The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

SUSSEX WINTER ASSIZES.

LEWES, DEC. 26.
Before the Hon. Mr. Baron GAnnow.
Daniel Murray was indicted for stealihg, on the sth of De-
cember, a gold watch from the shop of Vincent Silvani, at
Brighton.

The prisoner, who is only 14 years of age, came to the pro-
secutor's shop on the day in question, and purchased a small
geld pin. In the course.of the same day he came in, on two
other occasions, with different excuses. About 5 o'clock in the
evening, when the shopman was removing the different articles
from the window, for the night, according to his usual custom,
he missed the watch. Recollecting that the prisoner had been
so often into the shop in the course of the day, he suspected him
to be the person who had taken it. He immediately went in
pursuit of him, and found him at a short distance from the
shop. When he had seized him, the prisoner began to cry, and
said if he were allowed to go, he would give up the watch. He
then produced it, and was taken back to the shop. A constable
was then sent for, and the prisoner taken into custody. Guilty
—Death.

Richard Gardiner was indicted for stealing two feather beds,
a pillow, and other articles, the property of Sir Richard Bur-
rows, on the 3d of December, at Brighton.
It appeared that Lady Burrows, having occasion to leave
Brighton, desired a house-agent in that town to take possession
of her house, stables, and furniture, until she should return.
This he did with regard to the house. It then only remained
for him to receive possession of the coach-house and stables.
The coachman, who lived over the coach-house, having taken
away his horses, sent the prisoner with the keys of the stables
and his own rooms. Not having any occasion to go to this
place, until the coachman of Lady Brownlow came to look at
the premises, the keys remained in the office of the house-
agent till that time. On the above-mentioned occasion, when
he tried the keys with the different locks, he found that they
all fitted, except the one leading to the coachman's room, in
which the property mentioned in the indictment was deposited.
Finding that the key would not unlock the door, a smith was
sent for, and the door forced. On entering, they discovered
that the property was removed. Hand-bills were then pub-
lished, stating the circumstances of the case, and distributed
about the streets of Brighton. Amongst the places at which
one of these bills was left, was the shop of a broker. He im-
mediately recollected having purchased similar articles from a
stranger, and accordingly sent this information to Lady Bur-
rows's agent. The coachman was then sent for, and he per-
fectly recollected the pillow to be the one he had left in his
room. The prisoner was then apprehended.
In his defence he said, that they were his property, and had
sold them for the purpose of obtaining the means of going to
London, and was perfectly innocent of the crime laid to his
chame.—Guilty—sentenced to six months' imprisonment in
the House of Correction for the county.
His Lordship then passed sentence of death upon the six fol-
lowing prisoners :
David Eyles, fbr uttering forged notes : William Agair,
Stublerfield, and James Miller, for burglary ; and
Moses Chandler, and James Crossintrham for horse-stealing.

11(pre the Ifon. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.
, Robert Weston and George Eastwood were indicted for hav-
ing, in the night of the 18th of November, in the parish of
Burwash, set fire to a barn, the property of John Fleury.
The prosecutor resides upon a farm near the town of Bur-
wash. On this farm there was lately standing a barn, con-
taining nearly all the hag and corn which had been grown
by Mr. Fleury in the present year. A little before mid-
night, on Sunday, the 10th of November, it was disco-
vered to be on fire, the flames issuing from the top, and dif-
ferent parts of the sides. The prosecutor, his servant, and a
number of persons from the town; • were soon assembled
at the spot, and every possible exertion was made to extinguish
the flames and save the property. Their endeavous, were, how-
ever, ineffectual, except as to a load of wheat-sheaves, and a
few implements of farming in some of the out houses: The
remainder of the property and premises were completely des-
troyed. Among the parsons assembled on that occasion were the
two prisoners, who assisted in putting out the fire and saving the
property.
The prosecutor is one of the overseers of the parish of Bur-
wash, and in the habit of attending the select vestries held.
there. The prisoners are paupers in the parish, and receive re-
lief. The Magistrates having strongly recommended that the
overseers of parishes should not grant parochial relief to paupers,
who had grown up daughters at home, dressed in a manner
superior to their condition in life, and the prisoners being
situated in that manner, the vestry frequently refused to
relieve them, until their daughters went into the poor-house.
On Saturday, the 2d of November, Weston applied for relief
to the select vestry, and it was refused to bins on the above
grounds. The prisoner suspecting the prosecutor, Mr. Fleury,
to be the cause of the refusal, became greatly enraged against
him, and in a conversation which he had with Mr. Westover,
the assistant overseer, in the ensuing week, he used the most
abusive language towards the character of Mr. Fleury. On
Thursday, Nov. 7, he was heard to say, " I wish I knew my
friend) meaning, as it was supposed, the prosecutor), d—n seize
my blood, if I would not do a job for him, and give him the
length of my tongue !" On Saturday, November 9, Weston
was at the house of Mr. Gilbert one of the select vestrymen,
and then said to a young woman named Lucy Wood, a servant
of Mr. Gilbert, that " Mr. Fleury was more against him than
any body else; that he would not starve, and that he would
go about in the day to see what he could hook at night ;"
and on Lucy Wood's asking him why he did not do, it in
the day time ? Weston answered, " Because I shall be seen."
In the evening of the same day, he said to Weston, " I
think Mr. Fleury is the man who has prevented my being
relieved ;" and afterwards, " If there is any one in these
great B---s starving the poor, I think they will have a
great deal to answer for ;" and as he was leaving. the house
he said, " Mr. Fleury is my enemy ; ti—n his heart." In
the afternoon of the 10th of November (the day the barn was
burned); Weston was again at Mr.Westover'S house, and when
for the same cause he was refused relief, he said in a very mali-
cious manner " I will be d—d to hell, if Ibe not a match for him
(meaning the prosecutor) before to-morrow night." It also
appeared that on the night in question Ise had gone to East-
wood's house after 9 o'clock. A person named Clifton now prov-
ed that on the .sth of November, Eastwood had said to him that
" be could get a couple of stout fellows, he would set fire to
the barns of Mr. Fleury and Mr. Button. Thomas Humph-
reys stated that he was at Eastwood's house on the 10th of
November, when Weston came in and said. "he was come
according to his word, to know if Eastwood "had been to Mr.
Davenport, the Magistrate. Eastwood said he had, but could
let nothing from him. Weston replied that he would have a
iving by fair means or foul, and that he had just given old
Jack Ketch (meaning Westover) a good blowing up, and that
he should like to send old Fleury, and all the rest of them, to
hell. Eastwood said if he had a gun, he would go and shoot
twenty of them. It was on these grounds that the prisoners
were apprehended.

The. Prisoners made no defence, except declaring their in-
nocence.

The Learned JUDGE, having summed up the evidence, re-
marked to the Jury, that in a case of this description, before
they could convict the prisoners of the crimes alleged to have
been committed by them, there must be some positive evi-
dence of their guilt—some act performed by theni, from
which a decisive conclusion could be drawn. This was a
case in which, if the prisoners were found guilty, there could
be no reason for shielding them from the utmost severity of the
law, and their lives would undoubtedly be forfeited ' • but in
the evidence adduced there had only been a number of threats
proved to have been made by them. Although this was very
improper conduct, yet it did not warrant the Jury in convict-
ing them. .It might be suspiciou, but did not amount to cer-
tainty. • The case was, however, in their hands, and they were
to act as their consciences dictated them.

The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
This being the last case, Mr. Justice BAYLEY discharged
the Jury about half-past three o'clock.

CORONER'S INQUEST.-Yesterday Evening an
Inquest was held before Mr. ITIGGs, a Coroner
for the City and Liberty of Westminster, on the
body of Mr. James Gull, who was found dead in
the street on Thursday night. Robert Taylor,
watchman, La Bow-street, deposed that he observed
the deceased going along the foot-pavement at
12 o'clock ; in about ten minutes afterwards he
found him at the corner of Hart-street, per-
fectly senseless. He sprung his rattle, and had
him, with assistance, conveyed to Covent Gar-
den watch-house. A medical gentleman was
sent for, but his efforts to restore him proved
abortive—he never recovered his speech. The
Jury consulted and returned their verdict—
" Natural Death."

There is at present living at Theodosia,'in the
Crimea, an Armenian, whose age is 120 years.
He was born in Persia, and preserves a perfect
recollection of the celebrated Thos Kum KHAN,
whom he frequently saw. His health is good,
and lie is surrounded by his descendants. His
youngest daughter now 3.5 years old.