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ASSIZE IN TELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Hereford, March 30.
The business of the assize at Shrewsbury terminated there
on Saturday afternoon, and the Learned Judges arrived here
yesterday evening, whedthey were escorted into the town
by Mr. D. P. Peploe, the High Sheriff; and Mr. Baron Platt
proceeded to open the commission for this county.
The following is an analysis of the calendar here, from
which it will be perceived that the crimes which form the
subjects of investigation at the present assizes are not of a
very heinous description :-Shooting with intent to inflict
g-rievous bodily harm, 1 ; rape upon a. child under 10 years
of age, 1 ; sheep-stealing, 1; assault and robbery, 1; bur-
glary, 1; night-poaching, 7 ; stealing a post-letter, 1; con-
cealing the birth of her child, 11 larceny, 4; receiving
stolen property, 2—total, 20. Besides the above, there are
49 prisoners in the gaol, including 46 undergoing various
terms of imprisonment, and 3 debtors,—making
a total of
69; of which number one can read and write well, 37 Lut-
perfictly, and 24 can neither read nor write.
Harriet Bowkett, aged 22, was charged with having left
her male illegitimate child exposed to the inclemency of the
weather, by the side of a certain road, without clothing, with
intend to commit murder.
Mr. Greaves appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Barrett for
the prisoner.
The first witness called was John Stallard, who stated—
On the evening of the 29th of November last, while passing
through a field near Bosbury, along the footpath, I heard a
child cry about 200 yards from me, and went up to the place
whence the cry proceeded, and found under the hedge a
naked new-born child lying upon its side en the bare ground.
My wife was with me, and we took it to the Rev. Edward
Higgins, who resides about 500 yards from the spot. The field
was a ploughed field. The child was about four yards from
the path, and about 50 from the turnpike-road. The wind at
the time was blowing on the child.
Jane Stallard, wife of the last witness, corroborated his
evidence in most respects, adding that, on taking the child
up, it was very cold and did not move at all. The Rev. E.
Higgins directed it to be put into a warm bath, and in about
a quarter of an hour it partially recovered, and it was after-
wards gen/ to.the Ledbury Union; i7hen the matrowpf that
establishmeht gave it to a young woman to take care of. It
was fed with arrowroot and bread and milk, but eventually
died on the 30th of December.
Mary Jones, nurse at the Ledbury workhouse, stated the
prisoner was confined on the 12th of November last, and
that she was desirous of quitting the workhouse nine days
after her delivery, which she was not allowed to do ; but was
permitted to quit on the 29th, having on that day converted
part of her own garments into covering for her child, be-
cause the matron had said that she could not take it out un-
less it were dressed, and at the same time refused to supply
clothes. At the period of their departure the infant had on
its mother's flannel petticoat, shawl, and nightgown. The
union made no offer of supplying any clothes, but proposed
to send their porter to the prisoner's mother for some, it
being the custom of the union only to furnish clothing to the
children born in the union while they are inmates of the
building. During the whole period that the poor woman
was in the workhouse she evinced all due care and tender-
ness towards her offspring. She was not sent away by the
officers, but left of her own free will. With the doctor's
permission, a woman who has been delivered of a child can
go at any time from the workhouse.
William Law, master of the workhouse—On the day in
question I asked the prisoner if she were going to leave the
house. She said, " Yes." I said, " What are you going to
do with your child?" She replied, " I shall lay it at some
person's door ;" whereupon I advised her to take heed as to
what she was about.

William Shearon, superintendent of police—l appre-
headed the prisoner at her mother's house. While going
along the road, near the spot wherc the child was found,
she said, " I left the child there ; I had no clothing to
cover it. I was very wet and tired. I sat down on some
lumps of dirt several times while going home. I sat up by
the fire all night when I got home. I was in a good deal of
trouble." I believe that both the prisoner and her mother
are very poor.
Amelia Howells—l live in the village of Bosbury. The
prisoner came to me on the afternoon of the 9th of November.
She and her child were very wet. I assisted to dry the child's
clothes. She left my house at a quarter to four o'clock. The
house is about three-quarters of a mile from the place where
the child was found. She was very low.
The Rev. Edward Higgins deposed as follows :—The pri-
soner was brought before me and another magistrate. We
thought the workhouse the best place to which to send the
child, as they were there accustomed to bring up children by
hand, and we deemed it possible that, as the mother was
charged with attempting to murder her infant, she might do
so if an opportunity were left her.
In answer to a question by the Learned Judge, this witness
stated that his reason 'for separating the mother from the
child was his opinion that she was an unfit person to take
care of the infant.

Mr. Baron PLAIT, in summing up, observed in very strong
terms upon what his Lordship termed the " iron rules', of the
Ledbury workhouse, whose officers were prohibited from fur-
nishing any clothing whatever to a helpless naked infant quit-
ing their roof. His Lordship further animadverted upon the
mockery of the proposal of sending to the prisoner's mother
for necessaries, when it must have been known that she was
almost in a state of destitution. In conclusion, the Judge
fully vindicated the conduct of the worthy magistrates from
all reprehension, adding that, under the circumstances, he
deemed their proceedings most proper and judicious; but
that they would have been highly blameable had they per-
mitted the child longer to remain with the mother while la-
bouring. under-the imputation of a design upon its life.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of the exposure, but
acquitted her of the intent to murder.
The Court, after an impressive address, sentenced her to
one month's imprisonment, without hard labour.