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      YORKSHIRE GdOL DELIVERY . ( Continuedfrom our Eighth Page . J fcrary tendency . In some of these letters tie father , from time to time , « xprt « se 3 himself ss being entirely igEeract of the price of the s ; oods that were seat by the son , aird that be occasionally had more goods than he conld do -mth . The son in reply bad sfated that no one conld undersell his father . On one occasion the tsiiisT j bad expressed great alsirn titrcTijlj a letter to his ¦ on , owiag to his believing that one of the prosecutors tad been &t hiB shop in Preston , The son , in reply , assured his father that there wa no danger of that Bort , u the master had not been at Preston . At aisotber time the younger prisc-ner ¦ was exceedingly aisxkms to make some comnincication to Ma father ilL |

      desiring him io state that his mother was v ^ ry The father did so ; the letter stating that if tas son did not come to Mm Boon be ' veuM not fisd his mother alive . That ifcttsr "was shown to the employer . of * be yonrger prisoner . It "was also found that among the property discovered at the house of the - elder prisoner , \ ras an invoice , not an invoice of goods sent by any seller to the elder prisoner , 1 nt an invoice sent by a person residing at Birmingham , xrho had sold goods to the ytisecntora . This "would explain the contents of a letter -which was seat on the 24 of Hovanfcer , by the Bon to the father , -when ha said " yon -rill know the price "when I -send yon the invoice" The inference ¦ was that the son had stoltn the invoice along with the goods and sent them to the fatfcer . The fatner , -who is

      & shoe-maker , pr ? vioas to going to Proton , had resided , trith h'S son at Kiristsll , and at the end of-April last , ' he removed to the former piece . A short time before Jhst a cistress "was placed in the house of the eloer ; pris-: i ! £ r for 30 s . Th ^ s fact shewed , as it was con- ' tended , that lie "was not in a sitnation to comment * bnsiress "with bis own mEacs . When he left K ' . rksta'l ! he set npen the L ^ eds and Skipton coach , he haying \ riih him a lar ^ e box and bumper . Be add to the j guard that he was soing to Prsston . to open a ihop in j thesUos trade . Ha went as far as Ke'ghley with the j coach . Ha HfceTvIfe stated ro the ensrd that his son f ¦» sa in the same trade as himself , and that he ( the ' , aoni it pt two or three men in "his employ , which j Btoterotnt was of course qnilo incorrect- Mi . EiHs said i , ) i j I i I | i ; !

      the Jurj -would see from ifeese facts that the possession ' of the property by tie son was perfectly dear , and he thouenc when they considered the positition of the fathtr as t » pecun i ary clrcnmsta-ces , and also that of tha son , who "was only receiving 10 s . a wetk , which fact = sra 3 faiotrn to the father , thty "would be of opinion th&the ( the father ) c-ruld not have received the goods i "Which bad been seat to him by his son at least without some txjsj . ieJon , if ! e did not actually know , that they ] Vere stolen . A party who bad jast Jfand a dist ? esB ib his house for SOs . was not the party to get credit for goods to theamenst of £ 150 or £ 160 ; neither was a ] party in tbe receipt rf only 103 . per " week lively to be ' , credited to such an extent , especially as these lias iFoui& . in all probability , be kcown to tha parties from . whorr . they might order their zo » ds . 1 ' \

      Sc" 5 cial ^ witness * - * "were called in snpport of the above facts , and most of the property produced which had been found in the possession of the prisoners was identified by th& prosecutors . ilr . Simpson , one of the partners , stated that "he had Bold ihe prisoner a ^ jaaatlty ef Kraraex goods on four -difivri-nt ocea-4-jns , the price of which -would not amount in tbe whole to £ ii ; but none of thsse goods ¦ were among the property wtich had been found " in the possession of the prisoners , and which was- now char ? t-d to have been stolen . Th ? gooeis which he sold to Ihi- prisoner -3-ert or a \ orx description , whilst these found in his possession , asd at bis father ' s , -were of a "Very superior character . For instance , some pumps which the younger prisoner had bought of Mm were sold it la . 9 i , 2 s . 2 ± , and 2 a . 6 ± p-r pair ; en the otiier hand , those now prtxtcecd -were sold at from Si 9 i . to 4 * . c = r

      pair-Th-: iiciiiiaca ^ on the property ocenpied nearly an Lsi , JurflErs . Stead and Simpson having to go throa ^ i the slock of ^ shoemaker's establiahment of

      cod-Edcrufcle ex :-cnL Before adcressiijg tlis jury , ilr . Bliss took an objection ta the icdictaient , sabinit : ia < tiiat the -renne "was do "; Isia in tha proper county , the elder prisoner haTinr been nppi ^ fceucrd in Lii . c-ishire . H : r Lohdsei ? lUTing pffcr-rnJtd tbt objection , Mr . Bliss iddr = 53 = d tiie jury * oa beaaif ol the elder pri-Boner . The groend of his defkneo was that if even the sen wss guilty of stealing tbe goo-is , there wnj not ¦ RifEuert fcTidence to convici the faiL-tr of ths oSscce ¦ with -trr-ich ha was charged , nus ^ iy , feloniously itceiriDi g * xtds , "sPca-kiicvTing theoi to have been stolen . User -5- _ 5 no < ioabt thit many of tha goods had been trac& . t . the posstsiion of tbe t . t 2 ici , but Le coctfij-i ^ that t " Lrrs-was rot only not scEcicnt pio- 'f that siss elder prisoner had receirea the property with a ? ui ; ty

      knewlt-iie , rut tLat there W 23 an abstsce cf all that 'whlcf- -s-33 pgraTly Efiicced ir support oica ? ea li £ : & the prefer . As to tbe evidence tonching the poiition in ¦ which ibe prisoner ¦ ?!• pneed a ? to mc-nf-y matltrB . ¦ When hs left Eikstall , he submitted it had « r . tirtly failed . There had been no concealment cf tbe j ? oo&s by tie eider prisoner , and there w ^ s notbicg consisten : "cirh the japposltion Tint he had pjs&e&sion of It * property with a knowledge that thry h ^ d been stolen . The Mrrasr . oii . lfciitt : which had bee : xcid apprated to him t-j pr « Te b < rj _ . nd danbt ti »» r L" 3 e elier yt , ; oacr "Ws 5 viaicr lie iiLpi . ssice that his son w _ s in poss-ession cf tc- - ' ; - » v , and tbat he to purchasing-id a fiir aid tqzli ^ l ? niirna lie goods which he se-l to iiiin to Preston for sale .

      Mt WlLSi > " 5 made a powerful speech on the psrt ol t--f youisg-i pEBOGer . He coateudeci iusl tti pro-Becuic- ' * hia c ^ arplEtcly failed in proYicsj the pjvertj of the prisoners . fcspeciE ^ ly that of the fcldtr prisoner ; and hfesee if thirre was not piVcrty then a . u , e th * . ability to purchisa goois , and ne-lhin ? Lad bu =. n pTodnced before lh- _ - Jury to sho-w th _ -. t azj uf ire property which , as be held , had been Tery ] .- . --. ly ul- _ n : i-£ ed . r& ^ gtt sot hava bteo sold by cas cf -be jircsecators * firm , or by some other person Lsvir-i their autholiry to do sa , The whole facts of tbo ciss sppeared to him to bs perffccSy consistent -with t > e innocence of

      fcotb . the priKmers . He looscc up : n tbe finding of the letters as 3 "fact in fa-rattr of tht prisoners , be-« £ US 3 if they knew that thsy contained anyUilng of a dangerous character they would bave bttn destroyed , hoarded it to be

      2 nd eo : np as -were produced in evidence against them , as they had been to-day . Bnt if tbe property had bren stolen , how had the prisoner c--n-Teyed it awsj ? Why , it appeared from the evidence ad ^ nctd on the part of the prosecution that he had no rf ! sr / v of tsizng it in a feicmoas jsanaer- Eow then ¦ were ibese thints got away ? It bad been proved that the goods were removed in hampers . How then wtre those tampers conveyed to ths prisoners' lo ^ Jgings ? On n truck . Whose truck was it ? -It was the truck ef the i-roseenfcors . He took them in open < iay , and in addition io that a stranf ei slrpt in the Eime roosa in 'which the stolen property was e-lieg-d to have bet-n found . There "was uo conc&aiiEfTit . zzd ii Lad never been pretended that the proEtcntcri had misstd a anzle article , although they "were in the habit of goig through their stock onca in evc-ry thrte months . His ioTTJahtp having summed up at great length , the Jury ^ most immediately found toth the prisoners Guilty .

      The 3 Jeamed Jttdge , ia ^ rassing Esnttnce , said that this w&s one of the most wicked and shamefnl cases of wholesale depredation that had « ver Been in public . The elder prisoner had been enabled % p &s" 2 the goods at snch a price as to prove moit ruinous to tra < 2 e , and most injurious to the ccnstai . t consumers cf such articles ss well as to society at large . They had no adequate temptation for stealing which the bad excuse xJ want or ignoranca might suggest . He severely censured the elder prisoner for baviiig received ths propsrty from his otvn son . They had intended to mi . ke a rspid fcrtnne at the expense of tbe prosecutors , from t £ e proceeiia of the ^ e Trhole > ale robberies . A 3 he could no : imagice a otieb « ase of larceny from employen , or a wei&e cise of receiving stolen property , be thonld psss upou tie prisoners the tisfces : ssritence wxiich the law awarded in * nch cases . The sentence of the Court was t £ it each ol the prisoners be transported for the term of Icurteen years .

      THTTESD-S-Y , DSC . 2 S . { Before Mr . Justice Maule . J I 0 BGEB . T OP THE S 1 QSA 7 CB . ES 07 THE LEEDS BISTBiCX CuTTBT OP BAjiiLKCPXCT - COSaiisaioyyiTts . As soon as Ms Lordship took his seat this ttorning , Mr . Bell , tie Deputy Clerk of the Arraigns , called upon Thomas Walker , of Dewsbury , solicitor , ¦ who vras * ui on will , to surrender to lake his trial iipon three charges of forging the nams 3 of Uartin 3 oim "W « st ana Montague Baker Bere , the ComiBissioners of the Leeds District Court of Bank-Tnptcy , io insoiveni's interim orders of protection from process . There Tras another ciiar ^ t against file prisuntr i . j jitceiTkig money Uider faLro pretences .

      jlr . Wilki ^ s applied for the postponement of the trial to the Spring A 5 yz 53 . After a lengthy couTersation between the court and connsel it was 5 ualij arranged that W&iker and his snreties Enoidd attend in court on Saturday to enter into fresh recognizances to appear at the Spring ASidzeSj and if he Bhould not atteari on Satnrday to c * mple ' - « bis bail , bis Lordship promised to issue a fe cuch-warrant for his apprehension .

      AES 0 S il HTLL . James Allison , 53 , was indicted on a charge of iavirL < , on Tlmrsdayv the 31 st of Augns * jsst ^ Suiton , in the town and conaty of Kin ^ iton-npon' Exil , feloniously set fire to his dwelling-house , with intent io defraud the Globe Kre aad Life Assurance Company . - Mr . Baet , with whoa were Mr . Baixes and Mr . LiDDEii , appeared aa counael for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss iras for } he priwner . After the fxaminatioQ of a nomoer of witQesses ia support of the charge , Mr . Buss took two objections to the indictment first , that it was not alleged that the Globe Insurance Company was a corporation , as it onght to have been to enable them to ebb and be sned as a eompany , and that the eridencrhad failed in proving that Ae" eompaBj was a corporation . The second objection was , that the "possession of the house was wrongly stated , the words in the indictment being * -the" 4 weIh 3 ig-house of James Keiro Wat&on and Ifc George-THrnbulL "

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      T ^ ie jLearjisd Judgs deciddJ agaiuat tbe }* iter objection , as he thought that the house in question was in some sense a dwelling-house to the two gentlemen who were the mortgagees who pnt a lock on the door—namely , Mr . Watson and Mr . Turnbull He was of opinion , however , that as the indictment contained no allegation that the prisoner intended to defraud a corporation called the Globs Insurance Company , the prisoner must therefore oa acquitted . The Jury accordingly returned a yerdici of Not Guilty , and he waa discharged .

      ! POACHING NKAB BIPOK . Richard Carter . 34 . William Bleckhurn , 20 , and I George £ > ur > n , 35 , wera charged with having , on \ the SOih of September last , at North Stamky , near '< Ripon , unlawfully entered certain inclosed land , in 1 the possession of Wm . Thomas Clark , for the purj pose of taking and destroying game , the said George ! Dunn being armed with a blndgeon . S Mr . Blanchabd appeared for the prosecution ; j Mr . Bliss for the prieonr-rs . j The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty , but re-! commended them to mercy , and they were sentenced I to be imprisoned to hard labour for three calendar ' months .

      ! ! ¦ BUSGLABT AT B&ADFOBD . j John Wormald , otherwise John Farmer , 27 , was j charged with having , ou ihe' 21 ot of September last , j at Bradford , burglariously broken and entered ihe j dwelling-house of Alice Teesdale , and stolen therein three veils , a shirt , a quantity of printed calico , 20 lbs . weight of sugar , and a quantity of wearing apparel , her property . Mx . Otere > t > was for the proEecution ; and Mr . Geaisges for the defence . The defence was that the evidence was insufficient to satisfy the JuTy of the guilt of the prisoner . — Not Gniliy . STABBING AT KOHT ^ 3 IEB 1 ET .

      ! ¦ \ ! Thomas Wright , 18 , was charged with having , on tbe 18 ih of November last , at Norih Bic-r 3 ey , in the West Ridinr , feloniously stabbed James Booth , with intent to do him some grievously bodiiy harm . Mr . Stashgpe and Mr . Ovekekb wsto for the ! pro ? ecntion ; ihe prisoner was undefended . ' The prosecutor is a young man about the same f age as tne prisoner . On Ssturday evening , the 18 ih ! of November , the prosecutor and five or six othar I young men were etapdinj ; at Fordoff ' s Foid , at : Wibsey , wben the pritoner went np to them , and , ! looking at tbo pro , -ecntor , said— "Art thou there , thoa d—d red thiet ! " The proeecutor returne 1 the : compV . m : iii by replying , " 1 am , ye d—d black thie * . ' The prisoner tben said , " I ' ve a good miud ! to mug ihfce . " and tbe prosi .-cutor replied , " Mug

      me then . Both prosecutor and prisoner immediately buttoned ihtiir jackets to commence fighting , and the former ticked the latter over the leas twice , and struck at him over the head . . After that , the prisoner , said io the bystanders , "You see I have neither poised him nor btruck at him . " He then pulled a pocket knife out of his pocket , opened it , aad struck at tbe prosecutor oa the lsft side of the neck , cutting through the coliar of his velveteen jacket , velveteen waistcoat , his neckcrc&ifcf , and his shirt , aud iEfliCting a wound about one-third of an inch deep in his neck . Tht wouud was not a dangerous one , but was made in close proximity to : he jugular vein and carrotid artery . The prisoner did not deuy that ho intcttd the wound , bnt pleaded ihe assault of the prosecutor as a justification for his condnct .

      Tiie Jaiy , after being absent from Court half-aDhcur , returned a verdict of Guilty , but strongly recommended tbe prisoner to mercy on account of the provocation he had received ir-Jiu the probecutor . Sentence dfefsrred .

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      SECOND COURT . —TuK ^ DiT , Dec * 26 . ( Brfore Mr . Justice Coliman . J 2 ilr . Justice Colt man , vfho arrived in this city on ^ Ion-day , for tee purpose oi assistir ^ Mr . Justice ilanle in the gaol delivery lor this couuty , loos . h ; s se ^ t io the Ni . i Prius Court at ten o ' clock . HICHVTAT BOBBEB . T AT l £ i . t > 5 . Jame * Chnppel , 34 , and Matthew Wahnrright , 23 , wt-re inaicted for that they , on the 17 b o iSt > "umcer last , at Leeds , did felonious y and Tjolinily assault Samuel Fox , and t-tesl from hi 3 person three fOTerei ^ ns , one half-sovereign , aad six sh . ilinas , his pro !_> eriy . Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hall were counsel for the pro .-ecution ; Mr . Wilkins aefended Waiuwrgh ; ; Ciiappcl was uudslenotd . Tiie pro * t-cutor is a labonrer at LeeJs . On tho forenoon of "he 17 th of November he wa 3 drinking a . 1 ihe L oyd ' s Arms Inn , in Dale-strret , Leeds , wiia the two prisoners and ano'her man named Spence . He paid for some ale , and the four left ths house toother about one o'clock . As soon ss th- y got out of the bouse , the prosecutor was knocked down by one of the party , and , wnh tho as . i > taiiCe cfibe others , Wainwri-nt took om or hid porkt-t his mtiry , and lh ^ y tbeu ran away , th » - pro ~ -cmor foliowing them into Hrmsi .-t-iai > e , -whtr « - he seized W ? anwTi ^! it , and swd , " It ireant ) o—give me lay in ^ n ^ y ! "' Wainwritht ^ trnj ; -4 ltd until his < wui ?^ C ' - -at was iptu ana he got away , upon whicu Fox st . iz . id Chippd aad held him until a policeman came up . Sneuce go : away , and has not been taken ; but "VS a ; uwr > .-. hi was appr ^ btuded poon afierwar-is . Mr . "Wiljlixs iorcibly addressed the Jury on behalf of of ins client .

      Tne Jnry , alter a few minutes' consideration , fouud 3 v = rdici of Guilty against both prisoners . The Learned Jvvo-s in consideration of beither of the prisoners having beers before convicted , H * ntenced them io be severally imprisoned io hard labour for iwo years in Wakefield House of Correction . H 1 GHWAT BOBBERT SEiE HELL .

      John Sfldi ' cr , 20 , Owen Jonesil , an ( 5 Conrad Somes , 25 , were indic ^ -d for naving , on ? he 2 nd of Novtmber la ? t , at Rise , in the East-Riding , ftl ? mouj-ly assaulted Greeory Bust , aud stolen irom him one shilling and ? x ^ ence , and a pair of half boots . Mr . Bais : aid Mr . Aspinall were counsel for the prG = ecuticn ; and the prisoners were undt ' OHded . The Jury , after two hours' deliberation , found the prisoners Guilty of trie assault only . His Lordship said he quite agreed with the verdict of the jury , and was nappy that tho prisoners had been acquitted of dishonesty . It was nicessary however , thai aD attempt upon the per on oi any of the Qasen ' s snbjscts must be marked w ; th beme punisbinent , and ce therefore sentenced each of the prisoners to one month ' s impnioniEcni and hard labour in the Housed Correction a > , Iievtrley .

      P 0 ACHI > NG AT HBTTOS-BrsHEL . William Sugars , 43 , Charles Hail , 31 ) , and George Sharp , 36 , Were indicted for that they , on the 18 . h of November last , at Hntton-Butbel , being re-Epec : ively armed with guns , did unlawfully enter certain enclosed lands of the Hon . Marmaduke Lacgley , for the purpose of taking and destroying game . Mr . Ltddeel and Mr . Johxstone were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Buss flefended the prisoners . The prosecutor , tbe Hon . Marmaduke Langley , is the owner of a wood called Yedmandale Wood , in the township of Hutton-Bushel , over which he had granted the solo right of shooting to Mr . Osbaldistone , who employed a gamekeeper to protect the

      game . On tho evening of the 18 ih of . November , the gaikekeeper was in the wood , and about midnight he heard the report of a gun in the lower part of the wood , apon which be got the assistance of two men named DunniU and Jennings , with ¦ s ^ bc-m be vrent in ; o tfle wood ; and after listening for some time , he found that there were five men . The gamekeeper saw one of the party , who came within five yards of hini i and who was dressed in a " Jim Crow" hat , and a light coloured coat ; this man he paw fire a gun , and be then lost Fight of him . The Hon . Mr . Langley's keeper then joined the watchers , and they waited until the firing had ceased , upon which they went to Ayton-bridge . Shortly afterwardB five men came out of the vrood ,

      s * id proceeded in a direction to where they were . When the five men came np , one of the keepers said , " Now , my lads , we have you , " npon which the men said " d— * b your eyes , stand back , " and each oi them immediately presented his £ nn , and threatened to hoot the keepers . A struggle ensued , and two men , named George Sharp and George Stephenson , were secured , the former had two pheasants in his pecker , and the latter four . Their guns were taken from them and they were found to be loaded . The case was proceeding , when his Lordship reminded the Learii « J Counsel that they had given no prooi that the ownership of the land was vested in Mr . Lasgley . A servant was therefore called , who had been employ-d by Mr . Langley in felBD £ trees ir Yedmandale wood . George Stephenson , the man who was fiist apprehended , was admitted evidence for the crown , and the above detail of facts was given by him , and supported by the testimony of the

      gamekeepers and their assistants . The party who went from Wold Newton , were entirely strangerBlo the keepers . W . E . Woodall , Esq ., one oi the clerks to the magistrates at Scarbro * , proved that the prisoners , when before the magistrates , and aftei dne caution , made statements which were taken down in writing . They admitted having been present onthelandsoltheHon . Mr . liarjgley on tbenight in question , and the prisoner Hall explicitly admitted that he was there in search of game . Mr . Bias * « aiaj after the adrainiori which Had . eenraaieky Hall , kt o ald » ot offer « sy tarva-Uenj in his fcehalf , bat wonld leaTe hut in the hands of the Court and Jury . With lespect to the other ? , he denied on their behalf that there was any eviaenee of their being armed in the wood ; and though an accomplice had been called , yet the learned counsel for the prosecution had not got the prisoners sufficiently within the meshes of thi * indictment .

      The Learned Jtoge repeated the facts of the case to the Jnry , who immediately afterwards found all the prisoners Guilty , but recommended them to Kiexcy , on the grounds that they offered no resistance .

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      The Court said thero had been one violent blow struck , but no evidenoe had been produced to show that it was any of the prisoner * who inflicted it . Sentence was .-deferred . Mr . Lidd £ ll said there was another indictment against the prisoners , but ho offered no evidence on it . HIGHWAT BOUBERY AT HALIFAX . Willam Crovcther , 20 , was indicted for having , at Halifax , on the 3 rd of Sept . last , feloniously assaulted Robert Sotcliffe , and stolen from him a silver watch , a hat , and other article ? .

      Mr . Raines stated the case for the prosecution . The prisoner was indicted for a robbery which he had committed , along with another person not in custody , on a man named Robert Sutoliife , who , on Sunday night , the 3 rd of Sept ., as he was proceeding from Halifax to Mount Tabor , where he resided , was overtaken by two men , at a plaoe called Chapeltown . These parties walked wtth him 60 tne short distance , when they suddenly pounced upon him , threw him down , and robbed him . They took a knife , a handkerchief , and a key from his nocketa .

      and also a , silver watch from his fob . The proseoutor was able to identity the prisoner and anothpr of the parties who thus attacked him , and an additional fact in corroboration of the case was that ho was found the day subsequent to the robbery dealing with tha watch as his owh property , by committing it to the care of a watoh-maker , Mr . James Heben , of Halifax , to be repaired . That watch had since been produced to the proeecutor , and he recognised it as the article which had been stolen from him on the night in question .

      The prisoner Ueuicd the robbery and said he had bought the watch . Tho Learned Judge having summed up , the Jury found the prisoner Guilty , and , after having received a character for honesty previous to this , he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment . The court xose a half-past five .

      Wednesday , December 27 . ( Before Mr . Justice Coltman . ) SENTENCES . Charles Hall , William Sugars , and George Sharp , convicted o f night poaching ; at Hutton bushel , in the North Riding , trere severally sentenced to bo imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months .

      HIGHWAY nOBBERY AT NORTON . Wm . Skinner , 24 , was charged with having feloniously a ? saulted B-nj . Carr , at Norton , near Malton , on the 2 nd of D ^ -cembor last , and stolen from his person a variety of articles of grocery . Mr . Raines w > s counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Blanshabd defended tbe prisoner . Toe prosecutor is a mole catcher , residing at K-Minythorpe , near Malton . On Saturday , tho 2 nd of Drc , he was at Malton market , which place ho left about five o ' clock in tbo afternoon . He went from Malton to Norton , at which place he stopped until about half-past nine o ' clock , when he proceeded along the road towards Whitewall , and when he had reached a place called Beck Mills Lane he was

      accosted by two men , who rushed upon him from a corner of the hedge ; one of them struck him on the face and knocked him down , whilst the other rifled his pockets ; they both used very considerable violence , and nearly strangled him . They took from him a quantity oi tea , coflVe , sugar , and tobacco , two knives and other articles , aad then l ^ ft him . They soon , however , returned , and toid him they knew be had a watch , and then the violence towards him was repeated . The prosecutor , aft » r the theives had left him proceeded on his road home , and in going he met two men named Hall and Watson , to whom he related

      what had occurred , and told them that one of the men who had robbed him was" Oyster Bill , " a name by which the prisoner was known . The prisoner was appreh . nded on the Friday following , having been out of the way in the meantime , aud on the prosecutor set ing him , be at once said that he was one of tho men who had robbftd him . A man of iho nanje of Joseph Watson , who was stopped and robbed on tbe samp night nt tho same place , also gave evidtneo as to the identity of the prisoner , who had been seenin the lane by several partie * just before the tim * of the robbery . Tho other man has not bec-n taken .

      Mr . Blanshard . in addressing the Jury , contendpd that the identity of the prisoner had not bf > en so suffiiitiitly proved as to justify ihem in finding him guilty . Tho L-rned Judgk , in the course of his&umming up , dwelt upon the fact that the prosecutor , in narrating the particulars of the robbery , had never mentioned that he knew the prisoner until the Tuesday following . His Lordship , under all the cironinstances , thought there was a doubt ; if the Jury agreed with him they would givo the prisoner the benefit of it . The Jury , after a v « ry short consultation , returned a verdict of Guilty . Tne Learned Jsdsb sentenced him to be transported for fifteen years .

      tnTKRI ? G FOR . GRD OTtD ^ HS AT I 1 UDDER > F ! KLD . John Wndsicorih C 28 } , Ceo ye Frost C 26 t , and George Brigqs ( 38 , ) wtro indicted / or that they on tho ' jjih a : ia * 28 th of October , at Hudck > j > field , did unlawfully conppiro together to obtain certain yoods irom EbentZirr Thornton , by means of forced orders . Mr . Pashley and Mr . Moxteith were counsel for tho pro ecuiion ; Mr . Rai . nks ( who held the brief for Mr . Bliss ) defended Wadsworth ; and Mr . Ixsham de'Vnded BngK 9 ; Frost wa * undefended .

      - > ir . Pasiiley stated tho case . The indictment contained three counts , iu which the prisoners were severally cbargfid—Wadtworth , with uttering a forged request for the delivery of goods , knowing the same to be forced ; Frosi with being privy thereto , and with counselling and pti ' suadiug Wadsworth to utter the note ; and Frost and Driggs with jointly aiding and comforting Wadbwonh , ay accessaries after tho fact . The evidence adduced went to show that the prisoner Wadsworth , habited as a carrier , and with a whip in nis hand , wrnt on Friuay and Saturday , the 27 th and 28 ; hof October labl , to the shop of Mr . Ebenez ^ r Thornton , ironmonger , Huddertfield , and presented on each day , a wrutim order , purporting to have been signed by John Bamford , who is a joiner and builder , carrying on business at Longwcod ,

      about four iniles irom Hudd ^ rsfield . The order on Friday tho 27 'h , was for 5060 cut floor nails , and that on Saturday the 28 h , for one web of sacking , both of which " articles wtre delivered to him . With regard to Frost , it was proved that the orders were similar to hishaud-writing , and conversations , showiDg a guilty knowledge , were proved to have taken place ' between himself and Wadsworth ; and with regard to Briggs , it was shown that on the 28 h of October , tho day the web of sacking was obtained , he took it to a pawnbroker's shop in Huddersfield , and pawned it in the name ol George Sykes , aud thai afterwards he and Fro « t disposed of the ticket to a man named Spivoy . There was another indictment against the prisoners for having , on the . 27 th , 28 th , and 30-hof October , obtained in like manner sundry goods from M . r . William Kaye , also of Huddersii&ld .

      The prisoners were proved to have been together during Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , the 25 th , 26 th , 27 th , and 28 th of October , at the house ol'John Sutcliffe , a beer retailer , at Huddertfield , at whose hou ? e Wadsworth and Brings lodged , and where Frost visited them daily , at which times they had always pens and ink , and to whiob place the various goods were taken , and where , from the conversations which took plaoe , arrangements were made for disposing of the property obtained . The witnesses for the prosecution were twelve in number . They were severally cross-examined by Mr . Raines and Mr . Ingham , but the facts of tho forgeries and the uttering , and of the acting in concert were fully proved , as also were the obtaining of the goods by means of tbe forged orders .

      After the opening of the case by Mr . Pashlby , Mr . Isgham , on behalf of Briggs , put it to his Lordship whether the Learned Counsel had opened with anv case against his client . He contended that be had not , and that , therefore , his acquittal must be the consequence . The Learned Judge said , he thought there was sufficient in th « opening to call for the evidence to be heard . After the evidence had been gone through , Mr . Ingnam renewed his objeetion , which his Lordship said he would put to the Jury . Mr . Raines and Mr . Ingham severally addressed the Jury on the pan of their respective clients , contending ibat tbe evidence produced by the prosecutors had signall y failed iu bringing home the crimes laid to their charge .

      Mr . Ingham called two witnesses , who spoke to the character of Briggs previous to this occurrence , as having been that of an honest man . Frost also called a man named William Taylor , a shoemaker , who stated that Briggs gave him a bag of nails , but Frost did not go out with him to dispose of them . Mr . Pashlby then repiied , persisting that the witness whom Frost had called , completely confirmed the evidence he and his Learnea Friend ( Mr . Monteith ) had adduced on that bead . His Lohdship then earged the Jury , observing with respect to the legal objection ventured by Mr . Ingb&m , that Briggs was indicted as an accessory after the fact , for baring " maintained and har > beared" Wadsworth after the commission of the offence . The Jury , after a short consultation , found Wadsworth and Frost G « iHy , and acquitted Brigrs .

      MAN » LAU 6 HMB A * rATBINGTON . Thomas Raynor , 18 , and Janes Brv * n 20 . were charged upon the coroner ' s inquigition , with the manslaughter of Thomas Smales , at Fatrington , in the East-Riding , oa tbe 10 th of July last . Mr . Hall and Mr . Raines were counsel for the prosecution ; the prissner Kayner was defended by Mr Blanshard ; and Brown was undefended . Mr . Hail stated the case . The prisoners were indicted for manslaughter , aa offence which was commiuoci in tho course of Btriie between the deceased and Raytor . The deceased and Raynor were , on the day in . question , in a publie house , at

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      Patrington Haven , kept by Thomas Armiiage , when they began sparring , and the deceased at length challenged Ray npr out to fight . Raynor behaved well , and endeavoured to dissuade deceased from fighting , and the landlord also endeavoured to appease him . At last , however , they went out to fight , and deceased stripped . Id one round the deceased , Smales , received a blow in the stomach , and , being much hurt , he gave up the combat . He was taken to bed , where be remained until the course of next day , when he died . The medical gentleman who attended him . Mr . J . S . Land , of Patrington , would tell the Jury that he found sovere inflammatory action in the abdominal cavity , which , in his opinion , had been

      produced by a blow , and was the cause of death . I f such were the cause , then the law deemed both the party who inflicted that blow , and his ' bander , " or bottle-holder guilty of manslaughter . He ( Mr . Hall ) was of opinion that Raynor had been provoked and irritated ; yet it { was ; not neoessary to his own defence that he Bhould have given the blow in question , and he had gone out deliberately to fi ^ ht . Prisoner Brown had acted as " hander , " and the law said , in cases of this kind , those persons who took part in it , or encouraged the parties actually in warfare , were liable to punishment along with a principal , in case manslaughter should ensue . The

      Learned Counsel conclud ed by saying this was by no means an aggravated case , yet there could be no doubt the crime was one of manslaughter , and tho principal question was whether dtath was caused by the blow Raynor had struck at the deceased . Mr . Blanshahd , in cross-examination of the witnesses , elicited that the prisoner Raynor had hitherto borne an irreproachable and humane character . In his address to the jury , he said his client did not pretend to deny having struck a blow at the deceased , but conjectured that it was possible and very probable death might have resulted from something else . The deceased died from periponetis , an inflammation of a small membrane which covered the abdominal

      cavity , and that was a disease which might result from many other causes , but in a person who bad been afflicted with much disease , or whose stomach was overcharged at the time of some misadventure , inflammation of that organ would readily arise . He ( Mr . Biansbard ) 8 trongly urged upon the jury the fact that Raynor had showed a disinclination to enter into a pugilistic encounter , and also that tbe counsel for the prosecuiion had been instructed to admit that the offence had been committed under circumstances of much excitement and aggravation . The court having summed up , th « j > try found Raynor Guilty , and Brown was acquitted . Mr . Hall said the parties concerned iu the prosecution prayod that , his Lordship would give this case hi 9 most merciful consideration .

      Tho Court , in passing sentence , admitted that thwe was great groua for paiJ / ation in this c » 3 e , and therefore he was unwilling to subject Ruyuor to that contamination which would bo the result of confinement , the sentence therefore was , that he be imprisoned for a week , commencing from the date of this commission , which would therefore make that part of the punishment mere . y nominal , and , iu addition to that , bo fined 40 s ., aud enter into his own 'recogniziuoes of £ 50 to keep tho peace for two years . Robert Greensmith , 19 , pleaded guilty to an indictment , charging him with having cut and wounded John Bell , on the 17 ihof November last , at Rawmarab . Mr . Mokteith , on behalf of his learned friend Mr . Boothby , said he was instructed to say the prosecutor wished gto recommend the prisoner io his Lordship ' d merciful consideration .

      ilis Lordship took time to look over the deposi tions and consider of iho senteuce . Tne Court rose at six o ' clock .

      Thursday , Dec . 23 . 1 HOUSEBREAKIiNG AT RA . VVDEN . Benjamin Bartle , 23 , and John Sutcliffe , 31 , were indictod for having , on tho 14 th of . November last , at Rawden , in the West-Riding , committed a burglary on tho dwelling-house of John White , and st .-len therefrom three silver spoons , one pair of snuffers , two silver turtons , and two silver tureen covers . Mr . Otieb . and Mr . Wigutman wero counsel for the prosecution . The Jury found both tho pri-oners Guilty . Evidenco having been Kr'en of previous convictions against boih prisoners ,- they were sentenced to transportation for fifteen , years each .

      CHARGE OV STEALING A £ 50 NOTE AT HALIFAX . Jofin Bevins , was indicted for that he , oh the 2 nd day of November last , at Halifax , did feloniously steal a Bank of England note for £ 50 , out of a letter which had parsed through the post office . The prisoner pleaded Mot Guilty . Counsel for the prosecution , Mr . Hall and Mr . Pickering ; solicitor , Mr . W . F . Holkoyd , of Halifax . Council for tbo prisoner , Mr . Wilkins ; solicitor , Mr . Haudinge , ol Manchcs : or . Mr . Hall said the prisoner at tho bar was indicted for having stolen a £ > 0 bank note , and as the money

      h&d . been transmitted in a ietttr tne indictment was specially drawn under an Act of Parliament which had been passed for preserving property so transmitted . Tne prosecutor , Mr . Robert B-ldrey , is a woolstapler , carrying on business at Halifax , aud ho has an agent who transacts business for * um at Rochdale . The prisoner is a Cigar manufacturer at Manchester . Mr . DavvsOD , who is the agent of tho prosecutor at Rochdale , is in fthe habit of remitting money by post to his employer , and on tho 2 nd ol . November last ho remitted a £ 50 note in a letter to Halifax , arid of that note he believud 'tlK-re would be no miBtakn of the identity , Ho sent that ; note by the post , which would leave Rochdale at a quarter to oieven o'clock , and he did not reach

      the post ofGce with it until about twomy minutes to cloven o ' clock . That letter he gave to the postoffice clerk at the window ; it was thicker than usual , and was noticed on that account . When Mr . Ditwson arrived at the po 3 t-office , he was told that the bag had been made up , and ho then applied to havo the letter seut by that post , upon which it was put loobe into auoth 1 bag , in which the bag containing the other letters was also put , and tho bag was then sealed in the regular way , aud despatched to HaVifas . The bags are sent from the post office at Rochdalo to the railway station ; they go by that train to Sowcrby Bridge , and are from thence itaken forward to Halifax by _ a mail cart . Tiie time for the arrival of the mail at Halifax ,

      is generally about twenty minutes before one , and the-tiaie for tho delivery is half-past one . Oa the day . in question the bnga wtre delivered at the postoffioe at Halifax at tho usual time , and they were there delivered safe with the seal unbroken , and consequently with all in them which had been enclosed at Rochdalo , for no per&on oould abstract anything from tho bags without breaking the seal , aud of that he had not heard any charge . The letters on their arrival are sorted by the postmistress and her son , and on one of the earlier days of November they saw a loose letter in the bag . There are two postmen , for whom the letters in the town are transferred after they have been sorted , and they divide them into their respective districts and deliver

      them in town . Mr . Baldrey ' s letters are delivered by Whittaker , one of theso men , and in order that Mr . Baldrey may get them sooner than he would by tho regular time at which they vould be delivered at his own premises , ho had ihem left at the Golden Lion Inn , which is about forty yards from the Postoffice . Whitaker also delivers letters at the upper George Inn , and his practice is to throw the letters promiscuously on the bar table , and they are afterwards assigned to the parties to whom they are respectively addressed . Mr . Baldrey's letters are always sent , for Whitaker reaches the Golden Lion about half-past one , and the upper Gorge at a quarter before two . He carries the letters in his hand loose , and this letter aud its contents had not

      reached Mr . Baldrey . He sent his usual messenger to tho Golden Lion on the 2 nd of November , and it ought to have been delivered on that day . That letter contained the £ 50 bank note in question , and the next time that note was heard of was on Wednesday , the 8 ih of November , on which day the prisoner paid it into the Branch Bank of Enijland at Manchester , as a part of a sum of ill' 2 , for which he obtained two bills , payable in London . Tbe money he paid in the name of his uncle , Mr . George Bevins , and it would be shown that neither the uncle nor the nephew kept any account at tho bank . A memorandum was made upon the note at the time it was so paid into

      the bank , on account of George Bevins , and that note would be identified as the one sent from Rochdale by Mr . Dawson . The reason , therefore , why the prisoner was charged was , because very recently afier it was missed , that ia within six days , he was found trading with it by paying it into the bank and because ha denied , when he was aaked , that he had paid a £ 50 note into the bank at al < , but said he had paid a £ 30 . The prisoner was also at Halifax on tne 2 nd of November , the day ou which the note ought to have been received there by Mr . Baldrey but which never reached hjm , and was next found in the possession of the prisoner , and under these circumstances they called upon him to account how he got it . These were the facts of the case .

      Evidence was then gone into at great length to prove all the facts stated by the Learned Counsel in his opening , after which , Mr . Wilkins addressed . the jury ia a feeling ¦ peeoh on behalf of the prisoner , and contended that from the evidence they had heard they could not find a verdict against his client . Several wit « eiM 8 fr > p Manchester * Carlisle , and Liverpool , were called , who all gave the prisoner a most excellent character for unblemished integrity The Learned Judge summed up the case in a clear and concise manner . The Jury , after a , feW minute ' s consideration , returned a verdict of Not Guilty , and the Learned Judge ordered the prisoner to be immediately discharged . J

      MANSLAUGHTER AT JECCLESFIELD . John Haynes , 30 , pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him . with the manslaughter of Joseph Hoy land at Ecolesfield , near Sheffield .

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      Mr . Pickering jwas for the prosecution , and he stated that there were circumstances connected with the ease which showed that the deceased had given very great provocation , and that the stone which had been ! the catne of death , had been thrown in a moment of great excitement . Under these circumstances , on the part of the prosecution , ho begged to recommend the prisoner to mercy . Mr . Wilkins , who was engaged for the prisoner , said he had advised him to plead guilty , and he begged to join in the hope that , after his Lordship had read the depositions , he would be very merciful in his punishment . Sentenoe was deferred .

      tJTTEBING FORGED ORDERS AT HUDDERSJIELD . George Briggs , ' 38 , George Frost , 36 , and John Wadsworlh , 28 , who were triedi yesterday , and . tbe two latter found ] Guilty , were again indicted on another charge , for that they , on the 30 th of Oct . last , by means of forged orders , did obtain from W . Kay , at Huddersflald , GOlbs . weight of firor nails , and ten thousand lath nails , the property of the Baid Wm . Kay . j Mr . Pashley and Mr . Monteith were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Inghah for tbe defence . The circumstances were precisely the same as those reported in the case yesterday * with the excepfiou that Briggs was charged with having uttered thenotes . Frost as an accessory before the fact , and Frost and Wadsworth as joint accessories after the fact ; no evidence , however , waa offered against Wadsworth . The Jury found Briggs and Frost Guilty .

      Mr . Pashlet stated that an . had ^ several other cases of a similar j nature against all the prisoners , but as they were now found guilty perhaps his Lordship would consider . that , he need not go into any mf-re . ¦! His Lordship said he would defer passing sentence , and would look through the depositions .

      HIGHWAY BOBBERY NEAK HUDDEHSFIELD . ' ; Abraham Shaw 28 , was charged with haring , on the 3 rd of October , at Huddersfield , feloniously assaulted James Farrar , and stolen from his person a tobacco-box , two half-crowns , and other property . Mr . Pashley was counsel for the prosecution ; and Mr . Dear-lby defended the prisoner . The facts of the ! case are briefly these : on Sunday , the 8 ' , h of October , the prosecutor , who resides at Stainland , was returning home from the neighbourhood of Staley Bridge , where he had ^ been on a visit to his brother ; » nd on arriving at a place called the ) " Scouts , " which is between the towns of Maradeu and Huddersfield , he " was accosted by the prisoner , and under the impression that the latter was surely in great distress , the

      prosecutor gave him twopenc ^ . Tne prisoner then said be must have more , and immediately put his hand iuto the prosecutor ' s pocket , and pulled out his tobacco box , containing two half-crowns . The prosecutor , in his an 9 W « r to questions put to him by Mr . Dearsley , ini cross-examination , gave evident proofB to the court that he was not of sound jniiid . He stated that , about eighteen years ago , it was advertised in the Leeds Mercury , that a considerable portion of Yorkshire had been given to him , although he had never yet ireceived a farthing benefit . He al-o stated that much correspondence had passed between him and George IV ., through the medium of the Bame paper . Under these circumstances , the jury , by his Lordship ' s direction , acquitted the prisoner . ; The Court rose about six o'clock .

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      On the 24 : hinst ., at Christ Church , Every-streefc , Manchester , by the Rev . J . Scholefield , Mr . Edward Bill , mechanic , to Miss Elizabeth Jones , both of Manchester .

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      Leeds Corn Market , Tuesi-.. 4 T , Dec . 26 . —We are now getting good supplies o ; ' all grain . Last woek's prices for Wheat are well maintained , but the demand is inactive to-day , and on the whole the trade must be called slow . Barley is in pretty good request , without , variation in prices . Oats and Shelling remain dull , and are the turn cheaper . New Beans are offering freely , and are again rather lower ; old Baans are without change in value , but slow sale . THE AVERAGE PRICES OF WHEAT , FOR THE WEEK

      ENDING DEC . 25 , 1843 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peas Qrs . Qx& . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . 3570 1378 3 G 2 0 191 33 £ s . d . £ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ 8 . d . 2 12 % 1 13 U 0 19 6 | 0 0 0 1 11 9 1 14 9 | Richmond Corn Market , Dec . 23 . —We had a fair supply of Grain in our market to-day , particularly Wheat—Wheat sold from 6 s 6 d to 7 s 9 d . Oats 2 s 3 d to 3 . 4 3 d . Barley 4 s to 43 4 d . Beans 4 s 9 J . to 5 i . per bushel . Bradford Markets , Thursday , Dec . 28 . —Wool —Nothing of any moment has been done during the week , nor is there any alteration in prices ; but if anything , an increased firmness . Yarns . —There is

      nothing new in thia branch of trade . The Spinners are generally busy , without any accumulation of Stocks . Prices have rather an improved tendeucy . Piece . —This being a general holiday week , also what was formerly not observed as a market day , boing the last Thursday in the year , the quantity of goods brought to market is hardly an average ; but there is a general firmness , for the recent advances on Wool and wagea have not been met by the buyers of goods , and on the opening of the new year , unless a general advance on goods is realised , the production must necessarily be curtailed , till the raw material recedes , or the manufactured artiole will realise a price to remunerate the manufacturers .

      WAKEFIFLD CORN MARKET , Fhidaf , Dec . 58 . —There is nVian extensive business passing in Wheat to-day , out great fkmness ia shown by the holders , and fully as good prices as on this day week are obtained . Fine Barley is not plentiful , and for such samples we note a little improvement , but no material alteration in other sorts Oats and Shelling are slow aale . Beans remain much the same as last stated .

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      O'CONNOR , Esq . of Hammersmith , CouMf Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at his Priit ing Office * , N « f . 12 asd 13 , Market-street , Srit fatej and P * blist * d by th » s&id Joshua . Homos , ( foi the said Fbawhj * O'Cohsob . ) at faia D * slling-hoiue , Ne . 8 , Markefeirtreefc Briggat *} . «* Internal G « mmonication exkttof between the a » 14 No . 5 , Market-street , and the said Nob . 18 and 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting tno whole of the said Printing and . Publishing 9 ™ one Premises . ^ -. m m All Communications must be addressed , Poat-pa-O * w » Mr . HOBSON , Northern Star Office , Leeds . ( Saturday , Deoembtt 39 » 1843 « .

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      A Strange Sto : ry . —On Monday or Tuesday , a young boy came to > the house of a respectable woman in South Qieensferry , and a ? ked lodgings lor the night , a request which was granted . In the course of the evening something occurred to induce the landlady to suspect the sex of her lodger ; and on further inquiry it , appeared that the boy was no other than a young la ^ y , of an age not exceeding 20 , dressed in male habiliments . The landlady , alarmed at this , sought the advice of the Rev . 'Mr Dimma , minister of the parish , as to how she should proceed in thia delicate conjuncture , who at once came to the lady , and questioning her upon the cause of her assumina : so unfeminine a garb ,

      obtained from her j tha information that she was of Greek extraction |; but that her father , about three yeirsago , had come into possession of landed property in the south of Scotland , where they had lately been residing . She further stated , Hhat her friends had insisted upon her marrying an old gentleman of 80 , and that the ceremony had actually been porform-d that morning ; but that she was &o disgusted with the disparity of the match , that she had sez id the opportunity , when left to herself , of dis ^ uisirie herseH in the dress in which she . had come to Q'leonsft'rry , and eloping from her friends

      altogether . She refused , however , to give any names , or anything that might lead to the touting of the story . There is of course some improbability , to aay the least , -in ihis tale ; but we understand Mr . Dimma ' s opinion is that she is really a Gre < k , that she epeaks the French language fluently , and tho English pretty well ; but that it is evident whi to shu i .-i spyaking ill English she is thinking in Gre < -k . H « r manners arojevidently those of a superior condition in life . Efforts are making to discover tha frirn' ) 3 of the fair fugitive and the troth of her story , which it is hopX-d will speedily be successful . — Edinburgh Courant .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct834/page/8/