The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Bormtx, Atto. 1.
before Mr. Justice Oi!midge.
StanLana.—J. M. Mlllama, alias Mevayeseey Jack,
F. O'lVeole, alias One eyed. Lanhey, and J. Trevor, slim
Jemmy the Rover, were charged with having, on the 30th
of June, burglariously entered the dwelling•house of Peter
Pascoe, a mercer and tailor at Helstuo, and stolen therefrom
a quantity of broadcloths and cotton handkerchiefs, a cash-
box with 21. 155., and various other articles, amounting alto-
gether in value to aboutlool.—Mr.Greenwood conducted the
prosecution.—lt appeared that, up to 11 o'clock in the night
in question, the shop and premises were locked and immure,
and that the next morning between six and seven, on the
prosecutor's wife coming down, she found that the shop had
been broken into, and a large quantity of goods, as before
stated, stolen. About one o'clock in the morning a young
lady sleeping in a front room opposite Pascoe's, was dis-
turbed, and on looking oat saw three men at Puree's shop,
but she made no alarm. The prisoners wane proved to have
been in Ralston on the day balms the burglary, and on the
Saturday following and subaequent days they were shown to
have been moving about through St. Dale and Chaeewater,
on to St. Agnes, selling handkerchiefs and waistcoat
pieces, and from Chacewater sanding on a large bundle
of goods to St. Austell. Meanwhile the prosecutor, sc.
companied by constables of Holston and Truro, were
scouring the country on the search for the three men,
and after discovering several instances in which they
had sold articles which had been stolen from the pro-
secutor, they at length, on the Wednesday morning following
the burglary, captured the three prisoners at the village of
Newlyn, near Truro, with the prosecutor's property on their
persona, and in bundles; and on Williams there were also
found a lot of picklock keys, a jemmy, and some thimbles.
The police and prosecutor afterwards went to St. Austell,
and at the London inn there found the parcel, which had
been sent thither by Trevor from Chacewater. There was •
satisfactory identification of the various articles produced,
and the jury found all the prisoners Guilty.—They were
sentenced to 15 pears traceportation each.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Dcanow, Ano, 2.
Before Mr. Justice Cromwell.
jNClADlaales[. f. Higgins, 26, was charged with hay-
ing, at the parish of Middle ham, feloniously set fire to a
stack of straw.—Mr. Otter stated the cme.—Th• prosecutor,
Mr. Newom, is a farmer at Bishop Middleham. A stock-
ard, enclosed all round by a well, is situated near the
house, and in the corner of the yard was a stack of straw.
On the day named, about four o'clook, the prisoner came
and knocked at the door, and requested something to eat.
The prosecutor's daughter went to the door, and told him
she could do nothing for him. The prisoner then went
away muttering something which Min Newsom did not
hear. About a quarter of an hour afterwards she heard
of a stack in her father's stack-yard being on Am., A
young man, servant of a neighbouring farmer, on the
afternoon in question, saw a man droned in light-coloured
clothes, running from the stack which was on les. Infor-
mation was given to ono of the rural polio., who pursued the
prisoner, and took him into custody. In his pocket -were
found some Inciter motchca. To another policeman, into
whose custody he was *Asmara gives, he NM he had