The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

BIRD AND OTHERS V. BROWN

In this case a verdict was taken by consent for the plain-
tiffs. Damages £10,142 7s 4d., subject to a special case.
..s.
CROWN COURT.—THIIRSDAY.

The following prisoners were placed at the bar to re-
ceive their sentences

John Lythgoe, William Standish, John Kearns, and
Robert Harding, all youths under sixteen years of age,
who had been convicted of the crime of burglary—three
months' imprisonment and hard labour; one day in each
week solitary.

Charles Pilling, convicted of an assault upon his wife—
twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour ; one day
in each week solitary.
Michael Ki'course, also found guilty of an assault—six
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Sarah Phillips, convicted of receiving goods, knowing
them to be stolen—Six months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

Robert Russell, who pleaded guilty to a charge of utter-
ing two forged bills of exchange, at Manchester—Fourteen
year's transportation.
Thomas Simms, who pleaded guilty to a charge of forg-
ing a banker's cheque, at Manchester, with intent to de-
fraud Messrs. Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co.—Seven years'
transportation.

Barnard Riley, who pleaded guilty to a charge of utter-
ing a forged receipt for the delivery of goods, with intent
to defraud Samuel Geatrix, of Manchester.—Ten month's
imprisonment and hard labour.
James Johnson, who pleaded guilty to two indictments
against him for a larceny—Six months' imprisonment.
Miry Bell, who pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing her with endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child
of which she had been delivered, by secreting it in a chim-
nev—Six months' imprisonment with hard labour._

John Frost, charged with the manslaughter of John Da-
vies, at Liverpool, was brought up and discharged, the bill
having been ignored by the Grand Jury

ROBBERY ON LHE HIGH SEAS.

David Turkington, 26, was charged with having, on
board the ship Cremona, stolen forty sovereigns, the pro-
perty of Patrick Lynch. The prosecutor, Lynch, sailed
in the ship Cremona, from New Orleans, on the 15th of
February last, and the prisoner and his wife were fellow
passengers, occupying part of the same house with him on
the deck of the vessel. At that time the prosecutor had
in his possession a sum of £5O, £4O of which was in so-
vereigns, and for greater security he sewed up these so-
vereigns in a cloth belt, and the remaining £lO he kept in
a silk purse. The prisoner and his wife were present
when he sewed up the money, and no other persons were
cognizant of the circumstance. Prosecutor placed the
belt and the purse in his box, between the time when the
vessel sailed and the 12th of April following, but soon
after that some rough weather comini, on, he was obliged
to remove into the forecastle of the ship, leaving his box
in the house where the prisoner and his wife remained.
On the 14th of April the box was examined, and the belt
with the money was found to be missing, but the purse
was still there, the box being locked, and to all external
appearance in the same condition as when he left. The
prosecutor then complained to the captain, who ordered
all the passengers to come forward and produce what mo-
ney they had, the prisoner at the time showing a gold coin
and some silver, saying that was all the money he had in
the world, and if more was found it did not belong to him.
On tte day after the robbery the prisoner was observed
doing something at his chest, and at the same time he ex-
pressed himself to the effect that no person should open it
except wit h an officer ; he also inquired of the carpenter
if he could make a false bottom to a box, and spore in
terms which excited the suspicion of the prosecutor.
Nothing further took place likely to lead to the discovery
of the robbery, but on the arrival of the vessel in Liver-
pool, the prosecutor gave information to the police, and
they went on board and took the prisoner into custody.
On his boxes being examined, a sovereign was found con-
cealed beneath the lock of his tool chest, and fourteen so-
vereigns in a smaller box. The prisoner was taken before
the stipendiary magistrate, when the circumstances above
related were detailed, but as the evidence was in'ufficient
to establish a charge of felony, he was discharged. Soon
afterwards the prisoner met a man named Delaney and
asked where he could get some money changed. Delaney
then went with him on board the ship, when he cut open
the sole of a boot and took out three sovereigns, and it
was also stated by a party that on the passage he was ob-
served to conceal some money in an old gun stock. The
gun stock was examined, and in it were found concealed
nine and a half dollars, and an American coin called a
half eagle; but it did not appear that this was any part of
the money stolen from the prosecutor. These additional
circumstances having been stated, the prisoner was again
apprehended arid committed for trial. The total amount
of money found in the prisoner's possession was eighteen
sovereigns, and a key was taken from him which fitted the
prosecutor's box. The Learned Judge observed that the
case presi-nted some difficulty, as the money found in the
prisoner's possession was such a small amount compared
with that alleged to have been stolen. The jury acquitted
the prisoner.