The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1841-08-24 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

JUDGE.—I did not see Ellen Boyle doing any thing. By Mr. Wiractris.—l saw them attack three houses. I did not see them fill any of the women's aprons with bricks or stones. I saw stones in men's hands. There was a great noise of hurrahing. I did not hear any threats used against Casement.  William Magee.—l knew Ellen Boyle. About six o'clock on the day of election, I beard hurrahing in Park-lane. I saw a large number of men and women. They broke the windows of three public-houses in Park-lane, and then went to the Globe, where they broke the windows and then went away. They then went to Casement's, where they also began to break the windows. They broke the upper windows. I saw the frame of the window on the first floor lifted out, I think by the master of the house, who fired a pistol. I saw Ellen Boyle in the crowd shortly before the pistol was fired. I saw her shortly after, and she was crying. Mary Divett sworn. I saw a crowd in Park-lane on the night of the election. I followed it in company with Ellen Boyle. I saw thd crowd break the middle-room windows of Mr. Casement's house. I got frightened, and was going home, when I called at Mrs. Moran's, where I found Ellen Boyle. She had been shot. I saw her several times after._ She died in a fortnight.  Mara O'Donnell, with whom the deceased lodged, showed that she had a wound in the ancle as well as that in the right side, which was the principal wound, and which had injured her liver.  Samuel Cooper proved that the mob was very violent, that a man opened the window of Mr. Casement's house and fired. and that he (witness) received a shot in each arm. Mr. Superintendent Riding proved that, when he and Mr. Whitty went to Casement's house they found all the windows of the upper rooms broken, and the rooms covered with half bricks, stones, and mortar. The prisoner having been cautioned by Mr. Whitty, said, he had fired a pistol loaded with swan shot amongst the crowd, but he three times warned them to disperse before he did so. Mr. WILKINS submitted that there was no case to go to the jury, as this was a justifiable homicide in defence of the prisoner's property as well as his life, as had already been found by a coroner's jury. Mr. Wilkins cited several cases, and put it to his lordship that the prisoner had acted in defence of his life and property. Mr. WILKINS called several witnesses to prove the violence of the mob, and that they went forward with the determination of pulling down Casement's house. Mrs. Casement and her_daughter were struck by the stones.  His LORDSHIP said it ails lamentable that an important national franchise should be interfered with by such proceedings as those which they had heard of in this and the preceding case. If they believed in this instance that the prisoner had a well grounded hope that his life and property were in danger, they would find him not guilty, but if on the contrary they thought such danger did not exist, and that he had acted roughly, they would find him guilty. The foreman of the jury interrupted his lordship, saying the jury had made up their minds. The jury acquitted the prisoner.  FALSE REGISTRATION OF A BIRTH  Ann , 35, was charged with having, in this town, made a false statement, touching the particulars required to be known and registered respecting the birth of a female child, in registering the birth thereof. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. CROMPTON said the indictment was under 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 86, which said, if a person committed this offence, he should suffer the same punishment as if guilty of perjury. A doubt had been raised whether, under this clause, a female could be punished, but though he (Mr. Crompton) thought this doubt went for nothing, they had framed their indictment to meet the objection. The prisoner went to the registrar. and represented the child as the daughter of Robert and Ann Jones, signing her own name, " Ann Jones," as the mother. The child was in truth a bastard, and not the child of the persons represented. His Lordship would see that, as the registry was taken as an evidence of birth, such fraud might lead to very serious consequences. The JUDGE ordered the prisoner to be put down, saying he would confer with the Lord Chief Justice on the subject. The court adjourned at twenty minutes past five to nine this morning.