The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-16 00:00:00

ASSIZES-(RIICEIVED THIS DAY.)

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—HEREFORD, Am lit.
Mr. Justice PAKK finished the business ors the nisi
print side last night. His Lordship was engaged the en-
tire day in hearing an action of ejectment relating to some
property in Wales, which did not possess- the least feature
of public interest. There Ints not, within the recollection
of the oldest individual living, been so little business tAn the
civil side at any former Assign; for this county. Out of
'even causes (not a quarkr of the average number) entered firs
trial, the record in two of them was withdrawn, and in ou-
tlier (an indictment) there was no prosecution, as that, in
reality, there were only four actions to be decided. Mr.
Justice Park pleasantly observed to the gentlemen of the
Bar, that Hereford presented hut " short commons."
" Yes, indeed," replied Mr. Campbell, there is not suffi-
cient here, my Lord, to pay the legitimate expenses of
Stafford election."—(A laugh.)
Mr. Justice Park will assist Mr. Justice Desanquet to-
morrow in trying the remaining prisoner'.

CROWN SIDE.
(Before Mr. Jastice BOIANQUIT.)
Joseph Wilson, aged' 27, described in the calendar as
a butcher, was indicted for feloniously forging and utte►ing
to Richard Dwyer a promissory note for the payment of
10/., purporting to by drawn by John Finch, and payable
to William Dobbins, with intent to defraud the said John

William Dobbins was also committed on the ..aMe
charge, but subsequently admitted king's evidence.
This trial occupied a great length of time. The fol-
lowing are the principal facts:—The prisoner Wilson was
a butcher, and Dobbins was his apprentice. In March
last the fotmer told the latter that he could not !fain him
his business ; but if he would persuade his (Dobbins')
guardian to advance him 10L, he (the prisoner) would
take him into partnership. In consequence of this pro-
mise, Dobbins went to Mr. Finch, of Witry, his guar-
dian, told him the prisoner's proposition, and prevailed
upon him to give a promissory note at two months for
the payment of 101. Having thus far succeeded, ha
went back to the prisoner, and the terms of partnership
were agreed open. The prisoner then proposed that with
the 101. bill they should purchase a cow, but before they
parted with the note he suggested the propriety of making
a copy of it, which was sccordiagly done. They then set
out for the resident.* of the primate Wilson's lather in-law,
and agreed to purchase a sow, for which Wilson tendered
a 101. bill, which was taken in payment. The fether-iu-
law of the prisoner put the note by until it was nearly
due, when on again examining it it was discovered to bo
a forgery, and not the one Dobbins had obtained of his
guardian, but the copy of it which bad been made by the
desire of the prisoner. Under these circumstances, there-
fore the prisoner was Wren into custody.
Mr. Justice BOSANQUIT in summing up said, if the
Jury believed the evidence of the accomplice Dobbins, there
could not be a doubt of the prisoner's guilt.
The Jury after some deliberation, however, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
iVillians Pickihorno, a boy, aged fifteen, but who d d
nut appear so old by some years, was convicted of break-
ing and entering the dwelling•boare of William Col-
lins, in the parish of Limon, daring the hours of
divine service on Sunday the 13th June, and stealing
therefrom several articles, his property.
Mr. Justice BOSATIQuitT said tha prisoner, it appeared,
could neither read nor write, and was in a state of the
moat abject ignorance, and from what he understood of
the example that had been set him by his parents, it was
not surprising to see him in his resent situatim. His
Lordship said lie would consider what must be dem to
save him from destruction.

_Eleanor George, aged 81, was indicted for stealing a
pair of sheets from a poor woman, Ann Lewir, a neigh-
hour of the prisoner, The prironer went several times
after the robbery and consoled with the prorecturix on
account of her loss, and always tried to comfort her under
the idea that she would one day or another recover them—
she also pointed out several persons as the probable thieves.
Her officiousness gave rise to suspicion—a search warrant
was obtained► and the stolen property found in the psi.
soner's possession.
The priinner, on being called on for her defence, said,
Plate your Honour, my Lord Judge, this is all spite
because 1 would nut take a false oath respecting a child
being murdered ; and it is a pity, my Lord Judge, it is
nut looked into. It is all spite ; it is indeed."
The Jury, however, found her Guilty, and she was hell •
kneed to six mouths' imy,risomnent and hard labour.