The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-06 00:00:00

HOME CIRCUIT, HF.ITTORII, MARCH 3.

The lottainefos of the Assize for the Home Circuit
cionnietici d at Hertford on Wednesday. The
weer, Sir John Bayley and Ste Allan Park.
Loorokloiir4 arrived in town early in the morn-
ing, al fronted by Simnel Ileitthcote Unwin Reath-
cote, EN. of Shepliallbury. the High Sheriff; the
lavr•lin torso, mod others, 141141 at eleven o'clock they
toro,orolrol to church, where the Rev. Mr. Lloyd
loveled a must excellent slid appropriate dm-
cou

After Divine Service, the Judges proceeded to
Ci.iirt, when the Commission was opened, mud the
bit.itter% entered upon.
%Ir. Justice PARK toi.k his seat at the Crown
Ftide, will Mr. Justice BAYLEY presided at Nits

The calendar of the Prisoners is unusually heavy,
not, !sower. r, iu crime but number, which amount
to nearly NI).
Mr. Justice PARK addressed the Grand Inquest
at great length.

CROWN SIDE.
Jo4n Turner, aged 50, was indicted for burgle-
rionaly breaking and eoteritig the dwelling-house of
John Anti', at Itickmenovoith, in the comity of
fiertford, on the 30th of August last, and stealing
therein a large if...wittily of Irish linen, several pieces
of printed cotton, and divers other articles, his
property.
:11r. Allen said he WAS a linen-draper, and that
on the evening of the day stated in the indict.
meat (Sunday), he made all his doors and windows
fa-r, and retired to bed at ten o'clock. About four
o'clock the next tunntitig lie was alarmed by per-
sons passiog by, who acquainted him that his house
had been broken open. Ile came down stairs int.
and found that one of the panned* of the
slam door had been completely forced by mean. of
st centre bit, and that the shop had been ente►ed
and plundered of goods, to the amount of fifty or
•txty pounds. Ile immediately gave information of
the transaction, and two persons went in ►earch of
the offenders.

J. Foster, an officer, and W. Caffall, of Hitchin,
deposed, that they pursued the prisoner, and over-
took biro at Greeriford, in Middlesex. He had a
large heavy bag on his shoulder ; and having
stopped Into, they inquired what it contained, and
to whom it belonged ? He replied, it was his own
property. They sand they would nut believe this,
and insisted upon ►earching the hag; the Prisoner
resisted, and a struggle ensued, but he was eventually
secured, and the bag being examined, one of the
witnesses iiistantly pronounced the property it com-
brined to helorig to Mr. Allen. Upon searching the
person of the Prisuser, there were found nine skele-
ton kept, a holler-box, a knife, a razor, and other
articles used in hou►ebreaking. There was also in
his possession a IL cote. The whole of the pro-
perty was then, with the Prisoner, brought back to
Hitcher', when the former was at once recognised
by the Prosecutor.
Mr. All, n being recalled, said, that when he
rose on the morning of the 31st of August it was
clear day light. He begged to add, that soon after
the Prisoner was apprehended he sent, requesting
that he would visit him in prison. He went there
accordingly, when the Prisoner made a full con-
fession of the robbery, said he was heartily sorry
for having injured him, and as the only resti-
tution lie could make, disclosed to him where he
might final the remainder of the property he had
taken from his shop, Had bad not carried away in
the bag. In consequence of this information, he
went to a hay-rick situate about a quarter of a mile
from Hitchin, and there found concealed a pile of
Irish linen and other property.
The Prisoner made no defence, but threw him-
self on the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Justice PARK told the Jury to dismiss from
their minds the charge of burglary against the Pri-
roller, as it was distinctly proved to have been broad
day-light a hen the Prosecutor discovered the rob-
bery. The entry, therefore, into the shop might
have been effected but a few rri. tes before, or at
least after it was dark. The indictment, however,
embraeed life capital charge in another way, that
is, in stealing gouda in the dwellnig-house to the
amount of aos. Here there was ample proof of
goods having been stolen far beyond that amount.
The only questions therefore was, whether the Pri-
soner was the person who committed this robbery.
The Jury, alter a short consolation, found him
Gvi!ty—Draih.
Nut a case of the slightest interest was tried in
the Nisi Ptius Court.

FneNcit r. Genet and aIIoTHER.—In the c.iiirt of Kin's
Wads on Thoissday, the Plaintiff brought his action arum,.
the Defendant, • coaels.marter, In recover damages for au
injury received by the breaking down of a carriage, which
lie had lined in August last. The Plaintiff had hired a
harourlse nu the 2.1 of Au.,Tust, Io take hie fatnily to Chirel-
burst, its Kent. On their return to town the rtraps of the
dickey broke, 1111 i the Plaintiff was thrown off. Ills shoul-
der was dislocated, his arm broken, and three rtha fractured.
A surgeon attrialcd has several months, 114111 he was nut
quite recovered when Ilse action commenced. The accident
was attrihnted solely to the rotten state of the leather straps.
The Leaned Judge held that persons letting out carriages
• ere hound to see they were tit fur use.—The Jury retired
three hours, and on their return found a verdict fur the
Plaintiff—Damages 501.

The Earl of ABERGAVENNY has generously
granted to the overseers of Choiley, Sussex, shout
40 acres of waste land, for cultivation, iind to give
employment to such of the lour Or the parish as are
destitute of other work.

At a Vestry Meeting at Hai'shout, a few dap
since, it appeared that fifty labourers were out of
employment iu that parish.
An extraordinary trial ref strength took place at
Gothelloing, Surrey, on Tuesday 11110111111* the Yid
ult. A titan named 1t.'11.1.,L0t aged SU,
for a wager of .20. only, undertook to carry a
sock of flour, weighing 285Iho„ the thstuore of
a mile, wilhont restisig. This he actually Heernti.
111141.41, taking; up his load at Frilling Mill, nt
the above parish, and Calrying it up a steels hill,
remlered slippery by the snow which had fallen
just before, over a stile and a gate, and returoing
by the high toad to the will aguin. Git.s:s effected
his i.. 1,1; %itle so much ease that he oliered to iepeat
wager aithin on hour after he had sat down
pith In. lo but the iipectators were on well ►asil:-
fial hos prowess, that nu one cuuld be found to
occelit the clAlleogc.

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

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