The Sun.
London, England, 1810-01-11 00:00:00

OLD 13,11-LEY, JAI. 10.

The Se3sions commenced, this day, before the
Lord -Mayor and .Re'corder-of- Londons the Lord
Chief Baron Macdonald, Sir Simon Le Blanc, and
Sir Alan Cfiambre.

Samuel 11./al her alias Leeson, stood capitally in-
diaed, tinder Lord Elleriborough's Aft, for wilfully,
rrialicionsly, and -unlawfully presenting:- a pietol,
loaded with gunpowder and 'lead:a shot, at Tho-
mas Boswell', and draWin.g the trigger thereof, with
intent to kill and murder the said Thomas Boswell,
or do hiin some violent bodily injury.
It appeared from the eVidence, that the prosecu,‘
for was a farmer, residing at Enfield Chase; and
that; upon the day specified in the indi&ment, the
prisoner went to his house, under tilt. pretence of
purchasing a ottantity of potatoes. The prosecu-
tor and his wife were eating sprats at the thee, •and
invited the prisoner to sit down, and jniri in the re-
past.; the invitation was accepted ; the prisoner
ate heartily, and while his'ho:St was engaged in like
manner, he drew a 'pistol, and presenting it at the
Prosecuthr, demanded his money. The Prosecutor
and his wife immediately rushed upon the Prisoner.,
who pulled the trigger of his pistol. The pistol wad
aimed at the head of the Prosecutor, but it •fortu-
nately missed tire; the priSoner was then overpow-
ered by the united eflbrts of the prosecutor and-his
wife, who seized him and bound hinitto the bed',
and delivered him soon after into the custody of
Hancock, the police officer.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death.
Robert Francis was indicted for burglariously
breaking into the dwelling-house of Francis Steel,
and stealing therefrom a gold chain, and two gold
broaches, the property of the said F. Steel.
It • appeared, that, on the 2.2 d of December, a
pane of glass, in the dwelling-house of the prose-
cutor, No. 86, Oxford-road, had been cut, in such
a manner as that a person's hand cQuld.gain ad-
mittance; immediately opposite to the -.pane were
suspended the articles specified in the indictment;
these articles were removed by some person from
the outside. Part of the chain was soon after sold
to a refiner in Long-acre, and another part. of it to
another person. The prisoner had been seen-by a
neighbour of the Prosecutor lurking about his pre-
mises, but-he was not:identified, either-as the per-
son who stole the property, for who sold -it after the
theft was committed.--The prisoner was acquitted.
George Hon& was indicted for burgliriously
breakinginto and entering the dwelling-house of
Mary eawthorn, and stealing frOn thence twelve
yards Of-ribbon' and one silk handkerchief, value
eighteen shillings-.

.1r appeared -that the Prosectitrix lived in Sr.
Uke's parish.- On the Bth of December, about
six o'clock, she Ivay sitting in her parlour, with A
gentleman named Greville; she heard a noise of
the breaking of glass, and immediately went into
the shop, and perceived that a pane of glass in
the windmi had' been cut; and that a part of it was
pushed in. The Prosecutrix and her friend then
Watched in a part of the shop where tiny were con-
cealed from the observation of any person in the
.street; they presently saw the prisoner approach
the brolen pane,- put his hand through it, and draw
some ribbon fionrthe shelf of the shop. The pro-
secutrix ran to, and collared; but was immediately
knorked down by him. The prisoner was then pur-
sued- by Mr. Greville, and taken by him in a.cLinrt
in Grub-street; four or five rutlianly-looking per..
sans, apparently of the prisoner's gang; surrounded
Mr. Greville, who, however, succeeded in securing
the thief, and bringing him before a Magistrate.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of larceny.
Chola' 'Cadman *as capitally indi led for co m -
m i ttin g a rape upon the person of Martha Gale,
servant of Mr. Barret, of Fetter lane, on the 74th
of December last.

The prisoner is a carpenter, and has a wife. and
many children. The evidence not being sufficient-
ly clear against him, the Jury gave a verdid of—
./Vot Guilty.
The prisoner was detained upon an indiament for
a misdemeanour.

fames 11orton was also capitally itidieled for com-
mitting a rape :upob the person of Jane Doncan,
servant to Mr. Goostrey, No. 2, Warren-plate.—
The prisoner was acquitted, the proof not being
sufficiently strong.

StilP. NEll'3.

•
GRAVILSEND, JANUARY 9,
Sailed—the William, Lenassi, for Malta ; and the Enig-
Igeten, Wattson, for Gottenburgli.

BIRTHS.

On Saturday se'nnight. at Buncraggy, in the Comity of
Clare, the Lady of the Hon. Colonel Burton, of a Son.
At Tradan-House, Stephen's-green, Dublin, the Lady of
Lieutenant-Colonel losepli Pratt, of a Son.
On Friday, Mrs. Prince, wife of Mr. Prince, Dentist, of
a Son.
Lately, the wife of S. Laing, Esq. St. Andrew's-square,
Edinburgh, of a Daughter.
Mrs. Fray, of Lawfield, of a Daughter.