The Sun. — 1846-08-05 (London, England)

COLTMAN.) Mary Anne Austin, 22, was indicted for a misdemeanor, in unlawfully concealing the birth of a child. It appeared that the prisoner was found by a constable sitting by the roadside at Wandsworth, crying, and in great distress, and he took her to the Wandsworth Union Workhouse, where, upon her being questioned, she admitted that she had been delivered of a child at Croydon, and that s!e had butied it to avoid discovery. The infant, it appeared, was still-born. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and she was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Elizabah Wiggins was charged upon the coroner's inquisition with the murder of her female illegitimate child, on the 12th July, at Lambeth. Mr. Locke defended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prisoner was in service in the establishment of a perosn named Bond, and about the period in question a suspicion was entertained that she was in the family way, and it would appear that she was eventually delivered of the child in question in the water-closet, but it was never seen alive, and the mother and the dead body of the infant were sent to Lambeth Workhouse, where the medical officer examined the latter, and from the appearances it exhibited, he expressed an opinion that it had been born alive. The evidence, however, upon the point was vtry inconclusive.  The jury found the prisoner Guilty of concealing the birth, and she was also sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. Solomon Nightingale was brought up to receive judgment upon an indictment on which he had been committed on the previous day. The prisoner, who is an elderly man, held a farm at Crowley, and for some time he had been annoyed by several young men residing in the village, coming to his house and annoying him by making a noise and insulting him in a variety of ways. He had repeatedly requested them to desist, but it had no effect; and on the day in question it seemed that, having a gun in his hand, and being very much exasperated by the conduct of the parties, he discharged it at them, and slightly wounded a young man named Laneway, and one or two others.  The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault, and at the same time strongly recommended him to the merciful consideration of the Court, on account of the provocation he had received. Mr. Justice Covrmert, in passing sentence, said that there was no doubt the prisoner bad been a good deal provoked, but that did not justify him in using a deadly weapon in the manner he had done ; and, taking into consideration all the circumstances, he felt it his duty to pass upon him the sentence of four months' imprisonment.  Mr. Justice Coltman got through the criminal cases about two o'clock, and he then commenced disposing of the civil business. The first cause taken in this Court was No. 60, and he will go on with the common jury cases in their order to the end of the list.  OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Hereford, Aug. 2. The commission for this county was yesterday opened by Lord Chief Justice Wilde.  There are 23 prisoners for trial, of whom one is charged with cutting and maiming with intent to murder, one with assault and robbery, ten with burglary, five with housebreaking, two with horse-stealing, and four with larceny. In the list there are sixteen causes, of which eight are special jury cases. This morning the Lord Chief Justice attended Divine service at All Saints' Church, the repairs of the cathedral not being yet completed.  August 3.