The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

ug and a quart of
Mr. J. Pollo^l

Monk for the prison
It appeared from

mentioned, the prisoner and another person, Pim_loft,
who was tried and convicted at the last assizes, were
drinking at the beerhouse of the prosecutor. They
left about eleven o'clock, and the house was locke
but, at three o'cloc-

in the morning, the prosecutor was
woke by a noise. He got up, and found his house had
been entered through the window.. Shortly after, a po-
liceman came to the house with a jug belonging to the
prosecutor. This officer stated that he saw the prisoner
and Pi mlott with the jug in the street. When they saw
him, they put the jug down in the street, knocked it over,.
and ran away. Pimlott was apprehended the same morn-
ing at Taylor's house, but Taylor himself escaped, and
was not taken into custody.

The prisoner was fohnd guilty, and sentenced to six
months imprisonment and hard labour.

ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE.
John Diggles, aged 22, Thomas Exton, 24, and Andrew
M'Anulty, 18, were indicted for having robbed Thomas
Whitehouse of 125., at Manchester, on the 3rd September
last.

Mr. J. Pollock appeared for the prosecution, and Mr,
Monk for Exton and M'Auulty ; Diggles defended
himself.

It appeared from the evidence, that on the 2d Sept., the
prosecutor arrived in Manchester, from Huddersfield, on
his way to his home at Cheadle, in Cheshire. He remained
all night in Manchester, and next mnrning went to
several public-houses, at one of which he met the pri-
soners, and continued drinking with them until eight
o'clock in the evening. Soon after the prosecutor set off
on his way home. He was followed by the three prisoners,
and when they reached a field on the Chester road, the
prosecutor was dragged into the field, and beaten into a
state of insensibility. About two hours after the prose-
cutor was found and removed to the infirmary, where he
lay very ill for some days. It was found that the pocket
of the prosecutor had been turned inside out, and his
money stolen.

The Jury, after a short retirement, found all the pri-
soners guilty, but recommended M'Anulty to mercy, on
the ground that he had not used violence.
His Lordship said it was clear• some distinction should
be made in the punishment of WAnulty, but for a man
to stand by whilst two others made such an attack was a
serious mattter.
The sentence was deferred.

TIIE MINT CASES

Peter Toole, 42, was placed at the bar charged with ut-
tering a base half-crown, at Manchester, after a previous
conviction. He was also arraigned on another indictment
charging him siwple uttering, to both of which he
pleaded guilty.
His Lordship condemned the practice of preferring two
indictments in such a case.
Mr. Cobbett said it was done from motives of economy.
There might arise some difficulty in proving the previous
conviction.

His Lordship said such a practice should not have his
countenance.

James Henry Smith, 41, also pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with having had two moulds in his
possession for making counterfeit shillings and sixpences.
In both cases sentence was deferred.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT SOUTHPORT.
Ann Ball, aged 30 years, was charged with having
placed her infant illegitimate child,• at Southport,
on the 24th day of July last, in a sandhill, with
intent. by so doing, to commit the crime of murder.
Mr. Pollock appeared for the prosecution : the prisoner
was undefended. The facts of the case were as follow :-
4t appeared, frQoa the evidence, that ou the clay men•