The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-30 00:00:00

' OLD RAILKY,

Yesterday'tbeseSessions' commenced before the
Loan' MAyine, Justice tAYLRY, 11Jr, JuStice
YMt K, the, Recorder, and several Aldermen.
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lif".Grittiniith was indicted. for robbing i\l. Sam-
: hs.rg, of 231..0n the highway.---The prosecutor is
`;;yelp'. Nearly two years ago he was al Step-
: ney-in-the-Fields,havimg.retinned front ree,eiving
his pay, where he saw the, prisoner at the skittle-
ground Of thC World's,entljnihlie house. The
prisoner and another: ftillawed hint, and, as firs
passed a bank, one of them knocked him down,
and the prisoner Snatched his pocket book, con-
•taining his money, from; him, and made off with
it. This ryas abouf'eight o'clock in the C
Two or three days, after be was rsbbed he was
obliged to go again to sea. Abcint six weeks ago
.he saw the prisoner at Shadwell-office, and knew
'him 'instantly to be the man who robbed him.-
- being all the"evidenee in support of the
'Cnarre,- the Jury, without hesitation, acquitted
the prisoner.
•
Arankeiliillc Was indicted for robbing W. T.
Holt of a silver watch and gold chain on the
iiil;htray.--111 r. Holt lives at Hoxton. On the
13th instant, between three and four o'clock in
the afterntion,,lte was walking leisurely in Gooch-
"street; arid,' as he was turning into the market-
place Hoxton, afellnty ran-against him, and
put his hand down to witness's fob. :A voice from
a window 'called out, " sir, you have lost your
watch.'' The prisoner ran across the market-
place, and several :persons after him, crying,
" Stop thief: The case of the watch had
fallen, and a man picked it up, and gave
witness. The prisoner, he was positive, Was. the
man Who robbed him, and w/ts soon after taken.—
E. Hardylives in 110xton•market. He was look-
ing out of his window, when he sew three young
mew.stOri Mr.. Holt. Two pushed him behind,
and one before took .his watch. The Rrisoner
:was one of those behind the prosecutor, and was
not the man who took the watch. They all ran
away, and witness pursued the prisoner to the
King's Arms public-house„ where he ran into the
privy,, and was taken.— Guilty—Dealk.
T. Cal'ey, M. Sloane, J. Wilson, and J. Hill,
were indicted for high treason, in coining coen-
terfeit shillings. The.faet was proved, but Mr.
Justice IlAyLey held, in the summing up, that if
the jury did not think the coin was sufficiently well
executed to impose on any One, then the, pri-
soners were entitled to an acquittal. The Jury
retired for nearly half an hour; When they return,
ed a verdict,, finding the prisoners—Not Guilty,
The same rrisoners were again brought up on a
similar charge, but Mr. G E Y Itir the prose-
onion, offering no 'evidence, they were again tee-
quitted.

- Carey mis‘detained to be indicted for utter
counterfeit money to the officers.
Esther Sampson, indicted for stealing a qu,m-
tity of wearing-apparel and jewellery, the
.pro-
perty of It. Pollen, in las dwelling-house, was
found Guilty—Death. '

Elizabeth Sorel was indicted for stealing a lace
shad 1, value 4t. the property of S. Gafford, pri--
vately, in his dwelling-house.-7Gaiity of it aiding
to the value of39s. only. .
Elizabeth Fordyce. Wits inflicted for stealing a
coat, and'other articles, the property of J. Aladi-
son.—Guilly.

On Tneitlay noraing, John RanisayJlesher in
Pakley,- put a period tollis lire by running a large
knife into his left side, and drawing it across his
belly. Ile expired iii.abool ten thiourea
,after corn-
.
inittitig this rash, act, ..