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

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MILNERS

MILNERS

SOUTH LANCASHIRE

sel are charged with having., by ill-usage
and starvation, caused the deaths of two unfortunate
persons, who could not, of course, get out of the vessel,
but who were in reality imprisoned there. But we must
'ook at what weare about here, kcause I need not tell
ly be fault upon both sides. A lazy crew may
'guy to inflict punishment, and we must take
vouring to do what is right, to do justice.
on the one hand encourage insubordina-
e other brutality. If you are satisfied,
'le treatment of those persons produced
2eatment was exhibited with the intention
_n the crime is murder. So, gentlemen, if it
_at brutal character which was likely to produce
it was such as was natural to end in the death
of those men. the crime is murder. But if there has been
an illegal beating and illegal treatment, but without the
intention I have mentioned, or without the probability of
death resulting, then, gentlemen, the crime would be but
.er, because they would be doing an illegal act,
was not naturally directed to deprive the party of
nor an intention to do so. In that case the crime
would be manslaughter, because by an illegal act death
had followed. I am sure, gentlemen, you will discharge
your duties diligently, and the sooner you retire and send
some bills to this court the sooner we shall be enabled to
repair the loss of time which, I am sorry to say, a pressure
of business at Lancaster has occasioned to this town.
The grand jury then retired.
THE PRESTON "Locz-orr."--George Cowell, weaver;
Michael Gallagher, schoolmaster ; Mortimer Grimshaw,
weaver ; Luke Wood, weaver ; John Brocklehurst, weaver ;
John Lang, weaver; John Gardiner, spinner; William
Parkinson, spinner ; James Waddington, draper ; Joseph
Dolphin, spinner; and Thomas Gregson, spinner—all of
whom were out on bail—surrendered to answer a
charge of conspiracy at Preston. The indictment, which
was found at the last assize, arose out of the unfortunate
state of things which so long endured at Preston, and
which had become a matter of general notoriety. That
very unhappy state of things having now come to an end,
the masters, desirous not to revive any past feelings, and
• hoping that what had passed had passed for ever, desired,
with his lordship's permission, not to offer any evidence
against those parties, and that they should be acquitted.
fiollingwortb.near Manchester.
g been gone His lordship having assented, the jury found a verdict of
not guilty, and the prisoners were discharged ; after his
lordship had expressed his satisfaction that the matter had
taken so gratifying a turn. He hoped all parties would
take warning by what had passed, and avoid the recur-
rence of such evils in future. The court next proceeded
with the following :
between master , that not a single case arises 1 MINT CAsEs.—Mary Rogers was indicted for having, on
out of the late stl of workmen, misled by wicked the 7th of August, at Liverpool, been found in possession
and designing persons for their own private benefit to of a certain mould for the manufacture of counterfeit coin.
the destruction of those who have been misled by them— In this case the prisoner was actually taken by detective- ,
by men who have dared in this country, in this country of Povey manufacturing counterfeit money. She was found
intelligence and commercial enterprise, and the knowledge guilty. Sentence deferred.—Ann Kane, Bennett Lovatt,
which men have of trade, especially in this county—who and Mary Jones, were indicted for a similar offence. The
have dared to come forward with such a theory as that a facts in this case, as regarded Kane, were almost the same
gentleman's capital, if he will adventure it in trade, as in the former, she being actually caught in the act.
should be the subject of a partnership between him and The other two prisoners had nothing to do with the offence,
his men. A more wild, a more untenable, a more dan- and they were discharged, Kane was found guilty.—George
gerous theory never could exist with respect to trade. Burgess pleaded guilty to having, at Ashton-under-Lyne,
Gentlemen, I rejoice that those deluded men appear to on the 24th of July, uttered a counterfeit half-crown.—
have their eyes opened, and they have seen the folly of Matthew M'lnnes was indicted for having, at Liverpool,
what they have been doing. Now master and man are on the 22rd of March, feloniously uttered several counter-
going hand in hand to assist each other, each obtaining a feit half-crowns, having been previously convicted of a
recompense from the means of the other; and according similar offence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty.—
to the intelligence which directs the capital, and according Thomas Smith pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
as the labour under that direction makes it productive, him with having, on the 17th of July, at Heaton Norris,
each will gain the means of living happily and in comfort. uttered a number of counterfeit half-crowns.

ASSIZES

ALTIIOrGH it

Itified that the corn-

cashire

nesday

I of a merchant

cause of the delay was

Assizes for South Lan-
d in St. George's-hall on Wed-
t opened till Thursday. The
the protracted sittings at Lan-
_ _

Summe

caster, occasioned 1
the courts there
and Mr. Justice
station of the
Esq., the High-s.
Immediately

on there nc

mount of business before
Mr. Baron Platt

Crowder, arrived at the Lime-street
railway, and were received by Richard Fort,
,heriff, and J. B. Lloyd, Esq., Mayor.
g, their lordships proceeded to St.
commission was formally opened ;
attended by the High-

George's-111, where ti

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sheriff and

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B. Tun

ludF,es,

makei

7. S. W. king, rector of
ror, and Mr. Alderman J.
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Service was

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is-house, when-the criminal

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CROWN COURT.

Mr. Baron P]

'following gentlemen were

eve to see so BURGLARIES.—Patrick Donoghue pleaded guilty to a
7to say, in charge of having, at Woolston-with-Martinscroft, on the
wring towns Bth of May, bnrglariously entered the dwelling-house of
vns are to be found even of 1 Richard Ashton, and stolen therefrom three pounds -of
bacon. His lordship sentenced the prisoner to nine
months'imprisonment,with hard labour.---John Thompson

i in which there is

owing crime of attacking
way, Her Majesty's sub-

pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with having,
Jects, abusing their persons, as well as taking trom tnem at Manchester, on the night of the 17th of April, burglari-
their money. When cases of this kind are brought home onsly broken into the dwelling-house of Joseph Horsfield,
to the offenders, it is the duty of the judge to severely and stolen four shirts, £4, and various other articles.—
vanish those offences. Another offence I find very rife, Robert Allen was indicted for having, at Boston, 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
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.
personally with each other, not of those who move in a
Sher and
aass
0„ .._ more educated class of life, but men of that FRIDAY.
i life contending in the old English fashion, and •
fraying their Mr. Baron Platt took his seat at nine o'clock.
indeed, towards gratifications of injury, slight, John Thompson, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to a
anthey are liableeacteh
d tohtheiar—it is a breach of the peace, burglary in the house of John Horsfield, in Manchester,
that as in taking up a deadly weapon, There is no such harm in was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. His lord-
life or mutilation of the ‘vic3tri weapon, and aiming at the ship commended Mrs. Horsfield for her spirited capture
the person who so attacks victim who may be assaulted by of the prisoner; and ordered £5 to be awarded to her.
ioffence. 1 find those two offence to sis a most serious n, n
rOST,,PPICE ROBBERY AT LlVERPOOL—Frederick
—the brutal treatment of the persons which I have alluded Bentley, who a clerk in the Liverpool post-office,
was
stabbing with an angry mot' on the highwas, and
h pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, on the Sth of April,
we—amount to fly
snaking altogether 22 of these mischievous and da each pleaded
three letters, containing respectively a sovereign, 2s. 6d.,
,cases. There is another crime, which, in a commercialer' and Is. Witnesses as to character were called, and sen-
country, ought to be put down—I mean the crime of tense was deferred.
forging. What man is safe if such a crime can be coin- 603 -
BArLT WITH INTENT TO ROB, AT MANCHESTER.—
witted with impunity ? I find no less than 11 cases of 'William Bowler, factory worker, and Thomas Aspinall,
forgery in this calendar, and what is worse than that, I factory worker were indicted for having, at Manchester,
find the crime charged against persons of education and on the 23rd March, together with three other persons at
in this calendar what I have never looked present unknown, feloniously station. I find
who have s_with intent
assaulted and beaten Samuel
that the men who have received "ape, with intent to rob him. An alibi was attempted
at before in a calendar,
_oraut as one to five. It used to be
on behalf of As ' '
pmal, but both prisoners were found guilty.
But what rem *l3 s ---His lordshi
~iat is, one in nine.
murder, the highestas•
Almond, in gnosirgered £5 to be given to police-constable
) less than seven charges of
N 0 ference.— Sentence ertion of his prompt and sturdy inters
less short of high treason. I\'o _
ITOBBETLY WITT{
deferred.
_.: murder appear on the calendar. Walker, and Bernaricl°LjzFß, AT MANCRESTER.—Mary
this is a sad picture—a sad picture indeed, for having at Manchester, rns,tchairmaker, were indicted
nonths that have elapsed since the last with several other persons, _he 11th March, together
March last, or the Watt Boulton, and with feloniously assaulted Isaac
assizes took place—in the month of . great perso 1 •
merely in the month of him of a gold watch, valuer v..ue i.,1- na violence robbed
beginning of April—now we are
have
murder •
half-an-hour, the jury found e i eratino• for
August, and no fewer than seven cases of . both prisoners uilt ' h those tense deferred. g y—Sen-
keen committed, and persons are charged with
warders. It will not be necessary for me to make any ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE, AT MAIPCTIESTER. no.
'Particular observations upon four of those cases. With , Cunningham, baker, was indicted for having at Manche;
rM'ard to the other three, they arose in circumstances of a ter, on the 2nd May, violently assaulted Margaret Brown-
yen' 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 tabling £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 said she was " speechless drunk," on the steps of the shop,
fil,,e preservation of the crew themselves, the preservation and that she caught hold of him, and they fell together.
every 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 WITS VIOLENCE, AT MANClTESTER.—Alex-
th;tmimpress upon you how important it is on the one hand ander Clowea, factory worker, and William Dean, labourer,
subordination
and on the on the part of the crew should exist, were indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 20th May,
other that proper forbearance officers
of the with several other persons,.
towards their crew should co-exist. The cases to which I Potter, and, with great personal violence, robbed him (IA
allude are cases in which the captain and MO of the mates hat and a jaechraief, vale t 7L The jury folud OP

education are to t

no one t 4
There an

crime that can be c

fewer than seven cases

Gentlemel
that in the few