The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

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CIIELIIEFoRD, DEC. Il.—ThewWinter Assizes for this
county commenced here to-day before Hr. Baron Graham and
111 r. Justice Bayley.
Alter attending divine service, Mr. Baron Graham charged
the Grand Jury, and addressed them %it'd topics pit cisely si-
milar to tense upon which be dwelt in hi. charge to the Hert-
fordshire Grand Jury.
Abraham Pariah and James Parish brothers, were indicted
for feloniously assaulting Henry Goltlii.g on the tong's high-
way, at Barking, on the 17th of November last, with Intent
to rob him. _ _ _

Mr. Joseph was for the prosecution, and Mr. Andrews for
the defence. It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor was
the guard of a common stage waggon, from Colchester to 10M-
dun. Between one and two &cluck on the morning of the 17th
November, the prisoners attacked the driver of the waggon
fur the purpose of rubbing it. The prosecutor, who was asleep
in the waggon, was awakened, and lie came to the assistaoce
of the waggoner. lie successively knocked both the prisoners
down, but they could not be prevailed upon to go about their bu-
siness.. They both attacked the prosecutor, got him down,
and were trying to ride his pockets, when two carters came
up, overpowered the prisoners, and do y were taken too cos•
Cody, The settle and resistance lasted nearly an I . The
witnesses positively swore to both the prisoners. Both pri-
soners were found
The prisoner, Abraham Parish, was tried at the last assizes
for a highway rubbery upon a female, under the most atrocioam
circumstances, hut war acquitted, in consequence of a mistake
in the prosecutor's mime.
The learned Judge sentenced the prisoners to be transported
fur seven years, being the full extent of punishment entailed
by the statute 7 Geo. 11. c. 21, sec. 1, on which the indictment
was founded. _ .

lbase Prior end Tbomu Adana were indicted fur bares-

duality breaking and entering t'Je dwellieg-house a William
Coekertoe, at Sutton, on the night of the IS* of October, and
stealing a fowling-piece, a large quantity of pink, mime CiteMilll
and other food : and William Prior was indicted for receiving
the fowling-piece, knowing it to have beer stoles.
The Jury found all the prisoners guilty.
John Tergrass was indicted for steeling, on the id of No.
vember, at Priklewell, a sheep, the property of J. Seratlen.
The sheep In question was one of a gosh of 97. belonging
to the prosecutor. It was missed on the morning of the 6th of
November, and, in consequence of foot marts nu the ground,
and traces of blood, search was made in the primmer's house,
and the remains of • fresh butchered Cheep were found in dif-
ferent parts of the cottage. There was also a pair of shone
found, which corresponded with the footsteps which led to the
pets.. era cottage from the spot where the sheep wen slaugh-
tered. The joints of the meat also corresponded with the
sheep-skin found in the held.
Upon this evjtleuee the case went to the Jury, sad they
found the prisoner guilty—death.
DEC. 12.—John Bishop was indicted:ender the statute 57
Geo. 111, e. 9. fur entering a close in the parish of Balsted, in
the night time of the Slat of October, armed with a bludgeon,
with intent to kill and destroy game. .
Mr. Justire Bayley left it to the Jury to consider whether
the iiodrument produced answered the descriptiwe of a bliidgeoti,
telling them, that finless the instrument was properly described,
they were bound to find the defendant not guilty. The Jury
found the defendant out guilty.
William Taylor and Samuel third were indicted for stealing,
on the sth of September, at Weely, a abeep, the property of
G. G. 11. Manoings. The Jury found both the prisouers nut
guilty.
John Skinner was convicted of • burglary in the dwelling-
house of William Bright, in the night of the 12th of November,
at Great Waltham, and stealing therein three sheets, two shirts,
and comae other articles of truing value, and received sentence
of death.
John Blake was indicted, under the late poaching act, fur
being found in a close, armed with • bludgeon, with Latent to
kill game, on the night of the let of December.
The Jury decided that it was not a bludgeon, and found the
prisoner not guilty. This was the third Indictment against as
many alleged offenders under this statute, in which the 3111140
result followed.

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