The Cambrian

PEMBROKESHIRE SPRING ASSIZES, 1844. I The Commissions were opened by Mr. Justice Maule, at Haverfordwest, on Saturday last.-On Sunday, his Lord- ship was too unwell to attend Divine Service as osnal. MONDAY, MARCH li.-Tiie Conrt sat to-day at ten o'clock. The first business was the calling over the names of the gentlemen named in the Commission of the Peace, not many of whom answered.—The following is a list of the Graud Jury for the County t HUGH OWEN, Esq., Foreman. Geo. Roch, Esq. Dudley Acktan'l, Esq. Will. Foiiuite, Esq. Thos. Lloyd, Esq. J. H. Philipps, E?q. 1. H. Ptel, Esq. Waller W. ilarrits, Esq. James liisj!;on, Esq. J. Owen E'Uvarrtes, Esq. Win. Butler, Esq. E. T. Mastey.Esq. Warren Davis, Esq. X. Peel, Eiq. John Hi^gou, Esq. J. Hi!! Harries, Esq. Grand Jury for the town of Haverfordwest: — H. G. FOUNDES, ESQ., For-nian, | J. Bellairs, Esq. I John Green, Esq. I J. Harvey, Esq. Henry Pyne, E»q. J. Bellairs, Esq. John Green, Esq. J. Harvey, Esq. Henry Pyne, E»q. H. P. Goode. Esq. George Johnson, Esq. John Lewis, Esq. Richard Phillips, Esq. Thomas Beynon, E«q. James Saies, Esq. Wm. Williams, Esq. James Jenkins, E^q- John .tanline, Esq. Henry Taster, Esq. Wm. Williams, Esq. James JenldlJ;, E-I). John Jardluc, ESlj. Henry Taster, Esq. Thomas Philpoti, Esq. I His Lordship, in his brief charge to the Grand Jaries, ob- served, that although there were a great number of cases in the calendar, it was probable thai, witli regard to a considerable portion of them, the jury would not be at all troubled Tile offences to which he referred were those arising out of the late disturbed state of some parts of the county. He was glad to see that, although there were a great many of that kind, yet there were none of a very recent date, and he was therefore induced to believe that peace- and tranquillity were again restored. His Lordship further said, that if in the discharge of their duties either of the juries should find it necessary to consult him, he should be happy to render them his assistance. The calendar for the county contains the names of thirty-nme prisoners, twentv-three of whom are charged with being con- cerned in the Rebecca Riots that took place last Summer in the neighbourhood of Fisbgnard. These cases were respited from the late Winter Assize to the present, but it is now understood that no further proceedings are to be taken in them, and that the prisoners will, before the close of the sittings, be discharged from their recognizances. The calendar for the town contains the names of two persons only, who are charged with a riot at the Prendergast Toll-gate, in August last. A true bill was to-day found against them. TRIAL OF PRISONERS Thomas Phillips was indicted for stabbing Evan Jones, at the parish of St. Issell'«,on the 11th day of January last, with a pitch- fork, with intent 10 do some grievous bodily harm.— Mr.Vaughan Williams, counsel fortire prosecution Mr. H.O. Martin attorney for the prosecution. Evan Jones examined :—I am a smith, living at Saundersfoot, in this county I know prisoner. On the lltb January last, 1 was in my garden, in company with Thomas Gunter; while there, I had occasion to remove some bushes in the garden hedge. The prisoner came up, with a pitchfork in bis hand, and jumped on the bushes. He drove the fork into my foot, and said, If you touch the bushes, by God I will run it through your heart." I then moved on one side. The pitchfork went through my foot. —[Witness produced the shoe he wore, with the bole made by the pitchfork],—I went into the house iben. Examiued by Mr. HallI have had many disputes with pri- soner about the house I live in. I was going to move the bushes from the garden hedge, about which we were disputing The prisoner's wife was present when he stabbed me; I did not see his daughler there. The prisoner brought the pitchfork there. I saw another pitchfork with Gunter; it was not the same as the one prisoner had. The pitchfork Gunter bad broke in his band. Prisoner took one of the pieces, and gave it to his wife. I then went up to her, and laid hold of her band. and took it from her. In struggling with her the fork went into my knee. I do not think she drove it into my leg purposely. I showed the wound to Mr. Noot, the surgeon.. T T Thos. Gunter, labourer, Saundersfoot, examined :-111 January last, I was witi) the prosecutor in a garden I bad takeu of him. We went to move the bushes from the garden llldge, that we might go into the garden. The prisoner came up, and jumped on the bushes. He stabbed Evan Jones with the fork, and sai If you dare to touch the bushes, I will push it through your heart." Jones said, I I You have stabbed me in the fooL Jones then weut into his house. I did not see him strike the prisoner Examined by Mr. Hall The prisoner said we bad no right to go into the garden, as the garden belonged to him. I brought a pick to the hedge, and in moving the bushes the stick broke. The prisoner took up the piece, and gave it to his wi e, an Jones went up to her and took it from her. Mr. Thos. Noot, surgeon, Begelly, examined :-In January last, I attended the prosecutor for six davs, from the H™; He had a stab in the left foot-it was right through the foot; it was painful, but not seririus. Mr. Hall addressed tire jury for the defence, urging that the wound received by the prosecutor in the fool was cfve" prisoner tinintentionally, when the prisoner was » en mg The Learned Jud»e shortly summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. c c „ .i„ Mary Qaules was indicted for the wilful murder o er e < child on the 9th January last. Mr. Hall stated the case to the jury, the details of which are shown by the evidence following. Mary James examined I reside at Rosemarket, in this county. I have known prisoner about five or six months. I acted as midwife during her confinement. She bore a fema e child on tbe 1st of January last. It was a healthy child I savv 1 and child three times after. The prisoner was confined at the Wheat Sheaf. Rosemarket. I saw the child a couple of day before it was injured; it was then w.t^h its m°ltber. I««» 'the child nine days after it was born, it had then been mj <t • not think there was then any breath in Theio aPl* spots on it-under bo .-ft ears. Wary Rogers heated the chdd by the n.e. it tlin breathed several times. I told tire prisonc-r she had either squeezed the child, or smothered it. ie_ > No, I have not," but stammered very much in bringing out her words. When I saw the child discoloured, she was carrying it from the bed the bed was in tire lower room. Mary Rogers, widow, Rosemarket. examined —My sister, Elizabeth Thomas, keeps the Wheat Sheaf. Rosemarket. My sister i* very ill, and unable to come here to-day. I know prisoner sister i» vorj ii, d_ j dressed [,er ciu|d, night I rememhei htr bein m healtl.y child. I went to and morning afler > o-dock on tbe morning of the my sister s house a isol,er'g bed-room, the child 9th of January. about ten minutes after, tbe prisoner was ir. t.'e bed v > { j arm—it appeared dead, got up. She br^g the cw. F g she Before she my baby?" I said, l hope said, Do „ SJle said. "No, indeed, I have not yon -e n hu ,t. J j took the c(llld, and sal down hen I said it must be COT J ]OOSED C,<)THES) AND U ,LIEN before the hre..and warmed of bl<)od about moulh. breathed. T mouth it remained in that state The child then foamed at Uiem^ wi|li |t all ,he ,ime. The pHsonerUhfd it'in her lap when it died. The prisoner staid till the f"Vaminrd :-T'am accustomed to go to tbe Raehae _us wbe<> the prisoner was confined. Her heal Sheaf. i.aa[th\. I saw it the day before its death, child appeared ,,r it on the day of its death it had it then appeareo> well. d u wag die ,0 a„ appearance, in adJiog state. I asked prisoner what ailed it. appearance, in a dying siaic. i SbMary\?^ei-c\°!ied :-Mr. Bjers saw tbe same child I have spoken »boat. o0i Mllford, examined:—I was, on the ^n'.v' called to examine the child spoken of by Mary L,th of J ^ere w»8 an extravasation of blood under Rogers. morte,,n examination. Oil opening the each ear. mns'iderable quantity of blood diffused over the body. 1.1. anci other viscera were perfectly healthy on !ilng,he ston ch "Jtoleart lhere u,s a^uailtitJ of conger,led opening um Pvamix>Hl»ou I made of the infant, in tny opinion, there had bee, some pressure it died of s- K:c^ .lVas produced by ft Imnd around the throat. °n the wmduip ^(jrated the evidence of tbe fenvile witnesses Thomas Cur cbi'd on the 9ih of January. as lo the aj>p < ,jned saying anything in her defence. His Eon!ship then summed up the evidence, and the Jury re- ti,r^Cr/-ir/i'»L"wand Giij^hs were indicted for a riot at the parish'>f Briaell- caS6i and caued( Mr. Chilton opened; eiamilied by Mr Benson I reside Jo tin Gregory )d 0Ccupy ihe farm of Trelethin, in the at Bridgend, Car" £ uence 0f something I heard on the parish of Bridell. I" to Trelethin, and saw James Francis. IlUb December lasr, i policemen. He returned about I sent him to Egiwy. i-iCelllen. I was afterwards called up Dine o clock witn -cjock the next morning, by James between three an Afavor for the military, but could Francis. I i'a„ Magistrate in town. not bavti (hern, Williams:—I am a coaehbuilder. Cross-examined ,b-* j ;'ve!1, Debtors' Act; it was in 1839 I took the benefit ot, trie p mbl.0ke. I removed to Cardigan or 1S40. I wM thenliv Christmas, 1845, I became ac- in August, 184-f. «otH—she wastlien a widow. I travelled quaint^ with Mrs. Devo»ald-she [(t Brjsioi bef in her company m » Bristol; that was about this tune was two dajs with her a« j am R married man and twelvemonth. wJ» iW«ngat Trelethin when I first knew was martied then Snv tenan() Hl)d was to pay her 8s. per week her. I occupied it »s D^vonald occupied the house after for the house and farm. • never slept in the house. I became tenant, for a forlu.B;. • Mrs. Devonald. I became had a servant there, ..sisnment from Mr.s Devonald. possessed of the ^rmture by ^rlliture_-ahout hree weeks I afterwards removed some ot th qq tl) farm belonged o after Michaelmas- p-rt 0[ j, b(lUght of Mrs. D., and paid Mrs. Devonald, the othe P ne^ them. her for .be same '«»f went to Bristol with me, she Re-examined :-W hen Mis. iJ- had reSld d le ,10use On the 16th December, I ^nsent to her remaining any queoce of her conuuet, I could j was desired l0'& Francis examim £ care of I r/cei'ved^some8 infifrniation from Re^a Roch. J (^ December last, in A liu]e after leu ai night, i i.min'ht them to Tre.etl in. j n(,uired who "omebody caiiie and wboWanted her -M55RRS.*S^^R n.i also (he back aim front door*. outside, shouting, and ?„ hrou,h the back door tbe mob fUiev djd 1I0t g„ away, calling me different names. V°ont^ 1 lli,d 1,16 L°nd°" we should be compelled to fi. piese:ited a gun at me. police with me. One man at the ^aRrJ wi(h sma l-shot. A I was verv much afram. Vv t but the gun did not Ro o.l. *-<.1111pH at nie before i nreti. Mrs. Devonald and VP'police to desist from She told me if F <tc»ir I t(ie room shortly ([ |)e and |)|S SrPartS h id not gone home when be d|dlbe Mr. lktui 4 sj)0t dea(l. w begged that we horse wovdd have b DevonH,d f()1|0wed. ^,n;(. We then .aain.,or murder would be she would otect us iWd !!e Sout as far as the farin- panied bv Mrs. Devonald and Marv •' ard they then relumed. ft servant, J.v "K to her not to be so fooli. afterwards saw • asked me nrt; ir&»«.- eig^ VoS— ,berr- si:e Bridell, that eveni ere were pon tQ cjear ,f,e who were there I told wag deter vVilliams, »id she did not care 'amiued bv Mr. house.—[ This witness elicited!- ti » 19th December heard a female voice ask to be let in.-[This witness corrobo- rated the testimony of Francis in every particular] Examined by Mr. V. Williams -When Mrs. Devonald and Mary Griffiths first came in, they were followed by about a dozen men. Mr. Vaughan Williams addressed the jury on behalf of the defendants. He did not deny that the mob were extremely riotous on the night in question; but the question was, were they there of their own accord, or at the instigatiou of the de. fendants? He submitted that the persons in the neighbourhood of this farm had worked themselves into a great stale of excite- ment and indignation against Partridge, for his conduct to Mrs. Devonald, which, as appeared from the evidence, was not at all creditable to him. He bad taken possession of her farm, and turned her out of her home and in order to show their disap- probation of such conduct, the mob assembled on the evening in question, and committed the riot. But he contended that it had not been shown that the defendants, or either of them, had brought the mob there, or directed their proceedings. The Learned Judge summed up, and commented on the evi- dence aiul the jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Luke was indicted for stealing two ten-pound notes, and five five-pound notes. on the 29th November last, the property of Abel Lewis Guwer, Esq.—Mr. Chilton opened the case. Mrs. Elizabeth Gower examined bv Mr. Benson:—I reside at Castlemalgwyo, in this county. I am tbe wife of Mr. Abel Gower. In November last I received a number of bank-notes, from the Cardigan Bunk; thev were placed in a wardrobe, in my bed- room. On Wednesday, the 29th November, I had the box con- taining the notes in the drawing-room. Before I took the box away, I found 45/. missing. The prisoner was going in and out of the room that day—he was in mv service. John Cooper examined:—I produce a note, given me by Thomas Evans, the draper, Newcastle-Emlyn. William Amlot examined:—I am the solicitor of Mr. Gower. On the 30th November I went to Casliemaigwyn, and had a police-officer with me. All the servan s were called into the dining-rooin, and I explained to them that the money had been lost. I was present when the prisoner's box was searched there were about 30s. in silver in his box. Andrew Johnson, shopkeeper, residing at Newport, examined —I know the prisoner he came to my shop, on or about tbe 13th December, and bought some goods, He changed two five-pound Bank of England notes at my shop; I paid them away shortly after. Thomas Evans, draper, Newcastle.Emlyn, examined :-On the 10th January last prisoner came to my shop he laid out 23s. Id. there. He offered me a lot. Bank of England note in payment I gave him change for it. He then asked me if 1 could change two others for him. I asked him where he came from he sa id he had been staying at Carmarthen five or six weeks, and ca.ne from Scotland. Margaret Jones, Newcastle-Emlyn, innkeeper, examined:- Prisoner came to my house, on the 10th January last. I asked him if he had any business in town lie said no. He then went out, and returned again, and then said he had been changing money for Mr. Morris, the agent of Mr. Gower. Mr. Morris examined —I have been agent to Mr. Gower. I never commissioned the prisoner to change money for me. John Cooper examined :-1 am a police constable. I went to Kilgerran on the 11th of January last, and met prisoner there. I asked him if he had worked with Mr. Gower; he said, yes. 1 said, you changed a 10/. note at Newcastle vesierday he said yes. I said, you have more notes with you he said, No, Mr. Hart, the butler of Glandiffan, give me that to change." I told him he must go with me to Mr. Hart we then went, and saw Mr. Hart, and asked him if he had given prisoner the note to change, and Mr. Hart said, No." I then searched prisoner. and found on him nine sovereigns and some silver, and also found some cloth at his house. I also searched prisoner's father's house, and found twenty-three shillings in a desk, of which the prisoner gave me the key. James Hart examined :-I was formerly butler at Glandiffan. I never gave prisoner a 10i. note to change. On the 1st January, prisoner gave me 6/. to keep for him; be has never since applied for it. Thos. Griffiths examined :—1 am in the Carmarthenshire Rural Police. I was with Cooper, bringing prisoner to be examined before the Magistrates. As we were going along, he said if he could get out of that trouble, he would take care be would not get into another. Mr. V. Williams jin his address to the Jury, contended on behalf of prisoner, that there was no evidence whatever of the identity of the note changed by prisoner, and submitted that al- though there were circumstances of suspicion against the prisoner, yet they were not such as to leave no reasonable doubt in bis favour. Verdiet, Gu ilty.-O tie year's imprisonment with hard labour. Mr. V. Williams applied for a Bench warrant in the case of the Queen on the prosecution of Wilkinson against Austin and another. He stated that the Grand Jury had found a true bill.- Warrant granted. TUESDAY.—The Court sat to-dar at nine o'clock. REBECCA TRIALS. The first oue was one arising out of the late Rebeco-i riots, and excited.a good deal of interest in the town it was that of the Queen against William IValle,, and David Vaughan, for a riot and unlawfully assembly at Prmdergast turnpike-nate, on the night of Thursday the 25th dug ist last. —Messrs. Chilton, Q.C., Evans, Q C., V. Williams, ana ilall, were Counsel for the Crown, and Mr. Nicholl Carne for the defendants. Mr. Chilton stated the case to the jury, and called the following witnesses for the prosecution John Davies, sboemtiker, examined :-I was a constable in Angust last. On the 25th of August I went to the Three Corner Piece, on the Fishguard road. Saw four or five men standing before the door. It was then from eight to nine o'clock in the evening. There was nothing particular in their appearance. I went oil further, and met front twenty to thirty people. I said good night to them. Some of them had sprays of trees about their hals. I went on, and near Treflgarne bridge I met a third party. They also had branches of trees about their heads. When I met the second pqrty, one of them said. I must come to join Becca, or would I join Becea ? I was rather afraid on that occa- sion. I then returned, and turned out of the road at Trelfgarne bridge, intending to come back by the river because I was afraid. I cannot say whether the faces of any of them were blackened. I missed my way in coming haok through the fields, and was on that account a little longer before I reached Haverfordwest. As soon as I got there I went to the Townhall to the Magistrates When I was in the fields I heard the report of two guns. Cross-examined by Mr. Cari)e :-Notie of the people I met did anything to frighten IDe. I saw no spray in the hats of the first party. I cannot SaY bow many of the second party had sprays in their hats, nor of the third party either. Neither of them did or said anything to frighten me. I saw 110 offensive weapon in their hands. George Thomas examined :—I am apprentice to John James, blacksmith, of Tangiers, that is about a mile and a half from this town. I remember after I had gone to bed on the night of the 25th August some persons eotning to the door. I got up and saw some persons at the door. They were on foot, but one was on horseback. I think there were more than twenty. One of them spoke to me, and said they wanted to go to the shop. I did not observe the faces of any of them. I think the man on horseback had his face blackened. I said I had not got the key of the shop. They then rose the dotl" off the hinges, and took a sledge and cliff from the shop, and went away. I followed them as far as Simon Evans's house, which is on the road to Crow's Nest and Haver- fordwest. I then returned home. Before I reached home I heard a gon go off. About nine or ten people then passed me. I saw a small stick in the hand of one of them. I ooald not see their faces, as some of them had something white about their heads. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholl Carne-I thought the gun was discharged about Prendergast. John James, blacksmith, Tangiers, examined :-Is master of last witness. I was in this (own on the ni^ht of the 25th x\ugust and was returning home between eleven and twelve o'clock'. Wbea I got to Simon Evans's house, I observed some person coming against rue. There might have been one hundred persons there. About twenty were on horseback. The horses were tirst, and the foot people afterward*. They kept the middle of (he road. I did not see anything on their shoulders, as it was very dark. They said nothing to me. I then went back toward<S Haverfordwest^ as far as Captain James's lionso, that is about balf a mile from this town. When I got there I heard a gun go off in tbe direction of Prendergast gate. Shortly after I heard the sound of peisons coming towaids me on horseback and foot. I went into Captain James's yard, and saw a number of persons going op, away from Haverfordwest. Some were running, and others walking. There were a good many persons. I then went home. My boy told me something, iu consequence of which I went into my siiop, and missed a sledge hammer aud a cliff. The articles now produced are the ones I missed. Examined by Mr. Carne :—I lirst met the people about a m:¡e from Haverfordwest. It was about eleven o'clock. They were perfectly quiet. I was not at all frightened. Re-examined by Mr. Cbilion :-It was too dark for me to see whether they were disguised. Mr. Joseph Potter, jun., examined:—I am the son of :\11". Potter, who was Mayor of this town last year. I accompanied my father to Prendergast Gate on the night of the disturbance, I and William*, the policeman, went on as far as Crow's Nest! When there, J heard a body of horse galloping from tbe Fish- guard road. I returned towards the gate. The noise then ceased, and we returned to Colby Scott, and saw some men, and heard them talk. I then retired, and arrived at the gate first, before the men came up. The first thing I saw was a horse's head over the gate, near my face. The man ou horseback pre- sented a gun. He appeared to have some shawl over his head. He said forward more than once. I then saw Williams rush at him m'd seize the gun. They struggled for some lime, during which (he horse turned round, and the gun went off. The man on the horse ii-en galloped away. I then saw a scuEe u ?;Uio way up, and found lhat my brother-in-law, Llewellin, had se- cured the prisoner, Walters. While there, I saw the flash of a gon, bill heard no report. All the men appeared to be disguised, with branches in their hats, and had their faces blackened. The road was quite full of men. They had sticks in their bands. They all ran away when tbe man on horseback got oft'. The Prendergast gate was at that time within the borough. Examined by '-Ir. c arne :I saw no more than one horse that night. The people made no noise--the men were jumping about. The man at the gate 011 horsi-back said "forward" more than once, and said "off, off," afterwards. He sloped (lie gun up- wards, towards the sky. I had never seen the man Llewellin secured before that nigfit. I did not notice him among the num- her at the gate. The men had large crooked sticks in their hands. Thirty or forty had sticks. William Williams examined by Nlr. Evans :-I am a police constable of this town, and accompanied Mr. Potter to the gate in August last. Went up the road, and heard people talking and horses galloping. We then returned towards the gate. The noise stopped, on which we went on again. The noise was again resumed, and followed ns towards the gate. I stood on ihe right hand side of the gate. The 'nan on horseback said for- ward, forward." He had a gun iu his hand. He went np to the gate. I was then three or four yards from him. He had a long beard, nnd something white coming down over his head and shoulders. I went towards him. He presented the gun at me. He then looked round, to see if his men were coming oil, when I caught hold of the gun, and struggled with him. The horse then turned, and the gun went off towards Crow's Nest. I got the gun, and the man g-tnopt-d oft'. This is tht gun I took [gun pro- duced]; one of the barrels was discharged, the other was capped and cocked. I afterwards saw Mr. Phillips take of fthe barrel and rcinove the cliarge-it %vts a lep(ien !)ail and powder. The men had sticks and other things with them. I afterwards wenl beyond the gate, and saw a horse there. He appeared to be hurt in the thigh, and died shortly afterwards. I produce the hall taken out of the thigh. That was not the horse the man was 011. Wm. Llewellin examined:—I am a brother-in-law to Mr. Potter, jun. I went up afier the !Ma)or, on the 25th of August, to Prenilergast gate. I saw a man come up to tbe gate on horse- back. I heard him cry out, forward, lor war# There were people on each side of him. I saw a gun with him, and a gun with another man. The faces of both men were blackened, and they had branches ot trees in their hats. Most of them were armed with lar,ti bludgeons. The demeanour and appearance of the men were such as to inspire terror in a person of ordinary courage. I saw a sculffe between Williams and a man on horse- back. I saw Williams secure thegmi. As soon as the man was disarmed he cried off, off." I ran after them, and got close to the prisoner, Walters. He held a gun in his right hand. I walked alongside of Walters for 20 or 30 yards, and was then surrounded bv persons in disguise. Wallers either passed thn gun to another, or threw il away. I saw the constable, Adams, and then spoke to Wallers, and asked him what he wanted there. He said he was not one of the party. I then asked him what he wanted with a gun. He denied having had one. I tben seized hiai, and he then called out for assistance. I brought him to town. On going down tbe hill, t told him that it was of no nse I for him to deny the gun, as I bad seen it with him. He said it was not his gun, but had been given him while the mob stopped at Colby Scott. I took him to the Hall, where he was searched. Some gunpowder was found near his feet—it was made up in the form of a cartridge, and his face was blackened. I first saw him on the Colby Scott side. He was about ten yards from the gate then. Examined bv Mr. Nicholl Carne:—The powder was found on the floor of the Hall. I met Walters a minute or two after the man on horseback had left he was looking towards the gate. John Bletlnn, constable, examined: — Went to Prendergast gate on the night of the 25th August last. Saw the man coming on horseback. I was leaning against the gate post. After he had retired I followed. About 100 \ards up I found those sticks. [Sticks produced.] Thomas Adams, constable, exarniied :-I went to the Pren- dergast gate, and saw the scuffle between Williams and the man who carne to the gate. He was surrounded by a great number of persons. I saw tha prisoner, David Vauahan, about thirty or fortv yards above the gate, near Philip White's house. Jflmes Dtivies, the constable, was scuffling with Vaughan. I heard somebody sav Here s Becca." I laid bold of Vaughan, and se- cured him. Vaughan had on an old hat with a handkerchief tying it down. His face was blackened. Cross-examined by Mr. Carne :-i never saw Vaughan nearer the gate than within shirty or iorty yards that night. He was then scuffling with Davies. I observed no branches on the heads of the people nor any disguise. I heard no riot or disturbance. James Davies, constable, examiued —Was at the Prendergast gate on the night of the disturbance in August. After the inam on horseback bad rode away, f went towards Colby Scott. I snw a person attempting to go over a hedge about forty yards up. It was David Vanghan. I laid hold of him. He had on a round jacket and an old hat. I gave him into the custody of Garrett, the policeman. I did not see his face. Thomas Roch Garrett, policeman, examinedWas at the Prendergast gate on the night in question. Received the prisoner Vaughan into my custody. I searched him. I [olln,1 a burnt I cork and some gunpowder on Walters. I saw Walters drop tlie powder on the ground. Vaughan's face WHS blackened. Thomas Nash Phillips, constable, examined bv Mr. Itall — I Was at the gate on the night of the 25tli August. I saw the con- stable Williams there. He gave irie a gun in the Magistrates room. I took the barrel off, and found a cartridge. It was coin- posed of gunpowder and a ball. I now produce it. I produce f also a percussion cap, which I took off the nipple of the loaded barrel. Thomas Carter examined :—I was near the Prendergast gate the morning after the disturbance. I found a blacksmith's cliff about sixty yards above the gale. Win. Morgan deposed to iimling a sledge-hammer near the gate, on the morning after the disturbance. Elisabeth Llewellyn examined:—I live with mv mother, at the Comer Piece publio-house, which is four miles from here. On the night of the 25th August, a number of persons cerne to the house, sorne were on horseback and others on foot—perhaps there were 20 there. [ cannot say how much ale they drank. I am sure I did not receive 20s. for it—the money was given (o my mother. Some of their faces had a chance black spot on them. I was going 10 the door with a light, to receive ilie money, and a gentleman on horseback told me to go back with the ezindle-lie spoke very good En¡i.¡h. Some of the people wore caps and turbans. Men no not commonly wear turbans in that part of the country. Margaret Llewellyn corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Mr. Nicholl Carne then addressed the Jury for the defendants, in an able speech. He contended that there was no evidence of a not, or any disturbance of the public peace, —that it was not shewn that eiiber of the defendants belonged lo the party who came up lo the gate, that no breach of the peace was committed by anybody, umil Williams, the policeman, jumped at the man on horseback,—that i; did no! appear what tbe intentions o( the party at all were, -and that it would not, therefore, he right to convict the prisoners on suspicion of being concerned in riot, in the absence of reasonable evidence. The learned Counsel went through the whole of the evidence adduced for the prosecution, and submitted lhat i t was nut suflicient to warrant the Jury in convicting the prisoners. His Lordship then summed ul). and directed the Jurv that be- fore they convicted the dereuJulII! they must be satisfied, first, that there was a ritft, or unlawful assembly and, secondly, that the prisoners were present acting therein, or aiding the real actors. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict against both defendants, of 1, Guilty of an Unlawful Assembly." Sentence deferred till to-morrow. John Hornant, a private of the Royal Marines. Willian. Lord, a sergeant, and Isaac Wilding, a private of the same regiment, were indicted for having, on the 22d December, 1813, at Kilgarran, discharged a gun, loaded with powder and ball, at John Bowen, and thereby wounding the said John Bowen, with intent to mur- der. Mr. Chilton stated the case to the Jury, and the following wit- nesses were called. John Bowen examined :-1 am a slater and publican living at Kilgerran. I remember going to bed on the night of the 22d December last, about a quarter to nine o'clock. I was afterwards disturbed about twelve o'clock there was talking outside of the door. I got out of bed and went to the window, and asked the men who were outside, what they wanted. They said they wanted Chiddick. who was billetled ill iny house he was not iu the house then—he had left about e!even o'clock that dav to meet his wife. The three prisoners were the men who were at the door. They were quartered in the village of Kilgerran. Thy sRid if I would not open the door, tney would break it. I told ihem to depart, or 1 would report them to their Major. I told I hem a dozen times that Chiddick was not there. I went down to open the door. By the time I got down, the door was burst open my son, Thomas, followed me down. The prisoners were then in the door-way. I lold them to go out, that I might shut the door. I went to push them out, and they turned back, and beat me terribly. I was all over blood. I had nothing but my shirt on. They beat me with their muskets I cried out murder, and ordered my son to go for the police. When my wife came, the prisoners, Lord and Wilding, pushed her all about the passage and kitchen. My wife went with Lord to shew him the roorn where Chiddick slept. I tried to go upstairs, when one of the prisoners poked me with the gun as hard as he could. All the three then pulled me down-stairs. I then heard one of them sav, "shoot him." My wife then came out wii b a candle. I cried out willi all my might. The prisoners Iben retreated to the passage, and pointed the guns at me. In about five minutes after, I saw the passage all on fire, and I fell down like a piece of wood. I lost my senses. When I came to myself, my neck burned in- tolerably. Mr. Noot, the surgeon, was sent for to attend me. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholl Carne :-The passage is about three feet wide. The three men stood abreast, and pointed their guns at me, I had hold of one of the guits-it was Wilding's, I lai(I bohlof Hortiant's gun also to prevent myself being injured. I did not struggle to take it from him. I had not knockad Hornant down at all. I might have struck bim. Neither my sons knocked either of the prisoners down. I told them not to touch them. I did not see Hornant fall to the ground at all. It was before the candle came that I took bold of the gun. I had let go my hold of the gun before the men retreated backwards. I did not suppose the guns were loaded. The door was not broken at all, except the latch. I hid always before been friendly with Hornant. William Boiten, son of last witness, examined :—I heard a noise on the night of the 22d December; I was in bed at the time. I got up, anil went down stairs with mj brother, my father bad got down before ns. The first thing I saw was the prisoners poking mv lather] wlthi their gain I saw them bea* my father as well. He tried to get up stairs, and was pulled dowu by the men; they again poked and bdut him. They then retreated to the passage, and pointed their gn is at my father; one of them was pointed directly towards my father, and the others a little higher Florriant"; Was the gnn pointed at my father. Hornant D.mn, I'll ,hoot him." Ib then fireó, alld my father fell down against the stairs, and his blood was running- Cross -ex aini tied :-Nlv father laid bold of tiortiant ''s gun to prevent his beating him he did not lay hold of Wilding's gun my father did not strike either of them. The gunli were not put to the shoulder, but under the arm. By a Juryman -The gun Hornaat shot was against his shoulder, and aimed at my father. Thomas Jenkins, tailor, at YIlgerrsin, examined :—I lived near John Bowen, in December last. I was working at my own house on the night of the 22d December. I heard a noise be- tween eleven and twelve my wife went out to see what it was, and afterwards I went out, and ran up to the court of the house adjoining prosecutor's. The first person I saw was his wife, on the slairs, in her night-dress John Bowen was a step higher up. rs, I saw some soldiers there; one of them went and pulled him down the stairs. I saw some guns pointed the three soldiers had the guns to their shoulders, and I then heard a gun go off. The soldiers appeared to be in liquor. Frederick Glover examined —I belong to the Metropolitan Police. I was stationed aI Kilgerran, in December last. On the night of the 22d December, I was sent for to the prosecutor's house. I found him there, wounded. There were in the room two privates, and the prisoner Lord, and another prithte, were oatside. When I was there, Lord examined the muskets, and said that Hornant's was discharged. He then placed Hornant under arrest. Cross-examined:—Soon after Lord xamined the g"ns, and found that Hornant's gun was discharged, he made a prisoner of Hornant and put handcuffs on him. I heard Sergeant Lord say that the Rebeccas were coming to Kilgerran that night. This was before the disturbance at Bowen's honse. By the CourtThe soldiers had been drinking. Wm. Lane Noot, surgeon, of Cardigan, examined :—I attended John Bowen on the night he was shot-it was between twelve and one o'clock. T found a wound in his neck-it was just abore the right collar bone, and passed to lis back of the neck, close to the spine—it caine out al the back part of the right shoulder, the wound was about five inches long. The two ends of the wound were an equal distance from the ground. 1 considered his life in danger for about nine days. Cross-examined :-Bowen is a yery irritable man. Ann Bowen the daazbler of tbe prosecutor, proved the ending of the bulletjat the bottom of the stairs in the bloou aner tier lather had been brought back to bed. :.„n„r Dnj Mr. Nioholl Carne addressed the jury for the priso,,ier, and called the following witnesses t i „» ir;i David Jenkins, a stone-mason and special oonst-Jib e at Kil- gerrau, examined I reme.nber tbe night when John soon after wounded Hornant then came and called me up. v» e n alter met Lord, Wilding, and a marine, named Rob.tison Thev toUi me Ihey were goinn round to see if there were an^ _r 1 had heard of a disturbance at Trelethin two b \>>? marines went to fetch Chiddick. I was close after tbem. O.ie of the marines said halloa" twice at lbe door of John Bowen s honse. I next heard John Bowen al the »-d, What are you doing you blackguards about my house ? Lord said, « We ire not come here lo hurt you we wMl«,m,(i." Bowen swore and said, "Go off you blackguards Wilding then asked Lord if they had not a right to break the door. Lord cried out Chiddkks repeatedly at the door. Lord 811111 in answer to Wilding they had a right to break the door they lold Bowen they wanted to see if the man was in the house, they knocked at the door with the hull! of their guns. Something fell down in- side, and the door opened the prisoners then went in together. Robinson and I stood outside. We heard a noise inside as if people were ahnsing each other. I heard Rowen's voice very loud. I looked into the house and saw John Bowen. I saw his fist in Hornant's face be was then on the stairs; the muskets were then on the ground. I beard Hornant cry out lie has got a stick," as if he was-burt. I heard a gun go oil. It was iu a minute after I beard Hornant cry.. Examined by inir. Chilton:—I had beeu in the company of the soldiers about three hours before we went to oowen s bouse. We had been drinking, but were not drunk-I had drunk three dampers of ale. Hornant was not quite sober. Wilding was tolerably well, I can say nothing about r.ord. I II take my oath a hundred times that Bowcll did nut say Chiddick was not in the house." I could see John Bowell distinctly he bad no slick in his hand. Hornant cried out as if be was weeping. I did not go to his assistance. James Robinson, private in the marines, examined :—I have a Syrian medal. I was stationed at Kilger' an when Bowen was shot. I remember the police telling the sergeant to get his men under arms. We went down 10 Bowen s house lor Cheddiok. The serjeant shook the latell 0 f the door, to rouse somebody. Boweit came to the window, and said, Get away. you damned blaokguanls."—[The evidence of tha last witness was corrobo- rated by Robinson], The Learned Judge then summed up the evidence; and the Jury, after consulting for a short time, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The three prisoners were then discharged, with a caution from his Lordship not to visit the Black Lion again. WEDNrSDAY, ATARCH-IS.-JOhm Eynon, aged 18, aDd Ann Et/non, his mother, were indicted, the former with having, on the 14th of February last, stolen two books, two caps, and two pieces of ribbon, at Narberlh, the property of Jason Alevler the latter for receiving tbe goods, knowing them lo have been stolen. In this case, in which the goods charged to have been stolen were of small value, and the details unimportant, the defendants were acquitted. THE REBECCA RIOTERS. Mr. Vaughan Williams moved that the recognizsnces of the prisoners, from No. 2 to No. 27 on Ihe calendar, be discharged.! In these cases the prisoners were held lo bail for having been | concerned in the riotous proceedings at Fishguard, in September j last, the Crown proceeding no further in them, Tbe motion was granted. Rry. Y. Walters and Vaughan.—These defendants were yester- day convicted of being present at an unlawful assembly at the Prendergast gate.—His Lordship now sentenced them to Twelve months' imprisonment each. This terminated the criminal business. The first case on the cause list was Hereford and another v. j Wells. This was an action of trespass on the case. to try the right of property in a hedge and small strip of land, which were be. tween the garden of the plaintiffs and the field of the defendant, j situate at Penally, near Tenby. Mr. Chilton bad commenced stating the plaintiffs' case to the Jury, when a compromise was effected between the parlies, which put an end to the litigation. James v. Richards and another-Before a Special Jury.-Tiiis was an action brought by tbe plaintiff, a labouring man, residing near Narberth, against the defendants, Wm. Richards and James M. Child, Esqrs., two Magistrates of the county, for trespass and false imprisonment. Mr. Hall opened the pleadings, and Mr. Evans, Q C., stated the case to tbe jury.-TlIe plaintiff is the son of a small fanner, residing on a farm in the parish of Ludchurch, about eight acres in extent. When the plaintiff was not engaged in doing the work of the farm, he used to work with his horse and cart for other people. He was accordingly engaged by Mr. Swann, a Magis- trate of tlie co on ty, who has some limekilns in the parish of Lnd. church, to drive stones from the quarry to the kiln he was so employed for about five weeks. On the 25ih July, Ib-t, he was told by Mr. Swann's agent that the kiln was not 10 be further worked, and that be was not longer wanted. He then ceased to work there, and took another job. Mr..sWIl'In. some days after plaiiiiiff left, opened another quarry, and the plaintiff was then I applied to to resume bis work for Mr Swann. To this the plaintiff objected the result was, that on the 3d of August, Eynon, a constable, took him into custody, and brought him to I the Petty Sessions at Narberth. At these Sessions, Mr. Swann ) used generally to act itS Chairman. but on this occasion the de- I fendant Richards presided, Mr. Swann, bowever, and the other defendants, Child, being on the Bench, taking part in the pro- ceedings. After giving the case a pretended beating, the de- I fendants decided on committing tbe plaintiff to prison for four- teen days, on the alleged ground of his having deserted h:s em- I ployment. Two days after he was accordingly conveyed to gaol, where he was kept during the period for which he was com- miued. During this time his parents, who were maiul" depen- dent on bim for support, were in lbe greatest distress they were obliged to spend the little monev they bad saved to pay their rent for the use of the family. After the plaintiff had finished I, the period of his imprisonment, he returned home, and the hard- ship of his case began to be much talked of. The defendants then feeling they bad done him iii) injury, instructed Mr Martin, the attorney, to offer him a compensation. Accordingly, this gentleman one day overtook the plaintiff and bis mother, on their way to Tenby, and tendered him 15L as amends. This the plaintiff refused, on the ground that it was not sufficient for the injury he had sustained. Mr. Evans further stated, that the Jaw now was, thai if a tender of amends was made, which was sufficient to compensate for the iujnry done, and the amends re- fused, the injured person would be entitled afterwards to no amends at all; bat he submitted that the jury would, after bear- ing the evidence, be of opinion that the sum offered was far too small to compensate for tbe injnry, aod that they would award snch sum as tbe plaintiff was justly entitled to. John Thomas, proved the service of the notice of action on the defendants on the 1st and 2d September, 1842. Benjamin GWTnn, constable, Ludchurch, took plaiutiff into custody on the 3d August, and brought him to the Petty Sessions at Narberth Messrs. Richards and Child, and Mr. Swann, were present. After some time, the Magistrates ordered me to take him out of Court. I brought him to the Bush Inn, and kept him there for two hours. I then went out to see for Mr. Stvauo, and by the time I returned be was gone. I received a warrant of commitment against plaintiff two days after. Morris, the con- stable, and 11 therefore, took him into custody, and brought him to gaol. Ann James examined :-1 am tbe mother of tbe plaintiff. I live at VVhitelays farm with my husband—the farm is about nine acres. My husband has a bad rupture he cannot do niucb work. Our family consists of six persons. We keep a cart, horse, and plough. My son sometimes works on tbe farm, and 41 other times at other places. I recollect his working at the limekilns for Mr. Swann. I remember the constable taking tny son lo gaol. My son gave nie bis earnings—on those earnings we lived. F had saved some money to pay my rent. When he went to gaol I was obliged to spend the money for the use of the family. I re- member being with my son on the road to Tenby. Mr. Martin, the attorney overtook as, he said Mr. Richards had authorised him to give my son 151 for damages. Cross-examined:—When my son has no contract, be goes out as a day labourer; he gets 14d. per day. The warrant of commitment was put in and read. Mr Chilton forcibly addressed the Jury on behalf of the de- fendants, in mitigation of damages. They admitted that they had acted erroneously, and were ready to make the plaintiff a rea- sonable compensation; they !t&d therefore offered him the sum of 151., which was at. the rate of a guinea a-day for all the time he was imprisoned, and they had paid that sam into Court in the cause. He snbmittted that this was ample amends, and thnt the plaintiff was not entitled to anything more. The Jury, after his Lordship had summed op the evidence, retired for a short time, and on coming back, said, We find for the plaintiff-we think Ihe «um offered sufficient." His Lordship said this amounted to a verdict for defendants. Thomas v Davies.oa promises.-31r. Vaughan Williams stated the case to the jury. This was an action brought by Mr. Wm. Thomas, a highly-respectable tradesman of Haverfordwest, against Mr, Owea Edmond Davie.s, another lespectable trades- man of the same town, to recover a sum of money for contribu- tion, in respect of a bill of exchange for 100/ which Thomas drew and Davies indorsed, for the accommodation of Henry Lewis, who carried on the business of a cabinet maker, in Hirer- fordwesL-After considerable evidence had been adduced, the. Judge summed up. The jury then retired, and shortly after re- I turned a verdict for the Defendant. Nicholas v. Morgan.-This was an action to recover a sum of money, slated to be a balance due on a promissory note, dated in January, 1837. It appeared that the plaintiff, who was an auc- tioneer,' had a sale of the defendant's effects, about seven vears ago, the proceeds of which exceeded the amount for which the note was given, and which proceeds the plaintiff goaranleed to the defendant for the premium of l per cent., and rtbe plaintiff was to pay himself the amount due on the note outjpf the pro- ceeds.—No settlement of the sale account was shown to bave been made.—Verdict for tbe Defendant. There were three other causes in the list, but they did not come on for trial. The business of the Assize terminated on Wednesday evening.