The Sun. — 1844-08-14 (London, England)

LAW AND PDX.XCEI.  At the Wells assizes a man of the name of Fisher was convicted of the murder of his wife, and ordered for execution. We remember no other assizes when so many persons were found guilty of murder. The Lancaster assizes commenced on the 12th. There are 15 causes entered for trial. The calendar contains the names of 19 prisoners, of whom one stands charged with murder, one *ith rape, two with manslaughter, three with burglary, one with feloniously shooting, and one with bigamy. At Monmouth assizes, which commenced on the same day, there are 31 prisoners for trial, two of whom are charged with the widely-extending crime of arson, and five with a most horrible outrage on a married woman. On the civil side there aro eight causes for trial, but none of them are likely to possess any interest, except to the parties concerned. At o_,e Thames Police-court, William Tipler, the captain of a Nc...re barge of sixty tons burden, was charged before Mr. Bro:lerip with committing an assault on James Richard Wo6:I.• watorman, employed as collector on board the Wate7man No. 12, a steam-vessel running between the Adelphi-per and Woolwich. The charge was proved, when Mr. Brdderip said he should be wanting in his duty to the public if ho did not mark this case with a severe fine, and he sentenced the defendant, to pay a fine of 5L for the assault, or be imprisoned for two months. _ _ _  A man named Dixie, the owner and driver of a hackney carriage, plying opposite the Greenwich railway terminus, appeared at Greenwich police-court, to a summons at the instance of Mr. Flinch, chief clerk at this office, for refusing to take a fare, and ordered to pay a fine of .40s. and costs, and in default to fourteen days' imprisonment. Mr. Ffinch prayed the magistrate to remit the fine in the present instance, his object being to convince the defendant of the illegality of his conduct, a well as for the guidance of other drivers, who, he understood, had resolved upon pursuing a similar course. Mr. Traill said he would respite the fine during six months, if the defendant did not offend during that time, and would not call for its enforcement afterwards.  —rASEVCO AM LE. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left Carlton House-terrace on Tuesday afternoon, and proceeded by railway to Dover, where the Noble Viscount and Viscountess were to sleep last night and embark there for Ostend. They purpose visiting the spas in the lower part of Germany, and then repair to Ischl, after which they go to Vienna for a month. The Duke of Buccleuch arrived at Montagu House on Tuesday from Leamington, where, in company with his Duchess, he has been attending the last moments of his sister, Lady Anne Scott. The Duchess will leave Leamington this day fur Scotland. The Duke of Rutland was expected to leave Belvoir Castle on Tuesday for his shooting box at Longshawe, where a small party of his Grace's friends were invited to shoot during the present week. The Duke of Devonshire has arrived at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, where his Grace has gone for the grouse shooting. His Grace has a party of friends staying with him. _  The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have arrived at Chesterfield House, from Brighton. The Marquis Conyngharn, as Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club, will preside at the annual dinner of the club at the close of the regatta at Southampton, on rr:;day next.