The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-12 00:00:00

when the Lord Chief iustiee intimated that nothing had
been proved to effect the plaintiff's claim.

The jury accordingly returned a verdict for the plain-
tiff for the full amount claimed, 1171., over the snug, he
had received on behalf of the company, from Air.
Beaumont.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Bedford, March 9.
The commission for this county was opened on Saturday
afternoon amid great numbers of people, attracted, not only
by the fineness of the weather, but also by tha gaiety of the
sheriff's equipage, which far outshone those heretofore
" sported" in this county by his predecessors in that ancient
and honoured office.

The nisi prius business is not beyond its usual length, if
the causes arc numbered, the-ce being only three on the list ;
but there is one case among them which is to be tried by a
special jury, in which the parties are master and servant,
and the cause of action the alleged invasion of the latter's
marriage bed by the former. The Attorney-General is spe-
cially retained for the defendant, who is a justice of the peace
and a rector of this county, and, moreover, a man of near
" three score years and ten ;" so that, as may be expected, the
case is in everybody's mouth in the town.
The calendar is heavy, containing the names of 37 pri-
soners, and embracing 25 cases, including arson, horse steal-
ing, poaching, and a variety of minor offences.
' CLONV.i•T COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAXIM,
Charles a arner and William Farr were indicted for steal-
ing 19 fowls, the property of Mr. Hunt, at Luton, on the
28d December last.

Mr. GUNNING conducted the case for the prosecution, and
from the testimony of the witnesses called by the Learned
Gentleman it was elicited that the prisoner Warner was on
the rrrepaises, of the prosecutor, who is a respectable solicitor,
on the Atli of December, working in his farm-yard, and that
he bad made very rarticular inquiries both is to the num-
ber of the fowls on the farm, and also as to their nocturnal
resting-place, which turned out to be an open shed, the door
of which was only secured by a button. On the 22ti of
December the fowls were counted and found to be imrect,
their number being 31, but on the 28th only 12 were to be
found. Fcr some time no trace whatever could be discovered
either of the fowls or the ibwler who carried them off;
though the fowl, boy saw Warner, and said he wished some
body would find his fowls for him ; adding, that he knew the
two cocks very well, fur they had been fighino the day be-
fore the robbery, and their combs were vary much pecked.
Not long after this a clue vas Ennui to the thieves
in the testimony of ona Dilley and his son, from which
it app wed thitt oa the 22d Warner, who lodged at
Dilley's, said to Farr that " he knowed of a place where be
could get a precious good haul of fowls fu their Christ-
mas dinner, and that it was at old linnt's." These worthies
now appeared in the box Against their friends, and more-
over swore that on the night of the 23d the two prisoners
cama llama with a lot of fowls in Warner's pocitets,
which were plucked and made into a Christmas pudding, of
which the whole party partook. This done, " Old Dilley"
became compunctious, and ordered Ws lodger to take away
the rest of the fowls out of his house, and accordingly War-
ner and ming Dllley baying cut off their heads and feet re-
moved the oareases to a place of security, while they threw
the heads, feathers, feet, and ofial into a hedge close to the
Rabbit public-house, where they were accordingly found by
Dilley and the policemen, on the ldth of January following.
When these relics. of the departed fowls were produeed to the
fowlzb.oy, ha had no hesitation whatever in swearing to the
heads of the two pugnacious cocks. So that the case being
dearly made out, both the prisoners were found Guilty.
Mr. Justice Maut,rl thtit proceeded to pass sentence upon
the prisoners (who were but 19 years old), and in so doing
pointed out to them the folly of their ways, as exemplified
in their conviction to-day, on the evidence of their friend
" Old Dilley," who, like all old thieves, had the wit to
keep cut of harm's way, while he contrived to profit by the
crime of others whom be afterwards assistel to bring to
punishment, This, be hoped, would be a warning to them
when they should have accomplished the sentence of the law,
which was that they should each be imprisoned for the
space of 12 months.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lincoln, March 9.
The Right Hon. Sir N. C. Tindal and the Hon. Mr. Justice
Coltman arrived in this city shortly before 4 o'clock on Satur-
day, and immediately opened the commission, and charged
the grand jury for the city at the City-hall ; after which
their Lordships proceeded to open the commission for the
county at the County-hall, in the Castle-yard. •
Their Lordships attended Divine service at the Cathedral
yesterday morning, and took their respective seats is the
County-hall at 9 o'clock this morning ; Mr Justice Coltman
presiding in the Crown Court, and the Lord Chief Justice on
the Civil side.

Both the Learned Judges commenced with the trial of the
city prisoners—the former until the time-arrived for, and
again after, charging the county- grand jury, and the latter
until the nisi prius jury were ready.
There appeared 8 causes for trial for the county, and 1 for
the city, which latter, and 4 of the others, have been dis-
posed of to-day. he3ides one withdrawn ; so that 3 only re-
main for to-morrow.

The calendar, as will be seen, is numerically, as well as in
point of the heinous character of the offences, more than
ordinarily heavy for this county. It presented the names of
39 prisoners, and 27 cases for trial, of which latter 4 were of
burglary, involving 9 prisoners; 1 of sheep stealing, involv-
ing 4; 3 of robbery with violence, involving 6; 2 of un-
natural offence; 4 of arson; 2 of horse stealing; 1 of forgery
(a Post-office order for 31/.) ; 1 of sending a threatening
letter; 3 of being armed at night for the purpose of taking
and killing game ; 2 of uttering and having in possession base
money; and 1 of concealment of birth.
CIVIL SIDE.--(Before the Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.)