The Sun.
London, England, 1806-06-28 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

The Court,met on Monday, and proceeded in the
trial of David Cunningham, slater Cannoncr,. ate,
accused of having, on the night boween the 18th
and 19th of January last, aloiyi with another person,
to the Prosecutor unknown, broke into the hortse
of Crookston, in the parish of Invoresk, and shire of
Edinburgh, by entering at the window of a room-in
the second-floor, where ,Mr. Clerk, the Prosecutor,
was in bed, asleep ; that one of the j)rr: <ws stood
over the bed, and:threatened to destroy Mr., Clerk,
if he 'made any noise or resistance, while the other
lighted a candle, and with an iron chisell broke open
a cabinet in the room, and stole and carried otf there-,
from about 70i. in bank notes ; atter.vards set lire
to the curtains of the bed, and escaped • out. at•the•
Same window by which they entered.
The Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. The trial con—
tinned till six o'clock in the evening., when the Jury
were inclosed, and this day, at two o'clock, returned
a, verdict, finding, by a plurality 6i voices, the Libel
Not Proven. The Panne], was assoilzied and dis—
missed from the Bar.

• Helen 111(1'i-shall, coal-bearer, at Cowpits, indiaed
for child-rnurder,:,was, upon her own petition, and
.with the consent o the Prosecutor, haLished trona
Scotland during all the days ot her life.

SHREWSBURY, JUNE 27.

On Friday last the Leominster Agricultural So*
ciety was numerously and most respectably attended;
Edmund Jones, 'Esq. of Fareley, in the Chair. The
CoTmittee for the day. to adjudge the premiums
were as under :--71\lessrs. •Apperley, Braithwaite,
Edwards, Hewer, Kedward, Pritchard, Watkins,
Bradstock, cheese, Goode,
.Jones, Knight,,Tench,
and Williams.

The premiums were awarded as folloW
.For the best 3,-yqat old heifcr, a silver cup,' to Air.
Deykin, Brierly a ; best yearling heifer,.saver cup,
to Mr. Watkins; of Brinsep ; best ram not exceed-
ing 4-years old, wool and carcase both considered, a
silver cup, to Captin-Wollaston, Lynch.; best mulch
cow, a silVer cup, to Mr. Downes, .of Ashford.
There was also a sweepstakes, rive guineas each,
who produced the. best mulch cow, in which tilt§
following Gentlemen were named ; Messrs. Wil-
hams, Tanner, Cheese, Tench, and Edwards :
which was' won-by Mr. Tench, of Bromfield.
jest aged bull, a silver cup, to Mr. Williams,- of
Thingel best three years old bull, a silver cup, to
Theo. Salwey, Esq. of Ashly Moor ; best yearling
bull, a silver cup, to Mr. Proder, of Altram ; best
boar, a silvercnp, to Mr. Walker, of Hatfield Court..
The stock produced was superior to any ever
shewn in Leominster on. similar occasions ; -and the
contest between the heifers, both -J years old and
yearlings, was so doubtful, that it was with great
difficulty the Committee could, decide which should
carry the pre-eminence. -

A large party- dined together, and the evening was
concluded with great hilarity.,

At Monmouth , Fair, on the 18th instant, Fine.
Wool sold from 245. to 28s. per stone, 12i1b.
to 'the stone; the prices about od. per lb. lower than
last year. _

At Coleford Fair on the loth instant, Wool sold
about the same terms as at Monmouth.

The late Chepstow Wool Fair afforded but a
small quantity for sale, in consequence of the ex-,
peaation of a material depression in price ; that
which was sold went from 7s. to 9s. per stone
under last year's prices ;--and many lots remained
unsold, on account of the high prices demanded.

On Tuesday se'nnight Mr. Thomas Hellington,
assistant to Mr., Jukes, Surgeon, of Stockport, was
drow'ned whilst bathing in ,the Severn, near that
place. He swam over the river with difficulty, but
persisted in atterripting to return, in opposition to the
advice of a friend who accompanied him, and usn--
happily perished,

THE BRITISH MUSEUM:

FARTHFR FARTICULARS OF TBE ROBBERY

A person, heretofore. of respectable charat%:r and
connexion, has,. within .1 few days past,' been de-•
teded in taking from the deposited in the
above place, rare 'and curious Prints, estimated to,
be worth at least 15001. From the time many of
the articles have been sold to Print-dealers; this per-
son must have been in the habit of stealing. them for
Inare than a year. . .
The circumstance Which led to thediscovery was,
the sale of a copied Print. for an Original. Among
the many: Dutch Painters'_ Etchings that are eagerly
sought after, are those
,of the celebrated REM-
BRANDT, a single Print of whose work has sold for
fifty guineaS. One of the scarce Prints of this Mas-
ter is called the Coach Landscape, and a Print-seller
was induced, from its known rarity, to.give twelve
guineas .for one to an Artist and Dealer ; but after-
wards entertaining doubts of its originality, he sheaved
it to a better judge, who pronounced it to boa copy,
and advised hinit to compare it with two undoubted
ori,,:;inals in the British Museum. But; upon appli-
cation for that purpose, neither could be found.; this
produced a search, that discovered an amazing
ficiency in
_the 'Works of other Artists, and from
subsequent inquiry it has been found, that one Print-
seller has purchased to the amount of 2001., another
to the amount of 6014 and sd oty in a greater or less
proportion. So ready a market did these rare arti-
cles meet, that the-Cheap Colleßor could not find
time to procure a►nd dispose of them too, but was
necessitated to employ an agmt, whose' brokerage,.
it is supposed, must have amounted to a considerable
sum.

The most valuah:e Pr:nt recovered is the Portrait
of " The Burgh-Master Six," sipposed to be worth
401. But the " Htindred Guilihr" Print; and'rnany
others of estrethe rarity and.value, are among those
missing. It. is said, that a unique set of Pro 4s, the
Works of •KARIL ERpIN; consi'sting of 50 Prints,
have likewise been purloined.

•The Collet:lion from whence
.the above haS been
taken was left to the British TrlttSeutil by the late
Rev. Dr. CRACHERODE, a few years since, and was
estimated to be worth 20,0001. An Act of Parlia-
ment was made to enable the Trustees to receive the
Same without Riyment of the Legacy Duty.
A few days will probably develope the whOle of
this transaction, which has made a very great noise
among the Print-sellers.
•
It is understood that the Delinquent has fled-from
the hands of justice, but much valuable property has
•
been recovered. '

LAW 'REPORT.

COURT OF KINC's BENCH, YuNE 27.
ROBARTS, CURTIS AND CO. v. JAMES DAWSON.

This was an action brought by the Plaintiffs against
the Defendant, an Attorney, as acceptor of a bill of
exchange, for .01. ~ '
Mr. Gattaow observed,,that the Defendant, in his
•1 •
'professional capacity, had a number of bills of ex-
change, drawn, by his country correspondents, which
it was his custom for their convenience to accept.—
'The bill iii questiOn.was indorsed to Messrs. RobartS,
Curtis, and Co. and on the 27th ofApril was preSerit-
ed by them. to Mr. Dawson for acceptance. 'From
some•mistake next day it was not called for, but was
left with the Defendant until three days after it be-
came due. On the Omission being d:scovered a clerk
of the name of Payne was dispatched to the hotise of
Mr. Dawson, when inquiries were made and pay-
ment required. The Defendant immediately assert-
ed that the bill had, been discharged, and taking a
no.unber of papers from his desk, ' carelessly cast -his
eyes over them, when it was discoverett Thefe Was
no receipt attached, and no signs of payment on it.
Under these circumstances, the clerk of Messrs. Ro-
barts anti CO. having got the bill into his possession,
refused to deliver it up, and the Defendanti irritated
at thie conduit, immediately dlspatched a servant for
a constable. Before the Officer arrived,-Mr. Daw-
son began to reflect, and consented that the clerk
should retain the bill, provided be gave his cqvn
name, and the firm of his emplOyers.
Mr. Haytnond, Mr. Harrison, and Tho Mas Payne,
were called to support the fat% in the opening of
the Learned Counsel.,

Sir VIcAnY GIBBs, on the part of the Defendant,
wondered extremely, that, in a house of such im-
portance, and of such accuracy, .as that of Messrs.
Jiobarts and Cu. a mistake like the present should
have occtirred. :The bill had•been left on the 27th
of April; and :had riot been called for:until the 17th
'Of three days alter it became due. It had been
snited, that it was specially indorsed by the Plaintiffs,
but, on examination, it would appear, that it was in-
dorsed in blank, and that therefore it would be re-
ceitab'e by any person who might present it ; and
be contended, that the Jury could not infer from the
evidence which had been adduced that Mr. Dawson
had not a(-.lually paid it.
The CHIEF jusTicz having summed' up to the.
Jury, a Verdi 4 was entered for the Plaintiff's, 421.

• WESTMINSTER SESSlONS.—Yesterday John Mac-
kay, a private in the 'Guards, was conviaed of steal-
ing several pair of silk stockings, and, being-an old
offender, was,serdenced•to seven years transportation.
George Stone, a well-known depredator, near 70•
years of ag,:, was also conviaed•ot Stealing a glue
pot. it appeared that this delinquent was,arnong
the first conviEtssent to Botany Bay at the establish-
ment of the Colony. After the expiration- of his
sentence lie returned to England, and has since
been tried on variouS, indiatuents for larcenies.—
The Court, after some proper ohservations on the
age and depravity of :the Prisoner,: sentenced him to
be: tri,nsported for seven years. •
Yesterday,. at Marlborough street Office, a man
6f the name of Collins was charged with secreting
thuself in a dwelling-house with a felonious intent.
Mr. Brown, Chymist, id Oxibrd-street, was sitting
a back parlour, on Thursday night, with his fa-
mily, when a noise ~was heard at the top of the
hou::e, as if thieves were breaking in. Mr. Brown
Nvent on to the l..:ads with a candle, and, after a
diligent search, discovered the Prisoner, concealed
ill a water-closet. The Prisoner was fully comnit-
fbr