The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-10 00:00:00

Q UEEN- S Q UARE.

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERlES.—Yesterday at:
ternoon Charles Johnson was charged with violently
assaulting and robbing Mrs. Sugden, of Sussex-te -
race, Brompton, of her reticule, containing some
silver and other articles, on Friday evening, about
eight o'clock, near the New Church, Brompton.
The prisoner was remanded from Saturday in
consequence of its being strongly suspected that he
was a returned transport, as a person in the office
recognised him who was a witness against him some
years ago at the Old Bailey, when he was sentenced
to be transported for seven years.
M'Manus, the inspector of T division, produced a
certificate which he had obta'ned from the Colonial-
office, from which it appeared that the prisoner had
been tried and convicted at the Old Bailey by the
name of " Samuel Hall," in the month of May,
1828, for stealing a sill and a copper, and sentenced
to seven years' transportation. He served five years
on board the Retribution hulk at Greenwich, when
the remainder of his sentence was remitted, and he
was discharged in March last.
From the evidence on the first examination it ap-
peared that the prisoner came behind Mrs. Sugden
as she was returning home, and knocked her down
with a loaded stick, when he snatched her reticule
from her and ran off, but was captured.

The prisoner was also charged with robbing Miss
Hunter, a young lady at present stopping at the
Rev. Mr. Charlton's at Putney, of her reticule, con-
teining 3/. 10s. in gold in a purse, some silver, some
green ribbon, and other articles.
It appeared from the evidence of Miss Hunter,
that about four o'clock on Friday afternoon last she
was returning home with her friend Miss Grant.
As they passed the Bishop's-walk at Fulham the
prisoner and another man came up to them. The
prisoner seized her reticule ; she struggled with him,
but the strings broke, and he and his companion
ran off with it.

Mrs. Decaix, a very infirm old lady, between 70
and 80 years of age, residing at Buckingham-place,
Brompton, likewise preferred a charge against the
prisoner. She stated that on Thursday evening
last, about eight o'clock, as she was returning home,
a person came behind her at the corner of Keppel-
street, and snatched her reticule out of her hand,
containing some silver and other articles. It was
so sudden that she could not recognize any person.
She called out " Stop thief," but no person was
taken.

Several witnesses were exam;ned, who stated that
they heard the cry of" Stop thief" at the day and
hour in question, and that the prisoner was the
person who was pursued.
M'Manus produced a number of duplicates found
at the prisoner's lodgings for watches, jewellery,
and wearing apparel, which there is but little doubt
have been stolen.
Mr. lit:lsm:is gave directions to the constables to
look out for the prisoner's companion, and told the
prisoner that he should commit him for trial on the
three charges of highway robbery.
The prisoner was then removed.
L A MBE TH-S TREE T.

BURGLARY.—James Wood, John Jlfarriot, and
William Green, were_charged with a burglary and
robbery at the house of Mr. Unwin, a tobbacconist,
in the Mile-end-road. It appeared that between
three and four o'clock on Sunday-morning the pri-
soners removed one of the shutters from the shop
window of the prosecutor with a " jemmy," and,
having broken a pane of glass, were emptying the
window of snuff-boxes, &c., when the policemen
came up and secured them. The prisoners were
fully committed.

DIABOLICAL TRANSACTION.—Three lives
lost. Yesterday week a shocking occurrence took place
at the Red Soil mine at SOeldon, near Bakewell, by which
three lives were lost. From a report of the case in the
Derbyshire Courier it appears that the miners in the
Red Soil, and those in the Magpie mine, in their subter-
ranean operations, had arrived at the saute point, and in
consequence the proprietors of the two mines had been for
some years in litigation. A jury had already decided that
the proprietors of the R:d Sail must be confined to their
own limit, but in viewing the spot on many occasions to
ascertain to what point the respective property was to be
limited, they found the people of the Magpie had stopped
up the subterranean passage, and upon each of those
occasions the proprietors of the Magpie were fined in
heavy penalties. On Saturday week smoke was seen to.
isue from the Magpie Mine, which nearly prevented the
Red Soil miners from working. On the following Monday
when the men of the Red Soil went to the shaft of the
mine, one of them, named Wildgoose, was fist sent down
to ascertain if there was such a quantity of smoke an
would make their descent dangerous; he finding the
annoyance was discontinued called to the others, anti eleven
~f them descended and Wildgoose returned. The
four first had got a considerable distance into the mine when
they felt yciy powerfully the fumes of sulphur and whet'.
ingredients which came from the opening into the Itlagp.ifc
Arne. Two of them retreated up a shaft anti gave the
alarm to the others, who were descending; the other two
men (Joseph Knowles and Thomas Henstoek) were sa
overpowered that they could not get up the shaft, and by
laying down on the ground, they saved themselves by
inhaling the moisture of the earth. Those two were the
I ist that were extricated, and one of them with great diffi-
theGllteradt
col:), was enabled to give the alarm to the persons on the
the
of
Mine Hillock, when, after great exertions, eighta,,,o,fi
eaten were rescued alive ; but the other three were suffo-
and
cated. Their names were Thomas Wager, aged 41, who
has left a wife and eight children ; Isaac Bagsb!i‘c:;cagneeils,
10, who left a wile and three col i du rffe
t-
'll`ilaayi
isse , acedgiv
f
awed the
S•il miners, who, at great. P
I°,7eetions. Toe flew%
lives of four men by
his indiv“:l7e countenances
bodies appeared sad. spectacles,
exhibit-
ing the usual shocking
appearances
bruised, cause
the
faces and heads much
life. An inquest was h
by their struggles foriu
Aloofly, the e, e on
tine
following day before r. oner, which was
given to Cwrhitochlleofwt a Bwr reek laenbdu ris°:',:socn,he
continued
on the Wednesday, And then adjminied fur a
week. Five of the Magpie miners are in custody.