The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-02 00:00:00

SUSSEX .ISSIZ ES.

Phillip Berner,. a private belonging to the .95th
,t,iiment. for stealing ten one pound notes, and 20s.
jai %liver, from the shop of tieorge Ramsay, of
';'l.oman's-street, Brighton. The prosecutor heard
a ...Aster in his shop in the evening of the Ist of
v;arch, went into his shop and saw the prisoner going
; the prisoner asked for some small herr, with
which he served him, the prisoner seemed agitated anal
41:4 not drink the beer. hut paid for it and left the
shop ; the prosecutor shortly afterwards missed the
at oney, which was kept in an earthen pot in a cup-
hoard in the shop, and suspecting the prisoner, went
after him ; prisoner lodged opposite, in a house be.
latticing to the prosecutor, anal had often paid the pro-
toecutor rent, and had an opportunity of seeing where
to kept his money ; the prosecutor went in pursuit of
al. prisoner, and he was apprehended in Dorset-
g.er►iens; he was seen throwing some tnotary away, anal
ten one-pound notes anal l!k. in silver were afterwards
found in the gartlens : he was running away from
tte prosecutor when he was apprchentleti.—Guilty,

Death.
John William Gee stood indicted for a burglary in
the dwelling-house of Mrs. Anne Howard, who keeps a
fudging-house in Brighton. Anne Howard, the pro-
secntrix, pruced that on the night of the :.th of Au-
otst last, she went to bed about twelve o'clock, and
fastened the house ; she was awakened by a noise
about fonr or five o'clock in the morning, it was then
day-light ; she went down stairs and found the door
open, and a basket ut linen and some clothing belong-
ing to different lodgers, stolen --John Mills appre-
hended the prisoner at the Plough public-honse,
at
Pyecombe ; he had a handle with hint, which the wit-
ness searched, and found some sheets marked with Mrs.
/toward's name ; the prisoner had on a bat which was
identified by Mr. Petton, a lodger of Mrs. Howard's : the
prisoner was delivered up to Mr. Pot ocl:. a constable,
n to; produced the property found n; on him, great part
ot. which was identified by Mrs. Howard, the hat by
Mr. Petton. Ind other articles of wearing. apparel by
Air.Gutteridge and Mr. Fitzwilliant, her other lodgers;
ti.e coat the prisoner wore on his trial was also sworn
14 by Mr. Ontteridge. It being thy-light before the
robbery was discovered, the indictntent, as far as re-
lated to the burglary, was not supported. but a verdict
was retnearti of Gui ty of stealing in a dwelling-house
io the value of 403.—Death—Reprieced.
The following prisoners, besides those. of whose
•rials we have !previously given an aecoonr, were also
sa2itally convicted, anti received sentence of Peath.
William Cox, for stealing from a common in the
conty of Hants, a pony, the property of Peter Alder.
Gesorge Coe and .ijNatt I Coe, for hurglarionsly mitering
VA dwelling-house of Richard Ford at Eisteati, anti
s esling cheese and other shop goods. Jhaathan Tay-
-1:., for breaking into the house of Benjamin Davis, at
rwiturst, and stealing a fustian jacket anti a ten pound
nom of the Hastings Bank. I;•nrgc Murrell, for
iureaking Into the cottage of Nathaniel Grant, at Bright-
^g, and stealing an iron lt.er, called a hop-pitcher,
.14nn Hughes. George Finn, Wm. Ihrrix, itirhurd
rev hch, and John deery, for breal:ing into the house
John Cave, at Warnhant, and stealing various ar-
t;c:es. Matthew Jackson, for stealing a 'sheep, at
Arightling, the property of 11. A. Smith. Fred. Win.
Lleuin, fur breaking into thelionce of the itev. Mr.
Pare, at Hurstmonceun, anti stealing various articles
1.1 wearing apparel. Joe.,/, fitt..tt and Ala. Wisdom.
tor stealing in the parish of liollington, i lolacli geld-
:r.g and a hay mare, the property of Charles
IJlstry. Wor. Heron and Robert Mitchell, fur stealing
at. Brighton, two great coot'', anti other articles, the
'pa.Operty of C. F. W. Menich. [Tile twu last men-
tioned prisoners were also tried anti cortviet-ti an .tere-
ral other indictments for robberie., at llrighton.]

I.INC ‘STER ASSI7IN.
On Tuesday morning the grand jury brotteht into
(;fart forty troe bills against persons charged with
orifices against the Hank of Englan.l. Alton! on..
41...icscii twenty prisoners were arraigned on fuss ChATV:
.401:e fur the capital offence of it tteri g forged
of England notes, with the guilty knowledge
;of. their being forged, and the other for the minor
oseence of unlawful possession, which subjects the
petty to transportation for 14 years. Twelve of the
..riaotters accepted the merry, at, it is canto!, of the
}lank, and pleading guilty to the minor char,ze, were
Nerttettccd to transportation for 14 years. Ott the fol-
. loritkg morning, four other prisoners who had pleaded
sott,gnilty to the charge of possession, made applica-
-1;oa to the Court for leave to withdraw their plea of
sot guilty to that charge and plead guilty. This he-
. ir.g allawed, they severally pleaded guilty, anti were
arsuitted on the capital indictments found against
Alexander llitchies„ Abraham Wade. and
Jan Quin, have been capitally convicted of uttering
forged Bank of England notes.
TIIVitSDAV. HAIKU 29.
The grand jury have found a true bill against ('ol.
Williams, a Magistrate for the, county of Lancaster.
tuna libel upon Mr. John Higgins, the Governor (0
a Cattle of Lancaster. The alleged libel was run
Dined in a letter written by Colonel Williams to a pri.
saner confined for political ()Fences in that prison.
. rice prisoaers love been capitally convicted, and
Llve received sentence of death, two of them are ex-
rctod to hi left fur execution; 17 have been con-
. vete.l of the unlawful possession of forged flank
. -trott and have been sentenced to transportation fur
1.1 )ears.

ILINOSTON--Mincri 31.
The Assists for this Connty commenced here yester-
sltk „before Lord Chief Raton Richards, on the Civil
aadMt. Raton Wood, on the Crown Side. On
t;.e latter, the Calendar contains 1;1 commit:nen%
and it is highly probable that the business of that
Corrt will not &Ash before Saturday nest. The Cans,
11..!,1, in the Nisi Mries Court. contains 34 entries,
euu.e of which Are heavy, sod tie are Speisikl Juries: