The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-23 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LIVERPOOL QUARTER SESSIONS.

The July. Sessions for this borough commenced yester-
day, at the Crown Court House, before Gilbert Hender-
son, Esq., the Recorder. There were in the calendar the
names of 66 prisoners for felony, and of 12 for misde-
meanour. With the exception of two or three cases, the
offences were not of an aggravated character, and it will
be seen that the learned chairman, in his charge, congra-
tulated the jury on the decrease of crime as compared with
the corresponding quarter of last year. The following
gentlemen were sworn of
THE GRAND JURY:
James G. Carter, Netherfield-road, distiller, (foreman.)
G. Beale Brown, Exchange-alley North, merchant.
H. Cleaver Chapman, Shaw-street, merchant.
Edward Challinor, Sefton-street, timber merchant.
C. William Fosberry, Everton-terrace, merchant.
John Grantham, Everton-road, ironfounder.
Joshua Heap, North John-street, broker.
William Huson, Jamaica-street, broker.
William Lindsay, Rn.common-street, merchant.
James Lister, Great Mersey-street, banker.
Francis Maxwell, Fenwick-street. corn merchant.
Charles W. Neuman. jun., Tithebarn-Areet, merchant.
Joseph Parton, Exchange buildings, broker.
James Powell, Grove-street, merchant.
Thomas Priestly, George's Dock-gates, merchant.
Charles E. Rawlins, Blackburn-place, merchant.

James Stitt, n, iron merchant.
James Tvrer, Old Church-yard, merchant.
Henry Whittaker, Rumford-street, broker.
The proclamation against vice and immorality being
read by the Town-clerk,
The RECORDER briefly addressed the grand jury. He
stated in effect that in the cases that would be brought be-
fore them it would be their duty to examine them tho-
roughly, and to weigh the evidence in such a manner as to
enable them to decide whether there were safe and suffi-
cient grounds for conviction on trial; and if twelve of
them considered that the testimony offered came up to
that standard, they would return tru- bills, so that those
cases would come before the court ; but if it fell short of
that standard, they would, of course, in such cases, super-
sede the necessity of further proceedings. Some of the
cases, and some only, would require their particular atten-
tion. One of them related to a robbery of three £lOO-
- from a bank. Another related to a linen-draper's
shop which was broken into by an aperture in the wall,
and sundry articles carried off. Another case was that in
which the cash-box of a publican had been broken open,
and money to a considerable amount carried off. These
were the chief cases involving any great amount of a pe-
cuniary nature. In another case, it appeared that two
men had entered a house by means of a skel'ton key, and,
being watched, two others were taken outside, supposed
to be implicated. None of the property was found upon
them ; but if it appeared from the evidence that either of
them got possession of any article, and removed it so that
it could be conveniently taken away,—or, in the language
of the law, removed it from "the space" which it pre-
viously occupied,with that intent, and that the others wete
there to aid and abet in the intended theft, they must be
all considered as combined to perpetrate the felony, and
accordingly be sent for trial. He was happy to remark
that the calendar showed that the amount of crime was a
considerable degree less than over the same period last
year. It might be supposed that this arose from the
the greater preventive vigilance of the police force ; but it
more probably was the result of the greater quantity of
employment at our docks, warehouses, &c., aad, if so,
exhibited in a manner worthy of much consideration the
intimate connection between poverty and crime. This
should never be lost sight of, so that (as we understood
him to imply) employment should be freely given where
it was possible ; and, if it became necessary to punish
the evil-doers, to restore the offender, if the temptations
and nature of the case admitted of it, to his true position
in society.—The grand jury then retired to their duties.
The Recorder, on the counsel taking their seats, stated to
them thet he should alter the system hitherto pursued
with regard to costs in cases of appeal under the poor-
law—following the example of the recorder of Leeds and
other places. As a general rule the party who lost the
appeal should pay the coat of the party who was success-
ful. But though he should adopt this as the general rule,
the court would still be at liberty to award costs to each
party in particular cases which demanded the exercise of
such a discretion.

Mr. JAMES then app'ied to the Recorder for leave to
appropriate a portion of the money found on the prisoner,
Francis Trappes, (committed on a charge of having stolen
three £lOO notes,) to meet the expense of his defence. A
considerable sum was, he said, found in his possession
when apprehended ; and it was not supposed to be any
portion of the money connected with the offence.
The RECORDER decided that Mr. James should renew
the application when the counsel for the prosecution
appeared in court.
A true bill having been found against Mary M`Guire,
a servant girl of 23 years of age, for stealing 40 sovereigns
and some trinkets, the prisoner was brought to the bar,
and pleaded guilty to taking 35 sovereigns, alleging (as
we understood her) that another party had some connec-
tion with the offence, which she deeply regretted ; stating
that it was her first, and pleading, with tears in her eyes,
to be mercifully dealt with. The Recorder called up the
prosecutrix (her mistress), and finding from her prisoner
had not previously been guilty of anything serious, and
that her former master, had he been enabled to be pre-
sent, would probably have spoken in her behalf, he sen-
tenced her to three months,' imprisonment only—the last
fortnight solitary—in order to give her a chance of amend-
ment. The prisoner, who at first thought from the word
" transportation" being used in the Recorder's address
to her, that she was to be sent beyond the seas, expressed
her great thankfulness for the lenity shown to her, and
was removed. The trials throughout the day were of
very slight importance.
The following were the sentences : _ _ _

s,
Seven Years Transportation.—William Smith, aged
19, for stealing clothing at two different daces. NI illiam
Dodd, 20, f,r stealing lead. Both old offenders.
Nine Months Imprisonment and Hard Labour.—Ann
Thompson, )9, stealing a watch.
Three Months.—John Holmes, 22. stealing 17 sove-
reigns and other monies. Samuel Wade, 27, stealing
471 b of cotton waste.

Two Months.—Edward Jones, 44, stealing 471 b of cot-
ton waste.

One Monlh.—Mary Connolly, 28, for stealing from her
maser sundry articles of clothing, &c.
The other prisoners tried yesterday, and found guilty,
were sentenced to imprisonment for various terms, from
ten days to six weeks.

THE FUNDS : SATURDAY NIGHT. The value of
English secur.ties has rather improved. although busi-
ness was necessarily limited from the early closing of the
markets. Consols for money and the account left off at
994 to 1 ; Bank Stock, 1991 to 200; Escheciner-bills.
765. to 78s. premium ; India Bonds, 95 to 96 premium ;
I dia Stock. 2854 to 2864 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
1091 to 1; Three-and-half per Cents. Reduced, 1024 to
103; and New Three•and-aHalf per Cents. Reduced, 102,
to 4. The foreign stocks were in some instances flat,
though in others prices remained steadily supported.
Spanish Five per Cents. declined to 23 to 4; and the
Tt.ree per Cents. to 331 to 4, in consequence of sales.
Belgian closed 1031 to 1044; Brazilian, 83 to 84 ; Buenos
Ayres. 34 to 36 ; (Milian, 103 to 105 ; Colotrbian, 134 to
14; Danish, 884 to 894; Dutch Two•and-a-Half per
Cents.. 614 to 62 ; the Five per Cents., 1011 to 4 ; Mexi-
can, 354 to 364; the Deferred, 154 to 164; Peruvian, 26
to 27 ; and Portuguese, 45 to 46.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—In Friday's Gazette we had the
return of the quarterly average of the weekly liabilities
and assets of the Bank of England, from the 20th of April
to the 13th instant, both inclusive. The following are the
results compared with the three months from the 23d of
March to the 15th of J une ;--The circulation is diminished
by £Bl,OOO. being the difference between £21,246,000 and
£21,327,000; the deposits are increased by £494,000,
being the difference between £13,977,000 and £13,483,000,
making the total of the liabilities £35,223,000. The se-
curities are increased by £555,000, being the difference
between £22,471,000 and £21,916,000; the bullion has
decreased by £123,000, being the difference between
£15,767,000 and £15,900,000; and making the total of
the assets £38,238,000. The surplus or rest increased by
£9,000, being the difference between £3,015,000 and
£3,006,000.

THE WEATHER, &c.—We have during the past week
had some heavy and welcome showers, which have greatly
improved the appearance of the country. The wheat in
these districts is still very promising. and the spring-sown
grain is advancing almost beyond expectation. The tur-
nip crops, particularly Swedes, have also greatly revived
from the depression of the long drought at the early part
of the season, and we have seen one large field, which
then appeared to be very feeble, in which the plants are
already of a large size—promising a luxuriant crop.
Some after-grass in rich fields has already been cut, and
the autumn yield will probably go far to make the de-
ficiency of the first. The last two days in particular have
been glorious summer," the atmosphere being un-
usually clear, and the rays of the sun vary powerful.
Sunday was the warmest day we have had this season (so
far as we remember) taking it as a whole. The thermo-
meter, in the shade, stood at 75°, and yesterday, (though
it felt apparently quite as warm) at 73°. Up to the time
of our writing, (eight o'clock last night) although there
was no outward appearance of rain or thunder—usual
after such heat—the barometer was falling and stood at
about 30°, and the hygrometer was also dropping—having
fallen from 8° to 4? in the four hours.
OPENING OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, OXTON.—A short
time since, the spirited inhabitants of the now beautiful
locality of Oxton raised a sum of money for the building
of a church, and on Sunday last the edifice was opened
for divine worship, under license from the Bishop of the
diocese. The Rev. Joshua King, rector of Woodchurch,
officiated, and took his text from the 20th chapter of
Isaiah, 6th and 7th verses. After an excellent and suit-
able discourse, he dwelt upon the truthful doctrines of
the established church, and the evils of dissent, in a
manner which—however accordant with the vow he took
at his ordination, and with the Scriptures—appears (ac-
cording to a contemporary) to have given some umbrage
to the few latitudinarians present. It appears from what
we can learn, that he hit them very hard and very pro-
perly ; but they seem to be like the offending soldier
when under the lash, who cried out to the drummer to
hit a little higher, and then a little lower, and, though
obeyed, was mightily displeased with the infliction in any
way. The same paper, however, concludes his remarks
on the new church in the following rather friendly man-
ner :—" There are a number of free sittings for the poor,
and we understand it is contemplated to establish schools
in connexion with the church. The parishioners are much
indebted to their highly-respected churchwarden, Mr. a.
W. Godwin, for his indefatigable exertions in carrying
out the wishes of the committee, and bringing to a com-
pletion the arrangements for the feting up and opening of
this sacred edifice."