The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-14 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, Mattcal 9.

AT our Assizes seventeen Prisoners were tried,
eight of whom were capitally convkted, viz. Jona-
than Harben and John Gubby, for the wilful murder
of Wm. Harben (father of the former) to be exc.:
cute(' on Monday, and afterwards gibbetted near the
spot where the horrid deed was perpetrated, in the
neighbourhood of Christchurch ; Elizabeth Cz3ar,
for the wilful murder of her own female bastard
child, also to be executed on Monday next (the 12th)
and then delivered to, the Surgeons fur disseftion;
Richard Carter, for stealing three horses, to suffer
on Saturday the 24. th ; Rose Riley, far stealing
Bank notes and cash from the person of Elizabeth
Salter ; Mary Welch, for a felony in the house of
R. Pierce, at Portsea ; William N-►rris, for break-
ing open a dwelling-house ; and James Eist, for a
burglary. The four latter were reprieved before
the Judges left the City.
Only ten causes were entered at MI; Prim:, and
but one of these.was interesting. It was an mita-
ment of the Right Hon. Lord Bolton, Lord Lieu.
tenant of the County, and W. Neville, Esq. a DP.
putt/ Lieutenant, charging them with libelling
twelve respedable Gentlemen of Gosport, the
Jurors who had assessed the value of Mr. Bingham's
premises, taken for the use of Government, in pub.
fishing the, resolution of a Lieutenantcy Meeting,
advising Mr. Serle, the Receiver-General, not to
pay the sum of 14.,7001. which the said Jurors had
awarded.

Mr. JEKYLL, leading Counsel for the prosecution,
called witnesses to prove that the resolution had
been circulated. It was however admitted for the,
Defendants, that they had authorized the publica-
tion of the Resolution in the INtew4papers ; and Mr.
EURROUGH argued, that thefhad not exceeded
their duty, in advising that a ,sum of public money,
which appeared to, them far beyond the value of the
premises, Oculd- not be paid: till further inquiries
could be' made. The Jury, after a short consulta.
tion pronounced the Defendants—Not Guilty.

About a month ago a person of very genteel ap,
pearance and address, about 3o years of age, went
into the shop of Mr. Dam, watchmaker and silver.
smith, the corner of Finkle.street, Hull, and wished
to look at some rings, one of which he made choice
of, but declined purchasing it on account of the price.
A week or ten days after, he again called, and of-
fered within 18d. of what the ring was valued at,
but the money was refused. A little before ten
o'clock on the evening of Wednesday last, he again
called, in the absence of Mr. Dunn, to take the
ring, and...requested change for a 101; note. As soon
as Mrs. Dunn had opened the till, for the purpose
of giving change, he presented a pistol, threatening
to murder her if she made any noise, and while
overcome with terror she fell senseless on the fiior,
he snatched nine five-guinea notes out of the drawer,
and made of, leaving ,her locked up in the room,
and taking away the keys. In his haste he left the
ring behind, and it does appear that any article was
taken out of the shop, save the above notes.
At Oxford Assizes, which ended.on Tuesday se'n.
night, Geo. Payne, fog feloniously secreting a letter,
and taking•thereout a note of the Oxford University
and City Bank, value *oh the property `of.lVir. John
Badcock, of \Vatlington, was fined as. and sen-
tenced to two years imprisonment in the House •of
Corretlion; Rd. Grimshaw, for stealing four pieces
of 11,:me spun linen sheeting from the premises of
Mr.W. Greening, of Littlemore, to remain till next
Assizes; Richard Knight, charged on a violent sus.
picion of having stolen out of the slaughter-house of
Mr. Thu. Weals, at Chipping Norton, the carcass
of one fat sheep and a leg of mutton, discharged by
proclamation; and Elizabeth Smith, charged on a
violent suspicion of having set fire to a quantity of
parley' ini the straw,the property- of Mr. William
bWiggits, ofPytton, acquitted.