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SUMMER ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDFORD, JULY 30.

Edward Bird, aged 21, William Jarmine, aged
22, and. Charles Bennet, aged 29, were indicted for
burglariously entering the dwelling-house of the
Rev. H. 'Williams, at Malden, and feloniously steal-
ing therein various articles, his property. John
Holden, the younger, aged 20, was charged with be-
ing an accessory before the tact. The principal evi-
dence against them was that of the approver,
Samuel Gaskin, who deposed as follows :—I have
been brought here from the House of Correction at
Kingston. I know all the prisoners. I saw them,
with the exception of Holden, at the Sea Lion,
near Kent-street, Borough, on the 10th of January.
Bennet then told me he had a person who would
give 101. for the horse and cart belonging to Hol-
den the elder, and asked me if I would go with him
and get it. He added, that he knew Holden, and
that he kept the Plough at Malden. I said I
was not accustomed to horse-stealing, yet I con-
sented to go with him. We all set off early in the
evening, and reached Malden about eight o'clock.
We had a stock, a centre-hit, a small crow-bar, a
lantern, and several pick-lock keys, with us. These
we hid in a hedge, about 100 yards from Holden's
house. It was agreed that we should assemble at
the spot where these were hid precisely at 11
o'clock at night. We then parted, and I went to
Holden's, where I got some refreshment. I had
not been there long before Holden the younger
entered into conversation with me. He told me
he knew my face, and asked my name. I said it
was Robert Williams, and he replied he knew me
when I was in Horsemonger-lane gaol with him. I
told him he was mistaken, which was the truth. He
asked me if I knew two young men who were
transported, named Taylor and Bartlett, and whe-
ther I could sing the song one of them used to do.
I said I could, and sang it, and afterwards several
others, in a " theatrical style." After we had con-
versed some time, he asked me if I had my tools
with me, as if I had he could put me up to a job. I
asked where it was, and he replied, it was at the
old parson's close by, and that if I would do
it, he would give me 51. and would lend me his
father's horse and cart to bring the goods to London,
or he would come with me himself. I had never
seen him before to my recollection. I went
out with him, and after walking about half a
mile we came to the house, which he pointed
out to me, and after telling me how I was to
manage, we returned. I told him, as we were re-
turning, that I would go and do it that very night.
I left Holden's house at twelve o'clock, and found
Bird, Bennett, and Jarmine at the place appointed.
I told them what had been said about Mr. Williams,
and, as it was not late enotigh to go there then, we
staid some time in a farm-yard. On arriving at Mr.
Williams's, we got over a gate, and by means of the
centre-bit, bored six holes in the shutter of one of
the windows. 'We then wrenched out the piece
with the crow-bar, and I put in my hand and undid
the fastenings. After collecting together all we
could, we went to Holden's house. I proposed call-
ing up young Holden, but Bennett objected for fear
of waking his father; and it was agreed that we
should get the horse and cart out by ourselves,
which having done, we drove off to London, and
took the property to the house of One Simmons,
who is a hatter in Petticoat-lane. We had some
coffee.there, and afterwards went to the Sea Lion,
near Kent-street. While we were talking an officer
came in, and after questioning me about a hat and
umbrella, part of the stolen property, which I had
then with me, took me into custody, and I was sent
to Horsemonger-lane gaol on suspicion of felony.

This statement Was corroborated in many of its
parts by a number of witnesses.

The Jury consulted for about ten minutes, and
then returned a verdict of '6 Guilty" against Ben-
nett, Bird, and Jarmine; and of "Not Guilty"
against Holden.

FORD V. BELCHER.

The defendant is the late well.known proprietor
of the Castle Tavern, Holborn, and the present ac-
tion was brought to recover the amount of stakes
deposited by the plaintiff in his hands, to abide the
issue of a badger fight.• The stakes were given up
by the defendant to the party in whose favour the
decision of the. referee had been given. The plain-
tiff now sought to impugn the justice of the decision.
On the case being called on,

Lord TENTERDEN, after ascertaining that it re-
lated to a bet, ordered it to be struck out, observing,
that he was not going to have the time of the Court
wasted, or its dignity impaired, by trying trifling
actions about bets.

THURSDAY, JULY 31.

William Pitt, GOodman Levi, and Samuel Craw-
ford, were put to the bar on a charge of feloniously
stealing from the person of Mary Donkin, at Moul-
sey, two 100!., one 501., one 30/., one 201., and one
Si. Bank of England notes, the property of her hus-
band, Richard Mugginson Donkin.
After a tedious and uninteresting trial, with the
particulars of which the public, through the Police-
office examination are already acquainted,
Mr. LAw rose, and said, that in the exercise of his
discretion, as counsel for the prosecution, he could
not think of carrying the case any farther.
Mr. Baron GARROW said, he had long been of
opinion that nothing could come of the case, as he
believed also were most of the Jury.
A verdict of Not Guilty was recorded. •
Goodman Levi .vas discharged • immediately by
direction of the Judge.
The Learned AMINE expressed a hope that the
police would keep their• eyes fixed on the " thimble
gentlemen," who prowled about, committing all de-
scriptions of robberies. Let them, wherever they
*saw them, drive them away; and if that were not
sufficient, let them apprehend them as rogues and
vagabonds, for rogues and vagabonds they certainly
were. In particular, they ought to keep a watchful
eye on the prisoner Crawford.

LINCOLN, JULY 29.

William Draper, a farmer's servant, aged 22, was
indicted for feloniously violating the person of
Esther Squires, a servant girl, about 15S years of
age, who stated, that on Saturday, the sth instant,
she went to Newark market to sell some butter for
her mistress, and,as she was returning home, having
a few miles to go, somebody told h©r that if she
overtook the foremost of two waggons, which were
before her, she might ride in it. She was ultimately
permitted by the prisoner to ride in the waggon
which he was driving, and after they had proceeded
some distance he also got into the waggon. He did
not attempt to molest her until they turned from the
high road down the lane leading to the village of
Claypole, when he all at once seized her by the
shoulder, and threw her down. She entreated him
to desist, and catching up his whip, threw it into
the road, in the hope that lie would get down to re-
cover it, and so afford her an opportunity of escaping
from the waggon. He, however, called out to his
horses, anti they stood still. He then, in despite of
her cries and struggles, effected his purpose. After
stopping for a short time at Mrs. Lufton's, she went
home to her mistress's, whose house was about a
quarter of a mile distant. Her mistress (Mrs. Jack-
son) observed she had made good haste, and in-
quired whether she had rode or walked ? The pro-
secutrix replied that she had rode, but it would
have been better for her if she had walked. She
then fainted. She subsequently took an opportu-
nity, the same night, of acquainting Mrs. Jackson
what had befallen her.

Both Mrs. Lufton, with whom she had lived for
two years, and her present mistress, Mrs. Jackson,
confirmed her testimony, so far as jespected her
conduct, appearance, and the state of her person,
after she bad got home. They also described her
as having always conducted herself with exemplary
modesty.

_ .
On the part of the prisoner, a respectable-looking
farmer, named Harrowsmith, was called, who swore
that he observed the waggon at the hour and in the
place described by the prosecutrix ; that there was
no noise proceeding from it, nor did it stop for a

moment. The prisoner, he said, was walking be,
side his horses.

Some women, who were haymaking in the ad-
joining field, stated. they heard the prosecutrix in
conversation with the prisoner as they were corning
along.
And lastly, John Parkinson swore that as she
alighted from the waggon, she said to the prisoner,
" Thank you, young man, for the ride you have
given me;" and she ju►nped down from the wheel
without assistance.

The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

John Dawson, shoemaker, aged 33, was indicted
for having been present, aiding and assisting Wil-
liam Robinson, in violating the person of Mary
Coney.
The prosecutrix, a good-looking peasant girl, about
20 years of age, on the evening of the 17th of Sep-
tember last, went from her mother's house at Sprid-
lington to the feast of Overby, about two miles off,
where there was a dance, and remained there until
midnight.. She then set out from the public-house
to go home, but, perceiving herself followed by one
of the bankers (workmen engaged in crating a drain-
age in this part of the country), she went back to
look for somebody to see her safe home. She found
no person there who was going her way, and as
she was in the passage near the door, the same
banker who had previously followed her put
his arm round her waist, and attempted to
drag her out. She seized hold of the door-
post, but somebody else unloosed her hold,
and she was dragged away to a pinfold at some little
distance, where she was thrown down and abused.
One man held one of her legs, and another the
other; a third held her arms and put his hand on
her mouth to stifle her cries, while a fourth • abused
her person. A man, named Frow, having been at-
tracted by the noise, came to her assistance, and
pulled away the man who was abusing her. This
man she since learned was Robinson, who has ab-
sconded, but she did not know any of the parties at
the time.

From some defect in evidence, as well as from
the fact of the violation not having been satisfactorily
completed, the prisoner was aequitted.

YORK, JULY 30.

The trial of the causes here proceeds very slowly.
The Court has been occupied the whole of to-day
with a single cause, " Vickers v. Galliniore," which
involved a question of right of way, and did not
present a single point of public interest. After the
trial had lasted six hours, Mr. Justice Bayley pro-
posed a reference, to which the Counsel for
the plaintiff agreed; but Mr. Sergeant Cross, who
appeared for the defendant, and who had before
the commencement of the trial offered to refer,
declared that although he would, in the first in-
stance, have gladly embraced the offer, yet now
that so much time had been occupied, he must'
insist upon going on. Mr. Justice Bayley was
about to ascertain whether the client of the Learned
Sergeant was averse to a reference, when the latter
somewhat armly declared that he (the Ser-
geant) was the representive of his client, and ought
alone to be consulted on the subject of his client's
consent. The point, he said, he submitted with
great deference to the Learned Judge. Mr. Justice
Bayley observed, with great good humour, that the
Learned Serjeantsubmitted the point, but certainly
not with great deference.—(A laugh.)—The cause
accordingly proceeded, and occupied the Court
during the remainder of.the day. At seven o'clock
the cause was still going on. Between 30 and GO
causes st:11 remain to be tried. Of these seven are
Special Juries. In one of the latter Sir 'James
Scarlett is specially retained, and he is expected here
on Friday. Mr. Baron Hulloek left on Monday for
Barnard Castle. The Learned Baron, although fully
equal to the labours of the Crown Court, did not
think it prudent, in the present state of his health, to
risk the fatigue of assisting Mr. Justice Bayley in
trying civil causes.

STAFFORD, JULY 30.

Edward Hodgson was indicted under the 7th and
Bth of George IV., c. 29, sec.l7, charged with em-
bezzling three different sums of money, the property
of his master, Mr. John Seotte,--Acquitted.

IRISH ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

LIMERICK, JULY 28.
HILLIARD V. O'BRIEN.

Sergeant GooLD stated the case. This was an
action of trespass and assault, to recover compen-
sation in damages for the loss of an eye. The
plaintiff had been once in respectable circumstances
in this city, but owing to the vicissitudes of trade,
was no longer in the enjoyment of his former af-
fluence. The defendant was a grocer in George's-
street, with whom the plaintiff dealt. On the 30th
of June he went into his shop to settle his account,
and complained of an overcharge. Upon this a
quarrel ensued, which ended in the plaintiff having
received a blow from the defendant, by which be
lost his right eye. While the plaintiff was yet in
great torture, and bleeding profusely, the defendant
never desisted from his assault till he kicked him
out of the shop.

Miss Honora Holland, a fine young woman, largely
enceinte, examined—l was passing by the de-
fendant's shop on the 30th June, and my attention
was attracted to it by a noise. Saw the defendant
striking the plaintiff. He was in a great rage, and
struck the plaintiff repeatedly. He kicked him, and
continued beating him till he kicked him out of the
shop. Plaintiff had his hand upon his eye, which
Was bleeding profusely.
Cross-examined—Well, Madam, you are a Miss,
I belieVe ?—Yes, Sir.
You are in a promising condition for one ?-oh,
Sir, if I am, you had nothing to do with it. Many
better girls than'l am have been in that condition.
It is my own property, and I don't see what right
you or any body else has to question it.
Is this the first time you have been in that inte-
resting state?—lndeed it is not, Sir, and I hope it
won't be the last.—(Laughter.)
How many children have you had ?—I had one.

Where is it ?—lt is manuring the plains of Con-
naught.
Now, could you take upon yourself to say how
often you were unfortunate ?—lndeed I can't; at all
events I would not tell you. It is not to every body
I am obliged to confess my sins.
Would you tell the Priest P—lf I had Father Pat
there (pointing to a Priest in Court) in a snug cor-
ner, I would tell him every thing to be sure.—(This
produced roars of laughter, in which the Priest, who
was at first a little confused, joined.)

Joseph Welsh and his wife swore that the plaintiff
came to their house on the clay in question, shortly
after the quarrel, and his face was covered with
blood.

An apothecary proved that he attended the
plaintiff, and that he lost his eye, in consequence of
a blow he received.
Verdict for the defendant.

On Saturday, two men and a woman were
charged in the Police Court with entering a house in Tay-
lor-street, with intent to steal. A servant girl who was
left in charge of the house, the family being at present in
the country, was also accused of aiding and abetting the
prisoners. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared
that a young lady, a relative of the family, had been in the
habit of sleeping in the house in the absence of the pro-
prietors, and that her brother accompanied her to her tem-
porary lodging on Friday night. On entering, they felt a
strong smell of tobacco ; and from this circumstance, in
connexion with other appearances of a suspicious nature,
they were convinced that some intruders had got into the
house. '1 he young lady, with great courage, instantly pro-.
cured a candle, and although opposed by the servant, pro-
ceedei to make a search. tier astonishment may be ima-
gineiTi, when she discovered, under her Own bed, the large
glaring eyes and dark visage of a rough unshaved Irish-
man ; and peeping over his shoulder like a wild-cat the
uncommonly hard-favoured countenance of a female. The
other prisoner was afterwards found in a cellar, arid assist-
ance being procured, they were lodged in the Police Office.
Glasgow Courier.