The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

SHIPBUIL

TO THE EOITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
have your assurance in your last paper that - the
the
party to whom I attributed a letter which appeared here
STANDARD is not the author of that letter, it is, Won
fore, right in me to receive that assurance, which It as
happy in doing. It is also right in me to presume 0944tT'
my letter has not been answered, that the imputatio
builde
on the profession.' character of Liverpool ship
are unfounded.
I am. Sir, your obedient servant,
Skip Yard, Clarence Dj oOckH, NniNhVDI LecS.O,
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fortnight,
of the latter, 6,817 cases were relieved during thei)lo- 4
£29 12s. 2d. in money less than at the same Pelll2-c:9l
was 1,842, who cost ls. 6jd. per head, and in "3",,,ber
£166 18s. 7-id. ;at the sane time in 1843, the nu'libe
was 1,889, at ls. 6id. per head, and £147 Ils. 6id• aS
report from the fever hospital since the 26th NO' '-54;
follows: cases left at last report, 75 ; since admitted, 0,
discharged, 59 ; dead, 6 ; remaining of fever, 6th Decweeed
ber, 64. Of those persons whO died of fever, 'ver 00;
dischaiged, 5 ; remaining 6th December, 8.
brought into the house in a dying state. Sina'l' 131
cases left at last report, 5 ; since admitted, 8 '
cases left at last report, 9 ; since admitted, 4; total is:
7th December, 8. opthal'l3;
total,lo.
discharged, 5 • remainingßy the col
ters' book, under date of the 7th December, the ge°
state of the workhouse continues very favour'able•
n.pa tea
SUDDEN DEATHS.—Wm. Taylor, a child, ae-iuton-
weeks, of Prophet-street, was found dead in bed on 0.01,
day morning.
seven The
o,deceasedclocko
nb al‘diobnedeanyurcerlil)if:gr, B...EeviZsyva;
beth Horton, aged three weeks, of Gascoyne-streer,
red,
taken seriously unwell, her fece became much discoloured,
and she evinced symptoms of intense pain. Shortl asea
Mr. Deane, surgeon, was sent for, but the dece.o.
of thei;day
expired before he arrived. It is the opinion
geon that the deceased died of convulsions.—On 81-lr, of
night, as Alexander Chapman, a boy about nine V '
" Other'
age, of Finch-street, was retiring to bed with his breath-
he appeared to be labouring under a difficulty of 1
female't'
ing, and died the following morning.—An elderlyues,
named Mary Lynch, was found dead in her bed, 0.1 -1' Tie
day morning last, at her residence in Toxteth-perls'ly of
deceased had cornplained for some time Pre"""fona
asthma; but, on apes/ mortent examination, it sv,s Aer,
that she died of a disease of the lungs.—On Toes; 'of
Catherine Pritchard was out washing, at the Toes;
Mr. Hughes, Williim-street, end, while so engn.eij,
called out, " Oh, Mr. Hughes," and immediately 1
and expired.

DeC• 17, 1844.

LIVERPOOL WINTER ASSIZES,

hi•s Tuesday, at three o'clock, Mr. Baron Gurney took
seat on the bench, his Lordship having been detained
later than was expected in Chester.
The calendar contains a list of 57 prisoners for trial.
The Grand Jury were called, and answered as follows :
Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, Baronet, of the Hazles
foreman.
Richard Edward Whitehead, K.C.B. Uplands.
Edward Alison, Esq., Park-bill.
James Aspinall, Esq., Liverpool.
Sohn Ireland Blackburne, Esq., Hale-hall.
•Pl9'rick Bankes, Esq., Winstanley-hall.
John Bairstow, Esq. Preston.
Hugh Birley, Esq., Didsbury.
Xliliam Clayton. Esq., Lostock-hall.
.-,l,lleonmas Bright Crosse, Esq , Shaw-hill.
-1;1 ry Paul Fleetwood, Esq., Preston.
John Frederick Foster, Esq., the Priory.
eter Greenall, Esq., M.P., St. Helens.
Alexander Fowden Haliburton, Esq., Whitley-hall.
Henry Hardman, Esq., Chamber-hall.
Henry Hoght,m, Esq., Bold-hall.
?,datnes Lawrence, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool, Park-hill,
441verPool.
Thomas Townley Parker, Esq., Cuerdon-hall.
Royds, Esq., Mount Falinge.
James Gillibrand Unsvyorth, Esq.;
mp
Hibbert Wanklvn, Esq. Crusall-hall.
Thomas Horderne 'Whitaker, Esq., the Holme.
,a_ 411 e Grand Jury having been sworn, her Majesty's pro-
Baron Gurney then charged the Grand Jury as follows :
re-
gretted of the Grand Jury, it is very much to be
that the state of the gaol of this county is such as
totnake it necessary to issue a special commission at this
va eson the year ; but the number of the offenders, and
„ever natufre of the offences, made it imperative upon the
ntnent, as it was considered, to issue this commis-
the • Gentlemen, I have looked through a great many of
e depositions of the calendar, and I find very few, in-
a• ca, that call on me for any observations by way of
di„afge• The offences are, generally speaking, of the or-
,.:_`,"rY description which must have come under yonr con-
mueration in the discharge of the duty you are now called
ltliPnonn to fulfil, and, therefore, you will require no instruc-
tt from me. There is one case of murder by poison,
that e circumstances of which I shall forbear to enlarge,
of :Il require your very particular attention. The cases
quir urder by poison are very frequently obscure, and re-
am: a very diligent examination of the circumstances,
r n the judgment of those circumstances your verdict,
-'sra ether your true bill, will or will not be given. There
lanirther case of murder by violence—of a woman by the
gul °f a man. Certainly, I cannot say that this is a sin-
ti ar case, but it is a very extraordinary one. The had
been esaPpear to have been extremely good friends, who had
ane,AlatelY married, who had spent the day in harmony
JOY, and in whom there appeared to be hardly a shade
of_ difference in the course of the day ; but something had
°_eeurred in the course of the evening. It appears that the
wtn;a..n had provided himself with a razor ; and one of the
a....nesses spoke to a conversation in the street, immedi •
L.,,T37 preceding the act, and, if he was correct, it undoubt-
edly afforded a reason, though a very bad one; but it did not
of°,%,v_ a motive for the act. And it appears that the throat
1, the woman was cut in the street; that she fled to a
"ouse
t and at last fell on the pavement, and that the man
ti' afterwards went to the house where they had both
i;fore been, and then inflicted a very serious wound on
'awn throat. If the evidence convinces you that he
iiyas the person by whom the deed was done, then it will
6 "ur duty to find a true bill against him. There is
another case where a woman has been murdered, and, it
Itt allFged, by a person who lodged in the house. There
e circumstances, to be sure, are short, and, as appears
n
the depositions, very strong against the prisoner. A
'WI:In:Ian is left in the house, the husband comes home finds
!he house robbed, and his wife murdered. The prisoner
Is Pursued and taken, and a considerable part of the stolen
t--
PevtY is found upon, bim. Now that, undoubtedly, is
ry strong evidence to show that he was the person by
whore the act was done. Gentlemen, if any difficulty
Should_ occur to
you in the course of the discharge of your
veluties,
You will be pleased to refer to me, and I shall be
"3' happy to afford you any direction or information.
,IANSLAUGHTER.—RUSHBEARING AT OLDII AM.
Ror Thomaswt Whiteley, aged 21, and who could neither read
with havei•nwas arraigned on an indictment charging him
James waigsbaat Prestwich•cum-Oldharn, killed and slain
a wake at Oldham
,D 4 2d September last, there was
which gave rise to 11% which
parties of roes the proceedings took place,
occurrence in question. Two rival
and the parties came intotake
ti collision.fr
entered the town at the same time,
with poles which were oea A fight took place
in the course one of the carts; and
shaw, of the fight theprisoner struck James Wal-
, one of the opposite
a pole, and he died head with
party, a blow on the
fractureof two days afterwards in consequence of
the • the skull, caused by the blow. On behalf of
prisoner, two witnesses were called who gave him a
good character. The jury found him guilty, but recom-
Mended him to mercy. Sentence was deferred.
CATTLE STEALING AT HEATON NORRIS.
.f. Druce, 19, could read and write imperfectly, was
'tilLiutochn ted for having, at Heaton Norris, stolen two calves,
Property of William Wilke. The prisoner pleaded
gutltY• It appeared that he had been twice before con-
victed,islordship and sentenced him to be transported
f,,_
twelve years.
N,On the plication of Mr. Brandt, the trial of Robert
"• allalieu and Josiah Orme, charged with an assault, with
"11 intent to rob, at Ashton, was postponed until next
ltssizes, on account of the illness of a material witness for
:110 prosecution.—At a quarter-past five o'clock the court
'"i°urned.

CARELESS DRIVING.
'lO5. IV'
eh Ilkinvon, 23, could neither rend nor write, was
1g months
with causing the death, by negligence, of a child,
It months old, at Wigan, on the 28th of September last.
appeared that, on the day in question, the child was
laying in a street, in Wigan, near its own house, when
d,° carts came past, one of which knocked the deceased
down
and the wheel went over hi, head, and killed him
wasthe spot. The poisoner was the driver of the cart, and
was at some distance behind the cart at the time of the
accident.
4r• JAMES, who defended the prisoner, called witnes-
ses,
, Whose evidence exonerated the prisoner from any
charget, of negligence. The prisoner was found guilty.
LORDSHIP, addressing the prisoner, said, he hoped
'vast had occurred would be a lesson to him, and also to
tiirnlec, carters, an d others driving through towns. They
culd understand that the law required them to be at
their horse's head, to prevent accidents similar to that
pleb had already occurred, owing to the negligence of
e Prisoner. He was sentenced to fourteen days impri-
'
h'il°nrnent.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
_, James Cooke, 25, could read and write imperfectly, was
charged with assaulting and robbing Mary Davis, at Rad-
,Vfe, on the 20th of August last. The prosecutrix deposed
,at she was goin : through the fields towards Bury on
the day in question, about half-past three in the after-
"on, when the prisoner came up and knocked her down,
at the same time using great violence. He then ran
away, when sbe found that he had robbed her of 2s. 6d.
In silver, and 4d. in copper, together with some small ar-
ticles which she bad in her pocket. Information was
given to the police, and the prisoner was taken into cus-
tody. He was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years'
transportation,

STABBING.

Richard Brindle, 33, could read and write imperfectly,
was indicted for stabbing James Wright, at Formby, in
August last. The prosecutor stated that he lived at
Formby, and on the 25th of August last, he went to the
house of a neighbour named Holmes. A person named
„Meadows shortly afterwards came in, and they all sat
down. Prisoner then came in, and appeared to be drunk.
Meadows went out, and on coming back tumbled over
the prisoner's legs, and they both fell down. The prisoner
;nlrnediately got up and stuck a knife into the prosecutor's
aeg, and afterwards made another thrust apparently at his
Et°raaeli, but which he (the prosecutor) warded off and a
received wound in the hand. The injury to the prose-
ctlt°r was described by the surgeon as not of a very can
assault.
character. The priAiner was found guilty of an
assault.
1-]iB LORDSHIP remarked that the practice of using the
tihife had very much increased of late, and must be put
t'nw„n—if not otherwise,—by the sentence of transporta-
A-1. In the present case, however, the heavy part of the
ixge had been dismissed, and he should only inflict a
614 Pnishment, namely, three months' imprisonnzent.
FORGING A POST-OFFICE ORDER.
for
Edwards, 26, (could read and write well,) was
for toed with uttering and putting off a forged acquittance
Labe Ed PaYmens. t of £5, with intent to defraud Stephen
ward
(withaPPeared from the statement of Mr. VENABLES,
laat, Zh°lll was Mr. BRAS.DT,) that on the 27th June
an 0,„)-"r• George Green, a draper at Abergavenny, gave
St der, through Mr. lithe, for twelve boxes of cigars to.
tlar',..ten Lane Edwards, a person carrying on business in
kr-.Blton-stree, Liverpool. The cigars were sent t.o
the ~,, Green, who immediately desired Mr. Blithe to remit
a po:cineY to Mr. Edwards, in payment for the cigars, by
stea"ffice order. Blithe accordingly took the necessary
frera ',and an order for the sum of £Blos. was despatched
Phen the Post-office at Abergavenny, addressed to Ste-
s. Edwards
Edwards, Canning-place, Liverpool, where
aPpee,. was in the habit of receiving letters. It
hese i'eti that at that time the priso.ner Famed on busi-
the e„n,,...Canning-place, in partnership with a person of
toilerl,'" of Smith, as shipbrokers, and owing to the si-
care, lof names, the order in question, by some mistake,
Prisen'llto the possession of the prisoner. On the 28th the
Wit "e! Bent a boy named Calder. who was in his employ,
Wee to be orders to the post-office, with directions that he
Wag tt° get the money, and if any inquiries were made, he
to hi, saY " Stephen L. Edwards." The money was paid
°Nei'', and he returned and gave it to the prisoner. The
ttire were signed " Stephen L. Edwards," which signa_
the ,:ivas said to be in the handwriting of the prisoner. As
nighc'lleY had not reached its destination within a fort
aeller er its despatch, inquiry was made, and the pri-
A, L'etillet,eoied all knowledge of the circumstances, but sub-
'aitted",Y, On being closely questioned by his partner, ad-
teptoe offence charged against him, and said he could
A „ what had tempted him to do it.
on th?olber of witnesses were called to support the case
%bone Part of the prosecution, and it appeared that the
11•13? had been. paid over to Mr.
.Lane in July last. Mr.
be I',_t.he Prisoner's partner, believed the signature. to
Ills (the •h • e cson prisoner's) handwriting. The witnesses
"None 'B-examined by Mr. JAMES, the counsel for the
left,. Prisoner was apprehended. on the 27th of Septem-
ti Mulb
r. ter, erry-street, Liverpool. It appeared that a
"sre to have been signed by the prisoner, and dated
tb jsa4gOr
Occur , was
. sent to Mr. Lane Edwards shortly after
7,10 e. reiace, inclosing the amount of the orders, viz.,
„al
"AmEs
sdressed the • f tl risoner and
jury or
ses a
tod his char acter. The prisoner _
was found

guilty of uttering a forged receipt, knowing it to have been
stolen, and his Lordship, after an admonition on the great
enormity of the crime of forgery, which now subjected
parties to transportation for life, sentenced him to twelve
years' transportation.
HORSE STEALING.
John Ogden, 22, and James Nield, 25, (could neither
read nor write, were charged with stealing a gelding, at
Oldham, the property of John Radcliffe. It appeared that
on the 14th of August the prosecutor missed his horse,
which had been taken from Hoyton Moss, near Oldham.
The horse was seen in possession of the prisoners on the
15th, on which day it was sold to a tanner at Newton, for
the value of the hide. The prisoners were seen drinking
together shortly after it had been sold, and upon that and
other circumstances they were taken into custody. Both
were found guilty.
The court rose at a quarter to five o'clock.