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HOME CIRCUIT.-HERTFORD, JULY 16.

The business or this circuit commenced cm Thtursday by
iil.Lumaing of the commiteion for Hertfordshire, end Ms
business was proceeded with in both coerce, Mr.
Jostles Crowder presiding on the Civil side, aid Mr. Justice
Blackburn in the Crown Court. The cause li.t is beery far
this county, there being fourteen entered, five of which are
In be tried by special juries. The gaol calendar is light,
awe being only nine prisoners for trial, and none of the
mess are of a serious nature.

Clown Eltuz.—(Baton Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
Elam Chem 16, a good•looking young girl, pleaded guilty
to a charge of teloniouely swung fire to • barn and otter
FrLangf ord, who sppeared for the prosecution, stated
that the prisoner had been in the serviced • parson at Ware,
and en the day the lire took place she had a dispute wish
has aletreas, and was beard to make use of some threats
towards her. In the course of the same waning there was
snider. of fire and it was discovered that a shed, in wbloh
there were • number of valuable cattle, wee in lame., but
the In fortunately was eztingnished without doing any
seektes mischief. The prisoner, it appeared, charged • boy
who wee employed upon the premises with being the guilty
party, and she told such a plausible story that he was very
nearly being committed for trial, but, fortunately, it was dia-
covered that she wee the real culprit.
The prisoner now said that it wee her temper that drove
her to commit the sot, bat she was very sorry for it sod
hoped the judge would have mercy upon her.
Mr. Justice Blockburn said he was very sorry to ems a
young girl like the prisoner in such • position, and he sin-
ew* pitied her. The offence, however, was one of a very
mires nature, and he wee compelled to pass a seven *en-
twee, namely, that she be kept in penal servitude for four
yews.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-Anintrzy, JULY 11
Lest evehlag, Chief Baca Pollock opened the coutraiseks,
sad tide aaec proceeded with the trials of gelsoners.
There was so doll cues, sad but oix planters want for trial.
Mr. Justice Wightwan did not leave London, sad then was
bat ass court, the whole business occupying s litW kis than
three boom. The principal dee wee that of William Gre-
gol7, a labourer, who wee sentenced to four rare' peal ser-
vitude for witting do to some llamado.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoii, JuLT 14.
Caovrx COUAT.—(Brice It,. Jamie* Hill.)
corrento AND WOUNDING.
Goo. Brows, U. was charged with ratting and 'minding
Henry Yeadon, with intent to do him grievrras bodily harm,
at Rotherham, on the 15th of lons UM.
Mr. Fullerton prosecuted; the prisoner was undefended.
The prosecutor in this ow is a polka-Maw at Bother-
hero, and on the night of the 16th, on his way lams, he
nailed so the Minerva Tavern, In consequence of some dis-
turbance in geeing the company out. The priso•er was
thaw, end threatened, if prosecutor turned him oat, "to give'
him soneethieg he could not terry. " The primmer went
home, and the prosecutor having accompanied • drunken
inn into the same yard, wee standing near the prisoner's
lodgings' door, when the latter came out and struck him
twit* behind the head with a 'Tide, and afterwards on other
parts of the body until the spare broke. The prisoner thus
indicted such severe injuries ea to place the prosecutor
great danger of his life.
The prisoner's dawn was that he was in liquor at the
time, and did not know what he was doing.
Guilty. Five years' penal servitude.