The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-21 00:00:00

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ON ninilay night Captain Wt t, ov, that is nive
Chief Peace Officer, surprised, at the house of one
Conlan, a publican, at the corner of New.row amt
Ward's.hill, in the Liberty, fifteen journeymen silk.
weavers, who had before them, in council, an ac-
count of money colleded from different persons of
their own trade, in Vilti011) parts of the Liberty.
Though reprehensible the measure of raising money
for the purposes of combination, yet this was sup.
posed to be for contributing to a much worse put.-
pose. At the head of this junto was found one
Leech, who was some time since whipped, pursuant
to his sentence, for treasonable pradices. These
persons were brought before the Superintendarit
Magistrate, and underwent a very stria examin.
ation. There being, however, no positive proof as
to what purpose the money collected was intended
for, they were discharged, after giving stificiint

At a late hour on the night of the 4th inst. a
number of ruffians, from the County of Tipperary,
went to the house of a respectable Farmer, near
Cutraghmore, in the County Waterford, and after
treating him in, a most barbarous manner, corn.
pelted him to swear that he would immediately
abandon the land, on the possession of which he
had but recently entered. A fetocious intimation
was added, that a second visit, should they find it
necessary, would be fatal. Early on Sunday morn.
ing a breach was made in an embankment on part
of the above farm, for the purpose of drowning the
cattle ; the circumstance, however, was perceived in
time sufficient to' enable the proprietors to frustrate
the design, which would otherwise have proved
effeCtual.

SHERIFFS' COURT.

JONES v. FAIRRRoTHER.

The Plaintiff, formerly Chief Mate of the Afrm, a
South Whaler, sought to recover damages for an as:
sault committed by the Defendant, his Captain. It
appeared by the evidence of three of the crew be.
longing to the 'abOve-named.Vessel, that the parties
sailed from Plymouth on the r Bth of May, 1803,
and lived on fristuily terms
.with each other, until
their arrival at the Island of Btrbadoes, when a mis.
understanding arose in consequence of the following
circumstance. The Plaintiff went on shore and pur.
chased an enormous baboon from a Slave Ship, which
he brought on board the dine, and the creature was
soon discovered to be so mischievous that the crew
were in continual dread of its tricks. The animal
was described to possess all the cunning noticed in'
the ape species. It had been accustomed to climb
with the greatest rapidity every part of the ship's
rigging, from whence it would throw down blocks,
ropes, and any loose article on the men's heads, and
At other times bite them by surprise. In revenge
for such treatment, the seamen had often seized the
offender and thrown it into the sea, but the enemy
could not be disposed of that way, for he was on
board again in a few seconds, and in some place of
security. The Defendant remonstrated with the
Plaintillon keeping the baboon on board,. and- de-
aired him to send it on shore ; the latter, how.
ever, refused, promising it should do no further
injury, and he kept it secured by a chain in
the. long-boat during a considerable portion
of the voyage ; the animal, however, found means
one - day to escape from confinement, and
stole unnoticed into the cabin, where it opened the
Captain's chest, spread his books, linen, &c. on the'
deck, and sprinkled the whole, with ink and a
quantity of hair. powder, While the creature was
thus employed, the Defendant entered, and perceiv-
ing the destruttion of Iris property, ran immediately
fore pistol, and 4hot the Baboon through the head,
as it was escaping up the companion ladder. The
Defendant then kicked fallen pug about the deck,
and .a violent altercation commenced beiween the
Defendant and Plaintiff, which ended with the for.
mer knocking •the latter down With a handspike, in
consequence of • which. he was unable to walk dor.
ing the remainder of the voyage. After these fans
had _been proved,• the Jury fund a verdiet for the
Plaintiff, with ;l. damages.

COUNTY AISiZES, Nom ziourANt.—Fritlay
Parity took his trial for ottetiit seditious words,—
Mr. Serjea`nt VAUGHAN, Mr. D. P. Corte, Mr.
BALctrY, and Mr. cLARKE, concluded the Nose.
cution.; Mr. Rottort and Mr. Cot°i.Rv were Conn-
se' for the Defendant.--Mr. Serjeant VAuotyist:
dwelt with considerable eloquence upon the usual
topics, and stared, that he should be able to prove
words of the most inflammatory nature, such as,
" Damn Farmer I wish Bonaparte were
here, rwould rake up arms, rind meet him." The
evidence fur the Crown being closed, Mr. Ilormit,
addressed the Jury with much feeling, and contend.
ed that it was impossible words of such kindest)
foreign to the minds of Englishmen, could have been
uttered with the serious intention imputed by the
indidment ; the learned Counsel was, in many of
his illustrations, very ingenious. Witnesses to cha-
rader.were also called. Upon the summing up of the
Judge, however, the jury, after some deliberation,
returned a Verdi} of guilty of uttering the words
" Damn Farmer but negatived the other
expression laid in the indiament ; Varley was, in
the course of the day, sentenced to three months
prisonment:

Yesterday, at Marlborough street,
David GievUlt, a middle-aged man, of genteel ap.
pearance, was charged with picking the pocket of 5.
Reddington, Esq. of his purse, containing a quantity
of gold and silver. 'rite principal deponent was a
boy of fourteen years old, who was leaving Sutton.
street Chapel, Mary.le.bone, on Sunday morning,
in the crowd, when he observed the prisoner's
hand in the prosecutor's pocket. The boy, after
the prisoner had made off, asked Mr. R. if he had
not been robbed. On putting his hand in his pocket
he missed his purse, and the youth pointed out the
prisoner, who was secured with the property. in his
possession, The prisoner was fully committed fur
trial. it is a capital offence. This species of rub.
bery has been practised with success for some time
at the Chapels at the Vest end of the town.

KENT ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE, 14ARCH 19.

MR. justice HEATH, and IVIr. Justice Rooks, ar.
rived in to 4:1 last *night, ;Ind opened rheir Commis-
sion for holding the Assizes for this County. This
trforning, after Divine Service, they pro.
ceeded to btwines); it being, however, rather later
thin usual before the Court sat, nothing very ma.
terial was duo: to-day.