Star.
London, England, 1830-08-14 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK, Ave. 12.
The business of the assizes for this county commenced to-day at
twelve o'clock, the Judges having previously gone to church. The
business, on the civil side is unusually heavy, there being 34 causes
intended for trial. A considerable number of these, however, are
undefended. On the crown side there are the names of 86 prisoners,
which is a large number, considering how recently the quarter ses-
sions have been holden ; but, except one cue of murder, there
does not appear any thing of peculiar aggravation amongst the of.
fences with which they are charged.
(Before the LORD CHIRP` &mow.)
LATHAM V. ROGZRI.

This was an action of slander brought by the plaintiff, who is a
member of a club at Birmingham, at which the defendant stated
that he had been guilty of practices revolting to human nature.
The words were proved ; and, no defence having been offered, the
Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 100 L

HIND V. °Rasmus.
This was an action of slander. Both patties lire in the same
street, at Birmingham. The plaintiff keeps * confectioner's shop,
and the defendant carries on the business of a saddler. A little girl
about nine years of age, as apprentice of the plaintiff's, swore that
she heard the defendant impute to the plaintiff that she was a wo-
man of improper character, had been found in bed with a black, had
kept a house of ill-fame, and had killed a servant of hers with a
broomstick and rolling.pin.
A servant-maid of the plaintiff's bore testimony to the same
effect. _ _

Mr. &leant HonLamm (who was assisted by Mr. WiLLtaxs)
having laid this evidence before the the jury,
Mr. Dawmax (with whom was Mr. HILL) addressed the jury
for the defendant, who solemnly denied, he said, that be had ever
used the expressions alleged by the witnesses. The learned counsel
argued both from the probabilities of the case, and the manner and
circumstances under which the witnesses had given their evidence,
that their story was utterly incredible. He admitted that if the dc.
fondant had really cut the imputations stated by them upon the
plaintiff', character, the damages laid in the declaration (1001.)
would be insuilcient—they ought to be 1,0001. But the story
was altogether false, and therefore the defendant was entitled to a
verdict. _ _ _

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages one farthing.
GUILDFORD, Auo. 13.
The commission was opened here yesterday. The calendar,thongh
unusually heavy, presents no case of * very aggravated cut.
(Before Mr. Baron GARROW.)
On the application of Mr. CLanxsow, the trial of Hoary Slags,
for burglary in the house of the Rev. John Courtenay, at Sander-
stead, was postponed till the next assizes, in consequence of the
sudden illness of the prosecutor.
George Rooney pleaded guilty to the charge of being at be.
fore his term of transportation had expired.—Death was seced.
William Jackson was indicted for obtaining a watch and ap-
pendages, the property of Thomas Faulkener, at Farnham, under
false pretences. From the evidence, it appeared that the prose-
cutor had left his watch at the shop of Edward James,* watchmaker,
of Farnham, to be repaired. The prisoner by some means was aware
of the circumstance, and going to James, got pos essi n of the
watch by stating he had been sent by Mr. Fa etul He then
offered it for sale to a person named Muggeridge for 12s. and the
latter was about to purchase it, when, in consequence of something
which his wife said, he was induced to send for a constable, and the
prisoner was accordingly taken into moody.
The prisoner put in a written paper, purporting that he had been
led to commit the offence by distress. A verdict of Guilty was re-
turned, and
The learned Judge sentenced him to six weeks' imprisonment
and hard labour, cautioning him, at the same time, to beware how
be ever appeared at that bar again. The learned judge warned
Muggeridge never to make such bargains again ; and observed that,
as the hest way to make him remember, he should bear his own ex-
penses, adding, too, that if ever he did, he would be liable to be
prosecuted as a receiver, and be sentenced to fourteen years' trans-
portation.
CIVIL Srnx.—(Bfore Lord TENT ZUDEN.)

DOE ON THE DEMISE OF OVERTON V. HAMPTON.

This was an anion of ejectment. The plaintiff founded his
claim upon a matt/age deed, which was admitted by the defendant;
but the latter proving that the legal estate was in the hands of ano.
ther by a previous instrument, the plaintiff was nonsuited.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, August 13.
LAST DAY OF SITTING.

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