The Sun. — 1810-01-11 (London, England)

OLD 13,11-LEY, JAI. 10.  The Se3sions commenced, this day, before the Lord -Mayor and .Re'corder-of- Londons the Lord Chief Baron Macdonald, Sir Simon Le Blanc, and Sir Alan Cfiambre.  Samuel 11./al her alias Leeson, stood capitally indiaed, tinder Lord Elleriborough's Aft, for wilfully, rrialicionsly, and -unlawfully presenting:- a pietol, loaded with gunpowder and 'lead:a shot, at Thomas Boswell', and draWin.g the trigger thereof, with intent to kill and murder the said Thomas Boswell, or do hiin some violent bodily injury. It appeared from the eVidence, that the prosecu,‘ for was a farmer, residing at Enfield Chase; and that; upon the day specified in the indi&ment, the prisoner went to his house, under tilt. pretence of purchasing a ottantity of potatoes. The prosecutor and his wife were eating sprats at the thee, •and invited the prisoner to sit down, and jniri in the repast.; the invitation was accepted ; the prisoner ate heartily, and while his'ho:St was engaged in like manner, he drew a 'pistol, and presenting it at the Prosecuthr, demanded his money. The Prosecutor and his wife immediately rushed upon the Prisoner., who pulled the trigger of his pistol. The pistol wad aimed at the head of the Prosecutor, but it •fortunately missed tire; the priSoner was then overpowered by the united eflbrts of the prosecutor and-his wife, who seized him and bound hinitto the bed', and delivered him soon after into the custody of Hancock, the police officer. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. Robert Francis was indicted for burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Francis Steel, and stealing therefrom a gold chain, and two gold broaches, the property of the said F. Steel. It • appeared, that, on the 2.2 d of December, a pane of glass, in the dwelling-house of the prosecutor, No. 86, Oxford-road, had been cut, in such a manner as that a person's hand cQuld.gain admittance; immediately opposite to the -.pane were suspended the articles specified in the indictment; these articles were removed by some person from the outside. Part of the chain was soon after sold to a refiner in Long-acre, and another part. of it to another person. The prisoner had been seen-by a neighbour of the Prosecutor lurking about his premises, but-he was not:identified, either-as the person who stole the property, for who sold -it after the theft was committed.--The prisoner was acquitted. George Hon& was indicted for burgliriously breakinginto and entering the dwelling-house of Mary eawthorn, and stealing frOn thence twelve yards Of-ribbon' and one silk handkerchief, value eighteen shillings-.  .1r appeared -that the Prosectitrix lived in Sr. Uke's parish.- On the Bth of December, about six o'clock, she Ivay sitting in her parlour, with A gentleman named Greville; she heard a noise of the breaking of glass, and immediately went into the shop, and perceived that a pane of glass in the windmi had' been cut; and that a part of it was pushed in. The Prosecutrix and her friend then Watched in a part of the shop where tiny were concealed from the observation of any person in the .street; they presently saw the prisoner approach the brolen pane,- put his hand through it, and draw some ribbon fionrthe shelf of the shop. The prosecutrix ran to, and collared; but was immediately knorked down by him. The prisoner was then pursued- by Mr. Greville, and taken by him in a.cLinrt in Grub-street; four or five rutlianly-looking per.. sans, apparently of the prisoner's gang; surrounded Mr. Greville, who, however, succeeded in securing the thief, and bringing him before a Magistrate. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of larceny. Chola' 'Cadman *as capitally indi led for co m m i ttin g a rape upon the person of Martha Gale, servant of Mr. Barret, of Fetter lane, on the 74th of December last.  The prisoner is a carpenter, and has a wife. and many children. The evidence not being sufficiently clear against him, the Jury gave a verdid of— ./Vot Guilty. The prisoner was detained upon an indiament for a misdemeanour.  fames 11orton was also capitally itidieled for committing a rape :upob the person of Jane Doncan, servant to Mr. Goostrey, No. 2, Warren-plate.— The prisoner was acquitted, the proof not being sufficiently strong.  StilP. NEll'3.  • GRAVILSEND, JANUARY 9, Sailed—the William, Lenassi, for Malta ; and the EnigIgeten, Wattson, for Gottenburgli.