The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

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marriage, at the Old Church, Manchester, with Anle.,lil
Cartwright, on the 23d of N0v.,846, and also of DI
marriage with Fanny Coe, at Stockport, on the 13th I:4
June, 1851.
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Mr.
punishment,
mmaddressedentingupon his h
lordshiptefact that
ttthe first
extenuation
had not come forward to prosecute, and that it had been
shown in evidence that the prisoner was a hard-working,
well-conducted man, and had behaved kindly towards Os
woman whom he had last married.
The jury found the prisoner guilty ; and his Loanstarf
after observing that, in awarding the sentence of al°
court, he should take into consideration the observation!
of Mr. Monk, sentenced the prisoner to six months
imprisonment to hard labour.

MANSLAUGHTER.
John Watson, 19, was indicted for having feloni°llBl/
killed and slain John Hartley, at Burnley, in October last.
Mr. Simon prosecuted, and Mr. Monk defended th•

prisoner.
On Wednesday, the Bth of October, the prisoner, toge-
ther with the deceased (who was a powerful roan, 32 lee!.
of age) and several other persons, were drinking togetew.
at Latbam's beer-shop, at Burnley, and remained doing
so until eleven o'clock at night. As the parties well,
leaving to go home, a quarrel took place between two 7
them, and the prisoner interposed to restore peace. 1114
this he was taunted and struck by the deceased sever
times. The prisoner ran, and was pursued by the de;
ceased. The prisoner then took a atone from the grounet
and struck the deceased with it on the head several dwelt
from the effects of which it was averred he had died. °II
the two following days after receiving the injuries, the
deceased and others were drinking hard, and on the
turday the deceased was employed to raise a nesd
weight from a coal pit. On the Sunday he comaplkl.„.
that this had had the effect of causing him great !Will;
his head. He continued to grow worse, and died on w'
following Wednesday.
In cross-examining the witnesses, Mr. MONK elicited
that on the night before the deceased had received the
injuries which it was alleged had caused his death, be ilea
been engaged in a fight with a man named Bradshaw, an.
that the prisoner had always borne the character ef_i;
quiet, inoffensive young man, whilst the deceased 11"'
noted as a fighting man.
The medical evidence was to the effect that the blows,
on the head were the primary cause of inflammation of
the brain, but, that had proper treatment been received(
these would, in all probability, not have terminated ((lOC'
Mr. Moles submitted to the jury that the points for
their consideration were—first, was it made out to their
satisfaction, beyond all doubt, that the deceased had CO'
to his death by reason of the blows given to hire by the
prisoner ; and next, if be did so come to his death. wll6
the act of the prisoner, in striking in self-defence, el`
illegal one ?
His LORDSHIP, in summing up the case, told tbei
that the points for theirconsideration were those submit,‘""
to them by the learned counsel for the prisoner, and al'
mented upon the facts of the case as they bore upon the
propositions laid down.
The Jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he 110
discharged forthwith.
Thomas Armstrong and Ralph Ashlon, who pleadeti
guilty to breaking into the counting-house of Isaac
son, at Preston, and also to feloniously breaking into the
dwelling-house of Anne Rigge, of Preston, were sentence,'
to be transported for the term of ten years.
Joseph' Taylor, who had pleaded guilty to a burglary.
the dwelling-house of Edward Stanley, of Oldham,
September last, was ordered to nine months' imprison'
ment, with bard labour. .
At a quarter before six o'clock, the court adjourn.-
until nine o'clock the following (this) morning.

The calendar contains the' names of seventy-four pri-
soners. There are three trials for murder, (twc from M 80;
cheater and one from Aughton,) four for webbing and
wounding, six for burglary, ten for manslaughter, two for
housebreaking, and the usual number of orditary offence'
The case of Robert JOnes, who embeizled about £5OO I.o'
longing to the parish authorities, is appoint(' to be tried
before Mr. Justice Erle, this day, (Tuesdav,) and that
William Blunt, for the manslaughter of lie brother, 03
Toateth-park, to.morrow, (Wednesday.)

THE VENTILATION.
The Crown and the Civil Courts an both ventilated
from a great central reservoir, or chamber, under the
centre of St. George's-hall. and intened for the ventils•
tion of this hall. From this centre reservoir there are
four great ventiducts conveying the fresh air north, south;
east, west, in any rtquired'proportiots. The Crown and
the Civil Courts are supplied fromthe north and sath
channels, and while in use the air an be forced throne'
at natural temperatures, or at any equired temperature
when warmth is necessary, by cawing it to traverse
chambers immediately connected wih, them in which the
heating apparatus is placed.
The great air-flues have been fumed in the walls and
arches constructed to support the floe of the great hall.
The principal heating apparatus is worked by boiler/'
placed under the angles of the geat hall ; and also the
steam-engines and subsiding heatng and vapour apPli"
ratus for moistening the air in cerain states of weather.
In each of the principal coats there are numeroue,
arrangements for regulating th supply and discharge ?'
air, according to the fluctuati4 attendance in the colln•
and the state of the weather.

Many similar arrangetners, on a smaller scale, are
introduced into some of theprincipal apartments, and 1.3
all of the minor rooms, well as in the prisoners' cells,
flues are provided for the sscharge of vitiated air.
The ventilating turret tist was to have been built oe
the site of the Islington 'Valet is replaced by four venti-
lating shafts at the angles o the great hall, and into these
the vitiated air is disehared from the courts, as well se
from all the individual apatnnents.
Four great smoke-flues re also carried up at the salve
places, and these dischaze the smoke from every fire"
place. No visible smoketr vapour agpears, however, per
is there any visible turrt or chimney externally at the
angles of the great hall..
The fireplaces are all onstrncted with special reference
to these plans, and disearge the products of combustioe
by circular flues, which ?ill never require to be swept, tit/
fuel used, though it give a cheerful fire. never giving se,'
soot. The fenders havta•singular appearance, being le",„
flat and low, not exceding an inch in height, and 6:
strong that the foot my be placed on them as freely es 0"
any part of the floor.. Their extreme lowness, as well 1
the construction of Os grates, permits the full power 0,
the fires to act on the body of the floor withoto
obstruction.
Arrangements areintroduced in different places
prevent the force c the external wind blowing into tllO,
passages when the dors are properly shut, and by a seri
of channels connectd with the central chambers under OP:
great hall, the powe of the heating apparatus at any tie/
can be placed on tb great passages surrounding this gregi
hall and the court'.
Many peculiar sovements are introduced, which ensll,lB
every variety of ztase• to .be met that is likely to re4ull
special adjustmets in the principal apartments, ,
checks are provied to regulate the movement of the el
and to secure a.egular temperature in the heating aPPIi/ii
ratus, to whicla thermOmeter is to be attached that 1%.
ring a bell incssantly whenever its temperature exceeu
by a single degee the required point

The cabine and upholstery work, which consists
oak, crimson,ind morocco, is furnished by Messrs. gelded
and Co., of Ourch. street. It is in the Grecian stYle• linre
reflects mud! credit on their taste. The judge's rooms
a It
elegantly funished. The tables are circular, and the gto
border of th morocco with which they are inlaid repregf.%.,
the arms of he town. The mantelpieces are of a peenll-0
massive, thugh not elegant design. The pillars on °to
side are to le surmounted with vases, which will be
improvemett.