The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

Atipliq 27. IR-14

Mr
URANDr said Lt:al sir. Ta)1,.1 evialuetit.e
'leen abused by some party.
oursRDS directed this matter to be brought ot? in
."e of Queen's Bench—the highest court of criminal
Justice, in order that the circumstances of this case, and
the grounds of the application should be laid before them.
The prisoner was then remanded until the next assizes.
ATTEMPT TO SUFFOCATE A CHILD.
111,
Mary Ann Bullen, charged with having, at Manchester,
en tne Ist of April last, attempted to suffocate her infant
child, by throwing it into a privy, was acqui.ted on the
ground of insanity.

ASSAULT.
, James Burgess, 22, was charged with having attempted
to strangle Amelia Burgess, his wife, by placing his hands
upon her throat.
Mr. BRAN DT stated the case. The prisoner and prose-
'.7l,ltrix Luntived together as man and wife, at a place called
geaP, il the 19th of April, when they were separated.
4rinthe month of June the prisoner broke some win-
dows at the house of the prosecutrix's father, where she.
was staying, and, on the 6th of that month, call,d to make
an arrangement about the payment for them, when he saw
L'9', and offered to take a wslk, but she refused. He then
wished her to go into one of the rooms up stairs, and, on
her refusal, he closed the door, and fastened his hands
round her throat with such violence that she fell on the
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~ • Upon this she screamed out, and the prisoner took
a knife, which was lying on the table, and endeavoured
`o cut her throat. Assistance was then procured, and she
Was taken away in a state of insensibility, from which she
did not recover for some time. The prisoner was then
aPPrehended.
• Mr. J, POLLOCK made a very powerful appeal to the
PHI, on behalf of the prisoner.
He was found guilty of an aggravated assault, and was
sentenced to two years' imprisoment and hard labour in
Lancaster Castle.

BURGLARY AT LIVERPOOL.
JOhll Quinn 16, and William Williams, 16, two
sweePs, were charged with having entered the dwelling.
house of Able Boadle, tea-dealer, of Liverpool.
at'isrd.a
yB, A R stated the case. It appeared, that, on
the 6th instant, the prosecutor, Boadle, fastened
1,1) his shop in the evening, and retired to rest, leaving all
,ssafe. In the morning, when the shop was opened, the
vretnises were found in the same state, apparently, but,
tome time afterwards, it was ascertained that some money
ad been taken out of the till, and a piece of bacon from
adio;ning store-room, also, a number of farthings.
unte soot was discovered on the counter, and footmarks,
Which were traced to the cellar and thence to the chimney,
Where, it appeared, the thieves had effected their entrance.
in the course of the morning, about half-past three, a
Police-officer, named Kirkpatrick, saw the prisoners corn-
ing from the direction of the prosecutor's shop, and, on
Seeing him, they ran away, but they were, eventually,
secured. A piece of bacon and some money,' which was
afterwards identified as part of the property stolen, was
found upon them : their clothes were also covered with
soot.
The prisoners were sentenced to four calendar months'
imprisonment and hard labour.
The Court adjourned at five o'clock.

NISI PRIUS COURT—SAIURDAY.
FARRAR ?). DEFLINNE.
The examination of witnesses for the plaintiff occupied
'the whole of this day, and at the rising of the court the
-Plaintiff's case had not terminated.