The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-13 00:00:00

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1822

way, and stealing five gold seals; his property, on the 11th of
August.
The following is a summary of the evidence :—The prosecu-
tor, about a quarter before ten o7clock on the night of the 11th of
August, was passing through Church-street, Betimal-green. The
prisoner Ramsay mote towards hint. The prisoner Greer4ood,
who was following behind the prosecutor, coughed, upoh,which
Ramsay made a snatch at the seals, which were attached to the
watch chain of the proseCator. Ratillay made two pulls at the
seals before they broke from the chain. During the struggle,
Ramsay struck the prosecutor in the side. There was a gat,
light near the spot, which enabled the 'prosecutor to see the
faces of the prisoners, both of whom ran down a 'court after the
robbery. lie obtained the assistance of some police-officers,
and apprehended the prisoners at a public-house in the neigh-
bourhood. The prosecutor spoke positively to the persons of
the prisoners; but he admitted that he had not so favourable
an opportunity of bbserving the person of Greenwood as that of
Ramsay..
The Jury found Ramsay Guilty, and acquitted Greenwood.'
llobert Greene was indicted for stealing a silver watch from
the person of T. Richardson. The prosecutor was a sail-maker,
residing in the, Commercial-road. He was robbed by the pri-
soner as lie was crossing Tower Wharf on his way home. The'
facto being clearly brought home to the prisoner, the Jury im-
mediately found him Guilty .
The RECORDER directed, the prisoner to br immediately
brought up for judgMent, and told him the Court in mercy,
and to save him from death by the hands of the common exe-
cutioner (as lie had been there before), would send him out of
the country for his life.
Stephen Tool, aged 16, was indicted for stealing in ,the dwel-
ling-house of John Scott certain silk handkerchiefs.—Guilty.
[BEFORE THE RECORDER AND A LONDON JUILY.]
ROBBERY AT MR. LAURIE'S.

Charles Robinson, a'genteelly dressed lad, only sixteen years
of age, was put to the bar on an indictment, charging him with
stealing a bag containing 43 sovereigns, the property of Mr.
It. H. Laurie, in his dwelling-house. The case excited consi-
derable interest, and the Court was much crowded.
Mi. ADOLPHUS stated the case for the prosecution, and
called Mr. Laurie, who stated that the prisoner lived with Mini
as errand boy. On the morning of the 27th of July he was
roused by the watchman, between two and three o'clock; he
found the street door open, and on searching the house he found
his desk broke open, the key of an iron chest taken away, and a
silver snuff-box. On searching farther the iron safe was found
open, and the bag of sovereigns, some Bank notes, and a quan-
tity of silver, taken from a drawer in it. No other place in the
house was injured, nor was any person found in the house. The
prisoner joined in the search, haring been called down by the
proisecutor, in the course of which he got on the copper in the
kitchen, in the flue of which the sovereigns were
Mr. Laurie asked hini what was the Use of his doing so,
as no person could get into the dire The prisoner" said he
was looking to see if any thing had been .hid there. Har-
rison was sent for, and expressed an opinion that the rob-
bery bad been committed by some person in the house, and
the prisoner and the other servants were searched. The pri-
soner was taken before Alderman Co:-, on suspicion, but
discharged. Orders were given not to let the prisoner have
access to any part of the house but the shop, and on the 3d of
August he was dismissed from the service of Mr. Laurie. He
returned in a few days for his clothes, which were brought down
to him. He, however attempted to get down the back kitchen
stairs, but was prevented by the servant, who was subsequent-
ly discharged. On the.l3th of August two sweeps came at
seven o'clock in the morning, and said they had been.sent to do
the chimneys. Mr. Laure refused to let any but Mr. Brown's
servants have the soot, and they went away. The boy belonging
to Mr. Brown did sweep them on the, following day, when
the sovereigns in question were found and handed over to
the servant, who took them up to her master. The bag and
the money were the same as that stolen from the safe. Infor-
mation was then -given to Harrison, who watched before
the house on the following Friday morning, when the sweeps
who hdd first applied came again, and the officer took them
into custody. From what he then learned, he went out
and took the prisoner into custody. The notes and the snuff-
box, which contained a portrait of the Duke of Wellington,
had not since been found. The prisoner and the sweeps were
then taken into custody, when the former was fully committed.
Cross examined by Mr. BnonEurcx.—The prisoner had
accused the servant girl of something (not theft). It was her
who brought up the sovereigns to him.
William Gillespie, the watchman, stated, that the house, up
to about three o'clock, was safe. Shortly before four, two men
told him the door of Mr. Laurie's house was open. Ile went
down and found it was so, and he immediately alarmed the
family. This witness corroborated the testimony of Mr. Laurie.
Another watchman, whose box is opposite to Mi. Laurie's
house, stated, that no suspicious persons were seen about the
house during the night.
Harrison, the officer, confirmed the statement of Mr. Laurie.
Stanley Oydell, the sweep-boy, pioved findirf.g• the bag, anti
giving it to the servant, to whom he also gave a single sovereign
which he found afterwards.

Thomas Seekins, another sweep, swore the prisoner engaged
him to sweep the chimneys. The witness was to tell the ser-
vant, or the young man, he would see that he came from Mr.
Brown's, and that the chimneys had not been swept for three
months. The prisoner told him he would find a bag of Money,
and if he brought it to him he would give him two sovereigns.
He, the witness, meant to haVe given the money: to Mr. Laurie.
The remainder of his testimony was fully confirmatory of the
former witness's.

The prisoner made no defence, but received a very good cha
racter.

The RECORDER summed up the evidence to the Jury, who
found the prisoner Guilty—Death._ _

The Jury strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

CHELSEA PARlSH.—Yesterday Mr. lb LLAND presented
himself in support of an appeal by the Chelsea Water-works
Company against a rate made upon their establishment by the
paPish officers of Chelsea parish. The ground on which the
rate was appealed against was, that it had-been made on the
supposed profits of their concern ; whereas no instance existed
of the profits of persons engaged in trade being made subject to
parish rates. After some further arguments, and witnesses
were heard, Mr. ANDREWS, as Counsel for the parish, con-
sented to let the case stand over until the next Sessions; with
an understanding, however, that the rate was not to be re-
newed.—Some appeals from convicted bakers were made, but
dismissed.

BULL BATTING.—It is to be hoped, that Mr.
MAnTiles Bill for the protection of brate animals from cruelty
will entirely put a stop to this barbarous amusement, if hu-
mane persons will only exert themselves in enforcing its bene-
vblent operation. Three young men were lately brought be-
fore the Magistrate of Chester for baiting and severally tortur-
ing a bull at the village of Hanbridge, and being unable to pay
the penalty of five pounds, were sentenced to three months im-
prisonment. A conviction under this Act, for a similar of-
tence, has likewise taken place at Dublin. The animal was
the property of Counsellor Ball of that City.

CORONER'S INQuEsT.---Wednesday evening an
Inquisition was taken before Mr. GiBSCiN, Coroner for Essex,
at the Rising Sun, East Ilarn, on view of the hotly of a man
unknown, who was found hanging by a cord from the bough of
a tree, in a field near the. Rumford road, on Monday morning.
The following is a description of his person :—About five feet
5 inches in height, and about 45 years of age; light gray eyes,
sandy hair, with a long narrow visage and full sandy whiskers;
marked on his right arm " E. G." with a heart and a bunch of
flowers over; and on his left arm with " W. G." and a mer-
maid. He was dressed in a white calico shirt, dark-striped
waistcoat, marked on the right side " T." and on the left "
M." He had a long dark green cloth coat, velveteen breeches,
and dark worsted stockings; long light kerseymere gaiters, low
shoes, and a black hat. In his pockets were found two pink
striped pocket-handkerchiefs, a tobacco-box, a knife with 12
instruments in it, and five-pence farthing in money. There
being no evidence before the Jury to shew how or by what
means the deceased came to be in the situation in which he was
discovered, they unanimously returned a verdict that—The de-
ceased was tonal hanging by a cord to a tree. Some official per-
sons belonging to the parish, who attended in the Inquest-room,
intimated that the parish intended to have the deceased adver-
tised, and to keep him uninterred till Sunday, in hopes that he
might be owned by some of his disconsolate friends. The Coro-
ner and Jury asked as a particular favour of the Reporter to
give as accurate a description of the person and dress Of the un-
fortunate deceased as he possibly could✓