The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-24 00:00:00

EAST INDIA COMMItTEE.

An lioNocamit,v 111v.atetv. gave notice of the inten-
tion of an Hon. Friend of his to move, on the first day
of the re-aaorriihling of Parliament, for the reappoint•
ment of the Select Committee to enquire into the affair of

Mr. LENNARI moved an Address for a Return of the
number of persons convicted of Forgery on the Bank of
England, in each year from 1791 to 1829, inclusive; dis•
tinguishing the capital convictions upon which executions
took place, and the cases of mitigated punishment : the
return also to distinguish the prosecution fur Forgery, or
passing Forged Notes and Post Bills, and the Forgeries
connected with the Public Funds, Bills of Exchange, or
otherwise.

Mr. HUME also moved far several returns relative to
the population of East London, and Marylebone.
Lord LOWTHER presented a petition from Kirby
Kendal, in Westmoreland, setting forth, that though their
properties had not been subjected to tithes for more than
lAA/ years they were now required to pay them. They
prayed that a Bill might be introduced limiting the time
after which tithes could not be claimed.

Mr. CAMPBELL was clearly of opinion that a ine3sure
of the nature prayed owtht to he introduced, and if the
Noble Lord (lid not propose it he should.

Lord LOWTHEIt said that he had such a measure in
contemplation.

Mr. .I. MARTIN wished to inquire of the night lion.
Gentleman opposite, if he intended to bring forward his
promised motion respecting the Usury Laws?
Mr. POWL ENT THOMSON declined, for the present,
to give an answer to that question ; but he could a'snre
the House that his opinions on the subject were unchanged.
The House then adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock.

SPECIAL C'ONIMISSION.

WINCHESTER, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22.

The prisoners were then called upon fur their defence.
itnlis said that he was ordered into the factory by Mr.
Rowell.
Howell was called and contradicted this.
Several of the prisoners said they were pressed by the
mob.

The Jury, having considered a few minutes, said they
had made up their minds.
Ilis Loansitie then went through the evidence as it
alrected each prisoner separately, the Jury making up their
minds upon each individual's case. The whole having been
gone thritugh, the Jury returned the following verdicts :
Joseph Blotch, Guilty ; James Maun, Guilty ; Isaac
Maim, Guilty ; Thomas Green, Guilty ; John Ellis,
Guilty ; Jaen Gilmore, Guilty ; John Whiteliread, Not
Guilty ; William Stanmore, Guilty ; Thomas Goodall,
Not Guilty; Thomas Beekingham, Not Guilty; Chad,*
Fay (c,rlled Paine by mistake), Guilty ; George Nyland,
Guilty ; John Goodall, Not Guilty ; William Shepherd,
Guilty.
The verdicts were not delivered till five minutes before
twelve at night. The summing up lasted three hours.
Most of the prisoners were fine young men.
Burgess, aged 25, Peter Norman, aced 27,
Mark Wlypins, aged 19, Henry Wells, aged 26, Rickard
Keens, aged 34, and Charles Pulpit, aged 25, were
in-
dicted for having on the 23d of November, at the parish
of Monk Shertiourne, with divers others, feloniously stolen
from the person of Thomas Chandler, one sovereign, hi►
property.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Williato
Burgess, and acquitted the other prisonero.
Southwell was found guilty of baying destroyed
with divers others the toll-home and gate.
11e was sentenced to three months' imprisontnent, and
to be kept to hard labour.

'The Court Adjourned at nine o'clock, until half-past
eight o'clock to-morrow.
TilllitSDAY, DEC.

Notwithstanding the very late hour to which the sit-
tinge in this Court were protracted last night, the Court
was opened this morning at nine, when the two learned
Judges above•named took their seats on the Elena. Soon
after this the tour prisoners who were acquitted last night
were again put to the bar, charged with having been en-
gaged in pulling down the factory of Mr. 'Tacker, but no
evidence was adduced against them, and they were again
acquitted.
Aaron Hardin y, aged 21; John Cobb, aged 27 ; Wil-
liam Hoare, Thomas Hoare, aged 36, Henry Bons, or
Roden, .1. Newland, 'lVan. Bechnell, Benjamin Smith,
Robert Bennett, and Jalapa Trimming, were put to the
bar, charged with having, along with a large mob, riot-
ously ivserubled, on the 22d of November, in the parish of
Selborne, and feloniously, and with force, logan to demo.
lish the poor-house of the said parish. There were other
counts in the indictment, charging this as the house be-
longing to the overseers and guardians, or visitors of the
poor of the said parish.—The Jury found all the prisoners
Not Guilty. They were remanded to be indicted for
the riot.

liracketone, aged 89, and Jobs Atka, aged 51,
were charged with having, on the 22d flay of November
lest, at the pariah of Penton Grafton, with divers other
persona, to the number of two hundred, riotously assembled
together and feloniously destroyed a thrashing-machine,
the property of Henry Gawler, EN. The prisoners
pleaded not guilty. Verdict—Guilty,
Henry Cooke, aged 19 ; David Clianip, aged 21 ; find
JAn Kent, aged 29, were charged with haying, on the
19th day of November last, at the parish of lintcheldwer,
with divers other persona, tiotossly assembled together and
feloniously destroyed a thrashing-machine, the prorrty
of Wm. Paine.—Guilty._

The same Henry Cooke and hoar 11111, jnn., were also
convicted of having on the same day broken a thrashing
machine at the farm of Mr. Richard Tortehin, near Mit-
cheldever. It may nerve to give some idea of the igno-
ratite of many of the peasantry Of the nature of the
offence which they were committing, to mention that
hoc Hill, after stating in his defence to this charge, that
he hail not broken the machinery, added that all he did
" area to ask the prosecutor civilly for the money, which
the mob took from him, that the prosecutor gave it to him,
and that he thanked him very kindly for it."
William Heiyhes, aged 30, and Thom" thiribe,,,
ag:d:ner it ka., t
18, were
argi:e:lek, in with
the
hiavi'son the 2lth day of
Nvparish of Itinstead,
damaged, with intend to destroy, a thrashing
machine, the property of Robert 'Shutter: and lE,',lward
Baigent, of the value of 211/.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty optima Thomas
!highest, hut acquitted William Height*
Henry Pollezfin, aged 26', sues indicted for having, on
the 21st of November last, at Gosport, within the parish
of Alveratoke, knowingly, wilfully, and feloniously written
and sent by post a cettain letter or writing without any
name or signature subscribed thereto, directed to one. John
Brett Burvit, Esq., by the name and description of Capt.
John B. Purvis, threatening to slinot, kill, and murder
hint.---The Jury returned a vealict Of Not Guilty.
John Simms, Tl'illirarit .1)«niel Simms, and
John Toaard, were indicted with having, on the ti;il of

November, in the parish of St. Mary Bourne, feloniously
made an assault on one Lucy Easton, and put her in
bodily fear and danger of her life, and stolen from her
person one half sovereign, the money of William Easton
clerk.—The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all
the prisoners.