The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-14 00:00:00

ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS MORNING.

OXFORD CIRCUIT—GLOUCESTER, Arco. 13.
The Commission was opened here on Saturday evening
immediately on the arrival of one of the Judges from
Monmouth. This morning the business in the Coutts
commenced,—that in the Nisi Prins Court at 9 o'clock,
in the Crown Court at about twelve.
The Calendar contains a list of 87 prisoners to be tried
THE CHOLERA AT GLOUCESTER.
The Grand Jury (in forming which there was much
difficulty, from the nonattendance of gentlemen on ac-
count, it was understood, of the cholera, which is racing
in the city) having been sworn in, the Marquis of Wor-
cester being foreman, Mr. 'limn GURNEY delivered
to them a most eloquent charge. After remarking
generally on the cases in the Calendar, he particularly
drew their attention to the dreadful disease with which
this country, and particularly the city of Gloucester, was
afflicted. He explained to the Gentlemen of the Grand
Jury how much it was in their power to prevent its far-
ther spread, as far as human means could go, by the pre-
servation of order and cleanliness in populous parte of the
city and county, and particularly by promoting habits of
temperance and sobriety; for he regretted to say, that not
only was that disease accelerated by the non-observance of
these latter, but from his recent experience on this Cir-
cuit, he was sorry to find that the greater part of the cases
it had been his painful duty to try, had arisen
from these causes aiso. After some general re-
marks and most strenuous recommendations to the
Gentlemen in the commission of the peace as to the per-
formance of their duties, the Learned Judge concluded his
address, which visibly produced much effect on his auditors,
as well on the county as the city Grand Jury, to whom
it was equally addressed. The business of the Court was
then proceeded with.—Two prisoners were sentenced to
transportation for life for different cases of cattle sterling..
Maria Fry, aged 86, was indicted for killing and slaying
Mary Ann Fry.
It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased and
some other children were playing in the kitchen where the
prisoner was, when a little boy was teasing the prisoner
as to the loss of her teeth, and she took up a poker and
flung it across the room at the boy, but, unfortunately, it
hit the girl, who died in consequence of the blow, which
fractured her skull.
The prisoner in her defence, declared her sorrow at th-
occurrence, and that she did not intend to bit either of
the children.
It appeared that the prisoner had never been married,
but that the deceased was one of her illegitimate children.
The Jury found her guilty, and the Learned JUDGE
then addressed the prisoner as to the effect of her violent
passion, but said as there were some circumstances to
cense it, and it appeared to have resulted somewhat from
accident, she should expiate her offence by a slight pu•
nishment. She was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.

A Correspondent says, Lord JOHN RUSSELL
is certainly to be married to Miss HARDY. The young
lady is the second daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Tuomas
MASTERMAN I-fanny, by a daughter of the late Hon.
Admiral Sir GEORGE CRANFIELD BERKELEY and Lady
EMILY, sister to the late Duke of RICHMOND. The
Countess of EUSTON and Lady GEORGE SEYMOUR are
sisters of Lady HARDY, and consequently closely allied to
the young lady, who is about to give her hand to the
Noble Paymaster of the Forces. Lady HARDY and her
daughters are expected to quit their residence at the Ad-
miralty, on Monday next, on a visit to the Earl and
Countess of SEFTON, at Stoke Farm, near Windsor,
whence they will proceed to Weymouth, and return tc
London in November, at which period it is expected the ce-
remony will take place. Lord Jour; RUSSELL will com-
plete his fortieth year on Saturday next. Miss HARDY
is in her twenty-third. Sir THOMAS HARDY Obtained
hl4 baronetcy for his gallant and distinguished conduct in
the celebrated victory off Cape Trafalgar, on which occasion
he was Captain of the Victory, Lord NELSON'S flag-ship
It is said that whem Louis the Eighteenth
felt inclined to spare Marshal NEY, the late Lord CASTLE-
REAGH told him of a saying frequent in the mouths of his
ancestors, and the other Scotch who settled in the North
of Ireland, " the Chuch is good, but the gallows is better."
A strong hankering for the gallows pierced, as the French
say, several of the Noble Lords. Last night the Duke of
WELLINGTON, though partial to blood-letting, admitted
that his feeling was not generally entertained. "He de-
clared that his opinion as to the expediency of punishing
forgery with death was unaltered. Tunes and circum-
stances, however, were so much changed, that he did not
think it would be expedient to oppose the present Bill."
We wonder none of the Noble Peers endeavoured to cap-
tivate John Bull by the saving which would result from
executions. A dead man costs nothing, whereas other
punishments are expensive in proportion to their duration.
We have heard this argument u'ed by Tories, but the
Duke of WELLINGTON even fought shy of it. There is a
monument erected in a valley in Norway to commemorate
a piece of economy in the above taste. In the time of
GusTAvus AnoLetrus, a Colonel SINCLAIR had raised
900 men in Scotland, and was proceeding through Nor-
way with them to join GUSTAVUS at the siege of Gotten-
burg. They were led into an ambuscade and all killed
but 150, who were taken prisoners. The Norwegians
found the expense of maintaining these 150 men more than
they liked, and they led them out one morning and put
them to death. Not suspecting that their economy would
ever be objected to, they commemorated the deed by the
erection of 3 monumeat.....iiiorning Chronicle.

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['heir Lordships were occupied the whole morning with
arguments in a case relative to the security to he given by
the Guernsey B ink for the amount of their issues. Th I
•a•e had not concluded when our reporter left.