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London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

EVENING, JULY 26, 1852.

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T. Meagher
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WELLS (2).
R.. C. Tudway
W. G. Hayter
WE NLOCK (2).
Colonel Forester
J. M. Gaskell
WESTBURY (1).
James Wilson
WESTMEATH (2).
W. H. Magan
Pollard
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WICKLOW (2).
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Fitzwilliam Hume
WIGAN (2).
R. A. Thicknesse
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WIGHT, ISLE OF.
Colonel T. V. Harcourt
WIGTON DISTRICT (1).
Sir J. M'Taggart
WIGTONSHIRE (1).
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WILTON (1).
H. A'Court
WILTS, NORTH (2).
Walter Long
J. S. Sotheron
WILTS, SOUTH (2).
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert
W. Wyndham
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Hon. C. P. Villiers ...
J. Thornely
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Marquis of Blandford
WORCESTER (2).
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W. Laslett
WORCESTERSHIRE, EAST (2).
Hon. Captain Rushout
J. H. Foley
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Lord Hotham
Hon. Captain Duncombe
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own duty better than he does his duty to others. He
then inquired the name of the gentleman who had acted
in the way described?—The witness said it was the Rev.
Mr Sergo.on.
His LORDSHIP in summing up said, that whatever
view was taken of this case, it was impossible not to la-
ment most deeply the state Qf debasement and ignorance
and want of all proper feeling, that could permit a young
man to commit such an act as this upo❑ the person of an
unfortunate decrepid old woman such as the proseeutrix
appeared to be. The prisoner had now been in gaol
three months, and he did not say this i❑ any way to in-
fluence the jury in the verdict they were about to pro-
nounce, but to found this further observation upon it,
that it appeared that the gentleman who filled the posi-
tion of rector of this and the adjoining parish, and who
had the care and instruction of the inhabitants, had
thought fit, in defiance of the roquest of the law, to say
that a man who was under his coutrol, and who was, he
thought, very improperly so, should not obey the re-
questof the magistrate, and go and give evidence before
him. If Mr. Martin had been examined it was possible
that the magistrate might not have committed the pri-
soner, or, at all events, would have admitted him to
bail, and thus have prevented him from stiff-ring fur
three months the contamination of a gaol ; but
the rector had chosen to set his dignity against his duty,
and had refused to perform a costimon act of charity to
his neighbour, by allowing him to go and give his evi-
dence on behalf of the prisoner. It the gentleman bad
been present he should have made use of stronger lan-
guage with regard to his conduct, and, sitting upon that
bench, he felt it to be his duty to make such observations
upon any man, whatever might be his station, who
dared to set himself above the law. He would never
allow any man to do so, and he hoped that what had
taken place on the present occasion would he a warning
to the rev, gentleman himself, and others in future.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, and in
about an hour they returned into court and said they
were not likely to agree, and they wished to know
whether they could find the prisoner guilty of a common
assault.

The CHIEF JUSTICE told them that they could not
dO so. They must either find him guilty of the felony,
or acquit him altogether.
They then again retired, and shortly afterwards came
back with a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the pri-
soner to mercy.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced him to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for one year.
John Mepham, 28, was charged with a highway rob-
bery, with violence, upon Thomas Martin.
Mr. Waller prosecuted; Mr. Creasy defended the pri-
soner.
It appeared that the prosecutor was a farmer, living
at Horsted Keynes, in the neighbourhood of Forest-
row, and on the 6th of April he had been to a sort of
sheep fair at that place, and dined at the Swan Inn,
where he received a sum of money from the owner of
some sheep he had taken in to graze. Having enjoyed
himself during the evening, he'set out about ten o'clock
at night, in company with a farmer who resided in the
same neighbourhood, to walk home; and when they had
got to within a short distance of their homes, the prosecu-
tor had occasion to stay behind for a few minutes,
and while he was in the Let of walking on to rejoin his
friend he received a tremendous blow on the head from
a bludgeon from some one behind him, which felled him
to the ground and rendered him insensible, and while
he was in this state his pockets were rad and two 51,
notes of the Rye Bank and some silver stolen. The
charge was clearly brought home to the prisoner by cir-
cumstantial evidence. It was shown that he was at the
Swan while the prosecutor was there, and saw the
money in his possession; that he followed him soon ater
he left the house; and that his footmarks were distinctly
traced from the spot where the robbery was committed
to the prisoner's cottage. In additio❑ to these facts both
the stolen notes were traced to the possession of the pri-
soner, and when he was taken into custody the sleeve of
his coat and also his shirt Were bloody.
The jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict
of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be trans-
port. d for 15 years.
This case concluded the business of these assizes.