The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-08 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, March 6.

CROWN SlDE.—(l3lforn Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
Thomas Roberts and Robert Butterworth were indicted
for uttering counterfeit coin, at Quicktown, on the
same day; and Edward Coyne, John Brown, and Peter
for uttering counterfeit coin, and having other
counterfeit coin in their possession, at Kirkbarton, on the
30th of November last.

Roberts and Hall pleaded guilty, the others were found
guilty, and his Lordship sentenced them each to two
years' hard labour in the House of Correction.
Samuel Robinson, who was implicated with William
Braman, who was tried and convicted yesterday of utter-
Mg forged Bank of England notes, was this day tried on
the same indictment.
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After a long trial the jury retired for near threehours,
and then returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
BILNER v. RAWLINGS.

This was an action for a breach of promise of marriage.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hall appeared for the
plaintiff. The action was undefended.
It appeared that the plaintiff is about 50 years of age,
and filled the position of cook to Mr. G. Taylor, of
Halifax. The defendant is now a considerable farmer.
In the year 1823—a long time ago—when in poorer cir-
cumstances, he paid his addresses to the plaintiff, and
"Having won the cooky's love,
And banished other beaus,"

the plaintiff gave birth to two daughters consecutively,
of which he was said to be the lather. The
defendant's love then cooled, the plaintiff's soft coin•
pliance having hardened his heart, and be thence-
forth transferred his affections to another woman,
by whom subsequently he had two children.
After an absence of upwards of twenty years the de-
fendant's truant passion returned to his first love, and
in July, 1847, he wrote to her "to put up the banns, as
he would come over the Tuesdsy morning to be mar-
ried to her;" but again was faithful Betty doomed to be
deceived. The defendant suddenly changed his mind,
and married the woman with whom be had last coha-
bited. Since then the plaintiff bad lived with her two
daughters, by whose industry she was supported. In
all other respects, except her unfortunate connexion
with the defendant, the plaintiff's character was irre-
proachable.
Two young women, of very respectable appearance,
were called to prove that the defendant had offered the
plaintiff 4001 to stop the present proceedings, and that
the defendant is a large and thriving farmer.
His LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury, after retiring for a short time, found a ver-
dict for the plaintiff--d images 600/.

MIDLAND CII?CUI 1 .—.Northampton.
CRIMINAL COURT.
John Cooper, aged 27, was charged with having, on
the 24th of June last, at Warkworth, robbed one Henry
Whiteman of a quantity of silver.
Sir E. Wilmot prosecuted.
Henry Whiteman, the prosecutor, was ata beer-house
at Warkworth on the day in question, with the inten-
tion of paying the railway labourers, and ho had with
him a large sum of money in silver, in a bag. The pri-
soner came up to him, and demanded payment of his
back money; he was told he would be paid in his turn.
Many of the labourers present made an attack on White-
man, threw him down on the floor, and attempted to
elraegle biga• lie succeeded, however, in gettipg sway