The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-31 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday Job Frampton and James WiWarns, two well-
known characters, were indicted for stealing from the person of
a Gentleman unknown, at Peckham Fair, on the 24th of
August.
John Collingbourn, one of the Bow-street patrol, stated,
that he was on duty at the fair on the day mentioned in the
indictment, when he observed a gang of thieves, among whom
were the prisoners, who, appearing the most active, witness and
another officer followed them until they arrived opposite Saun-
ders's show, when they observed the prisoner Frampton take
from the pocket of a gentleman a silk handkerchief, and hand
the same to his companion, Williams. Witness immediately
took the prisoners into custody, when a desperate resistance
was made by the gang, and witness was unable to identify the
gentleman that had been robbed.

Another Bow.street patrol confirmed the above evidence.
The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sen-
tenced to seven years' transportation.

Hannah Kelly and Catherine Kelly, two sisters, were in-
dicted, the former for stealing a.pair of trousers and other ar-
ticles from her master, and the latter with receiving the same,
knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Sheppard said that he was a surgeon, residing in Great
Surrey-street. The prisoner, Hannah' Kelly, was formerly a
servant in his family, and left in January last, to live in a simi-
lar situation, at Mr. Barkwick's, in the Westminster-road, on
the day mentioned in the indictment. Mrs. Barkwick called on
witness, and requested to know if he missed any property dur-
ing the time Hannah Kelly was in his employ. Witness, in
consequence, obtained the assistance of an officer, and went to
the house of Mr. Barkwick, and on searching the prisoner
(Hannah Kelly's) box, found several articles, his property.—
Witness then went to the house of Catherine Kelly, and on
searching the same, found a quantity of wearing apparel, car-
peting, &c., also his property. The officer, in consequence,
took the prisoners into custody. Witness identified the pro-
perty now produced.
Benjamin Gill, constable of Union-hall, confirmed the above
evidence as to finding the property now produced.
Hannah Kelly, in her defence, declared her innocence of the
robbery, and that her sister was not aware of the property be-
ing in her house.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Hannah Kelly,
and acquitted the other prisoner.—The Court then sentenced
her to seven years' transportation.

Joseph Harrington and James Parker were convicted and
sentenced to seven years' transportation, for stealing a quantity
of harness from the house of Mrs. Smith, at Stockwell.

The Grand Jury having finished their labours,
The CHAIRMAN addressed them and said, that the Court
had considered it their duty to state, that it wAs the opinion of
the Gentlemen composing the Court, that the annual fairs of
Camberwell and Peckham had become a public nuisance, and
tended to corrupt the morals and increase crime, and the
Court was therefore induced to mention their opinion, so that
should a similar feeling exist among the Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury, it would be an advantage to state that feeling in
their presentment. The Grand Jury then retired, and shortly
returned with their presentment, expressing their opinion to
the above effect. The Grand Jury consisted of HI gentlemen,
16 of whom signed.