Star.
London, England, 1827-09-01 00:00:00

ASSIZtINTELLIGENCE.

LANCASTER..A.G. eg.
About half-past four o'clock this afternoon Sir Jowl
BATLIT, Knight, arrived here from Appleby. His
Lordship was met a few miles out of town by the High
Sheriff, Charles Gibson, Esq. and a numerous retinue,
and escorted into the town preceded by a party of
javelin men, mounted, and followed by a number of
carriages and horsemen. Upon his Lordship's entering
the town, he proceeded to the Court, where his Ma-
jesty's Commission was opened in the usual manner,
after which he proceeded to his lodgings on the Castle
Hill. Mr. Baron Huxxocx is expected this evening.
The Calendar is extremely heavy, there being no less
than 85 prisoners for trial, and most of them for crimes
of a very heinous description. The following is a
summary:
Jane Scott, aged 11, for the wilful mvder of her father and
mother, by poisoning them at Prestos ; Henry Howarth, for the
wilful murder of James WOrsall, by nearly severing his bead from
his body, at Rochdale ; William Harrison, for the murder of John
Mills, at Manchester; and Wen. Robinson, for the murder of his
wife at Garstang. Besides'these, there are no less than nineteen
charged with manslaughter, and one for wilfully stabbing with
an intent to kill; twenty-sine for burglary; three for uttering
forged Bank of England notes; one for uttering forged Bank
checks; one for forging a seaman's certificate, to obtain a pension
at Greenwich Hospital; fourteen for, highway robbery; four for
stealing in a dwelling-house, and several others for 'arises dresces.
The Cause List Is expected to be very heavy.
Mr. Justice BAYLBY will sit on the Crown Side, and
Mr. Baron Huu.occ at Nisi Priers.
• THURSDAY, AUGUST SO._ _ _

This morning their Lordships attended Divine Ser-
vice at St. Mary's Church, where a sermon *as peached
by the Rev. Robert Gibson, brother of Charles Gibson,
Esq. the Mph Sheriff. The Rev. Gentleman took his
text from the 3d chap. of the book of Joel, 12. IS, and
14 verses—" Let the heathen be wakened, and come to
the valley of Jehoshaphat ; for there will I sit to judge
all the heathens round about.
a Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come
get you down ; for the press is full, the fats overflow,
for their wickedness is great.
" Multitudes, multi,u 'es in the valley of decision:
for the day of the Lord is neat the valley of decision."
At about 12 o'clock Mr. Justice BAYLEY took his
seat in the Crown Court.

The Grand Jury, of which Lord Srantcy was Fore-
man, was sworn, and addressed by hi. Lordship as fol.
lows:—" Gentlemen of tht Grand Jury, I am sorry to
observe that the calendar contains a great number of
prisoners, and many of them for offences of the highest
dercriptioa. lam sorry to say, that the calendar con-
tains many offences where life has been forfeited, and
upon which I ought to make some observations to
you. The CAWS I allude to are where death has en-
sued in fights. In these cases, the whole of the persons
engaged are liable to be indicted as accessories. If
any are brought before you that have been at such
proceedings, they should•be cautioned by you not to
give any evidence that will convict themselves, as I
shall give them that caution when they come into Court.
There is one case in the calendar in part cubit, to which.
I call your attention, %shish is, that of an individual for
stabbing another. If it is proved to you that he had
previously atmed himself with a weapon, to use it de-
fensively, you will be justified in returning a bill for
murder ; but if no such proof is offered, you ought not
to place him in that situation. There is another case,
where death has ensued from unskilful treatment—that
would not alter the case; for if there bad been no blows
inflicted, there would base been no unskilful advice 0
and if a person is wounded by another, and advice is
called in, and does not prove effectual, it will not eltet
the chstrge. There i. no case in the calendar from
which death has ensued from the carlessness of coach-
men ; if the drivers of coach, s drive furiously, and by
so doing. place the lives of the pass, ngers iu danger,
although death does not ensue, it is my impression
clearly, that it is a misdemeanor, and that they are
liable to the punishment of such an g ffence. It there
should be no such case brought before you, I think it
my duty in stating my opinion that they are liable to
such an indictment, in order that it may be generally
known amongst that class of persons, and may in all
probability act as a caution to them for the future.—
Gentlemen—Many of you have been so often engage.'
in similar importaut duties, that I think it unnecessary
for me to extenl my observatiorn further; if there is
any case in which you have any difficulty, I shall be
happy in rendering my advice.'
The Grand Jury then withdrew.
MON MOUTH, Auaurr O.
CROWN Sum.—(l3efore Mr. Justice lATTLICTIALL)
THE ICING N. HENRY MOSELEY AND JOHN PRIM

The defendants were indicted for assaulting James
Bennett on the King's highway, on the 4th of Novem•
ber last.

The prosecutor, James Bennett, said, I am a shop-
keeper, residing about nine miles from Monmouth, and
have also a small farm. On the evening of the 4th of
November last, between six and seven o'clock, I left
home to ge to market at Monmouth to buy shop goods.
About two miles from home I met the defendants.
Price said " Good night," to which I replied by saying
" Good night." He then asked me w here I was going?
I said I was going to Monmouth. He said he would
be d—d if I was, I must go along with him, and he
seized the bridle of the male on which I was riding. I
had a bag with me. I told him there was nothing io
it but what was my own. Price then told me to get off
the mare. I told him I would give him the bag if he
would let me have the mare to go to Monmouth. ife
said he would be d—d if he wruld not have the mare'
and the bag too, and I might go to H-11 WI liked. I
asked him not to ride the mare hard, as she had been at
work all day. The next day I got the mare and my
bag back again.
Cross-examined by Mr. .Tursztcr.—l did not know
the defendants were going to take the mare and bag to
Mr. Lewis's ; they did not say that they had got some.
thing from the 'Squire for me. I don's know that Mr.
Garland had complained to Mr. Lewis that he suspected
me of stealing his fowls. Nor that Mrs. Ann Nicholls
had made a similar complaint.
Mr. 'karma, for the prisoner, stated that the only
evidence he had to offer was. that a complaint had beer,
made by Mr. Garland to a most repectable Gentleman,
Mr. Lewis, of this man being suspected of being con-
caned in various depredations amongst.the poultry
yards in the neighbourhood. The fact of his going at
night-time to market at Monmouth, was a most suspi-
cious circumstances, and Mr. Lewis had, therefore,
ordered the defendants, whenever they met the prose-
cutor, to bring him before hies; and it was in the exe-
cution of this order that they stopped the prosecutor on
the evening in question; and be should be able to satisfy
the Jury, by the most satisfactory evidence, that the
defendants had no against the prosecutor.
a Mr. Justice larret.moi *aids that would cot be

sufficient. If there was any charge against the prose-
cutor, shy was be not takes before a Magistrate? A
Magistrate could not issue an order to take a man be-
fore Mein that way. It was the duty of • Magistrate
to grant a warrant, if there was any reasorrto believe a
felony had been committed. A man who was going
along the ruad in that way quietly about his business,
must not be interrupte.l. Ws Lordship thought therr
was quite sufficient proof of the assault,
The Jury having found the prisoners Guilty, and an
arrangement having been effected with the prosecutor,
who stood up in the witness box and acknowledged
Missself to be satisfied,
Mr. Justice larrum•xs addressed the defendants.
and told them they must know that persons were not
to be taken up in that way, without any sufficient rea-
son or authority ; but under all the circumstances of the
case, the sentence of the Cohn was, that they sbuuld
each pay a fine of Is. and be discharged.—:Tbe Assize.
for this County terminated this day.