The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-19 00:00:00

STEALING A COW

William Tscrner, aged 28, was given in charge for hav-
ing feloniously stolen a cow, the property of Joseph Dod-

Mr. Trafford conducted the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. James defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that the cow was stolen
on the night of the 2d of November, from a field situated
between the Zoological Gardens and Cabbage Ilall, West
Derby. Ina few days after, it was ascertained that the

prisoner had driven a cow to a slaughter-house in Liver-
pool, where it was killed and the skin preserved. The
proof of the case mainly depended upon the identity of
the skin ; but as it appeared that the prisoner had pur-
chased a cow of a similar colour, about the same period,
from a neighbouring farmer, a verdict of acquittal was
returned.

MINT CASES

The Mint cases, of which there were six in the calen-
dar, were here resumed.
iVilliam M' Donald, 28, and John Shea, 40, were given
in charge for having, at Manchester, feloniously had in
their possession a mould for the purpose of counterfeiting
the current coin of the realm called shillings.
Mr. Pollock conducted the case for the prosecution ;
the prisoners were undefended.

The prisoners were convicted.
Savage, (40,) and Ann Savage, (50,) were given
in charge for having, at Manchester, feloniously had in
their possession a mould for the purpose of counterfeiting
the current coin of the realm, called half-crowns.
The prisoner John was convicted, and the prisoner Ann
was acquitted, upon the ground that she had acted under
the influence of coercion of her husband.

Peter Gee (30) and Lucy Gee (30), were given in charge
for having in their possession, at Manchester, a mould for

making counterfeitsnillings.
The jury convicted the prisoner Peter, and acquitted the
female upon the same ground as in the preceding case.

John Caricr. Joaepk C,oahc, and Beis;ia, d nockdiff(not
in the calendar) were given in charge for having been fe-
loniously found in possession of a mould.

Carter and Crooke were found guilty,and Rockliff was

James Innocent, 24, was given in charge for having, at
Manchester, feloniously had in his possession five pieces
of counterfeit coin •resembling half-crowns, with intent to
utter the same, he having been previously convicted of a
similar offence.

The prisoner was found guilty

ROBBERY AT TEIV

POST-OFFICE

Mr. PoLtocK stated, that the case of Henry Ovenden
Collard, committed on a charge of having, at Liverpool,
feloniously stolen a post letter containing two £lO bank
notes, had been since under the re-consideration of the
law-officers of the Crown, and that they had determined
not to institute any prosecution against him. He applied,
therefore, that the recognizances of the several witnesses
might be discharged.
His LORDSHIP granted the application.
The court adjourned at six o'clock to nine this morning.

DEATH FROM BURNING.—OD Saturday last, William
Gee, a child, itas left alone in a room in his parent's
house in Hornby-street, and his clothes having caught
fire he was so severely burnt, that he died soon afterwards,
from the injuries he received.—lnquest this day.
BREAKING A VALUABLE WlNDOW.—Yesterday, be-
fore Mr. Rushton. a very razzed man, named Peter Cur-

ran, was charged with breaking a large pane of crown glass
in the shop window of Mr. Feeney, fancy bread baker, St.
James's-street. He was caught by the brother of Mr.
Feeney, on Saturday night, while in the act of kicking in
the glass; and it appeared that on a previous day Le had
thrown a stone at the window, which produced cnly a
small fracture, the plate being very thick. He was fined
£3 3s. and costs, or, in default, to be imprisoned one
month. No cause was assigned for the wanton act.
DEATH FROM AN ACCIDENT.—Yesterday week, while
Isabella Davies, wife of Mr. Davies, painter, residing in
Anson-terrace, was employed in cleaningand arranging at
the Collegiate Institution, she by some means fell down
one of the stairs, and broke her arm. She was enabled
to get up herself, and no one being immediately by, she
went and informed some of her neighbours, who had her
taken to the Infirmary, where her arm was dressed, after
which she returned home. She afterwards complained of
soreness all over, until yesterday morning about half-past
seven o'clock, en she said to her husband that she felt
much better, and went up stairs. Immediately afterwards
her husband heard a scream, and on going up stairs found
she had fallen upon her injured arm, and was very ill.
A neighbour was called, and Mr. Pinnington, surgeon,
was sent fir and instantly attended her; but she expired
in a very short time afterwards, her whole frame being
shaken as in a fit.—The inquest will be.held this day.

THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—After great success
during the past week with the " Brigand" as first stage
piece, followed by nightly diversified equestrian perform-
ances in the circle, &c.,—the spirited manager has pro-
vided another first-rate attraction for the present week,
which though not entirely new will be hailed by numbers
who had not before an opportunity of being present,—
we allude to Mr. Carter, " the Lion King," and his noble
—but naturally ferocious animals,—an exhibition that
evinces in a wonderful degree the dominion which even
unarmed and unprotected man may obtain over the most
savage denizens of the forest. He appeared last night as
Agib, " the Lion King of Indostan," in a drama of that
name produced under the direction of Mr. Watkins Bur-
roughs. and embellished with much new and appropriate
scenery, and the whole was received with great applause.
The ring exploits were as usual siriking, and many of
them novel. The laughable farce of " The Lottery
Ticket," brought the evening's amusement to a good-hu-
moured close. These performances will be repeated to-
night, and during the week, with some novelties In the
circle. The house is made extremely comfortable in
every part, whether for families or individuals. See
CASE OF SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—An inquisition was
held yesterday, before Mr. Currie, on view of the body
of William Reid. Mr. Marshall said he lodged in the
house of the deceased in Cumberland-street, and between
six and seven o'clock that same morning, he found the
deceased In the water-tub in the yard, with his head down.
Deceased was immediately taken out, and was found to
be quite dead. The tub was about five feet Mei, and was
filled with water to the height of about four feet. The
deceased was in the habit of drinking and had COnlo
home on the previous night intoxicated.. Deceased when
in that state used to be very violent, and had frequently,
at such times, threatened to take his own life. On one
occasion he attempted to cut his own throat, but did not
succeed. The widow of the deceased corroborated these
facts so far, and said that he had come home about 11
o'clock on the previous night, and she had gone to bed
and left him sitting up. At half-past eleven she heard
him wandering about the house. She saw nothing more
of him till that morning, (yesterday.) It was his con-
stant practice to make fast the doors at night. The de-
ceased had some time ago received an injury of the head,
and was by some considered to be occasionally out of his
mind.—The jury returned a verdict simply of " Found
Drowned," rather to the surprise of the coroner, who
stated that he had not the slightest doubt but that the

himself in a fit of temporrry in-
drink, by which it appeared he

sanily, brought on by
was excited to madness