Northern Times. — 1857-12-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ASBOZRY.—John Henry Harwcod, 17, butcher, stood ireiZetrei with forging a receipt to a loan society in Marie:mats; on the 28th of September last. Mr. Cobbett Avate.red for the prosecution. It appeared, from the evi&erase submitted, that a person, named George Onions, leteseewed £G, in May last, from " The Manchester Bridgee? Saving Fund and Loan Society," which sum he ed to pay by instalments periodically. Onions, on ate feth September last, gave to the prisoner 124., along -scythe society card, at the same time giving directions irerfite money to be paid to the officers of the club, but, instals of doing so, the prisoner forged a receipt on the marl purporting to be from the officers of the society. A ciseeseseat was raised in reference to the card which bore on Vats fate of it no initials of any pereon, but mar- ly the SwitS placed in the cash column. His Lordship stated ereselseejury that if it could be proved that the figures were alitsvErisoner's, and put there with fraudulent intent, it was -ate sal intents and purposes forgery. The prisoner was Irsirel guilty of uttering, and not of forgery. Sentence als &red.  AN ATTEMPT AT GAROTTE EOBBERY —ThOTRAS Kelly, fae'ory hand, was charged with having assaulted James 7.lsylter, w.th intont to rob him, on the 25th October last, 7A Odham. James Taylor, the prosecutor, stated that the *toner came up to him in Water-street, and threw his zrzs round his neck and attempted to take his wa'ch. A vialamt struggle ensued, in which the prosecutor's coat was aseeeb torn. A witness was produced, who corroborated tint excsecutor's evidence, and s'ated in addition, that azlther person attacked him (witn 'ss). It appeared, ever, that the parties were all drunk; and his Lordp, in charging the jury, stated that the evidence against list prisoner was not of a satisfactory character. The jury Tstormed a verdict of not guilty. ,'RUING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Peter Hay, aged 42, car s, and Patrick Mann, age 32, labourer, were indictel .ter-inving at Liverpool, on the 6th November last, uttered ;y. ace of counterfeit coin, called a florin, and also three ilsk,,eshillings, knowing the same to be false. David Harper, llitteuhor, Scotland-road, deposed to having received a two iiirbaci, piece from the prisoner, Mann ; also to having mailed false shillings from the other prisoner immediet? after. A female assistant iu the employment of ierson named Rateson, a beerhouse-keeper, deposed * having received a shilling from the prisoners, when they went into the house together to get some drink. beatable 450, deposed to having searched the prisoners' Inse in Grahara-place, Fontenoy-street. It appeared they !bed together. He found several articles, which were proved by a Mr. Sutter to be such as are used in the maarafacture of base silver coin. There appeared a disennaney in the dates, in the depositions of the witness Mazper. The affair was there represented to have taken plate on the 16th November last, and the evidence now 'ME would make it appear to have happened on the 2i;th October, a day on which it was proved the prisoner Hem was at Manchester. The prisoners -were found ptilt7. [The Foreman took the opportunity of expressing laelkhest disapprobation of the jury, in the very slovenly req in which depositions were taken, both in Liverpool 3a/tldandtester. His Lordship said he perfectly con'mitred with the juryi n what they said. He had yester-4n addressed himself on the subject in reference to Mantar and hoped the, matter would be laid before the magistrates.] The prisoner, Mann, was sentenced to ealender month's imprisonment. Ho was previously mravived of a similar offence. The other prisoners got hav month's imprisonment. The court then rosé.  1i1;;;;;;;;I the day the Grand Jury brought in true nainst Andrew O'Brien and Amos Greenwooo, for NOM murder.  rfAIMISS7OII3. Signed by the Queen : Royal Lancashire Blailwr Artillery—John Blain, gentleman, to be quarterleoster. By the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Lanels*, r : Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Yeomanry fonsery—Lientenan t William Edward It oyds to be captain, lite Crook, deceased; Cornet the Hon. Arthur Edward Boland rr y Egerton, commcnly call( d Lord Viscount Amy de Wil on, to be lieutenant, vice Egsrt)n, promoted ; Calf:tiles Patrick, Esq., to be lieutenant, lice Royds, promisted ; James Dearclen, jun., gentleman, to be cornet ; Sirla Nicholas Fazakerley, gentleman, to be cornet.  At LEWIS & OMPANY'S,•tanelagh-skeet, 25" are CLOTHED from the Ages of Six Twenty Years.