The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11,

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT—MAIDSTONE, Dec. 10.
(Before Mr. Justice Wiihtman.)
THE MURDER AT DOVER.
Joseph Blackwell, described as a greengrocer,
aged 38, was indicted for the wilful murder of
Richard Welsh, by striking him on the neck with
a poker, at the parish of St. Mary the Virgin,
Dover. The prisoner was also arraigned upon the
coroner's inquisition for the offence of manslaughter.
The death of the deceased, who was a private in
the 60th Rifles, was occasioned by the injuries he
received during a drunken quarrel.
The jury, after a very short deliberation, acquitted
the prisoner of the crime of wilful murder, but
found him guilty of manslaughter.
The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said, it
appeared to him that the jury could not have re-
turned any other verdict than the one they had,
for, although he had undoubtedly received a good
deal of provocation, still his conduct in arming him-
self with a poker and following the deceased
when he was trying to get away and the matter was
at an end, and then inflicting deadly injury upon
him, was quite unjustifiable, and he had been very
properly convicted of the crime of manslaughter.
His lordship then observed upon some other facts
in the case, and concluded by sentencing the pri-
soner to be kept to hard labour for 12 months.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.
EXETER, Dec. 10.
(Before Mr. Justice By:les.)

Eliza Murray was indicted for,liigamy.
Mr. Lopes prosecuted, and Mr. Carter defended
ie prisoner.

The second marriage was clearly proved, but it
was further shown that the first husband of the
prisoner had most brutally treated her. He had
been frequently before the magistrates for assault-
ing her, and on one occasion he had been impri-
soned for six months. He had kept her without
food, and had neglected his children. In one in-
stance he had been fined 50s. for an assault upon
the police, and she had contrived to raise the
money and paid the fine.
The learned Judge told the jury that the offence
was clearly proved, and it would be for the Court
to award the punishment.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recom-
mended her to mercy.
The learned Judge said the prisoner had most
undoubtedly offended against the law of the land,
and it was quite clear that that must be followed
by some sentence; but he had seldom witnessed a
more distressing case, and he could not help feeling
that she stood there an object of great commisera-

tion. The sentence of the Court was that she
should be imprisoned for two days, and, that time
having expired, she would at once be discharged.
The poor creature clasped her hands and thanked
the judge, and was removed from the court in a
fainting state.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOCESTER, DEC. 10.
(Before Mr. Justice Erle.)
William Henry Perrin, a grocer at Charfield,
was accused of ravishing the youngest sister of his
own wife, a respectable looking young girl, named
Catherine Allway, in his own house.
After a lengthened trial the jury found the pri-
soner guilty.
The mother of the prisoner's wife then came for-
ward into the witness-box, and entreated the
learned judge to have mercy on the prisoner, upon
the ground that his wife was about to become the
mother of a second child, and it would be the death
of her.

Mr. Justice Erle, after a pause of a few moments,
said that, sorry as he was to add to the misery of
the family, he should be wanting to public justice if
he did not pass upon him a signal sentence. His
Lordship sentenced the prisoner to 15 years' penal
servitude.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAI

WHITEHALL, DEC. 8.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters pateht to be
passed, under the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union
to be kept and made use of in place of the Great Seal of
Scotland, appointing William Smythe, of Methven, Esq.,
the Right Hon. Sir John M'Neill, K.C.8., Sir James Fer-
gusson, of Kilkerran, Bart., Sir Andrew Orr, hut., and
Duncan Maclaren, sq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners
for inquiring into matters relating to the public roads in
Scotland.

Rotherhithe, Dec. 22 and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
James Henry Norris, paper dealer, Birmingham, Dec.
23, and Jan. 20, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingla n
District Court. •

Joseph Williamson, farmer, Stockport, Dec. 30, and Jan.
20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
John Wilson, corn merchant, Nether Silton, Yorkshire,
Dec. 23 and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court,