The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-03 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—NonrmaarPro,v, 111Ancn 1.
CRIMINAL COITRT.-John Newton, Samuel Swann, and
Richard Lee, were charged with having, on the night of Mon-
day, the 9th of January last, entered certain lands, the pro-
perty of the Earl of Cardigan, armed with offensive weapons,
for the destruction of game and rabbits. Lord Cardigan is
the owner of very extensive covers in the county of Northamp-
ton, and the keepers of his Lordship's preserves having some
reason to suspect that an attempt would be made on the game
in some of the numerous preserves belonging to his Lordship
at the breaking up of the frost in January last, two of his Lord-
ship's keepers, assisted by fourteen or fifteen others, stationed
themselves on the night in question in a wood called Burnt
Coppice, in the parish of Dean Thorp, in different places.
After having been in their several stations some time several
of the assistants proceeded about one o'clock in the morning,
to a place called Slade Field adjoining the wood, where they
discovered the prisoners stationed at the end of some nets. As
soon as they found they were discovered an assault was made
upon one of the assistants, named Saunders, and Swann aimed
a desperate blow at him with a dreadful bludgeon, which for-
tunately Saunders was able to parry; and the weapon glided
down his arm ; as did also another blow aimed at Saunders by
one other of the prisoners. It being found the keepers were
on the alert, and too numerous to afford the poachers any hope
from resistance, they were arrested, their nets seized (being of
the length of 300 yards), and 15 dozen of rabbits were found in
the same, or packed up in parcels ready to be taken away.
The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, and they were sen-
tenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THURSDAY.)

OLD COURT.

Charles Bradfield, a horse-dealer, was indicted for stealing
a chestnut mare of the value of 361., the property of Sir
Rob6rt Gill.

Sir R. Gill had lent the horse in question to his brother,
Hamilton Gill, of Sheuley Lodge, South Minims, Herts,
Esq. On the night of the 29th of December, the mare was
put into the stable and the door fastened. On the following
morning the door was found to have been broken, the padlock
was hanging by one screw to the wall, and the mare gone. On
examining the ground footsteps were visible from the high
road to the stable and back again ; it was evident that several
persons had been engaged in the robbery. The mare,
when stolen, was unclipped, and had a swish tail. On
the 30th of December the prisoner went to a horse-clipper,
of the name of Bush, residing at Stratford, and said he
wanted him to clip a mare, observing that he had not
brought the animal with him, but that it belonged to a little
man at the Harrow public-house. lie (the prisoner) was of
opinion he should have the mare, although they could not
then agree about the price. Bush then accompanied the pri-
soner to the White Horse and \Voolpack public-house, Old
lord, and he there saw a little man join the prisoner, who
said, " You shall not have her for less than 10/." The sum
of 91. 10s. was offered and accepted, and a receipt was written,
but no money was paid. Bush then went and clipped the
snare. She isas very dirty and much distressed, and appeared
as if she had been ridden a considerable distance. There were
no shoes on the hind feet, and her tail had been recently
docked, for it was bleeding. He then clipped the mare, and
was paid by the prisoner, and then went away. Two da)s
after, the prisoner exchanged the mare for a horse with a
person of the name of Osborne, a pork butcher. The pri-
soner was apprehended at the Cock and Magpie public-house,
Worship-street, by Holland, a police constable.
Mr. Justice BOSANQUET summed up, and the Jury found the
prisoner Guilty.
Ann Lloyd, aged 55, was indicted for feloniously breaking
and entering the dwelling-house of Martha Knight, and steal-
ing a shawl, the property of Ann Gellett.
The prisoner, -in her defence, said she had purchased the
shawl.

Mr. Justice COLTMAN, in summing up the evidence (it being
the first case tried before his Lordship), remarked that there
was a difference between the indictment and depositions as to
the parish. In one the parish was called that of St. John's,
Hackney, and in the depositions, and from the evidence of the
police constable, it was called St. John's, West Hackney. In
cases of burglary it was necessary that the parish should be
clearly set out.

Mr. Justice PARK—The indictment is quite proper. The
whole of Hackney is but one parish, and the term of West
Hackney is merely applied to the district church.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN—As that difficulty is got over, gen-
tlemen, the case is so very clear as to render it unnecessary for
me to trouble you with the evidence.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
At five o'clock their Lordships left the Court, and were suc-
ceeded by the RECORDER.
Alexander Christie, aged 32, a respectable-looking person,
was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Amelia 13u1-
lerd, his wife, Elizabeth, being alive.
The prisoner, who was in service, was married to his first
wife, Elizabeth Pearce, on the 9th of March, 1829, at the
parish church of St. Marylebone, and, living with her for
some years, four children were the issue of this marriage.
Some time since he left her, and occasionally allowed her
money for the support of two of the children, the other two
being dead. On one of the children being placed out to
nurse he discontinued making any allowance to his wife since
August twelvemonths, but paid the weekly sum of ss. for the
child. The prisoner subsequently obtained a situation in the
family of Lord Garvagh, as butler, where he met with Ame-
lia Bullerd, who was lady's maid to Lady Garvagh, and hav-
ing represented himself as a single man, be paid his addresses
to his fellow-servant, to whom he was married at St. John's
Church, Hampstead, on the 12th of November, 1836. The
marriage was discovered by the family of the first wife in the
course of the last month, and the present inquiry was insti-
tuted by them.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The REcortnrst, i❑ passing sentence on the prisoner, said it
was the determination of the Court in all cases of bigamy to
pass a severe sentence, for a stop ought to be put to such ac-
tions. He should he imprisoned, and be kept to hard labour
in the House of Correction for 12 months.

THE DIVORCED.—We understand that there is
not a shadow of truth in the report so prevalent in the circles
of fashion, relative to the particular origin of this story, how-
ever true it may be that it has a living original, from which the
leading character has been drawn.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

MANSIOIV-HOUSE.

Two young men, named George Smithers and Thomas
' Jackson, were brought before the Loan MMus, charged with
• Navin; committed a burglary and robbery in the house of Mr.
Hca:h, the Sardinian Consul, in the Old Juwry. The pri-
soners were remanded.
A female, of a decent, motherly appearance, named Mary
Gephart was charged with shoplifting. W. S. Purdey, shop-
man to Mr. Lee, of No. 21, Bishopsgate-street, babe.dasher,
stated, that the priscr,er came into the shop, and purchased a
little crape, and other trifling articles, to the amount of a few
thil!ings. After having remained a little while in the place,
she was suspected of having deposited something she hal n)t
paid for under her shawl, and witness called in a policeman,
who asked her whether she had not other people's propel ty
about her. She denied that she Ld, but the policeman pulled
a dress from under her cloak, au I a second dress fell from her.
The prisoner cried aloud, and implored his Lordship's pity.
upon her chUren. She had, she declared, never before been
in so dreadful a place, and had never been suspected of any.
thing dishonest.
The LORD Mayon—And how do you account for the pea.
session of these dresses ? Prisoner—l don't know how it hap-
pened at all.
The LORD MAYOR—What I you don't know how the dresses
you had about you got under your cloak ?—( A laugh.) Pri-
soner—.No, my Lord, I don't know how in the world it was.
I had the misfortune to have a little drop at the tune. It's the
first time I ever did anything of the kind.
The policeman who apprehended the prisoner produced two
large new rolls of ribbons which he had found on the person of
the prisoner, and said he believed she had stolen thorn front
some other shop.
Prisoner—Oh, dear, never; I bought them, as I was going
into mourning.
The S!mpman of Mr. Lee—They are white ribbons, and
must have just been taken from a shop, for they have never yet
been unfolded.

Prisoner—l bought them cheap to dye black. I was going
into mourning for my poor dear cousin's child.—( Laughter.)
The husband of the prisoner said that his wife was a most
honest pelson, and did not think she would take anything she
had not a right to take, barrio' it was her own.

The Lou MAYOR—And what are you, my good man?
Ilusband—l am in the coalheaving line, please )ou, my Lord.
I gets a matter of a pound a-week sometimes; and she's a
shoe binder.

The prisoner was committed for trial

HAT T ON- GARDEN.
At the final examination of Mrs. Newman and her daughter,
Mr. LAING asked them whether they were acquainted with an
officer of the 27th Regiment, but they made no reply.
Mr. LAING said that he had received a threatening letter—
that he should suffer for it in the event of their conviction at
the Old Bailey. Whoever he was, he had not acted as their
friend, but their enemy, and be (Mr. Laing) might find hint
oLA by applying at the War Office. He should like to see
this officer of the 27th Regiment ; he would cut a pretty
figure before a Court-Martial. If he was before him he
might depend upon it he would deal with him in a very sum-
mary manner. An officer was before him the other day when
Mr. Hunter gave bail for her appearance to prosecute the
prisoners.

Mr. White assured Mr. LAING that that gentleman was a
respectable individual. He was an officer of the navy,
not of the army.
Mr. LAING cared little about such threats.
formed his duty.
Mrs. Heathcoat stated that the prisoners took lodgings in
the same house as herself in the name of Newman, in Novem-
ber, 1835, at No. 45, Allsop-terrace, Regent's Park ; during
her absence from her apartment s!le missed a dressing-case
containing a considerable quantity of valuable jewellery, a bank
post bill indorSed by her husband, an•l payable to him, six so-
vereigns and a half, and two diamond rings. The prisoners
occupied the parlours. They quitted the lodgings immedi-
ately after the robbery.
Mr. Robinson proved that several articles of jewellery were
pledged by the younger prisoner in the name of " Mrs. Gor-
don," on the 18th of July last.
Mr. White stated that, after the robbery on Mrs. Hunter,
that lady mentioned her loss to Miss Newman, and she said
she was very sorry.
Miss Newman—lt was never mentioned to mc, Mr. White.
Mr. LAING suggested that Mr. Rawlinson should attend
the trial of the prisoners, and he ordered the inspector to go
immediately before the Grand Jury to present the bill. There
were five charges upon which they stood committed.
The prisoners, at the suggestion of their solicitor, main-
tained silence, and seemed to treat the affair with indifference.
There was, however, a change in Miss Newman, whose eyes
seemed to be affected with grief. It was generally remarked
in the office that Miss Newman bears a striking resemblance
to the Countess of Harrington, late Miss Foote, the actress.
The prisoners, it is said, had an income of 2001. per annum.

He had per-

THAMES-OFFICE. •
Yesterday Cornelius Duly, a ragged urchin, aged 13 years,
was brought before Mr. BRODERIP, charged with having, in
conjunction with two other boys, committed a daring highway
robbery on the person of a lad named George M'Dougal, and
stealing his jacket. The lad was passing over Cowderoy's-
fields, Ratcliffe, on Tuesday last, when he was met by the pri-
soner and two others about his own age. One of them
asked him to pawn a silk handkerchief which they had just
" frisked" (stolen) from a gentleman's pocket. M'Dougal
told them to pawn it themselves, on which one of the juvenile
gang knocked him down, and the others began beating him
in a brutal manner. While two of them held him down Daly
stripped him of his jacket. He was left on the ground, and
the thieves ran away and escaped. The prisoner was seen a
short time afterwards with the jacket on his person under his
own. The jacket was pledged by one of the gang, on the
same evening, at a pawnbroker's in Shadwell, in the name of
John Smith. On Wednesday afternoon the prisoner was
taken into custody for another robbery ; and Daniel Derny, a
police sergeant, of the K division, who suspected he was one
of the party who robbed young M'Dougal, put some questions
to him, and he said he knew the boy very well, and met hint
in Vinegar-lane-fields, when he gave him (Daly) a jacket for
the purpose of raising money at a pawnbroker's. Derny asked
him if there any other boys with him, and he said there were
two, and their names were Giles and Delvin. He also ac-
knowledged that his companions pledged the boy's jacket, and
afterwards destroyed the duplicate.
Mr. BRODERTP S iid the prisoner was young in years but old
in iniquity. He committed him for trial for the capital offence
of assaulting the boy, putting him in fear, and stealing the
jacket from his person.

The prisoner was then charged with stealing a pair of new
shoes from the shop of Mr. James A,yres, of 86, Ratcliffe-
Lizhway.
Mr. BnonElms committed the prisoner on the second charge.