The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-17 00:00:00

As to you George

Pell. you were seen demolishing the chapel

It was

proved by the individual who testified to your good cha-
racter that you could have been there but a short time.

yet you joined

the outrage, and were seen with one o

the pieces of wood, which must have been torn
the chapel, striking at the walls and demolish

windows. 1 hare had much difficulty in coming to a
conclusion respecting you. I hope lam not doing wrong
g you 18 months' imprisonment and herd labour.

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ere Buttery allowed yourself to join in the out
ze, and the sentence upon you will be the same, tha

soned and kept to hard labour for IS

appeared very mu

distressed
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the sentence

being passed upon the Iris}
lied Mr. Sadlier, who said tha

Mr. WELSBY C it

len bad never been in custody or before

magistrates upon any charge

THE SENTENCES UPON THE IRISHMEN

The learned JUDGE then addressed Thomas Feeney,
Patrick O'Hara, Roger McDermott, Michael McDer-
rnott, Thomas Murphy, Thomas Garvey, and Patrick
Naughton, and stated that they had all been severally
convicted, on evidenoe that could not be disputed, of a
very serious riot indeed. They had armed themselves
with poker 3, sickles, and other weapons, and created
great disturbance, breaking windows and assaulting indi-
viduals who had never done them any harm. It was
most probably their conduct which had been the cause
of the retaliation of their opponents. 'With regard to
Thomas Murphy, it was difficult to express the indigna-
tion which he felt at his brutality. He had met in the
street a harmless, inoffending young man, who had been
sent by his mistress for his master. And it was not from
any relenting on his part that he had not taken life. The
sentence upon him was, that he be imprisoned for fifteen
months. He proceeded : You, Feeney, were seen as a
ringleader, breaking into houses, giving the mob orders,

and you yourself ccere throwing stones. The .sentence
upon you will be, that you be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for ten calendar months. You, Patrick
Naughton, were convicted of an assault upon Pearson,
and were seen throwing stones at the school. The sen-
tence upon you is, that you be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for six months. Thomas Garvey and Patrick
O'Hara were seen flourishing a hammer and a poker, in-
struments calculated to inflict the greatest possible in-
jury upon individuals to whom you were opposed. Your
punishment will be, imprisonment, with hard labour, for

four calendar months. You, Roger M`Dermott, were
not in the riot in St. Peter's square, but you were seen
throwing stones upon Inspector Walker, and you were af-
terwards dragged out of the house, and considerably hurt.
I hope I shall not be doing wrong in sentencing you to
imprisonment and hard labour for three calendar
months. As for Michael M`Dermott, I am sorry to
see one so young in his position ; he was seen throw-
ing a stone into Mrs. Graham's house. If I thought
he was throwing the stone at Mrs. Graham, I should give
him greater punishment ; but I think it was not so,
because the stone did not enter the room through the
window where she was sitting. The sentence upon you
is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
two months.

The English prisoners were then indicted for demolish-
ing the Edgeley Chapel and Mr. Frith's house. Pell and
Buttery were indicted for feloniously beginning to demo-
lish a chapel. There were other indictments against the
prisoners for felony in beginning to demolish the houses
and chapels of the Roman Ceti dies. £hey all pleaded
not guilty, and a verdict of acquittal was ordered to be
taken.

THE MURDER CASE, ARISING OUT OF THE RIOTS

Matthew Mulligan was charged with having murdered
Michael Moran on the 29th of June last, at Stockport.
Mr. Welsby and Mr. Davison were counsel for the pro-
secution, and Mr. 'M'lntyre on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Welsby stated the case, the particulars of which
will be fresh in the memory of our readers. The deceased,
Michael Moran, was an Irishman, who had come over to
England to see his friends. Getting accidentally into col-
lision with one of the English mob, and being knocked
down, a man, who was sworn to be the prisoner, had run

violence that he died at two o'clock in the morning of the
following day. It was attempted to be shewn by the frst;
witness examined, an Irishman, that deceased was struck
again by a man whilst he was being assisted home. This,
however, was not substantiated, and was contradicted by
the surgeon, who found only one blow on the head of the
deceased.

Mr. Mclntyre ably addressed the Jury for the prisoner.
The Judge summed up, and the Jury were out of Court
40 minutes, and then found the prisoner guilty of man-
slaughter only. Sentence, 15 years' transportation.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT,

YESTE RDAY.

COMMITMENTS.—John Kelly and Thomas M'Hugh
were sent to gaol for two months, for attempting to piik
pockets in Great Charlotte-street on Saturday night about
ten o'clock.—Jas. Fitzgerald, for two months, as a suspi-
cious character, being found in the house of John Davies,
Great George-street, on Saturday night. The prisoner
had entered through a private door, and when found by
Mr. Davies, pretended to be intoxicated. Mr. Davies
took him into custody, but he struggled and got away;
eventually, however, after a long chace, he was, with the
assistance of other persons, recaptured, and handed over
to a police-officer.—Wm. Jones, for two months, as a sus-
picious character. Prisoner (who was known to the
police) was found by an officer loitering about the entrances
of some warehouses in Lower Harrington-street at an
early hour on Sunday morning.—A seaman named Wm.
Johnson, was sent to prison for 14 days, for stealing three
pairs of stockings from the ship Isaac 'Newton, lying in
the Stanley Dock, which were identified by one of the
hands belonging to the vessel. The prisoner was stopped
on coming through the dock-gate by the police-officer on
duty, and the articles found concealed in his breast.—
Eliza M'Grath was sent to prison for one month for steal-
ing a chemise, handkerchief, and purse, the property of
Mrs. Povey, of Park-lane, with whom she had lived as
domestic servant.—Charles Doane, a coloured seaman,
for one month, for stealing a coat and ten dollars from a
shipmate named John Williams, also a coloured man
The articles were locked up in a box belonging to th
prosecutor, and the prisoner got possession of the ke
and was seen helping himself to the contents. Sc
was made at his lodgings, but nothing was discovered

ROBBERY FROM A SHOP DOOR.—A man, named Troy
"Wallace, was charged with stealing a piece of alpaca.
containing about 29 yards, and valued at 145., from the
shop door of Mr. Owen, in London-road. One of Mr.
Owen's assistants stated that about seven o'clock on
Saturday evening, he saw the prisoner approach the shop
door, and steal the piece of goods mentioned. He (the
witness) and another person set off in pursuit of the
prisoner, whom they came up with about twenty yards
from the shop. They demanded the stolen article,
which the prisoner then threw down on the pavement,
and made off again. After a long chase, however, he was
again caught, and given into custody. The prisoner, who
had only just been released from gaol, was committed for
trial. The magistrate (Mr. Crosthwaite) made some se-
vere comments on the culpable practice of drapers and
others exposing their goods outside their shops. There
was one place in particular, which he had noticed, where
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during the proceedings, stated that she was the mother of
the prisoner. She is a widow, living in Edgar-street. The
prisoner, who is of very dissolute habits, came to her
house on Sunday afternoon, and demanded the coat and a
pair of trowers, which were thrown over the back of a
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ROBBERY IN SOUTIT JOHN-STREET.—A boy named
Patrick Scott, who said he came from Dublin, was charged
with stealing one pair of boots and two pairs of shoes
from the shop of Mr. Slater, South John-street. The
prisoner was apprehended in Addison.street, with the
articles in his possession, at a quarter past four o'cloof,kn
the
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were identified by a person in Mr. Slater's emplo3
STREET ROBBERY.—A woman, named Mary Sun,._
naerfield, was brought up on a charge of robbing a man of
his watch in Neptune-street. The prosecutor said he was
going along the street in question about half-past twelve
on Sunday morning, and took out his watch to look what
time it was, when the prisoner snatched the watch out of
his hand and made off with it. The guard to which it
was attached was broken by the action, and left hanging
round the prosecutor's neck. The prisoner was 'pursued,
captured, and given into custody, but she had passed the
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LITERATURE

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BOOKS

An Exarni

STANDItD,

Mr. C. M

to the Editor i

ation of a Sermon. " Ritual Worship,"
A Letter." bu the Rev. C. Dodgson,

I with th

By the R

hing of

Randall, 8.A., Leeds. London : flatchard.
" Ritual Worship" is the title of a sermon re-
cently preached by the examining Chaplain to the
Bishop of Ripon, at the consecration of St. Thomas's
Church in Leeds. It was heard by not a few who,
grieving at its errors, hoped it might be soon for-
gotten ; but to their deep regret, and that of many
more, this hope has been dispelled by its publica-
tion—" at the request of a body of clergymen."
As the Rev. Mr. Dodgson was not pleased to give
the names of this "body," it was natural that those
who disapproved of the doctrines taught by him
should feel aggrieved, lest they should be supposed
to be included. They therefore protested, on the
ground that they " strongly disapproved of some
of the doctrines contained in it." It was with the
deepest sorrow that they beheld such fundamental
errors taught in " Ritual Worship"—the more that
Mr. Dodgson, by his office, is a public man, and
one of much ability. We feel that this is not the-
proper medium for entering further upon this
question : it has been fully and ably examined by
the Rev. Mr. Randall, and in a spirit, too, which
deserves our highest commendation. We recom-
mend the pamphlet to the notice of the public, and
conclude with the closing words of Mr. Randall,
called for on account of the arrogance of Mr.
Dodgson, in refusing all explanations, if his lan-
guage had been misunderstood :
" Notwithstanding this dignified height from which
Mr. Dodgson is pleased to look down on all objectors, the
writer ventures to conclude with the hope—nay, with
the prayer, that the day may never came when the united
Church of England and Ireland, when any of her Minis-
ters, however exalted his rank and station, shall he consi-
dered above the liability—not to say the possibility, of
error ; nor when, as a fallible man, he shall be above the
reach of fair trial,—of having his Doctrines publicly and
unreservedly compared with the teaching of Holy Scripture
and of the Church."

The Emigrant's True Riches. By the Rev. F.
Jackson, M.A. London : Hatchard.
A sermon, of no depth or quality apart from its
orthodoxy, published in the form of a tract.

Fun for Railway Travellers. By E. Loop. Liver-
pool : M'Corquodale and Co.
Some grains of wheat may be found in this bushel
of chaff. For example :
" Alexander Gun, of the Liverpool police force, having
made an erroneous entry in the book, was dismissed the
service—and the note read, ' A Gun discharged for mak-
ing a false report.' "
A schoolmaster in Boston possesses the legs of the
original multiplication table."
rour getiumucli o..tag, "a
behind, and driving slowly up a steep bill, were surprised
on seeing the driver descend from his box, deliberately
open the door, and bang it too again with a loud noise.
Hollo ! my good fellow, what are you about ?' said one
of the gentlemen. Whisht ! sir,' replied the man ;
see, sir, I'm only decaying the brute ; he'll think ,
honours have all got out, and are walking, up the hill.' "
" The following advertisement appeared in the Midland
Counties Herald:—' WANTED —An active steady groom,
to take charge of two horses of a decidedly pious turn of
Mind.'"
" My dear fellow, how do 'you do ?' said one Irish
gentleman to another, on taking his seat in a railway car-
riage opposite to him, and shaking him cordially by the
hand, the feeling being heartily reciprocated. Then ob-
serving his mistake, the gentleman being a stranger, but
bearing a strong likeness to an intimate friend,—' Well !'
said he, how singular!! I thought it was
,you, and you
thought it was me, and its neither of us !"
" A Catholic priest, at Thuries, proclaimed in chapel
the following notice Wait, boys,—l am desired to give
-notice, that in consequence of the prevailing epidemic, on
Sunday next there will be no first mass, but the second
mass will be first, and there will be no last mass !' "

The True Policy for the Artisans : a Letter to the
Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli. By Iron Hand.
London : C. Mitchell.
A well-written pamphlet, the style of which may
be characterised by the suaviter in mod°, on the
social condition of the working classes and its ame-
lioration. The writer is " one of the craft," and one
who has " witnessed and partaken of the efforts of
many able men to relieve and elevate this class ;"
one who has " listened to the followers of Mr.
Owen, and inquired into the systems of foreign co-
operative philosophers ;" one who has " worked on
such committees, and participated in such schemes;"
and who tells us, what we might have predicated,
that " there is something in human nature that
always frustrates such a deliberated organisation."
But there is a power unseen by him, or overlooked,
far higher than " human nature," that has pre-
vented the success of such wild schemes. This,
then, is the result of Iron Hand's experience : "We
can only take things as they are," and " all we can
do is, to make the best of them." To accomplish
this, he advocates the ballot, extension of education
—direct and indirect, and reform in the Poor
Laws. On the last topic he propounds the following
system of
PROVIDENT PROVISION FOR OLD AGE BETTER THAN

TAXATION
" The machinery of the Poor LAWS, indeed, holds out a
means for a grand scheme of provident arrangement for
the working classes, which might be moulded into one of
the greatest social improvements. The principle of as-
surance might be used; and an additional rate made, by
which, at a certain age. or under certain circumstances,
the asylum might be available. Fourpence a week, paid
from 21 years of age, secures an annuity of £lO a-year at
60. This principle, introduced on what might be called
voluntary rating, would give a resource for age that
would be honourable and comfortable. By some such
means we might have Chelsea boqpitals instead of Union
bastiles all over the country. What could be done for
400 individuals who bad thus secured a right to £lO a-year,
with the modern improvements in building and arrange-
ments, may be easily known. £4,000 a-year spent in
such a community would give to each the decencies and
comforts of life in their declining years."
Such a hint is worth keeping; and glad should we
be if the working classes themselves would work it
out, if Government will not aid directly.

SERIALS.—First in rank we place the English-
man's Magazine (London : Bosworth), a new pe-
riodical of superlative excellence. if succeeding
numbers are not inferior to the present, we augur a
brilliant future. In talent it is not inferior to the
proudest of the quarterlies, and in variety, judi-
ciously chosen, it may vie with any of the monthlies.
W e admire its true love for our ancient Constitu-
tion, and its thorough dislike to the " white paint"
with nhich too many things are now besmeared.
It seems amazingly cheap; and surely, when its
merits are fully known, it will command an exten-
sive circulation.—The Biographical Magazine (Lon-
don : Edwards) goes
,on vigorously, and does not
abate in interest. Ihe life of Samuel Drew is
brought to a close, and that of Joseph Hume en-
tered on ; while those of Roger Williams, the poet
Ingoldsby, and Blumenbach, are pretty fully and
fairly drawn.—Hoo s just rue to r (Edinbuygh, Hogg)
keeps up with important rivals, running hard to
take the lead. In the present number there is much
interesting matter, among. which we find a little
verse, quoted in one of Gilfillan's literary articles,
so sweet in itself, and worth a cartload of what is
called poetry

Here it is

lie was given,
Pale as she is, to pride, and did bedeck
Her bosom with innumerable gems ;
And God, he said, ' Let no man look on her
For ever :' and, begirt with that strong spell,
The Moon in her wan hand, she wanders forth,
Seeking for some one to behold her beauty,
And wheresoe'er she cometh, eyelids close,
And the world sleeps," SYDNEY iZI4DYS.

Punch comes next to hand
.---D. number of excellent
wit and commau sense.—ln the Home Companion
we recognise the first part of a fair translation of a
pretty tale, " Picciola ; or, the Prison Flower." The
sprint of the " Vicar of Wakefield" progresses
riskly : the first article, by the way, " A Voyage
't a lunatic—awfully terrific and
nded on facts which did occur—

n a Balloon

.-like, but fou

Circle.—The
enny Magazine (London : Houlston and
ineman), and Familiar Things (London : Hall,

month in the 11

they must be to that class of youth_
for whom they are intenclel

:—The

I read

lace in tl-

s a mass of trast

seeks to win a

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LIVERPOOL SUMMER ASSIZES.

Lord Chief Justice Campbell and Mr. Justice Wight-
man arrived in Liverpool, from Lancaster, a little before
three o'clock on Wednesday last, and were met at the
railway-station by the carriage of the High Sheriff, T. W.
Blundell, Esq., and conveyed to the judges' lodgings, in

St. Anne-street. After a short delay there
Wightman, attended by Thomas L
and the High Sheriff, arrived at St. George's-

Mr. Justice
ttledale, Esq., Mayor,
hall, and

the carnmiss

on was opened before him

with the usual fornaali

71 the Nisi Prius

Subsequently
s Chur

s attended prayers in St. Georg

Mr. Walker, senior curate, officiated

Lord CAM

ch. The

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