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London, England, 1852-02-27 00:00:00

address the jury upon evidence given on the part of the
defendant in reply to the plaintiff's case,
The Learned JUDGE interposed, and asked the jury
whether they thought that the defendant had succeed& d
in making out the agreement which he set up?
The jury thought not, and immediately found a verdict
for the plaintiffs for the amount of tho bill, with inte-
rest, but leave was given to move to reduce the damages
to the amount of consideration which Mrs. Black had
given for the bill.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice
JERVIS
William &Idle was indicted for the manslaughter of
William Manning.
Mr. Cockle proseeuted, and Mr. Flood defended the
prisoner.
It appeared that the deceased, a boy of fifteen, was
employed in a brick-yard at Wellingborough, and on the
30th of August last was in a pit in the yard, when the
prisoner called him to go to his work, The deceased
not answering the call, the prisoner took him by the
collar, and the deceased fell upon a plank. While he
was in that position the prisoner pressed upon the boy's
chest with his fists; and so occasioned iujuries of which
ho afterwards died. On the part of the prisoner an
attempt was made to show that when he went into the
pit the deceased struck him with a turning bar, an in-
strument used by brickinakers iu turning the clay, and
that the prisoner had used no more violence than he rea-
sonably believed to be necessary for preventing het
de
(leased from attacking him again. But it appeared at
though the bar did ecoidentally touch the prisoner's
cheek, deceased struck no intentional blow.
The jury found a verdict of Guilty; and
The Learned JUDGE passed sentence of one month's
imprisonment with hard labour.
John DuniJey pleaded guilty to a charge of stabbing
George Smite, with intent to murder him.
Sentence of death was recorded, but his LORDSHIP in-
timated that he should recommend the Crown to com-
mute the sentence to transportation for ten years.
Charles Parker was convicted of a felonious assault
of the grossest description upon a little girl only five
years old, and was sentenced to bo transported fur ten
years.

HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, Feb. 26.
The business of this circuit commenced on Wednes-
day by the opening of the commission for the county of
Hertz, at this place. This morning both Courts pro-
ceeded to business, Mr. Baron Parke presiding on the
Civil Side, and Mr. Justice Coleridge in the Crown
Court. There were only twelve causes on the Civil
Side, three of which are to be tried by special juries.
There are twenty-eight prisoners for trial, and several
of the cases are of a very serious character.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
Thomas Sutton, 24, bailor, pleaded guilty to firing a
stack of meadow bay, the property of James Saunders,

of Iledbourn.
The prisoner said poverty had driven him to do it.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said that his offence was a
most heinous one, and his pleadi❑g poverty was no ex-
tenuation, for the destruction of property would not
alleviate it.

.._e was transported for fourteen years.
Charles Woodward, 15, was indicted for setting fire
,o a rick of barley, valued at 1201., the property of John
Dickenson, at Abbott's Langley.
Mr. Chambers prosecuted.
It appeared that prisoner was horsekeeper at the
Chambers Bury Farm, and had been so since Michael-
mas. On the 24th of November the prisoner was seen
to go and come out from a parsnip bed close to the end
of the rick, and almost immediately after the rick was
on fire from that end, and no one else had been seen
near the place but him. As soon as the fire was disco-
vered he was sent to inform the bailiff of what had oc-
curred; but instead of so doing he let some ono else go.
neither did he evince any disposition to assist in getting
the fire under, but stood about with many others, who
refused to help, and at last went home and went to bed,
saying that ho was ill. On the next day, when spoken
to about the fire, and told that the police would put some
questions to him, he left the farm without saying that
he was going, and was taken at his father's house, a dis-
tance of twelve miles, and then he said he was not
guilty. Not any motive could be assigned for the pro-
secution for the commission of the act.—The jury Ac-
quitted him.
Daniel Richardson, 22, cooper, a respectably-dressed
young man, was indicted for having, on the 21st of Au-
gust, 1851, administered, and attempted to administer, a
certain poison, called cantharides, to his mother, with
intent to kill her.
Mr. Rodweli prosecuted. and Mr. Chambers defended.
The circumstances of the case were somewhat pecu-
liar. The proseeutrix is a widow, living in Pond-street.
Baldock, and bolds some household and other property
under the will of the prisoner's grandfather, which at ber
death reverts to her children. She and the prisoner
(who up to the time of this transaction lived with her)
at supper when the pri-
soner not at all upon good terms, and on the night of the
; and came and stood by
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London sitting
her side. She bad a glass of beer near her, and when
The prisoner observed that the glass
she took it up to drink she found something nasty in it
and spat it out.
was dirty; she, however, kept it, as also some that was
in a bottle, and showed it to a friend, who said it was
cantharides. She then searched the prisoner's waistcoat
pocket, and there found some more cantharides. On the
following night, when the prisoner found that his mother
had taken his waistcoat, he became so violent and
abusive that she was obliged to call in the police, to
whom she mentioned the circumstance. Prisoner was
that night put out of his mother's house, and went to
stay at a neighbour's. The police in the meantime made
some inquiries, and found that on the 21st of August a
man answering the prisoner's description had attempted
to purchase some cautharides at the shop of a Mr. Isdel',
Ryden-terrace, Shepherdess-walk, St. Luke's, near
where the prosecutrix's daughter lived. The chemist
identified the prisoner from among several others et
Hertford gaol.
Mr. Willson, a physician of Baldock, said there was
not a quarter enough to destroy life.
• Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said there was no roof of any
intent to kill.
Mr. 1106thILL
,said felt that was the difficulty.
His Loansuip pointed out the law to the jury, adding
that it might have been done for a joke or to cause an-
noyance. •
The:jury said they thought he had put it in the glass,
but not with the intent laid, and Acquitted him.
• James Crawley, 26, labourer, pleaded Guilty to having
fired a stack of oats and tares at Hitchin, the property
of William Pellett, whereby five other stacks were con-
sumed.
The prisoner alleged the low wages he was paid as the
reason for burning his master's property.
Ile was transported for fourteen year?.
Mr. Baron PARKE presided in the Civil Court, and was
engaged the whole day trying a case of excessive seizure
by the late sheriff for the county, the particulars of
wiliest' were only of local interest.
;R,

POLICt INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
John Ilorsford, a coachman in the service of Mr.
Alderman Thompson, ALP., was brought before Mr.
Hall, charged with furiously driving his master's car-
riage, being in a state of intoxication, and causing se-
rious injury to the person of a female.
Constable 89 F stated at eleven o'clock on Wednes-
day night lie saw the prisoner coining up Long-acre
driving a gentleman's brougham at a furious rate, fol-
lowed by a considerable crowd, calling out to stop him,
as he had just driven over a woman, who had been so-
riou3ly injured. Although witness called out to him,
he continued proceeding at a rapid pace, putting the
horses in is full gallop. A gentleman in a giz, being
informed of the circumstances, went in pursuit, and
overtook him in Oxford-street, where ono of the horses
happening to fall, owing to his ill-treatment, enabled
witness to apprehend him, when he found that he was
very much intoxicated.
Inspector 131ack informed the magistrate that the
male who bad been injured was brought to the statiloa _
in custody for icing drunk, but finding that shit
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ultimately driven to his residence in Park-street, West-
miuster,
by a constable in pl.ain c ~ he feeling it to
be his duty to detain the prisonerlothes, who was so much in-
' toxioated that ho was totally unconscious of what had
taken place.
Mr. HALL said that, in the absence of any evidence
respecting what had happened to the female, he could
not call upon the prisoner to answer the charge, but he
should pay a fine of 403,, or 21 day's imprisonment for
furious driving. Evidence must be procured respecting
the injuries sustained by the female.

WES TMEVSTER.
Thomas Lees, a cabdriver, was charged with being
drunk and furiously driving, whereby an aged lady was
run over,irapnedril Hs.
is.
Sarah oilsl,eriously injured as to place her life in
imminent
at a little before eighotf 01:caircl, cek -streeton t,hCe h
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et stated
ntihnagt:
she and her mother had just left a shop in Lowndes-
street, Btlgrave-square, and were crossing the road,
when witness obaerved defendant's cab coming at a furi-
ous rate, awl although sbe used her best endeavours to
save her mother, the horse, which was galloping, came
upon them so suddenly that it knocked her mother down,
and two of the wheels of the carriage passed over her.
Some, ladies who were in the cab were screaming with
fright tit the reckle.,:s conduct of the driver, who, after
the lamentable accident, whipped his horse and conti-
nued at the same pace as before; but, taking a turning
that had DO thoroughfare, was stopped,. Her mother
was taken up insensible and conveyed to a doctor's shop,
and from thence to the ho6pittel.
The police;constahle who apprehended the prisoner,
proved that he was so drank as to be incapable of driving.
Mr. BitoDF,RIP inquired the condition of the sufferer?
The police replied that it was impossible to tell the ex-
tent of the injuries at present ; they were, however, ,so
groat that they might tcminato fatally, the unfirtucate
victim of prisoner's recklessness being upwards of 70
years of age. -
Mr. Baonzarr asked the cabman what ho had to say ?
prisoner replied, " Nothing."
Mr. BRODERIP remanded him for a week.
Two boys, HAMMERSMITH.
named William Hay, aged 13 years, and
John Whigtvelf, aged 12 years, were charged before Mr.
royatQr With throwing *tonna At, a troiu while la antiou