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im ■ II MM—II — GLAMORGANSHIRE. SUMMER AS SIZES. Mr. Baron Channel arrived at Cardiff, from Carmar- ni by the mid-day up-lrain on Saturday, f°r purpose of opening the Summer Assizes for this comitj. ?e *as met at the station by the High Sheriff, Mr. £ the Under-Sheriff, Mr. B. W. Ma^r of Cardiff, Mr. Thos. Evans, a!1(* Of tho 'Corporation.. S KoS « 'ftoMon opened the commission at the Town Hall. Caraiff, iIr. Geo. T. i E. W. David, Mr. G IS' lllT; CPW David, Mr. W. Alexander, Bev. PSF'S S'BTV.W. David, Rev. Walter Evans, L\ Mr. G. C. Williams Mr. T. Waring! Mr' r" H Williams, Mr. Edward David, Dr. Paine, &e. TIHT'OH SHERIFF, at the conclusion of the dinner— which was most excellently served-gave the Queen," the''Prince and Princess of Wales and rest of Royel Family," and afterwards the Army, Navy, Militia, and Volunteers," with which he coupled the name of Lieut Colonel Clark. Colonel CLARK in responding thought it was rather hard to call upon him to respond for all four services. The army, which should have been represented amongst them, bad always done its duty and kept up its reputa- tion, and it would be difficult for a "sham soldier to return thanks for it. As to the navy, that was rather a sore subject to mention in Cardiff. They had one great sailor, Admiral Button, but the way he had been treated did not make it advisable to allude to that sub- ject. If however a statue were erected on the pier-head it would make amends, and reflect credit upon the alderman who would get it carried out. (Laughter.) In regard to the militia Sir E iward Campbell had said at the last inspection that thev did their duty and were at least as good as any other 'militia, and that was saying a good deal. As to the Volunteers, they had fallen off somewhat in their drill, and that was owing to the offi- cers not doing their duty. The duties of the officers were not very simple. It was exceedingly difficult, he thought, for an officer to do his duty unless he had had some service with the regular army. He was strongly of opinion that what the Volunteers most wanted was to be called up for a fortnight's or month's drill. He had fully made up his mind to have a field day for the Volunteers of this part of the county, and after one or two postponements had definitely fixed upon a day, which afterwards turned out to be devoted to a Conser- vative demonstration, so of course that would not do, and now he was afraid they would not meet till the county meeting at Hirwain. The Inspector, he was glad to learn, intended to make the most of the day at Hirwain. He had told him that he intended to com- mence drill as soon as the corps came on to the field, and that although the movements would be simple, they would be such as to send the Volunteers back with the impression that they had done a day's work, and- that was an impression which they had never expe- rienced at any previous field day. (Cheers.) The HIGH SHERIFF gave the "Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and the Ministers of all denominations." He had lately attended a great meeting at Llandaff, and though he was by no means sure that the State should not have predominance over the clergy, yet he naver saw so striking an instance of the power of the voluntary system as in the restoration of the cathedral. The Rev. E. E. ALLEN, in returning thanks, referred to the reciprocal feelings of regard which were spreading amongst the clergy of the church and the ministers of other denominations, which, as time went on. would draw all christians more closely together. The HIGU SHERIFF having proposed the health of the Lord-Lieutenant, Mr. G. T. CLARK gave the toast of the evening-the health of the High Sheriff. He remarked that they had had some experience of Sheriffs' ordinaries, and he thought he had known as many sheriffs as most people. Some he thought had been remembered better than they ought to be; but on this occasion they had a sheriff who was not by any means as well known as he deserved to be. They all knew how well he had done his duty as a country gentleman and as a land- lord but it was not so well known how he had dis- charged his more important duties to his Queen and country, and how much be was respected by a large circle of friends in London. The speaker then pro- ceeded to refer to the important services which Sir Samuel Romilly-the high sheriff's father--had ren- dered in connection with the abolition of the punish- IDellt of death for trivial offences. The HIGH SHERIFF, in responding, said he felt deeply flattered by the way in which they had received the toast of his health, and to Col. Clark for the way in which he had proposed it. When he was young, he thought his career in li'fe would be that of an orator. They°would find out how greatly he had failed in that line. He was elected to Parliament, and he thought he might be successful in politics. But "man pro- poses and God disposes and instead of being an ora- tor he turned out to be an auditor, and his whole life had been spent within the four walls of Somerset Rouse. His was a most unthankful office, but he hopeu jKivortlxcless that lie had done some good. He remembered Sidney Smith once asking him how he was getting on in the Audit Office, and whether he was popular there. He told him no, but believed they were hated, and that it was the most unpopular office that existed. Sidney Smith said he was glad to hear it, and he thought he must be doing his duty (laugh- ter). He thought this one of the highest compliments he ever received? He had been seldom able to present himself in this county, and he owed some apology to his brother magistrates for the slight assistance he had afforded them. He had been thirty years in the Audit Office, and was over 60 years of age when he gave it IIp. Perhaps it would have been better, considering all things, if he had not exerted himself in the way he had, but had come to this county and performed his other duties—he would at least have done them con- scientiously. He could not but express to Col. Clark his thanks for the kind way in which he had alluded to his father. He thought that what he said—he could not disguise it—was perfectly true. He believed that it was mainly owing to his exertions that the punish- ment of death was abolished in so many cases, and that one of the most disgraceful blots in their legal system was removed. There were many cases to be tried at that county assize, and in some eight or ten the cri- minals would in all probability have been hung under the old system, and it was no uncommon thing then for a dozen criminals to be hung at one time. He believed that crime had decreased rather than increased by the abolition of extreme punishment. The HIGH SHERIFF proposed the healths of the members of the county, and afterwards the health of the member for the borough. In reference to Colonel Stuart, he was sure that whatever might be their poli- tics every one present would be thankful that he was recovering from his serious illness. He did not wish to speak of a gentleman for whom he had the highest feelings of respect, but he was sure that the amiable and honourable character of Colonel Stuart was such as to make him respected and beloved by all who knew him. (Cheers.) The HIGH SHEHIFF gave the toast of the Mayor and --Caaigrajiojj of Cardiff, which was responded to by the Mayor. The Town and Trade of Cardiff" was responded to by Alaerman Alexander. The ladies," proposed by Mr. G. C. W liuams, was responded to by Mr. C. W. David, who gave the health of Colonel Clark, and the 1116 te",h •'tie On Sunday Baron Channel attended morning service at St. John's Church, and was escorted from his lodg- ing by the Corporation and a retinue of policemen. The sermon was preached by the Rev. E. E. Allen" vicar of Porthkerry, the Sheriff's chaplain. There was a large congregation present. MONDAY. The Court opened at eleven o'clock on Monday morn- when the following gentlemen were sworn on RA^' THE GRAND JURY. Mr. G. T. Clark, foreman. ,T„ Tn1in Ilomfray Mr. C. H. Williams TU T?N«4>uid Fothergill Colonel Bennett Mr ? RHomfray Mr G. C. Williams t £ £ w u Williams Mr. H. Jones Erans Sl:7's Oibtim Mr. W. W. Biissett M». xi TrrnMims Mr. W. David Mr'. TC. Evans (Mayor) J}r. J ^Corbett W. Q. Thomas }}r. £ T. W. Booker Mr' Gnfflth PhllllPs ^•J-w.N.Carne xue proclamation against vice anu ™uuiy navmg been read, D His LORDSHip sa.d Geutlemen of the grand jury of the county of Glamo _It ia a great satisfaction to me, after an absence of two years, to have the oppor- tunity of againimeetin„ the ±.and uiry of the body of this county. I am la| c? rat lIate the county on the numerousofC°geSlemen to serve on the grand jur>, and ot magistrates willin" to take their calendai Z1'1 with in nurnbers is rather less than eome of tbiw haA to deal with, and 1 IS USUAL.1,1 ""J C0Ulip • but although twYeiy Se £ °US painful char^ei > observe- be so> the cases that call for any from mc are not numerous, general1 mg,.the cases are those of highw'av robbery, assauai D p isons after robberv bos keen committed, and of whi«h al"« cases which I am n-™ i f°r "tle,men °f the grand jury are but too cognizant. At one time I observed when 1 had the pleasure of addiessmg gentlemen placed m your situation, that the bad cases—the extremely bad cases of stabbing and woundmg-were perpotr:tv»d by foreign sailors belonging to foreign ports, who come here upon business and who imported into the county .the habits which unfortunately they had acquired in their own country. Such ig tllg case in son* of the in- stances you will have to consider; but now I find that in the great number of cases of stabbing and wounding, that several have been committed by persons and sailors of our own country, who have not the excuse—if it can be called an excuse—which foreigners have, to hastily adopt the habit- anu practice of using, without sufficient justification, ft knife or stiletto. These cases will re- quire careful consideration, but they don't call for any Xfcioark or tiny iuetruc-tiOii from me. There is one cas:?, however, in which the prisoners were apprehended last Friday night in this very town, which calls for a few observations from me and they shall be very few, be- cause, though I have had the opportunity of reading the depositions, yet as those depositions were required by the officers of the court to prepare the necessary indict- ments, I have not been able to read them with that minuteness which so important a case demands, or to give them that full consideration that I should have liked. The deceased who was murdered was Thomas Williams, and, as I have told you, he was murdered on the 16th of this month. It would appear from the evidence of the surgeon—and this may be a little im- portant, looking at the contrarieties in the evidence that the deceased died from hemorrhage caused by a wound in the bowels. He said, apparently believing that these were his last moments, he hoped soon to be in heaven. Some verv anxious cases have arisen upon the point of the declaration of a person made not in the presence of the party charged, although clearly made in extremis, when the solemnity of an oath might be dis- pensed with, and the question has arisen whether such a declaration might not be taken with safety, as it was made on the expectation that the person making it would shortly appear in the presence of his Maker. The question is whether such a declaration ought to be received, although no oath was administer, and the party accused was not pre- sent. This is one of those cases; and looking at the contra- riety in the evidence, you will see it could not be other- wise than right to listen- to what he was saying. You will recollect that this declaration was made by the de- ceased under circumstances which seemed to carry the impression, if not the conviction, that he was dying. If you find that he did die shortly after, you will be able to give such a fact what weight it is worth, for he said he could not identify the person who had stabbed him. The deceased was going along Bute-street, and as he was mov- ing onward three foreigners came up and made an assault upon him without any provocation. Two of these men are in custody, and it is against two of them that a bill had been preferred, and with which you will have to deal. As regards the third, who is not here, his name is not known. Some part of the evidence would possibly point to the fact that the absentee was a little taller than the two who were apprehended on this charge, or that he was the person who gave the fatal wound by means of a knife or stiletto. One of the witnesses who will be called before you, supposing his evidence tallies with that, will tell you that he saw one of the prisoners (Gastro) strike the deceased with his fist. It doesn't appear clearly upon the depositions—rather the other way—that the deceased retaliated and struck the man who struck him. The taller man ran away and then it appears, accord- ing to the evidence of one of the witnesses, that one of the prisoners hit the deceased at the same time that one of the witnesses said he drew his knife and stabbed Williams in the bowels. He saw the knife, and that he took it from behind. He also said the other foreigner walked away before the blow was given. A witness named Penrose said he saw one of the prisoners strike the deceased, and he believes it was Gastro—the other one speaking more distinctly of Cerollo. Kate Williams says she saw a foreigner take something from behind him and strike the deceased in the bowels. A man out- side the Rothsay Castle said he saw the prisoner shove against the deceased, and one of the foreigners hit the deceased under the ear. If the third prisoner did any- thing, was ho the man who struck the deceased under the ear? But that could not have been the cause of death, for it was clear that the wound in the bowels was caused by some sharp instrument. Then he goes on to say, Gastro struck the deceased, and if he stabbed him he staggered and fell, and Cerollo knocked him down. He says a man struck him under the ear, and nothing else. Ann Edwards says she saw Gastro strike the de- ceased, and she says she is sure it was Gastro. That was after the other man had run away. Now, we come to the witness who throws more doubt upon the subject —Sarah Ann Watts. She says she saw the deceased in the middle of the road, and the three foreigners were there, one of whom was taller than the other two. The taller man struck the deceased with a knife and ran away. There was no knife in Gastro's hand. The two ran away ten minutes after the other. According to her account, it was the tall man who struck the decased with a knife, and there was no knife in Gastro's hand. The police-ofScer apprehended the prisoners, and both said they had no knife but he picked up a knife, and I understand it was close by the spot where the deceased was stabbed. A witness, named Macpherson, saw a dagger fall from the hand of one of the prisoners, and he picked it up. If the blow in the bowels led to the death of the deceased, there would be no case of a satisfactory nature, except as against the two prisoners, for it is said the absent man did not interfere at all, or, if he did, he interfered at first. As far as I can dissect the evidence, the result comes to this—that Sarah Ann Watts speaks to there being three foreigners there. She positively speaks to that. If you are satisfied as to her accuracy-I don't say as to her truthfulness, but her accuracy—then you may believe there were three foreigners there. There does not appear to be any motive for revenge, or that she would wilfully deceive you. She does speak of a taller man who used the knife and, taking the other evidence of Sully and Pearce, who speak of Gastro, there is the great diffi- culty in the case in saying which of the two prisoners struck or stabbed the deceased, and used the knife or stiletto for that purpose. If two persons are acting in concert for a common purpose, then both are guilty in the eye of the law, though one only does the act. I have endeavoured to illustrate that view in various ways. Two or three persons are walking together and come into contact with a fourth person, and something like sharp words follow; then if any party attack the other party that may be taken as a common concert to commit an assault. If the two parties come together, the one to protect the ether, so far they would have a common object in view; but if one party, unexpectedly and unknown to the other, stabbed the other, and stabbed the party attacked, there would be no common concert. Therefore you would do well in dealing with this case to inquire whether the absent man was the person who might have committed the offence, suppos- ing your minds are clear that the prisoners did not commit the offence. But there is only this one witness who fixes the offence upon the absent foreigner; and then the evidence leaves you in doubt whether Cerollo or Gastro inflicted the wound and used the knife. If you can resolve that doubt then you may say which; but if your minds are led to a common intent and com- mon purpose, then, according to the view you take upon these points, you will find a true bill or ignore the bill. I am very conscious that the analysis I have given you is not so complete as if I had had the depositions a longer time before me. Still, the remarks I have made will give you some assistance. There is the case of Mary Jones, charged with the murder of her infant child. There is no doubt she was delivered of a child, and there is no doubt this child was her child, and that it was found wrapped up in a sack. I should advise you to treat that as an attempt to conceal the birth by disposing of the dead body. It was placed' under a sack, and stones were placed upon it. To find a true bill for murder, it is necessary that you should be satisfied it had a separate and independent existence, it is not enough that the child breathed while attached to the mother. Where there is no complete, separate, and independant existence on the part of the child from its mother there cannot be an offence of child murder. Whether the law is in a satisfactory state or not, it is not for me to give an opinion upon. The circumstances tend to show that the child died from suffocation and the medi- cal witnesses will give you their reasons for believing so. It may be that before the child had a separate and independent existence its death ensued or suffocation might ensue partly from neglect in the act of birth, or by an act of the prisoner. I advise you to direct atten- tion to the question whether the child died from suffo- cation, which might have ensued during the act of birth, and before it acquired a separate and independent existence. There is the case of Thomas Williams, for manslaughter. He was driving a cart along the high- way. He was not driving at a reckless pace, as far as I can judge. The child whose death is inquired into was standing m the road and the cart went over it I don't understand that the child was crossing from one side of the road to the other, but standing in the road If you see that negligence on the part of the driver occasioned the death of the child, it will be your duty to find a true bill against him. Look at all the circum- stances of the case—the child in the middle of the road the prisoner driving, but not at a furious rate—and say whether he is guilty of negligence in not keeping a good look out, and whether the death of the child having been occasioned by culpable negligence on the part of the prisoner, he would be liable to be found guilty of manslaughter. As to the other cases I need not attempt to offer any observations. I will only do what I have done in the other counties of this circuit; and I may say I have not done so from a conviction of any negli- gence on the part of the magistrates or gentry. The topic is one which oftentimes, I think, may fairly find a place in the charge of a judge; and in that spirit, and in no other spirit, do I venture to offer the admoni- tion which I gave the other counties. And that is, that you give not merely a pecuniary, but as far as possible, f;C1Ca1ainld individual attention to all the institu- 1 ve f°r their object habits of industry and onr nrtifn w-m01rthe lower orders, and embrace every inotrnptinn^ ° T en^inating the blessings of religious that thM-P ivn meution this not from the supposition -i any sP&ciaI circumstances calling for this ? £ tJZZnelT\hnKleat my sile»cc on such a sub- l t-p rWolviu" nf8 ru int° a neglect of the important CU 'lrc bi thnt^RnrrW1 mej Gentlemen, I make these re- mar '• and 1 have no doubt you will re- ceive them i e am spirit. I shall, be glad now, gentlemen il you will retire to your room) antl seiad as thecals of ibe ptismerT' ™ Proceed witb CIVIL CAUSES. 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