The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.—John James Hart was brought up for
re-examination on a charge of burglary. It appeared by the evi-
dence that Mr. Lind&ld, the prosecutor, had lately left the Swan,
in ChandosJstreet, and had conveyed his property to an unfur-
nished room at No. 3, Dorset-place. The prisoner had assisted him,
and Mr. L. being ill, left town for Lewes, leaving the property
in the case of the landlord. On Wednesday evening last, a person
heard some one in the room, and with the landlord proposed break-
ing open the door, which they found unlocked, but bolted inside;
at this moment they, hearing the front window opened, ran into
the street. The prisoner, seeing them in the street, ran down
Stairs and was afterwards taken. They found 501. worth of
property packed up ►eady for removal ; about 14 locks had been
broken, and the prisoner must have been in the room a day and
night. lie had been regaling himself with ale and cheese, Sze..—
.Remanded till Wednesday.

LENT ASSIZES-(RECEIVED THIS DAY).
LANCASTER, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22.
THE WAKEFIELDS.

To-day was appointed for this trial, and from the illness of
Mr., Scarlett (a cold and hoarseness) it has been postponed until
Friday. This postponement was only known through the imme-
diate circles of the parties concerned on Wednesday night, and it
was not a little amusing this morning to observe the crowds that
were jostling each other at the doors of the 'Shire Hall, to oh-
thin admittance, and as many of them appeared to have taken
more than common trouble to gain the object of admission, their
disappointment may be supposed very great.
The trial will positively come on to-morrow, Friday (Mr. Parke,
(Should- Mr. Scarlett not be able to attend) will lead for the de-
fence. All the Wakefields have arrived ; Dr. Davies is also here,
and the old Gretna Green parson, is as usual getting drunk with
the " bold brandy," at his quarters on the Preston Road. His
Reverence does not venture out as he was fond of doing, having
been severely pelted by a mob of mischievOus boys, who recog-
nized him in the streets.
Friday tt. splendid travelling barouche arrived at the King's
Arms Tavern, with a younger brother of the Wakefield family, and
a group of foreigners, some of them wearing most formidable
mustachios. These persons are said to be the witnesses, whose
absence at the last Assizes formed the principle ground of post-

ponement.
Mr. Turner and his family live very retired, and are seldom
seen, but it would appear the family of the Wakefields court ob-
servation. Some one member or the other of the family are con
•
tinually promenading the streets, dressed in the most fashionable
style ; Mr. Edward .Gibbon Wakefield ascends the Castle-hill
above twenty times in a day, this is the principal promenade, and
his way to it is directly past the residence of Mr. Turner.
Mr. Scarlett is much h. 'ter to-day, and there can he 'no doubt
but that he has been occupied arranging the defence, as be has not
appeared in Court.
The nigh Sheriff, Charles Gibson, Esq., in the most handsome
manner, has attended to the application for accommodation of the
Gentlemen of the London Press, and some seats are to be appro-
priated to their use in Court. These have been selected by Mr.
Thomas Higgin, junior, Governor of the Castle, who, upon all
occasions has been politely anxious to accommodate the Reporters
of the London and Provincial Newspapers.
The following is the indictment against the defendants, on the
charge of misdemeanour, which from its peculiarity of construe•
tion, is a very curious example of the care and particularity of our
ancestors, in framing such indictments :
A copy of the indictment against Edward Gibbon Wakefield
and William Wakefield, for the abduction of Miss Ellen Turner,
under the Statute of the 4th and sth of Philip and Mary.
LANCASIIIIM—The Jurors for, our Lord the King upon their
oath present, that before and at the time of the committing of the
offences, with the several counts of this indictment mentioned,
Margaret Daulby, Phoebe Daulby, Elizabeth Daulby, Anne
Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, by lawful means, that is to say
by the consent, direction, and appointment, of William Turner,
Esquire, the father of Ellen Turner, a maid and unmarried, had
the order, keeping, education, and governance, of the said Ellen
Turner ; and that the residence of the said William Turner was
at a place called Shrigley Park. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon
their oath aforesaid, do further present, that Edward Gibbon Wake-
field, late of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, gentleman, and
William Wakefield, late of the same place, gentleman, on the seventh
day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty-six, at Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, the said
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, being then and there above the age
of fourteen years, to wit—of the age of thirty years, and the said
William Wakefield being also then and there above the age
of fourteen years, to wit—of the age of twenty-five years,
did unlawfully, knowingly, and injuriously, take and convey, and
cause to be taken and conveyed, the said Ellen Turner, then and
there being a maid, unmarried, and under and within the age of
sixteen years, to wit, of the age of fifteen years, out of and from
the possession of, and against the will of, the said Margaret
Daulby, Phoebe Daulby, Elizabeth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and
Catharine Daulhy, they, the said Margaret Daulby, Phoebe
Daulby, Elizabeth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catharine
Daulby, then and there having by such lawful means as
aforesaid, the order, keeping, education, and governance, of the
said Ellen Turner. And that the said Edward Gibbon Wake-
field, and the said William Wakefield, afterwards, to wit, on the
same day, and in the year aforesaid, at Manchester aforesaid, in
the county aforesaid, did unlawfully, falsely, and wickedly, repre-
sent and state, to the said Ellen Turner, amongst other things, in
substance and effect, that the said William Wakefield had then and
there seen the said William Turner, the father of the said Ellen Tur-
ner; and that certain sheriff's offiters were endeavouring to take him
the said William Turner into custody, and that the said William
Turner had declared to him, the said William Wakefield, that if
she the said Ellen Turner had any love for him, the said Wil-
liam Turner, he the said William Turner entreated, that she, the
said Ellen Turner, would not hesitate to marry, for that if she
did hesitate, there would be an execution in the house at
Shrigley (meaning the said residence of the said William Turner)
and they would all be ruined ; but that if she went forward, and
brought back to Carlisle, a certificate of the marriage of ber, the
said Ellen Turner, all would be right ; and that if the certificate
was shown to the sheriff's officers, they would have no further
claim upon the said William Turner; and that the only way to
save the said William Turner from ruin, was, that the said Ellen
Turner should marry the said Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Whereas
' in truth and in fact, the said Wm. Wakefield had not then and there
seen the said Wm. Turner ; and whereas in truth and in fact, cer-
tain sheriff's officers were not endeavouring to take him, thesaid Wm.
Turner, into custody; and whereas in truth and in fact, the said Wm-
Turner had not made any declaration or statement whatever, to the
said Wm. Wakefield : and whereas in truth and in fact, it was not
the only way to save the said Wm. Turner from ruin, that the
said Ellen Turner should marry the said Edward Gibbon Wake-

field ; nor was he, the said Wm. Turner, in any danger of bola
ruined. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid,
do say, that by means of the said unlawful, false, and wicked
presentations and statements, and by the assent, procurement,
end assistance, of the said W. Wakefield, and by a certain cere-
mony, which then and there took place, he, the said Edward G.
Wakefield did, then and there, unlawfully contract matrimony
with the said Ellen Turner, then and there bring such a maid,
and within the age of sixteen, as aforesaid, unknowing of and to
the said W. Turner, the father of the said Ellen Turner, he, the
said W. Turner, then and there being in life, against, Ice.

CROWN SIDE.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF TWO GAMEKEEPERS FOR SHOOTING A

POACHER.
Thomas Tomlinson, aged 41, and Thomas Stone, aged 67,
two gamekeepers to Robert Fletcher Bradshaw, Esq., of -Halton
Hall, in this county, were indicted for maliciously shooting at
William Caton, with an intent to murder him. There were other
counts in the indictment varying the offence.
Mr. COLTRTRNAY with whom was Mr. BROWN, stated the case
for the prosecution.
William Caton, the prosecutor, stated that he was out on the
night of the 13th January, on Mr. 'Bradshaw's grounds, with two
persons of the names of Townson. and Parkinson ; they got there
about 11 o'clock, and intended to take some pheasants ; witness
had a gun, as also had one of his companions ; witness discharged
his gun about a dozen_ times in the course of the night ;• witness
and his associates went into a wood, near Halton Hall, where ;la.x
fired two or three shots, and they bad got out of the wood into ►t,e
footpath, intending to go home, and had got within five or six
yards from a hull (a shed for the shelter of gamekeepers), When
some men rushed out and sung out, " hurrah, hurrah." Witness
and'his party, on seeing them, turned round and ran away ; wit-
ness in jumping over a hedge, fell down on the other side, and
while in the act of rising, he was shot in the back, and in
falling, he received a second shot, which levelled him, to the
earth, where he lay for some considerable time. When the
shot was fired, he was about seven or eight yards off.
There was no other cry made to them, but the one he had
-stated—" Hurrah."—After they had shot him he heard some of
them talking together, but could not hear what they were con-
versing about; -doei not know what became of his companions.
After this, there was a third shot fired ; witness was then nearer the
hull, and was certain it was neither Parkinson or Townson that
fired. He had seen three persons pass him, and the shot was
fired in the direction of his companions; witness laid about an
hour in a very bad state, bleeding at the mouth, when a man came
up to him, and said to another person that was with him; 4. He
is dead, by G—d, Tom." Witness could not recognise the Men ;
they staid about five minutes, and then went away down the
wood, towards the hull; witness went out of the wood as well al
he was able, and thought of getting to hull; which' nth great
difficulty he reached, but found the door fastened. He then sup-
ported himself by leaning against a hedge; while in that situation.
two men came up to him, and held some conversation, but he
could not tell what they said ; they then went away in the direc-
tion of Halton Hall ; witness cannot tell whether they saw hint or
not, but they had their faces towards him, and it was light enough
for them to see him. He thea got through a gate into the field
next the road, and fell into a ditch through exhaustion, where he
lay in the moat excruciating agony for two hours, before any
body came to him. Thomas Mangerson and Thomas Caton; his
uncle, wei e the first persons who found 'him. Witness and bin
party bad not offered the least resistance. He had had sense
words with Tomlinson previous to the transaction, and he thought
if the men had seen him, they must have looked very sharp. •
Cross-examined by Mr. STAR/ClE.—Was never in the grounds
of Mr. Bradshaw at Halton before, but has killed game in the
parish of Bulk and elsewhere.
Mr. Richardson, surgeon—Resides in the market-place of Lan-
. caster ; he attended William Caton, at Bulk Township, on the
the
es back, and
idanedofditshcoe discovered
atnhdatbhaeckhbyad
been very
badly%J,eainyuary hei,
iougun-shot, which had spread six or seven inches ; the wounds were
violently inflamed, and the shot wei e extricated by poultices; the
shots were of small quality, and about 150 were extracted; the
-nded examined
en i

inflammation might have been increased by laying out in the soisl
all night; he attended him for nearly a month.
Cross-examined—He bled him, to keep' the inflammation down;
exposure to the air might produce inflammation.
Mr. Justice BAlLYY—lndeed, Mr. Starkie; I was not aware
of that. I heard that a great many lives were saved at yitOrloo,
in consequence of being exposed to the air.
Mr. Buowx—Would "lodging 150 shot in a man prods°,
death ? Surgeon—Yes, I think so.
John Townson corroborated the evidence of Caton, adding that
he saw Caton enter the woods, and immediately after two shots
were fired ; one of the shots was fired by the prisoner Stone. The
witness was in a field, and saw the prisoners ; he heard three
shots fired; the prisoners were in a field, and fired into the wood ;
Stone fired the third shot.
Robert Briscoe, about three weeks after this happened, had
some conversation with Stone, who said, "I know what Johe
Bolland is mad at; he is mad that ."I
shot his partner, and I Will
take care of him before long." Tomlinson elso said to him 'that
he had seen Bolland go across a field, and Bolland said, "If I bad

a rope, I would hang him up."
Simon Colthard—Had some conversation with the prisoners
in the market-place of Lancaster. Hirtley was then with theta.
Witness said to them " You are-bonny fellows, to blow a man to
pieces." Stone answered, "Served him right ;he should have
stopped at home ; we will blow some more of. them to pieces, if
they do not stop at home." Tnnlinson heard what, passed.
A witness named Carter depo • d to the same effect.
This closed the case for the prosection.
The prisoners declined saying any thing in their defence ; but
called the following respectable witnesses to character-:—Robert
Thompson, Esq., a Magistrate of the County ; the Rev. Jolla
Moreland ; the High:Sheriff, C. Gibson,fEsq. ; R. F. Bradshaw;
and Mr. John Hargraves ; who spoke very highly to their genetal
good behaviour.
The Jury retired from Court, and in half an hour returned into
Court.
The Foreman stood forward, and intimated a wish to address
his Lordship.
The Clerk of the Crown—Are you agreed in your verdict,
gentlemen ? Foreman—Oh yes, we have all agreed.
Clerk of the Crown—How say you then, is the prisoner, John
Tomlinson, guilty of the felony with which he is charged, or not
guilty? Foreman— Guilty, but—
Clerk—Stop, Sir; is Thomas Stone guilty, or not guilty?
Foreman= Guilty. My Lord, it is with feelings of deep regret
that the Jury have come to the conclusion ; but, my Lord, we
did so because it is our duty, and we thought so, and we earnestly
hope your Lordship will extend mercy to them in consideration of
their good character. lam also desired, my Lord, by the Jury
to express their great disapprobation and reprehension of the con-
duct of gentlemen suffering their gamekeepers to go out ii the
night with fire-arms.
Mr. Justice BAlLEY—Gentlemen, your verdict is proper. I
perfectly concur in opinion with you, and I hope Mr. Bradshaw
will take notice. . _ _

•
The prisoners were called up to receive judgment.
Mr. Justice BAILZY-Prisoners, I do not promise that your
lives will be spared, but your case shall be represented to his ma-
jesty favourably, because there are favourable circumstancorcen-
nected with it. Let judgment of Death be recorded.

CIVIL SIDE.—THE WAKEFIELD&
Just before the rising of the Court Mr. BROUCINA)I addret y
sea
recovered to take his part in the case of the King V. Wakefield in
the morning, and the object of his application was, that rose
might stand for nine o'clock to-morrow morning, as 511 P arti
Mr. Baron HULLOCK, and said, that Mr. Scarlett was sufficientl

wouldHi
stheno rdbeehirpeadacyc
comes on at nine. ;led to the request, and the cauk thereforts

,THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.

COVENT-G.

DE Dr,t market, and the trade wai
reecrlina-considerable advance, some of
The prices of Potatoes, oranges
ior.ry; thOle of most other thugs

There was a good supply at this n
tolerably brisk. Coleworts experie
them having been exceedingly fine.
Lemons, and dry Fruit, were stat
Ipoowteatroethsa(npeornetwhti.s)d..a ), se'nnight.
Cabbages (12 heads)
Savoys 1 6
0 40
Horseßadish (bundle) 2 9 6
Brocoli
Celery
Asparagus (100)
Carrots (12 bunches) • 0 3 6
Turnips or Greens
5 0
Coleworts or Greens. 0
Young Onion.;
039 dO5. t C 9
27. 1
Wage (halt
4.
1 6 6
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Sweet Oranges; (10 s.
d.
to s. d,
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Seville Ditto ........... 8 0 15 u
Lemons .............3 6 10 0
English Walnuts,,,,,. 1 8 6
SpanishChesnuts(peek) 3 0 6 0
trench ditto ...... 2 6 5 0 French Walnuts. ..
Spanish liaslenuts 3 0 4 6
k ilberts (12113 a ) 8 0 lit 0
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Radishes ' 1 6 2
Scotch Kail (junket) 1 3 pi:
T urnip Greens (built )2 6 a
4
Rrocoli Sprouts
3 6 1
4
Parsnips (dozen)

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Lowland Meadow HayX3 15 to 4 15 Clover Hay genzra
0 0 615
Upland Ditto ......• 415 515 Do. extraordinary
fine. 116 113
• 44 15
15 6 0 Wheat Ditto ........ X.
241 410 to
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