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London, England, 1822-12-13 00:00:00

ESSEX ASSIZES.

CHZIAISFORD, DECEMBER 11.
The %Violet Anises for this county commenced here to-
day before Mr. Baron GRAHAM and Mr. Justice BATLEY...—.
The calendar rooming at present 92 commitmcnisi amongst
which are, wage fur rape, 10 burglaries, one forgery, 29 las.
espies, two receivers of stolen g..ods, one arson, fuer house-
breaking'', two breaking pri'on, five sheep ste";ing, one fur
cutting trees, six misdemeanors, one highway•robbery, two
for offences against the 57th Gee. 111. concerning game, and
two assaults with illicit to rob.

After &needing divine service, Mr. Baron GRAHAM
charged the Grand Jury, and addressed them with topics
precisely similar to those epee which be esvelt in his charge
to the Hertfordshire Grand Jury, sad expressed his opium*
against the oeeetnity of a circuit et this inhospitable season
of the year, wearied as it was with so mach personal i neon.
yeaience to the Judges named in the Commission, to the
Grand Jury, and to the yeomanry of the county, who were
called upon to discharge the duly of Common Jurors, with-
out producing any public advantage adequate to the men- I
lice which all persons assembled on each an occasion were
compelled to make.
Before Mr. Juliet BATLEY.
Abraham Parish and Jamas Parish, brothers, were in-
dicted for felowitienly assaulting Henry Golding, on the
Kh g's highway, at Barking, on the 17th of November last,
with intent to rob
Mr. JOSEPH was for the prosecution, and Mr. Amuses
for the defence.
It appeared is evidence that the Prosecutor was the guard
Oa common stage waggon, from Colchester to London. Be-
tween gee and two o'clock on the swain of the 17th No-
vember, the Prisoner' attacked the driver of the waggon
near ChadwellrMl imitated upon stopping the waggon (seethe
purpose of robbing it. The Prosecutor, who was asleep in
the waggon, was awakened, and he came to the assistance of
the waggoner. He successively knocked both the Prisoner*
doom, but they could not be prevailed upon to go about their
husioese. They boas attacked the Prosecistor,got him down,
and were trying to rifle his pockets, when two carters came
up, overpowered Use Prisoners, and they were taken into cos. •
tudy. The seuffie and resistmce lasted fur nearly half sits
hour. The where've' positively swore to both the Prisoner*.
No substantial defence was offered, and both Prisoners
were found
The Prisoner, Abraham Parish, was tried at the last As-
sizes for a highway rubbery npou a female, under the most
atrocious circumstances, but was acquitted, in coast-queues
of a mistake in the Prosecutor's name.
The Learned Judge seittericed the Prisoners to be trans-
ported fur seven years, being the full extent of puoivhmeut ,
awarded by the star. 7 Geo. 11. c. 21, sec.l, on which the
indietmeat was founded. 1
/sane Prior and Thomas Adams were indicted for bur-
glancrosly breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Wil.
liam Cockerton, at Sutton, on the night of the 18th of Oc-
tober, and stealing a fowliag.piece, a large quantity of pork,
some cheese, and other food ; and William Prior was in-
dieted for receiving the fowling-piece, knowing d to have
been stolen.
Mr. APORMS lime for the prosecution. The principal
witreas to prove the case was an accomplice, named lhvid
Sam*, who turned approver for the Crown; and, according
to his evideoce, which was corroborated by other witnesses
in collateral circumstances, he and the two principal offend-
er. broke open the cellar of the Prosecutor's house is the
night of the 18th of October, and stole the property men-
tioned in the indictment. The plooder was carried to Wil-
liam Priori house, and the fowlisg.piere hid in the thatch
of the roof. The ease was left to the Jury upon the credit of
the eppenvees evidence, and
The Jury found all the Prisoners Guilty.
&ASS MT. Thrall GOILVIAN.
John Targrass was indicted fur stealing, on the: dof
November, at Priklewell, a sheep, the property of Jobs
Stratum

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The sheep in question was one of a flock of 97, belonging
to the prosecutor. It was mimed en the mornisig of the 4th
of November, and, in coonequenre of foot•muka on the
ground, slid traces of blood. search was made in the Pri-
soner's house, and the remains of ■ fresh butchered sheep
were found in different parts a fthe cottage. There was also
a pair of shoes toned which corresponded with the footsteps
which led to the Prisoner's collage from the spot where
the sheep was slaughtered. The joints of meat also curre-
sponrkd with the sheep skin Clued in the field.
Upon tin■ evidence !beast went to the Jury, and they
(mind the Prisoner Guilty—Death.
There was no other conviction worth unentioniug whkh
toot place in this Court.
The Assizes are not expected to finish before Saturday
morning.
Fias.—Yellerday mornimr. shoot two o'clock, a moat
alarming and destructive fire lwoke out in t►e house of Mr;
ISEASOUIRII, grocer ariS che -*emotive, Foro.street. Lime.
house, which complethiy destroyed that and the adjoining
house, together with other poverty. We have out heard of
nod lives being lost.