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London, England, 1844-08-03 00:00:00

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, Aug 1..

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ACIIERLEY.)
John Wardle, aged twenty-six, was indicted for wound-
ing Edward Palmer Ryan, on the 15th August, 1842, at the
parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
This was a remnant of the many cases tried in this county
during the last two years, arising out of the lamentable riots
which occurred in the Potteries, in the autumn of 1842. It
appeared that the prisoner was one of the mob taking part in
the riots, and the prosecutor, who is a constable, was present,
endeavouring to restore order, when Wardle approached him
and cried out, " Here's a spy." He then struck him a violent
blow on the back part of the head with what appeared to be
a constable's staff, and the prosecutor fell. His head was cut,
and he was ill for several days, from the effects of the wound.
The prisoner was not apprehended until April last, when he
was found working at Mr. Wood's pottery, at Burslem, four
miles from Stoke-upon Trent.
s' The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to be im-
prisoned eighteen months. There was another indictment
against him for riot, but it was not proceeded with.
William Dexter, thirty-nine, pleaded guilty to having mar-
ried Mary Canfield, at Stoke• upon-Trent, on the 18th July,
1843, his former wife Sarah, to whom he was married at Ruge-
ley, in 1823, being still alive.
The prisoner had nine children by his wife, whom he left
under the impression that he was going to look for work, but
instead of doing so married again, and his family, whom he
left at Walsall, became chargeable to the parish, and were
received into the union workhouse.

The prisoner said his wife would not go to him, and he
could get no employment.
The Jupwc—That's a curious reason for marrying another
woman, and having two wives to keep instead of one.—
(Laughter.)
He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour.

The case of Beard, for wilful murder, is fixed for to-mor.
row morning.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Chief Justice TI DAL )

HILTON V. EARL GRANVILLE.

At the opening of the Court this morning the hearing of
this cause was resumed by Sir Thomas Wilde addressing the
jury for the defendant, but, contrary to general expectation,
he called no witnesses. At the conclusion of the Learned
Sergeant's speech the Chief Justice summed up, and the jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff upon all the issues, thus
arresting the work of spoliation and destruction to the pro-
perty of the cottagers. It is said that, unless some arrange-
ment is entered into, there will be at least fifty actions of a
similar kind, now that the Court has decided against the pre-
scriptive right and custom relied on by the noble defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEN WELL.

Charles Henry Thomas, a genteel-looking young man,
a clerk to Messrs. Tennant and Harrison, solicitors,
Gray's Inn-square, was charged with stealing a quantity
of silver-plate, consisting of candlesticks, toast-rack,
snuffers and stand, two Chinese silk shawls, a splendidly
bound edition of the Pictorial Bible, in three vols. quarto,
a telescope, and other valuable articles, the property
of Miss Elizabeth Grimes, to whom Mr. Harrison, is
guardian.
In December last six cases of plate, books, &c., were
brought from Bristol, and deposited in a room adjoining
the 4affice, in Gray's Inn-square, and to which the pri-
soner had access. On the 19th of June the prisoner
pledged the candlesticks at the shop of Mr. King, a
pawnbroker, in High Holborn, alleging that his name
was John Thomas, and that they were the property of
his aunt, a Mrs. Crowe, who lived in Gray's Inn-lane.
On the same representation he pawned, at intervals, the
other articles at Mr. King's, and at Mr. Crocket's,
another pawnbroker, living in Dean-street, Holborn.
On the 18th ult., he offered the silver toast-rack in
pawn to Mr. King, but demanded so small a sum upon it
that his suspicions were awakened, and he sent for po-
lice-constable Chapman, 38 E. When the constable
arrived, the prisoner expressed his readiness to conduct
him to his aunt, whom he now said lived in Leather-lane,
and who would at once confirm the veracity of his state-
ment ; but finding that Chapman was determined on in-
vestigating the matter, he made a full confession of his
guilt. The property was identified as Miss Grimes's, by
111 r. Hull, an appraiser, and it appeared that the reason
of the prisoner's stating the articles were the property of
Mrs. Crowe was because the name of Crowe (Miss
Grimes's aunt) was engraved on the inside of the bibles
and prayer-books.

He wits committed for trial to the Old Bailey.
A young lad, named Thomas Hobbes, was sent to the
House of Correction for two months, for stealing fifteen
apples from the orchard of a person, named Rippon,
residing in the Archway-road, Holloway. Mr. Rippon
was not present. The boy had never been in custody
before ; but the policeman who apprehended him, Ser-
geant Kell, S, said he saw him in company with bad
characters. The boy was aged about fourteen. Mr.
Greenwood was the Magistrate.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals at Bombay—England's Queen, May 21 ;
Thistle and Princess Charlotte, 21st ; Caledonia, 24th ;
Symmetry, 26th ; Eagle, 27th ; Windsor Castle, 28th ;
Herculean, June 1 ; Larne, 7th ; Universe, 16th, all
from Liverpool. Myaram llyaram, May 23 ; Good Suc-
cess, 31st ; Advocate, June 3, from Siam • Australia,
May 24 ; Dinlius, 26th ; Isabella, 27th ; Tc>ken, 28th ;
Lady Feversham, 29th ; Albatros, June 3, all from
London. Caledonia, May 26, from Newcastle ; Coro-
mandel, 27th ; Larkins, 28th ; Forfarshire, 29th ; Paul
Jones, June 6 ; Bombay Castle, Bth ; Anne Eliza, 11th,
all from China. Paulina, May 29, from Boston ;
Amity, 31st, from Mauritius ; Brilliant and Sarah Bosse
ford, 31st, from Glasgow ; Persia, June 4, from
Greenock ; Augusta, 6th, from Bristol ; Trio, 14th,
from Aden ; her Majesty's ship Nimrod, 18th, from
Trincomalee.
Departures from Bombay—Actress, May 19, to Mau-
ritius. Her Majesty's ship Clio, 20th, to Trincomalee.
Orleans and St. Mungo, 21st; Nestor, June 4 ; Julia,
9th ; Auckland steamer, 13th—all from Calcutta. Shaw
Allum and Earl of Clare, May 22 ; Prince of Wales,
26th; Lowjee Family, 27th ; Stalkard, June 4; Charles
Grant, 4th ; Sultana, 9th ; St. Lawrence, 12th ; Mar-
quis of Hastings, 12th ; Jamseetjee Jeejeebhoy, 13th ;
Fort William and Queen Victoria, 15th ; John Wick-
liffe, 17th—all to China. Cheverell, May 22; to Hull.
Arrow, 26th, to Zanzibar. Northumberland, 28th ;
Mary, 20th ; Henry, June 9—all to London. Nina,
May 28 ; Monarch, 29th ; Scope, 30th ; William
Abrams, June 2 ; Bolivar, 4th ; Ann Martin, Bth ;
Ocean Queen, 12th ; Philopontas, 13th ; Panthea, 15th
—all to Liverpool. Favourite, June 2, to yVhampoa.
Kusrovie, May 23 ; William Gillies, June 2, to Siam.
Autumnus, June 3, to Colombo. Anonyma, June 17,
to sea.

Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales —Cremona,
Bulley, and Mary Nixon, M‘Donnell, previous to 16th
April, from London. The Sultana and Gannett were
about to sail for London.

Arrivals at Kedgeree—Ranger, Mayl4, from Penang;
Nutcut, 14th; Resolution, 28th; Rustomjee Cowasjee,
30th; Red Rover, June 4th; Hero, Bth • all from China.
Peruvian, May 15th; Bowling, 30th; from Glasgow.
Borneo, 15th; Tar, 16th; Argyle, June 1; Tynwald,
sth; all from Mauritius. Josephine, 15th; from Havre.
Anna Watson, 15th; from Bristol. Asiatic, 15th; from
Manilla. Patriot Queen, 16th; Livingstone, 19th;
Canada and Tamerlane, 12th: Chatham, 24th; Hannah,
24th; Devon, 25th; Athena, 25th; Queen, 28th; Bed-
ston, June 3; Alexandrina, 6th; Lady Flora Hastings,
7th; all from Liverpool. Bentinck, steamer, 16th, from
Suez ; Weraff, 17th, from Penang. Kilblain, 18th,
from Greenock. China, 18th; Malacca, 19th; Duke of
Bedford, 24th; Sophia, 29th; Justina, 30th; all from
London and Madras. William Spand, 24th, from
Madras. Lady Kinnaird, 24th ; Gemini, 25th; Path-
finder, 30th; all from London. Zuleika, 24th; Clown,
30th; from Singapore. Elphinstone, 95th; from Cove-
long. Buckinghamshire, 26th; Alie and Rohomon,
26th; St. Mungo, June 6th; all from Bombay. Argyle,
June 1, from Mauritius and Madras. Amazon, from
Penang. Lady Clarke, 6th, from London. Bland,
from Liverpool and Madras. Diadem, from Trincomalee.
Arrivals at Madras—Her Majesty's ship Alligator,
May 25, from Hong-Konz, and sailed June 3, to Hong-
Kong ; Walmer Castle, Campbell, May 25, from Lon-
don, and sailed June 7, to Calcutta ; Hersey, 27th, from
Mauritius, and sailed 31st, to Moulmein ; Bland Callan,
30th, from Liverpool, and sailed to Calcutta ; Apolline,
31st, from Mauritius, and sailed June 2, to Calcutta ;
Atkinson, June 2, from Point de Galle ; John Bibby,
from China, and sailed 7th, to Calcutta ; Earl of Dur-
ham, 4th, from. London ; Mary, Harrison, sth, from
London ; Pondicherry, from Bordeaux ; Lord Elphin-
stone,
9th ; Clarisse, 10th, from Moulmein ; Lord Hun-
gerford, 12th, from London ; Medusa, from Sydney.