The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-20 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Payne.)

Neal M'Hugh, 19, was indicted for unlawfully and ma-
liciously cutting and wounding Francis M'Hugh.
The prosecutor is tho brother of the prisoner, the mother
of them living in Northumberland•street, Paddington. On
the afternoon of the Ist of January the two brothers met
there, and a dispute arose between them. The prisoner said
his brother had been giving his mother some liquor, which
he denied. The prosecutor shoved him aside, upon which
the prisoner took up a knife, with which he struck the pro-
secutor two or three times, wounding him on the ear and face.
His coat was also cut through. He afterwards struck his
father two or three times with the knife.

The prisoner, .who pleaded guilty, expressed his contri-
tion for what had occurred, and said he did this in the heat
of Passion, and was drunk at the time, He paid further,

Philip Hepher, police-constable 99 E, stated that at half-
paat_six on the morning of the 7th of January he saw the
prisoner and another man not in custody running along the
pavement by the side of a cab in New Oxford-street. Wit-
ness crossed over and ran by the side of the cab himself. At
the corner of Tottenham-cour.t-road ho saw the prisoner
get up behind the cab and pull a box from the top of it to
the ground. He jumped down, when witness went up to
him and took him into custody on the charge of stealing the
box. The other man got away.
Mrs. Theresa llill, wife of Henry Hill, of Westbury,
Wilts, said the box was her property, and contained chil-
dren's wearing apparel. Her husband and herself were in
the cab, and were on their way to the Paddington station of
the Great Western Railway, to go by the train. The driver
of the cab missed the box at the corner of Tottenham-court-
road, and turned round, when he saw the prisoner in cus-
tody and the box on the ground.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
Edward Hancock, 477 City Police, said he had known the
prisoner many years. In October, 1855, he was tried at
these sessions, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment ;
on the 30th September he was sentenced to 12 months' im •
prisonment for picking pockets ; in April, 1859, he was con-
victed at the Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to four
years' penal servitude; and on the Ist September he was
committed from the Mansion House for three months for
attempting to pick pockets.

Mr. Payne said that long terms and short terms of pun-
ishment had proved altogether unavailing to deter the pri-
soner from the commission of crime, and the sentence upon
him now was that he be kept in penal servitude for ten
years.

Mr. Rowden prosecuted, Mr. Dickie defended the pri-
soner.

James Donovan and Moss Lyons, convicted last session
of a daring watch robbery at Hackney-wick, during the
foot-races, were brought up for judgment.

It was proved that Donovan was an old offender, and
Lyons had been previously convicted.
Mr. Payne sentenced Lyons to be imprisoned for twelve
months, and Donovan to be kept in penal servitude for
seven years.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

COLCHESTER-JAN. 17.

At this corn exchange to-day there was a fair show of
wheat for the season, and trade slow at last week's rates.
Fine barley was again scarce, but a firm trade, and many
samples realised is over previous prices. Beans were the
turn dearer, and peas at last week's rates.
Wheat, white 46s 52s Beans, Mazagan..3os 334
red 42s 48s middle & small.3ss 420
Barley
Oats