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Ifo.VP: ernctur. ASSIZES, AlmDrroxi, JULY ft CIVIL SIDR. SEDUCTION. DIPROP V. WOTTOY._. This was an action for seducing the plaintiff's daughter, whereby he !est her services. Plea, the general issue. 31r. GuasetY (with whom was Mr. Abotettrs) stated the ewe. The plaintiff was a respectable man with a large family of children, listeg at Fordwich in this county. The defendant was a youing gentleman of respectable and wealthy connexions, living at Westbeer, an adjoining parish in the same county. In the leek" end of 11123, the tiefentlarit was introduced to the plaintiff's family, and almost Immediately paid his addreanes to 31i us !forret Bishop; he was favourably received by the lady, and his advances were countenanced by the father. Miss Bishop was a young lady of handsome person, prepossessing manners, and of strictly virtunutu education ; at inc present time she was aboitt nineteen years of age, the defendant was about thirty, and hail arrived at that time of life whet gave him great advahtage over the other sex. During the eautrtship, which lasted sitar eight months, he gairel great ascen. dsncy over Miss Bishop's affections, but it was never dreamt that he meditated any attack upon her virme. sedurite ars, however, he succeeded at last in underminihg her chastity. It would appear that he told her he would never become her husband *tam, she yielded to the consummation of his wishes. Relying on his sacred promise of marriage, aid in the conthience of his honour, unhappily she yielded to his improper views. As might naturally be expected, after the first lapse of virtue, the intercourse was re prated, until la the month of 31a7 last year she found herself prep bast. Unwilling to make a disclosure which must involve her ts. roily in misery, she kept her situation secret until the moth of Neptember, when being invited to spend time weeks with a 31n. 1!tquliart, a friend of the family, residing in London, she made 4,:nown her unhappy suite to!that lady, leaving it to her discretion to bask :he matter to her family. 31rs. Urquhart, not doubting that tht defendant would. by marriage, repair the dishonour he had en. tailed upon the young 114, immediately wrote to him upon the tuhject. 'ibis letter was followed by a visit,froin the defendant. Ile told I Mrs. Urquhart, that he could not immediately fulfil his promises or marriage, and solicited some little delay. In this state of things Mrs. Urquhart thought it her duty no longer to conceal Miss 11:- shop'ssnuatlon front her friends, and accordingly she made the , disclosure to her parents. It would be impossible to describe the' misery and affliction which this intelligence brought upon the tin. l teeny father and mother. An interview was sought between the plaintiff's eon and the defendant, who sulked of repairing the mil- chief by marriage, but he delayed the fulfilment of his engage.' ments by various pretexts. In Miss Bishop's situation. it was im. I possible she could be received at home. Fier father pla:ed her at I the house of a friend at Gravesend, where she became the mother of a boy on the 3d February last. About this time another cala mity happened to the plaintiff: In the month of December. a bnijuling forming part of his premises, tell down and meshed his I wite in the ruins, anti she survived the accident but a weoi. The I unhappy mother had not the consolation of having her wretched daughter with her toeless! her eyes. It would appear that the de. ehndant was still desirous of visiting his victim, and sought an in. terview during her residence at Gravesend, anti renewed his cot respondeece with her. Thht she consented so to do Was not unna tural, being still in hopes Mat lie would repair the mischief he find entailed, by marriage. That the young lady was well and air. tuously brought up, there could be no doubt. This would not be dn.fu!ed by the defendant. No suggestion of improper conduct could be made by hint, and therefore, there could be no doubt that he alone had sapped her virtue. The plaintiff was the fattier of eight children. He had received this young gentleman into his house, expecting that he would be a contort to him in his old age ; he was received as his daughter's lover and future husband: lie turned out to be her betrayer, sod that by means as deliberate and srtful, st they were base and dislineourable. He haul abandoned his victim with health impaired, spirits broken. and reputation blighted. Ile had kit a blot in a family which Ind been before unpolluted. The plaintiffand his flintily were enduring misery not to be described; and he (31r. G.) trusted that the Jury, under these circumstances, would give such damages, as far as damages would be a compensation fur such an injury, as their sense of jus. rice would dictate. Miss Harriet Jane Bishop, the plaintifrs daughter, was brought into Court by a female friend, apparently in a state of dejection and misery ; she was is deep mourning for her mar her. Examintd Mr. ADOLPHUS —My father lives at Fordwich, in this county ; hire not been home glace September last ; when I left my mother was living t I was nineteen years old last month ; 1 became ac quainted with the defendant about four years since ; at that time 1 was fifteen. Alter being educated at a buarding.school, I came home to live with my father and another. 'l'hs defendant is a far. met, and manages a farm for his father. He told en,' he was in very good circumstances. and had great expectations from his grand. lather. At the time I first became acquainted with :he defendant, there ins another gentleman - praying his addresses to me. The first time the defendant declared himself was on the Bth of January, 1823, at a dance, at my father's house, to which lie wits invited. I met him first at Mrs. Al'ley's house (his aunt's). He was not particular in his attentions to me then ; no more than such com plaisance as a young man shows towards a young lady. My father lives a very short distance from the defendant's father it house. On the night of the dance I accepted hint as a lover. Atter that my acquaintar.ee with the other gentleman was discontinued. The de. Pendant then followed ulthis addresses with perseverance. Ilia ad. dresses became known to my family. and generally amongst all the neighbours it was matter of notoriety that he was my suitor. He went out with and eset reed me about, alter the manner of a young gentleman attached to a Toting lady. This continued for eight months. In Ausrust, 11123. he matte more direct advances. Walk ing out with him one Sunday evening in that month, he tried to prevail with me. He tried to seduce the to do wrong. 1 would not itnen to him. I resisted. He said, unless I consented, he Mould never marry me. I then raid him I should not have him en such terms, and that I would think better of his offer of mar. hags sad refuse it, and never have hint. Ile told me I should con sider better of it and repent. We went home together immedi ately. He brought up the subject again, and told me I should laic him the next time. I told hint I was certain I should never do each a thing as that. We then parted• On the Thursday follow. ing he returned from a cricket match with my brother, and asked me to go out for a walk. I went a very shott distance front home tub him; he then accomplished the purpose which he ei pressed on tile Sunday eveuing before. After that I saw him several times, and in the May following I discovered that I was pregnant. On , the 3d of February in this year I became the mother of a boy. I told lam of my situation when I first discovered it, and be advised 'net° keep it a secret from my family, and that he would contrive that I should be well taken care of. Ile p omised front the first that he w - ald marry me. He continued to make thee.: promises at all times. The reason he assigned for net m levying me was, tat fear of offending his uandfather, from lie said he had great isnectations. I did not disclose my situation to my fa. tedY• A lady, named Urquhart, living in Old Gravel-lane. London, came to visit at our house in July last, and she invited me to go to town with her, and being pressed by the defendant to go. I went. Ile suggested that by going, my situation would be kepis secret from my friends ; I went to Mrs. (.'rquhart's on the Ist Srprembet ; 1 hare never been to my tither's house since; up to that time I used to assist my father and mother as • daughter does in a family ; the defendant is about 30 years of age at this Mae when I got to London I told Mrs. Urquhart of my situation; soon setter that the defendant came to town to sec me ; lie told me t: at Mrs. Urquhart had written to him. Ile returned the next momare. Soon after that, alts. Urquhart communicated my situti. um to r:y family ; I remained at Mrs. Urquhart's until my father trend a proper situation to place me in ; I was boarded anti lodged at the house of Mrs. Asseter, at Gravesend. where I was confined %hilt: I was there, the defendant came twice to see me ; this was wash,s own contrivance. (The letter dated, Bth of January 1825, I put me the witnesit's hand.) This is the defendant's hand- "Illit• (The letter received by witness on the Ist July inst. was ttlutput imo her handl This is the defendant's writing. Whilst' et Mrs. Asseter's, 1 was boarded and lodged at my father's ex. pass?. I received more knees from the defendant, but I destroyed them. at his request. Since this action has commenced, he has pressed ire not to appear as a witness against him. airs. I.ydia Urquhart proved that the plaintiff had three laugh_l tent and a son. Miss )1.-yriet Bishop was well ethic ited and sir. , 1110.11i7 brought up. As ear as she had observed she was a virtuous and modest young woman ; had known her from a child. Mr. Urquhart, husband of the last witness, proved that the difgralani mine ro visit Miss Bishop whilst the latter was staying a• fits house in London ; he said to witness ttuit he could not marry NM , Bishop on account of his grandfuhcrs from whom he had s•arte expectations. Miss Bishop had been well brought up, and, es tar as RUM'S, observed. she was a young woman of correct de. porttnert. The plaintiff and leis wife always appeared to pay par tictdar attention to the conduct of their children. Mr. and Mrs. Ameter of firavesend, proved that Min Bishop had hers confined at their house, and that the plaintiff' had paid 4 31.175. ed. for her hoard and lodging, besides the surgeon's bill. Ths was the plaintiff's case. Mr. MAIIITAT (with whom was Mr. ANDREWS', then ad-, drelsed the Jury on behalf of the defendant. From the manner in ' which Iris tanned Friend hail opened the we, he expected to End from the e% idence, that this was one of the most deliberate, Oeartleu, and unprincipled eas•ra of seduction ever brought before' a Cot': of Justice ; that the defendant had effected his dishonour ablo Pueram by some base circumstances, some wielnal device,, ra Provably had had recourse to some diabolical spell, in order overzome that rouvaotic virtue in the young lady's bosom, 'cad resdded the ordinary excitement of passion and amour. , 'r•ination. What, however, wan hie astonishment, mid what rut hi the astorti•ihment of the Jury, to find that his friend's de ot the la-hp's sensitive virtue—her purity of mints—her 431, a< deportment--and the suppanrci bowmen and vriciced. Of lilt defendant, was merely the work of his own fanciful - .arlatioa• Neste in the course of his long experience did he 'ter her ofsach a case of seduction as this presented. It seemed to that the actnunt whir!' the vonng lady had given of her con. .!ras mat extraordinary. Ills Learned Friend had truly said, „.'` 'set:emit:lnt could not be called upon to pay damage, In this fdr the 'trench of a marriage prqmise, and therefore if arch had been made, it was entirny out of the question. But dt elling upon the particular circumstances attending the seduetinn, he should advert to the lady's general habits. Unit ()elate she was introduced to the defendant, she 5 1 :itted the addresses of it linen.draper's shopman. The' =rtea lasted three months, but th e moment th e defendant de ' • Int:self. the hapless lover was diseseded ; he was forth : . 747 .ted at. This was rather slippery rnndret ; but her father rasp fader, probably th a t would seedont for it. (loud , • I Tteation which the Jury hail to decide was, ".; the !hung woman had fallen a victim to the defendant's and wirknl designs? If they were of opinion that she but that, on Cie contrary. she had voluntarily submitted !to disgrace and infamy, then they could not car. upon. tlac defeesdant to make a born - pitniation 'Io the Ctlier fog the less of Ur had claims of sffinity :tan hint that Witted htr tat reeeire Mara wolf with Mr. Ward to the premise", and ener young Webster 1 Isaac Last being again espied, said, ha WAS services. him protection and support. The ',lemma was an mei widow there. fie took u p e n old rail and said to Mr. Ward, "If you Sty was brought before the Magistrate. It' basopport of the learned Counsel's sefeech for the defence, wit. lying in a small cottage which she and her late husband h a d ocen. don't get out of the garden, I will k noc k y our b ra i ns o ut . " _Sir. 1 Pp. Ile absented himself after the Wel seem& were put into the box, who pee evieence tending to ceinii.: pied for a great many years. The cottage being built on the road , Waal then ran down to Webster with en axe in hi e h an d, an d I me he wss p me until five weeks since, when . resent in this Court at - her trial. sate the young woman in i m p ro p er familiarities with themselves. Side: there was a p o rtion of wast e la n d adjoining to it, as the Gets. shouted for a constable, who came sad took y ou's; W e b ster out o f from his ho Tiro names of these witnesses are—Adley, Thom a s Wotton Adley, apemen of the Jury very well knew was much more c ommon l y t h e t h e p rem i ses . , height. This was after the girl was transported. had Jemea Adley, etarding in the relationship of krothert to each cam some years sgo than at Meseta, since Enclosure Acts had' John Walker, servant of the defendant's mother, examined. I Cross-examined.—He remained at Iladleiah ether, and music' to the defendant. These" two brothers gave almost made the weld wade a word of no meaning In that ',met in knew Ralph AVebstei. In April, 18211, 1 remember hie plying up the robbery. I similar testimony as to their having taken libertie s with th e v i ct i m which it was applied to land. Upwards of thirty years ago old ' . the cottage to 31r. Ward., Mr. Ward asked him to give up pm- By the Cot:RT.—I eras in the lieblt of seeing of their relation's seduction. i Webster took in a piece of this waste l a nd, an d cultivatell it as a session, and he skid he would do so quietly. Ralph then culled daz, before the robbery. The Learned Judge stopped the production of evidetice rifithis ; garden. Thin was n species of trespass committed by poor people • Mr. Ward omit of the house and gave hint the key and the poesy,. This was the cleat on the part of the prnsecut nature, ant without proceelling any farther ii the defence, the" throughout the county, and very humanely c onn i ve ) a t by th e lion of all he had. Robe': Ward theta became the tenant of the The prisoners denied all ken ledge of the ii efendant submitted to a verdict oh etfa Lords of the Minor, who, however. as an acknowl e d gement o f pre t nis e s. A w i tness was celled to character, but ant : --- their right to the freehold, demanded a small animal payment 1 William Swan, schoolmaster of Killimardt, examined. A copy The Lonn Cuter Jesa le E proceeded to front thane poor intruder , ' on their soil. About ten years after. /of the notice to quit now hanased to me was delivered by me to It was mint at al; doubtful. his Lordship said, wards the plaintiff's husband took in another piece of waste ad.; Ralph Webster on the 27th of September, 18e12. It is signed Wm. been committed, nor was it in the slightest met joining to the limner, and converted that also into a garden. Ile j Ward. I delivered to Robert Ward a similar notice on the 28th but that Sarah ilanice was present upnn that lcontinued to enjoy the occupation of both up to hie death, paying ;of Auguet, 1821; and on the same day I delivered a notice to dissent in inflictine upon the pmsec t eser some ip Mr. Saekeverell Poole. as Lord of the Manor, Is. a ye ar re n t . plann e d Webster, by the direction of Robert %Yard, who signed it. viess ifelltitirit irliieli he had experienced. T Since hie death his widow, the present plaintiff; bad occupied Mr. CLanKE—That is my case, my Lord. Jury to decide was, whether both or either of t ithern. The defendant, who is the nephew of this poor old woman. ,3 31r. Sergeant VAI7dAAX replied. bar were her companions t and to enable them . and a man of some property, came into the parish, sod purchased Mr..vuetice PARE summed up at great lengde observing that he unon the subjea lie would lay the evidence berme the cottage and tile garden behind it, which Webster and his thought 'the plaintiff could not recover on the emit for the lose of .first i l d d e a r e . e lie wenliltell ven e i h d e.l c u c ry th e e h y ai en if te u r p ta o i n ne n d f son,wife had so long occupied, and let it to them aga i n . B ut w i t h t h e th e serv i ces o f her who did not appear to be her servant at the caln ,, tin o f i that e two enclosures from the waste the defendant had nothing whatever time of the assault. The Learned Judge then recapitulated the ettneonable doubt as to the prisoners guilt, it tom('; lie having, however, lately purchased a close contiguous to evidence, and cautioned the Jury, if they should find a verdict for imperative duty to g ia i s , : tnog t e h res e t, m 6ten t rd he ftoh be re r s, i c e lo ti ma t sec o ml f u: i n7 r. :te,, , them, claimed the gardens as belonging to that close, and demand. the plaintiff, not to give vindictive, but temperate damages. clear the evidence, remarking upon the Serious . they would ' l l ed possession of them, together with the cottage and garden behind The Jury, after a few minutes' conseltation , foUnd a verdict, as as T it h r e ega j ' L'id r i o t n toh s e u w l i : upon el. i s it. The plaintiff gave up the cottage and garden, but very natu. to the trespass, for the pleintiff—Datnages, 701. rally, and very properly refused to give up what was, if not her's, FRIDAY, JULY 29. not the defendant's, and which she rather than he was entitled Me Justice llositoyci was engaged the greater part of }teeter- verdict of Guilty agairnst both the prisoner s . to. Whet was the next step which the defendant took e Like day and the whole of this morning in trying a cause relating to the The officer of the Court then called upon them i an unfeeling tyrant he went to this unprotected widow's premises, repairing of a certain highway near Chesterfield. The faces were desiri..g to know *hat they had to say why broke doom her hedges, tore the door of the garden from its hinges. entirely of a local nature, and poremsed no public interest whatever. should not be prononiked upon therm drove his horse and cart up and down the gardens, destroying every SIR WILLOUGHBY DIXIE, BART. The prisoners were silent. tree, and bush, and cabbage plant, and tiower.bed in the garden, After the Court arose, application wasmade by the Attorney of The LORD Crater Jterrect having placed , ttevastating the whole, and rendering it in sho r t o ne ent i re waste . thi s gent l eman to t h e L earne d J u d ge, at hi s lodgings, for an order black coif, pimentied to pass u p on t h e p r i soners Having done all this on the 45th of April, the e poor old aunt, in. to admit the worthy Baronet to bail. The ground of the applies. tence of the lima His Lordship thus addressed t stead of resorting to a course of law to gain redress, hoped that lion, we iinderstand to have been, that there was nothing in the " Thome' Grimsey and John Mann, you h having thus sated his revenge, her very affectionate nephew I charge against Sir Willoughby that partook of a criminal nature. convicted by a Jary of your country, of having he (Mr. Sergeant Vaughan) would disclaim the blood, and would The Learned JUDGE Said, it was impossible that lie could de- petrated one of the most cruel robberies that it not own such a relation, would be satisfied and leave her for the cide whether such were the case or not until he had seen the depo. lot of men, the most experiedced in the admini future unmolested. Alas! she poor creature little knew the stuff Melons taken before the Magistrate who committed Sir Willough. laws to investigate. Of the propriety. of that hie heart was made of cold and petty tyrant of a few scanty by ; and he gave instructions to the Clerk of Assize to apply for entertain no doubt ) but I should have trernb' acres had her, es he dreamed, (for 'twas but a dream) within his the immediate rerun] of those documents, which his Lordship pro. the county of Sufloik, if an intelligent and t. i grasp, and though his powerand dominion extended not beyond mined to take into consideration immediately they should be handed as we have had bare to-day, returned a different the precincts of the parish, yet there he resolved to make his tame to him. Of course the mule of the application cannot be ascer- front justice, Until vou thought safety was inset as renowned for wanton cruelty as that of more ennobled villains tamed until the Judges reach Leicester. We have been informed of the accomplice 0f ybue guilty cdnfederacy. e. whose deeds were teem - tied in the page of history. No sooner had that the object of Sir Willoughby in making this application is to nail which await you teach others, that justice the plaintiff's son restored the garden in some little degree to its avoid the unpleasant alternative of appearing in open Court in cus- is sure in her tetribution, atpl that the former state, than the defendant came again and repeated his acts tody of the gaoler. course of crime may (it has net always even - of deetruction, shouting while he did so, that he was deteentined to in with temporary impunity, yet at last justice' [ triumph and turn the garden into a waste again. Magnanimous NORFOLK CIRCUIT. violaters of law and humanity, and cause &tonere Man ! Courageous soul ! How I admire thee ! It was on this past iniquities. FOR nee both of you young ant 'Oecas;an that the assault complained of was committed. The eon , your days. You must prepare to leave a world i tee the old woman desired him to quit the premises, upon which the SUFFOLK ASSIZES, BURY Sr. EDMCNDS, JU LY :9. have lived respectably in your sphere of life, I defendant came up with nn axe on his shoulder, and swore that if dishonest reputation. Your crimes have made toee ! lare ßu t you,th t h ere ithatn another foryou anal n thi s a sitl e higher the brains our, and immediately called a cons t a bl e w h o dragged thetribunal, he (ale son) did not instantly leave the place he would knock hi s Before the Loan CHIEF Jt,STICF. to none d Wm. Harlon was convicted of having on the 29th of June, bur• young man off the land. If such conduct as this did not deserve glariously entered the house or Wm. Wilson, of liatileigh, sic. cede contrition for your past °flew:tree—by earn( exemplary damages, then he k new no t w h at c i rcumstances wou ld mailer, and feloniously stolen, from a emit in his cellar, a quan- y ou mar o b ta i n that mercy, W hich justice f b p i ty o f , his property. Sentence thereafter justify a jury in giving any damage s a t a ll. B u t u p on t try makes it impossible to grant yell her this point he should not dwell long, as he should have another op- Thomas Cooper Firnian was found guilty upon an indict- therefore, anxiously intreat von, as you • portunity of addressing the Jury in reply to the defence that was ment charging him with having, in company with one John mortal !fouls, so to apply the few short days • intended to be set up. Beittell, on the 24th of October last, feloniously broken open to make your peace With God, and obtain an - William Green ex - mined by Mr. BAUM r—l know the plain- the dwelling-house of Wm. Kitson. the Wee, of Stoke-by-Nay- venly kingdom. Suffer no false hopes to mi %land, and stolen from thence one silver watch seal betweee seven Wand defendant. I also knew th e cottage and garden behind it, purpose of applying steadily to that God who i El well as the two gardens by its side. The two gardens were taken and eight pounds, the property of his son, Wm Kitson. fill to save you. I trust he will yet have mercy s in from the waste land by Ralph Webster, and occupied by hint up (all IL SIDE. that awful hour which iv now nombered, you le his deed', since which, they have been in the oceupstion of his Before the LOUD Cuic BARON. through his sustaining inffuenee. to bear the ezet widow. I remember seeing the defendant in April last, in the two name, a. THE IttINDRFD OF COTSFORD- 'oleo which I SIP now compelled topronounce. on gardens. Ile was destroying the cabba g e plant s , p ease , an d b eans , This was an action brought by the pl a intiff aga ins t the Il a n- sentence is, that you, Thomas Grimsey, and you, dred of Cotsford, to recover compensation in damages for a mama and with an axe which he had in his hand, he chopped and de- tr ken from the place yea now stand in in the; • our burning. stroyed a plum end other fruit trees ; n e xt w e ek I saw hi m knock The 1 imag s were laid at 2001. that being the extreme sum rem- you came, the gaol, and f rom th ence to , a plo. ( e off th nt e lock from the garden door, and take the door off i t s hin g e s a where you shall be hanged by t h e nec k until ,our ba and throw verable under the particular statues which allow damag e s in s u ch it into the road. Ile then cut d o wn the h e d ge an d d rove and may the Lord have mercy on your soule." his horse and cart into the gram; he shouted and made a big "' es t° !' e re " v e r rd• The prisoners were removed front the dock, evidently noise, at the mom time punching about with an axe, p u lli ng an d affected by the sentence paned on them. Indeed, destroying all the vegetables and other things in the garden. Tile only persona in Court unmoved by the solemn plaintiff's son was present on both occasions. the Learned Judge addressed them. Thomas Newton examined by Sergeant VALTOFIAX—I have ' There were several highly respectable f e m a l es , known the plaintiff' and her husband occ u py t h e t wo gardens for ' peered to take a deep interest in the whole trial, se the last 25 yea-s. On the 25th of April, I saw the defendant in' fell plentifully during the awful sentencing which a. the gardens; they were at that time set with pease. beans, and pot- most wretched men to so dreadful and so ignominious mem, gooseberry, currant, and plum trees. The defendant broke The Assizes temsinated here to-dav, and on Mon-' - the lock of the garden door• and went into the garden with an axe. proceed to (men the camenission at Norwich. and sail to the son of Hannah Webster, (who is his cousin), I have good mind to cleave you down. The young man lifted up a stick, and said he would stand in his own defence. The defendant then ordered the constable to fetch the young man out, and they dragged him out by the collar into the street. 1 saw the defendant again on die 3(1 of May, chop up the hedge and drive the cart right down among the pease. beans, and potatoes, destroying them all. lie then took an axe and cut a plumb tree up; there was nothing left in the garden. Ile either pulled the vegetables up or otherwise destroyed them. I should suppose he remained there two hours. The gooseberry and currant trees were scratched by the wheels. It all seemed to be done wilfully. W bile he was doing it, he said lie would have possession of the gardens, and if they were not given up to him. he would destroy all that was in them. Cron-examined by Mr. CLARKE—This was all after Lady-day, was it not ? Witness—Lady-day ! I dont know exactly, but it was in May. CouneeL—But was it not after Lady-day ? Witness—l cannot tell exactly, but 1 can tell you the month, and the day of the month two. (A laugh.) Counsel—Why, don't you know when Laxly-day is ? Witness—Nutt exactly. Counsel—How old are you ? Witness—'Thirty-seven years. Counsel—And yet you don't know when Lady-day is ? Witness—Not exactly. On my oath young Webster did not hold up a lame piece of wood, " le—n you, I will knock your brains out." He took up a binder, and said he would stand in his own defence, alter al'erd had threatened to cleave him down. Robert Webster, the plaintiff's son, examined by Mr. See gmnt I'AI.76HAIS.-1 remember both the gardens in question be rme taken in. One has been taken in thirty-five years. and the • other twenty. They were always occupied by my father during This life, and since then by may mother, till 11 r. Ward came. On the 25th of April my mother sent for me, and I found Mr. Ward there, running up and clown the garden. He had an axe in his hand, and said tie would cleave me down if I did not go out of the garden. I had no stick in my hand then, but I took up a stick, and said I would stand in my own defence. lie remained in the garden shout an hour, destroying the things in it. I righted the garden, and then on the 3d of Allay he came again. I was there working it. He came in and discharged me, and I discharged him. lie then proceeded to chop down the hedge, and drive he horse and cart up and down the garden, again destroying the onions bed and a:l the other vegetables. The damage done on both day* may be about M. He said he would chop down the whole of the i place, and throw it to the waste. He is a man of property, and possesses about one hundred acres in the panels. My mother used to pay rent for the gardens to Mr. Sacheverell Chandos Poole. She used to pay Is. n-year as for waste land. Mr. Poole is Lord of the Manor. I paid the last rent to the steward. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. CLARKE addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant. ] He thought the last evidence they had had mum have shown to them pretty strongly the fraudulent nature of this case, and which fraud lie should be able most clearly to establish before he sat down. These gardens had been enclosed, one for thirty-five yeah, and the other for twenty-five, anti yet so late as the year 1823, theist persons were tenants of Mr. Ward, the defandant, and occupied the lands under him. It had, however, been proved by Mr. Roper, who on this occasion has acted rather in an extraordinary manner, that rent was paid for these gardens to the Lord of the 'dance t but how had that rent been paid ? It had been paid in 1823 for ' eight years previously. Why were these arrears left so long? He should be able to explain that presently. Why if the plaintiff had gone to pay rent for his or for the Jury's houses, he had no doubt Mr. Roper would have very gladly received it. The Lord of the Manor, however, could have no right to these lands, as he hada. ready beeen compensated for his waste by the Enclosure Act that had been many years ago passed for the Lewis lying in waste on them manor. The object of the parties, however. in going to pay tido rent, was very manifest. Finding that the defentlant was 'rooked to obtain possession of what he should presently show was his own fieehold, they determined if possible to deprive lam of it by going voluntarily to the steward of 31r. Poole, and saying to him, •-• This Is your waste, and es z wish to pay you rent for it." But the Lord of the Manor had already an allotment given him in lien of his waste, of which these grounds, however, did not form any part. The defendant dal not deny the acts imputed to him, but he said the gardens were his own soil and tree hold, and that he had a right to do what he had done. As to the meanie this man was put out of the garden, because he had conducted himself improperly. He should proceed to call his witnesses. whose evidence he had no doubt would have its due weight upon the minds of the Jury, who, he was assured, had not suffered themselves to be prejudiced by the istemperate appeal made to Mei:feeling. by the Learned Sergeant, but had kept their minds perfectly open, without having formed May conclusion until they should haul heard the whole of the facts ea both sides. the following witnesses were then called:— Francis Greets stemmed, that he was the attesticg witness th the execution of an agreement between Mr. Ralph Webster and M Ward. The agreement was then put in and read. It was dated August 2.11119, and purported to be an agreement between W. Ward ant Ralph Webster. for Ruing a farm and lands, including the two 1 pieces of waste land taken in by the said It. 11'ebster, for 1 year, and so on from year to year. Air. Francis Green recalled-1 brazil the agreement read over' twi-e in the presence of Weimer. I am constable of the pull. On the 25th of April last. I was called in by Mr. Ward ; there wee a riot between him and Weimer. I went into the genien, and saw Robert Webster there, he had a piece of wood in his hand. I home him say to Mr. Ward, that if lie did not get sway, lie would thrash him, so as he could not get home. I took Webster out of the linden, and then he went home. Joseph Goodwin examined. 1 know Mr. Ward and 31r. Hem. ash Webster. She was gone out of the cottage in April last. I went with Mr. Ward to the house where elle was lining. Her asked her to give up the key of the premises; she said she would give alp the hose wed back garden. but she would not give up the other. He said he would not take it that way, and would not tako l it at all unless she would deliver up the whole. Ile went away t and she followed him and said, " alr. Ward. I don't like to hive, any words about it. I will give up the whole." Site then called for a neighbour as a wiener., butt he refused to come futther than . his own door. Mr. Ward then received the kcy from her, and de.' sired her to se•t•l a person with hint to value the teem but she re..e.:'l rut, end we then went away. Oa the 25th of April I M IDhAND CIRCUIT. DERBYSHIRE ASSIZES, Dzass, JULY 27. Mr Justice Iloi.noen and Mr. Justice PARK entered this town hat evening, and opened the Commission with the usual formali. ties. After attending divine service thin morning, their honiships proceeded to the Court; Mr. Justice Holroyd presiding at the Coma side, and Mr. Justice Park at the Civil. CROtt N SIDE. The calendar for this county is intuit:gaily light, there being only four charges, and those of very minor kind, save one, which is for lionre-atealing. William Clarke, aged 28, was indicted for breaking into a ware. house at Measham, and stealing two pcunits in copper coin, and other monies!, the property of Edward Meeson. Edwatd Mecum examined—l lire at Ashby-de-la-Zonch, in Leicentenihire. and have a warehouse end premises at Meacham, In thin county. I was there on the Ifith Aptil last, and at that time I had in my . desk in the counting-house a promissory note, with the No. 93 written on it, and aleo a 1/. bill of the Macclesfield bank, which I had kept a long time from the circumstance of its being payable in London, which I thought was an unusual thing. There wan likewise some silver, and a box containing 101. worth of cop. per coin. M'lten I cattle to my shop on the following Monday morning I discovered that my desk had been broken open, and the! i money and bills stolen. The hos containing the copper had also i been broken open, and 2/. worth stolen. On the 19th of A pril I re. egkved the Loughborough note from John Proudwell, and the Mac clOafield note front Jane Perkins. I can identify the former note, ' bat the latter I only know from the circumstance of its being made payable in London. , • Elizabeth flee, living at a public-horse at Ticknell, examined— Tlcknell is shout seven miles from Meashirm, towards Derby. I saw the person at my mas!er's house, on the Sunday morning, the 17th of April, and I believe the ptisnncr to lie hint. Ile asked me to give hint a pound note fur 10s. in copper, and 10s. in silver. My matter refused to do so. William Sadder, a tailor in Derby, deposed to the prisoner's coming to hi. house on Monday morning;, the 19th of April, and purchasing a cost, for which lie paid • one pound Loughborough note. The mite now produced was the same which the prier - nee paid to hint. Ile gave the note to the prosecutor, Mr. Dimon. Another witness was examined, where evidence went to trace the other note to the bandit of the prisoner. . The prisoner said the money was what he had saved out of his weekly earnings. The Learned JUDOV recspititlated the evidence, and the Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty—Sentence—Transpor. lotion lite seven years. J. Pearson and J. ...gloms( were capitally indicted for stealing. on the I nth of blay lard, a bay hackney horse, and a bay hackney mare, at Snivel', the property of Mr. Richard Froggart. Mr. Richard Froggartexamined by Mr. T.R. CLARKE—I live at Harz in the parish of Staveley. I had two horses In my close on the 10th of May last. Early the next morning my horses were gone; in consequence of some information I had received. I on the Hill went very near Dewsbury, in Yorkshire, which in upwards of 40 miles from my house, where I found one Richard Parker riding the mare, anti leading the gelding. Oa the 18:11, Ashmore came to my house. and said he woe Come to surrender himself up to me, for stealing my horses. He asaignA no reason , for his conduct. I had hint taken into custody. 1 afterwards saw my mare and gelding in Parker's possession, at Chesterfield, when before the Magistrate. Mr. Turner, landlord of the Phtrnix Inn, High.lane, examined. I know the two prisoners; they came to my house on the 10th of May lasi, and went on towards Ilagg. They live about a mile and a half from High-lane, in the opposite direction to Flagg. Richard Parker examined—l am a farmer at Thornhill, York- shire. I met the two prisoners on the morning of the 11th of May last. about half* mile front Dewsbury. The road on which I met them leads front Sheffield to Dewsbury. They were leading a horse and a mare. The horses appeared much jailed. and as if they wanted something to eat, or the like o' that. When 1 tnet them, , says I, after sonic little talk with the old gentleman— Counsel—Never mind the old gentleman. ‘Vitneas—Says I. are you going with these'm horses to fair? Ashmore replied they were. Says I to him, what do you ax for the borne you lead ? It was the gelding. He replied " %Ve ax 30/. , for the borne." After a great deal of bargaining I bought the mare for sixteen guineas, of .Sslitnore. I required a warranty in writing. Ashmore not being able to write, called in Penrnon, but he could not write either, and we then went to another public.house, and got the landlord to write the warranty. Counsel—Well, did you pay for the horse?—Yes; but must I tell you my stury first? to laugh.) Counsel—Oh, crrtainla. ‘Fitness—Says 1, 1 hav'nt got any money, but I will leave the mare, and go and get the money, and be back in half an hour. , Ashmore objected to this. Says I„" I have nothing to pay for the horse but a tire pound bill, which I can give you, it you like, upon Part of payment, but the mare must be put into the stable in the ostler's hands, till such time as I make my return. ... Counsel—Virhat did he say to that? Witness—Very good, Sir. So after I had given them the Cd. note. they said they had a long way to go, and could not atop long in the fair. Couniicl—What then ? Whness--Well. Sir, they said they should be at Huddersfield fair with a airing of homer, and I mutt pay them the reminder of the money there, or else send it to Shttheht by a letter to the Post.' office. _ _ . Witness—l went to speak with a friend about the matter, and, whrtt I returned, the mare was in the stable, but the horse and the men were cone. I afterwards took the mare, and went on my way home. I called at a public house in Dewsbury, while there I saw the prisonen go by the whitlow with the horse. I went in pursuit of them, and overtook them about half a mile from the house. They were turning back, and I overheard them say they would swap with that other man. I then seized them both, and was very rash with them for the moment ; and says 1, " 1 have very great reasons of suspicion that you have stealed both the horses." Ash. more said he had bought them both in Derbyshire himself. I said you must go hack to Dewsbury with me. Says Ashmore, if I go back I must ride. I took the horse, and said he must walk, upon which he snatched hold of the halter and leaped on the horse, and went over the bridge rather fastislt you know at die time. Just then I had hold of Pearson you know, who pushed me ' and ran after Ashmore, andttried to get on behind. I followed and prO vented him. and taok him arm near. the public house. Ashmore rode PE. and I saw no more of him till he was taken before the Magistestes at Chesterfield. I got Mark Tolson to go after him on horseback, and Ashmore absconded the horse, which Tolson brought back in the course of an hour and a half. On the Satur.' day hollowing, while I was riding the mare and leading the horse,: I met Mr. Froggart, who claimed them. This witness was croas-caatnined, but he Eriely adhered to his story. Mark Tolson deposed that lie saw one ride off with the horse, and the last witness seizing the other. Ile followed Ashmore on horseback, but did not succeed in overtaking him. Ile, however, found the horse in a wood. The man whom he was punning kept looking hack, and as often as he saw the witness he hastened his speed. Ile believed the horse to be the same as the one on which the man was riding. lie took the horse back to Parker. John Sundt& deposed that he saw two men with two hones at Dewsbury fair on the day in goestion. Pearson was one of the men, but he could not identify die other. This was the cue for the prosecution. Pearson put in a written address, which had evidently been draws up by a very different hand than that of the prisoner, who was an illiterate man. Ashmore denied the whole that had been alleged in the paper, and would leave his case to the Counsel. A verdict was pronounced fur the plaintiff.—Damages 100!. SATURDAY, JULY 30. CROWN COURT. Before the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE. Thomas Grintsay and John Mann were indicted for feloniously' ' assaulting John Raynham on the King's highway, in the parish of Hadleiglt, and taking from him there a pocket-book, or purse, 1171 one pound notes, eight half-crowns, and a sixpence, his property. John Raynham said, I'm a labouring man ; 1 reside in the parish of Kersey, near Hadleigh. On the 9:h of March last I was at Iladleigh King's Head. The two prisoners were there I know them. I was talking with Mr. Long the landlord. I took my purse nut to give him a bill. I hail notes at the top of the purse, which 1 had to take out first of all to come at the bill. They were single bank notes, of Mr. Alexander's bank, and of a red colour. Mr. Long said to me, " Look out, you've got some gay back'd ones there." (alluding to the prisoners). There were six pound notes and 11-If-a-crown. I returned them to the purse, and put it into my pocket. I left the Inn about half-past eight o'clock. As I was leaving the Sun. I saw Sarah Barnes at the door ; she I spoke to me, and I spoke to her. I walk'd on with her ; and I thinking that I heard a step following me, I moved my purse from my top pocket in my frock to a lower pocket on the same„siJe of the frock. I went on, and just as I got to Topsale Bridge, which is about 100 rods from the Inn, Sarah Barnes cams up to Le. and said, " Come, my dear, let me lead you." I said, "Oh no, 1 don't want any thing of that." I pusli'd her away, but she came tip to me a second time, and I walked a few steps onward with her. I received a violent blow then at the back part of my head, which brought me down. No sooner was I down but I perceived Sarah Barnes); hand in me pocket. Then I received another violent blow on my head, which 'deprived me of my senses. I know that these blows were not given by Sarah Barnes, for site had her hand in my pocket, and I raw the ledge of a .man's hat. As soon as I reco vered, I got on to the King's (lead. I was sorely beaten. The rest morning medical assistance was got for me. As soon as 1 got on my knees, I felt tbr my motley in my pocket, but that, with the purse, was gone. By the Court—The purse was made of dark leather, fastened with a tongue. It was made by myself. Cross-examined-1 went to the public house about five o'clock. I took a pint or two of beer ; no gin. I was not in a state to see double. It was in the tap-room, which is not half the size of this court-house. The prisoners were right against me when I took the purse out. When I got out 1 inov'd the purse. I saw the ledge of a hat. WESTERN cr RCUI: bEVONSJIIRE _lsmEs, ExEl% CROWN SID);. Before 31r. Justice GAsEcri nonsE STEALING. George IGer teas conticted of feloniously property of .lehn Sampson, en the night of the borough cf Plymouth. The prosecutor recommended the pr:rOnt.r grounds of his youth, distress, and previous honesty. Air. Justice GASELtr: promised that proper attention paid to the prosecutor's humane recommeud..l,... CHARGE OF ARSON. Tun xixo AT THE PROSECUTION OF BAST AllD PEE EW, V. JOHN This was an indictment against the prisoner. extensive farmer, for wilfully, maliciously setting fire to certain nut-houses, the property Pellets., at ('anonteign Barton, in this county, instant. There was also a second indictment, charging having tired a dwelling-house similarly situated, day, also the property of the prosecutor. This cause was one of great importance, end , nary degree of interest in Exeter and and its vi, the high respectability of the patty charged w the rank of the prosecutor. The Court was ern' an early hour, and such was the anxiety of the tion of the aesembly to procure accommodati tlemen of the Bar were obliged to remain • course of the proceedings. The recent and of malicious tires in this part of the country additional degree of interest to the trial. W. served a proceeding of this kind which in all i excite so great and powertul a sensation. The L with Magistrates, and comaincil most of the rank this part of the country. Lord Exmouth ocoup• place, and appeared to pay close attention to the day. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. CoLtelnor stated the case, mentioning , facts which lie afterwards proved in evidence. The the Learned Gentleman offered were so remarkable and moderation, as to call down the marked ap Court at a subsequent period of the proceedings. The following witnesses were then called for • The lion. Poyrnall Bastard Pelle* being follows :—I am acquainted with the estate tm. It is situated in the parish of Christon, is my property ; and a servant, who is my Pennington, the younger, occupies a pa-t of 9th of July,•l was on the estate on that day : 1 of the mansion -house, and not farther from it s the day. I observed the fire ; the firs; alarm half-past one. When we advanced to the hedge tire, the upper flax barn was burning. The Sax barn the higher end of an orchard, called Madam's On nor of a road leading front the farm to the parish other places. The ham stands perfectly alone, b, cottages on the opposite side of the road ; the breadth separates them is 20 feet or thereabouts. My .- ningtnn, tl e younger, is in the occupation Mr. John Orton, the prisoner, is in tumorous Upon observing the the I immediately came W hen I had got cloth to within SOil yards of tht served smoke issuing from die thatch of the mac) was a strong breeze at the time. The wind w state south-east or south-south-east. The di: barn to the machine barn is south-west, as I thi west. 1 immediately proceeded, on arriving u direct the end of the lenity nearest the higher cellar There were no persons in the farm-yard when I Several came afterwards. After some time I house. I first saw the prisoner standing in the Ile was doing nothing at that moment. That w: the pound house. I searched the pound house. but a man named Cephas Lucca% found a ball , was at the door when he brought it out, and it was the pri•oner several times during the tire, on those doing nothing himself, nor directing others to - thing else in any other part of the buildings. timed burning for a halt or three quarters of a, _ prisoner next day, and had a great deal or communion Cephas Luccas-1 know Canuntelgit Batton, the day of the lire. I know the pound house and comiog into the pound house, I observed a smoke the pound. I went to the place whence I sat was some straw there, and that caught tire as close by the pound (cyder press) where I saw • ed out the fire with my foot. I sxamined small stick of dry wood, about tow feet lung, square. Then I found a lock of flax or two, ... flit:, burning on the outside. The tow was inside a lock of straw, close under the burning straw. gave it to a gentleman, who was standing just ' James Ellis—l am an officer of Itow.stre, t , at the bar. I was sent to about the and lilt Mr. °twit on the Saturday after the fire. thri - at or promise. 1 asked him to aceotnpam barn, and generally round the premises. We upper barn, where I observe', a hole in the wail person to get through. s was through the wall ping the barn, not irlo the ham itself. 1 asked was open ;he SP' ,a on the morning of the t,"rns his foot himself. I asked hi m . first •'.,ern of fire was liven he said in asked who made the alarm; be said one I. S. P ...inlan. I asked if he went immediately to ail, accompanied by the man and some boys is removing the furniture and plods of the ti retained there the whole time till the second asked him if he had been at all away from it tween the breaking out of the first and second . nor. After the alarm of the second tire was given, road. accompanied by Mr. Soper aid several if he had beet at alt is the oruhusi, either to It's quite evident that the prisoners couldn't have seen the ;place to which you say you removed the purse ? The Leal:Wu! EFJ DST me —Perhaps you'd better not go so far. By the Court—Did the blows appear to you to have been given by the fist or with a stick ? Front the effect, they must have been given by a bludgeon ; my head was covered over with blood, and I was stupifietl. Ilenry Lory, the hostler at the King's Ilead, and the brother of ' the landlord, said he knew the prisoners. Ile saw them on the evening of the robbery. They had there for some time. Just as the prosecutor was leaving the house, Grimsey said to Mann, go and tell Sall Old Jack has got 21. in his pocket, slapping his right hand pocket, to show where. 3lann then left the house. Grimsey went out in about ten minutes. SLither of them returned that night. By the COT:RT.—They've never been at the house together ' since. They used often to come More. I know Sarah Barnes. They used to call her " Sall," some , times they called her " lNrchcr," I have heard the prisoners call the prosecutor " Old Jock." I've seen the prisoners in company with Sarah Barnes. Cross-examined.—lt was about ten Minutes after Mann left, I that Helmsley followed. I ani sure it was not longer. It was ten I o'clock when the prosecutor returned. Reexamined.—When he returned his face was covered with blood. It was cut right down the bone and 1 don't think the i wounds could have been caused by the fist, but front a stick or I bludgeon. Elizabeth Alexand.r keeps the tap-room at the Red Lion at Hadlcigh. On the evening of the 9th of March, between nine and ten. the prisoners, accompanied by Sarah Barnes, came to the Red Lioa. They had egg-flip, and gin and beer. They paid for what they had. Who paid Ido not know. Half a crown was put down on the table; bat I was not then in the room. John Mann paid Italia crown towards two shillings and ninepcnce he hod owed fur perhaps nine months before. Ile paid also by a half crown piece. They remained till between ten and eleven. Thomas Dodd lives at Hadleigh. He is a shoemaker, and was in the Lion Inn about nine o'clock on the night mentioned by the last witness. The prisoners and Sarah Barnett mute there. Grim sey asked me if I would make him a pair of shoes; I said yes ; he said. '• what shall I give you ?" My answer was, nine and six pence. Ile agreed ; and lie offered me tine shillings towards them. I refused, and said if I had the money when 1 made the shoes I should thank him for his custom. He said, " You had better take the money, you may want breath to-morrow." Grimsey then pro duced a purse from his pocket, at the same time, saying, " There's money enough in that to purcbasr gold, silver, or brass." . It was a dark leather purse fastening with a tongue, somewhat s imilar to a pocket-book. He opened the purse to put in some change he had received, and I saw then a bundle of red coloured notes. Sarah Barnes said, taking up the purse, " don't be a d—d fool." 1 said, " I have as much money now perhaps as you have." He replied, " It don't signify tome her taking it, we are all as one." Crons-enatnincd_r was not called as a witness on the trial of Sarah Barnes. I heard of no reward of 501. offered. There was a candle lighting by which I saw the reddish note. I've heard ; Hriinscy holm below that he had a hundred pounds. Anne Barnes, the sister or Sarah Barnes, with her sister, who has since been transported, met the prisoner Mann, the Saturday night after the robbery was done. Mann said to my sister, if she would go away she should want Mr nothing while she gone, and my sister refused. I saw Chimney the next day with my sister ; he said, " wish I had'nt hit the old rogue. My sister was appre hended the next night. Isaac Last is an attorney. Lives at Hadleigh. Mann was in the actual receipt of money from the parish at this time. lam not able to say whether tirimsey was at this period; but he almost is:instantly stases the books. James Aldertan is a wagoner. On the Monday after the rob. bury, John Mann conic to him and wanted to go with him to Lon- don next morning. Ile said he wanted to get out of the way till' elarah Baines had her trial. He said he'd meet me on the toad next morning. had he did, and rode with me the next day to London. I was at school with both the prisoners. Ile told me he was at the robbery. I told him it was reported that Rarnhani had lost 71. He said. •• No, about 21., we shared 14s. GJ. each t and if thtre was any more the girl hail it." He said that he bad knocked Ravi ham down. and that Orimsey came up tied struck him at the rime time, an.l that Sarah Barnes had struck him af:erwaids, while he was down, with a patters, on the head. Croat-examined—Newer hard that h reward was 0f71•7c.' ror the cOnvietion of these prisoners. A gentleman was then examined, who said the prisoners had both worked for him at his coal collieries ; that Pearson's character was a medium one ; but Ashmore, up to this offence, bore a very unexceptionable character for honesty and industry. The Learned Judge here began to sum up the evidence, when Mr. 1). 1.. 11'it.LIA113 requested permission to call a witness on behalf of Pearson. Benjamin Pearson. brother to the prisoner Jonas Pearson, was then caned and examined. I live at Sheffield Park. On the night, before Des shury Fair I saw my brother, and went pan of the way home with him. My brother lives at (needless. Ile came to me at two o'clock the next morning; and I went on part of the way with him towards Dewsbury fair. The limited Judge recapitulated the evidence at considerable length ; and the Jury, after several minutes deliberation. returned • verdict of Unilty against both prisoners, recommending Ash. more to mercy on account of his good character. Sentence of death was recorded against them ; but his Lordship intimated that their lives would be spared, though Pearson muve prepare to be sent out of the country for life. NISI PRIUS. There are 16 cause, entered for trial. five o which are Special Jury cases, but they are chiefly of a local nature, and involving iteassiows by no means calculated to interest the public. JULY 29. Before Mr. Justice PARE. WElliTElt•t.. MAUD. • hid l lllba an action to recover damages for • trielpass committed by the defendant on the plain O's land, and also for the loss of cervices sustained on account of an assault committed by the de fendant on her (the plaintiff's) servant. The defendant pleaded first the general Issue. and then a justification, alleging that the hind in question was in his awn freehold. Mr. ISALGI'Y opened the plcsdingai Mr. Sergeant VA tmuidur stated the CaSlatn the Jury. It seldom fell to his lot to make known so a Jury a cdse of a wore wanton. aggravated, and singularly cruel descnption than the present. When Se used these expressions, he did net represent the damage which the poor plaintiff had sustained as being so very enormous ; but the Jury would perceive that the peculiar circuenstances under which the injury was committed, fully justified him in character ising the conduit of the defendant as peculiarly oppressive. That conduct was the tyratirpos acts of a rich man over an pantile, un protected. and an aged widow It wan worse. In teat widow, in stead cf desetring to in the object of this Let oprresslea, ~~~ .-I. I I 1 l' . .. , ‘ ' )NIS peter t when Cr;m• t i , It's rib ut tive week."' ! , I of the girl, and he told I. He remained absent en he returned to Had. • , fed. , ~ sigh Waal visas after ding him almost evety . I , cutiori. le robtErY. • appearing, o sum 9p the cede:we. d, that the rubbery hail / raped to he questiorrd • . tat occasion. and party.- . • 1 me portion. of the t: et , i i , The queation for the - i of these perteios at OF tI I I t I ' tern to form sip opinion ',term them, and in the . on n fair and impartial tined any rational a n t i it %VI right. and their ' I it. Ills Lordship trail is nature of the charge t rent deliberation which :rnues, and teturnett a re, l .., ~ . hem in the usual form, 1 i rhy judgment of death ! . .i aced rip his head the ' 1 tiers the dreadful evn- lo 3' I tied them : ' t i to have been att.! and sing planned and pot. , it. it usually fall: to the tinistration of ei iininat .) ' sat verdict, I notrnly 'bled lot the security of I • I reflecting Jury, well it . ~ .. clot verdict. 1...0u tied 1 I risared by the removgl i. / 1 cy. Let the lieavy pe. justice though aloe, at though a lung even soy be indulged nice will overtake It. nerr,ent to be made fin and in the midst or i . . Id in which you might i t e, and unstained by r. . le i: imperative on me . • . .. grave mercy there is burial, where, by bill.' y earnest repentance, I . i :1 1 '1 usticc to the cowl. • ' cu her e. Let ice • 'oh value your Int. i s you have to live as ii i , . t admission to his hes+ i rislead you tram your is willing and FhwerA .. Tv on you, and that in you may be enabled, execution of that new. .e. on you. And thai . . you, John Mann, be the place from whence a place of execution., .ou r bodies are dead t t, evidently not much deed, they seemei the . 3 stun wanner in which 1 ' 3 . i des present, who ap7 , • l • 7 trial, and whose tiers which doomed these !, mo , ninious an end. ' ri Monday the Judges 1 t • . • 17'. ; 1 tea, Jute as. , 1 , . 1.. , i ; , .. rt. f 2 .y stealing I horse, the k , ' the 113:11 May, in thd t.l* to mercy, on the honesty. ~ . . . per attention should be I' ,'• , ' ition. it ki • ..- " : 3 utt 29. N. 1 1 ant Stow. rOW:LtI. otoorr. ' i t ;ner, a respectable and sly, and •Yloniousli . • , my of the lion. P. B. ••,. unty, on the Pth July ging the prisoner will 1 iced, and on the omit i ." . 1 excited in ettraordi. vicinity, on account ue I with the offence, and crowded eacesSleely at lie unprofessional por. anion, that many Oen. standing during the I frequent occurrenco y appeared tv add an W. have seldom ob. II its stages seemed tit . i 1 le Bench was crowded rank and property of ceopied & conspicuous 1 the ptocceslings of the V . • ' ' • ming to the Jury tho . The few comments 3 !•kable for temperance . , ed approbation of tha '....r logs. for the prosecution t.... 1 . - g morn, deposed, as , e of Cahonteign Ear. ' ‘ 1 m, in this colicky. It, ny gamekiefer, John of it. I remember the : I was within a mile ; it daring the whole of I '• . 1 - am wits given at about •I 1... " : hedge so as to see the f • .'. . Sax barn is situated a: f 's Orchard, at the cot. . • arish of Christon, arid i . me, but there are two t ireadth of thy road that - - 11y gamekeeper., Pen- ,1 ' f of putt of the house. .1 1 tion of the other part • ime down towards it. i e the farml : IV . ard, I ob- 1 , nachine barn. Their • i i ',..- was as near as I Ia t • irecrion from the flit. think or south-south- t 1. , ll l, ; at the farmyard. to teller to be tintliatched. • . -a I first came into It. I went to the pound the yard by the pchtd. • I it was before I *cot to I ' Ise. I found nothing, ' ball of tow on„fire. I it was flaming. Iso r.' those occasions he was D act. 1 observed it,.. 1. The premises e`,- an hour. I saw the !: .i ik nventatlon with him. • t a ton, and was there cit ' and lower cellar. Orr I • stoke whi h was inside aw it proceed. There s I came to it. It wee the smoke. I stamp- farther, and found a • and about two inches ••". ' , r, about the sine of my aside the pound under are. I took it Up, .--• it by. • t; 1 know t/ e pri,io,i... nil had a conversance . re. I held ant neither pary tat to the upper I li . r I 1 . 1 ii 1 1.," im a lade fireihwi liwal ke d pt e h on:: if I x. I, u : t i p : l:lan i h t t l r, f h, o ks i r mou i a : l a e ll e... e of his own ,errand, i to the tire ; he said he t . ' I; he said ha assisted two cottages, a-d re. • • born was on lire. I ' 1 it during the time b e - . . " ' t d firm ; he said he hLI v i r c i, en, he recut - 0 in tin il others. I aaaed btu, . . . , a go olevin it, or lot 0 k ( , • 1 - " * • - • • , .. . - • . , - .::y