The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-17 00:00:00

LONDON SESsIONS,

Rtat.—Yesterday Henry 7'4 richer, Tlipotas Jena, Henry
' it were indicted
for a 'riot. und,titilrage 'on the 23(1 of April last, and for rescu-
ing it pet Vin Who had been. in cost.idv for
steatio4 a silk haildhorehisf,.the property ut Richard li:ilea.
The irtion,rs %we all tried Ivo!) a eapijal charge, arising
um Of tliii‘Casi:, at the last oht !Salley Se4iun's, but were ac 7
iptittor. iney.were tried, however, fur the. oiladetnennour.
-The ItEivt,..pa Itavin;Vvattutited up the eiidence, tae Jury
found;all thgv,isoisersi-(lpilty..
They. were iianidiately abittenced each to two years'
pril&ntlietit nr the Gittspur-street Compter, A • ,
,AssAu LTI Na.ANI) rItoVOKING A DU El, --Alm Sleeinan was
inflicted fur violently assaulliiig
,Philip Hawkins, and with
irs'inecertain threats and opprobrious language, with intent
to provoke the said pet ton to fit a duel oh the 16th of May
last.

The lit:comps:a having summed up the evidence, the
.Jury found the prisoner Guitty.
nit' Cana sentenced him to imprisonment for one fortnight.,
and to pay a fine of 401.

DATIING FOOTPAD 13.08IIERY.—Saturtiay ee
en.-
rig, 'about seven o'clock, as Mr,'James Sharp, of
IVinehester-street, wait proceeding to Wm-
them, Kent, in company with his brother, in a
one;liorse chaise, they:were stopped near the 23
mile stone, by seven men, who presented pistols
at them, and took front them a Rinaldo leather
pocket•l;ook, containing memorandums, 'it green
Morocco pocket-book,. a steel purse, a SI. Bank
of England note, three U. notes, . two dollars'
and •two- watches with chains, seals, ete, el;
Messrs. Sharps Arrival' at IVrothatn, they gave in.
telligence of rite robbery to the Rev. Mi. Mleore,
at IVrotham,' ad acting Magistrate for the county
of Kern, who immediately dispatched a large party
in quest of the robbers: The men.diVided them-
selves into-A wo bodies, and agreed to;.Meei tit
Griusted Green, ot-ar Dartford, at aix -o'clock, on
Sunday. marning, The first parry whergat
tired Green, overtook• five of- the footpads,. and at
'first succeeded in taking them,' but they sobn be•
gan to shetv symptoms of resistance., and a severe
scuffle took place.• After fighting-, a long while
the foot pallsigt& the best' of it, 'and all .escaped.
One of the thieves received a charge ,from a gun
in the beck ocul one of tiie.const'ables wassevere-
ly car in the arm:, The two guns belonging to the
conttables were broken lotpieces during theeou-
test, and.there was •found:on the spot the Russian
leather pocket-book belonging to Mr.: Sharp, 'one
51..ene IL a bag Containing three loaded pistols,
a:priwder flask,i and sundry articles of wearing op-
parel,'all whiefrwere thrown, down by the rob.
hers in Alle-miiist of the affray. The other party
of sionittibles.are-still in pursuit, and it -is hoped,
will accrue -•this daring gang. There is a great
deal•of wand' in the part where the constables
overtook than; -which-materially assisted them in
their 'escape. .
On-Sunday last,' during the hours of Divine
Set tket, one ofAhe prisoners, John Anderson, On..
tioeti-for -debt- in'the Giltspur-street Compter,
'ascended from his
rown yard a wall thirty feet in
height', far-the poppso of gaining admission to
the women's yard. Upon reaching the' top, how-,
ever, be lost his balance, andbeing unable to to.
cover himself, be Was•precipitated ,into-the paved
court vagrant yard,, where ,be fell with such vio-
lence that his scull was fractured, and be received
slick other bodily.injuries thai,his life is despair
ell off, whaJcluoved. with all possible tits,
and placed onder-the care of a physician.
A. CRl.bsbaLgACin'sasac:.l(tieloi nat:lrliouorled:yflatsht; tietx.Ntritr;
circ},
weight 4:4
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