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SURVIVED, ♦USUST 2.
Home Ci►cuit commenced here to-day be-
Mr. Baron Wood on the Nisi Prins sidr, and

Justice Borrough ori the Crown side. The
Aiusiness on the latter side is lets than the average
(plenty, there being Only about 15 cases in the
Calendar ; very few of which are capital offences.
On the Civil side the business is about the usual
quantity. Sixteen causes are entered, of which
two are Special Juries. None of the eases on the
Crown side to-day were of public interest.

CIVIL lIIDL—SEDVcirun.
DUNHAM ♦. ItATCHILOR.
This was an action against the Defendant, for
seducing the daughter of the Plaintiff, whtreby he
lost her services.
Mr. Barn:Mice (with whom was Mr. Abraham)
stated the Plaottff's case with considerable ability.
Mr. Marryatt was for the Defendant. It appeared
from the evidence of the daughter of the Plaintiff,
a young woman of prepossessing appearance, but
whose demeanour under examination was perfectly'
degugie, that her_fet bet. Vas _a bricklayer in re-
spectable circumstances, residing at W heat hominoid,
in this comity. She was about 23 years of age.
About three years since, the Defendant, a young
man of the same age, a journeymen baker in the
some village, paid honourable addresses to iter, hut
to whom she had surrendered her chastity, mid in
the month of April !sit she was delivered of a
child. Her father hod paid the surgeon's bill,
end had sieve rookstaiwed the child,. She had three
brothers and two sisters; the youngest of the latter •
was to yaws of age.
On her crass-ezaminstion she admitted that he►
eldest sister had had three children by ei man to
whom she was not marrierl, and all of whom were
born under her father's roof. She alitip sr/witted
that the Defendant boarded in his master% heissi,
and received )Os. per week wags. Previous to die-
birth of the child the Defendant offered to pay 31.
for the expenses of the lying-ht, and 21. 6J. a week
for the maintenance of the eh;ltl. The Plaintiff
agreed to these terms, bet respired the Defendant
to procure the security of his father. To this the
'latter consented, and appointed a day to meet the
• Plaintiff. but the Plaintiff never came pursuant to
his appointment.
Mr. NattellATT, in his address to the Jury,
urged the topics which presented themselves from
the circumstances. stated by the young woman,
who was the only witness to prove the case.
The Jury foun.d a iterdiet for the Plaintiff—
Damages 101.
auntie 3.
V. 414081111. CLaalt.

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The was as action against the Rev. Armitage Gaunt*,
Rector of the parish of hletorlen, year Bentingford, • alerts.
trate of this county, fur causing the Plaintiff, • respectable
farmer of Armen to be apprehendsl without say reasonable
or prottoble cause, and conveyed ill Imo oseiseles and ►and-
eufs to the Defendant's home, sod for unlawfully impri-
•oshr him for the speee of few hours. The Defensfeet
pleaded the general isms.
This ease elicited very general helms*.
Mr. MectoWewe stated the Plaintiff i rem as one of
great hardship- sod oppression. The Plaintiff was • re-
spectable farrisee,ol established morals aid reputation. The
Defendant use • young designees of the Chords of Eng-
fend, and had remedy bees put Job the commission. of the
peace. Oa the Pib of May last the Plaintiff mad some of hie
(fiestas, respectable and wealthy farmers, had been sesesior
themselves is elsootior young rooks ow his farm. It was agreed
that the neat day they should meet at the Bell public-house
in the villageof Amity, to divide the fruits of their sport.
They were perfectly ceded, in their conduct, and were
quite sober. About three o'clock its the afternoon the De-
feelant cam to the public-hostas, and ordered the landlord
amt to draw say more beer. This was • matter about which
the Plaintiff was perfectly indifferent. The Defendael Men
sent for • es•stable and charged t►e Mimi, is custody,
amil ordered hamdeuat to be put epee him. The constable
sot baiter eery riper* at t►e basins., the Defendant took
, the beadniffe end pat them ow the Plaintiff himself, sod,
ksi•g fastened to a permatmened Wheeler, was, in that state,
dragged to t►e Defendant's rectory at Meriden, oboes two
miles distant. At this time the Plaintiff was ignorant of the
offence for which he was so treated. He was seat to the rec-
tory. aid ectelleed until Defendant's arrival, about two hewn
; afterwards The Defendant had takes the key of the Mod-
es,s with him, and in the mesa time went dear the neigh-
boorbood boasting that he bad. gut the Plaintiff in hand-
cuffs. In this ignuininous state the Plaintiff was kept an
boor at the Defendant's house, before be could be freed.
Min wrist being swollen with pain, arising from Hie baud.
cuffs being too small, he asked for ■ little oil at the rec-
tory, but the servants refused to let him have soy, saying,
that it was as much as their Ogees were worth to comply.
Wheat the Defeadeot arrived be ordered the handcuffs to be
lobes off; sod thee, withont soy inquiry, ur information
on oath, he ordered the Plaintiff to pay ■ 6ue of 51. end to
food two curettes to be of good behaviour;, and to default
threaof, threatened to seed him to the county geol. The
!Wittig; cumulous of his innocence, indignantly refused
to pay the mosey or lied the sureties, until be knew what
offence he had committed. The Defendant, however, de.
climed informier him with w►et be wait charged, and et
length, after four hours cunt:Wetness, ■nd after cousulting
the constable (who seemed to be • better lawyer than the
Magistrate himself,) whit he ought to ifo, he content. d to
discharge the Ptsiatiff. This was a mere outline of the
ease. The Plaintiff wss even yet ignorant of the sup-
potted offers-e foe which he had been so unjustly end ty-
rannically bested. The Crested. Counsel supposed it would
be said, that the Plaintiff had been tippling, bet even ad-
mitting be had, whet law could justify such au iniquitoes
abuse of isserieterial sothority ! But the fart was out so;
the Plaioliff was perfectly sober. He had he-n token op
without • warns! ; eondemued without a hearing, and igno-
miniously punished for no crime. Under such cnrcum•
stances, it wee for the Jury to say what dsm•ges a respecta-
ble fussier's* treated, was retitled to receive at the hand,
ems of a Special Jury, computed of some of the Ma-
gistracy if Me musty. In the moo+ of the case lie
should sot apply those epithets to the Defeedent's conduct'
which the easeenstsuces of the case would seem to warrant;
but he would vestals to say, that never was there more
immoralist or cruelty evinced by a Magistrate in these domi-
nions, In the admiration of the Kitir's commission, un-
der the colour of authority. Wino-ores were then called,
vibes evidence su►stantiated the case of the Plaintiff.
Mr. WALIIORD stated a case of justification oti the par►of
. the Defendant, who accused the Plaintiff of being a tippler,
end guilty of cootemptuuns behaviour to his clime' in the
discharge of his duty as a Magistrate, hut the wittiest@
whom he called did not support his sistreseis.
Mr. Baron Wood charged the Jury, that the Defendant
had •mainly uutstepped the limits of his authority. Flirt,
there was me pretence fur banilcuf&ng she Plaintiff; second,
he had no authority fur putushiog the Plaintiff in the way
ireempleined of ea a tippler: for supposing it to be moved
that the Plaratiff was a tippler, be could u•ly have Geed him
7s. 4d ; and iu defeult of paying that lbw, he could but
have eel him in the stocks f.,r fuer hours. Probably the ra-
ises of authored, WON* merely from ignorance, and without
soy 'salacious motive.. The Plaintiff, however, was ea-
tithed in some damages for the injury he had sustained.
The Jury, which was coroptored of four Esquires, and eight

talesman, after deliberatiag for shoat tea sissies, Mad
their verdict for the Ptaiatift —Dasirges,Fifteea Poland&

BERILSH IRE ASSIZES.

The Commission for the County emitter was opened at
Abandon by Mr. Baron Garrote Ise Wednesday evoking
last. The Rest nsonsieg, after bearing Divine Service, his
Lordship proceeded to the County Hall. tad the Grand Jury
bolsi already in attendance, be shortly addressed them on
the Important duties they were shoot to discharge. He
began by observing, that it WWI with mode pleasure be per-
ceived, oo looking over the calendar, that the number of
eases which would be submitted to their coasiderstioa was
less than in some former instances, and that the diminution
in the class of juveuile offenders was smelt as to call forth
his warmest congratulations ou the improvement whit* at
was thus manifested was taking place amoug the lower
' orders of the peopk. He was sure they would agree with
bin ascribing these happy results to the more gement di f-
i! Mho d edscatioe owing the people; and be had no
61116110141 they would denve fresh motives from these ems-
- dieenlious to give their countmenee to say mimes which
were eakelated to malighten and parity the -seieds of the
labouring poor.
Another subject which gem him very meaiderable gratifi-
cation to notice, was the ploseptitede and attention with
which the deposi;ime talten before Magistrates on the eta.
reiostio• sf offenders had been trarennitted to the Clerk et
Assisi,. He was she mere pleased at this diligence, bemuse
wiles be wee last this circuit be had occasion to coat pelts,
that from the negligence of these pieties it was almost im-
posed* that the Judge could discharge his defies satisfacw-
rily to himself, from the default of the neceseati information. !
It frequently happeas4. where • ease involving the We of
a primmer, whom guilt es ianotence depeaded upcie the
value of • great variety of evidence, tbst he knew solhing,
of k till it came before the Jury, the eaposittoes either
tieing Withheld, or nut prepared till the moment they were
• prissy/ to irini. 'lbis was a series-, ettk,larall the meeme
rim isf it was so •osioisely desired.* ti Loomed Inittlifi
of hie who had a seat is Parliament, that he last
brought • Bill into the House of Commoos for the egos"
purpose ofcompelling the parties with wham it lay, to tensile
the Judges with all the depositions early enough to glee theel-1
time to road them overcareful', before they went Mei Coml.
Ha believed the Bill had out yet passed, tad hearse happy to
say, that as far es the coon., of Berko was comerned, it was',
set necessary it should pass; the remedy had been applied I.
the most effectual way aftei all, by the Magistrates them-
Selves. The depoliticise in every case (ezcept me) which
would mere before him had been in his poessesiou some
time, carefully takes. and properly drawn oat; as an la-
m/tact of which, that which he then held is his head,
esefientiag almost to a thick volume, in the very important
charge of soma. which would Clime before them, dtd great
credit to the ability, integrity, end industry of the profes-
sional gentleman who had prepared it. Under the system
which formerly prevailed, he might hegira- little or mother%
of those things which at was essiestial be should know, to
enable him to de justice between the laws and the accesedi,
but by ibe reformed practice which bad called forth these
observations, he had been enabled to read the whole over
'trefoil!, and at his leisure, and it must In obvious to therm,
that he could now discharge his duty much better to 'lts
own tookieece sod his country. Hits pie it adverting
to this subject was the greater, became be curial ant help
regarding it is some measure as • persueal complinseas to
himself, be having felt himself called epee to cuuiplaio when
he was last among them, and he thanked the Magistrates most
cordially for the charge, mitering them that the udvaskages
to public justice as well as to the couveuience of the Judges,
were R 1•111 important. indeed he wished nut to be sada.
stood as applying the language of former complaint to
them. He knew that the fault lay with ibeir clerks, and it
only required that they should order them to he • little more
vigilant sad attentive to render every thing proper sad sails-

factor,.
With regard to the invesligatioas upon which dm Gniod
Amy were about to enter, it was out necessary that losallosidd-
detans them one moment farther than to eapreas bin peeing .
readiness to give thews all the assistance in his power, *NM :
any question of dilliculty arise ; but be did not apposed',
that would be the case, as from their knowledge and own-.
once be felt convinced that they Wert fully competition
tbe task which lay before them.
Tue Grand Jury, wills their Foreman, Lord Folksiest.,
then retired, and shortly returned with • trite
one of the Prisoners, which euabled the Court to pronewito
trial.
On Thursday nothing of more than ordinary interest oc-
curred, except that after the conviction of Wirdoiamo fur
stealing six pigs, the witneas, • very respectable looking
man, who had purchased them from the Prisoner the mourn-
ing after they were stole°, as he was driving them along. the
road, requested that be might be allowed his expenses, and
that the money which he had paid fur them, about 41. should
be returned hint.
Mr. Banns GAIRROW—.," 1 certainly shall not allow a
single farthing, Sir, for your conduct was extremely repre-
beasible in purchasing the pigs from • man whom you must
have suspected could not have come honestly by them. lc
instead of bargaiiiing for the property, you bad detained the
Prisoner till inquiry could have have been made into the
transaction, you would have dune Immure Ilion your duty ;
you would have acted the part of a good neighbour and a
good member of society. lint where 'serious like you are
so ready to bay from strangers, and out of the ordinary
course of bookies., they afford facilities to thieves and
bad characters for the consummation of their crimi-
nal designs, which might never base been commenced
but fur the prospect of turning their wickedness to de-
tailed. as this man did, by your culpable, perhaps I might
say dishonest dealing with him. As to the money which
you paid fur the pigs, and was token from the Prisoner,
shall only say that the constable, I have ao doubt, will do
what is right on the subject."
The Court rose at loves o'clock.

!PRINT.
Nis Lordship commenced business thi• morning at eight
teilork, and about eleven the important trial of Baenale
Howe! and George Gees, fur setting Are to the premises of
the former, cane ou. The isidietineut coosisted of twenty
counts, chanting the offence iu thffe.eat ways upon she Ti-
sane..., as contrary to the statures-of George I. and George
made expersoty tee the protection of property against the
mime of aroma. The act was also charged as au offence at
MANI nsun low.

Mr. CROW opened the pleadings.
Air. Jenne then proceeded to detail the perticnlare of the
ease, cautiorisig the Jury against receiving their insierresions
of the gnat of the prisoners from bps address to them.—
The indictment, which they had beard, was of considerable
length, and might have a little embarrassed them, if they
had attempted to keep the whole of it in their memory; but
he wished them to confiue their attention to the eiream-
eirnee of Pyles having set fire to the premises, and Howell
beware instigated and procured hint to do en---their object
being, as charged upon them, to injure and detrain, G. Da
son, Eaq the landlord, and the Mettle Fire-office, or WI
or other of them. It was y fur him to state to the
Jerry, that the farm in question was let under lease, for •
term of yeses, to the husband of the Prisoner, Howell,
which term expired at Slichrelmsa last. The lessee, Ibrevell'a
hosbaud, died seine time ago; but before hie death he hail
given notice to quit the farm at the expiration of his term.
It was oecessery that he should state this to the Jury, ire
order to show list the possession had, in fart, reverted to
Major Dawson, the landlord, against wham it was alleged
this mischief was intended. Accordingly another tenant was
provided, a Mr. Sadler, but attire was a stipulation us the
lease that Howell should hold the tenements after the lease
was up, to consume the remaining materials on the farm.—
The in-coming tenant, Sadler, took possession of an out-
house, to which he put his earls mid ser•vane, and that was
one of the places burnt; he also oecupieg part of the stable;
sod on the day preceding the fire, Mrs. Howell had a sale
of her stock. preparatory to her giving up the entire posses-
sion to her successor. The Phenix Insurance Company was
also made a party io this prosecution, because she hail th-
awed her Work with that Office for 1,oeoL; sad ite they un-
dertook to make good her lose by fire, the destreetioe of her
property by her own will was • fraud upon the Company.
He there proceeded to relate the evidence, which we shall
give irunt the mouths of the witnesses themselvesi and said

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he weinta ales pot in the voluntary eonfewripolif the trimise.
Gyks himself, at the proper time, if permitted by his Lord.
ship.
The lest witting called was Mary Botcher, who stated,
in answer to the questions of Counsel, as follows t-1 am the
wife of William Buteher, and live at Arborfiekl. My hos-
bead was carter to Mrs. Howell, and Gyks was also in bee
service. The ire look place on a Monday 'vesting I do
not know the day of the month. About three weeks before
it happened, Gyles came to our house, and said, " I have
something to tell yaw, if you will not tell." I told him I
would sot, except it's on .ie 'seance of death. He then
said, Mrs. Howell has offered are 10/. to set the place Ise Ire,
and it is to be done at midnight, the night after the sale. I
said, Geom., for God's sake don't do any such a thing ; and
be said, let some one else Ind of it, and out furus t• lad of it.
He sheave/el. No, Mary, I shall do no such thing. 1 told him,
well, to • Mr. Foster know ; and he said, he would, if be
knew wherehe lived. I afterwards observed, it was well enough
to get the mosey, bet not to du the thing. Ile came again a
night or two after, and said, Mary, oar old woman is on
again like b--I about the Ire ; I said, don't do any such
thing—what a sin it would be to burn the corn • and he
said, I don't intend. On the Saturday before the Ire be
called again for a clean shirt ; said be was going away, but
should be that way again is three weeks, sod be would call
on me. _ _

Cross erambilert by Mr. TAIINTON-• I all tenant to Mrs.
Howell when she had the (Arm. My husband was carter to
Mr. Sadler at the time of the fire• lie bed been carter to
Mrs. kiewell, bat ahe Womb him Mr about six or *eves
weeks before Mr. Smiler took him. Mr. Dawn 011 lives is
London. I believe, sad Mr Foster, his agent, is Yorkshire.
I saw Mr. Poster about the farm oa the Friday before the
fire; be had then been a day or two in the mushy. I said
aothiag to him on the business.
By Mr. Rtosit—l lived there many pears. I do not
know whether Gyles is weak in his intellects, He le asi
seholer, and ignorant. He is a joking chap.
William Thersed-1 how Cyles. I remember the Grey*.
the Saturday before I weed in to breakfast. I was a labourer
io bey service. Gyles said to me, lam going is to here a
row. Mrs. Howell thew came spend said, I aim credibly in•
formed that be (Gyles) has been stealing the fowl and cos-
' 'eying them up to the poor houses. He replied, whoever
tells you, it is a d--.-.nation lie. After that she gave bins
some money, and he went away, about an hear from the
lime of first going in.
ef051.412111111110111 y Mr. TAI,IIOIIIIP—I suppose the mosey
she gave him was Vegas, and she termed him away.
By Mr. Itioww--Gyles was hard-working and indus-
trious; I never knew him guilty of any dishonesty.
William Butehre--" I was eerier to Mrs. Howell belays
the fire, but then I attended to Mr. Sadler's horses ; they
were on the premises. The horn wan is her possession. Mr.
Sadler had some carts sad a waggon in the hovel. I oasis
the stable at eleven o'clock the sight of the lire, whoa all
was quite safe. My house is a short distance from Burro.
'nisei. After I had been is bed some time my wife gave the
alarm of Ire ; I got up, the night was dark brit for the Ire ;
I west to the stable to lake the horses away the limo was
horsing; a shed joins to the barn and then the stable; these
were buret, sad sr hovel was burnt dews, bet b did ant
perceive that ; it was es fire when I first got up. We got
Mr. Sailler's waggon and earls out site. A. barley rich was
ales burnt, and the stables a little at use end..
George White (admitted King's midesice )—I err-
mutt with WO. Howell from Michaelmas, till this job hap.
pened. Ou the Itith of Pebrnsry she said to me White, I
went you to set the place ea Ste • I paid 601. for the straw,
when I first come here, sad now ;bey won't give wee a far.
thing for it. I'll do Major Dowses and Mr. Foster se moth
injury as is in my power ; burn the place dowu fur them,
sad if you will db it, I will give you 101. 1 answered, that
I would have nothing to do with it. This was is the pas-
sage sear the parlour. I thew went to the wasieltursee,
where I found Gyles, and be said, what has Mrs. Howell
been bidding you /01. for' I told him, and he said he wished
she would give him 101. to do it. Mks. Howell at souther
time said, " White, you may me well do this that I want you
thelof. will be a service to you." I raid, " Not at all, to my
life, bat I have told Gyles abet you said yesterday mornieg,
and he knows all about it." She silted what he said, sad I
told her. The sale was oa Mbuday, February 211; is the
moraine of that day I went into the barn, between seven and
eight o'clock, where 1 tread Gyles lying is the straw. He
said, " Go and tell the old woman to send me some victuals
anddriah, fur I have bees here all night." I dial so • and
she gave me some fur him in a woolka apron, which I took
him. She said no more to me between that time and the
fire. Oa the Wednesday after she seat me with 101. to
George's father's at Morley. saw his father and sister,
sod gave 21. bs. to his mister, the nit l took back and told
Mrs..Huwell I could not find George. She said, for God's
rake go and dad him. I did nut say bow much 1 had left,
but she gave me 51. more to go Loados and find hiss. I
was to tell him to keep out lathe way, fur there was astoog
suspicion of his setting the place on fire I' could not find.
his is Leaden, and /sprat the mosey—part since It hue
been is mina. I was taken uu the 14th March on Tourer-
bill.

This witness underwent a long and severe crosa-egarnias-
lion by Mr. Taotvron, and afterwards by the Jussit, is
w►ich be prevaricated. Sometimes stood mite fur several
minutes, and denied most positively several things w►ich he
had sworn to before the Magistrate who committed him. He
declared that Mrs. Howell's proposals to him were not made
in a whisper ur iuwardly, bat out loudly, as though there
we, not the slightest harm in setting the plan so fire, or
any fear of being beard by any one.
Elizabeth Gyles, sister to the Prisoner; William Giles,
the brother; and William Windrate, were the. examined-
Their evidence went to show the anxiety of the female Pri.
toner to gel Gyles out of the con•try ; she followed him to
Loadon, sad advanced several sums of money fur this pur-
pose. Iti the coarse of these proceedings lobe seemed to
have contended herself with the reflection that she did not
do the deed," though she feared the consequences of guilt.
Hyles's confession was then read, in those parts only
whit h erimiasted himself. It mated, that he struck fire
with a Sint and steel, lighted a match, and ve► fire to some
straw in the barn, and afterwards walked off.
Mr. TAUNTON, fur the defence, took several legal oh-
jertions, but they were overruled.
The JUDOS then proceeded to charge the Jury with great
impartiality : strongly urging every point that he contain
favour of the Prisoners.

The Jury consulted for abmit an boor In the boa; they
then retired, and in little tame than half an hour they re-
turned with a verdict of Guilty ageiust both the Prisoners,
best recommended Mrs. H. to inesey, on account of the m-
erlin* character she had received.
His Lordship said be should have event pleasure in carry-
ing their recommesdation to the foot of the Throne.
Msjor Dawson ruse to iiiterctde with the Court on be-
half of Gyles. He begged most earuestly to recommend
the unfortunate young man to mercy. He seemed to be •
i our ignorant wretch who had probably been led into the
crime by the artifices of others, without being fully aware of
the dreadful puoishmeat which it possibly might bring upon
him. He implored his Lordship to make each representa-
ti.o.• of his camas might call forth the Royal clemency in
his favour. He tweed this. more especially in consideration
of his very respectable relatives who had appeared in Covet
ou this unhappy uccosiou, whose realism' be trusted would
be spared the aggravation of beholding their brother serer
the death. r the malefactor.
Mr. Bero4.l.Gaanow cooed hardly empress bow much he
was gre.ified by the eloquent address to which they bad jest
listened, from a gentleman who was knows. to him i• very
early life, but who bad since been almost out of his meet.
lectioa. At the age of eight year. they were school-fellows
together; end to find that at this time of life they thoald
meet as they then met, could not fad to make • strong in.
pension on Isis feelings. The motives mid the recommen-
dation had his full coneurrence,and be would not disappoint
the hopes of his valuable Mead.
The following prisoners were convicted, and stateneed
accordingly
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finsets;ni farmer, for baring violently assaulted Mr.
Thomas Coolies, master of tie poor-house at Weetagee—
SIX weeks imprisonment, and enter into reitognisaisces.
George Gems for baring set fire to and burnt a bars sad
several ricks of corn. the property of Hannah Howell, at Ar-
burneld, in the eight of the 26tIn of February lest ....Ordered
for execatiire, bat recommended to mercy.

Gorr 1.146. 4 sifts tail siietti4 Georp Gyks 4

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•ettiei gee to the some, t►ith intent to &fraud G. Dawson,
Esq. and the Mamie loserarree Courpsay.—Admitted evi.
deore—(No bill.)
Richard Hiller, fnr bresking into the dweitiog.hooo, of
Mr. William Clack, at Littleworth, and stealing six silver
tea-spuone, four table-spoons, and tither articles, his pro.
perty.—Tu he led.
William Mediu, for riesling six pigs, at Lainbonrn,
the property of Mr. R. Child.—To be transported for seven
years.