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London, England, 1850-05-13 00:00:00

1847. 1848

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(siv't XCHEQUE.R.—(THIS DAY.)
t'ng3 at Nis,-Priu,, at Vilestmimter, before the
"ORD CHIEF BARON, and Special Juries.)
This
Rag` ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SLADE.
an information filed by the Attorney-General
to rest the defendant for a violation of the revenue laws
be
to the manufacture of malt.
jhe case was undefended.
00 I,„,Peared that the defendant was a malster carrying
ether hest at Stockton, in Wiltihire, and that he had
ofti;ed certain premises, according to the requirements
ratite excise law, for the manufacture and preparation of
•ieiB In Consequence of some information which the
~e cificers received, they obtained a search warrant,
te4ll;ttered the defendant's premises on the 3d of De-
-413, er, 1849, for the purpose of ascertaining whether
bet4eNartments were in use except those which had
tideed"ly entered. Their attention was directed to a
titteii,P°r, which appeared to open into an adjoining
teed 'llg-house and they forced it open, and pro-
up stairs,' and found two
.rooms which
for ti!' to have been used for a considerable period
1,-"e Preparation of malt. There were at the time
for% entered two quantities of malt in the rooms in a
kill state of vegetation, and a bell was hung up with
litl'aied clapper which communicated with the premises
414:1 ,and which no doubt was intended to give an
in case any of the excise officers should make
tii: '
,4PPearance below. There were several counts in
hi t 4 diforteation against the defendant, each charging
o Zi,th a separate violation of the revenue laws, and
hidde" of those counts the Attorney-General said he
Press for a penalty of 1001.
ft ve_di eCHIEF BARON having summed up, the jury found
r et for the Crown for 800/.
e()A,TA„.
--keTION PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
tings at Guildhall before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
The and a Commom Jury.)
was
of business brought before the Court this morning
he fe il ftra entirely uninteresting character, and presented
tUre worthy of' a report.
V. 41

FINAL
COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(tio„s.,re
M NEW COURT.
the COMON SERGEANT, and Mr. Alderman W.
~at • HUNTER.)
ilek Prendergast, Josepk Brown, and Thomas
blthvel were indicted with burglariousty breaking ano
'4444g. the dwelling-house of Mr. Terry, 111, Upper
Petelellthfield and stealing a quantity of wearing ap-
Lf v,' 'lnd other articlei, his property, on the morning
1;7 19th of last mouth.
hilt 13r 3"
and Steers pleaded guilty, and Prendergast, not
Th
m4)si euarge against the latter prisoner failed in
.its
th4t hnUiterial r azt, the onl evidence against him being
Thee was seen company with Brown.
lb, Jur,' acquitted Prendergast, and,
to 4, ,A:Thibto SERGEANT sentenced Brown and Steers
en ears' rt
trannortation.

OLD COURT.
Cte (Before the RECORDER.)
4141),-IG AND WOUNDING.— It illiam Neal, aged 43,
INeatit•irer. %as indicted fur feloiowly cutting and
ktiev:ing Anne Hefferman, with intent to do h er some
hilts:" bodily harm. The prisoner pleaded Not
a la) • p
brie prosecuted, and Mr. Kenealey defended
I"°fler.
*4ll Ineffernian, the prosecutrix, stated that she lived
kee:,b"tr mother in Pie-stree r, Westminster, anbelforree-
,eted tieing at home on the Saturday night . before
'etig,,l4 examined at the police-court. The
kore`" with her mother, and she asked himforhlicarislittle
tt °,117 than he had given her. He said would
e nee till he got better convenience..
ra„„ any more
'5%1 Luner said a feather bolster, which was in his
blade ad been made away with, and he said it was
lush tell;waY with by witness. Witness said it. was no
t° ""°g, and she caught hold of the sleeve of his shirt
lit he him listen to her. He pulled himself away
esild.er, and a piece of his shirt was left behind in her
1110, „lie then went upstairs, and she went up afterd
lel :no he struck her a blow across the forehead
t,what After that she was not conscious of,
ercelsaPPened and when she came to again she found
(it, sr' ' Westminster Hospital, where she remained
Ettlj; •
iltase °tine Macarthy, Ellen Summers, and other. wit-
, burincorroborated the evidence of the prosecutrix.
'hat hR the examination of Summers, who admitted
r
tkalle-e had three times been imprisoned for minor
Air, of assault,
14re: :)4INE complained that Mr. Ken, a!ey in.eros..csr-
ttesei°R the witness drew upon his imagination r
en.
'At• ZEN
C)rthy -EALEY observed that it Ives false—a false'locd
kr
,bOl his learned antagoni.t.
~ueh"/"INE retorted that some people did not care
bon date ther people said. Had the observealttieint
Nv°4ll4l Y any other person he might have f
I`ll *e hil° to notice it.
t4el 4°ollnta said it was very unusual for one gen:
tletaZ° to address such an observe ;ion to another goefna
reetribil, Particularly a gentleman wearing the rcbes
r:tr,Cl the English bar.
‘heted ;:EILEY insisted that Mr. Payne Lad cote
a-
teeticue ease in a manner anything but worthy of
°f the bar.
-14°RDER had heard nothing from Mr. Payne
fetkr.
uld provoke or justify such language.
ee I'IALET then addressed the jury for the de-
,„Nv, ault'dending that the offence arose out of an Irish
)4404" the prosecutrix was as much to blame us the
‘33ndeetr' she having provoked him by her irritating
The Learned
sinister insinuations.
The Jury RECORDER having summed up,
'erdiet" 'Y considered for a few minutes and retuned a
Th °I Guilty,
-I:2lev, teT sentenced the prisoner to be transported
Tllig - Years.
losed the business of the cession.

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