The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-05 00:00:00

LEN T ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

GL 0 UCESTER, APRIL 2.
Thomas Woodhouse, 4 very respectable-looking
lad, was charged with entering the house of Mr.
Thomas Phelps, and stealing a pair of silver sugar-
tongs, a pencil-cage, a signet ring, and a variety of
other articles.
Mr. Thomas Simpson said—l took the prisoner
into custody. He told me where the property ww,
and I got it all back pin.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence,
said he must beg for mercy.
Thomas Lloyd Baker, Esq. (one of the Grand
Jury), said—l have known the prisoner since he
was ten 'years of age. He has always borne the
best of characters, and I, myself, would have trusted
' him; but of late he has taken to frequent one of the
new beer shops, and he hus, in consequence, become
idle.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said that in his experience
on the circuit, he had observed that these beer shops
'were the cause of much mischief, and he hoped the
Legislature would put a stop to them, as a great
many robberies had been planned at some of these
shops.—Veriiet,
Mr. Justice PATTESON—Prisoner, I shall order
the judgment to be recordel; I don't think it will
be necessary to send you out of the country.
Thomas Bennett, John Bennett, and Thomas
Allard, were charged with breaking into the house
of William Allard, the elder.

The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Justice PATTESON passed sentence of death
upon the prisoner John Bennett, but intimated to
the other prisoners that their lives would be spared.
The prisoner John Bennett heard the sentence
passed upon him without the least emotion, and
merely said," I hope your Lordship will have mercy
en me ;" but the pi isoner Thomas Bennett was cry-
ing and sobbing all the time.
Robert Cooper, aged 36, was charged with rob-
bing James Allen of Is. 1 hi—Verdict, Guilty.

YORK, APRIL I.

Richard Hornsby, a Man apparently about fifty
years of age, and of rehpeciable appearance, was
indicted for the wilful murder of his wife at Leeds.
He was frequently much affected during the progress
of the trial.

The prisoner, a cooper, resided at Temple Bridge
in Leeds, and also possessed a shop in the centril
market for the sale cf toys, which his wife was in
the habit of attending. He was in the frequent
practice of beating and ill-treating his wife; and on
the afternoon of Friday, the 16th July, he was seen
to strike her with apeggy (washing-stick) in the
shop, and also with a walking-stick and a pa;nier's
brush. She complained much of pain in the head,
and was confined to the house the whole of the
week follouing, but medical assistance was not sent
for till Friday, the 23d July. From that time she
got worse, became delirious, and died on the llth of
August.
It appeared upon the examination of the medical
men that on the post mortent examination they
found the appearances they had anticipated, exceF-
sive vascularity, and inflammation of the membranes
of the brain. Mr. Baker deposed that the inflam-
mation was such as could- be accounted fcr only by
the fact of external violence having been inflicted;
and to that he attributed the death of the woman.
On the other hand, Dr. Williamson and Mr. Price

averred that the appearances were not such as to
indicate external violence, and attributed the state
of the brain to mental anxiety and excitement, na-
tural and artificial, or induced by an excessive indul-
gence in spirituous liquors.
Under these circumstances his LORDSHIP directed
the July to acquit, the prisoner: and, of er some
hesitation, which appeared to arise from a dhinclina-
t ion to accede to the order,they eturne 1 a verdict of
Not Guilty.
Joseph Senior, age.! 23, and William Brummil,
aged 32, both very decent-looking men, were put
upon their trial,on two charges of highway robbery,
accompanied in both instances with violence. The
first charge was that they attacked one Saul Jessop,
music-master, on the highway between Hudders-
field and Wakefield, and robbed him of two 51.
notes, a quantity of silver, and a tuning-fork.
His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence,
the prosecutor, at the request of the Jury, was
asked if he felt any doubt as to the identity of
Senior. He replied " None whatever. lam as po-
sitive be is the man as I am of my own existence."
The Jury then withdrew to consider their verdict
and returned, finding Senior Guilty, and acquitting
Brummit.
The second indictment against the prisouets
charged them with an assault and highway robbery
on Joshua Hirst, at Dalton, and robbing him of
three sovereigns and some silver.
The Jury found them Guilty.

TAUNTON, APRIL 1.
This being Good Friday, the Judges, at eleven
o'clock, attended Divine Service, and at two
o'clock their Lordships took their seats in their re-
spective Courts.
Rubert Brewer, aced 42, was indicted for mali-
ciously cutting and wounding his wife, Mary
Brewer, with intent to murder her, or do her some
grievous bodily harm.
Elizabeth Brewer had been married to the pri-
soner. 18 years, and they had eight children. On
the night of the 10th of January he returned from
his club rather intoxicated, and abused her and her
lodgers. in consequence of which she went for a
constable, and atter some time lie agreed to be
peaceable. He had previously said that " he'd
be - if he did not do execution before

he slept." After tl►e constable's departure she,
retired to rest, .and the prisoner followed her.—
He recommenceile, his abuse, and she and her
daughter Fanny went down stairs and locked
themselves into a room. The prisoner afterwards
came down stairs and tried to break open the
door. Witness desired her daughter to open the
door, which she did, and he came in and he laid
himself down by the side of the bed, having pre-
viously lighted his pipe. She said he should not
smoke there, it being dangerous, and she knocked
the pipe out of his mouth. He lighted another
pipe, and she broke that also. He then lighted a
third, and said that if she broke that he would cut
her throat. She did break it, and then she heard
her daughter say, " Oh I mother, he has got a
knife." She then flew to the door; her husband
followed her, and aimed a blow at her throat, which
she caught on her chin. Other evidence was called
• corroborative of these facts, and the Jury found the
prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy.
His LORDSHIP, after a suitable address, ordered
sentence of death to be recorded.