Star.
London, England, 1825-12-14 00:00:00

WINTER HOME CIRCUIT.

The Surrey Assizes commenced at Kingston-upon-
Thames on Monday, before Mr. Baron HULLOCK and
Mr. Justice LITTL &DA LE.

James Griffith was indicted for an assault upon Eli-
zabeth BAnnermann, on the 20th of N member, at
Battersea, with a certsin invent. The prisoner had been
indicted capitally, hut the Grand Jury threw omit the bill.
The prosecutriz, a girl of 13 years of age, lived wi:h
her uncle, Mr. Donaldson, of Phenix Wharf, Nine
Elms. The prisoner was a carman on the same wharf.
On Sunday, the 20th of November, in the afternoon,
the prosecutrix having the care of two children, missed
one of them, and went to look for it in the stable, where
the prisoner was cleaning his horses. He immediately
seized her, and fastening the door, committed the alleged
offence. From the girl's evidence, it appeared to be a
clear case of •iolation to the fullest extent ; whereupon
the Learned Judge directed an acquittal, the misde-
meanour merging in the capital offence.— Not Guilty.

James Target and George Withers were indicted for
stealing at St. George's, Southwark, on the 13th of
August !aft, a mare, the property of :tfary Burridge.
It appeared in evidence, that in the night of the 13th
of August, the mare in question was stolen from a field
of the prosecntrix, who resides at Westbury, in \Vilt•
shire. On the 13:h of August the prisoner Target
brought the mare and a pony to the Obelisk livery-
stables, St. George's-fields, fill sale, and left them then•.
Shortly afterwards he returned with the other prisoner,
a youth of 19, and took the mare away, and on the
16th of August he sold her for 61. to a pork•brrtclrer, in
Aylesbury-street, Cerkensvell. O.i the next day the
pri.oners were apprehendeJ.

The prisoner Target, who lived in the prosecutries
neighbourhood, now confessed the fact of the robbery,
and endeavoured to implicate his eompanion ;but there
being no evidence against the latter, he was acquitted,
but the former was found Guilty—Dsoth.

William Brett was indicted for stealing at Camberwell,
on the lfith of September, a mare, the property of
Henry Munday.
Three a itnesses proved that they saw the prisoner go
into the prosecutor's field, at noon-day, on the 18th of
September, catch the mare, and with a halter ride of
with ir. The mare had never been heard of again.—
Shortly afterwards the prisoner Was taken up for steal-
ing a donkey, and he was identified for this offence.
The prisoner now set up an alibi, and called three or:
four of his relations to prove that on the day in question,
he was confined at home with illness.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.

John Wiltshire, a youth of 18, was indicted for nt-
saulting E:tzabeth Davis, an infant of ten years old,On
the 3d of July, with a cettain intent. The prisoner was
tried fora capital offence at the last Summer Assizes,
becole Mr. Baron Graham, aad 4cquitteJ, but ordered
to be detained for a misdenieanonl.

The fither of the pro-ecutriX was a shoemaker, in the
B )rough, and the prix ,ner was his apprentice. On
Sunday, the 3d of July, the prosecutrix and a younger
child were left by their parents in cafe of the prisoner,
whilst they went out to pay a visit. In the interval, the
prisoner conducted himself towards the child Elizabeth
in the manner alleged by the indictment. go the return
of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, they found the prisoner reading
h s Bible, and no suspicion arose as to his conduct.—
Soon after the child became extremely ill, and in a
manner which excited inquiry, vi'llen the misconduct
of the prisoner was disclosed.—T:re prisoner denied
the charge.
The Jury found him Guilty, and be was sentenced to 18 months'
imprisonment, and hard lab.iur.