The Sun. — 1823-05-14 (London, England)

OLD BAILEY.—These Sessions commenced  this day at the Justice-Hall in the Old Bailey, before the Lord MAYOR, Recorder, and 31r. Justice BAYLEY, Alderman 1311YDOES, &c. calender, on the present occasion, is unusually light, containing a list of only one hundred and fourteen prisoners for trial. It does not contain one charge of forgery, and only 5 for burglary. We regret, however, to state, that there are five eretches for trial charged with a nameless offence. There are at present in Newgate no less than 18 males and five females under sentence of death, and 111 under sentence of transportation. The total number of prisoners including those for trial at the present Sessions, is 320. Benjamin Piper and William Piper were put to the bar on their separate Indictments, charging them with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Nagger, at Tottenham ; on the 14th and 21st of February, and again on the 2d of March. The evidence in support of the prosecution depended on the testimony of an accomplice, which was not wholly uncontradicted, and the Court directed an acquittal.— Thomas Cooley and Thomas Conner were indicted for stealing a quantity of plate, of the value of 401., from the dwelling. house of David Bevill, E 9., Upper Harley-Street, Cavendish-square. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner Conner contrived to enter the above gentleman's pantry by the area steps, and in the temporary absence of the Butler stole the plate before-mentioned ; he was however pursued, and observed to throw the plate into the Apollo public-house, in Paddington-street, where it was afterwards found behind the door. Cooley was also taken with Conner in the pursuit. The Jury found both the prisoners Gullty—DMh.  A letter from Lisbon, dated the Ist instant, states, that General do REG() had been recalled, in consequence of his conduct in the affair of Amerante, and that he was to ,be succeeded by General 14:oou. Never, we. believe, did the Spring Seasou, at any, former period, within the memory of 'the oldest and most experienced horticulturist, give to :the fruit trees',' generally, a fairer promise of abunuaut produce, than the present, and especially to the grape vines, which are largely fruited at. almost every, bud. Captain H ENRIV IXON,souof Colonel DIXON, of the First West Yosk Militia, late of Gledhow, had, on the 11th of last montli; a very narrow escape with his life from the hands of an Italian banditti. The Captain, it ap. pears, was travellin with a friend about eight o'clock. in g the evening of that day, and was within about three quarters of a mile of Faenza, when their carriage was stopped by a band of foot.robbers, and they were-dragged to the ground, and with knives at their throats told that they would be murdered if they moved an inch, or made the least noise. While in this situation, the banditti rifled their carriage, and took out of .the pockets notes and gold to the amount of 3351., with a number of drawings and present, intended for the friends of the travellers in England. Having effected their purpose, the villains made off and escaped with their boqty. We are happy to add, that neither the Captain nor his friend sustained any personal injury. On Saturday last a most beautiful and curiously veined we of of agate was found on the estate of Claremont, be. longing to James Nairne, Esq. by Mr. Hem, when digging near the bottom of n steep bank near the south side of his farm, a short distance from the spot where Archbishop Sharpe was murdered. It was discoveVed embedded in the clay or till, about 3 feet below the surface, in a horizontal position. Immediately to the west. ward there is a large whin-atone fixed on the ground—the memorial, probably, -of some deed of blood, or the monument of one whose memory it has survived. The wedge measures in length exactly 12 inches ; Prom 1 h to 3 inches in breadth, and from 1-4th to one inch in thickness. Itpossesses a very fine polish, and it is suppesed to hare been an instrument of sacri. tee used in barbarous ages.--(Caledonian Mercury.)