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IWORIVIII AND A 001111! ASSIZES.

On Tuesday moths*, between live and aid
o'clnyk, Sir Hosea? (ULLA+ furl Spr
nUltsouott arrived at Norwich, and ripened the
haviwig hint riPst by the HHi.ib ShPlie
fur the county, Sir. Vt-.9H.ktas Hat..
Liao, Bart. and by the Shoillf. rot the eily, Wit..
I.IAM !LWOW( and laititiSsnif, C. 7.. The
High Slierdt'. e.inch *indrawn by six fine itithild
hnr.ea, and the City S'ierilT. by Pone greys.
01 Wednesday morning di•ir Lordship% seenm.
by the Silettff.;. the Mayor (N. not.IN.:.
slots. and the Cowpise4tion. attended s• r.
Tier at the Cathedral, wlrro S•.rmon "14. preoched
by the Itrv. G. S. Dale. w 1 K.e.ltain (the High
Sheri(r's Chaplain), lines II Semi. with. 3. Mr.
Justice BUItithUGII then triweerded to the (7townt
Court on the nal, and the Grand Juries were

sworn.
The Learned indigo., in his charge to the County
Jury, ohserved. that in the case ci John P 3 craft,
it was not necesaary that he should actually put the
poison into the hand of the person, but if he pelts
it into any food or vr•sel out of which the person
whose life is attempted may drink, he is squally
liable. In that of Edward Fisher, fir stabbing
William Harrison, if the death of the Prosecutor
had ensued, the Prisoner would have beets liable to
be indicted fur murder. In a third. that of Ann
Howard. fur setting fire to the premise. of Mr.
Dodd, it would be found in the course of the evi•
deuce. on the girl's own confession, that she was
induced to commit the act at the instigai )))))
Benjamin Bureliam; but the Jary must no that
point use their discretion. whether or rot there was
sufficiel.t evidence to try the man. With regard
to William Emma, charged with having cum.
witted a rape. his Lordship doubted whether the
evidence would ►ubstantiate the crime against the

Prisoner.
Ili, L9rchihip. in addressing himself to the City
Jury. expressed his very great settsfdction at the
circumstance of so small • calendar, there bring

only four or five Prisoner* accumulated within a
whole twelvemonth. and those for offences ace 1111 l
panied by no features of atrocity. This was a
strong proof in favour of the harslet,' of its poit-
hitiosi fur morality rind good order. And, irsdeeil,
it ought to he known that the result of recent oc.
courtiers had fully est:Jill-lied the very consolstory
fact, that crimes continued to be on the decrease.
Edward Fisher war indicted for maliciously stab-
bing Watt. Harrison its the belly, on the sib of July.
Ilarrison, the Prosecutor. stated, that about nine
in the erecting. as he was going home from Ries.
singhain, the Prisoner came up to him. and struck
him below the navel. saying sumethirog about his
sife, which Prosecutor could not distinctly hear.
Ile then said to the Prisoner, I'll have you taken
up," and stood looking at hunt; upon which Fisher
turned away, and went down Fen-street. Prosecu-
tor then walked to Mr. Braude, and was after-
wards removed to the public-house : the wound is
not yet healed ; he kept his bed three or four
weeks; never had ally quarrel with Prisoner; knows
the Prisoner's wife. but was not intimate with her,
and had not seen her for two or three weeks, or
longer
Mr. Burt, • surgeon at Dior, went to the Prose-
cutor about ten o'clor k in the evening, said found
him bleeding un a table, in exceeding great pant ;
he thought he was dying; the wound was near two
inches iu length into the cavity of the b.aly, and
near twenty inches of the bowels protruded through
the wound.
John Branch, the constable, stated, that neon
his apprehending the Prisoner, he said he did not
care; be wished he had done it before, for Harrison
had caused more dispute between him and his wife
than any man he knew ; witness produced the clasp
knife with which the wound was inflicted, smeared
with blond.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said, that on the
previous evening the Prosecutor stood in front of
his house. laughing, hallooing, and believing in
a menacing manner.
The Prosecutor being recalled, denied this state.
ment.
His Lordship then summed up the evidence. and
the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
In irrunounciug the awful sentence of the law, the
Learned Judge remarked, that the i I sotirr 10.
upon one of the most a holesome statutes that EV r
was enacted for the protection of his Majesty's tut:-
jects, been found guilty of a must heinous offslice,
without having received a shadow of prow, catiou
that could induce him to commit it. He had in-
sinuated that it was from jealousy, hot there was
not a tittle of evidence to support such an impu-
tation ; it must, therefore, have been its antler to sa-
tiate some unruly 'sashimi. The hortid offence had
been perpetrated upon au individual who ass not
in a situation to defend himself. The Courts never
overlooked cases like the present, but always visit-
ed them with capital pursishisterst ; and he ram st ly
recommended the Prisoner in prepare for the fete
which awaited I ,by prayer. During the whole
trial the Prisoner manifested the strongest feelings
of agitation.
Ault Howard was indicted for maliciously setting
fire to the dwellitsg- house of Mr. Clunks Dodd, at
Cachou Rode, on the Igth of July last, stud 8e,..
jambs Berehater, as accessary before the fact. •
John Harvey stated, that he lived with the Pin:
secular ; on the night of the fire lie went to bed
at ten o'clock. leaving Mr. and Mrs. DUllli up ;
Ann !toward, the servant, slept in the house; clout
au hour and a half after he had !teen in bed, she
came into Ins sown and said she heard sionstastly
welkisig on the tiles of the Irmo°, at the track of
house ; he desired her to go stray, saying, it was
may her imagination : shortly allele orris she came
again and said, that there eertsioly was somebody,
for she heard them jump f the ti'es to the
ground ; he told her again to get nut of the room.
slid asked her why she dial out tell her master
She replied she dare not. She left the room, and
in a short time he heard her returning again ;
gist out of bed, anal on going to his chandler door,
which she left open, he mow a steal of sinuke its the
landing. Ile desired her to Waren her waster end
misters., which she did ; 1w went down into the
yard and iss• the roof in ealliff. The eases's f the
thatch of the roof might be twenty feet Irons the
ground ; it was not possible for Attu Monad to
light the thatch from the widow 4.f the town in
which she slept, but else might do it from cu ado

joining one wielh was 'garnishees used is a graairyb
and into which she could gn. Tie house was ►wt
quite burnt down, the walls were standing. About
.n hour from the time he was first alarmed, when
assisting in getting furniture out of the linos•, he ,
saw air Poi•onrr Burchem drinking some 1141MCA

iinicle wine whu•h hid beriireocurel.und lookmv,

ou nali grist arpirent indifierei.ce ; he war in his

iiiirt.%lrt yr*.

Mr. Dodd, the prosecutor, stated, that on tt •
night of the fire Mrs. Dodd 'divined that
Ann 'lnward had free cosoniunicia with the room
u.ed WI a granary; the thatch of the ton( was 'shoot
three fret from the window, oliirli was open. Wheal
she was in custody at the constable's house, he said
to her, " if you have any thing to say to earl; miy
it now, for I am going." She repiied, that e•
he would go into the passage she would tell him."
Ile went with her into the parlour, where she said,
" I set your house on tire !" to which he said,
" Did you so, Ann ! how did you do it ?" She
said she took the tinder•box into the granary, arid
shut the door ; struck a light, and Pet fire to the
thatch with a match, near the wall. He had sm..
ricion at first that she did it. When he first &ate
fire, it was ju,t over the wicket in the grans y.
Jahn Minh, the constable, who couiVeyed the Pr'.
inners to the Castle, on Wednesday, the ileld July, •
stated, that as they were going alorg the two Pr:.
miners I. II nut. Bore liant said, " What Ann Hoe.

aril ha.l told Dr. Beevor (the Magistrate) was
wrnug ; that she was au old liar."—She said. Yea
(meaning Burcharn) are an older liar than 1; if it
11811 hot been for you I should not bore done it."—
lie denied what she said, firs, into a 'passion, and

" I'll throttle you," ethic!' I e attempted se
do, but was prevented by the witncris.
James Ru-h stated, that Ire was made a Taco,'
constable to fetch Burch:rine then in custody, lir,.
fire the Nla;Airtrates; that on corning along But.
chum said, " If he had told the girl to %et fire to

the house, the law would nut hang him."
John Batterbee stated, that he was a bricklayer
that %bout a month before the lire he was at wort

It Bureham's; that hr heard the Prosecutor us,4l
Burcham have some words about some mut k iu 4

ditch. After Dodd was gone away. witness Said.
'4 Dodd is a d—J rum fellow." Prisoner replied,
" Yes. be is an unfair neighbour : l should not
much • d seeing his bed burnt from under him."
John Sampson corroborated the last evidence.
A confession made by Ann Iloward was put in,
setting forth the above tics..
John Johnson, the keeper of the Castle, slid,
that he considered her a very weak young woman.
The Prosecutor gave her a good character.
Upon this evidence the Jai), found Anti liowor I
Guilty, but strongly recommended lwr to mercy.
The evidence being insufficient to convict But.
deem as the accessary, he was, nude, the direction
of his Lordship, Acquitted.
John Pytraft was indicted fur administering rt
quantity of arsenic toll's infant child, whereby its
death was occasioned.
There was no evidence of the child's having Itzol
vomiting, occasioned by the taking of arsenic ; at .1
Mr. Dalrymple and Mr. W. Stark, who opeued tI e
body, stated, that there was no arsenic in if er
stomach or bowels, nor was there the appearan.e
of any.
The Jury therefore acquitted the Prisoner.
He was then indicted her administering arsenic
with intent to poison Elizabeth, his wife, by puttivg
it into the pork and potatoes, and some tea.
After a trial which lasted six hours the Prison, r
was found guilty on this charge : and the Learned
Judge, with great iarpressiveiress, passed Do him
the awful sentence of the law. f-his Lordship, in
the moat humane and solemn manner, recommended
the wretched offender seriously to consider the
enormity of his crime, and endeavour, by sincere
repentance, to conciliate that mercy from God, in
future state of existence, alai"' the well-being of
human society forbade should be extended to hint
in this world. The tuiserable man heard his dread-
ful doom apparently unaffected and unmoved.
The following also received sentence of death:—
J. Webb, fur breaking into the dwelliog.boinle
Jary, of South Walsbam, sad atniliog 661. Ile. 6d.; Ifni.
Waters, fur stealing two sheep from Mr. J. Emery, of fn!.
modeston; Benjamin Ames, for stealing • heifer fr.,m Mr.
Bleary Brunton, of Weaa. oilmen; Robert Miamian, fur rut..
hing the house and shop .if Mr. Dye, talkie, of Nolth VI .1.
sham, of articles to a considerable &UMW 119111:11% pe„k,
fur stealing • lay mare from Mr. Drake, of March, is the
Isle of Ely; Thomas Dawson, fur goalie' a sheep fount
Mr. Pyeroft, of Raekneath; and John Steel end Jompl.
Moore, for stealing our ewe sheep from Mr. Sassed Dye, of
Claymont".
Joins Wilson, for stealing is the dwelling-house of Jose; h
Prawn, of Willey All Saints, was sentenced to be tram.
ported for severs )ears.

Gem ge Groom. charged on the Coroue►'s in.
quest, with killing Chinks Leorritigion, at Stow
Bardulph, was convicted of manslaughter, and
sentenced to three months i►upri,oument.—lt wao
proved, that on the 12th of Aped the ('►isouer tpiur.
relied with the deceased at a public-honors *IA
challenged hint to fight, wheat after five nr
rounds the foitnt•r wt.bed to leave off, but the !ut-
ter refused. and almost immediately fell, and thi
in floe minutes.

John 11Machin, onto King, for stealing eight litie fuu!-,
the properly of Mr. Maid Sewell, of Thrlfurd, was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned six mouths. Willie", Paine, for
siealing two shists (rum Mr. Symonds, of Dun wham, to be
imprisoned two wombs. Samuel &lushest, for •o astain9,
with au intent In rommit a rape on El hoer,,, wad
fuuad guilty of die assault only, mid ordered iu hr im-
prisoned one month. Mary Portions, fur stealing a qua...
lily of beer and milk from William Salter, of Aukburgh, to
be imprisoned IS days.
Daniel Thorpe, William Carter, William Baruaril.firitip-
Reader. Christmas Allen, John Harold,l'humas Sinlttm
and John (arman, were severally acquitted.
Nu true bills agaiust Edward Doubled;) sod J

NORM V. NOI T.

In this action the Plaintiff songlit damages for
breech of a contract, by which the DereLdailt
agreed ea sell hint forty tow uf bone., at atm p. r
ton; 32 taus %arra delivered, but a sudden adv dace
having takers place iu the lone sit itetira. slut LJ,•
fentlaut refused to complete the cootraci, obveirmg
that tie agreement was tot dated. mod then I; se
void : •• that he never mule au agreetierui otthout
• hole large enough tort inau to er..ep out of. it.al
lie cared beither Cur law spur gospel."
The Deferidaiit Imaging radial le yaw that the
ogveimeest was rescinded. (1w Jaislip erimerd until
stromey spools the. PsipallOK *ppm. me, sia.l

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