The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-31 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT—Buiti-ST.ED3tuArD's,M4ficm 29.
REX V. PARISH OF CHILTON.
Mr. Sergeant STOCKS conducted the case for the prose-
cution ; and Mr. KELLY appeared on behalf of the inha-
bitants of Chilton, to resist the attempt to fix them with
the obligation to repair one-half of the road lying between
it and the parish of Great Cornard. The parish of Great
Cornard had from time immemorial repaired the whole of
the road in question until 1811, when, under a private In-
closure Act, the Commissioners set out the boundary be-
tween the two parishes along the centre of this road, which
divided them. From that time also, however, Great Cor-
nard continued to repair the road as heretofore, and the main
question in the cause was, whether the award of the Com-
missioners was binding in law upon Chilton.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN, being of opinion in the negative
upon this point, directed some minor points to go to the
Jury with regard to the serving of certain notices, rendered
necessary by the General Inclosure Act.
On these points the Jury were of opinion that the re-
quisitions of the statute had not been complied with, and
accordingly returned a verdict generally against the Crown.
CROWN COURT.—George Hogg and James Turner,
two boys, aged 18, were charged with assaulting George
Crossby, in this town, and stealing his purse and its con-
tents, in September last.
The prisoners were both acquitted.
William. Dodd, aged 16, was charged with stealing a hat
from the person of Patrick Nlacintyre, a boy of 12 years.
Mr. Gunning stated the case, which was remarkable for
the coolness of the youthful felon. He met Master Pa-
trick in the streets in this town on the 31st of January last,
and, civilly accosting him, the following conversation en-
sued : Prisoner—" Pray can you tell me the name of this
street ?" Patrick—" Yes, it is Southgate-street." Pri-
soner—" Thank you, Sir. Pray, do you know me ?"
Patrick—" No." Prisoner—" Then here's off with your
hat." The prisoner, suiting the action to the word, in-
stantly made off with the boy's hat, while he and his bro.
ther, who was with him, both stood petrified at the audacity
and unexpected incivility of the polite stranger. It so hap-
pened, however, that his face was not one which could
easily be forgotten, being most deeply scarred from the
small-pox, for the prosecutor seeing him afterwards in-
stantly recognised him, as did also his brother.
Guilty—Transportation for seven years.

WESTERN CIRCUIT—LiuNcEsrox, Meilen 28.
The Assizes were -postponed here, and they were rich
opened until Saturday evening, in consequence of the very
heavy state of business in the Nisi Prius Court. The ca-
lendar contained the names of but few prisoners ; and
Baron Gurney being informed that the magistrates had sent
a number of prisoners to be tried at the Sessions, directed
that they should all be tried at the Assizes, it being the
duty of the Judges to deliver the gaol. In consequence of
this the calendar contains the names of no less than 49
prisoners, that number being considerably beyond that
which is usual in this county. There were thirteen causes
entered, five out of them Special Juries ; one of which is a
second trial, and when tried before it occupied three days,
and the defendant called no witnesses ; it is now expected
to take four days at least, owing to the intention of the
defendant to call witnesses. Business commenced yesterday
morning—Mr. Baron GURNEY in the Crown Court, and
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS in the Nisi Prius.
Philip Corin was indicted for the manslaughter of Thomas
Rodds, in the parish of Gulvul.
William Stumpson—l live at Penzance. On the last
Saturday in July I was on Cheondown-bridge in the even-
ing. I saw the prisoner there that evening. I saw him
take the near wheel of a cart which was standing there
and throw it over. I heard'no cry when it was upset. It
was close to the sea, which made a noise at the time. I
saw the deceased after the cart was thrown over. He
walked away with the prisener.
John Smith—l found Rodds at my mother's house that
night, between twelve and one o'clock. Corin was with
him. He asked for a light to look for the tail of his cart.
I said I could find it without. We had not got one hun-
dred yards when the prisoner and Rodds quarrelled, and
then I went in doors. Shortly afterwards I was cailed out
again by a noise. I saw the cart was overturned. The
deceased was on his hands and knees about six yards off. I
went to him. He said, " Never mind me, look atter the
mule." Before I came out I heard some one say, " I am
killed, donkey and all." They said they would go home
altogether, and they got into the cart. The deceased was
very tipsy.
Cross-examined—The prisoner has always borne a good
character.
Richard Rodds—The deceased was my brother. I was
called up at half-nest four o'clock in the morning. He was
suffering great pain. He said to me, "My dear brother, I
am a dying man." He said, " I have been murdered this
night. Corin has killed me by throwing my cart over upon
me," and that it came upon his stomach. Corin did it be-
cause he would not let him ride home with him. He said
he bad craw led on his hands and knees home. On the Ist
tf August, two days after the injury, he died.
The Learned BARON summed up the ease to the Jury ;
after which they found the prisoner Not Guilty.

NO THERN CIRCUIT, lirEßroor„ ilLincif 29.

numas 111`1)nniels wa3 indicted for highway robbery
or the road between St. Helen's and Prescot, on the 9th
of March, 1833.

Verdict—Guilty. Sentence deferred.
William Durkin, a respectable looking elderly person,
was indicted for uttering to one Vim. Broadbent a forged
acceptance for .591. knowing it to be forged.
On the prisoner being taken into custody he said to Mr.
Thomas, " This is is a bad business ; could it not be ar-
ranged in any way? If I were to pay you the amount
of the bill might I not go home to my family ? I would
not for a 1001. that this matter should be exposed."
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but recommended
the prisoner to mercy.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

Mr. Painte-, the upholster of Finsbury, who drives an
advertising machine through the town, was summoned
before the LORD MAYOR for having refused to give a
recompense to a boy named Joseph Jacobs, who was in-
jured by the upsetting of the advertisement machine.
From the boy's statement, it appeared that as he was
passing on the pavement over London Bridge, on Tuesday
last, the advertising machine, which was of a prodigious
height, was blown down upon him, to the imminent danger
of life or limb. He was at the time carrying some confec-
tionery for sale, and he was not only hurt in. the side and
neck, but his stock in trade was injured to the amount of
between four and five shillings. The father of the com-
plainant applied for recompense for the injury, and would
have been satisfied with a mere trifle, but. Mr. Painter re-
fused to listen to any proposition of the kind, and seemed
to consider that he was quite at liberty to drive his mon-
strous nuisance through the streets, whether it might or
might not smash people's heads.
Mr. Painter's friends said that Mr. Painter bad refused,
because he did not consider that he was under any obliga-
tion to give compensation when no injury was sustained.
The LORD MAYOR asked whether the advertising machine
was the van that reached almost to the two-pair of stairs
windows, and an answer having been given in the affirma-
tive, observed that it was a most dangerous vehicle, and had
more than once terrified his horses.

The father of the complainant stated that Mr. Painter,
on being asked for a trifling remuneration, replied indig-
nantly that the boy could no more expect anything of the
kind, that if a chimney-pot had been blown upon his head.
The Loan MAYOR expressed himself dissatisfied with
the answer to the charge ; and directed that Mr. Painter
himself should attend, to account for the matter ; and if
that gentleman could show that he was right, no doubt
the decision would operate.as an excellent, as well as a le-
gitimate puff.
A person of very respectable appearance, named Charles
Johnston, a native of Edinburgh, was charged with having
tumbled about the streets at five o'clock OA Wednesday
evening in a state of what the policeman who protected him
called " 'dead drunkenness." There was, it appeared, a great
deal of difficulty in carrying Johnston to the Compter, and
the policeman and he rolled over and over in the mud until
they looked as if they had been drinking as well as falling
together.
The gaoler said that the drunken gentleman was a cus-
tomer at the Compter frequently upon finishing his visits to
the gin palace, and that he was uniformly introduced covered
with mud and pennyless.
The LORD MAYOR—As you are determined to get drunk
Sir, whenever you can, I should be obliged to you to keep
out of my jurisdiction.
The defendant assured his Lordship then, whenever in
future he should find himself going he should cut the City.
The LORD MAYOR—You have got no money? Have
you got any friends ?—Defendant—Not one in the world,
my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—You have drunk them all away ?
Defendant—Exactly so, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—What a horrible infatuation. I
must order a truck or a wheelbarrow to be made to pick
up such filthy fellows, and roll you through the streets
with your neck tied to it by a rope to keep you from fall-
ing.—(Great laughter.)
Defendant—You may take my word this time. I shall
never take a drop in the City again.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday Edward Hornell, alias Thornton, was placed
at the bar before Mr. MINSHULL for re-examination, charged
with having assaulted and robbed a lad named William
Grant Siddeman, son of Mr. Siddeman, a hosier and glover,
of London-road, Southwark, in June, 1836. The prisoner