The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-23 00:00:00

LENT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE, MARCH 21
FRIDAY V. RUST.

This was an action in trover, and was brought against
the Sheriff of Canterbury, for having illegally sold certain
property belonging to the plaintiff, under an execution
issued against the goods of Mr. Dilnot Wildash. The
action was nominally aganst the sheriff, but the real de
fendants were Messrs. Ray and Co., wine-merchants, of
London.

The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 5501.

LINCOLN, MARCH 19.

The business for the county terminated yesterday, ex-
cept one case, which was an indictment against the Gran-
tham Canal Company, for conspiring to raise the price of
coals. Lord Chief Justice "law, having been attacked by gout
in the knee, wee obliged to try the case in his private-
room at the Judge's lodgings, his Lordship reclining on a
sofa during the trial. It appeared that the defendants did
agree to buy up the coals, and therefore offended against
the letter of the act ; but their object was stated to be to
prevent their attaining a high price, by always keeping the
market steadily supplied. The Learned Judge, therefore
expressed his dleapprobatiou of this prosecution ; and upon
the Jury returning a verdict of Guilty,-only sentenced the
defendants to pay a fine of One Farthing each.

HUNTINGDON, MARCH 21.

William Angel, aged 23, was indicted for the wilful
murder of John Grange, at the parish of Warboys, on the
6th of September last, by shooting him with a gun loaded
with gunpowder and leaden shot.
Jane Roblett examined—On Saturday, the 7th of Sep-
tember, 1 was lodging in the house of Robert East, at
Warboys. Ann Hawkes was lodging there also. The
prisoner came to assist East in his harvest-field. About
11 o'clock on the night 1 have mentioned, there was a
great snob of people collected about the house, throwing
stones at it. The prisoner went out of the house to look
after his horse and gig, and when he came in, Mrs. East
requested bins "to go out and still them." He went out,
and returned in half an hour with his lip cut; be said they
had b en knocking him about, and if they were not off,
be would shoot some of them. A gun hung on a beam in
the room. It was loaded, and the prisoner used to go out
and watch the corn with it. He took the gun down
from the beam, and went out directly. I did not hear bins
say anything about its being loaded He uncorked (coked)
the gun in the house. I heard the gun go off as soon as
he got out. He came in again, and began to load the
gun anew. While he was loading it, East said to him,
" Angel, you've shot somebody." I did not hear his an-
swer. The gun was taken fi otn him by Huggins. East
again said to him, " You've shot a man; go out and own
it." Prisoner went out, and never returned.

Cross-examined by Mr. Gl;Nxixo—When the prisoner
came in after he had been to still the mob, his lip was cut
and his face bleeding. 11is hat was knocked off. He
complained of very bad usage. He was in a great passion.
He reached the gun down directly. He did not stop to say
any thing.
Martiii Hodson-1 heard the gun, and saw John Grange
stagger back and fall. lie died very soon.
The prisoner, in his defence, said they were knocking him
about very much. He called no witnesses.
The Jury, after a minute's deliberation, found the prisoner
Guilty of Manslaughter.
The Learned Be gox, in passing sentence on the prisoner,
said that the verdict was a very proper one, but the crime
amounted to one of the most aggravated cases of man-
slaughter he had ever witnessed. Under these circum-
stance, the Learned Judge sentence I the prisoner to be
transported for the whole term of his natural life.
John Bishop was indicted for stealing twenty sheep,
the property of Mr. T. Lindsell, of Hemingford Grey.
The facts were wholly uninteresting ; and the prisoner was
found Guilty.
The Learned BARON passed the awful sentence of "Death"
on the unhappy man, holding out to him no hopes of
mercy on this side the grave, in consequence of the magni-
tude of the theft, and the circumstance that the prisoner
did not appear to be actuated by want to the perpetration
of the crime.

SHREWSBURY, MARCH 20.

On Wednesday last the Commission for the county of
Salop was opened here by Mr. Justice JAMES Particr, and
the following day business commenced. The calendar
contained the names of 48 prisoners, and only 13 causes
were entered for trial ; five of them were undefended, two
withdrawn, and three referred. The absence of business
is remarkable in this town, when compared with the great
number of important causes which have of late years been
tried at these assizes.