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NORTIIERV CIRCUIT.

LANCASTER, Ana.
IX RE HENRY RAITON.
The prisoner, who was found guilty at the host Anders fro Lim
caster. of having uttered, as genuine, a forged receipt, with Went
to defraud Henry Hargreaves of the sum of 211. I Is. id., was thin
day put to the bar, to hear the decision of the Learned Judges epee
a point raised by his Counsel, in arrest of judgment.
11r Juslice PAWN addressed the penmen, and stated, that the
point raised by hi. Counsel, namely, that ea the receipt set forth
n the indktment was in the following form it—" 211. lla. 4d.
Reed. 11. H." there cught to have been introduced into the in.
diet Mit . t some averment, explaining whet was meant by the
abridged word " Reed." and the letters " H. H." had been f
considered by his learned Brothers, who were unitahnotudy of eig.
noon, that the objection we. well founded, because, in the abuser
of an averment, explanatory of what wan meant by the document
act forth in the indictment, the word. " Recd. H. H." might be
construed to rhean a record as much.*, a receipt; and, therefose,
therefore, the prisoner must be discharged.
IN RE JAMES RILAXDWOOD.
The prisoner, who was convicted of grand larceny at the lea
APMS.”I for Lancaster, was put to the bar, and was informed by Mr.
Justice PARK, that in his case judgment had been mailed, to
consequence of a doubt which had ext•ted in the mind of the
Learned Judge who had tried him. That doubt had been Mhos*
into consideration of the twelve Judges, who were of oplbion All
the conviction of the prisoner for grand larceny could not be Lite
turbed ; and, therefore, the sentence of the Court wait, that tee
prisoner ihould be transported beyond the ens for die else tit
seven years.
TIM LINO V. LANCASTER AND GROSVENOR.

Laanaaler, aged 19, and James araavenon, aged 211.
were Indicted for having, on the morning of the 15th June last, Mb.
tered the dwelling-house of Miss Catherine Mather, at Oreen-hill,
near Manchester, and stolen therein a writing-desk, and other art&
cles, of the value of 40s.
From the evidence of Sarah White and John Hughes, the ass.
rants of Miss Mather, it appeared that, on the morning stated in
the indictment, the witness (Hughes) was alarmed by a noise
;n his bed-room ; and, upon looking shout, saw the prisoners,
and called out to them. One of the prisoners came to the bed-
side, held • knife in his hand, called to the other prisoner: for
the pistols. •and said, that if Hughes made any alatm his
brains would be blown out. No pistol was produced, and Hughes
then called out to White, who immedia.ely rang an alarumbell,aed
the prisoner.: ran out of the house. Upon examining the house,
after the dep mut.. of the prisoners, it was discovered that some at-
' tides of household furniture had been removed from the house into
the orchard, and that some books and prints had been removed into
the drawing-room from the place in which they were when the wit-
nesses went bi bed. At that time Miss Mather was on a visit
near London, and the articles removed were worth more than forty
shillings.
One of the prisoners, in his defence, said that he was innocent of
the charge, and the other prisoner said he had no observation tu
make.

The Jury immediately found both prisoners Guilty, and • ver-
dict of Grath •ne recorded, but _ _

i •
Ilia Lonnstlip said, t was very probable that as no violence
had been used, their lives might be spared, but they must make lay
their minds to leave the country for life.

IN RE ALEXANDER AND MICHAEL Ie'REAN.
The prisoners, who are in custody charged with having wilfully
murdered Elizeheth Bates, at Barton-upon-Irwell, in this county.
were this day placed at the bar, whilst the Clerk of the Court trod
an affidavit sworn by the prisoners. The affidavit stated, that
before the apprehension of the deponents. they had household fur.
nicure at Manchester of the value of 1001.; that this furniture bait
been seised, and was still in the possession of the police officers
of Manchester; and that, in consequence of this seirure, the pri.
lumens were without the means of employing Counsel to conduct
their defence.
Mr. Justice PARK asked the prisoners if it was their intention le
submit any motion to the Court.
The prisoners said they wished his Lordship would order the po-
lice officers to give up the furniture, or to advance money to defray
the expenses of their defence.
Mr. Justice PA'tK said, he had no authority to make en ardor
upon the police officer to advance money, or to sell the goods. Tho
goods must remrin in the hands of the police officer until afon tee
prisoners' trial.
Mr. Cot; n ENAY, who is engaged for ths prosecution said that
Mr. Lavender, in whoa. custody the goods were, was willing to ad.
vane any sum of money which his Lordship might think proper to
mention, or to act upon any suggestion which might be thrown on t
by the Court, in case his Lordship should not think himself justitissi
in making a positive order.
Mt. Jwitice PACK—He could make no order. The anvils wee,
that if the prisoners ohould be acquitted. they would be entitled to
get back the goods ; but if they should be convicted, all their goods
and chattels would be forfeited to the King. The officer, Mr. La-
vender, had, however, humanely expressed his willingness to
vane money for the prisoners' defence.
Mr. COVRTENAT said he had been just informed by theaitorney
of the person who claimed the goods under an assignment executed
by time prisoners, before their apprehension, that his client had nu
objection that Mr. Lavender should make an advance upon the
goods, r any reasonable sum of money, Mr defrving the expenses
of the defence.
Mr. Justice PARK—He appears to be a very humane man, and
I I dare say by an arrangement between the parties out of Court,
a sum sufficient to detiay the expenses of the defence might
be advanced by the officer ; but I can't give any direction of that
fund.

The prisoners were then removed from the dock.
John Kelly, Patrirk Rafferty, Bernard Riley, and Martin
Parker, were indicted for having, on the Ist day of May last, et
Manchester. assaulted Thomas 11•NVilliams and 31ary, his wife on
the King's highway, and taken from than one basket, one pocket,
rife shawl, and eleven shillings, the property of the said Tirana*
31`Willianne.
From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared, that about half.
past nine o'clock on the night of the Ist of May, the prosecutor aril
his wife were returning from Stockport market to Blanchester,
and when they got within too miles of Manchester, they saw a
man, apparently sick, be the read side, and they went up to him,
to afford him asssist i.e. As non as they got up to him, three
men jumped from be 1.e,, the hedge, knocked the prosecutor down,
and rifled his pockets. The sick man at the same time attacked
Mrs. Al• Williams, and having searched her bmotn for money (as
she believed) put his beset under her petticoats, and tore off her
pockets. Mrs. 1111,Williams believed the prisoner Riley was the
man who fegnesl sickness, but, in her cross-examination she ad-
mitted that she grounded her belief upon the fact of the person
by whom she was attacked having a short jacket like the poi.
saner, and resembling the prisoner in make and stature. lithr.
mation of the robbery was given by the prosecutor to the fiist
watchman whom he met, and who told him that four men, kn.
swering the description given by hint, had just passed. The
watchman afterwards took the prisoners into custody, but huh...
searched them, and not having found upon them any part of the
property described by the prosecutor, he permitted them to ge
away, but when he told the circumstance to another watchmen,
whom he met immediately afierwants, and the latter having toi I
him that as the description given by the prosecutor corresponded
with that of the prisoners, lie ought to have detained them, sue
watchman then pursued the prisoners, and took them into custody
in Chancery-lane, Manchester. When the watchmen went their
rounds the following hour, they found a shawl (identified by lily..
M•Williams as dust taken from her ley the man who pretended
sickness), close by the spot where the prisoners were first taken into
custody.
The prisoners, in their defence, all denied ever having seen the
prosecutor or his wife, until they were taken to the New Batley.
Ills LORDSHIP summed tip very minutely, and directed tie
attention of the Jury very particularly to the 'mita grounds ups n
which Mrs. 51"Willianw formed her belief as to the identity of the
prisoner Riley, and to the fact that when the prisoners were tae.t
up and ermined, immediately after the rubbery, none or the
stolen property was found upon them.
The Jury, having retired for a few minutes, returned into Coors .
and pronounced each prisoner Not Guilty.
The prisoner John Kelly was again put up upon his trial, ti
an indictment charging hint with having, on the night of the 11.11
April, assaulted on the King's highway Mr. John Walker, and
taking from his person a watch and other articles.
Mr. J. Walker-1 live at Openshaw, near Stockport. On the
night of the lids of April last, about half-past nine o'clock, I was
returning home on horseback, from Minchester; when I passed
over the canal-bridge I was assailed by a volley of stones from be.
hind the hedge. I was hit on the head, the chick, and the sheni-
der, and was knocked oft' my horse. Three men then came tir,
turned me on my back, rifled my peckets of my watch, five St, c • ,
jha-3
.5v
kes any
wsreigns, some silver, a few keys, and a pencil-case; the men .onk
e it."
my hat away and I have not seen it since; but I think the %to •es
must have cut my hat; could not recognise any of the Retsina
attacked me.
Wm. Chandler. a constable, deposed, that he epprehe,ded tits
prisoner,
prisoner, and took from him the watch now produced. The vi-
masn has a better right to it than I have, let h'in
sorer, upon being ecsked where he got the watch, said, " 11.1
again called, and he identified the watch rro.
dueed at that which lie had been robbed of on the 11th of Aped.
The prisoner, In his defence, said that he bought the watch at
Manchester from a man named Collishaw, to sham he rid
21. lift. nil. for it ; that a person named Kennedy was present whel
he bought die watch, but that he had not the means of paying •
Kennedraexpeneel from Manchester.
Ills LORDSHIP summed up, and the Jury immediately. &Jetta
Ike prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Justice PARK said he "'bottle( not then puss sentence open
the prisoner, because he believed him to be one of a gang of per-
il/AU who went about the country committing robberieej and than.
fore this was most probably a DUO ia which the • law bright to be
permitted to take its tourer. In the meantime he wished the am.
stride would snake inquiries at Manchester respecting ketantsly
and Colliehaw.
• The porkinwr Patrick Rnffirty was put upon his trial, npa'i ,ire
indictment charging him with having, on the eight of
..the 22d at
, April last, assaulted John Cilpinne, on the rod trawl aliblesart