The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-07 00:00:00

The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and his Lord-
ship, saying he was willing to try what effect a le-
nient punishment would have, as this was his first
offence, sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.
.Tohn Baldwin, aged 12 years, was indicted under
Lord lillenborough's Act, charged with wilfully-
stabbing James Carpenter, with intent to do him
some bodily harm.
James Carpenter said—l am 15 years of age. On
the 4th of June last, I was standing by, looking'on
at some of my companions playing at marbles : the
prisoner was one of them. We had previously bad
no disagreement. One of the marbles rolled out of
the way, and I picked it up, and went to play with
Edward Gardner with it. He won it from me, and
the prisonei wanted to get the marble from him : he
chucked it down, and it rolled into the coach-yard.
I ran after it, and picked it up from under a coach,
and threw it over the wall; that made the prisoner
very angry; he kicked my shins, and knocked me
down. When I got up I went at him, and laid hold
of him; he pulled his knife out of his pocket, and
said he would stab me. I held his arms, and tried
to take the knife away from him; but be slipped his
right arm away, and stabbed me here (pointing to
his left side, just under the shoulder blade.) Th,
prisoner then pulled the knife out, wiped the blood
off, and put it in his pocket. I was then taken to
the Infrmary, and zetnained there a month all but
three days. lam tplite well now.
Mr. CARRINGTON (who appeared for the prisoner)
said, that under all the circumstances of the case,
he should not ask the witness a single qnestima, as.
he.thought the evidence insufficient to support the
indictment.

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN.—I am quite of Mr. Car-
rington's opinion.
Mr. JUSTICE said he should have advised his
being indicted for a misdemeanor.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, after recapitulating the evi-
dence to the jury, said that the prisoner was indicted
under an act of Parliament which contained some se-
vere enactments particularly aimed at cases of this
description, the object of which was, that when any
person had wilfully cut or stabbed any person with
intent to do them any bodily harm, although they,
failed in that object, yet, if morally guilty, they
should suffer the same.punishment as if guilty of
murder. But the provisions of that act were gover-
ned by the following proviso, which stated, that if
it should appear on the trial of any person indicted
under that act, that if, in case death had ensued,
such person would net have been guilty of murder,
then that would not be an offence within the mean-
ing of the act. The question, therefore, was,
whether, if death had ensued, the prisoner at the
bar would have been guilty of murder; becauie, if
he would not, he could not be guilty under this act;
and to that opinion, as the most merciful construc-
tion, he had no doubt the jury would incline, when
they considered the circumstances of the case.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN having concluded the trial
of all the prisoners by 11 o'clock this morning, left.
Gloucester shortly after.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LANCASTER, SEPT. 3.

Thomas Connolley, a youth, 16 years old, wcs in-
dicted for forging a cheque, purporting to be signed
"W. Jtamsden," for 201., on Jones, Lloyd, and
Co., of Manchester, with intent to defraud them.—
The indictment contained other counts, alleging the
intent to be to defraud Messrs. Passon and Ramaden
cotton-dealers, and Mr. Jervis, the cashier of Jones
and Co. There were other indictments for othei
cheques.
Thomas Barlow Jervis, the cashier in the bank-
ing-house of Jones, Lloyd, and Co., said the pri-
soner, who was a clerk of Messrs. Passon and Rams-
den, presented a cheque for 201. in the early part of
the day of the 19th of February. Witness marked
the cheque, and paid it. He took particular notice
of the prisoner. He showed the cheque afterwards
to Mr. Passon, and he delivered it in last May tct
Lavender.

The cheque was produced aad identified.
Thomas Clegg was a clerk in the house of %aeon
and Ramsden ; so was the prisoner. The cheque was
in the prisoner's hand-writing, and amt in the
writing of Ramsden. Witness spoke positively to
it, and always did so.
Lavender" searched last February after the pri-
soner, and could not find him, but the prisoner came
to him in May, and asked if there was any charge
against him. Witness asked his name; he said
Connolley. Witness told him there/was, and took
him into custody. The inquiry after the prisoner
ceased before that time.

The prisoner's Counsel, Mr. BRAND; called
Margaret Connolley, sister to the prisoner, My
brother was 16 last April. On the 16th a May I
saw Clegg at the Star Inn, Manchester. He said
he could not swear to the:second cheque. Clegg
came to my father's three weeks Pgo. He said he
did not think he should come to the Assizes, and if
he did, upon second consideration, he did not know
he could swear to the hand-writing. He was very
sorry for what he had said,. but he was taken by
surprise. This was in the presence of my mother,
who is very ill, of myself, my father, and my sister.
He shook hands with my sister and me, end said
" We might rely upon it he would not injure my
brother." We thanked him. No one said to him
" The lad's life is in your hands."
Mr. Connolley, sen., said,Clegg came to my house
about three weeks ago, and said, he could please
himself whether he went to Lancaster or not ; there
was one cheque he could not altogether say was the
prisoner's hand-writing. My daughter, my wife, and
myself were present.
Clegg (recalled) positively denied the conversa-
tions.

The Jury found the prisoner " Guilty," but re-
commended him to mercy on account of his youth.
Jones, Lloyd, and Co. also joined in the recom-
mendation.

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sentence of death was recorded against him.
Sentence of death was also recorded against Mat-
ley, convicted of forging a certificate to defraud the
Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. His Lord-
ship said the prisoner had in past life deserved well
of his country; and as the Jury had recommended
him to mercy, he should communicate that recom-
mendation to his Majesty.
Clark, Smith, Johnson, and Sullivan,andno guilty convicted
talc c
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stitet robberies, were put to the bar, and sentence
of death recorded against them.
His Lordship said he had paused a long while, to
consider whether he could venture to recommend
them as fit subjects to his Majesty's gracious
st
consi-
deration; and he was induced to do so because
were not.
violences of which they had been
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ehdadweintshu ensued.
TUESDAY,
for killing and slaying
weapons,
Thomas Heys was indicted
and Thomas Parting.
Thomas Clough, at
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tan and Robert
abetting him.
prosecution, said that
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second and bottle-holder.
Peel's Arms, Manchester, on the 30th
Heys, in his defence, said he was very sorry foe
His Counsel called Hiram Wakefield—l was with
you have any conceit in you, come
Heys at the
of April last. Clough came in afterwards, and said,
and I'll take it out of you.,i, Heys replied,
„ I'll have nothing to do with you ; I think you are
rather fresh." Clough said, " I can beat you drunk
or sober." Clough was afterwards fighting with
somebody else in another room. I and Heys went
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