21 FEBRUARY 1829, Page 4

THE OLD BAILEY SESSIONS commenced on Thursday morning, before the

Lord Mayor and the City Officers. The presiding Judges are Mr. Justice Gazelee and Mr. Baron Vaughan. There are two hundred and seventeen prisoners for trial. The cases tried were mostly trilling thefts, by juvenile depredators. A woman was charged with having stolen 421. from a publican, her master. The money was taken from a desk ; and the theft was almost immediately discovered. None of the money was found upon her person; but it was discovered on the floor of a room through which she passed. The jury found her guilty—sentence, death.

Frances Hall was charged with having forged the will of the late Anthony Bond, with whom she lived as housekeeper, with a view to defraud his son. After a trial which lasted seven hours, the woman was acquitted. The whole property of the deceased thus falls to the prisoner.

Harriet Farrell, a girl of seventeen, was yesterday tried on the Coroner's inquisition for the murder of her new-born child. She was acquitted of the murder, but found guilty of having concealed the birth.

DEATU FROM WANT.—On Wednesday, a poor fellow in the dress of a sailor, and whose looks and apparel bespoke the most abject misery, sat down on the steps of the Argyll Rooms, and shortly afterwards expired from abso- lute want.

On Monday morning, as a young man employed at a saw-mill at Bankside, Southwark, was in the act of placing sonic wood under the sawing machine, his apron was caught in the works, and he was drawn amidst the machinery. One of his arms was forced out of its socket, his bowels were torn out, and his head sawed asunder from the crown to the chin. The sufferer was work- ing for his brother, who some days before had lost a finger at the machine.

Mr. Mortimer, surgeon, at Blackwater, was killed on Saturday afternoon in a singular manner. He had just returned from visiting his patients in his four-wheeled phaeton, and was about to descend at his own door, when his horse suddenly backed at the noise of an approching stage coach ; and the cattle of both vehicles becoming entangled, the whole four stage horses fell on that of Mr. Mortimer, and thus oversetting the phaeton, the unfortunate gen- tleman was thrown out with great violence on his head, and died almost in- stantly. On Thursday, Thomas King, groom to a gentleman at Brixton, attempted to leap a hunter over a bar at the bottom of Love-lane, Stockwell; but the horse failing in the attempt, fell upon its rider. He died next day.

Duly V. GRATITUDE.A few days ago, a constable at Coventry had occa- sion to go down to the canal-wharf, in discharge of his duty, and in attempt- ing to go on board a vessel, fell into the water, where he was in great danger ssf being drowned. He was, however, rescued from his perilous situation by the exertions of an individual who happened to be in the neighbourhood, and who, not content with getting him out of the water, took him to his house and furnished him with refreshment and dry clothes. When the officer came a little to himself, and ascertained the name of his preserver, lie discovered that his life had been saved by the very man of whom lie was in search ; and that the first return he could make fur the obligation was to serve his bene- factor with a sumniens.—Manchester Mercury.

The Princess Carignan, widow of the late Prince Carignan, marechal de camp, deceased some years ago, has met with a most tragical end at Auteul. 'Whilst this lady was reading by her own fireside her clothes caught fire: frightened by the accident she ran to a door which opened upon the garden ; u movement which added fuel to the flames. The Princess fell down dead, and was consumed. She was about forty years of age.—La Quolidienne.

FIRE AT DEMERARA.—A calamitous fire has destroyed a considerable part to( George Town (formerly Stabrack), the capital of the colony of Demerara. The fire broke out on the night of the 29th of December, in the house of a Mr. Merignot, who kept a grog shop, and rapidly comniunicated to the neigh- bourhood. It'continued till about six in the morning, and, with the excep. tion of three or four houses, totally destroyed the whole of that district of the town. Various accidents took place ; Dr. SteWart, of the 25th regiment of Foot, in hie efforts to assist in saving property, was compelled to jump from a three-pair-of-stairs window, and died from the effects of the fall. Sonic other deaths were reported. The loss is estimated at from 250,000/. to 300,000/. Much of the property is insured in London; and one office, it is reported, will lose 50,0001.