Star.
London, England, 1828-03-28 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFOUD cIRCUIT.—SHREWSBURT, Mama 24.
Crstr San.—Beßue Mr. Baron Ilaucisas and a Special Joey.
12312,-ON Tut Damns or THE EARL Off SHREWSBURY AND
LORD BZRWICE, V. OZORGEPICICRRING AND orHasts.
Mr. TALVOURIS opened the pleadings.
Mr.CAMP/ELL stated the CAW to the jury. This was
an action of ejectment brought by the noble plaintiffs to
recover from George Pickering, and sixty-siz other de
Pendants, the surface of a certain portion of lam!, situate
in this county, in theparish and manor of Rockwardine,
known by the name of Rockwardine Wood, or the Moss.
It was admitted that Lord.Shrewsbury and Lord Bet.
wick were entitled to two thirds of the minerals beneath
this surface, in undivided moities, the remaining third
belonged to Mr.•Chariton. The defendants set up no
claim to the minerals : the only question was the right
to the surface; and as the sixty-siz other defendants held
tinder George Pickering, he (Mr. Campbell) would treat
him as the sole defendant, and was ready to admit that
he was tenant, in common with the plaintiffs. of a por-
tion of the land claimed. - The Learned Cou.:-.sel then
procceeded to describe that Rockwardine-wood con-
sisted of eighty acres of land, an was formerly known
by the names of the Moss,.Lunts, and Clumps. It came
into the possession of the Talbot family, together with
the manor of Rockwardine, in the reign of Richard 11,
and into tie family of Shrewsbury in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, by mart iage
settleMent in the •year J 516, limited the manor entail
male to his eldest son, Gilbert, with remainder to his
other sons in succession, and on failure of issue, to his
eaoghter. The sons having died without male issue, the
daughters took as tenants in common, and by marriage
a•portion of the property was acquired by the Jerning-
ham family, who sold it in 1716 to Mr. Hill, the sixes.
for of Lord Berwick. The manorial rights were subse-
quently sold. to a Gentleman named Charlton, and the
minerals separated from the surface and sold to a per-,
• son of the nameasl Batter, who assigned his interest in
them to threeLdividuals of the names of Pemberton,
Bevil', and .all. The Learned Counsel then emend into
a detail of the pedigree of the Pickering family, showing
how they first got into possession of the property in
question, and referred to several wills and other -docu-,
ments. proving that they had no interest in it be,yond.
.one-third, except that which they derived from -Lord'
*Shrewsbury and 'Lord iterwick, to each of whom they'
bad always•paid'a rent of 51. 14s. per annum ; latterly
that rent had been raised, and Pickering reque.ted to be
placed on the rent-roll of the Noble Lords; be had, how-
ever, refused to pay the'increased rent, alledging that
the*tent of 51. is. was a.chiet rent, and that the pro
petty was his-own; subject only to that payment.
. A number of tiriinesses,.agents of Lords Berwick and
Shrewsbury, veil called, who proved the payments of
the-51.145. on behalf of the Pickering family, and also
the request of the defendant George Pickering to be
includeclin the rentiroll, and his subsequent refusal to
acknowledge the title of the Noble Lords. A consi-
derable quantity of documentary evidence was also
produced, which.occupied the Court till eleven o'clock
at night.
MARCH 25.
Mr. TAUNTON (skit whom was Mr. Sergeant Rua.
ezt.S. and Mr. HoLROYD). OR behalf of the defendants,
tiiis morning conanencedrhis address to the Jury, con-
tending that the payments which had been made by the
Pickering family v. ere.chief rents, and not conventionary
rents; that he would prove by a series of documentary
evidenCe, an adverse possession to the claim set up by
the lessors of the plaintiff; that when the Shrewsbury
Canal was cut through a part of.Rockwardine-wood,
the pigments for that portion of the land were made to
George Picket...nes fan.ily; and that in ciansequenie of
an Act of Parliament conveying the estates of Lord
Shrewsbury to certain trustees therein named, his Lord
ship was digested of the legal estate, or right of entry,
. and therefore, as far as he was concerned, this emirs
. roust cease, as there was no count in the declaration, as
there might to have been, laying the demise in the name
of the trustees.
Several le:sess by the Pickering family of tl e pro
_--perty in question were then pl* an, as well as whit
• documentary 'evidence.
-Mr.Cauroser. having repliedousd the Lured Judge
Byetirtu Atesi the eilileoce, the r..Tiriy n'veraitt
:,jeste plaintiffs.

;e4 Oft ,itl: FIRM/ORS; Ilaacx 216••••• •
• efonvirii4bied was ?period beralesesedar by Mr.
• jaatiek f'ais?rj :Mr. Baton Vatkirta'srWitiz lea de-
i'446l".Shiessbuir tdta VIKA Dour,;the'tiiiil of
the axial cause. Time are.* pnppi*s (Or trial, 16.4
t. •loaar entered.
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4114 d 'Wier* 'Leedom, 22, pleaded ter,i

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indictments for betglaries, committed in the tutus, t
Philip Hicks, of Wetherden, and of James Hirt, of
Tolley, and stealing theteinat serf large quantity of
property. They were repeatedly ald strongly admo-
nished by. the Learned Baron to expect no favour or
remission of their sentence in consequence of pleading
guilty, and assured that no severity would be shown
towards them in consequence of their pleading not
guilty, and taking-Wit trial; and the Clerk of Ar-
raigns was ditetted td call on them 'a second time for
their plea. They,•however, insisted on pleading as
they had before done. •
Proclamation for silence having teen made,
The Learned &W OK proceeded to pass sentence of
death on the unhappy 'culprits, after they had all knelt
dokvln andbegged for mercy in the most piteous accents.
Leabon was dreadfully affected ; his parents are very
respectable, and the Judge allowed witnesses to be called
to give him a character.
"In the course of the proceedings of this day,"
said the Learned BARON, " you three unhappy young
men have been called upon to say whether you would
take_ your trials by a Jury of your country upon
two several indictments, preferred and found against
you, charging you with the capital aim": of burg-
lary ? Apprised of the situation in which you stood,
after repeatid warning (tow the Bench, and rime given
yOti foi retracting your' plea' if' you had thought pro-
per, you hive pleaded that yOll are guilty. It appears
that you composed part of a gang of persons armed
for the commission of this clime, who proceeded in
the dead of the night to break open the humble dwell-
ing of two of your fellow men. The safety of *deli's,
dwellings cannot be depended upon, unless, when per.
sons ate brought into courts of justice for crime; of this'
nature, ti e Judge before whom they are tried does hi,
painful duty. I would most earnestly advise you not
to entertain the least hope that your lives can be
spared. I shall feel it my duty to leave you all for
mention." The Learnedludge then, after a suitable
exhortation, passed upon the Outlets the awful sen-
tence of the law.

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