Star.
London, England, 1829-12-10 00:00:00

WINTER ASSIZES.

• HOME ClRCUlT—lizatroae, Dec. 9.
Before Mr. Baron Gaaaow.
Aid Balser. aged 25, and noses Baker, aged 52, were capi-
tally indicted, the former charged with stealing, and the latter with
receiving, a pony, the property of Mr. Thomas Woodman, of
Dunsley, near Tring.
The Jury found Thomas Baker Guilty, and acquitted the other
prisoner.
The Learned Judge, in addressing the elder prisoner, told him
that it was not the first time he had been put upon his trial before
a Jury of Ms country, as be had been sentenced to seven years'
transportation in 1823, for stealing a quantity of lead. The sen-
tence of the Court now was, that he should be transported for the
term of 14 years.
The two prisoners are father and son, and have been for some
years past the terror of that part of the county in which they lived.
TIC NOM MII3IIS7IIAD GANG.
George Berry was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house
of John Stevens, Esq. of Hemel Hempstead, and stealing there-
from an opera-glass and other articles, and Clarks Brooks was
charged with receiving a part of the property, knowing it to be
stolen. The prosecutor stated, that he was alarmed by his daughter
at three o'clock in the morning of the 50th of August. He went
down stairs, taking a brace of pistols with him. On going to the
parlour be found the window open, and the shutter taken away ;
his daughter's writing-desk and the sideboard drawer were both
broken open • some of the contents were strewed on the floor;
prosecutor aimed a gilt seal, an opera-glass, a pen-knife tipped with
silver, and a pair of scissors.
William Humphries. a constable, produced a seal and a pen-
knife found in Brook's house ; they were identified by the prosecutor.
John Sharpe produced an opera-glass end sentare be found in 31r.
Mead's field, about half a mile from the prosecutor's house.
John Timbs deposed that he saw the prisoner Berry on the night
after the robbery at Mr. Stevens's. Prisoner was then drunk. He
said be had got the liquor from Mr. Stevens's house. Witness had
another conversation with Berry, after the las witness had found
an opera-glass. Prisoner said be had thrown the glass over the
hedge to make people believe that the" Lundoueran had done the
robbery.
Mary Brooks deposed to a conversation between her father and
Berry. Berry had an opera-glass in his hand, which he said he
must put out of the way, or it would do for him. Witness re-
marked that one of the glasses fell on the Boor. (On examination
it was found that the prosecutor's opera-glass had one of the glasses
broken.)
The Jury, after the Learned Judge bud summed up, found Berry
Guilty, and Acquitted Brooks.
The sante prisoners were again indicted, the former charged with
stealing in the dwelling-house, and the latter with receiving, a
violin. and bow, a plated spoon, and other articles, the property of
Captain Samnal, of Hemel Hempstead.
The prisoner Berry bad made a confession before the Magis-
trate. ' Brooks was proved to have concealed the spoon is his
pocket when the colleen went to search the house; a duplicate of
the violin was found in an up-stairs room.
The Jury found both prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Baron 01111/10W ordered the @eateries of Death to be re-
corded against Berry, and sentenced Brooks to 14 years' trans-
portation.
The prisoners are part of the Hemel Hempstead gang, and,it is
supposed they have been concerned in no less than 70 burglaries
within the last 18 months.
Mr. Baron BOLLAND left this town soon after ten this morning,
in order to proceed to Chelmsford to open the Commission for the
County of Essex.
to I The Assizes here terminated this dal

at two o'cloek.

- WANTox Cauzur v.—Monday, a ferocious dog
entered a .bop in the Canongate at Edinburgh. and attacked the
landlord in a most furious manner, and then threw itself upon his
wife, injuring the persona of both very seriously. The owner at
this juncture entered the premises, and succeeded in muzzling the
animal ; but on the daughters of the sufferer. having remonstrated
regarding the impropriety of allowing such a ferocious animal to go
at large—at the same time remarking that it ought to be destroyed
—the fellow most deliberately and wantonly unmuzzled the dog,
and bounded It upon the defenceless you, g woman. She was se-
verely lacerated, and the police being then called in, the man was
taken into custody, and the matter is now under legal investigation
by the Authorities.
Yesterday information was received at Lambeth-street,
that a seafaring Man. named Simpson, mate of the Minerva. Lon-
don trader, was robb«ci on the night before by a woman of the
town, of 95 sovereigns and a valuable watch, in 'a brothel in Shad-
well. The account which Simpson gives of the transaction is, that
on the previous night he met a'svontan of the town in Ratcliffe•
highway, and at her entreaties accompanied her to one or two
public-houses, where they bad something to drink, but not so much
as would render bimintozicated, ..thf a sudden his senses failed
him, ache supposes, from some drug beinginised with the liquor
by his designing con:panion, and hi lost AL consciousness of where
he was, or what he was about, until be Mind himself, at three
o'clock in the morning, stretched in the kennel, with his pockets
turned inside out, and all his property gone.