The Sun. — 1828-07-24 (London, England)

HARLAND V. SMITH AND ANOTHETt.  This was an action of trespass brought to try a right to a pew situated in the chancel of the church of Bridlington. The plaintiff was a lady of fortune and the lay impropriator of that parish, and the defendant Smith was perpetual curate. The other defendant (Jackson) was a joiner, and he had suffered judgment to go by default. The pew was situated in the chancel of the church, and unquestionably belonged to the plaintiff, in whose family the lay imprepriation of the parish had for a long time been Vested. For a number of years the pew had been allotted to the singers of the church, who had usually been men resident in the parish ; but a year or two ago, Mr. Smith, the defendant, bad been pleased to assign the pew to the children of a charity-school established there, who had performed the singing part of the service. In consequence of a request from some of the old singers, the plaintiff had given them permission to use the pew, and had fixed a lock upon it, in order to keep it closed. That lock, and the door to which it was fastened, had been forcibly broken down, and carried away by the order of the defendant, and that constituted the trespass complained of. The Jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, Is.  SALISBERY,"JrLY 22. The civil business having been concluded yesterday, both the Judges were engaged all day in trying prisoners. The cases were, however, not important or interesting, consisting of the most frequent . .i and familiar nics atrneleiliarinvasions of property, as sheep-stealing and  Richard Jourdot stood indicted for having, on the sth instant, at Melksham, in this county, assaulted Jane Coles, with intent, &c. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up the evidence to the jury, who acquitted the prisoner of the assault with intent, &c. and found him Guilty of a common assault. He wag sentenced to two months' imprisonment in the county gaol. The Assizes will terminate here to-merrow evening. They have been uninteresting beY°"d former all soirigfhoitiersiptnrstspaopnieiceaerissa. appearance ecTTen ahioe w remain to ttboouis,tteil ettrloioeredsa. g it; ,oati opr nThreettn  BEDFORD, Jinx , '1 he two Judges of Assize, the LORD CHIEF BARON and Mr. Justice IloutovD, opened the commission for this county yesterday evening, and this morning the latter Learned Judge attended Divine Service. The Chief Baron, we regret to say, is so indisposed to-day as to be unable to go to church or to attend the Court; but his illness is understood not to be of a serious. nature, and it is hoped lie will be able to sit in Nut Print Court to-morrow, where, there are four causes for trial—a large number for  the quiet county of Bedford. The calendar contains only eight prisoners for trial, but they include a murder, supposed to have been committed so long ago as August, 1821, on the body of a woman unknown; two for highway robbery, two for sheepstealing, and one for horse-stealing. The grand jury have ignored the bills against a young woman of the age of 18, who was committed on two charges of arson. The bill against Eastqfe, accused of the the prosecution. disposed of, ln whtihc he possessed Cri the least interest, were the following Criminal murder, is not yet returned by the grand jury, nor will they proceed on it to-day, as there are no less than a 36 Courtwitnesses the casesr