The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.—TUESDAY.
Ilia LORDSHIP read an opinion of Mr. Justice Willi-
/CMS relative to the case of Richard Bent, who, at the last
assizes, it will be recollected. was charged and found
l'itY of personating a voter at Bolton municipal election,
and in whose case a respite of judgment was moved. ' It
appeared that the word '• wilfully " had been omitted from
certain counts in the indictment, and the question which
bad been raised was, whether this omission did not vitiate
those counts. Mr. Justice Williams was of opinion that
It Sid, and that judgment must be arrested.
*fames Williams was indicted for having uttered and
Put off a bad half-crown to Sarah Feber. Another count
111 the indictment charged tare uttering to Ann Lucock.
The jury immediately found the prisoner guiliv, and he
was sentenced to one year's imprisonment to hard labour.
'John Wilkinson, 28, was indicted for unlawfully hav-
g n his possession fifteen false and counterfeit coins,
Intended to pa's for shill rigs.
Ilia LoRDSHIP, after examining the counterfeit money,
laid, in the rough state in which it appeared, it was ex-
ceedingly doubtful whether it could be said that the pri-
tVer intended to utter it. This bring considered fatal,
e,.Prisoner was axquimed.
4Que Kilian, 38, pleaded guilty to having intermarried
b//ith Johnston Rolston, Patrick Kilian, to whom she had
e ,n previously married being then alive.
"is Lord ship sentenced the prisoner to four months'
mard labour
An arn es Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty to having married
Tin Clarke, his former wife being at the time living.—
was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve moetl..s to
bard labour.
nAiehard Loynd, 46, pleaded guilty to having feloni-
A!'Y married Margaret Towers, his former wife, being
r9ng at the time.--He was sentenced to six Mouths' lea-
ionment to hard labour.
;'ever,
Howarth, 27. was indicted for having, at Little
_rver, on the 3,1 of February last, feloniously cut and
uunded John 1/-mgdale, with intent to do him grievous
bodily harm, &c.—The jury found the prisoner guilty of
au assault only. Sentence deferred.
Michael Sagan, 21, was charged with having, at
enhinworth and Calderbrook, in the parish of Roch-
aT, feloniously and violently assaulted Hannah Scott,
tr stolen from her person hall-a.crown. Several wit-
i.:BBes were called. who gave the prisoner a good charac-
t for honesty. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but
..ccQuirnended him to mercy on account of his previous
suu d eharawer —Sentence deferred. •
1. William Howarth, 35, Pat, ick Neil, 30, and WU
.16_1?& White, 32, were indicted for having feloniously cut
4'151 wounded Robert Fletcher, with intent to maim, dis-
fule, or do him some grievous bodily harm.—The jury
°Lind the prisoners Howarth and O'Neil guilty of an as-
Pelai_et only, and acquitted White. Sentence deferred.
''''heearing of this case occupied nearly four hours.
4,111 Prisoners were then indicted on a charge of the
w,s"._.'e offences committed by them towards one John Hey-
arisin.: out of the same transaction. This indict-
'int had been preferred in order to reach the prisoner
ihntte, and the prosecution went for merely an assault.
c prisoner was found guilty. Sentence deferred.

CROWN COURT.—WEDNESDAY.
talijiten''Y Boys, 31, (neither read nor write.) was found
at N/Y.nand sentenced to transportation for life, for having,
„rah 'nor, feloniously killed Robert Tattersall on the 2d
lia'citika'Y last. The prisoner, deceased, and other parties,
at nueen thinking on New Year's Day at a public-house
at 'waldtw istle, near Blackburn, and were going home
al4°,,c' O'clock in the morning, when a quarrel took place,
Ari "ecessed was hit over the eye with a stone cast by the
I,nrier, and died from the injuries on the 3d March.
ch,,,4°l'les Michaelson. 26, (superior educa ion,) was
alet'lted with having forged a bill of exchange for the pay-
Guilt X3OO with intent to defraud Sir Benjamin Hey-
-quilt He withdrew his.plea of Not Guilty, and pleaded
Y'p •
prisrsr• oi.Loex appealed to the Court on behalf of the
co-nrier• Theprisoner had considered himself entitled to
diatr-3iderable sum of money, and being in the greatest
ced teas, and unable to obtain any employment, was indu-
etamit the offence with which he was charged.
/206:,anstriP deferred judgment.
Derk‘ Marson, 27, (could read and write im-
tisard lib': was sentenced to one years' imprisonment and
klootio °,‘,lr, for cutting and wounding John Taylor, at
bond,,,,,,atahneared that Taylor and a men named Al-
"in had nghting, when the prisoner, hearing that Mar-
l'ushr,d n a,knife ot hold of Almond, and the former
I°elc a3.101:,4 d inflicted a deep wound on his but-
Were n,:" ",le knifea.n the‘ parties, except the prisoner,
S'ort',:viea to have been dreadfully intoxicated.
meat a uiegg was sentenced to one years' imprison-
Alice hard labour for a burglary near Rochdale.
qre Moss pleaded guilty to having married Walter
ta ,ieznni.b‘s_rforr.ner I.lusband being still alive. Sentenced
'',tns imprisonment and hard labo.ur.
felon n guilt bad been previously imprisonedd for
&Ito:, Pleaded gy of burglary, and was transporte for
en. Years.
;IVid flowarth, who had been found guilty of _wound-
"hn Dugdale, was sentenced to eight months impri-
naient and hard labour.
all
Uf Howarth, Patrick O'Neill, and Wm. White,
whom had been convicted of assault, were sentenced
rtowell and O'Neill to eight, and White one months'
blPtisonment and hard labour.
*Alichael Sugar, convicted the previous day for robberY,
44,4 sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and hard
'Tar.
1441 chard Foster, previously imprisoned for felony at
kraltchester, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary at Sal-
' and was sentenced to ten years' transportation.

Ts CROWN COURT.—THURSDAY.
aury7'lleitit intimated to his Lordship, that as the Grand
l''ardeT,ll,4le case of Mr. Howell, the inanai.er of the Ha.
the ja," 'ton Foundry, had ignored the bill, it was not
44.'8 'erltian of counsel to offer any evidence on the coro-
tettiquisition. The jury therefore, under direction,
Thued verdict of acquittal.
1.3,001 %bills against John Jenkins and George Gillaird,
140re-crrged with manslaughter in this town, were also
Grace Ledger, 22, (could neither read nor write,) was
4'enced to two months imprisonment and hard labour,
tiVlecea:ing at Manchester the birth of her illegitimate
4
Miterr • s.erjeant WILKINS intimated to the Court, that,
!tteespce consideration, the parties in the libel case had
iNsinto acquiesce in the suggestion of his Lordship, and
° bail satisfied to bold the prisoner, William Stephens,
44—h Ilia LORDSHIP said he would take time to con-
Tbe at atnount of bail he should fix.
411 to"rand Jury were dismissed at eleven o'clock,. after
kh,2:4o,„rd shiP had thanked them for their services.
.ZaiB Brannan and Daniel Handley were found
-54111 having, at Manchester, in their possession a
li/aNe'r coining.
ttzki, a Callen was acquitted of a charge of burglary at
riV co the 20th December last.

eltortflvßAND JURY ROOM.—TritrRsDAY.
fO bed after twelve o'clock, ROBERT B. AKNISTRONG,
C., Recorder for the Borough of Manchester, sat
itt.Wiiierilninal cases in the Grand Jury Room.
fr:Qra Roberts was sentenced to ten years' transport-
alte',, burglary and robbery at the house of Richard
ttifo,4,l"),L Manchester.
tout ',,ze7inie was sentenced to two months' imprison-
prlieoa,r olgainy. The prisoner and his wife had agreed
Ih'ilrie..4,te. and the latter had married again before the
eviu; did so.
lien
Hewn Bentley, 19, John Kenyon, 20, and Mary Ann
h,4,4)a„: 'were charged with having, at Manchester, bur-
isiks sly broken and entered the dwelling-house of Tho-
ttuhrefille,Yr and stolen therefrom a quantity of wearing
4t4' Willa it turned out that there was a possibility that
I;t4tea t°l,* bad been left open, and under these circum-
liheetiv. the two male prisoners we're only found guilty of
14;4„ke,4-enYon was acquitted. John Kenyon and Mary
ittet-„"Yon were further tried, on an indictment, charg-
tip,sho; with having broken into and entered the dwell-
V 4 s'i,t of Jam. s Gourley, and stolen a pair of boots
h:l4d t-„";aiwi, on the 21st of January last. They were
re Cull' of larceny. Bentley was sentenced to two
kt4s4ll7'Grisonnient and hard labour.• Mary Ann Kenyon
hk:4, befB and hard labour, and John Kenyon, who had
15''llikere convicted of a similar offence, six months and
44tep our, for the larceny on the 21st of January, and
114 at e4rs' transportation for the larceny on the 20th of
0114
I'larbsralaiart.er, 19, was charged with having, at Manches-
t4A a lously broken and entered the dwelling
stolen therefrom one watch, twenty gold seals,
ttih, Weal box, and various other articles ; and Eliza-
Vrt, Ith4t/nagan was charged with having received the
lit!fo,(l,wing them to have been stolen. The prisoners
ttiatd, -4u guilty. Slater, who had been previously con.
lloijlar4B sentenced to seven years' transportation,
‘`.• -"aan three months' imprisonment and hard la-

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N°44 CROWN COURT.—FRIDAY.
Irldb.cte'tirk4am 26, Samuel Broadhurst, 21, William
2gLiete,i2,3, 'Tames Clarke, and Charles Denkin, 32, were
‘p`riq haking, at Warrington, on the night of the
Ttad toinfebruary, feloniously assaulted James Jones,the
%,,-;',`l, a sharp piece of bon, struck him upon m
.4 intent to do him some grievous hodily
.har .
'lt 'ailt • in street row, in which the
t,,hotier Was committed a
ti4t4b,' were engaged. The prosecutor was the deputy-
N of
eyes Warrington, who was wounded over t
tt•'ol,-, With an instrument called an "iron dmoge,t': 4.3
qat been taken from the timber yard of Mr.
i,tier,,t'archford.—Mr. Sergeant Wilkins defended the
Ytth I)ee and contended that Kirkham and Broadhurst
r 441 gtlittY only of a common assault, and that the
iarvre4.! Prisoners ought to be at once discharged
'111‘;1.""tlad Broadhurst and Kirkham guilty of a
vviiC.asault, and acquitted the other three prisoners.
11ti:titer-.`las said IT uenrdtehrestood it was intended to prefer
16,11tiepladicttnent same character, against the
16,;:stlitlid and, although not engaged in the case,
hbe
" his duty to apply, on their behalf, that t ey
ave time allowed to prepare a plea of autretois
,1417,11e(rhMr. Monk and Mr. 13ulke, for the rosecution,
:14 htl it at as the second indictment was fora riotous as-
`ll°2ot, 1144 of a different character to the former. They
I,3"ed the ▪ prisoners
oppose the application for time beinhg
Prisoners to prepare any plea tlry.thoug
tt
Suit appeal Lordship, after looking at the inclictmenh
a-• d to him that both transactions were t e
111141.411. The prisoners might stand down : and, in the
ilti-,aer a the counsel fur the prosecution might consider
lici-haterrY would proceed.—Subsequently, Mr. Burke
'th"th 'to his
It e otk.lordship that they should not proceed
kprnetd ,suer indictment ; and the learned Judge then,
441k1iN4 Broadhurst and Taylor to eighteen months
litShpo,llt. The other prisoners were discharged.
tlB, bne/augh, 27, was indicted for having, at St.
'kitkhitli-'ae an assault upon John Cunliffe, and stabbed
hq • knife, thereby causin a mortal wound of
'led ten hours after. The prisoner pleaded not

guilty.—Mr. Grainger appeared for the prosecution, and
from his statement it appeared that on the let of January
last, the deceased, in company with two fellow-workmen.
were sitting at work in his master's shop at the back part
of Church-street, St. Helens. The prisoner came into
the shop, where he had occasionally worked some months
before. He Was intoxicated. He asked a man named
Simms to lend him lid. Simms refused, and the pri-
soner then made a similar application to the deceased,
from whom he also met with a refusal. An angry con-
versation ensued ; they both stood up, and the other men
saw a blow struck, but could not tell from whom it came.
Both parties afterwards struck, and both fell to the
ground, and the witnesses saw the deceased attempting
to bite the prisoner's thumb. One of the witnesses
threatened to strike the deceased if he did not let go the
thumb, and he did so. Both then got up, and at this
stage Simms and the other persons present unfortunately
left the shop, and what took place afterwards there was
no evidence, except what was said by the prisoner himself
to the police. But the witnesses saw the deceased come
out of the shop shortly afterwards, staggering, and heard
him say, "I am stat.bed.” He was tol owed by the pri-
soner, who took to his heels, and was ultimately captured.
The deceased died the same night, and his death was
owing to a wound he had received in his back from a
shoemaker's knife. Simms bad left the knife on a seat
when he went out of the shop, and it was found under
the deceased's seat afterwards. The prisoner was de-
fended by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and was acquitted.
James Howarth, 28, and Henry Howarth, 19, were in-
dicted for having, at Osvraldtwisle, feloniously damaged a
carding machine, in the mill of their employer. It appear-
ed that the prisoners were employed in the mill, and en-
tertained some grudge against the carding master. On the
9th of February, James How.rth said to Henry, that the
carding master was against him, and that he would try to
banish him if he could. For some days the spinners found
great obstruction in proceeding with their work; and on
the 13th of February, the prisoner James Howarth, was
seen to get under the seutching machine and put paper
under two of the gratings. The effect of this was to pre-
vent the dirt falling through the gratings, and to injure the
carding machine. James Howarth was found guilty, and
the other prisoner was acquitted.—Sentence was deferred.
Wm. Henry Chapman, 22 was indicted for having ut-
tered a forged bill of exchange, with intent to defraud
Samuel Aston.

Samuel Aston is a capsule manufacturer, at Bordesley
Green, near Birmingham, and received by post a letter,
dated Lord-street Chambers, Liverpool, 23rd May 1845,
signed William Bell, ordering 10 gross of copaiba capsules.
Sent the goods; and afterwards received another letter,
dated 28th of the same month, enclosing a hill for £29 18s.
9d., purporting to be signed by W. •H. Noicliff and Co.,
Liverpool, rnd addressed to Mr. E. Williams. This bill
was a forgery.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on account of his youth and the belief that
he had been an instrument in the hands of other parties.
His Lordship was of the same opinion. Sentence—two
years' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of
Correction.

GRAND JURY ROOM.—FamAY.
( Before Mr. ARMSTRONG, Q. C.)

Edward Birch, 42, and James Hardy, 21, were in-
dicted for having, at Manchester, together with several
other persons, with personal violence, robbed Charles
Dailey of a watch and 12s. in silver. The prisoners and
Dailey had been drinking together at a beer-house in
Tib-street, and a neighbour saw the prisoners and some
other men, who had thrown him on the ground, ill-treat-
ing him. When he reached home, it appeared from the
evidence of his mother, that he had been robbed ; but in
consequence of Dailey having gone out of the country,
the evidence was not sufficient to establish the fact of the
robbery.—The jury found the prisoner Birch guilty of an
assault, and acquitted Hardy. Bitch was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment, but a point was reserved i❑
his favour, similar to one which had been raised by Mr.
Joseph Pollock, in the Crown Court, as to whether a pri-
soner could be convicted of an assault, under an indict-
ment charging him with robbery.
John Heddon and 'Cornelius Hartley were charged
with having, on the 22d instant broken into the house of
Mrs. Warburton, publican, at Bury, and stolen a quan-
tity of provisions, wine, spirits, &c.—Hartley was found
g❑iity, and sentenced to ten years' transportation, and
Heddon was acquitted.
Edward Parry was found guilty of having returned
from transportation. It appeared that, at Salford ses-
sions, in 1834, he was sentenced to be transported for
fourteen vears.—To be imprisoned six months, and at the
expiration of that term to be transported for life.
Philip Ribby, a boy 16 years old, was charged with
stabbing Lawrence Murphy, who said he was 11 years
old. The wound was inflicted with a knife, behind the
ear. The occurrence took place in Hornby-street, Liver-
pool, and the boy appeared to have given the prisoner no
provocation ; hut just before the wound was inflicted, the
prisoner had been fighting with another boy, and the boy
had struck him with a stick.—The jury found the priso-
ner guilty, and he was sentenced to one year's imprison-
ment, the last fortnight solitary.
Mary Ann Henry was found guilty of stabbing Eliza-
beth Evans, at Liverpool, with intent to do grievous bo-
dily harm. On the night of the 20th of February, Evans
was going with a companion along Northampton-street,
when the prisoner came into the street and brandished a
knife. She struck Evans with the knife on the arm, and
a person said, " You are stabbed." Evans said, " 1 am
not." " Then if you are not," said the prisoner, " You
shall be ;" and she immediately stabbed her on the left
breast. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and she was
sentenced to fifteen years' transportation.

Robert Rodney Hawkes was. indicted for having ut-
tered counterfeit orders for the payment of £4 each, well
knowing them to be forged and counterfeit.
This case has already been published. The prisoner
went to the house of Mr. James Church, publican, and
obtained money upon shipping notes, which he repre-
sented as having been signed by Captain Quayle, of a ves-
sel called the Derby.
The prisoner denied his knowledge of the documents
being forged, and said he had received them from a per-
son on board the Derby, whom he conceived to be the
agent of Captain Quayle.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to two years' imprisonment and hard hbour.