The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-22 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.--(THIS DAY.)

James Donovan was indicted for stealing five cages and
five birds, the property of John Tree.
It appeared that the prisoner and the prosecutor were
brothers in-law. The prisoner took the opportunity of
the absence of the prosecutor and his wife from home, and
stole from their parlour five bird-cages, with birds in them.
Two of them he afterwards sold to a man named Henneth,
who produced them ; but the others had not yet been
found.

The prosecutor, to questions put by the Chairman, slid
the prisoner had occasionally worked for I im as a leather-
dresser, and always bore a very good character.
CHAIRMAN—Did you ever hear of hi, being in trouble
before ? Witness—No, Sir.
CHAIRMAN—Has he always borne an honest character?
Witness—Yes, Sir.

CHAIRMAN —Now, on your oath, do you not know he
has been tried here before? Witness—l have heard

so, Sir.

The prisoner was found Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said the prosecutor must have known
that the prisoner was convicted of felony in this Court in
February last, and sentenced to fourteen days' imprison-
ment and to be publicly whipped, and for giving such
evidence as he had, he should not have his expenses.
The prisoner was then sentenced to two months' hard
labour, and to be publicly whipped.
Eliza Harris and Mary Hilton, two common prosti-
tutes, were indicted for stealing 4s. 6d. from the person
of a youth named Thomas Masters.
The prosecutor stated that, between 12 and 1 o'clock
on Sunday night, he was going past Kennington-common,
when the prisoners came up to him ; one of them clung
round him, put her hand in his pocket, and handed some-
thing to the other prisoner. He immediately missed 4s. 6 1.
out of Ss., which were in his pocket. Having given the
prisoners into custody they were searched, when about
is. were found on them.

The Jury found Ilarris Guilty, and Hilton Not Guilty.
Harris was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
Edward Macarthy, a sturdy Irishman, was indicted
for violently assaulting a very old man named Charles King.
The prosecutor, who had formerly moved in a superior
station in I f., had latterly become greatly reduced, and for
same months past had lodged in the garret of a marine
store dealer named Edwards, with his son. Owing to the
prosecutor's refusal to receive some pewter pots in his
room, which Edwards did not wish should be openly ex-
posed in his shop, Edwards accused him of being a " nose"
(an informer), and wished to get rid of him by a very
summary mode of ejectment. On the night of the 23th
of April, about 10 o'clock, when the poor old man and his
son went home, he discovered that his room-doer was
taken off its hinges and his windows taken out ; and as
he was entering the room, the defendant, whom he bad
never seen before, came behind him and knocked him
donna. The landlord and another person, both of whom
were indicted but had not appeared to take their trials,
then came up, and they all three beat the prosecutor se-
verely, giving him what they called, "a -- good
peppering."

The defendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to ply a
fine of 40s. to the King.

ASSIZES-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)

OXFORD CIRCUIT-ABINGDON, AUGUST 21.

HIGH TREASON.-CASE OF DENNIS COLLINS.

This case, as might be expected, excites considerable in-
terest here, and the influx of visitors, desirous of being
spectators of the proceedings, is very large. The trial
comes on the first thing this morning (Wednesday).
The Attorney-General arrived in the town last evening,
from London, accompanied by Mr. Maule, who is the
junior Counsel for the Crown. The Counsel for the
prisoner are Mr. Suabey and Mr. Carrington ;—and it is
a peculiar feature in cases of High Treason that each
Counsel for the prisoner is allowed to address the Jury on
his behalf. It is generally believed, however, that the
defence which will be set up will be that of insanity, but
which will be required to be narrowly looked to by the
Jury- Another feature in cases of this description is that
the prisoner is furnished with lists of the Jury who
are to try him, that he may especially except against any,
and also with a list of the witnesses who are to be heard
against him. The indictment is very long. It is framed
under the Statute of the 36th Geo. 111., which enacts,
" that if any person, during the natural life of the King
then reigning, and until the end of the next Session of
Parliament, after a demise of the Crown, shall, within the
realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or
intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to
death or destruction, or wounding, imprisonment,
or restraint of the person of the Kieg, his heirs or
successors, he being convicted thereof upon the oaths of two
lawful and credible witnesses upon trial, or otherwise con-
victed or attainted by due course of law, then every such
offender shall be deemed, declared, and adjudged to be it
traitor." The indictment also contains counts under the
39th and 40th Geo. 111. c. 93.

Dennis Collins is much reduced in personal appearance,
no doubt from his long confinement.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LANCASTER, Ava. 20.
Mary Ratcliffe, a woman about 40 years of age, was
indicted for having incited William Heaton to murder
her husband.
The prisoner and her husband resided at a place called
Burtonwood, about four miles from Warrington. She had
during the last four years kept up an improper connection
with Heaton, and as the circumstance was not unknown
to the husband, he and his wife lived very unhappily to-
gether. In October last Ratcliffe removed his wife to
Warrington with the view of breaking off her intimacy
with Heaton, and this circumstance appeared to have in-
duced the suspicion that she determined to destroy her
husband in order that no interruption should be given
to her intimacy with Heaton. When about to remove
from Burtonwood, she said that her husband was taking
her to Warrington to watch her, but she would match
him, and if she did not match him, she would be a devil
out of hell, and he should have a short reign of it. After
they bad removed to Warrington, Heaton frequently
Went to Ratcliffe's house, when Ratcliffe was not at home,
and was there several days with the prisoner. The pri-
t soner was heard to abuse her husband in a most violent
manner, applying to him the most disgusting expressions,
and had several times run at him with a knife, saying,
" Dang thee, I'd as soon kill thee as an ar'nt twoad"—
(Arrant toad.) Shortly after Ratcliffe had removed to
Warrington he was found on the road between Warring-
ton and Burtorns, and quite dead, having been murdered
in a most barbarous manner by Heaton, and for which he
was tried and executed last assizes. Other circumstances
were stated, tending to show the intimacy between the
prisoner and Heaton, anti a pocket-book containing a
lock of her red hair, which she had given to him was
produced. It was also proved tbat she had said to Heaton
that it would be no sin to inur4r such a man. When
Heaton was in prison, on the charge of murder, he sent
for the prisoner and desired her to bring her youngest
child with her. She came as be desired, and he took the
young child on his knee, kissed it several times, and gave
it some halfpence.
After the case for the prosecution had closed,
Mr. Justice PARKE was of opinion there was not suffi-
cient evidence to charge the prisoner as an accessary before
the fact. —The prisoner was immediately acquitted.
Richard Man Brook, a young man of respectable ap-
pearance, was indicted for stealing a horse, the property of
Mr. Newton, of Manchester.
The Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty.
Two men named Smith and Shaw, committed for
throwing vitriol on two men named Roberts, were brought
up for judgment.
The Learned JUDGE said, the prisoners' conduct was to
be attributed to the spirit of combination, which appeared
to prevail in that and the counties of Durham and North-
umberland, and sentenced the prisoners to two years' im-
prisonment and hard labour.
Mr. Stanley, who was one of the Grand Jury, left the
town on Thursday last in a chaise, accompanied by Mr.
Patten.

, ---
We unuerstand that it is their MAJESTIES'
intention to honour Eghain races with their presence on
each of the three days in the ensuing week.
Prince ADALBERT of Prussia, and his suite,
consisting of Colonel SHORNEIORST, Count de GROGEIEN,
Dr. BERSHULTZES, &c. arrived at Alivart's Hotel yesterday
morning, from their tour in North Britain. They re-
turned through Cumberland and Lancashire. Prince
ADALBERT left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor
Castle, to be present at the grand banquet given in cele-
bration of the anniversary of his MAJESTY'S birth-day.
It is said the Duchess of KENT and Princess
VICTORIA will shortly visit Ireland.—Cork Southern
Reporter.

Lord MULGRAVE, Governor of Jamaica,
arrived at Blrbadoes, on the voyage out, on the 16th ult.,
in his MAJESTY'S ship Conway.
BEES.—Heather honey, we suspect, will be
very scarce and high in price this year, the bees having
not swarmed as usual. In the neighbourhood of Cal.
Lander, and in Balquhidder, no more than two out of
the score of hives have swarmed. We know one indi-
vidual who bad twenty-one hives this summer, and this
only increased to twenty-three.•..Stirtiny Advertiser.