The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

ARSON AT LEIVENOR.

William Booth, aged 22, labourer, pleaded guilty to
the charge of setting fire to a stack of wheat, the pro-
perty of Mr. Francis Filbee, at Lewknor, on the Bth of
November, and was sentenced to two years' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

STEALING FOWLS AT BICESTER.
Thomas Casby, aged 47, labourer, pleaded guilty to
the charge of stealing two Jowls, the property of Mr.
Charles James Williams, at Bicester, on the 16th of
November, and was sentenced to 15 months' imprison-
ment.

STEALING FOWLS AT WHEATLEY.
William Davis, aged 33, labourer, was convicted of
stealing six fowls, the property of Mr. William Sheldon,
at Wheatley, on the sth of Deeemt sr, and wai sentewed
to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour, he having
been previously convicted of felony.

CHARGE OF SHOOTING.
Thomas Baylis, aged 20, labourer, was charged with
shooting James Hall, with intent to murder him, at
Handborougb, on the 10th December.
Mr. Cripps was for the prosecution, and Mr. Williams
for the defence.

From the evidence it appeared tbat the prosecutor,
who is nearly 80 years of age, had been to Oxford on
the 10th December, and on his return home called at
the Bell Inn, at Hand borough, about four o'clock m the
afternoon, where he saw the prisoner in company of a
man named George Lay ; the prisoner asked the prose-
cutor to drink with him, brit he declined, and said he
should have a pint to himself ; the prisoner said he bad
been to Woodstock that day, and had beaten the Duke
of Marlborough and his gamekeeper. Lay said to the
prosecutor, " Yon ought to have your brains blown
out ;" and tie prisoner also said, " That he (Hall) ought
to have his head blown off, because he had told the
keeper that he (the prisoner) had been shooting on the
common." After this conversation Hall wept home,
which took him about an hour to reach ; on reaching
home, and while having tea with his housekeeper, they
heard a report of a gun—the window of the room in
which they were was smashed, and glass and shots
were scattered over the room. Superintendent Ed•
wards was sent for, and traced some footsteps to the
spot where it was supposed the gun was fired, and
afterwards apprehended the prisoner at a public-houso,
and took his shoes, which corresponded with the
f°ot-marks ; in his house was also found a gun, which
was loaded. The prisoner was seen by a witness naval
"511. Walker, between four and five that afternoon],
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going the direction of the prosecutor's house, and had
(b7a. ,fla hie hand and was also seen by another witness
crriot,rte Breakepeare) at a public-house called Sh ep-
her
'kali, which is but a short distance from the
assizes
nable defence for the prisoner,
,unlesumming up by the judge,
d a verdict of Not Guilty.
terminated.

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bench, so as to cover about a
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neath sonse boards. They also yard, but under
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corner of the same room, which a press in tilt )
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bedroom, and upon that press six co_ prisoner's . southdown, (A. Dono-
PPerplate, Mon. Old Ship
of which were engraved certain letters a ,On five van's)
nd nu ill-villago
and on the sixth a date. Upon e0n,,,„ • mbers, , 'Fri. Rodm 10 45
r ring dioge
k's)Mon. Burwell-park
with the 104 notes, it was found that they all
bore Plates: i Southwold (Mr. Coo .
Tues. Tumny-swan
date engraved on the last-mentioned plate ;
and the '
the letters and numbers engraved upon that, Fri. Market Stainton
the other Sat. Raithby-by-Spilsby
plates also appeared in a successive series upon the san, c. Staffordshire, North... Tues. Three Crowns, Stoke,
notes. Certain tools were also found which ini,-,lt-
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be used in making each notes, and some bottles of ppAn " Fri. Blackbrook lO 30
ing ink likewise. It was proved by some parties who. Suffolk
lived and worked in the neighbourhood the prisoner.. ir 1, Fri. Dalham-hall
Sat- Itushbrook-hall
been at work at a late hour on the previous night:: than
he left home at 7iu the morning at Surrey Union Mon. The Rookery
, and that after he left j Wed. Bur Gate... lO 30
no person had entered his house until the polies went in. \ Sat. West Horsley-place
The defence made was that some men had brought the 'Sussex, East Tues. White Hart, Guestliug ... is :i0
notes and plates into the prisoner's house during hill ab. Fri. Knolls lO 30
Bence, and a witness was called to prove that fact. _ 74ti1by's, Mr. Moo. Guwley
The jury, however, found the prisoner guilty, and Fri. Keythorpc-hall
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learned judge sentenced him to be transported 1, tempson's, Mr. A..,. Mon. Arcicot Bridge...
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