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i4ivcAsiEir ASSIZES.

[From " at/Unger Liverpool Advertiser.",

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
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The Rank prosecutions were resumed this morn.
big. Mary Taylor, Mich. Clancey, and Bernard
Cloncey pleaded Guilty to the charge of having
forged Rank of England notes in their imisesition
without lawful excuse. The Prisoners were then
aria.gited on ,the charge of uttering. and no era.
defter being offered, they were Acquitted.

lat. Howarth, J. Fie/den, Margaret Rodger',
and Edward Booth, were then arraigned on the
charge of having unlawful posvessiott, and pleaded
Not Gesilty.—Robert Howarth its tried and
dcgoitted.
Lucu Wilson, was charged with Uttering forged
Bank notes, knowing them to be forged. This was
a capital indictment. The evidence given to prove
the guilty knowledge of the Prisoner, seemed an
extension of the circumstances Usually adduced to
prove the knowledge of the utterer, namely. that
of having uttered about the same time other forged
notes, which has seldom exceeded a few days. But
the note on which the present indictment was
founded, was alleged to have been uttered by
the Prisoner on the 122 d of May, and the Only
other note proved to he forged was not paid
until the 14th of July; the payment of other
notes, suspected to be forged by the Prisoner, was
also proved to have taken place in the interim. The
main fact of the uttering of the first note rested eft-
tirely on the credit due to a Joseph Lockett, who
had watched her movements, " out (as he stated) of
mere curiosity," but who had afttqwerds been em-
ployed by the police to watch her. The Prisoner
was not apprehended until the 14th of July, though
the police were immediately apprised of her having
paid the first note.
Baron Wows, in stating the evidence, said the
Jury were not to presume that the notes, which in
the opinion of some of the witnesses were forged,
were really forged : these persons might be mis-
taken, but the Jury were to confine their attention
to those which were proved to be forged. His
Lordship made many observations in favour of the
Prisoner, and the Jury, after conferring for a few
moments, acquitted the Prisoner.

ATROCIOUS BURGLARY.
George Howarth, Joins Tattersall, and Peter
Eastwood, were charged with burglariotosly break-
into the dwelling-house of Mr. Greavem, of Accring-
ton, with an intent to steal, and also with stealing
therefrom a variety of articles enumerated in the
indictment ; they were also further charged with
stealing with force and violence, and by means of
putting the Prosecutor in fear f his life, a quan-
tity of silver and copper coin from his pence, he
being in the said dwelling-house.
This was a burglary of a roost audacious descrip-
tion. We shall state, as briefly as possible, the
leading features of the case from the evidence of
the Prosecutor.

Mr. Abraham Greaves is a calico-printer. and
lives at the Plantation Mill at Accrington, in the
parish of Whalley; his house consists of four rooms
on the second and third story of a building, in
which the business of a calico-printer was carried
on ; his family consisted of himself. his wife, two
suns, and two dsugliters ; the only room they had
on the ground-floor was the buttery or dairy, all
the rest of the ground-floor being used for the
purposes of the business. Witness and his fa-
mily retired to rest between nine and ten o'clock
at night on Sunday the 11th of July, having
previously fastened the door.' and windows; he was
awoke between 12 and one by a noise, as if an iron
chain had been drawn through the handle of the
door; he immediately got out of bed and went to
the window, where he aaw two men standing at the
front of the window, and another man coming out
of the counting-house window, which is situate at the
extremity of the building ; he could net distinguish
their facer. Witness then dressed himself and went
down stairs, and attempted to open the doors but
he found that it was fastened on the outside, and that
he could not open it more than a few inches; he
could see that there was a chain across the door;
he returned up stairs with the intention of leaping
out of the window, but lie found the distance
from the ground too great ; he then lighted a
candle and went to the dairy window, with the in-
tention of breaking it open and getting out that
way, but the window was immediately assailed with
stones, and he thought it prudent instantly to re-
tire : he put out the candle, locked the door, and
returned to his lodging-room, where all his family
were assembled. Stones continued to be throws
at the end window of the house, by the mew wit
the outside, and he heard one of them say,
thee, if thou does not give up thy keys and thy
cub, we will take thy life and thy family's." They
then attempted to break open the door by an
iron crows but without success ; but they soon
forced their way through the dairy window t he then
heard • voice say, come in three. all four,
all five; d—n it, never mind watching." They
then, by means of some matches, procured a light,
and rummaged the house all round ; broke open his
writing-desk, and took out the drawers. In this
search they found the key of the printsworks and
counting-house, the door of which they opened : lie
soon alter heard them heating upon the iron-safe with
hammers, but they soon desisted, and returned into
the house. and came up stairs to his room door, when
one of them said, " it, give us thy keys and thy
cash, or we will take thy life and that of thy family.
Witness made no answers and they attempted to
force the door. Witness then said that he had no
cash. and that John Kenion, the book-keeper, kept
the key of the safe. Witness fearing they would
force the door, thought it prudent to open it,
when three men came in. The Prisoner Tat-
tersall had three lighted candles in one hand, and
• poker in the other. Eastwood had r kavelock
(iron crow), and the third man, Howarth, had an
iron cleaver in his hand. They asked him for MI
cash; he told them he had only a few shillitngs, whikh
he would willingly give them t he gave the money
to Tattersall, who afterwards searched his pockets.
IVittiess told them that if they would go down
stairs they might take my thing there was in the
house. if they would not injure them. After some
blacksmith's

break the 'Safe, but without nee. es% and they .1-4
turned once more to the bruise and demanded the
key of the safe. Witness made the smile Orrwrs
that he had done before, that John Keseion had the
key. Howarth then pulled out a knife, and said
"he would cut all the childresi'S throat's, and sl3
him (the witness) up; ii he did nor give up the key:"
and he waved the knife In a thieateuing manner two
or three times. lipon thisolie of his WM, said, if y-u
will not kill my father twill fetch the 'key from John
Kenion's. This appeared to satisfy them th the wet.
nears had not the key, and they went away witliont
doing them cloy violence. Wilmette proceeded to State
that they afterwards succeeded in breaking the safe
to pieces and took out all its content.; there were
only one 11. note and about 20.. in silv,r, but they
burnt all the papers that were in the safe: thew
were found burning after they went tope cometteek_
house when the thieves were did lint
quit the premises until three o'clock in the snor,l -
jog. The Prisoner Howarth had hii rice blacked.
The quantity of property Stolen was cut tern cut,.
siderable.
Mr. Clreaies spoke strongly to the identity of ii!l
the Prisoners. but the case did not rest on the ac.
curacy of hii recollection. Howarth was taken the
Bathe doming, :mil upon his pric.oot *.ir found
sever.; articles alitcli had been taken hints) te,e
safe. This Prisoner also Made a full (halos' •

before the Magistrates of 011 the circumstances
the robbery. The other Prisoners; without oink-
ing a circumstantial confession, in effect
Mitted the charge, by asking Mr. awl Mr..
Greases to forgive them : the latter void that sl.e
forgave them, but that the law Must take its course.
A great number of other ccirrohontiing curt:um:-
stances were given in evidence. which did not led%C
a particle of doubt as to the guilt of the Priv/in.-rd.
The Jury, without lieLitatiou, found all the Pro..
loners—Guilty.

NISI PRIU* COURT.
The Court has been principally orestried in try.
ing undefended COMM There are 170 causes eu-
tered for trial. There is only one Special Jury
MUM

CHESTER ASSIZES.

lATURbAY, SEPTEMBER. 4.
BtRGLARY.

Samuel Hooky, aged sixteen, a labourer, from
Tiwperley, and John Johnson (a black), aged
twenty-two, a sailor, faun Santa Cruz, stood charged
with breaking open and entering the dwelling.hou.e
of Eleanor Baldwin, of Tidiperley; its thins county,
on the 9th of August lilt, and stealing tin-trout two
table cloth., eight silver tea-spoons, and a variety of
other articles.

The Arenative-Gettntst. having Stated the
case to the Jury—
Eleanor Baldwin was filled.—i am a Widow,
and reside in the parish of Bowdon, in the county of
Chester. My family consists of myself and Hannah
Itemised. I remember going to bed on the 9til of
August, about ten o'clock. I looked at the doors
and windows myself ilia) night. I Ilia awaked
tween twelve and one o'clock, and obse►ved a light
in the hou-e. I did not go dui's' stairs until ten
minutes after. The casement was taken off; and
the door open. I missed a &Zell and a half of teas
spoons, four salt-spoons, a crusher, a pair of spec..
tides, and a great number of other articles.
should know them all if they were ►hewn to me.
Hannah Hensliall.—l live with Mrs. Baldwin, in
the perish of Bowdon. On the 9th August I went
to bed between ten and eleveu o'clock. It was not
day-light. I was last up in the house. All was
secure when I went to bed. 1 was disturbed be=
tween twelve and one. My mistreat, awoke me by
calling me. I slept below, ■nd saw the loos suit
window open, and the drawers open. The window
had been taken off the binges. I misted several
cloths, shifts, petticoats, oue dote.. and a half of
silver spoons, a pair of salts, a crusher, and other
things. I saw a part of the articles afterwards.
Mrs. Baldwin re-called.—l found a crow and
hat near tl►e house, mid delivered them to Joseph
Nadin.

Joseph Nadia called. lam deputy Constable of
Manchester. I saw th►e Prisoritts at the New Bailey,
on the 12th August. I heard Hooky say, on the
Ilth, that he, Bolton Jens, John *lrby, ■nd the
Black (Johnson was not by at the tune), broke into
Mrs. Baldwin's house. The servant made a noise,
end the Black left his hat, and John Maltby, the
crow. He said, we divided the things we took on
bridge. The Black and 1 had 12 spoons for our
share. We gave them to that d—d old rogue,
Miller, to pawn, but he neither brought the spoons
nor the money back. Ile said something about
some things being hid in a ditch. I went there
with him, bat there was no thilsgs there: j.reteived
■ hat and ■ crow on the morning after the robbery
from Mrs. Baldwin. I chewed them to Johnson,
and asked him whose hat that was? lie said it waa
his, and the crow was M'lrby's. I asked him what
be had for his share ? He said Hooky and I toad
ten or eleven, or twelve spoons between us.
The examination of the two Prisoners before the
Magistrates, in which they made a confection of the
robbery. was then read;
The CHIEF JuselcE afterwards summed up the
evidence, and a verdict of guilty was intnieduittly
returried.

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The Prisoners were brought up to receive sem
tence on Thursday morning. Judge W•RI1811.
previously to pronouncing Judgutrot, addressed
them in forcible but feeling latigh‘ge. Hr mid
they had been indicted on a charge of burglary, in
the dwelling-hoisse of Eleanor Baldwin. and steal.
lug ttiereout plate and other articles. and found
guilty of that charge. There were four other M..
dictinents against them ; but with those the Attune
ney-General did not think it Deces.ary to proceed.
It was clear the Prisoners bid long made a trade
and traffic in nocturnal depredations. and it was the
duty of the Court to procure for the public peace.
able sleep in their beds. A striking example must
therefote be made. The law affixed the sentence
of death to crimes like their' ; arid before he pro.
Pounced upon them that awful sentence, be coo-
ceited it his duty to inform them that their days
were numbered. that the period of their lives
was short. their hours iis this world errs but few :
its
• 'mothered with the deader
He "saki, therefore,
employ them.