The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINmEsTER, Dec. 1.

The winter gaol delivery for part of this circuit com-
menced yesterday, when the commission was opened by Mr.
Baron Pigott, who immediately after attended Divine ser-
vice at the Cathedral. This morning at half-past 10 the
learned Judge opened the Court. The following is a sum-
mary of the offences with which the 46 prisoners stand
charged :—Murder, 2; cutting and wounding with intent to
murder or do grievous bodily harm, 14; arson, 1; rape, 1;
unnatural offence, 1; highway robbery, 8 ; bigamy, 1;
burgary, 15 ; assault on children, 2 ; night poaching, 1;
and manslaughter, 1.

Mr. Baron Pigott, in charging the grand jury, observed
that the calendar did not present any subject for congratu-
lation; but there was a feature which presented itself for
the consideration of everyone with regard to this particular
district, and that was the necessity for finding some amuse-
ment or means of recreation for those who had much time
on their hands unemployed. Almost all the crimes were
of violence, consequent upon the prisoners passing thei r
time in public-houses. He believed that men who
were driven to publichouses spent their earnings in drink,
and met with bad company, and the immediate consequence
was that they fell to fighting, which ended in cutting and
wounding and the commission of crimes little short of
murder, It was a most serious evil. His lordship then ad-
verted to several of the cases in the calendar, and with re-
gard to the more serious charges he advised the grand jury
to consider well before they found true bills.
Robert Harrison and Alfred Lightfoot were indicted for
assaulting and wounding William Dollery with intent to
prevent the lawful apprehension of Harrison, in the city of
Winchester, on the 10th of Aug, There were other counts.
Lightfoot pleaded guilty.
Mr. Russell appeared for the prosecution.
It appeared that Harrison was a private in the 60th Rifles
stationed in Winchester, and Lightfoot was a recruit. On
the 10th of August, Dollery who was a police-constable
was going his rounds, about 12 o'clock at night, when he
saw Harrison in such a situation as induced him to believe
that he was going to commit a felony, or that he was a de-
serter. He therefore took him by the collar to apprehend
him, when Harrison took a whip from under his coat and
said, " Before you take me into custody you shall have
this." Dollery drew his staff and said, "We will have cut
for cut." They 'went some distance until they came to
some iron railings, which Harrison caught hold of. Light-
foot came up at the moment and said Dollery should not
take him, and they then tripped up the constable, and
Lightfoot took the staff from him, and they both struck and
kicked Dollery until he was insensible. When he re-
covered both the prisoners were gone, the blood was flow-
ing from his head and blinded him. He crawled along by
the side of the wall until he got into the road, when he met
some one who took him to a surgeon, and it was then
found that he had been very mach injured, and he was for
some time in the hospital. The next morning the whip, the
staff, a lantern, and a soldier's cap were found at the spot
where the affray had taken place on the previous night.
There was a large quantity of blood on the ground, and the
railings were splashed with blood. The prisoners were absent
from the barracks all night. When they went in in the
morning Harrison was smothered with blood, and said he
had been fighting. He would have been made a prisoner,
as having been out with a pass.
The jury found Harrison guilty.
The prisoners were then sentenced to bo kept in penal
servitude for three years.

Mr. Young moved to quash an indictment preferred at
the session against a boy for the felony of cutting and
wounding, with intent, &c. The bill had been found at the
sessions, but the court not having jurisdiction to try the
case, it was remitted to this court. The learned counsel
urged that the grand jury at the session could not find such
a bill.

Mr. Poulden, for tbe prosecution, said it was an offence
against the peace, and the magistrate acted under a com-
mission of the peace.

The learned Judge said he would not quash the indict-
ment. He would try it, and leave Mr, Young to his writ of
error, when it might be solemnly argued. But the High
Sheriff had kindly furnished him with a case in point, in
Cox's Criminal Cases, and therefore he was relieved from
all difficulty, and should try the case.

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