The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-10 00:00:00

SPECIAL COMMISSIONS.

CLOSE OF THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The Jury having come to a decision upon all the
cases, _ _ _

The Clerk of the Arraigns called over the names of
the prisoners, and the Jury returned a verdict of
Guilty against all the prisoners, except Hamlet Jack-
son and the two boys who had been acquitted the
previous morning.
The prisoners were then removed in custody.
The CHIEF JUSTICE, in consideration of the length
of time the Jury had been occupied with the trial dis-
charged them till Monday evening.
The Court then adjourned for ten minutes, and at
the expiration of that period
(Before Sir N. TINDAL.)
James Ibbs, John Loratt, George Shaw, and John
Roden, were indicted for an assault upon Thomas Hill,
of Stoke-upon-Trent, and stealing from him three
gowns, value 10s., and a variety of other articles
enumerated.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case. It ap-
peared that on the day after the burning of Dr. Vale's
house, a large mob collected in the town of Hanley,

and, among other acts of violence, attacked the house
of the prosecutor, a pawnbroker, for the purpose of
obtaining property which had been pledged with him.
The prisoners in the present case formed part of the
mob who surrounded the prosecutor's house, and by
their numbers, violence, and threats, compelled him to
deliver up a large quantity of property.
Mr. Thomas Hill made his depositions, and the
property being produced and identified, after some
witnesses bad been examined to character,
The Learned CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the pri-
soners, recommending the three first to mercy, as
they had used no threats.—The Court then adjourned.
(Before Mr. Baron RoLFE.)

Philip Dean, James Rathbone, George Owen, Wm.
Spilsburgh, George Simpson, and Edward Jfoss, were
indicted for a burglary in the house of James Plat,
grocer, of Shelton.
James Plat, in whose house the burglary was
committed, together with several witnesses, identified
the prisoners as having been seen by them with pro-
perty of Mr. Plat's in their possession, on the morning
and at the place in question.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all
the prisoners.

(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.)
Samuel Gibson was indicted for having, on the
night of the 15th of August, burglariously entered
the house of Mr. George Paddock, in the parish of
Stoke-upon-Trent, and stolen therefrom 10 half-
crowns, the property of the said Mr. G. Paddock.
Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW opened the proceedings.
Mr. George Paddock sworn, and examined by Mr.
GODSON—His father lived at Grove House, Hanley,
in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent. On the night of
the 15th of August a number of men came up to him,
near his father's house. Amongst them was the pri-
soner, who asked him for some money, which he gave
him, and they went away. That was about eight
o'clock. The mob returned at ten o'clock. As they
reached his father's house, he heard a crash. He then
went to the house, and found the mob and the prisoner
there. He had previously known the prisoner, who
endeavoured to conceal his features by contorting them.
John Baddely, a labourer, saw the prisoner pass
h's house on the 15th August towards Mr. Paddock's.
His face was not then blackened.

Mr. Baron PARKE charged the Jury, who imme-
diately returned a verdict of Guilty.
Sentence was deferred, and the prisoner removed;
After which the Court adjourned.
The Grand Jury have already found 90 bills of in-
dictment, and have adjourned till Monday next.
The Judges, Grand Jury, the Solicitor-General,
and the leading members of the bar, will dine this
evening at Ingestrie House, the seat of Earl Talbot.
STAFFORD FRIDAT.

(Before Sir N. TINDAL.)
BURNING OF THE REV. MR. AITKEN'S
HOUSE.

Elijah Simpson, Thomas Owen, George Kelsall,
T. Murray, Phillip Deane, William Spode, Henry
Howard, William Ellis, Adam Wood, Elijah Clay,
John Cunliff, Joseph Green, Richard Croxton, John
Rathbone, 'William Turner, Thomas Roberts, William
Fearn, and George Colelough, were indicted for riot-
ously and tumultuously assembling, with divers others
to the Jury unknown, on the 16th August, and with
pulling
down, demolishing and destroying the dwell-
ing-house of Robert Ellis Aitken, clerk; and in a
second count they were charged with beginning to
demolish and destroy the house.