The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

tells us

" Lieut. Hodder, the emizration agent, he believed
was of opinion it would he very difficult to carry out the
establishment of an emigrant's home in the manner pro-
posed by this bill."
We should not, we repeat, have any fear of
the bill if its promoters relied entirely upon the
evidence which they have to offer openly to the
Committee. Parliamentary contests, however, are
not always decided in this way ; and we do not
much relish the idea of gentlemen in the Com-
mittee, but not of the Committee, intruding them-
selves to propose such compromises as that which
we have just happily escaped. Again we would
urge upon the Dock bondholders to be up and
stirring to resist this bill. Let them ask them-
selves the question—where would have been the
value of their security with an additional two mil-
lions added as proposed to the existing debt ?

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES

CROWN COURT.—TvEsDAY.
(Before Mr. Justice Cressweil.)

Mary Kennedy, 39, was indicted for the wilful murder
of her new-born male child, at West Derby, on the 19th
of February last. The child was secreted by the mother
immediately after its birth, but discovered before it was
dean ; and it was suggested on her behalf that some inju-
ries of the head of the child might have bee❑ caused by
her, unintentionally, during the delivery. The jury found
the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and his lordship sen-
tenced her to transportation for ten years, remarking that
nothing but the accidental finding of the child had saved
her from a conviction for murder. On hearing the sen-
tence, the prisoner fainted.
William Howarth, 20, was indicted for having on the
24th January burglariously oroken and entered the dwell-
ing-house of Benjamin Butler, at Rochdale, and stole❑
several articles of clothing. The prisoner was found
guilty of housebreaking. Sentenc.. deferred.
CharleB Shaw, 39, and Richard Show, 28, were found
guilty of having, at Liverpool, on the 6th March, com-
mitted a robbery with violence, and stolen from Ralph
Leyland his watch, chain, seven sovereigns, and other
things. Richard Shaw (previously convicted of felony)
was sentenced to be transported for fourteen years, and
Charles Shaw to be transported for ten years. _ _

David Nicholson, a young man, was found guilty of a
highway robbery upon the person of Allen Stone, of
Little Hulton, at Salford, on the 20th March. Sentence
deferred.

Mary Ogden, a young woman, was charged with the
manslaughter of Mary Cain, at Manchester, on the 18th of
Feb. Some angry words passed between the two, during
which the deceased was heard to say, " I have not got the
money" ; upon which Ogden seized hold of her, thrust her
against a wall, and beat her violently, immediately after
which Cain died. The prisoner was apprehended three
weeks afterwards. The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty, on the ground of disparity in the medical testimo-
nies as to the cause of death.

CROWN COURT n .:EDNESDAY

On the prisoners John Howard, 'I homas Bonner Rus-
sell, and John Owen, who had been admitted to bail on
this charge of having conspired together to cheat and
defraud Thomas Parkinson Lewthwaite out of certain
goods, being called on to surrender, none of them an-
swered, and their bait was order to be estreated, and
bench warrants to issue for their apprehension. Upwards
of forty witnesses were in attendance on the part of the
prosecution.
William Russell (father of Thomas Bonner Russell),
Frederick W. P. Russell (another son of William Rus-
sell), and Edward Orford, were found guilty of having, at
Heaton Norris, by means of false pretences, and by con-
spiracy and fraud, obtained six hundred weight of twine,
fifty sacks of corn, and a variety of other articles, with
intent to cheat Frederick James, Robert Beman, and
others. Sentence deferred.
Wm. Tynon, Michael Kevelin, and Margaret Martin,
were found guilty of having, on the 21st of March, at
Manchester, feloniously assaulted John Murphy, and
stolen from his person twce sovereigns and a watch. The
female prisoner had pleaded guilty.
James Donough was indicted for the manslaughter of
Charles Horrozks, at Manchester, on the Bth of January
last. The prisoner and the deceased worked together, as.
clogmakers, and on the day in question the latter, who
had been drinking, alluded to sQme expressions used by
the prisoner respecting him. He also said to the prisoner,
"Thou saidst if any body struck thee, thou wouldst put
thv knife into him. "The prisoner said, " Hold off, or
let thee see what I'll do," when deceased struck him
with the flat of his hand on the face. The prisoner was
at work at the time, cutting welts with a knife, and imme-
diately after being struck he made a blow at the deceased
with the knife, and struck him in the groin. A struggle
then ensued, but they were separated by their fellow-
workmen, and deceased was taken to the Infirmary, where
he died a month afterwards. The prisoner was found
guilty, but recommended to mercy.—Sentence deferred.
In the course of the day the prisoners John Howard
and John Owen, along with Thomas Bonner Russell,
appeared in court ; when it was explained to the learned
judge that the two prisoners, Howard and Owen, were
unable to appear when called upon in consequence of a
detention in a railway-train. His lordship accepted the
apology, and the bail was enlarged. Russell has not sur-
rendered.

CROWN COURT.—TiI URSDAY.
His Lordship sentenced eleven men to seven years'
transportation, for burglaries or robberies, at Manchester
or the neighbourhood, remarking that that town must be
in a sad state, when the inhabitants could not go to their
homes at night without being assaulted. Another pri-
soner, for the same offence, was sentenced to eighteen
months' imprisonment with hard labour ; James Lythgoe,
for stabbing, to nine months' imprisonment; Alexander
Rigby, for bigamy, to six months' imprisonment.
John Peach was sentenced to fourteen days' imprison-
ment, for abetting in the death of Richard Lilly, in Sep-
tember last, at Stretford, near Manchester. The deceased
was killed at a prize fight.
Patrick Moran was sentenced to three months impri-
sonment, with hard labour, for stabbing Thomas Gould-
ing, at Upholland, near Wigan.
David Mills was sentenced to ten years' transportation,
for stabbing his wife. The woman was taken to the
Northern Hospital, and after her discharge she absconded,
in order it was thought not to appear against her hus-
band.

John Sothern, 14, was indicted for the manslaughter of
David Dodd, a boy 9i yeari old. The deceased, on the
morning of the 17th January last, was proceeding to
school in Manchester, when he observed another • lad
throw some cards into the air. He picked some of them
off theground, and was continuing his route to school,
when he dropped' one of the cards in the street. The
prisoner's brother picked it up, whereupon the deceased
made some exertion to get back the card. The prisoner
then interfered, knocked the deceased down, and kicked
him on the thigh, breast, and head. The deceased, on
the following day, complained of illness, which resulted in
his death on the following Monday. The prisoner was
found guilty, but recommended to mercy. He was sen-
tenced to three weeks' imprisonment, the last to be soli-
tary, and then to be whipped.
' John Hutchinson, 27, was sentenced to eighteen months'
imprisonment, for having, at Liverpool, feloniously stabbed
Margaret Conway. The prisoner and the prosecutrix had
lived together for three Years, but had latterly separated.
Labouring under some feelings of jealousy, the prisoner,
on the morning of the 17th February. watching an oppor-
tunity whilst the prosecutrix was letting a lodger out of
the house, made a rush at her, and inflicted three severe
wounds on her head with a large knife. The prisoner
had been previously convicted of felony, and suffered im-
prisonment on eight summary convictions in this borcugh.
Peter Hagan, 40, was sentenced to eighteen months'
imprisonment, for having, at Liverpool, on the 3d ult..
feloniously stabbed Patrick O'Donnell. The prisoner
occupies a cellar in Paul-street, and on the day named
had been intoxicated and making a disturbance with a
lodger, and afterwards swore in the street he would stab
any person who dared to enter his cellar. The prosecutor
was passing at the time, and recommended him to be
quiet; but on leaving him, he was followed by the pri-
soner, who, without the least provocation. stabbed him in
the left breast with a large bread knife.
William Belshaw, 36, charged with the manslaughter
of Thomas Webster, at Wigan. was acquitted.—William
Thompson, 26, for housebreaking at Liverpool, was sen-
tenced to 20 years' transportation.

CROWN COURT.—FRIDAY.
This court was occupied the whole day with a case of a
nature unfit for publication.

CROWN COURT-SATURDAY

Joseph Dean and William Boxer, indicted for having
at Atherton committed an unnatural crime, were found
guilty, and death was recorded.
Thomas Dewhurst, indicted for rape, was found not
guilty, and acquitted.
Joshua Butterworth and James Higgins were each
sentenced to transportation for twenty years, the former
for having uttered several forged Bank of England notes
at Rochdale, and the latter for a similar offence at Liver-
pool.
John Whittle, a grey-haired man of 69, was sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour, in the
House of Correction, for having forged notes in his pos-
session, knowing them to be forged.
John Bourke, for the forgery of a request to deliver
goods, twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour.
The same punishment was warded to Ernest Anderton
and William Greenwood, for the forgery of promissory
notes with intent to defraud a loan society at Oldham.
Edward Davies, for two offences of a like character, six
months' imprisonment for the first, and six months for
the second offence.

William Russell, Frederic W. P. Russell, and Edw.
Orford, indicted for obtaining money by false pretences,
at Heaton Norris, were sentenced to be transported for
seven years.

James Donough, a youth of 19, indicted for the man-
slaughter of a fellow- workman, at Manchester on the Bth
of January, was sentenced to imprisonment and hard
labour for twelve months, there being extenuating eircum-
stances.in the case.

YESTERDAY'S CROWN COURT WILL BR FOUND IN PAGE 8.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—TIIESDAY.
(Before Mr. Baron Platt.)
DOE DEM. NPLEAN V. EDMUND BULMAN.—This was
An action of ejectment to try the validity of will made by
Mr. John Bulman, of Ashton-under-Lyne, tailor, who
had accumulated considerable property, and which by that
will he left to a niece and to his wife. He had had seve-
ral attacks of epilepsy, but many witnesses deposed to his
competency to make a will, and after a good deal of evi-
dence pro and con. the jury returned a verdict establish-
ine the validity of the will.

KEMP v. HoLT.—The plaintiff was the secretary of a
defunct railway scheme—the Staffordshire Potteries and
Liverpool and Manchester Direct Railway Company—
and the defendant was alleged to be one of the principal
promoters. The plaintiff lived near London, and the de-
fendant was a carrier at Manchester. The plaintiff
claimed a salary at the rate of £5OO a-year, and other ex-
penses. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, with
an allowance to the plaintiff of £9 17s. 6d., money admitted
to have been paid by him.