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London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—CROYDOX, AUG. 10.
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)
COOKE V. POOLEY.

This was an action to recover 901., a half.year's an-
nuity upon a bond given by the defendant, and there
was also a count in trover to recover possession of a
cheque for 1,5201., part of the consideration money of a
bond for 5,0001. given for the purchase of a reversionary
interest in property belonging to the plaintiff.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANcAsTEB, Are. 9.

(Civil Court.—Before Mr. Justice Crowder.)
George Mitton, aged 24, was indicted for a highway
robbery, with violence, on Joseph Hogg, at Blackburn,
on the 28th of May last.
Mr. Campbell Foster prosecuted, and Mr. John Cross
defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor, it appeared, was a joiner, living at
Blackburn, and had been working at Lytham on the
day in question for a Mr. Speakman, who drove him
home in a conveyance. On their way they took up two
women who were walking, and gave them a ride. The
women got down at the branch road leading to Black-
burn, it being then about half-past 11 o'clock at night,
and proceeded on towards Blackburn. The prosecutor
also got down out of the conveyance, but remained talk-
ing a minute or two to Mr. Speakman, and then ran
atter the women to overtake them. He saw them at
some distance before him on the road. Before he
could overtake them he saw two men standing, one
on cacti side of the road. On corning up to them
he suddenly received a violent blow on the side
of the heal, which compelled bim to hold on by
the wall at the road side to prevent himself from
falling. He was then seized by the throat by the pri-
soner. He screamed out, and the prisoner t.d4l him to
hold his noise or he would knock his head off, and then
squeezed his throac so tightly that he could not cry out.
A bundle which he carried, containing a shirt and a
pair of slippers, was then wrenched from his hand, and
the prisoner and the other man ran away toward-4 Black-
burn. The prisoner was seen shortly after this occur-
rence going quickly through the streets of Blackburn,
accompanied by another man, and the police, on going
to his lodgings, found him there endeavouring to conceal
himself, and on searching found a bundle up the chim-
ney, which turned out to be the one stolen from the
prosecutor. _ .

Mr. Cross having addressed the jury for the defence,
His Lordship summed up, and the jury found the pri-
soner guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said if he could
have satisfied his mind on other evidence than that of the
prosecutor, who might have been mistaken ahout it,
that the prisoner had seized him by the throat after the
blow, he should have transported him for 14 years. As
it was, the sentence of the court was that he be kept in
penal servitude for four years.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Platt.)
William, Croft, aged 25, was indicted for shooting.,
with intent to murder, Ann Bell, of Dalton, on the 3d
of March last.

The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully
wounding
His Lordship deferred the sentence.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—ThusTor., Aua. 10.
BILL V. STEVENS.

Mr. Stone and Mr. H. T. Cole were counsel for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Collier and Mr. Maynard for the defen-
dant.

This was an action for a libel, contained in the certain
letters which the plaintiff allezed the defendant had
written of her, charging her with dishonesty.
The plaintiff had been servant to the defendant, but
bad left, and then these letters were written to diffwrent
persons, and in these letters it was said that the plain-
tiff was a person of bad and improper character. The
plaintiff declared that she had never acted dishonestly,
and she believed the letters were in the handwriting of
the defendant.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—The justice-room was crowded
during the day, the final examinations of prisoners
charged with the late robberies of silk, watches, and
jewelery in the city having been appointed to take place.
Antonio Zago, Thomas Domanini, and Giuseppe Bevoli,
were charged with having stolen a quantity of silk from
the house of Messrs. Rogers and Co., of Bread-street,
warehousemen, and F. C. Rossi with having received it.
Mr. Wontner appeared for the prosecution.
The additional evidence was as follows :--

MN. EilZl Idiols, of 53, Greek-street, Soho, said—
The prisoners Zago and Bevoli lodge at our house, and
have lodged there for the last three weeks. I also know
the other two prisoners, Domanini and Rossi. They
have been in the habit of visiting Zago and Bevoli two
or three times a day. On Thursday evening last, be-
tween five and six o'clock, I went into Zago's room to
take a tray of linen. The prisoners Domanini and Be-
voli were there. They were measuring a large quantity
of black stuff from off the table on to the bed with a
large tape measure which I ha'l lent to Bevoli. The
black stuff resembled the stuff produced by the pawn-
broker. I noticed the width particularly, and it was as
wide as that produced. About half an hour afterwards
Zago and Rossi came in together and went upstairs, and
soon afterwards Bevoli brought down to the the money
for the lodging and the washing hills, and while he was
in my room Zago and Rossi came in and asked why he
was so long ? I saw nothing more of them that day. I
went up to make the bed next morning, but the black-
stuff I hid seen was not there.
Cross-examined by Zago—You and Bevoli lodge in
the house. I ant sure of it.

Zago—lt is not so. Bevoli does not lodge there.
Cross-examined by Rossi—lt was between .5 and 6
o'clock in the evening that you came into my room.
William Idiols, 10 years of age, said—l live with my
mother. I have often seen the four prisoners at our
house. I saw Rossi on Friday or Thursday last week
take a parcel of black-stuff under his arm from our
house. The paper did not cover the ends of the parcel.
I saw him, because I let him out. It was in the after-
noon.

Carolina Godtforneau —I lodge at No. 53, Greek-
street, Soho, in the first-floor, in the room adjoining
that in which Zago anti Bevoli live. I have seen all the
four prisoners there. On Thursday I saw Rossi and
Bevoli there between 5 and 6 o'clock. There were three
or fur of them in the room, and I heard them speaking
atongdetthheisr
is yours;" from nris;
yr“oom. They said, " This is your share,
whand
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Cross-examined tok ow
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o'clock that I saw yon, because itatnwwLaass
heardzi_ir_ne the sound of money. It
was spoken in Italian, but I understand enough of that
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A.
Bijos'ealtohe,ki.e. hbetweeny 5d
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e Sardinian vice-consul, most
kindly interpreted the.e;vidence during the long investi-
gation.
said, he
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Dif he remained
Zagnol
in prison 10 days more he meant to die.
Bevoli said, he wanted justice ; and
Rossi said, he could prove that he was away from the
scene altogether.
The prisoners were then committed for trial.
Thomas H'. Beal, charged with having feloniously
broken into and entered the dwelling-house of Mrs.
Louisa Barber, in Cheapside, and stolen a great number
of watcheS and a quantity of jewellery, was brought up
for final examination.
Mr. Wontner attended for the prosecution ; Mr. Dun-
combs for the defence.
E. Williams (473) said—l know the prisoner by sight;
I have seen him in the neighbourhood of Cheapside, in
Lawrence-lane, and Honey-lane-market. On Sunday,
the Bth of July, I saw him first, at 50 minutes past 4,
at the corner of Freeman's-court in Cheapside. I saw
him again 'at 5 o'clock near Honey-lane market. He
was
in sight they separated, and one walked up, and the
standing there with another man, and when I came
other down,Cheapside, and I saw nothing more of them
that day. I saw Beal again on the following Sunday,
at 11 o'elliCk in the morning, at the corner of Lawrence-
lane with the same man, very nearly opposite to Mrs.
Barber's shop. Directly they saw me; they went away
together. I'sa;(i him again at 15 minutes past 11 o'clock,
in Freernan'enotrt, opposite Bow-lane. I saw the other
man there about eight Sundays running. Six of the
porniso thnee!t.h whoof July.
Tho u!'d,a-Yg were before the Bth of July, and I have pointed
outhim tannetother man to several of our officers. I pointed
negatived a great deal of the cvi
deuce by his
in the handegerer;t zsnlations said he would leave his case
solicitor, and was committed for
trial on the charge.
The prisoner was then chargedW
bang feloniously xezeive.,by Mr. ontner with
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