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I NORTH WALES CIRCUIT. MONTGOMEHYSBXFiE. The Montgomeryshire Summer Assizes commenced on Wednesday week, at Newtown. Mr. Baron Holfe, he Judge selected for the North Wales Circuit, hav- ing been detained in London in consequence of the re- cent Law changes, the commission was opened by Mr. Justice Talfourd. The learned Judge was escorted into Newtown by a large assemblage of the inhabitants of the County headed by the High Sheriff, J. D. Corrie, Esq. of Dy- serth, and the Under-Sheriff, J. C. Griffiths, Esq., of "Welshpool. At ten o'clock Mr. Justice Talford was conducted to church by the High Sheriff, where a sermon was preached by the Sheriff's Chaplain, the Rev. D. Davies of Llanguniow, who took his text from the 13th chap- ter of Romans, and the latter part of the first verse;- "The powers that be are ordained of God." At twelve o'clock the learned Judge entered Court, and the business of the day commenced. The usual proclamation against vice, gzc., having been read, the following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury, The Hon. Hanbury Tracey, Foreman Herbert Wynn, Esq, B. Williams, Esq,, Pennant ) Martin Williams, Esq., Brongwyn I William Lutener, Esq Dolerw John James Turner, Esq., Pentreheylin John Robinson Jones, Esq., Brithdir, Berriew David Hamer, Esq., Glanyrafon John Otliey Crew Reade, Esq. Thomas Drew, Esq. Thomas Arthur Morley, Esq. Edward Morgan Stephens, Esq. Pryce Lloyd Turner, Esq. Charles Wilding, Esq., Powis Castle Edward Salsbury Rose Trevor, Esq. 1J. Buckley Williams, Esq., Jun. David Jones, Esq. J. H. Pryee, Esq. Pryce James Drew, Esq. (f Edward Nichols, Esq. j John Ilamer, Esq. 'j The learned Judge, in delivering his charge congra- l tulated the jury upon the present state of the calendar, I there being only three prisoners for trial, and he felt that he need make no particular observations upon the crimes for which they were indicted. He was ex- ■' tremely happy to witness the zeal evinced by the Grand 'j Jury in the discharge of their duties, which had in- j dueed to assemble such a number together that day it apoke a vast deal for the attention and care with which '*3 those duties were fulfilled by the peaceful state of the l county. The Grand Jury then retired to their room. 1 John Jones, tailor, William Griffiths, labourer, Bil- I" nard Lloyd, tailor, were severally indicted for burgla- riously breaking into and entering a certain dwelling- 8 house at Llanyard farm, the property of the Right Hon. the Earl of Powis, and stealing therefrom a writ- ing desk, one pair of boots, two pairs of shoes, a till If can, besides btef and bacon, the property of Samuel X Kidson and Elizabeth Lewis. X Mr. Welsby conducted the prosecution, and the pri- ? soners were undefended. The learned Counsel having I stated the case to the Jury called 16: Elizabeth Lewis, sworn, stated, I am housekeeper for )t Lord Powis at Llangard farm a person named Kinson •y lives in the house; on the 18th of June last I went to r, bed at eleven o'clock, after I had seen the doors and ))* windows made fast; about 5 o'clock in the morning I it rose and found the larder window open, and a small If part of the window frame cut away, and the bar wrenched up, making a space large enough for a person I r to get through the kitchen door was also partly opened t. it had been unbolted from the inside. I immediately a missed a writing desk from the dresser in the kitchen, rt a pair of boots from the cupboard, which had been ;&. woin the day before, a tin can from the larder, and id some bacon. at Eliza Kinson.—My husband is farm bailiff to the Earl es of Powis, and we live in the house at Llangard farm. e- On the 19th June I rose and missed two coats belong- 1e ing to my husband, one pair of boots, and two pairs of ot shoes, two bones, and a piece of beef and ham. I had e, seen the coat safe the night previous. I had seen se Griffiths a month or so before the robbery, and had 'ir given him some bread and cheese when he was begging, be Richard Jones.—Am a oonstable at Llanbrynmair. ee In the consequence of certain information I received I he went to a farm situated about a mile from Llan- a brynmair, and between six and seven from the place OC. where the burglary was committed. This was about ), two o'clock in the afternoon; several persons accom- as panied me. When I went in the three prisoners were ,ot lying in some hay I asked them were they came from ut that day Lloyd said they had come from the Cock at ur Llanbrynmair; and, upon being asked where they had efi been during the night, Lloyd said they had not been 110, from the barn. The articles I produce are what I ed found upon them in the barn. The coat was on the re shoulder of Griffiths as he was lying- asleep. lie Edward Jones corroborated the preceding evidence. lot A second warrant, in the hands of the Chief Consta- nd ble of Merionethshire, was then proved to have been 1 lSSuca r ed v The Judge having summed up, the jury, after a tewl nd moments' deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty, to and his Lordship, ofter a feeling address to the pri- soners sentenced them to fe?t years" transportation each. Embrey and another against oii..eit.riie following tv. geutlemen of the county comprised the Spooml —.Vnthe.iiiei Burlington Esq., Severn Hall, Welshpool; James Robert, Esq., Trelydan Edward S. U. Trevor, Esq., Latidrinlo; James Maginnus, Esq., Firymynech, merchant; Thomas Paul Owen, Esq., Lower Division William Davies, Esq., Rhydwrymore; John James Turner, Rhysinant; John Edmunds, Forden; Charles Lloyd Tamberlan, Court Colmore Pryce Lloyd Turner, Stredal-fedan John Bill Pryce, Broniarth-Upper, Guilsfield John Jones, Hendomen, Esquires. This was an action of a very complicated nature, brought ostensibly by the above plaintiff, but virtually by Lyon Winder, Esq, of Vaynor Park, against Mrs. 1 Owen, of Glansevern, near Welshpool, in consequence I of the diversion ofla certain stream of water running through the properties of the plaintiff and defendant for the purpose of irrigation, thereby depriving, (as alleged,) the plaintiff of the right to the full stream. The defendant had erected an iron aquaduct to carry whatever spare water passed across the dam over the land in possession of the defendant, the remainder of Which, after deducting the loss of evaporation and Exhaustion by the laiiil in the months of January, February, and March (the period in Wales for flooding land), was returned to the stream, over which plaintiff alleged he had full right and control, the defficiency of hich for the purpose of working his mill, (which was 4ituated below that of defendant,) he considered as a 4(3minal injury, merely for the purpose of asserting bls own right and the illegal proceedings of the defen- dant. Mr. Welsby, with whom were Mr. Wynne and Mr. Joulkes conducted the cause, under the instruction of Messrs. Woosnftm and Lloyd, Solicitors, of Newtown, ^°r the plaintiff, while the defendant was represented by Mr. Bramtnell (one of the Commissioners for en- quiring into the Civil Law), who was specially retained, Assisted by Mr. Beavan, under the instruction of Mr. A. Howelis, Solicitor, Welshpool. After an able statement of the case by Mr. Welsby, 'ho oalled numerous witnesses, the Court adjourned till Thursday, when Mr. Brammell replied, and the Judge summed up, when the jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict for the defendants, but it is expected a new trial will be immediately proceeded with in a higher court.

- MERIONSTHSHiRS.

. CARNARVONSHIRE.