The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-15 00:00:00

Es BY A POSTOFFICE CLBRIC

_ who had pleaded guilt_
went, charging him with stealing letters, containing
money, from the Liverpool Postoffice, in which he was
employed, was sentenced to penal servitude for four years.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER. Lriah
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, Ilydes-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.

to an indict-

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
amount of £2O. 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 bad 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.
BURGLARIES.—EIizabeth Barker, a young fem ale, i n dieted
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 gnity, 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 BLAKELY.—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 MANCHRSTBR.—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.

NISI PRIIJS COURT.—FRIDAY
[Before Mr. Justice Crowder.: