The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.--(Tilts DAY.)

These Sessions commenced this morning before Mr.
Justice HOLROYD, Mr. Justice 13uR Roumts, the
LORD MAYOR, RECORDER, SHERIFES,AiId ALDER-

I‘l E N.

James Smith stood indicted, as remanded from last Seksions,
for, a burglary in the house of James Thurston, and stealing there-
from a quantity of harness.

It appeared that the robbery watt committed by the prisoner and
three others, two of whom got away, but he and another were
taken ; the other turned King's evidence against him, and ac-
knowledged having planned the robbery himself. Several other
Witnesses were examined, only one of whom swore to the iden-
tity. The prisoner observed, that he believed that witness would
swear any thing; he denied having been near the place, and con-
tended that there was no evidence: to prove it.
The Jury interrupted the Learned Judge is summing up, aid
declared it their. opinion that be was Aro Guilty.
' Ralph Jolley was indicted for highway robbery, and stealing
from the person of General Burr, on the Nth of June last, part
of a gold chain and three gold seals.
General Burr deposed that he snatched at his chain, watch, and
seals ; that the chain broke, and the prisoner ran sway with a
Part of it and three gold seals.
Elizabeth Thomas deposed that she saw Gen. Burr in George-
street when he was robbed, and beard hint say, (..'ob! I'm robbed
of my seta! ;" that she saw the thief run, whom she believed to
have been the prisoner ; he had the seals in his hand.
Mr. PHILLIPS, for the prisoner, Palled several - witnesses, who
proved that he bore a great reeemblance to a man named Tim
.Donoran, who has since absconded. Several witnesses gave the
prisoner a good character, and the Jury returned a verdict of Not

„ .
In consequence of the death of Alderman Cox, Sir
Peter Laurie and Mr. Sheriff Kelly have declared
themselves Candidates for the Ward of 'Aldersgate
a third is mentioned, but, as we could 'not learn last,
night whether he would consent to come forward, we
decline giving his name. The following.was circulated
last night ;—” The inhabitants of the Ward of Alders-
gate are particularly requested to attend at the
Dispensaty,, Aldersgate.street,' on Thursday, June 22,
1826, at twelve o'clock precisely, to consider of a fit
and proper person to fill the office of Alderman of the
'said Ward, now vacant by the death of Mr. Alderinan

Cox."
pie ictn morning, at Maxey', Mr. Drury
arie:sd
respectable Maxey',able fanner of the 'village, after riv-
ing orders to one of his ine'n relative td feeding his
horse, retired to his hed,robin.and cut his throat with
a razor,. nearly severing his head from Ida , hotly ; be
,
died almost immediately a.ter.---Boston Gazette.
A representation of The Freischutz, with ballets in-
troduced in different scene', is preparing at the Paris Theatre de
' Odeon, for the benefit of Weber'. family.
13truovisaziottx.--Signor Giannone, ono of those utif4tuitate
refugees whom the tyranny of their Government. has driven to
this country, yesterday displayed his talents in the art of Impro-
ristaione at the Argyll Roonia, to an audience rather select than
numerous. Among the subjeets'preposed to the itoproeisatore,
lu furia di Medea, torigine della Maim, la fatalita dell' muure,
elicited the. oust applause, Into the first,' in particular, the Sig.
;or tlirew Many very tirilliant'Paseages.
,He sung to a chant per-
!met! on the, piano-forte, which was varied . occasionally, and
o,toruringteas' adapt itself the character of the topic treated. The
thattainment
felicity
l.°,ijotrl
tSriittoloterds
tog the part of Madame Pasta, who executed a few airs with
WAS wound up by some admirable sing-
d pewee'
truth
lip their united
which are peculiarly her own.
'!llegrint, and Melanie Conn*, likewise con-
patty.' ' Theri
the sufferings to „:iriniething
to the gratiticatioin the n thdeetacoiro-i.
the s-oject of the above observations was
compelled to bend, irotiimely to hit arrival in this country. He was,
it is stated, in theb!g:
his native place, on sue ,iTg of 1841, throwninto prison at 'Modena,
tic hymn,seipur
t!Thetiodo of bein
on yti g the author olltossetti'apa trio-
months Cif rigerous ;Liul SUlet4ner" and after eight
berated by the tribunals 1f eat"ltinsll4 wil"dered to"beli-
lie had yet been Zufli'ilrY. conceiving
Hut the Government not
mouths' longer in prison, and punished, kept hint two
when t, did liberate him, intimater!
that he had better leave the countr
proceeded to do; the Governor, I,'„„l2.„sii immediitttlY
suffered his prey to escape so easily, ii,,,,-ier;"Peu.ting Ait hiving
detainlota tp
'him. He fortunately fiiirlyr4ledlee'clotpiiiiitli,erma,.nrihsai,rdieleFpreaanftdtliejlern,g.
he Came to England, and is now, we on hi'
lidents'alone for his support.
none is full of the strongest expression, and tf17,1, .Bipgaille/tr,.°(
riie-
laucholythrown over 'his features which is, rile mark
that suffering has left there.