The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-24 00:00:00

SESSIONS.

Some time since the apprehaiding; and Canitilt-:
tint to these Sessions. for trial, the crews of three
boats, charged with diverS robberies, under circurn-:
stances peculiarly alarming to the peace and safety
of persons residing near Ottr canals and navigable
rivers, was stated. , . •

Yesterday se'nnight the trial of these persons cons.;
menced (the three. Masters had been, discharged by
the. committing Magistrates, not having been„on
board' their boats the night of the robberies),' wheri
John Calton, John Pegge, John Winfield, EdWard
Saxton, and John Lane,,were indiEted for feloniobs-
ly. stealing,onthe 3d of Novernber last, four h.e!-tjpen
bags, and seven ducks, the. property of Nr.. Dume-
lpw, of Chellaston Joseph
.Pass, George Sid-
dalS, Joseph Twells, and Robett•Tornlinsbn, were,
by the• same indiatnent, charged with feloniously
receiving the same goods, 'mowing them to be stolen:
The trial lasted more than two hours, when
the Prisoners, upon the most clear and satisfaia9ry
evidence, were found guilty, and, after 'V.ery. great
deliberation by the Court as to the proper punish-
ment; were sentenced to be transported for. the tetai
of seven years.. ; •

•
The, Grand Jury returned t\s:o
.other Bills of In
diEtment against the same Prisoners for other rob-
berie.l; but it was judged `not ,necessary to try them.
appeared from the evidence on the trig; that
James Daykin, John Johnson, arid Thomas Wheel.:
don, were the Masters of three boats, the properties
of very respectable boat owners,. trading from Horn-
inglow, in this county, to Gainsborough :—the thee
crews (exclusive of the IVlasters) consisted of twelve
persons, four in each boat :—On the bight of the
robbery they.eleared out for Gainsborough and the
intermediate places; when they arrived at Swarkes-
ton lock, the ,whole crews combined to send out two
persons from each boat to obtain what plunder they
could procure, and the spoil to be afterwards divided
amongst the whole crews:.

The six robbers; .armed with bludgeons; set out
at dead of night', to execute these unlawful and ne-
farious designs. Their first attack was upon the
property -of the Prosecutor, Mr. Dumelow, wheel
they broke open the barn, and stole the property
mentioned in the indiament. They next proceeded
to Mr.Formann's, of Chellaston ; from thence they
went to Weston, where two of the party were dis-
patched with the property stolen at Chellaston- to
the boats ; the remaining four proceeded to the
house of Mrs. Robinson, of Weston (where one had
lived-servant), and breaking open the fowl cote and
rabbit pens, filled their bags,- and joined their com-
rades at Shardlow-green. All the plunder being
then put on board Daykin's boat, and the crews then
on board assembling in that boat, distributed the
property stolen among the three trews, and each
boat's share was afterwards divided amongst the
respective crews.

The Chairman (D. P. Coke, Esq.), in a very im-
pressive manner, delivered the sentence of the Cotfrt
upon the Prisoners. He pointed out, in very ener-
getic terms, the enormity of the Offences they had
been guilty.of, and the dreadful consequences that
must hae inevitably ensued had the robbers been
interrupted while perpetrating them, numerous as
they were, young, deiermined, and armed with such
dangerons and otßnsive weapons, that the Country
called for a severe and effe6tive example upon of=
fenders of this description ; and'however inclinedid
lenity, the Court had here a duty to discharge td
their Country toa imperious to permit them to pass
any sentence against persons guilty of crimes of so
great magnitude less than that of transportation.
During the Chairman's Address, several of the
prisoners appeared much affeded, particularly at the
allusion to the dreadful consequences that would
have attended any resistance of-the robbers.

A most melancholy and fatal accident occurred oti
*Wednesday se'nnight, at Fern-honse; near Bath, .the
seat of T. GROVE, Esq. The muslin dress of Miss
MARY ANN GROVE, an amiable young lady, thirteen
years °fair, fourth daughter of Mr. GROVE, by some
accident caught fire,when there was no one in the
apartment with her but a younger sister, who was in
capable of assisting hers Terrified by her alarming
situation, MisS GROVE ran out of the house ; but un-
fortunately no one was at that instant on the spit,
and when she again entered;and flew to an apartment
in which Mr. H. BANKES, of Salisbury, was on bu-
siness, she was entirely enveloped in flames 1‘1;-
H. BANKES used every possible exertion, with the
assistance of two servants, to extinguish them, and
was much burnt in these laudable efforts, but they
were unavailing, till the young Lady's clothes were
nearly Consumed. She languished until Tuesday, and
then died.

The first show of cattle at:Sherborne; yesterday
sennight, was very considerable, and would liav
been much more so; but for the extreme unfavour-
ableness of the weather. Iluyers were also punier.;
ous, and very respectable: The whdle of the cattle
met' with a ready sale and; good &ices: