The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-19 00:00:00

CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING POISON.

Joseph William Hodgson was put to the bar, and arraigned
on a charge of administering corrosive sublimate to his wife,
with intent to poison her. The prisoner wept bitterly, and put
his handkerchief to his eyes on hearing the indictment read.—
Ile pleaded Not Guilty in a firm voice. His trial was fixed for
Wednesday morning (the 18th). The prisoner Is a surgeon of
respectability, and has resided for some time at Sanderland:—
He has been married to his present wife, with whom he got
near 3,0001, only 18 months ago. It was a Gretna Green
expedition.

CIVIL SIDE.

Mr. Baron Hut Lopcit presided in this Court, but there was
no business of public importance. Some amusement was how-
ever created. by a witness in a trifling case, as to a right of
way ; who, to all :Mr. Brougham's entreaties for an answer,
continued answering, in the true non mi recordo style, " I have
told ye all I know, and I can't say any mare about it." This
answer he repeated so frequently, that he nearly out hetoded
the celebrated Majoechi himself.

OXFORD CIRCUIT, HEREFORD, AUG. 17.
BtAre Mr. Justice PARIC.

THE KING ON Tilt PROSECUTION OF THOMAS ItTTD,

ESQ. V. DAVIES AND SEVEN OTHERS.

Mr. Cnoss opened the pleadings. He said this was an in.
dictnient for a forcible entry, a riot, and an assault committed
on the person of the plaintiff:
Mr. LUDLOW stated that this case arose out of a transaction
at Wick, in Glamorganshire. Mr. Reed was the landlord of a
person named Dunn, who, being in arrears for rent, offered to
give up the lease of his farm and crops to the prosecutor, in
discharge of the rent. This was done, and Mr. Reed took
possession of a rick of wheat and placed it in his own yard.
Eight months afterwards, the 19th of May, 1823, the defendant
came, at 4 o'clock in the morning, with ten waggons and two
carts, and broke open the prosecutor's farm-yard-gate. The pro-
secutor said to them " lie would die in defence of his pro-
perty," and they beat one of the horses, and said, " Drive over
him and send him to the Devil." The horse pushed against
him, and he would have fallen, had not two of his neighbours
caught hold of him and prevented the wheel from going over
him. The neighbours offered to prevent the seizure, but the
prosecutor replied, " Oh no, don't let murder be done, let them
do as they like." The prosecutor, in his examination, said his
neighbours were brave fellows, and if he had desired them,
they would no doubt have murdered all the defendants, but he
wished to be peaceable, and requested them not. The waggons
were loaded by the defendants, and the wheat all carried off.
The prosecutor being cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL,
said that he was a Lieutenant in the navy, but had been on
half pay 40 years. lie had lost a leg and arm in the American
war. He denied that he held the crops in trust for himself and
Mr. Griffiths the Attorney, but held them entirely on his own
account. Another witness corroborated this account, and said
one of the defendants loaded a pistol in the farm-yard.
Mr. CAMPBELL, fur the defence, said that there had been no
breach of the peace, and a civil Action was the proper remedy,
and not an indictment. lie was sorry to say that his wit-
nesses had not arrived.
Mr. Justice PA Inc summed up, and said the conduct of the
defendants was most unjustifiable.—The Jury found the de-
fendants Guilty on the two last counts for the assault and riot.
Owing to the number of causes on the paper (near 40), Mr.
Justice PArtx informed the Bar, that he should sit till twelve
o'clock on Saturday night, and then adjourn these Assizes till
some day after the Gloucester Assizes, and finish the Circuit at
Ilereford.—Mr. 'rAtTwrox said, he had reason to believe the
causes would be all got through by Saturday.