The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—APPLEBY, AUG. 27.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY entered this town on Satur-
day, and opened the commission. Mr. Baron Hul-
lock entered the town on Sunday evening. Business
began this morning. Mr. Justice Bayley presided
on the civil, and Mr. Baron Rullock at the crown
side. The calendar was very heavy for this courvy,
where there had not been a single prisoner during
the two last assizes. There were on this occasion
seven prisoners, one for uttering forged notes, three
for stealing, two for a burglary, and the other, John
Mitchell, aged 34, a travelling showman, was charged
on the Coroner's inquest with the manslaughter of
his wife, Jane Mitchell, by throwing her into the
canal at Kirkby in Kendal, on the 3d of June last,
by which she was drowned. Mr. Baron ilullock
came into the court at 10 o'clock in the morning.
After the customary4formalities, the Grand Jury
were sworn, and his Lordship shortly addressed them,
observing that the calendar presented a very different
aspect to what it had done on so many preceding
occasions, and expressing his regret at the number
and heinousness of the offences.

James lll'Pherson and George Williamson were
indicted for burglariously entering the house of John
Bramwell, a farmer at Gateside, on the 18th of June,
and taking thereout a silver cup, a pair of shoes, and
a desk.

John Bramwell was called up on the morning of
the 14th of June by his servant Raw. He went
with him, and found the chest of drawers and writ-
ing-desk in a field not far from the house. He then
rode off to Kendal, a distance of five miles, and got
there a quarter after five, and called upon Carolus,
the police-officer. They got a gig, went on the
Burton road, and overtook both the prisoners, whom
they stopped and searchefi, Witness searched
M'Pherson, and found some cheese in his pocket,
which, by its quality and taste, he was sure was his
own. He observed M'Pherson had a pair of new
shoes on. Williamson had a pair of old shoes on
which belonged to witness.
James Fawcett, keeper of the House of Correction
at Kendal, proved that M'Pherson, when in cus-
tody, sent for him and told him that the silver cup
was in the corner of a field, about a quarter of a
mile from Bramwell's house.
Mary Bramwell; 'wife of the prosecutor, said there
was a knock at her door, a little before ten o'clock
on the night of the 18th of June. She opened the
door, and saw the prisoner Williamson, who asked
her for something to eat : she gave him some curds
and bread, and asked him where be was going at
that time of night. He answered to Kendal, and
then to Lancaster. After he was gone, witness
bolted the door and looking through the window,
saw him join another man in the read who had a
cap on, but she could not rLcognize him to be the
other prisoner.
John Clapham met the prisoners at a quarter past
three on the morning of the 19th, about four miles
from Bramwell's house, in the way to Kendal. It
was then light.
Mr. Baron HuLLocx said, the question as to the
burglary was, whether it was dark when the things
were taken out of the house. It was light at a
quarter past three o'clock, but the prisoners were
then four miles from the prosecutor's house.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, and then
brought in a verdict of " Guilty of stealing in the
dwelling-house in the day-time, to above the value
of 40s: Sentence of death recorded.

Joseph Hartley, aged 30, was indicted .for steal-
ing, on the 3d March, a mare, the property of the
Rev. Win. Railton.
Thos. Thwaite, the gaoler of Appleby gaol, said
the prisoner desired him, two days after he was ap-
prehended, to write to Mr. Railton to inform him
where his mare was, and to express his hope that
Mr. Railton would not prosecute him.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner is much fatter
ilt
now than he was when apprehended. He was then
in a wretched condition, nearly starved, and without

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money. Since he-lead been 7.l;takft ha, bey
hayed well, and had been ietritaMHoitt.:
. Verdict—Guilty, but tecOmniended to mercy on
account of his destitute -.condition. Sentence of
death recorded.
Thos. Little was indicted for stealing a horse-
collar of Isaac Byes, a farmer, at Morland, on the
25th of July last.
.The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty ; on
which,
Mr. Baron BULLOCK told him he had had a nar-.
row escape, and warned him to take care of himself
for the future. I
Three bills were found against Edward Willient
Hodgson, for uttering forged notes; and the bill
against John Mitchell, for putting his wife into the
water, was thrown out; after which the Grand Jury,
having no more bills before them, were discharged.
Mr. ARMSTRONG mentioned the case, and said, it
was not his intention to offer any evidence upon the
coroner's inquest, and he moved that the witnesses
might have leave to depart.
Mr. Baron BULLOCK said, that inquisition was
good for nothing; it was not worth the parchment
whereon it was written.
Mr. Att3trritoNo said, there was not sufficient
evidence, had the inquisition been correct.
Mr. Baron BULLOCK said the witnesses might go
away.
Edward Willianz Hodgson was put to the bar,
charged with having put off a forged guinea note,
purporting to be of the house of Sir Wrn, Forbes
and Co., of Edinburgh, on the 16th of May last,
with intent to defraud Lai neelot Wharton, an inn-
keeper at Orton.
The prisoner, in his defence, said; he took the
notes in payment, and did not know any fault of them.
Mr. Baron BULLOCK summed up -with great
minuteness to the Jury, and told them it was a charge
which indisputably put the prisoner's life in very
great jeopardy; for if found guilty, it was impossible
his life could be saved.
The Jury immediately found thoprisoner " Guilty."
His LORDSHIP, after the usual formalities, passed
sentence of death upon the prisoner, telling him he
-lust not flatter himself with any hopes, but must
prepare himself for that death which he would as-
suredly meet with.—The prisoner was then removed.