The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-08 00:00:00

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The grand jury have ignored the bill against William
Dellow, aged 63, and Fanny Daykin, aged 20, who were
charged with child murder, alleged to have been com-
mitted so long ago as August, 1850.
The cases tried in this court have not presented any
peculiar features; but the Learned Judge in one case
of highway robbery, in which the prisoners set np an
alibi, observed upon the frequency of that defence iu
this county, which, he said, appeared to grow alibis; but
only in one case, a charge of night•poaching, was the
defence successful.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.— Winchester, March 6.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
John TV atson, Benjamin Watson, and Eli Watson
were indicted for assaulting Henry Oliver, with intent to
do him some grievous bodily harm, on the 27th of De-
cember, at Moordown.
Mr. B. Saunders conducted the case for the prosecu-
tion; and Mr. H. S. Cole that of the prisoners.
Mr. Justice ERLE summed up, and the jury found
the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. COLE said, as the jury believed the statement
made on the part of the prosecution, he should not pro-
ceed with the indictment preferred by the prisoners.
Mr. Justice ERLE said he approved of the verdict the
jury had given, and he slaould therefore sentence the
prisoners to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
18 months, and they would then be liable to be indicted
for perjury.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durham, March .5.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and a
Special Jury.)

THE YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY CO:MI•

PANY V. HILL AND OTHERS.
In this case Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Atherton, Q.C.,
and Mr. Price appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. %Veit-
son, Q.C., and Mr. Manisty for the defendants.
The plaintiffs, it appeared, are the lessees of the
Hartlepool Dock and Railway, and the defendants are
the owners of a collier, called the Ceres. On
the 20th of February, 1851, the Ceres, while
at Hartlepool waiting her turn to go alon
side the ballast crane erected at the north•ea st
end of the quay, was moored to a small Norwegian vg s-
sel by two ropes. In the embankment which formed
the quay sluices were made for the purpose of clearit ig
the harbour of silt and sand, and through these sluic es
the tide ran. Afterwards, to change her position, erne
of these ropes was fastened to a post in the embani :-
meat, and another to a buoy. The action of the war; or
through the sluices threw all the strain on the rope
fastened to the buoy; and the master, to prevent it
breaking, loosened the rope, and all the strain was then
thrown on the other rope, which snapped, and the v() s-
sel was driven with great force against a bridge and the
embankment, doing 6001. worth of damage to t :he
plaintiffs' works. It was contended that the ropes wo re
insufficient, and that the accident was owing partly to
this and partly to the want of hands on board to manal ;13
the vessel.

The defendants contended that the breaking of tl ie
rope was caused partly by the Norwegian vessel foulix
the Ceres, that the hands on board were sufficient, at td
that the chains of the defendant's bridge were not stror
enough..

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs for the
whole amount claimed.