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London, England, 1853-07-15 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yons, JULY 13.
Jacob Ashbury, aged 34, was charged with having, at
Sculcoates, in the East Riding, on the 2d of June last,
married Jane Wheldale, a young woman of respectable
connections, his former wife, Eliza, being still alive.
The jury returned a very of guilty.
His lordship felt it his duty to pass such a sentence as
would mark the gravity of the crime, and he would,
therefore, be transported for seven years.
William Johnson and Mary Cartwright were indicted
for unlawfully abducting Judith Kay, a girl under the
age of 16 years, from the possession of her father.
Mr. Darnborough appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Shepherd defended the prisoners.
It appeared that the male prisoner had been a
" navvy' on the Thirsk and Malton Railway, and the
female prisoner was the wife of another " navvy," and
they all resided at the village of Thommanby, in the
North Riding ; the prisoner Johnson lodging at the
house of a grocer named Kay.. Kay had a daughter,
who was described by her mother to be only 14 years o f
age, though in appearance she might have been taken
to be 17 or 18. Between her and Johnson an inti-
macy had sprung up, which the parents had observed,
and objected to on account of the girl's youth. But
Johnson offered to marry her, and several times proposed
to her to leave her father's house, which she refused to
do for some time, till the female prisoner called upon
her and persuaded her to go off with Johnson, saying
that if she was in her place she would do it. Partly
from this persuasion, and partly from her own inclina-
tion, the girl agreed on Saturday, the 16th of April,
with the female prisoner (who said that Johnson and all
of them were going away the next day) that she would
join them after church on the Sunday, at a little dis-
tance out of the village, and would put her clothes out
of the window that night, so that Johnson could take
them away ; and accordingly the next night the girl
Went off with Johnson to Gainsborough, whore she
spent the night with him, the female prisoner a,nd her
husband lodging in the same house. On the girL being
missed the police were put in motion, and the3r were
traced to Gainsborough, where the girl was taken from
Johnson's bed.

Mr. Shepherd submitted to his lordship that there
was no "taking away-" of the girl within the mcraning
of the statute.

His Lordship, however, referred to the case .af the
" Queen v. Mantelow," reported in 22 Law Journal,
M.C., p. 115, in which it was held that the girl was in
possession of her father, though voluntarily meeting her
lover, till she went off with him, and that was a, suffi-
cient taking within the statute. His Lordship having
summed up,_

The jury found both prisoners guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, severely animad-
verted on the conduct of the female prisoner Cartsirright,
owing to whose persuasion the girl consented to leave
her father's house, and it was to her conduct that', the
girl's ruin might be attributed. The male pri oner's
offence was less, for he offered to marry the girl ; the
female prisoner would, therefore, be imprisoned am d kept
to hard labour for two years, and the male prisot ter for
six calendar months.

James Hanson, aged 32, was charged with having, on
the 14th of March last, at Bradford, feloniously wounded
Sarah Firth, with intent to murder.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The sentence of the court was that he be transworted
for life.
Mr. Justice Wightman was occupied in disposi ttg of a
road indictment, and other eases of no interest.

IMPORTANT TO VISITORS TO 021013.
HAM AND VIRGINIA WATER:.

CHERTSBY SESSIONS.-JULY 13.

Thomas Stanwood and his wife appeared to ail infor-
mation laid under the Turnpike Act by Mr. Jam: s Wil-
ling, for having, at the Virginia Toll-bar, exacted a
return fare of is. 4d. on the afternoon of the 9th of
June, for a carriage and four •horses, a simit ar ton
having been paid for the same vehicle ()kits first p sassing
through the bar.
Mr. Horne, Clerk to the Trust, defended and raised
a preliminary objection to the complainant givi ntg evi-
dence.

Mr. J. Willing stated that was his fourth apptr,srance
in reference to the case, because technical oblections
had been previously raised ; but he was determi t ted to
have the question decided, being of public import tance,
and the defendant having obtained a very large so tm of
money from the public illegally. As to Mr. 11:, orne's
present objection, he would not trouble the magi% crates
to go into it, as there were witnesses now pres 4 :nt to
state all that was necessary to give jurisdiction- He
therefore called

Mr. Philip Willing and Mr. Bradfield, who wie re in
the carriage on the day named, stated that oxi the
vehicle first passing through the toll-bar, a to 11 of
ls. 4d. was demanded and paid. On the return o f the
party, a second toll was asked. Mr. James W illing
produced the first ticket, and demanded to pass; hse was
refused, and paid the second toll on compulsion. De-
fendant—Thomas Stallwood's name only was up .a t the
bar as collector, but his wife received the money,, and
acted under the orders of Mr. Jackson, the toll in-
spector, who was present.
On cross-examination by Mr. Horne, it was deposed
that both carriage a,id horses belonged to inemb ars of
the party accompanying the witnesses, and that :there
was no plying for hire.
Mr. Horne then objected that the case had fail oil, for
that an office copy of the tolls, exhibited at the bar„ had
not been given in evidence, and because the wifb had
received the second toll when her husband was tl se col-
lector, and the husband, therefore, was not respoi Lsible.
The magistrates having inspected the tickets, a il.d re-
ferred to the act of Parliament,
The Chairman said they were unanimous that :A. clear
, case had been made out under the act; the publilc had
! to thank Mr. Willing for the trouble he had take n, and
they should fine the defendant 20s. for taking tho toll
[illegally, 20s. 6d. the expenses of the summon a, and
order the expenses of the witnesses attending: from
London also to be paid.

GENERAL COMMITTEE OF CONTROVERTED ELE ICTIONS.
—Mr. Baines, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Patten h: ive been
appointed members of this committee in lieu of of Sir
J. Trollope, Sir F. Baring, and Mr. Sotherton, vc.llo Lad
resigned,