The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

CROWN COURT.-SATURDAY

John Sweelman, indicted for an abominable offence
at Orrell, was discharged.
Ramble' Ho!croft, alias Collier, was convicted and
sentenced to transportation for life for having forcibly
violated at Southworth-with-Croft, Sarah Green, aged
nine years.
ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE AT WAVERTREE.

El,zabeth Davidson, was charged with exposing her
male infant with intent to cause its death.

We have recently given the particulars of the case.
The prisoner lived as servant with Mr. Blain, of Birken-
head. On Easter Monday she was taken ill, and a doctor
was consulted. She continued unwell, and engaged a car
to take her to Sandown-lane, Wavertree. and. whtlst goinz

placed, after leaving the car, in an adjoining field. with the speech which is given in our parliamentary intelligence of
view, as alleged in the indictment, of causing its death. Monday.
She must shortly afterwardishave been delivered of another CORK.—Much distress exists throughout the county of
child, as an infant was found in her arms, wrapped in a Cork in consequence of the disease in the potato crop
shawl, when she was taken into custody. Meetings have been held in Skibbereen, Mallow, and

His' LORDSHIP said he thought ti;ai' the poor creature other towns, for the purpose of devising'means for the
having been delivered of one child, and in labour with a relief of the people. All the resident clergy and gentry
second, was not in a fit state to take care of the first one, have attended these meetings. Lord Bandon has called a
and the jury acquitted her. meeting for Tuesday next, of all the magistrates, landed
BURGLARY. proprietors, and clergy of all denominations, of the west
William Scott, 40, Henry Goss 40, John Smith, 24, riding of the county of Cork, to "take into consideration
and Thomas Bancroft, 39, were indicted, the three first the distress occasioned by the failure of the potato crop."
named for a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Amidst all the distress, it is most gratifying to know that
Lord, of Manchester, and stealing therefrom proporty to there is much alleviation in store. The wheat crop from

the value of £4O, and Thomas Bancroft withreceivin

hence to

ungarvan, is safe,

portion o

he same,

knowing it to

been stolen

The jury found the prisoners Scott and Goss guilty,
and acquitted the other two. Scott had been previously
convicted at Carlisle, and sentenced to seven years' trans-

_ he majority of cases stacked. The crop is above
an average, and the grain of most excellent quality. The
barley crop is also decidedly good, but there is not much
of it yet cut.

being in

anon, an

also at

he present assizes for coining

Goss had also been previously convicted and sentenced to
the like punishment. Scott was sentenced to fourteen

EFFECT OF CANNON BALLS ON IRON STEAMERS:

At Portsmouth some remarkable results have been pro-

lent, on the iron steamer Rub.
Admiralty will, in consequence, stop tt
steamers and other vessels for the pre
which hit the Ruby not only penetrat

NISI PRIUS COURT
ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A MAGISTRATE

SATURDAY

ad it is expected the
buildine of iron

ATKINSON (PAUPER) V. HORNBY

This was an action for false imprisonment, brought by
the plaintiff, Joseph Atkinson. against the defendant,
Wm. Henry Hornby. The declaration stated that the
defendant had unlawfully caused the plaintiff to be con-
fined in the House of Correction, at Preston, for several

struck, but in some instances passed through the other
side, carrying with it whole plates of iron. In action this
would risk the total loss of the vessel, for on heeling over
to leeward, such a body of water must rush in that no-
thing could prevent her sinking, with all on board: A

The defendant pleaded not guilty under the

statute

representatiOn of this important circumstance, arising
from the recent trials, has been made to the Admiralty ;
and, should further experimental firing prove that serious
risk will be occasioned to iron vessels of war when exposed
to the chance of being struck by heavy shot, it is doubtful
if the board will not abolish them as men-of-war.
"AFFLICTION SHOPS."—It is not perhaps generally
known in the provinces that within the last half dozen.
' shops have been opened in different parts

The plaintiff was a collier by trade, and engaged to
work at the pit of Messrs. Simpson, at Oswaldwisle, on
the 16th June; but after one day's work, not finding
matters to his satisfaction, he left the employment, and
in consequence was brought before a magistrate and sen-
tenced to fourteen days' imptibonment and hard labour,
under a recent act of Parliament passed for the ouroose

•s mercers

of giving magistrates snmmary jurit4liction where servants
unlawfully withdrew from their work. The conviction
was removed by habeas corpus to the Queen's Bench,
and declared to be informal and illegal.
Mr. BAINES, at the close of the plaintiff's case, sub-

Of the metropolis for the exclusive _
ing, and that with a view to consistency, the whole estab-
lishment—masters, shopmen, and apprentices—are dressed
up in the "garb of woe." A gentleman lately entered one
of these sombre emporiums, and inonieed if u.

e of articles of mourn-

mitted that a nonsuit should be entered. The transaction
was alleged to have occurred in the northern division of
the county, and ought to have been tried at Lancaster.
He contended that the order of the Privy Council made
the northern division of the county as distinct from the
southern division as if, in fact, tbey were two counties.
His Lordship, after consulting with Mr. Justice Wight-
man, decided in favour of the objection, and a verdict was
entered for the defendant.
KELNCH V. SETTLE.
This was in action of trespass, brought by William
Keinch against Laurence Settle, The declaration stated,

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supplied with a pair of dark grey gloves. J ves. He received a
reply in the affirmative, and was politely requested to step
forward into the " mitigated affliction department"—an
inner room—where he would be immediately attended to.
Here he found, instead of the dismal black which every-
where met his gaze in the front-shop, an extensive assort-
ment of goods adapted to half, or second, mourning, g_l_c!,
a separate establishment of shopmen, &c., in costupne.fe`
a " mitigated" character ! This is a refinCrlleeent the
pers at
drapery business which leaves the country.shni2tronolita4
an immeasurable distance in the rear of Meow° r
brethren. What next ?