The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT—TAUNTON, Dec. 22.
(Before Mr. Justice Bytes.)
SINGULAR CASE AT BATH.

Sarah Caseley and Caroline Nicholls, two married
women, were charged with attempting to murder a
female infant child, at Bath, on the 14th Oct.
Mr_ P. M. Saunders prosecuted.
This was a singular case, as will be gathered from
the following facts—
The prisoner Nicholls is a married woman,
living at Batheaston, near Bath, and obtained her
livelihood by washing and needlework. Her
husband did not reside with her, but there was no-
thing to show that this arose from any domestic
difference; the husband being engaged in Wales 111
his employment. Since her husband's absence,
Nicholls became in the family way, and was au"
xious to hide the fact from her husband,- and from.
those _persons who employed her. She comainnl"
cated this fact to Caseley, who was a friend of hers'
and Caseley promised to get a room in Bath, where
she might give birth to the child, which Caseley
was to keep for a short time, and then bring it t°
the house of Nicholls, who was to bring it up as s
child she had taken in to nurse, thus having t°l3
care of her own child without its real materni▪ ty
being known. On the night of Oct. 14, about ten
o'clock, the two prisoners were seen going up 3
public walk, known as Gravel-walk, at Bath, there
being rails on either side fencing off enclosures wi▪ th
shrubs. A young woman, named Lucy White, wll°
was standing near the entrance to the walk, heard
one of the prisoners, who was about 100 yards
.03'1
groaning. She walked up to the spot, and noticed
that Nicholls seemed to be in great pain, and 0,8
leaning against Caseley. The witness went a littd
way off, and stood under a lamp, where she could
see the prisoners but they could not see her. ol'a
they() saw something drop on the ground, and
noticed Caseley wrap it up in a cloth. She hear
a cry at the time, and she felt sure that it was 9.11
infant which was in the bundle. Caseley then
threw it over the rails, where it struck against s. A
tree, and fell against some bushes. The child crle;
out, and Caseley said, "Let us run," and both t°
women made off. The girl White ran after then'
and overtook them at the corner of Gay-etreet.'i
where she accused Caseley of throwing the chlid
over the rails. Both prisoners denied it, au
Nicholls ran away. The girl White still hela L,eo
to Caseley, and a girl named Hucklebridge 00,0
up, and they compelled Caseley to come back tot:,
Gravel-walk. The child was taken up by Buckle
bridge and conveyed to the statioLl-house, Caseley
accompanying them, in the custody of a police'
ea
whom they met. The address of Niohol/s was gis'of
by Caseley, and sho stated she was the mother

the child. tea
Mr. Lawrence, surgeon to the Bath police, sts-ht
that he examined the child when it was b"sgils
to the station-house, and found it covered W 1
mould and leaves, and it had a slight scratch Ile
the left thigh. It was now,tloing well. of
The surgeon then proceeded to the house„„e,
Nicholls, with Sergeant Berry, of the Bath Pollee
They found her at Betheaston, where sh a musth hers
a
walked, and she was in her bed. He exiimineu
and found she had been recently delivere d.
A statement, made by the prisoner Nicholls, Wt6ll
put in, and it stated she was going to a house /v.v.
Caseley to be confined, and was taken labo uv;
but she had not the least idea Caseley intoudeditli
destroy the child, as they had some baby-aneu
them for the child. a that
A written defence, put in by Caseley, eta te-4,0
she was going to a room with the child, but Ole bko-00
birth to the child in the Gravel-walk. Nleuver,
said it was dead, and she (Caseley) covered it° up,
When she heard it cry she ran back to take l"
and did not attempt to leave.
The jury acquitted the prisoners on the ells
of attempted murder.
They were then indicted for abandoning a
under two years of age. •it ea
The jury found Caseley guilty, and aeclul
Nicholls.
The learned Judge sentenced Caseley to tiVel
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

COUNTRY MARALTS.

10-

COLCHESTER—DEC. 20. tre.d°
A moderate supply of wheat at market, and the kali
slow, prices being unaltered. Fine barley scarce, and
at
as dear; other sorts not lower. Beans and peas sold 15,
last week's quotations. ~A, 260
Wheat, white. 46s 52s Beans, Mazagall• •"" 4.10
red 42s 48s middle & 5ma11.360 44$
Barley
Oats

GLOUCESTER—DEC. 20.
We had a moderate supply of English and fere..gigl
wheat to. day, which fully supported last week's 0:10
Beans, peas, barley, and oats were dull, and unchanged
value.

CHELMSFORD—DEC. 19.
flora
The trade in wheat to-day at our market was rather --,10
brisk, athough the prices remain the same as last we
In Spring corn very little business doing. 40;
Wheat, old white...37B 62s Peas, Partridge... 37 g 400
new ..37s 49s White ..........39s og
old red.... 42s 48s Boiling ......... 408 350
new 38s 46s Dun ..........•• 35g ..--0
Barley ..21s 35s Ditto new .Iv • .340
Chevalier 2Bs 38s Beans, Tick, 0 ••__o ---°
Grinding 22s 30s new.•,, 400
Malt. 6ls 67s Harrow Ticks ...Jo ~..s
Chevalier 64s 69s new..' go
Oats 20s 28s Mazagan .. ••. .. 300
.—s 39!

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—DEc. 20. .at
•
To-day there was a fair supply of all kinds of gr3gl
market. Wheat and barley sold at last week's rste
S.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....37s Od 26s Od 198:0d
Second ..43s Od 27s Od 21s Od
Od 28s 6d 22s Od

COAL M.
(Prices of Coal per Ton at

IrLAffthßaes o KtoinlE:e Ts‘oHf the g. d.
14

s. d.
Bell's Primrose l4 0
Carway and Duffryn
Malting 22 0
Do. Anthracite 20 0
Eden Main l6 9
Byass's Bel9side West
Hartley ...14 3
Tanfield Moor 14 0
Tantield Moor Butes l4 0

6
. 19 Hetton .....
.13 6
0
South Hetton ...... .1/
Russel's Hetton ...... 17
Braddyll's Hetton ..... /8
P aswell ......... 16
Gosforth ............
.18 "4
Stewart's .......... ',ll
Cassop ......
.16 0
Thorpe .......... .1S 0
Hartlepool.. ........ . 3
17 3
South Hartlepool.'" '.16
Tunstall ........ • ••
,11
K elloe ..."

Walls End.

Davison's West Hart--
ley ..15
North Pelton Ga 5..... 14

Lambert's West Hari:

ley l4 0
Cowpen Hartley ..14 3
W ylam l6 6
Walker Primrose 13 5
Ships at marke

t, 79; sold, 73.

FOREIGN m.a.LL PACKET -118 Z

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