The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, Feb. 24.
The Assizes for the county of Cumberland commenced
here this morning. The Criminal Court sat at ten o'clock,
Mr. Justice Coltman presiding; Mr. Justice Wightman sat
at twelve o'clock on the civil side.
(Before Mr. Justice CourmAN.)
John Gillespie was indicted for a burglary in the house of
Joseph Grindal, at Wigton, on the night of the 10th of De-
cember last.
Mr. Fawcett conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was
defended by Mr. Ramshay.
Mr. FAwcErr stated the case, and called the following
witnesses :
Joseph Grindal stated, that he is engaged in business as a
draper at Wigton, and that on the night of the 10th of De-
cember last the house and shop were fastened up in the usual
manner. The witness slept up. stairs, in the same room with
his assistant, Joseph Chadwick. About two o'clock he was
awakened by a noise below stairs. He listened, but the
noise hail ceased. Being alarmed, however, he awoke
Joseph Chadwick, and both went down stairs. On going
to the door leading out of the shop, he found it open. It
had been fastened the night before. Hearing a slight noise
in the shop, he endeavoured to close the door, but found that
the lock was broken. He then saw a light for a moment,
but it was instantly extinguished, and some person came out
of the shop door. The witness caught him by the breast,
but was instantly knocked down. He was insensible for
some seconds, and on coming to himself a little, be found
some one beating him on the head and face. He struck at
the man, and called for help. His assailant put his fingers
into the witness's mouth, and nearly choked him. The wit-
ness caught the man by the ear, and the man let him go,
and made off along the passage towards the back-yard. The
witness pursued him, but lost sight of him, and returning
along the passage, found a blue cap, with something in it
he supposed to be the lining, but which proved to be a
handkerchief. At the shop door, out of which the rob-
bers had come, were found a crowbar and a hat, and
on the counter a dark lantern. A large quantity of goods
had been taken from the drawers, and put up ready to
be taken away, but nothing apparently had been removed.
The prosecutor was severely cut on the lip and nese, appa-
rently with some sharp instrument. The wounds bled for
several hours.

Joseph Chadwick stated, that he went down with Mr.
Grindal along the passage to the back door of the shop.
They found it open. Mr. Grindal directed the witness to
bring a light, and he went towards the kitchen for that pur-
pose. Looking back, however, and seeing a light in the shop,
he returned, but the light was instantly extinguished, and
some men rushed out. One of them passed him in the pas-
sage, and the witness felt he had a cloth cap. Ile ran along
the passage, and witness pursued him into the yard. He
got over into the yard of the Black Swan public-house ad-
joining, and witness followed, calling for assistance. At this
moment another man came up, and told the witness if he did
not hold his tongue, he would blow his brains ont, and both
the men went off in the direction of a passage adjoining the
Black Swan-yard, called Meeting-house-lane.
It appeared that about daybreak the following morning
there was found a pair of boots on a horse-stone in Meeting-
house-lane. These were of rather peculiar make. The
right one was very much bent in the sole, and inside the
heel was a piece of cork so as to raise that part of the foot
about an inch. The prisoner is lame in the right foot, and
wears usually a boot of a similar construction. A shoemaker
was also called who had mended a pair of boots for the pri-
soner, and had put on the right boot a patch similar to that
appearing on the boot now produced. The heal was raised in
the same manner. The prisoner had been seen in Meeting-
house-lane about two hours before the robbery.
It appeared from the testimony of a police-officer of the
name of Hetherington, that he had had the prisoner in cus-
tody some days before the robbery ; that he then searched
him, and to the best opinion of the witness the cap now pro-
duced was the one lie then had on.
Mr. RAIUSHAT addressed the jury for the defence.
His Lonpsufr• summed up. •
The jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty.—Trans-
ported for life.
THE LAMSIONBY MUIDER..-llifl LORDSHIP stated that he
had examined the little girl, the principal witness in this
case, and that she was in such a state of ignorance that he
could not permit her to be sworn. It would probably be ne-
cessary to postpone the trial.
Mr. TEMPLE said he was instructed for the prosecution,
and that he did not think it would be proper to proceed to
trial without the evidence of the girl. He had, supposing
the trial to be postponed, an application to make to the
Court on the subject of the custody in which she should be
placed till the next assizes. She had hitherto been in the
custody of the constable. He (Mr. Temple) admitted it was
not desirable that she should remain in that custody, or in
that of any one connected with the prosecution. ..At the
same time, he did not think the father should be the person
to whom she should be confided. He had, he (Mr. Temple)
understood, sold all he was possessed of in the county, and
there would be no security for the production of the child
as a witness at the next assizes. Besides, the object of post-
poning the trial was, that the child might have an opportu-
nity of being instructed. It was not probable that abject
would be attained by intrueting her to the person by whom
she had been brought up in such utter ignorance. He would
propose she should be put in the care of the gaoler, by
whom she would be taken every care of, and where she
would be instructed by the chaplain.
Mr. Wimulis said he was not aware of any reason for de-
parting from the usual course, or for supposing the father
would prevent her appearance. He, however, should not
oppose the application.
The trial was postponed accordingly:
Several prisoners charged with minor offences pleaded
guilty.
Francis Neale was convicted of an assault, with a felonious
intent, upon the person of Elicabeth Dixon,
n, and sentence
ford
to four months' imprisonment. The paricu are unfit
publication.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 25.
(At Guildhall, before Lord DEN MAN and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. DOUGLAS.
This case, after lasting the whole of Monday and to-day,
was brought to a conclusion this evening.
It was an information against the defendant for receiving
presents from the Raja of Tanjore, at whose Court he was re-
sident, and from the neighbouring Princes of Poodoocottah,
which by Act of Parliament was a misdemeanour.
According to the Solicitor-General's statement, the de-
fendant had received a monthly allowance of two thousand
rupees from the Raja besides other large sums, under the
head of "table-money, and under various pretexts.
Rumours of these proceedings having reached the Indian
Government, Mr. Bayley and Mr. Kindersley (since dead)
were sent to investigate the matter, and the following is one
of the letters from the defendant to Mr. Kindersley :
" My dear Kindersley,—l have some hopes that you may
be spared a duty which I am sure will be most disagreeable
to you, from a letter which I have addressed
to Government
to the
,
and which I enclose you a copy. show it
official ; if you think proper, to Bayley, with my regards, if
he pleases to accept them, certainly with my respects. He
has acted fairly and honourably to me, g
I wish h accordin to the
impressions which he has received ; but e could
have read my heart, or which would have answered the
same purpose, the heart of the Raja,. the bitterly de-
ceived 1' No; it is I that have been bitterly deceived. I
have not the least intention of denying the fact of having
lent myself to a system of some forty years duration.
The cruelty of Sir Fadom's measure, my deep and hopeless
state of embarrassment, the refusal of the Court to grant me
any redress, because I was employed out of the regular
line of my profession,' though they acknowledged the injus-
tice I had met with from the Governo4of Madras, the inat-
tention of Lord Elphinstone to their orders for
the rmy appoint-
ment to Travancore, by way of compensation, eduction
of my salary at Tanjore, when I did return there, of upwards
of 500/. per annum, the entire failure of my
healh,
incurred for
others. Oh, I could add to the list, but though I did so for
ever, it would be no excuse. The best, the only palliative
part of the proceeding is, that I did not deceive the Raja.
lie was told I would unflinchingly perform my public duty,