The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-03 00:00:00

SPRING ASSIZES.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE,
March 1.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
THE THREEPWOOD HALL CASE.
During the whole of yesterday, until seven o'clock
this evening, the Northumberland Assize-court, au
the Moot Hall, was densely crowded with r ersons
from all pa' is of the county, assembled to listen to
a most extraordinary charge of perj try prepared
against three bailiffs' followers, belonging to Hex-
ham. The persons charged were John Dodd, Wil
liam Hutchinson, and John Daglish, and the offence
alleged against them was that on t he 11th January,
1831, they caused William Bewick, of Threepwood
Hall, to be accused of having shot at Hutchinson
and Daglish.
Mr. Sergeant Shee, with Mr. Blackwell and Mr.
Hopwood, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
Campbell Foster and Mr. Maule for the defence.
The facts in this extraordinary case were these :
—Mr. William Bewick was a magistrate and
county gentleman, residing at Threepwood Hall,
in this county. He was a person of somewhat.
excitable temperament, and in consequence of
having locked up one of his labourer's wives on a
charge of larceny, and violated the strict rule of
justice, his name was removed from the list of
magistrates, and the husband of the woman
brought an action for false imprisonment. Mr.
Bewick was cast in damages and costs. Those
he refused to pay ; and on the day in question
a sheriff's officer, named Stainthorpe, with
the prisoners, prodeeded to Threepwood to levy for
the amount. Mr. Bewick being aware that they were
coming, barricaded himself in; and the three pri-
soners were left in charge of the effects outside the
house; they taking up their quarters amongst some
hay in a cart shed. The accusation of perjury arose
out of an occurrence that took place that night.
Last Spring Assizes Mr. Bewick was sentenced to
four years' penal servitude, and he was so convicted
and sentenced upon the oaths of the prisoners.
About nine o'clock of the night in question they
swore, upon Mr. Bewick's trial for unlawfully
shooting, Daglish and Hutchinson were lying in
the cart shed upon the hay, when Mr. Bewick opened
the window of a water-closet, and having shouted
out, " Where are you I am going to fire ;" and
that he deliberately fired five bullets out of a re-
volver into the shed where they were. Dodd the
next morning picked up a bullet from amongst the
hay in the cart shed, which he alleged upon oath
was one of those fired by Mr. Bewick at them on
the previous night. Yesterday and to-day, Mr.
Bewick, who had been brought down from Millbank,
in custody, was examined, and he swore that be
never fired into the cart shed, but as he wanted his
housekeeper to clean his gun, and it was loaded, he
fired the charges, five of them, the gun being a re-
volver, into a tree opposite. This evidence was
confirmed by his housekeeper, Mrs. Lodge, and the
evidence of musketry inspectors was taken, to shoal
that it was impossible that Mr. Bewick could have
fired into the cart shed from the water-closet
window. And additional evidence was pro-
duced to show, from conversations that bad
been overheard among the prisoners, that they bad
conspired together to get up this horrible charge
of unlawful shooting in the hopes of getting money
from Mr. Bewick, and that Dodd himself placed the
bullet he pretended to find in the cart-shed himself.
The proceedings of the trial were extremely in-
teresting and exciting, and great sympathy was
expressed with Mr. Bewick, who has not only suf-
fered twelve months' imprisonment on this false
accusation, but has had all his personal effects taken
away by Greenwich Hospital.
Dodd and Hutchinson were tried separately,
their trials, as already stated, occupying two day s•
They were found guilty. Daglish then pleaded
guilty. Dodd was sentenced to two years' im-
prisonment ; Hutchinson to four years' penal servi-
tude; Daglish to twelve months' imprisonment.

CO UW7RY 111ABAL.1 05.

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NOTTINGHAM—MAINR 1.
There was rather a small show of wheat to-day, and,
the trade ruled rather quiet—prices being for most sorts at
last week's rates—white, from 47s to 63s ; red, 44s to 618.
Barley in dull demand—malting, 348 to 398 ; grinding, 298
to 31s. Oats were slow, at 26s to 355. Beans were sold
at 39s to 50s per qr, Flour, 38s to 448.

YORK— MARCH 1.
We had again a limited supply of wheat to-day from the
glowers. Trade dull, and at about previous rates. /8-11
inactive business was doing in barley, and, with ates former
sormer
sup-
ply, prices were unaltered. Oats a fair show,
currencies. Beans dull, at a reduction of 6d per qr.
Wheat, red 58s to 608 Oats.... ........ 22s
48g to to 24g
White do .60s to 640 Beans ........... 42
Barley .30s to 36s Peas ~..--s tO --8
Malt, oGe to 08s per qr. ; rye, 36s per qr. ; lour, 403
to 488 per sack.

LEICESTER—MARCH 1.
The supply of wheat to• day at market was moderate.
Trade quiet, but late prices supported. White, 64s to 68s
—red, 53s to 64s per 36 stone. Barley was in fair re-
quest, grinding, 30s to 325; malting, 34s to 38s per qr.;
oats, 24s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans at former rates•
new, 40s to 42s ; old, 43s to 48s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 46s I Seconds, 44s I Thirds, 42s per 20 stone•

NORTHAMPT Olg—MAßcu 1.
The tone of the trade to-day was improved, and price%
for best samples as before; inferior difficult to quit :-485 to
60s old, and 56s to 62s new. A steady business in barley.'"
malting 32s to 365, grinding 29s to 31s per qr. Oats
moderate show, at previous prices—quoted at 20s to 340
per 24 stone. Beans, old, 38s to 455; peas, 36s to 458.
Rye, 37s to 425; malt, —s to —s ; flour, 40s to —s Per
sack.

NORWICH—MARCH 1.
Wheat to-day was in short supply, and the prices of last„
week advaLced is per qr. The quantity of barley still
falling off, and prices were at more money. Flour steady.
White wheat.. 1....61s to 63s I Red wheat........ 57s to 600
Malting barley....3Bs to 39s I Chevalier barley...37s to 3914
New do.. .... 37s io 39s I Oats.. ............ —s to ---
Flour, 42s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller.