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ANGLESEY QUARTER SESSIONS. fn Wednesday, the Easter Quarter Ses- gyus for the county of Anglesey were held 8' the Holyhead Police Court. MAGISTRATES. Sir R. H. W. Bulkeley, Bart. (chairman), Col. R. ap H. Williams, Col. Hampton Lewis, Dr John Roberts, H. Bulkeley Price, Esq., G. J. Roberts, Esq., J. R. Davies, Esq., H. Clegg, Esq., Captain F. M. Morganti H. Roberts, Esq., Thomas Owen, Esq., J. Lewis, Esq., H. Edwards, Esq., Williaul Jones, Esq., Dr E. P. Edwards, Dr E. Wil- liams, T. Williams Jones, Esq., Col. T. E. J. Lloyd, J. Roberts, Esq., Sir Thomad Neave, J. Mathews, Esq., T. Forcer Evans, 1 Esq., Samuel Hughes, Esq., David Roberts" Esq., Robert Jones, Esq., — Rayner, Esq., Hon. Claud Vivian, J. H. Burton, Esq. Mr Lewis Hughes, the chairman of the. Anglesey County Council, qualified' as a magistrate, and afterwards took his seat. m aal6 :=> THE GRAXD JURY, of which Mr Thomas L. Griffith, Henllyd Fawr, Abe-rffraw, was appointed as foreman, returned a true bill against John Browi, 4, Stanley-row, Holyhead, for an indecent as- sault on Jare Jones, 2, Albert Court, Holy- head. ,T STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. Twelve members were appointed on the StajidinLf Joint Committee of the quarter sessions and County Council, several of the old committee being re-appointed. COMMITMENT IN SMALL CASES. Colonel Robert ap Hugh Williams moved that a representation be made by the court to the Secretary of State of the Home De- partment begging him to take into his con- sideration the advisability of amending the. Sununarv Jurisdiction Act, dealing with tho question" of obtaining money or goods by on -1 false pretences to an amount not exceeding for- ty shillings. He said lie had known of a young girl who had obtained a few shillings and was tried at the quarter sessions, and sub- eequentlv oil a similar charge at the assizes. It was af case in which the two small cff enoes, could have been disposed of at the petty ses- sions where the charges were first heard, 0iuy for the existing law. He had called the at- tention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to i., and he had recom- mended the present ccnirse; and, if the judges offer no opposition, 111 ,lus thl reform could be carried out.Mr Thomas Jones, Menai Bridge, seconded the motion, and said that he was strongly of opinion that trivial cases of that sort should be dealt with at petty sessions, as they occupied a deal of the time of jurymen needlessly.—The motion was carried nem. con. DASTARDLY. ASSAULT. John Brown, sailor, 4, Stanley-row, Holyhead, was charged with having ommitted1 an assault for an unlawful purpose on Jane Jones, 2, Albert-place.—Mr E. G. Roberts prosecuted for the police. Mr Garter defended.—Jane Jones, 2, Albert- place, off Cvhi- irei't. sworn, said that she was a widow since 17 yeavs ago. was over 60 ytars of age. 1a the evening of the assault, the prisoner came to her house, and con- tinued hammering at il.-c door for some time. She rad been confined to bed for some days past, suffering from influenza, but finally got up, and opened the door. Brown, whom she had not previously «no«n, rushe-i .:1:(' 1 house, closing the rtDcr behind ^lin* atl(* asking for a Mrs Roberts. He then com- menetd assaulting her inost outrageously. She struggled iitli Ijm for ihrie quarters of an hour, and firvallv managed to call the it- tention of 'Mrs Roberts and a Mrs Jones, re- siding at 20, Mill-street, who was in the neighbourhood. She was very much ex- .aust': in of the struggle. Sarah Jane Roberts, 3, Albert-place, testi- fied tl,k she was a Blrrl m woman, and that the prisoner had railed twice en the even-tig of the assault at her house. She had de- clined to have anything to do with him, in- forming him that she did not drink. After liearing the knocking at the window next door, she had seen Brown using violence to- wards Mrs Jones, and on entering the house with Mrs Jones, 20, Mill-street, the accused commenced making 'm proper advances to- wards her. On Mrs Jones asking him if he was not ashamed of having abused an eld woman in the way he had done, he swore at her.—Mrs Jones, 20, Mill-street, also gave similar evidence. P.C. Evan Williams, sworn, said that on Saturday, about 2 30 p.m., he received information respecting this •case, and on Monday obtained a warrant f,)r Brown's arrest. Prisoner said that he had never been in the house before, and was under the influence of drink.-Tllo charge .was reduced to common assault, and the prisoner having been found guilty, was sent to gaol for two months.

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