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SATURDAY

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ROBBERY OP MONEY-LETTERS BY A POSTOPPICE CLERK.
—Frederick Bentley, who had pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment, charging him with stealing letters, containing
money, from the Liverpool Postoffice, in hich he was
employed, was sentenced to penal servitude for four years.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.
Saint Albyn Burns, 22, a packer, was indicted for
an assault and robbery, in company with a person at
present unknown, upon James Smith, a waiter, employed
at the Boar's Head, Hydes-cross, Manchester, on the night
of the 30th of May. The jury found the prisoner guilty,
and he was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years.
BURGLARY AT WlNDLE.—Charles Rushby and James
Harrison pleaded guilty to an indictment for a burglary
at Windle, on the 26th March, where they stripped the
house of William Webster of money and clothes to the
1790. Ellen Taylor (a female with a child in
her arms) was indicted for receiving part of the stolen pro-
perty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against
Taylor, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment
in the house of correction, and hard labour. Sentence on
the others deferred.
BURGLARY AT WIGAN. Thomas Barker was in-
dicted for a burglary at the Horse and Jockey, in Wigan,
on the night of the 12th April. The jury brought in a
verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
BIGAMY.—James :Barnes, who had pleaded guilty to
the charge of marrying a second wife while his first was
still alive, was called to the bar. The prosecution, it ap-
peared, was not at the instance of either the first or second
wife, but at the instance of the parish authorities of Man-
chester, who had apprehended Barnes for the desertion of
his wife and family. The Judge, after remarking that he
should have passed a much more severe sentence if the
prosecution had emanated from either of the wives, sen-
tenced Barnes, who had already been in prison since June,
to one month's imprisonment, without hard labour.
Br n GLA R I E IL —Elizabeth Ba rker, a young fem ale, indicted
for breaking into the house of a cotton-spinner at Wigan.
Sentence,twelve months' imprisonment—Francis Murray,
indicted for a burglary at the house of a wheelwright, R.
Glover, at Goldborne, near Newton, on the night of the
21st of May. The jury returned a verdict of guity, and
the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment in the house of correction.—George Gregory and
Chas. Ormerod were indicted for a burglary at the dwelling-
house of Charles Calder, at Manchester, on the night of
the 23rd of June. Both prisoners were found guilty.
Sentence : Each to be imprisoned for fifteen months in the
house of correction, with hard labour.
SACRILEGE AT BLARELY.—John Hilton was indicted
for breaking into the church of St. Peter, at Blakely, on
the night of the 4th of July last, and stealing therefrom
several silvered knobs off churchwardens' staves, candle-
sticks, and other church property. The stolen property
was discovered in a day or two afterwards under a hedge
by some boys, who were bird-nesting. On a watch being
set to detect the thief when he should come to carry off
the booty, the prisoner was found to be the man, and on
being discovered, he fell on his knees, acknowledged his
guilt, and begged for mercy. The jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty, and Hilton was sentenced to be imprisoned
for eighteen months with hard labour.
STEALING A POST-LETTER AT MANCHESTER.—Thomas
Burke, a decently dressed man of middle age, was indicted
for stealing a post-letter, containing the sum of 3s. The
jury found a verdict of not guilty. Prisoner discharged.
The court then adjourned until ten o'clock on Monday
morning.

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NISI PRILTS COURT.—YRIDAY
rßefore Mr. Justice Crowder:

ALLEGED ILLEGAL DISTRAINT—ASHTON V. FORT.—
This was an action to recover compensation for goods,
taken under a writ of fi. fa. issued against the plaintiff's
father, and for the injury done to the plaintiff's credit by
the seizure. The plaintiff was a young man named Henry
Saxon Ashton, who for some time had carried on business
as a baker and flour dealer at Gorton Brook, near Man-
chester; the nominal defendant was the high-sheriff of
the county, but the real defendant Edward Collins. In
February, 1849, the father of the plaintiff carried on busi-
ness as a provision dealer and baker in Ashton-road,
Ardwick ; and in the course of that month, feeling him-
self unequal to the business, he suggested to his landlady
that the premises should be transferred to his son, the
plaintiff, who would continue to carry on the business.
The landlady agreed, on condition that six months' rent
due from the father should be previously paid. The
father was unable to raise the money; and as the pay-
ment was a condition precedent to the plaintiff's tenancy
I commencing, the landlady distrained upon the father's
goods, and they were sold by auction, and the rent paid
out of the proceeds, £l7 7s. Most of the goods were
bought by the plaintiff, he having borrowed £l7 for that
purpose, from Mrs. Duesbury, a relation of the landlady's.
In order to repay that amount, he applied to a relation of
his own, who gave him £2O. The plaintiff continued to
carry on the business in Ashton-road; and he realised
sufficient money to purchase (with the aid of a building
society) some premises at Gorton-brook, to which he
removed in September, 1851. His father and mother
resided with him, and the mother suggested that if the
plaintiff would furnish a small portion of the premises,
they would supply it with goods, and so be enabled to
contribute towards the expenses of the establishment.
Accordingly the plaintiff purchased canisters, &c., and the
father and mother commenced a small tea and coffee shop,
subsequently dealing in flour and provisions, but keeping
a perfectly distinct concern from that of the plaintiff.
The father incurred a debt of £4B for flour, with Mr.
Edward Collins, whose traveller called for and obtained
£l9, which was all that was really due at the time, and
the father then ordered five more bags of flour. On the
17th March last, execution was issued by Collins, and all
the plaintiffs stock, &c., was seized under it, nothing but
his implements of trade being left. It appeared from the
evidence that the name of the plaintiff's father was over
the door of the shop at Gorton-brook, consequent upon
the license to sell tea and coffee. Evidence was given
showing that in February, 1852, when the plaintiff was
sued for a debt of £9O, due to Mr. Birchall, corn dealer,
Manchester, he stated to the solicitor that it was of no
use to proceed, as the "shop and everything" belonged to
his (the plaintiff's) father; that proceedings were conse-
quently stayed ; and that £l2 only had been paid upon
the account. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount
claimed.
AN INFANT.—NIYTTILL a. WAIIBURTON.—Thomas
Nuttall was the plaintiff, and William Warburton the de-
fendant; the amount claimed was £77. Bs., for board and
lodgings and for money lent while the plaintiff was a
minor. The defendant pleaded, first, never indebted ;
secondly, that he was " an infant ;" and thirdly, the statute
of limitation. The plaintiff is a cowkeeper and boot and
shoemaker; and the defendant is a young man of some
property, and brother-in-law to the plaintiff. While a
minor, and an apprentice to a druggist, at Bolton, the
defendant boarded and lodged with the plaintiff, under-
taking to pay when he attained his majority, and received
his property under his father's will. When these two
events occurred, however, he repudiated the agreement,
and hence the present action.—Verdict for the plaintiff;
damages, £O5, with immediate execution.
At the conclusion of this case, which did not terminate
till close upon eight o'clock, the court adjourned till nine
o'clock next morning.