The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-31 00:00:00

DERBY, 111.utcm 29.

Simeon Bennett, aged 24, was placed at the bar, charged
with maliciously, and by fraud, carrying away from Ash-
bourn, Wrn. Bratby, a child under seven years of age.
Martha Bratby keeps a lodging-house at Ashbourn, and
the boy in question was an illegitimate son of her sister,
new Sarah 'Nelson, who had placed the child with her to
nurse. Witness knew the prisoner at the bar. He came
to lodge with her on the 17th of January. He had
lodged with her before, for a short time, in the summer of
1826, and then carried on the trade of a scissars-grinder.
On the following day he asked witness to let the child take
a walk with him, saying he would be back in about, two
hosting. She at first objected, but finally allowed him to
take tke child, on the repeated assurance of returning in
about two hours. Three weeks after, it was discovered
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immediately pronounced Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE, after remarking on the heinousness
of the offence, sentenced him to seven years transportation.

THETFORD, MAR cu 29.
G. Baker, T. Skipper, Wm. Skipper, G. Geffin,
Wm. Howse, John Catchpole, James Paul, T. Paul,
R. Rarvey, James Harvey, Wm. Elagood, and Wm.
011ey, were capitally indicted, on ono set of counts, un-
der Lord Ellenborough's Act, for aiding and assisting one
John Perry to fire at the Hon. George Warren Edwardes,
son of Lord Kensington, with intent to murder him.-
2,11 y, With intent to disable him.-3dly, With intent to
do him some grievous bodily harm.-4thly, With intent
to resist and obstruct the apprehension of the said William
Perry, for an offence, for which be might be lawfully ap-
prebendel. '1 here was another set of counts, charging
George Baker with having fired the gun, and the others
with assisting him; and another count, charging all the
prisoners as 'principals, under the 9th of George 1., com-
monly called the Black Act, for firing at the said Hon.
George Warren Edwardes. in a certain close.
The prisoners were, for the greater part, able-bodied
good-looking young men ; the oldest of them was thirty-
four years of age, and the youngest but seventeen. They
pleaded " Not Guilty."
The Hon. GeoYge'Warren Edwardes—ls the third son
of Lord Kensington. Heard the report of gins in Newell-
wood on the 11th of December ast. Proceeded, with
other persons,' towards the wood. He did not go out from
the house with those persons, but met them on the way.
There was Spray, the head keeper, Carman, Ensor, Bolter,
and some others. Two of the party only were armed,
namely—Spray and Carman. Witness had no fire-arms.
Some of the men had sticks. Witness had gone out from
the house with the groom-boy only, and iu the way de-
spatched him back to the house to summon the other ser-
vants. He met Spray and Carman, and their party, with-
in two fields of Newell-wood. Heard voice, in the
wood. People were moving about, and pheasants in dis-
turbance, and breaking through the covers. A pheasant
lit on a tree under which he was standing. Remained
under the fence of the cover some minnter, and observed
the poachers coming out of the wood at the end. Was
then about 100, perhaps 200 yards from the spot where the
poachers came out. Witness was then in the field. On the
poachers coming out they stood for about a minute or two
in apparent consultation, and then took a direction across
the meadow. Followed them slowly in the direction in
which they went, waiting for the arrival of another party,
which he expected to come. When the poachers had gone
some distance across the meadows, the party which witness
expected came up. Then he and his party foll‘tved the
poacher' at a quicker pace. When they arrived at the
corner of the meadow they Were gaining upon the poachers.
They then stopped and formed themselves into a solid body
near the corner of the field. They then made a rush to-
wards the corner, and got over the bank into the adjoining
field. Witness immediately ran on and stood upon the
bank. Some of his party were close to him, the remainder
of the party stopped at the place frOm whence he ran on
in the last instance. Some might have been about twenty
yards off. Two of his party were on the bank. Caravan

- made, did not dis-
tinguish the words.- A ke after heard one of them
say shoot, and then spoke to them. He said, you had bet-
ter not fire, or some words to that purpose, Immediately
almost as the words fell from his mouth he received a
blow on his face from a stone. It stunned him consider-
ably for the moment, and blood flowed freely from his
mouth and nose. He turned aside, and dropped down on
one knee and on his hand. As he was rising from the
ground he beard a gun fired, and received a wound in ki,
side, and some shot struck him on the shoulder. - He then
rose up from the ground and hastened away from the fence.
When about four or five yards from the• fence he received
another shot, which struck him on the back between the
shoulders. Ensor, his servant, then came ep and led him
away. - The first shot penetrated very deep, and he bled a
good deal. The other shot did not penetrate so deep.
William Spray—ls one of Lord Kensington's keepers.
Was with Carman on the 10th of December, at Black-
bridge Wood ; saw him shot, and the blood,ranning down
his face ; none of witness's party had fired before he was
shot ; witness was carrying his gun ; he took the gun out
of the hand of witness, and said be would shoot because
they had shot him ; went after that to Seamen's, and hid
in the garden; the poachers came up and searched; were
there about ten minutes ; witness then went away to make
his way up to the hall; he afterwards met Mr. Edwardes ;
he was going towards Newell Wood, in which the poachers
were; heard the poachers move about in Newell Wood, and
heard a shot now and then ; heard about four shots ; it
might have been three quarters of an hour, or hardly en
much, from the time that the poachers left Seaman's until
they came out of the wood ; Newell Wood is about half a
mile fromtSearean's ; there is a wood between Newell Wood
and Seaman's ; beard two shots in that wood after he left
Seaman's, and before he saw them come out of Newell
Wood ; went with Mr. Edwaedalt.aeroliiihe meadoW;- fol-
lowing the poachers after they bad conic out of Newell
.Wood ; saw them rush over the bank near the corner of the
meadoW, and saw thein run a little way in the adjoining field,
and then drawvup in a circle, or something like that ; saw
Mr. Edwardes at the moment he ran up on the bank ; Mr.
Edwardes asked them what business they had there? Did
not hear them make any answer ; he was then standing
within half a yard of Mr. Edwardes ; did not hear any
thing from the poachers; thinks he heard one of them say
" Hold up, hold up," or something like that; saw Mr.
Edwardes when he was struck by a stone ; neit there was
a gun fired from the poachers ; there were two guns fired,
bat does not know which of them shot Mr. Edwardcc.
Mary Howard—Her father keeps the Red Lion public-
house at Drayton ; recollects' the 11th of December ;
knows a man of the name of Howlett ; he came to her
hone. on the night in question ; it was between seven and
eight o'clock be went into the public kitchen ; three or
four persons came in afterwards.—(Here the witness was
desired to look round the Court and see if any of chose
persons were present. She pointed out all the men at the
bar as being of the party, except Catchpole and 011ey.)—
They all left her house that night by about half-past nine
o'clock. While they remained they were smoking and
drinking. Witness was in and out of the room. Heard a
man named Perry say to one of them, he would bet him
five shillings he would not miss a shot that night. Heard
sonic of them say they were going to Tabram Guys, and
some to the Bird-in-Hand at Saysborough. Does not
know Heydon Hall; duce not know how far off Lord Ken-
sington lives. Heard toasts drank that night. Heard
them drink, " D—n the flinchers." One of the Paula
said he would not drink it, for be would flinch if be could.
Another said " D—n and b-- the first that flinches."—
When they left her house they took the Attlebridge med.
Richard Turner—Comes from the gaol to give evidence.
Has been a gentleman's servant ; has been out of place for
about a tvieleemonth ; has lived with Lord Petre, Lord
Stafford, and Mr. Gunn; knowsall the prisoners at the bar.
The prisoners, wken called upon for their defence, said
nothing.
Mr. Justice GAIIILEa. explained the law to the Jury, as
it bore open the facts detailed in .evidence, and minutely
recapitulated all the particulars of the ease.
The Jury consulted for about a quarter of an hour, when
The Foreman said—" We find all the prisoners Guilty,
but recommend them to mercy."

The Junoz—You will observe, Gentlemen, that neither
Catshpols nor 011ey have been identified by the witness
(Mary Howard), so. that, in respect of them, the testi-
mony of the accomplice, Turner, has received no sonfir-
tion.

Foreman—." We are aware of that, ail Lord, but we
believe the evidence of the aceompliee."
AP the Learned JUDGE wu putting on the black cap to
pass the sentence of death on these twelve unfortunate
men, the Hon. Mr. Edwards*, the prosecutor, stood for.
ward and said, " My Lord, I earnestly entreat mercy for
the prisoners, and hope their lives will be spared."
The Junox—Your recommendation, Sir, shall be repro-
seated in the proper quarter. What effect it may have, I
cannot presume to anticipate. It is my duty now to pro-
nounce the sentence of the

His Lordship then commented upo:i the dreadful
eon—frn the firstseguosinestowli settingieli
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the lawless habits
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of poaching
lede,
to the wanton shedding of human blood. Ile told the
prisoners, that when he should have represented their
recommendation for mercy to that power where so blessed
a prerogative resides, a mod anxious examination into
attainder would take place. 6orse of their lives, he
had little doubt, would be spared, but whether mercy
would be extended to all was more than he could take upon
him to declare ; and he would not like to excite hopes but
where he could speak with confidence of their being
realised. He exhorted the prisoners, in the mean time,
to prepare themselves, as men who might soon stand
before a greater than an earthly Judge, and concluded by
passing, in the usual form, the awful sentence of the law.
The effect of this coaderunaticui to death, of twelve
at-
taineda humananoffence
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not be described. The auditory were deeply impressed by
the melancholy scene. _ _ _

One of the prisoners, during the pronouncing of the sen-
tence, dropped down in a fit, apparently of apoplexy. Be
wee carried on men's shoulders out of Court. •

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MASCH SO.—Yesterday A. Leepiugwell,
B. A. and William Hopkins, B.A. of St. Peter's College,
were nominated to the flee of Laquire Bedell, in the
room of the late Mr. Beverley, and the election will take
place this day.
Mr. Capel Lofft, of King'e College, is elected University
Scholar on Lord Craven's foundation.
The select preacher to whom the afternoon tures at St.
Niary's church are resigned for the ensuing mouth, its tie
Rev. Temple Chevalier, M. A. Hultman Lecturer.
On the 23d instant, Jnet Henry Alt, M.A. of Catharine
Hall, late Professor in Bishop's College, Calcutta, was
elected into the fourth Grammar Mastership of Christ's
Hospital, London.
On Monday evening, a meeting vvtts held of the Philoso-
i • 1 Society; the Rev. Professor Cumming, the Presi-
dent,l6l in the Chair. A paper was read by Professor Hens-
low, establishing, by various observations and experiments,
the specific identity of the Primrose, Cowslip, and Oxlip.
A notice wal also read by Mr. Vihewell, on the subject of
the perspective employed in the toy called the Horizonto-
rium. After the meeting, Professor Cumming gave lin
amen* to the Society, of the discoveries recently made in
the different branches of Electro-dynamics (denominated
by Ampere, liegro-eleetries and Stereo-eleetries); and
various forms of the instrument termed the Galvanometer
were exhibited.
The following
summary of the Members of this Univet-
'entity is extracted front the Cehutbridge Calendar for the
present year

Membere Members
of the Senate. en the Boards.
Trinity College. 629 1414
St. John's College 469 1094
Queen's College 67 320
Caius College 79............ 233
Christ College 64............ 124
Emmanuel College lO4 217
St. Peter's College - 68 2ll
Corpus Christi College 42 173
Jesus College '72 169
Clare Hall 66 l5B
Catharine Hall B6 152
Trinity Hall 2B 144
Pembroke College_ 44 ll5
King's College B4 ' 111
Magdalene College 29 lO6
Sidney College 26 B7
Downing College .. ....... ••• • • 14............ 60
commor„sis in Villa

-...
Igil

4990

It appears by the last Oxford Caieneiar that the total
number in that Univsraity is 4PIB, eonsequently Ca rnbridze
has a majority of 67 Members. The lacrosse in this Ifni-
Yersity rinse lid year is Isc