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flues for the purpose of scraping them, and carrying out
the soot. In about five minutes he called out to a man
named Kerry, who was at another part of the flue, that
the place was too hot, and both came out together. On
coming out, he complained to his master of the heat, and
said it was too hot for him. The prisoner said he was
only " capping," and ordered him in again, and upon the
deceased repeating his complaint, he struck him several
times, across the back with a stick. The poor little fellow
at length went in again. He was not heard of for some
time, when the prisoner went in, and found him with his
face downwards, breathing hard. He was brought out,
and continuing to breathe hard and quick, some water
was brought, and he was washed. Ultimately he was
taken' to the cellar of the prisoner, and put upon some
straw. He was there further cleaned by Mrs. Gordon ;
but not appearing to recover, the prisoner ordered his
wife to bring him a rod, which she refused. The inhuman
fellow said the boy was only " foxing," and procured a
stick and beat him so violently that the little fellow
screamed pitiably.' During the night he expired.
Guilty. Sentenced to ten years' transportation.

POLICE COURT, HIGH-STREET.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Twiss.)
In consequence of the great number of prisoners to be
tried, this court was opened at three o'clock, for the
hearing of criminal cases.

BURGLARIES

Jeremiah Parkinson, 28, (could neither read nor write,)
was charged with having, at Manchester, entered the
house of John Wood, and stolen sundry articles.—Guilty.
Four months' imprisonment.
George Thompson, 19, (could read and write imper-
fectly,) stood arraigned with having, at Little Bolton,
entered the premises of William Morris, and stolen a
quantity of linen goods.—Guilty. Three months' impri-
sonment.

CROWN COURT

-FRIDAY

Mary Thompson, 38, was found guilty of having uttered
at St. J ohn's Market, in April last, two counterfeit half-
crown pieces, she being convicted of a similar misdemean-
our at the Liverpool July sessions of 1846.—Sentence
deferred.

John Humphreys, 33, and Jane Humphreys, 22, his
wife, were given in charge for having in their possession a
mould for making counterfeit pieces. The female pri-
soner pleaded guilty. The prisoners occupied a room in
Clayton-street, Liverpool, and on the evening of the 30th
June last several police-officers went to the house and

found n nrueihiP nn-±h4-- fir 4- stria some plaster of paris,
britannia metal, files, and other materials, on the premises.
The prisoners were arrested after making a vigorous re-
sistance.—The male prisoner was convicted.
Mary Bower, Catherine Bower, Mary Mitchell, and
George Peter Bower, were indicted for having, at Bolton,
had in their possession eight pieces of false and counterfeit
money, resembling shillings, with intent to utter the
same. One of the female prisoners was only eight years
of age, and it was in consequence of having sent her to a
beer-house with a bad shilling for a quart of ale, that
detection of the other prisoners followed. George Peter
Bower and Mary Bower were convicted ; the two other
prisoners were acquitted.

MALICIOUS STABBING

Elizabeth Jackson, 51, was indicted for maliciously
stabbing and wounding Thomas Royle, her son-in-law,
with intent to murder him ; also, with intent to maim, or
to do some grievous bodily harm.—,Mr. Warren appeared
and Mr. Monk defended.—Atter the

tor the

3rosecution

case had been stated, Thomas Royle was called. He
stated that he lived in Manchester. The prisoner was his
aunt, and witness married her daughter. About two
months previous to the attack upon him, the prisoner
came to reside with witness, and slept in the same room as
witness and his wife. About three weeks before, the pri-
soner said she wished witness was stiff, and asked for some
property back she had given to witness when married. On
the night of the 26th of May, witness went to bed with
his wife, the prisoner having retired about twenty minutes
previously on good terms. In the night, witness was
awoke by finding blood on his throat, when he discovered
the prisoner with a knife in her hand cutting his throat.
She also stabbed him in the chest. Witness got up, took
the knife from her, and ran into the street, where he
found a policeman, to whom he gave information as to what
had occurred. When asked what she had done it for she
made no answer.—Alice Royle, who appeared to be a
mere girl, was then called. She said she was three months
short of eighteen. On the 26th of May slept in the same
room with her mother (the prisoner) ; was awoke with
the screams of her husband, and found him bleeding from
the throat. Her mother was standing leaning over wit-
ness with a knife in her hand..—William Corp, one of the
Manchester police, deposed to taking the prisoner into
custody. When told the charge she made no answer.
Mr. Foster, surgeon, denosed to liskvi'nfr

LA a L.G.1.11.1C14 I,lle pro-
secutor. There wasa wOund about tE,
inches long and
half an inch deep in the throat. It was nor a serious
wound because it had not touched any important part.
The prosecutor had not bled much. There was a slight
wound on the breast.—Superintendent Taylor was then
called.—He stated that he was in the police-office at the
time the prisoner was brought into custody. She said on

his asking from the police-officer the nature of the c

what she was doing; she was sorry
he only wanted to get her property ; he
rk.—Mr. Monk addressed the jury at length,
siderable eloquence on behalf of the pri-

that she hardly kn
for all sides ; 1
would not woi
and with c

he prisoner had committed the act in her sleep, she

having on her mind at the time a strong sense of wrong

ender which she acted without any consciousness what-
,ver. The learned gentleman was about to read from the

ook of Professor

Taylor on the subject,

when the learned

interfered, and held that he could not do so. Mat-
ters of science must be proved by livinc, evidence and not
from books.—The learned gentleman then made a powerful
appeal to the jury in behalf of the prisoner.—The learned
Chief Baron then summed up the case, and, in doing so,
observed that if the doctrine propounded by the counsel
for the defence were to prevail, without the slightest evi-
dence on the subject, the public safety could not be main-

tained.—The jury retired, and after being out of court
upwards of half an hour, found the prisoner guilty of the
offence, with intent to murder.—Sentence deterred.

FORGERY AT MANCHESTER

Adolyhe Schutz, (19,) a native of Germany, pleaded
guilty to having at Manchester, feloniously forged a cer-
tain warrant for the payment of £2,000, with intent to
defraud Theodore Merche and others.