The Sun. — 1850-03-11 (London, England)

PLATT.) Isaac Adams, a young man about twenty years of age, was indicted for cutting and wounding Philip Johnson, with intent to disfigure him and to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. R. Kettle prosecuted, and Mr. Richards defended the prisoner.  On S qurday evening, the 15th of October, the prosecutor and the prisoner, who is the sou of a butcher, were at the Talbot Inn, in Oldbury; a dispute arose about the payment for some liquor. The prisoner's father struck the prosecutor, and the prisoner said, " he Was not much of a fighter, but would have a round or two with him." The prisoner and prosecutor then fought, and the prisoner was knocked down. He jumped up, and ran across the street to his father's shop, snatched up a butcher's cleaver, and returning with it, struck the prosecutor a violent back-handed blow on the cheek with it, which cut him severely, and knocked him down senseless, in which state he remained until the next morning. A surgeon deposed that the wound was of a very serious character, extending from the cheek to some distance down the throat, and that two important arteries were divided. Mr. Itten.tans, for the prisoner, said he could not deny that a very frightful assault had been committed, but urged that the flct that the prosecutor and prisoner were trienth, and had been drinking together in a friendly manner but a few minutes before, negatived the presumption that the prisoner was actuated by the serious intents charged is the indictment. The jury foundt intent enpt to d risonoerggriueivlotyusobnodthiley countharm acharging him Ns ihte  HIS LORDSHIP sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard lab2ur fir one year. William Waters, aged 18, was charged with feloniously shooting at John Overitt, at blaines, in this county, with intent to kill and murder him. Mr. Whitmore prosecuted ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. fluddlestone. On Saturday night, the 9th of February, the prosecutor, before going to bed without a candle in his room, was about to shut his bedroom wi odow when he saw the prisoner standing in his garden,, within 20 yards of the windowwith a gun in his hand, which the prisoner then pointed at the window and fired off. The shots broke the glass, and would certainly have struck the prosecutor, but that he dod,A•ed, "so that the shots could not go through him." lie C-ien went to the prisoner's house, which was next to his own, and finding the prisoner after some time he. charged him with the offence, but the prisoner denied it. The next morning he went again to the prisoner, and brought him into the house, when the prisoner said he hoped he would not do anything with hint for he was drunk, and that he would pay for the broken window. The prosecutor did not complain of the prisoner before a magistrate for nine days, but nu intioned it the next day to his landlord, who said h e would . speak to the police about but neglected tc do so. The only evidence of motive was, that the p risoner had frequently used opprobrious language t owards the prosecutor and his brother. On. the other hand, it was proved that the gun went off easily, I.t halfcock, and that the prisoner had uniformly- protested it went off accidentally. Toe jury, under his Lordship's direction, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Ilfary Wood, a respectable-looking litrie country girl, aged 16, was indicted for having on •;lie 24th of September, at Leigh, in this county, felc piously set fire to a stack of whcat, the property -f William Nott.  Mr. Richards prosecuted, an.l Mr. It. Kettle defended the prisoner. It appeared in evidence that there WAS a hop-garden near to the stack which was fired, ald that 18 women were employed on the 24th pie king hops. They all went to breakfast at the cottagi of Betty Hyde, and then left together to resume ttr ir labour. The prisoner carried from the cottage awlhite;al..t ter div brand r:T.de to ignite a fire in the hop. garden, it be. ing a wet morning. Tile rick was on the road from Betty's cottage to the hop-garden. A woman. narrod Griffiths swore that she was walking behi-Aci -Nrisoner and that as the prisoner passed am '