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London, England, 1850-03-23 00:00:00

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H E WESTERN WORLD
OR,
TRAVELS IN 'THE UNITED STATES TIT 1846-7.
By A LEXA.NDER MACKAY. Esq.

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SSIZE JN TELLTUENCE.
NORFOLK CIRCUIT.— Cumbridge,! rat 22.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WJGHTMAN.)
IMium Eusdon, aged 25, a retipectable-looking map,
was indicted for maliciously setting fire to several stacks
of corn and farming premises of Mr. Elliott Smith, at
Girton, on Thursday the Bth day of January last.
Mr. Palmer appeared for the prosteutiun; Mr. Nay-
lor defended the prisoner.
The evidence con,isted principally of the testimony of
a min who, according to his own statement, had been at
leas a participator in, if not the originator of the crime,
and who was contradicted by a third party, as consi-
dered by the jury insufficient to justify a conviction, and
they returre I a verdict of Not Guilty.

WESTERN CI 11C U IT—Exeter, March 21.
CROWN COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.)
Samuel Sheere and John Gordon were indicted for ma-
liciously setting file to a house, some persons being
therm'', with intent tc defraud the the West of England
Insurance Company.
Mr. Kerslake was counsel for the prosecution; and
Mr. Collier and Mr. Challoner Smith defended the
prisoners.
The evidence produeel for the prosecution showed
that the house in question was one of several houses in
a row at Dolton, near Torrington. It was occupied by a
person of the name of Lyne ; the wile of Lyre hal at
up aster her husband, who had gone to bed early on the
evening of the 20. h of February. The wife was going
to bed abut twelve o'clock at night ; sho smelt fire, and
upon an examination she saw fire under the thatched rout.
She gave an alarm, and the neighbours put the fire out.
Next door but one was a house, occupied by a person
named llssetr, and under the thatch of that house a
quaht:tvof barley straw was found. This made it pretty
evident that it had been the act of an incendiary. Then
came the question as to who had committed the act, and
with the view of ascertaining this the shoe-marks around
and near the houses ware traced a considerable distance,
nearly three miles, and the trackers, from some other
su,pieion, w ent to the house of Sheere early the next
morning. They found him is bed, his shoes e ere wet and
drying at the lire. They also found his clothes wet and dirty.
Luis shoes were taken, and they corresponded with the
shoerna!ks found near the houses. The shies of the other
prisoner also correspondei with some cf these marks. It
was also shown that both the prisoners had gone out
from their homes about 11 o'clock that night, and did
not return till one in the morning. When the prisoners
were apprehended, they accounted for their absence from
their homes by stating that they had been out poaching.
The shoemaiks were further traced to a barley-mow;
and it was discovers d that some of the barley-straw had
been drawn out of the tick, and that corresponded with
the burnt barley-straw found under the thatch ef .
s-
sett's house. &care had some kind of interest in this
uouse, and had insured it for 1001
, but it was shown
that, had the hou.e been burnt down, he would have
been a loser.
Mr. COLLIER addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soners; and
The Learned JUDGE having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Court did not rise till shortly before eleven
o'clock at night.

NORTHERN eniG.Wll—Liverpeol, March 22.
The Judges finished their labours at Yolk yesterday.
Ir. Baron Rolle lett York early to open the commission
at Liverpool. Mr. Baron Alderson having disposed of
two causes which remained, lett York by the twelve
o'clock train, and arrived in Liverpool last night.
Their Lordships having ait Aided divine service this
morning at St. George's Chapel, Mr. Baron Alderson
sat fir the trial of prisoners in the Crown Court.
The calendar is nut considered heavy fur this division
uf the county. There are in it 48 cases, and the names
of 74 prisoners. Of these six are charged wita man-
slaughter, five with stabbing, one with assault with in
tent to rub, fourteen with robbery, five with felony,
eighteen with burglary, three with bigamy, six with
stealing from a dwelling-house, one with rape, four with
coining and passing base coin, seven with forgery, two
with enabizz'ement, and two wil' concealment of birth.
The two Johnson;, charged with embezzling money,
the property of the trustees of the St. Helen's Savings
Bank, will be tried at these assizes.
Several charges of coining and uttering base coin
were tried ; Mr. Knowles, Q.C., as Attorney-Ge_eral
for the County Palatine, and Mr. Cobtett, prosecuting.
In the civil court scveral undefended actions and
cities of no intrreet were disposed cf, and at three
o'ciccic Mr. Baron Rolfe tried some prisoners, the coun-
sel in the causes in order not being prepared.
The cause list, so far as is known, is not heavy. It is
said to contain au entry cf 108 causes. The list is not,
however, yeL printed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBORO GH- S TEE ET.
BAIL IN THE CHARGE OF FRAUD ON THE DUKE OF
W F.LLINGTON.—Twu 'Arsons offered themselves as bail
for the man and woman Stanley, remanded on a charge
of having obtained money fraudulently from his Grace
the Duke of Wellington.
A clerk from the office of Mr. Humphries attended to
examine the parties. The prisoners had also a solicitor.
The first bail was George Henry Webster, of Evans-
street, Soho. His property consisted t f furniture and
stuck, and was of more value than 1001.
On cross-examination he said he did not know either
of the prisoners. He had been applied to by a Mr.
Smith, who kept a coffee-shop in liarylebone-street, to
become bail. He had not received any guarantee, nor
was he to have any remuneration. Was not aware that
Smith, with a woman named De Souza, was indicted for
keeping a bad house.
The second bail was George Smith, of 14, Jermyn-
street, who said his property consisted of the furniture
in the house.
On cross-examination he admitted he did not know
either of the prisoners; but, at the request of Smith had
agreed to become bail. Was to receive no recompense of
any kind,ec andoe ac
anyac lossfromtedif
a friendly
notd
xpt to beh ep r prisoner
n
should not be forthcoming, but he did efre e(l itnht•.
woman)di
not know where
payment in that case was to come from.

- The prisoner'a solicitor contended that these questions
were irregular. It was only necessary for him to prove
the sufficiency of the bail.
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The MAGI;TRATE thought the questions quite proper.
One thing aas certain. The parties who now came
forward were hired bail. These persons proposed to take
upon themselves the responsibility of paying 50/. each
out of their property in case the party fur whom they
wished to bccome bail should not be forthcoming. Under
all circumstances he mu.t have further inquiry- into the
character of the bail, and woulc, therefore, adjourn the
matter until Saturday.
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