The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-16 00:00:00

EADES V. PRATT.

This action had been brought to recover compensation in
damages, &c., for a breach of promise of marriage. Upon the
case being called on,
Mr. EttLE, who with Mr. Saunders- appeared for the plain-
tiff, stated that the action had net been brought with any pur-
pose of deriving any pecuniary advantage from the verdict, but
in order to remove any impression which may anywhere exist,
that the defendant, in refusing to perform his promise, had
been influenced by any feeling of diminished respect for the
character of the plaintiff.

Nr. CROWDER, upon the part of the defendant, gave the
fullest satisfaction upon this point ; and it was agreed that a
verdict should, by cuneent, be taken for the plaintiff.
Damages, 501. •

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, July 13.

CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGUTMANO

Joseph Turner and, William Horseley were indicted fOr a
burglary and robbery in the house of Mr. W. Dyson, at Ec-
elesfield, in the West Riding, en the 27th of May last.

It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor, who is
, near 90 years of age, and his wife 85, lived in a small house,
near Ecclesfield. They slept on the ground floor, and a
lodger, named Abbott, up stairs. Between two and three
o'clock in the morning the wife awoke and saw a man with a
candle in the room, and called out. He came to the bedside
with a hedgestake, and demanded money. She said they had
only a few shillings in the cupboard, which he made her get up
and show him. She then saw there were two men. The old
man tried to get up,. when one of the thieves pushed him back
i with a stick, using violent threats. The old woman then got up
stairs and alarmed Abbott, but the two thieves quickly fol-
lowed, and threatened to kill him if he stirred. They then
went away, and Abbott was about to get out of the chamber
window to give an alarm, when he saw a third man, also
armed with a hedgestake, outside. After they were
gone away, Abbott attempted to go out, when he found
the door fastened outside, and was obliged to get nut of the
window. He then went to the house of the prosecutor's son,
who lived near, whose door was also fastened outside, as if
with the intention of pieveniing him getting out, if alarmed.
The old people were too much alarmed to identify the prison-
ers, but from the description given of them by Abbott they
were tpiten up, and he now positively swore to their identity.
The Learned Counsel addressed the Jury for their respec-
tive clients, and the Jury, after consider able deliberation, re-
turned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners.
Sentence deterred. .
Joseph Pilling, Samuel Laycock, and David Laycock, were
indicted fora burglary 'in. the Brighouse toll-bar, on the night
of the 3,1 of April Lit.
It appeared that the toll-bar is kept by a man named George
earner, seventy-five years of age. About four o'clock in the
morning he was awakened by a noise, and, getting up, per-
ceived by the light of the tires from the Sheef-works that the
prisoner Pilling was endeavouring to effect an entrance. He
then ran and fastened a back-door which led to a milkhouse,
and returned to the front door and window. The three per-
sons then assailed the house with a storm of stones, with which
the window was s.;:ashed. Corner twice fired a pistol, but
without effect, and then betcok himself to a large fork„ with
which he prodded the assailants when they attempted to
enter. Two of them went to the milkhouse, and getting on
the roof,.took,eff, the slates and entered, but found the door
leading from it to the dwelling fast. They repeatedly de-
manded a- sovereign ; earner said he had only 9d., the toll
collector having been the day before. At length the 9d. was-,
thrown through the window, and they went away. There