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London, England, 1833-07-25 00:00:00

HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, JuLy 23.

The Commission for holding the Assize for the county
of Kent was opened here yesterday. The Learned Judges
commenced business this morning, Mr. Baron BAYLEY
presiding at Nisi Prins, and Mr. Justice J. PARKE in
the Criminal Court. The calendar contains the names of
57 prisoners, one of whom, a female, is charged with the
wilful murder of her child. 31 causes are entered in the
cause pape.-, two of which are Special Juries.
JULY 24.—Frances Colegate was indicted for the
wilful murder of Sarah Colegate, her own child, at
Byarsh. The prisoner lived with her husband and the
deceased, a child of three years of age, in the poor hou•e
at Byarsh. She bad been insane, and a short time be-
fore committiug the act she had been under the care of a
medical man, and also at an asylum, from which place she
had been only a short time released, on account of her
being apparently harmhss. On the day in queq'on she
seized the oppo, tunity when h,-r husband was ut, and cut
the child's throat with a carving knife, and almost severed
the head from the body. On being asked why she had
murdered the child, she replied, apparently unconcerned,
"It will be the saving of many more." It appearing
from the pri'oner's manners, and from the testimony of
the ine:lical man who was called in to see her, that she
was insane, his LORDSHIP directed the Jury to acquit her,
on the ground of insanity, and at the same time gave er-
ders that she should be detained during his Majesty's
pleasure.
The prisoner during the trial did not evince the least
consciousness of her situation.

On Saturday night a cab stopped opposite the
Albion Tavern, in Maiden-lane, Battle bridge, and a well-
dressed man stepped out with a bulky parcel under hi,
arm. He desired the dr:var to get some refreshment during
his absence, and he then set off at full speed towards the
Regent's-canal, and threw the parcel over the bridge. The
young man ran back to the cab, which then drove if at a
rapid rate. Information was given to the police, and en
Monday afternoon the canal was dragged, when a canvass
bag, marked 258, containing a child%) heart, liver, and en-
trails, together with a large piece of iron, no doubt for the
.purpose of sinking the sack, was fished up. The sack was
a two-bushel sack, and the greater part of its contents had
been washed out.

HERRING FISHERY.—The herring fishing
commenced at Peterhead on Tuesday last, and on Wed-
nesday morning 30 boats brought in upwards of 200 crans
of very excel eut herrings. On Thursd ty morning, 80
boats brought in upwards of 500 crans. From 150 t,
200 boats are expected to fish at Peterhead this season.
Since the fishing commenced at Peterhead it has been
uniformly successful, and na dou.it now remains that
Peterhead is inferior to no station on the east coast. Every
accommodation anal encouragement is given to curt r and
no charge made for stations upon the quays or on the
shores.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
ITALIAN FIG TREE.—Among the time•
worn ruins of the ancient castle at Revolver, in the island
of Thanet, which forms part of the county of Kent, sin
ancient fig-tree stretches forth its venerable arms to the
breeze, and attracts the attention of tine visitor, not more
by the venerable aspect it presents, than by the histmical
records with which it is connected. This tree, according:
to the traditions of the neighbourhood, c'aitns Italy for the
soil of its nativity, and Roman hands for those of its first
planters ; its age, consequently, cannot be less than front
1,345 to 1,888 years, the Romans having first landed a.
Deal in the summer of the 55th year before the birth o!
our Saviour, 1,888 years ago, and having finally quitta
Britain in the year of our Lord 485, 1,345 years ago.
Could this patriarchal tree but relate the various changes
it has seen, and the political, as well as physical, convul
sions it has experienced, what an eventful history it could
furnish !

201PerCeni
POLICE IttfttLitENCE.
BO ji EV
FRACAS Err RAORD t.44-4641egsditvir.r./Oleph
Bond, one of the pro ill— .elAtenastitu ;Club-
house, appeared before Sk s answer o iivcharge
of assault preferred against° ::-Vvitell; a coach
proprietor and livery-stable-keb .i*A atriftiint had been
issued against Mr. Bond, and placed in the bands of Ellis,
the officer, but the defendant attended voluntarily, accom-
panied by his solicitor, Mr. P. Taylor.
Mr. Sewell stated that be was in the Strand, near Sur-
rey-street, on Thursday last with his son, a little boy,
when Mr. Bond, who was in his phaeton, pulled up, and,
jumping out, said, "Do you think you have behaved like
a tradesman to me?" Witness said, " I will leave that to
your consideration," and was disposed to move on, hut
Alr I3,md, who Waved that Le bad some pugilistic ski 1,
chose to exercise it upon him, and • (paring up to him,

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•truck him over the (ice. Witness endeavoured to &feud
himself as well as he was able, hat Mr. Bend took his
coat off, and went to work in such right earnest, that he
had no chance. Mr. Tayloc, the solicitor, who was in ti e
phaeton at the time, then jumped out, and called out,
" A fair stand-up fight; a fair stan,'_up fight, by -,"
and endeavoured to form a ling. Witness caught s,vcral
blows.

Toe on of :he witness gave much the same acco :ot
the affair.

Sir F. ROE (to Mr. Tay'ot )—I have very great doubt,
Mr. Taylor, whether I should rot et nsid,r yoo in the cha-
racter of a defendant, for it aprtare that you tt ok an active
part in what was decidedly, as you as a lawyer know, a
bleach of the peace.
Mr. Taylor—l know, Sir Frederick, that I was to a
rettain extent particeps criminis—(A laudt)—but the
fact is that, in the first instance, having a great dislike to
strt et squabbles, I endeavoured to get Mr. Bond away;
hut seeing that they were hammering at each other, and
hat it was a petty good match, I certainly called out for
room, and that it was a fair fight. I enjoyed the thing, I
must confess.—(Laughter )

Mr. Newsome, nit inhabitant of Surrey.stree, said he
saw from his window a pa, tof the transaction. He saw
Mr. Bond strike Mr. Sewell in the face, but he did not
see the latter return the blow, nor did he hear Mr. S. cal
Mr. B. a scoundrel, or by any other opprobrious epithet.
Witness came down and attempted to interfere, when Mt.
Bond challenged him to fight, and said he would give him
a good thrashing, which witness respectfully d
(Laughter.)
Sir F. 110.E71n plain English you declined to fight the

defendant? Mr. Newsome.—l did, Sir.
Mr. Bond (looking at Mr. Newsome, who is a tall
powerful man)—You ought to be ashamed to admit thut.

Sir F. ROE—Really, Mr. Bond, I cannot suffer this,
It is a sort of taunt thrown out which is lik-Iv to provoke
Mr. Newsome to a breach of the peace hereafter.
Mr. Bond—l beg your pardon, Sir. N
Sir F. ROE—Don't beg my pardon. To me there 1.1
no offence, but there is some respect due to the office a hie'l
I hold.
Mr. Bond again apo'ogi•ed in a vtty resp..ctfol manner.
Mr. Taylor then stated thig the origin o! the dispwe

was this :—Mr. Bond Lad placed some of his horses at
livery with Mr. Sewell, and bad a running area tint with
him. A bridle of Mr. Bond's was lost, which he sii.l
Mr. Sewell, as the owner of Vie stables, was or ottriit
to be accountable for. A warm dispute arose, and Mr.
Sewell caused Mr. Bond to be served with a copy of a
writ for the balance of his account. Mr. Bond was re-
turning from settling this very writ with Mr. Sawell's
attorney when he met him, and under excited feelings,
which were very natural under the circumstances, he
jumped from his phaeton and stid, " Mr. Sewell, di, you
think you have treated me in a tradesman-like wanner ?"
The answer of Mr. Sewell was, " I shall not answer env,
such fellow as you." He also called Mr. Bond a scoun-
drel, and pushed him off the pavement.
Sir F. l‘oE said it was evident the defendant had 14,en
the aggressor in jumping from his phaeton for tile very
purpose of provoking if not committing a breach of the
Pe, ace and fined Mr. Bond 51. The fine was immediately
paid.