The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

RECORDER'S REPORT.

On Saturday the Recorder 'of London made his Report to the
King in Council of the following prisoners ender sentence of
death in Newgato--namely, William Parkinson, aged 20, fur
burglary ; John • Jones, alias William Bryan, 42, for being at
large in this country before the expiration of the term for which
he tad been sentenced to be transported ; Francis Edeson, 20,
George Parker, 20, William Mansfield, 18, Sarah Wilkinson, 20,
Ellen Hartnell, 18, James Bishop, 18, John Sidney Smith, 20,
and George Houghton, 17, for highway robbery ; Alexander
Ram, 23, .Henry. Abrahams, 24, Frederick Seville, 20, Daniel
Bloomfield, 24, Charlotte Davis, 17, Amelia Roberts, 32, Patrick
Riley, 26, Charles Pearce, 33, and Thomas Forster, 22, for steal-
ing in a dwelling-house to the value of 40e. and upwards; Chas.
Thomas White, 23, for arson ; William Eckott, 19, fur house-
breaking; and Martha Hyatt, 50, for selling counterfeit coin, she
having before been convicted of felony, and received the benefit
of Clergy.

His Majesty was graciously pleased to command that all the
said prisoners should he respited during his Royal pleasure, ex-
cepting George Houghton, James Bishop, Amelia Roberts, Pa-
trick Riley, and Charles Thomas White, upon whom the law is
left to take, its course, and they are ordered for execution on
Tuesday the 2d of January nett.

It will be seen by the official account of the Recorder's report,
that another awful example is again shortly to be exhibited of
those who have violated the laws of their country—five wretched
persons are appointed to suffer death at Newgate, on the second
day of the new year. Houghton and Bishop for robbing on the
highway (in the neighbourhood of Bethnal-green), Mr. Fuller, a
surgeon. Riley and Amelia Roberts, fin. stealing in the dwell-
ing house of Mr. Austin, of Clerken►vell, plate and other pro-
perty to the amount of 4001. ; the female was a servant to Mr.
Austin, and during the Absence of her master's family she and
Riley, by whom she had been frequently visited contrary to the
orders of Mr. Austin, absconded, carrying sway the goods. The
prisoners were at length traced to Newport, in Monmouthshire,
where they were apprehended, and brought to Newgate for trial:
—this is the first instance of a female being ordered for execution
in London since ,the accession of his present Majesty, excepting
one for murder. The last case is that of CharleeThomas White,
a bookseller, in High Holborn, for setting firs to his house, the
circumstances of which are well known to the public. It is said,
that on the fatal intelligence of the decision of the Privy Council
being communicated to him, the unhappy young man imrnedi-
tely fell senseless in the arms of one of his fellow prisoners, and
was for some time in a state of most distressing convulsive agita-
tion : the paroxysm at length subsided, and he became calm and
resigned. He is only 23 years of age ; had not been married
many months before the event occurred for which his Ufa is for-
feited, and belongs to a family highly vespeeted in the neighbour-
hood where the fatal crime was committed.

GAMBLING IN HIGH LIFE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir—Unwilling as I am, in any manner, to offer mysel
to public notice, yet, as my name has unavoidably bee.
mixed up in the transaction which, under the designatioi
above quoted, has of late occupied some portion of the
public attention ; and as I cannot reconcile it to myself to
withhold any support in my power to afford, to a cause in
which I have once embarked, I at,, induced, in reference
to the statements which have been published with the sig-
natures of " A. J. O'Neill," and " Bethel! Walrond," and
in expectation of the further statement which the former
Gentleman intimates his intention to publish—and as the
only reply which at present appears to be necessary, on be-
half of Mr. Auldjo—to state, that inasmuch as it is the de-
cided opinion of his legal advisers, that the answer which
he could easily give to those statements ought to be with-
held until be shall have The opportunity of giving it in
evidence before a Jury, he has, in deference to that opinion,
determined to leave the parties in possession of all the ad-
vantages which they can derive from the publication of
statements before trial; requesting only, that his' silent
endurance of the unfounded insinuations which he is aware
arc induitriously circulated against him, may not, under
such circumstances, prejudice his case in the public opinion;
and were it not for the confidence villa which such insinu-
ations are -circulated, merely because they remain uncon-
tradicted, it would really seem extraordinary that it should
become necessary to offer any explanation of the conduct
of a young man who has openly appealed to the laws of
his country, against proceedings which, in the first instance,
he only represented privately to friends whom he con-
sulted, and in whose hands he considered his honour and
character would be safe; but which proceedings, in the
opinion of those friends, of his legal advisers, and finally,
of a Grand Jury, have been considered such as to justify
him in preferring against some of the individuals con-
cerned, an indictment, charging them with a conspiracy to
defraud him, of his money, by means of unlawful play, and
which charge is in the course of being submitted to the
consideration of a Jury.
In reference to another part of the same transaction, and
in consequence of the publication of nn extract, or supposed
extract, of a letter from Mr. Ellis to Mr. Prendergast,
M. P., stating that " Messrs. Gurney, and Chitty have,
after a full consideration of the case, given it as their un-
qualified opinion, that there is nothing connected there-
with in the slightest degree to impeach the honour of either
of the Lords Howth or Chunicarde;" also in justice to
Mr. Gurney and to myself, because as I attended a con-
sultation at his chambers, he might otherwise impute to
tne this unauthorised use of his name, as having given an
opinion which he did not give, I am induced to offer an
explanation of what the opinion in question really was, and
by whom it was given.
Mr. Auldjo's statement was laid before Mr. Chitty, and
the questions put to that Learned Gentleman were—" Are
there grOundx3 for proceeding by indictment for conspiracy,
and against whom ?" In his opinion, he says, "Ism sa-
tisfied that there was no guilty participation in the fraud
on'the part of Lord Chntricarde or Lord !How* , On the
contrary, I think there is every fair and just ground to be-
lieve that they were as much the object of Plunder as Mr.
Audjo, or, at most, that they were made use of as the int,
struments to assist the circumvention of Mr. Auldjo.—
And upon this view of the facts, I think it will be by no
means expedient to adopt any criminal proceedings against
Lord C. or Lord H." Upon this opinion, in which, it
will be observed, the Learned Counsel answers more ques-
tions than have been put to him, a reference was made to
Mr. Gurney, whom I attended in consultation, and who
guve Ito written o!pinion ; but in regard to whose opinion
I wrote to Mr. Ellice that he, "Mr. Gurney concurs in
Mr. Chitty's opinion, that in Mr. Auldjo's case there is no
eviaence on which to include either of the Lords
in any
indictment."
This is all that has been stated in regard to Mr. Gurney,
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friends who originally gavetihmegiomptivnioLisolunzon which Mr.
n.
Auldjo's ,proceedings have been founded. How this cal'
be held to amount to
,the ,
to have been given !by Mr'. Gurney I 1
planted by the writer of the
Mit at; all admit, came to
how' that extract, extracts a'lteuZ tattio to
ter: aelx;:i
be published,
between the parties throughweans the
whose publication
Supposing it to be authentic, which I do
I leave to he settled

took place ; but, any thing contained in that extract to the
contrary notwithstanding, I must declare the fact to be,
that neither the impeachment, nor the .nindicatiou of the
hananr of any party, was at all considered or consulted
upon, unless, as herein stated, by implication' arising from
the question—what course it was most expedient for Mr.
Auldjo to pursue, in seeking redress for the injury which
he had sustained ?

I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
811110 N IWGILLIVR AY.
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f.?, Suffolk-lane, 1641 Dec. 1826.

THE ARMY.

Detachmentsbelonging to the 7th regiment of Dragoon Guards,
and the 11th, 97th, and 88th Regiments of Infantry, marched
on Saturday morning, from Westminster, for Bristol, on route to
Ireland.

- Detachments belongiug to the 43d, 94th, and 96th Regiments
of Foot, marched on Saturday morning, from Westmin.iitar, for
Bristol, on route to Plymouth.
The Depot of the 82d Regiment of Inilintry is ordered to match~.
this day from Ipswich, for Harwich.
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The Depot of the pith Regiment of Foot is ordered to march
this day from Harwich to the Tower of London.
The Depot of the 40th Regiment of Infantry has received
orders to march to-morrow froira,lipswich, for Warily.