The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-01 00:00:00

No. 17,321.] LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CI RCUlT.—Kingston, March 31.
CROWN SIDE.--(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
Caroline Pratt, 22, was indicted for concealing the
birth of her male illegitimate child.
The prisoner was committed for the murder of the
infant in question, but the grand jury ignored the bill.
Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Charnock de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared in evidence that the accused was in the
service of a family at Baustead, and in September last,
in consequence of a suspicion that she .was in the family
way, the person of the prisoner was examined, and on
her being taxed with having a child, she at first denied
it, but at length admitted that it was so, and, according
to the evidence of one witness, she at the same time said
that she had thrown the infant into the water-closet. A
search was made in the place indicated, and there the
body of a male child was discovered, which, according
to the evidence of the surgeon was full grown, and,
there was some reason to believe, had been brought into
the world alive.

Mr. CHARNOCK made a very feeling and forcible ap-
peal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and com-
mented upoa the misery that resulted to young women
in her situation in life, after having become the victim of
a seducer, and he urged that it was possible the child
might have come into the position in which it was found
by natural means, and without any guilty act on the part
of the accused.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The business on this side was concluded about half-
Fast twelve o'clock, and his Lordship then commenced
taking common jury cases, and will continue to do so
until the list is gone through.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Lord DENMAN and Special
Juries.)
THE_EURREY IRON R111,"4,AY COMPANY V. CHAPLIN.
This was an action brought by the proprietors of the
old tram-way between Croydon and Wandsworth, to
compel the performance of an agreement by the de-
fendant and a gentleman named Humphreys, for the
purchase of their line.
Sergeant Shea and Mr. Peacock were for the plaintiff,
and Sergeant Channell for the defendant.
The evidence in this case was purely of a technical
character. It appeared that in 1845 there was a nego-
tiation for the purchase of the tramway in question, there
being at that time some intention of using it as a link to
connect the South-Western and the Brighton Railways.
That project, however, was abandoned, and it seemed
that only a portion of the agreed purchase money was
paid, and the present action was brought to enforce the
original agreement.
The jury found for the plaintiffs.