The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

WILTS SPRING ASSIZES.

The commission for holding these Assizes was
opened on Friday, at Devisee, by Mr. Montagu
Smith, Q.C., Mr. Justice Bytes and Mr. Serjeent
Shoe, being detained at Taunton, where the
Assizes did not terminate before the afternoon of
that day. Tbe learned judges arrived, however,
by the last train, and were duly escorted to their
lodgings by the High Sheriff (Thomas Fraser Grove,
Eaq.), the Under Sheriff (C. M. C. Wbatman, Esq.),
and other officials,
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The learned Judges attended Divine service on
Saturday morning at St. Mary's Church, where
prayers were read by the rector, the Rev. W. H.
Teal& There was no sermon.

The business of the Assize oommenced at ten
o'clock, Mr. Justice Ryles sitting in the Crown,
and Mr. Bodeen' Shoe in the Nisi Prins Court.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the
jury J. W. Awdry, Kat. (Foreman.) C.
Peuroddocke, Esq. ; W. Locke, Esq. ; J. R Fuller,
Esq. ; John Ravenbill, Esq. ; H. R. Caldwell, Esq.;
W. T. K. P. Keene, Esq. ; C. H. Wyndham, Fat:
W. B. Seagram. ; B. L Lopes, Seq.; W.
Spoke, Esq.; W. Loleman, Seq.; John Davis,
Seq.; F. ()rowdy, Seq.; W. Stincomb, Faq. ; H.
G. Awdry, Eq.; ft Kdnionds, Seq.; T. Clarke,
it.and .1. J. %Villas, Req.
Royal proolamatiou against vies, protanenem,
and immorality having been reed, Mr. Justios Ryles
delivered the following charge :
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—l regret that my
brother Wilde has been, by the state of his health,
and the order of his physician., prevented from
discharging the duties of judge upon this circuit.
But the Lord Chancellor ha. supplied his plain by
prevailing upon my brother She., one of tie most
MIASMA practitioners and lawyers in the muster,
to supply his abloom Hume but few remarks to
make upon the calendar. The mess are numerous,
but they involve only a few mews of extraordinary
criminality, as one indeed would hare a right to
expect in a rural district like this. for I behove it is
the aggregating of vast multitudes in large cities
which is the great, and &hos:odium, and endurable
source of crime, and that we may expect to see lees
among a population when there yet linger the
simple bastioned maims of our forefathers. The
oases are chiefly offessees spied properly, and they
would not at all justify main detaining you from
your duties by any remarks. The Grand Jury than
retired to the room.
TILIAIJI Or Plusowies.

Elisabeth Baker and Am Bossy were charged
with stealing four yards of (*burg. a yard of alpaca,
and • shawl, the property of George Little, at
Contemn, on the 14th of February last.— Mr.
Herbert Saunders, who appeared for the prosecution,
rid be understood that the primmer Baker had been
meetly confined, and the surgeon of the New Prison
had sent • certificate to the Art that she would not
be in a fit state of health to take her trial before
Mooday. The case was accordingly postponed.
William Jackson, described as a tailor, pleaded
till!, paring four counterfeit florins, at Wootton
on the 29th of January last, and his Lord.
ship sentenced him to 12 calendar months.
Elisabeth Grey (on hail). and Hannah Grey were
indicted, the latter for stealing, and the former for
receiving 661 be. of ooal, value 64., tb• property of
Richard Matthews, at Parton, on the 7th of rob-
marl last. The prosecutor is a fanner, reeding at
• place called the Prye, at Parton. On the morn•
ing of Saturday, the 7th of February, be missed
about half a eget of coal. Information was given
to the police, and pollee-constable Bell, on looking
round the premier, traced foo4marks from a gap in
the hedge immediately behind the ash-heap, to the
door of the hour where the prisoners lived. There
were small pieces of coal watered along the whole
distasce• A warrant was obtained, and in the house
of Grey under the staircase, the rentable found
half a cwt, of coal. The boots of Hannah Grey
further corresponded with the foot-marks as the
Princootor'll neli-lisap, and in the field. The pri-
soners in defence denied haying stolen the coal;
and Elisabeth added that the footmarks in the Bald
might have been those of her daughter, who was in
the constant habit of going there to pick up wood.
His Lordship summd up, and the jury Manual a
verdict of not guilty
Alexander Teeter, who is known in Wiltshire as
"I" 'bank comlnerial," end who was tried last
year at Marlborough, for defrauding an innkeeper
at Hmderford, pleaded 'say to obtaining, by woe
pretences, tbesase °tin ;-esfeericin provisions, the
money and property of John Bather, at Limos, on ,
the Nth of Jansery.--Bentssoe deterred.

Edwin Cox was indicted for stealing 921135. of
rope, the property of William John Dowding, of
Caine. —lt appeared that Mr. Dowding is a paper
manufacturer carrying on business at Caine. In the
prosecution of hia liminess, he purchases old rope
and other articles, for the purpose of wmking into
psie,r. On the 19th of March, a quantity of rope
was consigned to him from Bristol, and brought to
Chippenhani by the Great Western Railway. It
was handed over by the railway authorities to •
carrier namcd Sidwell, who employed the prisoner
to assist in placing it is his wagon about tire o'clock
in tbe evening. The wagon was left for some time
in one of the streets in Chippenham, and there was
reason to believe that a coil of rope was stolen from
it, although there was no positive evidence either as
to quantity or identity. The prisoner was found,
late in the evening, offering a coil of rope for sale,
and eventually he disposed of it for 2e. although
its real value was something like 9a. On being
apprehended the prisoner gave different accounts
as to how he became possessed of the rope.
His Lordship said be understood, from the learned
counsel's observations, that there was no actual proof
of lom, and that the rope itself could not be identi-
fied. If he could not prove more than that be
thought there was DO Ch&DCO Of a conviction —Mr.
Saunders said that after such an expression of opinion
oaths part of the Court, he begged to withdraw
from the promention.—His Lordship said that the
learned counsel had acted very properly, and at once
directed the jury to find • verdict of not guilty.
The Grand Jury threw out the bills against Frank
Hopgool, charged with setting fire to a stack of
strew, the property of Epoch Edwards, at
MilletOn ; and James Nicholls, indicted for obtaining
£1 14s. by false preteuces, from William Church, at
Pinney.
Toe WINTUDOURNE Sour Eirs•LINO Cast.—
George Inge, the younger, and Alfred Churchill (on
ball) were indicted for stealing three sheep, the pro.
perty of Mr. Arthur Thomas Barnes, at Winter-
bourne Daunteey. on the 16th of January—Mr. 1
Arthur Thomas Barnes said : jams farmer living at '
Winterbourne Dauntaey, about four miles from
Salisbury. On the 14th of January I had three
sheep folds in one of my fields near High Peet. On
the morning of that day I was going from my resi-
dence to the farmyard, when I met the prisoner
Iva, whom I had known before. He asked me if I
had any *beep, fowls, or anything else to sell, and
said if! had he would buy them. I told him I had
three ewes up in the field, for which I wanted 46e. a-
head, if he would take the three. Ile asked if he
might go and 10.,k at thein.and I told him be might,
but that I had not time to go with him. I told him
that if he thought anything of than, he was to call
on the following morning, when I should be at home.
I never saw him again until after he was in custody.
—Crose-exiunined : If he had come on Om following
and paid me 46a. ahead for the sheep there
wadd ye been an end of the transaction. —Stephen
deundors, shepherd to Mr. Barnes, was at ha
masher's sheep folds on the morning of the 14th of
January, about 12 o'clock, the prisoner Inge came
to the fold, through • pp in the hedge, and asked
him if they were Mr. Barnes's sheep, and trireme
told him they were. He asked if there were not
some for sale, and witness said there were three fet
ewes. logs said Mr. Barnes had sent him up to look
at them, but he shouldn't give the price which Mr.
Heroes asked. He said that if bad them, he was to
see Mr. Barnes spin at 9 o'clock the next morning.
He then returned through the gap, got into his cart
which was in the road, and drove off. On the follow-
ing morning he missed two fat ewes and a ewe tag. ,
Outside the fold he saw marks of sheep having been
dragged towards • gap in the hedge adjoining the
road. He went through the pp and examined the
road. He saw the tracks of • horse and cart, which
appeared to have come from the Amesbury turnpike,
He informed his master of the loot and was after'
wards shown the skins by Superintendent Matthews.
The skins produced were the same. They were the
skins of his master's sheep.—Rickard Gatterell : I
mu a butcher living at Chicklsd.. About 11 o'clock
on Friday, January 16th, the peerager brought three
sheep, two fat ewes, and a ewe tag, in his tart to my
house. He said be had got three sheep, which be
had bought at Redlyncli the day before, and which
be thought would suit me. 1 bought the two ewes at
two giuneu each, and the tag at 14s. The same
evening 1 gave the skins to Portnall, a carrier, to
take to Salisbury. The next morning, I got up be-
fore five, and ran against • cart at the back of my
premises. 1 found it was lag's cert. I went to the
stable, and called out" George." and lags answered.
I said, "For God's sake whet do you do bare?" He
said, "Come in, and I'll tell you; is there anybody
outside I said " No." He mid, "As was going
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back through Wilton last night,. I met our young
Loci, who said that the police were looking out after
three sheep, which bad been stolen from Winter.
bonnie, and that I had better not go into the town."
I mid "You have got me into nice ttouble." He
said, " Not at all, I have been to Portnall, and got
the skins; I shell take them, and make sway with
them; and if you cut up the sheep nobody will be
the wiser." I charged him with stealing the sheep;
and he said be bought them of Mr. Greyer of Bed-
lynch. I asked him for the skins, and he said they
were in the stable. I saddled my horse, and went
to see my father, telling logs not to go until I re-
turned. fie said" Don't bolloa down there." I
sent my father to see that nothing was removed,
while I went and pre information to Superintendent
Dann, at Hindon. When I returned, logs had left.
I found the skins in the stable, and delivered than
and the carcases to Mr. Matthews, superintendent
of police. —Thomas Portrait : I am a carrier front
Chicklade to Salisbury. On the 16th of January I
received three sheep skins from Mr. (lateral to take
to Salisbury. On the following morning about five
o'clock, I found that they haul been taken away.
Georgie Matthews :—1 am a superintendent of
county constabulary stationed at Salisbury. On
the 17th of January, in consequence of information
received, I went to Mr. Gatterell's, and received Use
three skins DOW produced. I saw Churchill Si
Clinton the Dune clay, and charged him with being
concerned in stealing three sheep belonging to Mr.
Barnes. He said he knew nothing about any sheep
having been stolen. I told him that he had been
seen with lop at Woodford and Neaten, and that
he had also been seen going with him towards the
fold. He said, " Yes, bet I got out of the cart at .
Netton crose-rcads, as lugs said he WY going down
for some sheep which he -bad bought." He added
that logs overtook him before he got to Salisbury,
with three sheep in the cart, and that be then rode
with him to Salisbury. I proceeded to look for Inge,
but could not find him. I went to Bristol in pursuit
of hi en on Tuesday the 20th. On the evening of
Thursday the 22nd, I apprehended him ins public.
house at Newport, Monmouthshire. I charged him
withatealing throe sheep, the property of Mr. Barnes,
He said he did not steal them; be bought than.
Hobert Eyres,a carrier from Amesbury to Salisbury,
deposed to having met Churchill and Inge, in a cart,
an the Amesbury side of High Poet, about ten
manta past five, on the evening of Thursday, the
Nth of January. —Churchill's statement before the
an was put in and read. He denied being
trigrnitt:rben be took up the sheep. —Mr. /launders
then addraeed the jury on behalf of the prisoner Imp
—He did not dispute that the sheep were taken away
logs;by he did not deny his being afterwards found
at Newport; but be submitted that, looking at
the respectable position of the prisoner, and to the
impoiatien which bad taken plass between him and
the promoter, be had Do intention of steeling the
finimala—Cburatill said: I am as innocent es you
are, gentleman. I really did not know whether the
asap won lost, stolen or strayed.—His lordship
newmodltp, tit' jury found both prisoners frailty.—
His Lordship sentenced lop to be kept in penal
servitude for four years. Churchill wee ordered be
be imprisoned for twelve calendar months.
On the application of Mi. Herbert Saunders, the
ewe of Henry Adams, charged with stealing flannel
at Chippenbani, was requited to the July Sanaa%
the prisoner being too ill to take its trial at these
Assam.

John Bennett was indicted for stealing • quality
of underwood, the property of James Taylor, at
Wkiteparish.—The prosecutor is the landlord of the
White Hart Inn, at Whiteparish, and some time %,0
he purchased the ender growth of • portion of Buy
coppice. 'The wood was cot and laid in breadths, for
the purpoes of being made into hurdle., span, and
faggot& A man named DIMON • bindle maker. in
the prosecutor's employ, found that a great portico
of one of the breadths had been taken away. With
the view of tracing out the ofteeder, be carefully
collected the too which had bean left, and handed
them to Police-ooestable lied, who compared them
with some butts (thud close to the prisoner's house.
They ixereepondsd.—The jury returned a verdict of
not guilty.
William Hampshire was indicted for stealing half
• bushel of malt, and half a pound of bops, the pro-
perty of his master, Mr. Thomas Chandler, of
rdeo, on the 24th of December. He was also
charged with embezzling the sum of 65., received on
account of the prasecutor.—The jury found the pri-
mmer guilty of lemony. —6 months imprisonment.
James Beekland was indicted for steeling • sack
of malt dust, the property of Mr. Thomas saintlier I
and another.—He was found guilty, and his
I Lordship sentenced him to six calendar month int.
I pennon:mit with hard labour.
I Morose BrOWII WU Indicted for stealing twelve
fowls, the property of Samuel Rowe Noble, at Box.
Ile was found guilty, and esetthoed to three inlan-
der mouths' imprisonment.
Tim Court than adjourned until nine o'clock on
Monday.

Kr Justice Dyke attended Divioe service at Si.
Marro Church on Sunday seorniag, end was Mewled
to the church by the Mayor aaa Gerpoiesion. The
prayers were read by the mate (Rev. H. J. Kingdom),
sod the lesesea and the emeninnicm service by the
rector (Bev. W. H. Teak.) A very able and
sermon was presided by the Sheriff's chaplain, tte=t .
Mr. Selwyn, from a pert of the 31s1 verse of the loth
chapter of the Gospel of St. Jobs:—" Am 1 bear I
judge, and my judgment is just; because I reek not
mine own will, but the will of the Father whkk bath
sent mo" It,. Serjeant Mee attended the Ranee
Cathobe Service in the town.
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MONDAY.
Mr. Justice Bybee loth hie sett oft the Beach at nine
o'oloth this morals*
Thomas Bosh was indicted fee suabisaling a eo•orsign,
the property at his master, Joseph West, at Swinther,

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os the 13th of Yebriety, te whisk he *oda sot
guilty. The macaw eras fouled ruilty, amd hie lord-
ship massed him to nine ealeethr seamelbe irovrimoo-
meat.

Robert Hicks was indicted for Meths., and also for
receiving, two yards of bolting cloth, twee fowls, tour
ducks, and a drake, the property of Robert and Alfred
Taylor, at North 'll"razhall, on the fith of February
last. The prosecutors in this case reside sit Week,'
Mill, North Wraxhall. Adjoining the mill, them is •
yeei.heeee, in which, on the 4th of Pbbraory,
Ibsen were some fowls and ducks. The next
morning it was dimovered that the fowl-beam
had been entered during the night, and tisk
twelve silver spangled Hamburgh fowls, three
ducks, and a drake had been tamed away. Footmarks
of two persona were seen near the mill, leading in the
direction of the fowl-honee, mid theme in the direction
Marshfield, • village about 4 miles distant. A few days
afterwards, from information received,a polieemmeasit,
named Gerrard, went to a place called Bitten, in Okm.
materialise, and in a house occupied by the prisoner,—
bet portions of which are anderlet to other persons,—
found the missing belting cloth, and a quantity of fowls
entrails. The poliommen also found • pair of boots, the
impressions of which exactly corresponded with the
footmarks near the mill. The jury returned • verdiet
of not guilty.
George Bellwood (on bail) was indicted for felossienaly
wounding Thema.. Cottle, with latent to do him griermas
bodily harm, at Bradford-on. Avon on the 30th of Voly
laid. The prosecutor is • carpenter liviog at Bradford,
and the prisoner's wife has been in the habit of 'ashram(
for bun. On the day in question, be weal to the prig,
once'. house for a shirt which had been there for math
time. He saw the prisoner, who missed to let hiss
have the shirt, and told him to go out of bie boom
Cottle replied that be would not go until he had got
his shirt, upon which the prisoaer wait up stein, marl
brought down a scythe, which be ran sightly into the
prosecutor's arm, and also into his back. Cottle wee*
to • chemists, and had his wounds dressed. A perms,
named May, afterwards maid to lb. primmer, "TOG have
stabbed poor Cottle in the bask ; it is • serious j.w
He replied, No, it is sot in the Mak, hut in the wrin •
and I would have ripped him op, if he had not goes seri
of the home.° A man, named Duck, imbsequently asid
to him, "What's the matter with poor Teas Oottle
and he replied "He came in and said that he would
break everything in the home if be did not get
his shirt, and I then went sad got the scythe, and
would have cut hi. heart out for two plum.°
—Mr. Read, for the defence, urged that the Wary fie-
flicted was only slight, and that the proseentar wee me
violent that the prisoner brought down the scythe with
the view of defending himself and his family' .—The
prisoner was found guilty of unlawfully wirmeding.—
Sentence deferred.
Emily Andrew. was indicted for ateallergbasroiteb.w.
two malachite pins.and chain, two rings, two n...
• pair of goldonrruigs, and other articles, the prepleti
of her master, Mr. Joseph Mayers, watchmaker, if
Marlborough, on the 30th of September last. —The imp
returned • verdict of guilty, and his lordship sentenced(
her to hard labour for twelve calendar months.
gliatheth Baker and Ann Hovey, mother, and daughter,
were imlioted for stealing two shawls, three skirts, a
mantle, and two Mimes of print, value £4, the pew-
petty of Mr. Henry Dunmire rnolmon, at °Groben.—
The -prosecutor is • limes draper carrying an boriasse
at Combasa. On the llth of FsbretrY. the Prisms=
celled at his shop, lied made several small perekeess. A
Mrs. Law cares in while they were there, sad looked at
moms remnants of print. ONO of the remnants, after
being shows, was pet by upon the OMAN , but after •
short time Mrs. Law asked to be allowed to see it again.
It meld not be found, and the Hovey,
to assist in Om searebYtlreLadirar'is made for
pretended to
it was ems to Strop from nadir kw ans.
InforrostMa was giros to &reliant !tallboys, of the
Wilts Constabulary, will pommeled to Baker's house, to
snake a sserek. Abe refused to let bill in, bat he got
in at the window, sad foaled sewn up in three beds up.
stairs, a variety of articles, whisk Mr, Speakers at mew
indentified. Tbe primmer mid that she had neeived
them from a elder in Olemestenddre, but refused to
give her add:mu—His lordship sanimed up, and the
jury returned a verdict of guilty spirt both the
prisooars, and Beim was restated to lb alloodar
months' imprisonssest. Bossy was ordered to be
imprisoned and kept to bard laborer for 13 ealendar
mouths.

James. Bartels, esavieted of stealing • pair of trousers,
vale. 12a, the property of Thomas Owlish, at Trees,
bridge, on the 27th of Jeauaay last, was seeteseed
nine calendar menthe' hard labour, after two former
convictions, at Devises and Marl
In the course of the day, thel=fh:Tery threw out
toe bills against Jane &Imam. John Maakell, John
Cherie. John Hatch, and William Watts
W. Marshall wee inclined for wounding Jan Panties
with • knife and prong, with intent he de him (review
bodily lorm,et Itionebery,on the 3rd of February last.
The prisoner was found guilty of unlawfully erounding,
and his lordship sentenced him to hard for six months.
John Woodward was indicted for embesaling the sum
of 18. 744. on the29th of November, 1862, and the sum
of £llO. on the 7th of February, 1863, the property
of his master, Mr. Charles Reeve, at Lea—The pneoner
was found guilty, but the Jury recommended -him to
I mercy, on account of his long servica—His Lordship
sentenced the prisoner to hard labour for six months.
Tor Dowrrroe Calm —James Littleoot end John
Retch pleaded not guilty to au indictment
them, the former with stealing, and the latter Virne
calving eight bushels of wheat, the property of
Mr. Wilson Cheyney, at Downton, en the
12th of February last.---Mr. IL T. Cole seed
Mr. fiwayne prosecuted' Mr. Prideaux defended the
prisoner Hatch. - Mr. Cele in opening the erne., said the
=cutor. Mr. Wilson Cheyney, was the occupier of
rd Park farm, Downten ; and on the 12th of
February, Littlecott warn • labourer in the employ of the
prisoner Hatch. who at that time wee the landlord of
the New Inn, Downten. It would be proved by • wit-
ness named Crook that the prolocutor bad in his farm-
yard • sedate granary, in which there was a large
quantity of wheat, in bins. Thegranery was quits safe
on the evening of the Ilth of February, but on the fol.
lowing morning Crook's attention was directed to some
wheat lying scattered about underneath ri...test
under the , and on feeling about
hole in the r. potting his hand into the hole, the
wheat MD Out pretty freely. The hole had been stopped
up with • cork. The cork, and that part of the Boor in
which the hole was made would be produced. Crook
went into the granary, and found a considerable sinking
in the wheat in the bin immediately over the hole ; and
in his opinion about a sack was miming. He informed
his master, who communicated with the police, tad
they on looking about, discovered foot-steps am of two
men, which foototeps were traced for • considerable
distance; tip to within 14 feet of the wall of dm New Inn
garden. LitHewtt was at once apprehended, and his boo*
which were taken off,and compared with the marks near
the granary, were found to correspond exactly. Sept.
Matthews then went to the New Inn, end saw Hatch,
and told bins what had happened. He asked tabs
allowed to search, and Hatch said, "You may march
in the out placer anywhere." A search was made, sad
the polies foetid marks apes the wall, as though •
sack had been put over it. There were some hemp
or flax upon the Woks, and there had been some
trampling about inside the gardea. Upon this,
Sept. Matthews turned around to latch, and said,
"Now, Mr. Hate, I am sanded that the wheat is an
your premises : will you give it up, or allow us to
search r Hatch replied:" Badness is 111141111•1. If
you have got a warrant, you may search mT bedroom,
' but not else." Having no warrant, the police and the
prosecutor went away, but within half an hour after-
wards Sergeant Obey saw hatch driving rapidly toward.
the Fordingbridge road. On his way, he appeared to
have met with • person named Roma, when be naked
to accompany him. On Reeves getting into the trap,
Hatch Said, I have some wheat in here, which I want
to get rid of." After driving shoat a mile Hatch
stopped the =ituuircobed it towards the ditch, end held
the bores's while ROIMOI tamed out two sacks
into the ditch. then turned the cart, and drove
back to Devotee. The sacks afterwards found their
way into the heeds of the polies, and were found to
contain wheat, together with some small bits of old oak,
one or two of which corresponded with the hole in the
granary Boor. Hatch was then apprehended, and he
afterwards made • written statement, admitting that
he referred the wheat front the premier Waco* and
another person named Cheyney. He did not, he said,
pay any money for it. The learned counsel said that
if he proved all these facts, he believed that the jury
would have no alternative but to return a verdict of
guilty against both prisoners.-- Several witnesses were
called, and Superintendent Matthew. was muse-ex-
amined at some length by Kr. Prideaux, as to whether
Hatch had not been supplied with large quantilden of
brandy or Omit before requesting a private interview
with the prosecutor, or making any etatenesst. The
reply waa that be was supplied with what he required in
reason. --His lordship summed up, and the jury returned
a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. A previous
conviction for felony was put in against Ltralsoot.
It took place last year Warminster. Mr. Prideaux
Lordship
handed to his two written testimonials, sired
by several of the tants of Wilton, Dovetail, and
neighbourhood, Validag highly of the previous charac-
ter of Hata. His lordship sentenced the prisoners to
nine months' hard labour.
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—Henry Snook pleaded rilty to stealing ten chisels,
the of Enoch ay, at Focent, on the 23rd
February. He likewise *said guilty to stealing a mat,
the property of Edward Newman, and also to having
been twice previously convicted—John Smith was also
charged with stealing the ehneh, but he pleaded not
guilty, and was acquitted—He wee furt.her charged
with steeling. and also with receiving, a jacket, the
property of John Macey. —The jury found himzitz.
of riesling, and he was sentenced to two a
months' imprisonment, with hard labour. —Snook was
ordered to be kept in penal servitude for four years.
Henry Poole and John Loessidre were indicted for
stealing 94Th.. of iron, the propisy of the Gnat Wes-
tern Railway Company—There was no proof of the
time when the iron was lost, and his lordship award-
Wily Mopped to ease, sad directed the jury to return a
verdict or not guilty.
John litanninp Ashdod guilty to stealing two leather
neve, the property of Janie. Few, at Urckfent, and
was sentenced to two calendar months' imprisonment
Knig' lit was indicted for eius gown,
the property of Elisabeth Langley. The Jury
Warned a medic* of sot guilty. The prisoner
was then indicted for stealing a sloth *kat, the
y of Elisabeth Lem an old women living at
tri7lienworth, as the RIM of -October lest She was con-
victed of this tame, and seaturesd to toe calendar
months' heprionweent.
Chaise Underwood was indicted for stealing the eiene
of 25a, the property of John Hendon, at Great Bider"
ea the Mb of Jamey. He was found guilty, roi
muleoced to three mweetbe imprisonment wilts hard
lebour.
Frederick Deckle pleaded guilty to steeling
of bison, the property of Themes Harris, at
Sentence, see caleodar menth's imprisonment, with hard
labour.

NISI PRIGS COURT, SATURDAY.
(Rsbre Mr. fkliellit BE3L)
TED QUI= LID LLISTAID T. TNT 'WELD/TANTS
or Ihirrassusr.--Sir Fredoiak sod
lb. H. J. F. Sways, wan weasel he the mow
Soo, &Mornay, Mr. Goodman, Warraisslar ; Mr. M.
Smith, Q.C., and Mr. Ballar, for aim deisaisiata,
money, Mr, Norris, Divine. This Ins sa isal#
mast rsisoved from the Quarter Sassissa by mil of
certiorari, Is aidsroa Sis repaid 01.1.1511 bl.

wav in the parish of Heybembury.—Mr. Swayse
having read the declaration, Sir Frederick Slade, in
opening the cue, very clearly stated the law relating
to the erten of highass, showing that in all cases
the liability wu thrown on the parish in which the
hitiway ran, unless the pariah coda pruvo that the
liability, by some mode known to the law rested
with other parties- aol so jealous was the law in
this respect, that if the liability did rest oe any par.
9°11" Person or Persona, and they should become
insolvent, and from that circumstance be unable to
perform their duty, the liability would revert to the
pariah. In the present eau the defendants did not
seek to throw the liability oPo° any other.lPervia ;
and all that he had to do was to prove that the
highway in question was in the push of Hoyt...
bury, and that it was out of repair. —Mr. James
',unpaid sad: 1 have occupied Heytesbnry Mill fur
13 years. The road complained 4 comes too, to
my bow* During the wholwof the 13 years that
have lilted at the mill, the highway has been in a
shocking state of repair. in January, 1861, a vestry
was celled to eoneder the impassable state of Ries.
way, when it was determined that the waywardens
should make the road at good as possible, in the way
that had hitherto been adopted. Mr. Fussell, an at-
torney of Warminster, by my directions, called the
attention of the waywardens to the insufficiency of
the repairs. and received for answer that the way-
wardens refused to apply any other means for the
purpose than those adopted frotn time immemorial,
which simply consisted in pecking the ruts.—Geo.
Doswell, surveyor of roads, proved that the road was
very much out of repair, and that the mode in which
the waywardens sought to repair it was worse than
aothing.—Henry Harding, surveyor of Warminster,
said, some parts of it could hardly be called a road
at all —certainly not a road to drive over —John
Miles, 78 years of age, when a boy 14 years of age,
and under carter to a fanner, had brought cart loads
of chalk to repair the road, and had from time to
time seen parish men strew tits chalk about, and fill
up the rote with it. -An old man named Noah Dicks,
vergiag upon 70 years of age, said that he had lived
at Heyteebury nearly all his life, and had worked
on the Diseway•road many years ago.—Willians
Sweet, 60 years old, had known the Rieeway-road
for the last 20 yearn and had worked upon it for
the last 12 years, on and off. The waywardens em-
ployed him. —Mr. Thome Ras worthy gave evidence
as to the impassable state of the road.—This was the
case for the plaintiff, and it being now needy imis
o'clock, the came was adjourned until Monday
morning.