The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-05 00:00:00

DEATH.

William Oakley, William Winterborne, and Al
fred Darling, were lastly placed in the dock, to re
ceive the sentence of the Court.

Mr. Justice PATtK proceeded to pass sentence of
death in the following manner :—" William Oakley,
William Winterborne, and Alfred Darling, it is now
our duty to pronounce the awful sentence of death
upon you.
" You, William Oakley were foremost in the rob-
bery of Magistrates assembled together at Hunger-
ford ; and in otner acts of robbery as well as in that,
you have taken a very active part. In the robbery
of Slr. Willes, you and your companions were armed
with dangerous weapons, and when asked to lay
them aside, you refused to do so in a menacing man-
ner, accompanying that refusal by an oath.
" As for you, William Winterborne, you took an
alarming part in some of those outrages as leader of

the mob. You acted as captain of the band, dic-
tated what was to be done, and received money or
not according to your will and pleasure. In every
one of the indictments upon which you have been
convicted, you have borne an active and prominent
part.
" You, William Oakley, I may here observe,
were a carpenter, and had no business or pretence to
mix yourself up in these transactions; and you, Al-
fred Darling, being a blacksmith by trade, had no
conceit) in them, and could not have had the shadow
of a right to take the part you did.
" Unhappy men ; I do riot state these circum-
stances for the purpose of aggravating the wretched-
ness which, if you possessed any feeling, you must
experience; but I allude to them to show that
every attention has been paid to your respective
cases. Hear now the sentence which the law awards
for your offences, and which it is my painful duty to
pass."
The Learned Juke (who was considerably af-
fected) then proceeded to pass sentence of death in
the usual form, but named no day or place of exe-
cution.

Winterborne and Darling wept while hearing the
sentence; Oakley appeared little if at all affected ;
he shook his head, and on quitting the dock spoke to
a person standing at the table near which he passed.
Thus concluded the proceedings under this Com-
mission at Reading. The Commission will be
opened at Abingdon to-morrow.

WILTSHIRE.-SALISBURY, JAN. 3.

John Ford, aged 17, was charged with having
riotously and tumultuously assembled with divers
other persons, and forcibly entered a certain factory,
and demolished, pulled down, and destroyed certain
machinery therein, belonging to William Nash, at
Quidhampton.
It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses
called by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, that about
twelve or one o'clock on the 24th of November last,
a mob of 300 or 400 persons, armed with bludgeons
and hammers, went to the premises of Mr. Nash,
which were used for the manufacture of woollen
cloth. The prisoner was one of that mob, and took
a very active part in the destruction of the machi-
nery in the factory. He broke the windows and a
machine called a tricker, and assisted the mob to
throw the broken parts of the machine into the
millpond. The mob threatened to throw one of
the prosecutor's servants into the same pond, if he
did not stand aside. _ _

The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and
called no witnesses to hie character.

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the
Court ordered sentence of death to be recorded
against him.
John Jennings, 18, George Shergold, '25, Henry
Shergold, 30, Thomas Watley, 17, James Down, 29,
Isaac Cole, 18, William Francis, 21, iriNam Lewis,
30, and William Jacobs, 31, were charged with hav-
ing riotously and tumultuously assembled, and un-
lawfully demolished and destroyed a mill, engines,
and machinery therein, belonging to John Brasher,
at Wilton.

Mr. Justice ALDERSON summed up the evidence,
and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all
the prisoners, save William Jacobs. They recom-
mended Lewis to mercy.
John Shergold, 22, George Shergold, 28, and
John Day, '22, were charged with having robbed
Christopher Ingram of 55., his money.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence. The
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the two
Sheigolds, but acquitted Day.
It appeared from the evidence that George and
John Shergold are threshers. George Shergold
was in the East India Company's service, and had
been to China as a mariner. His appearance is very
rakish. His conduct and that of his brother were
marked with extreme levity during the trial. Mr.
Baron VAUGHAN desired them to be taken away,
assuring them that their case nquired consideration,
as their punishment would undoubtedly be severe.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that there was
another indictment against the prisoner Day, for
breaking a threshing machine ; but as he (the At-
torney-General) had heard that he was a man of
good character, he did not iotend to offer any evi-
dence upon it. A verdict of acquittal was accord-
ingly taken upon that indictment.
William Bartlett, 30; William Munday, 38 ;
Joseph Beminster, 26 ; Richard Watley, 40 ; James
House, 23; Samuel Hayford, 22; Joseph Hunt,
20; William Bevan, 30; William Farley, '27 ;
henry Polticaly, 30; James Wheeler, 25; and
William Smith, 33 ; were charged with having
riotously and tumultuously assembled, and forcibly
destroyed a threshing-machine, the property of Am-
brose Patient.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all
the prisoners, but recommended Bevan and Farley
to mercy, on account of the excellence of their cha-
racters.
The Court rose at half-past seven o'clock.
At one o'clock Mr. Justice ALDERSON went to
the Nisi Prius Court, and proceeded to try other
prisoners.
James Blandford, Richard Pilman;James Mould,
Edward While, John Barrett, and Thomas Alree,
were put to the bar, charged with breaking and de-
stroying a threshing-machine, the property of J.
Benett, Esq., of Linley farm, on the 25th of No-
vember. (All the prisoners except Alree, were
tried on Saturday, and, except White, were found
guilty of a similar offence at another farm of Mr.
Benett's.)
This was another case of the act of a large riotous
mob, assembled on this day, which went about the
country for the destruction of machines.
It appeared from the evidence of John Jay and
other witnesses, that this mob came to Linley-farm
at three in the afternoon, armed, some with sledges,
road-hammers, pickaxes, and sticks, and broke the
machine. All the prisoners were identified as hav-
ing taken an active part in the outrage. None of
them made any defence, except Mould, who stated
that he was pressed and obliged to go.
Mr. Justice ALDERSON summed up the evidence,
and the Jury found all the prisoners Guilty, but re-
commended the last four to mercy.
Thomas Light, William Rogers, Henry Herring-
ton, William Demon, Thomas Gauge, and William
Cooke, were indicted for destroying a threshing ma-
chiee, the property of Timothy Rumboll, at West
Grimstead, on the 24th of December.
The Jury found a verdict of Guilty against all
the prisoners ; but recommended Cooke, Rogers,
and Light to mercy.
The prosecutor begged to recommend Luffman
to mercy, on account of his previous good character.
Charles Martin, William Scott, Robert Oborne,
John Penny, John Targett, Thomas Topp, and
Jeremiah 'Popp, were put to the bar, charged with
bieaking and destroying a threshing-machine. The
indictment charged that Martin and Oborne had
been already convicted, at former sessions, of a felony.
The Judge summed up, and the Jury acquitted all
the prisoners.
The Court then adjourned at a quarter past eight
to nine o'clock to-morrow.

Mr. ALEXANDER BARING, it will have been
seen by the Gazette, has withdrawn himself as a partner
from his late house of business, preparatory, as some say,
to his elevation to the peerage.—Morning Paper.

The New Monthly Magazine continues to
manifest that earnest regard to the general condition of
the times, which has of late particularly marked its course.
The article on the Popular Discontent will be found to
exhibit a true picture of existing difficulties, and to con-
tain suggestions entitled to serious attention. " Speakers-
and Speeches in Parliament, No. II.," enters into a com-
parative view of the abilities and influence of those Mem-
bens in both Houses who form the Cabinet of the present
Ministry, " Sketches from the North" is likewise a paper
of a political character, rendered striking by individual
portraiture; while the first of an intended series of
" Sketches of the
English Bar " illustrates Lord
Bnoucitaat's peculiar genius as an advocate, an orator,
and a statesman; and the contribution on the subject of
Poland wants nothing which immediate anxiety in regard
to that country can give it, to render its perusal gratifying
to the general reader.