The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT—NeTTINGHAM, MARCH 12.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell.)
NIGHT POACHING AND MURDER.
John Draper, aged 30, was charged with the
wilful murder of G. orge Wingfield, at Annesley, on
the 20th December, 1857, John Gelsthorpe, Wm,
Atkinson, Francis Hardy, Joseph Burton, Wm.
Toinkinson, and James Beardall, were charged
with night poaching in the preserves of Annesley-
wood.

From the evidence it appeared that Captain
Hammond's gamekeepers, on ➢londay, the 28th of
December, accompanied by several other game-
keepers, went out to watch in the preserves of
Alinesley-wood, and about 5 o'clock on the follow-
ing morning they heard a noise as of people talk-
ing, and a report of firearms. The keepers
surrounded the prisoners, a fight took place during
which the deceased was shot.

The learned Judge, in summing up, said there
was not the least doubt that tho deceased met bis
death at the hands of Draper, but the crime not -
being a premediated one, he must direct them to
return a verdict of manslaughter.
The jury having consulted a few minutes, a ver-
dict in accordance witii his lordship's directions
was returned.

Draper, seven years' penal Servitude. The other
prisoners (who had each pleaded guilty), 18 months'
hard labour.

OXFORD CIRCIIIT.—STAFFORD, MARCE 12.
(Before Mr. Baron Channel)
CHARGE OF MITRDER, AT BIDDULPH.
Martha Kirkham, 20, was arraigned at the bar,
charged with the wilful murder of her illegitimate
infant child, on the 17th February, at Biddulph.
The prisoner, who was described as a domestic
servant, was attired in black ; her stature is short,
and she labours under a spinal malformation of
the back.
The prisoner, in January last, entered the service
of Mr. Burgess, a farmer at Killow, near Biddulph,
as a farm servant. On the evening of the 17th of
February the prisoner complained of bein,, ill, and
after drinking a glass of gin given her by mis-
tress she went to bed at eight o'clock. About
eleven a fellow-servant named Dale, a girl of 15
years, came into the room for the purpose of sleep-
ing as usual in the same bed with the prisoner.
The latter desired her to put the candle out, but
this she refused to do, and almost immediately
afterwards the cry of an infant was heard by D
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, sleeping
on the rug at her mistress's door. The
following
morning, as early as six o'clock, theprisoner came
hlrrouo underneath
down stairs, and bringing with her a bundle, which
she put in a bucket, and left the house. Subse-
quently the body of a full-grown female child was
found fourteen inches deep in the soil of the privy.
The only witness called was Mr. J. J. Ritchie,;ir
surgeon, of Leek, who deposed to having made a.l
post-mortem examination of the body on the 20th
of February, the result of which led him to form
an opinion that death had resulted from suffocation. • r
The jury acquitted the prisoner of the felony, • t
when a verdict of guilty was taken by content ..
against the prisoner for concealing the dead body '
of her child, and she was sentenced to three eajen.
dar mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--YoRK, MARCH 11.
W
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Thomas Beachill, 42,
27 Thomas
24, Thomas John•
son, 22, and:Joseph Hebden, 22, were charged with
having on the 19th of January last, at Cawthu eburglariously entered the house of JosephoGerman
Clark-
son,G
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and stolen. therefrom 21s. and sum
silver spoons. fgooli:irutCeEsßßotinc
guilty.
The jury found all the prisoners to be recorded
His lordship directed judgmentaitng that probably
again-t the prisoners, u 2
iltibut only on one condi-
tion,
Johnjo el,p.nohAs tRe\r(IV:N:
their lives would be spared,
would be kept in penal
that they
tiun, namely,
servitude for life.

•
Mr. W. If. Stephenson, of the Tre.isuly, has been
appointed by the Gov.Analent, under the terms of the
contract, a director in the Mediterratean Extension
Telegraph Company,

H E S R E-R OYA L, DRIJRY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
-THIS EVENING) Saturday, March 13, a new and
original Comedy THE LOVE KNOT. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh
Murray, dm.
Followed by tho new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK
NORNER.
Ccmraence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee--Mr. Pen. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed RORY O'MORE.
Mr. Barney Williams.
After which, AN HOUR IN SEVILLE.
To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, will be presented SHE STOOPS ro
CONQUER. Mrs, Dillon and Mr. Toole.
Followed by the now farce of DOUBLE DUMMY. Mrs.
Mellon and Mr. J. L. Toole.
After which, a domestic tale, by Westland Mar3ton, on.
titled A HARD STRUGGLE. Mr. C. Dillon, &c,
And THE BIRTH-PLACE OF PODGERS. Ivir. Toole.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7.
Boz-office open from 11 to 5 daily.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick.
THIS EVENING, will be performed
THE STRANGER.
Followed by THE TWO POLTS.
Concluding with THE ORPHAN OF GLE!s7COE.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, 3fadile. Marietta, Hiss Brinell, Miss Ray,
Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ;
Herr F. Jonghmane, Mr. Heushaw, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr.
Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs.
T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchield and E. Mackney. Piano-
forte, Mr, Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ;
Director, Herr F. Jougiamans. Commence at Soven o'ciosk.
precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRA.HAM will appear every Evening.