The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

LA7 INTELLIGENCE.-July 28.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE SHREWSBURY PEERAGE.
Th;s case was continued during the day. The
opponents of the claim of Etrl Talbot produced
documentary evidence to show that certain other
persons than t►.iose named in the pedigree had
existed, and some of whose descendants might be
entiiled before the claimant. _ _ _

The Rev. Dr. Logan and the Rev. Dr. Rock,
two Cathol'e clergymen, were then called, and de-
piieseci to having frequent conversations with John,
the 16th earl, on the subject of the succession to
the title and estate of Shrewsbury, and they stated
that he uniformly declared that, although in the
event of the failure of issue of Bertram, the then
heir, he did not know who was entitled to succeed,
yet, that the Talbots of Ingestre, the present claim-
ants, had no title or claim whatever. These gen-
tlemen stated that they had been induced to give
this evidence in consequence of having seen that of
Mrs. Hibburd, in which she stated that Earl John
had declared to her that Earl Talbot was heir to
the title failing Bertram, the last earl, and his
issue.

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The case was further adjourned to Thursday.

:ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, July 28.

Samuel Baker, 36, a respectable-looking man,
was indicted for the wilful murder of Edward
M'Carroll. The deceased was a lieutenant in the
44th Regiment, and it appeared in evidence that
he went to the public-house kept by the prisoner,
at Dea', on the 29th of March, in a state of
drunkenness, and asked for drink "upon tick."
This was refused him by the prisoner's wife,. and
he assaulted her. On the husband being informed
of the circumstance he pursued him, and it was
alleged that from the injuries inflicted by the pri-
soner, deceased died.

Mn. Justieeles having summed up, the jury
retired to consider their verdict, and after being
absent about 20 minute, they returned into court,
and gave a verdict of guilty of manslaughter.
Sentence was deferred.

OXFORD CIRCUIT. —SHREWSBURY, July 27.
CROWN COURT.
BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON A WOMAN.
Henry Humphreys, 28, labourer, was charged
with stabbing and wounding Emma Coyle, with
intent to do her some grievous bodily harm, on the
10th of January last, at Ludlow.
Mr. Corbett prosecuted ; Mr. Cooke Evans de-
fended the prisoner.
Towards'll or 3.2 o'clock on the night in ques-
tion, the prosecutrix, an Irish "unfortunate," of
anything but pleasing appearance, met with the
prisoner, and they agreed to accompany each other.
They went up a passage in Corve-street, where a
dispute took place about a shilling. Because the
prosecutrix would not accede to his wishes,
prisoner caught hold of her throat and
tried to force her. He did not succeed, when
he caught hold of her clothes, and taking them
up, stabbed her four times with a knife in the
abdomen and thigh. Before leaving her he gave
her two or three kicks on the back. She did not cry
out, but became almost senseless. She managed,
however, to get to her lodgings, where her
landlady did not succeed. in stopping the bleeding
for some hours. A surgeon was called in, and by
his advice the girl was taken to the workhouse,
where her wounds—not of a dangerous character—
were dressed. She was about a month recovering.
She remained in the union upwards of two months.
Although she had given a description of the priso-
ner to the police, they did not discover him.
About three weeks after she had loft the union she
met the prisoner on a Saturday night at a late hour,
and he spoke to her. She knew him again, and
told him so, when ho threatened to kill her. How-
ever, she got away, but could not find out his
name. Subsequently she learned his name, and he
was apprehended.
The girl was cross-examined at some length by
Mr. Cooke Evans, but he failed to shake her tes-
timony, which was supportdd by other witnesses.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the
learned baron, after some severe remarks upon the
base conduct of the prisoner, sentenced him to 7
years' penal servitude.