The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-13 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

CHELMSFORD, MARCH U.—Thomas Styles and
Wrn.Pryor were indicted for bteaking into the dwell-
ing-house of William Cakebread, at Latton, in this
county, no person being therein, and stealing one
hundred guinece,, several Bank notes, and other
property.
The pro-ecutor stated, that on-Sunday, the 12th
of January, ht.:. and his wife went to Meeting about
four o'clock in the afternoon, locking up the It -ase,
and leaving no person therein. When he returned
home, and hid opened the- outer tipor, he foun.!
that an inner door had been opened—and, looking
further, he discovered tat nis bureau was forced
open, out of which "as taken a canvass bag, o.in-
taining about 100 or 104 guineas ; a butch had also
been forced open, from which was taken several
B notes, among which were one Romford Bank
note, a little torn at the cornet, and a Cambridge
note. Wiole be was at Chapel, he observed Joseph
Barnard (an accomplice) come into the Chapel, and
look hard into the pew where he and his wife sat.
Joseph Barnard.(the accomplice) stated, OA on
the mottling of the robbery, Styles came to his fa-
ther's hou.,e, which was near Styles's father's, and
proposed that they should do the robbery at Mr.-
Cakebread's that evening ; which, he said, he re-
fused in joining—but he agreed to go to the Chapel,
to keep a watch upon Mr. Cakebtead, and to give
notice if he came out upon them. He accordingly
went to the Chapel, when he saw the prosecutor in
leis pew. He afterwards saw Styles and Pryor;—
they told him they had taken out a window, and
Stylcs said he had let in Pryor at the back door.—
They spewed him the bag of guineas and the notes;
they took two guineas each, and afterwards hid the
remainder in an oven. He had furnished Styles
with a bill and a fork before they went, and Styles
told him where they had hid the bill and fork. A
few days afterwards Styles was taken up on suspi-
cion ; and he was himself also apprehended a few
days afterwards: As.soon as he was apprehended
he told all he knew of the robbery.
This witness was confirmed as to the finding the
fork, the bill, and the money, as Styles had related
to him ; but there was no confirmation of his testi-
mony as against Pryor.
The Gioler also proved that, while Styles was in
custody, lie intercepted a letter from the prisoner,
in which he advised bun to be silent, and " not say
nothing, butt burn it.
The LouD CHIEF BARON, in qrrnming up, told
the Jury they ought not to convict upon tire evidence
of an accomplice, except as far as he was Confirmed;
end observed, there did not seen any confirmation
of Barnard's testimony against Pryor.
The Jury found Styles Guilty, and acquitted

Pryor.
Edward Smith and Harriet Horn were indiaed
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwell•
ing- house of W. Garrett, at Hornchurch, in, this
county, and stealing a great variety of articles of
wearing apparel.
Mr. WALFORD stated the case, as Counsel for
the prosecution, which was proved as follows :
The wife of the pro..ecutor took in washing,_ and
the articles stolen_ were most of them sent to her for
the purpose of being washed. On the morning of
the iotlber, in the month of September last, she
awaked about four .o'clock, and lay awake until six,
'when she got up; she then discovered that the win-
dow frame had. been broken in the night, and the
house robbed of those articles which she was about
preparing to wash.
The landlady of the Rose and Crown, at Ilford,
stated, that the two prisoners came to her 'house on
the morning of-the robbery, and took some-refresh-
'nem, and went to town from her house by one of
the farmers_ putatoe carts. Inquiries were made
of er them in the course_ of the day, but she could

not give any clue where to find theni. They cattle
to her house again in about three weeks; and at
first blie.did not tecolle6l them, but afteiwards she
djcl, and gave notice to the COnstable, who came and
took them into custody.
The Constable proved that a shirt was found on
the man, part of the stolen property, and the wo-
man had also a pair of the stolen stockings. The
man, after he was taken, attempted to secrete two
handkerchiefs, which also turned out to be part of
the things stolen. Upon searching their lodgings
afterwards, it Golden-lane, other parts of the pro-
perty we,e found.
The Jury found them both Guilty.

OXFORD.—On Friday was tried a cause of assault,
&c. committed :on a traveller, in August, 1 8 10, at
an Inn in the counfy of Oxford.
The prosecutor, 1N(Ir. George Dunman, who con-
duaed hiS own cause, said; that the defendants,
not satisfied with defrauding his horse of his food,
by selling corn short of. measure, • out' of revenge
for his proSecuting them to copviaion in the full
penalty, and having their corn -and false measures
seizecrand forfeited, did, on his return to the Inn,
charge him 86. for half a peck of oats, and is. for
little more than a quarter of a peck, which latter
were detained by the Magistrates, and though the
former were had by his horse at one feed, he ob-
jeaed to it as an extortionate charge, but the land-
lady, daughter, and nephew detained his horse and
gig till it Was paid.; and after that repeated their
abuse, accompanied' by an assault and riot, which
was suppressed by the Magistrate. He was sorry
to give any unusual trouble, but requested that
every witness should be ordered out of Court, that
one might not copy the evidence of another, from
the conviaion that nothing could shake his ca,,se
but perjury.
The Judge ordered all the witnesses out of Court,
while the prosecutor was on oath tedeating his
staternfra ; and the defendants' Counsel interposed,
rtquesting permiSsion to offer terms including all
expences, and a handsome apology in Cuort, ac-
knowledging guilt and contrition ; to which the
prosecutor replied, that his sole objea being to car-
red the fraudulent praaice of Inn-keepers in cheat-
ing travellers, by selling corn deficient in measure,
and eft-ea a reform in their future conduct, he would
forgive them, and ~ccept the otter. The Judge di-
rected the Jerry to return a verdict of Guilty against
the prisoners, which they did ; and his Lordship
said, " The Counsel for the dektylants have acted
very wisely by iiitercecii.-g for their clients, for had
the prosecutor proceeded to conviction, I should
have inflicre't a very severe and exemplary punish-
meet. I arr. glad ',hat this prosecution has been
carried on •,•itl; 51 ch spirit by the. prosecutor, who
is entitled ft:the thanks of the public; and I hope
this is ill be a lesson to Inn-keepers, sufficient to
convince. them, that they are not only to avoid sell-
ing corn snort e: me.vure for horses placed under
their protection, but also bound to behave with
civility, as becomes their situation, to every cus-
tomer Ito comes to their house."

The prisonets' Counsel, atter a very handsome
apology in, the public Court, expressed their entire
approbation of the liberality of the prosecutor, in
f(), °caring to proceed to extremity.
The charge made wris after the rate of 01. 12s.
per quarter for oats, which at that time were sold
by the farmer at about 28s. and blending the whole
charge, viz. the 3s. and Is. (together 45.) was
after the rate of 121. 16s. per quarter.