The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-21 00:00:00

NORWICH, SEPT. 16.

'The Remains of the late Sir EDMUND ExcoN,

13art., passed through this city on'Tuesday last
from 'Stratton, the seat of ROBERT, AlAnsuAm,
Esq., on its way
,to be interred in the family
vault at ItavelOgna.m, in Norfolk. Sir EDMUND
was in the 71st year of his age, and, we lament
to add, that his death was occasioned by an injury
which he received in a fall from 'his carriage on
the 30th of last month.

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The late Sir EDMUND BACON was born, in the
year'l749, and succeeded his uncle, Sir KieftAnn
11Acozi, as Premier Barpnet of England, in. 1773.
SirEumuND's services in public, and his virtues
in private life, will long be—remembered With
gratitude
,and veneration. Amongst those Gen,
flerneri who act in .the eiecntion.of the Commis-
sion of the' Pea.Ce„and who in that character gra-
tuitously, devote a great portion of their time, and
bestow much valuable labour in administering

the laws of their country, he held a distinguish.
ed place, having beep for many years an =acting
Magistrate for the Counties of Norfolk and Suf-
folk, a most efficient Member of many of the
CoAmiittees of the former County ; and, at tbe
time of his death, Chairman of the Committed
for superintending the Norfolk Lunatic Asylum.
Ile was also-one of. his Majesty',s Deputy Lieu.

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tenants ;` and from the first, of the incorporation
of :the Hundreds. of Loddon and Clavering,lie
was a most useful Director, and. essentially con.-
tributed,, by his endeavours, to the success of
that establishment. But if any part of the
charge' of various 'public dntieS were to be se-
lected, as more particularly entitling him to
the grateful remembrance of posterity, it
would be„ his unremitted exertions to im-
prove the public roads of that part of
the county in which he resided. It. was one
of his fixed opiniont, that roads might be kept
in a complete ,state of repair by the fair per-
forthance Of.the statute-duty, without the impost
of tolls ; 'and he practically. evinced the, truth of
the opinion which he had formed. In the attain-
ment of this important object, he had to encoun-
ter the prejudices of the ignorant, and the, coin.:
plaints of the interested ; but he steadily par.
sued his coarse, regardless of the Unpoputarity
which he thus excited, and at length had' the
gratification of making converts of his most de-
tided opponents ; and the gift to him as, a Ma-
gistrate; of a valuable piece of plate,
,(purchased
by public subscription), reflected equal Credifon
the Aonnis and receiver.
Sir EnNuN' BAC9N was a true -and genuine
Englishman : he loved his country, and was a
firm friend both to its civil and religiOuS esta-
blishments. In his political attachments he was
undeviating, but he was most tolerant towards all
those from whom he differed in opinion. In pri-
vate life he was the kind and affectionate parent,
the steady and fervent friend, the liberal land-
lord, and the indulgent master. In short, the
feelings of 'regard , and attachment which he ex-
cited, 'and the high estimation in which he was
'universally held, can only be appreciated by the
general concern felt and expressed for his death,
accelerated as it was by an unfortunate accident,
whiCh every one must deplore.

OLD BAILEY.

MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING.

Yesterday, JoAn-Dimsdale, a youth of genteel
appearance, was indicted under the statute com-
monly called Lord Ellenborough's Act, for ma-
liciously pointing and attempting to fire a loaded
pistol at Matthias Mitchell, with intent to do
him some bodily harm : and Mr. Seabrook, an
attorney, and John Green, a carpenter, were
charged with aiding and abetting him therein.
The circumstances of the case were these:—

Mr. Waters, of the Opera House, had let on
lease to Mr. Ditrisdale, the father of the prisoner,
a cottage at Grove-green, Kingsbury, of which,
under, pretext of a violation of the lease, he again
took 'possession in April last, the cottage being
left Unoccupied at the moment, but a woman
named
.Fuller ha.i.ing the • charge of it. Mr.
Ditrisdale, regained possession on the 10th of
June, and placed his son, the prisoner, in charge
of it, who was the same night blockaded therein
by a party of people placed round the house, for
the purpose of, as the witness termed i t, Cutting off
the correspondence, and after three days of such
blockade Mr.-Waters forcibly entered, and turn-
Dimsdale and his party hut.. On the
13th July the day of the act charged in this in-
dictment, Mr. Dimsdale, jun. accompanied bYthe
other two prisoners, proCeeded to the, cottage for
the purpose of. regaining PosSessiOn, and forcing
the halh.door entered the house. Mr. Waters,
having been seat for by Mitchell, the prosecute'',
who was in possession in his name, came, and a
dispute ensuing, ordered the prosecutor to turn
thm H
e out. e accordingly, as he says, having. a
leaded- pistol in his hand, pushed Mr. Dimsdale
he 'would not
on the arm, and told him to go;
swear that he did hot point the pistol . where-
upon Mr. Dimsdale presented a pistol at him,
which missed tire, but was afterwards examined,
and found to. be heavily charged with shot and 'a
bullet. The prosecutor admitted that he had be-
fore threatened to shoot them, and that Green
had replied, " we can shoot .as well'aS you," but
he (lid not remember whether he .peinted the
.pistol and threatened to shoot at the time of
~.ishing Mr. Dimsdale or not.
Mr. Justice cocilAansoN, in this stage of the
. proceeding, only one witness, having been e;N:-
arnined, directed an Ac(juittal,'as. if the death of