The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

SSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April 3.
The business of the circuit closed here to-day about
three o'clock. Mr. Baron Platt was the only judge who
eat to-day.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLA.TT.)
Benjamin Wheeler, who was convicted yesterday be-
fore Mr. Greaves, Q.C., of a burglary in the house of
Thomas Ryder, at Lydbrook, and on whose behalf an
objection was taken to the admissibility of a confession
of guilt made by him, which was reserved by Mr.
Greavea for the consideration of Mr. Baron Platt, was
brought up for judgment.
His L,IIDSHIP said he concurred with Mr. Greave‘ in
considering the confession admissible, and by the direc-
tion of that Learned Gentleman sentenced the prisoner
to be transported for 10 years.
William Sandford and Thomas Mace, the sons of
small farmers, were indicted for maliciously breaking
the leg of Wm. Payne, in the month of January last, at
Dymock, in this•county.
Mr. Skinner prosecuted, and Mr. Powell defended
the prisoners.

The prosecutor deposed that he lived near the house
of Sandford's father, and that the families had been at
feud for many years. Sandford had been to Birming-
ham, and returned last January. On passing Sandford's
garden one evening the prisoners came out to him, and
challenged him to fight, and upon his refusal Sandford
kicked him and broke hie leg, and that upon his falling
to the ground both prisoners kicked him about the head
and budy. A witness came up soon aftPr to whom he
said, Oh Lord, they have kicked m' poor leg to
pieces;" and he was thereupon removed to the Glouces-
ter Infirmary, where he remained until now brought into
court on crutches.

For the defence Sandford's brother and sister-in-law
were called, and swore that they saw the whole affsir ;
that the prosecutor first called out to Sandford—" What,
you little Brummagem rascal, be you come back? I
should like to punch your head;" and thereupon Sand-
ford said he should soon have an opportunity, and took
off his coat and gave it to Meet., and then went into the
road, where they fought, scuffled. and fell, and thus the
prosecutor's leg was broken. They also swore that
neither of the prisoners kicked the prosecutor, and the
prosecutor's witness slid, on cross-examination, that he
saw them some time before he got up to them, and saw
no kicks given, and that when he got up to them the
prisoners were standing beside the prosecutor, and tell-
ing him to get up and fight like a man.
The surgeon deposed that bath bones of the leg were
completely fractured, and that there were several bruises
on the body; but that the fractures and the bruises
might have been caused by the fall only.
The jury Acquitted blace, and found Sandford Guilty
on the count charging a common assault, saying they
believed the leg was broken by the fall, and that Sand-
ford did not kick the prosecutor.
His LORDSHIP thereupon sentenced Sandford to a
month's imprisonment, without hard labour.
The business of the circuit terminated with this case.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL C OURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
John Stowed Thomas Stowell, and George Hewson
Garnett were indicted for conspiracy and perjury.
In this case, which had not concluded when our
report left,
The RECORDER summed up, and at six o'clock the
jury retired to consider their verdict. They returned at
twenty minutes to seven, when they gave a verdict of
Guilty against Thomas Stowell and Garnett, and Ac-
quitted John Stowell.—Sentence deferred

NEW COURT.
f(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Carlo Antonio Grimaldi, 26, labourer, and Luigi le
Guardia, 34, labourer, were indicted for having in their
custody and possession a die on which was made and
impressed the reverse side of a half-sovereign.
Mr. Bodkin prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper defended.
could iil
cut li°-l'
him The evidence adduced proved that on the 10th
January last the prisoner Grimaldi went to :an
iveneli a
en-
graverannadmeadskCedonhqiumesti,f
heliving
street , e f Strand,die a
medal, and producing at the same time half
which, upon Mr. Conquest examining, he tt•sovereign,
bad one. This he mentioned to the prisoner, found to be a
him a good one, and made an ap soner, who gave
him to sink a die with the rrahr.,
6 meat with
al half-sovereign on it. Mr. reverse aide of
him what it was for, and Conquest asked
exhibition that was to take he said for an
the prisoner was gone Mr. on Place in Italy. After
eiOn4 aroused, communicatedquest, having his suspi-
street, and under their d. •
with the police at Bow-
die. On the 14th of F irections he completed the
appointment and ebruary the prisoner calledd by
should want the heareceived the die, andthen said
in ha
die. Upon leavia d'side of the half-sovereign
.11ed
by the
Police, and seen to join the house he
prisoner,yvasfo
to whom he
gave the die,and he. the other
.
Th 3 police
f hid it under his cloak.
ollowed them for(' short
time, and then took them
into custody. From subsequent inquiries they made it
was found that the prisoners were intimate acquaint-
ances, Occupying the same lodgings, but beyond that
nothing could be found out about them, excepting that
they were natives of Italy.
Mr. CoorEn. for the defence, contended that Grimaldi
might have had an innocent possession of the die, and
that if the jury thought otherwise, before they could
convict his client, they must be satisfied that Grimaldi
had Ow die with a felonious intent.
The COMMON SERGEANT having summed up,
The jury, after a long consultation, said they could
not agree, as one of them could not think what use half
the die could be to the prisoner Grimaldi.
The COMMON SERGEANT said he could not assist them.
They were then locked up, and did not return lute
court until past eight o'clock, when they returned a v
diet of Guilty, accomptsuying it iiith a recoinmen at d er-
lon
to mercy.

The ;01-..'ence
Father Gavazzi, the well-known separatist from the
RoiniBll Church, was on the bench during the whole
trial, and did not quit the court until the verdict was
returned.