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years, and always considered an honest man.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE charged the Jury, who found the
primers Jeffries and Smith guilty of stealing, and Damage of re-
ceiving the horse, knowing it to be stolen.
Leel Burton and Belcher Dicke were indicted for feloniously
a:enting a bay mare, the property of Humphrey Gifford, at Nonh
Cadbury. in Somersetshire, on the Ist of July, and a mare pony,
the property of Jamie Parsons, at South Cadbury, Somerset, on
Oa same day.
Humphrey Oifford—T reside at North Cadbury, in the county
of Somerset, and am the owner of the bay mare which forms the
subject of the indictment. I missed the mare on Friday the Ist of
July, and nest maw her In the care of the hostler at the George Inn,
county. I have
observed him pass
bout fire o'clock.
I were mounted ;
Ay. I suspected
where I called on
• We came up
concealed be.
frost them, feed.
prisoners disowned all
caught, and taken to
• horses was a bay
• were two great
'Then I saw the
gave the horse*,
overtook the pd.!
ice where we over.
which latter is Hl

custody.
Stoke, In this county.
Nine.nsile IVater,
• andy!isosers in

caaj.
,ymieslury, ih
the town to.
t in the morn.
the prisoners,
the same I had

where, about nine

the prisoners,
• a bay mare.
it would work
Burton asked N. or
'ince seen the homes
with the prisoners.
prisoners at the bar.
George. I took the black
lessyeled boy mare into my charge on the let of this month, and
wilhe them op to Parsons and !Afford, the owners, en the Mon-
- 4th instant.
Pamone—l received a black pony which had been stolen
Me me en the 3f)th June, at South Cadbury, from the last witness,
ell Sheath of this mouth.
rikZJury found Levi Berton Guilty, and Belcher Bioko Not
10. Justice Yuri% AAAAA informed the orisoner Burton that
Isis Bib would'', spared, het be wield be seat oat of the country.
*At the petioles were well known as deniers and sellers of
homes fn this aunty, although eztremely young men. They are
remiffkable for opeceliarity of countenance and complexion, which
seduced the Coined for the prosecution to think they
.were gipsies.
lilertnn's oomplettion is almost Moorish in point of hue, and his
tenure" of a east decidedly Jewish.
dillfolser Dirk: was again put on his trial. charged with having.
"Wald i black mme pony, the property of Mr. Thocru Parsoos, at
11:441eird., y, Somerset, nn the lit July.
- is became neeesaary, os the Jury in the last case acquitted
sise ' , entertaining a doubt on the subject of the evilen‘e
=sus inealpate Oaks is the robbery of tie bay ;mare in the
indictment-I
*wore sae then me WNW she proof of the loss of the pony,
of Se Mine seen isthe promotes. peerosalon, sod hie subsequent
44411teheasiOn, being precisely the lame as that &dimwit in the
-Last
mvii=tlseesaory to /era it*

Julgtnest of Death was sweetie& but his Lord►hip gain him
hopes of obtaining a commutation of the sentence.
SHEEP STEALING.
James White wee indicted for stealing a sheep at Berwick St
John, in this county, the property of Mr. King.
It appeared in evidence that on Sonday, the 10th of JelYt
sheep from the dock of the prosecutor was found mining. A
track was discovered near the fold, which led in the direction of
the prisoner's doer, in whose house a quantity of the meat wu
found, and the skin and other parts of the sheep in a well near the
door, which were all identified as belonging to the prosecutor.—
Guilty.

MA NSLAUG El T E ft.
Martha Francis was indicted for manslaughter, on the body of
her husband, John Francis, at Trowbridge, in this county, on the
7th of May.
John A xford—.l am a weaver, living at Trowbridge. I recollect
the morning of the Bth May. At about half-past four, 1 lookod
out of my window, and saw a man lying apparently dead, near the
Privy. I then made an alarm, and on the neighbours coming up,
I attempted to raise the body, and finding the man expiring, I went I
to proenre a surgeon, but when 1 returned, the body bad en re-
moven and carried to the Church.
John Foley—l am a constable, at Trowbridge. I found the
body of Francis, the deceased, en the morning of the Bth May, in '
the yard of the last witness. There were marks of bruises, arid '
much blond about the body. I conveyed it to the Church. The
night before. I saw deceased and prisoner at the bar, at about 11
o'clock, in Black-street, Trowbridge. I saw prisoner knock the
deceased down. We thought it merely a trial between a man and
his wife, which was so usual in our town, that wthought nothing
about it. (A laugh.) I saw prisoner knock her husband down
again, and he fell heavily. She lifted him up. and they went to-
wards a public-house. Seeing the deceased look very bad, we took I
prisoner into custody. The deceased followed us a little way, and
appeared very weak.
James Jones-1 wu a waiter, at the King of Prussia public-
house, In Trowbridge, In May last. Prisoner and the deceased
came into the house, on the 7th May, where they drink and quar-
relled ; they left the house about 10 o'clock.
John Nanny.—.l saw the prisoner and (teemed on the night of
the 7tit of May, about half-past ten ; they were quarrelling. Pri-
sonet:a.nocked the deceased down by w blow on the left side of the
head, and when down kicked him with her feet about the head re-
' peatedly. She then raised him up, and they proceeded, prisoner
continuing to abuse the deceased.
Jacob Watson.—! saw deceased and the prisoner about half-past
ten on the night of the 7th of May, near the bridge. Prisoner
knocked the deceased down, and blood flowed from his face.
Mary Browne.—l saw the prisoner abuse and knock the
deceased down on the night of the 7th of May, at ball-put ten

John Applegate, • constable at Trowbridge, described the oc-
currences between prisoner and the deceased in the same manner as
the preceding witnesses.
Mr. Thomas Sylvester.—l am • surgeon at Trowbridge. I
opened the head of the deceased on Monday, the 9th of May. I
found two small wounds on the back of the head, and others over
the sight eye. There was • very considerable wound on the fore-
head over the left eye. The occipital bone was tractured, and an
extravasation of blood on the brain corresponding with the fracture.
There were several bruise. over various puts of the face. The in-
juries sustained on the head were sufficient to•occasion death, but
no single one of them would have done so. lam of opinion they
thd altogether occasion the death of the deceased.
Prisoner, being called on for Jur defence„ said site had never
struck her husband except with the palms of her hands, and that
I his death was caused by his not having been taken proper care of,
but allowed to wander about in a state of intoxication, when he
fell from a wall, which occasioned his death.

31r. Justice LITT LEDALE charged the Jury, who returned
verdict of Gui/ty.
111 r. Justice LITT LEDALE, in pronouncing sentence. said, that
the prisoner had been convicted on very satisfactory evidence of the
crime laid to her charge, but as the Court was not disposed to con-
sider she had intended the melancholy consequences that ensued
from her act. its sentence would be a very light one. His Lord-
ship then sentenced the prisoner to be fined one shilling, and con-
fined in the county gaol foe the space of two calendar month,.

illaselfilleat the evidence of Mirry Bee& (the last witness), which
IS Wignesdict the statement of the prosecutOr in regard to the
• having been near the pla7e where the robbery had been
• ,on the 2ilth of October. Mrs. Been swore with great
bete fact of die prisonet's being at Rochester on the
if October, dad if be it would have been scarcely practicable
Valdes to have committed the robbery laid to his charge. Besides,
tektite might 'have been mistaken on this point. It had, how-
(vet been proved that the mare was sullen, and sold to Kellow by'
Boner. ' It was. far the Jury to consider (supposing they ac- +
nits of the capital part of the indictment) whether or not:
neletinar had received the mare, knowing it to have been stolen.
lotrieder stood indicted with both 'offences, and the Jury would
soap ell the eircummances of the,case say if any or either of them
Mod bees satisfactorily proved agairmt him.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Joeite4 Trilet and Robert Jefriet were put to the bar, indicted
leniously stealing a brown gelding, the 'property of James
at Salisbury, on the 7th of November ; and Ifilliem
rge was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing it
Efkrbff
whew* been stodge.
Me. Lawctie.Ow stated the cue to the Jury, and called for the
peesecut ion.
111. Janes Bostserry'l live at 3131rttesbury, in Oxfordshire,
am a farmer. I lost a dark brown gelding on the night of the
October ; I saw it on the 2fith In my stable ; it was turned
X told in the perish of slalmabury on that day. I next saw it
' • t the middle of May at Vauxhall, in the possession of Mr.
ie.'
• . teCort
Ini
aw—egilyalmsbunrdyoins neeStowe-in-the-told;- and is
. • LincK 'Alike-A live at Vauxhall, and am a corn.dealer
kqeper. I bought the horse sten in my possession by
tho t witness from Stedman and Ramage on the 19th November
Om; I bought the hofse for 20!. and paid 18/. down ; the other 21.
We to be paid If the horse tornml out sound. Stedman signed the,
' Isesipt,"but I can't say which of them took the money.
Thome Stedman—iThis witness was the accomplice in the rob-
beryand was brought up in custody of Hall, the officer, of Union.'
bell Police-office.}-1 am a labourer, and live at Banning, near;
Maidstone. 1 know the prisoners at the bar, and saw them all
shone in this town on the 7th of November last. On that occasion
pegs and I bought three horses from the other two prisoners; '
eke was a brown gelding, another a dun gelding, and the third a,
Etrto2•l• ; we gave ten pounds for the brown gelding, and ten 1
ds for the other two. -Smith and Jeffries told me the name of
plate from Which the brown gelding came but I do not read-
*tit. It was about twenty.fire miles from Berwick-hill. They
It was got on the morning of Berwick-hill fair, which was on '
orb November. I think the value of the brown gelding was'
I$L Bassage and I had been in the habit of buying horses
tine. I don't know whether Swage was acquainted with
toed Jeffries before, but I understood he had seen
at Portadown fair in July. Bassage and I took the
• tektite' to Rome y fair, and not selling it there,
to Ime4on, and sold It to White on the 19th November for
our way to London, Besiege talked of selling the gelding
seas at Maidstone. Baasage rode It from Ramsey fair to
W 442:14dredeait fromr thittwt.olL:tnot3filiinl:n it filtenntbhei.
W
'Baiiage. Smith Jeffries were there.g When there
*Ole present but ourselves, Bassage laid down 201. In country
. *clay for the three horses. We were at the King's Head
*Ole
the entire of the day. It was dusk when we took the horses
TIOOI • field in the neighbourhood of this city in which they
placed.
.cgoes.examined.—When I am at home I live at Ilarming, but I
*Mae hers from London. I bare been living there since the 10th
illibeitary. I took up my quartert in Horsemonger-lane ; it was in
there,: a man, named Davis, was there too, and he was trans-
ported, but not for horse stealing, it was only for stealing harness.
(A laugh.) I had been previously acquainted with Davis, and
mitt Wei u fairs and market-pleas, but did not join his company
till we met at Berwick-hill fah. Davis Merit at the King's Head,
arid we were al in this town together. This is the first time I
made my appearance in a court of justice-1 mean in this way.-- (in
the witness-box), but I was. in ore in that way (at the bar).
t Loathing.) It is not a good joke to be at the bar, at least not
that know of. (A laugh.) I was tried for horse-stealieg, but I
wet quite innoceht. I have been charged with passing bad notes,
W 1-never knew nothing about them. (Laughter.) I know a
named Jacobs, who was accused of uttering forged notes at
ton, and I was taken up Oft his account, not on my own. (A
) I was never taken op at Maidstone for nothing, (laughter,)
Ye)
nor tot something, (a laugh,) except for beating a man. I was
not charged there with having passed bail notes, and never ran away
from Maidstone except once.
By the COU RT.-4 knew the horse was stolen. Smith said he
node ft away from Stowe-in-the-11'0d fair. Ile said he had it about
&fortnight in his possession ; that was aIL I was not taken up
for steeling this horse. I had been eight or nine weeks in custody
before I made any disclosure. I don't know whether I will be
pardoned or not, in consequence of the evidence I am now giving;
net I expect it.
iter-examtned.—l have been tried for horse-stealing, but not con-
I was never tried for passing bad notes. Smith told me
and • he had ridden away the brown horse from Stowe.in.
vietekams
UM. lid uring fair time.
'WaThon Bayley.-1 live at Milford, near Salisbury, and am a
dairy-Span and farmer. On a Sunday evening in the beginning of
Ithewiember hut, I saw some men in my field. There were horses
am field on Sunday morning. The men I saw were Jeffries and
' There were two more, hut I did not know them. I can
wig was one of them. The men came and took the horses
paying a shilling for the keep. They talked of going
twfwes
to fair.
Doseding.-1 keep a public-house al Fisherton. I kept
the 's Head in Salisbury on the 7th November. On that day
erweilixon
1 gam Stan, Jellies* and Stedman at my house. I don't know
that they drank tqgether, They were all in one room, and several
odiekirtaiside. I can't swear the prisoner Bas age was there, but
Mthate been.
amined.--it was the common room, and whoever pleas-
ed=haess gone into it.
Hall.--(the officer examined on the last triaL)—l Teeny.
al abligsrn gelding from Mr. Whitt, of Vauxhall, on the 15th
Map Botherry claimed the horse as his property ; add I deli.
,reed it to him at Union Hall,
The ease for the prosecution being closed, and the prisoners
rialwit called on for their defence, Smith and Jeffries denied all know.
ledmi of the transaction.
Bemis said it was Stedman sold the horse. and that he had
• nothing is do with It farther than recommending Mr. White to
purchase the horse from him.
Arr. White was called to give evidence in behalf of Bassage's
citarecter, whom he sta.ed that he knew for a period of several

Aymenbury, on the dth.
Jams Eolliett—l live at East Knoyle, in this cow
frequently men Burton at fairs and markets. I oilmen
my tome on the let July,,early In the morning, about
Decks, the other prisoner, was with him, and both we
Bekaa on a hay mare, and Dicks on a black pony.
thorn, and pursued them on horseback to Stoke, whet
K Mr. eno,. who accompanied me in the pursuit.
with Prisoners at Nine-mile Water. Prisoners were e
hind some hashes, and the hones about 30 yards from
inn(( unsaddled, and without bridles. The prisoners
rtairiedge of the horses. The horses were caught, 1
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ge. lon at Aymesbury. One of the horn .1:1 the other a black pony. Near the horses w
aid!, a saddle, two bridles, and two horse cloths. Wt
primers Seat they had light eoloured coats on. Ige
Iri drove to the hostler at the George Inn. IVe over
40611 aliUut twelve or one in the day. The place wi
*nit is about 25 miles front East Knoyle, whirl
Worn Cadbury. We took the two men into costa'
eet Kellsm—l reside at Winrcrhurn, Stoke, in
I 'partied the last wittiest to a place called Nine.
tailialisbory Plain. where I found the two homes anti
fiernesinner described by hint. 1 saw only toe great c
'Set Itilerthilit—T am a eohitable, residing et Ay
seirCcounty, and saw the prisoners riding through t
wattda Nile-nails Water, on the let July, about nine
tag. The homes they rode were jaded. I nest saw t
in custody at Bulford with the homes, which were th
with them about three hours before.
Berge Dyerz-I live at Winterbum Stoke, where,
o'clock in the morning of the Ist of this month, I saw I
BMmounted on • black pony, and Burton on
sabred me the pony for sale, and Burton said it
it Ihisess, in answer to a question from me. Burton
faittews. and I refused to purchase it. I have since se
es risherton, and they are the same as I saw with I
The men who offered the pony for RI le are tb s prison
Alin Rooks--1 am hostler at the George. I toe
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