The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-24 00:00:00

'SHELBY V. BAINES.

This was an action of traver brought to recover
the value of a stack of hay. Plea—general issue.
Mr. Sergeant JONES briefly stated the case. The
action arise out of a claim which the plaintiff had
had upon a person of the name of Archbell. Arch-
bell had a stuck of hay standing in a held belong-
ing to the defendant, and it was agreed that that
stack should become the property of the plaintiff,
who was to give Archbell credit on his accounts for
-101., the value of the hay. After the arrangement
had been entered into, the defendant had been ap-
prised of the change of property which had taken
place, and she had promised to allow the stack to
remain a month or two longer in her field for the
plaintiff's convenience. Subsequently, however,
she had refused to allow the plaintiff to take away
the hay, and it was to recover the value that this
action had been brought. Owing to some defect in
evidence the plaintiff was nonsuited.
On the Crown side several cases of burglary and
stealing in a dwelling-house were tried, but there
was nothing important in them.

HARLAND V. SMITH AND ANOTHETt.

This was an action of trespass brought to try a
right to a pew situated in the chancel of the church
of Bridlington. The plaintiff was a lady of fortune
and the lay impropriator of that parish, and the defend-
ant Smith was perpetual curate. The other de-
fendant (Jackson) was a joiner, and he had suffered
judgment to go by default. The pew was situated
in the chancel of the church, and unquestionably
belonged to the plaintiff, in whose family the lay
imprepriation of the parish had for a long time been
Vested. For a number of years the pew had been
allotted to the singers of the church, who had usually
been men resident in the parish ; but a year or two
ago, Mr. Smith, the defendant,
bad been pleased to
assign the pew to the children of a charity-school
established there, who had performed the singing
part of the service. In consequence of a request
from some of the old singers, the plaintiff had given
them permission to use the pew, and had fixed a
lock upon it, in order to keep it closed. That lock,
and the door to which it was fastened, had been
forcibly broken down, and carried away by the or-
der of the defendant, and that constituted the tres-
pass complained of.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, found a ver-
dict for the plaintiff— Damages, Is.

SALISBERY,"JrLY 22.
The civil business having been concluded yester-
day, both the Judges were engaged all day in try-
ing prisoners. The cases were, however, not im-
portant or interesting, consisting of the most frequent
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and

Richard Jourdot stood indicted for having, on
the sth instant, at Melksham, in this county, as-
saulted Jane Coles, with intent, &c.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up the evidence
to the jury, who acquitted the prisoner of the assault
with intent, &c. and found him Guilty of a common
assault. He wag sentenced to two months' impri-
sonment in the county gaol.
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BEDFORD, Jinx ,
'1 he two Judges of Assize, the LORD CHIEF
BARON and Mr. Justice IloutovD, opened the com-
mission for this county yesterday evening, and this
morning the latter Learned Judge attended Divine
Service. The Chief Baron, we regret to say, is so
indisposed to-day as to be unable to go to church or
to attend the Court; but his illness is understood
not to be of a serious. nature, and it is hoped lie will
be able to sit in Nut Print Court to-morrow, where,
there are four causes for trial—a large number for

the quiet county of Bedford. The calendar contains
only eight prisoners for trial, but they include a
murder, supposed to have been committed so long
ago as August, 1821, on the body of a woman
unknown; two for highway robbery, two for sheep-
stealing, and one for horse-stealing. The grand
jury have ignored the bills against a young woman
of the age of 18, who was committed on two charges
of arson. The bill against Eastqfe, accused of the
the prosecution.
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the least interest, were the following
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minal murder, is not yet returned by the grand jury, nor
will they proceed on it to-day, as there are no less
than
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CROWN' SIDE.

Wni. Gilbert was brought up to receive the judg-
ment of the Court for a felony (stealing four oxen)
of which he was convicted before Mr. Baron (arrow,
at the Spring Assizes for this county.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD said, the case had been
carefully considered by the twelve Judges, and they
were unanimously of opinion that the offence amount-
ed to a felony, and that the conviction was right,
and sentence of death was recorded against the
prisoner.

LOTON V. GOODMAN.

This was an action for libel and slander. The
plaintiff, it appeared, was some years ago.invited to
stay at the house of her uncle, Mr. James Manton, a
respectable farmer at Creator, and be a companion
to his daughter, whose mind had been so much af-
flicted at the sudden death of her sister that she had
remained ever since subject to occasional fits. The
defendant was also a farmer, and was nephew to Mr.
Manton, who appointed him executor to his will,
and manager, together with a Mr. Thomas Manton,
of his property. Mr. James Manton subsequently
altered his will, and sold his farm. Whilst the
plaintiff was on a visit to her family at Woburn, the
defendant wrote her a letter charging her with rob-
bing his uncle of linen and money; and he also re-
peated the charge to another person on the next day.
She brought this action, therefore, to vindicate her
character, and the defendant pleaded, 'besides the
general issue, that the charge as to the slander was
true. She called a host of respectable witnesses,
who gave her an excellent character.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 104

CHELMSFORD-JULY 23.

Williana Whipps, aged 16, servant, was put to the.
bar, charged with having feloniously assaulted, with
intent, &c. Eliza Whale, an infant of the age of six
years.
The child was on a visit to her aunt, an innkeeper,
at Bocking, in whose service the prisoner was at the
time, in the capacity of "boots." The prosecutrix,
a very pretty and intelligent child, gave her evidence
with great clearness.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the
Learned JUDGE immediately sentenced him to two
months' solitary confinement, and to be twice pri-
vately whipped.
William Marshall, aged 40, labourer, a cripple,
was also indicted for an assault with intent, &c., on
a child of the age of seven years.
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The JURY, without hesitation, found the prisoner
Guilty, and his Lordship sentenced his) to be kept
in solitary confinement for six months, and to be
once privately whipped.

ANOTHER ROBBERY 'OF A JEWELLER
IN THE CITY TO A GREAT AMOUNT.

On Tuesday night a most daring and extensive
robbery was committed in the house of Mr. FoSter,
a jeweller, 13, Aldgate, when property, consisting of
seals, chains, rings, and other articles of jewellery,
to the amount of 12001. were stolen. It appears
that about 11 o'clock, on Tuesday night, Mr. Fos
ter's errand-boy was sent out for some beer for sup-
per; Mr. Foster was the only person in the house
at the time, his family being at Peckham, and he
was in the room over the shop. The boy on' leav-
ing the shop, shut the door, which was secured by a
spring lock, and it is supposed that at that moment
the thieves opened the door with a picklock, and
entered the house. The boy, on returning with the
beer, found the door open. An alarm, was, of
course, immediately raised, and every part of the
house was searched, except a water-closet, which is
behind the shop. No oac having been found con-
cealed in the premises, Mr. Foster felt satisfied that
if the thieves had entered the premises they had
been alarmed, and had gone off without taking any
thing. He had been up stairs, however, but a few
minutes, when he heard a chair overturned in the
shop, and on going down he discovered, notwith-
standiisg the vigilant search he had made, that some
persons had concealed themselves in the house, and
had carried off the property before-mentioned. The
thieves were evidently in a great hurry, as they left
behind goods to the amount of 2,0001., the principal
part of which was displayed in the window and in
other parts of the shop. It is supposed that the
thieves had concealed themselves in the water-closet;
in fact, the other parts of the house were so
thoroughly searched after the boy returned with the
beer, that it is impossible they could be concealed
elsewhere. Some of the property that was stolen
was manufactured by Mr. Foster, and therefore
could be identified ; but the strong resemblance be-
tween many other articles of jewellery by different
makers, and bearing /40 private mark, of the descrip-
tion that were stolen, would render it impossible for
him to swear to them. A reward of one hundred
guineas has been offered for the apprehensien of the
robbers.