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TIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

name of Thomas, who was some time ago transported. Two
years after his transportation she married the prisoner, but this
marriage was null and void, because Thomas was- still living,
and also because the prisoner was himself a married, man at
the time he contracted marriage with the deceased. She (the
deceased) lived with the prisoner as his wife for some time, and.
then certain disputes Laving occurred between them, she left
him and proceeced to London. There, she visited her married
sister, but she shortly aftdr returned to Manchester, in order
to pursue her own occupation, that of working at the Hanover
mills. She was frequently importuned by the prisoner to go
and live with him again, but she declined the offer. About had-
past five o'c ock on the morning of the 25th of June, she was
on her way to the mills, and when she had got to Stevenson-
square, a witness named Murray saw her in company with the
prisoner. Some quarrelling was then taking place between
them. She was angry, but he was comparatively calm. They
went on until they gbt to the corner of Friday•street, and there
she was heard to say to the prisoner " If you don't leave me I
will alarm the neighbourhood." The prisoner said to her
" You mean to die, do you ?" He then took a pistol from his
pocket. She ran, and he followed her. She screamed, and
several persons were attracted by the screams. He pulled the
trigger of the pistol, and snapped it at her, but it did nct go off
the first time. He then caught her by the clothes, and turned
her head round towards him ; he then fired the pistol; the
bullet passed tnrough her brain, and in a very few minutes
afterwards she was a corpse. He was taken into custody on
the instant. He appeared at the time perfectly cool, sob3r, and
collected, but the smell of drink was upon him. tie put the
pistol quietly in his pocket, and said, "I loved the woman and
I will die forher." To another person he said, " I am quite
satisfied with what I have done." He then took out another
loaded pistol, with which he said he int,mded to "exterminate"
himself, had be not been so suddenly apprehended. About
seventeen days before the murder, he went to the Hanover-
mills, and asked to see the deceased, but she having declined to
leave her work, he said, "If ever man had woman's life, I will
have hers." He then pulled out a pistol, and said, "This is the
weapon that will do it. Two loaded pistols having hen found
upon his person at that time, lie was taken before the magis-
trates, but he was shortly after discharged, and the pistols were
restored to him, and in about a fortnight afterwards he put his
many threats into execution, by shooting the unfortunate
female through the head.
The prisoner was found guilty.
The Judge passed sentence of death upon him in solemn
terms, and said that he could not hold out to the prisoner the
slightest hopes of mercy being extended to him.
William Travers, 26, was indicted for having, at Liverpool,
feloniously uttered two certain forged undertakings for the
payment of each, with intent to defraud John Pearson.
The prisoner, who was the steward of a ship called the Chusan,
in May last, lodged with the prosecutor; and on the vessel's
being ready for sea, he produced two shipping notes, which
prosecutor cashed for him. The notes were found to be forge-
ries, and on the discovery the prisoner was given into custody.
Guilty of uttering.—Sentence deferred.

ledge of the affair, the Learned Sergeant allowed bins to state
what he had heard, which was to the effect that, on the thy in
question, a boy, a perfect stranger to him, met the prisoner,
and askedi him to go with him to the tan-yard to sell the horse
which he was leading, promising, at the same time, to remu-
nerate him forhis trouble. The prisoner went, and thus be-
came implicated in the t ansaction. At the close or thie state-
ment, the counsel for the prisoner apolooized,. and said, that in
consequence of the short notice he hdreceived, he was not
able to read the whole of his brief; but on referring to it he
perceived that there was an important witness in the prisoner's
favour, whom, by permission of the Learned Sergeant, he
would call. Accordingly a Mr. Thompson, joiner, came for-
ward, and deposed to seeing the transaction as stated by the
foreman of the jury. Mr. Sergeant Murphy complimented the
juryman, and said, if it had not been for this statement, he
would have sentenced the prisoner to seven years ; as it was,
he should consult with Mr. Justice Cresswell. Before the court
rose the Learned Sergeant ordered the boy forward, and asked
him if he had ever been to school. He replied—" To Mr.
Cropper's." The Learned Sergeant then asked if the boy
could be put to school in the gaol, without the chance of con-
tamination with the other prisoners. After being answered in
the affirmative, he ordered the prisoner to be imprisoned for
four months, during which time he was to be kept. in school.
Thomas Fox, 37, was sentenced to eighteen months' hard
labour, for stabbing police-officer Joseph Thompson, in June
last, in this town. _ _ _

Daniel Davis was convicted of uttering, or forging, two notes
for the payment of .t. 3 15s:upon Mr. Richard Williams. The
only remarkable feature in the case was the obtuseness of the
jury, which drew down a severe rebuke from the Learned Ser-
geant. Sentence deferred.

- James Barr was charged with having forged a shipping note
for ,t'3 155., on Saturday, the 30th of May. The prisoner was
found guilty, and recommended to mercy. Sentence deferred.

NISI PRIUS COURT.-THURSDAY.
RIGHT OF AGENTS TO DETAIN GOODS,

CASEY AND ANOTHER V. BLAIR AND ANOTHER.—(Special
.Tura.)—The plaintiffs i❑ this case were Messrs. Francis and
George Casey, and the defendants Messrs. Blair and Sumner,
all the parties carrying on business at Manchester. The action
was in trover to recover the value of 250 pieces of cloth, de-
taMed by the defendants from the plaintiffs.—Messrs. Martin
and Aspland were for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Baines and
Cross for the defendants.—The plaintiffs were merchants at
Manchester, who bought goods to a considerable extent, as
was customary, through commission agents. The defendants
were bleachers, carrying on business in the neighbourhood of
Manchester. In connexion with the case was the firm of
Messrs. Birts, Watson, and Co., commission agents, who
transacted business to a large extent in their line of business.
The practice at Manchester was to buy goods in the gray.
They were sent to the person acing as the agent or principal ;
a bleacher was employed, and his cart was sent round to the.
warehouses to take them to the place where they were to be
•bleached. In a few days afterwards the bleacher called at the
.place where the goods were taken from, received directions as
to what should be done with them, and acted accordingly. In
this case the oods were part of a quantity bought from Messrs.
W. and W. Sterling, manufacturers, in September, 187; the
goods were sent to Birts, Watson, and Co., and thence to the
bleach-works of the defendants, who received directions from
the plaintiffs as to the bleaching. Subsequently Birts, Watson,
and Co. failed, and were at that time indebted to the defend-
ants in a sum of .€l9OO. The plaintiffs demanded their goods
from the defendants, offering to pay the price of bleaching,
but the defendants refused to give them up, alleging that they
would hold them for the .€l9OO due to them from Birts, Wat-
son, and Co. The question would be whether or not the de-
fendants had a right to hold the goods for the .€l9OO owing to
them by Birts and Co., or whether they were bound to give
them up, merely charging the price of bleaching. The question
was one of great importance, as it affected a number of bleach-
ers at Manchester, who were the real defendants.—Verdict for
the plaintiffs, damages -t-'ll4 lls. Bd.
CLARK AND OTHERS V. LomAs.—This case was decided by
the previous one, and a verdict taken for the plaintiffs.
MORRIS AND ANOTHER V. LOMAX.—This case also went off
under similar circumstances.

HEATON (CLERK) V. MOORE AND OTHERS.—An action to
recover a debt of £ll7 17s. 5d., alleged to be due from defend-
ants to plaintiff. Verdict, by consent, for the plaintiff.

ALLEGED ILLEGAL DISTRAINT.

CLARKE V. HOLFORD.—(Special Jury.)—Mr. George Clarke
was the plaintiff, and Mr. John Holford the defendant. The
action was brought to recover compensation in damages for an
alleged illegal distraiet. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Crompton ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Baines and Mr. Henderson
for the defendant. The facts-of the case, as appeared from the
statement of the plaintiff's counsel, were as follow:—The
plaintiff was a sculptor, at Manchester, and the defendant a
gentleman of property, residing at the same place. In October
last, the plaintiff took a shop and cellar from the defendant, in
King-street, Manchester, at an annual rent of .t"110, payment
to be made in advance if the landlord required it, In January
the defendant's collector called for a quarter's rent, but, as the
pl, intiff was absent, no decisive answer could be given. In a
week or two afterwards, the plaintiff, while at Sheffield, was
much astonished to see in a Manchester paper that his effects
were advertised for sale by Mr. Fullalove, the auctioneer. He
immediately notified to the defendant, through his solicitor, his
objectiop to the sale, but defendant proceeded, and sold off all
the effects of the shop at a great sacrifice. There was only a
quarter's rent due, amounting to ..e27 10s., but the defendant
sold off property valued at £4OO for £6O, thereby oc-
casioning a loss to the plaintiff of .340. It was contended by
the plaintiff's counsel that Mr. Fullalove had shown great ig-
norance in the sale of the goods, which consisted of the va-
rious pieces of sculpture. plaster, casts, models, &c. In proof
of the ignorance displayed on the occasion, it was stated,
amidst the laughter of the court. that a figure of Vesta was
sold for Madame Vestris, Lord Bacon for Bacchus, John Wes-
ley for Voltaire, and Jenny Lind for Her Most Gracious Ma-
jesty. The action was brought to recover compensation in da-
mages for the injury the plaintiff had sustained by the reckless
sale of his goods, and the tyranny exercised by the defendant.
The case was tried at the last assizes before a common jury,
but the defendant being dissatisfied, made an application to the
court above, and it was thus brought on for trial a second time.
Witnesses were called, who proved that the plaintiff's property
was sold off at a ruinous sacrifice, the auctioneer, in selling the
busts, being unacquainted even with the figures of Sir Robert
Peel and the Duke of Wellington. He put up John Wesley for
Voltaire, and a bust of Sir Charles Bell, author of the " Bridge-
water Treatises," he described as Deaf Burke, the celebrated
pugilist.—ALaughter.) There was also a plaster cast of Chantry,
which the said auctioneer designated " the bald-headed chap;"
and one of Raphael, the painter, who was called, "the long-
headed show-boy." The evidence extended to a great length,
awl at the close of the plaintiff's case the court adjourned,

CROWN COURT.—FRIDAY.
Benjamin Anderton, managing clerk to an attorney in Man-
chester, appeared to surrender on a charge of having forged
tut several orders for the delivery of goods. He appeared to
hive histrial postponed to the next assizes. which was granted,
aid he was hound over to appear, himself in -e2oo and two
sureties in ‘WIOO each.
THE INDICTMENTS FOR CONSPIRACY.
William Macklin, Joseph Radcliffe, and William Bolton,
were arraigned upon an indictment for a treasonable conspi-
racy at Ashton under-Lyne. They all pleaded not guilty, and
expressed their intention to traverse to the next assizes.
James Flinn, Daniel Donovan, Michael Carrigan, Joseph
Spooner, Peter Feeny, Thomas Webb, Mark Hulme, William
Cladwick, Michael M'l)onnough, Henry Ellis, Thomas Whit-
ta'ier, Thomas Edward Clarke Cropper, Thomas Rankin, Ro-
bert Ramsden, Thomas James Dolan, Joseph Leman, John
Joseph Finnigan, Henry Williams, George Rodgers, James
Hoyle, and James Downey, were next arraigned on an indict-
ment for conspiracy at Manchester. They all pleaded not
guilty, and several of them expressed a wish to traverse. The
following asked to be tried during the present commission :
E. C. Cropper, P. Feeny, Chadwick, Joseph Powney, J. J. Fin-
nigan, H. Williams, George Rodgers, M. Carrigan, Joseph
Spooner, and James Dolan.

THE LIVERPOOL PRISONERS.
The prisoners Cuddy, O'Donnell, Somers, Murphy, and
O'Brien, were then placed at the bar, and arraigned on an in-
dictment for conspiracy. They severally pleaded not guilty,
and expressed a wish to traverse. About three o'clock in the
afternoon, however, they were again placed at the bar, and de-
sired to be allowed to withdraw their traverse, and to be tried
at the present assizes.
Thomas Lees, William Penny, William Morris, and James
West, were charged with conspiracy at Ashton. The prisoners
pleaded guilty, but wished to be tried at the present assizes.
Joseph Sandiford was sentenced to transportation for life for
a rape on a little girl only nine years of age, at Manchester, in
May last.
John Goddard was acquitted of having used a certain instru-
ment to procure the miscarriage of Mary Bailey, at Heaton
Norris, in June last.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—FniDAY.

The case of Clarke v. Holford, for illegal distraint, was re-
sumed, and after a very humourous examination of the auc-
tioneer by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, thejury founds verdict for the
plaintiff on the first count, for 'l7O for the value of the
goods, and .el 6 for the fixtures. For the defendant on the se-
cond and third counts; the fourth count was withdrawn; and
on the fifth count the verdict was also for the plaintiff. [The
verdict, according to the statute, which doubles the amount of
goods illegally distrained upon, is 530.]

CROWN COURT—SATuxnAy.

, SENTENCES,

The following prisoners were brought up and sentenced :
Jane M'Lane, convicted of the manslaughter of her child, was
sentenced to transportation for seven years.—Parker Unsworth,
the butcher convicted of the manslaughter of a man named
Clarke. Three calendar months.—Cornelius Jones, a boy con-
victed of manslaughter through careless and furious driving.
Fourteen days imprison ment. —John Finneron, Michael Hogan,
and George Wm. Knowles, convicted of cutting and wounding,
&c., were severally sentenced to transportation for seven years.
Elizabeth Wilson, convicted of stabbing.
Six months'impri-
sonment, wita hard labour.—Anthony Carroll, Nicholas Car-
ter, John Smith, John Whitham, Joseph Thompson, Thomas
Case, John Davies, severally convicted of assault, were next
put up. Thompson, Case, and Carroll were each sentenced to
twelve months, Whittle to nine months, Carter and Smith to
six months, and Davis to one month's imprisonment.—Ellen
Moss, convicted of concealing the birth of an illegitimate child,
was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months, with hard
labour,—Edwd. Parsons, convicted of forging a post-office
order. Eighteen months.—Wm. Whillan, convicted of forgery,
by endorsing a bill of exchange. Eighteen months.—Elizabeth
Marriot, who had pleaded guilty to forging a signature to a
postoffice order. Six months.—John White, who had pleaded
guilty to uttering a forged warrant. Three months.—Benjamin
Anderson, convicted of uttering a for Jed order for the deiivery
of goods. Nine months.—Ed. Murphy and Wm. Travers,
respectively found guilty of uttering a forged seaman's note.
Twelve months.—His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence on the
two latter prisoners, said the crime was, unhappily, of frequent
occurrence in this borough. If he found the crime undimi-
nished, he would punish it with transportation.
The case of Dr. M‘Douall, the Chartist leader, charged with
sedition and conspiracy, was mentioned several times in the,
course of the day. On Its name being called he failed to appear,
and the case was postponed for a short time, when the Attor-
ney-General again moved that the recognizances be estreated,
which was done accordingly. About half-past twelve, however,
the prisoner appeared, and on the application of his counsel,
the recognizances were restored. A iong argument then took
place as to whether the prisoner should be allowed to traverse,
but ultimately his lordship ruled that the trial should proceed
on Monday morning.
The case of the Liverpool conspirators was fixed next in
order, after M`Douall's case. Serjeant Wilkins advised Cuddy
to traverse, but this the prisoner positively refused to do.
In the case of the trial of Rogers, Spooner, Williams, and
Carragan, for seditious conspiracy, the case for the prosecution
not being ready, Williams and Curragan were discharged on
their own recognizances. A similar arrangement was come to
in the rase of Healey and others, and also in that of Flinn and
others.

William Dawson, 39, of Oldham, was sentenced to trans-
portation for twenty years, for a rape on Charlotte Bradley, a
girl of 16, the daughter of a woman with whom he cohabited.
This finished the criminal cases, except those charged with
political offences.