The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

BELL V. RIDLEY

This was another case, in which the registered officer of
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company
was the plaintiff. The defendant was Mr. John Ridley,
an attorney at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The action was to
recover nominally the amount of two bills of exchange,
for £2OO each, but really only one, the second being only
a renewal of the first, which was given by the defendant
as security for Robert Wall Ogilvie, for money he might
overdraw from the bank. The real question for the jury
was whether the first bill, which was deposited on the 6th
July, 1845, was deposited to secure the current account of
Ogilvie to the amount of £2OO, or whether it was de-
posited not to cover the current account, but to cover any
amount the bank might allow the customer to wiredraw
his account. As in the last case, the facts were very un-
interesting, and involved many bill and other transactions.
His Lordship described the case as one in which two in-
solvent witnesses were called to give evidence about an
insolvent bank. The jury found for the defendant.

BIRD AND OTHERS V. BROWN

In this case a verdict was taken by cunsent for the plain-
tiffs. Damages £10,142 is 4d., subject to a special case.

CROWN COURT.-THURSDAY

The following prisoners were placed at the bar to re-
ceive their sPutenc, s

John Lythgoe, William Standish, John Kearns, and
Robert Harding, all youths under sixteen years of age,
who had been convicted of the crime of burglary—three
months' imprisonment and hard labour ; one day in each
week solitary.

Charles Pilling, convicted of an assault upon his wife—
twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour ; one day
in each week solitary.

Michael Kilcours;, also found guilty of an assault—six
months' imprkonment and hard labour.
Sarah Phillips, convicted of receiving goods, knowing
them to be stolen—Six months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

Robert Russell, who pleaded guilty to a charge of utter-
ing two forged bills of exchange, at Manchester—Fourteen
year's transporthtion.

Thomas Simms, who pleaded guilty to a charge of forg-
ing a banker's cheque, at Manchester, with intent to de-
fraud Messrs. Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co.—Seven years'
tranQportatino.

Barnard Riley, who pleaded guilty to a charge of utter.
ing a forged receipt for the delivery of goods, with intent
to defraud Samuel Geatrix. of Manchester.—Ten month's
imprisonment and hard labour.

James Johnson, who pleaded guilty to two indictments
against him for a larceny—Six months' imprisonment.
Miry Bell, who pleaded guilty to an indictment ch4rc-
ing her with endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child
of which she had been delivered, by secreting it in a chim-
ney—Six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
John Frost, charged with the manslaughter of John Da-
vies, at Liverpool, was brought up arid discharged, the bill
having been ignored by the Grand Jury

ROBBERY ON LHE HIGH SEAS

David Turkiagion, 26, was charged with having, on
board the ship Cremona, stolen forty sovereigns, the pro-
perty of Patrick Lynch. The prosecutor, Lynch. sailed
in the ship cremo:ta, from New Orleans, on the 15th of
February last, and the prisoner and his wife were fellow
passengers, occupying part of the same house with him on
the deck of the vessel. At that time the prosecutor had
in his possession a sum of £5O, £4O of which was in so-
vereigns, and for greater security he sewed up these so-
vereigns in a cloth belt, and the remaining £lO he kept in
a silk purse. The prisoner and his wife were present
when he sewed up the money, and no other persons were
cognizant of the circumstance. Prosecutor placed the
belt and the purse in his box, between the time when the
vessel sailed arid the 12th of April following, but soon
after that some rough weather coming on, he was obliged
to remove into the forecastle of the ship, leaving his box
in the house where the prisoner and his wife remained.
On the 14th of April the box was examined, and the belt
with the money was found to he missing, but the purse
was still there, the box being locked, and to all extern •l
appearance in the same condition as when he left. The
prosecutor then complained to the captain, who ordered
all the passengers to come forward and produce what mo-
ney they had, the prisoner at the time showing a gold coin
and some silver, saying that was all the money he had in
the world, and if more was found it did not belong to him.
On the day after the robbery the prisoner was observed
doing something at his chest, and at the same time lie ex-
pressed himself to the effect that no person should open it
except with an officer; he also inquired of the carpenter
it he could make a false bottom to a box, and spore in
terms which excited the suspicion of the prosecutor.
Nothing further took place likely to lead to the discovery
of the robbery, but on the arrival of the vessel in Liver-
pool, the prosecutor gave information to the police, and
they went on beard and took the prisoner into cu-tody.
On his boxes being examined, a sovereign was found con-
c,aled ben'ath the lock of his tool chest, and fourteen so-
vereigns in a smaller box. The prisoner was taken before
the stipendiary magistrate, when the circumstances above
related were detailed, but as the evidence was insufficient
to establish a charge of felony, he was discharged. Soon
afterwards the prisoner met a man nam,d Delaney and
asked where he could get same money changed. D. Laney
then went with him on board the ship, when he cut open
the sole of a boot and took out three sovereigns, arid it
was also stated by a party that oti the passage he was ob-
served to conceal some money in an old gun stock. The
gun stock was examined, and in it were found concealed
nine and a half dollars, and an American coin called a
half eagle; but it did riot appear that this was any part of
the money stolen from the prosecutor. These additional
circumstances having been stated, the prisoner was again
apprehended arid committed for trial. The total amount
of money found in the prisoner's possession was eighteen
sovereigns, and a key was taken from him which fitted the
prosecutor's box. The Learned Judge observed that the
case presented some difficulty, as the money found in the
prisoner's possession was such a small amount compared
with that alleged to have been stolen. The jury acquitted
the prisoner.

STABBING

William Crawley, 21, was charged with having stabbed
Mary Liwtoa at Liverpool. The prosecutrix stated, that
on the 4th of May last, about ten in the evening. she was
at Storey's puhlic•house, Marybone, where she saw the
prisoner, whom she had known previous!
to sit down, which she t

upon which out a
sheath kni!e, such as is commonly used by sailors, and
stabbed her in the left thigh. Prisoner asked if she was
cut, and she replied " Yes," when he said he wished it
were her throat that had been cut. There was, according
to the account of the prosecutrix, no previous quarrel.
The prisoner was found guilty of a common assault.—The
prisoner was then tried or a second indictment, charging
him with having stabbed Catherine Riley. It appeared
that, after the commission of the precious offence, he
went to Austin's• place, Maryhone, where the prosecutrix
lived. She was stmding at the corner of the court,•and
without the least provocation the prisoner broke his pipe
in her face. She then ran into the house : hut he followed

first on the cheek, and t• en on the hand. The wounds
were sta•ed by the surgeon who examined them to be
merely superficial. The prisoner, in I.is d.-fence, said he

knife to drfend himself, when the girt interfered, and re-
ceived the wounds accidentally. The prisoner was found
guilty, as in the former cise, of an assault, and sentenced
to ten months' imprisOnment on each indictment.