The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-21 00:00:00

SPECIAL COMMISSION AT ELY.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20.—Tinicint Veamiss the
younger and Joseph Lacen4r, stood, indicted for
having, on Wednesday the 22d May last, felo-
niously Stolen and carried away from- the dwelling-
house of the Rev. J. Vaehell, clerk, at Littlepott,
itt the Isle of Ely, .several silver spoons, of the
value of '4os. and more, his property'; and Chris-
topher Buteher stood indicted for having received
the same, knowing' them to he stolen.
The Jury returned the 'lolkiwing verdict--ilea-
miss, not guilty; Lavender, -guilty of stealing;
Butcher, nci
John Gaulfrip was then indicted for having, on
itife4nesday the 22d. May' last,' feloniously Staten
and carried away from the' dwelling-tionse of the
aforesaid Rev. J. Vaehell, two silver spoons, Uia
property, of the value of 40s.
There was great contradiction In 'the evidence
upon this :case. The prisoner called'it Witiles3 to
prove alibi. '
E._ CHRISTIAN, Est). Chief Justice of the Isle
of aildrelsed the JUry, who returned aver-
diet of not guilty.
Beamiss the younger kiss nest -indicted
for a highway robbery on Flu All Robert Evans,
of Ely, gentleman,. On the 224 of May last, at
T..ifitlepori, 'Hod for having taken 14s. in silver
from hini..-..-Gui//y.
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—John Denmis, Richard Jessof, William Atkin,
-.Aron Layton, Sarah John Fricke, John
Cooper, john Freeman, and John Jeferson, were
Indicted for having, air Thursday- t '23d of May
last, pit(W. Cohper, of Ely, shopkeeper, in bodily
tear, and feloniously stolen from him Several
books and Canisters, and 101. in 'promissory notes,
his property,
Mr. Justice ABBOT charged the Jury at great
length upon the evidence as it applied to each of
the prisoners ; and the Jury, after retirinc, about
a quarter of an hour, brought in a verdict r7f
against all the pris.oners, ivith the exception of
Freeman, whom they arytipert..
Dennis, Jefferson, Atkin, and Layton, with' James
Cammel and John Walker, ,were then tried upon
anuther indictment, charging them with a rob
'berg in stealing ten pounds frnin the person of
George Steevens on the..23d of nay, in the town
of Ely. •
The Jury pronounced a verdict of pilty'against
four of the priioners,-viz:. Dennis, Layton, Atkin,
and Cainmel.
Aaron Cheuill and Wiltiurrl Beamiss were also-
capitally convicted Of a robbery. from theperson
of lleury Tainsley, in taking from him by putting
him in fear, two It, notes.

The °buil adjourned at six o'clock to-mor.
row morning at nine.

The anniversary of the Victory of Waterloo
was.celebrated at Brighton by the Officers of the
51st and 10th Royal Hussars,-arid excited Much
interesting,,buitle in the town. At niiii-day the
51st were marehed, to the Stcyne; where, single
file, they. entirely surrounded-the southern inclo-
sure of the ‘valk, in 'which position a runiiiug
fire, usual on .rejoicing Occasions, was three times
kept up with a grand effete. 'This over, the regi-
ment formed a striate within the inclosurei
seve64l close vollies by -companies Were dischatg
ed. . The national anthem, " Goal save the Kitig,"
was played by the band, and !tunas rent the air.
Monday night, a number of fellows attempted
to.stop the Mail *Coach from Dublin to Cork, at
Kilgate, near Naas ; the Coachman haviwr called
upnit one of the, Guar& for.a blunderbuss, it went
off,
,and unfortunate killed' the former, upon the
shot being fired and the approltrat'of the Lime-
.riCk Mail, -the robbers deeatuped;otheewise they
would have Met with a proper- receptiou'from the
gniti ds anti passengers.