The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

THE ASSIZES.

ROWN COURT

YESTERDAY

Mary Bond, 26, who had pleaded guilty to having, at
Sephton, concealed the body of her child, and Fanny
Thomas for a like offence, at Ainsworth, were sentenced
to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. _

John Turner, Francis James Bradbury, Benjamin
Lo kwood, Hugh Pilkington, Henry Sheppard, James
Miller, and James Croft Reid, who had severally pleaded
guilty of burglary, were each sentenced to one year's
imprisonment and hard labour.
George Rufus Perkins, wt

bad pleaded guilty of
forgery, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and
bard labour.

William Matthews, who had pleaded guilty to a charge
of embezzling £3OO from the Liverpool Cuitom-house,
was placed at the bar. His Lordship said the prisoner
had held a situation of some trust, and he had, moreover,
a considerable salary. The offence was one which might
press heavily upon others. But be was inclined to think
that his conduct was the effect of a sudden impulse, pro-
bably the effects of drink, rather than an act of pre-
meditation. The sentence was that he should be impri-
soned in the House of Correction and kept to hard labour
for one year. .

Charles Mack, who bad pleaded guilty of burglary, was
sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment, and hard la-
bour. _ .

John 31' Caul, for a similar offence, but of a more ag-
gravated nature, was sentenced to be transported for ten

Simeon Greenhalgh, for a like offence in the house of
his former employer, in company with others, causing
much alarm, was sentenced to be transported for ten years.
William Foster, a youth, for a like offence, one year's
imprisonment, and hard labour.

Charles Clegg, same offence, eighteen months.
William Cochrane, a youth, same offence, one year ;
but on his afterwards receiving a previous good character,
and it appearing that he was led astray by bad company,
the term was reduced to six months.
A number of jurymen, who did not appear on their
their names being called, were severally fined 40s.
Robert Bleasly, stood his trial for having on the Bth of
June, in conjunction with others, violently assaulted
James O'Brien, an iron-turner, and robbed him of his
watch and some monies. He afterwards offered the
watch in pledge, and was detained. He was found guilty,
and the case being an aggravated one, was sentenced to be
transported for fifteen years.
Goorrie Murray, 2), and Joseph Moran, 17
charged with having, on the 17th July, in t
broken into the shop of George Webs

tailor and

aloe of £5. and ss. in silver
pleaded guilty, and MurrAy was convicted. Moran, who
bad not before convicted, was sentenced to eighteen

r coats of th

imprisonment, and hard labour. Murray had
before been a dozen times in gaol in this country and in
Ireland, and was sentenced to be transported for ten years.
George Jordan, 18, was indicted tor having, at Liver.
pool, cut and stabbed Joseph Burrell, police inspector,
with intent to disable him, or do him grievous bodily
harm, and also to prevent the apprehension of a prisoner.
On Monday evening, the 24th of March, Police-constable
James Penn, and some others, including Mr. Burrell,
saw three drunken men in Vauxhall-road quarrelling with
a woman in the street. They would not go away, and
were taken into custody. While Burrell was taking one
of them, be felt himself stabbed in the side, but not
seriously. The prisoner wai in the crowd, and was seen
endeavouring to take a trowel from another man. A.
woman who was present saw the prisoner draw an open
clasp knife from the inspector's side. Her son (a boy)
also said that he saw the prisoner use the knife as stated.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty of the assault with
intention to prevent the lawful apprehension of a man

months

contemplated the stabbing of a police officer while in the
exercise of his duty as a heinous offence. As the prisoner,
too, was an old offender who had been several times
imprisoned, he felt no reluctance in marking the case by
severity. The sentence was that the nrisouer should be

transported for fif

The moth-er of the prisoner

who teas in court, uttered distr

tg cries of "Oh! my

child," and was taken away

Mary Jones, 17, was charged with having wilfully killed
and slain Mary Ann Foulkes. It appeared that on tine
night of the 3rd of April, the prisoner and deceased, who
was drunk, met in Preston-street ; that some conversation
e between them; that prisoner took bold of her
ss, whether to support her or push her down,

by the d
did not c

deceased's pocket, which. it was aftrwards found, con-
tained a few coppers. Foulkes died on the following day'.
The Judge, finding that there was no positive evidence
that deceased was, pushed down wilfully by the prisoner,
suggested t,) the jury that the prisoner should be acquitted

2 the charge of minslaugh
The prisoner was then indicted for robbing
d of the copper in her pocket, amounting to
iimble. On this charge she was found
ced to be imprisoned and kept to hard
r for one year.

was take

a verdict of acquitta

and als

guilty, and sent(
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the home of
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Peer Robertson, 19, wns charged with

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The JUDGE

—l'm sure I am very much obliged to

Mr. BAINES St

ested a reference

Mr. KNowLes said, on the subject of a reference his
orders were peremptory ; but there was a way of settling

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, and that was by taking the lease.
After some delay a paper was handed up to his lordship.
Mr. KNowtas said there was some difficulty upon a

point of honour.
His LORDSHIP asked what it wag?
The paper having again been handed up to his lordship,
with an intimation that the point of honour was in refer-
ence to the first line—all the rest had been agreed, and
after some conversation amongst the counsel in a low
tone,
Mr. KNowtrs said—We must proceed, my lord.
The JUDGE.—Wbat, upon a point of honour. This is
the first time 1 have ever had to try a point of honour in

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a court of justice.
After some further private discussion it was at length
agreed to take a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s. dama-
ges; subject to a reference.

GUANO.-TOULMIN AND ANOTHER V. HEADLRY

SPECIAL JURY

In this case Messrs. Watson
for the plaintiffs, and Messrs.
son for the defendant.

lid Cowling were counPel
Martin and Joseph Addi-

Mr. WATSON stated that this was an action for goods
sold and delivered, and on an account stated. The de-
fendant pleaded the general issue. The plaintiffs, Messrs.
Henry and Calvert Tonlmin, were merchants of great
respectability at Great St. Helen's, London, and the de-
fendant, Mr. Thomas Headley, was a gentleman who bad
for many years be n a barrister on the Northern Circuit,
but bad retired from the profession for the purpose, be
supposed, of enjoying himself on his paternal estate at
Barscough Side, near Durham. He, however, amused
himself by speculating in guano. The action was brought
to recover the value of a cargo of guano of 411 tons
which was brought fromthe island of Ichaboe by the brig
Sarah, Captain Chalener, under a contract entered into
by the defendant on the 13th March last, by which he
agreed to become the purchaser at the rate of £7 10s. per
ton, duty paid, in bags. According to the terms of the
contract the guano was to be of the fair auerage of that
coruinz from Ichaboe, and to be in a good merchantable
condition. The penalty for the non-fulfilment of the
contract was £4,000. It was to be paid for on delivery,
and 2i per cent. allowed for cash, £730 being to be paid
when forty tons were landed. It turned out that the
cargo was ohtalat,d from a pit on the island belonging to
a person of the name of M`Dougal, but finding there was
t a sufficient quantity to fill the vessel, about one-
aken from what was called the roads on
Falmouth in the month

contending that the evidence on the part of the plaintiff
was of such an extraordinary nature, that it was totally
and entirely unworthy of credit.
His LORDSHIP left it to the jury to say what amount
of damages they considered the plaintiff entitled to, if
they believed the evidence given on his behalf.
The jury retired for about twenty minutes, when they
returned into court with a verdict for the defendant.
The court rose at seven o'clock,
There now only remain eleven causes for disposal in
the second list, five common and six special juries. The
names of the special juries are as follow :—Marrow and
others v. Chapman. P 0. ; Graham and others v. Wet-

son; Doe Dem. Hutchinson v. Manchester, Bury, and
Rossendale Co. ; Holden v. Liverpool New Gas Co.;
Newton v. Grand Junction Railway Co.; and Ingleden
and another v. Jee. The first of these special juries is
fixed for trial this morning, and the others will come on
in the order in which they stand on the list.