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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1860.

been hoaxed. • It had been reported, too, that all
or the greatvr part of the various carps in the
northern and western parts of the metropolis
would take part in the demonstration ; but what-
ever the intentions might have been of those
charged with making the necessary arrangements,
the force that really did appear on the ground
consisted only of four corps—namely, the West
Middlesex and the Hampstead Rifles, under the
command of Major Compton; the 7th Middlesex
der Captains Hebbert and Dennis ;
Middlesex, commanded by Captain
andlitf: (Hinton),
thagnet)in)oc' under
m
4eron. Lord liatielagh WA§ not pre-
sent, nor was Lord Radstock ; and a little sham
fight was going on simultaneously between the
Hornsey, the Highgate, and tke TOtteribP.',7l. corn'',
which might have been expected to- ioi r
n in the
e
coremny; in thtl, itounds of Mil,Bird at Crouch-
end, hard by. At length when the volunteers who
Nyere to contend in the mimic fight marched upon
Lhe gr;,lund, great numbers of the people from the
Leights rushed down among them, broke
adjacent
eao
9r completely surrounded them.
was to, take place was occupied by a huge, strag-
euwegnhOtleheoifr linen, 9r
in fact, in which the fight
ground
strag-
gling crowd, who roamed over the uneveL
among the furze and brushwood, making fun of
the whole matter, and for some time it seemed not
only hopeless, but fraught with danger, to enter
upon the prescribed evolutions under circumstances
60 adverse. Eventually, however, so much of order
was deduced from the general chaos as to admit of
the opposing forces arranging themselves for the
fight, and a beginning was made. The plan of the
origpt was supposed to be this ;—The West Middle-
sexNampstead Rifles were the defending force,
an and
and at outset were engaged in skirmishing in
the valley on the extreme northern side of the
heath with the enemy, 'hose skirmishers were to
be driven in. The defenders then appeared in force
in a commanding position on the brow of a hill
facing the northward, and supported by the road
between the Spaniards and Jack Straw's Castle.
The attacking force, consisting of the 7th Middle-
sex (Islington) and the North Middlesex, marched
on to the ground by a circuitous road leading from
the Spaniards, sheltered by the trees and brush-
wood, and took up their position.under a fire from
the skirmishers of the defending force at the bot-
tom of the valley on the northern side, where they
formed into line and were saluted by a volley from
two companies of the West Middlesex on the ridge
of the hill. The attacking force then sent out its
skirmishers, the first company selected for this ser-
vice being the 7th Middlesex; but the fire of the West
Middlesex and Hampstead Rifles was supposed to
compel them to retire, and their positions were then
taken up by the Ist company of the North Middle-
sex, which had previously been acting as a covering
force. This company now advanced in skirmishing
order, under cover of the 7th Middlesex. The ob-
ject of the attacking force was to drive the defenders
from their position on the hill, and, as they advanced
with that view, their adversaries observed a move-
ment of the reserve, consisting of two other com-
panies of the North Middlesex, and shifted their
quarters to the north-east side, whence they were
presumed to make a determined defence, until at
length, being overpowered and short of ammuni-
tion, they beat a retreat by the only loophole left
for escape—namely, the opening into the Hendon-
road, on the north-western side of the heath. To
do the volunteers who took part in the fight justice,
they behaved throughout with good temper, show-
ing no sign of annoyance at the crowds who hung
upon their skirts and hampered all their movements.
The people themselves afforded a sight which was
picturesque, numbering as they did in the aggregate
from 50,000 to 60,000, and posted in swarms on
every little bit of rising ground commanding a view
of the mimic contest. At its conclusion they wended
their way back to town in one vast continuous
column along the main street of Hampstead, down
the Hampstead-road and Haverstock-hill, until,
reaching the Mother Red Cap, they branched off in
various directions.
At the same time the 13th Middlesex, or Hornsey
Rifle Volunteers, assembled in the grounds of Mr.
Wm. Bird, of Crouch-hall, near Crouch-end, to re-
ceive a compliment at the hands of the ladies of
Hornsey. The corps consists of from 80 to 100 fine
young men belonging to some of the best families in
the vicinity, and is under the command of Captain
Warner and Lieutenant Bird. Mr. Bird had invited
his neighbours and friends to witness the presenta-
tion of a handsome silver bugle to the corps, and
they attended in considerable force. The Hornsey
corps, commanded by Captain Warner, and the High-
gate and Tottenham Rifles, the former under the
command of Captain Wilkinson, and the latter
under that of Capt. Goss, were drawn up in front of
a marquee so as to form three sides of a square, to
receive the present, the Highgate and Tottenham
corps constituting a guard of honour. Mrs. Bird,
at the head of a brilliant assemblage of ladies, then
advanced into the square, and, addressing
.Captain
Warner and the members of the corps, said,—" On
the part of the ladies of Hornsey and its neighbour-
hood, who have witnessed with great pleasure the
formation of your corps, I have the honour to pre-
sent to the 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers this
subscription silver bugle, as a souvenir of the in-
terest they take in its welfare and efficiency. Hav-
ing the happiness to live in a brave and free coun-
try, we hope that its notes may ever be sounded in
peace and harmony, and never be required to sti-
mulate our Volunteers to resist aggression." A
member of the corps, to whom Captain Warner
handed the instrument, stepped out of the ranks
and sounded a blast upon it, awakening the adja-
cent echoes with its music. Captain Warner then
made a suitable response, and, after the ceremony
had terminated, the corps were put through the
manual and platoon exercises by Captain Wilkin-
son, a gentleman who from the very first has taken
a most active and creditable part in the Volunteer
movement. They afterwards engaged in a sham
fight upon a small scale, ins which they executed
several evolutions, particularly the formation of
squares to resist cavalry, in a creditable manner.
On Saturday afternoon the members of the 7th
Surrey Rifles assembled at the Sessions-house, New-
ington-causeway. At 5 o'clock the word of com-
mand to fall in was given, and the corps, headed by
their small but select band, under the direction of
Mr. Buckingham, marched to the London-bridge
station of the Crystal Palace Railway. At the
station they were met by the 10th Surrey
(11 e,rmondsey) Rifles, under the command of
Captain Sharpe. A special train being provided,
the Volunteers soon arrived at Streatham sta-
tion, whence they marched to the common, a dis-
tance of two miles. On arriving at the common
they were met by the 4th Surrey Rifles, Captain
Eman commandant, and a troop of the Surrey
Mounted Rifles. Everything being in readiness,
the Volunteers, to the number of 800, were minutely
inspected by Colonel Lysens, Deputy-Adjutant-
General, and during the course of the review the
Volunteers formed into open column, into close
column of companies, reformed in line, marched
past to slow and quick time, prepared to receive
cavalry, &c. It is needless to say that the Vo-
lunteers went through the various military evolutions
in a very masterly manner. The inspection having
lasted about two hours, the men were formed into
hollowtfionrei n,eths
Colonels
the
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considerable numbers of ladies and gentlemen
on horseback, who appeared to take a lively interest
in the proceedings.

Mr. G. H. Daw, of 57, Threadneedle-street, re-
cently presented a rifle, value 35 guineas, to be
contested for by those members of the Victoria
Rifle Corps who had provided themselves with
rifles of his construction. The superintendence
of the arrangements had been intrusted to Captain
Hans Busk, and, after several preliminary trials at
ranges of 200, 300, and 400 yards, in order to
select the five best shots at those distances, the
final competition took place on Thursday over a
range of 750 yards, which Captain Meek, of the
Sussex Volunteer Rifles, had kindly set out upon
his land, near Balcombe. The five candidates, Mr.
Barnard, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Dickins, Mr. Bade-
ley, and Mr. Leverson, arrived on the ground
shortly after twelve o'clock, and after a few pre-
liminary trial bhotsi the match commenced. The

bull's-eye, two feet in diameter, was marked
upon the centre of a range of eight regulation
targets erected side by side. Each man fired ten
rounds, and the prize was awarded to Mr.
Herbert Barnard, of Portland-place. The shooting
was admirable,
There was a general meeting of the 38th Middle.
sex (the Artists') Volunteer Rifles, at their head-
quarters, Burlington-house, on Thursday last. The
corps mustered strongly, many new members hav-
ing joined during the last few weeks. Previoulv
announced his intelllion of giving asiiydr,'
auic's Captain H. W. tb:- . r
to dismissing the comp
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be shot for at the close
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other prizes are ,-.
Dr-Dfised.
The Essex c,,r_
ps were reviewed on Saturday
afternoon 1-o Hyland& park, near Chelmsford, by
sbtsil atnhde
Majo7-General Wood, commandant of the camp at
Colchester. The Essex and Uxbridge Yeomanry
Cavalry and Artillery also took part in the review,
44 aid tly -Victoria Rifles, the Hon. Artillery Com-
pany, the London Brigade, the Tower Hamlets,
Truman and Hanbury's, awl one or two other metro-
politan corps. The various Essex corps were about
400 strong, and altogether about 3,000 Volunteers
of various classes were collected on the occasion.
—..__

to the jury, referred to the statement whir°
soner had made before the coroner, ®-
painful regret which all must fee)'"
who had shown such proper f-
had in many instances -
charged with the trim
of plunder or of
on to the criw-
its origin v-
affectio-
the

.41 the pri- '
,ipressing the
_ chat a young man
,eling as the prisoner
manifested should stand
of murder. Insane desire
revenge had often urged men
d charged against the prisoner, but
das rarely to be traced to deep and fond
a. It was difficult for the mind to separate
ingredient of malice which was necessary to
,:onstittite the crime of murder from towards
the subject of it. The prisoner had resorted to
Evans, a policeman, for his counsel and assistance
in order to prevent contamination to the young
woman through associates of doubtful character.
Such a person was the last he would have sought,
and that even on the morning of the deceased's
death, if he was conscious of harbouring any crimi-
nal intention against her. His sole purpose must
have been that of reconciliation, and the statements
he had made against himself when he was in no
mood to extenuate his offence must be cautiously
received, as those of one whose mind was not
in a state to give an accurate account of what
had occurred. If the jury saw reason to believe
that a quarrel had occurred, with such provocation
that in his then state of mind he was not capable
of controlling his own arts, it would be for them to
say whether the crime was murder or manslaughter
only.

The learned Judge, in addressing the jury, re-
marked that it was difficult to say upon which the
more painful duty was imposed in this case,--►upon
himself, with. whom it rested to lay down the law
by which they were to be guided, and to show how
the evidence was to be applied to it ; or with
them, who were to say, as judges of the facts
proved, whether the prisoner was guilty or not.
The address of the learned counsel for the pri-
soner had proceeded on a misconception of the law,
which he was bound to tell them did not require
proof that the prisoner was actuated by a deli-
berate and preconceived purpose of murder.
If in the conversation with her his passion had be-
come ungovernable and he had thereupon killed
her, he was undoubtedly guilty of murder although
the thought of it had never before then crossed his
mind.

His Lordship then recapitulated the evidence,
and told the jury that no provocation by mere
words, nor even a blow struck by her, if such had
been proved, would have sufficed to reduce the
crime of taking the life of the deceased to man-
slaughter.

The jury, without more than a few minutes'
pause, returned a verdict of guilty.
Being asked as to what he had to say why judg-
ment should not be passed the prisoner said, " I
have nothing to state why that sentence should not
be passed, but I have a kind of statement to make
which is a brief outline of my life, which, as this is
the last time that I shall have an opportunity, I
should wish to make now."
His Lordship intimated that he might proceed and
The prisoner then narrated, in good language and
with great composure, the story of his life ; how,
born at Stafford, of parents both of whom were
dead, the son of a minister of the Gospel, he had
been apprenticed to a master from whom he ran
away, and afterwards became a prize-walker, in
which capacity he had visited almost all the large
towns in England ; how the friends who stuck to
him while he did well for himself fell off and left
him, his only relative when he Game to Birming-
ham being a brother, whom he had not seen for six
years, and who was now dead. On first coming to
Birmingham he went to the station to inquire when
the train for London started, and went into the tap-
room of a publichouse, that was near, to wait. An
harmonic meeting was being held, and there he
first saw the girl of whose murder he had been
convicted. He could not, he said, describe the
feeling. He fell in love with her when. he first
saw hr ; but he did not readily mix with com-
pany or make acquaintance, and people made mis-
chief and sneered at him. He worked at his trade
and all had gone on well as regarded his attach-
ment to the deceased until the difference which has
been already mentioned. He had always, he said,
respected Evans, but his denial that hehad sug-
gested to him that an attempt was being made, by
one whose name was mentioned, to overcome or
seduce the deceased, led him now to doubt his
friendship. He then read a letter from Mrs. Jack-
-1 son, denying that Evans had had an interview with
the deceased, whicu he said Evans had represented
to have taken place. In conclusion, he begged one
favour of his lordship, which was that his clothes
might be given to the mother of the deceased.
His Lordship then put on the black cap, and
silence having been proclaimed in due form sen-
tenced the prisoner to death, adding that the facts
proved left no doubt that there would be any re-
mission of his sentence.
The prisoner, who was perfectly composed,
though looking sorrowful throughout, walked from
the dock calmly and steadily.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CARLISLE, Aug. 2.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
THE EMBLETON MURDER.
George Cass, farm labourer, was placed in the
dock and arraigned upon the charge of the wilful
murder of Ann Sewell, at Embleton, on the 26th of
March last. He pleaded " Not Guilty."
Mr. Campbell Foster and Mr. Davison appeared
for the prosecution ; and Mr. Price for the
prisoner.

Mr. Foster, in opening the case, said the deceased
Ann Sewell lived as servant with Thomas Fearon
from Martinmas last. The prisoner was also farm
servant with Mr. Fearon. Mr. Fearon is a yeo-
man, and farms his own estate, living at a village
called Beckhouse. This village is a small hamlet,
containing some four or five houses, and is about
three miles from the town of Cockermouth. Mr.
Fearon is a bachelor, and resides with his mother.
On the morning in question they had both gone to
Cockermouth market. At half-past 1 o'clock the
prisoner and the deceased were seen together in the
kitchen. At half-past 3 the doors of the house were
found closed. At half-past 5 Mrs. Fearon returned,
and was unable to obtain an entrance into the house ;
she called for assistance, and a woman named Earle
opened the kitchen window and went in. She
found the body of Ann Sewell lying on the kitchen
floor, dead. It was lying on the left side; the
wound commenced at the spine, had out through
the bones of the neck, and divided the spinal mar-
row. Death from such a wound must have been
instantaneous, and it was impossible the deceased
could have inflicted it on herself. Suspicion fell on
the prisoner, and same days after he was arrested.
He had threatened to cut the girl's throat some time
before. From a statement made by him after his
arrest, and from the evidence, the jury would decide
as to the guilt of the prisoner.
The various facts stated by the learned counsel
were then proved in detail.
The jury retired, and after half an hour's absence
returned a verdict of Guilty, the foreman saying
they wished to recommend the prisoner to mercy.
His lordship, in passing sentence, said every one
who had heard the evidence must be satisfied of the
justice of the verdict. He would transmit the re-
commendation of the jury to th© proper quarter,
but exhorted the prisoner not to found on it any
hope that the sentence of the law would be altered.
His lordship then passed sentence of death in the
usual form,
The prisoner, who had preserved the same stolid
appearance throughout the trial, was at once re-
moved.

HOME CIRCUIT.--GUILDFORD, Aug 4.
THE HIGH SIIERIFF AND THE JUDGE.
It was stated on Saturday in the report from this
circuit that Mr. Justice lilackburn had fined the
high sheriff, Mr. Evelyn, £5OO for contempt of
court in persisting to address the magistrates who
had been summoned to serve on the grand jury
for attending so numerously. The high sheriff re-
tired from the court immediately afterwards and
proceeded to his lodgings, where a great many of
the magistrates of the county went to him, and a
consultation took place as to the best means of
settling the unpleasant affair. After a good
deal of discussion, it was arranged that a
statement of the facts should be sub-
mitted to the Lord Chief Justice, and that
he should be requested to interfere. A state-
ment was accordingly drawn up and signed by a
number of magistrates, and Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn at once consented to interfere, and after
a consultation he expressed an opinion that the
only satisfactory manner in which the affair could
be arranged was by Mr. Evelyn giving an apology
for having set the authority of Mr. Justice Black-
burn at defiance. Mr. Evelyn at once consented,
and an apology was drawn up, which was shown
to Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and which in his
opinion was satisfactory, and an intimation of what
had taken place having been given to Mr. Justice
Blackburn, late in the afternoon and just before the
courts rose, the high sheriff, accompanied by a
number of his brother magistrates, proceeded to the
Crown Court, where Mr. Justice Blackburn was
sitting. The high • sheriff then read the apology
that had been agreed upon, and which was to the
effect, that he utterly disclaimed all intention to
give offence to the learned judge, and that he had
been led away by the feeling of the moment to ex-
press his thanks to the magistrates, many of whom
he knew had come a considerable distance and at
great personal inconvenience to perform the duty
of grand jurors, for having attended so numerously,
and he expressed his sincere regret at having done
so.
Mr. Justice Blackburn replied very shortly that
he could readily believe that the high sheriff had

no deliberate intention to insult the court, and, so
far as he was personally concerned, the matter was
not of the slightest importance. He, however, felt
that he was called upon to support the dignity of
the bench, and that he had no alternative but to
take the course he adopted. If the high sheriff had
sat down when he requested him to do so, there
would have been an end to the matter, but he would
not, and persisted in addressing the gentlemen pre-
sent, and he felt himself therefore compelled to do
what he had done. He now, however, was quite
willing to accept the apology that had been offered,
and he was glad the matter had been thus settled.
His lordship then gave directions to Mr. Avory,
the deputy clerk of assize, that the fine of £5OO in-
flicted upon the high sheriff should be remitted,
and Mr. Evelyn and his friends left the court.
The unpleasant affair was thus so far brought to
a termination. It appears, however, that, from
some cause or other that has not transpired, an un-
pleasant feeling has existed between the judges and
the magistrates for this county at the present assizes.
It has been the invariable rule, not only in Surrey,
but in every other county where a large number of
magistrates attend in pursuance of their summonses
to serve on the grand jury, for the judge who sits
in the Crown Court to thank them for their zeal
and readiness to assist in the administration of the
justice of the country. At these assizes there was
an unusually large attendance of magistrates, and
many of them came a considerable distance, and Mr.
Evelyn, as high sheriff, being aware of this fact,
appeared to be anxious that his brother magistrates
should receive the compliment that was usually
paid to them by the judge, but it appears that
Mr. Justice Blackburn pertinaciously refused, and
said that it was not customary. A great many
rumours and statements were current on Friday
in reference to the affair—one of which was that
Mr. Justice Blackburn had made an offer to remit
the fine before any apology was made, and an-
other that Mr. Evelyn had sent a cheque to the
judge for the amount of the fine, But these
statements are incorrect. Nothing of this sort
occurred, and the above is a correct version of the
affair. Mr. Evelyn appears to have filled the office
of high sheriff with very great liberality, and he is
much respected in the county generally, as well as
by his own particular friends, and the general feel-
ing appears to be that Mr. Justice Blackburn acted
rather harshly to him in the matter, and that the
imposition of such an enormous fine was not only
uncalled for, but actually absurd, under the circum-
stances Mr.i Evelyn performed his duty of escort-
ing the judges to court on Saturday morning, but he
only remained for a very short time.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
Elizabeth Ann Barber, a well-dressed middle-
aged woman, surrendered to take her trial for mis-
demeanour, in having knowingly and wilfully
caused certain false statements to be entered upon
a register of births.
Mr. Ribton conducted the prosecution ; Mr.
Lilley and Mr. Pearce were counsel for the de-
fendant.
The learned counsel for the prosecution, in open-
ing the case to the jury, said that the lady at the
bar was the wife of a gentleman named Barber,
who, he was instructed, was in possession or en-
titled to considerable property, and they were
married in the year 1836. They continued to live
together until the year 1845, when Mr. Barber got
into difficulties, and was ultimately taken to the
Queen's Bench prison, and since that time the par-
ties had never lived together. The defendant in
1859 resided at Thames Dittos, and in August of
that year she had a child, and it was with reference
to the statements made by her to the registrar of
births for the district, and which he should clearly
prove were false, that the present prosecution was
instituted against the defendant. The jury were
aware that under a particular statute it was neces-
sary that the names of the parents of every child
should be registered, and it would appear
that the prisoner stated to the registrar
that her name was Elizabeth Anne Jones, that
her maiden name was Summersby, and that her
husband's name was Jones, and that he was a
traveller, when she knew perfectly well that she
was a married woman, that her real name was
Barber, and that her maiden name was not
Summersby bat Goodall. He said that he thought
he was bound to inform the jury that this prosecu-
tion was not instituted by the registrar or by the
authorities, but that it emanated from the husband,
and that he had also commenced proceedings in the
Divorce Court. He was not aware of any object
the defendant had in view in making the false
statement, but if he established the facts the jury
would be bound to convict her of :the offence im-
puted to her by the present indictment.
Mr. Justice Blackburn inquired whether there
were any grounds for believing that the giving of
the false names had any reference to obtaining pro-
perty of any kind by means of the proceeding ?
Mr. Ribton said he could not find any evidence
that this was so.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said that as this was the
case he was of opinion that the prosecution ought
not to have been instituted. It was not at all the
case contemplated by'the act of Parliament.
Mr. Lilley said that the prosecution was not only
instituted by the husband, but he had actually
caused the commission of the offence by himself
sending the registrar to the defendant to obtain the
statements that were made the subject of prosecu-
tion.

Evidence was then adduced by which it nppeared
that Mr. Woods, the registrar of births for the
Esher district, went to the defendant's house and
told her he had been informed there was the birth
of a child to be registered, and asked for the neces-
sary information, and the defendant gave him the
particulars which he inserted in the register, and
the defendant signed it as Elizabeth Anne Jones.
He also stated that a person named Barber, whom
he had since ascertained was the husband of the de-
fendant, called upon him and requested him to go
and obtain the information from the defendant.
A witness named Dickells also proved that he
had known the prisoner and her family for a great
many years, and that her maiden name was Eliza-
beth Goodall, and had never heard her called Sum-
mersby. He likewise stated that he was present at
her marriage with Barber, 23 years ago, and he
had seen Barber a short time back.
Mr. Lilley, at the close of the prosecution, took
some technical objections to the indictment, and
Mr. Justice Blackburn said it appeared to him
that the only averment that required an answer
was the one that the defendant had falsely alleged
that her maiden name was Summersby, when in
point of fact it was Goodall.
Mr. Lilley made a very energetic address to the
jury on behalf of the defendant, and in the course
of it he said it was clear that the prosecution had
been instituted by the husband from vindictive mo-
tives, and not for the purposes of justice ; and he
contended that the jury would be justified, under
all the circumstances, in coming to the conclusion
that the defendant had not wilfully stated her
maiden name to be Summersby, and would be jus-
tified in acquitting .her on that ground.
Mr. Justice Blackburn in summing up repeated
that in his opinion the prosecution was a very im-
proper one, and never ought to have been instituted.
The object of the act of Parliament was to prevent
registers of births, &c., from being falsified for the
purpose of enabling parties to obtain property, and
it was never intended to apply to such a case as this.
There was still, however, no doubt that the matter
came Within the terms of the statute, and they
must deal with it, and if the evidence satisfied them
that the defendant had made a false statement, and
had caused that false statement to be placed upon
the register, the only course they could pursue was
to find her guilty ; but they might, at the same
time, accompany that verdict by a recommendation
to mercy.
The jury, after some deliberation, found the pri-
soner guilty, but strongly recommended her to the
merciful consideration of the court.
Mr. Justice Blackburn in passing sentence said
that in his opinion the conduct of the husband in in-
stituting this prosecution was as improper as it
could be, and he was only sorry this was one of those
cases in which the court had no power to allow the
expenses, that he might have expressed his dissatis-
faction by refusing the expenses, if they could have
been allowed. The object of the act of Parlia-
ment was to prevent the fabrication of evidence by
means of the registers and thus obtain possession
of property, and where this was established, it was
no doubt a very serious offence and one that would
be visited by severe punishment. In this case,
however, it was clear that the only object the de-
fendant had in view was to diguise her real posi-
tion, and he therefore only felt himself called upon
to inflict a nominal punishment. He then ordered
her to pay a fine of ls. and to be at once discharged
from custody.
There was some applause in the court at this ter-
mination of the case.
This was the last criminal case for trial, and Mr.
Justice Blackburn then proceeded to try common
jury causes taken from the other court.

OXFORD cmcurr—HEREFORD, AuG 2
CIVIL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Byles and Common juries,)
Mr. Huddleston, and Mr. Best appeared. for
DGWDING AND W7CVO.OOk:
GaEnEd Mr. Gray
o udseefeFnadramn t ,
the plaintiff; and Mr. W. TT
for the defendant.
James Dowding, was
The plaintiff in this action,
, Cradley, in this
Thomas Orgee,
a farmer
county;
theH
who was also a farmer at the Vine's End Farm, in
the same parish, to recover
damages for a malicious
prosecution of his (the l ' p aintiff's) wife. The decla-
ration also contained a count for trespass and false !