The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-06 00:00:00

CARMARTHEN ASSIZES, Jan. 1.
THE REBECCA RIOTS.

His Lordship entered the Court at nine o'clock this morning.
Thomas Hand, David Thomas, David Gower, David
Williams, and William Thomas, were placed at the bar,
charged with riotously and feloniously demolishing a house at
Kidwelly. There was a second count in the indictment for a
riot only. All the prisoners pleaded " Not guilty."
His LORDSHIP addressed the jury, and said that this was an
indictment that had been found at the quarter sessions and re-
mitted to the assizes for trial. The case had been carefully
examined, and counsel and he also had read over the deposi-
tions, and it was thought that the evidence did not bring home
the charge. He had therefore been applied to to allow the
prosecution to be abandoned. This, he thought, could be done
without prejudice to public justice, and the jury would, there-
fore, return a verdict of acquittal.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty accordingly, and
the prisoners were discharged.
SENTENCES ON THE PRISONERS.
John domes, alias Shony Seybor-fawr, and David Davies,
alias Dai-y- Cantwr, were then placed in the dock. Jones
immediately handed up a letter to his Lordship.
Hi 3 LORDSHIP, addressing them, said that the prisoner John
Jones had been convicted of shooting at a fellow-subject with
the intention of doing him a grievous bodily harm, and had
also pleaded guilty to a charge of riotously and tumultuously
demolishing a' house. The Court had but too much reason to
suppose that he was implicated in other offences of the same
character as both of these. The prisoner David Davies
had pleaded guilty to a charge of demolishing a house with
others, and his Lordship knew from his own statement
that he had been guilty of many similar outrages. As far
the Court was able to judge from the facts that had been
laid before it, they were both strangers to this part of the
country. What -induced them to visit it his Lordship knew
not, but it was rather curious that their appearance was noticed
here not long after the commencement of those outrages by
which this county had been disgraced. Whatever had been
the motives that had actuated them, they appeared to have
been willing agents, and had not been seduced into a breach of
the law. The prisoner John Jones might feel grateful that
the shot he fired did not take a fatal effect, as, if it had, instead
of the Court passing on him a sentence of banishment from
the country, it would have been obliged to pass the dreadful
sentence of a violent death ; but after the proof the prisoner
had given of the disregard lie entertained for the safety of his
fellows and the rights of property in this country,
it would be utterly impossible for him ever to return to it. The
prisoner David Davies would not be banished for so long a

term, but still for a very long period of time ; although pro-
bably the greater portion of his life would be spent in a
foreign land. The sentence of the Court was that John Jones
be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural
life, and that David Davies be transported for twenty years.
The prisoners, who had been very attentive to the Learned
Judge's address, were then removed.frem the dock, which they
left laughing.
Philip Phillip and William Phillip were then brought up to
receive sentence.
His LORDSHIP said, that the prisoners Philip Phillip and
William Phillip were now to receive sentence for the very
serious offence of which they had been found guilty—of a riot
and assault on the person of a bailiff who came to a distrain on
the premises of William Phillip. It was a sad thing to see
such an old man, the father and his sun, brought up together
to receive sentence for an offence of this description. It ap-
peared to have been committed, not hastily or unadvisedly,
but it seemed that the prisoners prepared to do it deliberately,
and even threatened the bailiff on the day before. The sen-
tence of the Court was, that William Phillip be imprisoned for
twelve months and kept to hard labour ; and that Philip Philip
be imprisoned for twelve months.
David Evans and James Evans were then placed at the bar
to receive sentence.
The JUDGE said—That the prisoners David Evans and
James Evans were brought before the Court to receive sen-
tence for a riot—a riot attended with circumstances of very
great cruelty to a very old man, who had since in some man-
ner or other lost his life. They armed and disguised them.
selves, and conducted themselves in such a way as to excite
terror and alarm in the minds of all peaceable subjects, and
proceeded to drag the old man out of his bed in the dead of
the night, and James Evans personally ill-used him. The jury
recommended him to mercy, and his Lordship strongly wished
he could think it was on good grounds. One reason was that
James Evans was a servant, and might have been influenced
by his master. He knew not, however, how the jury could
consistently recommend him to mercy on the ground that, as he
was a servant, he might have been influenced by his master,
and could then recommend the master himself to mercy.
Some of the jurors said they had always heard he possessed a
good character. If he had hitherto possessed a good charac-
ter, it was, his Lordship feared, because the truth was not
known of him. The defence he had set up proved his charac-
ter anything but good. The exhibition of his poor little trem-
bling brother• and sister in the witness-box was most revolting
and shocking. The act of violence was bad enough, but the
betrayal of his relatives into such p position was much worse.
His Lordship was sadly afraid that people did not look with
sufficient abhorrence on the crime of perjury. There was no
crime more injurious to society, or mere perversive of the pro-
per administration of justice. Who could be safe if witnesses
would come to a court of justice, and call on God to bear wit-
ness to a falsehood? The Court did not punish him for this,
' however, but his Lordship mentioned it to show why he did
not take the recommendation to mercy into consideration. The
sentence of the Court was, that each of the prisoners be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months.
David Morgan, James Morga:4, George Thomas, John
Lewis, and Lean Walters, were arraigned on a charge of bur-
glariously entering the dwelling-house of Evan Davies, of
Llanarthney, and feloniously stealing a sword.
No evidence of the felony was offered on the part of the pro-
secution, and a verdict of Not guilty against all the prisoners
was recorded.
The same prisoners were then indicted for the misdemeanor
of a riot. All of them, except David Morgan, pleaded guilty.
No evidence was offered against him, and he was discharged;
the others were also discharged, on being bound over to keep
the peace, and to appear to receive judgment whenever called
upon.
Thomas Davis, a smith, charged with having broken into
the house of William Thomas, of Maesbach, Llangendeime,
was acquitted.
David Jones, a farmer, was charged with attempting to
suborn and instigate one Daniel Lloyd to commit wilful and
corrupt perjury. There was another count for attempting to
suppress evidence.
It appeared that Daniel Lloyd was about to give evidence on
a charge of assault preferred against John Thomas; the pri-
soner, David Jones, gave Lloyd a sovereign to withhold his
evidence against John Thomas.
The prisoner was found guilty of attempting to withhold evi-
dance, and
His Loansirte, in passing sentence, said the jury had taken
a very merciful view of his case. Had they found him guilty
of attempting to persuade the witness to commit perjury he
would certainly have been transported. It was of the utmost
importance to the administration of justice that witnesses
should be allowed to state fully and freely the whole truth on
their oaths. It was of the utmost importance to the welfare of
society that such should be the case. The prisoner had en-
deavoured to subvert the the due performrnce of that duty, and
should be made an example of. He was then sentenced to 12
mouths' imprisonment.
James Evans was then placed in the dock to receive sen-
tence for assaulting his wife in Newcastle Emlyn. He was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve ca-
lendar months.
William Williams was sentenced to six months' imprisonment
fora riot at Pentrebach turnpike-gate.
David Jones was brought up to receive sentence for haling
sent a threatening letter to Mr. T. Williams, of Llanegwad.
His Loansittr said that the jury had recommended him to
mercy on account of his ignorance of the consequences of send-
ing such a letter. On a consideration of the case, his Lord •
ship could not think that it was well founded. He bad com-
mitted this sort crime before, and had used threats in the pre-
sence of Mr. H. Lloyd Harris, a solicitor, who very kindly
cautioned him. It would be well for him had he attended to
his advice. The sentence of the Court was, that he be impri-
soned for nine calendar months.
Bridzet Williams was brought up to receive sentence for
sending a threatening letter.
His LORDSHIP said that the verdict and recommendation of
the prisoner to mercy were very proper and just. She could
neither read nor write, and he was disposed to believe that
some wicked and ill-natured persons put it into her head to
send it, she not knowing the consequences. She was then
sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
Lewis Henry, for the robbery at Gaterven, near Abergwilly,
was sentenced to ten years' transportation.
His LORDSHIP observed that the prisoner had had the hardi-
hood deliberately to tell the policemen that he would commit
the robbery. He was unfit for the society of this country, and
must therefore be removed.
Several prosecutions for breaking down gates and for riots
were abandoned.
His LORDSHIP then dismissed the petit jury, and the assizes
terminated. His Lordship left town that night.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)

MA:VSION-HOUSE.

William Christey, a Customhouse agent, was brought
before the Lord Mayor by Inspector Waller, upon a warrant,
charged with having been concerned in frauds committed at the
Custom-house.
Mr. nobler, jun., stated that he appeared order of the
Board of Customs, to prosecute in the case. The prisoner
had been employed to enter goods at the Custom-house, and
to pay the duty on them, and he stood charged with having
paid duty on a smaller amount of goods than had been im-
ported, and with having charged the duty to the full extent to
those who engaged him to act for them. lie (Mr. Nobler,
jun.) had preferred indictments before the grand jury at the
Central Criminal Court by order of the Board of Customs, and
those bills had been returned, and lie subsequently obtained a
warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner, which was exe-
cuted by Inspector Waller. The prisoner was, as the offence
with which he was charged was a misdemeanour, entitled to be
released upon giving bail to appear at the next. session of the
Central Criminal Court for trial.

The Loan AIAYOR having learned that there were three in-
dictments against the prisoner, said he should require two se-
curities of 2001. each upon each indictment, and the prisoner's
own security to the amount of 6001. upon all of them.
Mr. Alexander Christey, of Muscovy-court, Trinity-square,
lighterman, and Mr. George Henning, of Artillery-court,
Chiswell-street, were then examined and accepted by Mr.
Hobler, jun., as bail.
These indictments cannot be tried any where but at the
Central Criminal Court.

The police gave good evidence yesterday of the wholesome
effect of the Lord Mayor's positive directions to them regard-
ing the omnibus nuisance. Several drivers and conductors of
omnibuses were brought before his Lordship, charged by the
officers in various districts with having loitered, notwithstand-
ing the numerous examples which, to their knowledge, have
been made within the last eightor ten days. The defendants
tried, by every manoeuvre of which they were capable, to get the
penalties remitted altogether, or at least mitigated. In ail their
efforts they were unsuccessfuL His Lordship inflicted the full
fine upon every man against whom the charge of having loitered
was established. Most of the defendants paid. A few pre-
ferred a taste of Bridewell.
THE STATE OF THE STREETS AS TO CLEANLI,NESS••••—
Several gentlemen, amongst whom were some members of the
Court of Common Council, waited upon the Lord Mayoz, to
inform his Lordship that, notwithstanding the activity displayed
by him in urging the due performance of the contract for keep-
ing the streets clean, the contractor evidently disc egarded all
hints, and directions, and threats, and seemed deter mined to go
on in his old way, not caring anything at all about the matter.
Mr. Lott, of Cordwainers'-ward, said he felt xaost grateful
to the Lord Mayor for the attempts he was making to cleanse
and purify the streets of the several wards, and he sincerely
hoped that the cleansing and purification would rea ch his ward,
which greatly stood in need of some strong process of the kind.
He begged to be allowed to state that a scientific person had
called upon him and exhibited some drain pipes, for application
to under-draining wood and other pavements, as the mud in
streets was, from the foundation, when wet and: soft, working
up between the block of wood or stone, of which the pavement
was composed.
The LORI) MAYOR advised that the plan should be sub-
mitted to the Commissioners of Sewers,

Mr. Bracher. of Coleman-street Ward, said th: it Moorgate-
street, and the lanes and alleys adjacent, had not been touched
with broom or the machine for a considerable itime, so that
some opinion might be formed of the condition of that neigh-
bourhood at the present moment. People as they passed along
were covered with mud, and the shop windows 'came in for a
pretty good share. The contractor had been applied to, and
had promised to do all that was necessary. but he had done
nothing.
The LORD MAYOR—The best course you can adopt is to
summon him before me.

Mr. Bracher—l shall do so, my _Lord. Ia .m determined to
follow it up.—The summons was then issued.
MARLBORO UGH.S TR.I 3E71
A summons having been applied for and 0. btained against the
coachman of Count Paoli, the Sardinia n Minister, for re-
fusing to pay the reward adjudged to the firemen who attended
to extinguish a fire which occurred at the Sardinian Minister's
stables, the following note was received by 111 r. Hardwick, the
sitting Magistrate, yesterday :
" The Sardinian Minister presents his compliments to the
sitting Magistrate, at Marlborough-street pcilice-court, and has
the honour to acquaint him, that in the exercise of his privilege
as a Foreign Minister accredited to this Curt, he has ordered
his coachman, Richard Doyle, not to obey the summons he has
received to appear this day at the Marlborough-street police-
office, in consequence of the demand made upon him of the
sum of 175., the amount of the reward given to Frederick
Berryer, engine-keeper, for bringing his e twine to Count
Pollon's stables on the 27th of December ult.
" Should this demand be founded on right, the Sardinian
Minister would not have resisted it ; but he w ill claim his right
to resist it, as he is convinced of its injustice.

" No. 11, Grosvenor-street, Jan. 5, 1844.' ' " POLLON.
"6 Richard Doyle, coachman to the Sardiv .ian Minister, has
been returned as being part of his e,tablisbo lent on the annual
list delivered to the Foreign-office for insert:ton in the Sheriff
book, and is, in consequence, protected agains t arrest for debt."
Lacy, the messenger of St. George's, Han over-square, was
called in and made acquainted with the contents of his Excel-
lency's note.
Lacy said the fire was a very bad one, anti when application
was made to the coachman, Doyle did not invention that he was
Count Pollon's servant ; on the contrary, the said the stables
were h;s own, and the furniture in them.
Mr. HARDWICK said the fact must be ts.ken from the Sar-
dinian Minister's note. The coachman was part of the estab-
lishment, and, as Count Pollon had pleaded his privilege as a
Foreign Minister, the summons must be cancelled.
Lacy, the St. George's messenger, begged to state that,
since the passing of the Act requiring machinery to be only
used for the sweeping of chimneys, the 'amber of fires in
chimneys had very greatly increased. This he attributed
principally to thy inefficiency of the mackinery employed in