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lI.LEGAI. POSSESSION OF DIES.

i Patrick Rigby, aged 31 was .111;(14iit theVbarunder an indict-
! ment, in which he was charged with having had in his posSes-
sion a certain instrument, tool and engine, for coining penny
' pieces.—[The Attorney-General and Mi.. Armstrong fur the
prosecution, and Mr. Cross for the defence 1
Henry Biggins, die-maker, Sheffield, stated that on the Gth
Nov. last the prisoner called upon him. and producing a piece
of steel of the size of a penny piece, requested him to cut on it
a bead and face of King William, similar to that which was on
pennies. Ile was ti do fluty the head side of it. and it was to lie
sent by coach. The prisoner said he wanted it to stamp snuff
box lids with. It was finished on the 12th Nev. It was to be
addressed, John Smith, Shade Hill. Nlanchester. Witness di•
retied the coachman of the Umpire coach, by whom it was
sent, not to part with it without the money. On the Monday
following. Berwick came to him and got the peuuy piece from
him which the prisoner had left as a pattern.
WiAiain Settle, a coachman, who, in Nov. last drove the
Umpire, stated tha't he hail delivered the parcel to a person
whom he knew by the name of Smith. The person was the
prisoner. He had not at first money to pity for the parcel, and
he (witness) would not deliver it up. Ile called two or three
times. It appears that the Witness and his wife had stone sus-
picions of the prisoner, for they opened the parcel, and on see-
ing what it contained, they went and informed the officers of
police. Next day the prisoner gave the money to the coach-
man and got the parcel.
Berwick and other officers were immediately directed to in-
vestigate the matter, with a view to the ttiscovery of the parties
concerned. The result was, that dies for making pennies—
sixty plain copper pieces of the size of a penny piece each, a
ladle fur melting metal, and a variety of other aiticles, were
found on the premises.
Mr. Caoss addressed the jury fur the defence, and said he
should be able to prove that a man named Joho Smith, who
lodged with the prisoner, was the real delinquent.
A man named Gocartv, a plasterer, who had come from Ire-
land for the purpose of giving testimony in favour of the prisoner,
swore that John Smith had lodged with the prisoner, and that
the dies and other matters produced were his property.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The learned counsel for the prisoner handed nu Iwo certifi-
cates of character, tine from the Dean of Cashel, bearing his
seal, and another trout a magistrate of the county where the
prisoner was horn.
1-its lordship sentenced the prisoner to seven years' trans'
portation.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—WEDNESDAY
(Be/are Mr. Justice Coleridge.) •

At the opening of the court this morning. the following spe—
cial jury causes were fixed in he taken on the following days :
No. 2, -brrell v. Gueenhough and others, and Greenhoin:h v.
threll and others, i n Monday, April 2d; No 44. Houlden v.
Daniel, and No. 50, Lawrence and another, a§signees, v.
Knowles. on Tuesday. April 3,1 ' • and No. 102, Butterworth
and another v. Cot esworth, on 'Wednesda, April 4th.

HIDDERT AND OTHKRS V. THE MERSEY AND IR WEL L

NAVIGATION COMPANY

The plaintiffs in this case, who were iVelo•oprietors of a steam
float named the Egrem,int. plying across the Mersey from the
ferry of that name to Liverpool, brought this action to ierover
from the defendants, the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Com-
pan, , damages for iojary sustained by the Egremont. in con-
seqm•nce of the d,fendants' steam-boat Hercules he viii run
into her on the evening of the 221 of y Inez, when within
forty yards or the qoAy at Liverpool, and aliont 150 yards off
her p ace of destin .tion. The cause occupied all day, and was
very uninteresting. •

The Egrettionlwas crossing over the river from Egremont,.
and coining up the side of the Princess Pier at a slackened
speed, when according to the plaintiffs' case the Ilercules was
ceinit,g down the tide to tone up a flat, and turned in at right
angles towards the pier wall to get nut (tithe tide, when the
collision took place. The defendants contending that the in-
jury re,ulted front the Egremont steering out into the river in
a position which would have enabled the Hercules to pass her,
and then suddenly altering her course to a straight line with
the pier, thus cutting her course, and that owing to that the in-
jury took place, and then the Egremont swung round against
the pier, and received the damage from that. The amount of
&images was agreed between the parties to depend on the ver-
dict of the jun.
The jury Aim' for the plaintiff.
The court adjourned at six o'clock.

CROWN COURT—TitunsoAr.
Before Sir John Putteson.

His Lordship took his seat at a goarter past nine o'clock

MURIEIt

tfilliant Hill, aged '27, was placed at the bar under an indict-
ment, in which he was charged with having, at Warrington. on
the 8,11 of December last, wilfully murdered one Betty Minshull
of that place.
The ease for the prosecution was conducted by Dr. Brown
and Mr. Boileau, and Mr. Brandt, with whom was Mr. Holton,
defended the prisoner.
The prisoner is a delicate and (though tint handsome)a rather
interesting looking young man. of light complexion. On the
usual question I.eing put to him, the prisoner said. in a melan-
choly tone, " Nut guilty."
D-r. Brown stated the case briefly, remarking upon the nature
of the crime. The evidence was principaily ul a-circumstantial
nature; and as the gent I; men the jury had, no d-uld, heat d
much of the case, he implored them to dismiss from their minds
all statements of whatever nature I.y which they might have
been impressed, at d to look upon the evidence abich would he
brought before [hum as it' they had never before heard oftt. Dr.
Bonn then entered into a narrative of the various circum-
stances which it aas intended to prove by the testimony of the
witnesses. In conclusion, the learned counsel again' implored
the jury to dismiss from their minds all statements nhitlt they
might have heard out of doors, and to judge upon the facts that
would be brought before them _ _

A large and well executed model of the house (the Leigh
Arms) %%here the unfortunate deceased lived, with the a.ljauent
buildings to a considerable extent, was exhibited in court, and
Dr. Brown, as he detailed the circumstances of the case, traced
the movernents of the parties so far as they would come out in
evidence, and the particular places to be alluded to therein.
As the wiinesses proceeded with their evidence, the course of
actions and events were also illustrated by reference to this
tnodel.

James Jones was called and sworn. He stated, that he had
examined the premi,es, (the Leigh Arms, &c.) and measured
them awl compared them with the model. It was a correct
model. The distance from the back back premises of Mrs.
Thomas' house to the privy on the model was 28 cards. The
distance from the back dour of the Leiglv Arms to Louoshaw's
house was 104 bards.

Mr. BIeANDT cross-examined the witness—That model corre-
sponded with the premises in all respects, excepting that the
lower part was on a slightly smaller scale than the upper part.
Mary Pritchard sworn. On 7th Dee. last was set vant to Mt.
I-ligginson. Ile kept the Leigh Arms at Wallington. His
housekeeper was Betty Minshull. She was his daughter, and
had kept his house about a year and a half. The 7th Dec. was
.on a Thorsdits ; it ass one of the nights of the second week of
Warrington lair. There were six or seven persons drinking
there that night. Knew William Hill, the prisoner at the bar.
He was there that night. Thursday night was the night on
which the Weave's' club was held, and he belonged to it.
They came in about eight o'clock. Mrs. Minshulltreated them
to half a gallon of ale, and her master treated them with some
also. Her toaster went lo bed at 11 orchid:. '1 he prisoner had
sung some songs. Mrs. Minshull and witness waited upon them
in the tap room. She was there during the singing. Witness
went to bed at 12, by her mistress's orders. She said, " Molly,
you had better go to bed, you will be tired. At that time there
had not been any quarrelling arming the party—thev were all
very comfortable. She fell asleep, and did nut wake till five
o'clock in the morning. Thele was a man named Nicholas
Murphy and a soldier sleeping in the house. Besides the master
and herself, there was nobody else slept in the house. Mrs.
Minshull usually slept with her (witness. y the watch-
' man at -five o'clock, and was surprised that Mrs. Minshull was
not in bed. Searched the house but could not find her. Went
down into the kitchen, amid the back door was open. There
were two doors into the yard, the kitchen and lobby door. The
kitchen door was open. 'Took a candte and went out to look
for her. Witness found her ie the petty. She was laid
straight on the floor on her back, with her head in one corner
aud her leer turned, the door touching it. Iler petticoats were
up to her knees. and witness pulled them down. She was dead.
Witness found her hunch of keys lying beside her, and a can-
diestick, and the lock and key of the gate. The keys were
'rinse of thedrawers of the house which she generally kept in
her porker. The lock and key were the lock and key of the
bottom gate of the yard. It was a huge lock which they put on
the inside of the gate. The door of the privy was inside that
gate. Witness did not know that the gate bail been lncked mitt
that particular night or not. but her master usually Jerked it
heloredusk, .1 he candlestick ha 1 nor a bit of candle in it, but
the candlestick was raised up to the top as high as it would go,
but does not think there was any snuff on it. Called for assist-
ance to take the body into the house. Did not examine her
pockets. Stroked her arms down. Nicholas Murphy and the
soldier carried her body into the house. Wiiness went with
thew to the privy amid helped them as well its she could. Can't
say whether her pot kets were examined after she went into the
house. Sometit»es she carried a snuff-fox in her poi ket, and
sometimes it was in the bar. Witness kites. the box, but emit('
not say whether she seen it in the bar that night. Deceased
had a bone.hafted knife, which she carried generally in her
pocket. She often had it out to cut lemons in the bar. She
generally put silver which she took into her pocket. Witness
does utiCknow whether she had taken any money or uot. Wit-

ness searched for the snuff-hoc hut could not find it. Does not
remember that she sear,iieil fur the knife; ,night have dime so.

. .
Cross-examined by Mr. BRAN DT.—Had lived two years in
the house. Mrs. Minshull was a lusty woman. She had faint-
ing fits. She was subject to them when she was put out of the
way. She had a husband, and he lived at Manchester. Lie
generally cane over to see her once a fortnight, and had been.
over that week. Witness, when she found her, was so put
about that she did not know what to think. The stays of the
deceased were new, "and one of the bones was a little forced up
on one side. tahe was a short-necked woman. There were
more men than six or. seven at first, but at least about that
number. When the others went away the remainder adjourned
from their first room to the tap-roots. It was half a gallon of
ale that Mrs. Minshull treated them to, and her master treated
them to aquart.
They were not willing to go then, and wit-
ness drew them another half gallon before she went to bed. The
party was very morry, and Mrs. Minshull was there when the
prisoner was singing. She seemed pleased with his singing. It
w o ab tut twelve o'clock when she (witness) went to bed.
When she found the det4ased her head was hanging forward a
Mlle. It was towards her stags.
Re-examined by Dr. BROW N.—The bone of her stays came
out a little. She had two bones, one at each Side, down the
front. She laced her stays in front. One of the bones was out
a little, sticking tit one side.
Thomas Iligginson stated that he was the father of Betty
Minshull. Ile saw the prisoner at the bar at his house on the
Bth of December. Ile went to bel betwixt 11 and 12 o'clock.
Ile was in the room with the party some hours. Ins daughter
had received all the money that was taken in the house that
night. She put it iu her pocket regularly. Witness did not
know whether the back gate going into time mug market was
fastened on th tt night or not, but it was usually fastened his
daughter usually went down the yard and fastened it herself
before she went to bed and saw all safe. The lock usually hung
on the staple and the key in the bar. Witness went to sleep
soon after he went to bed, and his servant awoke him in the
morning. After the body was brought into the house, the
servant felt in her pockets but found nothing. Did not see this
done. Can not speak to whether there was any money in the
till. Did not examine it.
Cross-examined by Mr. BRANDT.— His daughter usually gave
hint what salver she had, or otherwise put it into a box in his
bed room. i'he clipper was pin into the drawer. The party
was merry when he went to bed. Isis daughter had fainting
fits at intervals. When he saw his daughter at the first onset
he then thought it was a fit, and he did say that he objected to
the coroner sitting. To the constable he said he objected to
a post mortem. He did not to the constable object to the cons-
net's inquest, but to a post mortem. His memory, he said, had
been so perplexed, that he could not definitely recollect.
By Dr. Buowra.—By post mortem hr meant the body being
opened. Ills daughter was born the 28;h ofsfuly. 1785.
Nicholas Murphy called and swum. On the 7th Dec. last
was lodging at iligginson's house and went to bed at half-past
ten. Left the.deceased, Thomas II igginson', stint Mary Pritchard
tip. There were people drinking there at that time. Betty
Minshnil appeared very pleasant then. Witness was called up
next morning at ten minutes to six o'clock by Mary Pritchard.
Went to the privy, found the body lying on het back with the
head against the wall. Assisted to get her in.
Cross-examined by Mr. Eluutosi.—llad lodged there six
months, and had known Betty Minsbull two months before he
went there. [lad seen tier twice in tits, they were sickly faint-
ing fits, they were not violent fits; there was asststanceat hand
to support her un those occasions, if she had nut been supported
she wuuld, have fallen.

Dr. BuowN.—She came to of herself after a little time.
William Donstnote, a private in the 69th regiment, lodged in
the Leigh Arms. Went to the privy when called, and found
the deceased on her back with her head against the wall. Exa-
mined the outer gate and found that it was 'Ten.
' Kerriiit was at the Leigh Arms on the 7th December.

Was there about nine o'clock, the prisoner was there with se-
veral others; Eliza Holbrook, John Yates, James Savory; and
Peter Gleave were these also. The deceased was there also.
When he first went there she wag tint in the B,lllle place as they
were, but she came in afterwards and sat beside William Hill,
she was there above an hour. There was a quarrel between
Joseph Yates and Edward Cox between twelve and aneo'elock,
no others were engaged in the quarrel. All was settled fur be-
fore the quarrel. The quarrel lasted about two or three minutes,
and they then rushed out of the house, they went out of their
own accord. Peter Gleave, witness, James 1;gle, John Boad-
man, Joseph Yates, and John Yates were the persons who
went out, did not see the prisoner go out. Saw hint at the time
of the quarrel. lie did not take any part in it; did not notice
whets the party went out whether' the door was shut. Joseph
Yates and B tward Cox continued the quarrel and fought, this
was between George Gerald's house and Higginson's, in the
Corn Market; remained in the Corn Mat ket half an hour ; the
fight did not continue all that time.
Cross-examined. by Mr. lilt A N DT.—The quarrel was a fight.
Did wit see Hill come out, but does not say he did not come
out. The others looked on while the fight went in. There
were nine in the house, int:turfing the prisoner aud BettyMin-
shull. Betty Minshull, was sitting near to Hill about an hour.
The quarrel in the house came to blows betwixt the two. It
made some confusion. No one insisted upon them going out.
Betty Minshull did not desire them to go out. They were not
ordered out by any body.
James Holbrook (gilled and sworn. Was a weaver at War-
rington, and worked in the same factory as Hill. Was at the
Leigh Arms on Thursday, the 7th December. Hill was there,
and he sung. The party was pleasant and comfortable till a
quarter past twelve. Was near the prisoner. Before anything
unpleasant arose' witness was at one side of the tap-room and
he was at the other. The pi Isoner came across to hon. Betty
Minshull had gone to thaw souse ale. He said something which
intimated (coarsely) that be would have connexion with the
deceased before he went home. Edward Cox and Joseph Yates
qnarrelled soon after. There Was a bit of a scuffle, and Betty
Minshull said they hail better go out, for she did not like to
have ant disturbance in the house. The prisoner dill not. take
any part in that disturbance.' When they went out the prisoner
(WI not go with them. Ile went to•the door pith them, and
went wick.. Mrs. Minshull came to the door too, and it was
closed after them. Can't say who closest it. Heard the door
fastened ingide by some one. Stayed a few minutes in the Corn
Market, and then went brittle. Saw the prisoner at a quarter
past six In the morning. Fie came to his work. Observed that
his face teas marked hke-foor #ogers on his left check. Al rant
like four finger nails. Did not say any thing to him on the
subject. Never had any conyelsation with him about those
marks. (Dr, Brown pressed the prisoner upon his oath.) Did
not either then sir at any other time speak about those marks.
He (the prisoner) did not say anything to him tespectiug u bat
had happened after he left. He said he stayed about twetity
minutes after they left. He did' not say anything further. Wit-
ness was sure that was all he said.
Cross-examined by Mr. Du DT.—They were treated to Iwo
quarts of ale. They hail no suture. Cannot tell whether there
was half a gallon of bees brought in by the'old woman. Be-
lieved there was. There wets some singing. They all sung.
Hill sung. Mrs. Minshull seemed to be pleased. She sat
there, and laughed and jssked, and Was very pleasant, Lot she
never took any liquor. She sat. on one side of the tattle anti
hill on the other. She sat for about ten minutes by the muse
of Hill. When the scuffle bean Betty Minshull ordered them
out. All the party must have beard her, and they all went out.
Witness saw the prisoner and Betty Minshull near the door.
It was closed, he believed, by Betty Minghta She was neat
the door. Heald the bolts shooting and the door fastened after
it was closed,
.1

Re-examined by Dr. Bitows.—The deceased sat in two or
three places during the evening.
John Boardman (sworn.)—Was at Ilig.ginson'thon the night
of Dec. 71h. A distutbance took place about twelve or soon
after. John and Joseph Yates and Edmund Cox took part in
it. They all went out except the prisoner. They heard the
door shut.
Eliza Holbrook
(sworn.)—Worked at the. Cockhedge
factory. Is sister to James Holbrook. Was at the Leigh
Arm son Thursday, the 7th December. Left at nine o'clock.
Saw the prisoner at six o clock next mo it rtng,•when he came to
his work. Noticed that his face was scratched. Did not say
any thing to him about it. 'Vent to her dinner, and heard
While she was out what had happened to Betty Minsbull. When
she came back saw Hill. Said to him " Why that woman's
death:, lie replied, •' Aye, by God is. she!" Witness said
" What time did you leave there last night ?" lie said he did
not know, there wits a row among them, and he helped her to
get them away. Ile went in with her, and she and him drank
what drink was felt, and he stopped a quarter of an hour. She
asked " What bust' gotten thy face scrat' with?" His cheek
was serat' on the right side.
Cross-examined by Mr. BhANDT.—She asked him not what
bane he left. but what time he got home. Ile said that the ale
which they got was what was left in the itig, ileard of the
death of the woman when she went to dinner. It Wa4 not touch
talked of through tinl town. Witness heard it from a young
woman who had nothing to do with Ifiggioson. Saw the
sneer when he came i 0 his- work in the morning at six o'clock.
That was the usual' hour of commencing work.
Re-examined by Dr. BaowN.—The witness being asked to
show which side of the face the scratches were-on put her hand
to the left side of her face. She persisted, however, that the
scratches were on the right side.

Alice Thomas (sworn.) —Kept like Three Crowrs public-
house. On Ftirlay, the Bth of December. was up:at near one
o'clock. Went into the front tooth up mails on the second
floor. Heard a fight in the front, higher up than her
house, near Mc. Higginson's house. Went him her own bed-
toom, opposite to the room into which she first went. When
there she heard the screams of a female, which seemed to 'pro-
ceed from the back parrof Mr. Iligginson's house. They con-
tinued some time loud, and ceased suddenly. ,Wituess dad not
go tag. Before the screams ceased they became fainter and
fainter. They faltered rather at the las'. WitneSS closed the
window and tent to bed. There is a thomughlare firma her
house down to the market. It was closed at night. Could not
say whether it was fast that night. There was a thoroughfare
also from Higginson's into that market. That was the only
one except hers. Witness opened the windowat the back of
the house and called out.

. Isaac BeHass (sworn.)—Was a plaisterer at Warrington.
On the 7th December last lodged at the house of Mr. Lang.
ehaw, in Riding-street, at the bottom of the mug market.
Knew the back door from the Leigh Arms, opening into the
mug market. Langshaw's house was opposite to that. Wit-
ness went home on Thursday night. the 7th December,. or
Friday morning, about haltpast one. Could not at first get
in. Stood at the door about five minutes. Saw the prisoner
at the .bar, whom he bad known for about three' years
First saw him coming down the Leigh Arms yard.
_Has beep
in that card. Fit st saw him about twenty yards up the yard.
Is sure he sax him in the yard. He came right down into
Riding-street. Witness was standing at the front door or the
house. The prisoner came to where he was standing.. Was
certain it was El ill. The moon shone very brightly. He (the
prisoner) came within a yard of witness. Witness spoke to hint
and said, Bill is that thee?" The prisoner did not answer.
He was going hurriedly. Ile was witliin a yard of witness when
witness spoke to him. Ile (the prisoner) went down Ridin '-
street into the Ilorse•market. Witness knew Cockhedge. and
the house where Richard Lyon, the manager lives. The pri-
soner Woll going. towards that house. I'he distance to Lyon's
house would be five or six hundred yards.

Cross-examined by Mr. II ULTON.-- Was not examined before
the coroner. Was first examined about this-on Ihe Monday
following the day of this net nrrence. Was examined by Mr.
Wortall, Mr Wagsrafr'a clerk Is nut certain when the inquebt
was held. lie was examined at Wagstaff's office; and what he
said was taken d9wn, but he was not l:efore the coroner. Ile
wrote his name to the examination. Did not write his name
more than once.

By Dr. Buowx.—Knew that it was the morning of Friday
the when he•saw hitn. because he had been at the citcus on
the night of Thursday. Heard of the death of Betty Minshull,
on Friday night. Is sure it was on that morning that he saw
him. •
Be the JcoGx,—ls still certain that he was examined by Mr.
Wagstaff's clerk, three days afterwards,
Richard Lyon (sworn) stated, that he was nverTooker at the
Cockhedge faetory. The prisoner Came to his house at an early
hour on the morning of the 7th of December. It was Friday-.
Witness lived at Stoutly-lane, near Warrington. Knows the
Leigh Arms. His house is better than a quarter of a mile (*ruin
thence. The prisoner at that time lived on Cockhedge— nearer
to the works, than his ( witness's) house. It was a few minutes
before three o'clock, that the prisoner called at his house.—
Witness was in bed, but hearing a person knocking, he go up,
and went to the window. William Hill, the prisoner at the bar,
was standing under the window, and Ise asked him" to come in,

NlAltert 0, 1838.

Witness went down and let him in. He the prisoner, said. he
had been at the fair, and he had had the best luck he had ever
had in his life. He repeated course words, signifying, _Mat he
had had connexion with a ladlady iu that town. He gave wit-
ness a knife with a horn haft, and two blades. He told witness
to keep it for a memorandum. He (the prisoner) wanted to
stop all night, as he feared being too late fur his work.
Witness
advised hint to go home, telling him that he would call him to
his work. He went home. Witness called him in the morning,
and he went to his work. The prisoner did not say anythi"g to
him that morning, nor anything more that day. His face was
scratched. On Saturday morning, a knife being freque",til
used at their work, he (the prisoner) wanted to borrow a knife,
and witness gave hint his own knife back again. Before,
the
men were paid, the prisoner gave him half a sovereign, and
shillings in silver. It was souse time between breakfast tiros
sex
and dilutes time. A few weeks before, they had made it "P t°
go to Bolton, at Christmas, and he gave witness that money t°
keep for him till Christmas, for fear he should spend it, it he
kept it himself. The prisoner did not appear quite as pleasant
its usual. On Monday morning before breakfast, while he "6
at his work—(it had been talked of at the mill about BettY
Minshuil)—the prisoner said that Betty Miushull was the
woman with whom he had had connexion. He said he had had
connexion with her twice—the second time wade she was
asleep. During the conversation he showed witness a snuff Wilt,
which lie said tie had taken lions her. He showed him a kulie,
which he said he had taken front her—and which he had throw"
into the reservoir. The snuff box was numbed Ga, iu the
inside. It was a iihbed one of the appearance 14- silver. This
was all the conversation before breakfast. After breakfast.
between nine and ten—the prisoner told him he had thrown this
snuff box into the reservoir. Witness had nut at any other'lime
any conversation with him.

Cross-examined I;; BRANDT.—Was examined before a
magistrate but nut -before the coroner. It was ten days after
the Iransai•tian.

By D. BM/WM.—First mentioned this matter on the 16th:
The reason why he did not mention it earlier was, that he had
not the least idea of coining before a coca and was very sorry
that he had nut mentioned it so cner.
James Jones, deputy constable of Warrington, ,examined the
body of Betty Minshull on Friday the Bth Dec. Under• the
chin he observed two marks, which appeared to be the marks
of finger nails. Saw, also, a mark on the right side of the nose,
which appeared also to be the mark of a nail. There were
marks in the throat which looked as if from pressure. Sao
the prisoner on Tuesday night, the 13th of Dec., at Bridewell•
Asked hint if he were at Higginson's house on Friday the 70-
He said yes. Asked him how long be stopped there after the
company left.
Mr. BRANDT asked the witness by what authority he poi
these questions. He replied that he did it by his own autho-
rity. It Was customary for him to ask questions, but not with
the view of crintinating the prisoners ;—they might either an-
swer or not as they thought fit. Did not question hint with
the intention of stating on oath the answers.
The JUDGE said he thought this was a very wrong practice,
but he could not exclude the es idence.
His Limos'-lip told the witness that, if that were a
practice of his he had better leave it off immediately. If he did
not he should give orders that he be turned out of his situation.
To put questions to prisouers was not only not his duty, ,ut
directly the contrary. lie was not again to presume to do
such a thing,- for constables had no right to do so. his lord-
ship did trot think the witness intended to do anything wrong.
but he spoke as strongly as he had done to put an cod to so
very bad a practice.
John Thomason stated that on the 23d December he searched
the reservoir at the factory, and found there a snuffbox close
'tctthe edge of the data.

'Thus. joyuson, nue of the constables of Warrington, stated
that he had received a snuff-box from the last witness. Wit"
❑ess irruduced the snuff box.

The witness Lyon examined the snuff box and said it was thlt
same which he had seen in the hand of the prisoner.
Mary Pritchard identified the snuffbox as that Om • h had
belonged to the deceased. The knife of the deceased had two
blades.

Dr. John Davis (sworn). Is a physician and surgeon. Had
practised as a surgeon in Wan ingion within two and three
Years. Was called in to examine the body of Betty miusbull,
on the 11th Dec. That was Mouday. Saw it at lie house or
Mr. lliggitisou. The body appeared very fat. Externally, oa
the right and left fore arm, were several bruises, particuiarlf
about the elbow. There was also a slight bruise about the
wrist, and a mark on the right side of the nose. There were
two marks on the right side, immediately under the tower jaw'
These was also a peculiar discolouration about the integuments
of the neck, differing from that of any other part of the body.
These were the whole of the external marks except a few blue
veins showing through the integuments of the leg. lie pro-
ceeded to open the'boilv. On removing the int -guments from the
right sole of the neck, he found the interior of one, of the
muscles of' a very (hark, colour,: containing extravasated blood
throughout the whole. The mo,eles under that were also
darker col.iured than natural. Sointrother tmiscies on that side 4
contained extravasated blood. On removing the integuments
flow the opposite side he found the muscles dark in colour
with some extravasated blood. These muscles were nut so dark
in colour as on the opposite side, but some of them were dis-
coloured. The muscles on the anterior of the neck is eie also
discolottied. On openiog the chest found the lungs very touch
gorged with blood. The structure appeared healthy. The
heart was healthy in structure and its valves appealed pet feet.
The stomach was healthy and contained undigested food. The
liver was healthy but had a smelt tumour near the gall bladder.
There were two semi-cartilaginous tunionis on the uterif-
These were diseased ovaries. The brain was healthy. its
sinuses contained a considerable quantity of blood. The sub--
stance of the brain had. mote blood in it titan usual. In his
judgement, from the tumefaction of the integuments of the
neck, the extravasation • of tine blood in the sub-cutaneous cel-
lular tissue, together with. the extravasation of blood in the
muscles; and the gorged appearance of the lungs, death was
occasioned by suffocation frau', pressure on the inferior portions
of the neck. The pressure of the hand would produce the
irregular appearance which he had named.

Cross exa►nined by Mr. BRANDI'—The tumours he had
named would produce occasional fainting. She was a short
tat woman, full in the breast.

,
R,-examinett by Dr. Bitowm.—There Is nothing in the LW"
Iwartuce of the brain that showed the deceased to have
Bird of
apoptexy. The appearance would have been different if So.
There was nothing unusual in the appearance of the brain. In
the sinuses there was a little more blood than usual. That
might result front the pre,sure on the neck.
John Fitchet Marsh (sworn.)—ls a clerk to Mr. Wagstaff-
Attended as clerk when the examination.* were made., What
the prisoner said was taken in writing. He-made his mark to
it. By Mr. BaAN DT.—Dues not know when Isaac Bellass was
examined. • •

The statement of the prisoner was put in an read. 1
was to the effect that the deceased told him (after the others of
the party were gone) t•) look into the tap-room and see-if they
had lett their clothes. She then asked him to take what ale
was left, which he did, drinking two glsases, after which he bade
hergood night.

A juror requested that Bellas might be called back and
asked if he saw the prisoner shut the yard door after him,
Bellas said he could net see the door from where he stood.
When he said he haw trim 20 yards up the yard, be meant
he saw hint 20 yards off, where he (witness) stood, as hi called
the whole Open space the yard. The prisoner was therefore-
about 80 yards from the gate.
This closed the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. BRANDT addressed:. the jury for the defence.' The duty
he said devolved upon hint of addressing them on behalf of the
unfortunate man at the bar. It was a duty so awful and em-
barrasing that he could wish to be excused, but he dare not
shrink from it—it was his duty to proceed. They (the jury)
also had a duty to perform, an awful and anxious duty. 'They
had to say wkiether.another lite was to be sacrificed besides, as
well as 'hat which had caused the present inquiry. He was
placed in a situation of great difficulty. for he knew no more
of the case than he hail heard from the evidence of thewit-
nesses that day. What the real Teets of the case were onlY
one being could know. Ile wished them, however, to construe
the facts which they had heard only as they appeared, and with
that leaning towards the prisoner which our laws recommended.
The charge against him was that he had of his malice afore-
thought killed and murdered the deceased. There were diffi-
culties in this case. The prisoner might have been guilty Of
imptopriety but net of murder. He put it to the jury in ordi-
nary language that the prisoner was not guilty of murder. He
knew that besides the first view of the prisoner having killed
the deceased by violence, *here was another view, which
was, that if he hid attempted to violate the deceased, and in the
course of that unlawful act, had caused her death, though unin-
tentionally, he was guilty of murder. He dare not attempt to
mistate what he knew to be late, and he would not attempt to
warp their judgment or understanding. The evidence was al-
together cetueistantial • there was nothing gireet about It.
If they lo tked at the evidence of Lyon, the overseer, it would
appear, that the prisoner not only did Out extinguish the life of
the di ceased, but that he did not know that she was dead. He
formed that opinion as well from what the prisoner had said as
front his conduct. The leatned gentleman proceeded to dwell
on portions of the testimony which we must refrain front pub-
lishing. It was net credible, he contended, that a man should
go liens the cemmission of such a crime and call it a lark,
knowing, as he. must have done, under such circumstances, that
his victim, at that time, " slept the sleep of death." He went,
and, with a coarseness which was certainly disgusting, -boasted
of his success, when he was under no necessity of mentioning
aoylhing of the circumstance at alt, •If he—had committed
murder,, it was impossible that he could so have acted. He
went to his wink the next morning without any appearance of
dejection, and he appeared in the presence of the overseer, to
whom he had given details, which, he knew, if he knew any-
thing of the matter, must lead to his conviction. II is learned
friend, in his.openiug, had said that the prisoner expressed asto-
nishment when he was informed of the death of Betty M inshull.
Previously to -that there was no change in his demeanour.
After this there was a change in Isis demeanour, and he became
dejected. This, the learned council contended, was very natu-
ral in a person who was innocent. The learned council pro-
ceeded to dwell on the intimacy that seemed to exist between
the prisone- and the deceased, and told the jury. that if she had
died in consequence of some accidental circumstance in the
course of connexion with the prisoner, the prisoner was not
guilty of the charge alleged. lie dwelt upon the appearance of:
the deceased, she being a very lusty woman, who would more,.
easily die of suffocation than a person of the common size.
His Lordship went minutely Over the evidence, remarking on,
the various points as they occurred, and pointing out to the jury,,
the law which was applicable to the case.
The Jury, having requested permission to retire, went out at.
en initiates to three o'clock.

The jury returned at four o'clock, and delivered in a verdic%
of Guilty.

The face of the prisoner, which had appeared very pale tituialk
the trial, flushed at this annmtheement.

His lordship lint on the awful black cap, and proceeded to,
pass sentence of death upon the prisoner. He said, alter a vol,
full inquiry into the painful circumstances of this case, he. (Ih!'
prisoner) had been found guilty of having raurdekett Bettrc
The jury had retired to give the matter more ample
consideration, mud they had come to the conclusion that he was-
guilty. Ile did not wean to say that he was at, all convinced.
nor did he suppose that the jury were convinced, that the
sone, when he went out at the back part of th,e house with the
woman, intended to murder her. sut he believe('
that he went with the intention of committing another
and that in the commission of that he did absolutely suffocate
and strangle her to prevent her from screaming., and that havintr
killed her ha did, by his own admission, have connexion with
her dead bo(ly. lie had afterwards proceeded to take from her
person such articles as she had in her possession,. so that be (the
learned judge) had no doubt but he ((he prisoner) stood there
(Amity of the three crimes of rape, robbery, awl murder. Jt:
noly remained for him to perfartn that most painful duty which
devolved upon him, 'and it was not him that spoke but the lit:
through him. lie did not say it to aggravate the feelings whic
bt
must agitate him (the pi isimer) at that awful inomenu, but to.r_
an example to Whets there was no hope of mercy for him in this
the next he bop.al there was. His ide would be f*:',r:
felted to the laws of his country, which he had violated,
. be-1'
was not to indulge in the slighest hope that his life woulai
spared, hut try to make his peace with Almighty God. He the
learned judge) had confidence that ever assistance wou., . ; be
0r
afforded to him duiing the few days
weeks that he would have
to live-. .
His lordship then pasted aentenee of death in the usual fyru..t.

NIARca 30 I,B'`B

EURGf.,ARY.
John Thorpe, aged 2.3, was charged with having on the 28th
Of February last, burglariously entered the house of Robert
Pearsou, at Worsley, and stolen therefrom a quantity of wear=
lug apparel.
Mr: Cross conducted the prosecution.
It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses, that Mr.
Robert Pearson hart made his house fast on the 28th of Febru-
ary and retired to bed. On the following Morning when he
got up, he found that an entrance had, during the night, been
effected into the premises, by breaking open the window of a
workshop.' It was discovered that a cloak, three shawls, a
gown, a shirt, a pair of shoes, five, aprons and a bedgown had
been stolen. These articles were afterwards pledged by the
prisoner at a pawnbroker's in Il9lton. A man named Whit-
taker stated, that he was drinking with the prisoner no the
night of the 28th of February. They were proceeding along the
road together. The prisoner left the road near Pearson's
house, telling'Whittaker to wait for him, When he returned
he had two bundles, thous h he had nothing in his hand at first.
The jury consulted together for a few moments, and returned
a verdict of Guilty.
The JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to transportation far 10
years.

UTTERING A FORGED NOTE.
John Howarth was indicted for having on the 7th of Feb. 1837
uttered a forged Bill of Exchange for £lOO.
Dr. BitowN conducted the prosecution; Mr. BRANDT ap,
geared for the defence.

. .
7 It appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of dealing,
WitH the Newton Crown GI ss Company, the warehouse of
which was at Newton-in-the-Willows. On the ith or February
he paid in on account of what he owed t-he company a Bill of
Exchange. for the sum of £lOO, which was subsequently disco-
covered to be forged.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to
transportation for life.

UTTERING A FORGED CHEQUE.

'John Dixon. aged 31, was charged with having, at Mooches-
ter,-on the 9th October, uttered to Joseph Barwise, a forged
cheque for £2OO. well knowing the same to be forged.
Dr. Bnows' and Mr. BRANDT conducted the prosecution;
Mi. L. PEEL appeared for the defence,
It appeared that the prisoner was, with two others persons
named Davis and Dawson, was a joint tru!tee of a society in
-Mariehester called the Hydraulic Packers' Society. The so-
ciety had the sum of £2OO. in the Bank of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd,
& ffo. at Manchester. On the 941 of October, the prisoner,
tviih two other persons, not members of the society, went to the
Bank and drew a cheque for the amount (i 200.) He signed
his own name to the cheque, and the other two men alsoatfixed
to the cheque the names of Davis and 134wsou the other two
trustees. Those tiro signatures were forgeries, and on this
cheque the prisoner obtained the money. It was proved that
the two signatures were not in the hand-writing of Dawson and
Davis, and that Dixon had no -authority to receive the money.
The Jury factor' the prisoner guilty.
The JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to transportation for life.

NISI
PRIUS COURT.—THURSDAL
STRINGFELLoW V. CROA LE.
This Was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an ear--
ney,.to recover the ateount of his-hilt from the defendant, for
work done. The bill was £66 10s. 3d., and £2 had been paid
Ott account. It appears, that the defendant is a quarryman, and
brought au action against a man in Liverpool, who owed hint
nionPy, the cause went nearly.to court, when it was referred,
and a verdict went for the present. defendant. The defendant
Was unable to pay, and went to goal, and the attorney for the
then plaintiff, and the present defendant came upon him for his
bill.
Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount.
STEPHENSON e.. STUBBS.
'llll9 was an action brought. by the plaintiff. who is an ale and
Spirit merchant, to recover £l2 18s. from the defendant, who is
a beer seller, for goods sold and delivered.
Verdict.fur the plaintiff the the amount. . •
• mu-ix V. BENTON. • •
This was an action brought to recover the amount of a bill
of exchange for £l3l I6s. 6d., and the interest drawn by the
defendant.
Verdict for the plaintiff £13.3 10s. It was undefended.
mime r. GaitTstne, AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by the same plaintiff, against
William and George- Gartside, who were the acceptors of the
same bill as the above action was brought fur. The plaintiff
..being the indorser of the bill.
Verdict-for the plaintiff for nal Ws.
ROBERTS V. HOLE AND.
'This was an action brought to recover the value of certain
..-articles of furniture, belonging to the plaintiff, of which the
-defendauthad got posse.siion. It-was proved, that the defendant
'held ,possession of a mahogany chest of drawers, and other
• furniture; and also of sundry pairs of stockings, but there was
nu evideuce of the value .
Ills ,Loansn IP said, it was very-wrong in the plaintiff giving
:no evidence of the value, and the jury must form their own
• , opinion of it, taking care not to give too much. .It appeared,
'both the plaintiff and defendant are dealers in fancy boxes.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant, damages £B.
.STRA K ER V. GRA 111-,CHARTER-P %RTY.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the owner of a
-Air) called the Niagara, against the defendants, Messrs. Swain-
''3Qa and Cram, for the recovery of thirty guineas demurrage.
ztt appeared the plaintiff and defendants had entered into a
("."'ter-partY, the detendauts agreeing to charter the vessel for
voyage to London, 14 days being allowed. for loading, and
three guineas a day afterwards to be paid for demurrage. The
rvessel was nine or ten days more than the fourteen in loading,
VI:1-the owner brought the action to recover ten days demurrage.
the defence it was endeavoured to be proved. that there
dt t' Acre goads enough supplied to 10-ad the vessel in the time agreed
tsi 2-91)°4; but it was replied, that the- goods were-of such a nature
ii, ,
80supplied, namely, very heavy goods and very light, that
"4 ''e,ssel had to be unloaded several times to put the heavy
~dV4O belOw, and.that that the.fault of the defendants caused the
v!)'•
erdietforthe,plaintiff—damages £2B 14s. The defendants
;".t.`"(.l uotice.of a new trial.

DEMPSEY AND OTHERS V. REDMAN.
This was 'in; action -brought by Messrs. Dempsey, Benbow,
,and Co. to recover from Mi. G. C. Redman.. of London, ihesuin
C!,/ and a fraction, which the plaintiffs said they had
4.i.veroaid 00. a cargo of tioiller which they contracted to purchase
.of icfr.-11.edoidn, its i'&37. TOe.cotrtraet for the timber v, as made
-.l)v Messrs. Chapman and Widis, of Liverpool, on the part of
Mr. Redcicau, and was dated the ad of October, 1836; and by
'shat contract, Chapman and 'Willis agreed to sell to Messrs.
4,)einpsey and J3e.nhow &cargo of 600 loads of sound, mercha
hie African teak ,timber - the price of the timber to be 70s. per
load 450 cubic. feet,-th
eamount of the timber so supplied to be
paid Car by a bill 'lit'helm' e, au the ,telivery of the hill of
lacting.--subject.to he-reclaced in amount afterwards, if the mea-
surement sitd not vrove'ilie same as the hill of lading. The de-
fective timber, either in-size or Ruality, to be valued by two in-
'different persons, tolie .natnd icy •the seller. 'the timber did
prove defective, and a party was. appointed to value she goods,
'which were pronounced to be defective :to the uoiount sought
Co be recovered. •
The Jury found a verdict for the .plaintiffs, £l4 16s.
THE QUEEN -17.11LAK.E.
This was one of the chemical nuisance ihdictinen!s, The
tasfe.ndant consented to &verdict of guilty.

LORD V. -RANSON AiNI,4JTHERS.
Mr. ALEXANDER anti M r.-Cow LING appeared for the „plain-
lig. and Mr. CitEss%vELL for the defendants.
This
.was an action brought to ..teCliVer the amount of the
tlainta's bill for work dune, he being au attorney at Wrgart.
1 the year 1832, Mr. Lord was applied to hi/ the defendants,
i''
-Lattsort and _Lomax. to settle some matters with respect to some
-property left to.thein ,by an uncle. The uncle left them some
property subject to:certain debts and legacies, and the legatees.
ecaule urgent on the trustees for payment, and they detertnin-
ed to sell the property, atav off the legacies, and have done with
the business, and the yi,ung melt, the defendants, were anxious
40 preserve the. property, thinking they could make more of it,
'and employed Mr. Lord to prevent the sa!e, and through him
offered to give a, guerant ee, absolving tnetrusters from all claims
upon them, and lake the property with all its liabilities them-
aelves. In conductirtg this business the hill of t'°'`l's of the
'plaintiff was incurred. On his sending this in they told him
.they would -not pay it, and he might take what proceedings he
liked to recover it, Several-witnesses, the clerks off the,pla tut di,
and attorneys, with whom he had.communieated, were-called to
prove the 'various items of the hill. In the course of Ibis ex-
eteination it appeared that Ranson. was a farm labourer, and
Lomax a weaver, and that the amount of the bill was £123 and
a fraction. The willies:es, +m cross-examination, could give no
..r:eilif that the plaintiff had been authorised to take certain pro-
k,ed, dings and incurce.rtain expenses charged in hishill. lir. Gas-
tees wil:"r"eTl Wigan, was examiued. Was attorn-ev to the trus-
o.wanted tosell the proile rt • r. Lord offereil to ad vauce
the moue.) required to •lie.d.efepl 141
defendants, to pay off the legacies on
security of a mortgage of th • property, but Lomax t efused, and
eventually the propert) aas sold, and the balance 7,8, or L9OO
paid over to the rferendant.
Mr. Adam Lomax liaw -th, solicitor, of Bolton, was exj
shined; to prove that the ‘p‘l:itittif bad repeatedly seen him on
thembru.sicoteisEsrsrfwtbe defendants.
t.t.t, then rose for the defence. In the whole
thanecou of his_. e„kreett,i.entittee he never saw a more ragged case
th '
1:123 17s. fid.f,hwittli„.„tAiiiv'is were
called
" in
pay
a bill
"I
!r',-,,,,,n the professional kni)e\g, one farthing's worth of benefit
They had this curi,us f •r ~eilge or exertions of Mr L • 1
the p voi)6lt, v -iti`i 0. ii ii 'I
't • that Mr. Lord was anxieUs tong'e';
men had a itenough riot to letM"rn
•i„ hu„ha„hese tw,rl.,?(.l's lnallgagee,
and
lend
"l'alle
Lord put his finger on. tirg:,
t 0 iii...iroetria;y .i f kite thetlr hillwetrl,7yr h0;41
nil first
.'twit or thtee journeys.
gdhat these jimmies wete to c
-,then allow Mr. Lord to take his on
dffia""""si"ess.
R
this pleasant trip two
:;gtouißnredatso,n,foarndwrthliackheheM,rv.fiu"l7l4xtnpoaryning ride of 12 miles over
~ h have to weave two weeks. They
, found an item in the bra,
tou, f 2 12g. 6,1.; there wereorsseevaelini.al enxtlPieern*Tisttr2ilaPirngctlinarß(edsl.
:." Attending instructious for th
108
uios,
£5
is,.
id.
an . c e lease of Mr. Halsall; di awn'.
d frawing
auont which nu one kn
-ffor drawing a lease i! copey, making £7 4s ,"
to Bohol], to see} ;t1 ra.nf‘ltahwinef;h..Thlelne
there was attrition. journey
did not know why the otherjourneN
charged £2 12,6 d.
8 Were t
unless Mr. Lord then rode a rough trottiti,°, 17
t Laughter.)
'',,Mr. Cresswell then proceeded to dissect thequw7ht.soelt.e„rbetil,l,,natt):,lclohn,-;
`tended that many things were charged
',business on which Mr. Lord was employed for the creentemlants.
`There 'was drawing the abstract of the title the ittr,
eal bsuesmu
ref £3l What on ' earth necessity was there in h
,r pt which the attorney was employed, to draw such
:inndeL4s
~..straet. There were two. ileac; for conveyancing, 0,,, •of
iigfi ss. and the other.of..E7 17s. the difference between which
-conveyance he could not uliderstand, but it appeared R double
, charge ,for the. same thing .under a different title. lie eon_
,Cluded with calling on the jury to give the plaintiff what lie
,:was entitled to, but ifhe had been doing work for his own benefit,
..and • not according to the instructions of the defendants, nut to
allow I hat.

HiS GiiD.Sl4ll), in charging the jury, called on them to put
Aside ;dl prejudice which might exist in their minds against at-
.„l"",eYs• The plaintiff was entitled to some recompense on the
4'."4etice, and -t bey must determine that. There were some
stems who h he ttiought ought not to be allowed, as not con-
zected with the business on which the plaintiff was employed,
~and thilr had no evidence of his being at all authorised to in.
tptire into the title -far the defendants; he might have done it
for h. •
.cha_huseW intending perhaps to purchase, but ought no to
rz,e the defendants with that. His lordship then pointed out
tinbt,
, net items as objectionable. They must look on the
Otamti
a, fl as on any other man. They were in the situation of
"sheer of the court to tax tke bill, and they must do it as well
:as they could.
orelhT,h;ttjory. after an absenee of about half an hour, found for
Il!tift damages, £6l Etls 4i, being about half the amount
the bill.

Til WAD V. WINFiRL.
l% Wag an action broR
nht by the plain D
tiff, who is a publican
in-Williainson-splare, to recover £‘l9. and a fraction. for board
Imluinic from ihe defendant,' ho staid wilh hi. wife at bib
:Ise about ten weeks.—L.Vercitet for the plaintiff, £23.
court adjourned at about six o'clock.

" Catisp. tsT.—The Salford li'st has been disposPd of
Marl '26 ""I,:es L
the ~econcl li,t have been got through. Mon-
j„ T",ilay, and' Prida v I,,xt are fixed fir the trial of special
' Se vel al imPortant causes have to come on. in
,t t.l'e trumpery and undefended causes of the
first list have
jnst Le en got thiough, There remain lOU causes to try.