The Sun. — 1827-08-01 (London, England)

ATROCIOUS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Ananias Lumley, aged 21, stood indicted for attacking Mr. John Clough on the King's highway, putting him in bodily fear, and robbing him of four promissory notes, some silver, and other articles his property. The prosecutor, a butcher, residing at a village called Bromley, about four miles from Leeds, has a shop at a place called Atherton, about two miles further. On Saturday; 31st March, he had been to Atherton market, and was on his return home about eleven o'clock at night, when at a dreary part of the road he was , met by two men, one of whom was the prisoner, and he with a bludgeon struck him a tremendous blow on the head, which felled him to  the ground. One of them called out, "kill him ! kill him !" upon which they commenced beating him most unmercifully with the bludgeon over the head and face, and whilst in this helpless state they robbed him of four promissary notes for the payment of 11. each, twenty shillings in silver, his watch and appendages. They then fled, and, Mr. Clough as well as he was able from the weak state be was in reached his home. Subsequently the prisoner went, into the Wellington public-house, at Kirkgate, in Leeds, and offered the prosecutor's watch for sale for 265. and the robbery of Mr. Clough being generally known, he was sent for, and on seeing the prisoner and his watch, be immediately identified the latter, and the prisoner as one of the men that had attacked him.  The Jury found the prisoner guilty—Death. Mr. Baron HULLOCK, addressing the prisoner, most earnestly persuaded him to prepare for the worst. The prisoner appeared quite indifferent, and left the dock with a smile on his countenance.  There are 56 prisoners in the calendar. The only case that excites any interest is that of John Garth an apothecary, and George Clarkson, for the murder of two ills. gitimate children, try administering to them-certain poisonous drugs. Their trial is expected to come on tomorrow (yesterday.)  WESTERN CIRCUIT, SALISBURY, JULY Si.  Two men, of the names of Orchard and Hooper, were tried yesterday on a charge of breaking into the house of Thomas Farr, and stealing therefrom two boxes containing silver and copper. An accomplice, of the name fo -Salmon was called, who swore that Orchard, and Hooper, the other prisoner, were the persons that broke into Farr's house in company with himself and another man not in custody. This accomplice on being pressed, admitted that he had been committed to prison by a Magistrate for offending his master, the singularity of which phrase induced the Chief Justice to conjecture that what one man called offending, another might designate robbing. His Lordship's conclusion appeared to be not without foundation, for after a little more flirtation on the part of the prisoner, lie was brought to confess that the main circumstance in his offending his master, was the stealing a large quantity of leather, on which charge he had been convicted, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. The JUDGE, in his summing up, requested the Jury to be muttons how they received the testimony of a man, who, according to his account, was one of the most profligate and abandoned characters in the country. The Jury deliberated for a few minutes, and found Orchard Gteilty, acquitting Hooper. • The same Salmon figured again this day as King's evidence, in another indictment against two unfortunate fellows, who, according to his account, made him their confidant in a robbery that they committed in the house of Benjamin Cliff. His Lordship, not recollecting the person and countenance of Mr. Salmon, expressed some astonishment at his being let into their secrets, till the witness's features suddenly recurring to his recollection, the mystery became explained, and no farther questions were asked as to the mode in which Salmon became " part and parcel" of the circumstances of the rase.  Ia the course of the other evidence, there being,some connecting evidence with respect to one of the prisoners, whose name was Rabbits, the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty; while the 'Other one, Andrews, having nothing against him, but the oath of Mr. Salmon, was Acquitted. The Grand Jury. have returned two true bills against Mr. Seyniour, a gentleman of fortune, in the north of this county, and another person, one for the capital charge, and the other for the misdemeanour, for an offence which cannot be mentioned ; while on the other hand Mr. Seymour has brought an indictment against some of his servants, for a conspiracy in charging him with this offence. To-morrow morning, at eight o'clock, the case will be called on before Chief Justice