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THURSDAY.

John Rollin, aged 41, Joseph Ito 34, and Jesse eu„k,
-wore irdicted for a burglary in the bonne of George Cunlttle, at
Dolton, and Mewling a quasi ity of muslin, and handkerchiefs, Ins
property. These are the goods, which )Ir. Saxon, a dealer, in
Corkpt-hill, was charged with having received, kr.owinr them to
be stolen. A bill foe the offence was now preferml against Mr.
beano; bet the timed Jury threw it out.
Mr. A•11W0111TO .tad the ease to the Jury, and then called a
svoisitlerthle number of witnessc., from whew appeared
that, en the night of the Yllth of .tpril last, the pnwerutocleti his
premists secure when he went to bed. In the nannian he fusti:d
that the window of his warehouse (which formed part of the dwell.
tug house) had been forced open, and a considerable quatitiiy of
.ineslins end handkerchiefs stolen then out. Part of these muioins
wore alierwards found in the warehouse of 31r. Saxon, to whom
they had been sold by John Dolton ; and two pieces of hit 41kt:r-
elatifs were discovered entecaled in a chimney in Bolton's house--
A consielaable body of evidence was also adduced to &hew that the
privonets bad been seen about the premises, on the night of the
robbery. It did not, however, appear certain that the ulknce had
been committed during the time which was neve:nary to coustittoe
a burglary ; it not having been discovered until some time after day.
lioht in the morning of the 29th April. The sale of the goods to
:taxon was admitted by John Ikthon, when before the magistrates,
find the prisoner Cook a :mined that lie put the two pieces of hand-
...kerchiefs which he said heel been found) in the chimney. The
identity of all the property produced was satisfactorily made out by
the prosecutor.
11' hen John Bolton was called on for his defence, lie read a long.
rambling, desultory sia corr.' from a paper which i.e held in his,
hand. hot did not urge a single point calculated to weaken the ef-
lot of the evidence against him, lle then caked Mr. Sago who,
however, only c trtirmeil the case against Alan
Mr. Saxon r.tait erios.examined by Mr. Asnwourn, evidently
with the vii r of throwing an imputation, upon his conduct. lle,
Itorcvcr, at swered th • questions of the Learned lieniknian in the
font ready and satisfactory manner, until Mr. Justice Hainan
pis' an end to the tumuli:26m.
11 is Lordship then ,audited up the evidence, felling the Jury he
ditaight there was nut sufficient evidence to 'support the charge of
bur lacy.
'clic Jury found all the prisoners:Nifty of stealing in adwelling
Ii fir e to the amount of forty shillings.
:•ieliteuce of death recorded.
CIVIL SlDE.—TrillitallAY.

'rho business of this Court commenced about twelve o'clock, he-1
tore Air. Baron uhhocit.
As is not unfrequently the ease an the tint day of the Assists,
very great interruption was eaperieneed in the business of thel
tour:, owing to parties not being ready to proceed. One se
Cinivrt, which were etpected to occupy a considerable time, were
postponed • several others were undefended. IV hen the Court ar-
rirta at Ne. 11, in the first list, Air. Williams hoped that the
411aurt would permit it to stand over for a short time, on account of
Le Da-gain,' at swo wawa, who were coming by We packet

from Preston. The time of its arrival was past, but, owing to the
want of water in the Canal. it had been detained on tilt way. Ile
trusted, however, that it would arrive in half an hour. Ili, Lord.
shi Ail the delay asked for; and the next cause was railed.
Nobody, however, was ready in that, aor in the next, nor indeed
in any other. The Court therefore remained for a coi.siderable time
with nothing to do but laugh at a joke sported by Mr. Sergeant
('rues, who said that the business of the Court wan aground, be-
eansu. Mr. Nt'illianis's witnesses were afloat ; and the business of
the Court would be afloat when Mr. NVilliams's 'witnesses were
aground. At length Mr. Baron llullock signified that he would
no hunger permit the time of the public to be wasted: and he
shmtld proceed to strike the causes in order, unless the parties were
i "ad, to go on. Mr. IVilliams was therefore compelled to go to
trial without his witnesses; and from that cause, or from the
badness of his case, the plaintiff bad • verdict against him.
In the next case called on, Mr. Stirlen and Mr. Sergeant
CMS said they had only just received their briefs, into which they
had never lookell.
Ale. heron Ilot.t.ocr said they must go on: hat he granted
them • few minutes to make themselves acquainted with the con-
tests of their briefs.
After a very short delay the cause proceeded; it was the
following:—

• ronsow r. wooncocx.
Mr. POLLOCK npetred the pleadings. This was an action of
trespass for breaking into the plaintiffs close, digging in his
mines, and taking therefrom certain quantities of two!.
The defendant pleaded the general issue.
Mr. Scan LET T stated the ease to the Jury, and said the plain.
tiff was the possessor of a coal-mine under I Irrell Moss, in the
neighbourhood of 1/arwen. and the defendant was the ;xis-scoot of
another coal-mine in the neighbourhood. The plaintiff, suspecting
that the defendant was working the coal under his laud, cuntnved
to send a person into the defendant's mine to ascertain the fact.
Having his suspicions continued by the report of that person, he
sent =Other fur the purpose of dialing the coal. Front the re-
searches of this individual, he ascertained that the defendant hid
removed the coal to the extent of three roods and some perches.
Persons connected with the coal trade estimated the value of the coal
thus taken away at 4501.. exclusive of the expeLse of working it.
And it was to recover that turn that the action was brought.
The Learntd tientleman then called a number of witnesses to
prove his case, who satisfactorily ;moved that the plaintiff's coal
was gone, and that it Must have been taken tip the pit worked by
the defendant, between which and the varaary left there was a
communication. Some serbai midi:Lee was also given to prove
the plaintiff's title.
Air. St'ant.E T T said that was his cue.
Mr. Sergeant Funs, asked his Lordship whether there was a
case to go to the Jury T The plaintiff had not proved his title.
Mr. c.cans.trr contended that he had shewn the plaintiff**
tithe by proving acts of ownership excrrised by hint.
Mr. baron Iln LfaiclC said thew might be acts of usurpation.
The title of the plaintiff ought to be better proved.
Mr. SCARLKTT then put in several leases and conveyances to
prove the title; he said there was another very material document,
which he should have put an, had not the s ttcr>a necessary to
prove it got so drunk that it was quite impossible to bring him into
a Court uf Just ire.
Mr. Itaron 111: i.LOCE said he thought there was now a case to
go to the Jury.
Mr. Sergeant mass addressed the Jury for the defendant, con-
tending that the plaintiff had not made met either the title or the
trespass.
Mr. llaron 11h LLotle summed tip the evidence , and the Jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff—l/antages 1901.

CROWS COURT.—l'ittymt.
Edmund ll'hitelvotl, aged 21i, charged, on the Coroner's In-
quest, (Ilie Grand .lury having ignored the bill), with killing and
staying his wife, Ann Il'hitellead, at Bury ; the Judge expressing
a deelecal opinion that there was no evidence to &fleet him, was at,
George Williamson and rornelius frillinnton, two brothers.
and men of respectable appearance, were charged with killing and
skying James Butterworth, in the parish of Ashton under "Inc.
The Brand Jury ignored the bill against Cornelius Williamson, and
he was arraigned on the inquisition.
Mr. Co I.TMAN stated the ease to the Jury. The deceased it ap-
peared had been drinking with the prisoners, in Audenahaw, and
was intoxicated. At length they came to a public house, called
the tinkle Bridge, where the deceased could mile prevail upon'
I licorice to go In with hint. Whtlst there a quarrel tlok place be-
tween them, and Corntlitia was called to go in to ids brother. Ile
had a struggle with the deceased on the tloor,stad some blows passed.
4 St) getting tap he said, it was the firat:hattle he had ever been en-
gaged in. Ih:ceased then rushed at hint spin, and in the struggle
had the advantage. When they had been parted, George aunt
he would tight the deceased, if he would stand up, but not up and
down. They Inger', and at length got down on the floor, George
uppertnost, anal several blows were struck by him. When he was
taken off, the deceased was found to be insensible, and died in a
few minutes. Mr. Campbell. a surgeon, who opene.l the body,
roved that there was a considerable extravasation of blood on the
Milo, anti an adhesion of the membranes to the body of the
brain which would greatly increase the tendency to an t trusion of
blood. Ilk opinion was, that it had been caused by the passion
and exertions of the deceased, and rot by anything done by the
priapism'.
Under these cireumstsoceit, time Learned J Do r stopped the ease
and they were unittiilea. They had retired a very high, character:

ROBBING Olf TENT CRS.
Jae Pudgy*, aged 111, we eitarga4 with cutting and stealing
frein a tenter at Dory, in the night inns, a quantity of cloth, the
property of Dennis Grundy. Ile was also charged with grand lar-
ceny, in stealing the same cloth. The steniitig in the night time,
which was necessary to support the former charge, was abstolontd
br the found tin the prosecution. who proceeded on the Luteny.
The circumstances were nithout interest, and the Jury imme-
diately found him Gaiky.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
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i rig ne Rostock, aged 19, and Ir illia ut Xll Kuivitt, 19, were
%charged with robbing John IVliitiani, on the highway, at
Little Bolton, on the 11th of August. The case wan one of .1 very
uninteresting desciiption. The priNoncrs followed the pri.secutor
front a public-hoto.e. knocked him down 'on the road, and owl(
about ten shillings front his poeltet.--Gaiffy.--rientence or death
recorded.