The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-31 00:00:00

'i'nl►: CONSP111.1:.;1'.

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It it to be hoped the Conspiratot:S, tehose ne- 1
farious proceedings arc before the Public, will fet
the like severity of justice as the wretches who
were guilty of similar offences in 17b5-6. They
were all indicted, tried, and convicted for the'wil-
fnl murder of one of their victims who had been
executed for a rookery with which they had
charged him. On the trial a question arose whe-
ther the fact proved against the criminals amount-
ed to murder by any _law then existing,
question was reserved for argument before die'
Judges. The indictment against them was for
iti4ings lkivittge coaaiksiVolg ore of their gang to
rob, with the person executed (who kne-.v ti,Jthiog
of the whole transaction), another of their vil-
lainous associates ; hot because it did not appear
that they did immediately, and in person, apply to
both the two men, the verdict was brought in
special. The Judges took some tithe to consider
the case, And in Feb 1756 the tniscreant, Mac-
doniel, Barry, Salmon, and Eagan received the tt;l-
- ing sentence, viz, " That they shoal(' stand
in the pillory two at a time, to be imptHoted
seven years in Newgate, to find security of
10001., each ,for their goad behaviour for se-
ven years, and to pay each a heavy fine, and
be imprisoned andl such security and fine were
complied with," On the Bth of March fa-
loWiug they accottlingly were placed in the
pillory in Smithfield, and were very much
pelted ; and Eagan received a severe wound which
proved 'Mao!, and be died soon after. The
others were inisc,r,ibly bruised, hut received Ito
further injury, espuct being covered with alt the
filth awl nastiness that could he collected. These
wretches had carried on this nefarious system up-
wards of sixteen years, and some of them had
realised a great deal of money. One of these
fellows was named Barry, and in the present' af-
fair there art' two of the same name.

liow-STREET.—Foupg Edwards, .the
has been I.4lSpelittea,. it being- the itetermitiat ion. of
the Nt igistrates tt, to,',low tip the ineestigatioo re-
specting 'my who hare hitt slight :suspicion
agitiost them of their conduct being impropvr,
till the suspicion attached to them is wholly clear-
ed lip. The sospicion against Young Edwards is,
that he was with Vatiglian when lie took the men
at the manofacturcd burglary at Mrs. M•Donald's
house at tioxtoo, Young. Edwards also attend.
ed at Sadler's %Veils with7Vatighdo, in the tha-,
ratter tit constables, where. they were freptently,
detecting persons oticting counterfeit. shillings
and tokens—whether true or false remains to be
proved.
lIATTorc-GAnDEN,--Yesterby Robert Mackay,
one of the conspirators, w,„01 brought up for ih44l
examination, tharged- with receiving a•goktwareh
end seal, well knowing.the same to be stolen. it ttp«.
peared that Mr, Thos. ltichards''n ‘Vellingtow,
London.road, .was robbed on the 17th of
June last, in to skittle-ground, of a silver watch,
gold chain, two gOl'd seals, and gold key, by
Geoi-ge 11obbart, who wi., fully „committed front
Union-Ilan for the. saute, and that Mackay,
knowing the to he stolen, received it next
morning from Elubbart, and went, and pawned
charge being proved, he was cononittvil
fur trial. The. prisoner most earitestly4equested
not to be sent either to Newgate orClerkenwell
Prisons, as be, should be murdered i but Itte coli7
Fuel its the House of Correctioo. The Magis.
trutgs, being well aware that his.appreheosions
%0.1F,V, well founded, agreed th - his , request, anti
cutttuaittctl hint to the House of Correction.

Iloaatst.sa Dtscoviot.v.—A most, horrible dis-
covery has been made .in ,this town. A crate,
containing a quantity of straw and tone phials of
inflammable liquid, was on Monday night intro-
duced into the cellar of Mr. Edward Cloueßee,
turner, in and above, which were has ge quautisjes
of, dry wood, bay,. fern, &c. The combustibles
were set on fire arid partly consumed, but provi-
dentially without doing the injury which was :ere-
41itated, the incendiaries haring shut the door
after Limiting the destructive maws, atitilltereby
defeating their intentions, as the flame soon ex-
pired for want of air. Ilad the liortihle desig!l
of the persons implicated in this transaction taken
effect there is no calculating the immense •loss
of lives and property %aid' would probably have
castled, the Irr eillises rf Mr. (lenience being com-
pletely surrounded by buildings of a desceiption
most likely to tall a i,peetly prey to the devouring
element. The incendiaries sot into the house by
unhinging a gate which stood at the entrance of
the yard, and afterwards picking the lock of the
cellar door. Of course, suitable precautions have
been ailoptail to sender any further attempts fruit-
less, should they even beprojeeteil. Our worthy
and actiVe Mayor, with sevcral'other Magistrates,
have personally inspected the premises, and we
understand that an ac.coant of the affair hat been

transmitted to the Setletary of State for the.
Home I)eliorttnestc, trom tyhose well.koowo wis-
, doiri anti promptitude etleCillidi Motintres mAy be
expeereff for bringiog the offeutlers to justice.---
;(Truro Paper.)

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Puott.tslm...../ifirry Lancaster, who was beat a
few (lays ago near !MOM, by Ford, bat elia)lenged
to tight Ishii again in six weeks few 30 giiiiitas.
The hattle to take place iri u 20 test ring, within
20 miles of the Metropolis.

On the enhject of canimerchil embarrassmentst
we have to express additional regret in publishing
the stoppage of amober 114aking-liouse, this
ilistrict—iliat of MeSSIS. Hamm and SUIIP, Hud-
ders66l.---Mes3ri. Ixonhlrt Wild 01. have an.
notmeett that their assets appear stacient t(
charge all their obligations, an to leave a consi.
derable surphm.---(Leedd latelligenrer).
Last Wt&k Mr. John Mmnfortl, of Holy Vele, in
the bland of bt. ling tip 4 potatne
which weighed tiventy.tivc minces.