The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-20 00:00:00

NISI PRIUS COURT.-TUESDAY

M`WHIRTER V. THOMPSON, CLERK.—This was an
action for libel brought against Mr. Thompson, a clergy-
man, in Yorkshire, by the plaintiff, who was lately a guard
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. When the
case was called upon, the respective counsel conferred,
and an arrangement was come to : Mr. 'Watson announced
to the court that the matter had been settled. A verdict
was taken by consent ; 40s. costs.

BROWN V. NEWLANDS AND OTHERS.—The plaintiff in
this case is a millowner, at Oldham, and the action, which
was in replevin, was for an alleged illegal distraint for
rent, whereby a loss of £5OO was stated to have been sus-
tained. The case, after proceeding a certain length,
broke down, owing to the absence of witnesses, and a
verdict for the defendants was returned.
The whole of the list in the Salford hundred having
been disposed of, and the witnesses in the West Derby
hundred cases not having been summoned till the follow-
ing day, the learned judge assisted in the disposal of the
criminal business.

TRIAL. AND ACQUITTAL OF MR. PEMBERTON.—This
morning, Mr. Charles Pemberton was indicted before
Mr. Justice Cresswell for the manslaughter of Elizabeth
Simpson, in March last. The circumstances will be fresh
in the remembrance of the public. The deceased was an
elderly female, and in going up London-road was crossing
the end of Seymour-street, when the defendant coming
up suddenly in a phaeton ran over her. She lingerezi for
two or three days. It appeared that she was both deaf
and near-sighted, and that the defendant called to her
several times and did all in his power to avoid the catas-
trophe. Mr. Wilkins shortly addressed the jury on behal
of the defendant, and his Lordship summed up very fa-
vourably for him. The jury then, with scarcely a moment's
consideration, returned a verdict of "not guilty."
John Hindley, a man about 45 years of age, and John
Stamford, a youth about 17, were charged with a burglary
at Manchester. The jury found Hindley guilty of receiv-
ing stolen goods with a guilty knowledge. Sentence de-
ferred. Stamford was acquitted.

CROWN COURT,

-WEDNESDAY

John Croft, 18, who was tried on a previous day for
having committed a burglary in the house of Mr, Thos.
Dixon, at Liverpool, was sentenced to seven years' trans-

Samuel low

Richard Fellows, 38, who were

each sentenced to six ;months

imprisonment, with hard

Thomas Gordon, 54, was charged with having, on the
20th of July last, in Liverpool, stabbed William Pritchard,
with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The
fury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the
prisoner to mercy on account of his family. Sentence
deferred.

James Hughes, 21, was charged with having, on the
Ist of April last, burglariously entered the dwelling-house
of William Hiley, of Manchester, and stolen therefrom
two loaves of lump sugar ; and Darted Smith, for having
received the same, knowing them to be stolen property.
The jury acquitted Smith, but returned a verdict of guilty
against Hughes, who, on account of his previous good
conduct, was sentenced to only twelve months' imprison-
ment.

William Wilde, 23, was charged with having, on the
night of the 15th April last, feloniously assaulted Thos.
Young, and stolen from his person some copper, a
knife, and a pair of shoes. There was no evidence to
prove the positive identity of the prisoner, and he was
acquitted.

AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.—Thomas Larkin, 23,
John Larkin, 16, Ann Larkin, 45, and Michael Larkin,
18, were arraigned for several burglaries. His lord-
ship, in passing sentence, said it was an extraordinary
and sad spectacle to see a mother and her three sons
standing convicted of a crime in a court of justice. It
was necessary such a family should be divided, snd as
there was a distinction in their cases, he sentenced Thomas
to ten years' transportation, Michael to seven years'
transportation, Ann, the mother, to twelve months'
imprisonment, with hard labour, and John to three
months' imprisonment.
Mary M'Call, 25, Sarah Ogden, 27. Margaret Butter-
worth, 26, Jane Thompson, 26, and Alexander Hampson,
36, were charged with assaulting and robbing Samuel
Garner, on the morning of the 7th July last, in Manches-
ter

The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Hamp-
son, M'Call, and Ogden, but acquitted Butterworth and
Thompson. Hampson, on account of being previously
convicted of felony, was sentenced to ten years' transpor-
tatioa, and M'Call and Ogden to twelve months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.

Enoch Hallow, 22, Thomas Wareing, 16, and James
Murray, 16, were charged with having on the night of the
Bth June last, feloniously assaulted John Davies. and
stolen from his person a quantity of silver and a patent-
lever watch. Hulme was acquitted, Wareing and Murray
were found guilty.
John Lloyd, 25, and William Russell, 21, were found
guilty of having on the morning of the 15th July, feloni-
ously assaulted William Roberts, and stolen from Sis
person the sum of 12s. His lordship sentenced Lloyd to
seven years' transportation, but in consequence of the
good character given Russell, he sentenced him to twelve
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.