The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-07 00:00:00

HER? FORD ASSIZES.

HERTFORD, MARCH s.—This day. the Assizes
for this co • .ty commenced. Mr. Justice GROSE
arrived at nine this morning, and the LORD CHIEF
BARON at five in the afternoon. The Civil side does
not COMHICHCO • until to•morrow. Mr. Justice
Gaose, however, after hearing Divine Service, be-
gan the business on the Crown side.
Luke LitcYield was convi6led of robbing James
Bennett, on the highway,. between St. Alban's and
Hatfield, on the 25tIrot September last: _

The prosecutor stated,' that he was a publican at
St. Alban's, and 'on the 25th of. September was'
walking on the road between St. Alban's and Hat-
field, when he received a violent blow frorn behind
with a bludgeon, -on the
:shoulder. It was about
five o'clock, and broad day-light; he turned round,
when be saw the prisoner, who aimed several other
blows at him, which he' wattled off as well as 'he
could, and begged for mercy. The prisoner de-
manded his money, and he gave him a one pound
note, a dollar, and several shillings. At that time a
person came up, of the name of Cannon, when the
prisoner jumped over the hedge, and vent into an
adjoining wood. fie told Cannon ghat had hap-
pened, when Cannon told him to keep on the
watch, while he got assistance from a neighbouring
farm-house; he returned shortly with some other
men. They searched the wood, and !bond the pri-
soner, who, on being searched, had the prosecutor's
money and note about him.
This statement being confirmed by the other
witness, Cannon, the Jury found the prisoner
Guilty.

Jattes Burcham was indiEle.l for burglariously
breaking and entering the house of Itnies Kimp-
ton, at Baldock, on the night of the 7:h of Decem-
ber last.
Mr. GURNEY stated the citcumsfances of this case,
which
,were rather singular. The prisoner lived at
Baldock, where he kept a little-shop, and lived ra-
ther in decent circumstances. The prosecutor ,f% as
a Quaker, residing near the plisoner, and his house,
on the night in question, had been broken open,
and robbed of goods to the amount of 3001. From
some circumstances a suspicion arose that the pri-
soner bad been concerned in the robbery.; and a
month Bizet wards his house was searched, but
nothing was found except. a pound .of rushlights,
which were identified by rather an extraordinary
circumstance. On the night of thft robbery,' the
serVant of Mr. Kimpton went to the neighbouring
shop, and wanted a pound of rushlights, 12 to the
pound ; but the shopkeeper, Mrs. Smith, had.only
ten of that sort, but she added two others of another
sort, which she tied to the other ten, in a manner
that she recolleded, and I,x/inch-enabled her to iden-
tity theM when she saw them again. In addition
to this, the prisoner, when he was taken into.cus-
tody, admitted he was guilty, but said he hoi.ed
Mr. Kimpton would' not prosecute hint so as to take
his life.

leanor Robinson, servant to Mr. Kimpton,
stated the circumstances •of the burglary, which
had been effected by taking out a pane of glass in a
back window, by means of which the back door had
been opened.

The Constable who searched the prisoner's house
produced the rusblights, which wcie sworn to by
Mrs. Smith, the shopkeeper, who spoke positively
two
additional to the manner in which she had tied up the
additional candles.

James Barnes proved a confession made to him by
the prisoner atter became from the Magistrates.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.

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Tables of the Rates upon which Government are
granting Life Annuities in exchange for 31. per Cent.
Stock are distributed gratis, at the Othce in I3ank-
-street. These Annuities cannot be purchased when
the 31. per Cetus. are below 6n. . •

On the :st inst. in Thavies'-iim, Mrs 1:13. Nichols, ofa
Son. '

On Thurstla.y morning,' about five o'clock, at her fathert_
house, at Battersea. Rise, Nits. wife- of the late
Rev. George i'hillips, of 144;:liciteiter, of a S,,tt.
The sense day, at Somethill, in Kent, the Lady of W. tr.
‘VoodAiste, Esq ofa Son.
•l'estenlay morning, in Itoltun.row, may.fitir, jVirs. Jolla
Baines, of a Daughter.
The sante day, in Guildford-street, the Lady of Captairi
Butt,m, West Kent Regifficot, 01 a Son.

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MARKIk
On Tuesday the t rth ult. at her father's house at Ilene.).
land, Miss Anna Maria Bridge, second daughter of Waite!
Ifridge. Esq. of Harwich, Essex, to luliti Anthony Romer,
f sq. of Lubeck:
Lately, at Hadley, Mr.. George Steadman, jun. of St.
George's East, to Mary, yout,gest daughter of Mr. Thornalt -
Boycott, flanker, Clement's lane.
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On Tuesday last, at Col4yrne, Wilts, Mr. William Bourne;
of A litermanbury, to Charlotte, second daughter of the late. ,:
C. Sumsion, Pct. of the former place.
Ott Thursday last, at St. Martin's Chnrch, Mr. Samuel.,
%Voodgate l)urrant, •Nierchant, df Lewes, to Miss Emmet,
of Leicester. square.
On Friday last, at Mary-le-bonne -Church, T. L. Yeates,
Esq. of the Army. Pay-Office, to Frances Arabella, (inlgh-
ter of P, Reinagie, Esq. R.A. of Warren strect, Fitzroy-
square. .