The Sun. — 1802-09-16 (London, England)

VIII. that a Special Commission may issue by the appointment of the King, for the trial of such offence, in any County in England. Under these circumstances,there are three prisoners to be tried -for Murder, stated to have been committed in parts beyond the Seas. I feel no necessity of addressing such a Jury as the present, .at laige, in this case, nor have I an opportunity of detailing the circumstances of the tfansattion which is to be laid before you. I can only state to you, that the deceased-is alledged to have been killed in a Duel :—Thar one of the Prisoners is charged as 'having been the Principal, and the other two the. Seconcli. Now if two persons, in cold blood, meet and . fight a duel, and one •of theist is killed, the other is guilty of Murder ; and that, not 'the Principal only, ' but the Seccnds alsO ate guilty of Murder, because they countenance the guilt cf the Principal in such Murder. I have but one observation more to make on this occasion, which •is, that the Law of the Case i precisely the same as if this had been charg. ed to have been a murder committed in any county in England. 11 in the consideration of this Case, any difficulty should arise before you, you know that upon application you are entitled to the assistance of this Court. 1 have only to request that you will now give the business before you all reasonable dispatch."  The Grand Jury then withiirew, and in about tvro hours brought in a true Bill against the above three -persons. •  Samuel Linn was then tried upon an indi&ment ,for stealing a pocket-book containing 'a medal of the value of 7s. the property of John Monefer, pri- • vily, from his person. The Prosecutor swore, tharon the 2lst of June last, about one o'clock in the.day, as he was coming through Cranbourn_alley, there was a woman singing by the corner of Leicester-fields k he went to hear, 'and the Prisoner was scantling there—he took the book.out of the Prosecuto'r's coat pocket ; he felt him, .but did not see him do it. He could not catch him on the instant, but he did in about a gamer ora minute, and then a companion of the Prisoner said, " d—n him, give him his pocket_ book," upon which the Prisoner took off his hat and took out of it the pocket-book and gave it to the Prosecutor, and got away, but was taken again almost in an instant, when, after struggling as much as he could, he begged for mercy, saying, " that this was his first offence," upon which he was taken to Bow-street and committed.  The Prisoner had a good charatier, and it appeared from the evidence of one Witness that he had been in the Service with His Royal Highness the Duke of York, in Holland, and was in the office of Sutler.  The Learned Judge observed, that this was an indiament for a capital offence, ,namely stealing privately from the person, --but the Jury would be relieved from any consideration of the capital part of the charge, because, as the-Prosecutor telt the aft, as the Prisoner was ,committing it, that could not be said to be privately stealing, but unless the Prosecutor was ihtorrea in his apprehension of the fael, the Prisoner was guilty of the simple larceny, and if the. Jury were of that opinion, the Verdi • would be, guilty of stealing, but not privily '-from the person.---Gudy -of stealing, but not' psi. rl from she pen's,.  Jot. Djon was indiled for a burglary in the awelling-hoose of William Coleman, Esq. and steal