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INSOLVENT DEBTORS• COURT, 4*nc 21.

James Pow, who had been previowdy examined by the Court.
was brought up for final hearing, and to receive the judgment of
the Court.

It appeared that, shortly before the insolvent went to prison,
he made over some household furniture and effects to a woman, who
acted as his laundress. The furniture so made over was alleged to
be worth rear NW., hut it was stated by the insohent anti 31rs.
Vhristrnas to be worth only about 141
The Court having appointed an assignee, that gentleman went to
Mrs. Christmas's house, but she always feigned some excuse, in
order to prevent hint from obtaining a sight of the articles, nor
could he do so until one of the brokers of the Court went with
authority.
Mrs. Christmas was this day examined at considerable length,
and, although a reluctant witness, acknowledged that the property
Rat made over to her shortly before the insolvent went to prison,
and that she then only gave him • shilling as a nominal considcra-
on, having made some prior advances.
31r. Commissioner HARRIS, in pronouncing the judgment of
the Court, observed that the insolvent had by his conduct broufht
himself within the operation of the 17th section of' the Act of
Parliament. The Court would therefore remand the insolvent, and
order him to be confined within Ow walls of the prison for three
calendar months front the date of his petition.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HoasaAm, Dimwit 20.

(Before Mr. Sergeant OarsLow' sitting for Mr. Baron ernauast.)
This was an action of assault and battery. Plea, the general
issue.

Mr. OURNEY and Mr. COURTIMPE conducted the plaintiff's
ease, and Mr. MAaRYAT and Mr. MAnalta rt. the delendant's.

Both parties appeared to bit in • respectable station of life. re-
siding at Petworth. (hi the day mentioned in the declaration they
were to each ether's company at an ino in Chichester, ■hen, under
the influence of wine, angry words of the most offensive nature took
place. The plaintiff wss lame iii one knee. and oneof his hands
war crippled by a burn. From the most offensive abuse of each
other, they at length resorted to pulling of noses and expectorating
in faces. The company present interfered, and a sort of pacific
treaty was entered into, the high contracting parties stipulating that
the tint who 'violated it should forthwith forfeit and pay a pint of
wine, and that the forfeiture should be incurred on-every infraction.
The treaty being violated by both panics several times, each in-
curred the penalty stipulated, and several additional pints of wine
were drank. The belligerents having exhausted themselves in
mutual abuse, the defendant made several attempts to provoke the
plaintiff to fight, but in vain, he constantly pleading his crippled
hand and knee. Some kicking on the shins then took place, and
after a disgraceful scuffle the plaintiff had one of his legs broken.
Several witnesses were examined on both sides as to the question
who was the first aggressor and most in fault, when
The Jury, under the Learned Sergeant's direction, found their
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages. 101.

( Before the LORD riliET 11/1110N. )
Edward NrWlllllll was indicted for knowingly uttering, at Chi-
chester. on the Bth December, a forged check for the payment of
till., with intent to defraud Messrs. Hark and Co.
Mr. A xnnrws and Mr. 3lansitaLt. conducted the prosecu.
don, and Mr. ISOLT. AND the defence.
The prisoner had been a farmer at Strood, near Petworth. On
the 11th of December he presented at the banking-house of Messrs.
Hack and Co., at Chichester, a check for 671.. payable to " James
Johnson, or bearer," and purporting to be drawn by Richard Jud.
gen upon Messrs. Storeld and Co.. bankers at Petworth, one of
which firm was father-in.law to a Mr. Juden of that place. The
prisoner told the pay clerk that his name was Jlllllll Johnson, artd
observing that she clerk rather hesitated at the name of Judger, he
said that it wait Mr. Juden, who kept cash at his father-in-hies
bank at Petworelt. The clerk, knowing .Jr. Juden to be a person
of credit, and believing the representation made, immediately paid
the prisoner the amount of the check, which was soot) afterwards
discovered to be a forgery, there being no person of the name of
.1 agen to he found, and tht.t. Mr. Juden did not keep any cash at
his tailiet-in-laiv'a bank.

The prisoner raid nothing in his defence, but called witnesses
who proved that he w.,s a person who had halierto borne a good
character.

The Jury found him Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted for n similar ofllinee, in uttering
a forged cireeic on the same day for 951., drawn in the zarne of
Richard Judgen, in favour or James Mills, with dcfraud
310wrs. Ridge and Co., of Caichciter.
Similar evidence WAS giver. in this case to that lethe Lint, and the
prisoner was found
Jtulgment was respited until the opinion t f •i.e twelve Judgts
ahowld be taken upon a point submitted by Counsel MI t ehalt t.f
the prisoner.

NORT!!ERN MAncil 20.

CROWN SIDE.

This morning, at half-past eirsen;ii;. Baronlfock took his
'tat on the Broth and the Grand and Potty JllTihl having been
■worn, hie Lordehip prneeetted to address them ; after which, the
following cto: was called on :

✓Alta IV aeon, aged 17, was eltarged with aiming a home, the
property of Joseph Steele. of Ripon.
Mr. A LEXANDE a staled the ease for the Crowe.
From the statement ofth•t [Awned G entienusn, it appeared, that
the praeeeutor was a chimney sweep at Ripon; that live veers ago
the prisoner was in his employ ; that he hail left It, and afterwatds
returned, and continued for two or three dins. The prosecutor. on
going, as usual, to look at his hone, found it gone. On ingnlrys
lie learnt that the prisoner bad been seen passieg thestugh.Raruegh.
bridge, and from thence to York, whence 110 penceeded to several
piece.. At length passing through Preston-iti-Doldermlis„ he oh.
served the prisoneer at work in a field, end asked him, what he had
done with hie horse? to which the ruiemer replied, '• I have him
in a stubble-field- close by." Ile war then asked, what, he had
done whit the saddle and collar ? arid instantly ehowed the prowess
for where they were. Haring got possessio.i of hie horse.
collar, &r. the prosecutor returned to Hall, where he delivered-the
prisoner into custody.
The prisoner was undefended, and made no defence.
Judgment of Death was recoiled.
George &Was. aged 2a, was charged with steeling a bay mare,
the prupfrty of Thomas Tilliken, of l'Averley, near liendterd.
The eircumstacem were briefly these :—The mare in question
was stolen from a Meld, daring the night of the Sal of August last,
and the nest morning the prisoner was met riding it. near Kneen'.
borough, by a reepeciable butcher, to whom he offered it for sale
for DA Mr. Di:tritium) told hint he asked too murk, and euspixt-
ing lain to have stolen it. induced hint to return to Kmomborougo,
to a friend of Me. - Dirkinson's, on being, asked alter he bad dam
with the while, he replied, that he hod left it at Low Hutrowga•a
that the hottee was his rasher's, that he had brought it from a place
three millee above Basely, and that his name was George Brown.
On taking the mere to the kludshap's Inn a constable was sent for ;
previous to his mining, Mr. ItolAinson detained the prixones, by
pretending to parch:tee the mare for eigh t guineas. No a enter wee
the constable introduced to the prisoner than he confessed who the
mare belonged to• and said that he had stolen it the day before.
Two respectable homers, who had known tile rxistnier tot oc.

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

'Vera!' years, and in whose service he hail lived, gave him a good
character.
The Jury found him (:ul/ry, and sentence of Dent?, was recorded.
John Kitson, aged 2:1, and Thomas Sngrten, aged 25, late of
Manningliam, MUNI capital barged with robbing, on the King's
highway, on the 14th of 31dSt le‘t.
Mr. nanny stated the ease tar the Crown ; when, from the
Learned lientlemau's statement, it appeared that the prisoners.
along with a third person tetugden's brother), who was convicted
at the last Assizes and transported for life, were charged with vie.
lentiv assaulting, ill treating, and robbing the prosecutor, at Clay.
ton Ileights,.oear Bradford. The evidence adduced was precisely
the :.ame as was brought forward at the last Assizes, witb this dif-
ference, that the prisoners absented themitelves just after the rob.
bery, and nothing wan beard of diem until September last, when
Ingham, the constable of Bradford, heard that they were at Wool.
with, whither he proceeded, and found them in the garrison, they
having enlisted at Hull, in a corps of sappers and miners.
The prisoners, is their defence, declared their innocence of the
robbery, anti called several witnesses to swear that the prosecutor
declared to them that he never saw the men who robbed him, and
consespiently could nut tell how many of them there were.
The Jury retired for half an hour, and on their return found the
whole
Joseph Lee, need 27, late of the Beal in the \Vest Riding.
stood capitally indicted, upon the oath of Thomas flinchelitre and
others, with having, on the Did of October laic on the King's
highway, between Rothwell Haigh and Ylettiley,wkalently assaulted
and hest him with a stick, and knocked him dawn, and with
taking from his person Rural notes, together with some gold
and silver, amounting to lat
The prosecutor. it appeared, had treated the prisoner•at a public.
house near Leeds, and having accompanied the prisoner along the
road in a bye place, the latter snatched a stick out of the hedge,
and ere he was aware knocked down the prosecutor. The money
was the traced to his possession, and the Jury found him Guilty—
Denth.