The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-24 00:00:00

CARLISLE, FEB. 22.

Mr. Justice Willes arrived in this city from Lan-
caster yesterday afternoon and opened the com-
mission. Mr. Justice Mellor arrived in the course
of the evening from Appleby.
The calendar here, in the nature of the crimes
charged, is exceedingly heavy. No less than five
persons are charged with wilful murder. The
calendar includes the names of 17 prisoners.
There were only three causes entered on the
cause list, and of these one was withdrawn.
Their lordships sat at ten o'clock.
(Before Mr. Justice Wines.)
In the course of the day a number of prisoners
pleaded guilty, and several minor charges of lar-
ceny were disposed of.
Ann Shaw, aged 39, was indicted for having, on
the 24th of December last, stolen a large quantity
of linen in tablecloths, sheets, napkins, aprons, and
other articles, the property of Sir Wilfred Lawson,
of Brayton-house.
Mr. Campbell Foster appeared for the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. M'Oubrey defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was hired as house-
keeper to Sir Wilfred Lawson in September, 1860,
and before she came, Lady
.Lawson, assisted by
her housemaid and lady's maid, made out an in-
ventory of the linen in the housekeeper's room,
which with the
,keys of the linen chests was
handed over to the prisoner, she having sole charge
of the linen. She had a married sister called Mann
who lived in Edinburgh, and various large parcels
were sent by the prisoner to her sister, without ex-
citing suspicion, in the course of last year. In De-
cember last she was found in a state of intoxication
in the house,-and this being brought to the notice
of Sir Wilfred Lawson, she was summarily dis-
missed his service. On her successor receiving the
keys of the linen chests and the inventory the linen
was called over for the purpose of being checked,
when a variety of linen articles were found missing.
It was then recollected that the prisoner had sent
various parcels addressea to her sister in Edinburgh,
and a policeman was sent there, who found the pri-
soner at her sister's house and told her his errand.
She denied having any property whatever belong-
ing to Sir Wilfred Lawson. The officer told her he
must search her boxes. She said he was welcome,
and a search was made, which resulted in finding a
quantity of napkins, aprons, toiletcovers, some
hquantity of tea. On seeing these
prisoner said she was very sorry
and a
foundthe large
she had taken them, that they belonged to Sir Wil-
fred Lawson,
and he was welcome to take them.
The officer said he must also take her with him.
Next day the house of her sister was again eearched,
and 12 fleets and a further quantity of linen were

found, which were proved to be the property of Sir
Wilfred Lawson.
The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to
three months imprisonment and hard labour.
The charges of murder stand over for Monday.
CIVIL COVET.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
ADDISON V. ROWI".ANDS.
This was an action for assaiating, beating, and
wounding the plaintiff with a walking-stick, and.
injuring his nose. The damages ware laid at £3OO.
The defendant pleaded not guilty..
Mr. Maule appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr.
C. Foster for the defendant.
The plaintiff, it appeared, is a tailor living at a
village near Maryport, and employing two appren-
tices; and the defendant is a maltster and i. onkeeper,
living near Cockermouth. On the 28th al' Novem-
ber last there was a coursing match in that- neigh-
bourhood, which was attended by a great many
persons, and among them were the plaintiff anJ the
defendant. On the course was a small stream,
crossing a field, and the dogs were about to ruts a
course at the other side of this stream, which it
became necessary to cross, and the plaintiff's ca so
was that as he was jumping over this stream, whictr
he said was about a yard across, a loose coat which.
he had over his shoulders flapped against the de-
fendant, who was also jumping over at the same
time. The defendant in consequence abused him in
strong language, asked him his name, which he
refused to give, and, meeting him in the Meld half
an hour afterwards, took a thick stick out of t
he
hand of a bystander, and without any warning
struck him a violent blow on the shoulder, again on,
the arm, rendering his arm powerless, and then
struck him full on the face, cutting his nose, stunning
him for a quarter of an hour, and making his nose
bleed violently. He went home, and was attended
by a surgeon, and unable for a month to attend to
his business, whereby he lost the profit of his work,
and of the work of his two apprentices, and had to.
pay a doctor a guinea for attending him, and his.
nose had since been partially stopped up.
The defendant's case was that tho brook in ques-
tion was a couple of yards wide and very full with
the rain, and was deep and rapid; that as the de-
fendant, who is a man rather lame and turned 50
cthe plaintiff being a young man), was in the act of
jumping over it, having taken a run to do it, the
plaintiff ran behind him, gave a loud shout, " Now,
old 'un," and, jumping the brook at the same it.;•
scant, put his hand on the shoulder of defendant,
and nearly sent him backwards into the brook, one
of his legs going in. The defendant was angry at
this, and asked him what he meant by it, trying to
put a man into the water old enough to be his father.
The plaintiff replied it was only a joke, and the de-
fendant asked him his name, which ha refused to
give, and the plaintiff went off after the course. In
less than 10 minutes defendant again came up with.
him in the crowd, and, borrowing a walking-stick,
struck the plaintiff a couple of blows over the arm,
asking him at the same time, " Is that ajoke ?" The
plaintiff appeared to be going to attack defendant,
and the defendant repeated the blow again. This
blow glanced off the plaintiff's arm as he warded it
off on to his nose, and made it bleed, cutting the
skin. The plaintiff then seized a big stone and
threw it at the head of the defendant, who ducked
and it went over his back, and the plaintiff then got
a stick and was about to fight the defendant, but
was prevented by a bystander interposiag. '1 he
plaintiff's nose was dressed with some whisky
and brown paper, and he remained on the course.
So far from being kept at home, he was out at
considerable distances almost every day after,
going two miles to see the doctor, who put a
piece of plaister on his nose, and to his attorney,
and within 10 days was at another coursing match.
He never complained to the defendant or asked for
compensation, but commenced this action by serving
the defendant with a writ as the first notice of it,
and it was suggested that it was purely an attor-
ney's action, which ought to have been settled in,
the County Court, and for which very trifling
damages would be adequate compensation for the
assault, which it was not denied had been committed.
His Lordship having summed up the evidence,
telling the jury that the plaintiff was entitled to a
verdict and to reasonable damages such as, under
all the circumstances, they might think ought to be
given.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages £B.

COUNLRI MABEL LAS.

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YORK- FEB. 22.

We had a fair supply of wheat to-day from the glowers.
Trade dull, and farmers submitted to a reduction of Is on
previous rates. A quiet business %vas doing in barley, and
a fair show, at Is decline. Oats slow at less money, and
beans the turn easier.
Wheat, red .sBs to 61s Oats.... 22s to 24s
White do .62s to 66s Beans 42, to 45s
Barley .32s to 38s Peas ....—s to —8
Malt, 66e to Gasper qr. ; rye, 36s per qr.; flour, 408
to 98s per sack.