The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-07 00:00:00

SERE7V,STLIRY ASSIZES.

Oti Thursday last, :Jahn Clayitnrires4. and;smib-
.
ter person, were tried on a caargeok iiielting the
poeket of Edward FolloWes, Esti: on last Lord
Mayor's' D.ay in the City of London; and taking from •
thence his -pocket .book,, containing cash.,and bills to
the amount of nearly 2001,
It appeared it eviaencelhat Mr. Fellowes was rob.,•
bed of hi 3 pocket book containing.the effeEts above.:
mentioned, 'on the :9th of Notiember last ; that varit.
ous,,rewatcf were offered for the restoration Ot, the.
property and conviEtton.of the thief or thieves; :but
no account Was; had-of either'antil a month after, the_
'robbery, when the Prisoner,' accOmpanied-by another.
TerSon, an elderly looking: Man of the pante oT Pules
ten, came: MI6:. Shropshire Wank in a poitclipise;.
that the Prisoner alighted-andentered the houie, and.
,there presented ter:payment-a -bill, of 4001. 'The
young- man in the shop itninediately gave him- the
amount irr Bank Of England Piper, and he, the PH-.
'sutler, *indorsed the name -‘...John Clayton" on the
'bill, as receiving the amount of it. In a very short
.tinw utter the bill vas honoured, the Bankers disco-.
vet,ed their tnistake,..and that it should have been
stopped. A:pursuit,l,vas immediately instituted, and.
inn short time. the chaise was..cwertaken, and tho
wholeof the property found. in the posseFsion of
We. t, 0)6 bad assumed, the name of Clayton, and
who gave a receipt in that name for the money.
Fellovvc% and the Cltirk in'.. the Banking-'
house, together with several other Witnesses, corro,-
borated this testimony ; And the Prisoner West being•
called upon for his defence, suidhe,got the.bill from
his co-adjutor, who invited him down to. tbe country
with him to take some di version; .that he Was wholly
ignorant of the robbery,„ haVinwheetiill.;oti the Lord
Mayor's Day, and con4nid to his bed; but he called
no Witnesses in-stipport of his assertions,.' nor any
. that could-rebutibe fad of his giving in atillse name
on receiving the 'cash: The .other Prisoner denied
most solemnly all knowledge of the transaction, and
rebutted on his companion the charge of ,being in-
vited
by him " to take some diversion."
After a very impartial' charge (min the Judge, the
juryfounc) John Clayton West; -1.-ia*:}clln..Clayton,
Guilty of privately stealiv 40d,;t he .other Prisoner
was dischayged. . • , '
The Judge, meter expatiating on the enormity of,
the offence', and the adroitness; With Wei:chits agents',
etfeaw!. their purpose; passed sentence of trans,
Irniati6n for seven years iin::hitn, and gave it to
be well understood that -the sentence Would be.
enforced.

POLICE,.

•

MRS, MORC;AN.

nowmatT.----There has not been any female at
the Of ee who has attradled so much public attetr;
tion as. Mri. Morgan, since-the days of Mrs. Leei.
particularly with the higher orders. Earl-s,. Barons,
Officers of the Navy . and Army, and numberlesi
Gentlemen, from all parts, have resorted to the
Office daily, since her apprehension, to 'make in-,
quiries respecting her, and have visited her at the
%Brown Bear pUblic-hoeSe, in Bow-street, when!
-there, and in ,
Uur Readers will recollect,, that Mrs. Morgan is
the female', whom we slated, about ten days since,
to be the natural daughter of the late General
Spray, .and the wife of Lieutenant Morgan, of tho
MiiIIIIO3, and has since been:indiscieet in her con-
and:who was brought from Portsmouth, by
Anthony, on suspicibn of haVing robbed Mrs. Da;
'Otte, of Leicester-square, with wliorri •she lodged,
of Bonk-notes and to the amount of e5l. and
various diamond and, pearl' trinkets.
The care and anxiety of her friends and ac'
mirers, for her welfare, exceed every thing-6f the
kind we ever witnetised,or that came to our know-
ledge..
• .
No sooner was she brought to town froth Ports-
month, than an :eminent attorney, with Mr. Coast,
the Barristerovere in attendance at the Office, to
dektid her they .liad been employed by a friend
of It is without her • knowledge. These. Gentlo.
Men"' have- like Wise attended' every day when she
has been. brought up for examinatemi.- Her exit-
.rninatien ,has !ken put off several days, on account
of Antheny-beinaa at 'Shrewsbury Assizes, where
he was , subpcenedi to identity' Pullen, the well-
pickpockei; he being to be. tried for utter-
ing a 4001. note in that county, of which.a Gentle-
man had his 'pocket picked, with notes and bills to
the ;.niourit Ut, 15001. in the ,city, on last. Lord
Mayncs Day.
,Wi,un Mrs. Morgan was taken into custody, a
Gentleman attended. at the .Brown Bear puolie-
House, in Bow-Street, made himself known to Mr.
Hazard, the landlord, and gave direaions for Mrs.
Morgan to .have the best accommodation, and any
refreshment .she might 'chose. Others have been
to Tothill-..fields BrideWea, and given similar di-
retlions ; and she has in consequence lived in the
Governor's house. A Gentleman, who resides 100
mites from London, on reading the accounts in the
Newspapers of her being in custody, carne to town
for the express purpose, of visiting her, .and pro-
mised, that cast; of her release; his carriage
should be at (ter service, This is a taint descrip-
tion of ,the condatt of Mrs. Morganss numerous
admirers ; they,. however,: are not unanimous in
their opinion .respelling the beauty and charms of
her person.

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Anthony being returned to London, and yester-
day being the day for Mr, G#AHAM sit at the
()dice,: it was expeeted Mrs. Morgan would be
again examined; this induced a nuniber of dis-
tingukhed characters to attend at the Ofice, to see
her,. together with Mr. Robinson, her. Attorney ;
but they were disappointed, as she was not brought
prom Tuthill-Melds Bridewell. .

Monti2y, pursuant to. sentence, the fourf9rtu--
nate- men, viz . 'Thomas Hawkiris, fur. horse-04411gJJ'1
Billy, for an unnatural ;
fro do,ll/44miyi atid •
Joh,n. Pqin, fur I,:?„orglary, were taliatil tA,Maid.-
stone Paul, to the place of execution, .on ?s!qlden
Heath, about c!oven o'clock: ,y' Oa their arriNal at
the titizil spot, they had little to say, vll4 cautioning:
the puha,: against their. unfortunate e 44.: they die!i`
ittt tint:ulna-um hardihood. and
,inditrerencs., Ocelar-
ed they Nk ouid not die. in, :their lhoes, and kteked
theni Jinongst the nutneron4 spe6ators,