The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-26 00:00:00

nRREY SESSIONS.--(THIS

Sarah Brunswick and 'lank, Lawrence were indicted
for stealing a silver watch and metal key, value 305., the
property of James Wilson. -
The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the !bib lie
was passing diioltet the Mint between twelve and one
o'clock, and saw the prikiiter isarah Brunswick standing at
her door; by her invitation he neenmpanied her to her
bed-room. On entering he put his watch into his hat.
There was no light in the room, and he heard her fumbling
in his hat: He got up, and saw a man at the door. He
miseed hif Witithi and began to call out. The man seized
and threw him dnwti soetal times, He opened the win-
dow and cried out " murder t" lie was certain that it
was the prisoner Lawrence, as he did 10/ leave the room
till a light was brought. Witness continued calling till a
watchman came. •

Cross-eiatnilled by Mr. TiIF,sSIGEIL—Had drank a rit
of porter or so; had ndt made it palatable with gin; did
not like gin; was an advocate for genuine beer; meant by
a pot or so, that it might hare been a little more; called
out of the window a great number of curious things, and
amongst the rest, that he bad been robbed of 18 swot-
reigns ; did not recollect having been ever possessed of no
much in his whole life ; said so in order to procure help.
William Jones, the watchman, stated that he was called
by Wilson, whom he found standing at the street-door.
The latter gave charge of the two pnsoners and three other
girls ; he was quite drunk ; witness searched them, but
did not find the watch.

The night-constable swore that the prosecutor was
beyond being sober-sensible, he was quite drunk.
The CHAIRMAN in summing up remarked, that the pro-
secutor was beyond all doubt intoxicated, and as no watch
had been found, it was very probable that it had never
been lost.
. The Jury, after some consideration, found both the
prisoners—Not Guilty.
John Hall, aged 17, Geo. Tani, 14, and James Hold-
brook, 14, were indicted for stealing on the 6th of Octo-
ber, six Instal watch keys, and others articles, value 3s.
the property of Johannah Kevannaugh, at Bermondsey.
The prosecutrix stated, that an officer came to her
house and asked her if she had lost any thing. She then
missed the above articles.

Sarah Kevannaugh, the daughter of the last witness,
stated, that on the above day the prisoner Hall came into •
the shop, and asked for a half-pennyworth of Indian ink.
She recollects seeing the other prisoners standing outside.
Smith, the Officer, apprehended the prisoners together,
at Rotherhithe, and found the stolen property upon them,'
which they said Hall had found in a bag.
The prisoners, who were very diminutive for their age,
preserved the greatest indifference. They severally stated
that Hall had found it, and divided the contents between
the others. In this story they seemed to have been well
trained, as they all repeated it without the.difference of a
word.

The Jury found them all Guilty, and the prosecutriz,
who gleamed very reluctant to punish them, ctunestly re-
commended them to mercy on account of their extreme
youth.
The CHAIRMAN inquired' and found that they were
well-known thieves, and had each been in 13rixton. He
then told them, that if they had no natural protectors, it
was high time to provide them with some. He sentenced
Tent and Holdbrook to seven years' transportation, and
Hall to six months' hard labour at Brixton, and to be
once privately whipped.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH,GuIummALL—(Tnts DAT.)

LIBEL.
THZ XING V. CLARKE.

Mr. Scatturer stated the case. The defendant was a person of
the name of William Clarke, and the present indictment charged
him with publishing a variety of libels against the prosecutor,
Joseph Timpberon. The only doubt the Yearned Counsel would
have, after he had stated the facto of the case, would be, whether
the Jury would not think that the defendant was a man unfit to
have the care and management of himself and his
After a tedious and somewhat uninteresting statement of the
case, by Mr. SCA RLZTT, the defendant was found guilty on part
of the indictment ; and not guilty on the other counts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIs DAY.)

James Wilson, a rough looking dirover, was placed at the bar,
on a charge of assault.—lt appeared in evidence, that as the pri-
soner was going along Oxford-street, at eight o'clock last night,
he met two young girls, one of whom, without saying a word, he
seised hold of by the arm, and pushed aside, and, upon her remon-
strating with him, he struck her across the shoulders with a stick
he bad in his hand, her companion then upbraided him for his
unmanly conduct, but, instead of expressing sorrow, he kicked
her and knocked her down, in consequence of which, one of her
legs was considerably hurt.—Ordered to make reparation to the
girls, or in default, to be committed.

Two hawks of the common species having ventured
near the tower of St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, on
Saturday week, they were surrounded by twelve ,
jack-
laws, who commenced a most determined attack on
the intruders. They continued buffeting the hawks for
nearly half an hour, confining their flight within a
certain circle ; and though the unfortunate birds of prey
tried every manoeuvre to escape, they were so roughly
handled that the passengers Who witnessed the singular
exhibition expected every moment to see them fall to
the ground. After the jackdaws had somewhat grati-
fied their revenge, the hawks were suffered to wing their
flight in a direct line, of which they gladly availed
themselves, and retreated to their native wilderness,
very exhausted condition.
evidently in a

an exciseman intercepted a hearse, on
that it contained some smuggled goods. The driver
its'rrehteuronthfrer dayiona funeral, in Essex, under the suspicion
declared most energetically that it contained nothing of
the kind ; but the exciseman was inflexible, and in-
sisted upon searching the vehicle. This was relue.
eiitit,inagndinttlorohvies huotsmtee,eas,
tautly acceded to by the driver, who opened the ddors
at the end, and whilst the exciseman was introducing
,mpiolepps.ed
()hi:lg
his head in order to take a strict survey, took hold of
yard, he jocosely said that he had taken away one body
theof I:erveeextdch
and brought home another, exempliii igthe truth of
his assertion by exhibiting the hI I d ' "
a-( ea exciseins
dhiisnitaibicye
The j
(loke now appeared a serious one--the Knight Of
the dipping-stick was with A i cu.l Mini taken ni his
travelling sepulchre. ,