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London, England, 1833-03-08 00:00:00

LENT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, MARCH 7.
Jolin Newell, Jaws Speller, and Edward Speller,
were indicted under the 9 Geo. IV., c. 31., s. 11 and 12,
for feloniously cutting Peter Felton, at Morrell Roothing.
The prosecutor was sitting at his father's house, on the
night of the 17th of January, when, about 10 o'clock at
night, the yard-dog barked violently. He called, and
saw the three prisoners come forth from the cattle-shed.
They were all armed with bludgeons, an'. bad each a bag
under his arm. The prosecutor perceiving that he could
not attempt to cope with them unarmed, retired into the
house to get his pistol. Having procured them, he went
out into the yard. The prisoners had then gone off the
premises, and were tin a field through which a footpath
ran. At this time the brother of the prosecutor came up.
The latter then attempted to take one of the prisoners.
On this they called out that they would not be taken, and
a severe blow was struck at the prosecutor on the back of
his neck. He and his brother were then beaten so un-
mercifully, that they were unable to see for the streaming
of the blood of their heads into their eyes. They re-
mained senseless for some time, and on recovering the
prisoners were gone.
Lord Chief-Justice TINDAL thought, that although
under the sth of Geo. IV. (the Vagrant Act) the pri-
soners might have been seized on the premises of the pro-
secutor, it was not competent for him to seize them when
they were off the premises, and in a field through which
there was a path. .

The Jury, under his Lonnstur's direction, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty as to all the prisoners.
George Copse) was indicted for burglariously break-
ing and entering the dwelling of Ann Everett, with intent
to commit a felony. . _ .. . .

The prosecutrix was a poor simple woman, living in a
parish cottage, and the prisoner a labouring man, residing
near her. On the night of the sth of December the pri-
soner effected an entrance into the cottage of the prose-
cutrix by breaking the window of it. He then committed
on her person certain violence, which, in point of law,
would hardly amount to a rape.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.—Sentence of
death recorded.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-IVoAcEsrER, .111.1Beir 6

THE KING V. RICHARD ENNOCK AND MARY PULLEY.

The prisoners were indicted for murdering their bas-
tard infant child, by sticking a fork into its head, at
Feckenham, in this county.
The prisoners cohabited together, though unmarried,
and the child was a female. It was brought in a box by
the sister of the female prisoner to the parish clerk, whose
suspicions were excited. Ile had it opened, and it was
found to contain the body of a newly born infant. The
appearance+ on the head excited suspicion, and the pri-
soners were taken into custody. .

Several surgeons and other witnesses were examined in
support of the charge. The injuries observed on the head
might have been unintentionally inflicted in the course of
delivery.
The ca,e for the prosecution being closed, the Judge
directed an acquittal, saying, that a very intelligent wit-
ness having declared that the death might have been
caused by an ignorant man using some such an instrument
as descriheil for the purpose of assisting the delivery, the
Jury would not be justified in finding the prisoners guilty
under the circumstances of the case.

THE KING V. PETER MEREDITH, HENRY HAYWOOD,
AND CHARLES JOHNSON.

Pt ter Meredith was indicted tor the murder of one Ed-
ward Biggs, by beating him with a wooden staff, and the
other prisoners were charged as eiders and abettors in the
said murder.

Louis>. Mathews—l am a single woman living at Kid-
derminster. Recollect the election there on the 11th of
December last. I was opposite the Fox public house. I
heard a noise. The Bull•ring is 100 yards off. I saw
Johnson come into the Fox. He said, "All hands to the
Black Eloise." It would be necessary to go through the
Bull-ring. Johnson then left, and they all went through
the Bull-ring. I accompanied them. There is a brioge
there. I heard a nr.n and his son cry, " Godson
for ever." Die man was Edward Biggs, the de-
ceased. Meredith went up to the boy and asked what
he meant, and struck the boy to the ground with a blud-
geon. He then struck the man to the ground. It was
a short staff, about as thick as my arm. The deceased
had nothing in his hand. Meredith and Johnson were
special constables, and had staves. The man cried
"Murder," and anpear,d to be choked. M-redith struck
him when on the ground. I did not see Haywood.
None of them offered assistance. They went on and I
with them, and Meredith said " him, I floored him
and made a skylight in his scull."
After hearing other evidence, the Jury found Meredith
Guilty of manslaughter—Haywood and Johnson Not
Guilty.
Meredith was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—BEDFORD, .1114Ecn 6.
James Warner, John Chesham, William Alllpme,
and John Butler, were capitally indicted, the first for
feloniously cutting Thomas Pet kiwi with intent to murder
him, to maim him, &c., and the last three for aiding and
as•i•ting. The indictment in like manner charged each
of them successively as the principal, and the others as the
abettors in the felony.
Mr. Sergeant SirosKs stated the case for the Crown.
The Juay found all the prisoners Guilty, but recom-
mended them to mercy.
Sentence of death was then recorded against them.

James Sherwood and Charles Cartwright stood in-
dicted, under 9th George IV., c. 69. s. 2, for assaulting
Benjamin Mead.
Mr. PRAED having addressed the Jury for the defence,
the Learned Baron surntin-d up, and the Jury having found
the prisoners Guilty, Sherwood was sentenced to 12, and
Cartwright to 1' months' imprisonment.

NORTHAMPTON,
,WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.
THE WELLINGTON RIOTS.

{Fitliana Butts, aged 28, was charged with having,
on the 12th of September last, riotously and tumultuously
assembled at Wellington. The circumstances of this CaSe
are, no doubt, fresh in the recollection of many of our
readers ; the riot having taken place during the canvass of
Lord Brudenell, when, the adverse parties accumulating
on their progress to a considerakle number, a conflict
ensued. The prisoner, in the true spirit of an electioneering
partisan, gave his Lord,hid a plumper on the head with a
stone, for which he was now brought to trial and convicted.
The Cfrisr JUSTICE deferred passing sentence until the
conclusion of the other trials.

Edmund Eyres, aged 17, was found Guilty of stealing
a silver watch, the property of Isaac Briggs.—Seven
years' transportation.
Abraham Batty, aged 22, was convicted of stealing
a mare, the property of William Brook, of the parish of
Bransberrow, in the county of Gloucester.—Transpor-
tation for life.