The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-28 00:00:00

SUMMER ASSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.-HERTFORD, JULY 26:
FULLER. V. JAMES.

This was an action of assault and- battery. The
plaintiff, being an infant five years of age, sued by
his next friend. The defendant pleaded :‘ Not guilty."
The plaintiff was the child of -a poor cottager at
Hoddesdon ; and the defendant practised as a phy-
sician in the same town. On the Ist of May, the
defendant was driving in his carriage through Mod-
desdon when something was thrown at the, vehicle.
At this time there were several little boys playing in
the ioad.. The defendant got of the carriage, and
desired to know who had thrown stones at his chariot.
One of the boys pointed out the plaintiff as the
culprit, who immediately ran away, the defendant
threatening to chastise him at the first opportunity.
On the 3d of May, 'the defendant stopped at. the
cottage of the plaintiff's grandfather. The plaintiff,
who was playing in the garden, seeing the defendant,
took .to flight, and endeavoured to conceal himself
in an out-house. The defendant pursued him and
brought him forth. He then pulled hint along the
road to a pond, some parts of which were very deep,
and seizing him by one arm flung him into the water.
The child scrambled out ,with some difficulty, and
afterwards became exceedingly ill; from the violence
he had sustained. These facts were proved by the
boy's. grandfather and his mother. The boy him-
self was exhibited in Court, and he presented a
pitiable sight, from his miserable appearance and
tender years.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the case for the
Jury, who found their verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages 45/.
CORNWALL V. SIR PETER SOAME, BART.

This was an action for a sporting trespass, to which
the defendant pleaded " not guilty."
The Ju►y (which was special) under the Learned
Judge's directions, returned their verdict for the
plaintiff.—Damages, One Farthing.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—OxFoRn, has 26.

,This morning, after divine service, .Mr. Baron
LITTLEDALE proceeded to the Town Hall, and took
his seat on the Crown side, Mr. Baron VAUGHAN
presiding on the Civil side.
The calendar contains the names of 48 prisoners;
and 17 causes are set down for trial, four being Spe-
cial Jtiry causes.

John Kench and Thomas Beecham were indicted,
charged with having, on 4he evening. of Sunday, the
Ist of July, on the King's highway, in the parish of
Cassenton, feloniously stolen from the person of
William Burnham, a silver watch, his property.
Mr. TALFOURD, for the prosecution, stated that
the prosecutor, if he might call him so, was unfor-
tunately deaf and dumb : he • was not born so, but
was reduced to that unfortunate state by a typhus
fever, with which he was attacked when ten years
of age. Since that period, he had been residing
with his sister, and the kindness and attention with
which she lied treated him had enabled her by signs
and symbols to carry on with them a kind of con-
versation, by which she could interpret the facts
which it would be necessary for them to have detailed
in evidence, in order to, bring home the charge to
the prisoners. She would be sworn as interpreter,
and he had no doubt would establish the charge.
The unfortunate complainant was now thirty years
of age; he was by trade a plasterer, and, inde-
pendent of the serious affliction which he (Mr. Tal-
fourd) had mentioned, was perfectly competent to
carry on his business and take'care of himself. The
Learned Counsel, after detailing the evidence which
he should adduce, concluded by observing, that as
the property in question had not been found on the
prisoners, it would be for the jury to decide if it was
stiffieient to establish the guilt of the prisoners.
Elizabeth sßurnham, sister of the prosecutor, Wil-
liam Burnham, said, that her brother resided with
her at Ensham : he was quite deaf, but could speak
a little,' so that she could understand him. He was
now 30 years of age, and worked as a plasterer. She
recollected his going on Sunday, the Ist of July, to
Cassenton feast; he had in his pocket a silver
hunting watch. He returned between 10 and 11
o'clock at night in great agitation, with his clothes
covered with dust. He complained that he had been
robbed of his watch, and was very anxious to go in
pursuit of the offenders.
G,eorge Ward stated, that>lre was at Cassenton
feast on the Ist of ; he knew the prosecutori,
and met him as he was going out of the Chequers
public-house. He noticed at the time, that Burnham
had his watch-riband as usual. After passing Burn-
ham, he met the prisoners a few yards behind. After
they had passed he heard a scuffle : no one else had
passed him; and shortly after the two prisoners ran
past him, and a few minutes after Burnham followed
them : he made a motion as he passed that he had lost
his watch. Witness, after that, saw Burnham come
up to a crowd of people where the prisoners were,
when he instantly seized Kench by the collar.
Kench said, " It is .not. me : God bless you, how
came you to think it was-me, I have not got your
watch ?" It had been mentioned that Burnham had
lost his watch. There could be no other person to
scuffle with Burnham except the prisoners. The
instant he came up he seized Kench.
John Eltham confirmed the testimony of the last
witness.

Thomas Herbert, the constable, proved that when
Ward gave his evidence before the Magistrate,
Kench fainted away.
The Jury found Kench guilty; Beecham not

Anthony Webb the elder, Anthony Webb the
younger, and William Webb, were indicted, charged
with having 'stolen three lambs, the property of
Barton Briars.—The Jury found them all guilty.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE declined passing sen-
tence, as their case, he said, would require con-
sideration.

STEVENS V. DAVENPORT.

Mr. TYRWIIITT opened the pleadings. This was
an action by the plaintiff, an innkeeper of this city,
to recover from the - defendant, lately a tailor resid-
ing in this town, but now retired to his property at
Somers-town, in the vicinity of this city, the sum of
4/. 10s. for wine and spirits supplied to him by the
plaintiff.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 465., by which
the defendant was fixed with costs.

Several other causes were then disposed of, but
entirely destitute of public interest.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-NORTHAMPTON; JULY 26.

Thomas Warden, aged 19, was indicted for felo-
niously assaulting Laverne Coleman, on the 2d of
this month, in the parish of Barby. The prisoner, it
appeared, was the apprentice of the prosecutrix's
father, who is a wheelwright. On the day above-
mentioned, he followed the prosecutrix; who is just
turned of ten years, into a certain out-house, bolted
the door, and commenced taking gross liberties with
her person. The child screamed out, and her cries
brought the housekeeper to the place, who called
out " Laverne." The prisoner, however, pressed
the child's face against his breast, so as to prevent
her from replying, and answered " Laverne is not
here, it is me." The housekeeper being somewhat
deaf, thought she had been mistaken as to the voice
she had heard, and therefore went away; upon
which the prisoner again assaulted the child and
abused her person. The latter, however, being
unable to prove one material ingredient to consti-
tute the capital offence,
The Learned JUDGE stopped the trial, and
directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner ; which they
did. His Lordship then ordered him to be detained
on the minor charge, and the witnesses to be bound
over to prpsecute hiin at the Quarter. Sessions.
John Quin, who was convicted of robbing Capt.
flair, at WSe4Ort borracklif mcl Michel Cofi9vc4n,

convicted of receiving the stolen property from
Quin, were brought up for judgment.
The Learned JuDGE ordered sentence of death to
be recorded against Quin, and sentenced Canovan
to be transported for 14 years.
The Assizes for this county terminated at two
o'clock td-day.

WESTERN CIRCUIT, WINCHESTER, JULY 26

THE KING V. RICHARD FRAMPTON.

This was an information against the defendant for hang-
ing out lights to guide smugglers contrary to the statute.
John Horner—l, am an officer in the customs, and was
on the Bourne station in this county on October last ; I
was near there on the evening of the 22d October last ;
•saw a light on the cliff at about half after eight; John
Edmonds, a boatman, was with me ; I afterwards went to

the spot whence the light proceeded ; Edmonds went with
me; when I got near the spot, I perceived four or
five men ; as I approached, one spoke to me, and
asked me if I saw a vessel ; I made no reply, but went
on to where the light was ; I found three men there,
who appeared to be dressing the light ; one tnan was
lying for that purpose close to the edge of the cliff.
1 told Edmonds to take the light and hold it, so that I
might see if I knew the man ; Edmonds did so, and I re-
cognised Steele and Frampton ; after that Frampton called
the men, and I could see a great many at a distance, from
sixty to seventy; several came round, and 1 drew my sword
and kept them off with that ; having discovered who they
were, I let the man go, and went away ; about two hun-
dred yards from the same spot I saw Frampton again, and
asked him if he knew that he was liable to be prosecuted
for skewing the light ; he said that he knew he was.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and said,' that this
offence was punishable by the statute with a fine of 1001.,
or imprisonment during the pleasure of the Government.—
The case appeared to be proved quite clearly, and it would
be for the Jury to say whether they did not think so.
The Jury instantly found the defendant Guilty.

John Batchelor was indicted for having fraudulently
and unlawfully obtained 6s. 6d. from Will. Longman, by
a pretended note for such payment, from a person with
whom Longman had some busisess.• The noteJit. appeared,
was delivered, and the mosey paid without distrust.
The COURT held that the prisoner had merely told a lie,
unaccompanied by any of the circumstances which are
legally required to constitute a fraud.
The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty,
when

Mr. Justice BURROUGH observed to the prisoner, " You
have had a lucky escape, and if committing a low cunning
act of cheating were in the form of this indictment sus-
tainable, you should have had the punishment which you
deserve."

Robert Ainsley was found guilty of stealing a mare, the
property of Edward Mudie, Esq. There was another in-
dictment for a similar offence, but he was not tried upon it.
John French, a respectable-looking farmer, was in-
dicted for stealing a brown gelding, the property of .Mr.
Thomas Halstead, of Pinstead, Sussex.
The circumstances were singular. The horse was lost
on the 6th of June, 1826, and was a favourite family one,
called Old Arthur, and was never seen by the owner
until he met him last May at Wiekham fair. At the time
of his apprehension the' prisoner produced four persons,
through whose hands in succession the horse had passed at
public sales. Under these circumstances, he was acquitted
by the Jury, there not appearing to be the slightest ground
for the charge of fraudulent or felonious possession.
James Stanley was indicted for stealing a mare, the pro-
perty of George Smith. The prisoner, who was a Gipsy,
was suffering dreadfully under the small-pox, which the
Judge felt it his duty publicly to announce before he was
brought to the bar, to enable all who dreaded the contagion
to escape from exposure to its contact. The Jury found him
Guilty, and sentence of death was recorded against him.
At the close of the day the prisoners Benjamin White
and Robert Ainsley, who were capitally convicted of horse-
Stealing, were put to the bar, and sentence of death pro-
nounced upon them by Mr. Justice BURROUGH in a very
impressive manner. lie told them to entertain no hope of
mercy, for that their days were Aiumbered, and they must
soon pass into another life. He deplored that the extraor-
dinary prevalence of the crime of horse-stealing left the
Judge no alternative but.ta direct the execution of the ca-
pital punishment upon the Offenders.
The criminal busineSS has closed, except one unimportant
case; and at the Crown side, Mr. Justice Burrough has
left for execution the above two prisoners ; and William
George and Richard Ashdown, who were convicted of
breaking into the toll-house, at Wymering, and stealing
therefrom one silver watch, two keys, one seal, some tea-
spoons, money, and wearing apparel, the property of Wrn.
Frost. Frost was 82
.years of age, and his wife 84 ; and
orthesecruelly
aged
reliiryeaanssdizwantonlyo people,w
beaten
finish
l tli,elanedr
ebeyihntah:iegree of the
forenoon
prisoners. t o
to-morrow,
toll-bar, ro,
r ro werey ,
and the Judges will proceed to Salisbury to open the com-
mission in that city on Saturday, where the business of the
Wiltshire assizes will commence at eight o'clock en Mon-
day morning.

THE GRATITUDE OF A- JEW.—Many years
ago, Mr. 8., then a young man, having just entered into
business for himself as a watch-maker, in Cripplegate
(upon a borrowed capital of thirty pounds) was applied to
by a young Jew to supply him on credit with a few watches.
The Jew's father, who had a very bad opinion of his son,
hearing of the circumstance, waited on Mr. 8., told him
not to trust his son, for he was a very bad young man, had
cheated his own father, and would not fail to cheat hint
too, if he had any dealings with him. Not Withstanding
this admonition, Mr. B. was induced to credit the young
Jew with six watches, value fifteen pounds, being the exact
half of his whole stock, and was soon after informed that
his customer .was in gaol, and could not pay his creditors
one farthing. The old Jew, upon this, waited upon Mr.
B. upbraided him for not taking his advice, and told him
he could never get. Sixpence of his money, as his son had
spent every penny, and had even pledged his clothes to
support him in gaol ; and that he, the father, had not
money to purchaie him a coat and breeches, although his
creditors had agreed to let him out of prison. Air. 8.,
though greatly affected at the loss of half his capital, still
felt for the miserable situation of his debtor, and to the
surprise of the old man,, immediately bought him an old
suit of clothes, which he desired him to carry to his son,
that he might be enabled to appear in the world, and
again try to get his bread. The old man could not say a
word, but departed with tears in his eyes, carrying Mr.
B.'s undeserved bounty to his worthless son. The young
man being afterwards released from prison, went into the
country with a few lemons, and a little tobacco for sale, in
a basket, and never after was seen by Mr. B. The trade
of the latter, however, soon began' to increase. In less
than a week after this transaction, he received an order
from a person in Worcester for three watches, which were
to be sent to a person in Bishopsgate-street, where
he would receive the money on the delivery of the
goods ; in a few days more he received another order
from Gloucester, to he sent and paid for in the same
manner. In fact, scarcely a' week passed in which Mr.
B. did not hear of some new customer to such an amount,
that his trade soon became very extensive, without his
knowing by what means he had been so successful; till, at
length, curiosity induced him to ask the gentleman in
customers.Bishopsgat The gentlemane-streetwh who was
demanded the generalautiedo
fagw.t forri: ailfl
his
lip
recollected that, about two yearligo, a Jew had taken him
in for fifteen pounds; and that afterwards, when the man
was in goal, lie had generously sent him a suit of old
clothes? Mr. B. said heneverhad
ternyoem
sellinga u s,
a, did
(11
rgeoi recollect
iil,
g„abo itt
continuedhe but
et
the
eue
ng
sc
esis,firbsuttininquigiryatiatmudoengtohis Mr.breSth.
le‘e in
vmeelnii;ent sst
town swatr iannl verd
y
ieenrincotet,or.
e
ren
was, Vere you buy your vatches?' when he might be
answered ' from such and such a person.' Mine life's
vat, you do not know de best and sheepest maker in the
varld ! It is Mr. B. of Cripplegate.' " From this cir-
cunastance, Mr. B.'s business increased to such an extent,
as shortly enabled him to retire, with a handsome fortune,
and he frequently related the story of the Jew with much
pleasantry..—Liverpool Courier.