The Sun. — 1848-03-02 (London, England)

PATTESON.) His Lordship took his scat this morning at nine o'clock, when  George Banbury, 32, was arraigned for barglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Esther Lawrence, on the let of January, and committing a criminal assault on the person of the said Esther Lawrence. Mr. Powys prosecuted, but the prisoner (a stalwart, bold-looking labourer) had no counsel. The case having been gone into, it terminated in a verdict of Not Guilty. George Cox, 35, was convicted of poaching, armed with a gun, in company with two other men (not in custody), in the night time of the 22d of November last, on the lands of Robert Palmer, Esq., M.P., threatening the keepers, and shooting a pheasant. It appeared he had been convicted six times in the last four .years, at the Quarter Sessions, for offences against the game-laws. The JUDGE told him he would give him one more chance of remaining in the country, and as he never liked persons such as him to come out of prison just at the season of the year when they would be likely to renew their depredations, and labour was scarce, he should sentence him to three months' imprisonment, so as to enable him to get work in June. This completed the business of these assizes. Mr. Justice Cresswell having been called to London by the illness of his sister, did not hold a court to-day, and Mr. Justice Patteson proceeded on to open the Commission at Oxford.  WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, March 1. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Sir T. J. PLATT, Knight.) James Ayres, aged 48, a respectable-looking man, was charged with having, on the 15th day of January last, at the town of Southampton, uttered and disposed of a banker's cheque, purporting to be the order or draught of Messrs. Withers and Bolin, upon Messrs. Maddison and Pearse, with intent to defraud one George Bullock; he the said James Ayres well knowing the same to be forged.  The prisoner defended himself. Ultimately The jury found the prisoner Guilty of uttering the cheque, knowing it to be forged. Sentenced to ten years' transportation. Henry Willis, aged 23, stood charged with having, on the night of the 19th of July last, in the borough of Portsmouth, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Alley, and stolen therefrom one silver spoon, two rings, &c. &c. Found Guilty and sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour.  George Greengrass, found Guilty yesterday of stealing a post-office order, was this morning sentenced to six month's hard labour.  MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Northanzpton, March 1. The commission for this county was opened yesterday about five o'clock, by Mr. Justice Maule, who this morning proceeded to All Saints Church, where Divine rvice was performed. His Lordship, at the close of the service, took his seat in the Nisi Prius Court, Chief Justice Wilde presiding in the Criminal Court. There are but six causes ; one is a special jury, involving the question of the validity of a bill of sale. The calendar contains the names of sixty-three prisoners. The following is a summary of the charges : Murder, I; arson, 2; manslaughter, 2; sheep•stealing, 1; forgery, 1 ; embezzlement, 1; Post-office robbery, 1; offences against the game-laws, 5 ; involving nine prisoners, the remainder being common cases of stealing. We observe one prisoner is charged with stealing twopennyworth of bread, another a pint and a half of bran and peas, valued at 2d. Of the sixty-three prisoners eleven can neither read nor write.  With regard to the female, it being proved that she and the other prisoner lived together as man and wife, and the prosecutor not denying the fact, The COMMON SERGEANT held that the case against her could not be sustained, as the law presumed that she acted under the coercion of her husband. She was then found Not Guilty. _ _ _  The case against the man proceeded, and ho was convicted.  The prosecutor said the prisoner had plundered him to the extent of upwards of 1001. The custom was for the prisoner to steal the flour, and send his wife to sell it, at less than half the market price. The COMMON SERGEANT said the sentence was, that the prisoner be transported for seven years.