The Sun. — 1823-03-17 (London, England)

METROPOLIS IN THE YEAR 1122.  Statement of the Number of Persons committed to his Mahesty's Gaol of Newgate in the Year 1822, and how they ave been disposed of Males. Females. Total. In custody on the Ist Jan. 1822 - 185 67 252 Committed to 31st December, un, der 20 years of age - 660 .2105 Above years f - - 1134 281  Of wwhichthere'have been executed .. . 23 2437 Died - - - - - 2 Removed to the Hulks at Gosport, preparatory to Transportation - - . - - 8 Ditto, ditto, Portsmouth - . . . 123 Ditto, ditto, Sheerness - . - 292 Ditto; ditto, Woolwich - , . . 55 Ditto to the Penitentiary, BMthank - - 51 Ditto to the Refuge for the Destitute - - 20 Ditto to Bethletn Hospital - - . - 1 Ditto by Habeas Corpus, for trial at the Assizes - 17 Ditto to the Houses of Correction for London and Middlesex, pursuant to sentence - - 549' Discharged, having received his Majesty's pardon 21 Ditto having been acquitted at the Old Bailey Sessions - - - - - , . 512 Ditto bills of indictment not having been found - 219 Ditto not having been prosecuted - . 41 Ditto having undergone their sentence of imprison. meat 4 . - . . - 50 Ditto having bten whipped . - . 53' Ditto fined one shilling - - . . 104 Ditto upon bail and other causes - - . N  Remained in custody, Ist Jan. 1823—Males 195 2157 Females 85 - 200  , 2437 * Of this number 390'had been in the ghol before; Tffere is an increase In the committals in this year of 62. Statement. of the Number' of Persons committed to his Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, and convicted :in the year 1622, and the nature of their offences, together with the num' ber acquitted, discharged, sentenced, eir.c: during the same period. Burglary - ... • - 33 Forgery - . - - . • 4 Forging the Goldsmiths' Hall mark - ..- 2 Housebreaking. . - Highway Robbery . . - , - 19 Rinse-stealing . . - ~ 8 Maliclouly cutting and maiming , - 1 Murder - - . ' -.- 1. Rape - ..• . . . . I Returning from Transportation .. - 3 Stealing in a dwelling-house to the value of 40s. and upwards . - 53Sheep-stealing . - - 2 An unnatural crime 4. . .0" .10 . , 3 Uttering. Forged Bank Notes . . . 3 Attempting to commit an unnatural crime - 6 Bigamy - - - - 7 Embezzlement . . . l5 Fraud - - . - . . 10 Manslaughter . . - ... . 3 3lisdemeanour - . . . . 12 Procuring counterfeit coin with intent to the same - . - - - 3 Receiving stolen goods . ..- - 7 Selling blasphemous publications . - 4 . Uttering counterfeit coin . . . 10 Larcenies of various descriptions - .: 1117 Of which there were 'sentenced— -1331 To death - . - - - - 5135 To transportation for life . _ 94 To ditto for 14 years . , - l7 To ditto for 7 years ... . - 328' To imprisonment in the Houses of Correction for .. Two years - . - 36 One year - - - 118 Six months .. . . 149 Four months . - 7 Three months. . 111 Two. months. . - 54 Six weeks One month and under . 66 To ditto•in Newgate for various terms - . 51 Fined one shilling and discharged - . 104' Whipped and discharged• . - 53  Numbers convicted . . - 1331 Acquitted - - - - - 512 Discharged, Bills of Indictment not having been found 219 Dichargml, not having been prosecuted - 41  2103  Of this number twenty-one have been executed. Statement of the Number of Criminal Offenders in his Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, who were executed iu the year 1832, with the Nature of the Crimea for which they suffered. For Murder - , 1 Forgery Uttering Forged Notes Burglary Highway Robbery -•- An Unnatural Offence . . 2 Stealing in a Dwelling House to value of 403. and upwards 3  • r• ~   . . ..  *23* Two of these were convicted to the year 1821.  On Saturday. last, 1141-9. "KNIGHT, an elderly widow lady, of Horshamtvossessed of consider. able property, put a period to her existence by hanging herself to the bed.post.—Verdict, " Insanity."