SURREY SESSIONS.-These se...
The Times, 1824-12-07T00:00:00

SUnnEY SaSsiows.-These sessions commenced yesterday by adjournment at H{ersemonger-laue, before Robert Hedger, Esq., Chairman, and several other magistrates. The grand and traverse juries having been sworn, and the Chairman having congratulated the former on the state of the calendar, several cases were tried, but they were of no public interest. In the old Priory in this town (Carmarthen), on Tues- day last, the clothes of a child of the name of Elizabeth Wilson, four years old, took fire, which the rnother perceiring, seized a pail of water hard by, and threw the contents over the child with the view of extinguishing the {lames; but the united effects of the shock and fright were so great as to occasion herimmnediate death-Carrnzar. 7K~n JOurnal. The poachers have been very active In the immeldiate neighbourhood of Norwich for the last fortnight, and it seems they are not less bold. On Tuesdav morning about two o'clock, after a not very successful excursion to the woods at H oningham, a gang drew up before the hiouse of Mir. Henry Muskett, at that placo, and fired one or more voUies. It will be recollected tbat this gentleman resisted a party last year most courageously, and, being deserted by all but one of his own men, who at last was felled to the ground, kept off his antagonists by his own brave exertions, brought them to a parley, and made honourable terms of retreat for himself and his fallen man. This salute, therefore, was in the niature of a triumtph. -Norwich AMercer1. The following particulars relating to Willianr Crawford Dixon, whose trial and convietion before a Coqrtamartial appeared in Tlhe Timies of Saturday last, are from the Hampshire Courier " lie was brought to England in the Frbutbury transport to take his trial; and what is extremely singular, during the time he was con- fined in irons on board that vessel, on the passage, he amused him. self by writing the memoirs of his life, in the prosecution of which undertakinig he has contrivec to fill upiVards of 150 paes of letter- paper and he has headed his work thus-S Memoirs of 'an. Ci aw- ford Dixon, written whil'e a prisoner in irons, to be tried fbr Ihis life, on board the Frinsbury;' and we understand he has requested that into whosoever hands this may fall after his deceas.e, he will get it printed, together with an account of his trial and execution as he thinks theR whole will form a pleasing little work.' Since hMs con. demnation this unfortunate man has shown: the greatest calmness, and has been attended by the Rev. I%r. Tate, with a view to affbrd him that spiritual advice and consolation his unhapiy sitbation re- quires. WVe understand that he has written a letter to one of his old shipmiates in the WVellsley, cautioning him against pursuing that vicious course of life which, leaving his psassions uncoutrolled by any moral tie, has led him to commit the fatalact by which his life has been forfeited." A gentleman of Heiley-on-Thamnes offered a farmer when at that market, a dininer and a bottle of wine, if he would bring him a grain of wheat on the following market-day, and double the quantity each week until that day twelvemoQntl. This was ac- ceded to for the moment; but the following st:tement wiu, perhaps, 3atisfy those who have never entered into any similar calculations, of the impossibility of fulfilling such ar. engagement :-Amiourntof the number of. grains, 4 503,699,627,370,495 ; 'number of bushels 12509,998.964; numrner of quarters, 1,563,749,870; number of lokds, 12,749;g74.;_Readegi14 lfrcan,rs. EAdvertisemeat1-~laat wreek lisa Eioyal Eighness the Duke of Glocester honoured the DrOltASrA w5tls a viSit, to view the '1 Cathe_ dral of Chartres" atnd "Brest Harbour," and was pleased to ex. plets his high admiration at the correctness of their representations, being well acquainted with both.