Winter Assizes.
AAu vi ltnUr sual iceuvery tor this countv commenced here to- day, before 51r. Justice BUIlROUGf and Mr. Baron GAtUOW. George Young, a youth of 16, wvas indicted for feloniously killing and slaying.John Nixon, at Farnham. on the 10th of November.. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner and the deceased were apprentices to a blaeLsniith at Farnham. There was no proof of the circumstances under which they had fallen out. but on the day abovementioned they met to fight in Farnhatnparlc. Seconds were chosen, and afer a fair fight, which lasted an houir and ten minutes, the deceased fell seinseless on the ground, and died at tea o'clock that night, in consequence of the rapture of a blood-vessel on the brain. Several witnesses gave the prisoner the character of being a quiet inoffensive yoath. The Jury found him guiilty, but recommended him to mercy, on accountof his good character. Ar. Justice BURnOUGH expressed hiE strong disapprobation of pugilistic con testq. He was happy, however, to say that the present case was not marked by any of those circumstances attending prize- fights, which generally collected thaousands of disorderly persons of the woht deccription, for the mercenary purpose of seeing two hu- man beings figlht in cold blood. The character given of the prisoner tnust weiglr strongly in his favour, and as, no doubt, he would re. member with grief to the close of life the fatal efect,t of the quarrel with his fellow-apprentice, the Court *7ould.treat him with lenity. The Learned Judge sentenced him to one month's imprisonment in the County Gaol. Margaret ifaley was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of No- vember, Bank notes and otber property to the vilue of 1001., in the dwellingliouse of ThomatBoys, ia thepariah of St. Olave, South. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was a qervant to the prow secutor. On the day mentioned in the indictment the proseautor, whilst at church with his family, left the prigoier to take care of the house. When he returned home he found the street-door open, and, on entering, missed the plaintiff; together with Bank notes and wear- ing apparel to the amount of 1001. and upwards. For some -days nothing could be heard of her. A handbill. with a reward, was pub- lished or her apprehension. A police-officer, at Bristol, named Galloway, having seen the handbill, and recolleeting that he had seen the prisoner in that city, went to her lodginga and apprehended her, with tha greater portion of the money upon her. it appeared that she had takedi her passage for Ireland, and was to have sailed nextmorning. The case was clearly made out. The prisoner, who was bathed in tears, said nothing in her defence. The Jury found her Guilty, and sentence of Teath was recorded. The Grand Jury threw out fbur bills of indictment preferred agaiRst M r. Thzomas Wick, a tradesmaTn of -he Boroagh, for forgery. WI rNTI,R A88IZRs. ms -s. _ - . }INGSTON, DEc. 28..