The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-30 00:00:00

BURGLARY.

jaseg Skinner, Francis Arnritage, soldiers of the
first kegithent, and WWilliarn Worley, _ were indicted
for having in a night, some tine in the month of
February last, burglariously and feloniously broke
into the dwelling house of James Wallis 'Ashvell,
and stolen a large quantity of worsted and cotton
stockings, a quantity of soap, tea, and divers other
articles./

This charge was proved by the evidence of Wm.
Thompson (art accomplice), who_ sated, that he.ac_
companied the Prisoners for the, avowed purpose of
breaking open the Prosecutor's house,.' After 5'61,-
ing a wall, and making several ineffcaual attempts
to obtain admission backwards, they at last pro-
ceeded to the warehouse, the door of. which they
forced open with an iron crow, and filled two sacks
with the props ty it contained : they made'off un-
discovered, and divided the spoil. The Witness,
on his cross-examination, said he received his share.
of the plunder, and sold it. His motive .for im-
peaching the-PriSoners was, that
.his. comrades of
the regiment might, not he iMplicated in the gerie.:.
ral suspicion against. them, and that the blame
might rest pn those who really deserved it,, :He .
confessed he was as willing as the PrisOners to en-
gage in the robbery, and was evally criminal
with them. He had not declared to anyqne,who
was the person to whom he had sold his part of
plunder.
Lord KrNirow told him, that unless he did make
such declaration, he was not to expert that he Would
be exempt from prosecution.
The Prisoners were all'iOuud—Guilty.

Richard Taylor, George aiva
Nnylor (Soldiers), were indiaed for having, with
others, on the 4th of March last, feloniously stolen
and carried away from out of a field, six sheep, the
property of Benjamin Bloomfield,

The Prosecutor stated his having lost six sheep,
and having observed, in the field from whick they
were stolen, the traces of six men", and the heads
and-skins of the sheep in a ditch. --
Richard Packer (an accomplice) was admitted
evidence for the Crown. 'He said, that himself, A
Soldier since dead, anwher.Soldier -not in custody,
and the three PriSoners, went to Farmer 'Bloom-
,f,c.fid's field in the night, hunted sii sheep-with
some difficulty into a ditch, and there slaughtered
them. They each put a sheep into a sack, and car-
ried them ofi. _

The Prisoners were, of course, found—qu;/ty.

Lord KE1';111,0N observed, that the proceedings of
the Soldiers quartered .at Colchester were, really
dreadful to think of.

William Easo.-r.,/liar!! Moss, and Thomas Bed..
'(Soldiers), .were convicted of'stjaling sheep,
the property ofDaniel.Dyer.
There were Indietments .againSt all the above
offenders,- and those concerned with them, for other
robberies and burglaris..,

All these daring offenders were brouulit up :a re-
ceive sentence.

Lord Kt NYON larndnted, that men, whose duty
feculiarly called upon them_ to protea, the persons
and property of the Public, should .have been the
iirst to have violated both :.their cases were at-
tended with circumstances of so enormous a nature
that they had no mercy to expert on this side the
grave; and he advised them to prepare for that aW_
Sul moment, which Was to-expiate their orences with
regard to society.
The Prisoners, who were all young men, seemed
very much affeaed: they fell on' their knees and
begged for mercy: Lord KENYON regretted the
necessity for cutting ofF so many young men from
the earth in prime of life : but their contrition came
too late : theywere taken from the, bar ; one -of
thern•was- in a manner forced away. .
Edward Richardt, a servant-16 Mr. Russel, of
Walfhamstow, and a .married man, was indided
for a rape on Susannah 'Cowling, a.servani in the
family, of the age of s 4. years. The evidence of
the girl was-explicit enough aj to the• 6611 .but
Mr. GURNEY, the. Prisoner's Counsel, in his
inferred, and afterwards proves', by. several
witnesses, that the Prosecutrix was a forward girl,
fond of flirting with the men - that "she. was ltr
beard to 'Call for help by any of Servants ; that
if she had done so, they must have
_heard her ; that
'on the same day,.after the hour in which the Offence.
WAS alledged 'to have been committed, she dined
with. the Prisoner and the other Servants, as usual,
and- made no complaint ; and that when she did
-complain,. she ,gave .coiltradiaory accounts :of the
The Prisoner was therefore--Acpcitted.

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tended to ha\e trinkets .for sales .but: if hot,. he
helped himself to all the tea aid cable-spdons, and-
any other little articles 'of value that lay in his way.
In two or three instauces he haS been seen by part of
the families, from the upper•windows, to open the
garden gates, and' to come into the house' and go out
again with the utmost unconcern, tiking with him
whatever portable articles he could find: '

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It is 'astonishing.to remark that One Fourth Part
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and the-whole of the Capited Prizes are remaining in
the. Wheel, which renders it very advantageous to
PurchaserS at this • crisis, there being.lmit- a very
.trifling advance on, Tickets, Halves, Quarters;
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Great as the splendour of Scenery; &c. of the
Fire King, or Albert and Rosalie, is at the Royal
Circus; St. George's-fields, that Piece owes its
vast success with the Public to its magnificence and
admirable iViusie", being grafted upon a most im-
pressive,plot, whose strongly interesting charatiers
are admirably sustained throughout—the whole of
which'is also capitally assisted by the-mirthful and
the pathetic Scenes of the British.in Egypt. -This
-week, however, we find is the last of the present
Performances; and a new splendid Comic Panto-
miine, which has been a long time in rehearsal,
will be speedily produced.