The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-07 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-IVARwicr, Aua. 3.
The Commission of this count) was opened at a late
hour on Thursday evening, and owing to the County Hill
being required for the nomination of the candidates for the
northern division of this county, the business of the Assizes
did not commence before half-past one on Friday. On
the Civil side there 26 causes for trial, and about the usual
complement of prisoners for the Criminal Bar, none, how-
ever, charged with the commission of any very heinous
offences.

SATURDAY, AUG. 5.-FLUYER V. JEFFERY.

This was an action brought for the recovery of 2,000/.
upon bonds. A gentleman of the name of Foster, livinc,
at Ayston, in Rutlandshire, of which parish he was the
pastor, advanced to Mr. Jeffery, the defendant in the
present action, and who is a brewer and wine merchant,
living at Peterborough, in the county of Northampton, the
sum of 2,0004, taking as a security for the same two bonds
of 1,000/. each, and interest at the rate of five per cent.
per annum. Mr. Jeffery being a relation, through his wife,
of the family of Mr. Foster, shortly before the death of
Mr. Foster, he being in his 90th year, he, in the presence
of Jeffery, destroyed the bonds in question, reserving, how-
ever, to himself, by verbal agreement only, the interest
during his life, intending, as was alleged by the defendant
to destroy the bonds, and thereby giving a proof of his
regard and affection for him ; and it was sworn by a
Mrs. Chapman, who had lived in the family of the
Fosters for some years, first as a better sort of servant,
and then as a companion of Mrs. Foster, that the same
were destroyed in her presence by means of a candle,
Mr.. Jeffery at the time thanking Mr. Foster for his kind-
ness and liberality towards him. On the death of the old
gentleman, Foster, Mr. Fludyer, the present plaintiff, his
executor, made some inquiries respecting these bonds of
Mrs. Chapman, and that lady having at different times
g►iven different tales about them proceedings were taken for
the recovery of the same, and the questions for the Jury to
decide on the present occasion were, first, had the bonds
been cancelled at all by Mr. .Foster ? And, secondly,
even supposing they had, was he in a fit state of mind to do
so at the time ?

The Learned JUDGE having summed up, the Jury found
a verdict in favour of the defendant.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—NoRwmg, Ara. 4.
WORTLeY V. POSTLE, CLERK, AND ANOTHER.
This was an action instituted by the plaintiff, an attorney,
for the purpose of enforcing payment of his -bill, amounting
to 631. and a fraction, from the defendants, who are magis-
trates of the county ; and the defence raised by the pleas
was virtually that the retainer on which the claim was
founded had been obtained by the plaintiff from them by
fraud and misrepresentation.
In support of the defence raised by the plea of fraud and
misrepresentation several most respectable witnesses were
called who proved that the defendants had been asked by

the plaintiff to sign the paper, which was drawn up by him-
self, as a "mere matter of form, and ministerially."
Mr. KELLY having replied upon'this testimony,
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, the =cunt of
whose bill of costs it was understood would be referred for
taxation." . . .

CROWN COURT.—Henry FOSiCT stood charged with the
manslaughter of John Thorpe.
The prisoner was a youth of the most humane and peace-
able disposition, and being on the diy in question at a pub-
lic house at Feltwell, the deceased came in and gave him a
blow on the nose. On this the prisoner left the house,
but the deceased, who, to use the words of a witness,
" counted 'liaised the champion of Feltwell," followed him
into the yard, knocked him down by a blow on the back of
the head, and then fell upon him. A scuffle ensued, both
parties kicking till they were separated, and taken to their
respective homes by the bystanders. On reaching his
home Thorpe was taken ill, and in the course of the night
expired.
The Jury, after the Learned Judge had explained to
them the application of the law to the above facts, acquitted
the prisoner.
Jl'm. While, John While, Stephen Xensell, and three
females claiming to be their respective wives, but charged
as single women, were indicted for breaking into and steal-
ing, from the house of Robert Gurnliam, a shopkeeper at
Ludham, in this county, a large quantity of goods, chiefly
consisting of linen drapery, and ribbons, on the night
of the 25th May last.
Verdict of Guilty against all the men, with an acquittal
of the three female prisoners, whereupon the former were
severally transported for 14 years.
In the city there is no civil business, and only one cri-
minal case, an assault arising out of the late election for the
city, and as the defendants have traversed over to the next
Assizes their Lordships may be congratulated on having ar-
rived at the close of their labours at an early period, and
that, too, without having left a single person for execution.

HOME CIRCUIT.--7111.1.ru.sroNE, duo. 5.

The case of " Doe, on the demise of G. H. Neville and
another v. Alsager and others," was tried before Mr. Jus-
tice Littled:kle and a special jury. It merely related to the
right of possession of the Sussex Hotel at Tunbridge
Wells, and some land attached to it. The jury found a
verdict for the lessors of the plaintiffs—Damages Is.
The case of Mills v. Thompson," which arose out of the
same circumstances that gave rise to the trial of " Rogers
v. Mills," was made a remanet until the next Spring As-
sizes ; the Learned Judge observing that most probably by
that time the present excitement would have passed away.