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OXFORD CIRCUIT.

MONMOUTH ASSIZE, Aufatfre
Defwe Mr. Jarfice LITTLEDALIR.
C 0011: .r. BROWN.
This was an action of nowt' to recover the value of fifteen old
sacks, worth when new 4a. &I. a piece.
It appeared that the plaintiff: a miller, had sold fifteen sacks of
dour to the defendant, for which he :tad paid, but it was contended
that when the flour was used the defendant ought to have returned
the sacks, but did nut. The tacks were demanded, but the defend-
ant said he was under age.
The Learned JCDOE suggested, that it would ba better that a
Juror shook' be withdrawn, which was acceded to.
The corweeuenre of which arrangement is, that each party pays
his own costs, and spends about forty pounds to settle a dispute
about property, probably not worth twenty shillings.
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BrAre :11r. Justice PARA.
Marl Jones was indicted for stealing a variety of articles of
wearing apparel, the property of Joan Prosser.
Joan Prosser stated—l was a servant to Mr. Wm. Lewis, of
Trehere; I quitted his service on the 24,h of July. I parked up
my clothes and money, and a ring. I directed it to be taken to
Thomas Jones's house, and delivered to the prisoner. The box
Was corded, and I sesscel the knots afterwards with brown cotton.
I went to the prisoner'• and saw her. I asked her for my box,
which she gave me. There were no appearances of the box having
been opened ; the knots appeared sewn, as when I left them ; but
on opening the box I missed a silk shawl and two silk handker-
chiefs, two aprons, a guinea note, a sovereign, and a gold ring. I
am not married, nor widow. I was present when the prisoner's
house was searched on the 3londay following, by the constable,
Her "min Watkins, and some of the property was found between
the bed and the wall. It consisted of the shawl, one of the hand-
kerchiefs, the guinea note, sovereign, and the apron. The gold ring
was found when I was not present. As soon as the things west'
found ;JellflXl the bed, I said this was not all; and the prisoner
fetched the rest of the things up stairs.
Cross-examincd.—l had let the box fall on the read, but It did
no! break the knots.

lkniartin'lV stated—l am a constable. I searched the
prisoner's house, and found the things as stated by the prosecutrix.
The prisoner said, her husband knew nothing about it. I produce
the property. The ring I had from a person named Lewis.
The prosecutrix identified the pruperty, psrticularly the ring,
which she knew by an inscription on rt, which she nor any one
else could read, but it was supposed to be about love.
John Lewis stated that he gave the ring to the proseentriz ; and
the prisoner gave it to him after the robbery. The inecription in
question is " Love and Thee."
The prisoner made no defence.
Several ladies, with whom the prisoner had 'teed as a servant,
gave her a good character. She is now married.
Mr. Benjamin Williams, a surgeon, said—l attended the pri.
loner. Shr had been ill, and had nut recovered up to the time of
her committal. She had had a fever, and was at times delirious:
and afterwards I told her husband to be careful of her, as she re-
named rather wild, and I feared she would do herself mischief.
She was weak, but she managed the affairs of her house.
The Learned Juno[ mimed up the evidence, and observed
that it was the weakest case of insanity he had ever known set up
and as to character, however it might weigh in doubtful ruses, in
those which were proved to the satisfaction of the Jury it could
only weigh when the punishment came to be coasiderol—Verdiet,
Guilty.
Sentence, three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, if
her state of health is such as to make it not injurious to her.
Janus Garret was indicted for stealing three pair of heeltaps, the
I property of John Lane.
The prosecutor stated that he was s curries, and the prisoner (a
lad of sixteen) was one of his men. Ile suspected the prisoner of
rubbing him, and one de/ stopped him going off his premises, and
searched bins. He found the heelutpr upon hi.n. They were
marked with his own Isand.writir.g.
The prisoner, a very decent youth, made no defence, but called
• young man named Prosser, who gave him a good character.
This withers atsted, in answer to • question put by the Learned
Judge that he had left two letters at the Judge's lodgings.
Verdict,
Ilia LORDSHIP stated, that many persons, respectable, he be.
lieved, had been foolish enough to send a sort of certificate of good
character. This was of no sort of use. The only evidence that he
could receive was evidence on oath. Jlut if any re •,3Cf:able person
would employ the prisoner, it would be of Pavice to him.
A respectable currier stated that ho would give the prisoner em-
ploymer*.
His hosnantp, after an impressive admonition, sentenced the
prisoner to be imprisoned one week.
Julia Snail/sant was indicted for manslaughter, in killing James
Evans.

MT. JUSTICE stated the cue. and called
William Meredith. who said—l live at Backfield. At sis
o'clock on Sunday, July 18, I was on a turnpike-road leading from
Monmouth to Newcastle. Some boys were fighting, and a crowd
was collected. I saw the deceased and the prisoner there. The
Owner's brother was one of the boys fighting. The deceased was
hacking him, and was stripped to the waist. The prisoner was
looking on. One oPthe boy. would tight no more, and the deceased
said, " It should not be Garr for that," and gave the prisorer a blow
on the head, and knocked him down. The prisoner said he would
not take that, if any one would see fair play ; and then the de-
ceased and tilt prisoner fought one round, and the former hit the
latter down into the gutter. The prisoner had only taken his coat
off; but had not stripped. The deceased had proposed to go into a

field to fight it out, but the bystanders would not suffer it. The de.
I ceased called the prisoiter a coward, and they went into the chuteh.
yard to fight it out. They fought six rounds. In the last but one
the prisoner hail the wont, and when on the ground the deceased
said, " Well done, my buck. come alone." in dte last mund, the'
deceased was lilt on the pit of the stoma,' . Ile fell hack into the
ant* of his " handler (second), and never spoke afterwards.
31r. Nroolet. a cuescou stated—l saw the deceased at nine o'cloek
on the same evening. I was sent lin immediately as it happened :
he was dead, but not cold. I believe he died by reason of some of
the nerves connected rith the respiration being paralysed, there
were no marks of any injure sufficient to cause death. His •death
might have been caused by blows. I opened the body. There
wt. a good deal of inflammation in the hymn : this could net have
arisen from the blows, as the Inflammation would not come on so
soon.