
BIGAMY

deferred.
Charles Simpson, aged 32, was indicted for having, at
Liverpool, on the 3rd June last, feloniously married
Ellen Jane Watts, his' first wife being then alive.
The prisoner married Mary Burnett at I
Church, in this town, on the sth March,lBss ; and, on
the 3rd June, this year,
.he married Ellen Jane Watts,
the former wife_being still alive. The difficulty in this
case was to•prove the identity of the persons who con-
tracted the first marriage, for the only witness who
was called was now almost blind. She swore, however'
that she was able to identify them by their voices. Ver-
dict guilty. Sontence deferred.
The court adjourned.

T LIVERPOOL

St. Peter