The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

FORGERY

Majcr Roan, a man of colour, not in the calendar,
pleaded guilty to a charge of having forged two seamen's
shipping notes, and was sentenced to two years' imprisrm-
meat and hard labour at Kirkdale.
BULIGLARY AT CHADDERTON.
William Harrison, James Smethurst, and George
Richardson, were given in charge for having broken and
entered the dwelling-house of John Ogden, at Chadderton,
and stealing thereout five keys, two pewter measures, a
pair of shoes, and other articles.
Mr. Whigham conducted the case for the prosecution ;
the prisoners were undefended.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor was
a publican—that he lived near Oldham, on the banks of
the canal, that on the ❑ight of the ith of February—his
house was made secure, and that in the course of the
night, it was broken open, and a great variety of articles
abstracted. In about a fortnight after, the stolen articles
were discovered in the house of Harrison, where Smeth-
urst also resided; and what added to the suspicions in the
case were, that on the night of the burglary all three
prisoners together with a fourth, not in custody, were
seen going in the direction of Ogden's house, carrying a
sack.

The jury, without troubling his lordship to recapitulate
the evidence, convicted Harrison, and acquitted the two
other prisoners.
Harrison and Smethurst were again given in charge for
having broken and entered the dwelling-house of John
Leech, at Newton, and stolen thereout a variety of house-
hold articles.
Mr. CROSS conducted the prosecution ; and from his
opening, and the evidence, it appeared that the prosecu-
tor was a printer, and that himself and his wife left home
about three o'clock on the morning of the 7th of February
last. Towards evening it was ascertained that the lock.
of the door had been forced off, and that a great quantity
of property, consisting of blankets, sheets, counterpanes,
a clock, and other articles, had been abstracted. The
prisoners had subsequently offered several of the stolen
articles for sale.
Both the prisoners were convicted. Harrison was
sentenced to transportation for 15 years, and Smethurst
to transportation for 10 years.
BURGLARY AT MANCHESTER.

William [(eyes, (18,) was indicted for having bur-
glariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John
Huet, at Manchester, and stolen thereout a screw-driver,
a looking-glass, a brass candlestick, and a quantity of
soap.
' Mr. Monteith conducted the case for the prosecution ;
and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Fitzgerald.
It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor was
a hardware merchant, and that he resided at Shude-hill,
Manchester. Upon the night of the 3d of February he
fastened up his premises, and retired to rest about twelve
o'clock. At five the following morning he was awoke by
(a noise in the house, and after having listened for a short
time be heard one of the doors down stairs forced open.
He immediately got out of bed, accompanied by his wife,
and proceeded to the place from where the noise pro-
ceeded ; and as he was going down he heard several per-
sons running away. His wife called, " Watch, watch,"
and several policemen came and surrounded the premises.
One of the policemen observed the prisoner going from
the prosecutor's house on to the roof of an adjoining
house, and then sliding down a water-spout and slipping
into a stable. The officer followed, and on coming up to
the prisoner the latter at first pretended to be drunk, and
then that he had been sleeeping in the stable all night.
The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
Several prisoners were then arraigned, and the court
adjourned at six o'clock to nine this morning.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY.
(Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.)
His Lordship took his seat this morning at ten o'clock.
The cause list contains in the first, or West Derby List,
47 causes ; and, on the second or Salford List 94 causes,
and there are ten special juries. Another cause was en-
tered at the rising of the court, by special application.
ASHWORTH V. RATCLIFFE.—This was an undefended
action brought by the plaintiff Mr. George Ashworth, a
commission agent, in Manchester, to recover from the
defendant James Ratcliffe, a cotton spinner, at Wols-
tenholme, the sum of £213 45., the value of a quantity of
cotton supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant.
Verdict for the plaintiff; damages £213 4s.
LORD V. FERRAND.—This was an action brought by
the plaintiff, John Lord, a small farmer, residing at
Bacup, near Rochdale, against the defendant, Mr. John
Ferrand, attorney, of Rochdale, to recover the sum of
£309 the principal and interest due on a promissory note
given by the defendant as long ago as the month of July,
1809. It appeared from the facts of the case that the
plaintiff had advanced the money to the defendant at the
time mentioned, for which the promissory note in ques-
tion was given for £2OO, and the remainder was for inter-
est since accumulated. The defendant pleaded, first, the
statute of limitations ; and, secondly, that the money had
been paid.
Messrs. Wortley. and Noggins were counsel for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Watson appeared for the defendant.
Evidence was adduced to show that numerous applica-
tions had been made on behalf of the plaintiff for pay-
ment of interest on the note ; and two letters were put
in, one dated in July, and the other in December, 1839,
had contained two remittances of £2O and £25 on ac-
count of the note.

On behalf of the defendant it was contended by Mr.
Watson that at all events only the sum of £BO and inter-
est thereo I since 1841 was due, and to prove this point
a letter was put in, and a conversation which took place
between the plaintiff and defendant in which the plaintiff
said £BO was due on the bill. Mr. Wortley contended
that this meant that the £BO was due for interest on
the note, and did not in the least affect the claim of
the plaintiff.

His Lordship having summed up the case, the jury
found for the plaintiff ; damages £307 18s, ; and on the
application of Mr. Wortley execution was directed to be
issued in ten days.
SPECIAL JURIES.—FRASER AND OTHERS V. COPPLE-
TIIWAITE AND FRASER AND OTHERS V. COPPLETH-
WAITE.—In these twu cases at the request of Mr. Baines
verdicts were taken by consent for •the plaintiffs, subject
to terms, in one for £2BO, and the other for £251 5s 3d.
DODD V. HAMPSON.—In this case Messrs. Martin and
Segar were for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Wortley and
Atherton for the defendant. It was an action brought by
the plaintiff to recover the sum of A. 38 for meal and pro-
vender supplied by him to the defendant. . .

The plaintiff is +a
miller at Lostock Mill, and the de-
fendant a small farmer at Aspull Moor, in the neighbour-
hood of Wigan. It appeared that the plaintiff had from
time to time supplied meal and provender to the defen-
dant from his mill at Lostock, but no account was deli.
vered until a few months ago, when the daughter of the
defendant affiliated two illegitimate children on the plain-
tiff, after which an action was commenced for the amount
of the goods.
The defence set up was, that the goods had been sent
to the defendant instead of money, as p.yrnent for the
maintenance of the children ; and several witnesses were
called who clearly proved that this was the case, on which
Air. MARTIN said he could not resist such evidence,
and would therefore submit to the plaintiff being called.
The plaintiff was then nonsuited.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL SEIZURE.—BINTCLIFFE V. GAR-
NETT, ESQUIRE.—Mr. Baines and Mr. Greene were for
the plaintiff in this case, and Messrs. Martin and Cowling
fur the defendant.
Mr. BAINES stated the case. It was an action for tres-
pass arising out of an illegal distraint in having seized an
organ belonging to the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a publi-
can who keeps the Ogden Arms, in Oldham-street, Man-
chester, and the nominal defendant is Wm. Garnett, Esq.
the late high sheriff of the county, but the real defendant
a person named Hulme, who resides in Manchester. The
plaintiff was formerly a joiner in Ashton-under-line, and
married the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Wright, who kept the
Flying Horse at Ashton. In May last he entered on the
public house in Manchester, and at the suggestion of some
Druids, who held a lodge at the house, he purchased an
organ for their entertainment. This organ he procured
from his mother-in-law, and paid for it £49. Shortly
afterwards a sheriff's officer entered, seized the organ and
carried it off, and it was for this trespass the action was
brought.
Several witnesses were called, who deposed to the organ
being, sold to the plaintiff in July last, and was paid for in
October, when £3O was returned to the plaintiff for work
done at the house of Mrs. Wright, his mother-in-law. In
the course of cross-examination it was elicited that a few
days after a writ had been served on Mrs. Wright; her
furniture was sold by auction, and the rest removed, so
that nothing was realized under the writ of.fi fa, with the
exception of the organ in question and a piano-forte.
Mr. MARTIN, in addressing the jury for the defendant,
contended that the whole was a fraudulent transaction in
order to deprive the creditors of Mrs. W Light of the pro-
city, and that the sale was a.mere farce and pretence,
without the slightest reality.
[At the conclusion of the address of the learned gentle-
man, his Lordship adjourned the case until to-morrow
morning.]

Mr. Thompson, writing-master, continues to receive the
most distinguished testimonials of public approbation, in the
daily increasing number of his pupils. The rapid transition from
stiff, scrawling, and frequently illegible hands, to an elegant and
free use of the pen, is conclusive as to the merit of his system.
MR. ELLIS' STOCK OF CARPETS.—We beg to direct the atten-
tion of parties furnishing to the splendid stock of carpets ad-
vertized by Mr. Ellis, in his new establishment in Lord-street.
A great convenience has been afforded to the public at this end
of the town, by the opening of these extensive warerooms.
BUCK'S PATENT
.ELASTIC PEN-HOLDER.—We have been fa-
voured with a trial of an elastic horn pen-holder invented by
Mr. Birk, writing master, of this town. Its principle is exceed-
ing simple, and in utility it certainly surpasses anything that
has preceded it. It fully answers the purpose for which it was
intended. Mr. B. is about to retire from the profession of
writing master. Those, therefore, who desire to avail them-
selves of his talents, should loose no time in becoming pupils,—
See ado,
TORTETH-PARK.—ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.—On the casting
up of the votes last night (Monday). the return was found to be
as follows :—John Sheppard, Mill. street, gentleman, 1190;
James Robertson, Peel-street, merchant, 2; Thomas Hunt-
ington, Park-road, flour dealer, 1143 ; John Payne. Upper Par-
liament-street, plumber, 1135; John Haghes, Park-street,
builder, 1155; William McKee, St. James's-P8
John Walker, Berkley-street, gentleman, 978 ;
Chester-street, timber merchant, 988; Alexander Ryan, Upper
Hill-street, lime burner, 1063; Joseph Appleby, Park-road,
gentleman, 984. The first five are, therefore, elected. They are
staunch Consei vatives.
THE LIVERPOOL NORTH AND SOUTH DISPENSARIES.—It has
been urged, and not without good reason, by several of our contem-
poraries, that these deserving institutions of public sympathY, Plac-
ed as they are at this moment in a state of great pecuniary difficulty,
have not been supported in so liberal a manner as the wealth of
this great town would justify us in believing they might have been.
During the past year only one appeal has been made from the
pulpit of the Established Church, and that was at St. Mary's Edge-
hill, by the Rev. F. Barker. This year the first sermon on their
behalf was preached by the Rev. William Mulyneux, at St. Luke's.
It was an eloquent and an impressive one, and a handsome collec-
tion was made at its conclusion. We would, on this occasion,
earnestly exhort not only the ministers of the Protestant religion
but also those of every denomination immediately to follow so good
an example
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