The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

Tueeday, July 9.

' TDB QUEEN V. DE BURGH THOMAS.
Mr. Wilson appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. V.
Williams defended the prisoner.
• The prisoner is a gentleman, and brother of Mr. D. Tho-
• mas, of Pwllyurach, in the county of. Glamorgan, a man of
considerable landed property. The prisoner was indicted under
aggravated circumstances, for cutting and stabbing one W.
Rice, with divers intents.
. - William Bice—l am gardener to Colonel Tuberville, at
Laublethian, in this county. I remember meeting the pri-
soner; he was with my sister, coming out Of a shed attached
to my father's house. I did not like the prisoner to follow
my sister, as I knew it was for a very bad purpose. I tried
to take my sister from him. She ran from me. I then went
to Mr. Thomas, and desired him to go about his business.
He was then on foot. It was near eleven o'clock. He then
got on his horse. I again told him to be off • he was very
abusive. I threatened to strike him. He then backed his
horse for three or four yards. I went to him and again told-
him to be off, and raised my arm up, and then I felt my arm
as if a sharp instrnment had entered it. I felt wounded, and
then I struck him, and he then galloped off. I called out to
my father that I was shot in the arm. I thought I was shot,
because I knew that the prisoner generally carried pistols.
•I bled very much. I walked to Cowbridge, nearly half a
mile, to Mr. Lewellyn, a surgeon. I felt very weak. I bad.
Illy wound dressed that night and next morning. I was be-
fore the magistrate on the Sunday. • -
John Rice, the second witness, said—l am the father of the
last witness. I remember- my son calling out that he was
stabbed- by Mr. De Burgh Thomas. I saw my son and Mr.
Thomas, and Mr. Thomas said, "Don't touch me for your
life." My son said he bid been shot in the arm. I saw the
bole in his coat, and blood flowing out. Ile then went to the
doctor with my other son. (This man had been made so
drunk as to be unable to give his testimony, and was com-
mitted by the Judge.)
Mr. Lewellyn, a surgeon—l . examined prosecutor's left
arm. I found -a wound about an inch long and about the '
same in depth. It was a cleanly cut wound by a sharp in-
strument. . -
M. liervey—l am a policeman. I produce the bloody
clothes.

(The clothes were here produced, literally soaked with
blood.)
William Rice was here recalled by the Judge, and upon
being questioned about his father's intoxicated state, he
stated that some of the prisoner's relatives had got hold of the
witness (his father), and had plied him with drink so as to
make him incapable of giving his evidence. This disgraceful
conduct was severely commented upon by Baron Rolfe.
Mr. V. IVILLtAms addressed the jury for the prisoner, who,
after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty of a
common assault,. Sentence—three months' imprisonment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
BOW-STREET.

J. Barrell was charged with embezzling 52/. 10s., the
property of James Golding, of 56, Strand.
Mr. Golding stated that he was an oil and Italian
merchant, in the Strand. The prisoner was employed
' by him as a clerk and town traveller; he was accustomed
to receive money for him. On the 15th of June, witness
gave him a receipt for 52/ 10s., which entitled him to
receive that sum from the Hon. Colonel Montague, with
instructions to call at that gentleman's house to procure
the money. The prisoner then left him, but never re-
turned or sent the money.
Colonel Montague's butler proved that on the 17th of
June the prisoner called at the residence of his master,
- No. 1, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-square, and pre-
sented the receipt in question, on which witness handed
him a cheque drawn by Cohoel Montague on IVlessrs.
Hoare and Cu., of Fleet-street, for the amount named.
Mr. Harrison, a broker to Messrs. Hoare, the bankers, 1'
proved that he had:cashed the cheque mentioned, but he
'could not tell to whom he paid the amount.
The prisoner declined making any defence, and was
fully committed for trial.
Mr. James Duff M.P. for Banff, was summoned be-
before Mr. 'l'wyford for assaulting police-constable A
163, and obstructing him in the execution of his duty.
The lion. Gentleman pleaded guilty.
A 163 stated that oe Monday last he was on duty at
Whitehall, to keep order and prevent confusion arnow,
the carriages which were setting down visitors at the
Duke of Buccleuch's Ate. The carriages were ranged
in line to set down their occupants in regular order.
Mr. Duff, who was one of the visitors, drove up in his
cab and attempted to break through the rank in order to
get down at the gates of the Duke of Bticcleuch's man-
sion. Witness told him what regulations bad been
made as to the setting down of visitors, upon which the
Hon. Gentleman drove off: In a few minutes, however,
he returned, and attempted to dash through the rank.
Witness went up to him, and, catehit,g hold of the reins,
attempted to stop the horse, when Mr. Duff stood up in
his cab, and struck at him in a most vicious manner
with the whip over the horse's head. Witness warded
off the blows, and Mr. Duff eventually got out of his cab
at the appointed place, and walked into the house. He
refused to give his name to witness, as did also his
groom. _ _

Inspector Partridge corroborated the constable, and
added that the latter was obliged to get in front of the
horse's head to avoid the violent blows which were aimed
ut him.
Mr. Humphries, who attended for Mr. Duff, said that
as his client had pleaded guilty, he, of course, was nut
at liberty to make any defence for him.
Mr. Duff said that the truth was, he was driving a
very vicious horse, and as he was attempting to drive
through an open space in the rank, the constable seized
hold of the animal, and thereby caused it• to rear up
and shy. He (Mr. Duff) then struck the animal in a
severe manner, but he denied Most positively having
struck at the policeman.
Twvroao said that he must believe the inspector
and the policeman on oath against the statement of Mr.•,
Duff. He could make no excuse for that gentleman.
He thought it •vva3 a very bad case, and one which
he ought W make an example of. The police had given
him every warning, and told him the regulations of the
Commissioners, but he had disregarded their orders. He
repeated that the offence was not excusable, and he should
order that Mr. Duff be imprisoned in the House of Cor-
rection for 14 days.
Mr. Huinphries said he hoped the Magistrate would
take into consideration the fact of Mr. Duff having
pleaded guilty.
Mr. Burnaby asked the constable whether Mr. Duff
had struck him and injored him, or whether he had only
struck at him ? The constable replied,
that the defen-
dant had struck at him, but he warded off the blows
sith his arms.

Mr. TWYFORD said he had laboured under a misap-
prehension. He thought Mr. Duff had injured the police-
man, but as he had only struck at him, he conceived
that imprisonment was too severe a punishment. On the
other hand, be .was of opinion that a fine of 51. was no
punishment at all. lie wished the Act of Parliament
had not given Magistrates a choice of fine or imprison-
ment. He should prefer an Act which gatvheemthedmisetrhee.
tp:onsn. ears of
fo
althPerisn°unminbgerOonflyd, abyust they allowingih t sentence a
person to be imprisoned. As the case did not present
such glaring misbehaviour as he had at first thought, ho
should, instead of imprisoning Mr. Duff, inflict a penalty
upon him, but that penalty must, of course, be the highest
allowed by law, namely,.s/—The fine was paid.
MfIBYLEBON
Sarah
woman,abSotit
about
th al
thirty-five , i 7
yearslo rnps oon avery w
f,
age,
was
pl l-edd raets sed
the
b:ir before Mr. Long, charged with having obtained
money from the .nobility and gentry by falsely repre-
senting herself to be deaf awl dumb., The Marchioness
Cornwallis and Lady Elizabeth Palk were present, and
tr.commodated with seats near the Magistrate.
Charles Barrett, butler to the Marchioness Cornwallis,
12, Park-crescent, lleg,ent's-park, deposed that on last
MOnday week the prisoner called at the lv.use, and pre-
stnted to him two cards, one of which wa's
,printed,
setting forth that the bearer thereof had been deaf and

Baines and Co., was Obliged to call his creditors together,
and an assigment of all his goods for their benefit was exe-
cnted by him to John Adamson and others. In the course
of May following Mr. Adamson, in collecting the debts due
to the insolvent Taylor, called on the prisoner, by whom he
was informed that his debt to the insolvent's estate amounted
to about 1701., to which sum it had been increased by the
addition of AL* of goods on the 2d of March. On a subse-
quent application in the month of November the prisoner
stated that his account, with the exception of 35L, had been
settled, and he produced two invoices, one for the goods de-
livered in January, and one for those delivered in March,
both purporting to have been settled by Taylor. An inter-
view subsequently took place, at which Taylor, the prisoner,
and his solicitor, and some of the trustees of the insolvent,
were present, when Taylor declared the receipt, or acquittace,
appended to the second invoice to be a forgery. An action
was commenced by the assignees to recover the full amount.
The prisoner pleaded payment of all except 351., which he
paid into court. The case came on for trial at the last York
Assizes before Mr. Baron Rolfe, when a verdict was obtained
for the plaintiffs. This prosecuti9n was accordingly com-
menced.

The jury, after a considerable retirement, returned a ver-
dict Gf Guilty. The sentence was dtferred.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchestcr, July 11.
The commission • for holding the assizes for the county .of.
Hants was opened in this city between five and six o'clock
yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Justice Wightman, who was
met at the riilway station by the High Sheriff. Mr. Justice
Patteson arrived by the mail train. This morning their -
Lordships attended divine service at the Cathedral, and soon
after twelve o'clock repaired to the Courts, Mr. Justice Wight-
man presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Patteson
sitting at Nisi Prins.. Although it was expected that .the
business here would have been heavy, still it. has turned out
otherwise. There are only 12 causes and 31 prisoners, but
among the latter are the following charges:-1 for murder;
(2 of them on children of 7 and 4
2 for manslaughter; 1 firiorbmbearylici;ousanldy
2cuftotringand wounding;
burglary.
j73"flonrrs)atrh'seo2nCfo;rrosahvnifgohrioaauP3;et Mr. Justice Wightman has tried a
man for cutting and wounding, where the wound was of the
slightest description, and in which the jury considered the
prisoner had acted under such provocation that he was fully,
justified in acting on the defensive, and he was therefore ac-
quitted. His Lordship has also tried a man for manslaughter,
but.in this case the whole affair was a public-house quarrel,
ending in a fight, which the prisoner throughout had been
anxious to prevent.
In the Nisi Prius Court, Mr. Justice Patteson, after taking
some undefended causes, tried.. two actions of ejectment,
which will form a subject for discussion in the Courts next
term.

GLAMORGANSHIRE.—Cardiff, July 8. -
These assizes commenced this day betbre Baron Rolfe.
The cause list only contained 11 causes, and the calendar of
prisoners only 15 prisoners.
John Rees and Ann Williams were indicted for administer=
ing poison to the female prisoner's mother, Mary Vaughan.
Mr. Williams and Mr. Richards appeareA for the'prosecu.-
tion ; the prisoneri were undefended.

Verdict—Guilty. Transportation for life.
Edwards, William Jones, and R. Thomas were 19-
dieted for feloniously having set fire to and burn down avers
taro outhouse at Merthey, in this county.
Mr. R. C. N. Came and Dr. N. Came appeared for tg/e-
-prosecution ; and Mr. V. Williams and Mr. Richards de •
fended the prisoners.
The whole point of this case turned upon the word " cow-
house" in the indictment, and which word is not in the Act of
the 7th 'William IV. and Ist Victoria, c.. 89. • • .
The Learned JUDGE, after hearing the arguments of coun-
sel, decided that a cowhouse was not a stable within the.
meaning of the Act, but he would reserve the point.as to the
word " outhouse ;" ho weever, the prisoners were acquitted on
the merits.