The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-01 00:00:00

standing space was left unoccupied, and the gates
were obliged to be closed, and numbers left outside.

Previous to the commencement of the service a
general buzz prevailed, bat when Mr. Spurgeon
made his appearance solemn silence at once reigned.
It was an imposing sight as the large body rose,
and as with one voice sang, " Arise, °King of grace,
arise."

The rev. gentleman selected for his text the sth
chap. second book of Chronicles, the last verse, and
the 7th chap. of the same book, the first verse. In
referring to the position he then occupied, he said
he felt, if his church prayed for him and God blessed
him, he was the happiest man in the world ; but if
not, he was of all men the most miserable. Men
said he was uneducated, said he was unpolished,
said he was a fool. Be it so ; make him anything.
If the Lord blessed and saved souls by his ministra-
tions he was content to be less and less. At the
conclusion of his discourse he gave a brief account
of his own history in the ways of God, which was
listened to with great attention.

ASSIZE INTELLZGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT--LivERPooT., March 30.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Hill.)
ALLEGED FROGERY AT SALFORD.

Henry Blore, 27, and Ann Pimblott, 24, were
indicted on a charge of having forged a promissory
note and put off the same, with intent to defraud.

Mr. Higgins prosecuted ; Mr. Scott appeared for
Pimblott.

The prisoner Pimblott had gone to the office of oue
Beech, a money lender in Salford, to ask for a loan of
£6 to a person named John Heald, whose address
she professed to give. The person calling to make
the usual inquiry at this address found Pimblott
there, and she represented herself as Mrs. Heald.
Beech agreed to lend the money, and the parties
professing to be sureties (amongst whom was to be
one James Wright) attended at his office, May 15,
1860. The prisoner Blore was there, and signed
his " mark" as James Wright, saying that the
money was to be paid over to his " wife, ' pointing
to the real Mrs. Wright, who was present, and
received the money. Heald Was never seen in the
transaction by Beech, and had no knowledge of it.
After some of the repayments had been made, Heald
died, and Beech hearing of this, inquired about the
sureties, and learnt from the real James Wright that
some person had falsely represented him. The
prisoners were apprehended in September, Mrs.
Wright being also taken into custody, but after-
wards re'eased in order to establish the case against
the other prisoners.

His Lordship ruled that there was no proof of
forgery against Pimblott, and she was discharged.
On behalf of Blore it was elicited that Mrs.
Wright had told him her husband knew what he
was doing before he represented himself as James
Wright, and that all he received was ls.

Tice detective officer in the case also gave him a
good character, and
The jury acquitted him. •
STABBIN(; IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE.

Peter Robertson, 20, was charged with having
stabbed another youth, named Joseph Howard, at
midnight, on the sth of March, after they had been
quarrelling at a public-house in Knotty Ash, near
Liverpool.

Mr. Conway prosecuted ; Mr. Little appeared for
the prisoner.
Verdict—Not guilty.
Sentences.—The following were sentenced to-
day:—Mary Heenan, manslaughter of Mary Asplin
at Liverpool, three months with hard labour.
Catherine Molloy, several times convicted of bur-
glar 3 , three years' penal servitude. Albert Latham,
pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, four years'
penal servitude. Mary Burns, several times con-
victed of uttering base coin at Liverpool, four
years' penal servitude. Margaret Roberts and
Elizabeth Wood, concealment of birth, three
months, with hard labour. John Malone, convicted
of burglary, three months. Charles Franklin
Barlow, uttering forged Bank of England notes at
Manchester, eightyears' penal servitude. William
Bent, convicted of burglary at a Liverpool bullion
office, seven years' penal servitude. William Halli-
well, indecent assault, three months' hard labour.
John M'Farlane, burglary and housebreaking, 12
months with hard labour. James Simp-'on, who had
pleaded guilty to uttering a forged bank cheque at
Manchester, pleaded that it was hi 3 first offence, and
that he was bordering on desperation when he
committed the crime, at the sufferings of his wife
and children, whom he was totally unable to pro-
vide for, having been out of a situation for -upwards
of seven months. His lordship said he had reason
to believe the prisoner's statement, and passed the
comparatively 'light sentence of nine months'
imprisonment.