The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-07 00:00:00

cone away, do." During the scuffle, I tore the bigger inan'e
coat once, or perhaps twice. - When they made off I had in my
hand a pieoe of that man's waistcoat. I had sptlieient oppor-
tunity.ta distinguish the men who robbed me. I stn sure that
the prisoners :it the bar are the two men.' I saw those men
again on the next Tuesday. Gallagher, the „bigger man was
at that time dressed differently,from what he is at present. ' Ile
then wore a tilde coat, a light waistcoat, short breechess, and a
light-coloured pair of stockings. . .
Cross-examined by Mr. BRAN DEETIL—T once got the knees
Of the bigger man off me • but I received so many kicks fromhis companion, that I ceased to struggle. • I am a very strong
man of my size. I cannot say whether the piece of the waiet,
coat which I tore off, has since been coMpared with the waistcoat
found upon Celia:then I wasnot tipsy, on the evening in ques-
tion,poo. ' I had notelrank more thin a pint of wine. I gave in-
thdugh 1 had been dining with a party of friends in lever-.
• formation of the robbery next morning, and offered a rewaed,of
501. to any person who should apprehend them.
Cross.-examined by the prisoner O'Neill.—l had. a .
good op-
portunity of noticing you You presented to my eyes at that
' •
time pretty nearly the same appearance that you do at present.
By Mr. Justice BAY LEY.—The faces of the prisoners were
not at all blackened pr disguised. When I saw them in custody
on the Tuesday following the robbery, Gallagher's waistcoat
the Friday. He had not the same waistcoat on. I recollected
did not correspond in quality with the piece I had torn off' on
that I had torn Gallagher's coat once or twice on the right
breast.
Mr. W. Statham.--I am Town Clerk of Liverpool. I re-
collect the day when Gallagher was brought up in custody
thread.
same
pattern be-
fore the Magistrates. He was dressed in a blue coat. I exa-
twiloyrew was
itsnot silk
of or
the mined it particularly about the right breast. I saw that it was
'The
waistcoat
-torn in two places, and that it had been recently sewed up very
c
with
the
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prosecutor had in his hand when the robbers left him.
J. Ainsworth.—l am a constable at Liverpool. I took the
two prisoners' into custody at their respective lodgings, a few
days after the commission of the robbery. Each of them was
in bed at the time of their apprehension. I thund this small
packet-tomb in the possession of the prisoner O'Neil: Under
the pillow of - Gallagher's bed, I found a gold watch. It was
going at the time. I was told by Gallagher that he had pur-
chased it of a traveller about eight weeks before. , He said that
he had given ten guineas for it. O'Neill said he got the comb
which I found on him from some girl.
• Mr. Justice BAYLEY having called on the prisoners for their
defence.
Gallagher first addressed the Jury._lle stated that he had
just returned to this country, from a visit which lie had been Yesterda y tells the day pinted for the inert-
paying to hie friends in Ireland. On the Sunday after his ar- . sion of Mr. Set rr nI ES from the Mermaid Tavern, at Hackney,
rival, as he was sitting on sonic rails in one of the etreeas in Li- I in the same balloon in which Mr. Webb on u former occasion
verpool, a man with a scratched face came up to him, and asked ascended. The gardens in the course of morning presented
him whether he would have any objection to buy a bargain. Ino ordinary scene of. bustle. Shortly after . two o'clock. the
On his saying that he would not, the man took hint aside, i weather, which had previously ee omened direful oativulsions,ll
! !Mewed him a gold watch, and told hint that he wanted to sell ' having cleared up,• the business of inflation commenced. On
it,
in order to get some money to pay, for his passage over to this occasion the aerial machine was placed in the upper
Dublin. Observing that there was neither chain, nor key, nor ground, and the gas having been laid on, the rocess' pro:
seal to the watch, he asked the stranger what had become of seeded, but in a lamentably lazy pace. The gentlemen corn.
them ? The stranger replied, that, being in want of money, he , posing the Committee of Management were indefatigable its
had sold them at Manchester. After some time spent in bag. their exertions in aid ofehe patriotic exertions of the Aeronaut,
gling about the price of the watch, the prisoner said that he who on this occasion went up gratultouely•for the benefit of the
purchased it for ten guineas. He had at that time plenty of suffering Greeks. Ili the course of the afternoon, one or two.
I money about him ; indeed, when be was apprehended, the of- trifling accidents occurred in the silk, but these defects weret
fivers had foundfourteen sovereigns upon brut. He told the soon remedied or supposed to be so. The ascent was to have taken
oflicera who apprehended him, that he had had the watch about place at thur o'clock precisely, but owing to the delay occasioned
eight weeks, because he was affaid that they would hike it from by the weather, and the causes brfore stated, the machine
' him before lie could find the man who had sold it him. I filled but slowly. Five o'clock arrived, and the spectators
i O'Neill asserted his innocence. . . I thought no progress had been made for the last hour. . This
Francis Carr, a master cooper, in Liverpool, Ulm had known however was en error in opinion. Shortly after Mr. Se himself
Gallagher for the last five years, gave him a good character, and again ascended the stage, and assisted in the endeavours of
said that he was as regular in his conduct us the generality of . those engaged in conveying the gas into the balloon. Mr. S..
young men. . expressed some fears that the gas was riot on strong enough.
The Jury found both prisoners Guilly. He was assured however that.there was not the slightest fear of;
Neither Gallagher nor O'Neill'betrayed the slightest emotion this, and he was satisfied, A very em...4leut tumid or Litae.iii,
upon hearing the verdict given against them by the Jury.— played the mostlavourite airs during the afternoon. By half-
'l hey are both stout able-bodied men. Gallagher's appearance past fire o'clock the gas seemed to make the balloan extend
is very respectable, but that of O'Neill is not at all prepos- very considerably, and every person seemed satisfied with the
sessing. • 1 exertions used by those connected with the inflation. Shortly
The prisoners were again put to the bar, charged With hay- ! after six o'clock the first pilot balloon was set off amidst loud.
ing assaulted John Banastre Falkner, on elie.3d of June, on plaudits. This, however, in the short space of half an hour,,
the highway, at west Derby, and abed him of one watch, I was widely altered. As the time passed on, it becanie evident'
one gold chain, two gold seals, one purse, four sovereigns, and i to all versed; or not versed in aerostatics that theballoon was
two shillings, his property. I not suifficiehtly inflated to carry even itself afloat. The. ascent
• John Banastre Fulkner examined—l live at Springfield. It now became a matter of speculation, and heavy sums were
is two miles from Liverpool. I was returning front Liverpool i betted on the event. . -
on the everting of the 3tl of June last, when 'I wits met on the f Mr. Smithies at length became aware of the impracticability,.
road by two men. The prisoner O'Neill was one of them. of ascending with the car, and expressed his determination of
He struck me a heavy blow on the face, which knocked me placing himself within the net-work, and dins far of gratifying
down. He then placed his hands on my mouth, anti so pre- the public. lie. was, however, persuaded front doing this. He
vented nie from calling out. Ile placed one of his knees on the now ordered the whole of' the cords to be loosened. This had
side of my head to keep sue down. His other knee he pressed no effect on the ponderoua vehicle: it would not rise, and loud
upon my breast and the edge of my throat., so as almost to suf- murmurs ensued. Some thought the gas was turned oft', others
locate me. The other man got between my legs, tore open my that the balloon itself was rent and defective, anti every hope
waistcoat, and took out my silver watch and other property. ' had well-nigh faded away.
They then left me, and ran off in the direction of Liverixsol. Mr. Smithies now came forward, and asked it any gentle-
, I followed them a short way along the road. One of diem man belonging to the Gas Company was present. This, with
turned round to strike at me ; upon which I took to my heels, some observations reflecting on the Imperial Gas Company hay-
and fled. ing been repeated, a Gentleman stepped forward, and. having
The constable, Ainsworth, stated, that he found upon :intimated that he had been made acquainted with what. had.
:O'Neill, when he took him into custody, a silver watch, a 'taken place, requested an explanation. Mr. Smithies was at •
gold chain, and two seals, all which O'Neill said that he had this time on the stage, and a gentleman by his side declaredi
recently found in the street. On apprehending Gallagher, lie that 40/. had been paid down in the morning for the inflation of
found a red silk purse in his pocket. the balloon.
, Time Secretary to the Gas Company, in answer, said, that
Mr. Justice BAYLEY was just commencing his address to
no blame could possibly attach to the Company, who had been
the Jury, when a Juror was so much overcome by the heat of
deceived into belief that they v Iny, 'll ' . ..Ik,
ere engaget to h a but silk
the weather, as to fall down in a fit. The consternation, which balloon,a '
which they were ready to do. The duty they had tin=
was excited the breasts of his brother Jurors by this unfor.
drtake to perform was but justice to the public, aho they'
tunate accident, was so great, as to paralyze for a moment all
hada rev
deceived. Was this, he asked, a silk balloon ? .
n!
the faculties of their minds. More than a minute elapsed be-
'tires it not an old damaged thing that had been decreed us tine
fore any of them proceeded to offer him assistance. He was
quite black in the Lace, and appeared as if he was almost stiff°_ fit for the purpose ?
r. mithies, accompanied by several gentlemen—Will you
rated. At length some gentleman removed his cravat, opened
undertake to fill it to -morrow ?
his shirt collar, and raised his head. The Secretary—No, Sir, never. If there is any deception,
Mr. Justice BATLEY asked whether there was any surgeon
it does not lie with the Company, but With others.
in Court. The teem of confusion here reached its climax. The friends
A Mr. Barlow, of Blackburn, stepped forward, as did also
of each party espoused their cause, until the officers were at
young practitioners in physic. They stepped into the jury hen ,tit tinder the necessity f
o removing Mr. Smithies, and the
box, took off the .Tudors coat, bared his arm, and opened a
vein in it. The blood issued forth in a copious strram, and gardens were cleared after the balloon had been coiled up with-
soon covered the bottom of the jury box. Some water was out further mischief. This was owing to the praiseworthy
then brought to this gentleman, and in a short time he was so exertions of the officers, who had great difficulty in restraining
far recovered as to be able to sit up. Ile was shortly after. the indignation of the repective partisans.
wards removed into the air by desire of the medical gentleman
who had let him blood.
Mr. Justice BATLEY, who had exhibited great anxiety
during these transactions, now asked who the surgeon was that
had bled the Juryman. Ile wanted, as matter of form, to ex.
amine him, as the present Jury must be discharged.
The surgeon then stated that his name was Barlow, and that
he lived at Blackburn.
The Crier of the Court then swore Mr. Barlow.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Do you think that the Juryman
whom you have just attended will be so far recovered in a short
time as to be able to resume his situation upon a serious in-
fluiry ?
Mr. Barlow replied in the negative.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY then ordered the Jury to be dis-
charged, and a lush Jury to be summoned. He then inti-
mated that he would try this indictment again upon Monday
morning.—The Jury were then discharged.
Joseph Kaye was put upon his trial, charged with having
killed his infant child, Arthur keye, at Over -Darwen. ,
It appeared that the prisoner and his wife, on the day men.
tioned in the indictment, had quarrelled with each other. The
prisoner lifted up, his foot in such a manner, as induced his
wife who was sitting by the fire with a child in her arms to
think that he was going to kick her. In her anxiety to avoid
the blow, she got up hastily, and fell over the chair. Her child
fell with her ; and in consequence of that fall met its death.
This being all the evidence tendered on the part of :the pro-
secution, the Jury, by the direction of the Learned Judge,
Acquitted the prisoner.
Mr. Justice BAY LEY addressed the prisoner before he left
the bar, and cautioned him to mind how he gave way to the
violence of his passions in future. The poor man, who had
trembled in every limb, from excess of agitation, during the
whole time that he was placed at the bar, replied, '‘ Indeed,
my Lord, I will take care not to behave so intemperately again ;
and I trust that my misfortune will be a warning not only to
myself, bitt to all who hear me, to avoid giving way to the ex-
travagance of their passions."

This bridge is a very ancient structure;for the-
maintenance of which a pontage was granted by Edward the
First, in the year 1280, and afterwards continued by Edward the
Third and Richard the Second, for limited periods. Though one
of the greatest thoroughfares in the kingdom, its aukward situa-
don' and unskilful 'construction have long been..the .terror of`
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The band of music belonging to the 7th Hussars preceded the
procession : the beadles and high constables led the way, fol.
loWed by the clergymen, of the adjoining parishes. Colonel
Clitherow followed, supported by Magistrates of the county,
The Churchwardens of Brentford,• Ealing, and isle Worth, and
a. large number of respectable inhabitants of. the several die-
•triets, with the petty constables to preserve order and regu.
larity. After depositing a few coins, thh. first stone was laid
in the usual manner, and a suitable address delivered to a nu-
merous assemblage of both sexes, who attended to witness the
ceremony, and formed a very interesting spectacle. The na-
tional anthem of " God save the King," having been played by
the band, the procession returned in, the same order, to the
Three Pigeons Inn,- where a large party sat down to an elegant
dinner, and after many appropriate toasts and songs, the cont.,
pany separated at a late hour, highly gratified with the pro-
ceedings of the day.
• The bridge is to be of one arch, the materials of the best
granite, and the style of the whole simple and substantial.--,
The si:uatioa, both as respects the current of the river and the
direction of the road, is very judicious : but the approach at
• the eastern extremity is much obstructed by three or four mean
houses on the north side, which, by intercepting the view, and
impeding the free access, materially injure the beauty and
utility of the bridge. These houses, it is to he hoped, will he
, speedily removed, and :has render the new bridge a credit ter
; the Magistrates and the trustees of the road, and an important
'1 advantage to the neighbourhood and to the public.

BALLOONING lIOAX.

DAttING ROBBERY AINI'D ATTEMPT AT'Mt/ MIER.
—Saturday night last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as
Mr. Lindsay, of Thomas-street, wait returning to his residence
across Peckham-rye; after having spent the evening with some
friends at the White Horse Tavern. Camberwell, he was ac-
costed by four ruffianly-looking felloWs, one of whom paid,
" Where are you going ?" Mr. Lindsak did not immediately
answer the inquiry. on whirl) two of them seized him by the
arms, while the others commenced rifling his pockets, and
swore to murder hinnif he made an alarm. Mr. Lindsay, who
is an aged but resolute man, made a violent resistance, and
caught hold of one of the thieves by the neckcloth, during which
time they beat and kicked hint until he was nearly in a state of
insensibility, in which condition they dragged hint to an adja.
cent pond, and threw hint in, where he remained for a consi.
derable time, being, from his weak state, unable to extricate
himself from his perilous situation. until two gentlemen, who.
he kept a tight grasp"m
usduring the scuffle.
of
happened to be passing by, assiste.l him mit, and carried hint
to a neighbouring tavern, where every attention was paid him ; -
and on recovering a little, he was conveyed home in a very 10.,
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jured condition. Ii is face and head were so dreadfully beitteri
that his features could not be distinguished, and his body .
covered with violent bruises, in consequence of the brutal treat-
mentiv4s
r y.of Mrs. Carr. The.
of the ruffians, who only robbed Mr. Lindsay of
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robbery was committed during tie hurry theinio I:
. . notes were taken, at
also a valuable gold watch, the pro e t
whilst Mr. and Mrs. Carr were below.rry and bustle of business,
customers. On retiring to repose, they stairs attending to their
been picklocked,.and every dra* found that the dour had
about the room. The villains, rcr and box opened, and strewed
booty; for in the very ns, however, missed a considerable
notes (which were in drawer front which they took the two A
small bag, containingseparate pocket-books), was deposited a
a NI. note,
and 24 sovereigns. -In one
corner of the room
Mr. Care's was a cupboard, containing the whole of
plate, and in which
few days bethre, upwards of 00 i k The maid,
servant fancied she heard -1
Li
n Ugul
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a noise _n the room about the tittle it
happened.

11,11!KOVEDIENT IN TUE NOILTH.f— I t IS in con-
templation to erect a chain bridge, similar to the one at Bangor
Ferry, over the river Tyne, between North and South Shields,
by which means the great danger of pasting that part of the
river in the winter season will be removed.