The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

business of a commission agent, and was in the
habit of getting bills discounted at the bank of
Messrs. Dingnan and Co., at Walsall, went to their
bank on the 9th of December last, and, among other
bills, he tendered one for discount which purported
td be drawn upon and accepted by John Stanley,
of the Crown Inn, Leamington. It was pro-
posed to read the deposition made before the magis-
trates by Stanley, on proof that he was so ill as to
be unable to travel ; but, after some discussion on
this point, his Lordship ruled that the inability to
travel was not proved, and the prisoner was
acquitted.
The prisoner was then tried on another indict-
ment, which charged him with forging and utter-
ing a bill purporting to have been accepted by
John Machin.

John '3lachin and his son, the only persons to
whom the signature to the bill could be attributed,
proved that they had neither signed nor authorised
anyone to accept it.

Mr. Scotland addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and they found him guilty.
Mr. Justice Byles then sentenced the prisoner to
six years' penal servitude.

The prisoner, who was very unwell, on receiving
his sentence fell down in the dock, and had to be
carried out of court.

Mr. Justice Byles directed that every care
should be taken of him, and that he should be sent
to the hospital, which was done accordingly.
John Horobin, Edward Jukes, and Humphrey
James surrendered to take their trial on a charge of
manslaughter at Sheffield, on the 11th of June,
1859.

Mr. Cripps appeared for the prosesution ; Mr.
Motteram appeared for Horobin ; Mr. Scotland for
Jukes ; and Mr. Cook Evans for James.

It appeared from the opening statement of coml.
sel that the deceased man, Thomas Litherland, had
been engaged in a fight with the prisoner Horobin,
and the other two prisoners had acted as seconds.
After the fight the deceased was taken home, and
died the next day in consequence of the rupture of
a bloodvessel at the base of the brain, but there was
nothing distinctly to connect the rupture with any
particular blow, but it was suggested that it was
the result of the contest in which he had been en-
gaKed._
. _

- Mr. Justice Byles said that if the deceased came
by his death in consequence of the contest the pri-
soners were in law guilty of manslaughter, but
there was nothing in the depositions to show that
there had been any unfairness.
The prisoners, under the advice of their counsel,
retracted their pleas, and pleaded guilty.
Mr. Justice Byles said he was glad to say that
there was nothing unfair in the conduct of the pri-
soners, and he thought that, under the circum-
stances, justice would be done by discharging the
prisoners on their entering into their recognisances
to appear and receive judgment when called upon.
His lordship was glad to find, what he did not
know before, that all the inhabitants of the parish,
with the clergymen, had come forward to speak to
the good character of Horobin.

The prisoners then entered into their recognis-
ances, and were discharged.
Henry Cotes surrendered to take his trial on a
charge of feloniously stabbing and wounding John
Chawler, with intent to do hint some grievous
bodily harm, on the Ist of May, 1859, at Burton-
upon-Treut.

Mr. Breyton appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
Motteram defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the statement of the, prosecutor,
that, a little after 12 o'clock on the night in ques-
tion, he was going down Lichfield-street, Burton.
He had been to Swindle's to have some drink, and
was going home in company with two men, one of
whom was named Dakin, when he met the prisoner
and another man. The prisoner recognised Dakin
as a man whom he had seen before, and asked him
to take some snuff, which he did. The prisoner
then accused Dakin of taking his snuff-box, and the
prosecutor then ooserved that he did not think that
the prisoner and his companion had come honestly
by the box, which his companion was carrying.
Thereupon, the prisoner made a rush at the prose-
cutor, and stabbed him in the thigh with a knife,
and inflicted a wound two inches in depth. A clasp
knife was found on the prisoner which might have
inflicted the wound.

It appeared that the prosecutor had been more
than once in custody on criminal charges, and that
after he had been wounded, he was taken to the
police station, and soon after he had got there the
prisoner and his companion went to the station and
made a charge of robbery against the prosecutor,
whom he identified as one of a party who had seized
the box the prisoner's companion was carrying, and
stolen four sovereigns from it.
Mr. Motteram, for the prisoner, commented on
the omission to call Dakin, and suggested that the
wound might have been inflicted by the prosecutor
falling upon some glass which was lying in the
entry where the scuffle took place.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, with a strong
recommendation to mercy on account of his good
character.
Mr. Justice Byles said the crime of stabbing
must be put down, and sentenced the prisoner to
three years' penal servitude.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—CAMBRIDGE, JULY 23.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Common Jury.)

BEVILL AND ANOTHER V. ROGERS.
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C. and Mr. Newton were coun-
sel for the plaintiff; Mr. Keane for the defendant.
The plaintiffs, who were brothers, were trainers
of race horses at Royston, and the defendant a large
farmer, residingat Clapton-hall, Northamptonshire.
One of the plaintiffs had been living with the de-
fendant as his farming pupil, and the defendant
subsequently employed the plaintiffs to train a
horse called "Polish" and a filly called " Miss Fel-
lowes," "Polish" turned out a failure, but "Miss
Fellowes" promised well, and a bill of £BO was sent
by the plaintiffs to the defendant for their expenses
in the m Ater. The plaintiff was cross-examined
by Mr. Keaqe, and the amount of his claim, re-
duced to £75 45., for which sum the jury gave
their verdict.