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

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punish those offences. Another offence I find very rife, I Robert Allen was indicted for having, at 3loston, on the
the most un-English offence of stabbing and cutting—the 15th of May, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of
offence of the knife. A more dastardly, cowardly mode of John Richard Bailey, and stolen therefrom a quantity of
revenge can hardly be imagined. When we had men con- cigars and sugar. The prisoner, who was detected in the
tending in the old English fashion—l am speaking of that act, was found guilty.—The court adjourned shortly before
part of the community who are in the habit of contending seven o'clock, until nine o'clock on Friday morning.
PemnallY with each other, not of those who move in a
higher and more
educated class of life, but men of that . FRIDAY.
nczois thhreiercontending in the old English fashion, and 3fr. Baron Platt took his seat at nine o'clock.
indeed, towuriureePective gratifications of injury, slight, John Thompson, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to a
and they are liable h other—it is a breach of the peace, burglary in the house of John Horsfield, in Manchester,
that as in taking rito the law.is no such harm in
12 a d There
was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. His lord-
life or mutilation or the eadly weapon, and aiming at the ship commended Mrs. Hors6eld for her spirited capture
the person who ~,, auell:l4ln who may be assaulted by of the prisoner; and ordered £5 to be awarded to her.
offence. I find those two hun. This is a most serious
offences to which I have alluded Bentley,
ROBBERY AT LIVERPOOL. Frederick
—the brutal treatment of the person on the highways, and ntley, who was a clerk in the Liverpool post-office,
stabbing with an angry
nt to 11 each,
motrre—amount pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, on the Bth of April,
making altogether 22 of these
mischievous and
dangerous three letters, containing respectively a sovereign, 2s. 643 ,
cases_ There is another crime, which, in a commercial
and ls. Witnesses as to character were called, and sen-
country, ought to be put down—l mean the crime of tence was deferred.
What man is safe if such a crime can be coin-
rg
apt:nifty ? I find no less than 11 casesos ASELCCLT WITII INTENT TO ROB, AT MANCHESTER.—
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, calendar, and what is worse than that, I William Bowler, factory worker, and Thomas Aspinall,
orgel factory worker, were indicted for having, at Manchester,
And ti ime charged against persons of education and on the 23rd 3farcli together with three other persons at
station I find in this calendar what I have never looked present unknown, feloniously assaulted and beaten Samuel
- calendar, that the men who have received Snape, with intent to rob him. An alibi was attempted
''rnorant as one to five. It used to be on behalf of A,pinal, but both prisoners were found guilty
one in nine. But what remains? —His lordship ordered £5 to be given to police--
wen charges of murder, the highest _eAlmond, in consideration of his prompt and sturdy inter-
shortshort of high treason. No t. r„eace.— Sentence deferred.
_ one that can be committed,
ear on the calendar. -"BRED:r wiTIE VIOLENCE, AT MAN CIIESTER.—Mary
fewer than seven cases of murder app
sad
Gentlemen, this is a sad pi 'cture—
a picture indeed,
since the last
for having Bernard Collins, hairmake- were indicted
at Ifanchester, on the,.,
that in the few months that have elapsedwith several other persons,' 11th March, together
last,
month of March or the Watt Boulton, and • feloniously assaulted Isaac
assizes took place—in the
in the month of him of with great personal violence robbed
beginning of April—now we are merely
August, and no fewer than seven cases
with those , found both pr' •
tence deferred. isoners giulty—Sen-
been committed, and persons are charged
murders. It will not be necessary for me to make any ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT MANCHESTER.—Thos,
particular observations upon four of those cases. With Cunningham, baker, was indicted for having at Manehes
regard to the other three, they arose in circumstances of a ter, on the 2nd May, violently assaulted Margaret Brown,
-
Very delicate and difficult character. To commercial gen- the wife of a pensioner, and robbed her of a purse, con-
tlemen, as most of you are, I need not impress on you how twining £1 16s. The prosecutrix admitted that she had
absolutely it is necessary, for the ends of commerce, for the had " a glass of rum and two-pennorth ;" the prisoner
Preservation of your property floating on the waters, for i said she was " speechless drunk," on the steps of the shop,
the preservation of the crew themselves, the preservation and that she caught hold of him, and they fell together.
° even, venture which traverse the ocean on your behalf, —The prisoner was acquitted.
and on behalf of the rest of Her Majesty's subjects—l need ROBBERY WITII VIOLENCE, AT
notMANCllESTEß.—Alex-
impress upon. you how important it is on the one hand ander Clowes, factory worker. and William Dean, labourer,
that subordination on the part of the crew should exist, , were indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 20th May,
and on the other that persons, feloniously assaulted Charles
towards th • proper forbearance of the officers with several other
crew should co-exist. The cases to which I I potter, and, with great personal violence, robbed him of a
a h cthe allude are cases in which
captain and one of the mates hat and a neckerchief, Yalne 70. The Puy found the

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