The Lancaster Herald, and Town and County Advertiser. — 1831-09-03 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

COMMITTED TO OUR CASTLE.—Roger Slater, charged with having burglariously broken and entered the dwellinghouse of Thomas Wilkinson, at Marsden, with intent to steal his goods and chattels: also, with having burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of Edmund Blackborne, at Caine, and with having stolen therein a quantity of wearing apparel, his property.--Joseph Longworth, charged with having carnally known Susannah Booth, at Radcliffe.  CAPITAL CoNvm-rs.—Since our last the commuted sentences of the capital convicts of the last Assizes, have been received by Mr. Higgin, the Keeper of his Majesty's Gaol the Castle of Lancaster, and we now present our readers with the list.—  Jonathan Dade, Robert Kirkwood, William Calvert, and William Billington, severally found guilty of forging Bills of Exchange, for the payment of money.—To be severally transported for lift.  John Sta-nsfelll and John Campbell, severally found guilty of forging promissory notes of the Wirksworth and Ashbourn Derbyshire Bank, for the payment of five pounds each.— To be severally transportedfor life. James Kirkwood, (son of Robert Kirkwood) guilty of uttering a forged note of the Bank of Ireland, for the payment of thirty shillings.— To he transported for life. George Mc. Giverall otherwise Me. Gireran, John Grimes, John Sidepot, Samuel Taylor, and Joseph Wilkinson, severally found guilty of burglary—To be severally transported for lift._ _  A RichardA Meadows, and James Thompson, severally found guilty of riotously beginning to demolish a dwelling-house, at Wigan.— To be severally transported for life. Samuel Wilson otherwise James Maitland, John Riley, and Joshua Ashcroft, severally found guilty of stealing in dwelling-houses to the value of five pounds and upwards. —To be severally transported for life. John Standring, Robert Eccles, and Thomas Thompson otherwise Gill, severally found guilty of highway robbery. —To be severally transported for life. Robert Chadwick, found guilty of highway robbery._ To be transported for 14 years. Richard Edleston otherwise Slater, and Robert Mc. Nare; severally found guilty of uttering counterfeit silver coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit ; they having been previously convicted as common utterers.— To be severally transported for life. _ _  . „ Thomas Kelly and Richard Clough severally found guilty of horse stealing.— To be transported for life. James Bate, guilty of sheep stealing.— To be transported for lift. William Brett, the younger, found guilty of staling letters from the Post Office, at Liverpool.— To be transported ..tnr life. James Ilfdone, who was tried for the wilful murder of William Roberts, at Liverpool, and found by the Jury that he was insane at the time he committed the offence, and was by them acquitted on the ground of such insanity was removed on Wednesday last, from the Gaol to the County Lunatic Asylum, by order of the Secretary of State, there to remain during his Majesty's pleasure.  11FSPITES.—On Monday last, respites, during his Majesty's pleasure, were received by Mr. Higgin, keeper of the Gaol, on behalf of John Me. Gowan, who was convicted of murder, at the last Assizes, and afterwards respited until Monday the sth of September instant, and Martin Collins and James allger, who were sentenced to be executed this day; the former for aiding, abetting, and counselling and procuring divers other persons to forge promissory notes of the Wirksworth and Ashbourn Derbyshire Bank, for the payment of five pounds each ; and the latter for aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring divers other persons to forge Bills of Exchange, for the payment of money, with intent to defraud Benjamin Heywood and Co., bankers, Manchester.  TOWN ll:mt.—Before Thomas Giles Esq. Deputy Mayor—John Billington, of Jackson's Buildings, St. Leonard-Gate, skinner, appeared to a summons, and pleaded Guilty for a trespass in a field occupied by Mr. Abram Ellithorne, Attorney at Law, situate near the Canal Bank in Lancaster, called "Playhouse fields" and on his express log his sorrow and promising not to offend again, he was forgiven on paying expences of the summons.  DEEPER AND DEEPER STI - More oddities ! We mentioned last week but one having seen a very comical production, in the shape of two pea-pods joined together. A brace of mushrooms, similarly attached, has been placed upon our table, and three apples, associated like the heads of Cerbcrus, to one neck ! These are indeed fearful signs! What can they portend 1 Is a Revolution at hand / Is the Reform Bill about to be lost, and are we all going to lose our heads? Alack-a-day !—pea-pods and mushrooms don't grow double for nothing! PA RT RI