The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

Esdaile, Ham►nett, and ed.
W. G. Peyton
S. G. •

Per THE SUN NeWntrigiet•

R. W. C.
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lion. G. Vernon
E. J. Vernon
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OLD BAELEV.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.

Yesterday Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were put
to the Bar, ibr the purpose of hearing the opinion of the twelve
Judges. It will he recollected that the prisoners were convic-
ted of stealing a large quantity of niex voinica,.the property of
Wm. Marsh.
Mr. Justice BAYL EY delivered the opinion.of the majority of
the Judges, that the prisoners had been properly convicted of
larceny, as the nux vomica was the property of Wm. Marsh.
The grounds of that opinion were shortly these:—lt was consid-
ered that a person might have a temporary and special owner-
ship in property entrusted to his charge distinct from the gene-
ral ownership, invested in tile real owner of the property so en-
trusted. Thus A. may be the general owner of an article, and
B. to whom he'lias giVenit.may be the special owner for the
time being, and if A. the
.general owner, connives at a theft of
`the property frOM B. that is a robbery or larceny. In this case
the fact of the intention to defraud the revenue did not alter the
character of the act, and therefore the prisoners being properly
convicted, willleeeiVe sentence at the close of the Sessions.
John Chester, aged 22,. vas put to-the bar, on an indictment
charging him with assaulting, on the King's highway, Ann
Emma Grey, and taking from her person a reticule, two hand-
kerchiefs, about six or seven shillings in money, &c.
The prosecutrix, in company with a gentleman, was passing
near Brick-lane on the evening in question, when the prisoner,
in company with four others, attacked them, and took the pro-
perty from Miss Grey.
The prisoner denied the whole of the evidence, and called
two persons to character. Guilty—Death.
The prosecutrix recommended the prisoner to mercy on the
ground of his previous good character, and the Jury, on account
of his youth.
Mr. Baron GARROW took occasion to notice the very general
mistake that existed of the Judges having any power to extend
mercy. No such power existed in any Judge. All that he could
do was to forward the recommendation to the Proper quarter;
but to allow it to be understood that a Judge had any farther
power, was to suffer a fatal delusion to exist ; and to do that,
which it was supposed a Judge could do, was to invade the
Royal prerogative. He would, however, forward the recom-
mendations to the proper quarter in the express terms in whiel.
they were couched.
The following Prisoners were also capitally convicted
William Hall, aged 16, for a burglary, and stealing a pair of
shoes the property of John Draper.
William Percival, aged 20, for a burglary, and stealing a
watch, &c. the property of Caroline Froud.
Robert Watts, aged 21, for breaking and entering the dwel-
ling-house of Jas. Wright, arid stealira two coats, value 31.

An awful instance of the uncertainty of life occurred on Mon.
day. A gentleman, who had taken his phce for Orrnskirk,
was just entering the coach, when he. dropped down and in
stantly expired.—(Liverpool Courier, Dec. 3.)

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lET.ANCHOLY AC CID ENT.-- ( Hastings, De-
cember 3.)—A melancholy/ accident occurred on
our beach this morning. ,About half past eight
o'clock, a galley wa p
sperceived making for the
shore, with thirteen hands in her, from a cutter
in the offing ; and as the surf was very heavy,
many persons were looking, expecting, from the
state of the weather, some mischief would ensue.
On her making the shore, 'she came through
some very, heavy seas safely,. and had just en-
countered one when the boat came broadside to ;
one of the men in her was seen to stand up, and
she immediately
se upseflt.
oat Thine g
about,
were mosevert, ify
not all of them, en
exertion wan made by men swimming out with
ropes fastened to their bodies, in order to bring
some of the unfortunate beings on shore. Four
were brought in by their Pxertions, but only three
survived.; the other was too far exhausted to be
recovered. -Nine met with a watery grave. One
of theml saw clinging to an.oar for a considera-
ble time-after the others had i4unk, and waved his
hand for assistance ; -at last he was overwhelmed
in the heavy surf, at a time when a man who had
swain out was within a rod.of him. , Thus have
- nine persons perished in- sight of- hundreds of
their fellow creatures, who had no means of giv-
ing them any assistance.
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