The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-10 00:00:00

HIGHWAY ROBBERIES; &c.

The following is an abstract of the Rill for re'
pealing such parts of several Acts, as allow Pc'r,
niary and other-rewards on
.the conviction "11)e-„(.1
sons for highway robbery and other cri rats
p;r
offences; and for facilitating the means of ro,
sluing persons accused of felony and °ti''
offences'.
I)3t
After reciting these several Arts, it mac", ,p
g.
so much of the same as 'authorize cite- rec%,
Lind payment of- the sum of 401. on apPtchers
Sion and conviction of persons fn-t, the offef)le,,
therein named, shall be '`severally rePe°'-of
and that no certificate shall be granted to
person who shall so apprehend or convict ail I:rtge
son guilty of any of said felonies, to disch'T4
.such persons front Parish and. Ward of iCes i sir
whereas many persons are deterred from prr"ec„,,ff
ing petsrins guilty of felony,.by the exlicac2
loss of time attending such prosecuticws, tb;e'
further enacts,. that the Court-before whicd
trials take place,ch :if be empouered, at the ,-er
quest Of the Prosecutor., to orders the Tte4"r4
of the County to pay unto such -Pros ,c11!"c„
o
Witnesses, as well the costs and charges
indictment, as also a sum to reimburse then' ,be
the expences incurred in attending bel°''
Grand Jury, and carlying..on said prosecon"
and to colipcnsate them for their toss of time
trouble-said order to be made out
reward, and to be paid on sight, by the T" rsuve
to the parties. without ft!e. or

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE LORI) PALM Ell 3—•
FnTliart PAIITICULA&S.-The report Or
the assassiA; having mutilated himself, which
appeared in several of the Papers, is inetnrecy
On arriving at Tothill-fields prison on Wedoesd"r:
he was_delivered into the custody of Mr. 1•14:te
the Governor, who, win' that humanity
par,ticuhrly characterises all big actions, tilreci,,e,r)
him to be placed in an apartment in his' °,,,ye
house, and also strictly ordered that he might e 5
every attention paid to him. The iaooer (,13t1
not seem inclined to join in any conversittit'''.,he
has . not made any observations respects"" ec,
horrible deed which he attempted to PerVet,",-.Ht..
and seems wholly insensible to his awful ;I' 0--;ioze,
The room in which he is placed is one' 0,1 con
first floor, and the only restraint, if sorb tt
er,
be called, put upon hint is, that of havin4 ‘l,raoi
son constantly ‘vith him, to pieveut llii ti"3`4;
mischief to himself. tie is perfectly cline k.y..
his next examination will take place on )1°11(

throng
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. ---Yesterday tr"'-n%to
about nine o'clock, Lieut. J. E. Pact ingkon'
of the Royal Navy, who for the last six Ow"tilts;lt'"'
lived with his mother, an elderly Lady,
ings in the Edgware-road, attempted to ,r
period to his existence by shooting himself vcito
pistol: He placed the fatal weapon agait'stroo
side, and the ball passed through the rib'• „),0'
sound of the pistol was heard by sortie Persl‘l
in ,the house, who-instantly gave the alarm, -;:'4
on proceeding to the unfortunate Gertfleriv;o4l
room, was found stretched on the
‘hlee-ding copiously. A surgeon was eldj, rem
called in, and hopes are entertaine4 o'
eover
The. • ntile
y affray between the Christchurch Pr— e
Boat's crew acid a gang of smug;,''lers,, last:1150
near Beacon Burny, when the latter rescll,Jfficeo
casks of spirits,, and beat the Custorn•hotoe,,—‘, f
most brutily.and -uumercifully, seems t° "-to()tlie
very serious nature. TheOnicers were driveni-opcif'
neceSsity of firing; their pistols to save tbe'rh,cil
lives. Three of the smugglers are said to na
pe
killed, and 13 wounded; but the uniniured3'',l of
smugglers succeeded in rent log the b""j`-;0(.1.
their shot companions to the woods adjacenC'
their secret habitations.

BIRTH. • 00',
fgir '
On Tuesday last, in lialnorer--squarv, thql.ndY ° -
Clarke, Bart. oft son and heir. •

•
MAR RIE nor
Yesterday, at St, George's, Flanocer-square, the -
Fintel., only brother of Lord Saltoon, to Eliza 1:,94,,
Graham, second daughter cf. David INlacDowall Groot, P
ofAirndit!y, in the'count:: of Banff.

.. • ---_—__
DIED. gri'
At Bath, on the 3d inst. at the advanced age of 62,r56
Lucy Rice. She was sister of the late Right Hon. 11"-
Rice, and aunt to the present Lord Dynevor.
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