The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-15 00:00:00

WILTS LENT ASSIZES.

The learned Judges arrived in Devises, from Dor-
chester, on Thor*,lay afternoon, Anil immediately pro-
(veiled to the New Townhall and openeil the commis-
i•ion for haling the Aaaiset for this county. Their
Lordships then went to church, where the Assize sermon
was preached by the Sheriff's chaplain. The Judges
wdli Robert Parry Nisbet, Eo., M.P., at South.
liroome fl•en.e. a large party having been invited to
noel their Lora:4l4.a. On Fri.lay aaaaa thing the butoneba
of the .1.••••ic •• la • need. Mr. JuMice Crowder presh,
sling in the Crown I 'mart, and Mr. Baron Watson sitting
at Nisi Prins. There were :12 prisoners for trial, and
four cases entere•l in the cause list, one of which,
" Ferryman r. Utiles," was marked to be tried by a
special jury.
The Royal proclamation against vice having been
read, _

Mr. Janice Crowder proceeded to charge the Grand
Jury. Ile was very glad to see before him so full an
attendance of gentlemen. ready and willing to assist in
the administration of the cr' ' justice if the county.
lie was happy to he able to inform them from the aspect
of the c..lendar that they were nit likely to he detained
at any grelt length in the discharge of their important
duties. The cahmolar ositained about the usual num-
ber of i.riaoiters (32), but the offences twin the whole
were of a light cliar.icter, and be wis. exceedingly happy
to find that there Were very few ca ..es of violence to tims
reason, and none of a !Imre serious nature. The only
Cases of violence hi the [Twill were two Mies of Ulan.
slaughter —mie of cult ing mei stabl.ing, anal one case of
posehing, ending in considerable violence. With respect
to the CAWS of mandaughter, they Sere of a very mild
character. One of them was a case of tight between two
men in a public house, and one of them wail killed by a
blow—of course that was manslaughter. The other was
ace's. where a man we. charged ',yak running over •
child. It appeared from the ileis.,itions that tk•
accused was driving at a considerable rite; whether or
not he was holding the reins and pulling in, and doing
his utmost to prevent the horse running away, was the
only question for thrum ; because if a horse ran away, and
a person was run over, it was not a case of inan-
slaughter, butif he was intoxicated and holding the reins
loosely, or exhibiting a want of care or proper driving,
and ACI the animal ran away and did the mischief, then
it was manslaughter. The Case of poaching appeared to
have occurred in the woods of the Marquis of Rath, and
two keepers were treated with great % iolence by eix men,
only four of whom were in custody, lout no fire-arms
were wied. There was another Case, rather a remark-
able one, as it was a case of burglar's by two women : it
Was a very mild Case. There wan A C.IIC he.r'oteal-
ing a woman ; lie could afford tlicui no information
as he had no depositions.
Mir J. W. wary said the party was originally cont.
;flitted to the iiessions. but 'mine Witile• i.a, Who were
Ilrivtol policemen, were detained at the Gloucester
semitone, and therefore it as necelosary to remand the
pri the
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sluiem ti, lii's Larhaullhm.
The learned .fudge said that the other caws appeared
to he sessions Cases. and lie did not believe the jury
would have any difficulty about any of them.
Alwahaes firaanoal wu indicted fur the manslaughter
of John Bunday in a fight at l)oweiton, on July 10. The
jury found the prisoner guilty. awl he was sentenoed to
a fortnight'a ituprisoninent without hard labour.
Eli Allard, was convicted of util.iiefully wounding
Thome Lane, at ('aloe, on the 17th of iktolver, and
sentenced to four suouthe imprisonment, with hard
labour.
.o.
Dilling wee Indicted for ntteting a forged CO
Bonk of England note, at Iteatlford. en the 19th of
February, knowing it to be forged.—Guilty :—G years'
penal servitude.