The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-27 00:00:00

OLD BAIL-EY.

Yesterday. the -Old Bailey Sessions commenced
before Lord EL:,cti.ao:oollGti, I\lr. Justice LAW-
RENCE,
.Mr. Baron Tno:OsoN, the LORD MAYDR,
ALDERMEN, RECORDER, and other City Officeis.
Richard Neighboz4, aged 25,1 as indicted for an
assault of a kind froM which human-nature revolts,
on a young. man of It years of age. The faits wen.:
clearly. proved by the -tegittiony of the .prosecutor,
bot are too,Shocking to be detailed,
An attemp; wa~S made to invalidate the l'''rosecn-
tor's evidence, by 'shewiug that he did not state with
accuracy the hour. at which he left the prisoner's
apartment. The..Tury, however, gave credit to his
Statement, and found the prisoner Guilty--:-Death.
The prosecutor had been kept in custody', an at-
tempt having been made. to induce him to go to.
America, in consequence .of which
.-his father de-.
clined entering into recognizance for his appearance.
The prisoner thanked the Jury for their impartiality.
Santa Cunnings; was indicted for uttering a piece
of false and counrerfeit money, made andconnter-
felted like a shilling, as, and for a good one, he hav-
ing been formerly conviCted'as a-corrinion- utterer.—
The case was completely made out, and it appeared
than there. were -found-on the prisoner's person,
when apprehlnded,' 19 counterfeit shilling 4, besides
the one he had uttered. The Jury found him Guilty
7—Death. -

George Spikes was capitally indi&ed for being
found at large within this Kingdom before the term
of hiS transportation to New South Wales hut ex-
pired.

The previous conviaion of the prisoner for‘a simi-
lar offence, in September, ISO,. he having hi the
year 1895, been found guilty of
,stealing, and sen-
tenced to seven years transportation, was, given in
evidence. The .prisoner was then sent-aced to be
hanged, but afterwards received his Majest's Mercy,
on condition of being banished beyond the seas for
seven years. He was then sent to Lingston Har-
bour, from whence he contrived to make escape
a second time, and.was apprehended on tlie)3th
of Septembei, on board the Eaterprize Tender in.the
River.

The Jury found the prisoner—Guilty, but recomr.
mended him •to . mercy, on account of..his being
found on board one of his Majesty's
John Baillie, alias John. Howell, was indiEted for
a similar -olfenee.---The circumstances were exactly
similar, with this variation, that the prisoner main-
tained, that since his being sent on board the hulks
Cie second time, he had icceived his Majesty's free
pardon, on enlisting in the Royal. York Rangers.
He had been allowed a shorcalatience, but baying
exceeded the time,- he was afraid to • return to his
regiment, but in-consequence of his Malesty's Pro-
clomation pardoning deserters on their entering on
board the tender, he had gone thither, but was not
received. He was now desirous of being sent to his
regiment, there to -receive the ,Runishinent due to
his offence.

The prisoner was unable to prove this story; but
Lord ELLENBOROUGH told .him, if it proved true, he
should have the•benefit of it. Guilty--. Death.
'Caroline Cooper was indieled for stealing a pocket
book, two 21. notes, ten 11. notes, and seven 7-shil7,
ling- pieces, the property of Mary Wealing, in.her.
dwelling-house, Bethnal-green. The Prisoner.f,Aict-
,enl in the course of the trial. The circumstances of
susilicion were extt.:.mely dtrcr.,, but there beiq
positive proof, the Jury fowled-le Prisoner—...,of
•
The Prosecutrix applied to have a variety of arti-
cles of clothes, which, she alledged,- had been,pur.,
chased by the Prisoner wiih the money of which she
had been robbed, delivered to-her, she being 'a poor
woman. • •

Mr. Justice LAWRENCE, however, informed her,
he could not make her rich by giving her what, for
any thing that appeared on the trial, belonged to an-
other. He ordered, however, that she should be paid
her expellees.

SuAnrcas.--At the late cattle fair, held at Lan-
caster, Mr, ShaW, a credulous farmer, from York,
shire, was swindled out of about 57i. by two Lon-,
don travelling sharpers, of the names of• Walton and
Haling, in the following tnanner : Walton picked
up a seven shillings piece In the fair, close to whore
Mr. Shaw was standing, and asked him if it were•
his.? he not Owning it, the sharper asked him to go
and assist him to spend it, which he agreed to, and
they went to an inn .for that purpose, where they
were joined by Holding. The two sharpers began
wagering about guessing at a halfpenny under a
pot ;..the trick answered, and the pour unsuspecting
fiat joined them in wagering, and lust a surd or
money.

From this trick they proceeded to another, of bet-
ting which of them should produce the largest sum
of money in the course of half an hpur, and Mr.
Shaw was so extremely imprudent as to go out and
borrow a sum of money for this purpose ; he of
course won the wager; this, however, answered- the
sharpers' purpose, as they obtained Sufficient- know-
ledge-how to proceed .with fleecing him.
A -pack of cards was then produced, and they pro-
ceeded to wager upon cutting the cards, 84e, : a!: this
Mr. Shaw lost 'an the cash and notes he had it,'lz:s
pockets., and was aaually so extremely imprudent
and incautious, as to leave the inn a second time
and to go into-the .Fair to borrow more money to
proceed with this wagering ; he returned to the
sharpers, and continued his ruinous condua with.
them till he had lost all his own money, and what
he had borrowed,.amounting to the above sum of 571.
To keep up the plausible appearance, Walton, the
original acquaintance of Mr. Shaw, who picked up
the seven-shillings piece in the Fair, • pretended to
have likewise lost a considerable sum of money, on
which account he cried, and appeared in great distress
for his loss ; and Holding, who had won all the
money, made offfrom the Inn. Mr. ShaW now be-
gan to retied on his. Joss, and the impropriety of
his condua, and communicated what had passed to
;some friends, who discovered- the trick, and they
'went in pursuit of the-sharpers with a Constable.

After a.lcw search they found tbetri at a pubic
house, in a private room, in the a& of dividing the
booty. They were taken befOre a Magistfate, and
committed for swindling to the Castle, to take their
trial at the ensuing Assizes, it having been paned
that the cards they wagered upon were prepared so
that the dope must ter a-Certainty lose.