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London, England, 1849-03-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.— Worcester, March 10.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
Henry Stanton Pike, 46, attorney-at-law, who pleaded
guilty on a previous day to a charge of bigamy, was
now brought up for judgment.
The JUDGE said that he had carefully considered the
prisoner's case, but could find no circumstance of a mid-
gating character. He was a man of education and
talent, and could not plead ignorance as his excuse for
error. He was then sentenced to be transported for
seven years.

Elizabeth Pritchard, alias Betty Pugh, 24, was indicted
for aiding, abetting, and assisting one John Smith, in
committing an assault, with intent, &c., upon the person
of Eleanor En/ens, at Saint Andrew's, in Worcester, on
the 18th of July last.

The prosecuirix is about 56 years of age, and was
formerly the wife of one of the most respectable trades-
men in this city. It appeared that she was returning
home at night, when the prisoner and a man accosted
her, asked her to go with them, and forced her, by
taking hold of her; arms, down the street, and into the
bedroom of the prisoner's house, where very bad laNuage
was used and the offence committed. She struggled all
she could, but the prisoner held her down by the shoul-
ders. The two then beat her; the prisoner demanded
three shillings of her, she replied she had none, but if
they would let her, she would go home and get some.
The man then threw her down stairs, when she became
insensible, in which state she remained for a fortnight.
The prisoner wanted to throw her out of the window.

The pasoner was sentenced to be transported for 15
years.

Stafford, March 12.
Mr. Sergeant Taifourd opened the commission here
on Saturday, and the Judges, who arrived yesterday, in
the afternoon, attended St. Mary's Church. The busi
ness commenced at ten o'clock this morning, and not-
withstanding ' the recent sessions there are 100 priso-
ners in the calender, three of whom are charged with
murder.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)

BONEHILL V. ROOSE.

This was an action to rtcover compensation in damages
fort he seduction of the plaintiff 'a daughter. The plea
was the general issue.
The plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Bonehill, is a wire-roller, at
Westbromwich, and the defendant, Mr. Samuel Rouse, a
chemist and druggist, at Albury, who paid attention to
the plaintiff's eldest daughter, and ultimately succeeded
in seducing her.

Miss Jane Bonehill deposed as follows:—My father is
a widower. lam eighteen. There are five children, of
whom lam the eldest. The defendant is a chemist and
druggist. He visited our family at Greets'-green. He
lives with his mother and sister. He has a shop at Ald-
bury. He attended my mother in her illness. He paid
me attention in May 1847. He said he was going into
Wules and asked me to go, saying I need not fear, he
would marry me. I declined to go. I managed my
father's house. I went to Aldbury in August for
some groceries, to Mr. Turner's. The defendant called
to me from his door, the other side of the street, and
asked me to go in and see his mother and sister,
who were up stairs. He sent the apprentice out of
the shop and took me into the parlour. I asked where
they were? He, some time afterwards, fastened the
door. I asked him the reason. He said nothing parti-
cular, his mother and sister were gone to Westbrom-
which. Just before that he brought me some lemonade
in two glasses out of the shop, and I drunk it. I shortly
afterwards felt very ill. He pulled down the blind, and
ultimately succeeded in effecting his purpose. After
some time I went home, and was very ill. The de-
fendant called on the following Sunday. Defendant used
to come about nine at night, when my father was out.
The connexion was then renewed. I had been in a
Bible class of Mr. Corken's, a Baptist minister. I went
to his house at Birmingham in March, and communi-
cated what had occurred. Mrs. Corken informed my
father of it. I was confined there. Jane Harrison, our
servant girl, brought me a note and some pills from
loose, with directions how to take them, one at morn-
ing and one at night. I was to keep them under lock
and key, that no one might see them. I was very ill
after taking them. I was delivered of
.a child in May.
On the 21st of June it died, and my father buried it.
The Rev. Mr. Corken and other witnesses were called,
but their evidence disclosed no fresh facts, but was cor-
roborative of the testimony of Miss Bonehill.
Mr. WHATELEY having addressed the jury in mitiga-
tion of damages,
Mr. Baron PLATT then summed up, and
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, da-
mages, 501. _

The- trial of this cause did r.ot terminate until near
midnight.

WESTERN ClHClllT.—Salisbury, March 12.
(Before Lord Chief Justice DENatax.)
John Smith was indicted for the wilful murder of
Eleanor Lawrence, at Collingbourne Ducis, on the 9th of
August last.
Mr. Slade and Mr. Hadow were counsel for the prose-
cution; and Mr. Challoner Smith appeared for the pri-
soner.
It appeared thaf, about twelve o'clock on the day of
the 9th of August, the deceased, who wa', 34 years of age,
carried dinner to some reapers in a field; having done so
she left the field, and in a very short time afterwards the
poor woman was found I) ing by the side of a turnpike
road' within a quarter of a mile of the field. She was on