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London, England, 1819-03-13 00:00:00

.'otvit %NA their slicks, end heat him very severely.
IV,. in in (C:orlfit.t) Wl4l 11641 hilllttd. 11111.1
lortti,ed. Thry then It ft I , Mit Polite foie
them some la, k, mod told them to he off diteet-
Iv. The got op awl went IlWay s. well es they
%N. slel the slight sit F 1111.1) MI
the Sunday
• iirt fntnul N !zrent mmely 911ATC4 Ng fur hare.. (;0(1.
11.•% rasoqiiti,, Rave the same acrowit of the
1140...ten0n.

A witness of the name of Usher was next called ;
h. a.ln,itted that he was Nil ouvotnphcr. lie mid
IL. it Ihry all met at Nil ittliintmog public house:—
Mehl directed them, mill they .0 on' for the purpose
of setting sn 're% in Lilly-Win, which sure preserves
Isdnulupsog. to .lr. Latour. After they had .et their
snares, they -vere returning through rairthorn
Close, when they met the keepers. lie g:. yr the
same acennot of the transaction as the fordler wit-
netwins.

erovs-eltaminatitin by Mr. Cuttwoou, he said
they had set these snores in the preserve“. They
slid not enter the clove in question for the [inquire
inf Ulu% game, but merely to pi., over it, in their
woe to another preser►e.

Mr. CualYonts here objected, that this did not
sitimiort the indictment, as they were charged of
etitertog dos close with the intent to destroy gaine.
The Li:trued Judge having heard the Common
S‘ Firma, was l i iiii that the objection was
good, and directed the Jury to acquit the Prisoners.
Tiiey stood again 'indicted for the assault, charged
with an intent to *nuttier, and for a common ass
I,attlt. As the race depAded upon the same est-
&net., it was agreed that the evidence should he
ns given iu this case.
Mr. runwtlol3 then addressed the Jury for Field
ai;il Seeley. Ile desired the Jury would throw
out of their consideration ell that feinted to the
transaction °boot the 'rune, and consider this as
ttierelt• a piestion of asiefult. He wished not to
sinnik of ally law but with ittilwet ; but with refer-
ence in the (same Laws, he hod the authority of
Lonorned Judge for saying, they were a " bastard
bhp" of the tyrannical and oppressive Forest Laws,
introdocell Hy the Norman Cotiqnerors; and lie
would add, that the last slip which they had under
their cousidtrution Wei the most poisonous of all
those noxious shunts.

The Learned Judge here interposed. Ile ols_
wired, filet they were bound to consider all lows os
wisely 'rootlet'.

The Learned Conned admitted the {propriety of
the corret tion ;.but aid. his feelings had, for the
moment, subdued his bette► judgment. He then
commented on the severity of the prosecnt ion. They
had at first committed these men for strains); the
gun nest the P►osecator tried them on all indict-
dnent, which subjected them to tranwortation, and
an a charge with intent to murder—whereas, in
tinily. it was but a common affray : and so far from
the men being badly beaten. one of them, within
three days after. ventured upon the orthicon
duties of matrimony. If there Wig any truth
in his having beeu pu badly beaten, he might
have called his wife as a witness who could have
!unreel. if true, that on hia wedding day he wrei iu
n weak and languid condition.—/A frogli.)—He
then emnifieuted on the alnurriiiy of supposing the
was intruded to he murderous; on the con-
trary, it was ■ mere idle affray, in which blows
were exchanged.

Thr Jurvioand titans Guilty of a severe assault.
The Learned Judge immediately sentenced Field
to three years' imprisonment. a Elie or 40!. and to
find sureties for his good Sehiviour for four years.
at the expiration of Ins imprisontnesit.
The prisoi.er Field is ill obnidtious c'harticter,
Mid is aappused to have a gang bf poacher?, iu rt.
gular
About four o'clock on Ssiturday the bohiness of
the Assize concluded, %lieu sixteen capitol cosivicis
received ►entence ill death, but Head, we believe
in be the only oft: left tor execution.

The Grand Jury preseiited Hertford Gaol Its
being insufficient in point of accotnnsialat )))))) and
tint conformable to the pnnisious of the last Act
.•f Parliament pasted for the regnlation of the said
Gaul.

CHELMSFORD ASSIZES, MAIM IA