The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-06 00:00:00

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.

TUISDAY, MARCH 5.
BZTORZ SERJEANT ONSLOW AND A fULI. BENCH Of

MAGISTR

Pechiveri.Elial flollins;atitißolert Bates,
the Chimney-sweep, were put to the Bar, to answer
a Bill of Inditfttnent, charging the two first for, steal.
ing a number of sacks, and a quantity of hatley-meal
and malt, the property of Messrs: Langdale, Leader
and Attlee, at Wandsworth, to whom they were
servants; and Robert B.►tes for receiving the same,
knowing them to be stolen.

Our readera will-recolleEt that the Prisoner Bates.
had a most fortunate and -astonishing escape. last
Sessions, when he was indiaed fora similar offence,
owing to the boy's testimony being falsified from
his own mouth—the only • evidence now adduced
to substantiate this charge was Knight, who was
himself tried last. Sessions and acquitted ,on a sinii-.
lar charge ; he certainly most distindly proved
that he waia engaged by the I'risoners l'erkouer and
Hollins, to remove the articles, that thy werelodg...
ed at Bates's house, and were.thera. found Under a
search. warrant by Callender and Wood, constables ;
which articles were swurn to by Mr. Leader,-one
of the partners.

The case was fully proved, ,arid, after an appro.
prime charge from the. Chairman, the jury found
them all three—Guilty.

Peckover and Hollins received sentence of trans.
portation for 7 years, and. Robert Bates, the Sweep,
for 4 years, as the receiver.

On Saturday senniglit, about five o'clock, a la.
bouring man going along Fenwick.streer, Liver.
pool, and appearing very much indisposed, was ask.
cd to lie down on sutrie,straw•in a stable, where he
was found, about two hours afterwards, dead.

A most desperate gangof 'villains, who have late,
ty 'committed numerous and. very daring robberies •
in the neighbourhood of Woodbridge, arc at length
likely to receive their due reward from the just este.
' cation of .the laws of their Country, which.they
have so often set at defiance. Corn, 'meat, fowls,
and altiiosrevery think they. could lay their hands
on, were alike objeds.of their depredations; one of
the gang has turned King's evidence, and impeached
several of hit accomplices ; the Magistrates have,
in consequence, issued their warrante, and 'several
persons are talen up on suspicion.
. A curious fan in Natural .History has beersaab.
served by Dr. GABItiEI, AXSELMI, flrokssor, of
Anatomy at Tasia,-4 Snake, called in Italy Seep,
Nero, the Coltober Natrix of Jai torreui, is said to he
extremely fond of milk.; and the country.people
even pretend that it makes its way into
,the
dairies to gratify its inclination.' They even as.
sert, that it is sometimes found entwined round the
legs of cows, sucking their teats with such avidity,
as to draw blood when their milk is exhausted.—
Of this faCt, which by many had been considered as
opopular tale, the Donor had himself in opportu.
nity of being an eye-witness." Walking, accord-
ing to custom (says.he), one morning, on the, road
called the Park, bordered by pastures, containing' a
great number of Sheep and horned cattle, I observed
an old, bus vigorous, coiv, separate froin the others,
and lowing, with her head raised in the sir, her
ears'ereft, and shaking her tail, Surprised at the
noise she made, I seated myself on, she banks of a
stream),and followed her wherever she went with
my eyes. 'After,running for some minutes, the
suddenly stopped in a sequestered spot, and began
to ruminate. Inquisitive to discover the cause I
' went to the place. After going into a pond to
drink, she came out', and waited on the blink for a
black Snake, Which crept from among the bushes,
and approaching her, entwined himself round her
legs, and began to Suck' her milk. I observed this
phenomenon two successive days, without inform.
ing the rettlianan. The 'third I acquainted him
with it, and he told, me that for some time the. cow
kicked at the
_approach of her calf, and that she
could not, without difficulty, be compelled to super
it to suck. We, took away the Snake, which we
killed. On the succeerling days the Cow, after in.
vait waiting for her suckling, 'ran about the rhea.
doW in such a manner that the herdsman was obliged
to' shut her up." Dr. Anselmi has discovered that
if the teats of the coWs be washed with a decodion
of tobacco, the ravages of these extraordinary. de.
, predators may be effcCtually prevented,