The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-27 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

.HOME 4f 4.....A1D5T0NE, JULY 26.
Charles Groves, Charles King, Mary Groves, and Francis
Bayley, were indicted for feloniously assaulting Spencer
Sargeant, at St. Clement's, Hastings, on the 19th of March
last, and stealing from his pocket two sovereigns and other
moneys, his property.
The Learned Judge having summed up, the jury found
the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to trans-
portation for life.
NISI PR/US COURT.--DRNDY V. PULLER.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, Elizabeth
Dendy, a mantua-maker at Horsham, to recover compen-
sation in damages from the defendant, a farmer, for a breach
of promise of marriage.

Thomas Denby, the father of the plaintiff, was a corn-
chandler at Horsham. The plaintiff was thirty-two years
of age, The defendant had kept company with her for
some time, and they were constantly together. He pro-
mised to marry her, in consequence of which he had intro-
duced him to Sir C. Young, who had consented to let
him have Happinghurst Farm.

Elizabeth Dendy, the mother of the plaintiff, proved
that when the match was broken off her daughter was
very ill.

The defendant had stated before a witness that he had
promised to marry the plaintiff ; and a paper was put in in
evidence, in which he agreed to marry her according to the
rites of the Church of England, or forfeit 5001.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff---Da-
mages, 2501.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.--CAMBRIDGE, JULY 25.
Saturday last being the commission day for this county;
the Judges of Assize took up their abode at Trinity Col-
lege as usual.

Yesterday their Lordships attended Divine Service at
St. Mary's Church, and this morning the Courts opened at
ten o'clock, the Lord Chief Justice presiding at Nisi Prius,
where there are twelve causes entered for trial, three of
which are special juries.

DOE DEM. BURGESS V. THOMPSON.
The Court has been occupied during the whole day to a
late hour in trying this cause, which is perfectly divested of
all interest to the public.
The calendar is short, containing only eight or nine
cases ; of these, however, five are for sheep-stealing, of
which it would seem that there has been in this neighbour-
hood an organised gang, many of the prisoners having been
the shepherds of the parties plundered, and evidently in
communion with each other.

Charles Fowler, aged 35, was indicted for stealing a pair
of yokes, 10Ibs. of lead, and 21bs. of iron.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to two months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--STAFFORR, JULY 25.
MORGAN V. HATTON AND ANOTHER.
This was an action by the plaintiff, a surgeon and apo-
thecary, residing at Lichfield, against the executors of a
Mrs. Ironmonger, who died at a very advanced age (be-
tween 80 and 90) in the course of last year, for the amount
of his bill for medicine supplied to, and attendances upon,
the deceased. The sum claimed was 2041. 16s. Gd., of
which 96/. 16s. 6d. was for medicines, and 1081. for atten-
dances, being at the rate of 181. per annum for six years.
The defendants had paid the sum of 1241. 10s. into Court,
as sufficient to cover the plaintiff's claim for medicines,
and they disputed his right to recover in respect of his
attendances.

The Jury, after some consderation, found a verdict for
the full amount-2041. 16s. 6d.
After some discussion, it was ultimately arranged that
Mr. Phillips should have leave to move to enter a verdict
for the defendant, and that if the opinion of the Court
above should be in his favour, the plaintiff should be at li-
berty to proceed upon the bill of exceptions, with a view to
a new trial.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-MONDAY.

The CHAIRMAN congratulated the Jury on the lightness
' of the offences in the calendar, although the number of
offenders was equal to the usual amount. The calendar
contains the names of 135 persons, of whom 29 were
charged with making a riot ; idle and disorderly, 19 ; as-
sault, 80 ; and stealing (from the value of 6d. to 41. 100,
13. Forty-five were females. Under twenty years of age
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the number charged with offences was 15 ; between twenty
and thirty, 38 ; between thirty and forty, 27 ;
between
forty and fifty, IS ; between fifty and sixty, 9 ; and from
sixty and upwards, 6.
GAMING-HousEs.—True bills were found against Ben-
jamin Louis fora nuisance, in 'keeping a common gaming
house, at No. 3, Pickering-place, St. James's, and also
against James Hancock, William Carty, William Aston,
Montague Hart, Benjamin Levies, George Campbell, and
James Rollick Davis, 160, Piccadilly ; William Johns,
Thomas Morgan, William Beard, and Richard Smith, of
No. 6, Air-street, Piccadilly.
Several other cases, of no public importance, were then
disposed oi; and the Court adjourned.