The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

WINTER CIRCUIT.

CHELMSFORD, TUESDAY, Mc. 9.
.Thdlirc Mr. Justice PARK.
Tux ICING v..JOSIZIPII JRII4•OII.Dp
This prisoner had been convicted ut the last Hummer Assises,
on an indictment charging him on the 3iith c. 15, sec. 2,
with breaking and entering a dwelling-house in the day time,
no person being therein, and stealing goods to the value of 3s.
The evidence against the prisoner was, that he had remained
outside the house whilst his companions entered and committed
the felony. Mr. Justice Bayley, who tried the prisoner,
doubted whether the case, under these circumstances, was
within the statute, and after the prisoner was found guilty, re-
sprved the point for the opinion of the twelve Judges.
The prisoner was now put to the bar, and Mr. justice PARK
stated, that the Judges, during the last term, had met, and
were of opinion that the case came within the 3d William and
Mary, c. 9, a. 1,, which took away the benefit of clergy from
persons found guilty of aiding and assisting in the commission
of an offence within the statute of Elizabeth, and therefore that
the prisoner was guilty of a capital offence. Sentence of death
was according recorded ; but as the case was not marked by any
features of enormity, the Learned Judge informed the prisoner
that he would be recommended to Royal mercy.
Before Mr. Justice 1101.110 M
George Williams and Edward Edward: were indicted for
stealing at Loughton, on the 10th of September, a gold watch,
value M., a purse, containing a sovereign and other money, the
property of J. 31. T. Turner, in his dwelling-house.
It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor was a gentleman
farmer at Loughton. On the morning of the 10 of September,
after Harlow Bush Fair, his wife had left the property in ques-
tion on her work-table, with the parlour window open. After
being absent from the room about half an hour, she returned
and found the property missing. It appeared that the garden-
gate in front of the house had been opened by aomebtxly, and
by that means the property was taken. Information was given
to a constable, and it was discovered that four ill-looking fel-
lows had been seen lurking about the house for sonic time, and
had afterwards taken the Loughton coach for London. The
coach was hollowed to town by the constable, who came up
with it in Cornhill, just as the two prisoners were getting off.
They were immediately charged- with the robbery. One of
them was seen to take a purse out of his small-clothes pocket,
empty it of its contents, which he put into his waistcoat-pocket,
and throw the purse away ; and the other threw down a gold
watch, which was picked up from the pavement. When be-
fore the Lord Mayor, the prisoners attempted to get rid of
other articles of property, which turned out to belong to the
prosecutor. The articles above-mentioned were now identified
by the prosecutor.
The prisoners strenuously denied their guilt, but called no
witnesses.

The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction, found the
prisoners Guilty, and judgment of death was recorded against
them.

Ref Ore Mr. Justice PAUL
James Bortland and Charles Hutton were indicted for fe-
loniously killing and slaying Samuel Lambert, at High Omar,on the 20th of August. The death wax charged in the indict-
ment to have been occasioned by one mortal wound on the left
aide of the body of the deceased.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found
the prisoners guilty, and they were sentenced each to pay a
fine of 3s. 4d.
Edmund Bush, a young man of respectable appearance, was
iudicted for breaking and entering the parish church of Down_
ham, on the 14th of October, and sacrilegiously stealing two
silver tassels, silver fringe, two keys, and other articles, the
property ,qf the parishioners of Downharn.
the Jury found the prisoner Not guilty.

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There Is, in the church of Walton on Thames,
a curious instrument, presented to the parish, about a century
and a half ago, by Es person of some consequence At that time,
whose name was Chester. It was intended to be worn as a
punishment by the fair sex, who had been guilty of defama.
tion. It is of singulaT construction, and when fixed one part
enters the mouth, whith prevents the possibility of articulation.
It bears this inscription.—
" Chester prevents Walton with a bridle.
To curb woman's tongues that talk idle."
Its presentation. arose from the circumstance of the individual
whose name it bears losing a valaable estate through the instru.
mentality of a gossiping lying, Woman.

CLEMSTLINusts—A late tourist re-
marks on the butchers' market at Ghent
". Each dealer ik meat keeps a carpenter's plane,
with which he daily shaves the surface of the
table of his stall; so ;that a stranger entering the
market in the morning would 4e apt to think ail
the tables were tiew,"

DESCRIPTION OF AN OLAND HU.T•

A more curious sight could hardly be iulhae•
gined. At our entrance, nobody was up. t
members of the family held a conversation with
our boatmen, but we saw none of them. The floor
of the only room they had, and of which we had,
taken possession, was covered with straw and
sedge, according to the custom of the countrpt
Christmas, and once a practice, even in King s
houses, in England. Peeping from behind their
hiding places, as soon as they perceived that
strangers bad entered this apartment, they wars
all stirring; and presently there fell out from ever/
side of the room the naked figures of men, women,
boys and girls, who had been piled in tiara
one above another, as in a ship's cabin; helng
concealed from view by so many sheep-skloir
which were suspended as curtains before their
cots: This motley group, amounting in all to
13 persons, without a rag to cover them squat
ted themselves upon the floor in the middle J
the chamber, and began altogether the business
of their brief toilette, The women put on Ofrti,
pair of woollen hose, and over these a pair 03
greasy boots. The toilette being ended, that
all with one accord began to blow their nose'
into the palms of their hands, and to wipe them
upon their clothes. Then the men kindled their:
tobacco-pipes; and a universal hawking and
spitting commenced. Nor were the women till`
occupied ; for a large fire being lighted, the fa'
males of the family quietly took up their Petri'
coats, and sate before it, very leisurely gar'
tering their stockings. This being done, a girl
now handed round their breakfast; it colloidal'
of, first, a dram to each person, served in a daai
silver cup : secondly, a portion of black biscuit,
with about two ounces of fresh butter. At this
meal they sate without ceremony or order, el
where and with whom he pleased, chatting
a
laughing in groups, apparently contented onr.
happy. It was rather new, to see mothers with
children at their breasts disengage their tensor
infants from the nipple, to pour down their little
throats a portion of the dram which came to the
mother's share ; but still more remarkable to see
these young dram-drinkers lick their lips) Yet
their eyes about, and stretch out their pun,
hands, as craving more ; showing how accustom'
ed they were to this beverage. Perhaps the pole'
tice may explain the frequency of dwarfs in the
northern countries of Europe ; as in Po/ot,'
Russia, and Sweden. But the author, veriOnut;
a mild remonstrance upon seeing an affectionsts t
mother pouring brandy down her child's thlTar:
was told, 46 is good for them : our children
are not troubled with wind or rickets ; and
adults," giving one of the sturdy peasants ih
table thump, " see how hardy arid healthy e
.10,
are !" There was no reply to such an aPilt'tbst
of the ()lenders, in general, it may be said .na
a more vigorous race can hardly be found ;,roir
all of them have imbibed with their roilks'ila
morning drams of brandy. It is in n
that which the interior of this hut elbsicheireeotil
mind is forcibly struck with a couvictiriant ilt ;)e,
relative nature of human happiness ; eculiar
longs to nn rank or situation in life r P
possession ; but that in all stationS, gicte
Vrovl‘
health, and virtue and just government, -
this
dence has vouchsafed an equal portion of
blessing.—(Clorke's Travels in Sweden, died