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HOME CIRCUIT.
HERTFORDSHIRE ASSIZES, HILUTfOIO, 14A1101 4.
The Assizes for this county ended about three o'clock this after-
noon. None of the capital conviets were left for execution. Sentence
of death was pronounced upon .khn Hoffiogstrorth„ convicted of
stealing a flock of sheep; but, in consideration of his former
good character, the Learned Judge held out hopes to bins of Royal
mercy.
CIVIL SIDE.
the LOUD CHIEF Banos arti n Speeial Jery.
0. NICHOLSON, GENT. V. aoXD, One?.
This was an action of assault without battery. Plea, Not °FA ty.
lilt. ADOLIMUS and Mr. PLATT conducted the plaintiff's ease,
and Mr. Sergeant Tamar and Mr. ABWASIAN the defendant's.
The parties we both attorneys, the plaintiff residing at Hertford,
and the defendant at Ware. The plaintiff being professionally
concerned for the mortgagee of an estate mirchased by a client of
the defendant's. the latter, on the Bth of January, called at the '
plaintiffs c.fficc in Hertford, for the purpose of irspecting the title.
deeds of the property in order to satisfy himself of their sufficiency.
The plaintiff said he had no eh-jet-don to submit the deeds to the
defendant's peruse?, provided he was paid the usual doucene
of a guinea for his trouble. The defendant objected to the
payment of any fee, end said that any expense attending the
performance of a covenant for good title was to be paid by
the vemlor of the estate. To tips the plaintiff' answered, that
as he wait not concerned for the vendor, but only for the
mortgagee, his fee must be paid by the person who desired the in.
spection of the deeds; and added, that if the defendant would give
an undertaking to pay the fee demanded, he was at liberty to look
at the instruments. This the defendant declined doing, but having
in the mean time laid hold of the deeds, and in the act of read-
ing them, the plaintiff desired Mr. Longtoore, his partner, to take
them away, adding, that he was not to be humbarged in that
manner. The defendant flew into a violent passion, called the I
plaintiff a liar_, and, raising a heavy walking cane, threatened to lay
Lt over his beet. The plaintiff, who gentleman of low stature,
fEeeded a few stets to avoid the blmcsorhich he expected; the de.
Pendant king in striking distance of him. Mr. Lontrivire inter.
posed, and desired the defendant to leave off hlsnaneense, intending
to turn him out of the office. if he struck the plaidtiff. The defend.
ant then flew out of the office in a great rage, and, throwing the
door open, broke a chair, the back of which went against the
well, and produced a hole in it. When the defendant got into
the street he flourished his cane at the office window, threat-
ened in a loud vMee that he would hick a certain part of the
plaintiff's person, to which he gave its right English name, and
challenged the plaintiff to come out and fight. This invitation
was given in the hearing of the neighbotirs, three labouridg men
being at work near the spot. The plaintiff's wife had just been
confined, and was then in a dangerous state,- but of this fact the
defendant did not appear to be aware. For' this conduct of the
defendant the present action was brought. The plaintiff's Counsel
disclaimed, out the part of his client, any thing like serious da.
mages, his object being merely to reek sit*: a reparation as would
evince the Jury's tome of the defendant's violent Ind obstreperous
behaviour. No bodily suffering, it *as true, had been sustained—
I ISA surgeon's bill had been incurred, but the plaintiff's feelings had
been wenrded, and the decorum of his dwelling 'violated by the
defendant's outrageous demeanour and insulting lapage.
Mr. Longmore, plaintiff's partner, and the only *mese of the
transaction, proved the case.
Mr. Sergeant TAW, T addressed the Jury, and eai" ten Ithat
no assault had been satisfactorily proved. Aesirming that the de.
feedant's language had not been the most courtegis, still mere
words uttered in she heat of passion formed no ground of action.
The plaintiff had given the first insult, by saying that his would
not be hunibugged—an expression unfit for the month of a person
pretending to the character and deportment of a gentleman. Such
language might well irritate the defendant's feelings. and if, in the
heat of the moment, he had overstepped the strict bounds of de.
corms', the plaintiff had nobody but himself to blame, and there-
fore this appeal to the Jury was without foundation.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages W.

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NORFOLK CIRCUIT.


BUCKINGHA,MS HIRE ASSIZES, ATLEIIIII7IIY, UARCE 4
Before Mr. Artier GASILLE.
His Lordship entered the Court at nine o'clock this morning,
and proceeded, after the trial of an unimportant traverse, to charge
the Grand Jury.
His Lordship lamented the extent of the calendar, and the cha.
carter of acme of the uses which were contained in it. He de-
holed the law as applicable to these cases, and requested the jurors
to despatch the busmen entrasted to their department with as much
haste as justice would admit.
Br!jamin Ifttrrt was indicted for feloniously stealing and leading
away a mare, value IM., the property of Robert Griffin.
Mr. DOVER stated the cue for the prosecution. He called
Ralph 6ritfin. who said—l am tile brother of the prosecutor,
Mr. Robert Griffin. My brother's mare, on the 19th September,
was at Kingswood ; I saw her there as late as six o'clock in the
evening; I missed her next morning, and did not see her until
the 29th of tie. same month. Ism" the prisonerstefluekingham.
Mr. liktag, tor the prisoner, inquired in what puish Kings_
wood was situate?

MT. DOVER-Whit has the parish to do with it?
Was the mare entirely your brother's ?—He had her when he
wanted her.

And only then ?—lt was his property.
Then the mare was between you ?
Alr. Justice GASELEC—You must not assume that; you are
entirely perverting the meaning of the witness. I would not be
understood to use the word in an offensive sense.
Witness—My brother was the owner of the horse; he lent her
to me for her keep.
Robert Griffin said, that the mare in question was his mare.
He raroborated the evidence of the preceding witness. He went,
in consequence of information, to Bleswyth, in Ncrthamptonshire,
and got his mare from George Coles, a butcher there.
Cross-examined—The mare had been in my brother's possession
three months.

Joseph Cams is an innkeeper at Toweester ; saw the prisoner
going, on the 20th of September, to Northampton ; he had a mare
along with him. lie wanted to borrow a saddle from witness. lie
said he wanted to take her to Northampton fair; saw the prisoner
again on Tuesday, hut he had not the mare with him ; saw the
mare again the 29th with Coles.
Cross-examined by Mr. BLias—There is a great resemblance
between hones.
John Norris was on hie way to Northampton fair; he overtook
the prisoner, who was riding on a mare, and he rode with him to
Northampton ; there was no saddle on the mare; I saw Coles; I
was not present at the deal ; I saw Coles's mare afterwards, in pos.
session of the prisoner at the bar, but he had the mare I first saw
with him ; I afterwards went with Mr. Griffin to Mr. Coles's, and
saw the prosecutor's mare.
Cross.examined—l took notice of the mare, because I inquired
the price; I know not whether he is a dealer in horses,
Mr. George Coles proved that he purchased tile mare from the
prisoner ; he exchanged his mare for prisoner's, and gave him two
pounds to boot. The mare was subsequently claimed by Griffin,
and he took it away with him.
This was the cane for the prosecution.
John Gurney was called on behalf of the prisoner's character—
Said he could nay nothing as to his general character.
Ills LORDSUIP then charged the Jury, who returned a verdict
of Guilly.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

BERKSHIRE ASSIZES, READING, :Vl...licit L

Before Mr. Baron GARROW.
The Court wag extremely crowded ; among those present we
observed the Marquis of Douro, Lord Mountford, Lord Mahon,
Sir Francis Designees, t.nd the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford.
James Rough was indicted for stealing a horse.
Edmund Ballard, a farmer residing at North Littleton, stated,
that he lost his horse from his field, and next day, being Bicester
fair, he went there and found the horse. He knew him again,
because lie had two large bumble knees, a apavin on the near bind
leg, and was besides blind of the off eye. The witness was
sure it was his hot se by those circumstances. The horse was worth
five pounds.
William Burnaby, landlord of the Rose and Crown at Bicester--
The prisoner offered the buttible.knee'd horse to me to buy, and I
wowid nut buy him. I thought his knees would not suit me.
John Cross said, I bought the horse. 1 paid three pounds fifteen
shillings for him.
The prisoner said he had bought the horse; that he was in the
habit of buying and selling hcrses to get a livelihood.
Mr. Baron (JARROW summed up the evidence. Verdict--
'fhe Learned Judge, as soon ea the verdict was pronounced,
said, that the prisoner must expect to be transported for life.
James Cartel was charged with stealing a sheep, the property of
John Smith.
Mr. CURWOOD said, that originally a man named Mobley was
charged with this offence, and the preent prisoner was intended to
have been admitted King's evidence, he having made a voluntary
confession before a magistrate; but when taken before the Grand
Jury to be examined as a witness against Mobley, he refused to be
sworn, and the Grand Jury threw out the bill which had been pre.
sented against Mobley, and the prosecutor had thought it right to
prefer a bill aFainst the prisoner on his own confession. Whether
the ptisoner reused to give evidence from a 'vase of honour, he
knew not; hut if it were an, the prisoner would find that honour
was rot to be got without danger in a Court of Justice any more
than in a field of battle. •
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The Rev. Vau3han Thomas, a magistrate of the county cf Ox-
ford, proved the viluntary confession of the prisoner, signed by the
prisoner himself.
The confession was read.

Mr. etfltWOOD stated, that be was in a condition to prove that
the prisoner lived on fat mutton for some days after; but the
Learned Judge thought it not necessary.
The prisoner said nothing iti his defence.
James Chapman, a schoolmaster, said that tie believed the pri-
soneer character to be correct as to theft, but that Mr used to gam.
ble on the Sabbath. He was a half-witted lad.

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Thc Learned Judge sum.ned up the evidence.
Verdict--Gailty.
CIVIL SIDE.
The Court was occupied i trying a eau w!:;%ill did Ant poem
the slightest Interest.

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THE BRMSit

LIVERPOOL, THIMSDAY
Wind W.N.W.—High Water, 49 minutes pest
Arrivettthellspru,.from Carthagena and Milford; Town of
Liverpool, from Dublin ; Richard Sands, from St. John's, N. 8.;
Alarchfoness of Quee-abury, frornit. Andrew's, N.B. ; Colombia,
from Cork; James Watt, from Glasgow.
Off—The Edward, from Cherlaton ; Tamerlane. from Savannah.
Signals for three ships, four brigs, and one snow Mies half-past
eve. •
Our Cotton Market is heavy to-day ; strong inclination to sell ;
land some Sales have been made at Id. and lid. lower than
yesterday.
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SHIPPI-VG INrELLIt7ENCE.
• FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Farmourn, Staten R.—Passed this port a brig, with loss
r•Othiainniast, suppoaui to be bound for Plymouth.
RAXSGATE, MAr.4.:Z 3.—The Mint, Smith, from Lnorion for
'Lisbon. lost an anchor end cable ; others hare been sent off to her
ifroin this y-irt.
ORAVESEND, MARCH s.—Arrived the Reliance, Nicholson,
`from Bremen ; Anna Christina, Vali, from Varburg; Caledonia,
~.'Brightman, from Bilbao; Rostopchin, Vitcher, from Pillau ; and
Ceres, Bakker. from Dantric. Sailed the Crisis, AV:Mahon, for
New York; Thetis, Crisp, for Lisbon; Lr.min. Retrain,. for
Bilbao; Fame, Hatfield, for Hamburgh ; and Jorge Sophia,
Mugs, for Attwerp.
BRISTOL. MARCH 3.—Artived the Jane and Barbara, Butter,
from Demerara; Two Friends, M'Carthy, from Baltimore;
Itlather, Forster, from St. Michael's; Fly, Farent, from Lisbon;
Fanny, Peacock, from Oporto; Robert, Simpson, from earths-
gene; Josephine, Austin, from Name; and Tinker, Sapp, from
I..eghorn. Sailed the Enchantress` Drew, foe Barradoes anti St.
'Vincent's; Hero, Derharn, for DOminita and „itimaiea; and John
1-,Mnrphy, Gylea, for Newfoundland.
LYTHAM. NEAR PRESTON, MARCH I.—The Constitution, of
London, bound to Lsneaster, was driven on shore last night, about
six miles north of this place.
LIMERICE, Slancis I.—The Mechanic, Laitilty, from Bahl-
, more, arrived yesterday ; on the 2d ult. experienced a heavy gale,
in which the butts under the counter were sprung, and a plank
started, sails split., bulaarks and staunchions carried away, 14,00
staves thrown overboard, and made so much water as to be obliged
to keep one pump constantly going.
The Friendachaft, Nieman, from Rostock to London, passed
the Sound 10th Oct., and has not since been beard of.
The Mercury, Kahn, from London to Stettin, .
sailed from Graves-
end 14th Nov. and has not since been heard of.
The Cecilia, Hepburn' which sailed from the Clyde for Deme-
rara, 28th ult. put into Rothesay Bay, next morning, by contrary
winds.
The Experiment, Chapman, from Memel, arrived at Chepstow,
has been 135 days on hex passage.
YEsstts SPOKEN WITH.—The Roger Stewart, from Clyde to
Charleston, the Bth ult.; Montezuma, from Liverpool to Phils-
delphia, the 15th aht. ; James Cropper, from- Liverpool to New
York, the 18th ult.; and Admittance, him New York to Havre,
the 4th ult.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s fox hounds will meet on Monday next, at
Platt's Green, Wednesday at florae Hills, and Saturday at King's
Head Worth. at eleven.
The Surrey fox hounds, Monday next at Keaton, Thursday at
Limpsfield, and Saturday at Pratt's Bottom, at half-past ten. ,
The barriers, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday next, at San.
de-stead, at ten.
The East Sussex fox hounds, Monday next, at the South Com-
tool, Chailey, at half-past ten.
The Lewes Brookside harriers, on Monday next at Newmarket
Hill, and Wednaaday at the Kennel. They had a most capital day
on Friday last, and Friday next, we understand, is to be the last
day this season.
Mr. Nleyrell's bounds, on Tuesday next at Kedleston, Thursday
at Duffield Bridge, and Saturday at Radborne, at half-past ten.
Sir George Sitwell's fox hounds, on Tuesday next at Scareliff
Park, and on Friday at Woodhouse Mill, at ten.
The Cottesmore hounds, on Monday next at Leesthorpe, Wed.
nesday at Manthorpe, and Thursday at Lawn Abbey, at a quarter
before eleven.

Earl Futrwil tam s hounds, on Monday next at Old Suley Lodge,
Wednesday at Cpwood Windmill, and rriday at Brampton Wood,
at ten._
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Lord Varbor,sugh's hounds, on Monday next at Ravendale,
Wednesday at Melton Low Wood, Friday E Swinhap Bratts, and
Saturday at Swallow Cross-roads, at eleven.
BURTON BIINT.—Sir R. Sutton's hounds, on Monday next at
bersisy Village, Tuesday at Nocton House, Thursday at Fiakerton
Long Wood, and Saturday at Gleatworth, at eleven.
The South Wad Subscription hounds, on Tuesday next at
pimbleby, Thursday at Ormsby, and Saturday at Conigsby, at
alvvvr,

NOMINATIONS FOR THE ASCOT CUP, 1825.

H. R. 11. the D. of York's Hadji Baba. 4 yrs old
14 G. H. Caventlish'a Bizarre, 6 yrs old
IA Darlington's Barefoot, 6 yrs old
Mr. F. Craven's b. e. Longwaist, 4 yrs old
Mr. Moberly's b. f. Evelina, S yrs old
Mr. Cooper's Streatham, 4 yrs old

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.
Mr. Lyon, the collector of the tithes for the Rev. Doctor Wil-
son, the Rector of St. Mary, Aldermary, waited upon the
LORD DIATon, on Thursday, upon the subject of a demand
made upon a poor widow, named Tootel, whom the Reverend
Doctor ordered to be summoned for non•pavment of 11.85., to
which he is entitled as one of the Fire Act clergy.
Mr. Lvon—My Lord, I mentioned your recommendation to
Doctor Wilson, not to enforce the payment of the tithe upon the
defendant, on account of her extreme poverty.
The LORD MAYOR—And I trust he has consented to waive
his claim ?

Mr. Lyon—l represented the poverty of the defendant to the
Doctor in the strongest terms of which I was capable, and I men.
tioned your Lortiship'eproposition to divide the demand with him;
but all I said was of no avail. So far from being prevailed upon to
give up a half. penny of his tithe, he directed me to apply to your
Lordship for a warrant of distress upon her goods and chattels.
The LORD MAYOR expressed some surprise at this prompt se-
verity of the Doctor.
The defendant, whose spprtrance was quite confirmatory of the
account given by Mr. Lyon, then made a statement of her dis!ress,
and it fully appeared that she was quite destitute of the means of
paying the tithe.
After some conversation on the hardship of the poor woman's
case, Mr. Oldham, who was in the Justice.room during this scene,
expoossed a wish that the Lord Mayor and he should pay the sum
demanded.
The LORD MAYOR said he should save himself the pain of
signing a warrant of distress, by paying the whole amount himself.
His Lordship accordingly handed over I/. Bs. to the collector, who,
we thought, received it very reluctantly.