The Parish of St Lawrence was in the centre of Bristol in the location of Baldwin Street.
Gloucester Journal, 9th April 1853 – Burglary at Bristol: James Meany, 18, and Michael Dinen, aged 24, were indicted for burglariously breaking into the house of Michael Doyle and stealing a sum of money and a quantity of spirits. Mr. Skinner prosecuted; the prisoners were undefended.
Michael Doyle deposed that he keeps the White Lion tavern, in the parish of St Leonards, Bristol. The prisoners were frequent visitors at the house. On the night of 5th Jan. Meany was in the house and he saw him leave. The other prisoner had been there but left earlier. About half-past two, Constable Evans awoke him, and he went down stairs, and he with the constable began to search the premises; they found the back door partly broken open; a hole had been made in the door, but the robbers could not succeed in undoing all the fastenings; in the cellar they found Dinen lying behind one of the beer casks, and Meany in an empty cask; they found the lock of the till forced off, and 1s 4 ½ d in coppers, which were in the till when he went to bed were gone; two ginger beer bottles which were empty in the bar had been removed into the bar parlour, and filled and with gin and rum.
The prisoners in their defence stated that were nearly tipsy and had fallen asleep where they were found. His Lordship briefly summed up, and the jury found the prisoners guilty, and they were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.
The above research and information courtesy Dr Martyn Beaufort