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London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

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WINTER HONE CIRCUIT.

SURREY ASSIZES.

KIWOSTOW. Dicnstans 27.
Mr. Justice Burrougb and Mr. Baron (;arrow arrived hereabout
two o'clock, and opened the commission. The fakir' .1 is a
summary of the calendar, which is very heavy :-
31tirtlfr, 1; 1r iUirpt and Slaying 2 ; Forgery, I ; flow-steal.
log, 11 ; Burglary, 17 ; Stealme ,men the Person, 1 ; Obtaining
Money uvula false pretences.: Embezzlement, I Rescuing •
Prisciner, 1 ; Felony, 42 ; Assault, 2 ; For want of Sureties, 3—.
Total, Gt.

The prisoner charged with wilful murder is William Dewharrt
—the crime. horrid as it must be under any circumstances, is, if
possible, of increased turpitude us the present instance. It cannot
hare escaped the recollection of our readers that In this case the
prisoner is charged with the wilful murder of his infant child ! We
hear that the defence to be set up is, that at the moment of cam-
mbsion of the crime the wretched man was temporarily deranged :
but it is painful to know that, during his imprisonment, the un-
happy man has conducted himself with every appearance of per-
fect sanity, and that his conversation has been uniformly rational.
The care of forgery is that of Thomas Wick, a young man of
very respectable connexions, and lately carrying on a partnership
business as iu upholsterer and furniture-broker.
There is yet another ease, which promises an unseal excitation
of public lateTeSt —that against George Dadjfeld. This man,
whose name has fur many years been almost syrionrnous for tril-
-1 lany, is indicted on two counts—first. for having feloniously ex-
cited others to the commission of a burglary in the house of 11l r.
Haines (Lord Cowper 's steward), at Hertenfonlbury. near Hat.
ford ; and secondly, with being an accessary. after the fact, in hay.
hug sheltered the thieves, and assisted them m the disposal of the
property stolen. From the brutality of the attack upon 11r.
Haines. the conviction and recent execution, at Ilertford, of two of
the burglars, &c., this case has muds interest.

POLICE.

110%V.STREET.

J. Wham" znd R. and Ir. Matson, three respectably.dreased
young MIO, were brought before Sir R. Hieing, charged under
the statute, with unlawfully disturbing a congregation, assembled
for Divine Service, at thendon Chapel, Coventry-court, Hay.
market. The Chapel in question belongs to a congregation of
Sccetters from the Kirk of seolland. _ .

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Mr. Chalmers, one of shedders, stated, that on Sunday evening,
in the midst of Divine Service, the three defendants suddenly
burst in at the dom, arm in arm, uttering a loud laugh, or rather
bellow, and other discordant noises, and rushing up the aisle,
tumbled over sane of the benches, and threw some of the congrega-
tion from their seats. The service of course was stopped, and all
was confusion, until the assistance of &listen war procured, and the
defendants were removed by force. They resisted violently, but
were overpowered and conveyed to the watch-house. Those who
had the management of the Chapel felt that the outrage was a
very flagrant one, but as they knew that if the case went to the
setrions, the punishment would necessarily be very severe, and that
the defendants, perhaps, upon cool reflection, were sensible of their
error. it was not Imbed to press the case further, if the Magistrate
would tine them, and they would consent to make an a , to
he inserted in the public newspapers, by way of warning tPotErs.
Sir R. Ili RN IR said he had now poster to infiict a fine upon the
detemlants. " I suppose," said Sir Richard, addressing Mr.
ho:mon, " you were tipsy ?"
Mr. Whotmon-Ily con:yanions, Sir, were certainly very drunk.
I had also been drinking, but was only a little freakish. But the
feet is, your Worship, that we should not hare gone into this cha-
pel at all, but that we mistook it fora very different sort of house.
Your Woralip knows, no doubt, what we: of houses compose to.
majority in Coventry-court?
Sir IL !Stamm said it was well known that there were many in.
famous houses in that place, but be thought it impossible that the
defendants could have mistaken the chapel, judging only of its ex-
terior, for one of them. Did the other defendants admit that they
were drunk ?

" 0 yes, certainly," exclaimed the two Atkinson. somewhat
eagerly.
Sir B. Bt N tr.—Well. yarn admission saves the trouble of hear-
ing evidence upon that point. You are all three fined la. each for
being drunk ; and. having paid that, you must give bail to answer
the charge et the Saran, unless you make a sufficient apology to
the complainants.
The defendants paid the fines, and then retired with Mr. Chid.
mers, who, hi a I.lv minutes, returned, and rated that the defend.
ants had made a very ample apology, and had paid the price of
having it inserted in two of the newspapers.
The defendants were then discharged upon paying the usual of.
fiee fees.