The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-24 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT—MAIDSTONE. JULY 23.
The Commission of Assize for the County of
Kent was this day opened by Baron Gurney at the
New Court-house.

There are upwards of thirty prisoners for trial, and
among the charges are several for malicious stabbing,
and other serious offences. Baron Gurney will preside
in the Crown Court, and Lord Abinger at Nisi Prius.
After the formalities attending the opening of the
Commission had been concluded, the Learned Judge
attended divine service. Business will be proceeded in
both Courts to-morrow.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YoRr, JULY 22.
ChOWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.)
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Samuel Wooler, a stout middle-aged man, was indicted
for cutting and wounding his wife, Sarah Weoler, with ie.
tent to kill and murder her.

It appeared, on examination by the medical man, that
the injuries the wife had sustained were of a very dreadful
kind. There were the marks of three several blows on the
head, several inches long, running parallel to each other
from the front to the back, each of which had produced a
fracture of the skull, notwithstanding that it had been pro-
tected in some degree by the hair, which was thick and
long. The unfortunate woman had endeavoured, it would
seem, to protect herself with her left hand. The fore-
finger had sustained a severe compound fracture, and the
third joint of the third finger was crushed, the ring being
driven into the bone and beaten nearly flat. The injuries
were such as, in the great majority of cases, would have
produced death. Her recovery even partially was for a
long time doubtful, and she will never probably be strong
again. Her memory is much weakened, and her sight
ready destroyed.
The jury, after some consultation, brought in a verdict of
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Guilty, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm."
Thw prisoner, when called up for judgment, sale that his

wife had been constantly irritating him by unfounded ac-
mations of infidelity, The object of her suspicions was
an old woman of nearly 70 years of age. She had driven
him from the Methodist connexion of which he'had been
a member, and in which he was at one time about to be a
teacher. lier provocation had been incessant, until he did
not know what he was doing.
HIS LORDSHIP sentenced him to be transported for life,
intimating that had the jury found him guilty upon the
higher charge he should have been left for execution.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LoNnoN.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light breezes.
DEAL, JULY 23.—Nino W. S. W.—Arrived the Mary,
from Brazil ; Clara. Masted, Jamaica ; Recovery, Roman,
Mininiichi. Sailed the Cyrus, Ray. for Quebec.
LIVEkPOOL, JULY 23.—Wind W. N. W.—Sailed the
Helen Hamilton, Nichol, for La Guayra. Arrived the
Zenobia, Putnam, from New York ; Henry Tooke, Bart-
low, Mobile. Off port, the Dryad, from LIMA; Glorab,
Ceara; Brothers, .1:obile ; Lanark, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 23. —Wind W. to N. W.—Sailed
the Columbine, Roberts, for Calcutta; Romanuff, Turn-
bull, Miramichi. Off port, the Susannah Maria Catha•
rina, Dickson, from Pernambuco.
COWES, JULY 93.—Arrived the Natchez, Burwell,
from Havannah.
FALMOUTH, JULY 02. Wind N. W. to W. S. W.S.W.
Sailed the Countess of Durham, Hogg, and Queen,
Thompson, fcr Quebec. Off port, the Euterpe, Battine,
flora Antigua.

EeeeTtliOuNg.— of the
JULY 23.—PaorosEn A
MEETING OF MIDDLESEX
OM,. AAGIRSOT.3RIAANTCEAS.
THOLIC C} A P
wLaAsl an
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exceedingly T
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u 8 numerous uot
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It
meeting terday there
special adjournment, to take into con-
sideration of the county of Middlesex, at ;he Sessions-house,
Ci
or expediency of assenting to a mo-
ll: HOUSE
mo-
tion, of which due notice had been given by Mr. Tulk, for
tleerrkaetinown el
tli-igeri p.erToi,prbieyty
he appointment of a Roman Catholic Chaplain to attend pri..
goners of that religious persuasion confined in the House of
Correction. A long discussion ensued, after which the Court.
divided, and there appeared to be—for the amendment 27,
against it 7 ; majority 20. Some other county business was
diiposed of, and the Court adjourned at t. late hour.
According to the Registrar-General's report.,
Liverpool exhibits the highest mortality in the class of eou';',..
gious diseases and in typhus, and the lowest chance of atte*m.
ing old age, in all England—New York Paper.