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YORK SIMMER ASSIZSES.

On Sunday morning the Judges attended Divine Service at the
C ;Isidro' Church of St. Peter's, where an excellent sernion was
preached by the Archbishop of York's Chaplain,
_ the Rev. Sydney
Smith, M.A. front the 10th chanter of St. Luke, ter. 23, in the
pre“sence of the Bishop, leird Mayor, &c.
And behold a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him—say-
ing. • Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?' "
Our blessed Saviour's answer, said the preacher, to the man
of the law, wan a plain, not a Min' one—" Ito your duty to (;ud
and pier neighbour!" The principal tenor of the Reverend
Gentleman's sernion went to inculcate the love of philanthropy
towards mankind; and lie pa t:cularly addressed himself to the
Judges on the present Assize, and cautioned them iu the hurry of
business not to forget the important duty they owed to their fellow.
creantres—to rentembnir they were lawyers, but at the same time
not to forget they were Christians—to possess " the wisdom of the
serpent with the innocence of the dove.'
CROWN SIDE FOR THE CITY OF YORK.
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[Before Me Hoc Me. Jurtiee BAT LEV. the Loan 3lneon, Re-
coil DE It. dad /tench Magisiraha.
After the Jury were sworn the Associate rend his Majesty's Pro.
clamation against profane swearing, &c. when his Lordship briefly
addressed the Jury, and remarked, that it was entirely owing to the
am:tided morals of the people and the excellent vigilance of the
police of the city of fork, that so few prisoners presented them-
selves on the calendar this day.
.1.11",*8 Milli". &gal 17, cud Taylor' ago n, were placed
at the bar, and pleaded (lenity. The Learned Judge advised them
both to retract their pleas, which they did, when they were put Go
their trials They had no Counsel.
Mr. Si NCLAIn (the Recorder) rend the indictment. The ri-
mming, lie said, stood capitally indicted, upon the oaths of John
sumnierseill and whew, with having, on the 10th day Of May last,
feloniously entered into his dwelling-house, situate at Steeton, near
this city, and stolen therefrom several art.cles of wearing apparel,
his property. The Recorder then prnceedtd to examine
Marg-zret Suinsenengill-Aler flther's name is John Summers-
gill ; she lives with hint ; remembers her father goino out on the
10th of May, she had the case of :he house; at half past seven
o'clock that morning she locked the doors and saw the window
foamed at halipast five o'clock in the evening the dairy window
was pulled out, there was an opening for a man to get In, the door
was fastened with two bolts. She missed two gowns, two pair of
shoes, seven handkerchiefs, too shirts. a waistcoat, and one pair of
stays; ham seen the property since, and knows it to be her's.
y the J tr nGE—ller father rents the house.
Elizabeth Shepherd examined—She was on the road tha • leads
to the peewee-times house, and saw two men, between three and
four o'clock on the 10th of Mny ; the prisoners are the same men ;
they had nothing at that time in their hands ; they were going tn.
wards York. She afterwarda saw them again on the same day,
shout an hour afterwards, they had each a bundle in their hands,
and came out of Su tttttt ersgill's gate.
John Calvert exantir.ed. Ile pursued the prisoners and overtook
them, when they threw down the bundles • he afterwards seized
them, and gave them in charge of a constable.
Nathan Johnson, the constable, stated that he had kept posses-
sion of the bundles ever since he took the prisoners into custody.
Margaret Sunimeregill, examined by the Johns:.—The pro-
perty in question is her own; she found her own clothes ; their va-
lue is more than IL t there was no person in the house whin she
went out ; the window did not open—at wet a trestle window.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoners made no defence.
The Learned Junta: cliargsd the Juiy, and stated, that the
breaking into& dwelling-house in die day-time, and stealing there-
out property to the amount of five shillings, constituted a capital
offence ; and the penalty of the law made it felony, without benefit
of clergy. 'f lie .fury would weigh the natute of the evidence, and
if they saw any doubt, give the pastiness the benefit thereof. On
the contrary, if they saw none, it would be their duty to find the
prisoner'. guilty.
The Jury immediately found both the prisoners Guilly--Druth.
Jima Friatusim was then put to the bar, and pleaded Guilty,
when the Letuned Judge advised him to retract his pies.
Prisonet—l wish net to give the Court any trouble. I did steal
the property.
The prisoner afierwarths retracted his plea, by the advice of his
Lordship, and pleaded Nut Guilty.
Mr. ( OLT MAN stated the case on the part of the Crown. The
prisoner, he said, stood indicted with robbing the portmanteau of
a Mr. Thomas Pearson, of she:flit-id, of axes to the value of 601.
and other Articles, his property.
ll r. ST ICS LA Pi D their called the prosecutor, and examined him
AS follows:—lie is in nu business; lives at Sheffield. Came to York
on a Sunday, in the race week. (In the 25th of May he examined'
his portmanteau ; there was red mance° case, and bills and bank.
notes to the amcunt of :All. in It; eight keys, a pa:r o f braces, one
shirt,six silk handkarehittie,a bank post bill for 30/.. and SOL mother
notes. He left Sheffield on the 22d of May. Ile had taken the
numbers, but the book was not here. The case contained a Bank
of England note foe 10/. ; one on the Crompton Derby Bank for
SL; Leicester Bank for 5/., don't recollect the name of the
bankers; I/. of Renimington and Young's. Ile examined the
book previously to his going to the races, which was about half.
past two o'clock. Ile locked the portmanteau up, and put the
key in his pocket. Got up at eight o'clock the next morning ; took
no particular notice of his portmanteau, and went down to break-
fast, where he continued about an hour. Ile aftawards attempted
to unlock the portmanteau, when' he found it open, and his property
gone. Ile did nut know the prisuner.
By the J um:a—lle took the numbers of the notes after he got
have, trout the numbers in the book.
Jonathan Thomlinson, examined by Mr. Cot.T/Gll—He keeps
a public-house at Bishop lull. The elder Mr. Pearson came phis
house, and slept there. Recollrets the prisoner at the bar coining
on the 25th of May. lie asked it' he could have a bed. I said be
might, and he slept there ; the rooms jointed each other. The
prisoner are down a few minutes after nine o'clock in the
morning. Mr. Pearson had been down to breaktist ; the pet.
loner came down before, and went up strain. Ile paid fur
his bed, and salted for a glass of rum ; said he was going up to
Morley's, the coach-master. Ile asked if in could have a bed for
two nights inure. I saw Mr. Pearson afterwards go up stairs ; he
was not mane minutes there. Ile came down with the case in his
hands, and said lie had lost all his money. I went to the c.nn-
stable, and stated he had been robbed, and had the pristmer taken
into custody.
Robert Barnes extunined by ..Ir. ST nice Law n.—l am a clerk
in the batik of Messrs. Wentworth and Co. Saw the prisoner
there a little after tell o'clock ; he came to have a ten peund note
changed. I gave him flint' notes and tight half-crowns.
By the Jr: WM.—Witness took no account of the number of the
note. _

John Swan examined by Mr. CoI.TMAN—IIe is a partner to
the firm of Rapers and Co., Bankers of this city. Recollects the
prisoner coming to their Bank on the 2tith, between Id and II
o'clock, to ask fur change fora MI. Bank Post Bill. Pardoe had
been just before to stop payment. I told the prisoner this, and
that probably this was the same bill, and requested hint to wait
whilst I sent for Pardoe. Ile said he would wait at the Black
St's.n. Ile went out, and I requested Mr. Champreys not to lose
sight of hint. Pardoe was in the Bank when the prisoner came,
but went out aftrrwarils.
Win. Chummy% examined by Mr. STRICKLAYO-11C is clerk
in the llanking.house of Rapers and Co. He Miaowed the prisoner
out, who went to the Black Swan. lie met Pardue, and wanted
out the prisoner, and he was taken intocustody. The Post Bill was
lett in the Bank on the table. I took and marked it, sod then
gave it to Panlue.
Mr. Swan re-examined by the J t:DGE--Believes it was the same
bill.

William Pardoe examined by Mr. Cour atrug—lle is a eon-
stable of the City. Beta-teed Information of the robbery, and gave
notice to the bank of Rapers and Co. Saw Mr. ('haniprevs, and
ointed out the prisoner. and a'ierwards took hint into custody.
p Ilere the witness described the various notes before enumerated in
his possession). Ile gave them to Mr. Pearson. Ile found some
picklock keys upon him ; he tried tine of them, and it opened the
lock with great ease.
Janus Gorthop examined be Mr. ST it IC I LAIM—IIC is porter
to the House of Correction. The prisoner was brought there on
the 2fith of May. lie found a pin. of braces in his hat ; said they
hi lunged to the gentleman who came for them—Mr. Pearson—he
t...mimed his name.
Prisoner—l never knew his name.
Gaoler—You mentioned it several times.
Mr. Pearson re-txamined by Mr. (.m.7 MAN—The braces were
his; they hail some black stains upon them, and marked •` T. P."
The shirt produced Is his property. The handkerchief has T. l'."
tua-ked on the cu atm.
The prisoner had no Counsel.
The [garnet! .11 ti E called on the prisoner fur his defence, when
he addressed the Jury in the following words:-- I tin, Gentle-
men, 47 y-aut of age. I dune from Newcastle on the ilth of April
lust. where I left a starring Meetly of tire children, with :at. in my
itocket. and came here to seek for bread. I had lived previously to
the robbery Al hours on • pennyworth of bread and a pint of ale.
I hope his. Lordship will be iner:iful."
The prisoner asked the prosecutor if he haul not a gold watch, and
why be did not take that?
Prosecutor.—Why. indeed !
The Learned .1 t• tut t: charged the Jury, and said, stealing in a
dwAling-house to the amount of 40a was a capital offence, and
subjected flue prisoner, if found guilty, to the penalty of death.
The Judge then proceeded to remark on the evidence, and left it to
the Jury to sue whether they had any doubt of the prisoner's
gin —The J our brought in their verdict —t ;?•;:ty we,.
Ills transmute proc:xsled to address the prisoner in the nowt
litiniane manner, which drew tears from several of the auditors
when the venlict of death was -:corded.
CROWN SIDI: FOR THE COUNTY.

Precisely at half-past twelve o'clock this day Ir. Baron Elul.
lock entered the Court, attended hr the rroltr.Siterift". and when
the names or the Grand Jury were called over, the tellowing g• n.
tlemen answered to their respective names, and were mons 111
accordingly, viz.:—
Jamey Areliilultl Stewart Wortley., Esq. Foreman.
The lion. Wan. S. I.sseclles, John Wm. l'uttig.i. Esq.
The thin. TI as Lister, Henry NiiiStrialaft. Esq.
Sir Wm. Foslis, Bart. John Wartoo. Em.
Sir Wm. Lister. llArt. William Markham, Esq.
sir \(n. Strielehmd. Bart. Ilarry l*roft. Esq.
Sir 11. Carr Ibbown. Itirt. lieory VJusittart, Evq.
FILIAL Aerie nos:, •so l'Alli NTAI. Loyv.—Ths 1 Sir John Ligtvr K3E•,C Ban. 'Damns lkinson Wand, Em.
extensive authority of parents under the Chinese laws is Srir - . AMU: SVI:C,.. Hart. l'b Wod.l, EN.
well known. A Chinese, of It) years old, Viilo4C aged mw Rotten Deni...l.• Evq• .14.1 m Armiing,.. i'..i.
then dogged him every day, sheet tears in company of one! "tro,tll;.:l2:l,4°";lm'ns• 119* ;1;171',..1111Z".n Pmfal' Esq.of his friends.'•Why do you Seep?" " Alai! things , 11"1"1:e laarn 44.1 law then proceeded to charge the Vran. II Jury,
are not as they used to he. The poor woman's arm grows' aft" 'dud) they rotted to tind their bills.
feebkr every iffy."—LiterJrs, .1/,/.coet.
.31r. Justi,:c Ili ley SA at X:.I. 1' it', after he had let the city.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

WINCHESTER ASSIZES, MOXDAY, Avocet, 2.

The Loyd Chief Justice and Mr. Dunn Darrow anise/ berg this
ttellillg it five s'Vlock.
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'llteT'omminsion was immediate'? opened, and the Court ad-
journed until twelve o'clock to-morrow.
In the morning their Lordships will attend divine service pre-
vious to the commencement of business. ,

GRAND ENTERTAIWMENT 01YRV NY THE
PISOMO.VGERS' COMPANY.

On Monday, being the Anniversary of the Accession of the
House of Brunswick to the Throne, the Fishmongers' Company,
according to annual custom, gave a grand dinner to commemorate
that event, and some of the most distoigotshed individuals were in.
sited. On the right hand of the Meister of the Company sat his
Royal Iliglinaut the Duke of Sussex, and on his left the Lord
Mayor. There were oleo present Sir James Mackintosh, Mr.
Bennet, Alt launbton, Lord A. Hill. Lord Darnley, the Hun.
Agar Ellis, Sir T. Lawrence, W. Williams. {nays M. P., General
Quiroga, the Greek Deputy General Orlando. the( anon ltiegu, the
brother of the to Spanish General ; anti General Mina lied pro-
mised to attend, but was prevented by indisposition. Thee: was
also a number of other cc:Aimed Spanish officers present. Mr.
Marjoribanke and Mr. Amen, and a number of other Gentlemen t
eminent in the eutioneerial world., were present.
After the usual loyal and patriotic utasts had been drunk, the
CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Duke of Sussex, whim was
drunk in ao enthusiastic manner.
His ROYAL Illuitscss, jn retumingthanks, alluded to the
event which they were met to celebrate, and said that all friends of
con-titutional liberty, and of those principles which had tor their ob-
ject the welfare or the great body of the community, ought to sup-
port the House of Brunswick, for it was by that liberty and upon
those principles which the family to which lie had the honour to
belong was placed en the throne. His Royal Highness, ID
the course of his speech, alluded to the presenise of many distin-
guished foreigners, and said, that had the House of Brunswick a
century ago maintained such piintiplos as now were attempted to bw
enforced by the crowned heads abroad, they would, without doubt,
never have been rewind on the throne of this country. (Loud
cheers.) He conclud&l by expressing his hopes, that the slaw
principles would ever be maintained in this country, as they Irene
the great support of its prosperity and independence, and ftk Opel.
ration of our example was requisite to maintain the spirit of liberty
in other countries.

" The health of the Lord Mayor" was drank with treat sp-
plattite.. . _ _ _ _

The Loao Marna retained thanks in an able spe in irhich
he expressed his gratification at the noble sentiments wh ch they
had beard delivered from their Royal Visitor, sentiments for which,
by a strange perversion,men not long since ware stigmatised as dis-
loyal,
kJ uttering; but (such had been the happy change of the
general feeling) a man would now Incur public odium by at-
tempting to deny them.
The health of Riego, of Quiroga, Orlando, and the other Fe-
reign visitors, were then drank with great enthusias'.
General 1,2171N0GA warmly expressed his thanks, by an is-
terpmer, for the honour done him, as did the Greek Deputy
Orlando.
The Canon RIEGO, in returning thanks, ezpressed himself
much gratified at the reception he ite.d met with, and was most
deeply affected by the honour which had Leen expressed fur the
memory of his brother. The circumstance! a hit death were pe-
culiarly painful to him, as it was brought abont by treachery and
Royal tyranny, and as he had not died according to his own earnest
wish—on t..e field. fighting the monk. of liberty and of human
happiness. Notwithstanding the treachery that had been exer-
cised, and the murders that had been committed on the friends of
liberty, he doubted not that the cause world yet mivz. and Spain
enjoy the blessings of Constitutional freedom. (Loud cheers.)
The health ot Sir JAMES MACIONI6SM was drank with ap-
plause, and he returned thanks in an eloquent speech, which was
received with general cheers. He declared there was no tri-nd of his
country who must not coincide with the sentiments expressed by
his Royal Highness, that the (Heads of the house of Crunswick
ought to be the friends of public liberty. What was it that gave
this nation her pre-eminence over all (niters in the world, but her
liberty ? What gave the fit rt impetus to her commerce, and spread
it all over the world, but her liberty? ‘Virt maintained her peace,
prosperity, and happiness at home, but iter liberty ? (Loud ap-
plause.) lie concluded by expressing his conviction, that It ass
to these principles, which had been so *ell expatiated upon by the
Royal Duke, that we owed all that was dear and valuable to u'.
The healths of Mr. BONNET and Mr. LAMIITON were t 114.11
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drank. The latter declared that he was i friend of 31onarch yso
long as it promoted the prosperity of the people, and no longer.
Numerous other patnottc touts were drank, and tkal company
separated at a late hour.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The population of Cape Town, according td returns in
January last, is as below ; but, Including new settlers not
enumerated, it is thought not to fall short of 20,000.
White inhabitants . .

Free Meeks . -
Hotots tices (ot prize slaves) .
tten - . .
Slaves . .

8,246
1,870
956
1,20
7,078

ISMS

The number of wine farms in the rape district, and in
Stellenbosch district, and their produce, is as follows.
We have turned the Cape measures rota English, esti-
mating the leaguers at 1.50 gallons each. If it is wished
to convert the guilders into English money, we find they
are estimated by Mr. Pringle at Is. 6d each, and the cal-
culation may be made accordingly.
Cape. Stellenbosch.
Farms . 41 334

Value according to the latest transfers 2,879.941
Gni Men.)
Number of vine stocks planted thereon :1,394,412
Gallons of wine produced . . 3.:0.14111
__-- of brandy - . - 7,2111/
Prize negrocs on the faints - . 114
ilottentota ditto - . . 142

14,039,734
irlsildera., )
2,477.409
143,1104.
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Slaves ditto 1.070
Horses, oxen, and mule% ditto . 1,5Y0

But in addition to the produce mentioned above, there
were about 130,000 gallons of wine produced on farms not
exclusively wine f.tritts.
The quantity of wine brought into Cape Town was, in
1606-7-8, about 4,000 leaguers on an average ; and, in
Is2o-1-2, about 11,000 leaguers, or 1,050,000 gallons ;
and the quantity exported in each of the three years last
mentioned was about 3,500 leaguers, or one-half.
Of the :176 wine farms in the two districts, S 7 have one
hundred thousand vine stocks or upwards; 163 have fifty
thousand or upwards; and 134 have twenty thousand or
upwards. We may infer from the statements, that on an
average each ten vine stocks produce about a gallon of wine,
ihaiiies a quantity of brandy.—Scobotan.

Mit RANK PENITENTIARY:Oa Monday next, the
Penitentiary at Milbank, Westminster, is to be ngain re-
opened, for the reception of male and female prisoners.
The two former removals of prisoners, on account of a
general, destructive, and alarming sickness, that seised
them, will be remembered ; and that the sickness was in a
great degree attributed to the damp situation of the prison,
the want of a free current of air, the poor character of the
dietary, and the deficient exercise allowed to the prisoners.
Since the removal of the prisoners to separate hulks at
Woolwich, the building has been particularly examined by
Sir Humphrey Davy and other professors, by five Physi-
cians, Dr. Roget, &c. at an expense to the public, tt is
said,ofaboutl,oool. Various cleanings and alterations were
suggested by them, particularly as regards the ventilation
of the Penitentiary Prison ; such as an alteration of the
walls, the introduction of gratings, &c. to secure a more
free current of air; and these amendments, chiefly sug-
gested by Sir Humphrey Davy. it is understood have been
extensively attended to. The alterations, it is ex-
pected, will prevent the recurrence of that sicknes,
which has been heretofore so fatal ; and this is so
confidently expected, that preparations are made for
the return and reception of prisoners on Monday
n.xt. The dietary will he on a more generous scale,
and more exercise will he allowed to the prisoners.
There will be the sante establishment of offic rs, be.
The Chaplain, the Rev. NIT. Bennett, who has per-
formed duty to the Penitentiary prisoners on hoard
the several Hulks at Woolwich three times a week,
will resume his duties in the Penitentiary prison. Sieee
the last removal of the prisoners, the matron, Mrs. Wil-
kinson, has died ; there will bee new matron in her stead,
over the remelt. prisoners. The Penitentiary cost half .a
million in building: it will hold about Am prisoners:: and
ter many years past there has been annually granted to it
from el,OOO/. to :11,000/.—British Ttardler.
COUNTRY CBICILET NIATCII.—In that ininsitab'e
work, Oar ViPage, by Miss Maori!, among mammal.
other faithful pictures of rustic life, is an admirable sketch
under the above title--a sketch, although luxuriantly co-
loured, possessing a degree of truth and keeping apparent
to all who have either participated in the soul-enlivening
exercise, or watched the efforts of the contending parties.
" Who would think," exclaims the *thor, after describing
the pleasurable emotions of the winners at the conclusion of
the game, "that a little bit of leather and two pieces of
wood had such a delightful power?" None, indeed.
but those who had ocular demonstration of it ; and
yet we " doubt (to quote the author's words 00) K there
be any scene in the world mote animating et delightful
than a cricket match."