The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE,

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, March 17.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)
George Costin, 22, labourer, and Ambrose Lee, 30,
described as a mariner, but who is better known as
" Gipsy Lee," were charged upon an indictment, and
also by a coroner's inquisition, with the wilful mur-
der of John James Hill. The prisoners were also
charged with robbing the same person, and with
using personal violence to him at the time of the
Commission of the robbery:
Mr. Barrow and Mr. Mereham conducted the
prosecution ; Mr. Ribton defended Costin, and Lee
was undefended, but at the request of the Court
Mr. Sharp watched the case:on his behalf.
Although these prisoners were charged with
the serious crime of wilful murder, the case was in
reality merely one of highway robbery, and it was
only by a construction of law that they became
amenable to the more serious charge.
The Chief Baron having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on the
charge of murder.
The prisoners then pleaded Guilty to the charge
of robbery, accompanied by violence, and sentence
was deferred.

The cases disposed of on the Civil Side have been
of the most uninteresting character. Out of the five
special jury cases one was withdrawn; two, which
wore cross actions, were referred ; and the other two
did not present any features of interest to the public.
The following arrangements have been made with
reference to the approaching Surrey Assizes, which
commence on the 28th inst.:—Causes can be entered
provisionally at the office of the Clerk of Assize in.
London, from Monday, March 21, to Monday,
the 28th inclusive, between ten and two o'clock.
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They will be formally entered and put on the list
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March 28. In case any record entered in London be
withdrawn in London before two o'clock on March
28, the entry fee will be returned. The entry of
causes at Kings ton will commence on Tuesday,
March 29 at nine a.m,, and will close at noon.
Business in both courts will commence at noon. A
list of causes for trial each day will be sent to Lon.,
don on the evening of the previous day, and will be
affixed outside the porter's lodge, Sergeant's-inn,
Chancery lane, and also at the office of the Under-
Sheriff, 8, New-inn, Strand. The first day's list
will not extend beyond No. 20 in the list of causes
provisionally entered should there be so many.
The list of causes provisionally entered may be
seen at the London offic3 of the clerk of tho assize.
This arrangement may not apply to future assizes.

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