The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-09 00:00:00

MURDER.

Frederick Williams, Thomas Williams, Henry Dove, Wm.
Quick, and Samuel Bassett, five boys, all under fourteen years of
age, were put to the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah
Hood.

Mr. Casey, House Surgeon of the Westminster Hospital, de-
posed, that on the 9th Nov. the deceased Sarah Hood was
brought to the Hospital ; she was in great pain, and on examin-
ing her witness found that her right thigh was broken ; she ap-
peured to be between 60 and '7O years of age ; but witness bus
since ascertained that she was not more than 45 years old ; the
limb was set. The deceased, on being brought into the Hospital,
appeared to be intoxicated, and told witness that she did not ex-
pect ever to overcome the accident ; she had every attention paid
her; deceased said that the accident was occasioned by a fall, she
died on the 29th of November, and witness believes that her
death was occasioned by the shock her frame received in the full..
Robert Watts, a boy about 10 years old, deposed that he knew
the deceased, Sarah Hood. She lived in Charles-txturt; Strand.
In the month of November witness was in the court, about
half-past seven o'clock, at the corner of the passage coming
from Hungerforti-market. Witness also saw. Thomas
hams, Frederick Williams, Henry Dover, and' the rest
of the prisoners, as also a number of other boys. Witness
heard Thomas Williams say, " Here comes the old Scotch
let us have a lark with her." The deceased did not give them any
offence ; they took hold of her, and pushed her down the court,
she fell sideways on her hip, and, calling out, said her thigh was
broken ; another boy, named Wilson, brought out a light, and the
prisoners tried to blow it out.

- Mr. ANDREWS cross-examined this witness for the prisoners.
—He said they threw the old woman down for a lark; he did
not observe whether or no; she was intoxicated.

The Jury, under the direction of Mr. ,Tutice PARK, tound the
►rienners Not Guilty.

George Hull, aged 18, was indicted for stealing in the dwelling
house of Capt. E. W. C. Ashley, in Queen-street, Berkeley-square,
a chronometer, value 50 guineas.

Several witnesses were called wlso gave the prisoner an exec
lent character.

The Jury found the prisoner " Guilty," but recommended him
to mercy on account of his previous good character.
NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Dict,tu AN. )
Emma Basset and Michael Curtain, were indicted, the first
for stealing, and the other for receiving a purse containing eight so-
vereigns, and one 51. blank note, from John Cummins, in St.
Giles's, on the kith of last month.

The prosecutor, a whimpering Irishman, stated with an im-
meneity of sentiment, that lw met the female in Tottenham-eourt-
road, and the night being cold, treated her with something to
drink ; he 'hewed her the money iu the puree by changing a iove-
reign, and accompanied her to a house ;„ they were holding a
tete a fete iu the peerage, when the " lady," sans ceremonit, put
her hand into his pocket and drew out the puree ; the other pri-
roller then came into the passage, received the purse from herhand,
and was seined by the prosecutor, but got away ; the latter called
" watch," and the female was secured. '!'houses Leslie, a
watchman, " found them all three in contract together ;" the
female confessed the robbery, and on the road to the watch-house
gave up some papers which were also in the prosecutor's pocket.
There was no evidence proved against the male prisoner, not be-
ing identified, he was therefore acquitted ; but Emote Basset
was convicted.

REVERSAL Or A VERDICT AFTER HAVING BEEN RECORDED.
Luke Blachbeitrd and John Adams wenr indicted tor stealing a
sisiantlty of lead Hunt the COrifOf a house in Shoreditelt belonging
to a gentleman named Turner. The prisoners, in defense•, mere-
ly void Not Guilty. The Jtiry, however, found them both " Guil-
ty" and the verdict was recorded. As they were leaving the dock,
the prisoner Blackheard said, that helm! been completely drawn into
a snare, and stated that he was employed by the father of Adams,
who had told him that be had bought the lead of a Mr. Johnson.
He was led into the unoccupied house by the prisoner Manse ; the
knife belonged to him, and he (Blackbeard) considered that he was
doing nothing wrong, as he had frequently worked for Adams's
father before. The officer and prosecutor expressed themselves
satisfied with this statement, and that he had been drawn into it
unconsciously.
The Foreman of the Jury inquired of Mr. Sergeant DENMAN,
whether they could withdraw the verdict.

The Learned SERUIANT considered, that under these circurn
stances the verdict might be withdrawn. The Jury then re eon
sidered, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and Blackheart
was accordingly discharged.
STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Louisa Jones was convicted of stealing a silk haudkerehie
front the shop of Benjamin Mather, hosier, New-street, Covent•
garden, on the Bth of November.

The most extraordinary fact attending this ease was, that two
men (one of them also named Jones) were transported at the last
Old Bailey Sessions, for stealing the same handkerchief, from the
same shop.

John Bright was found guilty of stealing, on the VBth of Oc-
tober, 3/. 17s. the property of Thomas Morris.
Ths prosecutor was the driver of a cabriolet, and had been en-
gaged by the prisoner and two others ; he had driven them to
several places and had drank freely with them ; in alighting in
Westminster, the prosecutor dropped lb/. in sovereigns and silver
front his pocket ; the prisoner seized as mush of it as he could
and ran away ; he was taken, and the property found on hint ;
the prosecutor lost 11/. out of the FN. ; the others were Jlot
taken.

At a quarter east one o'clock the Grand Jury entered the Court,
and preKentedlbt true bills they had foUnd* during the morning;
among those not found was one against Mr. John Wilke, jun.,
the Member for Sudbury, on the charge of forgery.

THE SALLY I,R,NN.--=Tbe bun in fashionable,
caihmt:tite Sally Lunn" originated with a young woman of that
name in Bath, about thirty years ago: She first cried them in a
basket with a white cloth over it, morning and evening. Delmer,
a tespectable baker and musician, noticed her, bought her busi-
ness, and made a song and set it to music, iu behalf of " Sally
Lunn."Tbis composition became the street favourite, barrows
Were made to distribute the nice cakes, Delmer profited thereby,
and retired ; and, this day,
the Sully Lunn cake, not 'mike the
hot-cross bun in flavour, claims pry.-eminence in all the cities in
England.—Hone's Every Day Book.

CASE OP FOUL TREACHERY AT SKA.-A ease
of as foul treachery as has ever come to our notice, moored On
board the schooner Anne, •on her passage to Batavia. This
vessel, on her departure from Singapore, had taken on board seven
Amapa.' or Javanese passengers, who professed to be Hadjees, or
Pilgrims, on their return from Mecca ; and were accordingly
diesied in the costume of devotees of this class. It would ap-
pear that these persons had formed a plan for cutting off the
crew, and obtaining possession of the vessel, For this purpose,
they had previously provided theMselves with arms, and when
the Anne was Off the Island of Lingen (once a notorious haunt
cat pirates), they attempted to put their design in execution dur-
ing the darkness of the night. They first attacked the captain,
who had the watch on deck, and wounded him severely with a
kris, He, however, seised the foremost of his assailants, and in
the struggle which ensued, they both fell- down into the cabin,
where with the assistance of some of the Passengers, the villain
was shortly dispatched. The remaining six having put the crew
to flight up the rigging, endeavoured tocome down into the cabin,
but two of them being hirtunately shot dead from below, the
others desisted, and attempted to act fire to the ship. In this they
were happily frustrated, and the crew recovering a little from the
panic, killed one of them with; a boarding pike, awl drove the
other three overboard. The
had the precaution to cut away the
boat in which they intended to escape ; but as she was swamped
immediately on reachinplie water, it is supposed they must have
ham drowned. Captain Hector received two severe woundat but
we are happy to add, that he has recovered of them. The paw",
who is supposed to have Wu the chief of the party_is aseertaineo
to have been settled at Singapore for Wile time as a fitharalan..
Singapore Chronicle, June 22.