The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-07 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Newcastle, Aug. 4.
Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Justice Erie arrived
here yesterday from Durham. They were met by the
High Sheriff in a carriage and four, at Gateshead Fell.
Their Lordships proceeded to open the commissions, and
afterwards attended divine service at St. Nicholas Church.

This morning business commenced at 10 o'clock, Mr.
Justice Cresswell presiding in the Moot Hall, and taking.
till one o'clock, the town cases, where there are 16 pri-
soners for trial, one charged with murder. There are
13 causes in the county, nine of them being proceedings
in scire facias, arising out of the failing of the North ut
England Bank.
James M-IVichol, an Irish navvy, aged 21, was in-
dicted for an assault on George Chaytor, and with
wounding him, intending to do hint grievous bodily
harm, on the 22d of April, in this town.
The prosecutor said that in the evening of the day
named in the indictment, as he was pas,ing through an
entry out of St. Nicholas-square, he saw four or five men
quarrelling. As he tried to push past, the prisoner
struck prosecutor. He ran away, shouting murder and
police, but the prisoner and another overtook him. He
entreated the prisoner not to murder him, but the
prisoner struck him a violent blow, and knocked him
down, and then kicked him so violently on the left
temple that he became insensible.
Mr. Rayne, a surgeon, said he found a large triangular
wound on the prosecutor's left temple. It was a dan-
gerous wound, and even now he was not restored. His
memory was still impaired and very confused.
M. GRANGER addressed the Jury tor the prisoner, and
contended he had not the intention alleged.
The Jury, „after considerable hesitation, found the
prisoner Guilty. Imprisoned eighteen months with hard
labour.

In the county calender there are eight prisoners only;
one charged with murder, and one with an attempt to
suffocate.

(Before Mr. Justice Elam)
George Shelley, a farm labourer, aged 21, was indicted
for wilful perjury, committed in the following poaching
case, on an information before Dixon Dixon, Esq.:—
It appeared that a person of the name of Harvey was
charged, on the sth of February, for shooting, at Aln-
wick, in some preserves of the Duke of Northumberland,
on new year's day last. A witness of the name of
Thompson then swore that Harvey and three others
were out at half-past two o'clock, and that they were
seen near the place whence the report of a gun was
heard.

In answer to this evidence, the prisoner stated that he
was at a public-house about 1,500 yards distant from
the place where Harvey was alleged to have been seen,
in company with Harvey from two till eight o'clock, and
that he could not therefore be absent from it at the time
alleged by Thompson.
Witnesses were called to prove that Harvey was out
with a gun at the time and place mentioned by
Thompson.
Mr. OVEREND, for the prisoner, contended that the
prisoner's statement might merely be a mistake on his
part.
Mr. Ingham and Mr. Manisty for the prosecution.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Sentence deferred.

August 5.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)t
Marlaret Kennedy, a single vfo,emarnAil aleadt 23, was
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charged with the wilful murder t n
Edge, seven miles from this place, on the 3d May last.
Isabella Heaton said she lived as a servant at Mr.
Daniel Turner's, at Shotton Edge. The prisoner was
also servant there. They both went on the Ist of May.
On the 3d of May she was waiting on the family at
dinner about two o'clock; she had been absent from the
kitchen only ten minutes, and on returning the prisoner
was not there. A quarter of an hour afterwards she
saw the prisoner in the passage, kneeling, and having a
cloth in her hand and blood upon it. Witness asked her
what was the matter with her hand; she answered she
had cut it. Soon afterwards she went to the coal-house
and found the prisoner lying on the coals, and asked her
what was the matter. She answered she had been in a
fit. Witness went and told Miss Turner, and they re-
turned, and the prisoner gave the same answer to Miss
Turner, and they took her and put her on two chairs.
About six o'clock witness again went into the coal-
house, and saw the hand of a baby in a kit, covered
over with coals.
Cross-examined—Mrs. Tucker, with whom the pri-
soner had lived, and whom she called mother, took her
home. The prisoner and witness were the only ser-
vants at Mr.*Turner's. When witness first saw prisoner
in the coal-house she was so ill she could not be re-
moved into the house. The baby was found about six
o'clock, and the prisoner was removed about eight,
when witness first saw the prisoner.
William Wailes said he first saw the prisoner in the
act of falling at the door. One Robson came up. They
raised her on her knees, bathed her temples, and she
said, " That will !do—l shall soon be better." They
proposed to fetch the other girl, but she refused, saying,
she was busy with the dinner. They then went to their
employment, but went to look twice at her in the coal-
hole. She seemed to be sitting, but the place was dark,
he could hardly see her. Witness went a third time
and as she was still very bad, he sent Robson to fetch
Isabella Heaton.

Cross-examined—Witness was in the place half •n
hour. The prisoner seemed to have fainted when wit-
ness first saw her.

Henry Kobson corroborated the last witneas.
Jane Halliday, an old woman, living near, said that
about three o'clock she was sent for, and went to the
prisoner. Witness asked her if she had had a miscar-
riage, and she said no. Isabella then brought out the
kit from among the coals, saying, " Here's a child."
The child was lying at the bottom of the kit. It was
cold. It was a full-grown child. She observed it had
a black place on one side of the neck.
Mr. Murray, surgeon—The child was lying on its
side, its length turned by the circumference of the kit.
He saw no external marks of violence, but be saw a
projection on the throat. There was a slight contusion
on the skull, but very slight.
Mr. Turner, surgeon, said he examined the body.
It was a female, and full grown, the head and face were