The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-04 00:00:00

insolvent, demanding all his goods back, and offer-
ing to return the bill : he put himself into a violent
passion, talked loudly of honour, and threatened to
bring an action for defamation.—(Laughter.)—
When the bill became due, it was presented at the
insolvent's residence, and the answer was, " You
had better take it to the King's Bench." Instead
of the goods being sent to Harwich, the witness
saw them exposed in Genese's mock-auction-room,
iu Cheapside, and they were there sold, or as the
witness said, with a sigh, " they gradually disap-
peared like snow."—(Laughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. CooßE—When the in.
solvent threatened witness, he (the witness) was
also in a passion.
Mr. I. OOKE—Then, I suppose, when he put him-
self into a passion, and talked of honour, you put
yourself in a pa.sion and talked of honesty ? Wit-
ness—No, I talked only of my goods.--(Laughter.)
Hiram Bath, the creditor's brother, also gave
similar testimony.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER believed the insolvent
intended deliberately to cheat Mr. Bath; at present,'
however, the Court would adjourn the-case.

SPRING ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

AYLESBURY, MARcH 2.
THE KING V. WOODMAN AND SIX OTHERS.

This was an indictment against the seven defen-
dants for an assault on John Somes, at the parish of
Ivanhoe, in this county, on the 28th of March, 1829.
Mr. Serjeant STORKS for the prosecution, ob-
served, that the defendants were seven persons of
some rank in society, being considerable farmers and
their sons. The injury complained of was one of
magnitude, and aggravated by the station of the de-
fendants, two of whom were constables, and one
headborough of Ivanhoe. It unfortunately happened
that in Ivanhoe there existed no slight degree of hot
blood, and the prosecutor had unquestionobly made
himself unpopular by his efforts to correct various
abuses which had found their way into the parish.
On the 28th of last March, the annual vestry meet-
ing of the parish took place, and having discussed
sundry matters is the vestry-room, the party ad-
journed the farther consideration of them to the
Red Lion—time out of :wind the theatre of parish
gaieties, after the termination of the laborious por-
tions of their meetings ! Down to the dinner sat
Mr. Somes, and many of his fellow-parishioners, and
the clergyman of the parish was chairman. While
the minister stayed all was peace, but no sooner had
the clergyman left the chair, than the defendants
began to manifest unequivocal symptoms of riot,
and disposition to quarrel with Mr. Somes. 'I he
Catholic Relief Bill was discussed, and the gentle-
men grew furious in their zeal; some denouncing his
Grace the Duke of Wellington as the assassin of the
Constitution, and others as its friend and saviour.
Various toasts were given, not that the object of
them might be honoured, but to create dissension
and riot ; and matters had proceeded a considerable
way towards a regular war, when a paper, composed
by one of the anti-Somists of the company, was
read, which was as follows :—" That old hell-
hound (meaning Mr. Somes) will take com-
mand of the vestry till he falls into the ditch,
after which his hopeful son, the greyhound,
will bully the parish till that noble dog Lion
(meaning Mr. Woodman) wakes, whose voice
shall be thunder, and his deeds lightning."—( Loud
laughter.)—After this elegant epistle had been read,
all was confusion, and after many polite speeches
from sundry of the defendants to the prosecutor
(such as " I'll knock your head off your old shoul-
ders, you scamp," " You old villain," &c.) they
suited the action to the word, and the prosecutor
got as severe a beating as one would wish to receive
on a summer's day. Such was an outline of the ease,

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, after ascertaining that the
indictment was removed by the prosecutor, said the
justice of the case would be best attained by with-
drawing a juror.
Mr. Serjeant Swum instantly acquiesced.
The Learned BARON-1 should advise the gentle-
men of Ivanhoe to finish their business at the vestry
in future, and not to adjourn to the Red Lion to re-
port progrese, till they have become a little cooler.
Thus ended the matter, and the " Author of
Ivanhoe" and his friends retired.

Thomas Ashwell, aged 28, was indicted for felo-
niously uttering to one John Priest, at Woburn-
green, a 101. forged Bank-note, well knowing it to
be flrged and counterfeit, on the 4th of May last.
The Jury found the prisoner—Not Guilty.
The calendar contains a great number of cases,
but none of any marked atrocity, with the excep-
tion of the murder of Mr. Edden, of Haddenham,
in October, 1828. The Grand Jury have returned
ull the bills, except this last and most important,
which is still before them.

NORTHAMPTON, MARCH 2.

Thomas While, aged 24, a farmer's labourer, was
indicted for a felonious assault upon Ann Swannell,
a girl under the age of ten years. It appeared the
prosecutrix and two other children having entered
the cowhouse in which the prisoner was, he shut the
door, and after a little time began to take liberties
with her person. From her statement, corroborated
by that of her mother, and a surgeon who examined
her, there was no doubt that the prisoner had com-
pleted the capital offence.
The Jury found him Guilty, and the LORD CHIEF
BARON passed sentence of death upon him.

Win. Clare and Wm. Ireson were found guilty of
poaching in a wood belonging to the Earl of West-
moreland ; and Thomas Parsons, Charles Cock, and
John Bliss, were convicted of a similar offence com-
mitted in a wood belonging to Wm. Watkins, Esq.
The prisoners offered no resistance to the keepers
in either case, and therefore
The Learned JUDGE ordered them to be dis-
charged on entering into their own recognizances to
come up for judgment if called, upon, and for their
own and each other's good behaviour in the mean
time.

HERTFORD, AfAUCH 2.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY was escorted into town this
morning by the High Sheriff and a numerous re-
tinue of the Magistracy of the county. After at-
tending divine service at the Church, his Lordship
proceeded to the Court-house, and opened the Com-
mission.

The Lord Chief Justice TINDAL is not expected
until late this evening. The business in the Nisi
Prius Court consequently does not commence until
the morning. There are at present only seven causes
set down for trial.

Thecalendar contains the names of 43 prisoners,
whose offences (with the exception of the case of
James Franklin, who stands charged with the wil-
ful murder of his wife at Bishop Stortford), are not
of a particular aggravated nature.
James Wheeler, aged 28, and Daniel Hailer,
aged 19, were capitally indicted for having violently
beaten and robbed Edward Lastbury, of his watch
and money at Watford.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a ver-
dict of Guilty.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY told the prisoners that their
lives were in great danger. It was a case of a most
aggravated nature, isiasmuch as they had shown no
mercy to the prosecutor, and bad used great violence
in committing the robbery. He should therefore
consider their case seriously before he passed sen-
tence upon them.

Yesterday being the day fixed upon for
licensing the different public-hou,es in the city of London,
the LORD MAYOR, attended by Al lermen VENABLICS,
CO:.'ILA ND, and VirtNemesTEß, attended at Guildhall for
that purpose. Gem rally the licen,es were renewed with-
out remark, and only one or two houses out of the 'great
number in the city were complained against. At the
adjourned day several applications are to be made for the
fresh licenses, and many petitions on the subject were
handed in to his Lordship,