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London, England, 1816-09-17 00:00:00

LONDON SESSION'S.

ilveryThatcher,77sermar Jones, He Phil*, Thomas
Maim, and Thom '
Thomas Baxter, were indicted for a riot
and outrage on the 23d of April last, and foi rescu-
ing a person named Bailey, who had been in custody
for stealing a silk handkerchief the property of Rich-
ard Hales. The prisoners were all tried upon a ca-
pital charge, arising out of this case, at the last Old
Bailey Sessions, but were acquitted. They were
tried, however, for the misdemeanour.
The ittboansi having summed up the evidence,
the Jury found all the prisoners—Guilty.
They were immediately sentenced each to two
years' imprisonment in the Gilt,pur-Street Compter.
John Skentan, captain of a trading vessel, was in-
dicted for violently assaulting Philip Hawkins, a
Custom-house Offices, and with using certain threats
and opprotirieus language, with intent to provoke
the said person to fight a duel on the 16th May last.
The Recortutit having summed up the evidence,
the Jury (Fund the prisoner—Guilty The Court
sentenced him to imprisonment for one fortnight, and
Ito pay a fine of £4O.

Last week, the shop of Mr. Foster, tailor and dra-
per, at Rotherham, was broken open, and clothes,
linen, and other articles, to the value of 4to, were
stolen. And on Wednesday morning, about two
o'clock. the shop of Mr. Crawshaw was broken open,
and goods to the value of upwards of &IVO stolen
therefrom. The villains, in their hurry, left behind I
them several silver spoons, valuable breast pins, and
other articles.
At Chester Assizes, Ellis Wood, a horse dealer,
from-Bilston, for stealing two mares ; John Brown,
aged 19, and James Brown, aged 15, for a burglary ;
and George
.Boote, and Samuel Hughes, for sheep-
stealing, received sentence of death, but were after.
wards reprieved. Michael M'Donald, aged 37, a la-
bourer, from Glasgow, for having, on the 1 Ith day
of June last, broken into the parish church of Church
Lawton, add stolen frorh thence one flaggon, of the
value of forty shillings, another flaggon, ot the value
of forty shillings, a cop of.the value of twenty shil-
lings, another cup of the value of twenty shillings, a
silver salver, of the value of twenty shillings, and
another salvo', of the value of twenty shillings, of the
goods and chatdes of John Hall and Samuel Poin-
ters, Churchwardens of the parish aforesaid. CYn the
prisoner being called upon to plead to the indictment,
he appeared to be in a state ot extraordinary trepida-
tion. He was thrice caUed upon to declare his guilt
or innocence, but without giving any answer: A
Jury was then impannelled, to try whether he was
mute through obstinacy, or by the visitation of GOD.
—After a snort consultation, they returned *verdict,
that 41 The prisoner stood mute by the visitation of
GOD, and nq through fraud or obstinacy."
A letter from Castlebar (Ireland), dated Septem-
ber 1, says-44 A most wanton murder was commit-
ted near Clare, on Wednesday, by two soldiers of the
12th regiment. These men, undi the command of '
Lieutenant GROVER, had been assisting Mr. Gray, ad
excise officer, in seizing an illicit still; which be safely
conveyed to Clare. They, however, found means to
remain behind the party, and entering the house of a
poor woman, called for some whisky. The woman
said the had none to give them ; upon which they
declared, that if she did not immediately supply
them they would shoot her; but observing a young
man passing a field at some distance, they enquired
who he was ? and being informed that be was the
woman', son, they said they would shoot him ;
whereupon one of them knelt down, and both took
aim and fired. One ball entered the young man's
lungs, and he soon after died. The soldiers, it is
said, are detained in the guard room at Clare."
EXECUTIONS.—On Wednesday Jame: Gardner will
executed at Ilchester, fur committing a rape on Kezia
Goold, a child of seven years of age, at Ditchtt,
near Shepton Mallet. Gardner was a farmer's ser-.'
vant, at Pilton, aged 18 years, and died very penitent.
Jaw Doe and John Macgill, convicted of being con_
cerned to blow up the house and family of Mr. John.
ston, of Belfast, were executed on Friday week in that
City. The unhappy men were muslin weavers, and
tits crime oriiginated in a combination of the journey.
men of that trade to destroy some machinery used in
winding. The executioner appeared with his head
and face covered. with black crape, and otherwise dis-
guised.
.A saws party of military attended:

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