The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-18 00:00:00

WINCHESTER-Tummy.

The assizes for the county of Hants commenced yestet
day, when Mr. Justice TAUNTON and Mr. Justice PAT
rtsoN arrived in this city, escorted by Sir Wm. Heathcote.
Bart. the High Sheriff. Their Lordships immediate!)
repaired to the Castle, and opened the Commission. Thi>
morning the Learned Judges attended divine service at the
Cathedral, and at one o'clock proceeded to the Courts, Mr.
Justice TAUNTON presiding in the Civil, and Mr. Justice
PATTISON in the Crown Court. The business is generally
far from heavy at this period of the year, and the calendar
contains the names of 39 prisoners only, and there art
only 17 causes entered.
CROWN COURT.

George Trovery was indicted for having stolen a bay
gelding, the property of Richard Woolridge. From the
evidence, it appeared that the prisoner had been seen
lurking about the prosecutor's premises between the 9th
and 13th days of June last, making inquiries about the
colt in question, which was missed on the 13th. It was
traced through Cherrington to Basingstoke Fair, where it
was proved the prisoner bad sold it for 101. Upon his
l:eing taken into custody shortly after, he denied having
sold a colt, and said be had not been at Basingstoke Fair.
In summing up the case, his Lordship said be did not
know whether the Jury were aware, that an Act of Par.
liatnent bad received the Royal Assent so late as the 11t1,
instant, whereby the punishment of death for offences of
this description was abolished, and the penalty was now
transportation for life, not leaving it in the power or dis-
cretion of the Judge to commute the punishment.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty, and
he was sentenced to be transported for life.

The business on the Civil si:le was perfectly uninteresting.

OXFORD ASSIZES.

The following case excited considerable interest from
the atrocity of its circumstances, which had been the sub-
ject of much conversation in this neighbourhood : _

Edward Green, Samuel Green, Thomas Lincoln.
alias White, were indicted for burglariously breaking into
the dwelling-house of Jane Robson, at Cookham, an•
stealing from thence valuable property.
Mrs. Jane Robson, who from extreme age and infir-
mity was accommodated with a seat, resided at Pinckney"
Green, about two miles from Maidenhead, in a very lonel!
situation. On the night of the robbery, at about half
past twelve, as she was getting into bed she heard a noise.
and got up to look out of the window, but could se,
nothing. Her daughter was fast asleep in bed in anothe►
part of the room. Witness soon after heard heavy foot-
steps on the stairs, and shortly after the prisoners pre
seated themselves at the door, and after a short parle)
thrust it open, saying, they would have " blood or money.'
Witness called out to her daughter to spring her rattle
which she did ; the men entered the room, and one held an
axe over witness's head, threatening her life. Witness's
daughter made a great noise, and one of the men took hold
of her neck and threw her on the bed, and attempted ti
strangle her. They succeeded in stopping her cries.
The men, whom the witness identified as the prisoners, then
ransacked the house, and took from the drawers and other
places property to the amount of more than twenty
pounds, among which was a very old gold coin and an
Indian coin, both of which, together with the other arti-
cles, the witness identified. The prisoners afterwards
asked for something to eat and drink, which was given t,
them. They remained about two hours in the house.

This evidence was confirmed by other witnesses, and
the prisoners were found Guilty.

Edward Green, Daniel Morris, and Daniel Pigott.
the former of whom was found Guilty in the last case.
were indicted for a similar offence at the house of Jon ,-
than Brunsden, and stealing from thence money and plate
to a large amount. The Jury found them all Guilty.
The Learned Judge then put on the black cap, and sen-
tenced all five men to be hanged. His Lordship concluded
his address in tears, and the whole Court was mud
affected.