The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY
_EVEN:ING, MARCH 20, 1848.

brother, Charles llaigh, of Fenton-square, Long
Royd-lane, and a man named Newsome, to be sure
ties, if they should be deemed sufficient by the com-
mittee. ..A.t first the names of the sureties were ob-
jected to, but ultimately it was agreed that they
should be taken, and then Newsome and a perscn
whom the prisoner represented to be his brother,
Charles Haigh, of Fenton-square, signed the note,
and the money was paid. It afterwards turned out
that the Charles Haigh who had signed the note was
not the prisoner's brother, but his brother-in- law,
and that he resided at Lupton, the opposite
side of Huddersfield to where Fenton-square is situate,
and that Charles Haigh, the brother, had refused to
become a surety. The prisoner, Charles Haigh, when
he went to sign the note, on being asked whether he
was Charles Haigh, of Fenton-square, replied that
he was.

Mr. MATTHEWS then addressed the jury for the
prisoners, and contended that the name of Charles
Haigh, of Lupton, had been mentioned at the com-
mittee of the club, and that the prisoner might have
imagined that he would be allowed as a surety.
His LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury retired, and returned with a verdict of
Not Guilty.

WESTERN CIRCUIT;—Exeter, March 18.
The Commissions for the county of Devon, and the
city and county of Exeter, were opened here on
Thursday, by Mr. Justice Wightman and Mr. Baron
Platt. The Learned Judges were escorted into the
city by the high Sheriff; John Sillifant, Esq., and
his train, with the usual formalities. Yesterday both
the Learned Judges attended Divine service in the
Cathedral, after which they proceeded to the Castle,
and the Isusiness of the assize commenced.
The cause list is unusually heavy for this county,
there being thirty-one causes entered for trial in the
county, and three in the city of Exeter—of these nine
are to be tried by special juries.
The case of the Queen on the prosecution of the
Bishop of Exeter v. Latimer, the editor of the
Western Times, for libel, is again entered for trial ;
but as it is entered to be tried in the city, it cannot
he taken until after the county venues are tried, and
therefore there is a great probability of its again
being made a remanet.
Through the kindness of the clerk of arraigns, we
have been enabled to see a calendar, and give our
readers an analysis thereof; but it is worthy of re-
mark, that such is the parsimony of the magistrates
of this county, under whose direction the calendar of
the prisoners is printed, that only a sufficient number
to supply themselves, the judges, and the officers of
the court is allowed to be printed. The bar, the
attorneys, and other persons connected with the busi-
ness of the court must obtain any information they
require in the best way they can. We are happy to
say, that this is the only county in this circuit where
such a state of things exists. The number of prisoners
in the calendar is 71, and the crimes charged are,
for the most part, of a serious description. There are
—murder, four; manslaughter, two; rape, three;
unnatural, one; cutting, with intent to murder, four;
concealment of birth, ] ; assault, with intent to rob,
four ; burglary, eight; arson, five ; bigamy, three ;
stealing from the person, three; sheep-stealing, four;
night poaching, two; threatening letter, one ; sacri-
lege, one ; embezzlement, one ; false pretences, one ;
larceny, 23. In examining the calendar to see the
amount of education stated to be possessed by the
prisoners, we perceive that a considerable amount of
ignorance appears to prevail, showing the sympathy,
between crime and ignorance ; out of 71 pri-
soners there is not one possessing superior edu-
cation, only two can read and write well, 38 can
do so imperfectly, while 27 can neither read
nor write ; of four there is no account. Since the
calendar was printed ten more prisoners have been
brought in for trial.
Nothing of the slightest interest has been taken in
the Nisi Prius Court up to this time (Saturday
evening).

March 17.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)
Matthew Lowe was indicted for having, on the
14th of June last, at Devonport, stolen a gold cross,
set with diamonds, value 501., the property of Jane
West.

Mr. Slade conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Bird de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared by the evidence adduced on the part of
the prosecutor, that the prisoner had formerly been a
footman in the service of the father of the prosecutrix,
Admiral Sir John West, who was in June last Port
Admiral at Plymouth. On the 14th of that month a
ball was given by Sir John West, at the Admiralty
house at Devonport, at which the prosecutrix, Miss
Jane West, wore a diamond cross, and during the ball
she missed the cross, and,although the servants sought
for it during the ball, and a minute search was made
afterwards, it could not be found. The prisoner, who
it appears bore an excellent character, and conducted
himself with great propriety whilst at Sir John
West's, afterwards left his service, and was not heard
of until the Superintendent of the Manchester Police
arrested him, he having bad information that some
one was offering diamonds for sale at a jeweller's,
and on going to the shop he thought that there was
something suspicious about the circumstance, and
arrested him. The prisoner at first told a story of
having purchased the diamonds, but he afterwards
said that the truth was, he had been a servant of Ad-
miral Welsh, and at a ball at his house had found a
diamond cross, and the diamonds he was endeavouring
to sell formed part of the cross which he had found.
Mr. I3eswick, who had known him for fourteen
years, also gave him an excellent character.
The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced
to imprisonment for six months.

NORTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Carnarvon,2llarch 17.

(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
MALICIOUS STABBING.—MichaeI O'Donnel was
charged with wilfully and maliciously cutting and
stabbing Ilenry:Jones, in the parish of Llanllechid,
on the 22d of January last.

Messrs. Townshend and Egerton conducted the
prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr.
Welsby.
The prosecutor proved that he was working on the
railway, near Bangor, when he had a slight dispute
with the prisoner concerning a spade, the result of
which was, that both men were discharged from their
employment. In an hour or so afterwards the prose-
cutor crossed the river Ogwen, and proceeded in the
direction of Taly bout. As he was passing along he felt
a stab. Turned round on receiving the wound, and
perceived the prisoner. Had not heard any one
approach, in consequence of the noise made by the
water.

A man named Thomas Jones found the prosecutor
in a weak and bleeding state on the banks of the
river Ogwen ; and another, named Pierse, who was
called to assist in carrying the prosecutor, gave similar
evidence.
The police-officers deposed to finding a knife on
the person of the prisoner. He said, on being appre-
hended, " Well, if I have done so, I must suffer for
it." The knife was a common cheese blade. The
surgical evidence proved that the wound inflicted was
on the left side of the chest, on the fifth rib. The
point of the knife had met with an obstruction in the
rib. Had the blow been aimed a little lower, the
steel must have passed between the fifth and sixth
ribs, and instant death would have ensued. The
blow appeared to have been struck from behind. The
prosecutor fully identified the prisoner as the party
who had struck him.

Mr. WELszy addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and called evidence to prove that he was of quiet and
peaceable habits.
The JUDGE summed up, and the jury returned a
verdict of Guilty, with a strong recommendation to
mercy, on account of previous good character.
Sentence, to be transported for ten years.
DOE DEM ETANB V. LLOYD.
This was a special
jury case. The pleadings were
opened by Mr. Edwards, and the facts stated by Mr.
Welsby for the plaintiff. The action was an eject-
ment to recover property, part of an estate at Llan
Llysfaen, in the counties of Carnarvon and Denbigh.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
A SWELL MOBSMAN. CAUTION TO OMNIBUS
TEAVELLEItS.—On Saturday a well-dressed young
man, named Edward Ginger, well known to the
pike as an associate of thieves, and who has been
several times in custody,
was placed at the bar before
Mr. Henry, charged with having picked the pocket
of a lady named Stringle of 201. in notes, on Satur-
day week.

Mr. Robinson defended the prisoner.
Miss Stringle stated that she resided at No. 1,
Manchester-buildings, and on Saturday last, about
one o'clock, having been to the Bank, to receive a
dividend, she placed it in a pocket-book in her pocket,
and got into a Chelsea omnibus in Cheapside. In
Fleet-street the prisoner also got into the omnibus,
and sat near to her ; he had a loose coat or cloak on,
and kept very close to her—unnecessarily so, she
thought. lle got out at Agar-street, andimmedi-
ately after West, a constable, asked if any one had
lost any money. There were only two other passen-
gers, who sat at the other end of the omnibus. Wit-
ness felt in her pocket, and on taking out her pocket-
bo9k found it open, and found:the notes removed.
Cross-examined—The prisoner sat very close to
her, and she felt for her purse while sitting next to
him, but finding that safe she took no further notice
until spoken to by the police. She could not swear
that the prisoner had a cloak, or a loose coat. What-
ever it was it was sufficient to cover her knees when
he was sitting so close. No other person was sitting
near her all the time.
Mr. Robinson then asked her whether she thought
it possible for any one to take the pocket-book from
her pocket, and, after extracting the money, replace
it ? Witness—l certainly did not think it possible to
be done, but done it was.