The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

ASSAULT BY TURN-OUTS

Joseph Jones, 39, and James Jones, 35, were then
placed at the bar on an indictment charging them with
having, at Manchester, on the sth of March last, mali-
ciously cut and wounded Joseph Greenwood, with intent
to maim, to disable, to disfigure, or to do some grievous
bodily harm.

Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Joseph Pollock were
counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Grainger and Mr.
Fry for the prisoners. .

Mr. Sergeant WILKiNs stated the case, and called

Joseph Greenwood, who deposed that he was a sawyer,
working at Miles Platten, adjoining the Manchester and
Leeds Railway Station, and overlooker in the tank yard.
On Friday evening, the sth instant, left work with a per-
son named John Kidd. On his way home he saw the
two prisoners standing at a place called the Hatter's
Cottage, and just after he passed, he (witness) was
knocked down .by a blow from behind, which produced
immediate insensibility. Recollects nothing more until
he found himself in bed at his own house. Two, severe
blows were inflicted on the left side of his head. Saw
no other person about at the time, except the two priso-
ners and Kidd.

The witness was cross-examined by Mr. GRAINGER,
and it was elicited that the time now mentioned by the
witness, as to when the assault took place, differed from
the time he had named before the magistrates.

Several other witnesses were called, who spoke to con-
versations between the prisoners and other men, from
which it would seem that they, at least, were privy to the
sault the prosecutor, if they had not abso-
;" 4t themselves.

conspiracy to

The learned JUDGE went over the whole evidence, ob-
serving upon it as he proceeded ; and the jury retired at
ten minutes past eight, and on returning found the pri-,
soners guilty. Sentence deferred.

NISI PRIUS COURT.-FRIDAY
COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

BEVAN V. GLOVER AND ANOTHER. - Mr. Martin,
Mr. Atherton, and Mr. Jones were for the plaintiff; Mr.
Knowles and Mr. Crompton appeared for the defendants.
Mr. ATHERTON having opened the pleadings, Mr.
MARTIN stated the case. The plaintiff, Matthew Bevan,
was an American merchant and ship-owner, of Phila-
delphia, and he was the owner of a vessel called the Ve-
nice. The action was brought in consequence of a colli-
.sion which took place on the twenty-fourth of January
last between the Venice and a steam-vessel called' Finn'
Mc. Coull. The circumstances under which the action

arose were very short. Un the morning of Sunday, the
24th of January last, the Venice left the Prince's Dock
at Liverpool, to proceed on her voyage to America. She
left, having on board Mr. George Evans, one of the most
experienced pilots in Liverpool. He had been a pilot for
twenty-flve years. The Venice was attached to a steam
tug, for the purpose of being towed out clear of the
banks. Mr. Newton, the master of the steam tug had
had great experience. They left the Prince's Dock about
four in the morning, and it was high water about thirty-

one minutes after Toth. o'clock. They first proceeded
down the usual channel, which was called the Crosby
Channel. The Mersey runs nearly north and south, and

Crosby Channel is-a broadchaimel, proceeding im me-

diately from the mouth of the Mersey. The-Crosby
light-ship was placed near the middle of the channel, and
there were buoys to mark out the course. Down to the
Crosby light-boat was pretty nearly north and south. On
arriving at the Crosby light they got into the Formby

the Formby light ship is a little tarther down, about nine
miles from Liverpool, and it formed the entrance to the

the steam-tug and the Venice took on the morning in
question. The wind was S.S.E. ; it was blowing pretty
nearly direct from Liverpool down the channel. Nothing
of consequence occurred before the collision except, and
that was not of much consequence, that the tow rope
broke somewhere between the Formby light ship and the
Crosby light ship, which caused them to stop until a new
one was put up. Upon approaching the Formby light,
the pilot who had the command of the ship observed two

vessels at anchor in the channel between the Formby
light and the east side of it, and some vessels which had
sailed in the morning were going down. The pilot t
fore determined on g(

the Foimliy light-ship he ported his helm
put the helm as to get the vessel to the ea
time when the occurrence which was ti

beyond the Formby light
seventy yards behind her.
the Formby light-ship the
tween the Crosby and the Formby 1

with the Veni
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