The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-05 00:00:00

WHIT': V. CAVE NAGU.

In this case the'plaintiff, a Captain of the noyal
staff Corps, brought an action against the defendant
for an assault. A verdict was given for
Damages, 10/:

Jan'ies Anneal was charged with robbing Moses
Porter or a 61. bank-note, one sovereign, and as.,
at Seal.

The prisoner AVON found Guilty, and sentimed to
seven years transportation.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.--.NORWICH, Ana. S.
Mr. Justice J. PARKS opened the commission
for this county yesterday evening, after having
tinizhed the Suffullc Assizes by trying Charles Cocke.
reit, who was indicted for the murder of his wife.
The investigation Was very long, and as the facts
have already been fully detailed, We do not think
it necessary to repeat them, The evidence was
such us to leave no doubt that the prisoner was in
sane, and a verdict to that effect having been re-
turned, he was ordered to be confined until his
M►jesty's pleasure should be known. After attend.
ing div►ne service to-day, the Learned Judges pro-
ceeded to despatch the public business.
It'illinin Drank:, aged 19, was totted guilty of
u highway robbery, attended by circumstances of

great aggravation. At the Spring Assizes for this
county, a brother of the prisoner was convicted of
being one of the perpetrators of this outrage, and
received sentence of death, which was commuted to
transportation for life. Previously to those Assizes,
the two brothers had made an attempt to escape
from the Norwich gaol, and had succeeded in gain-
ing the parapets of the prison, from whence this
prisoner was letting himself down by a rope made
of the shreds of his bedding, when the rope broke,
and he was precipitated down a height of 70 feet.
By that fall he broke both his legs, one of his arms,
and his buck, and received many other severe in-
juries in consequence of which he was nimble to
take juries,
trial in the spring. He, however, survived
his injuries, and to-day appeared in Court on crutches,
still a dreadful cripple.
The facts of the case were, that the prosecutor,
named Rayner, a baker, had been going his rounds
with his bread cart, and stopped on his return home
on the Gth of January at the Maid's head, at East
Winch, about seven in the evening. He there saw
the prisoner and his brother, the former of whom
had with him a short bludgeon with an iron knob at
the end, who had been some little time drinking
there. Going out to look at his horse,
.the prose-
cutor saw the brothers looking very hard at him out
of the window, which rather alarmed him. They
then inquired of the landlord who that old gentleman
was, and were told that he was a baker at Middle-
ton. They next inquired whether he was well to do
in the world; and were answered "that he had no
doubt accumulated n goodish sum by his industry."
They also asked how far Middleton was, and were
told two miles. Very soon afterwards they left the
public-house, and the prosecutor followed. This
was about half-past seven, and the moon was
clouded over, but it was light enough to distinguish
the person of a man. When he bad got about half
a mile along the road, the prisoner and his brother
came up to him, one on each side of his cart, and
the prisoner struck him a severe blow on his head
with the bludgeon which he had at the Maid's Head,
and at the same time his brother violently beat him
with another bludgeon. He bled profusely, and the
two men then got upon his cart and rifled his
pockets of 70s. in silver, and a sovereign. Being
unable to go onwards, the prosecutor made the best
of his way back to he Maid's Head, and gave in-
formation, in consequence of which he was appre-
hended, which was not done until after great resist-
ance, and a severe chase. The prisoner said no-
thing in his defence, and called no witnesses.
The learned JUDGE should consider well the case
before he passed sentence.

George Polka, a private in his Majesty's regi-
ment of Royal Dragoons, who appeared at the bar
in the uniform of his corps, was indicted for stealing
ten sovereigns, a watch, and other articles, from the
person of Christopher Lennard.
He was convicted, and sentenced to be trans-
ported for 14 years.
BERVOR, A.D. V. PRESTON, CLERK.
This was an action to recover 331., as a composi-
tion for tithes.
Mr. Serjeant STORKS stated the case of the plain,
tiff, who, as is the defendant, is a Magistrate of the
county. The defendant is the owner of considerable
property in the parishes of Ketteringham and
Hethel, of which the plaintiff is respectively Vicar
and Rector. In 1824, the land was thrown upon
the hands of the defendant by his tenant, who had
been in the habit of compounding for his tithes with
the plaintiff. Being desirous of determining the
composition, the defendant, in the spring of 1825,
sent a notice to the plaintiff, announcing his inten-
tion of doing so at the end of the then current year;
and the only question in the cause was, whether
this notice was evidence of a previous agreement that
for that year there should be a composition for the
tithe..
The Jury found for the plaintiff.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAFFORD, Auo. S.
JONES V. SIMPSON, ESQ. AND ANOTHER.
This action was brought by Mr. Thomas Jones,
an attorney of this town, against Mr. Simpson, a
magistrate of Staffordshire, and Robt. Derbyshire,
a constable, who had acted under his authority,
for an as,,ault and false imprisonment.
Mr. CAMPBELL stated the plaintiff's case. The
plaintiff was an attorney, residing in the county of
Stafford. The defendant, Richard Simpson, Esq.
was a magistrate of that county, and the defendant,
Robert Derbyshire, was a constable of Burslem. It
happened in March last year, that informations
were laid against a Mr. Whitmore and a Mrs.
Swaine, for an alleged offence under the Hawkers'
and Pedlers' Act. The parties employed the plaintiff
(Mr. Jones) as their attorney, to defend them. The
day for hearing the informations was the 23d of
March, at Burslem, before the defendant (Mr.
Simpson) and another magistrate (Trafford Trafford,
Esq.) who then sat in Petty Sessions at the Town-
hall. The plaintiff attended there on the part of
his clients (Mr. Whitmore and Mrs. Swaine); but
on approaching the door of the room where the
magistrates were assembled, he was informed, by
Derbyshire, the constable, that he could not be per-
mitted to enter, orders having been given by the ma-
gistrates to that effect. The plaintiff insiating on his
right to admittance, was pushed back by Derbyshire
and others, who were acting as door-keepers. After
some time he succeeded in obtaining admittance,
but Mr. Simpson told him he should not be heard on
the part of those for whom he appeared. The plain.
tiff still insisted on his right to be present and to act
for his clients ; and having been assaulted by Derby.
shire, the constable, at the door, he applied to the
Magistrates for a warrant against Derbyshire; but
on consideration he determined to forego that pro-
ceeding, thinking that as Derbyshire was merely the
tool of the Magistrates, he should not hare justice
done by them. Some altercation afterwards took
place, and in the result the plaintiff was told that he
stood committed for a contempt, and he was re-
quired to give securities for his good behaviour for
twelve months, himself in 1001., and two sureties in
.501. each. The plaintiff had incurred the displea.
sure of Mr. Simpson in some former transaction,
and on that account it was that the order for his ex-
clusion had been given. It was clear, however, that
he had a right to be present, not only as an English
subject, but as the legal adviser of the parties against
whom the informations had been laid; and the de-
fendants, in acting as they did, had been guilty of
illegal conduct, for which they were amenable in
this action.
Witnesses were then called, after which the Jury
found for the plaintilf-,Damages 11.
There is another action at the suit of the same
plaintiff, who was in Court to-day.
Mr. CAMPBELL (at the suggestion of Mr. Justice
Park)
.proposed to take a verdict with a shilling da-
mages In this case also, but the defendant's counsel
would not consent. The case, therefore, stands for
trial to-morrow.

NORTFIEFtN CIRCUIT.--..YORK, Action S.
ThOmas Farraday, a decently-dressed old man,
was arraigned this day, upon a charge of*having in
his possession a bank bill, value 1001., which formed
part of the notes stolen in September last from the
betting-rooms at. Doncaster. Two clerks were
called► whose testimony was not found sufficient to
bear out the suspicion, and the prisoner was conse-
quently acquitted.
The North and East Riding cause-list has been
disposed of, and the West Riding cases have come
on, to the number of 116, four only of which are
Special Jury causer,. Those which have been dis-
posed of to-day are of the most paltry and uninte-
resting nature.

The Temps says, "An Englishman, who
lodges at the Hotel Meurice, Mr. K--44, fought esn-
stantly on the aide of the people during the 28th aid 29th.
His enthusiasm and courage an greatly excited the citizens,
that they unanimously elected him their Captain. This
brave foreigner led them on to the Eire with unparalleled
order, and did not resign the command he so well merited
until he saw tranquillity perfectly restored. Such deeds
are equally honourable to both nations, end show what a
sense of security the conduct of the French people has Ins. pressed upou foreigners."