The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Worcesder, Alarch 10.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTEsotc.)
George Millward, 31, was indicted for burglariouely
breaking open the dwelling•house of William Lane, at
Umbersley, on the night of the 20th of January, and
stealing therefrom twenty yards of printed cotton, ten
shawls, and various other articles, the property of the
said William Lane.

Mr. Whitmore appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Huddleston for the defence.

The prisoner has for many years carried on a highly
respectable and profitable business as a hairdresser, iu
Angel-street, Worcester, and he is also a man of consi-
derable substance.

Evidence having been given, it was also proved that
the prisoner, and another man, about eleven o'clock in
the morning of the 21st of January, pawned some of the
stolen articles at the shop of Mr. Carter, in the Bull-
ring, Birmingham, for 21. 25., giving the name and ad-
dress of " William Tomlinson, Digbetb," and that they
also pledged other portions of the goods at another
pawnbroker's named Dugard, in the name of " William
Johnson, 21, Coleshill-street." Several of these articles
were produced in court, and identified by Mr. Lane as
his property. In a tallet over a stable at the George
and Dragon Inn, City-police Sergeant Chipp found
another large quantity of drapery goods, which it was
supposed were placed there by young Whittaker. Sus-
picion was of course attached to the prisoner, and
the authorities gave instructions for his apprehension,
and he was taken into custody by Sergeant Chipp, at his
house in Angel•street, on the 6th of February.
On the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr.
Huddleston addressed the jury for the prisoner.
Mr. John Humphreys, of the Shakspere Inn, Wor
tester, and several other respectable witnesses, who had
known the prisoner for a period of from ten to sixteen
years, were called, and gave the prisoner a very good
character.

Mr. Justice PATTESON having carefully summed up,
the jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a
verdict of Guilty.
Mr. HUDDLESTON said he was not in a position before
to mention a tact which had been communicated to him,
viz., that Mr. Lane, the prosecutor, had, through Mr.
Taney, a draper, of Worcester, made a promise to the
prisoner, that, let the matter end how it might, if he
would afford information where the property might be
found, he should be forgiven. In consequence of the
promise, the prisoner made a statement which led to the
recovery of some of the property.
In consequence of this, the prisoner was only sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment.
Charles Box and George Tolley, who were on Friday
convicted of burglary, and whose case appeared in
Saturday's Sun, were now sentenced to 15 years' trans -
portation.
James Cartwright, 24, Thomas Tuherville, 22, Henry
Sweatman, 22, and William Paine, were indicted for a
burglary in the house of John Mound, at Kuight-
upon-Tame, on the night of the 22d of January, and
stealing therefrom 1151. in notes, gold, and silver, and
also a gun.
They wore convicted, and sentenced to be each
transported for 15 years.
Mr. Justice Patteson was again aided by the valuable
assistance of Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, who has ably
supplied the place of Mr. Justice Creswell.
These Assizes concluded about half-past nine o'clock.

NORTH E CIRCUIT.—York, March 10.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
This morning his Lordship attended to try the only
prisoner in the city for trial, at the very early hour of
half-past eight o'clock. Having congratulated the grand
jury on the lightness of their duty, and remarked that
the offence charged often carried it own punishment
along with it, they retired, and in a short time returned
a true bill against John Malthouse, for bigamy.
On being called OR to plead, though Mr. Dearsley was
instructed to defend him, ho pleaded Guilty.
His LORDSHIP then called the second wife and in-
quired whether or not he had deceived her, by pretend-
ing that he was a single man ?
She said he had told her that he was a widower, and
had buried his former wife at Darlington. Both were
young.
His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to 18 months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.
At 12 o'clock the Courts were opened at the Castle,
Mr. Baron Alderson presiding on the Civil, and Mr.
Baron Rolfe in the Crown Court.
Mr. Baron ROLFE charged the Grand Jury. Ho said
the calendar contained several cases of great enormity.
Among others, two cases, where the charge was murder,
as to one of which there could be no doubt, if the wit-
nesses were believed. In the other case the ques-
tion would be, whether or not the parties could be
satisfactorily identified. The evidence on that point
was not the most satisfactory kind of evidence,
but it was in'law receivable. That evidence was the
statement made by the deceased, who could not, of
course, when he made it be cross-examined so as to test
its accuracy. In another case, also, the evidence would
be tendered given on a former occasion by a party since
deceased; but the objection was not so strong, as it was
given in the presence of the party charged. There was
another case which, though not a case of murder, was
very nearly,altin to it; it was that of maliciously shoot-
ing at a gamekeeper, and it was a melancholy instance
of the evil consequences of night poaching. One of the
poachers lost his life on the occasion. In that ease the
statement made by that person would be tendered in
evidence. There were also cases of wounding, with
intent to do grievous bodily harm. Some of them arose
out of quarrels, and in such cases it was incumbent on
them to look carefully into the alleged intention, as they
could not find such a bill unless the intention to do