The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-03 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

The Lord Chief Justice arrived at Hertford shortly
before ten o'clock, and soon afterwards took his seat in
the Nisi Prius Court.

WEBB V. FRANKLIN.
This waa an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a
labourer, to recover compensation from the defendant,
who, it appeared, was a gamekeeper, for the seduction of
his daughter.

The Ection was undefended.
Mr. GRIMSTON, who appeared fer the plaintiff, stated
the circumstances under which the action was brought.
The parties were in an humble station of life, and the
defendant had been on intimate terms with the daughter
of the plaintiff for a considerable period of time, and
she at length became in the family way by him. Some
attempts had been made to induce him to do the girl
justice, but as he declined to do so, it was found neces-
sary to adopt the present proceeding, and the defendant
having suffered judgment to go by default, it was fbr the
jury to say what damages the plaintiff was entitled to for
the injury he had suffered.
Eliza Webb, the daughter of the plaintiff, was then
examined, and she briefly proved the facts as stated by
the Learned Counsel.
No evidence was offered as to the means of the de-
fendant.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE briefly charged the jury,
and left it to them to say, under
.these circumstances, to
what amount of damages the plaintiff' was entitled.
The jury found for the plaintiff—Dr rages, 30/.
SCRINGUOUR V. CHILD.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a stock
broker, residing at Totteridge, against the defendant,
who is a farmer at Edgeware, upon a horse warranty.
It appeared that the plaintiff had purchased a grey
gelding of the defendant for 32L, under a verbal war-
ranty that he was four years old and sound. It was
alleged, on the part of the plaintiff, that he was only three
years old, and that he was limp, and on these grounds
the action was brought. As is usual in horse cases, the
evidence was of a very conflicting character.
The jury eventually found for the defendant.

IRIS El ASSIZES,
ENNIS, Feb. 25.

LIBERATION OF O'CONNELL.—Edward Browne stood
indicted for having maliciously set fire to a stook of oats,
at Arthangan, the property of David Conway.
David Conway sworn—Was in his field ou the night
of the Gth of September last; his oats were in stooks,
and he saw the prisoner go over the ditch, and deli-
berately place a sod of red fire under one of the stooks;
he thin went off, and the stook was burnt all but two
sheaves.
By Mr. COPPINGER—This occurred on the evening of
the 6th of September? Witness—lt did, Sir Before
I bring the matter to your memory, tell me had you
any falling out with Browne a short time before ? I
had, indeed. Was it not the night of the rejoicing for
the Liberator, Mr. O'Connell, and the State martyrs
that your stook of oats was set on fire ? Indeed it was.
Was not every field ti the neighbourhood in a blaze
that night? They were, and all the ditches and moun-
tains too.—(Laughter.) That was a great day for Dan,
wasn't it ? It was, and for the country and repeal.—
(Laughter.) Then you are a repeal warden, I suppose?
I am, Sir. And sure it is not possible you would grudge
a stook of oats to be lit up in commemoration of
Dan's release from prison? It it was asked freely, I
wouldn't have hindered every stook in my acre and a
half to be in a blaze that night.—(Laughter.) Was
there great shouting and rejoicing all around you ?
Oh, indeed yeti don't know but the half of it.—
(Laughter.) What was the value of the stock con-
sumed ? About ls. 6d. Did you deduct the price of it
from the Repeal rent ? I did not, indeed ; far be it
from me, or one of my generation.—(Laughter-)
Mr. COPPINGER then addressed the jury, asserting
that the prisoner was not actuated by any vindictive
feeling in setting the oats on fire—it was an evening o-
general rejoicing and illumination.
The prisoner was acquitted.

In consequence of the decrease in the trade at the
ports of Ramsgate and Milford, the salary of the land-
ing surveyor at Ramsgate has been rt duced, and the
clerkship at Milford abolished. Ramsgate is to be rated
for the future as a port of the fifth class, instead of the
fourth class, in consequence of the falling off in the
trade there, which is now very limited, Ramsgate being
resorted to principally as a harbour of refuge, and not
for purposes of trade.
SHOCKING DEATH OF Miss JANE CHESTER.—An
inquest was held yesterday upon the remains of this
lady, who was in her 84th year, at the mansion of her
' brother, Sir R. Chester, near Hertford. L appears that
the deceased, on Tuesday last, about three o'clock, had
gone into the kitchen, where she directed one of the
servants to go up stairs. When left alone, the
saucepan on the fire boiled over, and the deceased
endeavoured to remove it, when her shah I caught
fire, and she was immediately enveloped in
flames. Her cries for assistance were heard by
the servants, who endeavoured by every means to ex-
tinguish tho flames, but could not do so until the un-
fortunate lady had been most dangerously burned about
the arms, face, chest, and lower part of the body. The
deceased continued in the greatest agony till twelve
o'clock at night, when she expired, sensible to the last.
The Coroner and jury having expressed the deepest
r.)gret at the shocking occurrence, returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET' MONDAY, FEB. 24.
—There has been a steady demand for flannels, without
any change in the rates from those of the last two weeks.
The wool market continues rather dull, and prices re-
Main the same without any likelihood of advance.—
alone/testa/. Uuurdinn.

HOME ClRCUlT—llertfo/d, Ma:ch 1.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
Thomas Wale, 21, groom, was charged with having
feloniouiy and maliciously fired a barn, at the parish of
Watson, in the occupation of William Kempton.
Mr. Bodkin with Mr. Ballantine conducted the prose-
cution, and Mr. Charm.ck and Mr. Hawkins appeared
for the prisoner.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel
for the prosecution, and the evidence, that the prisoner
had been in the service of the prosecutor, who occupies
a farm called Bardolphs, near Walton. as groom, for
nearly two years, at the time the fire happened, which
was on the evening of the 31st Decemher. On that day
he had taken out his master's riding horse without per-
mission, and when he returned, apparently slightly in-
toxicated, his master ordered the cook not to give him
any beer at his dinner. He was very angry in conse-
quence, and said that he would have the beer from his
master before night. Nothing particular occurred until
the evening, between seven and eight o'clock, when the
prisoner twice went to one of the servants for a light,
and upon one occasion it was remarked that there were
small pieces of straw sticking to the candle. A witness
was examined, who deposed to the fact of seeing the
prisoner go from the stable towards the barn where the
fire broke out ; and an attempt was made to show that
almost immediately afterwards the barn was found to be
in flames. When the prisoner was apprehended, he de-
clared that he had nothing to do with causing the fire,
and that if he had, it was an accident. These were the
principal points of the evidence in support of the charge,
and one of the prosecutor's servants also stated that a
short time ago, the prisoner said to her that he won-
dered there had not been a fire at " Bardolphs" before,
as his master used a threshing machine.
Mr. CHARNOCK made a very able address to the jury
on behalf of the prisoner, and called several witnesses.
who gave him a good character.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON having summed up, the jury
returned a verdict of Not guilty.
SVephen Boswell, 21, George Warboys, 22, and Fre-
derick Jeans, 19, were indicted for being unlawfully in
the night-time armed with guns and other offensive
weapons, upon certain enclosed land belonging to the
Marquis of Salisbury.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Boswell
and Warboys, and Acquitted Jeans. The prisoner
Boswell, who had, it appeared, been several times before
in prison, was sentenced to twelve, and Warboys to six,
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Thomas Ardrews, 18, Joseph Bail, 19, and Samuel
White, 20, were also indicted for a similar trespass upon
the land of the Earl of Essex, at Watford.
The prisoners pleaded guilty.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoners to be
kept to hard labour for four months.
James Lash, 56., was charged upon three indictments
with forging orders for the payment of money with in-
tent to defraud George Jacob Bosanquet, Esq.
The prisoner, pleaded guilty to all the charges.
He was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years.
In the course of the day Mr. Clarkson applied to his
Lordship to discharge the recognisances of a person
named Oldfield, under the following circumstances:—
It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel
that a bill of indictment was found at the winter
assizes against the defendant and several other persons,
fur having, as was alleged, kept a booth for gambling
purposes at the Gorhambury races last year. The
Learned Counsel intimated that as he said doubtless
for good and sufficient reason the prosecution had been
abandoned against all the defendants except Oldfield,
who, knowing that there was no found ttion for the charge
against him, insisted upon taking his trial, and he had
served a notice to that effect upon a person named Moses
Jacobs, who had represented himself as being the pro-
secutor of the indictment, but that individual now denied
that he was the prosecutor ; and the defendant, being
unable to find out who the prosecutor really was, could
not serve any other notice, and was therefore unable to
free himself from the indictment. He was now in attend-
ance, ready to take his trial, and as no one appeared to
prosecute, he trusted the Court would order the recog-
nisances to be discharged.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON, having consulted with Mr.
Straight, the clerk of assize, said he could not at pre-
sent take that course ; but he would allow the defendant
to enter into his own recognisance to appear and
answer any charge that might be preferred against him,
and dispense with his finding any sureties.
CIVIL SIDE.

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Ditto, New, las. 7/ dia.
Brighton,Lews,& Llast.
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Ditto and Gloucester
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Cambridge and Lincoln
Chatham & Prtsmouth
Cheater and Ilolyhead
Chichester & Brighton
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Ditto, ditto, No 2 ..