The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-08 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

Edward Hannath and William Jackson, Louth, Lincoln-
shim, corn, coal, and timber-merchants—Hugh Schofield
and Abram Gartside, Liverpool, merchants—William
Bright, Admaston, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, and John
Bright, Hugely, Staffordshire, land-surveyot a—Caleb
Chambers and Thomas Jeffrey, HoII).I%TH-street, Strand,
Foreign and English booksellers—Charles Ivens and Thos.
Elkington,'Coventry, linen and woollen-drapers—Louisa
Burr and Harriet Francis, Cambridge, milliners—John
Crompton and Jonathan Beswick, Warrington, Lancashire,
dealers in corn; flour, and provender—Robert Parker and
Henry Cooke, Preston, Lancashire, corn-dealers—William
Lucas and Charles Shuter Boswell, Milk-street, Cheapside,
importers of foreign goOds—Henry Nickisson and William
Nickisson, Stone, Staffordshire, linen and woollen-drapers
---Joseph Evarard and Lewis Birch, Upper Tian, Check-
ley, Staffordshire, drapers—R. Shelmerdine, sen., N. Shel-
naerdine, and T. Shelmerdine, Salford, Lancashire, small-
ware-manufacturers—Thomas Slater and John Ros-
tron, Burnley, Lancashire, pawnbrokers—William Martin
and John Turner, Birmingham, brass-founders—John
Walker, John Salthouse, and Joseph Butler, Prest,m,
joiners—Mary, James, and William Houseman, Bishop's
Stortford, Hertfordshire, barge-builders—Joseph Timmis
and Josiah Tinnis, Alvechurch, Worceste:shire, tanners
William and John Stevens, James-street, St. Anne's,
carmen—John, Jas., and Joseph Menzies, Bristol, drapers
—Joseph Ilainsworth, Matthew Gaunt, Thomas Roberts,
John Beaumont, and John Clarkson, SmaleWell, Yorkshire,
cloth-manufacturers- _Francis and Henry Matthew Hes-
' kins, Wotton Underedge, Gloucestershire, brush-makers—
John Brooks Player and Thomas Webb, Bristol, wine-
merchants—John Alliston and George Hundleby, Free-
man's-court, Cornhill, attorneys—Peter Bell and Co. Lon-
don, commission-merchants.

LONGEVITY.—At Fairfield, near Buxton,
eight persons, in six weeks and five days, died of the fol..
lowing ages :-95, '7l, 96, 81, 62, 65, 80, W.—Total,
620 veers. There are in the village 860 inhabitants.—
..Sheffield iris.

DisTREssiNG AND FATAL. AcCIDENT.—
Wz lament to state that an accident occurtisil last night in
the neighbourhood of Pershore, in this county, which
proved fatal to Mr. STOKES, of Pauntley Court, Glouces-
tershire :—Mr. STOKES was on his way from his own
house, to Pershore; he was within a mile and a half of
the latter place (near Tiddesley Wood), tvhen his gig came
in violent contact with another, coining from Pershore, in
which was Mr. FLETCHER, of Bin Croome ; both gentle-
men were immediately thrown out, and Mr. STorEs
pitching upon his head, death immediately ensued Mr.
FLETcitEn was severely bruisesl, but managed to get to a
neighbouring turnpike-house, from which a person was
despatched to Pershore ; medical aid was procured with
all possible despatch, but in Mr. STOKES'S case it was un-
availing ; Mr. FLETCHER was conveyed to Pershore, and,
we are happy to hear, is doing well.—An Inquest will be
held before
1111% BEST, to-tnorrow.—Mr. STOKES was the
father of Mr. FREDERICK STOKES, solicitor, of this city,-
-Worcester Animal.

The Assizes for this county commenced yesterday
by Mr. Baron Garrow opening the commission : and
to-day, after trying the only cause entered (an un-
defended action), the Learned Judge proceeded to
the Criminal Court, when the following cas.ts were
disposed of:—
John Straiten, aged 25, was arraigned for feloni-
ously stealing one ewe sheep, the property of Wm.
Gregory, of Luton ; and also for killing the sheep,
with intent to steal part of the carcass. Much hor-
ror was excited by a statement, in the opening
speech of Mr. Hunt, that the prisoner had cut off
the hind quarters of the animal whilst living; but
from the evidence, there is reason to believe he first
hanged the sheep. ,
William Baldrey—ls shepherd to. Mr. Gregory.
At half-past six o'Aock on the morning of the 29th
November, he went to his master's fold, and saw
one of the sheep tied to a post. The two hind
quarters were cut off and taken away. The animal
was then dead, but warm, and had not had its throat
cut. It was hanging, .and the flesh very much
mangled. Saw the mutton Mr. Ellard brought the
next day, and they fitted the carcass of the sheep.
She had given birth to one lamb, and had another
within.

Dinah Roe—Lives at Luton. In November last,
Ruth Humfrey had a room at " mine." About half-
past seven on the 30th, prisoner came to mine, and
brought a leg of fresh mutton, ill butchered, queer,
and dirty. He said it was to be baked for the wed-
ding supper. He was married next morning to
Ruth, and the mutton was put on potatoes and
taken by Ellard to be baked for the prisoner.
W. Field, butcher, at Luton.--On the Ist of De-
cember met Ellard with tho meat on his tray; tur-
ned it up and looked at it; it was " shameful"
mangled, and more like horse-flesh than mutton, be-
cause no blood had been drawn from it. Should say
it had been strangled.
Cross-examined— -Cannot swear it was strangled ;
patterned the leg with the carcass found by Baldrey,
and it fitted.

The prisoner wag, after a short deliberation, found
Guilty."

He was again arraigned for stealing on the Ist of
December, (his wedding-day) three shirts, the pro-
perty of Samuel Field, of Luton ; one of which was
found on his person, and the other two under hi
bed. He was found " Guilty."

Mr. Baron GARROW deferred sentence till the con-
clusion of the assizes.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CARLISLE, hlAßcti 4.

The Assizes for the county of Cumberland com-
menced yesterday. Mr. Baron HuHock arrived at
this place about five o'clock in the evening, and in-
stantly proceeded to the Court and opened the Com-
mission. The Learned Judge attended the service
at the Cathedral this morning, and afterwards went
to Court, and disposed of several causes. The fol-
lowing is the only one that possessed any public
interest

snirsoar v. TIMPERON.

Mr. AGLIONBY opened the pleadings. The de-1
claration stated that the defendant undertook and
promised to marry the plaintiff, but had refused to
fulfil his promise. Plea, general issue.
Mr. BLACKBURN stated the plaintiff's ease. The
action was brought to recover a compensation in
damages for the injury sustained by the plaintiff in
conseque►►ce of the defendant's refusal to complete
leis promise of marriage. The station in life in which
the parties moved was not very elevated; but it was
respectable. The plaintiff resided at Wigton, Cum-
berland, and the defendant, who lived at no great
distance, was in the habit of attending the market
held at that place, and was a man of considerable
property. It would be proved to the Jury, that for
19 years the defendant had paid his addresses to the
plaintiff, and had continually amused her with pro-
mises of marriage, which he had, however, always
found some pretext for delaying. The defendant
had gone on promising, until November lust, when
he had suddenly married another lady. These were
the plain facts which he should give in evidence to
the Jury, and they would say what damages the
plaintiff ought to receive. The parties were now
no longer young. The plaintiff he believed was
58, and the defendant 62 years of age (loud laugh-
ter) ; but they would recollect that 19 years had
passed away in courtship, and that the delay had
been entirely the fault of the defendant.
Thomas Stoney examined—l know the plaintiff,
and have known her for the last seventeen years. I

have known the defendant as long. I recollect about
five years ago meeting the defendant at Wilton. We
walked together towards John Simpson's, and as we
were going we saw the plaintiff. Shc was coming
out of her own cottage, carrying something in her
hand for the pigs.—(A laugh.) The defendant and
I went into John Simpson's, and the plaintiff soon
followed us. She sat down upon his knee.—(A
laugh.) I began to be a little jokesome upon them.
I said, " Come now, you have courted a long time,
and I think you ought either to get married or do
some how.—(Laughter.) Defendant then said,
" If ever I marry I'll marry you, Sally Simpson."—
(Loud laughter.)
Cross-examined—l suppose plaintiff had fed the
pigs before she joined us. We had a glass of gin
each. I don't think the plaintiff had any. The
cottage in which the plaintiff lives has only one
room. That serves for kitchen, parlour, bed-room,
and all. She puts gilt gingerbread and such things
up in the window for sale.
Margaret Simpson and Ellen Story proved that
the defendant had at different times promised to
many the plaintiff.
Sarah Scott.—Mrs. Fetish, the lady whom the
defendant had since married, is about 72 or 73
years old.

The Jury retired for a short time, and then retur-
ned a verdict for the plaintiti—Damages,—Three
Hundred and Fifty Pound.
This verdict was received in court with conside-
rable surprise, as very small damages had been ge-
nerally expected.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—OXFORD, MARCH 6.
Daniel Turner was charged with stealing a jacket
from the Seven Stars' public-house, at Thame.
The prisoner hoped his Lordship would be mer-
ciful to him, as the constable, when he took him
into custody, on the 18th of January, put him in
the stocks for near two hours, where the boys of
the neighbourhood pelted him with snow-balls.
Mr. Justice PARK (to the constable)—Did you
put him in the stocks, and allow him to be pelted
witl► snow-balls ? The Constable—l saw no snow-
balls thrown at him ; but I certainly put him in the
stocks. .

.
lir. 3 UStiee PARK—You had no right to put him
in the stocks ? The Constable—My Lord, it I did
wrong, I am very sorry; but I found it in a law book.
Mr. Justice PAnk-11 am sure I know no law
book where this is laid down. The Constable—
My Lord, here it is. (Here the constable took the
law book out of his pocket, and it was handed to
his Lordship. It was a book entitled The Duty of
a Constable, edited by the late R. Raikes, Esq., of
Gloucester, the gentleman who introduced Sunday
Schools.)
Mr. Justice PARK— It may be taken as a general
rule, that any one who reads law books without un-
derstanding them will get into innumerable blun-
ders. The passage in this book is, " A constable
may put a felon in irons, or in the stocks, to pre-