The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-10 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SMITING-.

DEAL, APRIL 9.—Wind N.—Came down from the Rivet
this afternoon, and sailed, the Salmon : River, Grananau, fpr
Philadelphia. Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate, and
Diligence East India Pilot yacht.

PonTsmour n, APRIL 9.—Wind Easterly.—Arrived the
Underwood, Rirnington, from Demerara; Regard, Case,
Almeira ; and Lord Exmouth, Mills, from Smyrna. Sailed
his Majesty's ship Brazen for South America.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 8.--Wind N.---Sailed the Mount
Stone, Coleman, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; Bustler,
Leader, Figuera ; and Nautilus, Mitchell, fur Prince Edward's
Islands.

ILtnwicit, Arlin 9.—Wind E.N E.—Arrived the Lord
Nelson packet, from Cuxhaven, and Juno, ditto, from Gotten-
burgh.

OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday Henry Peslell, aged 19, James Day,
aged 19, and Joseph Hatchet, were arraigned at the Bar ; the
former charged capitally with breaking and entering the dwell-
ing house of Richard Birkenshaw, and stealing 12 sovereigns,
and articles of plate and wearing apparel. The two last named
prisoners were charged with having received the said property,
knowing it to have been stolen.
Pestell, a lad of interesting appearance, pleaded Guilty.
The RECORDER entreated the prisoner to listen to him and.
withdraw his plea. The offence with which he was charged
was capital, therefore he ought to let his case be thoroughly in-
vestigated, because, if the verdict should unfortunateley be
against him, facts might come out, which might hereafter be
laid before the throne which would tend to a mitigation of the
awful punishment which awaits him.
The prisoner then retracted his plea, and abides his trial.—
(It is a singular occurrence, that this is the only case of bur-
glary on the Calendar.)
James Rogers, A young man of respectable appearance, by
business a bioker, stood indicted for stealing 98Ibs. of copper,
the property of Charles Kershaw and others.
The prisoner (who is extremely deaf) listened to the evidence
through the medium of a sounding-trumpet. '
Mr. Kershaw the prosecutor, deposed that he was a partner
in the house of Stewart, Marsh and Co. Prisoner came to him
and said, that he had heard that the cable, &c. of the ship
Mellish, lying at Blackwell, was for sale, and made an offer to
purchase it. Prisoner paid 20/. in cash, and a bill for MR.,
which was duly honoured :when due, and witness gave him an
order to go on board the vessel, from whence the, copper was
stolen.

A witness, who stated himself to be a rigger on board the
Mellish, deposed that the copper in question was stowed in the
hold of the vessel, part of which he afterwards missed ; but
never saw the prisoner on board.
liaxvey, the foreman of the labourers employed to unload
the barge, sawthe prisoner there, but never between the decks
of the Mellish ; be told witness became to purchase a cable.
The prisoner made no defence.
The LOUD CSICEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence ; ob-
serving that the Legislature, in order to protect property on
board vessels on navigable rivers, had made it a capital offence
to steal property so deposited to the amount of' 40s.
The copper was alleged to be the property of Williams and
Co. and also of Sir William Paxton.
Verdict—N-(4 Guiki.—Ordered to be detained to the end of
the Sessions.
Mary Smith was indicted for stealing, in November last,
from the person of Thomas M`Kinnon, one hundred-and twenty
nine pounds, and some shillings, his property.
• Information was given to Plunkett, an officer of White-
chapel, who found the prisoner in Alder gate-street, on the
15th of March last and took her into custody. The hundred.
pound note, which' was afterwards traced into the Bank, was
produced and identified by the prosecutor._Guilty, Death.
HIGHWAY RODBEHY.—RiCharg Grigg, aged 26 was capi-
tally convicted of assaulting Sir Charles Pole, and stealing' from
his person a gold chain, seals, and key, his property.
Richard Becthanz was charged with stealing in the dwelling-
house of Peter Morris, of Cato-street, is great coat, value 305,,
the property of Laureat Holmes ; a coat and waistcoat, the pro-
perty of John Hickey ; and a coat, the property of John Car-
roll.—Guilty of stealing to the value of 395. .
Frederick _Broughton and Attie, his wife, were put to the bar
on an indictment, charging them with robbing Joseph Rogers
of 211 sovereigns, anti other property belonging to his employers,
William Brooks and partners.—ilequitted.

BEFORE THE RECORDER.
Joseph Markle for stealing, on the 22d of March, 601bs:
weight of lead, ale property of his master, Mr. Wm. Good,
plumber to the Bank of lingland.—Guittli.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, APRIL 10.
• DEsrEnaTE Assay LT.--21fory Harwood was indicted far
assaulting Edward hood, a sworn broker, in the month of Ja-
nuary last.
Mr. A 'Lutist, for the prosecution, stated that his client was
employed by Mr. Collins, the proprietor of several houses in
Eagle street, Spitalfiehts, to distrain for rent in the house oc-
mimed by the defendant's husband ; in so doing, in pusuance
of his instructions, he was violently attacked with a poker by
the defendant, who laid his head open and was then threat-
ened, if he did not instantly leave the Luse, she would do for
him, taking up a large knife at the instant.
Mr. Edward Hood proved the above facti ; and, although
cross-examined by 3lr. ALLEY for the defendant, nothing was
elicited to shake his testimony.
Mr. Edward Putland, agent to 'Mr. Collins, stated he was
in company with Mr. Hood, and saw the defendant strike the
prosecutor with the poker over the head and shoulders; he
put up his arm in the defensive, and received a violent blow
thereon, which disabled him for many weeks. She also took
up a knife, and made use of many threats. She desired her
son to strike witness with the poker; he made many attempts,
hut witness caught it in his hand, by which it was severely
lacerated. Mr. Hood's coat was torn from his back, and wit-
ness had no doubt, it' he had not rescued him, he would ha've
been killed.

This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. ALLEY then addressed the Jury for the defendant. Tb,
Learned Counsel said a more ill-natured prosecution had never
been instituted. His client was a poor distressed aged woman.
a widow, and at the time the assault was committed, her hus.
band was living. The prosecutor had not proceeded against
the poor creature at a time when her husband was living, but
now she is depriVed of all protection, they seek her destruction.
He would leave his client entirely in their hands, keeping in
their minds that she was in the most extreme state of poverty.
The CitAtrtstAx summed up, and the Jury found the de-
fendant Guilty.—Judgment deferred.