The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

SURREY AS'SIZES.

KINGSTON, SATUITAY, APRrt.
The Assizes, Abe heaviest ever known in th,is
county, concluded, this day at noon, when, the
following' persons., capitally convicted, received
sentence of .death
John Hill, William Lynch,: Robert Wdlng,
and John _Wd I , for ste,:ling in a d
house ; John Pollen', Thomas Sidersoi', Robert
Salmon, Thomas Pilgrim, and Cha.,:es Dryx, for
but glary ; George King,,Thiiiiias Bishop, Joseph
Street, and peorge hoosehreaking;
Clarissa Longmore, for privately stealing
shop; Charles Martin, Thomas 'folding, and
George-Horne, for highway-robbery ; JohnSod-
ler, James Hook, Edward Hoboes, Jamis Stevens,.
-John liarroort, Reuben Brewer, Brad-.
ford, and,William IlOgsden, for Worse, licep, and
cattle-stealing-; and Anne Tom-pick, for forgery.
Thirteen other individnals, among' whom was,
David o:ven (for cutting and manning), had been
Already seilteneed,
Al one o'clock, the Judges,- Barons GRAnAm
and WooD, 'lett Kingston for town, the latter
having' regpited the execution of all the capital
convicts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THE LATE ATTACK UPON LORD PALMERSTON.

Quces7-S-Quaac. Saturday 'several Officers,
iends of Lieutenant David Davis,- late of the
6211 foot, who attempted to assassinate Lard Val.
merston, on Thurso:l last, at Cie War ()like; 'iAt-
tefuled at..this Office, having understood tbat ,his
Lordship was sufficiently recovered to attend, aaid
that Lieutenant Davis Would be brought up trout
Tothill-fields for examination. Betts,. a constable
of St. John,. ‘Vestminster, bad, however, been to
Lord l'a merston's house, ..yhere be was- told that
his Lordship would not he out for several_ days:
WhVo Davis was apprehended by the 'Messen-
ger (Owens) he gave hint int.o . the custody of
Betts. The- latter searched: him, and gave the
parcel of papers, Bank-notes, &c. to Lavender,
who came afterwards and took Davis:to Queen-
spiare. The 'Messenger` still retains the pistol
with which-Davis fired at his Lordship.
_ The portmanteau of Davis was seized by the
Officers, at his lodgings, at the house of Mr.
'Viet:m.li, No. 33, George-street, Chelsea, but it
was not ,opened till Saturday, at three o'clock,
when Mr. Markland and' iVir. Fielding, the Ma-
gistrate's, directed Gilmore to brin.git fOttli. Mr.
Millar, the second cli rk,' was called in to take an
account of the contents. - Gilmore o? rued it,. and
first thing he observed-etas the fellow to the
pistol with which Lord Palmerston was shot at ;

he also fOand sonteiinnPoviler andand six bullets 0-
fit the pistol ; a great !limber, of letters and Or,
respondence from theWar,-Office, one of whii;
apparently from 1.-surd PalMers6tr, 'vras velii
friendly terms. There were alio letters from
Royillliighness the Cotnuiatkler in Chief ;
ral pampblets-L•amongst others, one giving a".B
count of .the assassination of Mr. l'erceviti
Spanish dollar, ftloadstone, and other thing;
no note, AMongst'the letters was one indicatif
that he had been confined in the York HnsPittY,
in consequence of tnutilat'in'g bititSelf. 0;
Mr. Mai-Hand asked Vicker whether upon -
whole observance .of his conduct
• he considered'
bbn insane.? Vickerrhad no hesitation in 512"
ing that the Whole Of his conduct -indicated'''.
sanity. -

speal‘

-Mr: Aiarkland—Have.yon ever heardidal -
of his Lordship I Answer—No, your.‘l,TorslaP,'.
But I believe he, had some expectation of his,sd
tuation in life being bettered. lie considetc
Lord Italmerston his friend. •
Mr. Fielding.—Have you every, seen
htrC►.~cl.
situation in whichrt
his
temper might be
Answer.--Upon one occasion lie,':ieas OrnAinip
home, when meeting a gill in the street, his °:11,.:
accidentally touched her ; the girl's fathFlYr
lowed him into the house; he seized the 1)141ei;
and struck him violently ; he was brai*ight te'l2l.
office for the assaidt, and was.orde,ed tiodbal,
he had no friends in .cptvat and. I was contrile,,llo
in consequence of his being my lodger, to bec(),iie
,hall for hint. e trial was to have coine tztl
very day het fired at• Lor- Palmerston, and
now to abide the result. Ile owes some He!" st
lodging besides.—'f he Magistrate told
that pi opert y. was found upon hint silt:tit lent t" t'
fray all these claims.
Since Davis's committal Co Tothill-fiehis,
son has been ?.o see hint except Vickery, an--
wife. lie has a room in the Governor's
and every attention paid, to his coutfol"'"--o,c
man attends him night and day-; ht•rentail"r3lll
of the time in bed,. and sleeps very so"" bat
composed ; he. scarcely asks any qoust ions
any. trestion put to Itizo, he anS‘Vers
thougn in a brief manner., Ile says he liasbro•
lier father nor-mother ; that he 109.4 is
Cher in the navy, but he don't know whethcr 1)"
dead or alive.