The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1868

ASSIZE IN2ELLIGENC.L

denied. Is 1862 Lerd Batsmen bad hi sedate revalued,
sad it was then food that many of the farms, ineluding
Amiens, Court, wan let at too low nuts ; bet es hie lord-
ship married and went abroad about that time, nothing
was done in the way eta re urangemsat with the tegantry.
In 1863, however, the defendant was offered the option of
remaining la the farm, at a rent of 7601. a year. These
terse he declined to scent, and in Ausust, 1864, he re-
ceived moth's to quit at Candlemas, 1856. Accordingly he
did so quit the farm with the exception of 85 au.,, which,
is pursuant* of euitom, he had son with his eff-nag
crop of wheat, and which he was entitled to-hold
until harvest time. The farm was let to a Mr.
Stephens, at a nut of 7001. • year, and an
allowance of 1001 fox the first year to be expended In artifi-
cial manure on enema of the bad nedition of the farm.
Whoa the harvest time came, the defeedant liandnaped
hie crop of wheat—that is, he cot tfftheears merely, and
left the straw (shish he was not allowed by the conditions
t0re..,.) standing; but nth. c.op tad never been weeded,
there was ea abundant gruwth of thistles and weeds on 76
bens oat of the 86, and the int:inane t could only
clear the ground by buneirg the straw, to the great danger
of the fences. There wee, too, it was stated for the tlaintiff,
• great quantity of "snatch " grass on the f.rm, indicating,
with other dreurastaaces, that the farm had for two or three
Peen been neglected; bet it was admitted that the farm
was not in • good state of cultivation when the defendant
became the tenant.

HOME ClRCUlT.—Bniorrox, MARCH 26.

The defeatism failed to prove that, in not weeding the
off going crop, be hod noted recording to " the custom of
the county;" but he adduced 'lectres in which that crop
bed been weeded by ir erring tenant. or not weeded a, all.
It wee contended, however, for the plaintiff, that without
private arrangement the Inc 'ming tenant could not go upon
the land held by the outgoing tenant, which position entirely
negatived the existence of custom. It was clearly proved,
on behalf of the plaintiff that nothing had bees said to hint
rto the state of the firm us it after he had quitted it. B.
paid hie rent he May, end the only charge then made was a
wiliness for the repair ot tenets.
The Judge, in summing up, asked thejery two questions,
first, whether the state of cultivation ot the farm had de-
teriorated during the tenancy of tt edi fendent, if Rs, what
denier had ihe plaintiff sustained; secondly, what da-
mp hid resulted to the plaintiff from 'he neglect of the
defendant to weed has . tgoing i r p of • heat, se luch it was
clear, and admitted by has own coeueel, he ought to have
done.

Oo the first point His jar, fatted f tr th• defendant ; on fits
mond for the ammonia 601. Ibe damages WI re,
however, afterwards reduced, srt h he •pprobsttoo of th •
bids*, to 40e., Mr. Whstaley retwarkana that Lord Batsman
did sat desire to take limey oat of the pocket of the de-
feadaat.

MAscia 26.

10111111 T IT •

Esther Preece, merriel woman, poetraietresa at Worm-
bridge, Here fordehirs was charged wish stealing
l•tters and their exiateits. Mr. Handlistone yes engaged
fee the defence and by his adv ce the prisoner pleaded
guilty. The eircumstarices ere thew:—Letters and p_,re-ls
baying bees frequen.l lost ia their Lent through Worm.
bridge poet-office, sod oomplairits havitig been repes•edly
made, Mr. John Ramey, inst. cror-geserel of the Pat-
ellae, with an ersiateht named Motels, came to Hereford to
prosecute an Inquiry. On the 13th of Febreary, • letter,
contaising some flash notes of the " Bank of Folly," and
some marked trio, woe miareasect " Miss Jthobs, Mr.
Hughes's, Wondbrilge, Suffolk," and sent, as though by
mistake, through the Woreat.ridge pia-dace. On the 10th,
another letter, one reeled " Mr. Ceowallacirr, Park Cottage,
Wsnbridge, Herefordshire," in which were placed three
one-shilling stampe sad a merited shilling of the reign
of George 111., was sent to the tame piece, end it
was the duty of the postmistrees to retort' them
the same evening, endorsed mi.-sorted." Those
letters, however, did not Sod their wey back to
Hereford, and a search WITFILni wee lathed, armed with
which Mr. Superintendent Grubb end Mr. Mottle went to
the poet-office on the fol.oeriog Wedneeday. They num-
tioaed prisoner 'boat the trumps letter.. At first she
denied all knowledge of them, but afterwards said ate sent
them heck t 3 Hereford. On being tad that they had a
search warrtht, she allowed the parties to search her
clothes, end thin went scrota to an ~bare, prelessing to
busy herealfahout some children's &whin,. The aspirin.
(indent demanded the key, end Vend a small workbox, Is
which were tuicealed the flub notes enclosed in the first
letter, and which had been marked by Mr. Ramsey before
they were seat. There mu in the kt,i en a baking trough
filled with dough, and from something which occurred the
officer was innaced to climate this al.°, and Lund bunt d
i.i the dough, abort (hue inches beim the surface, the
marked shillthg and the stamps oust tined in the second
letter, which she bed wetted while the officer was engaged
is ',arching elleohne.
Several of the clergy and gentry came fo:ward to give the
prisoner a character.
The learned Judge stid he mast sentence her to four years'
penal servitude.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bear Sr. EDMUNDS.
MAkCH 26.

Mr. Justice Mightier's me. r y ,oznpleted the ciel hoidens
lett evening, and au operating proceeded to try some of the
airier criminal curia

Ill'Olt CITIY arnica Juan.
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Daniel Cuthbert, 18. labourer, era. el ailed with mak
e;on.la and f•lnn.nu•le Winiam Williams, a
Dredield, ea dm Bth Deemnber.
Mr. Brooke erpeered for tae prowraton, and Mr. Dment
for the defence.

The traeecutor, the pr Gamer, aid some other merlons
were at Bredield Cade public-boom on the B,h of Dicem-
ter. A quarrel aro a betwe-■ them, the pruner being
scouted of sireedily eating the find• boy'sdiuser, blow' were
struck, and after the puree' left the public-house, the pri-
soner eta►bed the prosecut•r slishrly in the neck.
Mr. Datent, for the prisoner, said be had been grievously
ateaulted ►y the prosecut r, and generally suhjected to
great r,v,c.tion. He was also of week intellect.
A surgeon was called to prove mi., hut stated that be
did mot consider him of unsound int-lltc*. At the game
time, he was mat was generally called a "soh," and ►ad
been greatly neglected by hie parents.
O'hcr coottrymen—sot vet, " bright " themselves—
stated that the pnsonsr wee °onside r,d as rather a fool by
the people in the parish.
The jury found him Guilty of unlawfully cutting oily.
The Chief J ostice r►w the prwtice of at once using the
knife had bre mis allariniogl pendent of late, and it must
be r •presmd a. much a. po.slele. The prisoner &ripened to
be the butt" of the neighbourhood, and to hays been
ly neglected by bib p 'Nets, as was too common in
Suffolk parishes. He should sen,ctme him to sin months'
imprisonment.

BUROLLIT IT DOTS.
Alfred Edward Griffitbs, 13, Bai!ey Biaff, 16, an dlames
Anni Son, 12, were charged with burglarously breaking and
entering tic dwelling-house of Rotert Annison of Pak*
field, and stealiag thee. fr ins a silver watch, 51b5.,0f cheese,
two loaves of bresd,and 4.be. of pork.
Mr. Bulwer epos. red for toe prosecution.
The prosecutor is a farmer, beats at Paliefield, and gave
information of th• bardl•ry srry son aft rit occurred. A
ISM named Newbury saw the prisoners on the following
morning. One of them (Staff) woe carrying a Dandle; and
having beard of the butiglary,N.wbury took them to the
police station at Wacgford. In the bundle were found the
eatables mentioned in the indictment, and Griffiths
was proved to have secreted the watch behind a bundle cf
faggots cur the pollee-44605.
The prisoners who offered no def,oc,, were found Guilty;
and previous convictions were t ro•ed against Oriffi.hs.
The Chief Justin seeteoc•d Griffiths to 14 days' impri-
sonment, and intimated that he would be sent to the Refor-
matory at Hardwick, is Glooeee•eM+ire, for two year..
The other boys were al o sentenced to 14 days' imprison-
ment, and ordered to be sett, at the ezcOratton of that period,
to the Reformatery just ern•li•hed in Suffoik.

George isekaman,l9, was chivied with fclonionely shoot
log at Jobs Cook, gamekeeper, at Assiostat, with intent to
commit murder, oa the 9th Beptiesibt r.
Mr. Power appeared for the prowcittion.
The cue was • singular os te. The prisoner was em-
ployed by a farmer to kill rabbits, and while he wee oat
shooting, at seven o'clock on the morning of the 9th of
September, he heard • "rustling" in • fence neer him.
Thinking it was a rabbit he Seed in the direct on from
which the sound proceeded, and shot the gamekeeper, who
was ooncetled in the long gram. wounding him slightly.
The Chief Justice said he did not think there was any
evidence of an intent to murder. He did tot think the
grand jary bed the slightret pretence for Boding a bill
egainst the prisoner for that offence. But it was a game
county.
Mr. Power said the gamekeeper had no doubt acted ander
the fetliap of a man who bad been lit.
The Chief Justice said there did not appear to be any
evidence of Shrill oa t►e part of the prisoner.
Mr. Power said he had been informed against by the
gamekeeper for poaching
Time Chief Juetice raid, if this was the effect of game-
pesierving, it ought not to be allowed. It was *hocking.
The prisoner might be guilty. under the strict letter of the
law, of unlawfully shooting, but there was no evidence of
an latent to murder..

Mr. Power, remarking that the gamek **per migh. have
esprosed Maumee of his person was visible than could he
really sehm.amd that there was an intention on the past of
the primmer to shoat his, withdrew the prosecution.
The Chief Juties summed his opinion that the learned
eeturel had esereeed a wise discretion. It appeared from
the depositions that the prieocker, after he had shot the
keeper, had raffsred great dottrels of mind, had ran for a
donor, sad hod rendered every pomible assistance to the
wounded man. He wan sorry that the grand jury bad re-
tuned the bill against the prisoner, for it wee a strange
thing to charge a man with intent to murder under each

NORTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Rtrrung, DENBIGH-
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