The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucesiter, April 6.
Busiaess commenced to-day soon after twelve o'clock.
The eslendar contains the names of 73 persons, of whom
two are charged with murder, five with manslaughter,
two with sacrilege, five with arson, four with robbery,
vine with burglaries, two with forgeries, two with con-
cealing the rthe of children, two with cutting and
wounding, two with uttering counterfeit coin, and the
rest with larcenies. There were 36 causes entered for
trial of which three are for special juries.
In the Ccewn Court no case of interest arose during
the day.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE, and a
Common Jury.)
HINGHAM V. EVANS.

'414 sating and Mr. Skinner appeared for the plaintiff,
an, ~y r. od9on for the defendant.

This was an action against an auctioneer at Chelten-
bana, to recover the balance of the proceeds of a sale
lekidi he had made under the plaintiff's direction. The
de Tsmos we's that he had paid the amount in question to
person, wham the plaintiff had employed as her general
.wen,t in windiw up the affairs of her brother, to whom
Jibe was executri This person, who described himself
as an accountant, slated that he had got a cheque for the
amount from Evans, and given it to the plaintiff, who
returned it to him, and that he then went to the bank
anetreceivea the amount. The plaintiff gave no receipt
for the money (about 70/.), and signed no document
whatever respecting it.
Some other witnesses proved that the plaintiff had
employed this person as her agent.
The jury, however, did not place implicit faith in them,
end found for the plaintiff.

W&STERN CIRC ULT.—Taunton, April 6.
SRO cetTia.--( Be fore Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
NViq
John Shears, George Shearn, and James Hawkins were
indicted for assaulting and robbing John Godfrey of a
parte and two sovereigns at Midsummer Norton, on the
12t-E- of September.
Mr. Stone was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
6aurtel.- era defended the prisoners.
This Was rater a singular case. Mr. Godfrey stated
that be was an articled clerk to a Mr. Govet, who had
offices Midsummer Norton, close to which village
oodfray resided. About half-past eight in the evening
of the 12th of September Godfrey was going home from
the post-office. When he had got about 200 yards from
the post-office, arid within 100 yards of his own house,
he saw four men ; one of them (John Shears) came up
to lairh, caught him by the collar, and bellowed in his
face ; the three others then came up, and made the same
bellowing noise. They jostled him, and went away to-
wards the village. He found his pocket torn down. He
followed them and overtook them, when they again began
making the bellowing noise. A mob of 150 or 250
people collected and made bellowing noises at him. He
pnshetj through them to a window in which there was a
lighS, and he was then enabled to recognise the other
two prisoners (George Shearn and Hawkins) as the
persons who had first attacked him. He went into a
house, and remained there for nearly two hours before
the mob had dispersed. He then went home, and then
found that his purse, containing two sovereigns and a
half, was gone.
In his cross-examination the witness said that Mr.
Govet lived in London, but the witness carried on busi-
ness for him in the country. He had had occasion to
istue g. great number of people, and there was a strong
feetTiag against him in the minds of the poor : he had
become a very unpopular man. John Shearn had an-
noy,ed him before.
It was proved that John Shearn had left the village,
after this, b_pt had come forward voluatarily to-day to
take his trittl.
For the prisoners, it was urged that this was no rob-
bery, bflt diet the parties bad a strong feeling of dislike
against Godfrey, and intended to insult and annoy, but
not to rob him.

Mr. Justice CIVESSWELL, in summing up, said the at-
torney was adopting a most irregular and improper
practice in _allowing an articled clerk to transact his
business in the coultry while he himself was living in
London.

The jury acquitted the prisoners of the felony, but
found than guilty of an assault, and they were sen-
tenced to 14 days' imprisonment in the gaol.
Thomas White and James Cave, the witnesses against
whom Mr. Justice Cresswell ordered bills of indictment
to be prlferred for perjury, were this morning placed at
the bar, and pleaded " Not Guilty " to indictments for
perjury and conspiracy, and traversed their trials until
the next assizes.

The Learned JUDGE said the prisoners might be held
te.bail, White in his own reconizance.t.. for 801. and two
sureties in 401. each, and Cave himself in 401. and two
sureties in 201. each.
Thomas George Sartin was indicts d for maliciously
cutting and wounding Thomas Clarke, with intent to
murder him.
The prisoner was deaf and dumb, but could read and
write well. Mr. Gane, the governor, aated as inter-
preter when it was requisite.
Mr. Allen was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
Saunders for the prisoner.
It appeared that on the 30th of December, about five
o'clock in the afternoon, the prosecutor, who was a
painter at Bath, was going home. Upon turning a
corner the prisoner rushed upon him and collared hire
with the left hand, and cut him in the neck and face with
an instrument he held in the other. It was a sharp in..
strument. The prosecutor, finding himself cut, threw
the prisoner down, and then went for a policeman.
When he returned the prisoner was gone. The prose-
cutor had known the prisoner for three or four years, but
bad never had any arrel with him. Their wives were
distantly related. The prisoner was seen with a long
knife in his hand to rush upon the prosecutor. When
the prisoner was taken into custody he wrote on a slate,
" I did it wilfully." He then rubbed that out, and
drote, " I threw the knife down a grating in Cornwall.
buildings." He then rubbed that out, and wrote, " I did
it because I was jealous of him, as my wife had one child
by him." The knife (a small dessert knife) was found
in the grating, as described by the prisoner. There was
a wound on the left jaw, and on the back part of the
scalp; they must have bean inflicted by two cuts.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, with intent to do
grievous bodily harm, but strongly recommended him to
mercy.
Sentence deferred.

RanTH WALES CIRCUIT:—Chests, April 6.
.CROWN COURT.—(lltforo Mr. Justice WIGHT3IAN.)
hognas Jones, 23, was indicted for feloniously stab-
b Joseph Edge, with an intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutor and the prisoner were both mariners,
and their vessels on the 26th of August last were lying
in dock at Runcorn. Ab ,ut seven o'clock on the evening
of that day they went to the inn to get a glass of grog
together. On goingsrom the public-house the prisoner
and a lad beronging to his flat quarrelled. The prisoner
yte.a sAcaut to punish him, when the lad called for help
from "the prosecutor. Edge interfered, and the prisoner
threateced to thrash him also. A scuffle then took
place, and in the course "of it the prosecutor received
a sa* ahout an inch in depth on the upper part of his
b The prisoner was found Gui!ty of the felony. Sen-
tenced to four months' imprisonment.
CIVIL'iSIDE.—(Before Mr. Justice CovrmAN )
wiahe cises tried in this court during the day were,
th one exception, actions for debt of small amounts,
acid of no public interest—the exception being an action
agairiss Mr. Hogan, auctionev, of Birkenhead, for a
tresposTin havhig wrongfully detained at his sale-rooms
a haiese and cart, which had been seized for rent by a
bailiff. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, one
erthingt

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PULICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Two well-dressed persons of very respectable appear-
ance, named James Ckandler, alias Johnson, and Eliza
Terprell. alias Johnson, who have for some time lived
together, and wall, upon contributions levied upon the
public, were charged by lioriford, an officer of the
Mttndicity Society, with having practised one of their
ingenious expedients. Mr. linevitt, assistant-manager,
Attended.
Horsford stated that on Tuesday he saw the prisoners
together, and knowing them to be begging-letter im-
postors he followed them. They stopped in Fleet-
street, dpposite to tilessra. Hoare's banking -house and
the man Tainted to the house and spoke to his 'com-
panion. hey then walked towards Ludgate-hill, and
went into a public-house in Shoe-lane, where they re-
rosined a short time. The woman then went by herself
to Hoare's banking-house, and after she came out Hors-
ford mode inquiries of the porter, and learned that she
hadeleft the following letters for the perusal and chari-
table consideration of the principals, and that she was to
return for as answer:—
" St. Mildred's pari.l,h, Middlesex, March 19.
" Having an accurate knosOledge of the circumstances
which have occurred to place the family of the late Mr.
James Palmer in their present embarrassed position in
aodiety, I have, at the request of several of the most inti-
mate friend's of the deceased, authorised this statement
to be drawn up, with a view of enabling the widow, Mrs.
Anne Palmer, to establish a seminary for the tuition of
youth, for which occupation she is duly qualified, by the
nuatribution of those whose means will enable them to
promote so praiseworthy an object.
It will be remembered that M Palmer died on the '
17th of November lu h
a r.
eke severe losses he w. hosed
desiil was accelerated by
of
Old
usuatomed by e failure of Messrs.
Frampton,
anccessitul railway specujassreet' in conjunction with un-
to ableilute The
and consigned the family
of this appeal is to
rescue a deaerviug family froamjeg
sincerely trust that
painful re-
sousee of parochial aids and I doe last a"
this statement will meet with that sympathy which un-
merited poverty deservedly meets.
" ("Signed) W. W. F. Jackson, 51.; T.
Th
2L, Chapman Marshall, 2L; Grissell and Petff-xsown,
wthay, 11.; Anonymous, 2/.; Peter Laurie, 21. (paid
3.-H. Petty, 21.; Capper and Co., IL; Messrs. to--,''
rbond,. for J. S.,' W.; Gosling and Sharpe, 21.; jZ;
Piri'e, 31., &c."
The second letter purported to be the certificate of a
medical gentleman, who has been dead for some time:—
" April 10.
" I hereby certify that Mrs. Palmer is professionally
attended by me,,and at present incapable of leaving her
borne withdkr* aggravating her serious indisposition,
arising from an attack of influenza, accompanied with
symptoms of ' delirium tremens.'
" JOHN SCOTT, Surgeon.
4.. a New Broad-street."
The beirer is a trustworthy domestic deputed by
Mrs. Palmer to receive any contributions, for which, if
secpssary, her signature will be given."
Witness then followed the woman, who was joined by
the man, and who, returned to the banking-house in about
three-quarters of an hour, where she was taken into
Custody. She man prisoner, who had bet-n walking up
.nd down- On the opposite side of the way in a very
fidgety gate, farapprebended.,