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ASSIZB INTEL i./G VCe.
K ENT.
MAIDSTONE, Mc. 16.—The Assizes commenced here to
day at one o'clock. Mr. Justice Bayley arrived lust night, lint
Mr. Baton Graham did not coma into town until this evening.
3lr. Justice But ley charged the Grand Jury.
George Groombridge was indicted for having, on the 30:11
of November, assaulted and ill-used Mary Ann NVile's (with
intent to conini4 a laps), at Speltilturst, in this comity.
Ann Wiles stated, that on the abuse day, Its she vtns walking
(ruin Toahridge Wells to 81),k: oust, between one and two
o'clock inahe ailernrn n, s:ie saw the primmer following her,
which he did fur about half a mile ; wheu she arrived at B:ind-
well II ook he passed her, and Ina use a steep hill, as she sup-,
posed, to see if any one was insight ; be then descended, and,
as she was 'missing along the bottom, he spin overtook her,
.611,1 alltidellly took hold of her by the shoulders, suit forced her
n 11114113 a bank, and esposed her person in toe most violent
manner, using at the same eme the most disgusting language.
NVitnetts begged for God's sgke that lie would desist, es site
was a married woman, to which prisoner replied," I.)—n your
eyes, I don't care who you sic, or wlint you are, but I e ilh;"
lie then treated her with considerable t iuleuca ; and lint for
. the fortunate halmoing of come gentlemen who were heating
in the ilei6liboui Mg. wood, wouhl, in ell probability have
effected his brutal purpose ; be, however, shinned, di sirged,
and ran assay ; :loess on her arrival at home immediately in-
. formed her bus Land of the unmanly treatment she bad expe-
rienced of lh , hands or the prisoner, limn tie effects of which
••sbe en, huviiig been at the time considerably advanced
,In pregnancy ; on the fonowiug Monday (Deo. 2), the prisoner
was apprehended—and witness now, in the most positive Wan-
t ter, itientilied Lim as the ',ensue who committed the assault
. upon her.
The learned Judge brit-fly reeapitulafed the evidence, and the
Jury returned a verdict of—Guilty.
A sewed iodic: meta was immediately preferred against the
prisoner, charging him with having, on the 2d instant, assault.
ed Ann Easter, an interesting little girl, only a eleven yeses of
age, with intent to commit a rape upon her, in the parisd of
Peeshurst, in Cis county.
The case wis somewbet similar to the preceding one, and was
fully proved.—Guilty.
Mr. Justice Bayley, after addressing the prisoner in teems
of the strongest deprecntion, sentenced him to one year's im-
prisonment and hard labour fur the assault upon Mary Anne
Wiles, and six mouths (to be eomputed lona the expiration of
the ;net ions sentence) for that upon Ann Foster, and, at the
eonclusion of his imprisonment, to enter into a recognizauce of
431. for his good behaviour for five veers.
ill AIDNIUNE, DEC.
.17 —Hichaid Hartley was inflicted
under the 43.1 of Gee. 111, c. 58, sec. I. and contumely
coiled Lot ti Ellenborungli's Act, kir assattliing S. Owen,
at the Vltit. of Sheerness, on the- ',nth of August, wish a
me lain sharp instrument, and feloniously and maliciously
stabbing, with inteut to kill and murder him. Second
count, alleging the intent to disable; a itsl the third, to
do (lee prosecutor sonic grievous bodily Ilium.
It appeared that the prisoner, hat Mg been convicted of
and sentenced to death for a burglary, at the last assizes
for this comity, and ordered for execution, obtained a
respite of his sentence, on the ground that he was able to
Etil»111111liedte some inipm twit itifut inset ion respecting the
Mulder of the late Airs. Dolialty. The sentence was
edict wards commuted to translioriation for life, 810 the
prisoner was removed on hoard Ilse convict shipßelle.ophon,
at Slieetness, pi rparatuly to the execution of that sen-
tence. • The plum cuter was captain or ovei see' of the
'Bellerophon. The prisoner thee said he saw no cause fits
limos tag Lim to the hulks; and that if
.instiee had berm
done lion lie should hove !Well beeped long since. The
captiiin reproached him as en imgratetel fetch, iu speek-
ing of the fin bearance slut wii 111111 by pus Kl:ltt, and the
tnercy of Ins God ; WWI WEIVIsell 11;111 to elolillWel himself
with inure rulimissiou in foture. In an iusiatit the pi l-
eakier strut k !dm a bark handed blow with great violence
on the tight sale. At the moment the latter did not know
that lie was woitieled ; but presently *nisei veil a hole in
li.s waistcoat, and that blood began to flow. The con.
duct of the pi isolier immediately excited the vigilance of
the other officers, slid lie was secured and handcuffed.
According to the testimony of the ship's surgeon, the
wound was in a most vital part, and timing the first stages
of the cure the captain's lire was in greet jeopardy.
The prisoner asked DO (111eStiOlIS of thee witnesses for the
prosecution, 11111 being called on for Ilk defence, said
that he committed the &railed act imputed to him in a
lit of insanity, without any malice to watt di the prosecutor.'
...-Goaded by the conseionenese of foi titer ermines, aud
wound tip to a state ut ma t.nz,.. from Ike apptelte,isimis of
beteg tianspoi 1..1 Cut life, h became dclik ions, and in a
moment of tenons passion be 111.1 act elude of der
other eircimistant es, he would have shod lewd at with
humor. He had hero dismissed the naval set rice in
eumeiptenee of insanity ; but, deserted and a bmolotivil
by ail w Ito knew him, tie was iinotme to prove the !net.
Ile trusted, however, that the Jury wouid take Ilia case
limb consitictat.titi.
Mr. Lanni iillial» the case—niel the Jury
immediately gonad the pt i ou. r 14,1111 A—death.
1l lino called 1,1,011 to bay vvhy Judgment of death should
not pass agatest him, the pi isieter said he wished for no
mercy. Hai rinsed as he was 111 111111,1, by a series of
crimes, he had Nu prospect of pi•aiie in this wool.). Lin.
lied no chattels tom taint. Gather Ilion be itaiispos led for
lite, he would pr. ler instant removal to the place of
death. De pi ecating the 'nesse venous of his tionetable
Lie, he eat Heftily prayed that the learked Judge would
have him for executive.
'flak ittidleS6 hail excited genesis' astonishment. The
wretched prisoner spoke in a SIJAiII of language far above
what might be expected in a man of his humble cuitili-
lion.
nir. 11 tron Gialiant plocetaled to pass the awful sem
letter 01 the law, unit curial-.d the poisoner to 'nuke the
best rise of the abort lime allotted him on this oide of the
grave. to prepare 1... r an eternal scene, twit told hint in'
moist expect to undergo the meshed pionishisieut awaited
his eritium.
Benjamin Pmelirose watt indicted for a burglary in the
ii wreing-house ul William Jeeves, in the night of the 71h
of August, at St. Paul's Depiloid, and bleating therein,
g.SI. hi gold and SiiVef 'steamy, six silver lea spool's, two
surer table spoons, mod a a hosed gold sea!, the property
of W. Jeeves. and .8 goer a eigos, two elbised gold beats,
and a chased gold key, the ptuperty of Joint Jeevt.s.
A Iwo-fold defence was set tip for the pinoner ; first,
that lie was possessed of a considerable quantity of gold
money befas• the rabbet),; aud, steund, that he hind
r. e. ived l'ie sispebre sewn to by tba proseentor in
ut a 1.31:•ci0y,“ at 4:t (1.3:4 i doss, iu I)..apit

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The Jury, under the learned Jutlnt's direction, found
the primiler teem:intended him to
merry, oil account of his previous good elimactrr.
S. Lawrence was indicted under the 52(1 (leo. c. Id 3,
for assembling with oilier persons to the number of three
And mote, at the 'latish of St. John, in the Lle of Thasiet,
on the lot of Sept. 1,21, aimed for the parpose of aiding
and assiating in the illegal i untiiiig and landing 01 cei tam
mien-awned goody.
. _

Tun defence set np was firct au alibi, and second, the
wiknesacs tor Ilse crown ball tuktal.,ii the pri,ons r fur his
broiler, tli:•te bt•ing 4 letuasl nose Ausil‘iity beta ',tit
1114.1111111pC1.v011 1111.110113,.1.41 appearance. It aas uruced
diat Ote biorbei had absconded 10 AMC! jell.

The Jury deliberated Mount ten tad iiii tes, and found
the pi isener uot guilty.
DEC. IS.—Jesse Chantler, Samuel Omniler, Richard
Harris, and WIII44181•SepeAlM.111, were indicted for having
ou the 2.Ali of November, feloniously enieicit tile. house
of Nathaniel Panklintst, at Stapleintr•t, 1111 d stokto there •
from two It I. notes, one 31. hole, cur, a 11. LOWS, old
gold cub, to the value 121. Nat silver tea swarm., and
Wire roveleiglis, 1118 pi utterly.
Itititittd Chautler pleaded guilty, the other three not
guilty.
l'oeJlity returned a verdict against Samuel and Jesse
01:miler of guilt y—death.
.14.4111114111 and &Jarvis were acquitted, but the latter was
delaieeti it; a Clltlf.,P of highway robbery.
J 4.1111 J.. 1118 and John Nillary were inflicted, upon a
curoner's iuymirilion, with felutiitassly killing and slaying
Michael fiemy Higgins, on the I 111, of Seocisther last.
iu Ow palish of St. Nicholas, Deptroid
Ike Oland Jary not having found a true bill in this
case, the proceeding was instituted upon a coroner's
*direst', but the evidence went 10 billl4B that Jones and
ilte deceased shook hands Mime& defy before and alter
tightirg; that Ilil.a y was nut in any 11141111er accessary to
the death—that there were itor,any outward bruises on the
body—that tile deceased fell alter he had lei. Jones ; anti
that tie effusion of blood upon the brain, which cans it
his death, might have been produced either by the fall in
by all t M:41414011 of the mind, acted upon by intempe-
ance (in watch state the pi ismer was said ho have been
at use time the hattle took plat e). The Jury, taerrture,
reunited a verdict of nut guilty.
James Limes was indicted tor having, on the sth of
November, feloniously slaughtered and carried away from
a field, in the parish ut Siuke, one sheep, the property
of luclrand Everest.

care was folly suli-tantiated by the evidence ad-
duced, and the Juty remitted a verdict of guilty—death.
William Sittig was indicted Nom a emit gt of having,
on the loth of Nurtinuer la.t, tendered and uttered to
Samuel Delisted. tine piece of false and counterfeit mo-
ney, called a sovercigii, and with having at the same
lithe a piece of lake and counterfeit money, called a half-
erdwu, with intent to utter the sande, well kuowiug them
le he lulse and cuiciterteit.

The crane INAS fully pruved.—Guilty. Six mouths' im-
primmincut. . _

T. Huxted, was indicted for an assault upon W. Silver,
an officer, in the execution of Isis duty.
The psi:sinter in his defence denicd that lie had been
called upon iii the King's mime to assist :silver in the dia.
Cligi 6e °flits duty, but said that Ile had demanded a sight
Of ttie wart aut. %litchi Sit vet would not prodiacc—autl ue
then said, that lie had No right to take Clackett.
Guilty—two months' impiesonment.
Victor L Alexandre was charged with having. on the
4th ut November. feloniously stolen and taken from the
Idiot) of dlr. iieioy lieu', at GI cenwith, iu this county, •
Piece containing Ilitre siik handkerchiefs, 'rine 15s.
N'ta silty months' imp &imminent.
!gm tisloN DEC. 20.—Nluitok.R.—Julan Smith was
inilicteit tor the %alibi welder of Catherine Sunni, at East
Greenn lett, un lilt 411. of October last. . .

It appear. di that the pi isotter, a Greenwich pensioner,
who was a very old eau, upwards uf 70, had cohabited
with the deceased, and they passes) as Mall and wile. On
the morning of the 4th of October, about halt•past five
o'clock he went to a ;melte-house called 'llie Cricketers,
sat down near the bar, and called for a pot of porter.—
Immediately afterwards, addressing himself to the land-
lord, said, " Hawkins. have yllll seen my woman this
morning i" He seplivd in the negative. Upon which (tie
;album r said " Ir you see her go past, call her in." About
ten 'Mettles helute six the deceased vaine into the public
house, ill company with another (Steen% ich poigiolier of
the name of L. vitt. 'foe deceased called fur two glasses
of gi.t. 'lnc lac ilord drew a glass ut gin, end set it before
her on the bar; tithe,' she sant, You know I take it
peppermint." The landilnd was turning round to
get the peeves mint hunk, when in an instant the prismier,
who wassu.iitg 6ose to the dui:cased. close up and stabbed
her with a knile its the tight bit ast. lleittre this, nut a
ta Lit d had passed bet v. reit me pi busier all.l the deceased.
deceased immediately ext.:Mimed, " Yon have killed
vim have :bed me !" The WWI w all V% 44 wg. d
by the 1414.110 rd to tun to the ictiemary Mieuttliati ly. She
went out, but helot .• she got the distance of 1(.1 ty paces
she stropped down dead. 'The prisoner ewes afterwards
immediately 'wised by the laiollertl, who said to him,
You wicked old luau, how could yen do so rash au act?"
He replied," She has been with that fellow all eight."---
The prisoner WAS afterwards search, rf, and the knife was
tome) ,'pmt hint, a ;tined with blood; and being asked
whether that was the inst s 'intent web w Inch he commit tell
murder, he said it was, anti owited that he did it. The
point of the instrument, winch was a common pocket•
knife, upon being examined, appeared as if it had been
I ceehtly alias pelted at the point. This was the case proved
on the part or the prosecution.
The prisoner, who appeared to be the remains of a very
fine seawall, being al least six feet high, slid still robust in
ilium, entered 11510 a Moog etatement tit quarrels bet wren
him and the deceased, which, lie said, had irritated and
toddle hint unhappy. She had come Ii um Imielon to live
with itim,and take care of Inn, he being old and iulium.—
They liail I, veil together for fit tech mouths; but a Atoll
time nefore tins transaction she was greatly altered hi lies
behaviour towards him. He hail, thiongli iiiends of his
own, itiverired her a nit as helper ill our of Ihm
Mild, of the hospital. Stu• bereice cuts) and unkind to
him, and at 'Net he discovered that she kept company with
Levitt, another Grecooti.li penstuuc►. Oa the intoning el
the 4110 id Oct. he went to the Cricketer's. public house,
to get smile beer. Ve Mks he was there he was Out hug a
piece of slick hgeosice with his kaite, when the deceased
and her lubber came into the house. and stood otiose to
Miss. He had been drinking the night before. The ap-
pearance of the tlerensett with her pas atom, t affected him
vi ry much, and the deceased basing trod ,'pod his cut u

he, In a moment of rage, committal the fatal act; het
without knowing what lie did, and certainly not intending
to kill the iiii. t nstosinie woman.,

Under such circumstances ho hoped a merciful view of
his ease wunirl he taken.

Mr. Boron Graham scanned np the case for the Joey.
TheJniy
for execution un Aluoday 'mooing. The unfolioniie old
woo appeared Chill, add retired titian the bar with a thin
step.

lunnEn.—Tlinimix Adds was tried on the Coroner's
111,0,Ni:tun, fur Ilse wilful murder of 1•:Ilen thy, at
lii lihg, on the 1d 01. Sipteniiicr hist. The Grand Jury
haJ iMunm out the Lid of indictment fur the alleged
murder. . . _

I'p at examliiing the inquisition, it appeared that the
iiiwo•st via.; taken couverning the death of laieu, the wife
of Daniel Ji ijoi,y, the mime or the deren.ed being
3l•Cai die and, iii consequence of this variance, the
It:allied Judge ilirreted 411 ;mottle'.
'the Juty found him not
Charles Lewis and John Oliver were indicted for a
burglary in the dwelling-house ofJ oho Kent, at Cimilton,
to the ni;lit time of the 21st of Octolit r, ;toil s'ealiog six
silver ten-spoons, a silver tattle-spoon, a pair of silver
buckles, and oilier property, to the value of ii.
After a long trial, the Jury deliberated a few minutes,
and found the pi Cotters guilty of stealing in a dwelling-
house to the autumn of acquitting them of the [mtg.
lary.—Death.
John Pierson was indicted for assaulting Catherine, the
wife ul Oililium Geroge, on the loth of September, al the
parish of Witatletitirch, Mid %Miming her pep soil.
Il appeared fount the statement of the vroseentrix,pliat
on the night in question site had gone to rest alone, her
William] not having then come home; she tell asleep, and
was awakened by the caresses of a man in bed with her
her Whim child was also in bed with her. Supposiug the
visitor to be her husuand, she yielded under that person
slim to what took place. 'lite criminal act was repeated
three times. In sleet duce quarters oleo hour, hearing
a noise, she said to her bedfellow, What is that noise !"
To which lie replied, speaking of her husband, " It's Ody
coining home ;" and he immediately jumped out of bed
and retired into the next room. prosecittrix also got
eat of bed, threw a gown over her, and rau into a neigh-
bout's house, where she c plained that the prisoner,
whom she said she knew by his voice, had thus eructed
his object. She appeared agitated, was in tears, pale and
trembling. She then dressed herself and weal to a sleigh.
botirin. oast-house to give information to her husband,
whom :lie retold there. the prisoner had got there before
her. A complaint of what happened was made to the
husband. Ten 'ninnies only had elapsed from the first
discovery that the prisoner was the barmier into her bed.
—She followed the prisoner, and kept him in sight
until lie went into the (met-house where the husband was.
The latter was asleep when his will came, and had been
drinking at a public-house. She then told her husband
what had happened, and that she believed it was the pri-
soner lions thescolour of his smock frock.
Mr. Justice Bayley then summed np the evidence for
the Jury. He Wise' ved that the statement of the prose.
cut, ix was very eateaordinaty, and in souse particulars,
very suspicious. He, however, should not himself give
ally opinion upon the case in point of law, but abound
leave it as a matter within their proper is:evince to
determine.
Tue Jury deliberated a few minutes and found the ;Hi-
mmel. not guilty.
The Assizes ended about three o'clock. Sentence of
death was passed upon ten capital convicts; but none
were left for execution but Robert Hartley, for hrablottg
Capt Owen, of the Doteruphox, and Smith, the man abuse
mentioned.