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LONDON, MONDAY EVENINP, JULY 30, 1827.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HERTFORD, Jew., 28..
MARQUESS OF SALISBURY V. WINTLE.
This was an action of trespass for sporting on the
plaintiff's land. Plea, the general issue.
On the 9th November last, the defendant, who
was stated to be a provision dealer in Mark-lane,,
went down to 'the plaintiff's manor at Hatfield, iu
company. with a. Mr. .Godesden, to fiave' a day's
sport. Each had a double barrelled fowling piece,:
and they had but • one sporting dog, the property of
Mr. Godesden. At a place called - Pounds -Wood'l
they made a stand, and the dog was sent into the
wood. A pheasant arose and flew across the road,
and whilst standing on the public highway, the de-
.fendant brought down his b►rd. Whilst so engaged
the plaintiff's gamekeeper came, and warned the de-
fendant and his friend that they must not sport
there, and demanded a sight, of their game licenses,.
which was refused. For the act of killing the phea..
sant, the defendant was afterwards summoned I*.'
fore a Justice of the Peace, and adjudged to pay a
penalty of 51. Before the present action was
brought, the defendant wrote to the plaintiff's attor-
ney a submissive apology for the trespass, and pro-
mising never again to go upon the Noble Marquess's
manors. Notwithstanding this submission the
action was proceeded in.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, animadverted, in 'strong terms,
upon the spirit in which the action was brought, and
spoke of it as a most oppressive proceeding.
The Jury immediately found their Verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages, One Farthing. •
The Noble Marquis recovered a shilling damages
in an undefended action of the same sort, against a
Mr. Samuel Benningfield, of NO. 11, Hartstreet,
Mark-lane.

ARCHER V. GILBERTSON.

This was an action for a libel upon the plaintiff,
imputing to him that he had cheated his creditors,
and that he had been guilty of perjury in an affidavit
filed in Chancery. The defendant pleaded a justifi-
Cation.

After a trial of considerable length, and it being
admitted that the defendant's plea of justification
had failed in proof,
, The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction,
found their verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 401.
The Assizes ended this evening, about seven
o'clock.

at the George, and afterwards at the Barley Mow.
He boat about 17 or 18 pots of porter. Witness saw.
him pull out two sovereigns and some silver; one of
the sovereigns was loose among the silver, and the;
other he unwrapped from a piece of whitish-brown•
paper. The prisoner was very quarrelsome, And.
stiatchirg-a hammer from Applebee's hand, said to
Applebee, " I have knocked down a man this morn-
ing, and 1 could knock down you." He then flung
the hammer into ale mud.

The Jury, after a short deliberation, pronounced
the prisoner Godly.
The Learned JUDGE addressed the prisoner in a
most impressive manner, and advised him to prepare
for the awhri change which awaited him, as his case
was one to ivhidr mercy could not be extended.'
The prisoner, who throughout the trial, had di;.-
played the utmost indifference, btirst into laughter,
while the Judge Was,addressing-him.

WESTERN CIRCUIT, WINCHESTER, JULY 27.

Two men, of the name of IGeorge and Ashdown,
were convicted of a robbery tinder the following
very aggravated Circumstances :—A poor old couple,
the man being eighty-three, and the woman eighty-.
two, of the name of Frost, were employed at one of
the toll-gatei; in the Isle of Wight, to receive the
tolls, and, consequently, lived by themselves in the
toll-house. One very wet blowing night, the old
man was awakened from his sleep by somebody
calling " Gate," on which he slipped out of bed, and
unlocked the door, for the purpose of letting the tra-
vellers, as he suppoSed, through the turnpike. No
sooner was'the key turned, and even before he could
lift the latch, than George rushed in, and beat the
poor creatures to the ground ; they then proceeded to
ransack the place, making themselves masters of four
sovereigns, two half sovereign, several silver spoons,
a silver watch, and other articles, constitut-
ing all the worldly riches of the poor creatures.
Finding a drawer locked; George insisted on having
the key of it; and on this the old man, making a com-
plaint of the usage he was receiving, George seized
on. a clasp knife, and swore with imprecations that
he would cut him to pieces if he did not keep quiet,
and following up these threats with actions; he struck
the old man's head violently against the wall, and
subsequently severely bruised him with a cudgelthat
he had brought into the cottage with him, so that
the day after, when the poor fellow went before the
Magistrate, his arm was completely black and blue
from the shoulder to,the wrist. Having taken all
that they considered worth having, the men depart-
ed; but immediate pursuit being made, they were
overtaken on the following morning, when the old
man's • watch was faithd on the person of George,
together with a couple of sovereigns, and on Ash-
down' was found one sovereign. The prisoners did
not make any defence, and the Jury, satisfied with
thetestimony of the old couple,who swore positively to
the persons of the men, though they had previously
been unacquainted with them, returned a verdict of
Guilty."
The JUDGE put on the black cap, and commented
at considerable length on the cruelty which the pri-
soners had added to their crime of robbing the poor
old couple of almost all they had k the world. He
earnestly advised them to prepare for the worst,
for he could not hold out to them the slightest sha-
dow of mercy. _ _

The Assizes ended this morning at nine o'clock,
and the Judges will proceed to Salisbury, to open
the commission there on Saturday afternoon.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-BEDFORD, JULr £S

Last eveaing-,:,.the grand- Jury ignored. the bill I
against Thomas... Jena and ThonicksP'gtt for the
murder of Thomas Sheppard, in a pugilistic rencontre,
at Leighton Buzzard.
Mr. Baron GARROW, however, directed them to
be detained, to be tried on the finding of the Coroner's
Inquisition ; and .yesterday morning they were ac-
cordingly placed-at the bar.
Mr. Sergeant STORKES said, that the prisoner
Jeeves, and the deceased Sheppard, in the mouth of
June last, had a quarrel, and agreed to fight for a
sovereign, and the result was, that Sheppard re-
'Delved in the end a tremendous blow on the neck,
and he was carried quite insensible from the ground.
The deceased languished for two days, and died in
consequence of the injury which he received on the
neck, in the fight.
Mr. HAWKINS, Counsel for the prisoners, took an
objection to the record of the inquisition, because it
did not say that the wound the deceased received
had caused his death. From the time he received
that wound until the time of his death he might
have died of apoplexy, or of other. disease.
Mr. Baron GARROW saw the objection was fatal
to the inquiry as soon as he read the record, and it
did not surprise him; in fact, he should -have been
more surprised if the record, like most of the records
which came through the hands of Coroners, had
not been of less value than the parchment on which
it was written.
The Jury found the primulas Not Guilty under
his Lordship's directions.
His LORDSHIP then addressed the prisoners, and
told them they had had a very fortunate escape. He
assured Jeeves that if the Jury had found them guilty
upon the facts which were laid before him in the
Coroner's depositions, he should have left him for
execution. • _

Hem:, George, aged 20, was indicted for stealing
a horse, the property of Mr. W. Chapman. There
was another indictment for receiving the horse,
knowing it to be stolen. At the last Assizes, a man,
named Walker, was tried, convicted, and executed,
for stealing the horse in question. As his friends
were taking his body to Biggleswade for interment,
a person was observed to enter the town riding the
horse, for stealing which Walker was executed. The
rider proved that he had purchased it from the pri-
soner George, who had been a companion of Walker's.
The Counsel for the prosecution consented to an
acquittal on the indictment for stealing; after which
the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty to the indictment
for receiving, and his Counsel pointed out a legal ob-
jection, in which Mr. Baron Garrow concurred, and
the prisoner was acquitted on that indictment also.
The prisoner wrs then discharged.

THE HARVEST.—The reaping of spring
corn has commenced in this neighbourhood, and in all pro-
bability a great quantity of barley will be cut next week, if
the weather will permit. The wheat is ripening fast ; the
bottom becoming white, and the top brown. In general,
the spring crop is much inferior to the wheat ; which,
for the most part, is strong in the stem, large in the ear,
and bold in the grain.—Shejfield Courant.
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NEW LAW OF ARRESTS.—The following
are the enactments of this law, which comes into operation
on Ithe let August :—No person to be held to special bail
where the cause of action is under 201. Defendant to be
discharged from arrest upon making deposit with the She.
riff, and may, instead of perfecting bail, allow deposits to
be paid into Court; or if he remain in custody, or give
bail to the Sheriff, he may pay the debt into Court, with
201. to answer costs, and file common bail. Defendant
may receive deposits and payments out of Court, upon
perfecting bail. Defendant, after perfecting bail, may
make deposit and payment, and file common bail. Per-
sonal notice of summons to appear, and when defendant
does not appear within eight days, plaintiff may enter com-
mon appearance. From the Ist of August, 1827, the
provisions of 19th Geo. 111. cap. 70, extend to actions
for higher sums. As to arrests in Wales, Cheshire, Lan-
cashire, and Durham, by process out of any of the Courts
of Westminster-hall, Sheriffs, &c. not to execute process
unless the writ be delivered by an attorney, Sze:and endor-
sed with his name and place of abode. Warrants, &c. con-
trary hereto shall be void. This act not to extend to Scot-
land and Ireland.