The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-03 00:00:00

OLD LIAILNY, DEG. 2.

The Sessions commenced tu.:day, before the Loan MAT() R
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, Mr. Baron II ul.L.cotm, Mr. serjeact
ARAMS, and some of the Aldermen.
James Miley, was put to the bar, charged with setting fire to
certain premises in' Argyll-phice,' Regent-street, with intent to
injure and defraud T. G. Elrington and W. Dundee; or with
intent to defraud the Beacon Fire-office. •
The trial lasted from ten, o'cliick in the morning until nearly
nine at night ; but as we have lately, detailed the facts, in our
report of die prisoner's examination at Marlborough-street, it
will noLbe necessary here to repeat them.
. The priaimer recetved a good character, and the Jury, after a
quarter of an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict or Not
Guilty.
OLD BAILEY-NEW COURT, DEC. 2.
Afore the cOmidOX SEnoEAWY and a London Jam.
Edmund Norman, aged IS, was indicted for stealing eland-
kerchief from the person of Joseph Mee, on the 30th of Nov.
The prosecutor deposed, that on the morning stated in the
indictment he was standing in the crowd in the Old Bailey fo
witness the execution of Mr. Fauntleroy, whop lic .felk.a pull at
his pocket, and turning rOund, saw the prisimer with his hood-
keXchief in his hand.

The prisoner made no defence.
Several respectable witnesses who had known the boy from
his childhood gave him an .excellent character, and one pro-
fessed his Willingneis to takelim into his tit: rvice in the event
of his•being'ac9uitted.—The Jury, after some consideration
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.,

WINTER, ASSIZES.

HERTFORD,. DEC. 2

Yesterday these Assizes conitnqnced before Mr. Justice
BURROUGH and Mr. Baron Ganno*, who,, after attending
Divine. service, proCeeded .to the•Court.house, when
George Mills alias Oldham, and Joseph .3forgan. alias
Andrews, were capitally convicted of breaking open ancrenter-
ing the dwelling-house of Joseph Anderson, Esq., at Park-
street, in the said county, Guilty—Death. Sentence thereof
recorded.: .

The Honer Mills was a principal witness at the last ApiZO.
to prove an alibi in favour of Harris,, now confined in our. jail
under sentence of death, for :the' robbery at Earl Coivper's
stance,itev..ard anti eo,,,nper,:isfstchi ehilsgasurrl)erdis'eJu4dt gbeesh reohetoiullgeteidusti
jure
:caircnoutbrielr'
part of the Court in, the present instanco. •
.•
Saggers and, William. Miles were capitally convicted
on meliorate indictments of sheep-stealing; and4entenee of death
will be passed on them at the close of, he a.ssiu.. •
To-morrovr (this day)` 'EnVestigaticin will be made; which
excites considerable interest, relative to Earl Cowper's robbery.
IVilliam..losiesvaggli 24, tate•Ofllothtirliitheit Surrey, butcher,
stands'indieted for breaking and entering the dw,elling,house of
John Haynes, of Hertingfordbury, and; stealing therefrom on
the 2th of June last, divers 4ank.notes and gold coin, , the pro,
pcity of the Hight Hon: Earl Cowper. The said
,prisoner, is
also charged with divers burglaries, committed in the county of
't in the month of September,,llll3. Anti Georio Wraver,
who was removed by HabeErs Cu,pfss on Tuestltly last „from
.A061)114,691, alSo stands chargcd with tire atbresaul burglary.
The event of .theirial ,ofthese•persons involves in some -de-
gyee the fates of Harris and Davis,,who have been already con-
victed of the same offence, but whose execution has been stayed,
owing to the mystevitius diselOstires •since their, trial : as also
that of George Dudfield, who
Sutrey AsSizes; for being an accessory after the fac
robbery being• committed, and
fact of the said
awaits his trial. At the,. ensuing,
,•• . •
receiving part of the proceedt
:thereof.

The dramatic vete'ra'n, Mr. kit.r;Y, is said, to
*be engaged in arranging for the press,-rnaterials
for an, account of his life and times, which, with
the fOrthconiitig lifq of J. P. lirAnt:'e, from the
'pen* of Mr. BOADEN, will forma rich, and
_arnus-.
lug addition to our store of theatrical Ana.