The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-21 00:00:00

LELDS, JAN. 18.

On Monday last, at the Quarter Sessions for. this
Borough, 'William :Pott.i, of Wc;odhouse, clothier,:
was convicted of stealing a silver pint; the property.
of Mr. Strickland; Innkeeper,:of this town, andsen
tenced to be transported for seven years.
John Harrison, Joseph ilncicles, and John Sykes,
pleade4 guilty to an indiament, charging them with
an aSsauit; and were-sentencek.to one. month's im-
prisontnent.
irjiijamin Ellis, Matthew Bradley, and John Ba,•-•
.ret; all of 'Royds, near .Beestor4, were charged with
assembling in a riotous manner, near the dwelling-
bense of John 'Hetherington; of tioyds and Also
with throwing stones, and breaking his windows,—
"This trial occupied the Court several hoUrs. . The
witnesses were numerous,' and, in -many important
particulars, flatly contradiaed 'each other; to one
side or other the guilt of wilful perjury •must be
attached. The Jury found all the Defendants—
Guilty.
,The RECORDER, after 'expressing hts abhorrence
of the perjury which had been. resorted to, sentenced
B. Ellis to six miniths'imprisonment.; and'Matthew
-Bradley and John Ellis, to fourteen days iniptison-
Merit in the Horse of CorreEtion at Wakefield. The
two latter were children, apparently not more than
twelVe years of age. • ,
Samuel Wood, clothier; of Wortley, was, indiEted
for breaking the window of Cooper', of Wort-.
• ley. The rosecutor stated, that on the evening of
Sunday, the 22d of September, about half past nine
o'clock, he saw the Prisoner approach his house,
and after corning close to the Window, to ascertain
that there was no person in the houSe, 'the Prisoner
took a stone and broke, a pane of glass, and imme-
diately retired. Four Witnesses were called for the
Defendant, who, if their testimony -.had ,been credit-
ed, would have sufficiently established an alibi.
The Jury found the Defendant :Guilty, . but judg-
: Inent was respited, on a point of law, until the next
Sessions- • •

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:-- James Whitaker, of Armley, was found Guilty of.:
an assault on - Crabtree, of the same place, and
sentenced to one montA's imprisonment.
Several . of, theSe assa.ults T•i-r-seh out of the
unhappy xlifferences which lately existed achongst
ale masters and workmen engaged in the woollen.
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anufaa-nre, the trials, in consequence, excited much
interest, and the Court :Was unusually.- crowded.-
-The RECORDER, adverting to these differences, said,
that it was the determination of the Court to punish,
, . with the utmost rigour,: all offences originating in
unlawful com,binations. •

A Barrister at the Surrey Sessions, examining a
witness of the name of Steakes, began In the follow-
ing manner :—" Mr: Steakes be so good as to wag-
your claaps."—" If I do (replied the witness), I
;hope to shew more of the wag than you do."—The
retort was felt, and the Learned Gentleman became
(as the witness humOurously observed) quite clth p-
On Thursday the nth a Vessel sailed from Dub-
lin for.. Barbadoes, precious-_to ,which she.. was to
join_the.conVoy at Cork.' She was unfortunately
;overtaken„by a.dteadful storm, driven on the.Weleh
:Coast, and foundered at the back of Holyhead,
and all on board perished.; Several. boxes, con-
taining soap and candles, .haying been: driven on
1 shore, there is reason to suppose she is the Cecilia,
of Dublin, Captain BRoWNEj which sailed.on that
day.