The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-23 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, Dec. 21.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULS.)
John Robinson Tomkins, aged 4*, William Lilley,
John Kershaw, John Farrell, James Radcliffe, James
Lees, John Pogson, and James Neild, the latter four
about 18 years of age, were indicted for conspiracy,
by riot, &c., to overthrow the Government and con-
stitution, to obstruct the execution of the laws and
to arm themselves in order to carry the conspiracy
into effect. There were several other counts, vary-
ing the form of the charge.
The prisoners, it was shown, formed a portion of
the Chartist rioters at Ashton, in August last, when
Bright, the policeman, was killed. The charge having
been proved in evidence, the Judge summed up, and
The jury retired, and were absent about an hour,
when they returned and gave a verdict of Guilty
against Tomkins, Lilley, Kershaw, Farrell, Pogson,
and Neild, but strongly recommeuded the last two to
mercy on account of their youth. (They were about
18 years of age.) As against Radcliffe and Lees, Mr.
PHIPPS, in replying, had admitted no case was
proved, they were acquitted accordingly.—Sentence
deferred.

James Bland, John Kilvington, John Robinson, and
Leech were then arraigned for offences arising
ont of Chartism.

No evidence was offered by Mr. Phipps against
them, and they were acquitted ;
On which one of them said, they returned thanks
to the Government for the mercy shown in their be-
half.

Mary Steel, a good-looking young girl about 20
years old, apparently having been a servant, pleaded
guilty to an indictment for concealing the birth of
her child, at Bilton-with-Harrogate in the West
Riding, on the 2d of August last.
His LORDSHIP, after a feeling address, saying that
it was necessary, notwithstanding the good character
she had received, and the respectability of her friends,
that he should inflict some punishment, sentenced her
to three months' imprisonment.
(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)
Joseph Harrison Claughton, James
Robinson,
James
Lupton, John Dean, and Jane I were in-
dicted for a burglary in the house of Thomas Cogill,
in Leeds, on the 24th of September last.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Wheelhouse prosecuted ; Mr.
Blanchard defended Lupton.

Mr. Cugill keeps an Inn in Vicars Croft, in Leeds,
and on the evening in question he went to bed a little
before twelie, having previously seen all safe. It was
his custom to leave the ba ii door of his premises on
the latch, in order to allow his brewar to get into
the brewery, every Wednesday night. This was
known to the prisoner Driver, who had been upon the
premises as an occasional helper in the brewery. On
this night, a policeman going his round, observed the
prisoners Claughten and Driver coming out of the
yard at half•past one in the morning. This attracted
his attention, and he went into the yard, and found
the pantry window of Mr. Cogill's house broken
open. He then obtained esiistance, and following
the prisoners, took them into custody. They then
returned to Mr. Ccgill'a, called up the household, and
then it was found that some ham, three coffee-pots, a
pepper-box, and some other articles had been taken
thence. The case against Dean was, that he was
watching to prevent alarm; and against the man Lup-
ton, and the female, for receiving the goods, well
knowing them to be stolen.
The jury kund Driver and Claughton Guilty of
the burglary ; Lupton Guilty of receiving ; and Ac-
quitted the two other prisoners. The prisoners
Driver and Claughton were thereupon sentenced to
ten years' transportation ; and Lupton for fifteen
years.