The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

adduced in behalf of the prosecution

lembers of a committee
which sat regularly at Ashton-under-Lyne, and propounded
laws and regulations respecting the mode in which the
working people should conduct themselves during the recent
turn-out.

dants wer

,risoners were all found guilt

ATTACK ON THP. STOCKPORT WORKHOUSE

James Derbyshire was then charged with an attack on the
Stockport Workhouse, the particulars of this outrage will be
found detailed in the report of a case tried before Mr. Jus-
tice Creswell, where the whole of the facts were developed.
was found guilty, ;nd a previous conviction
having been proved, he was sentenced to be transported for

TVilliam Turner, Samar. __ and Robert Robertson,
were found guilty of having conspired together, with a num-
ber of other persons, to prevent her Majesty's subjects from
following their lawful occupations.

CONSPIRACY
Kay,

SENTENCES

Joseph Smith, Moses Smith, William Rook, John Webb,
and Matthew Baker, convicted of stealing money and pro-
visions from the Stockport Workhouse, were sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Thomas Wild, James Wild, William Maorhouse, Stephen
Shirt, John Fairhurst, Samuel Lees, James Buckley, and
several other prisoners, convicted of conspiracy, were then
brought up for sentence. The Lord Chief Baron, in passing
sentence on them, said they had all been found guilty of con-
spiring to overturn the existing constitution by force and
violence, and had endeavoured to bring that about in a
riotous and turbulent manner. The offences of which they
had been convicted derived additional importance from the
organisation for mischief which had been proved to exist
amongst them. He could tell the prisoners that they owed
it to the lenity of the Crown's legal advisers, that they had
not been placed upon their trial for high treason. The go-
vernment were making an experiment of conciliation, and he
knew not whether it would be successful, but they were
anxious to give the working classes time and opportunity to
recover from the delusion which had caused so much mis-

chief. Even if their labour did require further protection,
which he very much doubted, they had taken the very worst
course for redress. His Lordship then sentenced the two
Wilds, Moorhouse, Fairhurst, and Lees, to two years' im-
prisonment and • hard labour. Shirt to eighteen months.
Taylor, Thorp, and Joseph Hague to one year each. Kay
and Robinson to one year. Fry, Winterhottom, and Smith,
who had been wounded at Mr. Shepley's mill on the inter-
cession of that gentleman, were sentenced to three months'
and Lees and Buckley to one year and hard

imprisonment

This concluded the business of this Court, and shortly af-
Twards the Lord Chief Baron left this city for Liverpool.

NISI PRIUS COURT,

-SATURDAY

On Mr. Baron ALDERSON taking his seat in this court
this morning, the whole of the prisoners who had been pre-
viously convicted before his lordship were brought up for

sentence

Mr. Baron ALDERSON, in addressing them, observed that
they had all been convicted of very serious offences injurious

to the public peace, and formed sad examples of the bad
consequences of young men following evil counsels. if they
had exercised common sense, they would not have been led
ay by persons who supported themselves by exciting others
schief and outrage. By such offences as they had corn-
ury resulted to themselves ; for if they
i general cessation of labour, the pro-
perty on which they hoped to live in idleness would soon be
exhausted. His lordship was willing to believe they had
sinned through ignorance, but still it was necessary, for the
protection of society, that the law should be vindicated.
Cartwright had been convicted of preventing others from
following their employment. Turner, John Drabble, and
Isaac Drabble, had stopped machiqery, although the stand-
ing still of that machinery was ruindus to it; and thus, while
professing to wish for freedom, exercised a most despotic
power over others. The prisoner Jas, Gorsley was a farm-
ing labourer, and could have no interest in the turn-out ex-
cept a wish to promote dangerous political changes. Joseph
Dove had been convicted of endeavouring to interrupt the
railway traffic. He (the Lord Baron) should, however, in-
flict on all the same punishment, which was, that they be
imprisoned in Chester Gaol for one year. The prisoners
Michael Norris, Charles Harrop, Saml. Shepley, and Sarni.
Gosling, found guilty of rescuing one of the delegates from
the officers of justice, were sentenced to ]8 months' impri-
sonment. The prisoners Joseph Taylor, Wm. Smith, Jas.
Kershaw, and Wm. Martin, convicted of attending an un-
lawful assembly, and stopping the traffic on the Peak Forest
Canal, which offence was felony : the sentence on Taylor
was that he be imprisoned 15 months, and upon the others
to 12 months, and bard labour.

mitted, the gre

ATTACK ON THE STOCKPORT WORKHOUSE

Thos. Hough, Wm. Wright, John Charlesworth, Jas. Lee,
Noah Layfield, Anne Hibbert, Win. Stringar, Joseph Falks,
James Hatton, James Horsefield, Thomas Smith, John
Rhodes, and Jos. Harrop, were indicted for the attack on
Stockport workhouse. Hough, Charlesworth, Wright, Lay-
Talks, Hatton, Rhodes, and Harrop, were found.
guilty. Hough having been previously convicted, was sen-
tenced to fourteen years transportation. Wright, Charles-
worth, Layfield, and Talks were sentenced, the latter to 7
years transportation, and the first two to 2 years imprison-
ment, the rest to one years imprisonment.

Smith, Horsfield, and Stringer were then indicted for a
riot, the two former were acquiited, and the latter being
found guilty, was sentenced to one years imprisonment.
This case terminated the business of the Special Commis-
sion.

GRAND JURY ROOM.—FRIDAY
(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)

•
Several cases were tried before his lordship in this court
during the day, but as they possessed no interest beyond the
mere fact of their arising out of the recent disturbances, we
do not think it necessary to report them.

SATURDAY

ATTACK ON THE STOCKPORT UNION WORKHOUSE.—
Francis Warhurst was charged with breaking into the Stock-
port Union Workhouse, on the 11th of August last, and
stealing therefrom two tons weight of bread, '2,0145. of meal,
201bs. of mutton, 201bs of cheese, and two pounds in money.
The facts of the case were briefly as follow :—On the 10th
of August last, it was determined that a meeting should be
held at Hyde on the following morning, and accordingly
about 20,000 persons assembled and marched towards Stock-
port. On their arrival a large portion detached themselves
from the main body, and went about demanding and extorting
money and provisions from various parties. Shortly before
the mob arrived at the_ Stockport Workhouse, they stopped

at a public-house called the Windsor Castle, where a great
quantity of bread was thrown out of one of the windows to
them. The prisoner, who was in the mob, then called out,
" Now lads to the bastile !" and accordingly they went there.
On arriving at that place, the porter, thinking it was intended
to turn out some persons who were employed at the work-
house, in obedience to the demand of some of the mob,
turned out the workpeople. They, however, were not con-
tent with this, but demanded admittance into the house,
which the porter refused. Some of them then got over the
wall, took the key from the porter, opened the gate, and in
rushed the mob. There was immediately a cry of " Where is
the store-room ?" and the mob went to that place, ransacked
it, and carried away all the provisions, consisting of
about 700 loaves of bread and other provisions. They also took
from the room of the relieving officer a quantity of money.
The prisoner was seen among.the crowd, and was observed
getting over the wall into the yard and making towards the
store-room.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Matthew Baddeley, John Hesketh, Thomas Hilton, An-
thony Duffy, Joseph Wright, William Hargreaves, Jona-
than
Swan, Thomas Summers. William Stomer, Levi
Greenall, Robert Brooks, John Siddell, Stephen Simpson,
and Err .1-ladfield, were indicted for participating in a similar
offence. They were all convicted, and the learned Judge,
after a severe reprimand, sentenced them to twelve months,
imprisonment each and hard labour._
John Smith, Wm. Mellor, Jas. Smith, Charles Howard,
Joseph Cohen, John Silva, and William Seddon, were then
brought before his Lordship to receive sentence. The sen-
tence on John Smith, NVilliam Mellor, James Smith, Joseph
Cohen, and John Silva was, for the first offence, that they
should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one month,
and for the second offence, namely, robbery in company,
that at the expiration of thatl period they should be tran-
sported for ten years. Howard and Seddon, were then sen-
tenced to one month's imprisonment, and then to be tran-
sported for life.

- Francis Warhurst was then placed at the bar to receive
sentence, and after an address from the learned..ludge, who
pronounced him a confirmed thief, he was, sentenced to be
transported for life.

This terminated the business in, this court

ROBREP.Y On DIAMONDS TO A LADdE AMOVNT.—Mr.
De Wolf, a diamond merchant of Berlin, went to Covent
garden theatre on Wednesday night, accompanied by two
friends, and while sitting in the boxes he observed close to
him a person with whom he had been, during 6e early part
of the evening, in conversation, at a coffee-shop in the city.
On his leavirig the theatre with his friends he missed a tin
box containing naked diamonds, value £9,000 from his
person.

. -
rig N DA.K

.

CORRESPONDENCE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—The time is now drawing on when it will he the
duty of every conservative burgess, so entitled, to exercise
his privilege of voting for a representative in the Municipal
Council ; it is highly necessary that the person to whom he
delegates this trust should be not only of ability and re-
spectable standing in society, but of unswerving principles.
Not having heard anything to the contrary, I presume
that it is the intention of the conservatives of Great George
and West Derby Wards, to again put in nomination their
retiring councillors, viz. those honest, consistent conserva-
tives, Mr. Thos. Robinson and Mr. John Smith. By
adopting this course, they could not possibly take a step
more calculated to stultify themselves and their party in the
eyes of every honest-minded man, no matter to what party
or sect he may belong. Ido hope, therefore, that they will
bring forward other candidates—men more worthy to advo-
' tuse ;. who are really of true protestant and con-
principles, and, knowing, dare maintain them ;
who will not be turned aside by the canting liberalism which,
I am sorry to say, has characterised not only the above-
" but other individuals ;. th. "amber,

seroali

the ptinciples olconservatVrn-

XS" dated previously, let them bring forward men worthy
to fight for the cause. I would suggest to them Mr. John
Rigby, Mr. Peter Hope, and a host of others.

Above all, let them be bestirring themselves early, (as
they are now doing in St. Peter's and Castle-street Wards,)
recollecting that the odds against them are 10 to 6, and not
to rest content with merely replacing the number that re-
tire, but to add to the majority now in the Council.
I am, Sir, &c.
A CONSERVATIVE NON-ELECTOR.
Liverpool, sth Oct. 1842.

--r-

LIVERPOOL LETTER-CARRIERS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Stu,—Mv particular attention has been drawn to a letter
addressed by "A Letter-Carrier of many Years' Standing"
to the editor of the Liverpool Chronicle, and inserted therein
on the Bth instant. I feel surprised that this subject has
been so long neglected, for, from personal experience and
the information of numerous mercantile friends, I feel as-
sured that the safety and regularity of commercial, mercan-
tile, and monetary transactions, in a most important mea-
sure, depend upon the prudence and good conduct of this
laborious but ill-paid class of public servants. When such
is really tbelact; the respectable and discerning public can-
not but admit that 20s. per week remuneration is most in-
adequate to the importance of a letter-carrier's services, and
maintenance of his family. It is no great wonder that an
occasional felony or misdemeanor takes place by one of these
public servants abstracting a sum of money from a money-
letter, when daily and innumerable temptations are thrown
in his way, perhaps too when having a numerous family to
provide for, or where sickness may have reduced him to
destitution ; for where is the protection from such casual-
ties ? It would, in my opinion, be a judicious act to make a
classification of the letter-carriers ; and those of long stand-
ing, irreproachable conduct, and superior intelligence, to
receive a more liberal remuneration. By such means the
merchants, tradesmen, and public would secure the best.
most honest, punctual, and indefatigable exertions of this
useful and indispensable class of men, and at the same time
they would be placed beyond the reach of temptation and
necessity. lam the more induced to make these observa-
tions, from the pride I feel in the honesty, regularity, and
civility of the present carrier in my district, which is so much
at variance with some of his predecessors and others. If
such general services can be •permanently secured, both the
post-office establishment and the public will assuredly de-
rive an acquisition and advantage.

No class of individuals can be more interested in the ho-
nest and regular distribution of their publications than the
proprietors of newspapers ; I therefore trust that the various
editors, of whatever political grade, will advocate the cause
of these individuals, and thereby secure their own and the
public interest. With such interest no doubt something,
almost anything, may he done to alleviate their circum-
stances ; -and if a proper application also be made in the
right quarter for such a reasonable purpose and beneficial
result, I have no fear it will be attended with every success;
and as the Lords of the Treasury have the power of promo-
ting, classifying, and pensioning off superannuated servants
in the Customs, Excise, and other establishments, the New
Postage Act will similarly empower them in this branch of
the revenue, and it is confidently to be hoped they will exer-
cise their discretion accordingly
Oct. 10th, 1842

JUSTICE.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL,

INTELLIGENCE,

OXFORD, OCT. 1

The following members of this university have been admit-

ted into holy orders by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury :
DEACONS.—A. Barrett, of Worcester College; T. H.
House, Worcester College ; E. H. Burnett, Merton, Col-
lege ; A. P. de Tessier, Corpus Christi College ; E. A. Fer-
ryman, University College; T. Bayly, Magdalen Hall; B.
B. G. Astley, St. Alban Hall.

PRIESTS.-Rev. C. Bedford, New College; Rev. W.
Bushnell, University College ; Rev. T. G. Clarke, Queen's
College ; Rev. E. W. Pears, Magdalen College ; Rev. G.
M. K. Ellerton, Brasennose College.
And by the Lord Bishop of Exeter :
DEA CONS.—C. H. Archer, of Balliol College; H. Edwards,
Lincoln College; R. L. Bampfield, Trinity College ; W. E.
Vigor, Worcester College ; W. C. Clack, Worcester College ;
W. N. Richards, Wadham College ; F. E. B. Cole, St. Ed-
mund Hall; J. L. Harding, New Inn Hall.
PRIESTS.—Rev. W. F. Everest, Magdalen Hall; Rev. C
F.D. Lyne, Pembroke College; Rev. S. Johnson, Merton.
College ; Rev. E. W. T. Chave, Worcester College ; Rev.
J. F. Kitson, Exeter College ; Rev. M. Tylee, St. Edmund
Hall.

Colonel H. Vyse has presented the Rev. G. S. H. Vyse,
of Christ Church, to the rectory of Pilsford, Northampton-
shire.

The Rev. \V. Pedder, of Brasennose College, has been
appointed vicc-principal of the Wells Diocesan Theological

College

Th; Rev. F. M. Knollis has been appointed to the curacy
of Costock, Nottinghamshire.

CAMBRIDGE, OCTOBER 1
TRINITY COLLEGE.

NEW FELLOWS,—ShortIy after nine o'clock this morning
the following gentlemen were announced as having been
elected fellows of this society :—Henry Augustus Marsh,
Richard Pike Mate, Charles William King, Robert Watt,
Theodore Preston, Edward Cope, Arthur Cayley. At the
same time the Rev. George Adam Browne was elected vice-
master, in the place of the Rev. John Browne, resigned.

THE CHURCH

The following appointments have taken place:—
The Rev. Charles Badham, 8.A., of Emanuel College, to
the curacy of St. Barnabas, Liverpool.
The Rev. C. W. Lamprell, of Clare-hall, to the perpetual
curacy of West Wickham, in the county of Cambridge.
The Rev. Ashby Blair Hazlewood, 8.A., of Christ's Col-
lege, to the curacy of St. James's, Westminster.
The Rev. Thomas Wm. Irby, 8.A., of St. John's College,
to the rectory of Rushmere, Suffolk. Value, £217.