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reference to ray liti4s that the defendant attended a meeting of
the trustees of- the Basingstoke-road, on the lath of Septem-
ber last; after the business of the day, had concluded,. I saw
him sign his name to the memorandum of the proceedings of
the meeting, as was customary with the attending trustees.
He also signed the -minutes of- • the proceedings of the trus-
tees on the 27th of September ; hi did so on the 16th of No-
vember last.-- I saw him attend the meeting of the trustees on
the-27th of January in this year, but4lie did not then sign his
name to the minutes. 'J can swear'iiire- is no' entry in the
books Of 111 r. baring Liken the trusteo' oath as re-
quired by the statute.-
Mr.'Ju.stice IaTtLtDALE charged the Jitry,and recapitn--
lated the facts of the cage. His Lordship expressed himself of
.opinion. that the statutes should be construed in a liberal man-
ner, for even if the-Plaintiff-v.76re 20-be Tionsuited it would only
occasion further litigation. With respect to the act of trustee-
ship alleged to have been committed on the 27th of January, it
was not.clearly made out. The points tin the consideration of
the Jury were, whether the defendant took the oath required
by the statute, and, secondly, whether he performed acts of
trusteeship within the time specified in the Act. •
The Jury. found that 'the defendant not take the oath of
trustee, and that he -acted in that capacity on the l'lth of
November.
• _ CHOWN SIDE.—CHARGE OF -MURDER.

On Friday Lieutenant James Pullen, an officer in the Pre-
ventive Service, and Wm.' Young, an extra man in the same
service, were tried for the murder of James Meade,
.who
.was
killed by a pistol-shot. A great number of witnesses were
examined, by whose evidence it appeared that the Lieutenant
having information of an intended to land smuggled goods on
. the coast, went out at night with a party to prevent it, and met
40 or 50 men together, whb were probably collected for the
purpose. Some violence having taken place at 'each side, the
Lieutenant ordered his men to lire' and one of the other party,
whowas unarmed, was killed. The Lieutenant was found Guilty
of Manslaughter ; Young was acquitted. A point of law being
made in the Lieutenant's favour, it was rtserval for the opinion
of the Judges, and he was admitted to bail, to come up to re-
ceive judgment; if necessary.
James Pitman, charged with having in the nigh.. of 3d June
last, at the parish of ',Tilton, with other persons at present un-
known, assembled together arid obstructed Lieut. James Pul-
ling,. Wm. Young, an others in his Majesty's Preventive Ser.
vice'm the execution of their duty, was sentenced to six calen-
dar months hard labour in the House of, Correction.

HERTFORD ASSIZES, JULY 16:
At half-past ..ten - o'clock this evening, the Assizes for the
County terminated.
Thomas-Rees, a shoemaker, aged 22, ,wies indic.=.l for mali-
ciously setting fire to a house and premises at Bishop's Stortford,
on Sunday, the 17th of April, aid also for sending threatening
letters to the parish vestry. Upon the charge of arson, he was
acquitted ; but ppon the separate charge of sending threatening
letters, he was found Guilty, and sentenced to be transported
for lifer. •