The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

SUMMER ASSIZES,

CROWN COURT.—TuEsDAY

zes for the southern division of the county pals-
aneaster commenced in this town on Tuesday,

stice Coltman, and the

id arrived fro►n Lancaster

noon of Li

ling day, attended divine service

on, in St. George's Church, where an hp-
was preached by the Rev. T. Pedder, of
Garstang, chaplain to the High Sheriff,
Brockholes, Esq., of Claughton-hall.

;clock, Mr. Justice COLTMXN took his seat

[rt ; and the court having been opened with
Drms, the following gentlemen were formed

EVILBRAHAM, M.P., Blythe-hall,

'wood, Bart., Claremont.
Esq., M.P., Smith Hill's-hall
'kburn, Esq., M.P., Hale.
ley, Esq., Swinton-horse.

Halliwell-hall.
q., The Hayes.
1., Oak-hill.
_ Lightbourne-house.
_urton, Esq., Wigan.
s Jackson Norreys. Esq., Davyhuline
s, Esq., Davyhulme.
, Black-brook.
Phillips, Esq., Barlow-hall.

t Henry
0 rrer

lg., ilidginount.
Esq., Green-bank.
Unsworth, Esq., Maghull.
?rood, Esq., M.P., Singleton•lodgt
_oa, Esq., Liverpool.
hard Walker, 'Esq., M.P., Woodhill.

irt, Esq. Liverpool:
bach, Esq..
Woodlands.
Irinkwater, K.nt., Liverpool.
proclamation
against vice, profaneness, and
ing been read by the clerk of the crown, the
proceeded to deliver the charge to the Grand
;e as follows : " Gentlemen of the Grand In-
endar presents to us a very long list indeed of
Inman life has been sacrificed. There are, I
_ than fourteen cases in which the 'parties have
'lied. It appears, undoubtedly, from the depositions,
rt general are not cases of excessive malignity ;
my of them are cases which may probably, in
.operly classed under the head of manslaughter
of them the coroner's jury have found verdicts
I in others for manslaughter only : however,
- le will be no guide for your discretion • you
cise your own judgment upon them. 'Un-
inction 'and difference between murder and
any cases, very nice. It is matter of
>metimes to say, whether an offence
the head of murder, or be considered
n order to constitute the
that the party should

aug later

If he intended to do a

sucli a; waylaying a person with an
31y, and he carried the matter further
tion, and destroyed life, the circum-

al in ten

nay be indicative da vicious and mull-
Lnd he ought to be convicted of murder.
doubtedly require minute investigation ;

are;- there does not appear any case- in
have inflicted the wounds have had a
design of murder. But, if there are

3f cruelty which show a malignant disposition
t case the party will be liable to be found guilty
lough his original intention was not to com-
e. Upon these cases, however, you will exer-
discretion and judgment, and if you find there
such marks of a cruel and wicked disposition,

the party should be put upon his trial for tour-
find a bill for that great offence, if not, if a bill
, you will find it for the lesser offence. - There

of a young woman who is charged with the mur-
Id. If there are grounds for finding the bill for
it should afterwards turn out, there is some
:at charge is made out, a separate indictment
and the party shall be convicted of conceal-
antive offence. There are in the calendar,
of cases of au offence which unfortunately
..nt in England, that of stabbing. In some
a will find that life has fallen a sacrifice :
:pendently of them, there are six cases of
tent to do grievous bodily harm or mur-
se are cases of stabbing. I have no re-

poathem ; they are simple matters of law

be no doubt whatever, if a wound is given by a
within the statute ; but, if there should be circum-
:e it below a statutable offence, the party will
) found guilty of an assault, and be punish-
There are, I perceive, two' persons under
7.e to females. One of them is a case of
under ten years old. With regard to this
!cessary to remind you, that the consent of
difference in the offence ; it is a felony,
be found guilty of it, even though
which in this case there may p ro-
ito suppose she did. The other caseis a
ry upon a person of adult years. I should
es of this sort, unless there is good ground
upon his trial, the case ought not to
a jury. It will perhaps be necessary
Lte the matter a little further than is
ice in grand juries, in order to see
icient ground for bringing forward the
there are circumstances upon the depo-
t advisable. It appears that the party
laint of the injury she had sustained in
:xactly be expected of her ; so, perhaps,
le case closely before you determine what
trse it is a very great outrage ; and, if
round to suppose it can be established

consent

Jill ; if there is no reasonable ground
be sustained, it is but reasonable that
Dun& ivestigation should be spared.—Gentle-
s bi .)ught before you five cases of forgery.
most part cases of an ordinary and simple
e is for uttering a forged bank note. The
called fur in this ease is, that, generally
is in common parlance supposed to be con -
rgery of some individual s name. In one
saes fictitious names appear to have been
ply necessary to state to you, that that may
mischief of forging a real name ; therefore
ithin the charge, although no such person
'e as the man whose name was forged. There
tering base coin, and one of them if made
.:ascription. It is the case of a man who
ne before the police for the purpose of ob-
ey a false accusation against another person
/le was charged with having deposited spurs-
order to bring that person within the penalties
It is, if made out, a case of as wicked a nature as
dived, and I am sorry to say it is not the first of
thin my recollection. When I was here last year,
gentlemen on the grand jury may recollect a simi-
which I passed the severest sentence the law allowed
e I conceived it was one of the most malignant
at could be found in the calendar of crime. There
ber of cases of burglary, but I am happy to say
lot of a nature to call for any remark. We may
kem the term venal ; that is to say, as far as regards
ranee of families, or the perpetration of violence,
.iroperly be classed under the denomination of lar-
mong the cases of felony there are only a few
art to. I believe there are two of persons hiring
1 running away with them. In these cases the
. parted with his property, and it might strike us
it the offence did not amount to a felony; but it
mid, that if a party hires a horse with an intention
it, the offence of larceny is committed. It would
ant case if it should turn out he had not an inten-
;tiling the horse when he hired it. In that case the
ild not be complete ; therefore it will be a question
facts before you what his intention was. There are
of this nature. These, gentlemen, are all the re-
►t the calendar calls upon me to make, and you wail
to your duties, forwarding bills into the court as

e grand jury then retired to their rooms •
MANSLAUGHTER-
n_ es Barnett was indicted for the manslaughter of James
ng, at Rochdale, on the 25th of April. Mr. Hulton
;d for the prosecution, and 111 r. Wilkins for the pri-
It appeared, that on the evening of the day in ques-
le deceased and the prisoner were drinking together
alic-house, and a trifling dispute having arisen between
;he prisoner proposed to settle it by a fight. The de-
said he might fight if he liked, whereupon the pri-
lit him upon the eyes, and the unfortunate man died
' g day. The evidence of two medical witnesses
:amined, was to the effect that death was caused
iage produced by the blow. The jury found the
lty. He received an excellent character. After
!dress, the learned judge sentenced him to pay a
and to be imprisoned till it be paid.
CUTTING AND MAIMING.
Atherton, 21, was indicted for having unlawfully
usly cut and wounded Michael Conner, a soldier
regiment, at Ashton-in-Mackerfield, with intent
isable, and do him some grievous bodily harm.
appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was
The case had been opened, and the first wit-
der examination, when the mother of the prisoner
let the trial might be postponed until witnesses
had arrived. She stated that she understood the
menced on the 19th instant instead of 17th. After
leration, the learned Judge granted the applica-
...e trial was postponed on the authority of a deci-
Ir. Baron Parke, in Stoke's case, C. and P., 151,
Baron Rolfe, in a case at the late assizes

Clarke, 26, was indicted for a similar offence upon
an of Peter Reynolds, on the 27th July last. The
or is a shoemaker. residing in Ben Jonson-street.
evening of the day in question, he sent his wife to his
r's shop in Fontenoy-street, for some work. As she
y longer than he deemed necessary, he went to seek
I found her engaged in an altercation with the pri-
He seized the prisoner, in order to prevent him stab-
; woman, and during a struggle which succeeded, the
stabbed him in five different parts of the body. The
• then ran away, but he was shortly afterwards appre-
by a policeman. In the course of the struggle, the
• slso stabbed a sister-in-law of the prosecutor in the
The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common as-
ly. He was sentenced to twelve months' imprison-

MANSLAUGHTER

worth, 53, was indicted for having, at Rochdale,
killed and slain one James Wilcock, On the 92d
7as a dispute between the parties in a public-house,
the deceased struck and throttled the prisoner.
r then knocked the deceased down and whilst
.e floor kicked him twice on the left side, from the
ich he died. Both of them were intoxicated.
ner, in his defence, denied that he had kicked the
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of man_
rider great provocation, and recommended him to

ieferred.
rued at a quarter past six o'clock

tIUS COURT.—TUESDAY.
:ook his seat at twelve o'clock

IDITSON V. SPURR.
nes appeared on behalf of the plaintiff Joseph
The action, which was undefended, was brought
Spurr and 'another, to recover the amount due on
change. A judge's order was produced, in which
(oLthe defendant was admitted. Verdict for the

TIPTON V. JACKSON AND ANOTHER.
:tion was brought to recover the amount of a bill of
. Mr. Crompton appeared for the plaintiff. The
s undefended. The defendant, in his plea, denied
Lance, but a judge's order was produced, proving the
Verdict for the plaintiff 4260 with interest.
TAYLOR V. ROBERTSON.
AS an undefended action on a bill of exchange. Mr..
ppeared for the plaintiff, William Taylor, who was
.ser, and who sought to recover the amount of the
John Robertson, the acceptor. In this case also a
rder was produced, and a verdict was returned for
iff, damages £503 12s. 7d.

RAY NER V. ARCHER.
h Rayner was the plaintiff, and John Archer the de-
The action was brought to'recover the amount of
Bd. and interest on a-bill of exchange, and £l5 fur
ent. The defendant pleaded in respect to the bill of
e that he did not accept, and on the alleged loan that
not indebted. Joseph Williamson Westmoreland,
for the plaintiff, proved that the defendant had ad-