The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-10 00:00:00

SENTENCES.

Mr. Justice PARK said, " Prisoners—The Court
has been most anxious to pay all due consideration
to your respective cases, and has endeavoured to
temper justice with mercy in its sentences; and al-
though some of these sentences may appear severe
to yourselves, I am sure such will not be the general
opinion on the subject. The sentence of William
Sadler is, that he be imprisoned for six calendar
months, with hard labour, in the House of Correc-
tion—and I may here state, that all the sentences
of imprisonment included hard labour as most ad-
vantageous to the prisoners themselves. F. Slade
will be imprisoned for twelve months; and the
reason of the distinction made between him and
his companion Sadler, is, that he threatened fire.
David 1-lulcup is to be imprisoned for six months;
James Champion for six months; and William
Greenaway also for six months. William Champion
is sentenced to twelve mouths' imprisonment ; and
Robert Gran to six months. George Keene,
Thomas Keene, Joseph King, Robert Joys, John
Keene, and Job Whiting, are to be imprisoned for
nine months; their offence was committed in the
dead of night, when great alarm is naturally excited
by such outrages. Two of the companions of these
prisoners, namely, W. Kinch and Russell Strong,

appear to have been leaders of the mob, and will
receive twelve months' imprisonment. I may ob-
serve, that the language of these prisoners was ex-
tremely bad. W. Hammond and Henry Smith,
having mule use of alarming language, and spoken
of fire, are sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment. Joseph Wiggins and Richard Kemster
were tried with Turton, Alleck, and Fidler (ihe last
of whom, being proved to have been impressed, was
sentenced to a nominal punishment), for the same
offence; and as to Turton and Alleck, verdicts
having passed against them at Reading, they are to
be imprisoned for eighteen months; and Wiggins
and Kemster will be imprisoned twelve months.
William Bizzle will receive nine months' imprison-
ment."

The prisoners, who appeared to pay the met
profound attention to the Learned Judge's address,
thanked the Court very respectfully at the conclu-
sion, and quitted the dock with every symptom of
gratitude tor the lenity of the sentences.

SENTENCE OF DEATH RECORDED--AND EUPRMON-

MENT.

Thomas Mackrell and Henry Wooldridge were
then placed in the dock to receive sentence.
Mackrell, who held a handkerchief to his face, cried
bitterly, and trembled while Mr. Justice Park was
addressing him ; the other prisoner seemed also
much affected.

Mr. Justice PARK—Thomas Mackrell and Henry
Wooldridge, you have both been convicted of felo-
nies, but of different descriptions. You, Thomas
Mackrell, have been convicted of several offences
which affect life. You have been found guilty of
robber•, which would warrant us in forfeiting your
life to the offended laws of your country; but you
received such an extremely good character on your
first trial, that we determined early in these pro-
ceedings to recommend you to his Majesty's mer-
ciful consideration, so that as far as our authority
and recommendation go, your life will probably be
spared. Nevertheless, your offences are great, you
have been convicted on four indictments, one of
which only was capital ; but there was another ca-
pital charge against you which the Learned Coun-
sel for the Crown did not think it necessary to
press. I cannot, under all the circumstances, hold
out a hope to you that you will be allowed to re-
main in this country ; but that is a matter for the
consideration of his Majesty.
" As to you, Henry Wooldridge, you have also
been convicted of felony ; you were engaged in the
destruction of machines : and to-day you have been
found guilty of a dangerous riot, though it does not
appear that you took a very active part in it.
" The sentence of the Court upon you, Henry
Wooiridge, is, that you be imprisoned 18 months in
the House of Correction, including 3 months to
which you have been already sentenced for the share
you took in the riot.
" I trust, Thomas !Mackrell, whether you are al-
lotted to spend your life in this country or in another,
that you will feel duly grateful to your Sovereign
and the Almighty for sparing your life.
" When you, 'Wooldridge, return to society at the
expiration of your period of imprisonment, take care
to conduct yourself as an honest and peaceable man,
and avoid again mixing yourself in transactions of
this sort, which must end in the ruin of the indi-
viduals concerned in them, and bring destruction on
their families and connexions."

The prisoners were removed from the bar.

RELEASE OF THE PETTY JURY.

Mr. Justice PARK said—" Gentlemen of the
Jury,—This Commission continues in force for some
dine to come, and for that reason I cannot discharge
you from further attendance, but I shall release you
for the present. You are at liberty to go home; but
you should actively exert yourselves, by kindness
and attention to the poor, and by firmly resisting all
unlawful proceedings, you should thus exert your-
selves with a view to prevent a recurrence of such
evils as have brought you here at this time. If
such unhappy tramactions should take place before
the Ist of February (when this Commission expires),
perhaps it may be my duty, and that of my Leaned
Brothers, to attend here again, on which occasion
you would all be called on to attend. Of course you
will receive due notice, should your attendance be
required, but I fervently pray that it may not be
necessary."
Charles Coster, James Rodway, and James Row-
land, were then discharged by proclamation, and the
proceedings of the Commission terminated.
The Judge proceeded to Aylesbury, to open
the Commission in that place on Monday.

SALISBURY, FRIDAY, JAN. 7.
Charles Davis, James Le, John Harvey, and
Job Hailstone, were indicted for destroying a thresh-
ing-rnachine, the property of Robert Pyle, on the
23d of November.

Luff was acquitted, but the others were found
Guilty.
The prosecutor expressed his regret at having to
appear against Harvey and Hailstone, whom he had
known as good workmen, and to whom he gave ex-
cellent characters. He begged to recommend them
to mercy : in this the Jury joined.
Isaac Roberts, John Pinchen, Harry King, James
Gardener, Edward Lake, Thomas Goddard, Chas.
Davis, James Lane, James Burden, Stephen Dun-
ford, George Smith, Thomas Wells, and Laban
Stone, were put to the bar, charged with robbing
Mi. 'lift.

The Jury found Davis and Stone Guilty, and ac-
qutted the others.
Isaac Roberts, John Pinchen, Thomas Goddard,
James Burden, George Smith, Thomas IVells, Robt.
Romaine, Barry King, Stephen Danford, Edward
Lahe, James Gardener, and James Lane, were put
to the bsr, charged with destroying a threshing-
machine, the property of John Chit.
This was a case arising out of the conduct of the
same riotous mob. Bullock, who acknowledged
he was with the mob, and assisted in breaking the
machine, said that the prisoners were in the mob,
and actively engaged.
The Jury found Roberts, Pinchen, Burden, Smith,
Wells, and Lane Guilty, and Goddard, Romaine,
King, Danford, Lake, and Gardner, Not Guilty.
James Lane, 36, William Afarsh, and John Rose,
23, were convicted of having destroyed a threshing-
machine, the property of Joseph Perry, on the 21st
of November, at Hallingdon.
Isaac Roberts, John Pinchen, James Lane, James
Burden, George Smith, Thomas Welk, William
Marsh, and John Rose, were then placed at the bar
to receive judgment.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN sentenced them to seven
years' transportation, and a further sentence of seven
years' transportation on James Lane, to commence
at the expiration of the first seven years, for break-
ing threshing-machines.
Judgment of death was recorded against Charles
Davis, Laban Stone, and Gifford North, for robbery.

Peier/hers, aged 23, was indicted for mali-
ciously, unlawfully, and feloniously assaulting Oliver
Galley Codrington with a hummer.
Oliver Calley Codrington—Went to Rockley on
the 23d of November; was sworn in, with five
others, the night before, as special constable ; was
not appointed in writing. He was on horseback;
had a hunting-whip with a horn hook at the end.
Joined Mr. Baskerville and Mr. Canning near the
latter's house. There were forty or fifty people
kept following them. Counted forty himself; did
not know any thing of them ; had no arms at all.
Mr. Baskerville told him to pursue that fellow, he
had demanded money, or some such words. He
did, and got him against the wall, and seized him
by the collar. Ile received several severe blows on
his head and body, and supposed his horse did also,
as he started away, and left Withers at liberty. Re-
collected pulling his horse and attempting to pursue
the same man. Recollected nothing further. He
recovered about two hours afterwards, and found
himself in Mr. Baskerville's house, and a surgeon_l
bleeding him. The principal blows were
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following. He thought he was bled a second time
when he was put to bed. He was compelled to
keep his bed two or three days. The surgeon lived
at Marlborough.

Benjamin North—Recollected the 23d of No-
vember. Was in the mob at Rockley. There were
nearly 200. It was about half-past ten o'clock.
Withers was there. He conducted himself very
well as far as he knew. He did not hear him say
any thing, but saw him threw the blacksmith's
hammer at Mr. Codrington, which knocked him off
his horse on to a wall backwards. Saw blood on
his nose and face directly afterwards. The hammer
struck him on the right side of the head.
The .Jury found the prisoner Guilty of assaulting
slr. Codrington, with intent to do him some grievous
hodily harm, and to prevent his (the prisoner's) law-
ful apprehension.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said they should take time
to consider their judgment.
The Court adjourned at eight o'clock till nine to-
morrow morning.

FRIDAY, Jaw. 7.'
John Eyres, Enoch Leach, David Heal, .7. Ro-
maine, and David Ranger, were convicted of having
destroyed a threshing-machine, on the 2...? d of No-
vember, belonging to Thomas Jenner, of Nether-
haven.

William Hillier, indicted on the same charge, was
acquitted.
William Hillier was again put to the bar, and con-
victed of having destroyed a threshing-machine, the
property of William Sweetapple.