The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-17 00:00:00

DORCHESTER ASSIZES, MARCH 15.

Wm. Charming was sent,need to he hanged for the
assault on Sarah Toop, a girl under 10 years of age, as
reported in our last.
Charles Lonman r.,as indicted for rictonsly and ta-
multauti,ly assembling, with many other®, on the 17th of
October last, and beginning tO demolish the hotise of John
iloare, a lie:•nsed victualler, at Camfor. dtagna, near the
town of Poole.
Mr. Hoare, the prosecutor, gave the prisoner a good
character•—Verdict—Not Guilty.
Gunge Lorzg, aged 22, B'il/i'vn lileathoman, 24,
Wm. Kent, 16, and Thomas Jackson, 23, were indicted
for having, with others, riotously assembled, and felo-
niously began to demolish the dWellingshotuttr of George,
Moore, at Blaudford, on the 17th of October last.
The prosecutor was plaintiff in the action for a libel
which was tried ytsterday, in which this was not alluded to.
Mr. GAMBIER stated the case.

Jahn Birfoot, a saddler in Blan'lford, recollected a mob
assembling in that town on the evening of the Pith of
October last, being the day when the late election for the
county terminated. They p►ssed by his house, crying
•' Hurrah !" The prisoner Long was among them, cry-
ing, "Come on, my brave boys." He seemed to lead
them. They proceeded towards Mr. Moore's house.
Charles Moore, the son of tie prosecutor, was in his
father's house on the night in question. Heard a great
noise in the street, and also learil some one cry out at the
gates, " Burst them open." About seven o'clock the
glass of the greenhouse was broken. Stones were thrown
acainst the windows, and much damage done to them.
When the mob went away he had the furniture of the
house removed. The mob returned again about 9 o'clock.
Ann Syms, servant of the prosecutor, was in the house
on the occasion in question. She was so much terrified
that she dared not look out. When the mob came up a
secon,i time, and had been there a considerable while, she
saw the prisoner Bleatham coming cut of the clerk's office
with papers in his hands, which he tore up when he came
out. She saw no person along with him.
Henry Hodges head the prisoner Long's voice some-
where when the mob had broken into Mr. Moore's office.

Joseph Barfoot saw the prisoner Jackson on the night
in question tike a brick out of the wall, and throw it
against Mr. Moore's window.
The Jury returned that Kent and Jackson were Not
Guilty ; that Bleathman and Long were Not Guilty of
demolishing the house.
Mr. Justice GASELEE: told them that they should return
an unqualified verdict of guilty or not guilty.
The Jury, after a little consideration, returned a verdict
of Guhty.
This verdict gave not a little surprise. The Counsel
for the prisoners was so satisfied that no case had been
made out against them, that he declined to call witnesses
as to Iheir character.
The prisoners were then removed, and at the rising of
the Court were placed again at the bar, when
Mr. Justice GAsCLEE pronounced sentence of Death upon
them, after which, at their own request, he admitted evi-
dence of character.

Kent and Jackson were then tiled for a riot, the former
was Acquitted, and the latter found Guilty, and I/ entenced
to three months' imprisonment.

James Barnes, ag:d 33, was then indicted capitally for
aiaing and abetting on the same occasion, but he pleaded
Guilty of the minor offence (a riot), on condition thit the
capital charge should be abandoned, and was sentenced to
eighteen taonths' imprisonment.
Henry Watts was convicted of a similar offence, and
sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
All the business was dispose I of at 7 o'clock this evening.
The Judges will proeed to-morrow to Exeter.