The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-15 00:00:00

SUM '$'lER ASSIZES.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT—Northampton, July 13.
The justices of assize for this circuit, the Hon. Sir
John Patteson and the Lion. Sir John Taylor Coleridge,
arrived here at half-past ten o'clock, and having opened
the commission for the county and borough, proceeded
to attend divine service at All Saints' Church, at eleven,
and shortly after one o'clock took their seats in the
county hall, Mr. Justice Patteson presiding in the
Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Coleridge (who, though
apparently still far from well, and showing manifest in-
dications of having been recently labouring under severe
and protracted illness, yet seemed, we are most happy to
be able to kitty, convalescent) taking Lis appointed seat
oh the Civil Side.
The calendar is remarkably light for this county.
pre-enting only. twelve cases, and the names of eleven
prisoners for trial, of whom one stood indicted upon two
charges of setting 'fire to barns, stables, stacks, &c.; one
for assault with intent to rob; one for stealing from the
person; one for breaking and entering a dwellieg•house;
and one for cone, almg the birth of a child. The other
cases were of a most trifling character. There appeared
to be one case only in the borough, which was for cutting
and wounding.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
At the sitting of the Court, Frank Cox (nut in the
calendar) was indicted for ail ul and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Macaulay appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Miller for the prisoner.
It appeared that at the Michaelmas S,ssions, 1845. an
appeal was tried here—Pickworth, Rutlandahire,
!writs. end Wakerley, Northa:npton,hire, respondents.
One of the grounds of appeal was, that the husband of
the pauper had gained a s-ttlement by hiring and ser-
vice at a place called Barrowden, in Rutlandshire. The
defendant Cox swore on that occasion that he knew Ite
pauper; that he (the witness) was 65 y, ars c,f age; and
that he,n hen he was 10 or 11 years old, and the pauper's
husband went together to Morcutt Statutes in 1789 or
1790, anl that he (the witness) was hired by a Mr.
Tsylor, of Barrowden, and at the same time the pauper
was hired by a Mr. Francis Wright,.of thQ,same place;.
'that ho *heard Wright and the pauper bargain for is
twelvetnonth; and that bath he and the pauper remained
in such resp. ctive service, at Barrowden, tor a twelve-
month and two days. Upon this testimony the order
was quashed. The evidence now went to show that the
prisoner was eight or nine years younger than he had
sworn at the trial of the appeal, and, oon,equently, that
what he then deposed to could not possibly be true, and,
in shirt. the story he had told was an entire fabrication
from beginning to end.

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CIVIL SIDE.— (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
FOLLETT AND ANOTHER. ASSIGNEES, v. WESLEY.
This cause, which came on at the sitting of the Court,
was still proceeding at a qu :rt*r past five o'clock, when
our report was dispatched. It was an issue directed by
the Court of Chancery, of a most dry and uninteresting
character to all but the parties concerntd.