The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-21 00:00:00

unfo:tttnately, -dr pole of the carriage struck
the old man, uholiserved, by the Pfisoner, and tine
of the fore-wheels passing over his head, fractured
his skull, and he: died immediately. The Prisoner
instantly drew. ,up, discharged his fare,- put the de-
ceased into•-his coach, and
.took him to tartho-
lornew's Hospital_;s past all aid. Nothing.
'careless or wanton apPeared in the Prisoner's uni-"
dna, and.theJury_ac,:ge.itted him:

John itcnvlins was inclined for feloniously as.sault-
Liversage No:ravers,- a..child ten years of
age, and committingape on her body,
The Prosecutrix, an interesting little girl, After ,
being interrogated kis AO her. knowledge of an "oath,
gave her evidence,in the most artless manner. Sims
stated that the Prisoner is a Schoolmaster, iti
Golden-lane, B arblcan ; she went to the school -.kept
by him on -;.he I:ith of August, and on the
.girls
leaving scliool the Prisoner desired 'her to stop to
get more perfen in her lessen... There no other
person lett. in the schoor-roorn' but herself and his
Prisoner. The Prosecutrix then proceeded to
.4e,
:tail the treatment which she received from him, tins
.particulars of which are too horrid anci.disguiting to
be related in this Paper. The annals 'of the Old
Bailey do not furnish any thing •so shocking, so ,
vile, and disgraceful to manhood.
The Prisoner, vilio is 61' years of age, was
.ac.-
gpitierl, only because the crime he committed was of
more aggravated nature than that for which he
'stood 'indicted. Thi4Jioary-headedmiscreant 10040 .
'the very wretch which his unnaturaLpass.ions
stamped ,him ; the features -andotilour of his coun-
tenance strongly bespoke his criminality.
crawled court was horror-struck. it-the disclosure
of is arkpreceden Led atrocity.

John Potter, .a: black sailor, lately arrived from.
China, was capitally indifted for stealing, in thet
dWelling-house of John' Hill,. No. 12.3, Wapping;
several Hank of England Notes, half-a-guinea, and
a fear shillings, the property.,olJ,ohn Parsons,-one of
his brotter sailors, and amounting to 471. sterling.
. It appeared, from the evidence, that the Prisoner
and Parsons hadarrbed on shore in the same boat, at
the Dundee Arms, on the 28th June, after having
had all arrears and:wages paid then? when on board.
They went tO lodge at Mr. Hill's. After dinner the
Prosecutor fell ;asleep, and at that time had his
money in his waistcoat pocket: When he awoke;
however, he found all his' money gone, and. lily
-.clothes scattered about the room. The Prisoner had
only received the sum of 31. 4s. dd. as wagei, but
very incautiously gave Mrs.
.Hill a inticii larger
suns to keep for him; acid on the Prosecutor finding
that be was: ro4bed,, and that thu sum so given to
corresponded with, the arnovitit, he charg-
ed •the'Prisoner with tlu theft. He at ;first-denied
it tlaily,,and said .that he had received: that suiniie
tualiey,ti9tn Scotland ; but as his mess-mate in-
. sisted-tbat the Money was his, ytrered biM dire*
ten pqtinil notes.tokeep hint, quiet. otfei-; how,
-ever, not having. thp. desired et fed, 3s tlie') Prost!c-tv!
..tor-would s.ctll `have.Alden:ooer, and_the Prisoner
a gainr, be was accordingly taken
.into custody,
and a crown-piece, which had heel.' marked, fonnd
.npott ttitti, .which was tecoglitiethi be the Prosecu-
tor'sproperty. • -47 • .7, . -
The Prisoner, enlormer exattlinati9llS,:gaxe very
accoun ts el iow be got this large suns
of .money;-04011-beirtg.in.OW--t-alled upon for 'his
4414nCe, made a ,vr 61. long.statemeot to the Court,
but in a manner altnOsbnajolflligibie.'hoth to Jutol
• . .
,and Jury. , ..-
,The Jury fitiad''filin 'Mini, recommeniled
risercy, on account of his tieing a'-foreigner„
totally unacquaintad,with the.lavVs of this coutstry,
and the iaineof its money.'
The) sorer, on heating ,140. sentence, .again at-
tempted • to
;Address the Conn, peri4ting that the
money. belonged to.hinlseit; .

The harvest in te an as A it) this,country,. bat
been uncommonli'nbuiltrant, and .in eneraj.: gel
car d : the late..flooda, hare, however, dß6o:ftoiu*
injury to the potatoes. • :••.