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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1834.

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.. .CHELMSFORD, JULY 15.
Their Lordships, the Lord Chief-Justice TINDAL and
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, entered the town yesterday, and
heard Divine Service. The Commissions were afterwards
read, and Lord Chief-Justice TINDAL, who presides in the
Crown court, delivered his charge to the Grand Jury, in
which he adverted to the bills now in progress, which he
said would materially alter the criminal law, and relieve the
home counties of great expense and trouble at the assizes.
There are twenty-three prisoners in the calendar, some
of them, we are sorry to say, for very heavy offences ; one
for rape, one for sending threatening letters and arson,
three for burglary, and one for cutting and maiming,.
There are thirteen civil cases, three of which are Special
Juries.

(At 2Visi Prius—Before Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE.)
BURLEIGH V. BROWN.

This was an action of slander, brought by the plaintiff,
an attorney, against the defendant, a surgeon at Steeple
Brempstead,
Mr. THESIGER and Mr. PLATT were for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Serjeant ANDREWS and Mr. TURNER for the
defendant.

It appeared by the evidence of Miss Caroline Fitch, that
the defendant paid a visit last January to her grandfather,
and there said, " Your old friend Burleigh has got into a
pretty scrape ; he has been trying to get money under
false pretences, for the purpose of carrying on a law-suit.
A person has been to London to see if a law-suit was in
hand, but found out there was none. It was a very shame-
ful thing ;it was a complete swindle. I think he will get
struck off the rolls."

Cross-examined—Witness aftewards put down the words
at her father's desire.

Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS addressed the Jury in mitiga-
tion of damages, and Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501.
WEDNESDAY.
(Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.)
James Ramsey, alias James Prime, aged 33, was in-
dicted for a rape upon Mrs. Daniels, a married woman.
The prosecutrix, a very respectable-looking woman, was
going from Little Birsted, towards Billericay, at about
three o'clock in the day of the 7th of March last ; she was
about a mile from her husband's house, when she met the
prisoner, who threw down his bundle and made towards
her ; she screamed as loud as she could and ran back ; he
followed and overtook her, put his arms about her neck,
threw her down and accomplished his purpose ; he did not
speak one word ; prosecutrix immediately went back to-
wards her husband's house ; the prisoner took up his bundle
and followed her ; she gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. JESSOPP, for the defence, called several witnesses,
who said that the prisoner had been a sailor ; had had a
great fall on his head, which fractured his skull, and had
been for a long time in the London Hospital, whence he
was taken out, and afterwards lived with his parents at
Southend ; he had twice endeavoured to destroy himself
by flinging himself into a deep well ; upon one occasion he
was hooked out by a boathook ; he would stand in a fixed
position for hours together ; he was not in his right mind.
The Jury found that the prisoner was insane It the time.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE directed the prisoner to be
kept in custody until his Majesty's pleasure should bc,known.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT-LINCOLN, JULY 14.

Mr. Justice TAUNTON took his seat on the bench at
nine o'clock this morning.
Henry Ward, of Alford, labourer, was indicted for felo-
niously stealing a grey pony, the property of John Stainton,
of Alford, grocer, on the 17th June last.
The prisoner pleaded Guilty.
The prosecutor recommended him to mercy : he was a
neighbour of his, he had known him four years, and had
never heard any thing against him, except his being a
poacher.
Mr. Justice TAUNTON said he was sorry to be obliged
to pronounce upon him the sentence of the law, as well on
account of the prisoner's previous good character, as of his
aged father.
Sentence-Transportation for life.
John. Greeson and John Fletcher, late of Framton, in
the parts of Holland, labourers, were indicted for robbing
Thomas Brooks, a farmer, of half a sovereign, and a quan-
tity of silver, on Wednesday, the sth of March, 1834, in
the parish of Frampton, and county of Lincoln.
Verdict—Not Guilty.
Joseph Ashton, of Morton, in the county of Lincoln, la-
bourer, was indicted for feloniously stealing one lamb, of the
value of 20s. of the chattels of Thomas Tong, of Morton,
on the 27th day of April, 1834.
John Snow—ls a farmer living at Morton ; his farm ad-
joins the Trent, and is 300 yards from prisoner's house ;
he went to watch near prisoner's house, between three and
four o'clock in the morning ' • saw prisoner in his house ; he
had his coat off, and seemed to be very busy ; witness heard
a rush, as if of water in the gutter of prisoner's house ; ex-
amined and found it was blood ; at five o'clock, prisoner
came out of his house, went into his garden, and then into
an adjoining field, called the Grove ; he had something in
his hand, and seemed to look around him with caution ; he
went down to the river, and flung into it what he had car-
ried in a stooping position ; when he had done this, he
walked back in an upright position, and seemed cheerful ;
witness went home at seven o'clock ; came back at ten ;
and when again passing by the prisoner's house, he heard
and saw a rush of blood in the gutter ; he had heard the
prosecutor had lost a lamb, and he gave information of what
he had seen ; received the prisoner from the custody of Je-
rome, the constable, to take care of him ; the prisoner said
he found the lamb swimming in the river without the skin,
head, or entrails ; witness saw the fore-quarter in the pri-
soner's house ; the two hind-quarters were cooked ; the
lights were boiling on the fire ; prisoner said they had eaten
the remainder on Sunday ; witness said, " You never got
it in the river ;" prisoner replied, " Yes, I did. I got one
or two there before. I got one a little time since, and it
was very nice eating, and I made 4s. by the skin and fat ;"
prisoner's house is a quarter of a mile from Mr. Tong's
close ; the close adjoins the river.
Prisoner declined saying anything in his defence.
Verdict, Guilty—Transportation for life.
Edward Lupton, of Sibsey, in the county of Lincoln,
was indicted for feloniously stealing seven shearlings and
twenty-seven hogget sheep, the property of Matthew Lea,
of Skirbeck, in the said county, farmer, on the 18th of
June, 1834.
John Gibson, is shepherd to Matthew Lea, of Skirbeck ;
there were thirty-four sheep in the close on the evening of
the 17th ;at half-past five in the morning, they were all
missing ; 24 came back to the close ; there were nine hog-
gets missing ; they were marked with red ocre ; saw them
again on the Monday following on the premises of his
father-in-law, the prosecutor, at Skirbeck ; this was a mile
and a half from the close from which they were taken ;
he could swear they were the same sheep.
John Loden, a farmer, living at Stakney—Saw the pri-
soner driving nine sheep on the 29th of June, in the high
road, in the parish
,of Stakney ; he was seven miles from
Matthew Lea's close ; it was eight o'clock in the morning :
met him again, when prisoner asked him the road to Bul-
lingbroke, and he pointed it out to him.
Verdict, Guilty—Transportation for life.
The business of both Courts having been brought to a
close this evening, the Judges will proceed to Nottingham
to-morrow.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, JULY 15.
(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
Henry Wright and Edward Thompson were indicted for
burglanously entering the dwelling-house of Mr. William
White, of Wakefield, and stealing therefrom four sovereigns,
two diamond and other rings, a gold necklace, and several
other articles, the property of Richard Fennell, Esq., also
three silver cream jugs, and several spoons, the property of
Mr. White.
Verdict, Guilty.
An application was made for the six sovereigns which
the prisoner had when taken into custody, which was
refused.

The LEARNED JUDGE sentenced the prisoners to be
kept to hard labour for two months, and then transported
for life.

James Nurse was indicted for the manslaughter of Mrs.
Catherine Gaifitt, a lady of .great respectability, at Hull,
on the 30th of April last. Upon being arraigned, the pri-
soner applied to postpone his trial, upon the ground of the
absence of his witnesses, and attorney. The Court said that
the application came too late. It appeared that the pri-
soner was a cabriolet driver in the town of Hull, and upon
the day named in the indictment he was driving at a rapid
rate down Saville-street, which Mrs. Garfitt was in the act
of crossing, accompanied by her daughter ; the former was
knocked clown by the shafts, and the wheels of the vehicle
passed over her body. The prisoner was intoxicated at the
time. The unfortunate lady was immediately conveyed
home, where she died in less than two hours. By the evi-
dence of the medical men it appeared that the stomach was
ruptured, and a number of her ribs were broken. It was
stated that the prisoner was looking in a contrary direction

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to that in which he was driving ; when the accident hap-
pened he pulled up his horse ; the street was described as
empty. One of the witnesses stated that Mrs. Garfitt, as
the cab was passing her, let go her daughter's hand, and
ran in its way. Prisoner, in his defence, solemnly pro-
tested that the unfortunate circumstance was purely
accidental.

Verdict—Guilty, but recommended to mercy.
His LORDSHIP said the offence of which the prisoner
was convicted, was a most serious one, and the public must
be protected against the negligence of cab-drivers ; but
from the recommendation of the jury, he would postpone
judgment until to-morrow ; and in the interim, he should
be ready to receive anything that the prisoner could offer in
mitigation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday Joseph Ady attended at the Justice Room,
which, notwithstanding the extreme heat of the weather,
was crowded. Mr. Adolphus acted as Counsel. Mr.
Hammond, of Greenwich, appeared to sign his deposition
for the Prosecutor, the Rev. Mr. Tebbutt.

A number of letters which had been received by parties
from Ady since Mr. Tebbutt first complained, were handed
in to the Lord Mayor. They all spoke in the same tone
of confidence which his former communications had adopted,
as to the pecuniary advantages to the persons addressed.
Mr. Laurie, the barrister, said that Ady had used the
,name of his uncle, Sir Peter Laurie, from motives of re-
venge, in consequence of the advice which Sir Peter had
given to the public about the humbug promises of profit
made to them, upon the payment of one pound. It was
well known, too, that he had used the names of most of

•
the members of the Court of Aldermen from similar
Mr. Adolphus, having heard all the evidence read, sub-
mitted to the Lord Mayor that there was no case which
called for bail.

The LORD MAYOR—I shall call upon Mr. Ady to find
bail, and I wish to be informed by him why he uses my
name for the purpose of carrying on this deception ? Ady—
I can't reply now to that point.
The LORD MAYOR—Is the defendant supplied with
bail ? Ady—O, yes.
The defendant then produced two persons as bail for his
appearance to take his trial for the misdemeanour, but
Mr. Hammond said he was not at all satisfied with the
securities, one of them not being, in his belief, worth a
shilling, and the other not paying the rates. He hoped
that the Lord Mayor would order that twenty-four hours'
notice of bail should be given.

Ady—This bail is very good bail—quite good enough.
Mr. Hammond—l can't think of taking their bail.

wish the usual practice to be adhered to.
Ady—lf you don't like this bail, won't cash do? P 1
give cash bail. That's good bail I should think—(A laugh.,
The LORD MAYOR—No ; cash bail won't do. I am
exceedingly unwilling to do any thing that might be called
an act of severity in this case, as my brother Magistrates
and myself may be expected to be so much interested, but
as Mr. Hammond requires notice of bail, I cannot properly
refuse it.

Ady—Well, I'll send down to my relations in the coun-
try and get bail, but I shan't be able in less than a week to

give it. _
The LORD MAYOR—You must stand committed until
that time.

Ady—Oh ! Very well.
Mr. Laurie—The reason my uncle caused one of his
nephews to give evidence as to the James Laurie mentioned
as the partner of Ady, was because he must be on the
Continent when the trial takes place, and he sent his ne-
phew in order that nothing might be wanting to complete
the case.

In the account of what took place in the Justice-room on
Tuesday on the subject, we omitted to state that Sir Peter
Laurie mentioned to the LORD MAYOR that the Post-office
authorities had complained to him of great annoyance in
consequence of the correspondence of Mr. Ady. Of late
it appeared that some persons to whom Ady had written
his letters of promise had adopted a plan of bothering their
correspondent. They sent to him letters inclosing false
checks for whatever sum he required for showing the way
to fortune, and of course when Ady presented the checks
he was laughed at. He thought, however, to have the
laugh in his turn at the Post-office, for he actually applied
to the authorities there to return the postage to him. It
is unnecessary to say that he was refused the accommo-
dation.

Sir P. LAURIE was of opinion that the plan was as good
as that which was adopted in his mayoralty; of enclosing
farthings.
Ady was removed to the Giltspur-street Compter. He
evidently expected that his counsel would have made a
battle for him, and seemed much annoyed at the result.
He will remove the case into the Court of King's Bench.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday a lad named William Barrow, in the service
of Mr. Darton, a bookseller, on Holborn-hill, was charged
with robbing his employer.
Mr. Darton, a quaker, affirmed that he had for some
months suspected he was being robbed, and on Tuesday he
got a neighbour to come in and purchase books to the
amount of 7s. with marked money. It was arranged that
he should come at a set time, when the prisoner would be
in charge of the shop, and the contents of the till would be
precisely known. A few minutes after the appointed time,
witness came down into the shop, and sending the prisoner
up to the warehouse, ascertained during his absence that he
had entered the purchase in the cash-book at 2s. instead of
75., but the gold and silver in the till had not been touched.
A constable was sent for, and the deficient .55., duly
marked, were found on the prisoner. The prisoner had
been living at three times the expense his income would
afford. Barrow offered no defence, and
Mr. Alderman KELLY committed him to Newgate for
trial.