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London, England, 1822-01-24 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, Edmund Stuart was indicted for stealing
a bundle, containing articles of weal ing apparel.
The prosecutor, an aged laboming man, stated,
that he was travelling from Cobham towards Ports-
mouth, and soon after he set out in the morning, lie
met with the prisoner on the road, who joined him,
and said he was going in the same direction. When
breakfast-time came, the prisoner told the witness he
had neither money nor food, and that lie should be_
very thankful to any one to give him a mouthful of
bleak!. The witness took compassion on him, and
brought him into a public-house, when he entertained
him with bread and bacon, and cheese; he had with
him a bundle, and also gave him a good share of
beer. 'They continued travelling together the greater
part of the day, during which time the witness fre-
quently entertained the prisoner at public-houses,
with meat and drink. The prisoner frequently ex-
pressed his tratitude for the great kindness the wit-
ness sheaved him, saying he was like a father to him,
and insisted on carrying his bundle, as the only re-
turn lie could make him. The witness had occasion
to stop a short time, during which the prisoner went
on with the bundle, and when the witness returned
to the road, he was quite out of sight. The witness,
in this part of his evidence, warmly panegyrised a
faithful dog which was the companion of his journey.
This dog, he said, led him oir the road over a hedge
into a field, and he stated very circumstantially the
several fields and hedges over which the dog hunted
the prisoner, before he at length came in view of him
in a narrow lane. The prisoner, as soon as he saw
the witness and his dog in pursuit, began to run, but
was soon stopped by a man who was before him on
the road. The witness produced the clothes contained
in the bundle, which be identified as his property.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that while he was
carrying the bundle by himself, .he met a girl who
told him there was a short cut through the fields,
which was the cause of his going off the road.
The Jury instantly found him Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said, the prisoner's conduct had
been at once most dishonest and ungrateful, and
sentenced him to be transported for seven years.
William Petty and Henry Page were tried upon an
indictment charging them with having stolen up-
wards of 7 cwt. of lead, the property of John Spicer,
Esq. the High Sheriff of Surrey.
It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution,
that on the 25th of November last, it was discovered
that the roof of an antique tower on the estate of the
High Sheriff, at Esher, had been stripped of all the
lead that could be conveniently got off, in quantity
nearly a ton weight. It was ascertained that the whole
had been wheeled into the high road upon a wheel-
barrow, and from the wheelbarrow into a cart. The
ti acks of the two vehicles were measured, the size of
the horse's feet taken, and, by a curious chain of
facts, the guilt was affixed to the prisoners before it
was known that they had been apprehended with the
lead in their possession. An officer belonging to
Kingston, on the night after the robbery, saw the
prisoners on their way to London, with a cart loaded
in a manner which excited his suspicion, and he in-
terrogated them, when they prevaricated consider-
ably, and he took them before a Magistrate. A curi-
ous circumstance occurred, which tended to bring
the matter more securely home to the prisoners. In
the search about the tower, the pearl head of a button
was found, which did not escape the vigilance of the
examining Magistrate, who ordered the poisoners'
jackets to be taken off, when it was found that a but-
ton hal been broken from one of them, and that the
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Saturday sennight the crew of the preventive boat,
stationed at Bude, proceeded from that place for
Boscastle, having on board five persons belonging to
the service, named Andrews, Key, Bale, Worsdale,
and Pettinson, four of whom were married and had
families. The wind was'from the N.E. squally, and
the sea high. They proceeded in safety until they
were half way between Bude and Boscastle, off the
cliffs of St. Ginnis, when the boat upset, and though
a number of persons on the cliffs witnessed the ca-
tastrophe; no assistance could be afforded, ad she
whole of the crew perished.

DEATHS PROM MOVIES ditennta FIRE.
So mint lamentable instances of death have re-
cently occurred in emequence of Ladies' and chit.
drens dresses catching fire, that it appears singular
some effectual preventive means art not resorted to
against a calamity which, by depriving a family of
'an.affectionate mother or hopeful child, often plunges
as into misery and unavailing regret. But, alas!burning to death is an event which Nowt occasiooccasionallyhappen, while the present rage for muslin and other
highly inflammable dresses continues to pocsess the
softer sex. Wheo a skirt of a combustible loo,e
gown, petticoat, scat f, shawl, or other article, comes
us contact with the flame cf a candle, the bar of a
grate, or an ignited coal projected from the file,
the Lady is by herself. it is next to a miracle that
she should escape with life. Her fears overcome and
paralyse her; she runs about; the flames rapidly in.
crease, and blaze higher and hieer, by
,the
access of the air on both sides of the floating garrr?T;
and when assistance -.arrives it is tco late to d-1
thing with success. Death is here produced, not. br
the removal or denudation of part of the skin fron't
the scorched parts, but by the more than
svn-
portable shock given to the whole nervous system,
by the excessive pain and torture being usually ap.
plied over too huge a surface of the sensible
If Ladies would throw aside that foolish and super.
fluotts article called a shawl or scarf, which i, a:ways
trailing, and brushing, and sweei:ing what is in its
way ; if they would substitute woollen or si:k for
muslin, cotton, or cambric dresses; if they would
wear something closely fitted to the body and to the
limbs, which is known to be not easily combu:tib:e,
such as flannel or silk—that is wai,tcoats and dra..vels;
if they would have always in readiness a large
ket or two, or hearth.rtigs, to envelope the per ,lon file ; and if, instead of adding to the rapidity of tile
flumes, by running about and ringing the hell, thcy
would instantly iie down on the carpet, and, if
hle, roll themselves in it or the hearth-rug, we ,L •:I
hear of fewer instances of death and scorching !lon
such lamentable accidents. Vi-en on fire, the woman
who deliberates is lost! Let no Lady, :unit
at the cautions here earnestly recommended to the iaa.
sex ; but let every woman, whenever and before he
puts on a highly combustible garment, setif;.:ly
reflect upon the risk she runs ; how much may i.e
cm ificed by her death; and let her be prei-ze.:
counteract the danger in time.

A little girl, not eight years of age, rf the mere
of m.% RIA RATrinosE, ho was lost near M.ic :le. iii:!l
on the''Oth of December, was found dead on the I 17lt
itr t. under a willow in the fivld near the Crown !! -,
Lower Prover. The death of this infant was atter..:,l
with such instances of inhumanity as, for the bon--7
of human nature, we trust are not fiequent. In dc:
wanderings, she called at the house of JAmrs
of Wood End farm, about four o'clock, and informed
Mrs. CASII that she had lost her war, was the dang':-
ter of JOIIN RATHBONE, of Henbury, and v. antcd
go home. It appears that Mrs. CASH would have
taken care of the child, but was prevented by !lc;
own mother, who said, " Let her go, thou bast chil-
dren enough of thy own." Before she left the flttm-
yard she again repeated her tale to two men, a:!:a
laughed at her, and she went away crying. Tura
this house she went three or four miles furt! et from
her home, was seen by several persons taking shelter
under a holly hedge, and at the close of the day v‘.:!i
again seen, for the last time, in a lane near Piumbley
Moor, from whence she wande: ed to the place whe:e.
she was found. From the time she was 10,4 last
Monday week her anxious father had employed the
whole of his time in search, and was joined early that
morning by fourteen men, seven of whom were in the
employ of it. HIBBERT; Esq. of Pirtle,. and whet
kindly agreed to accompany and assist him. 1:
very singular that one of these men, %%hose name ';
GEORGE DOOLEY, a perfect stranger to the child and
her father, but who had heard that she %% as lost,
dreamt that he saw the body of the child lying un
a willow, surrounded by water. It was upon :Ile
faith of this dream that his six fellow-workmen we..:
with him ; and, strange to tell, after a search of seve-
ral hours, the body was found by him under a svillow
bush. An Inquest was held at the Crown Inn, Lc-A.:::
Peover, before JOHN HOLLINS, Esq. Coroner, wl:e,
was affected to tears on the occasion, and presented
a guinea to the father of the deceased. The verdict
was—" That she perished in consequence of fa:ietie,
hunger, and the inclemency of the weather."-1;:ora
this authentic narrative, there is no doubt that the
little innocent perished in consequence of the inhu-
manity of the persons to whom she applied, and
whose churlishness ne language can express.
On Friday afternoon, a very ferocious assault wet;
committed by a band of smugglers ou the perscn of
an Excise officer whilst isa the discharge of his du:y
in Landtessy-street, Calton. It originated thus—
Mr. Mark, the officer, in consequence of information,
proceeded to a dwelling in said street, and soon made
a seizure of a small quantity of hot and hasty brewed
whiskey. The still had been going for two or three
days only—and that too in a small back holoe, of
which Mr. Mark was ignorant at the time of making
the seizure, and of course went away. The smug-
glers thought, however, there was no time to be
and a hasty flitting was the consequence. Mr. Mark
in a few minutes got notice of the circumstance, and
hastened with the landlord to the spot and soon de-
molished the remains of the distillery. The band,
meanwhile, about five or six in number were seen
in close consultation hard by. They soon threw
themselves in the way of the officer, and on his re-
turn through the entry, one of them drew a lusty
shilelah and struck him a severe blow on the head.-
1 Mr. Mark started back, but the blow was followed up-
without mercy—he was tripped and fell—and cut,
and bruised, and beaten at a most dreadful rate, and
then they made their escape in a twinkling. The ii',-
gressors were all Irish, and it is very probable thin-
)vill soon be taken into custody, as Mr. Mark was heard
to say, " I know you all, and will make you suffer for
this." This vigilant and meritorious officer has de-
stroyed a great number of these stills in that quarter,
and most of them single handed.

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