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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN KEY, BART., MAYOR.

SEVENTH SESSION, HELD AT JUSTICE HALL, IN THE OLD BAILEY, ON THURSDAY, THE 8th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1831, AND FOLLOWING DAYS.

TAKEN IN SHORT-HAND,(BY AUTHORITY OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON) BY H. BUCKLER.

LONDON: PRINTED FOR H. BUCKLER, BY GEORGE TTITERTON, No. 74, CORNHILL; AND PUBLISHED AT G. HEBERT'S LIBRARY, No. 88, CHEAPSIDE.

1831.

THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS On the King's Commission of the Peace, OYER AND TERMINER, AND GAOL DELIVERY FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. AND GAOL DELIVERY FOR THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.

Before the Right Honourable SIR JOHN KEY , BART., LORD MAYOR of the City of London; Sir John Bayley, Knt., one of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer; Sir Edward Alderson , Knt., one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas; Sir John Patterson, Knt., one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench; John Ansley, Esq.; Matthew Wood, Esq.; Sir William Heygate , Bart.; John Thomas Thorpe, Esq., and Anthony Brown , Esq., Aldermen of the said City; Newman Knowlys, Esq., Recorder of the said City; Sir Peter Laurie , Knt.; Charles Farebrother , Esq., and John Cowan, Esq., Aldermen of the said City; Charles Ewan Law , Esq., Common Sergeant of the said City, and William St. Julien Arabin, Sergeant at Law; His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London, and Justices of the Gaol Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City, and the Country of Middlesex.

LONDON JURIES.

First

William Newman ,

William Collins ,

William Huggins ,

William Webb ,

Charles Good ,

John Tomkins ,

Thomas Buff ,

Charles Law ,

Thomas Edgington ,

Richard Doudney ,

James Steed ,

James Clark .

Second

George Simmonds ,

John Breckles ,

Robert Chant ,

James Blofield ,

John Martin ,

George Whitford ,

Henry Baughton ,

Charles Hayne ,

Charles Gilbert ,

Edw. Hartley Wall ,

Eyra Gardner ,

Henry Hammond .

MIDDLESEX JURIES.

First

Beniah Gibb ,

Richard Fairey ,

Thomas Carpenter ,

William Cochrane ,

Wm. R. Goodfellow,

Ninean Graves ,

Daniel Kellard ,

William Dempsey ,

Wm. Scaggs Francis ,

Joseph Friar ,

Lawson Holmes ,

Thomas Hayward .

Second

John A. Aslet ,

Samuel Heath ,

Henry Johnson ,

John Sumner King ,

John Lissett ,

James Massingham ,

William Martin ,

William Morrison ,

Thomas Mills ,

John Owen ,

Dennis Peel ,

Wm. Tho. Priestley .

Third

William Love ,

Aaron Heal .

Thomas McCall ,

William Anderton ,

William Ashdown ,

William Archer ,

George Arden ,

James Arderson ,

William Brown ,

thomas Barton ,

Thomas Akers ,

John Chatwood ,

Fourth

John Simmonds ,

Thomas Stevens ,

John Turpin ,

James Veitch ,

John Shepherd ,

Robert Savory ,

Jacob Swartz ,

Joseph White ,

Anthony Scott ,

Richard Westcoe ,

Jones Rowley ,

Thomas Priestley .

Fifth

George West ,

Joseph Wilson ,

Thomas Gash ,

John Fred. Hasted ,

John Frazer ,

Jesse Bridgman ,

Francis Brown ,

John Bailey ,

James Barker ,

John Fisher ,

Thomas Gardner ,

George Gibson .

SESSIONS' EOUSE, OLD BAILEY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1831.

KEY, MAYOR - SEVENTH SESSION.

CAPITAL CONVICTIONS.

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1530. THOMAS STACEY was indicted for feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Jefferson Holt , about the hour of two in the night of the 31st of July , at St. Gregory by St. Paul, with intent to steal the goods and monies of the said Thomas Jefferson Holt and Jabez Woodhill .

SECOND COUNT, like the first, only calling it the dwelling-house of Thomas Jefferson Holt and Jabez Williams .

THOMAS JEFFERSON HOLT. I live at No. 63, St. Paul's church-yard, in the parish of St. Gregory by St. Paul . Jabez Woodhill lodges in my house - he pays rent to me; the house is mine - I have a lease of it, and pay the rent; I am a cook and confectioner - Woodhill keeps a jeweller's shop at my house, and sleeps in the house, but was absent at the time. On the 30th of July I went to bed about a quarter to eleven o'clock at night - the house was all secure then, and about two in the morning, on the 31st, before daylight, on hearing the alarm bell ring, I went down and in the cellar I found a dark-lantern a-light; the iron grating of the cellar had been secured by an iron chain, which I found had been broken in the course of the night - the prisoner was not in the house when I came down; John Smith was living in the house - he is Mr. Woodhill's servant; the prisoner was a perfect stranger to me - I have no partner.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You keep a pastry-cook's shop, at the corner of Canon-alley, St. Paul's church-yard? A. Yes - Woodhill has a shopman and porter living on the premises; I have one female and two male servants - they are not here; a person could not get from the cellar to the upper part of the house without unfastening the cellar inner door - that door was not broken; the cellar is part of the house - I had seen the grating fast at five o'clock the evening before, when I was in Canon-alley; the chain was attached to the staple in the usual manner, and if it had not been fast the chain must have given way, as it was attached at one end to the grating, and at the other by a staple to the wall - it is never opened; it had been made for a coal-shoot, but the house having been broken open about two months ago I did away with the padlock, and had it fastened by a staple, not intending to open it again - I went to bed a little before eleven o'clock; my servants usually go to bed before me - Mr. Woodhill's people are generally up after me - after the alarm I found the grating of the cellar separated from the chain, but the grating was down, as it lifts on a swivel; the chain was broken, and down in the cellar - a link of it was broken by violence, and the curb of the grating much pressed, apparently by a crow-bar; Mr. Woodhill keeps the first and second floors, and has a shop frontage round St. Paul's Church-yard - he has no occupation of the cellar: I have a lease of the house distinct from him.

JOHN SMITH . I am assistant to Jabez Woodhill , a jeweller, who lives at Holt's. I went to bed at near twelve o'clock on the night in question, and was awoke about two by a noise on the cellar stairs - I rose myself up in bed, listened, and heard the noise repeated; it sounded as if the door at the top of the cellar stairs was being pulled - I pulled the alarm bell, and soon brought five or six persons down stairs; we found nobody in the house - I sleep on the ground floor, not three feet from the door; the door had not been opened - I afterwards went into the cellar, and found a dark-lantern with a candle burning in it, a crow-bar, a chisel, and a centre-bit with the brace, but without a stock; I looked to see which way the thieves got in, and found the strong iron chain, which held the grating down, had been broken - any body could then lift up the grating, and get in; the prisoner was a stranger - I saw him at the watch-house in King's Arm's-passage, in about ten minutes; my master's stock is valuable.

JOB GUY CLARKE . I am shopman to Mr. Woodhill. I heard the alarm bell ring about two o'clock - there was no day-light then; I looked out of my bed-room window on the second floor, which looks into Canon-alley - I observed a man getting out of the cellar: I could not distinguish his features - I called Watch! the watchman came - I am certain I saw him lay hold of the same man; he was nearly twenty yards from the cellar window when laid hold of; I saw his person moving till he was stopped by the watchman - there was only one person going from the cellar: I came down, went into the cellar with Smith, and saw the chain had been broken, which enabled him to get in: I went to the watch-house, and saw the prisoner there with George Nichols , the watchman, who I had seen take him; I found the centre-bit, crowbar, and things in the cellar.

Cross-examined. Q.Canon-alley turns out of St. Paul's church-yard, does it not? A. Yes - a pastrycook's shop is at the corner of the alley; there is a public-house in the alley, before you come to the covered way leading to St. Paul's church-yard - I saw the prisoner taken immediately that he got on his feet, out of the grating - he was as near as possible to the door of the public-house; he was taken before he entered the covered archway, for I did not lose sight of him from the time he left the grating till he was in the hands of the watchman; I will swear that - I got out of bed immediately I heard the bell ring, and saw him - I could see about half along the covered way from my window; the man was leaving our house - the watchman came under the archway towards our house, and took him; I saw him in the watchman's hands before he got half through the covered way, for I did not lose sight of him.

GEORGE NICHOLS . I am a watchman. I heard the alarm bell - I was in Paternoster-row, about one door from the alley; I made my way towards Canon-alley, and seeing the prisoner running, I ran instantly - I first caught sight of him within a yard of the cellar, and secured him about halfway along the alley; I immediately took him to the watch-house - he was searched in my presence, and a phosphorus-box and matches, some was candle, and some skeleton-keys found on him; Clark came to the watch-house in five minutes.

Cross-examined. Q. Was it before or after you got to the covered end of the alley that you took the prisoner? A. Before.

THOMAS BROWN . I am constable of the night. The prisoner was brought to the watch-house by Nichols - I searched him, and found on him five skeleton-keys, a bag with a stock of a centre-bit, a chisel, a gimblet, a knife, a phosphorus-box, matches, wax candles, and 5s. 7d.; in money.

JOHN LAWS . I am inspector of the watch. I went to Mr. Holt's cellar, and found a crow-bar, a dark-lantern, a centre-bit, and chisel.

MR. HOLT. The things found in the cellar do not belong to me; the whole of my house, including the cellar, is in the parish of St. Gregory; it is the last house in the parish - the next house is in the parish of St. Faith - none of our cellar is under that house.

Prisoner's Defence. When I was taken I was at the corner of Paternoster-row; I had found those things - I came round by the side of Holt's shop, heard the alarm bell ring, and as I turned the corner into Paternoster-row I was taken.

[Sept. 9.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.

1531. THOMAS WILLIAMS was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Midford John Spring , on the 5th of September , at All Hallows on London Wall, and stealing therein 1 coat, value 30s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 15s.; 1 waiscoat, value 5s.; 1 shirt, value 5s.; 1 handkerchief, value 2s., and 1 pair of braces, value 2d. , the goods of Thomas Henry Orr .

THOMAS HENRY ORR. I am a land-surveyor . I lodged in the back-room on the ground-floor in the house of Mr. Spring. No. 9, Camomile-street, Bishopsgate-street . On the 5th of September I went to bed between eleven and twelve o'clock, and was awoke between seven and eight in the morning by a noise in the house, and my landlord telling me my things were stolen - I perceived that all the clothes which I had taken off the night before, and put at the foot of the bed, were gone; there was a coat, worth 30s., a pair of trousers, worth 15s., a waistcoat, worth 5s., and a handkerchief, worth 2s.; I got up, and went into the parlour, after putting on another pair of trousers, and found the prisoner in the house - my room door had not been locked; I am positive it was closed -I saw my clothes in the house, but not in the room; the prisoner was a stranger.

JOHN WILLIAM EVANS . I am apprentice to Midford John Spring, who is the only owner of this house. Last Monday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, I opened the shutters, and left the front door ajar; I went down to the back kitchen, and in about ten minutes mistress sent me out for some milk, and as I came up the kitchen stairs I saw the shadow of somebody in the passage - I went to the door, and saw the prisoner running with a coat sleeve hanging down out of a bundle by his side; I called Stop thief! - nobody was in view but the prisoner till Mr. Wood saw me; I followed with him to Cutler-street, Houndsditch, and secured the prisoner - I only lost sight of him in turning the corner, and am quite sure of him; the parlour door had been opened while I was in the kitchen - I am quite sure I had closed it; Orr's room is on the same floor as the parlour - both rooms lead into each other; he had to go through the passage, and open the front and back parlour doors to get to Orr's room - before he was secured he tried to throw the clothes into the Cutlers' Arms public-house; I took him there, and while Wood secured him I got back all the clothes - I never saw the prisoner before.

WILLIAM WOOD. I stood in my yard in Camomile-street, and heard the cry of Stop thief! - I ran to the gate and saw the prisoner run by, and Evans in pursuit of him; he never got out of my sight, only in turning the corner - I am certain of his person; when I got within about five yards of him he flung the bundle down into the cutlers' Arms - I followed, tripeed his heels up, and fell on him; he laid a little while, then jumped up, struck me in the face with a brush, and hit me three times on the shoulder - I threw him down, and he said he would go with me, but when we got a few yards he struck me again two or three times, and tried to throttle me; he resisted a good deal, but I secured him, took him back to Spring's house, and gave him in charge of Sapwell.

THOMAS SAPWELL. I know Mr. Spring's house is in the parish of All Hallows on the Wall; I took charge of the prisoner, and the property was in a chimney soot cloth.

MR. ORR. These are my clothes.

Prisoner. I throw myself on the mercy of the Court.

[Sept. 9.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 24.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1532. HENRY ALPHAN was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , at St. Margaret, Westminster, 9 gold rings, value 9l.; 1 gold eye-glass, value 30s., and 11 brooches, value 5l., the goods of Anthony Assereti , in his dwelling-house .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

MARY CHARLOTTE ASSERETI . I am the daughter of Anthony Assereti , who keeps a jewellery and toy shop , No. 45. Bridge-street, Westminster . On the 19th of August, at one o'clock in the day, I saw the prisoner in the shop - nobody was with him; he was in the shop when I first saw him - I saw him standing in the shop, and went in; he was standing by a chair, on which a tray stood, containing rings and brooches; his hands were on the tray: I did not observe him take any thing - he said, "Is there another No. 45?" and ran out - I heard something chink as he ran away, and followed him out of the shop, calling Stop thief! I saw some persons run after him - he was brought back in two or three minutes, and I knew him to be the same person - some property was given to the officer; the prisoner did not ask to buy any thing.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me take any thing? A. No; You did not ask to look at any thing - I had been in the shop a few minutes before, and every thing was perfectly secure.

EDWARD DOUGHARTY . I am porter to a grocer in Bridge-street. On the 19th of August I was on a ladder, cleaning the window, and heard a cry of Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running in a direction from the prosecutor's shop; I saw him leave the door, and ran after him - he ran into a stone-yard, and I took him; he said nothing; I afterwards saw Moody.

Prisoner. Q. Did I not ask what you wanted? A. You never said a word.

HENRY MOODY . I am a porter. On the 19th of August I picked up some jewellery near Bridge-court steps - I saw three or four persons running, but cannot say the prisoner was one of them; I found the property in the course they ran - I gave it to Dungate.

FRANCIS DUNGATE . Moody picked up the property, and gave it to me; I gave it to Hall - I took the prisoner to Queen-square; he knew what he was charged with, but said nothing to me.

WILLIAM HALL . Dungate gave me the property.

ANTHONY ASSERETI . My house is in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster. I know every one of these articles to be mine - I value them at 16l., but we have lost 40l. worth or more altogether.

Prisoner's Defence. I had left my place a week, when I met a porter in Parliament-street; I asked him if he knew of a situation - he said he did, at No. 45 in the next street - I went to No. 45, Bridge-street; I did not see a bill in the window, which he said I should see - I asked if there was another No. 45, and she said not; I immediately went into the stone-yard, as I had occasion to go there - they came and charged me with stealing property; I had not left my place a week, and had no occasion to do it - they say I went in and took a handful out; was it possible I could snatch a handful of things, and run out with them, if they were properly placed in the shop?

[Sept. 9.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 15.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1533. WALBARGIS ELVIRE ROULETTE, alias CHRISTIANA ECKHARDT was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , at Paddington, in the dwelling-house of Ann Carey , spinster , 11 pairs of stockings, value 3l.; 11 pairs of gloves, value 16s.; 8 pairs of drawers, value 16s.; 9 bed-gowns, value 2l.; 8 petticoats, value 40s.; 1 muslin dress, value 4s.; 1 silk slip, value 7s.; 3 shawls value 7l.; 17 handkerchiefs, value 30s.; 4 shifts, value 30s.; 1 book, value 7s.; 2 drawings, value 7s.; 54 yards of silk, value 8l.; 4 gowns, value 2l.; 1 pair of gaiters, value 1s.; 108 yards of lace, value 26l.; 5 combs, value 5s.; 1 veil, value 2l.; 4 frills, value 10s.; 1 pair of steel clasps, value 2s., and 8 ostrich feathers, value 2l., and one 20l., one 10l., and four 5l. Bank notes , her property; against the Statute.

MESSRS. ADOLPHUS and BARRY conducted the prosecution.

ANN CAREY . I live at No. 20, Connaught-terrace , in the parish of Paddington - I keep the house, and am single - Mr. Arundell, my nephew, lives in the house with me, and another nephew; my nephew, William Arundell , brought the prisoner to my house on the 9th or 10th of June, to reside there for a short time - she staid six weeks and three days, and left on the 23rd of July - she lived in the same room, sat at the same table with us, and knew where I kept my keys and property. On Wednesday night, the 22nd of July, there was in my cupboard, a 20l., a 10l., and four 5l. Bank notes - I had received the 20l. from my nephew, and received 40l., in 5l. Bank notes, from Colonel Bentinck; I gave my nephew four of those 5l. notes for the 20l. note, and the 10l. note I had from a lady who lodged in the house; there were two sovereigns and two half-sovereigns in a paper - these were all in a cupboard in the dining-parlour; I saw those notes safe in the closet about eight or nine o'clock at night, when I went to put away the tea, and at bed time the prisoner was sitting in the small back parlour with me; I left the room to go round the house, to see that it was safe; the closet was in the next room - I was not gone more than five minutes; I came up again, sat down, and put away my work; I looked at her, and said, "Good G - d, Miss Eckhardt, what a smell of fire there is;" I ran out with the candle - she followed me; I said, "Good G - d, where is it?" she pointed to a little bit of string like a thread, which hung down from a nail in the closet, and said,"There it is;" it hung down by the side of the cupboard, which was open at the time; I ran to the cupboard, and there was a fire.

Q. What was burnt? A.Paper - I put it out, and said, "Good G - d, my money is burnt;" it was some paper which I had there - I put it out as well as I could, and ran down stairs; I got a shovel, and put the burnt pieces of paper into a plate, and begged her not to touch it till my nephew came in - I went out, and when I returned she was still at the cupboard, and said, "Here is your gold, that is not burnt, but your stupid English money, paper money, is burnt;" I then waited for a short time, to see that every thing was right - there was no danger in the cupboard, and then we went to bed; she at that time slept with me.

Q. Had there been any money transactions between you, in the course of which you could have given her either of these notes? A. No - this was on the 20th, and on the Saturday following, the 23rd, she went away; she told me and my nephew she was going abroad, to travel with a new married gentleman and lady, who had come from Cologne, and were going back there; that she was going to Paris, going to travel, and then going home to her father and mother at Cologne - she said that the lady and gentleman were to meet her at Southampton; she was to go with them across the water, and then home, but she at first told me she was going to Winchester - she afterwards said she was going to Southampton, as she could not get a place to Winchester - on the Sunday or Monday after she was gone, I went to the wardrobe to get my shawl to go out with my nephew, and could not find it; I have also missed lace, dresses, cambric handkerchiefs, muslin, gloves, pieces of new silk, a crape shawl, veils, a long shawl, a lace shawl, feathers, and various, articles of dress - I have lost also two rings, and a portfolio of drawings was taken from my wardrobe; I have seen some of them since - I never permitted her in any way to take these articles; I did not know she had got them - the very night before she went away I said I had got some things to sell; she looked at them and paid me eighteen sovereigns for them.

Cross-examined by MR. LOVEDAY. Q. I thought you had never had any money transactions with her? A. I conceive that was my money, and her board and lodging was included in the amount - I do not always lock my drawers, but I see that the keys are laid on the table; I locked the closet when I went to bed, but that was after the fire - I had been to the closet before I went down stairs; it was between ten and eleven o'clock at night -I put the candle on the table which stands by the closet, and threw in my work; I did not take a candle into the cupboard - the fire was discovered about that time; we went to bed about half-past ten or eleven o'clock - it was all done within ten minutes; I merely threw the work into the closet, and saw that the notes were there - I did not count them - I saw that they laid on the shelf in two parcels; the 10l. note was with some bills and two sovereigns and two half-sovereigns - the 20l. and the 5l. notes were altogether; I usually drink a little table-ale, and when I have none in the house I send to the public-house for it; I have lived with the Bentinck family more than thirty years - I did not touch the notes when I went to the cupboard, but am certain they were there - I saw the two parcels, but did not examine to see the notes; my nephews have lived with me some time; I am single: the prisoner knew where I kept my keys - the cupboard door was not locked, nor yet put too; a piece of string was hanging down, and there was fire at the end of the string - the end paper was burning; I collected the burnt pieces of paper, thinking when my nephew returned he might find the numbers of some of the notes - he was out of town: I thought it might be the notes, but it turned out to be nothing but paper which I had some tea in - we have since found the notes, therefore they could not be burnt; I am not related to Colonel Bentinck - he pays me an annuity; he paid me 40l. in July, which was half a year's annuity - he paid me these 5l. notes, and the rest in gold and silver; I received 40l. odd from him - the 10l. note I received from Miss Impey, a lodger; I never saw any thing of the notes afterwards - the two sovereigns and two half-sovereigns, which were in a paper, were left behind; the burnt paper was taken to the Bank - I have not seen it since.

Q. What did the prisoner pay you 18l. for? A. She bought a dress for 1l., and six shifts for half a guinea a-piece - that was a week or a fortnight before, but they had not been paid for; I had no money transaction with her till she paid me for them the night before she left; she asked me that night to show her some more things, and she would buy them - it was then she bought the shifts; the shifts were made of Dutch linen, trimmed with cambric, trimmed in Holland; she paid me three guineas for a blue dress, and the shifts came to three guineas, and there were six weeks' board and lodging at a guinea and a half a week; my nephew brought her to my house in a coach from an hotel in the Haymarket - Colonel Bentinck had written to him to fetch her.

Q. Will you swear you did not receive twenty-seven guineas from her? A. I swear I did not receive more than eighteen; I have heard her speak of Mrs. Kently, but I never saw her.

COURT. Q. You called her Miss Eckhardt - is that the name she was known to you by? A. Yes - I did not know her by any other name.

WILLIAM ARUNDELL . I am the prosecutrix's nephew. I first saw the prisoner at an hotel, in the Haymarket; I went there for her, in consequence of a letter from Colonel Bentinck ; she told me her name was Christiana Eckhardt - I took her to my aunt's, and she boarded and lodged there; while she was there a two-penny post letter came, addressed to Madame Roulette - she heard my aunt tell the postman nobody lived there by that name, and I heard the same; I said I thought there must be some mistake, it must be for Miss Eckhardt - she opened it immediately, and said it was for her; before she left my aunt's she told me she wished to get a place by the stage to Winchester, that she had been to the coach-office, and every place was engaged for the following day, but a French lady had booked a place to go to Southampton, and she had arranged with that lady to have her place, by paying for it; this was the second day after the burning in the closet - I went with her to the New White Horse cellar, in Piceadilly; she took two trunks with her, and an umbrella, that was all - when she got to the coach-office she showed me a ticket, which she said she had received from the lady, with the lady's name on it, which was Roulette; I made no remark to her, but she said, "Roulette I thought it was Broulette - that must have been the French lady who was going to take a governess' situation which I had given up - you remember a letter coming to me in that name - that must have been the lady; I wish I had remembered it, I would have talked to her about it;" I saw her off by the Southampton coach- this was on Saturday, and on the Tuesday following my aunt missed some property, upon which I went to Southampton, and at last found the prisoner at a young ladies' boarding-school, kept by Mrs. Wood, at Houndwell, near Southampton; Mrs. Wood, spoke to her by the name of Roulette - I told Mrs. Wood, in her presence, what had brought me there; I said she had made so many false representations at my aunt's house that she must return with me to town, to clear them up; Mrs. Wood took two drawings from the mantel-piece, and said, in her presence, that Miss Roulette had given them to her as her own drawings; I believe them to be my aunt's - I asked her for her keys; she gave them to me - I went up stairs with a constable, and opened her boxes; they were the same boxes as I saw her take to the stage - I saw some feathers on the top of the boxes when I opened them; I did not search the boxes - I put in some things which were found; there were shawls, lace, silk stockings, and various articles - I put them into the boxes, locked them, and brought the boxes to town, with the whole of the things belonging to her; I put the keys into my own pocket - the boxes came to town untouched and unaltered - I left them at Mary-le-bone watch-house; an officer, who had met me at the coach, was with me at the time - the boxes were produced before the Justice, with the same things in them; my aunt saw them there - they have been in the hands of the officer ever since.

Cross-examined. Q. You went to the hotel to fetch her? A. I went there to see her, in consequence of a note from Colonel Bentinck, and the next time I went I found a note in her possession, directed to me, from General Bentinck , desiring me to take her to my aunt's; I have the letter here - it is addressed to me; my aunt did not wish her to come at first, as she was a stranger; she lets lodgings, but did not exactly take her in as a lodger - she resided in the same apartment as I did, with my aunt and brother; I found she was an unfortunate stranger here - it was in consequence of a story she told me about Mrs. Kently that I brought her to my aunt's, and from General Bentinck having known her; she left our house to go abroad - my aunt was perfectly satisfied with her while she was in our house; I did not suspect her before the notes were gone - she was sober, and perfectly well behaved; she did not appear in want of money - I saw her pays her bill at the hotel: I think it was something under 2l.; I think she said she had been there ten days - the prisoner had not told me she was going to Southampton, she said she was going to Winchester; I found her by inquiring of the coachman who took her down - she had said she was going abroad; I had a constable there with me - I told her, before, Mrs. Wood came into the room, that she must return to town, in consequence of the false representations she had made, and she said if I would not tell Mrs. Wood she would explain; she returned with me alone; a book of coloured prints laid on the table in the room where I saw her; I knew them to be my aunt's - I never knew of my aunt borrowing 30s. to pay taxes; I opened the prisoner's boxes, in the presence of the constable, herself, and Mrs. Wood - I found other things in the drawer of a bedroom where she slept with Mrs. Wood; I merely opened her boxes, saw the feathers, locked them up again, and brought them away.

COURT. Q.Have you brought the boxes away in the state in which you found them? A. Yes, they are here, with their contents.

DAVID GEORGE ALDERSON . I am an officer. On the 29th of July the prisoner was delivered into my charge with the boxes; I took her to Marylebone watch-house, and left the trunks locked up at the office - I told her she was taken about some Bank of England notes and some clothes; she said there was a quantity of Mrs. Carey's clothes in the trunks, but she did not know any thing about the notes - the trunks were produced before the Magistrate the next day; they are in the same condition now - part of her clothes have been given up to her; there were five shifts, some collars, and a gown, given up to her, with that exception the boxes are in the same state that I received them; this veil I took off the prisoner's head in the dock, before the Magistrate.

MRS. CAREY. This black lace veil is mine, and is worth 3l. in the state it is now in - it cost more; all these things are mine, made and unmade - they are in the state they were in when in my possession; here are four pieces of new silk, worth 20l. together - they were in my wardrobe altogether; here is another piece of silk, worth 5l. - here are about a hundred yards of point and blond lace, which is worth 50l. at a low rate - it is in several pieces; they were kept in a drawer in the wardrobe in a large box, altogether in one box; here are three shawls of mine worth 6l. - one of them was in a trunk up stairs, and the other two in a drawer; here are eight pairs of drawers, eleven pairs of silk stockings, nine bed-gowns, seven white petticoats, and a variety of property, all mine - these drawings were in this portfolio; I know the drawings, they were given to me by Lady Bentinck - I never gave, lent, or sold them to the prisoner - not did I know she had ever seen them; here is another box of property here.

Cross-examined. Q. You say this piece of silk is worth 5l.? A. Yes - here is another piece that is cut off it; I kept my purse in a drawer - I did not keep my money in a box; I am sure I drink nothing but table-ale - half a pint at dinner, and half a pint at supper.

WILLIAM ARUNDELL . These two drawings are the same as Mrs. Wood handed to me; I think I found the lace in the drawer - all the articles were not in the drawers; I do not remember seeing the silk in the drawers - the feathers were in a tray at the top of the box.

MRS. CAREY. The shift produced is one that I sold her - they cost a guinea a-piece.

Prisoner's Defence (written.) I left Amsterdam in the capacity of companion with a lady of the name of Kently; having arrived at the Custom-house, and not finding my box, Mrs. Kently desired me to return to the steam-boat to look for it - however it was not there, and the captain representing that it was probably left at Rotterdam I returned to the Custom-house, where Mrs. Kently had left a note for me, desiring me to follow her to her residence at Pall-mall, but not being able to trace her there I was compelled to repair to an hotel; the keeper of the hotel took the utmost pains to find her, and I put an advertisement in the newspaper for the same purpose, but all in vain - reduced to despair, on finding myself thus forlorn in a strange country, I recollected a General Bentinck , who was well known to a family of the name of Eckhardt, with whom I had been very intimate during my stay at Cologne; I addressed him under the signature of my friend's name, Cristine Eckhardt, begging his assistance in finding Mrs. Kently; he came to see me, and showed me so much kindness that I felt ashamed at having given him an assumed name - he procured me a lodging with Miss Carey, No. 20, Connaught-terrace, till I should be able to find Mrs. Kently, and to recover my box; I received my box from Rotterdam, and at the same time a letter from Mrs. Kently in which she told me that she had deceived me, and many other things which I cannot now repeat - Miss Carey persuaded me to remain with her and try to get another place; I accordingly answered several advertisements (but in my own name), and at length had the good fortune to be engaged by Mrs. Wood, of Southampton, who expressed her entire satisfaction with my testimonials as to character and deportment, confirmed as they were by the representations of Mr. Herstatt, at Cologne; many times I felt inclined to make it known to Miss Carey that I was not Miss Eckhardt, whose name I had been induced by my distress to assume, but I was ashamed to do it - from the first day I discovered that Miss Carey was always drunk, and often in such a state as not to know what she did; on the Wednesday before I set out for Southampton, I changed with others a 10l. Bank note for her, and these she says are the notes which were burnt - in the evening she was very much intoxicated, and on going to a cupboard with a candle she set fire to it; after it was extinguished, she said that she had put some Bank notes into the cupboard and that they were all burnt; the day before I left she showed me after dinner twelve shifts and two dresses, asking me to buy them of her, which I consented to do, and paid her nine guineas, and nine guineas for my lodging - in the evening, being very drunk, in going up stairs with me to bed, she asked me if I had any money left with which to buy some more things; I said Yes, and she brought me a great quantity of things, telling me that I might have them all for thirty guineas; I told her I could not give so much, but that I would give her eighteen guineas, which she at length agreed to take, (saying that she was in want of money,) and helped me to put the things into my box; now she says that I stole all these things - she had several pictures, which I asked her to lend me to copy them, but she refused, and when I left I took them with me; she took at the office a black lace veil from my bonnet, (which I had worn during my stay in her house,) saying it was hers; she also told the Magistrate that I had given her three gilt shillings for three sovereigns, having seen in my box some gold dust which I used to put on my writing, and some gold leaf, which I had brought from Amsterdam for the purpose of ornamenting some trifles; Madam Van Doesberg, at Amsterdam, knows all this, and also that I was possessed of 80l., 50l. in gold, and 30l. in Bank notes.

MR. LOVEDAY to WILLIAM ARUNDELL . Q. Did not your aunt borrow 30s. of the prisoner in your presence? A. No - she has borrowed money of me if she has wanted any; I recollect her borrowing about 30s. to pay the water-rate.

[Sept.9.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 25.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutrix.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1534. PATRICK MULLEN was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edwin Hill and Rowland Hill , on the 4th of July , at Tottenham, and stealing therein 17 plates, value 3s.; 6 dishes, value 2s.; 2 saucepans, value 1s. 6d.; 1 butter-boat, value 6d.; 1 earthen mug, value 3d.; 10 lbs. weight of lead, value 15d., and 1 apron, value 6d. , their property.

SOPHIA COOPER . I am servant to Edwin and Rowland Hill, who live in the parish of Tottenham - they are brothers, and it is their joint dwelling-house. On the 4th of July, at six o'clock in the morning, when I came down we opened the kitchen door, and found the door leading to the yard open; I missed a quantity of crockery and two spoons - the thieves must have got in through a skylight, which was open; I cannot say whether that was fastened the night before.

HANNAH RAY . I am cook to the prosecutors. When I went to bed I saw the house all secure, except the skylight - I cannot be positive whether that was shut; I fastened all the doors myself - the sky-light draws up with two iron weights; I missed this property in the morning, and found the inner doors all open - three doors were open which were shut when I went to bed; one leads out of the yard, and one out of the back kitchen - the scullery door was found open; they could drop from the sky-light into the passage, and go from there to the scullery door, which I am positive was shut at night.

THOMAS HART . I am a Police-constable. On the 4th of July I saw two persons fighting opposite Milfields-place - the prisoner was one of them; that is about two miles and a half from the prosecutors' - I went up, and parted them; the prisoner was rather drunk - a bundle was given to him by a person, who brought it out of a beer-shop, and he put it on his shoulder - I then suspected all was not right, and took him into custody; I asked him what the bundle contained - he asked what was that to me, and said I could see what he had got; I asked what he was going to do with them - he said he dealt in the trade, and that he bought, sold and exchanged - I said my opinion was that he had stolen them, and asked how he came by them; he used very abusive language, not fit to mention, and in our way to the station-house he offered to treat me with a pot of porter to let him go about his business - as I was taking him from the station-house to Worship-street, Foster passed me in a chaise-cart, and informed me a robbery had been committed at Tottenham: the prisoner then changed countenance very much, and said, "Now I am done!" he said he should like to shoot that bl - y fellow's brains out: he said he hoped I should be as favourable to him as I could, and if I did I should find him an honourable chap.

Prisoner. Q. Why not tell those words to the Magistrate on the evening of the 4th of July? A. You was remanded till the party was brought forward, and I was not examined as to the particulars.

MARY POND . I was at the beer-shop in Cock-lane, on the 4th of July; the prisoner was there, and had a bundle in a cloth - he sold me a spoon for 7d., which is here.

Prisoner. The spoon was cracked, and I sold it for half price.

JOSEPH FOSTER . I am a constable of Tottenham. I had seen the prisoner before I heard of this robbery, and in consequence of my information he was detained.

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever know me work at Tottenham? A. Yes, you worked at Bruce Castle a fortnight or three weeks before the robbery.

HANNAH RAY . I know this spoon by two burns inside, which I did myself; I believe all this crockery in the bundle to be my masters' - I know this butter-boat; these brushes belong to the stable.

Prisoner's Defence. I was discharged from the 99th regiment on the 13th of June. I dealt in hardware and other things; I finished some haymaking on the 2nd of July, and on the Monday following I got these goods on the road - there were four persons in company with me; two persons met us with a horse and cart coming from the country; I was fourteen yards behind my companions, and when I got up they proposed to them to sell the goods - they had not enough money; I asked how they came by them - they said they were in the habit of attending sales, and bought them of a man going to America; they wanted 8s. for the things - I gave them 3s. 9d. and my shirt for them; I know nothing of the robbery.

[Sept. 10.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 33.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1535. WILLIAM ARNOLD was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Pound , widow , on the 4th of September , at St. James, Clerkenwell, and stealing there in 1 cloak, value 20s.; 3 shawls, value 2l.; 1 veil, value 25s.; 1 watch, value 30s., 2 spoons, value 14s.; 1 umbrella, value 2s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 5s.; 1 table-cloth, value 2s.; 2 frills, value 2s.; 2 caps, value 20s.; 1 handkerchief, value 6d., and 8 ozs. of tobacco, value 2s. , her property.

ELIZABETH POUND . I live in Myddleton-place, Sadler's-wells, in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell , and am a widow. On the 4th of September I went out to church, just after the clock struck six, leaving nobody in the house; there is a kitchen, parlour, and shop on the ground floor - the shop and parlour communicate; a door leads from the parlour into the passage, and into a lower kitchen - there is a door from the shop into the street; I locked my parlour door, and put the key in the shop - I locked the shop door, and put the key in my pocket; I left the door leading from the parlour to the passage bolted inside, and found it so, and the kitchen door was fastened with a chain - the windows were all shut up and bolted; I came home between eight and nine o'clock, when service was over - I unlocked the shop door as usual, as I thought; it goes with a double lock - that door was not broken, but when I opened it, the parlour door, which faces the shop door, was wide open; I missed a green cloak, three silk shawls, two silver spoons, a table-cloth, and other things - I have seen part of them since, in the hands of the Police; I had left them safe in a chest of drawers in the parlour when I went out - I had seen them in the drawer that very day, when I took something out; I called Ann clarke, who lives next door - we examined the place together, and then sent for the Police.

ANN CLARKE . I live next door to Mrs. Pound; she came home on Sunday evening, and called to me - I went with a light; her parlour door was open - the drawers were all open, and things strewed on the floor; the place seemed ransacked - I found the lining of a man's hat on the shop counter, also a phosphorus-box, matches, and candle.

FREDERICK MILES . I am a Policeman. Last Sunday evening, between nine and ten o'clock, I saw the prisoner in Golden-lane, with two other men; I knew him before - I saw him cross the road, and go into a clothes-shop, kept by a Jew, with a green cloak on his left arm; directly he entered the door it was closed - I forced it open, and found the prisoner standing behind a heap of clothes on the counter; I took the cloak off his arm, and asked where he got it from - he made no reply, but rushed out of the shop; Reid was with me - we pursued after him, calling Stop thief! he was stopped by Morris, and his hat directly fell off - Draper picked it up- I produce the cloak.

ROBERT REID . I am a Policeman. I was with Miles on the night of the 4th of September, and pursued the prisoner; I saw his hat fall off just as Morris stopped him - I had seen him in the shop with the cloak on his arm; Miles asked him where he got it, and no sooner had he said so than he rushed by me and Miles, and ran off.

HUGH MORRIS . I am a Policeman. On the 4th of September I heard a cry of Stop thief! and apprehended the prisoner, who was running - I saw his hat fall off just as I caught him by the neck; Draper took it up.

GEORGE DRAPER . I was present when Morris seized the prisoner; his hat fell off - I picked it up, and found in it two caps, two handkerchiefs, and other things.

ELIZABETH POUND . This is my cloak - these caps are mine; I had one on the day before - the other things are mine: I know the cloak by this mark.

Prisoner's Defence. I left home about four o'clock -I live in Tottenham-court-road, and was going to see my sister, who was ill - on my way I met a man and his wife who I had been in company with before; I was with them two or three hours, and just before I left them they gave me the cleak, and wished me to leave it in the name of Draper, at a place in Golden-lane; I did not know the lane, and had to inquire for it: the officer came and took me out of the house, and by their rough usage I forced myself from them; that caused the cry of Stop thief!

[Sept.10.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 28.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bayley .

1536. HENRY DIXON was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Wilks Dixon , on the 19th of July , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and stealing therein 1 shawl, value 7s., and 1 towel, value 4d. , his property.

HANNAH DIXON . I am the wife of John Wilks Dixon - I live at No. 5, York-place, York-street, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch ; the prisoner is my son - my husband was not living at home: I have only one room; I rent it of Mr. Clay, who does not live in the house - he lets it all out; I used to rent it myself - there are only two rooms, but I gave up one, and he lets it. On Tuesday, the 19th of July, I went out between ten and eleven o'clock - I locked my room door; I returned between twelve and one, and saw a pelisse hanging outside the door - it belonged to me; I went in to see what else was gone, and missed a shawl; I did not miss the towel till I saw that and the shawl together at Mr. Biggs', a pawnbroker, between two and three o'clock the same day -(looking at them) here is a stain on the shawl; I know them both well - I have done this to implore mercy for him, that he may be sent to the Penitentiary; I found my door on the latch when I came back, but unlocked - I am sure I had locked it, and it was also on the catch; I saw the shawl and towel the night before - the prisoner had come home very early in the morning, and went out again; I saw this shawl after he went out.

HENRY PETER PIGE . I am a pawnbroker. On the 19th of July, about ten or eleven o'clock, the prisoner pawned this shawl and towel for 2s.; he said they were his own, to the best of my recollection.

[Sept. 10.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 13.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury, on account of his youth.

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1537. JOSEPH CARTER and EDWARD JOHNSON were indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , at St. Martin in the Fields, 1 gelding, price 15l. , the property of Daniel Hawkins Reed .

DANIEL HAWKINS REED. On Thursday, the 7th of July, I had a bay pony, and turned it out on Peckhamrye common , about nine or ten o'clock that evening; I had been used to turn it out there - I went there next morning, and it was gone; I looked after it all day, till between four and five o'clock that afternoon, when I found it in Smithfield, in the possession of George Chapman's man, whose name I do not know; I knew it again directly I saw it, and claimed it; I had had it five years, and have not a doubt of it being mine - I value it at 15l. - I do not know what it would fetch at market.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. What is your business? A. I do hired work for gentlemen, whatever they want me to do, respecting horses and carts; I live at Peckham-rye; I have no partner - my father-in-law had the pony before I did; I took his business, and the horse with it; I did not know Chapman before this - I was here yesterday, and this morning, but by mistake went into the other Court; I am a stranger, and did not know but it was the right Court; I have not received any money from Chapman.

Q. Were you present when any money was paid to Chapman? A. No; I saw 14s. 6d. tied up in a woman's shawl - I cannot say she gave it to Chapman.

GEORGE CHAPMAN . On Friday, the 8th of July, I was in Smithfield, and had a pony, there; I asked William Cogan to hold the pony - I had bought it of Johnson about half-past nine o'clock that morning; I was coming down Charles-street, Drury-lane, where I live - Carter came up to me, and told me he had a pony to sell me, which would pay me a few shillings, if I would buy it -I went with him to Johnson, who was standing at the bottom of Newton-street, Holborn, with the pony in between the shafts of a cart; I asked Johnson what he wanted for it - he asked me 6l., to the best of my recollection; I gave him 3l. for it - there was a good deal said about it; I had not the money to pay him, and they both went with me to Parker's, in James-street, Paddington, and waited there till I came out - Parker lent me three sovereigns, which I paid Johnson; Carter was present - we took the pony out of the harness: some people collected, and bought the cart of him; I took the pony away in about ten minutes - I put it into the stable, then brought it to Smithfield, and gave it to Cogan to hold; it was the same pony as I bought of Johnson.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you acquainted with Carter before? A. I had seen him before, and spoken to him; he lived with a horse-dealer - I had never been to his place; I had known him about two years, but was not intimate - I never saw Johnson before; I did not take a receipt for the money - I cannot write myself; Mr. Parker saw me buy it - he keeps a green-grocer's shop, and is a friend of mine.

Q. I believe he received 14s. for you, that you might stay away? A. No, that promise was never made; the woman said she knew it was a great loss to me, and she would make the 3l. up to me, but I got nothing; Parker, who lent me the money, had it, I believe, but I was not present, for I was taken with the horse, and was locked up in the Compter all night.

Q. Do you mean to tell the Jury that you gave 3l. for a horse which you were asked 6l. for, by a person you never saw before? A. I knew Carter before, having lived with a horse-dealer; I deal in horses a little - when the horse was claimed I ran up, and said, "That is my horse, I bought it;" Reed said, "It is mine - it has been stolen from me this morning;" I said it was mine, and the officer came up, and took me to the Compter.

Q. Did you say any thing about who you got it from till you were charged with stealing it? A.When the man said it was his I told him who I bought it of immediately.

Q. Did you say a word about it till you were before the Magistrate? A. Yes, I said so to my friends about me; I believe Parker and Reed knows that - I said I believed I could find the man; I have not received any money to stay away - I believe Parker has received 14s. of the money; Johnson's wife gave my wife 2l. 1s., which my wife gave to Parker, as I had borrowed the money of him to pay for the horse; it was given to her to give to Parker - I was never at Peckham-rye in my life; I have never received any of the money myself - I told the Justice that Parker had received 2l. 15s.

Q. On your oath, did you not say no further proceedings should be taken, and that you would not appear if you could get enough to pay Parker? A. I never said such a word; I was in custody at the time Parker received it - I do not know whether Reed referred the person to Parker to pay the money, for it happened outside Guildhall, and I was in custody at the time; I suppose Reed must have shown the woman to Mr. Parker, because I understand she wanted Reed to take it; I cannot say whether the Magistrate asked what I had done with the money - I told him my wife had 2l. 1s., and Parker 14s.; I told him what had become of it without his asking me - I will not swear it was before he asked me about it; the woman went and complained that I had promised to acquit her husband if she paid the money and I went to explain it; I do not know of any warrant being issued against me - none was served; I mentioned my wife's having had the money before any complaint was made.

ROBERT PARKER. I live in James-street, Lisson-green. On the 8th of July Chapman and the two prisoners came to me with a pony; Chapman came into my house - the prisoners were outside; I lent him 3l. to buy the pony - I went out of the house with him, and saw him give the money to Johnson: Carter said it was a good pony, and he had had it some time - that is all I recollect; they then went into a public-house - the cart stood at the door, and while they were there a man came in, and asked the prisoners if they would sell the cart; they both went outside with the young man, and sold him the cart - the pony was taken away, and I went home to breakfast; Carter was outside the public-house when he said he had had the pony some time, Johnson was close to him, and could hear what he said.

Cross-examined. Q. Is the man who bought the cart here? A. Not that I know of - I know him, he lives near me; I never saw the prisoners before - the cart was sold directly, and then Chapman took away the pony; there did not appear any thing unusual in the transaction to me - I have seen such things done before, when people have been wanting carts and had no further use for them; I never lent money before for that purpose - I took no receipt from Chapman: I have lent him money before - I keep a potato-warehouse and green-grocer's; I have lived there eight months - I have known Chapman about three years; I have received 2l. 15s. of the money back again - a woman brought me back 14s. of it.

Q. On your oath, did you not receive it on the express condition to forswear your evidence? A. No, the woman asked me if I would keep away if I received the money, and not appear - I said, "I cannot help appearing - I must appear;" I received the 14s. from Carter's wife, or Johnson's wife, I believe she calls herself; Chapman's wife brought me 2l. 1s. - she did not tell me where it came from, nor did Chapman; the women themselves told me outside that they were sorry they had found the money for me now; I had told them I should appear to clear Chapman, as I had seen him pay for the pony - I had a right to receive the money, as I had lent it; I had no business to ask Chapman's wife where she got it; I did not tell the Magistrate that Carter said he had had the pony for some time - I was not asked the question.

Carter's Defence. I did not say the pony belonged to me, and that I had had it a long time - on Friday morning, the 8th of July, I met Johnson at the foot of Westminster-bridge; he asked if I had any thing to do- I said No; he asked if I knew any body wanted to buy a pony - I said I knew a man who might buy it; he asked me to go with him to the man - I went and recommended the man to buy the pony, and after it was sold I went to Johnson's house, and stopped all night with him.

CARTER - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 21.

JOHNSON - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 22.[September 10.]

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bayley.

1538. THOMAS HELMES and THOMAS SIMPSON were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Goodenough Hayter , Esq. , on the 27th of August , at St. Andrew, holborn, and stealing therein, 1 bed, value 40s.; 1 pillow, value 4s.; 1 bolster, value 6s.; 1 counterpane, value 10s.; 1 set of bed-furniture, value 15s., and 1 saddle, value 40s. , the goods of the said William Goodenough Hayter.

WILLIAM KEW . I am in the service of William Goodenough Hayter, Esq., who lives at Winterborn Stoke, wilts, but he has a stable and coach-house in Jockey's-fields, Bedford-row - there is a loft and sleeping-room to it; I do not know what parish it is in - I sleep there, as being his groom. I was there on the 12th of August, and left about five or six o'clock in the morning to go down to Winterborn Stoke - I left nobody there; I left a bed and bedding there - I locked up the premises, and put the key into my pocket; all the doors and windows were fastened - I returned on the 5th of September, and found the bed, pillow, bolster, carpet, set of bed-furniture, and a saddle gone; they were all master's property, and are now in the possession of Baylis, the Policeman - (looking at them,) I know this saddle by stains on the stirrups, which I could not get out; I have no mark on this bed and bedding, but they are similar to what I lost - the prisoner Helmes has been at the stables sometimes; I am not certain whether he knew I was gone out of town - I lost an old pair of boots, which I have not found, and other things, but I do not know what Mrs. Helmes has got.

Simpson. Q.What are the stirrups stained with? A. It is rust eat in - they were stained when I went into the employ, which is rather more than twelve months; I cleaned them most days with oil and sand - I am confident of the saddle; I got a little of it out sometimes - here are the marks on the bottom and on the side; I noticed them every time I cleaned them.

RICHARD BAYLIS . I belong to the Police. On Saturday, the 27th of August, about ten o'clock at night, I saw the prisoners in Portpool-lane, Gray's Inn-lane, coming in a direction from Jockey's-fields; Helmes was pulling a truck, and Simpson pushing behind - they had the articles now produced in the truck; I followed them into Cross-street, hatton-garden, about four hundred yards, then stopped them, and asked what they had in the truck - Helmes said, "Ask the other behind;" he did not mention his name - he said he was hired to assist him, and the other was to give him 2s.; I said to Simpson, "Hopeful, what have you got here?" that is the name I knew him by - I knew him before; he said, "It is my property, I am going to set up house-keeping;" I asked where he was going with it - he said into West-street, Smithfield; I asked where he got the property from - he said he bought it of a broker in Old-street; I asked the broker's name, and the number of the house where he lived - he said he did not know; I said as he could not give a satisfactory account where he obtained the property, I should take him into custody; I took hold of Helmes, but Simpson got away before I took hold of him, and I took him on the next morning, between eight and nine o'clock, in bed, at his mother's house, No. 3, New-court, Portpool-lane, which I knew before - Newcourt is about the middle of Portpool-lane; they were opposite that court when I first saw them - they might have been taking the things from that court, for what I know.

Simpson. Q. Did you suspect the things were stolen when you first saw me? A. I did - I followed you down the lane, hoping to get assistance to take you both - Johnson, the Policeman, No. 18, came up; I then seized Helmes - Johnson did not hear the conversation between us; he came up just as I finished questioning him, and also Serjeant Barton; I stopped the truck about ten o'clock - they were not three minutes going from portpool-lane to Cross-street; they went very fast.

COURT. Q. Did you go to Jockey's-fields? A. No.

SARAH HELMES . I am the wife of Bryan Helmes, and live at No. 5, Castle-court, Fulwood's-rents. My husband was employed by Mr. Hayter, and I was directed by my husband to buy these things for Mr. Hayter - I believe the articles produced to be the same that I bought; I had no particular marks on them - they are all similar to those I bought; I know nothing about the saddle - I believe the other articles to be those I bought about four months ago for Mr. Hayter - he lives at No. 9, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn; the things were taken to the stables in Jockey's-fields- I saw them there; the prisoner is my son.

BRYAN HELMES . I am a stone-mason, and live in Castle-court. I gave my wife direction to buy these things for Mr. Hayter, and saw them repeatedly at the place in Jockey's-fields; there is no particular mark on them - I was at Jockey's-fields a fortnight or three weeks before they were taken, but not later; I have been in the habit of going there a great deal, but the groom was out of town - I passed by the place on Saturday, the 27th of August, at ten o'clock in the morning, and seeing a person pass who I knew to be a bad character, I tried the door, and it was fast - I put my knee against it; I went there the next morning, (Sunday,) and found the door standing open, as if it had been opened with a key.

HENRY FLATMAN. I am a farrier. On Sunday morning. the 28th of August, between eight and nine o'clock, I saw this stable - the door stood two or three inches ajar; I could not judge how it had been opened - there was no appearance of violence; I alarmed the neighbours, and a man went up stairs with me - I found the property gone; I was never there before - Jockey's-fields is all stables, and is much frequented.

SARAH HELMES re-examined. A good many things have been removed to my premises.

Q. Have you got all that was in the room before the robbery, except what was found by the Policeman? A. No, three blankets and a carpet are still missing.

Helmes' Defence. I was at work in the City-road on the Saturday, and as I passed the end of Portpool-lane, on my way home, a man came up and asked if I was busy; I said not - he asked if I would help him move a few things, and he would give me 1s.; he told me to fetch a truck for him - I did so; I came up the lane, and a person put in the bed and things - he told me to go down Holborn-hill; the Policeman came, and asked where I was going with them - I said I did not know; I was going towards Holborn, and told him to ask the man behind - the man said they were his, and he was going to take them to West-street; I never saw the man any more.

Simpson's Defence. The bed and furniture have been in my possession nine months - I bought them with money I worked hard for, and kept them at my lodgings till this time, when I was going to move to a room I had taken -I bought the saddle and bridle in Smithfield on the Friday week before; I have not seen the bridle since I have been take - I met this man in Gray's Inn-lane, and employed him to help me.

BRYAN HELMES . I suppose the door had been fastened by a lock - the only fastenings were a bolt inside and a lock; nobody could fasten it outside except by locking it.

JURY to RICHARD BAYLIS . Q.What is become of the track? A. It was returned to a person in Bell-court, Gray's Inn-lane, from whom it was hired.

WILLIAM KEW . I have not the least doubt of having locked the door.

Six witnesses gave each of the prisoners a good character.

HELMES - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

SIMPSON - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

Helmes recommended to Mercy by the Jury, on account of his youth and good character.[September 12.]

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1539. ELIZABETH BACON and ELIZABETH LEE were indicted for feloniously assaulting Alexander Kenneth Henry , on the 27th of August , at St. Mary Matsellon, alias Whitechapel, putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 pocket-book, value 4s., and 4 sovereigns , his property; and JAMES COTTER and THOMAS MOORE , were indicted for that they, well knowing the prisoners to have done and committed the felony aforesaid, in manner and form aforesaid, the said prisoners feloniously did receive, harbour, conceal, and maintain .

ALEXANDER KENNETH HENRY . I am a seaman . I was returning to my ship on the night of the 27th of August, between one and two o'clock, and saw the two female prisoners in the street - (I afterwards saw the Policeman in the same street;) the females went with me to show me the road to Ratcliffe-cross - they came up to me first, and Bacon asked where I was going to; I told them, and they offered to show me the way - they took me down towards Whitechapel , and when I got there I told them I did not want any more of them, as I knew my way; they asked if I was going to treat them - I said there was no house open; they said they would find one, and we went into a public-house over the way, and I treated them - I took out my pocket-book, and took a sovereign from among five; I changed it, and put the change into my waistcoat pocket, after paying for the liquor - I put the pocket-book, with the four sovereigns in it, into my pocket; I wanted to leave them there, but they said it was nearer for me to go down Whitechapel-road, and turn to the right - they turned down the second turning beyond the church, and in that street they have me right down on my back, took the pocket-book out of my pocket, and ran away with it; I had only drank a pint of beer and a glass of rum, but they have me down unawares - I was not in liquer; I pursued them up the street - I could not get across on account of some waggons and carts coming along the road, and they got out of my sight; I went to the street where it was done, and spoke to two officers - I gave them information of my loss, and they went with me straight to a house; they opened the door after knocking some time - I went in after them, and found the four prisoners in a place like a shop in the house; there was a fire in the room, and my pocket-book was burning on it - they were secured; I am sure the pocket-book on the fire was mine - the officer has a piece of it; the pocketbook contained papers of importance to me - my money was not found.

HENRY COTTON . I am a Policeman. On the night in question I saw the prosecutor in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, in company with the prisoner Bacon - she had hold of his arm; Lee was walking close behind him- I saw them go away together down Essex-street, and in about forty minutes the two female prisoners came back, went into the house where they live, and in about twenty minutes, or hardly so much, the prosecutor came and appeared looking about for somebody; I asked him if he had lost any thing - he complained of his loss to me; I went with him to the house I had seen the females enter- I knocked at the door twice; Moore asked who was there - I called him by name, and told him to open the door, which he did; I immediately went into the room - he followed me; he had nothing but his shirt on - I went into the room, and told the two female prisoners they must consider themselves in custody; the prisoner Cotter was also in the room - he was dressed; I saw some papers burning on the fire, and the covers of a red leather pocket - book - I produce one piece which I took off the fire; I could not save the papers - the two male prisoners said they knew nothing at all about the circumstance; Moore keeps the house - Bacon and Lee live there; Moore's wife was in bed, under a kind of counter in the room - I know there is a crack by which I could see into the house when the shutters are closed.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Are there not oyster barrels by the shutters? A. Yes, but that does not impede the view - Moore appeared to have just got out of bed; I believe Cotter lives with the prisoner Lee- I have taken oysters outside the window, but was never inside the house; it is an oyster-shop, but not an intermediate beer-shop.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. How many other persons lodge in the house? A. I cannot say - I do not know that any women lodged there except Moore's wife; it is a lodging-house - I do not know how many rooms there are; I only went into two - the prosecutor appeared to me as if he had been drinking, but capable of conducting himself; I saw Bacon with him - I do duty in that street; I first saw them about half-past one o'clock or a little later, in Wentworth-street - a good many men and women are about there late at night; I make it a practice to notice every party I see.

Q. The prosecutor did not complain of being robbed till you asked him about it? A. No, he began his conversation with me by asking if it was not a very fine morning - I suggested to him that he had been robbed; I was in my uniform - he merely passed me, and said it was a fine morning; I followed him, and asked if he had been robbed, as I thought it singular he should be wandering down the street, and he appeared to be looking for somebody - his looking at every house as he passed made me speak to him; he was not looking at one house more than another - he appeared as if he had lost something, and was endeavouring to find it; I could not tell whether he was looking for assistance or not - if I had seen him go into a house with the prisoners I should have stopped him; there were not many people about.

Q. Did not the prosecutor tell you he was so drunk he was utterly incapable of telling you by whom he had been robbed? A.He did not - that I swear; he was not very drunk - he did not appear to have been drinking to excess at all, but to have his perfect senses.

COURT. Q.Was he able to speak? A. Yes, and walk as straight as a man could - he gave me a correct account of what took place.

WILLIAM SAVAGE . I am a Policeman. I went into the house after Cotter, and took one piece of the pocketbook off the fire; before I went in I looked through a crack in the shutters, and could see the prisoner Cotter with a piece of paper in his hand, and heard him say, "In what manner have you got rid of him?" I could not see any body but him - the reply was that they laid him flat on his back and left him; that is all I heard.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Had you taken any oysters at the shop that night? A. Yes, I had them outside the window - Cotton was not with me; Moore helped me to them - he was dressed then; when I looked through the crack Cotter stood about two yards from the window; there is glass to the window, but whether the sash was down I cannot say - I was sober; I do not know whether I was looking through glass or not; the window was up when I had the oysters - the shutters were up when I saw this; I looked through an aperture in them - I went into the shop afterwards, but did not notice whether the sash was down; if the glass had been down I should think I could not hear distinctly; I was not above half a minute looking through the shutter - I heard what was said quite distinctly; my eye was to the crack, and my ear close to the shutter - there was a candle standing on the counter; Moore's wife was under the counter, in bed - I do not know how many people lodge in the house; knowing the prisoners before made me notice them; the crack in the shutter was large enough to put a penny-piece through - it is a bow-out window, with a front window to shut upthe shutter is in front of the bow; it is a sash window.

ALEXANDER KENNETH HENRY . These are two pieces of my pocket-book - I know them by the look of them - the particular marks I had on the book are burnt.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Do you mean to say you had nothing that day but a glass of rum and a pint of porter? A. I had some beer on board the ship before I left, but nothing but my allowance; that was all I had - I had drank no liquor but a glass of rum; I do not know the name of the street I took that in - my ship had come up the day before; I drank nothing in the prisoners' company - they wanted me, but I would not.

Q. Did you state to the prisoners, when you produced the sovereign in the house, that that was the only one you had, for you had been robbed of the rest? A. On my oath I did not say any such thing, nor any thing like it; I left my ship between six and seven o'clock, and went up Holborn, but being a stranger I cannot tell the names of the streets I went to - I have been a seaman ever since I was twelve years old; I was in Holborn about nine or ten o'clock - I was going to see my cousin, who I learned was gone to Gravesend; I came away down homeward again- I called at no house; I strolled about some time - I passed through smithfield; I never sat down - I walked about, and intended to go to my ship - I was paid that afternoon from the ship, and received six sovereigns; I left one on board with a shipmate, named Grant, and changed another after I came on shore, and another after I saw the prisoners.

Q.Then how had you five when you saw the prisoners? A. I had four sovereigns in my pocket-book when I was robbed; I was sober - I do not know what became of the change of the first sovereign exactly; I believe the change was taken out of my pocket before I saw the prisoners - I told them I had been robbed, but did not tell them that was the only sovereign I had left; I was robbed in a house in that same street, I think - I do not recollect that I have sworn I did not go into any house; I was in one undoubtedly - I went with a woman I fell in with in the street; she was showing me the road where I was to go - a person like me might lose their way in London; I did not give the woman any money, nor any thing to drink - I did not go into any public-house with her - I might be there an hour.

Q. Three hours? A. I cannot tell, but I was sober and knew what I was doing - I will not swear that it was in the same street that I was robbed in; I was robbed of my pocket-book and money the second turning below Whitechapel church - I was robbed before that in a house, and lost about 14s.; I cannot say exactly how much.

Q. Did you not say you could not tell what became of your change? A. I say that still, because I lost it - I had no money before I was paid; I changed the first sovereign down by the London-docks - I think I had about 14s. left; I cannot tell how much I spent - I spent it dif ferent ways; I might go into a shop, and get something to eat - I might have bought a biscuit or so; I got different things to eat - some bacon, bread, and potatoes; I swear that I was sober.

Q. What became of you from half-past ten till half-past one o'clock? A. If I could repeat every street I was in, I could tell you.

COURT. Q. At what time of night was you in the house with the woman, where you suppose you were robbed? A. It might be between ten and eleven o'clock, I cannot say exactly.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you look at your pocket-book from the time you left your ship till you went with the officer? A. I did, as I took the sovereign out, and there were four remaining; I changed the first sovereign at a public-house, but did not drink there - I paid for what I bought to eat with the change of that sovereign; I took that sovereign out of the pocket-book.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.When you went to search the oyster-shop, Moore's wife was in bed under the counter? A.She might be, but I did not search the room - I did not notice whether the window was down.

HENRY COTTON re-examined. I did not notice whether the window was shut or open.

Bacon's Defence. This is a lodging-house; there are eight rooms in it, and a good many more young women live there - I know nothing of the robbery; we got up to get something to eat, and saw the prosecutor standing there - he said he had been robbed; there was a lot of people round him - he was washing his face with a handkerchief; somebody gave him water to wash it with.

Cotter's Defence. The Policeman saw me come home; directly I got in I asked for a light to go up to my bedthe people had not got the light before the Policeman came to the door and knocked; this man let him in - he searched the girl and searched me; he found 11/2d. on me - they laid hold of the two girls, and I walked behind; if I had not been innocent I could have got away - I was eight or ten yards behind them all the time.

ALEXANDER KENNETH HENRY . My nose was bleeding, and I was washing my face when the prisoners came up; I do not know what made my nose bleed - I received no blow; I rather think I was robbed of the 14s. in the same street - it is a very long street, but I might have turned the corner.

Two witnesses gave Bacon a good character, and one deposed the same for Lee.

BACON - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

LEE - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 21.

COTTER - NOT GUILTY .

MOORE - NOT GUILTY .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1540. GEORGE BAGLEY , GEORGE FORECAST , and FRANCES (THE WIFE OF THE SAID GEORGE) BAGLEY , were indicted for that they, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, and contriving and intending our Lord the King, and his people, craftily, deceitfully, feloniously, and traitorously to deceive and defraud, on the 22nd of July , at Christchurch , 3 pieces of false, feigned, and counterfeit money and coin, each and every of them to the likeness and similitude of the good, legal, and current money and silver coin of this realm, called half-crowns, falsely, deceitfully, feloniously, and traitorously did forge, counterfeit, and coin; against the duty of their allegiance, and against the Statute , &c.

MR. SCARLETT conducted the prosecution.

WILLIAM BRUMMITT . I am a potter, and live at Lambeth. On Friday, the 22nd of July, in consequence of information which I received, I went with Lawrence to Dean's-yard, Wentworth-street, Whitechapel; I do not know the number of the house - I saw the prisoner George Bagley there; Lawrence asked him if he had got any half-crowns - he said No, he had not got any half-crowns, but he said he would soon make him some, and asked how many he would like; Lawrence said twenty half-crowns and twenty shillings - Bagley said he would make him the twenty half-crowns and twenty shillings in an hour and a half or an hour and a quarter, if he would call for them; he showed us a pair of moulds, and he showed me a half-crown and a shilling - he said he must break the shilling up again, because it was not perfect; I looked at the pair of moulds, and asked if he made them himself - he said Yes, he did - I and Lawrence then left, and went to a public-house in the street; we met some officers there - I came back between six and seven o'clock in the evening, accompanied by some officers; I went up stairs, and saw Bagley at the top of the stairs, and in the room were two women and Forecast - Bagley stood at the top of the stairs; he asked me who that was coming up behind me - I said no one in particular that I knew of; he rushed by me, and went down stairs - I then went into the room; it is on the two pair of stairs; Lawrence was not with me the second time - I found forecast in the room with Frances Bagley and another woman - forecast was sitting down by the fire, putting some metal into a pot; it was apparantly from a pewter table-spoon, which was on the table, cut up; one pipe was in the fire, and another was in his hand - he was filling it: on my entering the room Frances Bagley had the moulds in her hand - she began to rub them together in her hand, trying to break them; I went up to her, and said, "Don't break the moulds," and took them out of her hand - they were quite warm: Forecast said, "Oh, don't break the moulds, there is no occasion for that;" I gave the moulds to Mr. Lloyd - Forecast got up from the fire, and said, "What do you want?" I said, "Is them things all right?" he directly jumped off his chair, and he had something between his legs in his lap: it seemed like chalk - he chucked it out of window, and said,"I don't live here, now I have done you:" he put himself in an attitude to fight - he took a mallet off the floor, and said to Lloyd, "If you don't let me go I will knock your brains out;" we had a bit of a skirmish - I took the staff out of my pocket, and we took them into custody - we found in the room some half-crowns, some pewter spoons cut up, and a band to put round the plaster, to form moulds with; I found on the mantel-piece two half-crowns, and a shilling - I believe in all twelve or fourteen half-crowns were found; I gave the two half-crowns and the shillings into Lloyd's hands.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You are a potter, where do you live? A. At No. 1, Lambeth-butts - the pottery is in High-street, Lambeth; Mr. Walter is the master - I am a journeyman; I did not work for him at the time I took the prisoners; he keeps a pottery, and makes pots; I do not know that I have worked for him above once before, and that was about two years ago - I am working for him now when I am at work, and I have worked for other masters; I did a day's work for Mr. Walter the day before yesterday - I have been taken into his regular employ since this affair; I have worked for Mr. Denew, in Ferry-street - it is four months ago since I was regularly employed there; I cannot say what month it was- I swear I worked for him in April as a regular servant; I think it is about four months ago that I left him, because he was slack of business - I had a guinea a week; I have a wife.

Q.What did you do for the two months before the 22nd of July, up to that day? A. I used to get jobs where I could - I worked for Dalton and Watts, in High-street, Lambeth; I did several days work for them between the time of my leaving Denew and going to the prisoner's - I had a whole week's work there, and I have worked at getting clay out of barges by the water side; I have supported myself by my own work as a potter - I was not in want of money, not to be distressed; I had money at home which I had earned by working as a potter - Lawrence is a fishmonger; I have known him in Lambeth, I suppose, six or seven years.

Q.How came you first to go with Lawrence? A. I was desired by Gollocker to assist in taking him - I expect nothing but my expences; I did not go for the purpose of making money by it - I have not been told any thing about what I am to receive, nor that I am to receive any thing; I do not expect to be paid more than for my loss of time -I was never in trouble myself; I was never at the place till Lawrence took me - I went with Lawrence; he gave the order for the money - I afterwards went and took them; Forecast was not there the first time I went - I saw Forecast put the metal into the pipe; I went to take them, not to entrap them.

ROBERT LAWRENCE . I live at No. 23, Lambeth-butts. I know Gollocker - he is a parish constable; he asked me to go to the prisoners' lodging - I said I would; I accompanied Brummitt on the 22nd of July - I had seen Brummitt twice before; when we got there we went up into Bagley's room, and I asked if he had any half-bulls, meaning half-crowns - he said No, and asked what I should want; I told him I should want a score of half-bulls and a score of garter-bobs, which means shillings, and a score of plain, which means plain shillings that have not got the garter round them - I asked him how long they would be before they were ready; he said he would have them ready in an hour and a half - we then went down, and went to the public-house at the corner of the street, where the officers were waiting; I did not go to the place a second time.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.How long have you been a dealer in counterfeit coin? A.Since the 10th of June; I have been with Gollocker at times - I am not a dealer; I consider myself an honest, upright man - I have not given more than six or seven orders for counterfeit coin; I believe it is not more than five times - Gollocker is the person I principally go with when he calls on me; he never pays me, nor has any body else paid me - I expect to be paid for my loss of time, but as to any thing furthere I cannot tell; I do not get people to make coin, to entrap them, and then inform the Mint - if a person is introduced to me, I go and make a purchase of him; I never go myself, because I have no connexion with dealers in coin, except they are pointed out to me - Gollocker asked me to go to the prisoners'.

Q. He asked you as a friend of his? A. He and I have been together many years on the watch - he was a patrol, I was a private-watchman; I am a fishmonger - I live by that, and not by following Gollocker; I have never received a halfpenny for this, and as soon as I go from here I shall go to my employ - if a person is pointed out to me, I make it my duty to go, if I am sanctioned by an officer; it is my duty to go under the patronage of the officer, and detect them - I was not acquainted with coiners, so as to introduce myself to them - Gollocker was waiting in the street while I went in to the prisoners' - he had been with me previously to the same room.

Q. How came you to be acquainted with the terms? A. It is language I hear them make use of - I ordered a score of half-bulls, &c. in those words; I used those words when speaking to those sort of people.

Q. Did you not go there on purpose to betray them? A. I went to convince the world that they were the people they were represented to me; we knew of it a long time before - I do not entrap any one.

ANDREW LLOYD . I am an officer of Hatton-garden. I went to the prisoners' lodging, on the 22nd of July, with Brummitt, Hall, and Myers - I never saw Brummitt before that day; I followed Brummitt up stairs, and entered the room close after him - there were two men and two women in the room when I went in; Forecast was one of them - I cannot identify the other man or the woman, as I only took Forecast - I saw Forecast on entering the room, standing by a table by the fire-side; the instant I entered he threw something out of window in a handkerchief, and said,"Now, I have done you:" I seized him - he was in his shirt sleeves - he struggled very much, and with a mallet, which he had procured, he tried to strike me; he was then secured, after a very great struggle - Bagley was brought into the room by Myers; they were handcuffed together, and taken away - Myers had taken Bagley on the stair case; I searched the room, and found on the table one half-crown and one good shilling - Brummitt took some money up; I have a counterfeit half-crown and a good shilling, which I found on the table, and another counterfeit half-crown, which I found on the bed, and on the table I found two pieces of metal quite hot - I produce them; I believe it is called the get of a mould; it is the part which fills the channel of the mould - one of these half-crowns appears finished, and the other not.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Were you at the public-house on the morning of this day? A. No.

RICHARD MYERS . I am a tobacconist, and live on Newington-causeway. On the 22nd of July I went to the prisoners' lodgings with Brummitt, Lloyd, and Hall - I followed Lloyd up stairs, and after we got on the first floor I heard a man say, "Who have you got there?" and at that moment he rushed down stairs - when he came down I seized him on the landing, and forced him into a room on the first floor; it was Bagley - when I got there another man was behind the door, and directly upon that the female prisoner and another man came round, and endeavoured to get him from me; I drew my cutlass, and said if he did not go up stairs I would cut him down - I forced him up stairs, and Forecast was sitting in the chair with Lloyd holding him; after he was secured, this tin dish was on the hob in the two pair of stairs room - there was a sharp fire there; two tobacco pipes were in the fire red hot, and full of metal - on the top of the ashes, under the fire, was this half-crown, which I picked up; it was very hot - on the table laid two pieces of metal, called gets; another get laid on the right-hand side of the fire place, and a three-square file and scissors on the table; a blue cloth on the right-hand side of the fire place on a chair, and on the table laid these pieces of new pewter spoons, cut up; on the bed by the side of a shawl lay these four half-crowns, finished - on the floor, by the side of a chair by the window, laid four more unfinished; in a cupboard, in the room, was this tin band, which they make the moulds with, and this knife with plaster of Paris on it - some wet plaster of Paris in a basin, and by the side of it a paper bag, containing a quantity of plaster in a dry state.

Cross-examined. Q. The room seems to have been nearly ready to receive you? A.It appears like it: Gollocker is here - Lawrence goes with us both if we want him; I cannot tell how much money I have received in two years from the Mint - you asked me yesterday that question on a trial, and I told you if you had asked me to bring my book, I would; I have not looked at it.

Q. Will you swear you have not had 100l. in the last two years? A. Not within twelve months; I will swear I have not had 150l. within the last two years - my business as a tobacconist is very good, but I do not depend upon that; I have landed property - I did this out of regard to the laws; I am entitled to my expences - I have been in the habit of going with Lawrence about twelve months; I should think it is nearly as long - he was at Maidstone, at the Spring Assizes, and you saw him there; I believe that was the first Mint case he had, but I have known him about twelve months - when we send him on this business we can trust him, and he never deceives us; he does not get people to make coin that I know of - I do not think I have been paid any thing by the Mint for these twelve months; I have done business for them for the last ten years, but do not think I have been paid above five years.

Q.Is there not one Perkins employed about coin? A. Yes, he came to us; I do not know of his having been convicted - I told you yesterday; I sometimes gave him a shilling or two - I will swear I never gave him 5l. - I mean to charge the Mint with what money I pay.

Bagley. Q. Did you not put out your hands to stop me from going out at the bottom of the stairs into the street? A.When I first saw him he was coming out of the two pair of stairs room - he rushed by the witness; I stood at the corner of the stairs, and as he came by I seized him with my left hand - he never got down the stairs; the staircase is very narrow and dark - I pushed you into the front room; another man and that woman came into the room, and gave me a drive towards the window - I drew my cutlass, and you surrendered; you said you did not live in that room - I seized him at the bottom of the second flight of stairs, coming down from his room, not near the street door - the female prisoner and another man came into the room to us.

WILLIAM HALL . I am an officer of Hatton-garden. On the 22nd of July I accompanied the officers to the prisoners' lodgings in Wentworth-street; Brummitt and Lloyd went across the yard first - Myers and I were following them; I saw something come out of the two pair of stairs window; it fell on the ground, and fell almost all to pieces; it was like chalk - I took it up, and have it here - it was quite warm at the time, and I picked up one half-crown close by it, that was quite hot, and another at a little distance off; one of the half-crowns had the get to it - I then went up stairs, and saw Forecast at the top of the stairs, endeavouring to get away from Lloyd; I assisted in getting him into the room, and after the two men were secured I took off the table three pieces of metal spoon.

Cross-examined. Q. You were not at the public-house in the morning? A. No.

ANDREW LLOYD . Here is a mould which I saw Brummitt take from the hands of the female prisoner; he gave it into my hands - it was quite hot at the time.

Frances Bagley . It was not taken out of my hands - it was the other woman. Witness. I am not sure it was her hand; there was another female in the room.

JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of coin to the Mint, and have been in the habit of seeing counterfeit coin for many years. I am acquainted with the materials coiners use - this mould is made of plaster of Paris; there are the two sides of a half-crown, of the date of 1817, impressed on it, here are also two pieces of what appears to be a plaster of Paris mould - it has part of the impression of the reverse side of a half-crown of 1817, the date is on it now - one of the half-crowns produced by Hall is finished, and the other has the get to it, as if just out of the mould; they are both counterfeits, and of the date of 1817 - I cannot say they are made from this mould, it being so broken; the two produced by Lloyd are both counterfeit, and dated 1817 - one is finished and the other not; the four produced by Myers are counterfeit, and dated 1817 - they are finished; here are four more produced by him, one finished and three unfinished; they are of the same date, but cast in a different mould to the others - they appear to me to have been cast in the mould which is perfect; in fact I have no hesitation in swearing so - there is an indented mark just under the chin of the whole four, and there is a corresponding mark in the mould; the moulds are made by inserting a good half-crown into the plaster of Paris - the unfinished ones merely require small particles of metal to be removed from them, which is occasioned by the mould not being closed; it is removed by a file or scissors - a spot or defect in the mould would appear in the coin; these are Britannia metal spoons, which is similar metal to the coin - a tin band is usually used to form the mould.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you call this half-crown entirely finished for circulation? A. Yes - aquafortis would entirely destroy it; I cannot say these smaller pieces of plaster of Paris have ever been a mould for a half-crown, because here is only part of the reverse side - whether the obverse side was to it I cannot tell; I have no hesitation in saying it is the obverse side of a half-crown - part of the impression of this other mould is broken off on the outside- rubbing it together would produce that; the convex part of it is in a perfect state, but there are projecting parts in order that the mould might fit together in one place always, and those are off.

ANN SHEEN . I am the wife of William Sheen. I occupy the house in which the prisoners were apprehended; I live in the front parlour - the house is in a yard; Bagley and his wife occupied the second floor in the back house - they had been there about a fortnight, so that I knew them well; I have had some rent from both of them.

Cross-examined. Q. Forecast never lived in your house? A. No - they occupied the room where they were taken.

Frances Bagley . Q. Who took the room of you? A. You and George together.

Frances Bagley . We lived with you two months ago, and left in your debt - you said you would never let us a room again; you let us be in the house after that, but we never occupied one room together. Witness. They occupied that room only.

Frances Bagley . She keeps four brothels, and her house is open at all hours - she sits at her door till four o'clock in the morning, waiting for stragglers.

George Bagley 's Defence. One of the witnesses, you will remember, said I was an entire stranger to him, and at the same time he says I gave him a mould in his hand; is it likely I should show a stranger a mould, and give my life into his hands?

Forecast's Defence. I do not live there, but live in the same street - I went to the Star, and asked for a newspaper; they said it was out, and if I went to such a place I should get it - I went to this room, and asked two females for the newspaper; they said I should have it, and directly the officers came they took and threw me on the bed; a mallet laid there - I laid hold of it, and he said if I did not go up stairs he would cut me down with his staff - I did not see Bagley in the room when I went up; one of them says I threw the handkerchief out of the window; these men say they picked up the mould, but there was no handkerchief found - I believe Sheen can prove I was taken at the street door.

ANN SHEEN . I did not see him taken, and did not know it till the officers had him in the yard.

Frances Bagley 's Defence. Several girls have robbed men in Sheen's house - she is the mother of William Sheen, who cut his child's head off; she is inveterate against us, and said, in the street, she would hang any one she could for money.

G. BAGLEY - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 22.

FORECAST - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 21.

F. BAGLEY - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 24.[Sept. 14.]

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bayley .

1541. EDWARD DOWLING was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Willows , on the 12th of August , at the Precinct of the Savoy, and stealing therein 1 bag, value 6d.; 1 gown, value 3s.; 1 sheet, value 6d.; 1 shirt, value 2s., and 1 pair of stockings, value 6d. , his property.

SAMUEL WILLOWS. I am a fishmonger . At the time in question I lived at No. 122, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , and rented the house. I was disturbed about six o'clock in the morning, on the 12th of August - I went down stairs, and found the prisoner between two kitchens; he had just been taken out of my cellar by two Policemen, who were with him - I found he had got a quantity of things which were in a green bag, which was mine; there was a gown, a shirt, and a pair of stockings - I had seen them over night, to the best of my knowledge.

Q. Do you know whether you had or not? A. I should say I had not - I know them to be mine; he had a pair of trousers in the bag, and they were mine - I had seen them the night before, and left them in the front kitchen; I examined the premises, and found he had got in at a back window, over a shed in the yard - it was the fourth morning I had been robbed, exactly in the same way; it is a sash window, but does not throw up - it was made fast; I found three panes broken - there was a sufficient hole for him to get through; I had seen the window over night - the panes were whole then; the prisoner had been in my service once for four years; I lived in that house all that time - he has left me about six months - (looking at the goods produced by Agate and Young) I know this bag, and all the articles of it to be mine.

WILLIAM WARD . I am a porter. On the 12th of August, at five minutes before six o'clock, I went down the Savoy, by Mr. Willows' and saw a man coming out of his back window, on the first floor - he dragged a green bag out; I called Agate, the Policeman, who was in sight- the man then got out of the window, and got into the back yard; I got over the wall by the shed into the prosecutor's premises, and found the prisoner down in the cellar- he had got into the cellar from the yard, and was secured; he had got the green bag in the cellar - the Policeman took possession of it.

THOMAS AGATE . I am a Policeman. Ward called me as I was in front of the premises; I went down, got over the wall, and found the prisoner in the cellar - he had a sheet, a shirt, a gown, and a pair of stockings; when he saw me coming down with a candle he dropped them from his hand; I took charge of them, and have had them ever since - Young was with me.

Prisoner. He first saw the green bag, and took hold of the things; he said, "Here is something;" that was before he saw me, and now he swears he saw them in my hand. Witness. I saw him drop them; he had not got the green bag in his hand.

CHARLES YOUNG . I am an officer. I got over the wall, and went into Mr. Willows' house; I found the green bag and trousers, and a wine-glass, under the stairs, near where the prisoner was standing; I found him in the cellar, under the house.

MR. WILLOWS. I had seen the trousers in the front kitchen the night before - I had seen the green bag in the first floor back room shortly before, or the day before, and I had left this wine-glass in the back room.

Prisoner's Defence. Mr. Willows says I got through the window - there were only two squares broken, which I never broke; neither of the squares are half a foot wide - I could not even get my head through, much more my body: Ward stated at Bow-street that he saw me come through the window - I was not through it.

WILLIAM WARD . I saw him come through the window - his head and shoulders were through; I afterwards saw the window - it was large enough for him to get through.[Sept. 14.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1542. HANNAH JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , at St. James, Westminster, 2 bags, value 6d.; 15 sovereigns, 80 half-crowns, 300 shillings, and 20 sixpences, the property of Elizabeth Grace , in her dwelling-house .

ELIZABETH GRACE . I live at No. 2, Eaden-street, Regent-street, in the parish of St. James' - I rent a room there; the house is let out to different people - the landlord does not live in the house. The prisoner lodged with me; I pay the rent of the room - she was to pay me rent, but never did; she had been with me about three weeks, and left me on the night of the robbery, the 16th of August; I did not find this out till the morning of the 17th, when I was dressing myself; I then found my box not in the place I had left it - I found a dent in the lid, and it was open; I looked into it, and missed nearly 40l., which was placed in a small box inside the larger one; the money was taken out, and the little box was left - nothing was taken but the money; it was fifteen sovereigns, and the rest in shillings and half-crowns - 3l. was left; the silver was loose in a little purse - the purse was taken, and a bag which had the money in it was taken; I immediately cried out - my neighbours came and asked what was the matter, and they told me to go to the watch-house; I have since seen the bag the money was in, in clements' possession.

Prisoner. Q. Had you any other lodgers in the house besides me? A. Not the day you took the money; two women lodge with me, but they were both out on the 16th.

COURT. Q.When did you see your money last? A. I was at my box on the Monday, and saw my money, that was the 15th; on the 16th one of the lodgers went to her mother's, and the other to her work - they slept in my house at night; I did not see the money after they left.

Prisoner. I left one lodger in the room, named Ann West, very much intoxicated, on the bed; Mrs. Grace, I, and West's husband, came out together, went to a public-house, and there had some drink; I said to Grace, "Now, remember where I am going - I have paid you all I owe you;" she said, "Mrs. Jones, you have paid me every thing satisfactorily;" I paid her 11s. for rent; she knew I was going out, and should not return till four o'clock in the morning, and I left her 5s. to get breakfast. Did you not know I was in possession of a few pounds? Witness. No.

JOSEPH FREDERICK CLEMENTS . I am a Policeman. I received charge of the prisoner for being drunk, and searched her on the morning of the 17th - I found on her a canvas bag and 9l. 19s.; after searching her, I asked where the remainder of the money was - she said she knew nothing about it; I brought her up from the lock-up place, and she said that nobody but her knew that old Betty had got so much money - I asked where the rest was; she said she knew nothing about it - I sent one of my men to her lodgings; he brought some more money - she was remanded for a week, and at the end of the week she sent for me, and said if I went to her brother he could tell me where the rest of the money was; in consequence of information from him, I went to a public-house, and the landlord produced some money to me.

Prisoner. When you found the money on me, you took me up, and said, "Well, my girl, you are in a fine predicament, are not you? you had better tell me the truth." Witness. I did not tell her to tell the truth.

Prisoner. He shook hands with me, and said he would befriend me - I said, "Mr. Clements, I will never betray a friend;" he afterwards said to me, "We have found a swag of sovereigns in your box;" I said there was no money in my box - I never said a word to any body about sovereigns.

ROBERT CURRIE . I am a Policeman. I searched the prisoner's box on Wednesday, the 17th, and found in it a bag, containing 8l. 8s. 6d.

RICHARD ELLIOTT . I am a publican. The prisoner came into my house about ten o'clock in the evening, on the 16th of August, with a man, whom she called her brother - they had something to drink; she told me she had sold a little property out of the Bank, that it was the last she had, she was fearful her brother would get it from her, and would I let her leave it with me for a few days; I said I had no objection if she would count it before her brother, and she counted eleven sovereigns and four half-crowns, which I produce.

Prisoner. Q. Did I not ask you to supply me with a bed that night? A. Yes, and I said I never supplied females with beds.

Prisoner. I offered to sleep with his servant, or make any shift, as I had been drinking brandy-and-water, and was not capable of taking care of myself.

ELIZABETH GRACE . Both these bags are mine, and my money was in them in my box, I am certain.

Prisoner's Defence. On the 16th of August, I came home about two o'clock, and Mrs. Grace was washing next door - I went to her, and told her, as I could not get what I wanted for dinner, I would let it rest till the evening, and when I came home I would pay her a little money, and perhaps all that I owed, as we had had a few words the evening before; she wanted to turn me out of doors, but the landlord would not let her - she had two more women lodging with her; we all slept in one bed, and there was a dispute about so many being in the bed, and I slept on the boxes at the foot of the bed - when I came home I fetched her from next door, and paid her 11s. which I owed her; we both went out together, and the key was hung up - we went round the corner to a public-house, and had a quartern of gin, which I paid for; I saw no more of her till I came home at nine o'clock at night - I had been to redeem some articles; nobody was at home - I went next door, spoke to Grace, and then came away, finding I should be too late to go where I intended - I went in a coach to my husband's brother, in Covent-garden; I told him I had met a friend who was now going to set me up in life again, and I intended to leave London altogether - I had paid my landlady all I owed, had sufficient to relieve myself from all difficulties, and should have a few pounds left - the last time I left Grace's room Ann West was on the bed, tipsy; her husband was there, and a strange woman - Grace came in, and we all went out together, except Ann West, and drank - we met my brother at the corner of Leicester-square; Grace, I, Joseph West, the strange woman, and my brother-in-law, all went to Elliott's, and had something to drink; I and my brother went away together - we went to Elliott's again, sat down alone, and had two pints of half-and-half; my brother and I were holding rather an argument - he thought I had not befriended him enough, and I was afraid I should be overpowered by him; we had three glasses of brandy-and-water, and the landlord partook of the last glass - then I gave him the eleven sovereigns and the silver; we came out - my brother asked where I was going - I said I thought I should return home after all; the gentleman who supplied me with the money I had known about twenty-five years, and borne him a son, when I was first seduced; I met him in Red Lion-square - he recognised me; I told him my circumstances, and I went with him into the City; he gave me that money on the 15th of August, to relieve me from difficulties till he could take me into the country.

[Sept. 15.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 40.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1543. THOMAS SUMPTON was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Colesell , on the 17th of July , at Heston, and stealing therein 1 coat, value 17s.; 1 waistcoat, value 1s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 1s. 6d.; 1 pair of shoes, value 4s., and 1 shirt value 2s., the goods of James Colesell ; 1 waistcoat, value 8s., and 1 handkerchief, value 1s. , the goods of William Tillier .

JOHN COLESELL. I live at Heston, in Middlesex . On Sunday, the 17th of July, I went to bed within five minutes of ten o'clock; I had fastened the doors - the outer door was bolted inside and barred; it leads into the passage; the passage door was fastened with a bolt- I did not look at the window before I went to bed; I got up about four o'clock in the morning, and found both the doors wide open - they were not broken open, but a window by the side of the outer door was pushed up at the bottom; my son James slept in the room up stairs, above that window, with some other lads - it is at the back of the house; I went outside, and saw a hurdle put to that window - it was placed end-ways, so as to make a sort of ladder quite up to the casement; the window was open - I cannot say whether it was shut at night; there was a square of glass out of that window - it had been out before; the hurdle went close up to the casement - I went and called the lads; five of them slept in that room - they were all five there; I did not miss any thing of my own.

JAMES COLESELL . I am the prosecutor's son. On the 17th of July I slept in this room, with four other lads- I went to bed about ten o'clock; I believe I was the last that went to bed - I saw that the window was shut when I went to bed; it was fastened with a handle, which turns round; I am quite sure of that - it could not be opened without turning the handle; there was a pane of glass out of the window - a person outside putting their hand through could turn the handle -I put all my clothes under the foot of the bed; I got up about ten minutes after I went to bed, and had occasion to go into the garden - I shut the door when I went out; I did not go out of sight of the door at all, and was not gone five minutes - I fastened the door inside; I did not go through the passage door - I went up stairs; the window was shut when I went to bed again, and I am sure the four other lads were there; I was the last that awoke in the morning - Tillier, who slept there, awoke me, when my father came to call them up; my father was in the room - I lost a blue frock-coat, a pair of black trousers, a black waistcoat, a pair of shoes, and a shirt - I did not miss the shirt till three days afterwards; I missed the other things directly - the window was wide open, and a hurdle against it; all the four lads were in the room when I missed my things; I have since seen my shoes -I have known the prisoner ten or eleven years; he was with me on the evening of Sunday, the 17th of July, on the cricket-ground; he has been in my father's house many times, and has slept in the room which I did.

WILLIAM TILLIER . I slept in this room with Colesell on the 17th of July - I went to bed before him; his little brother Ned slept with me - John Sneller , another lad, awoke me in the morning, and the window was wide open - I missed a red plush waistcoat and a handkerchief, which I had put the night before on a chair by the side of the bed - I had not left the room: I was fast asleep all night.

MARIA COLESELL . I am the prosecutor's daughter - my bed-room is some distance from the boys'. On the night of the 17th of July I heard the watchman cry out past eleven o'clock, and was disturbed by a person coming into my room; my door was shut, but left on the latch, as I was very ill at the time - I do not know who the person was, but I saw it was a person in dark trousers, and without a coat; he stood some minutes by the side of a cradle, and went away without taking any thing.

HENRY BAKER . I am a shoemaker, and live at Heston. I mended a pair of shoes for James Colesell on the Monday week before the robbery; (looking at a pair) I know these to be the same by the nails in the welts, and toes - there are three nails gone since I mended them, and the tongue has been cut off; I am sure these are the shoes; they were lined inside, but not by me.

JOHN FINAL COOK . I am high-constable of Isleworth. My son apprehended the prisoner, in consequence of information - I was present at his examination on Wednesday, the 20th, I think; these shoes produced are what I took off his feet - I have had them ever since; nothing else was found on him.

JAMES COLESELL . These are the shoes which were under my bed that night; I know them - there are a pair of socks now in them which I fastened in when I bought them.

EDWIN COOK . I apprehended the prisoner on Tuesday, the 19th of July - I searched, but found nothing on him; I cannot say whether he had these shoes on when I took him; I kept him in custody till my father saw him, which was next day - he could not have changed his shoes before that; he was locked up by himself in the cage all night.

Prisoner's Defence (written.) With respect to the robbery I now stand charged with, I have not the slightest knowledge of; on the night of the robbery I was at home, and in bed by ten o'clock, at my father's house, and remained there till six o'clock the following morning, when I left my father's house to go to my aunt, who resides at Camden-town: with respect to the bundle that I was seen with on the morning after the robbery appears to have been committed, it contained a home-baked cake, which I took to my aunt - with respect to the shoes that I wore, that prosecutor's son claims as his property - I purchased them near Howland-street, Tottenham-court-road, for 7s. 6d.; I declare them never to have been his property at any time.

[Sept. 15.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1544. JAMES BLACKET and JOSEPH EDWARD COHEN were indicted for feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Esther Collison , about ten o'clock in the night of the 5th of August , at St. George, with intent to steal the goods and chattels therein .

ESTHER COLLISON . I keep the White Hart public-house, Ratcliff-highway , and rent the house - it is in the parish of St. George. On Friday night, the 5th of August, there were some things in my bed-room, which was locked; I cannot say whether the window was shut - I went to carry some things up stairs that evening, and when I went up Blacket sat in the club-room, which is right opposite the staircase leading to the bed-room; I saw him sitting right facing the staircase - I had not been in the club-room that evening; there were several persons in the room - I had not seen Cohen there; they were all strangers to me; when I got on the landing-place Blacket came out of the club-room on to the landingplace; I went to my bed-room door, and could not put my own key in the lock - I found there was another key in the door; I did not take it out, and cannot say what sort of a key it was - on turning the handle the door came open, and as soon as I opened it two men rushed out: I laid hold of the last one, and held him till Blacket laid hold of me, and kept me away from him - the two men escaped down stairs; I cannot say who they were - I think the second man was dressed in a brown coat, but I had very little opportunity of seeing; I laid hold of Blacket, and gave him in charge - when I laid hold of him he said he had not been in the room; he would have got away if he could - he did not do any thing.

Q.Had you any difficulty in stopping him? A. There were several people at the bottom of the stairs, as I called out, and it was useless for him to attempt to escape; after going to the station-house I went into the room - my sister, Elizabeth Walker, went in first, I believe: when I went in I found one of the top drawers taken out, and the contents thrown on the bed; they were bills, papers, and receipts - there was wearing-apparel and things taken out of the second drawer; some of my late husband's clothes were taken out, and put on the bed, and some of my little boy's clothes - the veneer was of some of the drawers, as if they had been forced open with a knife; a pipe laid across the wash-hand stand; it was warm when I saw it, which was a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after the men had rushed out.

Q.When you opened the door was the window open? A. I am not certain - it is a corner house; the window looks on Artichoke-hill - it is on the first floor, and a person holding by his hands could drop on the ground.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. About what time did the persons rush out of the room? A. As near as I can tell about ten o'clock - I cannot say whether it was a little before or a little after.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. How many times have you been examined on this case before the Justice? A. I was at Lambeth-street once or twice - I have been examined four times there; I believe a gentleman wrote down what I said each time - it was read over to me the last time, and I made my mark to it; I do not recollect its being read over to me more than once - I told the whole story over each time, as near as I could, I did not take much notice of what was being written - I was asked to come into a room, and what I said was taken down; I made my mark to it - that was the last time; I do not know whether what I said was taken down every time, or only the last; I have always told the same story, as near as possible.

Q. Have you ever said you knew so little of the matter that you would not have come at all if it had not been for the Police? A. No, I will swear that positively; it was not the Policeman who asked me to come - I gave the account I have now before the Magistrate: whether Blacket was committed as a rogue and vagabond I do not know; he rescued the man, and pulled me away from him - he got between us, and pulled me away; it was in the dark, because when the club-room was shut I could not see; the moment I laid hold of the door to open it the light was knocked out of my hand.

Q. That was before the men rushed out? A. No, it happened all at one time - Blacket came on the landingplace where I stood; he was close against me - there was nobody on the landing-place but him and me; I did not know him before - I did not let him go till he was taken by the Policeman at the bottom of the stairs, which was directly after he prevented my holding the man; we came down the stairs together, and he was taken at the bottom of the stairs - he might have got from me by using great violence, but there were several people at the bottom of the stairs; my girl went and hallooed out - the Policeman and several people were at the bottom of the stairs, and took him directly - I never let him go; it was only up one pair of stairs - the Policeman was not in the house; I held Blacket by the collar - the girl passed us at the top of the stairs; she ran out with several more, and the Policeman came in.

Q. Did you not release him altogether, and was he not some time in the house before he was given in charge? A. No.

HENRY MARQUARD. I am a Police-officer. On Friday night I was on duty near this house, about ten o'clock -I went to the White Hart; I found Blacket there - the prosecutrix was there, and gave him in charge; I should think when I got to the station-house, it was near halfpast ten - I did not see the other prisoner; I afterwards went up to the room, found a small drawer on the bed, and some papers - the room was in disorder; Elizabeth Walker gave me a skeleton-key, which I produce - I found a little key on the bed; I received a knife from some witness - there was a tobacco-pipe with the bowl rather hot, and three phosphorus-matches on the floor.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were you at the examinations before the Magistrate? A. Yes - Cohen offered to tender two witnesses to prove where he was.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Where was Blacket when you took him? A.Standing just by the bar, at the bottom of the stairs - there were several women round him; the prosecutrix was one, and, I think, she had hold of him - there was great confusion at the time: she was standing close to him - the station-house is about a quarter of a mile from the house; it might take me seven or eight minutes to get there - we walked slowly; the clock had struck ten when I heard the alarm- I was not a minute and a half going there, but we searched the prisoner at the public-house, and found a half-sovereign and some silver on him.

ELIZA FITZGERALD . I was at Mrs. Collison's house on the night in question; I heard her give an alarm up stairs, and at that time I saw the prisoner Cohen come down stairs - he was alone; I saw one man come down before him, but I do not know him - Cohen came down alone; the other man had come down two or three minutes before - I had seen Cohen, I think, the evening before, in the club-room, but not before; I had not seen him in the club-room, that night - I had seen him the night before, but cannot be positive I had seen him that night.

Q. How long had you an opportunity of seeing the person you call Cohen? A. I was standing at the counter at the bar, and he went by; he turned his head, and looked up at the clock - I had an opportunity of seeing his side face as he passed; he did not stop - he was dressed in a kind of snuff-coloured coat, the same colour as he has on now, with a black velvet collar.

Q. How soon after he went away did Mrs. Collison come down? A. I heard her call out directly; I went towards her, hearing her give an alarm, and saw Blacket holding her - this was immediately after I saw Cohen pass.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Can you tell how many minutes before the other man had passed? A. To the best of my recollection two or three minutes - I never said I did not see Cohen's face; I recollect telling the Magistrate that to the best of my recollection, I had seen Cohen the night before - I cannot swear positively that he is the man I saw the night before, because there were more people there; I was not confused at the time I saw Cohen go through - I heard Mrs. Collison call out after that; I saw Cohen at the station-house, I think, the next night - I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Monday night, but it was on the night he was taken; I cannot say whether his cravat was white or black - he passed too quick for me to observe that; he went by quite quick.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you ever hear Mrs. Collison say she knew so little about it she never would have come if it had not been for the Police? A. I did not.

CHARLES FITZGERALD . I went to this house on Friday night, to help Mrs. Collison; I know the prisoners -I saw them in the club-room that night, in conversation together; to the best of my recollection it was nine or ten o'clock - It was before the alarm; I should think it was about nine - there were several others in the room in conversation with the prisoners also.

Q. Did you afterwards go into the club-room, before you heard the alarm, and after you had seen the prisoners there? A. Yes, Blacket was there then, but Cohen was not - that might be about half-past nine o'clock; I heard Mrs. Collison give the alarm about ten o'clock, and saw Blacket holding her - I did not see any body go out of the room then; I afterwards went into her bed-room, and found the things in disorder.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Are you related to the last witness? A. She is my mother - I am not a waiter there; I merely went over, being a neighbour: the regular waiter's name is Richard - he was attending on the club-room all the evening, backwards and forwards; I did not serve Cohen - if he was served with any thing it must have been by the regular waiter; he is not here - I do not know that he is ill; Cohen declared at the office that he was not in the house - I did not notice what waistcoat he had on; he had a black cravat, to the best of my recollection, but I cannot swear that - I will not swear it was not white.

ELIZABETH WALKER . I am the prosecutrix's sister. -I was at the bar on Friday night, and remember her giving an alarm; at the time she gave the alarm I saw Cohen come down stairs - I am sure of him; he looked at the clock as he went out, which gave me an opportunity of seeing his face - I found a key outside the bed-room door, and gave it to the Policeman.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you never go by any other name? A. No - I was married at Whitechapel church, to Robert Walker, and never went by any other name - my maiden name was Barlow.

Q.Whoever the man was, he took some time to look at the clock? A. He made a full stop.

Q. And deliberately looked up at the clock? A. Yes- Mrs. Fitzgerald stood by my side at the bar at the time, but my face was towards him.

Q. If she has sworn he went so swift by her she could not see whether he had a white or black cravat, she must have made a mistake? A. Yes - I was never in a Court of Justice before; I went to Collison's to take some caps home; I said at the office that the man made a full stop and looked at the clock - there were different people in the public-house, outside the door and inside; I cannot swear what coloured cravat Cohen had on.

Q. He made a very full stop at the clock? A. No, he passed and put his head up; I had seen him in the same dress the night before, in my sister's club-room.

Cohen's Defence. On Friday evening, the 5th of August, in consequence of an indisposition, I did not leave home till after four o'clock; I then went to Charles Atkins', in Green-street, drank tea with him, and remained till after eight - I walked with him to London-bridge, then went down High-street, to the end of Dover-road, where we met two ladies of his acquaintance, but they are now in the country; we then proceeded down the Borough, to the end of Princes-street - I bade him good night, went home to supper, and was in bed at half-past ten o'clock, or from that to eleven.

CHARLES ATKINS . I am a cabinet-maker, and live in Green-street, Blackfriars-road. On Friday, the 5th of August, Cohen came to my lodging, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon; he did not appear in good health - he took tea with me, and staid till eight o'clock; I then went out with him - we walked through various streets, and met two young women who I knew; I have not heard the defence he has made - I attended at the Police-office, ready to state this; he left me as near ten o'clock as I can guess, at the corner of Princes-street, in the London-road, which is one hundred yards or so from his home; he lived at No. 23. Pitt-street, Prospect-place - I think the clock had struck ten: the females we met are gone to Brighton.

COURT. Q. What sort of a night was it? A. It rained while we were out, about nine o'clock: it was fine when I parted with him; I cannot say whether he had a white or a black cravat - I was with him all the evening.

MARGARET HILL . On Friday, the 5th of August, the prisoner Cohen lodged with me, in Pitt-street, near the Elephant and Castle - he had lodged with me for three years; he was not in good health on the 5th of August - he came home on that night just after the clock struck ten, and was in bed before eleven o'clock; I had been at home all the evening - I attended to state this to the Magistrate.

COURT. Q. How far do you live from the White Hart? A. I understand it is between four and five miles, but I do not know the house; he bore a very good character indeed while he lodged with me - I am quite sure of that.

A JUROR. Pitt-street is in St. George's-fields.

HENRY MARQUARD . That is about two miles and a half from the White Hart.

GEORGE SEAMAN . I am a Policeman. I took Cohen on Saturday, the 6th of August, in the Commercial-road, just by the turnpike.

BLACKET - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 26.

COHEN - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 29.[Sept. 15.]

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1545. WILLIAM ANDERSON was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Heath , on the 11th of September , at St. Anne, Westminster, and stealing therein 1 coat, value 3s.; 1 waistcoat, value 1s.; 2 shirts, value 1s., and 1 petticoat, value 6d. , his property.

GEORGE HEATH. I am a tallow-chandler , and live at No. 14, Great Chapel-street, Soho, in the parish of St. Anne - I occupy the second floor front room; the landlord does not live in the house - it is let out to different persons; I, my wife, and four children live in my apartment. When I went to bed on Saturday night, the 10th of September, the room door was shut, but not locked - there is but one door; it opens on the staircase - about six o'clock on the Sunday morning I was awoke by my wife running into the room; she called out, "Good G-d! you have let somebody rob the room;" I immediately jumped out of bed, ran down stairs partly dressed, and found the prisoner in custody in the yard of the house - Edgcomb was with him; my wife, who was there, gave me a bundle of things, which the Policeman has got.

JAMES EDGCOMB . I occupy the shop and two parlours on the ground floor of this house. On Sunday morning, the 11th of September, about a quarter before six o'clock, I heard somebody open the street door, and go up stairs - in about ten minutes I heard some person coming down again; I went out, and met the prisoner in the passage, with a bundle under his arm - he ran into the yard, and then into the water-closet, with the bundle, and pulled the door after him; I pulled it open, collared him, pulled him out, took the bundle from him, and gave it to Mrs. Heath - I opened it to see the contents; there was a coat, waistcoat, trousers, three shirts, and other things - he begged me to let him go, which I did; he stood a little while, and then slipped out at the street door - he said if I would let him go he never would do the like any more; I had never seen him before - we went to the street door; the Policeman ran, and caught him - I am sure he is the man.

THOMAS ELKINGTON . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner in King's-court, at the corner of Carlile-street, about twenty yards from Heath's - the prosecutor gave me the bundle.

JAMES EDGCOME . This is the bundle I took from the prisoner.

GEORGE HEATH . I can swear to all these things except the petticoat - I know this shirt to be mine, and the coat; I had pulled it off on Saturday night, when I went to bed, and put it across a chair - my wife had been called up, between two and half-past two, to the apartment of another lodger, where a death happened; she is not here- I was awake when she got up; she shut the door when she went out, and I was out of bed just before day-light, as the baby I had in bed with me cried - I went on the stairs, and called my wife to fetch it; I came back, and when she went out of the room with the child I shout the door after her - I went to sleep, and knew nothing more till I awoke; I cannot say that the things were safe when I shut the door the last time - I missed them when the alarm was given, and when I got down stairs they were put into my hands; the prisoner fell on his knees, and begged me to let him go - my wife did not come up stairs, after taking the baby, till she came to alarm me; she had been down in Edgcomb's room.

Prisoner. I asked you to let me go. Witness. Yes, but I did not, the women let you go - the house was all in confusion, and one of the women certainly helped him to get out.

JAMES EDGCOME re-examined. The prosecutor's wife was in my room from half-past two o'clock till she went to call her husband, except when she went to fetch the baby - one of my children died that morning; she fetched her baby, and I do not recollect her leaving the room afterwards.

Prisoner's Defence, (written). I have always lived by industry, and have lived in the parish of St. Martin above twenty years, and part of that time as housekeeper, carrying on business as a working-jeweller, working for some of the first shops in London, supporting a wife and a large family; but by losses and misfortune failed. I have been working since as a journeyman for many respectable masters, and latterly with Mr. Rayner, of Union-street, Blackfriars-road, who is ready, at any time, to take me into his employ, should your mercy be extended to me by your verdict. I have only to assure you, that going towards the prosecutor's house I saw a man come out, and seeing the door nearly open, and wanting to go to the yard, I went in - I was followed by a woman and a man to the privy, when they laid hold of me, and accused me of taking some clothes, which were shown by the woman. I did not go up stairs - the prosecutor was called down; I told him I did not know that I had done any thing wrong, that I was intoxicated, and hoped he would let me go, which he did; I was then pushed out into the street - I was walking away towards my home, reflecting on the impropriety of my going in, when the Policeman stopped me, and took me to the station-house - he went back, and compelled the prosecutor to come against me. My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, I throw myself entirely on the mercy and consideration of the Court, having a wife and three children to support.

[Sept. 15.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 48.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1546. THOMAS SMITH was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Brown , on the 22nd of August , at St. Margaret, Westminster, and stealing therein 1 handkerchief, value 5s.; 24 half-crowns, 40 shillings, 20 sixpences, and 12 pence , his property.

WILLIAM BROWN. I am a costermonger , and keep a horse and cart - I live in the Almonry, Westminster . On the 22nd of August I left my house, about half-past nine o'clock in the morning, leaving nobody in it - my wife locked the door in my presence, and put the key into her pocket; every other part of the house was secure - I came back about a quarter-past twelve o'clock, and was the first who came back; upon going to take my harness up stairs, I found my door had been burst open -I shoved the room door open, and the first thing I found was the poker moved from the fire-place; I found two boxes broken open, but nothing was taken from them - I went to a third box, which was broken open, and missed 5l. 11s.; I missed nothing but money then, but in an hour afterwards I missed a silk handkerchief, with my own name marked on it - I kept all quiet, and on Sunday, the 27th, I saw that handkerchief on Charlotte Andrews' neck, in Pye-street; she is not here - I called her husband aside, and told him if it was mine how it was marked; the account she gave of it induced me to make inquiry of Mary Ann Newland - the prisoner and I were brought up children together; I took him into custody on the 30th or 31st - I could not find him before; when I found him I said, " Thomas Smith , I want you, you have been and robbed me - how came you to give my handkerchief away?" he said, "I gave your handkerchief away, but I did not have your money;" he said he gave the handkerchief to Mary Newland, but he had none of the money.

Prisoner. I was in the way till Sunday. Witness. He was in the way till Sunday, the 27th, when I found my handkerchief, and then I could not find him.

MARY ANN NEWLAND . On Wednesday, the 22nd or 23rd of August, I was in Tothill-fields prison; the prisoner came down to me there, and gave me this handkerchief - he brought me a loaf and some butter.

Q. Were you acquainted with him before? A.Only by speaking to him, and civility - I had an old red handkerchief on my neck; he gave me this, and when I came out he asked me for it; I had sold it - he had not lent it to me.

Prisoner. I lent it to her till she came out - I had a red one of hers to wash, and gave it her to put on the while. Witness. Yes, but he gave me this one, and I sold it to Charlotte Andrews for 2s.

WILLIAM CLIFTON . I am a constable. I took this handkerchief from Charlotte Andrews , and have had it ever since.

ELIZABETH JOHNSON . I know the prisoner - he is of no trade; he lived with his mother - I lived at his mother's house; he came in in the morning of the 22nd of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock, with a great many shillings, sixpences, and half-crowns.

Prisoner. When the robbery was talked of, if she saw the money, she ought to have told Brown. Witness. I did not hear of the robbery till Sunday, then I told him; Brown's house is opposite to his mother's - the prisoner went out of the way on Sunday, and did not come home till he was apprehended; he had been at home till Sunday.

WILLIAM BROWN . This is my handkerchief; it is marked with my name, and No. 3 - my house is in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster; I kept the robbery secret till I found the handkerchief; two or three people came, and told me they had seen Andrews with it, both on Saturday and Sunday - they are my next door neighbours; I had told them of it, because I had desired them to look out after my place, but I told nobody else.

Prisoner's Defence. On Wednesday morning I bought the handkerchief for half a crown - I was intoxicated; I have known this young woman a long time - I went, and took her a loaf and some butter; I said, "The handkerchief on your neck is very dirty, take this, and I will get the other washed;" on Saturday I heard she had sold it - I am innocent of the charge.

[Sept. 16.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1547. JAMES SULLIVAN was indicted for feloniously assaulting Thomas Cox , on the 2nd of September , at St. George , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 2 loaves of bread, value 8d.; 8 ozs. of butter, value 5d., and 5 shillings , his property.

THOMAS COX . I am a ballast-man , and live in King-street, Wapping. On the 2nd of September, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, I was coming home with two loaves of bread under my arm, and some butter on the top of them; I had had a little drop of beer, but could not say I was tipsy, nor very sober - I had had a heavy day's work; three of these chaps met me, and knocked me down - I did not know the other two; I had known the prisoner for twelve months, and have known his father and mother these fifteen years - I cannot say which of them knocked me down first, but he is the last man that knocked me down; they then took my money, and the bread and butter from me - I cannot say which of them it was, because they knocked me into the kennel; I had five shillings in my pocket - I am sure it was in my pocket when they knocked me down; I had seen it just as I left the public-house, not above two hundred perches from the spot - I had settled my wages there, and put the money into my waistcoat pocket; all the five shillings were taken - two of them went away; the prisoner stuck to me, and followed me; the Policeman saw him throw a stone at me - I had got up again, and was making my way home in gores of blood; the prisoner followed me a second time, and knocked me down with a stone, which the officer, who took him, has got.

Q. Where did the stone strike you? A. I cannot say the exact spot, but my skull-bone was laid open; all the wounds now in my face were made that night by those persons - I have been in the London-hospital ever since, and have come from there now; I had nothing to lose when I was knocked down a second time; they must have knocked me down the first time with a stone, because I got two very heavy wounds in my chin; I had a half-crown and a shilling in my fob, they did not get that - I was sober enough to be certain of the prisoner.(The witness had two or three plasters on his face.)

WILLIAM CLAYTON . I am a Policeman. On the 2nd of September I was in King-street, and heard a cry of Police! I went and found the prosecutor laying on the ground - he got up and said he had been robbed and murdered; it was a dark night, and I could not see that he was hurt, but advised him to go home; he went along some distance before me - the prisoner came up to me, and wanted me to go and drink with him, which I refused; he said the prosecutor had given him twenty days just before, and asked me not to take notice of him if he shoved him down - I told him to go about his business, and presently I saw him shove him down in the gutter - he then stooped, as if to take up something; I heard a blow, and the old man fell down - I ran up to him; he was bleeding dreadfully - the prisoner was then gone; he came round the corner presently afterwards, and I took him - I found a large stone there, with blood on it -I took the prisoner, and found 3s. 51/2d. in money upon him, and a pocket-book.

[Sept. 16.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1548. WILLIAM HOWE and ELIZABETH HOPKINS were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Heather , on the 5th of August , at St. John, the Evangelist, Westminter, and stealing therein 1 pair of bracelets, value 3s.; 1 cross, value 4s.; 1 pencil-case, value 4s.; 1 shawl, value 4s.; 1 veil, value 5s.; 2 shifts, value 3s.; 2 collars, value 2s.; 2 shirts, value 4s.; 2 caps, value 5s., and 5 handkerchiefs, value 5s. , his property.

MARY ANN HEATHER . I am the wife of William Heather - we live at No. 19, Belvoir-terrace, Vauxhallbridge-road ; he rents the house. I went to bed about eleven o'clock on Friday, the 5th of August - every part of the house was fastened up, except the wash-house window, and that was shut up close, to the very top - it has no fastening nor shutter; it is a sash-window, and was put down quite close: there was a basket of linen and other property in the wash-house; I was awoke between two and three o'clock in the morning by a rumbling noise, such as pushing up a window would make - I got out of bed, and smelt a strong smell of grease burning; I went on the landing, and listened - I heard no more; the smell died away, and I went to bed again - I got up, and came down stairs between seven and eight o'clock, and discovered the wash-house window wide open - the top sash was down as low as it would come; there was sufficient room to admit a man - I directly missed from the basket of clothes, the shirts, shifts, collars, and other things; I missed out of the parlour, a veil, a shawl, and a little purse, with not less than fourteen silver pennies, of the reign of George the Third.

SARAH MORRIS. I am shopwoman to Mr. Brooks, hardwareman, Tothill-street, Westminster. On the 6th of August, about five o'clock in the morning, the prisoner Howe came to the shop, and produced fourteen silver pennies, which master bought of him - I have them here.

SARAH NEEDHAM . On the 19th of August Hopkins came to my house for a lodging, and offered me a duplicate - I put it away in my drawer, and on the Wednesday or Thursday she came and asked me to give it her, which I did; she gave it me for her lodging - she said it was the ticket of a shawl, but I did not read it; she gave it me again to take care of, and I gave the same ticket to Butler, the Policeman.

HENRY GIBSON . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have a shawl, which was pawned at our shop on the 20th of August, by a woman, whom I do not know; this is the duplicate I gave her (looking at one.)

THOMAS BUTLER . I am an officer. I got that duplicate from Mrs. Needham.

SARAH ANN SMITH . I live in Union-court, Westminster - I did live with my mother in the Almonry. The prisoners lodged at my mother's for about a fortnight - they lived together, and while they lodged there I found a veil down in the privy, rather among the soil, as if it had been thrown down; I gave it to my mother.

- SMITH. The prisoners lodged at my house together - some nights at my house, and some at other houses; while they were at my house I saw a veil in my own room, and asked Howe what that veil did there - I said I did not like to see such a thing in my house; I told him to take it out, and he did so - my little girl afterwards brought it to me out of the privy; it was the same - I kept it about a week, and gave it to the prosecutrix; I am sure I gave her the same as my daughter gave me; I first saw it a week or nine days before I gave it to her.

MARY ANN HEATHER . Mrs. Smith gave me a veil on the 25th of August, about twenty days after the robbery; I gave it to Butler - (looking at it) this is it; it was taken out of the parlour with this shawl - they were folded up together; I cannot identify the pennies, but it is about the number I had.

THOMAS BUTLER . I am a Policeman. Mrs. Heather gave me that veil; I have had it ever since - the house is in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster.

Howe's Defence. I was going down Strutton-ground, and picked up this property; a veil was with it, but it was a different colour to that one altogether - I went and sold the penny-pieces for 14d. or 1s., I am not certain which.

Hopkins' Defence. I bought the ticket of the shawl, which I left with the witness for a night's lodging.

HOWE. - GUILTY DEATH .

HOPKINS. NOT GUILTY .[Sept. 16.]

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1549. HANNAH CREED was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mary Davis , on the 5th of September , at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, and stealing therein 2 half-sovereigns, 1 crown, 2 half-crowns, 9 shillings, and one 5l. Bank note, her property ; against the Statute.

MARY DAVIS. I live at Nottingdale, in the parish of Kensington ; I do not know any other name to the parish. I lost this money on Tuesday morning, the 5th of September, between ten and eleven o'clock; I saw it safe on Saturday night; I was not out of the house from then till Monday morning - the money was in a little box in my bed-room, at the foot of the bed, with many more odd things; there were two half-sovereigns, a 5s. piece, two half-crowns, nine shillings, and a 5l. Bank note - I do not know the number of it; it had two or three names on the back of it, but I do not know the names - I missed it on Tuesday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock; I know the prisoner - she has been in my house several times; she saw me receive the 5l. note, and said at the time, "I wish this was mine" - I said, "I must save it to buy some more pigs;" I had sold my pigs to a butcher- she is fourteen years old, and used to come to fetch errands for me; I went out on the Monday morning, and locked up every thing - there was a pane of glass broken large enough for her to get through - I suppose she got through there, if she stole the money.

CATHERINE GIBBONS . I know the prisoner. On Monday, between ten and eleven o'clock, she came to me, and brought a 5l. Bank note; I looked at the back of it - there were two names on the back which I could not make out; she also brought two half-sovereigns, and 19s. in silver - there were two half-crowns and odd shillings, but I did not notice a crown-piece; she told me she was acquainted with several girls of the town, and they had made a gathering for her, that the 5l. note and halfsovereigns belonged to a girl of the town, named Sarah Cusa , and she was to give her a sovereign for getting the 5l. note changed - I advised her, whoever owned the note, to take it to them; she said she would take it to her in the evening - she gave it to me to take care of for her, and on Monday afternoon she came to me for a 5l. note, a half-sovereign, and 4s. or 5s., saying she was going to buy a new frock for herself; she afterwards brought me the 5l. note again, saying she could not see Cusa, and would I mind it for her - a young woman came and asked if I was minding a 5l. note for her; I said Yes - I told my father, and then as soon as the prisoner came and asked for some of the silver, I gave her all the money; I saw no more of her - the last time I gave her the 5l. note was on a Tuesday evening.

SELINA PONTZ . I know the prisoner - she came to me at Kensington on Tuesday night, and asked me to go with her to buy a frock in town; I went to town with her, in company with Conner, and she changed a 5l. note at a shop, for two shawls and a silk handkerchief; Conner took the change - we were coming back: I saw a Policeman - Conner said, "There are two Policemen coming - I am afraid you did not get this money honestly, and am afraid they will take me - I will chuck these three sovereigns away;" I saw him stoop, but do not know whether he threw them away - the prisoner afterwards said to him,"Why did you not give them to me, and I would have put them into my shoe?" he said, "If I had given them to you it would have been as bad as having them myself;" she cried, and said she should get murdered, for it had been given to her to get changed by Cusa - I went with her and her aunt that day, and bought a frock and some stockings.

WILLIAM DAVIS . I was present when the prisoner was taken up - she objected to walk with the Policeman; I walked with her, and said if she had stolen the money she had better own it.

ROBERT AUSTIN PYALL . I am a Policeman. I have a piece of cotton and one of the shawls which she bought, but I found no note nor money; I know Davis' house - it is in the parish of St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington.

Prisoner. I was driven to it by distress - my father turned me out of doors.

Two witnesses deposed to the prisoner's good character, and represented that she had been cruelly treated by her father, and compelled to remain in the streets all night.

GUILTY of stealing in the dwelling-house, but not of breaking and entering - DEATH . Aged 12.

Strongly recommended to Mercy, on account of her tender years and destitute condition.

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1550. GEORGE McLOCHLIN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of September , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, 20 sovereigns, 3 half-sovereigns, 1 crown, 18 half-crowns, 81 shillings, 13 sixpences, two 10l. and one 5l. Bank note, the monies of Samuel Bennett , in his dwelling-house .

SAMUEL BENNETT . I am a corn-chandler , and live in the Hackney-road, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch . On the 9th of September, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I was in my shop, and sent my servant away with some goods - he was about thirty yards from the door; I went after him, to give him the bill, which he had left behind; I left my door open - I had seen the till about a minute before - I put some money into the bag, tied up the bag, and put it into the till, at the farthest part of it - when I came back I met two lads coming out of the shop; one of them said, "Have you got any oats?" I said Yes: he said, "How do you sell them?" I said 1s. a peck - I do not know who they were; I had never seen them before - I am quite sure I met them both at the door; they walked out, and I walked in - a lad, who stood in front of the door, said to me, "Have you lost any thing?" I had seen both the lads apparently come out of the shop - the door-way is very narrow, and there was a truss of hay at the door; I was absent more than a minute or a minute and a half; I went into the shop, in consequence of what the lad said, looked into my till, and the bag was gone - I was going down Thomas-street next morning, and met Mr. Flood, who gave me the bag, tied up as I had left it; I do not think it had been opened - the same money was in it - this is the bag (looking at it) - it contains twenty sovereigns, three half-sovereigns, a crown-piece, eighteen half-crowns, eighty-one shillings, thirteen sixpences, two 10l. and a 5l. note; they were all in the bag when Flood gave it to me - the notes are all endorsed.

EDWARD ALLEN . I am the son of Richard Allen, of Weymouth-terrace. On the 9th of September, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I was passing Bennett's shop, and saw the prisoner leaning over the counter; I did not know him before - there was somebody with him, outside, apparently watching Mr. Bennett; I saw the prisoner go into the shop, lean over the counter, and draw the till out - I saw him take something out, but could not tell what it was- a boy about his own size was watching outside, watching Mr. Bennett, who had gone about thirty yards, to his man; after he came away from the counter the one outside went into the shop to him - Mr. Bennett came back; they came out, and the prisoner asked how he sold his oats - I told Mr. Bennett directly; he went and looked at his till; - I went after the boys; they walked as far as the first turning, then turned down Thomas-street, and began to run - I am quite sure the prisoner is the boy who went into the shop; I lost sight of him at the end of Thomas-street, leading into Kingsland-road, where there is a narrow passage.

Prisoner. Q. If I was the boy, why did you not detain me in the shop? A. I cannot say - I went into the shop after Mr. Bennett came back; I told him as soon as he returned.

JOHN FLOOD . I live in the Hackney-road. On the 9th of September, about ten o'clock at night, an alarm was given about somebody being in my garden - my wife went out, and I followed her; I found the prisoner there- my wife had hold of him; he was taken into custody -I searched the garden next morning, traced some footsteps, and at the end of them I found a bag, which I gave to Bennett with the money in it: he opened it in my presence - it contained two 10l., a 5l. note, some sovereigns, and silver; this was within five minutes after I found it - there was nobody in the garden but the prisoner and two Policemen; I found the bag about eight yards from where my wife was holding the prisoner - there were footsteps from the entrance of the garden, past the bag, down to where he was taken.

GEORGE HARRIS . I am a Policeman. On the 9th of September I was on duty near Hackney-road - there was an alarm of thieves being in Flood's garden; I went to the back of the garden, and saw the prisoner running away - he went back into Flood's garden; he broke through the fence - I followed, and there he was apprehended; I searched him, and found a small key on him - another Policeman was there, but nobody else; I saw him come out of the garden, and rush back again - Flood's wife caught hold of him.

Prisoner. The lady had hold of me before he came up; he was running after two more young men. Witness. I saw nobody but him.

Prisoner's Defence. On Friday evening, about ten o'clock, I was going along - I wanted to ease myself; I went down a turning - I did not know it was a garden; I got over the pales, and seeing it was a garden was getting over the pales again, and the lady laid hold of me, saying I had come to steal the flowers.

GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 14.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1551. DANIEL PACE and JAMES ROGERS were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Powell , on the 10th of September , at St. Anne, Westminster, and stealing therein, 1 watch, value 30s. , his property.

JAMES WARD . I am a Policeman. On Saturday night last I was going along Princes-street, Leicestersquare, about ten o'clock, near Mr. Powell's shop, and saw the two prisoners standing close to his window - I watched them for three or four minutes at the window; I did not see them talking together - I then heard the breaking of a pane of glass, and saw Pace snatch his hand from the window, and put something into his pocket; they both ran different ways - I followed, and canght Pace; I found this watch in his pocket - I never lost sight of him; as I was taking him back Rogers came up, and said he knew him - I immediately recognized him, and Pace said he was a d-d fool to come back; I took them both.

JAMES POWELL . I am a watchmaker , and live in Princes-street, Leicester-square, in the parish of St. Anne, Westminster . I was in my shop last Saturday night - the window was whole; I heard it break, and in two minutes Pace was brought to my shop by the Policeman, and the watch taken out of his pocket - it is mine; I had seen it in the window a moment before - I have not a doubt of it; I saw Rogers taken.

Pace. I know nothing of this lad.

Rogers' Defence. I know nothing of him, only I was standing at the shop at the time - I did not run away, but went into the shop with the people.

PACE - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.

ROGERS - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.[September 16.]

Second London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1552. JOHN BUTLER was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Joseph Weatherley , on the 6th of September , at St. Mildred the Virgin and stealing therein 1 snuff-box, value 4l. 4s. , his property.

JAMES MITCHELL . I was in the Poultry on Tuesday, the 6th of September, at half-past eight o'clock in the evening; I could not, at that time, by the light of day, discern the features of a man's face; as I was passing I heard something fall, which appeared to sound like a box- I saw the prisoner throw something away; he was running, and several persons after him: while running he threw something away - I had not heard any thing before- I picked up what he threw down, and it proved to be a silver snuff-box, which I delivered to the officer at the watch-house; I do not know his name: I know the house of Mr. Weatherley; it was about forty yards from his house that the box was thrown down.

WILLIAM STOCKER . I was on duty as private-watchman of the ward of Cheap, opposite Mr. Weatherley's shop, in the Poultry, on the 6th of September - it was near halfpast eight o'clock in the evening; I heard some glass, break, and instantly saw the prisoner run - I followed him, and did not lose sight of him till I had him in custody: I took him at the corner of the Old Jewry, and took him to the watch-house; he was close to the prosecutor's window when I heard the glass break.

JOSEPH WEATHERLEY . On the night of the 6th of September, I was behind my counter in my shop, at my house in the Poultry - I heard a pane of glass violently broken in my shop window, and saw a man's hand thrust through the opening of the broken glass; the hand drew out a silver snuff-box - the hand and the box were withdrawn; I saw the box in ten minutes or a quarter of an hour afterwards, produced by the constable of the night - it is worth 4l. 4s.

JAMES LEATT . I was constable of the night. On the night of the 6th of September I received this snuff-box from Mitchell.

MR. WEATHERLEY. This is my box; I know it by my own private-mark on it - my house is in the parish of St. Mildred the Virgin; I am quite sure that is the name it goes by - my shop door was shut, and I had some customers in my shop, looking at some articles at the time; the window was quite closed - he could not get any thing without breaking the glass.

Prisoner's Defence. It was distress drove me to it; I had no place to lie in - I had nothing to eat; no clothes and could get no ship - I had been fourteen years in His Majesty's service; I did not know what to do for the best - I throw myself on the mercy of the Court; I was at the Battle of Navarino - no one knows me, but the officers who are now with the squadron.

JURY to MR. WEATHERLEY. Q. Did you see the man's face? A. No - I saw nothing but the hand.

GUILTY . - DEATH . Aged 26.

Recommended to mercy by the Jury, believing the offence to have been committed under the pressure of distress.

OLD COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey .

1553. JOSEPH FOSTER was indicted for feloniously assaulting Joseph Meads , on the 8th of June , and taking from his person, and against his will, 2 sovereigns , his monies.

JOSEPH MEADS . I am a lighterman - I have known the prisoner about twelve years. About the 8th of July I had come up with a barge, and went into a public-house, in Tothill-street , between ten and twelve o'clock in the day -I do not know the sign, for I cannot read; I had a pint of half-and-half, and took a sovereign out of my pocket instead of a shilling - I had two sovereigns and 13s.; I then pulled out my silver, and parted the sovereigns from it - I had the sovereings in my hand, and paid for the beer with silver, and while I was taking up the change, the prisoner who was in the house, snatched the two sovereigns out of my hand, and immediately ran away - he did not use any violence; I turned round to catch him, another one put his legs out, and threw me down - I received a blow on my head, and when I got up they were gone; I found the prisoner in about three hours, at his lodging - I went up to his room, and ten of them sat there drinking; I asked the prisoner for my money, and was immediately knocked down by a poker and broom - I went up again, and was served the same way; I went up a third time, and dragged the prisoner out of the room - we both fell down the stairs together; the people tried to make me loose him, and dragged me over the dairy-hole, but I held him till Thatcher took him; he got him to the station with a deal of trouble - only 4s. 111/2d. was found on him there, and a bad 5s. piece; he said if they would let him go for a quarter of an hour he would make up the money, but he had not got any about him - I had not been in the house above ten minutes.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were you not very intimate? A. No; I have drank in company where he has been, in the brickfields, eight or nine years ago - there was nobody round the table but him and three of his party; a woman was by the fire-place, three or four feet from the table - I did not agree to fight any body, nor give the prisoner the sovereigns as a stake; I was taken up, about three years ago, for an assault and acquitted, but was never accused of attempting to rob.

LOUISA JOHNSON . I am an unfortunate woman. I was at Smith's public-house, in Tothill-street, and saw Meads; there were three people there besides the prisoner; I saw two sovereigns and some silver in Meads' hand - I did not see the prisoner take it, but saw him run out; Meads attempted to follow, and somebody struck him by the side of his eye - I went out, and saw no more; Meads complained of being robbed of two sovereigns before he was knocked down.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you near enough to hear their conversation? A. I did not notice it; I heard nothing about a fight - I was three or four feet from the table; when the prisoner went away the prosecutor had the pot in his hand; I cannot say he was drinking - there were two men in the room besides Meads and the prisoner; they were not drinking with Meads; the landlord was not there- Meads had not been many minutes in the house; the other men were there before him - I went to Chelsea with Meads that day, to take the prisoner, and I heard him say at the watch-house that he took the money.

COURT. Q. What did you go to Chelsea for? A. To look after the prisoner, as we heard where he lived.

GEORGE THATCHER . I am a Policeman. On the 8th of June Meads gave the prisoner into my charge, in Queen'syard, Jews'-row, Chelsea; he said he had taken two sovereigns out of his hand at a public-house in Tothill-street; the prisoner denied it going to the watch-house - he said he never had them, not that they had been given to him to hold as a stake; the prosecutor asked how he could be so ungrateful after knowing him so many years, and he said,"I did not take the money;" he again charged him with it - the prisoner then said, "I did take it, and if you will allow me to go, I will restore it to you again;" I think he said in a quarter of an hour; I found 4s. 11d. on him, and a bad crown-piece - it was about five o'clock in the afternoon; the prosecutor was struggling with him in the yard when I took him - the prisoner was on the top of him, and there were a number of thieves and prostitutes there, assisting the prisoner, to prevent his being taken.

Prisoner's Defence. That woman was never in the room; the prosecutor was there, drinking, three or four hours before I went in - he was falling out with a gentleman I did not know, and he threw the money down to me to hold; he was going to fight the gentleman - he said, "If your friends are agreeable I will fight you directly for the money;" I said I did not wish any thing of the kind, for the prosecutor was too much in liquor; the young man then said, "Well, I will have nothing more to do with it;" I then gave the gentleman his money - he threw it down, and put it to me again; I went about my business, and left the money on the table - he put his handkerchief up to his eye, and was crying drunk.

GEORGE MABER . I am waiter at the Chequers, where this happened, and have been there eight months. I was there the day this happened; the prosecutor was there nearly the whole day - he came in about nine o'clock, and left about an hour or an hour and a half after this happened: Johnson was never in the house - I have seen her several times: I supplied the prosecutor several times with drink - he was far from sober when he left; I heard him several times challenge a man to fight, and he put the money down on the table; he put above 3l. down at one time- it was two sovereigns and some silver; I was out of the room when he left - he, the prisoner, and the persons at the table were all chatting together; I should think there were ten or twelve persons drinking there while he was there - he came in before the prisoner.

COURT. Q. Was the prosecutor very drunk? A. He was - a man named Easy Chapman had been drinking with him; the prisoner was drinking by himself: the prosecutor went away between two and three o'clock - I have known the prisoner two or three years, by seeing him; he did not frequent the house; I lived seven years with Mr. Muston, of Grosvenor-place - he died, and the establishment was broken up; after leaving there I was thirty-two weeks in the hospital, and sixteen weeks before I went to the Chequers; I have never been in trouble myself.

GEORGE THATCHER . I apprehended the prisoner about five o'clock; he appeared as if he had been drinking a trifle, but was not drunk.

JURY. Q.Was any thing said at the station about the money being deposited as a stake? A. Never; after denying it, he said, "I took the money, and will return it to you;" I then would not allow the prosecutor to say any more to him.

GEORGE MABER re-examined. Q. How did you become acquainted with the prisoner? A. I was not acquainted with him; I have seen him at Chelsea, and considered that he was a bricklayer; I have seen him at buildings, and at public-houses, where he was drinking -I saw the prosecutor put his money down two or three times, but he took it up and put into his pocket again; I never saw it after he said it was lost.

Q. Did he say he had lost it before the prisoner went away? A. No; Chapman and another came into the room, and he gave charge of them too, but the Policeman would not take them.

Q.Did you receive the money for his liquor? A. No, he paid at the bar; I am positive Johnson was not there: he told me he had thrown two sovereigns down on the table, and the prisoner had taken them up and gone away with them; I had not been out of the room above ten minutes: the prisoner had left during that time.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1552. DANIEL FIELD and MARY MEEKING were indicted for feloniously assaulting Duncan Gollan , on the 14th of August , putting him in fear, and taking from his person and against his will, 1 hat, value 20s.; 1 snuffbox, value 2s.; 1 watch-guard, value 5s.; 1 pocket-book, value 2s.; 8 sovereigns, 17 shillings, one 20l., and one 5l. Bank note , his property.

DUNGAN GOLLAN. I am a private gentleman , and live in Wormwood-street. On Sunday morning, the 14th of August, about half-past one o'clock, I was coming home through Rose-lane, Spitalfields , and saw about six persons standing on the pavement and in the road - to the best of my recollection there were two men and four women; the prisoner Field was one of them - it was not very dark, and there was a lamp at a short distance; I had never seen him before - as I was about to pass them the men seized me by the arms, forced me against the wall of a house, and kept me there; the others began to rifle my pockets - they took a black leather pocketbook out of my left-hand trousers pocket, containing a 20l., a 10l., and a 5l. Bank note, and a guard-chain from round my neck; my watch was not attached to it - it was made of silk, and had gold beads fixed to it; they took a snuff box, eight sovereigns, and sixteen or seventeen shillings, from my right-hand trousers pocket - I had accidentally torn one corner of the 10l. note off, but cannot say at which end; I folded the torn part in the rest, and had the whole note - my hat was also taken off; this did not last more than three or four minutes, I should think - I had drank a little rum-and-water after supper, but was perfectly sober; I called Murder! and Police! a person immediately put his hand before my mouth, and I could not halloo - they tore my coat with pulling my hands from holding my pocket; they dispersed when they had got my money - it happened near the Bishopsgate-street end of Rose-lane; I am certain Field is the man who held my left arm - I do not know Meeking; I have seen none of the property except the chain - no blows were struck.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Have you always sworn that Field held your arm? A. I swore he was one of the party that held me; I do not know that I mentioned my arm - I swore to him at the first examination; I gave the name of Donald McTavish at the first examination - I was not asked my name before I was sworn; having shortly come from Scotland, I thought my name being inserted in the reports might distress my friends -Mc Tavish was my mother's name; I gave my real name before my evidence was read over to me, and told the Magistrate my reason for giving the first name; I had been three days in London - I went straight home after the robbery; I went to no public-house, but after the robbery, as I was going home, one of the robbers followed me, and asked if I had any more money, as he wanted something to drink - I was in fear of my life at the moment, and glad to get away on any condition; I had a few halfpence left, and gave them to him - I should know him again, but have never seen him since; I gave nobody any thing else - I do not know the Queen's Head in Fashion-street.

Q. Did you not sit yourself down on the step of a door instead of going home? A. I did not, except at the time they robbed me; it happened about half-past one o'clock - I had dined at my lodging, in Wormwood-street, at five, and had a glass of warm rum-and-water, and perhaps a glass of porter; I left home at half-past nine - I am not well acquainted with town; I went to call on a Mr. Ross, who was ill - he lives near Finsbury-square; I did not know his house - I was directed to a baker, who showed it to me; I cannot remember whether I drank any thing there - I swear I did not drink a bottle of wine there; I do not think I took any thing - I left about half-past eleven o'clock, and was going to a Mr. McDonald, in the Commercial-road, but could not find his house; I then returned directly home - I went to a tavern in Fenchurch-street before I went to Mr. Ross, and may have had two glasses of rum-and-water there: I could swear it was not three - I only paid 1s. there: I was at no other public-house - I drank nothing at Mr. Ross to the best of my recollection, and am sure I had no wine; I did not state at the office that I was intoxicated - I denied that I was; I swear I was not on the step of a door, except when these people were holding me.

COURT. Q.How many times were you at the office? A. Five - my examination was written down the last time; I gave my right name at the second examination.

MARIA JOHNSON . I live in Rose-lane. On Sunday morning, the 14th of August, I got out of bed to let a lodger in; I do not know what time it was - the prisoners lived three or four doors from me, on the other side of the way, in the same house, but I do not know that they live together; when I got up I saw five or six people standing over the way, and heard a gentleman ask for his hat - I saw the prisoners coming to the mob; they were about half a yard from the person who asked for his hat -I left them, went to bed, and next day, about one or two o'clock, I saw Meeking with a necklace round her neck: it was silk or hair - I saw beads on it; I have seen the guard - it was such a thing as that; I never saw her with such a thing before.

SARAH JOHNSON . I am the last witness' mother. I got up about half-past one or two o'clock, when this took place - I let the lodger in myself; my daughter was up- I saw both the prisoners in the street; there were four or five other people altogether - I saw them doing nothing but hanging over a man: I do not know who it was - I cannot say whether it was the prosecutor; they were stooping towards him - he was sitting on the step. as near as I could judge, while they were hanging over him.

MARY WARD . I saw these people in the street that night - the prisoner were among them; I think it was about half-past one o'clock - I cannot say what the people were doing: I was only looking through the window- there were a great many people there.

Cross-examined. Q. Were not the prisoner at some distance from the gentleman? A.There might be seven or eight people standing, and they were among them.

JOSEPH ALLEN . I live in Wentworth-street - I saw the people in Rose-lane, standing round a gentleman, who was rather intoxicated; I saw one lift up his arm - I do not know who it was, as it was dark; I did not see them take any thing - I saw one man with a brown guard-chain in his hand; it was just like the one produced - the gentleman had no bat on; he was asleep on the step of a door when I saw him - five or six were round him; he appeared to be asleep, because his hands were on his face, and his elbows on his knees; he made no noise, nor resistance - he appeared to be asleep - I was coming home, and met Reynolds; he and I went up, and saw this.

Cross-examined. Q. Did any body come up after you? A. No; I have known Field some years - I saw him come up backwards and forwards two or three times; I did not see him take any thing from the man, but we kept at a distance from them - I did not rouse the man, as there were five or six; they might have struck me, or something.

COURT. Q.Your only reason for saying he was asleep is because he sat with his hands on his face? A. Yes; I saw the female prisoner there.

THOMAS REYNOLDS . I am a butcher, and was with Allen - I know the prisoners well by sight; I saw them both there - there were four more men, but I saw no other woman; I did not see the transaction till I saw the prosecutor sitting on a step - he had no hat on; he was rather in liquor, I think, and asleep - these people were round him; I saw one of them take the guard off his neck while he sat in that state - he did not resist; he appeared fast asleep - I do not know who took it; the prisoners might be a yard or a yard and a half from the man who took it.

Cross-examined. Q. He made no sign that he knew they were taking the guard? No - they lifted his head back, and took the guard off, but he never spoke; he was between asleep and awake - Allen and I were about the same distance as the prisoners, but they were there before us; I cannot say whether Field took the guard off or not- I gave no alarm; I wanted to get home.

HENRY KENNY . On the night in question I was in Fashion-street, near Rose-lane; I heard a person cry Robbery! and Murder! I ran into Rose-lane, and saw the prosecutor standing up, with a parcel of women holding his hands; there were four or five women, I suppose - they were encouraging each other to take something out of his pocket; there was no man there that I particularly noticed at that moment, but there might have been; I do not know whether Meeking was there: when I got there I picked up a hat, and put it on the gentleman's head; it was laying in the kennel - I turned round, and saw a person very much like Field with a black pocket-book in his hand; he opened it, shook it, and said, "My friends, there arn't a bl-y mag in it;" he and another man enticed the prosecutor up to the top of Fashion-street, and asked him for something to drink; they brought him up to the door of a private house, and said, "This is a public-house, let us have something to drink;" the prosecutor put his hands into his pockets, and gave them three or four halfpence; I think it was the prisoner took them - they both said, "Good night, my friend;" I did not see them do any thing to his pockets.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you sure it was to two men he gave the halfpence? A. There were two men together - I was not at the Queen's Head; I swear I never said Field was not the man - he is as much like the man as I ever saw: I never said the prosecutor offered me 5l. to swear to Field - I said if I could swear to him the inspector would make it as good as 5l. to me; the inspector of the Police told me so.

CHARLES VANDERSTEIN . I know the prisoner Field - he came to me about a fornight ago last Saturday, and asked if I could change a 10l. note; I looked at it - it was very much rumpled: it was a Bank note, and the lefthand corner was torn off; I did not change it, thinking it was not a good note; I returned it to him - I did not see the other part of it; this was after the 14th of August - I keep a public-house.

CHARLOTTE MOLLER . I live at the Black Swan, Rose-lane, which my father keeps. I saw Meeking in our taproom last Sunday three weeks - she had a chain, and asked if I would have it; I said Yes, and she gave it to me - I took it up stairs, and afterwards gave it to Attfield.

WILLIAM ATTFIELD . I received this chain from Moller.

DUNCAN GOLLAN. This is the guard I had on my neck- I was not on the steps till they forced me down against the wall - I was leaning backwards, not standing straight- the chain was taken from me after the pocket-book- I was kept at that time with my head back against the door; my hat was taken off before.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you swear that just previous to the chain being taken, you had not your elbows on your knees, and your hands on your face? A. No, I had not.

Meeking's Defence. I got up on Sunday morning between four and five o'clock, and picked up this chain at the corner of Catherine Wheel-alley, all over dirt - I did not think it of any value, and in the afternoon I asked the witness if she would have it, and I tore it of my neck.

FIELD - GUILTY. Aged 31.

MEEKING - GUILTY. Aged 31.

Of stealing from the person only . - Transported for Life .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1554. FREDERICK FREEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 12 pairs of stockings, value 12s. , the goods of William Josiah Allen .

WILLIAM JOSIAH ALLEN . I am a hosier , and live at Holborn-bars . On the 16th of July these stockings hung within the door, secured by a small chain; I saw the prisoner make a snatch at them; the chain broke, and he ran away with them - I followed, and overtook him about fifty yards off, with them under his arm; he made no resistance.

DENNIS LEWIS . I am a watchman. I apprehended the prisoner; I saw Mr. Allen take the stockings from under his arm - he said nothing.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I heard a cry of Stop thief! I turned up a street, and a man threw these stockings down; I picked them up, and was accused of taking them.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

1555. ELIZABETH GURNETT was indicted for that she, on the 5th of September , maliciously and feloniously did lead and take away a certain female child, named Jane Sarah Mouatt , about the age of two years, with intent to deprive John Mouatt and Jane Mouatt , the parents, of the possession of the said child , against the Statute.

SECOND COUNT, stating her intent to be to steal 1 frock, value 1s.; 1 petticoat, value 1s.; 1 shift, value 6d.; 1 pair of socks, value 3d., and 1 pair of half-boots, value 1s., the goods of John Mouatt.

JOHN MOUATT . My wife's name is Jane. I live in Sparrow-corner ; our daughter Jane Sarah is just turned two years old - she used to walk about before the door; I saw her about nine o'clock in the morning of the 5th of September, when I went out - I returned about halfpast five; she was then gone, and had been missing some hours - she was dressed as a poor tradesman's child ; I found her in about ten minutes, at the watch-house in Leadenhall leather market - the prisoner, who was a stranger, was in custody there; the child was clothed as she was in the morning - the prisoner said to me, "You are a cork-cutter, are you not?" - I said I should have nothing to say to her; I left her there, and took my child home - it had received no injury; she had once before been found at the top of the Minories - she had on a frock, petticoat, shift, stockings, and half-boots.

THOMAS BROWN . I sweep a crossing by the East India House. On the 5th of September, about three o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner with a child about two years old; it was crying - it struck me, from its appearance, that it did not belong to her; I said,"My good woman, where are you going with that child?"- she said, "What is that to you? mind your own business;" I said I considered it my business, as I was confident it did not belong to her - she said it did; the child could not talk to be understood - I said I was fully confident, from its respectable appearance, that it did not; I took it up in my arms - she said if I offered to take her child away she would be d-d if she would not split my nose; I then applied to Drinkwater, and gave her in charge - she was taken to the watch-house with the child- I afterwards saw the father returning home with it, and told him what had happened; the child was bathed in tears when I saw it.

WILLIAM DRINKWATER . I am one of the City Police. Brown came to me at the corner of Bishopsgate-street, and I went and found the prisoner sitting on the step of a door, with the child sitting by her side; I asked whose child it was - she said it was her own; I told her to get up, and said I should not let her go, as I was not satisfied about it - she then said it was not her's, but a neighbour's; I asked her the name of the parents, at the watch-house -she said the child's name was Billy Atkinson, that the father was in trouble, and the mother had been put to bed eight or nine hours ago - that the parents lived in a court opposite Bishop's gin-shop, Rosemary-lane; I thought from its appearance that it did not belong to her.

THOMAS SINDRY. I am beadle of the parish. I heard the prisoner give the account of the child as Drinkwater has stated; I went to a court opposite a gin-shop, in Rosemary-lane, but could find nobody named Atkinson - the prisoner did not say where she herself lived; I made inquiry, and found out the prosecutor.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going to the Virginia coffee-house, and saw the child at the top of the Minories, crying; I took hold of her by the hand, and was taking it, not with intent to steal it, for I could not keep myself; I meant to take it with me as far as the coffee-house, and come back again, but was detected by Drinkwater, who took me to the watch-house, and, being a little intoxicated, I gave him a little abusive language.

THOMAS BROWN. When I saw her she appeared rather in liquor, but not insensible, far from it.

JANE MOUATT . I am the prosecutor's wife. I saw my child safe about one o'clock, sitting on the step of a neighbour's door, about three doors off; she was very well known by the neighbour's - if inquiry had been made, there would be no difficulty in knowing who she was.

WILLIAM DRINKWATER . She was certainly a little in liquor, but knew what she was about.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

1556. CHARLES POWELL was indicted for stealing on the 11th of August , 60 yards of woollen cloth, value 50l. , the goods of Edward Smith .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, stating it to be the goods of James Phillimore Hicks and another.

EDWARD SMITH . I am a cloth-factor , and live at Walcot-place, Lambeth. On the 10th of August I gave the prisoner's brother, who was my servant, an order to receive these goods from Hicks, Brothers and Co., of Basinghall-street, and to take them to Mr. Thompson's, Frith-street, Soho - it was not to be received by the prisoner.

Q. You state in your deposition, you gave the order to Richard, for the prisoner to receive the goods? A. No -Richard was to receive them and take them there; he could not go himself, and sent the prisoner.

WILLIAM HARDWICK . I live with John Phillimore Hicks, Brothers, and Co., Basinghall-street. On the 10th of August Mr. Smith purchased these sixty yards of cloth of them - it was worth 50l. - an invoice was delivered to him at that time; he said he should send his porter for them on the following morning - on the 11th the prisoner came, and produced an order written by "Richard Powell, per procuration of Edward Smith," for the delivery of the goods; I have not got the order - I delivered them to him, in consequence of the order he produced - I never saw him before; I am quite certain of him - I was present while he packed them up, which was for about five minutes; I saw him again at the Mansion-house in about a fortnight - I have not seen the cloth since.

RICHARD HARRIS . I am foreman to Mr. Thompson, of Frith-street. This cloth never came there; if it had I must have seen it.

RICHARD POWELL . I am the prisoner's brother, and was in Mr. Smith's employ - I had left him about three weeks previous to this. He gave me a verbal order to receive three ends of cloth from Hicks and Co., and on the morning of the 11th of August, I had to go to Paddington with my uncle, and thought I would leave it till the afternoon; at dinner time I was sent for to Mr. Fox's, in Basinghall-street, as his man was taken ill - I met my brother in the court, and asked him to go for the cloth; he came to Fox, and I wrote him an order in pencil to Hicks and Co., to deliver the cloth; I do not know what became of it - I did not see it in his possession.

Prisoner. I throw myself on the mercy of the Court.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Three Months .

NEW COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1557. GEORGE THOMAS ALEXANDER was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 4 bird-cages, value 4s. , the goods of John Dove ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Confined Three Months .

1558. RICHARD BENDY was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of June , 1 half-crown , the money of George Daw .

LEWIS DATHIER. I am five years and a half old - I sometimes go to church, and can say the Lord's Prayer; my uncle, George Daw, keeps a pastry-cook's shop , in Wimpole-street . About three months ago the prisoner came and bought a bun - he gave 6d. to pay for it; I saw him take a half-crown out of the till, and he ran off with it, without waiting for his change - he was brought back afterwards.

GEORGE DAW . I keep a pastry-cook's shop, in Wimpole-street. On the 10th of June I heard my nephew scream out; I ran into the street, and saw the prisoner running - I called Stop thief! and he was taken; I had a half-crown and 6d. worth of copper in my till before, and I missed the half-crown.

JOHN LOCK . I am a Police-officer. I was on duty in Harley-street, and heard an alarm - I ran, and met the prisoner running; I took him, and in going to the station I passed the prosecutor's door - he charged him with having taken a half-crown, and this half-crown was brought to me by a boy, who said he had picked it up, but I do not think the prisoner heard that - I searched him, and found part of a bun in his hat.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Three Months .

1559. JANE ROBERTSON and ANN MILTON were indicted for stealing, on the 1st of June , 26 yards of ribbon, value 12s. , the goods of George Drake Sewell , and Thomas Cross ; and that Ann Milton had before been convicted of felony.

JOHANNA DAY . I am an assistant to Messrs. George Drake Sewell and Thomas Cross, haberdashers , of Old Compton-street . On the 1st of June the two prisoners came and asked me for some bonnet ribbons - I showed them some, but they did not like them; I then produced a basket of ribbons - they chose one, and told me to cut off two yards, which came to 6d.; they had but 51/2d. between them - they told me to put the money and the ribbon by, and they would call again for it; they then went out, and a young man went after them, but I did not know what for - I have since seen two pieces of ribbons, which are part of what had been in the basket; the shop-mark is on them - I had not sold either of them to the prisoners.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.How long was it before you saw them? A. Not an hour; there were some other customers in the shop; there might have been forty- I believe there were persons on the opposite side of the shop.

HENRY TOMLINSON POOLE . I am shopman to the prosecutors. I saw Robertson lay the corner of her shawl on the counter, where I saw a piece of pearl-white ribbon; she then drew her shawl off the counter, and I missed the ribbon at the same time - the prisoners then went out; I followed them out of the door - I there took hold of Robertson, and said she must come back; I did not charge her with any thing at that time - this piece of pearl-white ribbon was picked up in the kennel, about a yard from where she was; I then took hold of Milton, and this piece of green ribbon fell from under her arm - I saw the end of it under her arm, and the roll fell on the pavement; these ribbons have our shop-marks on them - I took the prisoners to the passage, and Robertson went down on her knees; I think it was about twelve yards from the door that the green ribbon fell down.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you not go into the street, and charge them with having taken the ribbon? A.No; Robertson did not throw open her shawl, and say, "I have no property of yours;" I am certain of that - I did not ask her for the length of white ribbon; I am not aware that I swore that before the Magistrate - this is my signature; I believe this deposition was read over to me, but it is not correctly taken - it is a very bad systemed office; Milton was about three yards from the door when the end of the ribbon was under her arm, and the roll in the street - the end of the shawl covered the pearl ribbon; it might fall on the counter, and be over the goods - Miss Day was directly before them.

COURT. Q.When the ribbon was picked up a yard from Robertson, was Milton as near to it as she was? A. No - if it had been swept down by the shawl it would have fallen in the shop, and it was picked up two yards out of the shop; the ribbon was taken up in their presence, and given to me before they were taken to the watch-house.(Property produced and sworn to.)

THOMAS WILSON . I am an officer. I know Milton, the prisoner; I was present when she was tried in this Court in September, 1829 - I have a certificate of her conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office; I know she is the person - (read).

ROBERTSON - GUILTY . Aged 28.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury. - Confined 3 Months .

MILTON - GUILTY . Aged 28.

Transported for Seven Years .

1560. WILLIAM CONWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of June , 1 handkerchief, value 5s., the goods of Thomas Dewhurst , from his person .

THOMAS DEWHURST. I live in Oxford-street, and am a woollen-draper . On the night of the 5th of June I was in Holborn , about nine o'clock, I felt a sudden twitch - I put my hand, and missed my handkerchief, I turned and saw the prisoner about one yard from me; he was the nearest person to me, he passed me, and I observed something under his coat - he turned up Red Lion-street; I gave notice to the first officer I saw; he was taken in my presence, and my handkerchief taken from him.

Prisoner. I was six yards from him. Witness. Not when I first turned round.

JOHN CARNEY . I am an officer. I took the prisoner at the prosecutor's desire, and found this handkerchief on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a petition, pleading poverty. He received a good character, and a witness engaged to take him into his employ.

GUILTY . Aged 18.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury.

Confined One Month .

1561. ELIZABETH GUNYON was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 gown, value 2s.; 1 shawl, value 25s.; 1 veil, value 2s.; 1 piece of silk, value 6d.; 1 bag, value 6d.; 1 petticoat, value 1s.; 1 necklace, value 3s., and 2 bracelets, value 5s. , the goods of Mary Butt .

MARY BUTT. I lodge in Broad-street, Golden-square ; I keep my boxes in the kitchen - I am in the habit of going out to work from eight o'clock in the morning till eight at night; the prisoner was in the habit of coming to work there. On Sunday the 17th of July, I missed these articles from my boxes - they were worth about 4l.; I saw some of them on the 19th of July, when I took the prisoner - she had been at the house the day before I missed my property.

FRANCIS GARVIL . I keep a shop, at No. 9, Moor-street, Soho. On the 8th or 9th of July the prisoner came and offered me this black veil, a shift, and a pair of stockings for sale - she asked 5s. for them; I gave her 4s. 6d.; she said they were her own - she came again in a few days, and I purchased a pink waistband ribbon and a piece of very old lace, for 1s. 3d. - that was before the 17th of July; I have the veil and the hand here.

ANN WEATS . I keep a second-hand clothes shop, at No. 19, Compton-street, Soho. The prisoner came on the 18th of July, about nine o'clock in the morning, and brought this old petticoat, a bag, and a waistband; she asked me 1s. for them, and I gave her 8d.

GEORGE HORMAN . I am in the employ of Mr. Baxter, a pawnbroker, of Middlesex-hospital. I took in this gown of the prisoner on the 19th of July, for 5s. - she pawned this shawl, but I did not see it; these are the duplicates of the gown and shawl.

BENJAMIN WEBB . I am a constable. I received the prisoner in custody on the 19th of July - I found this duplicate of the gown and this necklace, in her pocket, and 4s. 31/4d., which she said was part of the money for which she had disposed of the articles; in consequence of what she said I went to search for them, and found them exposed for sale.

MARY BUTT. These are my property - the prisoner had lived in service there about nine weeks; she had 2s. a week.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1562. JOSEPH BAILEY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , from the person of Robert Samuel Palmer , 1 pocket-book, value 5s.; 1 bill of exchange, for payment of and value 460l., and 1 order, for payment of and value 40l. , his property.

ROBERT SAMUEL PALMER . On Monday, the 25th of July, I was in Compton-street , between four and five o'clock in the afternoon; my attention was called to the prisoner, and to the state of my pocket; I missed my pocket-book, and the prisoner was running down Greek-street - I pursued, calling Stop thief! and saw him throw my pocket-book down - it was picked up, and given to me - I had lost sight of him two or three seconds, after he threw down the pocket-book, while he turned the corner of the street, but I had such a view of him I have not the smallest doubt of him; I had a bill for 460l. in the pocket-book, and an order for 40l.

JOHN JOHNSON . On the 25th of July I was in Greek-street, and saw the prisoner in company with two other persons - before I got to Compton-street I saw the prisoner with the tail of the prosecutor's coat in his hand, as he was crossing Greek-street, and with his other hand he drew a red pocket-book from the coat pocket; he walked up Greek-street, and then ran - I called the prosecutor's attention to the circumstance; I had lost sight of the prisoner, but I had taken particular notice of him, and I know he is the same person - I saw him taken; he might be out of my sight half a minute.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

1563. WILLIAM WELCH and FREDERICK PULLING were indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 2 coats, value 2l. , the goods of Thomson Hankey , the younger.

THOMSON HANKEY. On the 8th of July I had two coats in my house at Hornsey ; I was absent that day, and on my return I heard of the coats having been stolen - I did not see the prisoners till next morning: these are the coats - they were kept in the hall, near the front door.

RICHARD STANTON. I am servant to the prosecutor. On the 8th of July I saw Welch walking down from the hall-door, with two coats on his arm - Pulling was outside the premises, twenty or thirty yards from the door, and could not see the coats hanging in the hall from where he stood; I went out at the gate, and saw the coats in the possession of Pulling, but I did not see Welch give them to him - there was a third person with them; I followed directly, and inquired what they had done with the coats -I had lost sight of them for about a minute and a half: I then saw Pulling with the coats, and the third man, who is not here; they ran, and I secured the two prisoners, and gave charge of them - I left the coats where they dropped them, outside the premises.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q. How far were you from Welch when you first saw him? A.Between twenty and thirty yards; I was gathering some peas in the garden, and saw Welch coming from the hall door - there was a shrub between us, four or five feet high; when I saw Welch again the other man had the coats.

COURT. Q.Had you a view of the person carrying the coats, before the shrubs intercepted your sight? A. Yes, and then he passed nearer to me; it was Welch who was in the garden - I have no doubt about it: the man who got away was different in appearance.

JAMES HOBSON . I am coachman to the prosecutor. I have the coats, which I picked up outside the gates - they are my master's; I saw the prisoners after I took the coats up.

THOMAS FITCH . I am an officer, and took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

WELCH - GUILTY . Aged 17.

PULLING - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Confined Three Months .

1564. MARY NEWMAN and ANN RICHARDS were indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 2 hams, value 30s. , the goods of John Cantis .

JAMES RAPLEY . I am a Policeman. On the 21st of August I was passing the house of Mr. Cantis, in the Strand , and saw Newman, who is his servant , open the door, let out Richards, and close it again; Richards was carrying two hams under her left arm, and she had hold of her apron or gown - she turned up Ship-yard, and went on to Picket-street; I went up to her, and asked whose hams these were - she said she did not know; I asked where she was going to take them - she said to No. 1, Chapel-place, Duke-street, where she lived; I said she must know who they belonged to - she then said Mr. Cantis' servant had given them to her to take out and weigh; I said I believed it was all false, and I took her and the hams back to Mr. Cantis' shop - I knocked at the door; Newman opened it - I asked if Mr. Cantis was at home; she said No - I said I had brought the woman back who took out the two hams a little while ago, to know if it was all right; she said she knew nothing of the woman, except that she had brought the hams there to be weighed - I took Richards to Covent-garden watch-house; Mr. Cantis afterwards claimed the hams, and gave charge of Newman.

JOHN CANTIS . I am a ham-dealer . These hams are mine, I believe - I had a row of eight hams hanging up on the morning of the 21st of August; I went out that morning, and did not return till ten o'clock at night - Newman was my servant, but had no authority to part with any hams; the shop is shut during church time - the shopman was up stairs; the shop is opened on Sunday's, and provision is sold if any one wants it - Newman was servant of allwork.

Richards' Defence. I had Newman's child to nurse, and I went that morning to take it to her; she gave me the hams to take to my room till she called for them in the afternoon, to take them to some person who had bought them of her master.

Richards received a good character.

NEWMAN - GUILTY . Aged 27.

Transported for Seven Years .

RICHARDS - GUILTY . Aged 47.

Confined Six Months .

1565. THOMAS JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 order, for payment of and value 16l. , the property of Henry Fynes Clinton .

CATHERINE CLINTON . I am the wife of Henry Fynes Clinton - we live in Dean's-yard; the prisoner was in my husband's employ for fifteen months. On the 4th of August I delivered him a cheque for 16l., to take to the banker's, and get it changed; this is the cheque - he went away with it; I did not see him again till he was in custody about a week after.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q. Where was he to take this cheque? A. To Duckett's; he conducted himself well - we thought highly of him.

WILLIAM GEORGE LAMBERT . I am a butcher, and live in Abingdon-street. I have known the prisoner some time; I received this cheque from Bryan, and gave him 16l. for it - I paid it away in the course of business, and it came back to me; I have no doubt this is the cheque - here is my name on the back of it, but not in my writing.

Cross-examined. Q. Then how do you know it? A. I have not the least doubt of it; there is no mark of mine on it.

DANIEL BRYAN . I received this cheque from the prisoner last month, but I cannot tell the day, it was about ten o'clock in the morning; he told me to get it cashed for him at Mr. Lambert's - I went there, and got cash for it; the prisoner told me to go because he was busy, and he would take it as a favour - I gave him the money I got for it.

Cross-examined. Q. What are you? A. A plasterer - the prisoner gave me this at the Crown, in Tufton-street.

JOHN EDWARDS . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner at his lodgings, in Vine-street, Westminster, on the 7th of August - he said he was very glad I had come for him, as he had come back on purpose to be taken; I found 1l. 16s. on him.

DANIEL BRYAN. I gave the prisoner the money at the Crown; I think the Crown is further from the prosecutor's than Mr. Lambert's is.

Cross-examined. Q. Is it in the same direction? A. No; he must have returned near Mr. Clinton's to have got to Mr. Lambert's.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 35.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury.

Confined Three Months .

1566. WILLIAM STONEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of March , 48 half-crowns, 100 shillings, and 40 sixpences , the monies of William Rigden , his master.

WILLIAM RIGDEN . I keep the Blue Boar, in King-street, Westminster . The prisoner was in my employ in March, 1830, and had been so for three years; I heard my wife give him some silver, and say, "I think here is 12l., go and get it changed for notes or gold;" he came to me, and said, "How much is there?" I said 12l., as I had just counted it - I saw it in his hand; I told him to go to Mr. Castle's, and get it changed; I never saw him again till he was in custody.

WILLIAM CASTLE. I gave the prisoner change for the silver - I think I gave him a 5l. note, and the rest in sovereigns.

NOT GUILTY .

1567. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 tub, value 3s. 6d., and 1 bucket, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of our Sovereign Lord the King .

2nd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of John Wray , Esq.

3rd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of George Wood .

GEORGE HUTCHINSON . I am a Police-constable, and live at the station-house in White Hart-yard . On the morning of the 30th of August, about seven o'clock I was within a few yards of the station-house door, and saw the prisoner put this tub and bucket on a knot on his head - I knew them to belong to the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police - George Wood is the serjeant who has charge of the house where they were.

Prisoner. Q.Where did you apprehend me? A.Nearly at the end of White Hart-yard - I had put the bucket into the tub the night before; you said Mrs. Jones gave you them to carry - you said you were going to take them to your lodgings, at No. 7, Clipston-street.

MARTHA COOPER . I live with my husband at the Police-station. These articles were under the care of George Wood , the serjeant - I had seen them safe at ten o'clock at night, standing in the cellar, full of water; I was up stairs that morning, and looked out of window - I saw the prisoner bring them out of the door on his head; he had come up a pair of stairs, gone along the passage, and gone out at the door.

Prisoner. It is very strange she could see me come out, and the man did not - there were eight or ten people repairing the road, and a person was obliged to go sideways. Witness. There were persons repairing the road - I saw him come out, and close the door too.

Prisoner's Defence. I have of late gone out portering; I was in business fourteen years, after leaving his Majesty's service - I never was on the premises at all.

GEORGE HUTCHINSON. I went to his lodgings, and there is a board up that he gets his living as a porter - his landlord said he had been there three weeks.

GUILTY . Aged 34. - Confined Three Months .

1568. EDWARD RICE was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 14 ozs. weight of rhubarb, value 20s.; 6 nutmegs, value 6d.; 1/2 oz. weight of mace, value 6d.; 1 oz. weight of cloves, value 3d.; 4 ozs. of pepper, value 1s.; 4 ozs. weight of gum, value 4d., and 7 quarts of brandy, value 20s. , the goods of the St. Katharine-dock Company .

SECOND COUNT, stating them to be the goods of a certain person or persons unknown; - to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 54. - Confined Four Months .

1569. JOHN BARNING was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Robert Worthington , from his person .

ROBERT WORTHINGTON. I live in Gray's Inn-square , and am a conveyancer . On the 12th of July I was at the arch-way, going into South-square ; I heard an alarm, and missed my handkerchief - I saw it in the hands of Hutchinson, the officer who took the prisoner into custody.

JOSEPH HUTCHINSON . I am a porter of Gray's Inn, and live in Fulwood's-rents. On the evening of the 12th of July I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of the prosecutor's pocket, under the arch-way, between Southsquare and Gray's Inn; I pursued, and took him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was going home, and in the square I heard a cry of Stop thief! I stood a minute, a man ran and caught hold of me - I looked on the ground, and this handkerchief was by my side; I took it up and gave it to the gentleman.

JOSEPH HUTCHINSON. I am quite clear he took it - I have made inquiry, and his mother is a distressed widow.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1570. ENOCH BUTLER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 9 pieces of mother-o'-pearl, value 4s., and 5 working tools, value 1s. , the goods of Louis Perrottet , his master.

LOUIS PERROTTET. The prisoner worked for me as a journeyman about two years, and left me about a fortnight before he was apprehended - he was then living in Tottenham-court-road; I went there with Andrews, the officer - we saw him; I told him I suspected he had some of my property, and we wanted to look at his premises - we found some of my things, and I selected what I could positively swear to; I found some pieces of mother-o'pearl, and some working tools; they were in my possession while he worked with me - part of them were locked up in a cupboard.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. He had been two years in your employ? A. Yes, and I employed him particularly in mother-o'-pearl turning; I never allowed him to take any turnery home to do - I never allowed him to take home two needle-books as patterns; if he had work of his own to do he would want such tools as these, but these fit my lathe - he had been working on his own account for about a fortnight; I had no quarrel with him about introducing another workman - I only said I should want a few more men; I employed the prisoner at weekly wages, and he was not to take work from any other person; he left as soon as he saw another man - he said, "That man will be likely to take bread from my mouth," and went away; I had employed the prisoner's brother about three weeks or a month, and then turned him away - the prisoner wanted his brother to be instructed at my shop; the prisoner was at work when we took him - I had sold him a watch for silver gilt - I had bought it as such; the gilt was nearly worn off, and he had it gilt again - I do not know that it turned out to be brass; I told him to give me my watch back, as he had not paid for it - we had no quarrel about it.

JOHN ANDREWS . I am an officer. I went with the prosecutor to the prisoner's lodging - I told him I had a search-warrant to search for property belonging to Mr. Perrottet, his master - he said, "I have no articles belonging to him;" these articles were then found - the prisoner said they were all his own, and part of the tools he had brought from Birmingham with him; there were a great many other things there.

MR. PERROTTET. I was in the habit of using these tools, and seeing them in my shop; these pieces of mother-o'-pearl were in a drawer, which I opened almost every day - one or two of these pieces have been worked upon; I helped to make part of this - this tool fits my lathe exactly; the prisoner had a lathe, but I did not try it to that.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you swear to these rough pieces of mother-o'-pearl? A. Yes, they have been more than two years in my drawer; these are tools commonly used - there is no mark on them; I know them by using them from time to time.

Prisoner's Defence. I never saw any thing of this kind in his shop; I had been in business before I came from Birmingham - he allowed me to take those two needle-books home one night to forward them.

NOT GUILTY .

1571. JOHN HODGSON was indicted for embezzlement .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

JOSHUA DORSET JOSEPH MAYHEW . I am a solicitor , and have a partner. The prisoner was in our service, and was in the habit of receiving money for suits - he received a salary; a Mr. Lightfoot directed me to apply to a Mr. Taylor, living in Essex, for the payment of a sum of money; I told the prisoner to write for it - it was not paid, and a writ was issued; from that time I lost sight of it - the prisoner never accounted to me for a sum of money, which I ought to have received in the case of Mr. Tebby, an insolvent, and which ought to have come from Mr. Dance - it was 26l.; I had repeatedly directed the prisoner to apply for it; he made frivolous excuses about Mr. Dance, saying it was not convenient, and so on; I said if he did not pay I would move the Court against Mr. Dance - I think the prisoner then left my service; I did not go to Mr. Dance myself; Mr. Topp was the prisoner's friend - I gave the prisoner directions to apply to him for 9l. 7s., which was to be paid into Court; he said Mr. Topp would call, and desired me to pay it into Court for him - I then wrote to Mr. Topp, who called on me; the prisoner never accounted to me for the money he received from Mr. Topp.

JOHN BONIFACE . I am clerk to Humphreys and Porter, attornies, King's Arms-yard - they are agents to the Under-Sheriff of Essex. I was present when Mr. Humphreys drew a cheque, and handed it to the prisoner, in discharge of the debt and costs in the case of Lightfoot and Taylor; the prisoner applied for it on account of Messrs. Mayhew and Johnson - he gave a receipt, which I have here.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. That is more than eighteen months ago? A. Yes - I had not known him before, but I am certain of his person.

HENRY DANCE . I am provisional assignee of the Insolvent Debtors' Court. I paid 26l. by a cheque, in the matter of Tebby, an insolvent, in exchange for the receipt of the assignee, which was brought to me by some person, but I cannot say who - I think I have seen the prisoner.

PHILIP SELBY . I am a Sheriff's-officer. In January, 1830, I had an execution against the prisoner's goods; I received a cheque of Mr. Dance's, and gave the prisoner my cheque for the balance; this is what I received from the prisoner - it has my name on it.

JOHN TOPP . I keep the Eel Pie public-house, Surreycanal. I employed Messrs. Mayhew and Johnson as my solicitors; I know the prisoner very well - he called on me for 7l. to pay into Court, on the 20th of January, 1830- I gave him 4l. first, and then I wanted change for a 50l. note; I gave the prisoner 3l. afterwards.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.Have you known him some time? A. Yes - I was a client of the prisoner's before 1829, and owed him 20l. for business on his own account - I took no receipt of him for this 4l.; I had paid him money two or three times - I have a memorandum of this, which I got from my wife; I did not employ the prisoner in this business of the 7l. - Mr. Mayhew did; the prisoner introduced me to the prosecutors, and they were my attornies in this business; I cannot tell whether the prisoner is an attorney at all.

COURT. Q. You were indebted to the prisoner 20l.? A. Yes - the prisoner did not apply to me generally for money, but for money for Messrs. Mayhew and Johnson, to be paid into Court - I am still in the prisoner's debt more than 7l.

JOSEPH LOCK . I am cashier in the prosecutor's office, and have been so for seventeen years. It is the prisoner's duty always to account to me for money he received - he never accounted to me for 23l. 6s. received in the matter of Taylor. I never received from him a cheque of 26l. received from Mr. Dance, nor the 7l. from Mr. Topp - he never accounted to me for these monies; it was certainly his duty to have accounted to me for them all.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had the prisoner been engaged there? A. I think from February 1829; he had a salary of 150l. a year, with an allowance of 10l. for errors, by which losses might accrue to himself; that is the usual course in the common law department - I do not know of the prisoner having agreed with the prosecutors to allow him a third of any business he brought to the office; but it was the custom if a clerk introduced any business, to allow him a gratuity, which was generally at the rate of about a third; the prisoner introduced several clients - I know of no engagement but the regular rule of the office - the prisoner left about March, 1830; his salary was paid up to the 27th of February, 1830, and after that his attendance at the office was very irregular - there was no ascertained sum of money due to him, (at the time he left,) for business he had introduced; I believe something was said about some money - I cannot tell whether there was eleven months of the 10l. a year due to him; I have heard of a notice to produce a bond, executed by Mr. Cuer and the prisoner; but I have not brought it - I saw the bond this morning in Mr. Johnson's hand; I know Mr. Cuer - the prisoner left his disbursement-book behind him, when he went away; I have heard that he went into the service of Mr. Martin, in Red Lion-square - I understood he was taken in his office; I had seen him three or four times after he left the prosecutors -Mr. Cuer came to the office several times; Mr. Mayhew might have been there sometimes - but I do not recollect it; I remember going into the prisoner's accounts with Mr. Cuer after the prisoner had left.

MR. PHILLIPS to MR. MAYHEW. Q. Is this receipt the prisoner's writing? A. I believe it is - I spoke to him about this money of Topp's, and he admitted having received it; I said Mr. Topp had been and said he had paid him 7l., which was to be paid into Court off the 9l. 7s.; I had spoken to him about Mr. Topp's money before, and he said he had not got it; that caused me to write to Mr. Topp.

COURT. Q. When was it you spoke to the prisoner? A. I had spoken to him repeatedly after the 10th of January, 1829, and then after Mr. Topp had been - I said he had been, and said he had paid the prisoner, and he said he had - I kept speaking to him about Mr. Dance's money up to the very hour he left; and he always declared he had not paid it - the 26l. was on account of Tebby's insolvency; I directed the prisoner to apply for it, on my account, as I had accounted to my client at Coventry for it, as received by me - I never allowed the prisoner to retain 26l. from the 10th of July to the middle of March; I called on Mr. Cuer to make good the prisoner's deficiencies - I suppose it was eight or nine months after that before I took steps to prosecute him, as I discovered he had kept counsel fees and other things; I then said "Let me see every thing you have done, and we will see what can be done;" he discovered every thing except the 26l. and the 23l. 6s. - I discovered that his security was not available to make good his deficiencies after seven or eight months.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you find out that before you preferred the indictment against the prisoner? A. No, I think afterwards - I cannot tell whether I had any bills of exchange from Mr. Cuer, but I believe there were; I took an assignment of Mr. Cuer's equity of redemption, and I released him from any demand we might have upon him under that bond, but I afterwards refused to give up the bond - I have it still, in case there should be any further demand; I make no doubt but the 7l. was included in the account with Mr. Cuer, and the 23l. 6s. and the 26l. - I did not take the prisoner before a Magistrate; I did not tell a person who applied to know the charge, that if the law would not tell him I would not; I said the indictment would tell the charge before the Grand Jury, because they were sitting at the time: I recollect a friend of the prisoner's applying to me on the subject of this charge, and I recollect saying that the premiums which had been assigned to me had been put up for sale, and they would not pay the money they were mortgaged for; that was after I had preferred the indictment - I had no conversation with any one before; I discovered the embezzlement of the 23l. 6s. when my client came to me, which was, I think, six or seven months after the prisoner left me - I did not then know where the prisoner lived; I thought he was in no service; I went to Mr. Martin's, in Fitzroy-street, and there I found the prisoner - I never went to Mr. Martin's, in Red Lion-square; I asked Mr. Lock where the prisoner was, and he said he was in Mr. Martin's employ - I thought he had gone there, as he was in the habit of doing, to make up some work; I had not then discovered the whole of these deficiences, only monies that I said I would forgive if he made discoveries; I cannot think Mr. Martin would allow him to stay there after what I told him.

The bond was here put in and read, and the agreement for the 10l.

NOT GUILTY .

There were two other indictments against the prisoner, on which Mr. Phillips declined to offer any evidence.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1572. ANN COLLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 glass sugar-bason, value 10s.; 2 sheets, value 10s.; 3 stew-pans, value 7s.; 1 liquor-frame, value 5s.; 2 decanters, value 4s.; 1 pair of glass-salts, value 2s.; 1 counterpane, value 4s., and 1 pillow, value 1s. , the goods of Henry Dunbar Tolley , his master.

HENRY DUNBAR TOLLEY. The prisoner lived as cook in my house between two and three months - it is a hired furnished house; I was responsible for the furniture: I gave the prisoner notice to quit my service about three weeks or a month before the 1st of August - she left on that day, and when I was about dismissing her I found these articles missing - I accused her of it; she at first denied it, but afterwards confessed she had given them to a pawnbroker, and gave me the duplicate.

HENRY HILLSWORTH . I am shopman to Messrs. Matthews and Philmore, pawnbrokers. I have a stew-pan and liquor-frame, a pair of salts, a sheet, a sugar-bason and cover, and two decanters, pawned by the prisoner, at different times.

WILLIAM BROOKS . I am a pawnbroker. I have two stew-pans, pawned by the prisoner.

WILLIAM GORDON . I am a constable. I was sent for, and took the prisoner; the prosecutor gave me all these duplicates, but one for a sheet, which was found in her bed-room.

H. D. TOLLEY, These sugar-tongs and the sheets are mine.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I meant to get them out when I received my wages.

GUILTY . Aged 53. - Confined Six Months .

1573. GEORGE NEALE was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Francis Crew , from his person .

FRANCIS CREW . I am a bookseller . I was in Piccadilly about nine o'clock in the evening on the 4th of August; I felt my handkerchief drawn from my pocket - I turned, and saw the prisoner close to me; he dropped my handkerchief immediately, and I took him - I do not think there was any one with him.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. It was rather dark? A. Not at that time; his hand was close to my pocket, and I saw the handkerchief drop from his hand - he could not have not away from me.

JURY to MR. CREW. Q. Was there any person near you? A. No one so near as the prisoner, and I saw the handkerchief drop from his hand; I felt it drawn from me - it was impossible for any other person to do it.

WILLIAM SIBLEY . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and have had the handkerchief ever since.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1574. JOHN DAVIS and GEORGE WATSON were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 1 writingdesk, value 9s. , the goods of James Ward .

JOHN THOMAS CATHOLIC. I am a mathematical-case maker. On the 6th of August, a little after two o'clock, I saw the two prisoners in company together - I watched them, and saw Davis go to Mr. Ward's shop, on Back-hill , and come back; he went a second time, and came back again - he went a third time, covered the writing-desk over, which was on the outside of the shop, and took it away - Watson was at that time at the corner of Christopher-street, and Davis gave him the desk; I saw this out of a window; I went down, and took Watson with the desk, which he threw down; Davis walked away - I called Stop thief! and he was taken.

JAMES WARD . I was not at home: I returned just as the prisoners were taken - this is my desk.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS. I am an officer, and took the prisoners.

Watson put in a written Defence, stating that the desk was never in his possession, and that he had no knowledge of Davis.

DAVIS - GUILTY . Aged 22.

WATSON - GUILTY . Aged 22.

Transported for Seven Years .

1575. JANE FREEMAN and ANN ARTHUR were indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 seal, value 3l. 13s.; 1 key, value 10s.; 1 chain, value 6d., and 12 shillings, the property of James Cooper , from his person .

JAMES COOPER . I keep an eating-house . On the 21st of July I had been to visit a friend; I came in an omnibus, and met the prisoners between ten and twelve o'clock, in Chiswell-street - I was very drunk; they asked me for something to drink, with which I foolishly complied, and I believe I might take a glass myself; I became so insensible that I recollect no more till the next morning, when the officer brought my watch.

MATTHEW PEAK . I am a Police-constable. I saw the prosecutor very much in liquor, and Arthur was in company with him; that was from half-past twelve o'clock to half-past one - they were drinking a bottle of ginger-beer: I saw something white in Freeman's hand - I took hold of it: she got from me, got to a form, and threw herself on it - she got up, and said, "Now, what do you want with me?" I saw the watch on the form - I found 5s. 6d. on Arthur, and 6s. 5d. on Freeman.

NOT GUILTY .

1576. GEORGE GUNNELL was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 66 lbs. weight of tin, value 40s. , the goods of Charles Mansfield .

GEORGE BAKER . I am in the employ of Mr. Charles Mansfield , a plumber , who lives in Gray's Inn-lane . On the 2nd of August I heard some footsteps in the front part of our shop - I came into the street, and saw the prisoner about twenty yards from our house, in the street; I looked into the shop, and missed a piece of tin: I followed the prisoner, and saw him carrying something before him - I took him with this piece of tin, which is my master's.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

1577. MARGARET GRIFFITHS was indicted for stealing on the 4th of August , 1 gown, value 4s., and 2 shifts, value 4s. , the goods of Mary Tuck .

JOHN TUCK . I live on Back-hill , and am a cottonglazer. I heard a noise on the 4th of August, between nine and ten o'clock - I got up and saw the prisoner, who was a stranger, going out at the door; she had no right there - I followed her, and asked what she had got in her apron; she said things belonging to herself - I said,"Come back and let me see;" she resisted very much -I got her back, and took from her apron, a gown, and two shifts, belonging to my mother; they had been taken from the passage, where they had hung to dry.

MARY TUCK. These things are mine.

Prisoner's Defence. He is wronging me - I am not the person who took the things; a woman gave them to me as I was coming from Battle-bridge hospital, where I had been seven weeks with a fever.

GUILTY . Aged 64. Confined Eighteen Months .

1578. WILLIAM GOODWIN was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 coat, value 1l. , the goods of John Fordham Taylor .

JOHN FORDHAM TAYLOR . I am clerk at Messrs. Hoare's brewhouse. I left this coat in my chaise on the 27th of July, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, while I stepped into a house - I told a person to mind it; he turned his back, and the coat was taken: this is it.

GEORGE COLEMAN . I was going up the street, on the opposite side; I saw the prisoner, and another lad in a blue coat; they were together; the prisoner went to the side of the chaise, snatched the coat out, rolled it up, and ran away; the other man pushed the prisoner off as fast as he could - I told the gentleman of it.

JAMES TAYLOR . I am a headborough. I was coming up Whitecross-street, at a quarter to twelve o'clock that day, and saw the prisoner, with this coat; there were two others in his company - I asked him what he had there; he said a coat which he had bought at a shop - I said, "Come and show me where;" as we were going along, he said he bought it of a man in Bethnal-green-road for 9s. - I found the prosecutor out.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years .

1579. DAVID HOLLEY and JOHN REESE were indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 1 book, value 1l. , the goods of George Tomlinson .

ANN ACTON . I am niece to George Tomlinson, who lives in London-lane, Hackney . On the 13th of July, about half-past one o'clock in the day, I went into the front parlour; I saw the window open, and both the closet doors - I went to shut down the window, and saw the print of a man's foot on a chair under the window - I went and shut one closet door, and found every thing right - I went to the other closet, and missed the Bible from there - I gave an alarm, and in about ten minutes the officer came with the Bible.

CHARLOTTE CRABTREE . My husband is a Policeman, we live in the same row with the prosecutor. I was looking out at a window, and saw Holley walking backwarks and forwards by the prosecutor's window; my husband was in bed - I told him, and he desired me to watch; I saw the other prisoner get out of the prosecutor's window, and hand a parcel to Holley - I could not see what I was; they came by my window, and went towards London-field - I watched them till my husband got his clothes on; the prisoners were soon brought back.

JOHN CRABTREE . My wife told me what she saw; I pursued the prisoners, and when they found I did that Holley dropped the Bible; I took it up, and while I did, that they jumped over a piece of garden wall or gravel, and I lost sight of them - I sung out Stop thief! and when I came up they were in custody; I swear they are the same persons.

ROBERT DALLENGER . I live at Dalston, near half a mile from where the robbery was committed - I looked out at my window, and saw some men running - they turned to the back of my house; I ran down, and pursued - I cried Stop thief! Grange stopped Reese; I asked him if he could hold him - he said Yes; I then pursued Holley, and called to him to stop, which he did - I took him back - the Policeman came up, and took them; Holley said he would go quietly, which he did.

- GRANGE. I was returning to my work - I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw a great many men running - Mr. Dallenger told me to stop Reese, which I did; he made use of bad language.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Holley. I never was in trouble before.

The prisoners received good characters.

HOLLEY - GUILTY . Aged 33.

REESE - GUILTY . Aged 24.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury.

Confined Three Months .

1580. ANN DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 1 purse, value 2s.; 5 sovereigns, 6 half-crowns, 8 shillings, and 2 sixpences, the property of Robert Dixon , Esq. , from his person .

ROBERT DIXON, ESQ. I live in Chancery-lane , and am a barrister . On the 3rd of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, I was going home, and had got within one hundred yards of my own door - the prisoner ran across the street, and took hold of my left arm, which was towards her; my purse was in my left-hand waistcoat pocket - there were 24s. or 25s. in silver in it and five sovereigns; she held my arm so violently that I could not get rid of her - when we got about twenty or thirty yards further, which was about half-way between where she first accosted me and my own door, she quitted me, and ran up one of the courts; I missed my purse, and ran after her - she went up one or two courts, and came back again to the court she first ran up; I came up to her there - she was stopping, and seemed to be secreting something; two sovereigns fell from her on the pavement, and the purse was in her hand - I took the purse, and part of the silver was in it, but none of the sovereigns; there was some silver in her pocket, which, with what was in the purse about made up the quantity I had in my purse - I went with her to the Police-office, where she was searched; I should think about a minute and a half had elapsed from the time of her first running and my taking her.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. What time was this? A. I should think it wanted a quarter to twelve o'clock - I very frequently take a walk round Lincoln's Inn-fields; I did not speak to her first - I only told her to go about her business; I did go twenty or thirty yards with her, but I must have knocked her down if I had not; she did not accuse me of soliciting her; I dare say she asked me to go with her, or something of that kind - I told her to go about her business twice or thrice; I had taken fast hold of her when the Policeman came up; she did not state, in my presence, that I had given her the silver: my purse was in my pocket, as it is now, and the only way she could have got it was with the hand that was through my arm; I did not go into any court with her - when she was first taken she said she had not so much as would purchase a glass of gin; I can only account for the money being in her pocket by her putting it in as she ran away - she did not say that I had given her the five shillings, and that the seven shillings in her pocket she had got to pay a bill for a woman named Bryan - I think I had seen the prisoner before: I judge that by her person, not her voice.

COURT. Q. What did the purse contain? A. Five sovereigns and about 24s., as near as I can calculate; I recovered two sovereigns and the silver, the purse was in her hand.

MICHAEL KELLY . I am a Police-officer; I heard a cry of Police! - I came up, and Mr. Dixon had hold of the prisoner; he said she had robbed him of five sovereigns - he had the purse in his hand, and said he had taken it from her hand - I found five or seven shillings in her hand, and in her pocket I found some more silver; I took her to the station house, but I found no more, though I made her strip.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you search every part of her? A. Yes: I cannot exactly say how much money I found in her pocket - she said the money in her pocket was her own; she said so in the presence of Mr. Dixon, and she said it all through - but she said at first that she had not the price of a glass of gin; I searched every place about there for the three sovereigns, but I could not find them; the prisoner did not mention the name of Mrs. Bryan - the inspector asked her address; I do not know whether she gave it right or not, I did not go to it, - it was Fetter-lane, but I do not recollect the number - she did not say who she lived with.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going up Chancery-lane, and this man met me; he put the 5s. into my hand, and said he wanted to speak with me - I would not comply with him; he called the Policeman, and gave charge of me.

JOHN BRYAN . I am a boot and shoemaker, and live at No. 1, Garden-court, Baldwin's-gardens: I have known the prisoner twelve months; she is acquainted with my wife. On the night she was taken up she had been at my house for work; she binds boots and shoes - there was a little bill due, but I do not know of my wife giving her money to pay it.

COURT. Q.What time do you leave off work? A.Sometimes as late as nine or ten o'clock - she lives at No. 28, St. Clement's-lane: I believe at a lodging-house for tradespeople - I cannot account for her being at a quarter before twelve o'clock in Chancery-lane; I suppose she left my place between eight and nine.

RACHAEL BRYAN . I am the wife of this witness. I remember the prisoner being at our house in the day, and she had some tea; I gave her 7s. to pay a bill, because my children were ill - she was to pay it to Mr. Roach, her landlady's son.

RICHARD ROACH . The 7s. was owing to me by Bryan; I knew the prisoner, as a lodger at my mother's, for eight or ten months - I was out that evening, and have not had the money.

SAMUEL STEVENS . I am a cloth-dresser, at No. 3, Chair-court, Temple-bar. The prisoner called at my place about ten o'clock that evening; she said she had been to defray a bill of 7s., but the people were not at home.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

OLD COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1581. JOHN OLIVER was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Ann Ragan , from her person .

ANN RAGAN . On the 15th of August, about half-past nine o'clock in the morning, I was going along the street with a basket on my head (I sell fruit in the street ) - I felt my silk handkerchief snatched off my neck from behind; I turned round, and saw the prisoner running down an alley, with it in his hand - I pursued, calling Stop thief! and he was secured; I am sure he is the man.

EDWARD FRANCIS . I am a Policeman. I pursued the prisoner, who was running, and secured him in the act of putting the handkerchief between two water-casks.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1582. JAMES HENRY MORRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 4 stockings, value 10s.; 2 dresses, value 50s.; 1 tippet, value 30s.; 6 handkerchiefs, value 18s.; 4 gloves, value 3s., and 6 yards of ribbon, value 4s., the goods of Edward Hill , in his dwelling-house .

EDWARD HILL . I am a linen-draper , and live in High-street, Shadwell . The prisoner lived with me for three months, three months ago, then left, and came back again eight days before this happened; I missed some handkerchiefs the week before, and on the 26th of August, I found in the shop a paper, which I knew had contained stockings, laying down by the side of the counter - I referred to my book, and found no entry of their being sold; I desired to search the prisoner and the other shopman, to which they agreed - I found nothing on the other; I did not search the prisoner till the officer came, and on him we found one pair of stockings inside his boot, and another pair under his stockings, next his legs - he was not wearing either of them; they were as a bundle - I went to his lodgings with the officer, and found the other property stated in the indictment.

JOHN DRUMMOND . I am an officer. I was sent for - the prosecutor's evidence is correct; I searched the prisoner - I afterwards found all this other property at his lodgings.

MR. HILL. This is all mine; my private-mark is on some of it - one pair of the stockings had been in the paper.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Do you deal in made-up garments? A. No - the dresses have been made up from the raw material, but my mark is on it.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 90s. only . Aged 29.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Baron Bayley.

1583. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH HOLDEN was indicted for feloniously and maliciously setting fire to the dwelling-house of George Titterton , with intent to injure him .

ELEANOR TITTERTON. I am the wife of George Titterton; we live at 57, Exmouth-street , and rent the house - the prisoner was five weeks in our service. Last Friday week I was at home with my two children, and had three people at work in the workshop at the back of the yard; about five o'clock in the afternoon, or a little after, I called the prisoner to get tea, and heard a dreadful noise in the kitchen - I went down, and she laid there apparently in a fit, whether she was really so or not I cannot tell; the cry must have been heard by any person in the house - I went up to my bed-room on the first floor, to fetch her some brandy, and on opening the door I saw smoke; it was so great I did not see from what part of the room it came - I did not see a blaze; I saw it afterwards - it was put out by the inspector and serjeant of the Police; it had burnt the bed in part, the blankets, sheets, and a wool mattress, a chair, and several articles of apparel, but not the whole of any thing; the blankets,&c. were on the bed - the wearing-apparel, when I left the room, was part on a chair, and part on the bed; a small part of the floor was seorched, which might have been done by the clothes falling from the chair; whether the wood-work of the floor had been on fire I cannot tell - I had not heard any body in the room; I was there for about ten minutes, about three o'clock, and all was safe then; there had been an alarm about the kitchen chimney being on fire about two o'clock, and the prisoner helped Mr. Titterton to put it out - Jesse Davis, who was at work in the back shop, had given that alarm; there had been a disagreement between the prisoner and me on the Wednesday, and on the previous night I gave her warning to quit on the Wednesday - she did not use any particular expression then; she had gone out without leave.

Q. If she meant to burn the house, can you conceive any motive besides the words on the Thursday night? -A. No; she never threatened me in any way.

JOHN BUSAIN. I am an inspector of the Police - I went to this house with the serjeant and constable; I got there a little after six o'clock, I think - I went up stairs, and found the back bed-room on fire; the blaze was ascending from the top of the bed and about the bed, about three inches high; there were no curtains nor hangings to the bed - the cane bottom of a chair, about a foot and a half from the bed, was burnt out; there were fragments of wearing apparel burning on it - I produce a piece of the floor that was burnt; that was all the damage that was done to the floor - it is deal wood.

Q. Do you suppose the wood itself has been in a blaze? A. No, I will not say that it has; it was immediately under the chair, and might be occasioned by the burning clothes falling on it; the chair was on fire when I entered, and the back nearly burned - the clothes were burning on this part of the floor when I went in; I threw water on the chair and put it out; this is the only damage done to the house, except that the door which was near the bed was scorched - there is hardly a doubt on my mind but if it had not been put out it would have set the house on fire, either by communication with the floor, or the chair communication with the closet, which contained a dozen or twenty pounds of candles; the chair was close to the closet - the bed was on fire; I extinguished the whole of that, and then saw the prisoner - this was about ten or fifteen minutes after I arrived - she was in the back kitchen, and appeared labouring under intoxication, and pretended fits - it was pretence, in my judgment.

MRS. TITTERTON. The chair with the clothes on it was near the closet when I was in the room; I keep my candles in that closet - the prisoner knew they were there- the cupboard is locked occasionally, and I think it was so then.

JOHN FOOTMAN. I am a Policeman. I went with Busain, and found the bed on fire, and the chair - I did not notice whether any part of the floor was burnt - I saw the prisoner in the kitchen as soon as I entered the house; she was stretched on the floor, screaming and hallooing, and when the serjeant left me in the kitchen, to take care of her, she was sitting in a chair, and cried for George - I asked what she wanted him for; she made no answer, and presently afterwards she said, "What shall my mistress say? Oh dear! what shall I do?" she called for George again - I asked what she wanted him for; she said the house was on fire, and to save the children - I said the fire was out, there was no fear of the children; there was a smell of fire, and the house was all in a smoke at the time; she afterwards called for George again - I said, "Here he is, what do you want him for?" she then held up her head, which was down before, looked about, and said, "He is not here;" he was not there.

JEREMIAH SHACKELL . I am an inspector of the Police. I went with Busain - I got there, to the best of my recollection, about five o'clock; the boy went up and opened the back bed-room door; the smoke was so strong he shut it again; Busain opened it - the room was full of smoke; we extinguished it a little with water; the smoke having disappeared, I could see fire on both sides of the bed, and in the middle of the bed; the fire on the left side was nearer the head than the other part; there was fire at the foot of the bed, and on a chair which stood by the fire-place, about two feet from the bed, and another chair at the foot of the bed was also burnt.

Q.Might not the fire have communicated from the bed to that chair? A. I think not: I saw fire in six places; a piece of the floor was burnt - I think that had been done by the clothes falling off the chair; the floor had been on fire, but I did not notice it on fire; it was under the chair, and might have been done by the flames from the clothes which was burning on the ground, and had fallen from the chair; it might be done without setting the wood itself on fire.

NOT GUILTY .

The prisoner was detained, to be indicted for the misdeameanor.

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1584. SUSAN SOMERVILLE was indicted for stealing on the 24th of July , 1 watch, value 9l., and 4 seals, value 1l., the goods of Ann Carey , in her dwelling-house .

ANN CAREY. I live in Connaught-terrace . The prisoner came into my service in the name of Green, on the 21st of July, and left on the 24th, without notice; after she was gone I missed a gold watch and five seals.

JOHN SELL . I am servant to Mr. Turner, a pawnbroker, Brydges-street. On the 26th of July the prisoner pawned this gold watch with five seals, for 3l.; they would fetch 4l. or 5l. - I am confident of her person; Mrs. Carey saw and identified them a few days after.

MRS. CAREY. These are my watch and seals.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Are you the lady who prosecuted a French woman here yesterday? A. Yes; she could not have taken the watch, because I had it after she left, I am certain. (See page 751.)

Prisoner's Defence. I left on the Sunday night; a young lady left on the Saturday afternoon, while I was cleaning the steps, and took two boxes away.

MRS. CAREY. I wound it up on the Saturday night.

Cross-examined. Q. Will you swear you was not tipsy on the Saturday? A. Yes.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutrix.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1585. SAMUEL GREEN was indicted for that he, in and upon Rebecca his wife , feloniously and maliciously did make an assault, and with a certain sharp instrument did strike and cut her in and upon her neck and throat, with intent to kill and murder .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, stating his intent to be to disable, or to do her some grievous bodily harm.

REBECCA GREEN . I have been married to the prisoner twenty-eight years, but have not lived with him for the last four years; he is a pensioner , and lived at Greenwich college - I live in Underwood-street, Mile-end New-town. On Thursday, the 14th of July, he passed the end of the street, near my house - I went out, and sent my little girl to call him back; he came back part of the way - I went to meet him, and begged him to go home; he seemed quite wet and uncomfortable; he said he would not go home, and told me to go home, and he would not trouble me any more; he went away, and I followed him at a distance into Whitechapel - I was about one hundred yards behind him - I missed him in Whitechapel, and waited there some time, then looked into the Blind Beggar public-house, and saw him sitting there; I called him out - he came out; I asked him to go home - he said he would not - that he would not be yellowed any more - that he would be a pauper on the public - I again begged of him to go home, saying, I would go with him, and beg him off; yellowing is a punishment at the hospital; he said he would never go home any more - I told him I was afraid if he did not return he would go to prison, and he had better submit to any punishment at Greenwich, than go to prison; he then asked if I was going to give him any thing - I said No, I had enough to do to find his children; he then walked on with me, and seemed very much agitated - I felt afraid, and shifted from side to side; this was in Whitechapel-road; and when we came between Colt-street and Greyhound-lane , he cut me with a knife, across my throat - I did not perceive the knife a moment before I was cut; it cut my throat, and I got a blow on my mouth at the same time.

Q.What was the blow given with? A. I could not ascertain I was so frightened - it came from him, for no other person was near; as I stood looking at him, after I received the blow, he said he meant to die himself - but he would kill me first; I ran back in my fright to Colt-street, saying "Will no one stop him" - he was taken, and I was lead over to the London-hospital; he was in liquor; I have seen him on other occasions, when he has been intoxicated, and taken precautions - for when he is in liquor, he seems not quite right in his head; the smallest quantity of liquor seems to take effect on him, and when he had no liquor he used to ramble from his family, and has been two months from the college, without any body knowing where he was, and not always in his right mind when sober - he appeared to have had a little liquor when I first saw him, but he answered more reasonable - he said he had had half a pint of ale at the Blind Beggar, and seemed more angry then than when I first saw him.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. How long had he been in the navy? A. Twenty-one years - I do not know of his being wounded in the head, but he has been to St. Helena, and was very bad on the voyage, and seemed much reduced in his constitution; he always seemed uncomfortable and wrangling when not in liquor; if I had not sent after him that day he would not liave called.

Q.Had you not some high words on the road before he cut you? A. It was my urging him so against his will to return to Greenwich made him quite angry - I was not going to take him to the Police-office - there was a warrant against him, and I said he had better go home than to prison - I did not pull or push him - I never put a hand on him; I should have been glad to get out of his way - the would has not injured my constitution at all; I soon recovered, I was discharged on the Saturday from the hospital - when taken before the Magistrate, he was fined 5l. for the assault, and afterward held to bail; I said it was not in his power to get bail, and then the Magistrate settled that he was to be sent to Greenwich; I said I wished nothing more - he in fifty-nine years old.

COURT. Q. On former occasions have you put sharp instruments out of his way? Yes, I have done so six times; he formerly begged me to put every thing out of his way, in case he should do me mischief - I have put knives and a razor out of his way; he was in his right mind when he desired me to do so - it was while he was living with me; he returned from St. Helena seventeen years ago, and was paid off.

CATHERINE CLIFFORD . I was in Whitechapel-road, and saw the prisoner commit this act - it was about halfpast one o'clock in the day; it is a public street, where plenty of people are walking.

SAUL PEARCE . I was at the London-hospital as housesurgeon when the proseuctrix was brought in; I found a simple incised would in the throat, extending merely through the integuments, such a would as a knife would have inflicted, about an inch and a half long; it bled very little indeed.

Cross-examined. Q. Bleeding might take place if it merely passed through the skin? A. Yes, without passing entirely through the integuments - it was exceedingly slight - it was an incised wound; my impression is that the integuments were cut through - the outher integuments were cut, and it bled.

JAMES LEE . I am an officer. The prisoner was brought to Lambeth-street with the knife; it is his bread and cheese knife - here is the shawl the prosecutrix had on; it has three or four outs in it, and a spot of blood - it was in two folds; he told me as we went to the office, he hoped I would take him to the hospital, as he should be confined there as long as he lived, for he was not fit to be at large.

Prisoner. All the years we have been married, I never intended to hurt a hair of her head; I never lifted a hand against her till the present moment - I did not know where I was.

REBECCA GREEN . He has not been in the habit of striking me.

NOT GUILTY, being of unsound mind at the time .

Before Mr. Baron Buileys .

1586. JOHN LONG and DENNIS MURPHY were indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of John Allen , from his person .

JOHN ALLEN . I am a school-master . On the 11th of July, between eleven and twelve o'clock, I was at a review in Hyde-park - I lost my handkerchief; I did not feel it taken - the prisoners were secured immediately, and my handkerchief produced by Farrant.

THOMAS FARRANT . I am a Policeman. I was on duty in Hyde-park; I watched the prisoner for nearly an hour; they came in company together - Long tried one or two pockets; Murphy was close by his side, and must have seen what he was about - I saw Long pick Mr. Allen's pocket; Murphy was close by his side - Edbury immediately secured Long, and he threw the handkerchief down: I picked it up, Murphy stepped into the crowd, and got away - he was taken three or four days after; I knew them both before, and frequently saw them together.

Long. I was not in the Park ten minutes. Witness. I followed him up and down round the crowd nearly twenty times.

WILLIAM EDBURY . I am a Policeman. I was with Farrant, and saw the prisoners for nearly an hour - I have seen them in company before; I kept my eyes on them as well as I could for the crowd - I did not see Long do any thing till I saw him take the handkerchief out of Mr. Allen's pocket; Murphy was close by his side at the time- I immediately seized Long; Murphy escaped into the crowd before I got up to Long - he saw me going towards him; Long threw the handkerchief away - I saw Farrant take it up.

Long. Farrant searched me, and asked where the handkerchief was.

THOMAS FARRANT . I did not - it was Edbury searched him.

LONG- GUILTY . Aged 13.

Transported for Life .

MURPHY- NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1587. JOHN MAY was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 book, value 1s.; 1 coat, value 2l.; 1 shirt, value 6s.; 1 waistcoat, value 8s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 12s., and 1 pair of gloves, value 1s. , the goods of Joseph Powell , his master.

SARAH POWELL . I am the wife of Joseph Powell - we live in Mansell-street, Goodman's-field; the prisoner was our servant . On Sunday morning, the 24th of July, I gave him these articles, tied in a bundle, to carry to myhusband, who was in the country - he had about nine miles to go; he never returned - I saw him at Worship-street on the Wednesday - the Hymn-book and gloves, which were in the coat pocket, were brought to me by Tubb on the Monday - I have not seen the clothes.

JOSEPH TUBB . I live in Kingsland-road. On Sunday, the 24th of July, about one o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came to my house with a bundle of clothes, and wished me to lend him 8s. on them - he said he had just received them from his brother, in Bershire; it was a suit of black, and a shirt marked J.P. - they were tied up in a pocket-handkerchief: as I would not lend any thing on them he offered to sell them for 1l. - he was about half drunk; I put my hand into the coat pocket, and took out the Hymn-book, in which Powell's name was written, and there was a pair of gloves - the prisoner lodged with me, but I did not know he was in Powell's service; I went to Mrs. Powell that afternoon, but she was not at home; I saw her on Monday - he came again on Monday evening, told me he had no money, and gave me the gloves to let him sleep there; he said he had left the clothes at a public-house, and would bring them to me in the morning - my shopman had offered him 15s. for the bundle on Sunday, when I refused to buy them, but he did not buy them; he told me on Tuesday they were at a public-house, and I lent him 8d. to redeem them - I sent for an officer, but he did not come back, and on Wednesday I gave him into custody.

Prisoner's Defence. I was intoxicated, and went to leave the bundle for a few shillings, thinking to get it back on Monday; why not give me in charge on Monday night? but if I had brought the property back he would have received it.

RICHARD HAWKES . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner in charge at the public-house - I asked where the clothes were; he said he had sold them - he could not tell to whom, and that he got them from his brother, in Berkshire; he was perfectly sober.(Hymn-book and glove produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 52. - Confined Nine Months .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1588. WILLIAM BAKER was indicted for feloniously assaulting John Barrowcliff , on the 1st of August putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 purse, value 6d.; 38 sovereigns, and 2 half-sovereigns , his property.

JOHN BARROWCLIFF . I am an upholsterer , and live in Fleet-street. On the 1st of August, about seven o'clock in the evening, I was on the left-hand side of Blackfriarsbridge , on the London side - it was the day London-bridge was opened; I had three children with me - I had twelve 5l. Bank-notes, thirty-eight sovereigns, and two half-sovereigns in my purse, and one sovereign loose in my pocket; the Bank notes were in my breast pocket - I did not lose them; the gold was in my left-hand breeches pocket -I opened my purse on my way to the bridge, and at that time put the notes into my breast pocket; I buttoned up my pocket tight a few minutes before I got to the bridge, and the moment I got there - I was on the top of the step- I and my childern were surrounded, and the prisoner, who was among a number of others who surrounded me, pressed between me and my little child, got between up, and separated us - their pressing against me, drew my attention from my pocket - I preceived my pocket much lighter than it was; I put my hand to it, and the purse and money were gone - one of my childern saw the loose sovereign on the steps; I am sure at least six persons surrounded me - I am certain of the prisoner; he was under my left arm, directly at the side of my pocket from which the sovereigns were taken - I told my eldest child to take care of the childern while I followed the prisoner, who, I was sure, had robbed me; I followed him at a few yards' distance, as near as the crowd would let me, and was looking out for an officer - the moment I saw one I gave him in charge; he might have gone one hunderd yards from where I was robbed; I have not found my purse or money- he said nothing to the charge; I took my eldest daughter to the Computer to see him a few hours after.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How many other persons were on the bridge? A. It was covered - my attention was exclusively directed to the prisoner after I was beset; my attention was directed to six persons - I have sworn to another person before the Alderman; I only swore that, to the best of my belief, that person was among the six who beset me - I believe that person to be a witness here; he has served me with a copy of a writ, to sue me for damages - I have not a doubt he is the person I took him for now; I only swore to him, to the best of my belief - I did not swear to him positively; I swear positively to the prisoner - the prisoner last night called that person Thomas Bickerton , and got his trial put off to have him here; a copy of a writ was served on me - I did not read it, but took it to my solicitor; I have been told the person has one or two names - he went by the name of Wilson at the lock-up house; I kept my eye on the prisoner from the time I was robbed till he was taken, which was in about four minutes, and he was attempting to pick a pocket at that time - I gave him in charge, and so did the person whose pocket he was attempting; I did not see him do that - he could pick half a dozen pockets without my seeing him; I could see his head in the crowd, but not his hands.

Q. Have you ever gone out to fish for pickpockets? A. Yes - I have been endeavouring to find the other five; I believe I said at Guildhall that I lost upwards of thirtyfive sovereigns, but have since counted my money, and discovered that it was thirty-eight sovereigns and two half-sovereigns - I never swore I lost forty sovereigns; I should recollect three of the others if I saw them twelve months hence - Bickerton was one of the six, to the best of my recollection.

ELIZA BARROWCLIFF . I am the prosecutor's daughter. I was with him on the steps of the bridge, nearest to the shore; three more of my father's family were with us - they are younger than me; I saw five or six men surround him - I then saw one of them get under my father's arm; he was nearest to my father's person - I could not see what was done, for the men pushed us; directly they were gone my father said he was robbed - I looked at the persons who had left him; I observed the features of the man who was under his arm before he left, and am certain it was the prisoner - I saw him again at Guildhall; I was not present when the constable took him - I went with my father to the Compter the same evening; he was in custody there.

Cross-examined. Q. On your oath, did you see that man at the Compter? A. Yes - I saw him at Guildhall the night of the robbery; the Compter is at Guildhall - I was at Guildhall the next day; I saw the prisoner the same night as the robbery, but I forgot that - I was very much frightened when it happened; I know the prisoner is the man- there was a great rush of people; I did not have all my sisters to hold - there were three of the family with us; the youngest was six years old - my father was looking after her; I cannot say what handkerchief the prisoner had on.

JAMES HACKWELL . I was sworn as a special-constable, to act on the bridge. I was on the bridge, and saw the prisoner there - I did not see the prosecutor till after I had the prisoner, who I immediately took, on seeing him draw his hand from a person's pocket; Mr. Barrowcliff immediately came up, and charged him with robbing him of a purse and sovereigns - I cannot recollect how many sovereigns he mentioned; the prisoner made no answer to the charge - he was taken to the Compter, examined next day, and committed; when I first saw him he was in company with others, and went away to a person who gave him in charge, and whose pocket I saw him draw his hand out of; he was searched, but nothing was found on him -I had not seen him near the prosecutor.

Cross-examined. Q. How came you to be sworn in? A.Because I applied for it - I was a constable of Bow-street, but not a regular one; I hold two Bow-street warrants now - I was transferred to the new Police, and was charged with being drunk, but it was not true - I was dismissed; I heard Mr. Barrowcliff make a charge against a person who he thought was one of the men, but I did not attend to what he said, as that was not a case of mine; I dare say there were a thousand people on the bridge.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to see the sight, like other people; the bridge was much crowded - I was taken by the officers, but knew nothing of the charge.

RICHARD BICKERTON . I hold a situation in Doctors'-commans, as clerk, and have been there nearly twenty years. I went to see His Majesty open the bridge - I did not see the prosecutor there; he charged me at Guildhall as being one of the gang concerned in robbing him of forty sovereigns and somethings more - he positively stated that I was one of the party, that he was positive of it; I have brought on action against him - I was only a few hours in custody, and discharged by the Alderman; I had no knowledge of his being robbed.

COURT. Q. Do you know the prisoner? A. I never saw him till he was at Guildhall - I had been out that evening, and was taken up as being disorderly; I swear the prosecutor positively swore I was one of the gang, but the Alderman discharged me - Mr. Armstrong, my principal, came forward, and gave me a twenty years' character.

GUILTY of stealing from the person only . Aged 21.

Transported for Life .

1589. JOSEPH HOWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Joseph Yates Cooper , from his person .

JOSEPH YATES COOPER . I live in Clapton-square, Hackney. On the 2nd of September, between eleven and twelve o'clock, I was in Smithfield , a few doors from Long-lane, and had my handkerchief in my outside coat pocket - I was pressed on by a crowd, and respectable dressed woman told me the prisoner had picked my pocket - he was then about three yards from me; I immediately followed, and collard him - he denied the charge, and at that moment an officer came up; I then saw him take my handkerchief from his pocket and drop it on the pavement.(Property produced and sworn to.)

STEPHEN DAVIS . I am a constable. I was in Smithfield - a woman said," This gentleman has been robbed;" I ran up, laid hold of the prisoner, and said I was a constabel; he said," I have got nothing;" I then saw him take the handkerchief from his pocket, and drop it.

Prisoner.Q. Were there not Other lads round at the time? A.There were others about.

Prisoner's Defence. Some lad picked the gentlemen's pocket, and threw the handkerchief against me - it laid about three yards from me.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1590. WILLIAM SPENCER was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of William Elphinstone Maclagan , from his person .

WILLIAM ELPHINSTONE MACLAGAN . I live in the Hampstead-road, and hold an office under the East India Company . On the 4th of August, about one o'clock, I was on Old London-bridge , crossing to the Surrey side; Bowler, the officer, came and asked if I had lost any thing - I felt and missed my handkerchief, which was safe a few minutes before; he had the prisoner in custody at the time - on looking round I saw my handkerchief laying at the prisoner's feet, between his legs.

SAMUEL BOWLER . I am an officer. On the 4th of August I saw the prisoner on the bridge; it was the first day of oysters - the bridge was crowded with carts: on looking round I saw the prisoner lift up the prosecutor's coat tail; I caught hold of the gentleman, and asked if he had been robbed - he said No; I said," You had better feel," which he did, and missed his handkerchief; on turning round I saw it at the prisoner's feet - I do not think any body was near enough to take it but him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. He never saw me lift the coat-tail up - I had been into the City to took for work; the officer came up, put his hand on my shoulder, and asked if he had lost any thing - he took the handkerchief off the ground; there were plenty of people passing.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1591. ELIZABETH PATTERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 1 purse, value 6d., the goods of George Whit Bailey , from the person of Ann Weston Bailey .

ANN WESTON BAILEY . I am the wife of George Whit Bailey, who is in the horse-hair trade ; we live in Kingsgate-street, Holborn. On the 5th of September, between three and four o'clock, I was in Smithfield , and had this purse in my pocket, but no money; I did not feel it taken, but the officer spoke to me, and the prisoner was behind me, nearer than she is now - the officer charged her with taking my purse; she denied it - she was taken to the Compter, searched, and the purse was found on the ground between me and her; she was a stranger to me - I am certain of the purse; I had made it myself.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. You do not mean to say it was found at the Compter, but on the ground in Smithfield; I saw the officer take it up - it was very light, and would easily come out of my pocket; I had taken my handkerchief out a minute or two before.

Q. I believe you told the officer at the moment, that in all probability the purse might have fallen out at the same time? A. Yes, and I desired him to give me my purse -I believe I said I did not think she had touched it; it was found close against my heels - it might have fallen; I felt no jerk - my pocket is not very deep: I should think it could not be taken out without my feeling it - she strongly denied it.

FRANCIS BIGNALL . I am a City officer, and was in Smithfield; a lady came to me about a quarter to four o'clock, and told me something - I followed after the prisoner, who she described to me; she placed herself by the side of Mrs. Bailey, and had not stood many minutes before she put her left hand outside Mrs. Bailey's clothes, raised the pocket up, put her right hand into the pocket, and with her right hand the purse came out; I allowed her to go a yard or so, and said, "Now, my good woman, you must give me hold of that purse;" I seized her hand, and the purse fell to the ground - she said," My good man, what do you want with me?" I said, "Never mind, you shall know;" Mrs. Bailey turned round, and saw me take up the purse.

Cross-examined. Q.Did not Mrs. Bailey tell you she had pulled out her handkerchief, and it might have dropped out? A.She did, but I saw it taken; Mrs. Bailey said at Guildhall she supposed it was ten minutes before that she took out her handkerchief, and not on that spot; I had the prisoner and purse before Mrs. Bailey knew she was robbed - she did not say she might have dropped it till she got to the Compter; I then told her I saw it taken - I had been observing the prisoner for about five minutes - there was a crowd; I was obliged to get another officer to help me - I told my brother officer I saw it taken; I am a special officer, sworn in for the fair.

MRS. BAILEY. This is my purse.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was there another officer there? A. Yes; Bignall told me the woman had robbed me, and taken my purse out of my pocket - I told him on the spot that I might have dropped it.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1592. SOPHIA PORTER was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 watch, value 1l. , the goods of Joseph York Hatton .

JOSEPH YORK HATTON . I live at the foot of Londonbridge, on the City side, and am a watchmaker . On the 22nd of August, about two o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came into my shop, and from certain circumstances, which I must not mention, I had my suspicion, and went into the shop - I told my wife to show her what she wanted to see; I went to where I could command a view of the shop without being seen; my female-servant followed me to the same place - the servant directed my attention to her; I did not see her take the watch, but I saw her put it into her bosom - I came round into the shop, put my hand into her bosom, and took it from nearly under her arm; it was a watch which I had to repair.

BETSEY COOPER. I am in Mr. Hatton's service. I saw the prisoner reach over, take the watch from the board, and put it into her bosom - I went round, and shut the shop door; Mr. Hatton took it from her bosom.

THOMAS KILBY . I am a constable, and received the prisoner in charge with the watch.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1593. ELLEN POLLARD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 ribbon, value 1d.; 2 seals, value 10s.; 1 key, value 3d., and 1 handkerchief, value 2s. , the monies of Abraham Regier her master.

MARY REGIER . I am the wife of Abraham Regier . The prisoner came into our service on Friday, the 19th of July, and on the Tuesday following I suspected her; this watch hung on the waistcoat in my bed-room on the first floor: it was safe twenty minutes before it was missed; a man, his wife, and two children lodge on my second floor - they still remain there; on missing the watch I went up to the second floor, to consult the lodger, and while I was up there the prisoner went away, without any warning, leaving her dinner - I charged her at Guildhall with stealing a handkerchief, which I missed the first day she came; she told the lodger and me we should find the watch on Mutton-hill - I found it on Snow-hill.

HENRY TURNPENNY . I am an officer. I had her given into my custody - I have a handkerchief.

JOHN BROWNING . I manage the business of Mr. Baxter, a pawnbroker, on Snow-hill, This watch was taken in pledge by a young man who has left; I have the counterpart of the duplicate - it was pawned for 26s., in the name of Jane Clark ; the prosecutrix came to our shop and claimed it; she had told the prisoner if she knew where it was she would forgive her.

MRS. REGIER. I could not find the watch on Muttonhill, but at last found it on Snow-hill; this handkerchief was taken from my house - I have had it several years; I did not say if she told where the watch was I would show her lenity - she said her sister would take it out of pawn for me; she made the confession to my lodger - I overheard it; I waited till last week for her sister to redeem it, but she did not.

GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1594. ANN ROWELL was indicted for bigamy .

The prisoner being but 15 years of age at the time of the first marriage, and there being no proof of her parents' consent, she was ACQUITTED .

1595. THOMAS SALMON was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 saw, value 3s. , the property of Daniel Moier .

CHARLES PAGE . I am storekeeper to the ship-yard of Messrs. Curling and Young, at Limehouse . In the evening of the 18th of July I stopped the prisoner coming out of the yard gate, and asked what he had under his jacket - he said Nothing; I found this hand-saw, which he was carrying, down his trousers, and the handle was under his jacket; he pointed out a place called the slip, where it had come from - this is the saw.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you mean to swear that this saw could be concealed in this child's trousers? A. The whole of the blade was concealed, and the handle was as high up as he could cleverly walk with it.

DANIEL MOIR . I was at work on these premises, and left my saw by the side of the slip in the tool bag - the place the prisoner took Page to is where I left it.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you any private mark on it? A. No - I had had this new handle put three or four days before; the yard gate is left open in the day time - I believe boys go in and bathe.

GUILTY . Aged 12.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury.

Confined Ten Days , and Whipped .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1596. JAMES WARD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of June , 1 leg of mutton, value 4s.; 2lbs. of bacon, value 1s.; 2lbs. of cheese, value 1s.; 6 eggs, value 3d., and 1 plate, value 2d. , the goods of Sir George Leman Tuthill , Knt.

EDWARD JONES . I am a Police-officer. I was on duty at half-past one o'clock in the morning, on the 19th of June, in Cavendish-square , two doors off Sir George Tuthill's house, and I saw the prisoner jump over his area rails, out of the area - he ran across the square; I followed and stopped him; I saw something under his coat, and asked what it was - he made no answer; I found a piece of cheese there - I brought him back, and my serjeant got over the area rails and took up a bundle - I heard a rattling in his hat; I took it off, and found six eggs in it - the bundle contained the leg of mutton, the bacon, and the plate.

MARY WALKER . I am housekeeper at Sir George Leman Tuthill's, Knt. We missed all the articles of provision out of the larder, and this plate from the safe in the area.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not jump over the rails; there is a house next to it goes up two or three steps - I stood there for shelter from the rain.

GUILTY . Aged 41. - Transported for Seven Years .

1597. JOHN RUTHERFORD was indicted for stealing, ont the 19th of July , 4 sovereigns, 1 half-sovereign, 6 shillings, and one 10l. Bank note , the monies of Sarah Sanders Nunnallee .

SARAH SANDERS NUNNALLEE . I am housekeeper to the Earl of Abergavenny. On the 19th of July I wrote a letter to a fiend, and enclosed in it a 10l. Bank note, No 13,192, dated 17th June, 1831; I put the letter, containing the note, into a parcel, which also containd four sovereigns, one half-severeigo, and six shillings in silver - I tied up the parcel, and sealed the straing; I directed it to

"Mr. James Bowden , Marlborough tavern, Bath, to go by the Bath coach on the 17th July;" I took it myself, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, and left it at the booking-office, at the Gloucester coffee-house, Piccadilly; I had it booked in the usual way by one of the clerks - in about a week afterwards I had reason to believe it had not been delivered.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How is it you remember the number of the note? A. I made a memorandum of it before I enclosed it, and I have it here.

JOHN PULLEN . I keep the King's Head, in St. James'-street. The prisoner has been about three years attending the coaches at the Gloucester coffee-house; he came to me with a 10l. note, and asked me to give him change; I am not certain whether it was on the 20th or the 21st of July; he said it was for Mr. Ryder is the Gloucester coffee-house - Mr. Ryder is the proprictor of the booking-office; I think I gave him a 5l. note and five sovereigns, but I am not certain; I put Mr. Ryder's name on the note, and paid it to Mr. Winch, of Crutched-friars - I know the note by my own hand-writing on it.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you in a considerable way of business? A. No; I put the name of the person I took it of on the note - I might have twenty notes at that time.

COURT. Q. Did you put Mr. Ryder's name on any other note about that time? A.No.

GEORGE RYDER . I am book-keeper at the coach-office at the Gloucester coffee-house. The prisoner was employed by the proprietor of the Bath and Bristol mail; I remember the proprietor of the Bath and Bristol mail; I remember the parcel the prosecutrix has described, from its being on the books of the office, and from its being entered in the way-bill of the mail by myself; it should have gone by the Bath and Exeter mail - the parcels are taken out by the porters of the office, assisted by the porters coming with the mail; the prisoner would have access to this parcel, as he generally came into the office the last thing, to inquire if we had any more parcels belonging to such a mail; I have reason to believe this parcel never arrived at its place of destination.

Cross-examined. Q. Were there many men about whose duty it was to take parcels out? A. Yes, there are necessarily; I have no recollection of whom I gave the parcel to - the coaches were all gone, and there was only the mail for it to go by; the lady said by the first coach - there are about seven mails come there, and about two porters to each.

COURT. Q. Did you, on the 20th or 21st of July, direct the prisoner to go and get change for a 10l. note for you? A. No.

GEORGE DYER . I am a clerk in the Bank of England. I produce the 10l. note, No. 13,192, dated 17th of June, 1831; it came in on the 25th of July, from Currie and Co's.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know of its coming in except by some mark? A. It has my writing on it, which I put when it came in.

JAMES BOWDEN . The parcel was directed for me at Bath, but I never received it or its contents.

JOHN PULLEN . This note has my writing on it, but I did not put the date; I asked the prisoner who it was for - he said for Mr. Ryder; I might have put his name or Mr. Ryder's.

Prisoner's Defence. I was stationed to attend the Bath and Bristol coaches; I seldom do any thing for the Bath, except unloading the mail - I sometimes put in a parcel, if the man is busy, and if this had been given to me I should have put it in; the note was given me by some one in the office to get changed, but who I could not tell - I am daily in the habit of getting change, and it is not always possible to ask the name; I can declare, upon my oath, that I did not put three parcels in a week into the coach, and the coachman was always present to count them.

GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .

1598. WILLIAM MURTON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , one 50l. Bank note , the property of Richard Parsons , since deceased.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

SARAH CAROLINE STRICKLAND . I am the wife of Moses Strickland . In the month of August I was housekeeper to the late Mr. Richard Parsons , who died on the 18th of August - he was overturned in his gig, and lived but five days afterwards; the prisoner was in his service for five or six days - I was at dinner with the prisoner, Mr. Corfield, and Mr. Parsons at his house, one Wednesday about a fortnight before his death; Mr. Parsons desired me to go up stairs, and get two bills and two letters, one containing a note for 50l., which I gave the prisoner to pay a bill of 50l., at Masterman's, and he was to take up another bill of 18l. 19s. - I gave him 70l. in the whole, and there was amongst it a cheque for 9l. on Child's bank, which he was to get changed - he went at two o'clock from our house, and was to take an omnibus that he might be in time, before the banking-house shut up; he was to return that night, but he did not till ten o'clock the next morning, when he was very much intoxicated - I found him in the counting-house, with his head laying on the desk - I said," How do you account for this strange conduct? what have you done with the bills?" he said it was all right - I said he had occasioned us great alarm; he produced the 18l. bill, torn all to pieces - I asked for the 50l. bill; he said the gentleman was not known at the Bank, and he produced the letter of Mr. Hankin's, in which the note had been enclosed - I asked what he had done with the note; he said it was all right, he had left it at the banking-house - I asked if he had not brought the receipt for the 50l. - he said they did not give him any.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Are you sure those were his words, that it was all right, and he had left it at the banking-house? A. Yes; he did not say it was not all right, but he would explain it to Mr. Parsons - the prosecutor was indited to drink a little more than he ought somtimes - he was sober the day he gave this money out, and the day following, I think; I never heard Mr. Parsons tell him he might purchase some clothes, as he looked very ragged and distressed, and I am sure it was never intended - the prisoner staid away two or three days, which excited suspicion, and when he came he was very much intoxicated; the last day he came was Thursday - he breakfasted with Mr. Parsons; he did take up the bill for 18l. - I do not know of his being at any races, where he was knocked down and ill-used, nor did I hear him mention it.

MR. MALLETT. I am chief clerk at Marylebone-office. I was present, and took the deposition of the deceased Richard Parsons - this is it.(Read.)

Richard Parsons , on his oath, says,

"I live at No.5, Carpenter-street, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square - I am a coal- merchant. On Thursday, the 28th of July last, I was at Marylebone Police-office for a beach of the peace, and I saw the prisoner there, employed writing at the desk - on the same evening,I I went to the watch-house again, to inquire of Mr. Lazenby, the superintendant, if he could recommend me a person as a clerk; I saw the prisoner, and I told him I wanted to see Mr. Lezenby, and the purpose I wanted him for - the prisoner said," Why Sir, I have got a good deal of leisure time upon my hands, and I think I could do what you want very well;" I said very well, he might come into my service - the prisoner came to my house; I placed him in my counting-house, and put him to his duty - I proposed that he should dine at my table, thinking him to be a respoectable person, from him being empolyed in Mr. Lazenby's office; while at dinner, on Wednesday last, (I think,) the prisoner was with me, I desired my housekeeper to bring some money down stairs, for the prisoner to go and take up two bills, one for 18l. odd, and the other for 50l., at Messrs. Masterman's banking-house; it was drawn by William Hankin , Esq., accepted by the Basingstke Bank, and paybable at Messrs. Masterman's, Nicholas-lane - Mr. Hankin had written to me to get the 50l. bill taken up for him, and I gave the prisoner a 50l. Bank of Engalnd note to go and take up the bill, and he left the house for that purpose; the next day, between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, the prionser returned to my house in a dirty state - he breakfasted with me, and delivered me the bill for the 18l., he said he had paid the 50l. at the banker's, but they did not know any thing of Mr. Hankin - he was very dirty, and I told him to go and clean himself, but I afterwards found him in the same state, sleeping in the counting-house; I did not see him again till he was in custody - on the Saturday I went to Messrs. Masterman's, and was informed that no such money had been paid in there. RICHARD PARSONS ."

JOHN CORFIELD . I am a dressing-case maker, and live in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. I was dining at Mr. Parsons' on the day in question, and saw the money given to the prisoner.

WILLIAM SMITH . I am a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Masterman and Co. On the 3rd of August a person came to our house, but I cannot say that it was the prisoner - he did not take up a bill, nor leave any money; I said we knew nothing of the party, and could not take the money.

Cross-examined. Q. Did not the man press you to take the money? A. I have no doubt he did, but it is such a common thing that I cannot say he did; if we had had the bill I would have given it him, and taken the money.

JOHN GOSLING . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner at the Horse and Groom, Oxford-street, on the 8th of August - one of my inspectors, who was with me, said,"This is an unpleasant business about Mr. Parsons' money"- he said it was all right, he knew all about it - I took him to the watch-house, and found on him twenty-six sovereigns and a half in gold, 17s. in silver, and 6d. in coppers - I asked him where the remainder of the money was, and he said he had been drinking about and made off with it.

Cross-examined. Q. How far was this from Mr. Parsons? A. I think near half a mile - it was in the parlour of the house; he did not tell me that he was on his road home to Mr. Parsons'.

Prisoner's Defence. I returned to Mr. Parsons' the same evening; Mr. Corfield said, before the Magistrate, that I was paid the other bill in sovereigns, and it turned out afterwards it was a cheque and sovereigns.

JOHN RAND . I am not in any business - I live upon my means, in Stamford-street, Blackfriars; I have known the prisoner four years. On Saturday, the 6th of August, I lent him 40l. - he came to me in extreme distress, and said he had had a misfortune.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Was it a note you lent him? A. No, sovereigns - I had no memorandum of it; I am under obligations to his friends in the country.

COURT. Q. Who was present? A.Nobody but ourselves - he told me he had been in distress, at least in some drunken frolic, and this was to make the money up, to settle with Mr. Parsons.

GUILTY . Aged 33. - Transported for Seven Years .

1599. THOMAS PAGE was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 jacket, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Smith and Sidney Smith .

GABRIEL BURROWS . I am servant to Thomas and Sidney Smith , pawnbrokers , in Pitfield-street . On the 23rd of August, about seven o'clock in the evening, I saw the prisoner in Charles-street, about fifty yards from my masters', in company with two other boys - he had this jacket wrapped up as it is now; I took it from him, and took it back to the shop; it is my masters', and had hung inside the door.

Prisoner's Defence (written). I was going on an errand; two boys ran up to me, and said,

"Hold this a moment," at the same time forcing a bundle into my hands; and before I had time to reflect on the circumstance, I was taken into custody.

GABRIEL BURROWS . When I took him he said that boy was the cause of it, and I thought I saw a boy put it into his hand.

GUILTY Aged 13.

Recommended to Mercy - Whipped and Discharged.

1600. ISAAC STRAFFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 12lbs. of block tin, value 9s. , the goods of James Whiskin , his master.

PATRICK WALLACE . I am a Police-officer. I saw the prisoner on the 8th of July, at the end of Aylesbury-street- he walked as if sober; he looked at me, and I thought it was not all right; I walked on one side of the way, and he in the road, till he came to some courts - he then could not get down, as he appeared to be drunk, but he could not walk, because of these things being between his legs- I went and asked what it was; he jumped up, and said it was nothing to me; I took the property, and took him to the station-house - he walked very soberly; I understood from him it was his own property.

JAMES WHISKIN . I live in Asbby-street, St. Johnstreet-road, and am a builder. The prisoner has been my groom and labourer more than five years and a half; this property was kept in a secure place, and the prisoner obtained the key of the drop-latch to get in there.

GUILTY . Aged 30.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Six Weeks .

1601. TRYPHENA ROWE was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of June , 1 spoon, value 3s., and 1 seal, value 6d., the goods of Harriet Bancroft ; 2 curtains, value 3s., and 2 yards of printed cotton, value 1s. the goods of Hannah Prentice .

HARRIET BANCROFT . I am single . Mrs. Prentice lives in my house, No. 39, North Audley-street , and does childbed linen work; the prisoner was in her service. On the 24th of June a spoon, a seal, and some pieces of silk of mine were found concealed in the prisoner's bed; they had been taken out of my apartment, where she had no business to go.

HANNAH PRENTICE . I lodge at Mrs. Bancroft's. The prisoner was in my service a little more than a fortnight; she slept in the kitchen - I missed some articles: I looked into her bed, and found these articles rolled up on the pillow, and the bed turned up; these curtains and printed cotton are mine, and they had been taken from a trunk in the kitchen; when the prisoner saw the articles found she burst into tears, and said she was very sorry.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. My mistress said if I confessed she would forgive me, and let me go.

MRS. PRENTICE. It was a conditional promise, if this was all, but it was not.

Prisoner's Defence. My mistress accused me of taking some of her work - but she found it in a box, which she said she had searched all over; these curtains belong to the bed.

GUILTY . Aged 20.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury. - Confined 1 Month .

1602. JOSEPH THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 5s., the goods of William Henry Whitehead , from his person .

WILLIAM HENRY WHITEHEAD. I am a solicitor . I was in the narrow passage leading from Lincoln's Inn New-square , to Serle-street , about a quarter before three o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th of July; my nephew, who was with me, told me my handkerchief was taken -I turned and found it on the ground in a corner, where it could not have dropped; it had been in my pocket - the prisoner, who was close behind me, was pointed out, and I called an officer.

JOHN ALEXANDER BEGBEE . I was walking a little behind my uncle, and saw the prisoner put his hand into the pocket and pull the handkerchief out; I told my uncle immediately - the prisoner put the handkerchief into his pocket, but when I told my uncle he took it out, and threw it on the ground.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was walking in the passage - there were several persons there; a person tapped me on the shoulder and said, I had picked that gentleman's pocket.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years .

1603. JAMES PARKER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of July , 40lbs. weight of cotton, value 1l. , the goods of James Crocker and another.

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

RICHARD HAWKES . I am a Police-constable. On the 1st of July, about half past eight o'clock in the evening: I was opposite Baising-house court, Kingsland-road - I saw the prisoner come from the direction of that court, with a load on his head; I asked what he had there, he said cotton, and that he had it from Mr. Blackmore, Backhill, Billingsgate - I asked where he was going to take it; he and a man who was with him both said to Mr. Walker's, Norfolk-place, Curtain-road - I said they must go with me to the station-house; they turned and went about one hundred yards, and some persons said they were fools to carry the cotton - let the Policeman carry it; they then threw down the cotton, and the other man walked away - the prisoner attempted to go another way, but I seized and kept him till assistance came; he said he was carrying it for London.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. There was another man with him? A. Yes, who turned out to be a servant of the prosecutors' - the prisoner did not say London had employed him till he got to the station; I ascertained the next morning, that the prisoner and London both worked at one cotton factory.

JAMES CROCKER . I am a wadding-manufacturer , and have one partner - we live in Wood-street, Cheapside. The prisoner was in our employ for about five days; he had access to the warehouse - the greater part of this cotton has been through a process of manufacture and we cannot tell it so well as in its raw state, but this part is raw, and I know it to be ours; it is a rare description of cotton, we had bought about one hundred bags of it at Christmas.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you a man named London in your employ? A. Yes, we have lost sight of him; I believe this cotton to be ours, but I would not swear to it - we have two manufactories, but only one for the manufacture of wadding; I expect this was taken from Cooper-street, City-road - London had access to the property.

THOMAS METCALFE. I am foreman to the prosecutors. I have examined the cotton, and believe it to be theirs; I suspected that some cotton was missing - this bag, in which it was found, is similar to ours, and I believe is one of ours.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose in bulk, your masters had a great deal of this cotton? A. Yes; I found the bales reduced faster than I expected, from what was manufactured; we employ forty persons or more - I generally give out the cotton, and it is open to all up stairs; London and the prisoner both knew the premises.

WILLIAM HENRY BLACKMORE . I am a cotton-merchant, and live at No. 64, Tower-street - I used to reside near Billingsgate; there is no such place as Back-hill there - I do not know the prisoner; I never employed him to carry cotton to Mr. Walker - there is no other cottonmerchant of my name.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that London had employed him to carry the cotton, which he informed him he had bought of Mr. Blackmore.

NOT GUILTY .

1604. ELIZA SUTTON was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 half-sovereign , the money of Alexander Skinner .

ALEXANDER SKINNER . I live in Shepperton-place, New North-road . I have known the prisoner about two years; her sister occupied my first floor; I missed money at different times, and on the 24th of July I marked a half-sovereign, which I put in a paper into one of the drawers in a chest of drawers in my bed-room; I locked the drawer, and told Dugan to hide himself under the bed; I left a young lad in my parlour, to come to me if he heard any demur - I was out about ten minutes, when I was sent for, and I found the prisoner in my bed-room, where she had no right to be; I found a key in the drawer in which I had left the money - the drawer was unlocked, and the half-sovereign was gone, but the purse was left, and four shillings, which were marked as the half-sovereign was- the prisoner denied having any money about her; she was searched by my wife, in the officer's presence - this half-sovereign was found on her.

ALEXANDER DUGAN . I am a baker. I saw the half-sovereign marked, and put into the purse; the purse was put into the drawer, which was locked by Mr. Skinner - I went under the bed, and in eight or ten minutes the prisoner came into the room, took a key from her pocket, and opened the drawer; she had it open about a minute - she then shut it in again, and I went and took hold of her; I said I had been waiting for her - she said," Have you?" I sent for Mr. Skinner.

MARY SKINNER . I am the prosecutor's wife. I asked the prisoner to give me the money; she owned she had had it - I put my hand into her bosom, and the half-sovereign fell from her; the Policeman took it up.

DANIEL HILEY . I am a Police-constable. I was sent for, and Mrs. Skinner said," I feel it in her bosom, but I cannot get it;" it then dropped from her, and I took it up.

Prisoner. I leave it to the mercy of the Court.

GUILTY . Aged 12.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Two Months .

1605. JOHN THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 watch-key, value 5s., and 1 watchribbon, value 6d., the goods of James James , from his person .

JAMES JAMES. I am an auctioneer . On the evening of the 7th of July, about ten o'clock, I was in Drury-lane -His Majesty was expected at the Theatre; I had two ladies with me - in going along I was surrounded by six or eight young men; I felt my watch drawing - I heard something snap, and it appeared that the swivel of my watch broke, and the ribbon and the key went off; the prisoner was nearest to me, and I took hold of him - I would not swear I saw his hand put towards me; I have not found my key and ribbon.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was it a dark night? A. Yes, but light in that neighbourhood with the lamps; there were a great many persons about; I said at the office that I would not swear the prisoner had robbed me; I do not recollect the Policeman telling me not to be afraid, but to swear positively - I did not tell the prisoner's mother that the Policeman desired me to swear to him; but the prisoner stood before me, and I laid hold of him instantly: when I first took hold of him he had a hat on certainly; whether it was off afterwards or not I cannot tell, but mine was.

JOHN NEWTON . I am a Police-officer. I was on duty, and saw a gang of fifteen young men; the prosecutor was going on, and the ladies following him - the gang separated, and part of them surrounded the prosecutor: I stood next to the prisoner, when I heard the prosecutor exclaim to the crowd around, "You have got my watch?" the prisoner was the nearest person to him - he did not know that I was an officer: the instant the prosecutor called out, I seized the prisoner's two hands, and lifted them up - I saw a ribbon and a key attached to it, in his possession; this was all the work of a moment; there was an attempt at rescue, and I was very ill-used with blows and kicks - I secured the prisoner, with three others.

Cross-examined. Q. Had any one else hold of the prisoner at that time? A. Yes, the prosecutor and two gentlemen, who are not here - I had counted the fifteen persons in the gang; there were thousands of persons in the street- I took fast hold of the prisoner's hands, and held them up, but in the attempt at rescue the key and ribbon might be taken from him without my seeing it - the ribbon appeared a dark colour; I saw no seal, only a key.

NOT GUILTY .

1606. RICHARD TAYLOR and CHARLES FAVELL were indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Victor Gex , from his person .

VICTOR GEX . I was in Oxford-street on the 22nd of July - I had a pocket-handkerchief in my pocket; I did not notice any thing about it, but as I was walking with a lady some one tapped me on the shoulder, and said if I would go back I should find where my handkerchief was; I turned, and found it in the hands of two Police-officers, and the prisoners were in custody - this is it.

THOMAS HOBBS . I am a Police-constable. I was in Oxford-street, and saw the two prisoners following a gentleman; they left him, followed the prosecutor, and just as they got to Swallow-passage Taylor drew the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, and gave it to Favell; they ran down Swallow-passage, and Favell threw the handkerchief into a shop - I and my brother officer took them.

Favell. You said you did not lose sight of me. Witness. No, I did not.

THOMAS FARRAND . I was with Hobbs, and saw the two prisoners following a gentleman and lady - they then crossed, and followed the prosecutor; Taylor took the handkerchief from him, and gave it to Favell - he threw it into a poulterer's shop; I seized him, and informed the prosecutor.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Favell's Defence. I know nothing of this lad, and was not in his company.

TAYLOR- GUILTY . Aged 22.

Confined Six Months .

FAVELL- GUILTY . Aged 19.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

1607. SARAH VOLKART was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 2 sheets, value 5s.; 2 blankets, value 4s.; 1 pillow, value 1s.; 1 pillow-case, value 6d.; 1 towel, value 6d., and 1 quilt, value 2s. , the goods of William Thompson .

WILLIAM THOMPSON . I am an upholsterer , and live in Marylebone . I let the prisoner a one pair back room, furnished, on the 7th of July, and on the 18th I followed her into the room, asked for rent, and missed some articles - I asked her about them; she said I should have them by ten o'clock that night - I sent for an officer, who found the duplicates on the table in her room.

DAVID GEORGE ALDERSON . I am an officer. I was sent for, and found the duplicates on the table.

WILLIAM SPENCER . I am shopman to Mr. Hall, a pawnbroker. I have a number of articles, which were pawned by a woman, in the name of Ann Smith , and these are the duplicates that were given for them - I cannot swear to the prisoner.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that being in distressed circumstances she had pledged the articles to procure the prosecutrix her rent, and intended to redeem them. She received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 36.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury. - Confined 3 Months .

1608. RICHARD CARR was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 coat, value 4l. , the goods of Frederick Drayson .

FREDERICK DRAYSON . I live at Waltham Abbey. I was returning from town in my chaise, on the 18th of July, at half-past eight o'clock in the evening - I was passing through Shoreditch ; I had a surtout-coat, wrapped up in a paper, and my address on it, under the back seat of the chaise - I was on the front seat; it rained - I buttoned myself up, and on turning the coat was gone: I saw a Police-officer, and told him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

BENJAMIN ECCLESTON . I am an officer. I was on duty in East-road, near the City-road, and saw the prisoner near the Three Crowns; I suspected he had something; I went to stop him - he ran down Brunswick-place, and I followed him; he dropped this parcel from under his smock-frock, and ran on to Charles-square.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1609. EDWARD CARTER was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 1 saw, value 30s. , the goods of Thomas Pye .

JAMES OAKES . I am a Policeman. I met the prisoner with this saw, at half-past four o'clock in the morning, in Paradise-row, Chelsea; I asked who it belonged to - he would not tell me; at last he said he had it from a man whom he did not know, and that he himself had no residence.

WILLIAM FOSTER . I am a sawyer. I work for Thomas Pye ; I saw this saw in his tool-house, in Manor-street , the night before; I know the prisoner - he never worked for the prosecutor.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined One Month .

1610. JOSEPH CLAYTON was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 1 coat, value 12s. , the goods of Henry Cohen .

JAMES CLAPSON . I am a Policeman. On the 28th of July, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I met the prisoner with this parcel on his shoulder; I asked what it was - he said a coat, which he had bought that morning, and at the station he said he had bought it at Cohen's.

HENRY COHEN . I keep a clothes-shop in Edgwareroad . This is my coat - I never sold it; it was not missed till the Policeman brought it - I had seen it the night before by the window; my shopmen are not here- I am to and fro all day.

NOT GUILTY .

1611. HENRY COLLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 2 coats, value 2l.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 1l., and 1 cloak, value 1l. , the goods of William Bourne and Henry Bax , his masters.

HENRY BAX . I am in partnership with William Bourne ; we are tailors , in Leicester-square - the prisoner was our journeyman . On the 9th of August he came between five and six o'clock, when I was in bed; I only heard him come in, and cannot myself say it was him - when the shopmen came at seven they found the shop stripped.

ANN REVELL . I am the prosecutor's servant. On the 9th of August the prisoner came, between five and six o'clock, and went up into the workshop - I heard him go out in about half an hour, but cannot say he took any thing out.

JAMES McDONALD . I work at the prosecutor's. When I went that morning I found the shop stripped.

GEORGE COLLY . I am a Policeman. I received information, and took the prisoner at Hampstead; he denied the robbery, and said he had not been at the prosecutors' that day - I found this lead pencil on him.

JOHN McDONALD . This pencil I had left safe at seven o'clock the night before in the shop, and left the prisoner there.

NOT GUILTY .

1612. JOHN SAUNDERS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 5s., the goods of Charles Rigby , from his person .

JOSEPH BROWN RIGBY . On the 23rd of July, about eight o'clock in the evening, I was in St. Giles' , with my brother Charles - we heard a scuffle behind; I turned, and saw the prisoner with my brother's handkerchief in his hand - I took hold of him, and gave him in charge.

Prisoner. Q. Was any body with me? A. There was another person with him, but it was in his hand.

CHARLES RIGBY . My handkerchief was in my pocket - I did not feel it taken, but on hearing a scuffle I saw it in the prisoner's hand.

Prisoner's Defence. The handkerchief was taken out of the pocket, and thrown at my feet - I took it up, and was going to give it to the gentleman; I told him who the lad was.

NOT GUILTY .

1613. JOHN SEYMOUR and JOSEPH BROOK were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 21/2lbs. of ham, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of John Egan .

JOHN EGAN . I keep a chandler's shop , at Brompton , and sell beer. This ham was in pickle in my yard; I saw it safe on the 6th of July - it was one ham and a small piece.

WILLIAM REARDON . I am a plumber. I was at Mr. Egan's, having half a pint of beer - I saw four soldiers in the little room behind the shop; the prisoners were two of them - I saw Brook go out of the room into the yard; he returned through the room, carrying a piece of ham partly covered with a handkerchief; he went up the street with it - I tried to get through the passage after him, but the other soldiers obstructed me; Seymour was one of them - when they left I went out, and came up with Brook, who then had two other soldiers with him; I went up the street, and saw Seymour with the same bundle under his arm.

THOMAS EASTLAND . I am an officer. I took Seymour with this piece of ham; he said they were only going to have bacon and eggs for supper.

Seymour's Defence. Brook came and gave me the bundle to hold.

Brook. I did no such thing.

NOT GUILTY .

1614. ISAIAH SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 coat, value 1l.; 1 waistcoat, value 5s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 5s., and 2 sovereigns , the property of Henry Henderson , his master.

HENRY HENDERSON . I am a surgeon , and live in Gloucester-place - the prisoner had lived with me as errand-boy , and I took him again. On the 22nd of August, before I was up, he brought me a bill from Mr. Bell, a bootmaker, for 5l., and said Bell was waiting; I said it was not convenient to pay it - he said Bell would be satisfied with part payment, and I gave him two sovereigns; I came down in about an hour - the prisoner was then gone, and he had taken a suit of clothes, which were given him to wear in my house; he was taken next morning.

JOHN BELL. I am a bootmaker. Mr. Henderson owed me a bill; I never went for it, nor did the prisoner ever give me any money.

CHARLES MORGAN . I am a Police-constable. On the 22nd of August I took the prisoner, and got the clothes from his brother; his sister gave me two sovereigns.

GUILTY of stealing two sovereigns . Aged 14.

Transported for Seven Years .

1615. ANN READ was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of July , 1 waistcoat, value 5s. , the goods of William Gofton .

CHARLES HENRY WATER . I am a servant to Mr. William Gofton , a pawnbroker , in Gilbert-street . On the 4th of July I received information, went out, and secured the prisoner about half way up the street; I said she had taken something from our shop, which she denied, and dropped this waistcoat, which had been pinned outside the door.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Confined Three Months .

1616. WILLIAM LE COMBER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 pair of shoes, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of William Pearce .

JOHN GOSTLING . I live with Mr. Pearce, a salesman . These shoes hung on some wax-end in the shop; I saw the prisoner break the wax-end, take the shoes, and go on; I ran and collared him, and found the shoes on the pavement.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined One Month .

1617. THOMAS JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 10 shirts, value 18s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 2s. 6d.; 1 waistcoat, value 2s.; 1 jacket, value 3s. 6d.; 1 pair of stockings, value 3s.; 1 cap, value 2s. 6d., and 2 handkerchiefs, value 3s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Rothwell .

THOMAS ROTHWELL . I am a Chelsea pensioner . I took my passage on board the Caroline for New South Wales; I packed up the articles stated in the indictment in my trunk - a man named Ecclesby fetched the prisoner to carry it to St. Katharine's-dock to be put on board; I saw him in possession of it - I went on board next morning, and found it had not been brought; I went to Ecclesby's house, but did not see the prisoner again till he was in custody - the box was locked, and was found still locked, but the screws are taken out.

JOHN RIDLER . I am a Policeman. Ecclesby described the prisoner to me; I found him at the General Elliott, Jews'-row, Chelsea - as I brought him by the Coach and Horses public-house, he wanted to go in there, but I would not let him; I took him to the station-house, then returned to the Coach and Horses, and found this trunk - I went and searched the prisoner, and found this duplicate on him; he then owned that he had taken some shirts out of the box, but that he took the box on board, and said Ecclesby knew nothing about it.

JOHN HILLINGWORTH . I am shopman to a pawnbroker, in King's-road, Chelsea. I took in two parcels of shirts, one of which I am certain the prisoner pawned.

GEORGE HULL . I am shopman to Mr. Thompson, a pawnbroker. I have a shirt, pawned by the prisoner.

URIAH AUSTIN . I live at the Coach and Horses public-house. The prisoner left this box there when I went to dinner; he said he would call again for it, but did not - I am positive he left it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 39. - Transported for Seven Years .

1618. FRANCES HORTON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 1 necklace, value 5s., the goods of Thomas Goulden , from the person of Eliza Goulden .

ANN GOULDEN . I am the wife of Thomas Goulden ; we live near Vauxhall-bridge. My daughter Eliza went out with her brother about seven o'clock in the evening, and returned without her neclace.

THOMAS KING . I am a Policeman. I received information of this, ran down to Courtney and Page's, Pimlico, and heard the prisoner and another girl had been there two minutes before; I ran and overtook them, and found this necklace on the prisoner - she said it was her sister's, and her mother had sent her to pawn it.

NOT GUILTY .

1619. JOHN HOOK was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 brooch, value 2s. , the goods of Ann Maynard .

ANN MAYNARD . I am the wife of Thomas Maynard . The prisoner was employed by Roberts, who was doing a job at our house. On the 27th of July the gold brooch was safe in my dressing table drawer in my bed-room, at seven o'clock in the morning, and I missed it soon after five, when the prisoner went; he had been at work in the bed-room - I saw the brooch found on him by Roberts.

EDWARD ROBERTS . I was at work at Maynard's. I went to look at the work, and heard the brooch was lost; I asked the prisoner if he had it - he said, No; I told him to turn out his pocket, which he did, and the brooch fell down - he has worked for me some time.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Two Months .

1620. JOHN HENDERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 26 yards of linen, value 26s. , the goods of Thomas Lewis .

THOMAS LEWIS . I live in Pleasant-row, Camden-town , On the 17th of August, about one o'clock, I was at the back of my shop, which is about forty feet long; the prisoner and another came in - I saw the other take a piece of print out of a box, and give it to the prisoner; they then went out - there was nobody else in the shop; I followed, and when they had got some distance one went up the street and the other down; I went down the street in search of the other, but he had not got it - I then returned, and brought the prisoner with it under his arm; I knew nothing of him before.

MALACHI ENGLISH . I am a Policeman. I was passing, and received him in charge.(Property produced and sworn to)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1621. HENRY ELSMORE was indicted for embezzlement .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE HAMPTON . I am a clerk to Messrs. Pickford and Co. - Zachary Langton is one of the partners. The prisoner was one of their porters - it was his duty to carry out parcels; here is the book which he takes out - this entry of the 25th of July is mine; it is a parcel directed to Mr. Stubley, and opposite it is written 8d. and 2s. 10d., which is the porterage and carriage - I delivered the book to the prisoner with the parcels; it was his duty at night to account for that 3s. 6d. - he did not account to me that night; here is an entry of mine of 5s. 8d., and another in the name of Cooper of 8d. and 7s. 6d. - that was in the book when it was delivered to him on the 5th of August; the prisoner did not account to me for the 5s. 8d.

EDWARD GARRET STUBLEY . I am foreman to my brother, a hatter, in Castle-street. On the 25th of July, the prisoner brought a package from Pickford's; my brother paid him 3s. 6d., and he gave the ticket.

WILLIAM GEORGE STUBLEY . On the 25th of July I received the ticket as a receipt from the prisoner, and gave it to my brother to file; I took it off, and gave it to the officer.

THOMAS KERSEY BROWN . I am servant to Messrs. Pickford and Co. I made out this ticket, which the prisoner took out on the 25th of July - I put it into the book with other tickets.

FREDERICK NEWCOME . I am warehouseman to Mr. Cooper, a hat-manufacturer, in Castle-street. On the 5th of August the prisoner brought a package from Pickford's - I paid him 8s. 2d.; he gave me this ticket - I signed this book, as having received the parcel.

JAMES SIMPSON FROST . I am a clerk to Messrs. Pickford and Co. It was the prisoner's duty to account to me on his return; here is the account made from his report of the proceedings of the 25th of July - here is Stubley's entry, but the money left unpaid, and I have carried it out as not paid; I carry out in a margin what he says is not paid - he was by when I carried it out; I do not recollect this particular item - I never made up an account in his absence; it is entirely confined to his transactions; I charge him with all the parcels, then what he says is not paid I carry out and deduct - I do not think I could make a mistake; on the 5th of August, 8s. 2d., in the name of Cooper is deducted - I paid another clerk the sum the prisoner paid me.

CHARLES SHERIDAN SATERTHWAITE . I am a clerk to Messrs. Pickford's - I receive the balance from Frost. On the 25th of July I received 7l. 2s. 11d.; I put it down as I received it, in gold, silver, and copper.

Cross-examined by MR. DOWLING. Q. Have you any particulars of the transaction? A. No, not of the particular one, but here are my figures.

THOMAS DEWHURST . I am cashier to the prosecutors. On the 5th of August I received 5l. 3s. 8d. from Frost, as the balance of the prisoner's account with the ticket - I cannot speak to the transaction from memory.

J. S. FROST re-examined. I never made an error in my account, and never made an entry but from the dictation of the prisoner.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had the prisoner been there? A.I was there two years and a half, and he was there before me.

Prisoner's Defence. The clerks frequently made a mistake from my books, entering them when there was carriage paid; and they have entered more money in my books than was charged on the bill, and I have brought the bills back to show them.

GEORGE HAMPTON . I have not the least recollection of any mistakes being made.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you ever make a mistake in your accounts with the prisoner? A. I will not swear I did not.

JURY to J.S. FROST. Q. When the prisoner said the people had not paid him, was it not your duty to ask for the tickets? A. In most cases the parties keep the tickets till morning, when he has to call again; I do not know whether he can read a bill.

W. G. STUBLEY. I recollect paying the money on the 25th of July, from a conversation I had with him; I think on two occasions he left goods without being paid, but I never recollect his leaving the tickets.

THOMAS DEWHURST . I know the prisoner can read.

GUILTY . Aged 27.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Three Months .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.

1622. JOHN ADAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 coat, value 8s. , the goods of Joseph Goose .

JOSEPH GOOSE . I live in Tooley street, and am a carman . On the 27th of August, about eleven o'clock in the day, my cart stood in St. Paul's-church-yard ; I came out of a shop, and my coat was gone; I saw it in the officer's hands in about three minutes.

THOMAS WEST . I live at Brook-green, and am a coachman. I saw the prisoner take the coat from the cart, and the officer had him.

JAMES WILMOTT . I am an officer. I took the prisoner with the coat under his arm - he said it was his, and he was going to take it home.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I asked a young man to show me the way to St. James'-Park; as I went on with him he stopped and gave me the coat to hold, while he went up an alley.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1623. WILLIAM FIELD was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 4 fitch skins, value 10s. , the goods of Samuel John Grottick .

BARNEY AARON . I live in Carter-street, Houndsditch, and am a furrier. On the 13th of July, the prisoner brought four fitch skins to my house, and asked what I would give for a dozen - I offered 15s.; he asked how much I would give for the four, and said 2s. - he said he would fetch the rest - I gave him 1s., and he went away; upon looking at them I knew they were the prosecutors, and informed him - I saw the prisoner in about an hour at his house.

JAMES GARDNER . I am foreman to Samuel John Grottick, of Wood-street, Cheapside, furrier , &c. These skins are marked with his mark - he does not sell them in this state, but makes them up - he was out of town when this was committed; they are worth 2s. 6d. or 3s. each - the prisoner's wife was nursing the children, who were ill, and he was in the habit of coming to the house - I went to her lodgings, found him there, and six more skins, which he said he would bring back.

SAMUEL JOHN GROTTICK . I am a furrier. The prisoner was about two months in my employ, and I discharged him on account of ill health; I was out of town at this time - he had an honest character; I had known him three or four years - I would not object to take him again; I have no means of knowing whether these have been sold.

NOT GUILTY .

1624. JOHN WRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 cloak, value 3l. , the goods of James Parkins and another.

JAMES PARKINS . I live in Aldgate , and have a partner. On the 9th of July, I saw the prisoner pull a cloak down from our door; there was a person in his company - I ran out, and he dropped it; I took him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I saw a man pull it down, and run off; I am innocent.

JAMES PARKINS . I am certain he took it.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Three Months .

1625. WILLIAM MERES was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 4 handkerchiefs, value 16s. , the goods of George Everingham .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, calling it 4 yards of silk.

GEORGE EVERINGHAM . I live in Leadenhall-street . This piece of handkerchiefs was at my shop door for sale; it was four handkerchiefs in one piece - on the 25th of July, about seven o'clock in the evening, I was looking, and saw them taken; I went to the door, and saw the prisoner running off with them - I pursued, calling Stop thief! he dropped them, and was taken, without my losing sight of him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. Q. You asked me where they were - if you saw me drop them why not take them up? A. I was anxious to take him; I saw him drop them, and a gentleman gave them to me.

BENJAMIN SAVILL . I am a watchman. I heard a cry of Stop thief! saw the prisoner running, and stopped him two or three hundred yards from the door; I was opposite the house, and saw him come into the road.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was going along, and the patrol stopped me; I was running because I was late.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1626. THOMAS CLEMENTS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of a man unknown, from his person .

BENJAMIN ALLEN STONE . I live in Hosier-lane, and am a constable. On the 21st of July, at night, I was on Holborn-hill; I followed the prisoner and two others from Field-lane to the corner of Hatton-garden - the prisoner was attempting a gentleman's pocket all the way; I at last saw him take a silk handkerchief out of the gentleman's pocket - I had followed them two or three hundred yards; he gave the handkerchief to a lad in a blue jacket, who was one of his companions - I ran across the road, and tried to lay hold of both, but they got from me; the other dropped the handkerchief - I took it up, and seized the prisoner; this is it - I do not know the gentleman: if I had followed him I should have lost the prisoner - I should know the other lad again; I have inquired respecting the prisoner, and find he and all his friends were out of work - I believe the utmost distress drove him to it; I hear a very good character of him - he ran about one hundred and fifty yards.

The prisoner delivered in a written Defence, denying the charge.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Months .

1627. THOMAS BIGWOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 watch, value 1l.; 1 chain, value 2s.; 2 seals, value 5s.; 1 key, value 1s., and 4 halfcrowns, the property of James Whitty from his person ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JAMES WHITTY . I live in Water-lane, Fleet-street. On the 14th of July, I was in West Smithfield , about twelve o'clock at night, in company with the prisoner, and another man and woman, who were his friends; I had before that lost a sovereign, and the prisoner said, at Smithfield, that he did not believe it, and wished me to count my money over - I did so, and, in counting it, dropped a farthing: the prisoner said directly, "There goes half a crown;" I said it was only a farthing, and pulled out my watch to see the time - the woman said, "Look at his watch;" I was sober - the man in a white jacket immediately held up his head, and said, "What is it o'clock?" I said, "Nearly twelve;" he said, "Let us look," and immediately took it from me - the prisoner immediately seized me by my right arm, and said, "Come along, I want to get home, it is wet;" I said, "Where are your friends? they have got my watch;" he said, "They will be here in a minute;" he immediately put his hand into my waistcoat pocket, and took the remaining money which I had - it was four half-crowns, and 1s, or 1s. 6d.

Prisoner. Q.We had been drinking all day - can you swear I took your money out of your pocket? A. You did, nearly opposite Long-lane, on the other side of the way - I lost 15s. in all; I lost the sovereign in Brick-lane, and gave you leave to search my pocket, but that was before I lost the watch - I made my money 16s.; he counted it, and said there were only 11s. - I can swear there were four half-crowns; the other man did not search my pocket- I had been to Shadwell with a young man, who was a patient in the hospital with me, and the prisoner went with us - as we returned about ten o'clock the prisoner asked us to go into a public-house, and we staid there half an hour - a man brought a woman in, and put her opposite the prisoner; he did not recognize her at first, but afterwards said she was his sister, and had come from the country - I left there about eleven o'clock, and they all followed me; I told the prisoner I was a stranger, and would he see me a little way home - he said he would, and at Finsbury-square I said I knew my way then, and would not trouble him.

THOMAS McNEIL . I am a wheelwright, and live at Clerkenwell-green. I was in Smithfield, and heard the prosecutor accuse the prisoner of robbing him; the prisoner said he had not a farthing in his pocket, and was willing to be searched; I stood there a little bit, and the prisoner took the prosecutor aside, and said, "Come with me, I'll find your watch and money;" we went a little way, and then the prisoner bolted off; we followed, and saw him under an archway, pulling out four half-crowns and 1s. 6d.; I said, "Give this young man the money, it is not yours: he said, "I will keep what I have got," and escaped, but was afterwards taken: I returned, and told the watchman.

JOHN CARLISLE . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner next day, in consequence of information from McNeil and the prosecutor - I took him and his sister in Smithfield.

CHARLES THOROGOOD . I produce a certificate of the conviction of the prisoner for felony, on the 20th of December; (read) - I know he is the man.

GUILTY of stealing the half-crowns only . Aged 23.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

1628. HENRY THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 handkerchief, value 6d., the goods of John Gardner , from his person .

THOMAS CUSS . I live in Buckingham-street, Strand, and am a constable. On the morning of the 22nd of August I saw the prisoner and another lad in Smithfield , following John Gardner - I followed a little way, and saw the prisoner putting a handkerchief into his own pocket; he saw me then threw it among some sheep, and ran away- I called Stop thief! and some butchers stopped him - a boy took up the handkerchief, and gave it to me.

Prisoner. Q.Did you see me take it? A. No.

JOHN GARDNER . I live at No. 12, Gloucester-street, St. John-street-road. On the 22nd of August I was in Smithfield, and heard a cry of Stop thief! I turned, saw the prisoner stopped by a butcher, and saw some person throw my handkerchief among some sheep - it was safe in my pocket shortly before.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I have been convicted here before - I then went home, but my father could do nothing for me; I was going to get a ship when the officer laid hold of me.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

OLD COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1629. FREDERICK MURPHY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 2 aprons, value 1s.; 1 shift, value 3s.; and 1 towel, value 6d., the goods of Elizabeth Peney ; 3 aprons, value 1s., and 1 gown, value 6d. , the goods of Ann Allen .

ANN ALLEN . I am a chambermaid , at Mr. Hawkins' hotel, Daver-street - the prisoner was their errand-boy . On the 13th of July I gave him these things in a bundle to take to the mangler's, in Vine-street - he returned, and said the woman would not let him have them, unless he paid 6d. for them, which I gave him, and never saw him again.

ELIZABETH PENEY . I am a servant at this hotel. I put my things in this bundle.

DANIEL McLEAN . I am a Policeman. On the 17th of July I took the prisoner in Great James-street, and found duplicates of the property on him.

JOHN EDWARD NEAVES . I am a shopman to Mr. Tomlinson, of George-street. I have a shift and apron, pawned by a boy, in the name of Catherine Murray - this is the counterpart of the duplicate; I do not know the boy - I did not take them in.

WILLIAM IRELAND . I am an officer. I have a gown, apron, and towel, which the prisoner's sister gave me.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had taken the articles to the mangler's, fetched them on the following day, and returned all but those produced, which he pledged to assist his mother.

NOT GUILTY .

1630. WILLIAM MELSOM was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 time-piece, value 20s., the goods of Thomas Stillman ; and 1 parasol, value 3s. , the goods of Catherine Stillman .

CATHERINE STILLMAN . I am the daughter of Thomas Stillman, a furniture-broker , who lives in Duncan-place . This time-piece was near the window on the 24th of August- as I came down stairs I saw the prisoner going off the step of the door with it in his hand; I pursued about a hundred yards, calling Stop thief! I then lost sight of him as he put it down, and ran away - I took it up, and returned home; the Policeman brought him back soon after - I did not see his face, but have not a doubt of him; he was the same size, and wore the same dress - the parasol laid on a side-board in the passage.

HENRY GODDARD . I am a baker. I saw the prisoner about twenty yards from the prosecutor's door, with a time piece and a parasol in his hand - he ran away, I followed, saw him drop the time-piece, and did not lose sight of him till he was taken.

WILLIAM LAMBERT . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner lay down the parasol on the pathway - I pursued, and never lost sight of him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he was walking with a boy, who on hearing the alarm, threw the articles at his feet, and ran away, but that they were never in his possession.

GUILTY . Aged 12. - Transported for Seven Years .

1631. ROBERT NEWBY was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 2 saws, value 35s. , the goods of Matthew Buck .

The saws being obtained by the prisoner under a false pretence, and not feloniously he was ACQUITTED .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1632. JOHN WINDSOR was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 17 silver spoons, value 4l. 1s.; 1 teapot, value 10s., and 4 forks, value 9s., the goods of Clarissa Mary Ann Freemantle , in her dwelling-house .

ANN MARY COLLINS . I am servant to Mrs. Clarissa Mary Ann Freemantle, who lives in Queen's-row, Pentonville . On the 22nd of July, between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, I was at the first floor window, and saw the prisoner leaving the garden - suspecting him, I ran down instantly, and missed this property from the kitchen closet - I had put it out of my hands ten minutes before; the cupboard was open - I followed, and overtook him in Claremont-square; I laid hold of him, and charged him with it - he broke from me; I raised a cry of Stop thief! he was brought back to me at the corner of Middleton-street; I had lost sight of him.

BENJAMIN GOODMAN . I work at Mr. Aker's liverystable, Arlington-street, about a quarter of a mile from Claremont-square, on the 22nd of July. An alarm was given, and the prisoner came by me, as I was washing a chaise - he jumped over a cistern and over a wall into the back of No. 108, St. John's-street; I saw his countenance so as to know him again - I followed him down the garden - he ran through the house, and down the front area steps; he shut the area door - I went to the front kitchen window, and saw him pull the silver spoons out of his pocket, and put them under the mat at the door; I secured him in the area, and gave the spoons to the Policeman.

EDWARD GROGAN . I am a Policeman. I met the prisoner in Rosamond-street, in Goodman's custody - Goodman gave me all the things but the tea-pot, which a baker in Arlington-street gave me - as I took him to Hattongarden he said it would be the breaking of his mother's heart; that want drove him to it, and he was sorry for it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Baron Bayley .

1633. SARAH NICHOLS was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 2 blankets, value 8s.; 1 bolster, value 6s., and 1 candlestick, value 1s. , the goods of Mark Falorina .

ESTHER FALORINA. I am the wife of Mark Falorina . The prisoner and her husband came to lodge at our house on the 17th of June - these articles were let with the lodgings; I went up, in consequence of a lodger calling out, "Mrs. Nichols has pawned your blankets;" I went into the room - the prisoner said, "I have only pawned one blanket," but I insisted on going to the bed - she owed me 2l. 10s., which was five weeks' rent; I do not know whether she was distressed - she behaved very well.

JOSEPH WILLIAM CLARK. I am shopman to Mr. Herring, a pawnbroker. These blankets were pawned on the 28th of July, by a woman, whom I do not know.

JOSEPH HUTTSON. I have two blankets, which were pawned separately, on the 22nd of June and the 14th of July, by a woman, whom I do not know; the prisoner pawned the candlestick on the 23rd of August - the person who took in the blankets has left.

WILLIAM KING . I am an officer. I took the prisoner in charge - she seemed quite confused; she said she was going to redeem the things, and that she was looking for her husband, who was in my custody.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. During the last nine years my husband has been dreadfully afflicted, and this summer was wholly laid up; we were without victuals.

GUILTY. Aged 39.

Recommended to Mercy. - Judgment Respited .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1634. ELIZABETH BETTESWORTH was indicted for embezzling 2s. 3d., which she had received as a servant employed in the Post-office .

MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL and MR. SCARIETT conducted the prosecution.

JOSEPH WILLY . I am the son of Ambrose Willy , who lives at Teddington. On the 31st of June last I wrote nine letters, by desire of my father, in answer to advertisements in the Times respecting servants - I directed eight of the letters; they were addressed to initials - I gave them to my father.

AMBROSE WILLY . On the 30th of June my son wrote these letters by my direction - I sealed them, and on the next morning (Friday, the 1st of July,) gave them to my son, Ambrose, with 2s. 6d. to pay the postage; I went to three of the places where I had appointed meetings, and none of the servants came.

AMBROSE WILLY. On the 1st of July I received nine letters from my father, with half a crown; I took them to the post-office, and saw a little girl at the door - she called Aunt! and the prisoner came; I will not be sure she is the woman - it was a stouter woman, I think, but I gave that person the letters, and the half-crown; I do not recollect whether I said any thing - the postage came to 2s. 3d.; I waited a few minutes while she stamped one or two of the letters - I then left, and forgot the change; I went back in about an hour, and got the change from a woman - I do not recollect whether it was the same person; I stopped at the door on my donkey - she brought the change out to me directly; I took the letters to the post-office about seven o'clock in the morning.

Cross-examined. Q.Are you sure it was not near eight o'clock when you got there with them? A. I do not know; I went directly I got them from my father - our house is about a quarter of a mile from the post-office - I do not know whether I was known there; I did not see the postman come in - when I returned for my change; I did not say who I was - I stopped outside, and asked for 3d. which I had forgotten, and she gave it to me.

MR. WILLY. I gave the letters to my son about seven o'clock - I have seen the prisoner at the post-office at Teddington; she had a niece there - I sent my son back about nine o'clock for the threepence.

Cross-examined. Q. The prisoner knew who you were? A. Perfectly well; I have lived there six years- my family are very likely known there.

ROBERT WEAL . I am a letter-carrier. I carry the letters from Teddington receiving-house to Twickenham - Mr. Edwards kept the receiving-house at Teddington; the prisoner generally acted for him - she used to take the letters out of the box, and stamp them by the time I came, and give them to me, with the postage; on Friday, the 1st of July, I received the unpaid letters, and two paid letters, with 6d.; I remember it well, because Mr. Willy called on me about it on the following Monday; this is the bill which I received on the 1st of July, (looking at it) - I put down on it "Seven unpaid, and two paid, 6d.;" it is dated the 31st of June, but I did not date it - here is the entry of a money letter on it; I have seen the prisoner write, and believe that entry to be her writing - the letters were taken out of the box at the time I went, and laid on a table; the prisoner gave me the 6d. - I took all the letters which I received to Twickenham, with this bill; Mr. Willy made some inquiries on the Monday of me - I immediately went to the post-office, to the prisoner - nobody else was present; I asked if she remembered receiving nine letters from Mr. Willy on Friday morning; she said she remembered receiving nine letters from Mr. Willy's son, but it was on Saturday morning, not Friday - I said I was sure they did not go on Friday morning, nor on Saturday, for I should have remembered them going through my hands - I do not remember, during the eight years I have fetched them, having so many paid letters in a morning; the afternoon delivery contains general-post letter - she said she was quite sure it was on Saturday morning, and it was as long back as Saturday week; I said I had not the slightest recollection of the letters myself - I had seen Mr. Willy at my house about seven o'clock, and got to the post-office about half-past seven o'clock; I should be there a quarter before eight o'clock.

Q.Were you in the habit of filling up the columns in the bill? A. Yes, my predecessor had done it - the prisoner was always by me when I made out the bill, when at home, and was so on the 1st of July, when I did it; she said, at the post-office, where there was an examination, that her niece was present, and heard her observe to me "What a number of paid letters there are to-day;" that this was the morning the nine letters were brought - I know her niece was not in the room on the Friday morning - she might have been standing at the door; she certainly did not make that observation to me.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you always very punctual to your time of half-past eight in the morning? A. Yes, in my collection; I sometimes got the prisoner to deliver letters for me - I paid her for it; I have got others to do it- I do not drink till after my duty is over - I have got a man named Kembly to deliver letters for me; I may have been drunk once or twice during the time I have been at Teddington, and he has delivered letters for me when I had a friend whom I wished to be with - the evening collection is at three o'clock - I was never at the office so late as ten o'clock at night; I dare not leave in the morning till a quarter before eight o'clock - I was in the house on the 1st of July at a quarter before eight o'clock in the morning; I was there perhaps about five minutes before I received the letters; I did not state that I was in a hurry - the prisoner was standing by the table when I went in; I did not see these letters brought - I will swear the niece was not in the room; my regular time to be at Twickenham is twenty minutes before nine; it is better than a mile and a half from Teddington - I was there in time that morning.

Q.Did you not take the letters and stamp some of them yourself? A. I did not on that morning - I have done so: I heard the niece say at the post-office, and at Bow-street, that her aunt had observed to me what a number of paid letters there were; I remember one very wet day in the winter getting Stevens, the watchman, to deliver a letter at Dr. Vint's, which is opposite his box - I cannot say whether the two paid letters on the 1st of July were directed to initials.

Q.Did you not take the letters off the counter, professing to be in a hurry, and carry them away? A. I did not; I received the prisoner's salary for her, and she had said, "Let me have 1l., I do not want the rest till my rent is due; if I have not got it I cannot pay it away;" about six months ago she said her rent was due to-morrow, and she should be obliged to me for the money; I unfortunately had not got it in my pocket, but she had it, I believe, next day; I had received it about a fortnight - she did not threaten to complain to the post-office of me.

MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Q.Where do you receive the money? A. We receive an order from the office to pay it out of the money we collect; it sometimes takes a week to collect what we have to pay, which is three offices - she had 8l. a year; I was sober on the morning of the 1st of July, and employed nobody to deliver any letters.

Q. On what morning did the little girl say this conversation had passed? A.She did not say it was not on the Friday morning.

JAMES ARCHER . I am charge-taker at the Twickenham post-office. It is the duty of the letter-carriers to bring all the Teddington letters to me - I take them is my hand, compare them with the bill, then make a fresh bill, which I send with the old one: I receive the letters from three offices, and send three bills with my own - this bill (looking at it) was made out on the 1st of July; the Teddington letters that morning were seven unpaid and two paid, and the postage 6d. - I received no others from Teddington that morning; I never remember so many as nine paid letters coming from Teddington - Weal mentioned this circumstance to me on the Monday, and I certainly should have recollected so many paid letters, if they had been brought within four or five days; Weal has been the Teddington carrier about eight years - I believe he was punctual that morning; I know nothing against his not being in time generally.

MR. BARRY. Q. What time have you to make up your letters? A.Ten minutes after his arrival.

ROBERT SMITH . I am one of the presidents of the Twopenny Post-office. On Saturday, the 9th of July, I went to Teddington; I saw the prisoner - I said I had come from the Post-office, in consequence of an inquiry made by Mr. Willy, and asked if she remembered receiving nine letters from his son on the 1st of July; she said she did remember receiving the letters, but thought it was before that period - I said, "What did you do with them?" she said, "Sent them to the office;" I said, "That is impossible, for on the morning in question there are only two letters entered," and for a week previous there were not any letters to correspond with that number - I produced the bill, which she looked at, and said, "The figures are not my hand-writing," that Weal had put them; I said that was extremely improper, against the positive instructions, and I should say no more till Weal was present - I left, and returned about a quarter before three o'clock, with Weal, and asked him, in the prisoner's presence, whether he had received that number of letters; he said he had not - I asked how he came to put the figures in the bill; he said they were frequently in a hurry, and the letters were not always ready when he called; that he had been in the practice of doing so, and his predecessor also - the prisoner also said that it was in consequence of his being in a hurry that he put them there, but did not admit that he always did it; she said she was quite sure that all letters she received she gave him, but she could not be quite sure on what morning these came - I told her nine letters were an unusual number, and could she recollect having paid him any particular sum of money; she said she could not, but all the money, and all the letters she had received she gave him - on Thursday, the 14th, she was at the Post-office; the solicitor had her into his room - he first cautioned her not to say any thing to prejudice herself, but that she might answer what questions she thought proper, and that the answers she made might be brought in evidence against her; he wrote down what she stated, and I witnessed and signed it - this is it (looking at it) - (read)

Elizabeth Bettesworth says "I recollect receiving the nine letters from Mr. Willy's son, with half a crown to pay 2s. 3d. - he stood and saw me stamp them with the paid stamp; and, before I counted them, he went away without his change - this was just after seven o'clock; and between eight and nine, after the postman had gone out, he came back and asked for his change, which I gave him - I think the nine letters were all directed to London; after stamping them I put them into the letter-box, which is always locked - I dropped them through the slip; I cannot say whether I put the money into my pocket, or on the ink-stand - I do not recollect whether there were any other unpaid letters that morning; when Weal, the carrier, came for the letters, a little before, I unlocked the box, and gave him out the letters - I cannot say exactly how many there were; I remarked to him There are a great many paid letters this morning -I cannot say what answer he made; I gave him the postage, but cannot say how much - the half-crown I had received was part of it - whether he gave me change or not I cannot say; Weal mostly entered the number of paid and unpaid letters on the bill, which I look over, to see that it is correct; I mostly do so, but cannot say whether I did that morning - the address, Mr. John Fisher , No. 16, Providence-row, on the bill now produced, is my hand-writing; the figures are not mine, they are Weal's - the 31st of June means the 1st of July; it was very unusual to have so many paid letters in a morning, which made me mention it."

Witness. On the 14th I went to her house, and Mr. Edwards said, in the prisoner's presence, that the girl had heard the observation made - the niece had been mentioned before this examination.

Cross-examined. Q. You afterwards took the niece into a room and examined her? A. I did not, but she was taken into a room at Bow-street; I believe the witnesses were present, and her father also - I searched at Mrs. Edwards' premises for the letters, and at the carrier's also, but did not find them.

THOMAS MUSGRAVE . I am comptroller of the Postoffice. I received these papers from the Post-office at Teddington; it is the oath of office of the assistant to the letter-receiver.

Prisoner's Defence (written.) The postman, on the morning in question, filled up the ticket himself, as I believe, for I did not fill it up - he said he was behind time, and could not stop; he snatched up all the letters, and said he would fill up the bill at Twickenham, as he was afraid of being too late - I placed the amount of paid letters on the table, which I believe he took up; I am sure 2s. 3d. was put down, if not more - I do not think he counted the letters in my presence, nor did he fill up the ticket then; he was often careless and inattentive in money matters - he used to receive my salary, and omitted to give it to me; it was only because I threatened to complain to the Post-office that I got it - he was in the habit of getting intoxicated, and getting others to deliver for him; I have held my situation for more than forty years.

ELIZA EDWARDS . I am the daughter of Joseph Edwards of Teddington. The prisoner (my aunt) lived with us; I recollect Mr. Willy's son bringing nine letters - I do not know that it was on the 1st of July; he put down half a crown and was to have 3d. change - I called my aunt down to him; he went away and afterwards came back on a donkey; I recollect Weal coming that morning, I do not know at what time - I was in the room against a chest of drawers: my aunt took the letters out of the box; Weal appeared in a hurry, I did not hear him say he was so - I think I saw him stamp the letters; I did not see the bill - I do not recollect his taking the letters up; it was about an hour after Willy's son had gone - I heard my aunt say to him, "There are a great many paid letters;" he must have heard her say that.

MR. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Q. Were any of the letters stamped before little Willy left? A. Yes, but not all, for he went away without his change - I do not know how many my aunt had stamped; I saw her stamp them all afterwards, and put them into the box - it was the unpaid letters that Weal stamped; my aunt stood at the table when Weal was there - I did not see him writing, because his back was towards me; my aunt and him were standing side by side.

Q. You saw him with a pen and ink before him, I suppose? A. Yes, my aunt could see what he wrote; I remember Mr. Smith coming from the Post-office - I think I told my father and aunt before Mr. Smith came, that I had heard her observe, what a many paid letters there were - I heard my father talking something about it, and mentioned it; I am sure it was before Mr. Smith came; they said Mr. Willy had lost some letters - they did not say Weal had said so; it was about two days after the letters were brought there - it was on the Monday I am sure; it was on Monday morning, after Weal had been -I saw Mr. Weal there on the Saturday afterwards.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. On the morning Willy brought the letters must Weal have seen you, or were you hid? A. No - I stood against the drawers by the middle door, he did not speak to me; his back would have been to me ask he stood at the table - I told Mr. Smith what I have stated now.

MR. ATTORNEY-GEENERAL. Q.What, when he first came? A. No, it was the second time; it was not by my aunt's desire, he asked me.

NOT GUILTY .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1634. WILLIAM LEESON was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 70 buttons, value 1s., and 2lbs. 11 ozs. of plated copper, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of John Warren and another.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

WILLIAM WOOD . I am in the employ of John and Robert Warren , brass-founders , of Jewin-cresent ; the prisoner was also in their employ. On the 1st of August, about ten minutes after six o'clock in the morning, I saw him put his hand into a copper pan in the metal-shop, and take out metal three different times, which he put into his pocket; there were buttons in that pan - I told Hibbert, and before breakfast time he gave me further information; when the prisoner went to breakfast I followed him out, and said to him, "Leeson, you have something in your hat that you have no business with;" he said, "No, I have not:" I said, "You have, and you shall not go till I have seen it" - he then said, "Now, Wood I am done;" he returned with me to the counting-house, pulled seventy buttons from his waistcoat pocket, and this metal from his coat pocket and his hat, and said."This is all I have got, it is the first time;" the buttons were master's.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. How long have you been in the employment? A. About seven years - the prisoner has been there nine months; I never quarrelled with him.

JOHN HIBBERT . I am in Mr. Warren's employ. Wood gave me information; I went and found the prisoner's hat and coat in their usual place, and found in his hat some large plated metal, covered with a white cloth or handkerchief; he was stopped in the street, at half-past eight o'clock, when going to breakfast - Wood's evidence is correct.

ROBERT HOWARD . I took charge of the prisoner with the property.

GUILTY. Aged 24.

Recommended to Mercy. - Judgment Respited .

1635. ROBERT CARR was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 12 handkerchiefs, value 21s. , the goods of Thomas Jones .

SECOND COUNT, stating it to be 11 yards of silk.

HENRY JUDD . I am in the employ of Thomas Jones , who keeps a silk-wharehouse , in Wood-street, Cheapside . On the 2nd of September, about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came and asked to look at some heavy Brussels silk handkerchiefs; he came and looked at some printed bandannas, and knocked one piece off the counter - while I stooped to take that up, I suppose he must have put the piece in question into his apron; there were bundles of handkerchiefs on the counter - he then asked to see some black bandannas, which I showed him; he bought none, and was going out - I charged him with having taken something; and he said I was injuring his character: nobody else was present - he desired me to call the person from the next warehouse; I went to a window which looks into the next warehouse - Mr. Lock came and the prisoner wanted him to allow me to go to Mr. Leaf's, to inquire his character; he was then going down stairs - I followed and told him, I thought he had got another piece - he came up stairs with me, and a piece, containing twelve handkerchiefs, was found in his outside pocket; it was the first piece I had shown him.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did he not speak like a foreigner? A. No - he asked the price of the goods; I said I did not know the price of any thing - he was not two steps from me when I went to call somebody, and could not have got out without my seeing him.

RICHARD LOCK . I am warehouseman to Mr. Haslock, whose warehouse is on the same floor with Mr. Jones', and is parted by a glass partition - Judd called me in, and said he suspected the prisoner, who seemed very indignant at the charge, and wished me to let the boy go to Mr. Leaf's, in Old' Change, and inquire his character; I refused, and wished to know if he had the goods he was charged with taking: he denied having them, and was going away -Judd still said he had a piece in his pocket; he followed him, laid hold of his coat pocket, and said, "You have a piece here" - the prisoner said, "What do you mean?" I said, "We will see if it is so or not;" he said, "No one shall search me but an officer;" I said we could soon send for one - he said, "I will go back with you into the warehouse," and while I was directing Judd where to find and officer, I saw him pulling the handkerchiefs out of his pocket, and endeavouring to put them on the counter - they came unfolded, part on the counter and the other end in his pocket - while Judd was gone for the officer he took out his purse, and said, "For God's sake, let me go, and take this;" the officer found the purse contained eleven sovereigns, besides silver.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he tell you he intended to pay for it? A. Not a word of the kind.

WILLIAM HENMAN . I am an officer. The prisoner and goods were delivered to me; he denied the charge altogether.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 34. - Judgment Respited .

1636. WILLIAM MANDER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 watch, value 4l.; 1 chain, value 10s.; 2 seals, value 10s., and 1 key, value 1d., the goods of Ann Tyrell , in the dwelling-house of John Shaw .

ANN TYRELL . I am a widow , and lodge in the first floor front room of Mr. John Shaw's house. On the 11th of July, about twelve o'clock, I saw my watch hanging in the cupboard by the fire-side; I then went out about the door, with my son's baby, leaving the room door open - I returned in about half an hour, but did not miss the watch till about four o'clock, not having occasion to look for it; it was worth about 5l. altogether - I believe the two seals were gold, and the chain; I am not a judge of the value -I saw the prisoner in charge with it at the Mansion-house on the 19th: the key was then gone.

JOHN BUGG . I am shopman to Mr. Spinks, a pawnbroker, of Gracechurch-street. On the 12th of July, about ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner pawned this silver watch, with two seals and a chain, for 4l. - I received information three days afterwards that it was stolen; I went to Bow-street, and was told to stop the party if any application was made for it - I met the prisoner in Cornhill as I went home, and gave him in charge; I understood him to say he had had it from a captain, merely out of a frolic, and he knew nothing about stealing it, that the person's name was Germain, and he had gone into the country; he told the Lord Mayor he was gone to Ipswich, and he was remanded to bring the person forward, but he never came.

JURY. Q. Did the prisoner frequent your shop? A. I never saw him before; I know him by his being lame in his right hand and foot - I saw him among a number of persons, at a fire in Cornhill.(Property produced and sworn to.)

WILLIAM LOVELL . Bugg gave the prisoner into my charge, in Cornhill; I told him the gentleman charged him with felony - he immediately said, "I suppose it is for a watch?" I said I believed it was - he said, "I have made that all right, it is only a joke; I have sent to Mr. Germain to set it right;" I went to his lodging, and found a letter addressed to Germain, who lodged, at the public-house where the prisoner did; I have been there several times, but he has never appeared.

Prisoner's Defence. I certainly pawned the watch, but as to stealing it I did not.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 22.

Transported for Seven Years .

1637. JOHN MARRIOTT was indicted for stealing on the 1st of December , 1 carriage, called a landau-fly value 60l., and 1 set of harness, value 3l. , the goods of William Snow .

WILLIAM SNOW . I am a coach-maker , and live in Wandsworth-road. On the 6th of October I let the prisoner a landau-fly and harness, at 15s. a week, for three months certain; I went at the expiration of the three months, to White Lion-street, Pentonville, which was the address he had given me, and stated himself to be a corn-chandler; this was in January; I found the house all in confusion, and heard nothing of the fly till I received this letter, dated the 7th of January (producing it) - I had seen the prisoner write, and believe the signature to be his, but not the letter.

HENRY AGATE . I know the prisoner, and have seen him write twice; I believe this letter to be his writing -(read.)

7th of January, Norwich.

SIR, - I am extremely sorry it was not in my power to honour my bill for 13l., due on Saturday; I fully expected to have met it, but being disappointed in getting money, and two fellows having run away deeply in my debt, have put it out of my power - my wife being so unwell, I cannot possibly come to town at present, but if you will give me a week or ten days, I shall be able to pay you, together with all charges; I have received a letter from my son, stating that you had called, and seemed surprised I was not there - I have to inform you, you have no occasion to be afraid of your money or property, it is my intention to pay you and every body else; I cannot at present return the fly or gig, for the fly is now on a job, and will not be home for a month, and the gig a traveller has - it will be home in a week, and I will return them to you; I did very little with them at first, and business has been very had of late - I send this letter by my son, who will put it into the post for you, and will thank you to send him an answer back; I have no doubt I shall be in town in ten days - my son's address is, No. 2, Mill-street, Pentonville.

MR. SNOW. I did not see the fly again till last June; I went to Mr. Bruin's, in Camberwell-road, in consequence of information, and found it there; I have not been allowed to take it away - I have never had it, nor been paid a farthing for the hire of it; I never authorised the prisoner to sell it.

HENRY AGATE . I am a clerk at Mr. Robinson's, horse and carriage repository, Little Britain. On the 1st of December the prisoner brought the landau-fly there for sale. and requested an advance; I lent him 15l. on it - he wanted more; the sale took place on the 4th of April - we kept it till then; it was not out on any job - it was sold to James Bruin , of Camberwell-road, for forty guineas; I paid the balance to a person representing herself to be the prisoner's wife - she brought this order, which I believe to be in his hand-writing - (read.)

April 5, 1831.

Please to pay the bearer the balance due for the carriage, and her receipt will be your discharge. J. MARRIOTT.

WILLIAM BATEMAN . I am a labourer at Claremontmews, Claremont-square, Clerkenwell. I was in the prisoner's service in November last, and remember his bringing a landau-fly and harness from Mr. Snow; he said he could buy and sell Mr. Snow for a pint of beer, and he would mace him out of it; this was the day he brought it home - he represented himself as a livery-stable keeper; I left him very shortly after the carriage came, and did not see him again till he was in custody, in August.

Prisoner. This witness knows I am no scholar, and can say it is not my hand-writing - he was not my servant, but a partner with my son, and pretty well the ruin of me; he absconded with two sovereigns - I have got his handwriting for it. Witness. He got a mare of mine, and sold it clandestinely - I was obliged to leave him; I have never been paid for it.

JOHN SNOW . I am the prosecutor's son. This carriage has never been brought back.

SAMUEL JEFFERSON . I am an officer. I received the prisoner in charge on the 15th of August - he said he was sorry he was wronging Snow out of his property, but hoped he should be able to make it good to him.

Prisoner. I had the carriage for a certain time, and for the hire of the stanhope I sent nine trusses of hay, which came to 1l. 2s. 6d., but Snow has never paid me.

GUILTY . Aged 46. - Transported for Seven Years .

1638. JOHN MARRIOTT was again indicted for stealing, on the 26th of October , 1 chaise, called a stanhope, value 30l. , the goods of William Snow .

JOHN SNOW . I am the son of William Snow . On the 19th of October the prisoner hired this stanhope for one month, at 3l. a month - it was worth 30l.; it has never been returned.

Prisoner. When I hired it I asked you the price, and you said it would be 30l. if I kept it. Witness. He never said a word about the price.

WILLIAM SNOW . I found the stanhope at Mr. Robinson's, advertised for sale; it had not been returned - I have not received a farthing for the hire.

HENRY AGATE . I am a clerk at Robinson's repository. The prisoner brought this stanhope on the 26th of October, for sale; I advanced him 10l. on it - it has not been sold; it is now in our possession - the prisoner has not applied for it.

Prisoner's Defence. I hired it to let out; the price was to be 30l. if I bought it - I have tickets to prove it was let out on hire - when I was taken I was allowed three days to settle this, but could not find friends.

GUILTY . Aged 46.

Transported for Seven Years, to commence from the expiration of the former sentence .

1639. JOHN THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of June , 1 pair of gloves, value 2s., and 38 pairs of unfinished gloves, value 3l. , the goods of George Bullock Watts , his master.

2nd COUNT, calling them silk tranks.

3rd COUNT, stating it to he 470 pieces of leather.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE BULLOCK WATTS . I am a wholesale glovemanufacturer , and carry on business in the Old Jewry , but live at Kensington - I leave my premises early in the evening - the prisoner was in my employ. On the 13th of June, in the evening. I observed his coat hanging up, and having frequently missed property, I examined it, and found in it a quantity of incomplete gloves, which had been stolen from me - the prisoner afterwards returned to the warehouse; I told him he might leave for the evening - I followed him down stairs; on his getting out I called him back, and requested to inspect his pockets, in which I discovered the materials for three pairs of gloves - I asked him whose they were; he said they were mine, but it was the first offence he had been guilty of - I promised him forgiveness if he told me the whole truth, but he said that was his first offence; I requested the keys of his boxes, and gave him in charge - he delivered three keys to me; I asked him again, in the officer's presence, if that was his only offence - I went with Henman, the officer, to his lodgings, in a court leading from Farringdon-street to Snow-hill, and searched his drawers; I saw the officer apply the keys to the drawers, and in them he found upwards of three dozen' pairs of unmade leather gloves - there were four hundred and odd pieces, worth at least 3l.; I returned to my house, where the prisoner had been left in custody - the officer produced to him one of the three keys he had given me, and asked how he got possession of that key; he said he had found it - it was afterwards applied to a chest of drawers in my house, which contained clothes, and opened all the drawers in that chest; after he was in custody I went to Giltspur-street prison - I did not hold out any threat or promise to him; I said I was sorry to find a person in whom I had placed such confidence had committed such a breach, and was sorry I had not an opportunity of finding the receiver - he said he had been induced to steal the property from me, to support himself when out of employ.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did you charge him before the Lord Mayor with stealing the leather contained in this indictment? A. I charged him first with stealing three pairs of gloves - this charge was made before the last Session; I gave my evidence before the Grand Jury in a general way, on the indictment for the three pairs of gloves - I stated the whole of the thefts to them, and understood I was dismissed; I did not go before them on the other indictment - he was tried for the gloves last Session, and discharged; I ordered the officer to detain him, and take him before the Lord Mayor on this charge; I found the pair of gloves named in this indictment at his lodgings, and I believe I named that before the Lord Mayor - he was tried last Session for those found in his coat; my servant on that trial swore he believed the marks on the tranks to be his, but he would not positively swear it was his mark; I positively swore it was his mark - he was admitted to bail after being detained; I have been to him once in prison since the last Session, and asked if he had been set at liberty on the Saturday, whether he meant to remain in town or go into the country - my motive was to know if I should rid myself of a person who had committed such extensive depredations on me; I should have persisted in this charge if he had gone into the country; he was a good workman; I produced a bit of ribbon before the Lord Mayor, but did not prefer a charge against him for that - I know the leather found to be mine; they have the marks of two of my men, King and another, on them.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. You gave before the Grand Jury last time a general account of what you had lost, did you suppose you had given all the evidence required? A. I did; I did not mean to abstain from evidence on the other charges on any consideration; it was entirely an error on my part that I did not go before the Grand Jury on the other bills; finding they were ignored, I had him taken before a Magistrate, and stated the circumstance - he was bailed.

WILLIAM HENMAN . I am a constable. I accompanied Mr. Watts to the prisoner's lodgings with three keys, which Mr. Watts gave me; I produced the keys to the prisoner, and asked him what they were; he said two of them belonged to his trunks, and the other to a drawer at his lodgings - I went to a house kept by Hodson in Sea-coal-lane, on Tuesday the 7th of June, about eight o'clock in the evening - Hodson showed me a chest of drawers, to which I applied two of the keys, and found a quantity of leather, which Mr. Watts identified; before I went I cautioned the prisoner, and told him if he had no more property of Mr. Watts', but the three pairs of gloves, Mr. Watts would fulfil the promise he had made, (as Mr. Watts told me he had made him a promise;) he then said there would be no more found, none whatever - there was nothing at his lodging, I might go and see; I did so, and found these thirty-eight pair of tranks, and a pair of made-up gloves; there was but one box and one drawer, at the prisoner's lodgings; I could find no use for the third key - I returned to Mr. Watts' house, and said to the prisoner, "You have stated wrong, you have not got two boxes" - he said,"I never said I had" - I said, "You did, what is the use of this key?" he said he had no use for it, that he had found it - he had told me two keys would open his boxes, and one his drawer; I applied the key he said he had found to a chest of drawers at Mr. Watts' house - it opened the whole of them.

COURT. Q. How do you know the lodging to be the prisoner's? A. He informed me he lodged there.

Cross-examined. Q. Did the key fit the place the gloves were kept in? A. No; he told me I should find no property whatever of Mr. Watts' at his lodging.

MR. WATTS. I know this leather to be my property; here is the mark made by the cutter, which I know perfectly well - there are two marks; I lost as many tranks as I found at the prisoner's lodging - there are the cutter's initials on the tranks; there is no mark on this pair of gloves, but I am certain they are mine - the prisoner was never a cutter.

Cross-examined. Q. Are all the tranks in the same state of manufacture? A. Yes, the marks are scraped out of some of them; here is a pair I have no doubt have been defaced - here is another with a K. on it, and something more; here is another mark of another cutter - King is the first cutter; his Christian name is John, I believe.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. On this pair here is a K., has that been attempted to be erased? A. I cannot think how it could be in this state, unless it had; King had been in my sole employ for about nine months.

Witness for the Defence.

JOHN KING . I was in Mr. Watts' service about six or seven weeks ago, as a cutter - I should not know my marks on the gloves, not to speak positively to them; (looking at a pair) I could not swear this is my mark.

MR. CLARKSON. On your oath, do you believe that it is your mark? A. Why, it is like it; I believe it to be mine, to the best of my belief it is; it is the K. as I used to mark it, when employed by Mr. Watts.

COURT. Q. You have left Mr. Watts six or seven weeks, that must have been after this second charge was made? A. Yes; I was before the Lord Mayor six times about this, but not examined.

Prisoner. Q. Why did you leave Mr. Watts' employ? A.Because I received great insults from him, through not swearing to the mark at the last trial.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you not state to the officer, before the prisoner was charged with any offence, that you would swear to the marks on the gloves? A. I never did.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined One Year .

NEW COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1640. JOHN AUSTIN NEAME was indicted for embezzlement ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . - Confined One Year .

1641. SIMON PHILLIPS was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of June , 2 seal-skins, value 7s. , the goods of Hyman Emanuel and others, his masters.

PETER MAMROTH. I know the prisoner - he was a capblocker to Hyman Emanuel, Simon Emanuel and another - he lived in their house. I have some seal-skins here, which are their property; I received them from Mrs. Emanuel.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Are you quite sure there are two partners besides Hyman Emanuel? A. Yes; these are not fitch-skins, they are seal-skins.

FAGE EMANUEL (examined by an interpreter.) On the 5th of June I went up to the garret, where the prisoner was employed blocking the caps - I found him with his back towards the door, pressing something into his hat; he put his hat on his head; I desired him to show what he had in it - he refused; I took his hat off, and these two skins, which belong to Messrs. Hyman Emanuel and Co., were in it.

Cross-examined. Q.Does Mr. Emanuel sell skins in this state? A. I do not interfere in the business - he makes caps of them; the prisoner was in his service last year, and came back again last May - there was no other person worked in the room; no one had any quarrel with the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. It is impossible for those two skins to go into my hat.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 22.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Six Months .

1642. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 coat, value 10s. , the goods of Henry Clark , his master; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

HENRY CLARK . I live in Jermyn-street, St. James' , and am a bath proprietor - the prisoner was in my service about two months. On the 16th of July I took off a coat, and delivered it to my female servant the last thing at night - it was past ten o'clock, and she put it into the parlour in my presence - I missed the coat, and went in search of the prisoner; we found him at a pawnbroker's door with anther person, and another person was inside pawning the coat at the time, but I did not know that till we brought the prisoner back to my house.

Prisoner. There was no more than one with me? Witness. You said there was another inside the house.

ANN WANSBOURNE . I am in the prosecutor's service. I received his coat - I put it on the parlour table; I missed it the first thing in the morning - I heard the prisoner charged with taking it: he said he had had it, and given it to a young man to pawn; I found the shutters open in the morning, when the coat was gone - there was no one in the house but my master and I.

JAMES DENNIS . I am a constable. I went with the prosecutor: we found the prisoner at the pawnbroker's door; he said a person in company with him had pawned the coat - I went to the shop; they said it had been offered, but it was not there.

HENRY EGERTON . I am a Police-officer. I know the prisoner, and was present at his trial in this Court - I have the certificate of his conviction; I am certain he is the person - (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

1643. THOMAS BIRD was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 waistcoat, value 6d.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 1s., and 3 towels, value 6d. , the goods of John Grogan .

CHARLOTTE GROGAN . I am the wife of John Grogan. On the 16th of July I was out with my husband; he got a little too much to drink - when we got back to Charles-street, Drury-lane , where we live, I went up stairs first, and opened the door; the prisoner, who was near the street door, accosted my husband, and offered to help him up stairs - he came up with my husband, sat down in a chair by the side of the bed, and entered into frivolous ignorant conversation, and offered to send for liquor, which was not accepted; my husband insisted he should go out; he went to the door, and then turned back again - my husband fell asleep, and the prisoner turned to me and said, "Deliver me that gown;" I refused, and received a blow from him, which knocked me down; he seized my arm, and got the gown, then put his hand into his pocket, took out a clasp-knife, and said if I said a word he would rip my bl-y g-ts out; he took my gown, shawl, a sheet, two Prayer-books, a plate, my husband's spectacles, three towels, two handkerchiefs, a dishful of beans and bacon, four knives, two forks, a teaspoon, and almost every thing I had; I was so exhausted, so weak, and low, I was incapable of alarming my husband, and was in bodily fear; he went down stairs, came back, and took the remainder of the articles - as soon as I was able I alarmed my husband.

Prisoner. Q. When I came into the court, was not you laying down in a scaudalous state of intoxication, at the foot of the stairs, quarreling with your neighbours, and I helped you up; you said you should like to go to bed; I helped your husband to take your gown off? A. I was not intoxicated.

JOHN GROGAN. I have heard my wife's evidence - the prisoner was in the room; I put him out, and then fell asleep; when I awoke my wife informed me of the loss - I looked and missed all the property.

WILLIAM FOWLIS. I lodge in Bull's-Head-yard. I was standing at my door, which is next to the prosecutor's; I saw the prisoner come down the prosecutor's stairs with an apron full of something; he took them across to an opposite room, in which room I saw the officer take him next morning; I saw him afterwards on that day going out of that room, with a man and woman who lodge there, with a bag, which appeared bulky.

JOHN JEANS . I lodge in Bull's-Head-yard. On Saturday, the 16th of July, I saw the prisoner take a bundle of things into the opposite room.

AUGUSTUS HORNCASTLE . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner on Sunday, the 17th of July, in the room; I found this knife on him.

CHARLOTTE GROGAN. It was a knife of that description he pulled out.

Prisoner. That knife was never in my possession - I never gave her a blow.

GUILTY . Aged 61. - Transported for Seven Years .

1644. FREDERICK BLEWITT was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of July , 1 coat, value 16s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 10s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 5s.; 2 waistcoats, value 7s.; 1 brooch, value 4s.; 2 watch-keys, value 5s.; 1 seal, value 2s.; 1 ring, value 1s.; 1 pair of gloves, value 6d., and 9s. , the property of Henry Norris .

HENRY NORRIS. I live in Palace-court , and am a journeyman sadler . The prisoner lodged in the same room. On Sunday night, the 3rd of July, I took off my clothes, and put them into my box; I went to work at six o'clock the next morning, leaving him in bed - I returned at nine o'clock, and the prisoner was then gone; I found my box forced open, and these things gone; the prisoner did not return till the 7th of July, when he surrendered, and brought back all but one waistcoat, one handkerchief, and the money.

Prisoner. I brought back all I took - there was only one waistcoat; it was distress drove me to it. Witness. The waistcoat I miss I had worn on Sunday.

JAMES BACON . I am an officer. I have the articles, which I received in the prisoner's presence, at the prosecutor's room.

Prisoner. I was in the deepest distress; when I found I had done wrong, my guilt accused me of it, and I returned.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Twelve Months .

1645. EDWARD BURKE was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 3 boots, value 7s. , the goods of James Lloyd .

JAMES ISAACS . I am a Policeman. On the 16th of July I was called into a pawnbroker's shop, in High-street, and saw the prisoner; the pawnbroker said he had offered these three boots in pawn - I took him; he had a bag, with boot-legs in it, on which were Mr. Lloyd's name and address - the prisoner said they were his own.

JAMES LLOYD. I am a boot and shoemaker , in Bond-street. These boots are mine - I have brought the fellows, and know the marks on them; the prisoner was in my employ - I gave him the boot-legs to make up, but the boots had been taken from my shop.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 46. - Confined Three Months .

1646. GEORGE CASELEY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 half-sovereign, 1 half-crown, 1 crown, and 6d. in copper monies , the monies of Thomas Jewson , his master.

ESTHER JEWSON. I am the wife of Thomas Jewson, a coal-dealer , in Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's - the prisoner was nearly twelve months in our employ. I sent him out on the 16th of July - when he returned he told me he was to take half a bushel of coals to Mrs. Killick, of Church-row, with change for a sovereign; she owed me for a half-bushel, and I gave him a crown, a half-crown, a half-sovereign, and 6d. - he went away, and never returned; after he was taken my husband asked his reason for doing this - he said he did not know, he was sorry for it, and he must do as he liked with him.

MARY ANN KILLICK . I had not ordered any coals on the 16th of July, but I found half a bushel on the stairs.

JOHN STEWART . I am a watchman. On the 20th of July, about half-past ten o'clock at night, the prisoner came to me in Helmet-row, he said he had left his master, and took 18s. away, and he understood he was going to prosecute him - I kept him in conversation till the Policeman came up, and then gave him in charge.

THOMAS MIDDLETON . I took him in charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not intend to keep the money - I lost the half-sovereign, and did not like to return with the rest.

GUILTY . Aged 20.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined One Month .

1647. JAMES CHAPMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 52 lbs. of flour, value 12s. , the goods of Jediah Squirrel , his master.

HUGH CHAPMAN DRIVER . I am a Policeman. On the 18th of August, at a quarter to three o'clock in the morning, I met the prisoner in Pollard-street, Bethnal-green - I observed something large before him, and asked what it was; he said, "Only a little flour;" I asked where he got it - he made no answer; I took him to Mr. Squirrel's, Pollard's-row - he had this bag in his apron, with 52 lbs. of flour.

JEDIAH SQUIRREL. I am a baker , and live at No. 16, Pollard's-row. The prisoner had been nearly five years in my service - I had seen him on my premises not more than twenty minutes before he was stopped; this bag is not mine - I cannot speak to the flour; I had let him in that morning, and locked the two gates - when I came down in the morning I found these false keys in the gates, which led out the back-way, and was the way the prisoner was going; I saw nothing in his apron when he came in - my flour is kept in a loft, about two yards from the house.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.Had you ever seen those keys before? A. No; a widow and her daughter lodge in my house - the daughter has at times come home late; she would be let in at the street door, not at the back gates; I never found the prisoner in flour - he has bought flour of me.

JOHN FORWARD . I am a Policeman. I was on duty about three o'clock in the morning, and saw the prisoner come out at the back door of the prosecutor's premises, with something large in front of him; in a minute or two I heard a rattle, and found him in custody.

GUILTY . Aged 52. - Confined Twelve Months .

1648. JOHN DAVIS and WILLIAM DAVIS were indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 2 penholders, value 2s., and 1 pair of compasses, value 2s. , the goods of Joseph Hogarth .

GEORGE POWELL . I am a Policeman. On the morning of the 22nd of August, I saw the prisoners in Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square - I saw John Davis enter Mr. Hogarth's shop; William stood outside the door -John came out in two or three minutes, and joined William; I went in, and informed Allen - I then followed them, and they ran; I overtook them in Grafton-street -I took them to a public-house, and found on each of them a pen-holder; in going along, William said, "Here are the compasses;" they pleaded poverty.

HENRY ALLEN. I work for Joseph Hogarth , of Mortimer-street. The officer spoke to me - I looked about, missed the compasses, and told him so; the prisoners were brought back soon after.(Property produced and sworn to.)

William Davis received a good character, and a person engaged to provide him a berth on board of ship.

JOHN DAVIS - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years .

WILLIAM DAVIS - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Fined One Shilling , and Discharged.

1649. WILLIAM DAYMENT was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of James Warren , from his person .

JAMES WARREN. I am a butcher , and live in Francis-place, Lambeth. On the night of the 18th of August I was in the Strand - the prisoner and two others passed me several times before I got to Charing-cross, and opposite Northumberland-house I felt something go out of my pocket; I turned, and caught the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand - the others escaped.

JOHN COLLIS . I am an officer. I received him in charge, with the handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1650. JAMES FORRESTER was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of June , 1 pair of trousers, value 1l.; 1 waistcoat, value 10s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 5s.; 1 gold ring, value 5s., and 2 sovereigns , the property of John Welsford .

JOHN WELSFORD. I lodge in Rupert-street - the prisoner slept in the same bed with me for one week - another man slept in another bed in the room. On Wednesday night I saw all my property safe in my box, at the foot of the bed; I went out about six o'clock in the morning, returned about nine, and missed this property - the box had been forced open; one sovereign was a dark colour, and had not the George and dragon on it - the other had, and was disfigured on the edge; I had looked at it, thinking it was not good - (looking at two sovereigns) this one I can swear to; I have not found my clothes.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Do many persons lodge in the house? A. Three besides the prisoner - the room door was not kept locked; the other lodgers were not in the habit of coming home till night - I went out first in the morning; I saw the things there at night, but not the sovereigns - I had put them into the trunk on Monday.

MARK MERRITT . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner about twelve o'clock that day, and got these two sovereigns from him, and 15s.

JOHN WELSFORD . I know this to be one of the sovereigns which was in my box, by this mark at the edge; I had looked at it particularly, and being a gilder by trade, I thought it was a gilt one - I can swear the other sovereign was a darker colour, and had not the George and dragon; this is one of that description, but I will not swear to this.

JOHN CHAPMAN . I slept in the same room with the prosecutor; the prisoner and the landlord's son slept in the same room - I got up at a quarter to seven o'clock that morning; the landlord's son got up at the same time - we left the prisoner in bed; there was then a basket on the prosecutor's trunk, and nothing seemed to be out of its place.

REBECCA SNELL. I keep the house. Welsford came down about a quarter past six o'clock that morning; Chapman and my son came down together at a quarter to seven - the prisoner did not come down till a few minutes after eight, but I had heard him about for an hour before; there had been no one else in the house, but myself and my husband - I am quite sure nobody went up stairs nor came down till the prisoner came down; I went up to make the beds about half an hour after he left, and am certain nobody had been in the house - when I went up I saw the basket on the floor, and the lock hanging to the box; my house stands back in a yard, and consists of three rooms, one above the other - there is no passage; the stairs come down into the room which I was in that morning - I was ironing, and never left the room; I sent for the prosecutor, who came home and discovered his loss - I did not leave the house till he came home; I went to several pawnbrokers, and while there the prisoner came into one, and was taken.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you let lodgings by the night? A. No, none are less than weekly lodgers; the prisoner came on the 22nd of June - when he came down he said,"My week's rent is up to-day?" I said, "No, not till tomorrow;" he just spoke as he went through, but did not stop - he must have had the property about him then, but I was busy; he had no bundle.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Seven Years .

1651. ELIZABETH GORDON was indicted for steal ing, on the 31st of August , 1 necklace, value 1l. 5s., the goods of George Henry Wulff , from the person of Sarah Wulff .

JANE FREWER. I live in Charles-square, Hoxton. On the 31st of August I was in the City-road , with Sarah Wulff , who is three years and a half old - she is the daughter of George Henry Wulff, and had a coral necklace on, with a gold snap: a little boy came out of a shop, and said a woman had taken the child's necklace off - I looked, missed it, and followed the prisoner; I ran up to her, and asked for the necklace - she said she had not got it, but a woman had brushed by her, and very likely she had it; she offered to help me overtake her, and led me down Hill-street, but as I was carrying one child and leading another she got a good deal a-head of me, and suspecting her, I got a person to stop her - this necklace was found in her right hand; when I first saw her she was not more than ten yards from me.

JAMES BROWN . I took the prisoner, and have the necklace.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw the necklace on the ground, and took it up, but did not know whose it was; this young woman said I had taken it - the boy said he could not say it was me.

THOMAS WEST. I saw Frewer going along with a child, and saw the prisoner take the necklace from its neck.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1652. WILLIAM HOLT was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 4 pairs of trousers, value 20s. , the goods of John Wheeldon .

JOHN ROBINSON . I am a Policeman. On the night of the 15th of August, about ten o'clock, I saw the prisoner in some ground called Shadwell ruins, about forty yards from the prosecutor's shop; he had a bundle, and on seeing me he put it into his bosom: he was going along - I called to him to stop and show me what he had got; but he ran away and I followed him five or six minutes, calling Stop thief! and kept him in sight till he was stopped - I took three pairs of trousers from his bosom and this other pair was in his hand.

GEORGE LORIMER . I was an officer. I stopped the prisoner, who was running as fast as he could; I asked what he had got - he said Nothing - I said I insisted on knowing; he made a blow at me, and we both fell - I got two pairs of trousers from him; he said he bought them for 7s. of a man who hawked them about - he made great resistance.

WILLIAM BURTON . I am in John Wheeldon's employ. I had seen these trousers safe in his shop from half-past nine to ten o'clock.

JOHN WHEELDON . I am a clothes-salesman . These articles are mine; three pairs are new, 1 value them at 20s., but they are worth considerably more.

Prisoner's Defence. I had come from on board my ship - we had been drinking freely; these trousers were offered to me for 7s. - I bought them.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined Three Months .

1653. LOUISA HUMPHRIES was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 basket, value 1s., and 1 brush, value 6d. , the goods of Susannah Mitchinton .

SUSANNAH MITCHINTON . I am a widow , and live in Orchard-street, Westminster . On the 3rd of September I missed a wicker basket from my door; I received information and sent my girl, who brought the prisoner back with the officer, and the basket and brush - she had asked the price of the basket, and I told her 14d., but she bought nothing.

Prisoner. I offered her a 1s. for it, which she took and sent for change. Witness. She did not; I took nothing from her, nor did she offer it - she had a woman with her, and when she came back she put the brush in my face, and said, "What did I give you for this brush?"

LEWIS HYAM SMITH . I am an officer. I took the prisoner and another woman - the prisoner had the basket; and the other woman the brush - the prisoner, at the watchhouse, begged to be excused for taking the basket, as the prosecutrix knew her as a neighbour; she had before said she gave 1s. for it.

Prisoner. I said I did not want to be taken, and would give up the shilling and basket too. Witness. No, she said she took it - she begged to be excused, and burst into tears.

ANN SOMERS . I work for the prosecutrix. I was sent after the prisoner, and came up to her in Great Chapelstreet, walking with another woman; she had the basket in her hand - I took hold of it, and said she had taken it from mistress' door; she called me a liar, and said she would come back - she then opened the basket, and said to the other woman, "If I stole the basket I did not the brush - take the brush;" the prisoner seemed willing to return, but the other woman raised a mob; the officer came up, and took them back.

Prisoner's Defence. The other woman had the brush in her hand; I said, "Put it into the basket;" I bought the basket, and paid for it.

SUSANNAH MITCHINTON . I never sold either of the articles.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Confined Two Months .

1654. JOHN HARRADINE was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 6 tea-spoons, value 4s. , the goods of John Duffey .

MARY DUFFEY . A distress was put into my mother's house, at Dalston - the prisoner was in possession; these six spoons were not in the inventory, but were put into a desk, which was in the inventory - I never saw them in the prisoner's possession; I afterwards got them from the prisoner's wife - he said he knew nothing about them, and that he had delivered the desk to a little girl.

NOT GUILTY .

1655. THOMAS IRWIN was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 2 printed books, value 3s. , the goods of John Chidley .

JOHN CHIDLEY. I am a bookseller , and live in Goswell-street . On the 20th of July the prisoner came and bought a book for 3d. - he left hastily, and in consequence of information I went after him; he was running fast - I stopped him, and took him back; he produced these books, which are mine.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I travel with books for sale; I laid my bundle on the counter, and these books were tied in my bundle with others, by mistake.

JOHN CHIDLEY . He said he had stolen them, and begged to be forgiven - he is in the habit of buying books.

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Confined Three Months .

1656. ANN KELLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 1 watch, value 4l., the goods of Thomas Rust , from his person .

THOMAS RUST. I am servant to Mr. Carr, a barrister, of No. 19, Park-crescent. On the 5th of July I was in the New-road, with the coachman, and met the prisoner; I went with her to a public-house at the corner of Fitzroystreet; we had a pint of beer and a glass of gin each - I then went to a house in a court with her, for about ten minutes, and gave her half a crown: as I came out of the court I went to feel for my watch, and missed it - the prisoner was with me; I saw my fellow-servant again in the court; I called the prisoner aside, and said, "While I have been with you I have lost my watch;" she said I must have laid it on the table, but I had not - I returned to the house; the watch was found, but not in my presence.

SARAH BUCKELEY . I am the wife of Joseph Buckeley , and live in Fitzroy-row, New-road . The prisoner and prosecutor came to my house - they went out; the prosecutor returned, and said he had lost his watch - the prisoner was searched, but it was not found about her clothes - his fellow-servant brought a Policeman; I searched the prisoner again, but could not find it - I asked if she had got it; she said No: I said, "If you have you had better give it to me;" she still said she had not - the Policeman insisted on my searching her again, and said if I did not find it he would send for a doctor or surgeon; I then saw her hand go to the chimney-piece, and I took the watch from there.

Q. At the time you asked her again about the watch, did you not know she had it about her person? A. I did see her hand come from her person, and go to the chimneypiece, and then the watch was there - I do not recollect her saying any thing to me.

Q.Mind how you answer - when you told her the Policeman talked about a doctor, did she make any offer to you? A. Yes, she said she would give me 5s. if I would say I had searched her and could not find it; I told her I would not say any thing of the kind, and that she had better give it up - she said she had got it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Who was in the room when she offered you 5s.? A.Nobody; after returning with the prosecutor she did not leave the house- my sister did not assist in searching the room for the watch - she opened the door for her; the prosecutor was in the room till the Policeman came - the prisoner and I were alone when the watch was found; the Policeman was at the door while I searched her - I only searched her clothes - she undressed several times. I have been to see her in prison once - I did not make her any offer; not a syllable passed about 2l. - I felt unhappy about her being here; I merely asked at the door to see Ann Kelley ; I was not asked what relation I was, nor did I say - I only saw her once before this transaction; I did not tell the prisoner I got into the gaol as her sister; there was a female with her - my sister lives in Buckinghamshire; she never entered the room while I was there, to my knowledge - I will not swear she did not come into the room; the prosecutor did not say, in my presence, that he did not believe the prisoner robbed him - she was nearly dressed when she produced the watch. I have kept this house about two months - I never kept any other house; I have been servant at other houses - I do not know where my husband is now; I saw him on Saturday.

MR. PHILLIPS to THOMAS RUST. Q.When you missed your watch did not the prisoner request that you should go back with her? A. She did - I saw Buckeley's sister in the room; I do not know that she assisted in looking for the watch - I offered the prisoner three halfcrowns for it; she said she had not got it, and asked to be searched.

JOHN RYLES . I am a Policeman. I was on duty in the New-road; the coachman called me to No. 4, Fitzroyrow - I found the prisoner there, and understood she had been searched; I required her to be searched again - she voluntarily stripped; nothing was found: I was not satisfied, and desired Buckeley to strip her quite - I went out at the door; I heard some words, but cannot say what - Buckeley afterwards produced the watch to me, with a ribbon - the prisoner clasped her hands together, burst into tears, and begged me to forgive her.

Cross-examined. Q. Who else was present? A. I believe Buckeley's husband; it was a man who appeared to belong to the house - Buckeley's sister came into the room.

Prisoner's Defence. Mrs. Buckeley was looking for the watch; she took it from a tea-caddy on the table, and said, "I have found the watch;" she said to me, "Hold your tongue - I will give you 5s.; my husband is in the habit of selling watches in the country;" I said I would do no such thing, and to give it to the gentleman - she came to me in prison, and said she had said she was my sister, or they would not have let her in - she said, "I am sorry you did not sell me the watch, but I am still sorry for you, and if you will make up 2l. I will not come against you" - I refused, and she said, "You shall rue it."

MARGARET BRANDON (a prisoner). I saw a woman like this witness come to see the prisoner - I cannot say she is the woman, as I was talking to a woman myself; I heard the woman say to Kelley, "Don't be alarmed - if you can give me 2l. I will go into the country, and not come against you;" I did not notice much what else passed, but I heard Kelley say, "Mrs. Buckeley (or Buckey) are you not ashamed of what you said of me?" she said she did not say what she did at the time, and she need not be uneasy, she would not hurt a hair of her head - Pollard was present, but no turnkey.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Seven Years .

1657. MARY KIRBY was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 1 umbrella, value 4s. , the goods of William Arthur .

WILLIAM ARTHUR . I am a shoemaker , and live in Wigmore-street; the prisoner was servant to my lodger. I missed an umbrella from behind the parlour door; the prisoner left that night.

JAMES STOKES . I am shopman to Mr. Henry, a pawnbroker, of John-street. On the 28th of July Mclutire pawned this umbrella; she had a woman with her, who I believe was the prisoner.

ESTHER McINTIRE . I am the wife of David McIntire, and live in Lownes-court, Carnaby-market. The prisoner called and asked me to go with her and pawn this article, which I did.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I found the umbrella in the area, and did not know who it belonged to.

WILLIAM ARTHUR. I saw it safe behind the parlour door that evening.

GUILTY . Aged 42.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Ten Days .

1658. THOMAS KIRBY was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 suit of boy's clothes, value 5s.; 1 handkerchief, value 6d.; 1 gown, value 5s., and 1 coat, value 19s. , the goods of John Chapman .

JOHN CHAPMAN, JUN. I live with my father, John Chapman , who keeps the Duke of Argyle public-house, Laystall street . On the night of the 17th of August I saw the prisoner coming down stairs from the second floor; on seeing me he dropped a bundle which he had, on the landing - I immediately asked what he had been up stairs for; he said he was waiting till the song was over - I came down, and told my father, who secured him; he said he had some friends up stairs, but nobody there would own him - the bundle contained these articles.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q.Were any other persons there? A. No; I am certain the bundle fell from his hand.

WILLIAM NORMAN, I am an officer. I took the bundle from Mrs. Chapman.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I never had the things, nor saw them.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Twelve Months .

1659. THOMAS LISINEA was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 1 sovereign, and 7s. , the monies of Mary Field .

MARY FIELD . I was in Old-street-road on the 6th of July; the prisoner came up, passed me, and picked up a paper parcel, close at my side - he opened it, and took out a bill, which he requested me to read; it said, "Two gold rings, and one pair of handsome gold ear-rings, with drops, 5l. 19s. 6d." - he said he could not read writing; I read it, and gave him the bill back - he said he wished it had been two sovereigns, it would have done him more service, as he was going out of town that afternoon; he then left me, and went to Shoreditch - I went up Kingsland-road, and had not gone far before another man passed me, and he picked up a paper - he said to me,"I have not found a prize;" I had not gone far before the prisoner overtook me again, and said if I liked I should have the jewellery for 30s. - I said I did not know how much I had about me, but would see; I looked and found I had but 7s. and a sovereign, which I gave him for the rings and the ear-rings, and we parted - I had told him I had seen the other man, who told me a lady in her carriage had just dropped some jewellery, that her footman was looking for it, and there would be a reward of three sovereigns for it in the morning; the man had told me so - the prisoner said he should not hear of that, as he was going out of town, and if I gave him 30s. for them, and went to the place I should get 30s. for myself - I took them to a jeweller's on the following Saturday; I am told they are not worth 4s.

THOMAS RESEAM . I know the prisoner; I saw him on the morning of the 6th of July, in Kingsland-road, with the prosecutrix - I was in a shop at the time.

JAMES BROWN . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and asked if he had been in Kingsland-road on the Wednesday - he said, No; I asked if he had sold no earrings or rings, he said, No.

Prisoner's Defence. I never saw the prosecutrix till I was at the office; she said she did not know me at the office.

MARY FIELD . I did not.

GUILTY . - Aged 32. Transported for Seven Years .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1660. THOMAS POPE and JOHN MASKELL were indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 gaspillar, value 10s.; 1 gas-cock, value 5d.; 1 key, value 6d., and 6 feet of pewter pipe, value 5s. , the goods of James Wilson .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1661. ANN DRAIN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August 1 shawl, value 8s.; 2 blankets, value 8s., and 1 collar, value 1s. , the goods of George Collins .

CATHERINE COLLINS . I am the wife of George Collins - he does not now live with me. I lodged with the prisoner's mother, in Princes-street ; these articles were in my box - I had only lodged there a week; I was out for three days, and when I came home the hinges of my box were broken, and my property gone - the prisoner was out; she returned, and I charged her with it - she said she had not taken the property.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you know James Gleeson ? A. Not till this affair; he had no business with my things - my husband is in America.

WILLIAM SOWERBY . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Cable-street. I have a shawl, pawned by the prisoner on the 20th of August, in the name of Ann Drane .

Cross-examined. Q. Do you swear to her? A. I could almost swear it; I saw it taken from her - I will not positively swear she is the person.

JAMES GLEESON . The prisoner told me she had been selling off her things, and had a pair of blankets to sell for 6s.; I said I did not want them, but could sell them for her - I sold them for 7s. 6d., and gave her 6s.

Cross-examined. Q. Will you swear you have told all you know? A. Yes; I was never at Collins' house, I am sure - I sold the blankets to Mr. Carter; I never saw this hammer (looking at one,) nor did my wife, to my knowledge - I never heard of my wife having two gowns; I did not tell Carter they were my own, and that I sold them, being in distress.

EDWIN CORPE . I live with Mr. Carter, in the Minories. I was not present when the blankets were sold to him, but I sold them again from his warehouse; they went into the country - I wrote to get them back.

GEORGE JOHN WEST . I am an officer. The prosecu trix fetched me; I took the prisoner - she said she gave the blankets to Gleeson, and that he only gave her 4s. 6d. of the money - Gleeson told me at the watch-house that he told Carter they were his own, and he sold them through distress.

NOT GUILTY .

1662. ANN DRAIN was again indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 2 gowns, value 23s. , the goods of George Collins .

CATHERINE COLLINS . I am the wife of George Collins. I lost these two gowns out of the same box in the prisoner's mother's room; I put them in on the 15th.

EBENEZER HODGES . I live at a pawnbroker's, in Aldgate. The prisoner pawned these two gowns with me, in the name of Ann Jones .

Prisoner. There was a woman with me. Witness. There might be, but I gave you the money.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. Gleeson's wife was with me.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1663. BENJAMIN ALEXANDER was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 12th of July , 120 printed books, in quires, value 50l., the goods of Henry Butterworth , well knowing them to be stolen .

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

JOSEPH BRETTELL . I am warehousemen to Mr. Henry Butterworth , a law-bookseller , in Fleet-street; he has a warehouse in Apollo-court, Fleet-street , and a very large stock there - a considerable quantity of it has been taken away without our knowledge, and must have been stolen; the key of the warehouse is kept at the shop - we sometimes sell small quantities of misprinted paper, but not in this quantity.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Whether this was taken away in quires, or in small quantities alone, you cannot tell? A. No - I suppose it was not all taken at once.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Could any body take it without stealing it? A. No - they are collated into perfect books; the prisoner never dealt with us.

COURT. Q.Were these taken after they were made into books? A. Yes; they are divided into books, but not stitched.

ESTHER LYONS . I am a dress-maker, of No. 12, Creechurch-lane, Leadenhall-street. The prisoner came to me on Thursday morning, the 14th of July, and brought six bundles of printed paper; I never looked at them - he asked if he might leave them for half an hour; I said Yes he might, being an acquaintance - he said if I could sell them while he was gone I might; he wanted 31/2d. per lb. for them - I said I did not think I could sell them, but after he was gone I went down to Mr. Raphael, who lived in the house, and dealt in stationery - I asked him about it; he said he would not purchase it, but he took them out and sold them to Mr. Abrahams; he took only a sample - he came back, and said he had got a purchaser; he afterwards gave me 5l. 1s. 6d., which I gave to the prisoner -I delivered the paper to Raphael.

Cross-examined. Q. Where is Mr. Raphael? A. He is a commercial man, and has been out of town since the day after he sold it - I do not know where he is; he never writes to me - I lodge at his mother's; I have known Raphael many years - he is not related to me; I do no business with his mother, and have no connexion in trade with her or her son, nor has my mother.

Q.Read this bill? A.This is right, but it only alludes to Passover time - my mother and Mrs. Raphael have a sort of partnership during the Passover.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Is this bill printed for general trade or only at Passover time? A. Only at the Passover, which lasts eight days - persons unite to sell provision among the Jews at that time.

SOESMAN ABRAHAMS . I am a grocer and pastry-cook, and live in Petticoat-lane. I bought 312 lbs. of paper of Raphael, for which I gave 36s. a cwt., which is about 4d. per lb. - I do not know what has become of him since; I sent my boy with a truck for the paper - he went with Raphael, but I bargained for it - Raphael brought me a sample: the officer took the paper away afterwards, and it is here now.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see it taken by the officer? A. Yes; I can neither read nor write, but I can swear to the size of the paper - I put no mark on it: the officer put a mark on it, and took it away about five days after I bought it - I had other paper in the house, but not made up in bundles like this; not such a quantity - it stood in my parlour at the back of the shop.

LEON MAY . I am in Mr. Abrahams' employ. I went with Raphael to fetch some paper, which was in the first floor of Mrs. Raphael's house - I took it home, and put it into the front part of the shop; I was present when the officer took the same paper away.

BENJAMIN ALLEN STONE . I am an extra patrol of the City. In consequence of information I went to Abrahams' house, and found these six bundles of paper in a little room, adjoining the shop - there was other paper in the house, but not in the corner where this was; I saw no large bundles - this is what I brought away; it has my mark on it - I did not take Abrahams into custody; I told him to come to Mr. Butterworth's, and he promised he would, but his wife was taken very ill; I returned, and he went up to Mr. Butterworth's - I asked who he bought the paper of, and he showed me a copy of a receipt which Thomas, who was with me, took a copy of - I afterwards took the prisoner, and told him what it was for: he said he had never sold any printed paper in his life - that he had sold writing paper; I took him to Mr. Butterworth's, and then to the Compter - one day, in the Alderman's room, I asked him again where he got it; he was in a bit of a passion, and said he never bought printed paper, but he bought writing paper of several parties at the West-end of the town, but they were now off, and he knew nothing of them.

Cross-examined. Q. The prisoner told you all through that he had never sold printed paper? A. Yes; I have been looking for Raphael sometimes till two o'clock in the morning, but cannot find him - I inquired at his house; they say he is travelling, but do not know where.

JOSEPH BRETTELL . These are part of Mr. Butterworth's stock - they are not in a state to be sold for wastepaper; they lay in books, and if stitched and boarded would sell for 24s. a copy - there are one hundred and twentycopies of them.

ESTHER LYONS . The paper I sold Raphael was printed - there was no writing paper.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How long is it since Raphael left your house? A. I believe it was the next day, but I was not down stairs - they sometimes hear from him when absent once a week, sometimes it is a month or two; I cannot tell when his mother heard from him last - he travels with pens, quills, and pencils; my father is at Portsmouth, on board ship - he was sent there for seven years, on board the bulks - my mother does not keep any shop; I have lived in the house three years - my sister and I support my mother.

LEAH RAPHAEL . I am Raphael's mother. I saw the paper delivered at my house; it was taken out by Abrahams' servant.

Cross-examined. Q. Is this your house? A. Yes; Lyons lodged in my house two years and a half or three years; I have known them fifteen years - the young lasses get their living by needle-work, and support their mother as well as they can; I keep a shop in the general line - Mrs. Lyons has sometimes been my partner at the Passover, but not always; I do not know where my son is - I never heard from him since he left, and have not the least idea where he is to be found.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Does Mrs. Lyons ever interfere in your shop? A. Never, except when I am busy I may call her down; my son went out of town four days after I heard of this.

Prisoner's Defence. I know nothing at all about any printed paper - I am an innocent man; on my word and honour I never had any printed paper in my possession.

NOT GUILTY .

1664. MARY ANN REYNOLDS was indicted for feloniously receiving, of a certain evil-disposed person, 1 sacramental cup and cover, value 16s., and 1 patten, value 1l., the goods of Benjamin Davis and another, Churchwardens of the parish of Elstow, in Bedford , wellknown them to have been stolen .

SECOND COUNT, calling it 9ozs. of silver plate.

WILLIAM KIRKETT. I am parish-clerk of Elstow, Bedfordshire - Mr. Benjamin Davis is one of the churchwardens. I went to the church on Sunday, the 31st of July, and the iron chest which contained the registers and the sacramental plate was gone - I acquainted the churchwardens, and a vestry was called; I have since seen part of the plate in possession of Mr. Hatton - I know nothing of the prisoner.

JOSEPH YORK HATTON . I live in Thames-street, opposite the Old London-bridge; I am a watchmaker, and deal in silver. On the 2nd of August, about six o'clock in the evening, I was in a little room behind the shop; Mrs. Hutton was in the shop, she came and brought me this silver, which she said was offered for sale - I immediately said, "This is stolen silver," and directed her to buy it; I went to a place where I can observe every thing without being noticed, and there I saw the prisoner selling this plate; I took particular notice of her person; her name and direction were asked; she gave her direction, No. 20, Long-lane, Borough; I am not positive whether she gave her name - I sent my female servant out at the private door, to watch where she went - she was gone some time, and from what she said, when she returned, I went after dark to No. 7, Castle-street, Kent-street, Borough, with two Policemen; I knocked at the door, and the prisoner opened it; I gave an agreed signed to the Policemen, and they approached - I challenged her with having been at my house, and given a false address; she said she had never seen me in my life, and I do not think she did see me, but she added that she had not been over the bridge, nor at my house, which I described; I took out the silver, and said to the prisoner, in the Policemen's presence,"Will you say you did not bring this silver to my house today;" she utterly denied all knowledge of it; she was taken into custody; the Policemen went into a back room, which her landlady said she rented, and found a man there, whom they took; I have no doubt this silver is part of a cup and cover.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you not tell the landlady that you would transport her? A. I do not remember it- I said the case would transport her; I was about four yards from her in the shop, looking through a hole; my wife bought the plate; she might give her name as Mary Ann Reynolds; I do not recollect; I went to Long-lane, and found it was a false address; I think she did say her name was Reynolds - my wife is not here; I had no conversation with the prisoner in the shop; she told the Magistrate her brother gave it her; I did not know at first sight that this was sacramental plate.

BETSEY COOPER . I am servant to Mr. Hatton. He desired me to follow the prisoner; she went to No. 7, Castle-street, Borough; I am quite sure she is the person - she did not knock at the door, it was open.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you was in the shop when she first came in? A. Yes - she asked if the gentleman was at home; I went and sent Mrs. Hatton out to her - I remained in the parlour, which is a very little way from the shop; I was within hearing, but did not hear her say her brother gave her the silver - if she had I must have heard it: I might not hear all she said - she gave the name of Ann Reynolds, for it is down in the book; I did not hear this.

THOMAS WATKINS . I am a Policeman. I went to No. 7, Castle-street, on the 2nd of August - we found the prisoner in the passage; there was a man in the room - the prisoner and the man both said they lived there together; I found a lap-stone there, with marks of silver on it.

Cross-examined. Q. Were there not shoemaker's tools there? A. Yes - they use a lap-stone; I have heard that the prisoner's brother ran away - he did not live at the house; I have been looking for him.

MR. HATTON. I gave 4s. an oz. for the silver - it came to 37s. 6d.; I thought at first it was foreign silver, but on looking at it, I saw the Hall mark, and advertised it.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see your wife weight it? A. Yes, and she entered it in the book - there were 9 ozs.

WILLIAM KIRKETT . This is part of the cup - I know this piece, which is part of the top of the cover; here is a figure of 9 on it - it was made in 1639; I can swear to several of these pieces.

Prisoner's Defence. I know nothing about it; my brother gave it me to sell - I asked what it was; he said he did not know.

NOT GUILTY .

OLD COURT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1665. WILLIAM PACKHAM was indicted for embezzlement .

THOMAS WATNEY . I am a corn-dealer , and live in Weymouth-mews, Marylebone. The prisoner was a year and a half in my service - when he receives money on my account, it is his duty to give it to me the moment he sees me- on the 17th of August the witness fetched this hay; I was not there - the prisoner never gave me this 2s.: on the Saturday I told him of it, and he said he meant to have given it to me - I discharged him, because I suspected this had been going on for some time; he had 1l. a week.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did you mention the 2s. to him before you discharged him? A. No - I discovered it on the Saturday morning, when Tyzack came and asked for a better truss than he had on Wednesday; the prisoner did not tell me he had received 2s. from a fishmonger - he never paid me money, saying he had had it two or three days; I had a visit from the Excise on Monday evening - the prisoner was taken on Tuesday; I did not suspect he had sent the officer.

ROBERT TYZACK . I am porter to Mr. Elmore, of Marylebone. I fetched a truss of hay from the prosecutor's on Wednesday, the 17th of August, and paid the prisoner 2s. for it.

Cross-examined. Q. Your brother is a fishmonger? A. Yes.

WILLIAM JOHNSON . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner, and on the way to the office he asked what he was taken for - I said his master informed me he had robbed him; he said, "Why I know nothing I have robbed him of, except the 2s. I received for a truss of hay, and did not account for."

Prisoner's Defence. I mentioned the truss of hay on Saturday night, when he settled with me - he said I owed him 1s. 9d.; I said, "Yes, and 2s. I had from the fish-monger."

CHARLES CARTER . I was in the prosecutor's service, minding his place, when this happened; I was present when the prisoner was settled with on Saturday night - Mr. Watney mentioned the truss of hay; the prisoner said he would pay him, and told him to take the money; he said he had sold the truss to the fishmonger's brother - I saw him pay it into Mr. Watney's hand, with 1s. 9d. which he owed besides.

COURT. Q.Then it is all false that the 2s. have not been paid? A. Mr. Watney will take a false oath - I was there about three weeks, merely to mind the place while the man went out with the cart.

Q.Was the prisoner the first to mention this truss of hay to his master? A. He was - he said, "Here are 2s., which I forgot to give you:" it was settled in full of all demands - I was suprised to hear of his being taken up; they kept me back from going to the Magistrate - nobody stopped me from going in, certainly, but I was ordered out of the Court-yard; I cannot say who by - the prisoner's wife asked me to go there; she asked me if I did not remember his paying the 2s.

Q.What time were you discharged on the Saturday night? A.About half-past seven o'clock, when the account was settled.

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Confined Six Months .

Before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1666. JAMES ROBINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , 40 yards of merino, value 10l.; 150 yards of fustian, value 10l.; 12 pattern-cards, value 6l.; 40 yards of woollen cloth, value 35l.; 100 yards of kerseymere, value 35l.; 400 yards of cassimere, value 160l.; 20 yards of twilled cloth, value 8l.; 50 yards of patent-cord, value 10l.; 80 yards of jean, value 8l.; 150 yards of valentia, value 50l.; 60 yards of plush, value 20l.; 130 yards of silk, value 60l.; 18 yards of petersham, value 10l.; 140 yards of drill, value 16l., and 20 yards of velveteen, value 5l., the goods of Charles James East and Henry Vigurs East , in their dwelling-house ; and RICHARD MARTIN was indicted for feloniously receiving part of the same goods, well knowing them to have been stolen .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE ELVIDGE . I lived as porter with Messrs. Easts, in Leicester-square. I left them on the 20th of March - the prisoner Robinson was in their employ with me; I slept in the shop - Robinson generally came between six and seven o'clock in the morning; Mr. East generally came into the shop to business about nine - he occasionally came into the shop before nine, but not to continue; Robinson employed me three or four times to take out parcels before eight o'clock in the morning; I took one or two to a coffee-shop in St. Martin's-lane, by his direction - I am not certain whether they had a direction on them - I think one of them had "James Robinson" written on it; he sometimes told me the parcels were linen, or his dirty shirts - I tore a bit of the brown-paper off one of them, which I was to leave at a baker's-shop, in Bear-street, St. James', and saw it contained what looked to me like brown kerseymere - I told him that was not his linen as he had told me, and he said it was a cut which he had brought with him out of the City; I have observed him go out with parcels himself of a morning, before Mr. East came down - I have asked him about them; he generally said they were his clothes going to be mended, or his linen going to be washed - John King was the porter who succeeded me.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. You never looked into more than one parcel? A. No; I undid one corner as well as tore the paper; whether there was linen under the kerseymere I cannot tell; nor do I know what was in the parcels he took out - if I had supposed property of large value was being taken away, I should have mentioned it.

JOHN KING . I succeeded Elvidge as porter to Messrs. East. Robinson, on several occasions, sent me out with parcels before Mr. East came down - in consequence of suspicion I informed Mr. East; Robinson was soon after apprehended.

Cross-examined. Q. How long were you in that employ? A.About five months; I was sent out much oftener than three or four times.

HENRY VIGURS EAST . I am in partnership with Charles James East; we are woollen-drapers , and carry on business in Leicester-square - Robinson was in our em ploy. On the 17th of August, in consequence of information, I called in Clements, and we had Robinson into the counting-house - I said to him, "Where do you live?" he hesitated considerably, and said, "What do you say?" I said, "Where do you live, sir?" he said, "No. 3, Upper St. Martin's-lane;" I sent one of my shopmen to inquire if it was true - he came into the counting-house, and said, in the prisoner's presence, that no such person lived there; I again asked where he lived - he replied, "I have done nothing wrong, I shall not tell you;" I then said, "Now, James, I have been seriously robbed, and I am determined to find out the thief;" he then said, "I have never robbed you of 6d.;" I said, "You are resolved then not to tell me where you live?" he said, "Come with me to my brother's, and I will tell you;" I said, "Why not tell me here?" and after he was given in charge he gave me his address, No. 12, Blenheim-street - I saw him searched, and among other things a bunch of keys taken from him; in consequence of some inquiries we made I went to No. 48, Han's-place, Sloane-street, with an officer; I saw the prisoner Martin there, and asked him to show us Robinson's room; he said it was locked - he took us up to the back attic; I found the door wide open - we went in, and with the keys found on Robinson, Clements opened some boxes, trunks, and closets - in the boxes I found several articles of my own wearing-apparel, some account-books, and banker's cheques; the account-books are mine, but not the writing that was in them; the cheque-book was mine - I found in the closets silks, kerseymeres, cloths, umbrellas, and a variety of things; immediately I saw the cloths and silks I knew them to be ours - Martin was with us; we went down stairs, and as we were leaving the room I said,"Have you bought any goods of Robinson?" he said Yes, that he had had considerable dealings with him, and believed he owed Robinson between 400l. and 500l.; I said,"Have the goodness to show me the articles you bought of him;" he said, "All that I have bought of Robinson have tickets on them;" he was at that time showing us his stock - I said, "You appear to me to have an immense sized stock, pray what sized trade have you?" (he is a master tailor) - he said, "I keep from two to three men;" I said, "Have you been aware that this young man is in my service?" he replied, "Most certainly I am;" I said,"Pray when did you expect to pay for these goods you have bought so extensively?" he said, "Perhaps in two or three years' time;" that money was no object to Robinson, and that was the only way he had of investing his property - he said that he (Martin) had had dealings with Mr. Bousfield; we know that name in our trade - the property was in a room on the ground floor; I know it to be ours by the marks - the value of the property he stated to have bought of Robinson was about 300l., besides which there was about 200l. worth in Robinson's room; Martin had no shop - it was a private room; the name of "Martin, Tailor," is on the door.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Has your father any share in the business? A. He has not; we succeeded him, and pay him a fixed income - Robinson did not give me the information, which led me to Martin; I only know it to be Robinson's room, by what Martin said; we had not missed any of these goods - my brother sold in the shop, also William Landon and Robinson - these goods have not been sold; I can tell that by my books - it is our invariable custom to take off the marks when they are sold, and several of those found both in Robinson's and Martin's rooms have marks attached to them.

Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. Q.Then the marks were plainly visible to any body who opened the cloth? A. Yes; they still remain fixed to the goods - I cannot be certain that the marks remain on those sold to Martin, till I look at them - I know they are on those found in Robinson's room; our stock mark is made with red pencil and not easily removed; they could be cut off - Clements was with me at Martin's, and heard all that was said; he said that Robinson himself attached the tickets to the goods, to distinguish them from the property he had purchased of other persons - I was violently agitated, and said, "You all deserve to be hanged;" he pointed out 2l. or 3l. worth of goods, which he said, he purchased of Bousfield: Martin's son was present at the latter part of the conversation - two coaches were sent for, and the property put into them, but I do not know whether Martin's son fetched the coaches - it was some part of his household undoubtedly; he did not say he had a book in which an account of the transactions between him and Robinson were kept - we brought a book away, which we took out of Robinson's box; Martin did not produce a book - this is the book we took from Robinson's box; Martin wished his son to accompany him to the office.

Q.Was it not a voluntary act on the part of the prisoner and his son, that they went to the office? A.The officer told them they must go to the office.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Is this the book (producing one)? A. Yes, it is; Clement's was present at the conversation with Martin - he knew he was an officer.

THOMAS CLEMENTS . I am an officer, of Marlborough-street. On the 17th of August I saw Robinson at Mr. East's shop; the first address he gave was No. 3, Upper St. Martin's-lane; he then said No. 12, Blenheim-street, and afterwards, No. 8, College-street, Fulham-road - I went to Blenheim-street with a search-warrant, and they said they did not know him, and to No. 8, College-street, but he did not live there - I asked where his brother lived, he said in Yorkshire; I asked where there; he again said in Yorkshire - I ultimately found his brother lived at Mr. Dalston's, in Regent-street; I saw his brother there - I took some keys from the prisoner's possession, and went to No. 48, Han's-place, with Mr. East, and applied the keys to the cupboard, boxes, and drawers in the back attic; they fitted and opened them - a considerable quantity of property was found in Martin's room on the ground floor, as well as in Robinson's - in his parlour and a back room, which appeared a cutting room; they were both on the ground floor - Mr. East asked Martin, if he knew where Robinson lived; he said he knew he lived at Messrs. East's.

Cross-examined by MR. DOWLING. Q. Do you remember a coach being sent for? A. Yes, two; I think Martin's son went for them - the property produced was brought away in them.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Has it been in your possession ever since? A. It has been locked in a room in my house.

MR. EAST. Here is a ticket in Robinson's hand-writing fixed to five or six yards of velveteen, found in Martin's room; it cost me 5s. a yard - here is another in his writing, attached to twenty-one yards of fustian, at 2s. 9d. a yard; and another on ten yards of patent cord, worth 2l. -I have examined all the property and can conscientiously say it belongs to our firm.

Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. Q. Do you mean to say the goods which are not marked are yours? A. I do; some have neither marks nor tickets, but I should say they are ours.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Are you sure they are what Martin told you he had from Robinson? A. Yes - he said that as to every one of them.

WILLIAM WILSON SCOTT . I know Robinson, and visited him at No. 48, Han's-place, in a bed-room - I cannot say on what floor.

HENRY MARTIN . I am the prisoner's son, and am nineteen years old.

MR. ALLEY. Q.Did not your father openly and fairly disclose what he knew of the transaction? A. I fetched the coach to take away the goods; I did not expect my father would be taken into custody; my father and I both walked to the office.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did Clements go with you? A. He was sometimes before, and sometimes behind - Robinson lodged in my father's back attic.

MR. EAST. I sleep in the house in Leicester-square; the rent is paid out of the business; we do not both live in it - it is leased to my father, and transferred by him to us; I pay a greater portion of the rent than my brother; the porter belonging to the firm lives in the house; the goods could not have been carried away all at once - I cannot say what portion was carried away at one time; the house is in the parish of St. Anne, Soho.

THOMAS CLEMENTS . The house is in the parish of St. Anne, in the liberty of Westminster - it is known by that name.

Martin put in a written Defence, stating that he had known Robinson upwards of seven years, and from the opportunity he had of observing him, he considered him an honest industrious man, and entitled to confidence; that he let him a room in his house last July; a few days after which, he observed, that as he was frequently in the City, he could match patterns for him, and afterwards stated he could purchase goods for him, representing that he had various opportunities of procuring them, and having property himself, he could afford to give long credit; that he had purchased the goods of him at a regular and fair price, which was entered in a book now in the prosecutors' possession; that he understood he had property left him by his father, and he had no suspicion of the goods having been improperly obtained; he frequently discounted bills for him; and that upon the prosecutors and officer coming, he had made a full disclosure, and afforded every facility to the search. Twenty witnesses gave him an excellent character.

ROBINSON - GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 20.

MARTIN - NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1667. JOHN ROBINSON was again indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 14 yards of woollen cloth, value 14l.; 2 yards of kerseymere, value 1l.; 1 yard of velvet, value 1l.; 2 pattern cards, value 1l., and 3 yards of quilting, value 1l. , the goods of Charles James East and Henry Vigurs East , his masters; and WILLIAM NEWLAND was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

WILLIAM LANDON. I was in the employ of Messrs. East, and on the 18th of August I went, by desire of Messrs. East, to the house of the prisoner Newland, No. 12, Bury-street - Goddard went in first; I followed, with four or five more, and found, laying on the table, three coats in an unfinished state, one silk waistcoat made up, and one surtout, not made, and six white quilting waistcoats cut out, but not made: Newland said the coats he had cut out to make up for Robinson's wear, and the silk waistcoats also, but the quilting waistcoats were for customers of his own - two lengths of drill were also produced with other articles, by Newland; he said he had them from Robinson - Goddard asked if that was all the property he had got which he had received from Robinson; he said it was all he had got; Clements said, "Then if that is all you have got, we will look round the room;" he did so, and on taking a candle, on a sideboard or shelf on the left-hand side of the room, he found this parcel, tied up in brown paper - here is the paper; there is written on it, in Robinson's hand-writing, "Mr. J. Robinson;" I have seen him write many times; the parcel contained a yard and a quarter of fancy velvet, a yard and a half of figured silk, a yard and three-quarters of superfine brown cloth, and two pairs of trousers made up: I do not think they have been worn - one pair has not been worn certainly: Newland said he was not aware of it having been left there - that it must have been left three or four days before; he was asked if he had an account with Robinson, and said he had been in the habit of making up a good many clothes for him - that he was never paid in money, but in goods, which answered his purpose equally well; he produced no account in my presence - he was asked if he was aware Robinson was in the employ of Messrs. East, and he said he was perfectly aware of that - he was asked what he owed Robinson, and at first said, Nothing; being again asked, he said there was an account between them, and he believed he owed him between 30l. and 40l., which was to be paid at Christmas - several of these articles I can positively swear to; I have the piece this velvet was cut from in Court - it matches exactly, where the figures is cut through, and tallies exactly, and this silk I thoroughly believe to be Messrs. Easts', as we have the exact pattern; here are two pattern-cards which we found in Newland's room - they are Messrs. Easts', and his name ought to be on them; that part of the cover which had" C. and H. East" on it is cut out.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Had this conversation passed before you found the coats? A.They were produced to Goddard, I believe, before I went up -I never heard him say any thing about his believing Robinson to be an agent, selling on commission, or any thing to that effect; he lives at a baker's shop, and is a tailor - it is a small room, about fourteen feet square; I did not see the parcel till Clements took hold of it - Newland's attention had not been directed to it; I do not think it had been opened at all - it was not directed to Newland.

Q.When the officer asked if he had more articles which he had bought of Robinson, did he call his apprentice to look and see if there was more? A. I did not hear him, and think I can swear he did not; I never knew an instance of a clerk acting as a commission agent in our trade; I have been with Mr. East twelve years - Robinson was two years and a half or three years in Mr. East's employ, and acted as a servant.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was the sideboard, on which the parcel was, in the dining-room? A. Yes; there was nothing to prevent the family seeing it - I never knew a clerk allowed to get goods made up, and pay the tailor in cloth.

HENRY GODDARD . I am an officer. I went with another officer and Landon to the prisoner's house; I went up stairs first, saw Newland, and asked if her knew a young man named Robinson, in the employ of Mr. East - he said he did: I asked how long it was since he had any cloth from him - he said, "Last week;" I said his employers had been robbed to a very considerable extent, and that I had a search-warrant, and it was for him to produce the property he had of Robinson: I then asked how much he owed Robinson - he said he did not owe him any, for he always took it out in cloth: he then went into a back room, and brought three unfinished coats, and the articles Landon has spoken of - the drill was in the front room; he said he was making the coats up for Robinson; Clements and Landon then came up stairs - the conversation was in the middle room; I asked if he had got any more property which Robinson had brought there - we were then in the front room, in which the sideboard was; he said No: Clements then proceeded to search further, and on the sideboard found a small parcel, directed to J. Robinson - Newland said it must have been left there three or four days ago, for he did not know it was there; he was again asked if he owed Robinson any thing, and said he owed him nothing - we pot him into St. James' watch-house, and on our way to the office next day, he said he supposed he owed Robinson 20l. or 30l., but if he had finished the clothes he supposed he would have owed him 10l.

Cross-examined. Q. What time did you go there? A.About a quarter-past seven o'clock in the evening, or it might be half-past; it was certainly getting towards dark - he at once said he knew Robinson, and had bought goods of him; the things were brought to us by himself and his apprentice - he went into the back room, where they make up clothes; the front is a set of dining and a cutting-room, and the middle a bed-room - I asked him to produce the whole of the property which he had from Robinson; we were then in the front room, and he was asked if he had got any thing else; Clements took the candle off the front room table, and brought the parcel - the parcel was tied up, as if it had not been undone; the drill laid openly on the cutting-board - the other things were brought out of the back room, except the quilted waistcoats, which were in the front room; his apprentices assisted to produce the things - I particularly asked if it was all the property he had of Robinson.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you see the pattern-cards? A. Yes, they were found, to the best of my knowledge, under the paper parcel on the sideboard.

THOMAS CLEMENTS . I am an officer. I went with the officers, and found the paper parcel on the sideboard, with these two pattern-cards under it, and another by the side of it; Landon took them up, and said, "Why, these are ours;" I was bringing Newland to the office on the 19th; he said he owed Robinson about 20l., or it might be rather more, that he had been making a suit of clothes for a young man at No. 120, Sloane-street, named Wilson Scott, with cloth brought by Robinson, which he took home last Saturday, and that would reduce it to about 12l.; I went there, and got the clothes.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you go into the room were you found the parcel with a candle? A. I took a candle off the table in that room.

HENRY VIGURS EAST. I am in partnership with my brother. Robinson was our servant; we paid him wages as a servant - he was called into the counting-house on the 17th of August, and asked where he lived; he gave three false addresses - these pattern-cards contain patterns of the goods we had for sale in August, and our present stock corresponds with 19-20lbs of them; the cards are ours, and all the property produced is ours.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you deal in the wholesale way? A. Yes; we serve tailors as well as others - we give pattern-cards, not sell them; August is not the season for giving them; we gave several dozens away in April or May - the goods found at Newland's are worth 9l. or 10l., besides that in the parcel.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.When you give any cards do you erase your name from them, or is it that the persons may know your stock? A.Certainly it is - our name is outside, and we generally write inside the name of the person we give them to; there is no name inside these.

COURT. Q. If a person sells on commission for you, in what way does he sell? A. It is a very different description of trade altogether; we have a country traveller, but never sell on commission - I do not think it is the practice in our trade to sell on commission at all.

GEORGE ELVIDGE . I was porter to the prosecutors five months ago; Robinson directed me to take two parcels out for him; I left one or two for him at a coffeeshop kept by Arliss, in Upper St. Martin's-lane, tied in brown paper - I think they were directed in the name of James Robinson; I also took a parcel to a baker's-shop, in Bury-street, St. James', and think it is the house Newland lodged at - I think I took two parcels there.

Cross-examined. Q. How came you to leave Messrs. East? A. On account of getting up late in the morning; I understood so at the time - I have since heard I was not confident enough; I left on the 20th of March - it was about July last year that I went to Bury-street, and about February to the coffee-shop - I did not know what the parcels contained.

CHARLES ARLISS . I keep a coffee-shop, in Upper St. Martin's-lane, and have known Robinson about eight months. He left a parcel himself with me, about eight o'clock in the morning, directed to Mr. Newland, and one for Mr. Green - I cannot positively say whether Newland himself came for the parcel; I was examined at the office - a person called about eleven o'clock the same morning, and asked for a parcel left for Mr. Newland by Robinson; it was the prisoner Newland for all I know - I had never seen him before.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.How long age was it that Robinson left the parcel for Newland? A. I cannot say; I think it was after Christmas, five or six months ago - I do not know who fetched it away.

Newland's Defence (written). If I had dealt with the prisoner Robinson as a mere acquaintance of yesterday, more caution might have been required at my hands, but I have known him intimately for several years, and known him employed in various situations of great respectability and trust, in which no misconduct was ever imputed to him - I knew him to be a sober and an attentive industrious man. I was acquainted with some of his relatives and friends, who were highly respectable, and in a condition, as I believed, to afford him the means which he stated they had done; I have long worked for him, as a tailor, before he entered the service of the prosecutors, and was always told by himself, when he solicited orders from me, that he was transacting business occassionally on his own account - a circumstance not at all uncommon with persons in his situation. In confirmation of all this, his prices were as high as those charged by the wholesale traders; and I humbly hope you will be satisfied that, in crediting these assertions and representations, I was doing no more than almost any other man would have done; he came openly to my shop, and transacted business in the presence of my two apprentices, to whom our accounts were always open for inspection - nor was there any thing in the extent of our dealings to awaken suspicion on my part. When his conduct was discovered, and the prosecutors, with the officers, came to my house, I was ready and anxious to give every explanation - I directed every article to be brought forward, and gave up the accounts without hesitation, for I had nothing either to conceal or to deny; and if I have been in any instance too easily induced to believe in the representations of so very old an acquaintance, who, as far as I knew, had deserved the good character he had enjoyed, I trust the character the Court will hear of me to-day, from respectable individuals, will induce your Lordship and the Jury to believe that I have not done so with any culpable intention of defrauding others, but that I have been myself most cruelly deceived.

ISAAC ACKROYD . I live in College-street, Chelsea, and was formerly in business with Mr. Lamot, in Marylebone-street, Golden-square. Robinson is my brother-inlaw, and came into our service about six years ago; his father died in October,1828, and, I believe, he had property left him - I cannot tell the amount; I do not know any thing about it.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Where did he lodge in August last? A. On my oath, I cannot tell, farther than by hear - say - the last place I knew him at was Mr. East's, and he told me he slept there.

JOHN COWIE . I am a woollen-draper. It is customary for drapers to buy goods of agents, and the agents may serve on their own account if they please; it is frequently the case, but not always.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Has it been customary at your house? A. Yes - I do not give pattern cards like these; I am in the wholesale line - I am in the agency business, and sell on my own account as well; I never give my clerks liberty to have goods made up, and pay the tailors with cloth.

COURT. Q. Is it customary for a clerk to be a commission agent? A. No, it is not when he is employed as a clerk.

EDWARD WEST . I am apprentice to Newland. I have seen Robinson at his house - master has bought articles of him in the usual way of business: they were entered in the books - I have seen them entered at the time they were bought; Robinson used to enter them, and I have seen master enter them - master made up clothes for him; I never knew master pay him except by making clothes for him; I have heard master complain to him of being over - charged for goods - Robinson has answered that he did not get 2d. a yard by them; I have heard Robinson tell master at the time that he had bought the goods in the City - I was present when the officers came; master and I gathered up the things I was making, and took them into the front room - master told me to look for all the things he had had from Robinson: I produced all that came from him to the best of my knowledge.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.How many dealings had your master with Robinson? A. I am not aware - I have heard him there a dozen times; we never made him more than one coat at a time, except the last - there was a great coat and three dress coats; they were for Robinson himself, and a black coat was made for a gentleman in Sloane-street - I never saw any money pass between Robinson and master; I never heard him say where in the City the goods came from - it was the first dealing I was present at that he said he bought them in the City; master and mistress used to sit in the front room - I did not go there unless I was wanted; I did not know he was in Mr. East's employ till be was taken - master's books were given to Mr. East on the first examination.

RICHARD FIGGINS . I have been apprentice to Newland these two years - he was in the habit of buying goods of Robinson; I have several times heard him complain of their high price, and Robinson said he did not get 2d. a yard by it - I have heard him say he got the goods in the City, but never heard where; the purchases were regularly entered into the book at the time - I believe that book is in Mr. East's possession.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.How long has Robinson dealt with your master? A. Ever since I have been there, I think, but I did not know much of master's affairs when I first went; he would appear very young two years ago - the first dealing I was present at was about a year and a half since; when he has called master has said he wanted goods - I have heard him say, "It is a pity I did not know it an hour ago, as I have just come from the City;" I have heard that several times - I never heard master ask where he got them; I knew he was in Mr. East's employ, and have heard master say so - Robinson frequently brought cloth to master's, he might have brought cloth a dozen or three dozen times.

Q. Will you swear your master has not bought one hundred and fifty yards of cloth of him at different times? A. I cannot; I have seen pattern-cards about, but do not know whether these were them - they had not the name scratched out; I never noticed what the names were - I seldom went into the front room; I believe Robinson went into master's front room whenever he chose - I never saw the parcel on the sideboard; I had not been into the room for three days.

COURT. Q.Look at these trousers? A. This pair was made at our house, and I believe the others; they do not appear to have been worn.

Q.Then in the bundle was a pair of trousers made by your master? A. I think they are his make - I do not remember when they were made.

EDWARD WEST. These trousers are my make; I do not remember when they were made; I do not know whether they fitted - they do not appear to have been tried on.

THOMAS EVANS . I am servant to Mr. Bedward, a man's-mercer, in Vigo-lane - I have managed his business for the last seven years, and receive all his cash. I know Newland perfectly well; I have dealt with him as an agent, at least he has had goods of me on my own account; I bought them of Mr. Bedward, who is my uncle - I am allowed that privilege; they are booked to me, and I dispose of them among my friends - I have sold the prisoner goods, and have been paid by his making clothes for myself, my brother, my cousin, and Dr. Jewell, whom I recommended to him.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Your uncle was acquainted with this, and you did nothing secretly? A.Certainly - he knew where I lived; I told him I had my uncle's permission.

COURT. Q.How were the goods delivered? A.Sometimes he came to our shop for them, and at other times I sent our young man with them.

ROBINSON - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

NEWLAND - NOT GUILTY .

1668. JAMES ROBINSON was again indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 20 yards of drill, value 3l.; 140 yards of silk, value 70l.; 90 yards of cassimere, value 40l.; 40 yards of quilting, value 8l.: 70 yards of valentia. value 20l.; 50 yards of kersey, value 20l.; 20 yards of toilenette, value 5l.; 26 yards of woollen cloth, value 20l.; 25 yards of fustian, value 3l., and 40 yards of merino, value 8l., the goods of Charles James East and Henry Vigurs East , in their dwelling-house ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years, to commence from the expiration of the former Sentence of Fourteen Years .

1669. JAMES ROBINSON was again indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 11 yards of silk, value 6l; 29 yards of cassimere, value 8l.; 10 yards of dimity, value 1l.; 10 yards of mole-skin, value 1l.; 3 yards of plush, value 1l.; 1 yard of toilenette, value 5s., and 5 yards of nankeen, value 13s., the goods of Charles James East and Henry Vigurs East , in their dwelling-house ; to which he pleaded.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 21.

MR. PHILLIPS declined offering any evidence on the capital part of the charges.

1670. JOSEPH EVANS was indicted for feloniously receiving the goods stolen by the said James Robinson on the 10th of August , well knowing them to have been stolen .

No evidence. NOT GUILTY .

1671. ALFRED GREEN was indicted for feloniously receiving 35 yards of kersey, value 10l.; 33 yards of cassimere, value 10l., and three-quarters of a yard of silk, value 1l.,the goods of Charles James East and Henry Vigurs East , well knowing them to have been stolen .

No evidence. NOT GUILTY .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1672. THOMAS JAMES DENKIN was indicted for embezzling the sums of 90l. 4s. 2d. - 3l. 3s. 9d. - 9l. 8s. 6d., and 120l. , which he had received on account of Nicholas Denny , Esq. , his master.

SEVERAL OTHER COUNTS, describing it to have been received on account of the West of England Fire and Life Insurance Company ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 34. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1673. WILLIAM JONES was indicted for embezzlement .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosectuion.

JANE WRIGHT . I live at Hyde, Middlesex. On the 13th of July I went to Messrs. Harvey's shop, on Ludgatehill , and purchased goods of the prisoner, which came to 21s. - I paid him a shilling and a sovereign; he made out a bill, and gave it to me directly, without taking it to the desk - here is the bill; it amounts to 21s. - he took the sovereign up in his left hand, and the shilling in his right - he stood a few minutes, and then put his left hand into his pocket; I then saw him make out another bill, which he took to a desk where the cashier sits - he returned to me - I made another purchase, which came to 2l. 18s.; the bill for that was stamped - I then left the shop: he had never left me to attend to any other customer before he went to the desk; he did not show me the bill which he presented at the desk - this was about six o'clock; I went straight to my son's, named it to him, and he went to Mr. Harvey's.

GEORGE HILL . I was cashier to Messrs. Harvey, and was stationed at the desk in their shop - it is the duty of the shopmen to bring the money and the bills to me; I stamp the bills, and return them. On the 13th of July, between six and seven o'clock, the prisoner brought me a bill of 1s.; I did not know whether Mrs. Wright was there - I received the shilling, and stamped the bill; I think he left the bill at the desk; it is usual to give it to the customer, but there was no change, and he did not require the bill back; I have my books here, in which I enter every payment - there are twenty-seven entries of money to him that day, but none of 21s.; each shopman has a column marked for himself - No. 19 on this bill refers to his book; each shopman has a book of his own, and writes on the bill the folio in which he enters the transaction in his book - there is no entry in his book of 21s. being received that day; the bill produced by Mrs. Wright, I believe to be in his hand-writing.

ROBERT COOK . I am one of the firm of John Harvey and others. The prisoner was our shopman - it was his duty, on making a sale, to take the bill with the money to the cashier immediately; this is the book the prisoner kept, and it was his duty to enter in it every sale he made, to number it, and to insert on the bill the number of the transaction in his book. In folio 19 in his book, here is 1s. entered, but no 21s. - if the entry in the book had been correct it should have been 21s. Information was given to me that evening; we took the prisoner into custody next morning, and a sovereign was found in his boot - upon my charging him with it he denied it, but on the following morning, as I was going out of the door to call the officer, he called me back, and said he had got the sovereign, he took off his boot, and produced it - he had been about three months in our employ, and we had a good character with him; he had from 30l. to 35l. per annum, and his board and lodging; I have nothing to do with the countinghouse, and cannot say whether he had been paid - if he had applied for his wages he could have had them.

JAMES SNOW. I am an officer. I was called in on the 4th of July, and heard the prisoner say that he took the sovereign, made a fresh bill out, and gave a shilling to the cashier.

GUILTY . Aged 21.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Three Months .

1674. FRANCIS MACDOWALL was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 coat, value 5l. , the goods of Henry Ruffy .

RENRY RUFFY . I live in Newgate-street, and was in the service of my father, who is a printer , in Budgerow; the prisoner was in his employ. I was out of town on the 13th of August, and was not aware of my loss until I was informed of it; I then missed a coat worth about 4l. or 5l. - I had left it at my lodging in the cupboard; the prisoner knew I lived there - I left in July, and returned about the end of August - I then found him in custody; I never gave him permission to take it.

REBECCA FENTON . I am servant to Mr. Wilson, of Newgate-street , where Mr. Ruffy lives. The prisoner used to call there; he came on the 13th of August last, and asked for Mr. Henry's brown great coat - I knew him to be in Mr. Ruffy's service, and delivered it to him; the prosecutor was out of town at the time - I thought he wanted it for Mr. Henry.

ISAAC HUGHES PUGH . I am shopman to Mr. Bayles, a pawnbroker, in Aldersgate-street. I have a coat, pawned on the 13th of August, for 1l.; I cannot say by whom - I gave the person a duplicate, in the name of John Macdowell , No. 21, Dove-street.

SAMUEL DAVIS . I am a constable. I apprehended the prisoner at his father's house, at Hackney; I told him it was for robbing his master - his father said, "If you have done wrong, you must answer for it;" he told me voluntarily that he had torn up the duplicate.

Prisoner's Defence (written). Having been made the dupe of villainy, by a lad that addressed me about two months ago, in the street, he, having been informed by me my employer's name, and the hours of going and leaving, at different times waylaid me in the street, and by his deceitful artifice I was over persuaded to absent myself from the employment of my master, unknown to my loving and affectionate parents, whose peace of mind I have for ever broken, and I fear no reparation on my part will ever repay - at the same time be persuaded me to rob the best and kindest of masters; let me entreat of your Lordship to take my tender age into your consideration.

GUILTY. Aged 16. - Judgment Respited .

1675. HENRY SMITH and WILLIAM BARNES were indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 1 hat, value 1s. 6d.; 1 pair of shoes, value 5s.: 1 shirt, value 3s.; 1 neck handkerchief, value 6d.; 1 pair of stockings, value 6d.; 4 half-crowns, and 2 shillings, the property of Benjamin Lambeth , from his person .

BENJAMIN LAMBETH . I am servant to Mr. Freeman, of Warwick-lane, a coach-proprietor. On the 28th of August, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, I was in Smithfield; this handkerchief was in my pocket, and the money also, and the shirt - I was not sober, and laid down in Smithfield , opposite the Ram Inn, in one of the sheep-pens - I awoke about five o'clock, and my hat was gone from my head, my money from my breeches pocket and my stockings and shirt also - my shoes were taken off my feet - I did not know either of the prisoners, and have not found any of my property - I saw the prisoners in custody next day on this charge.

WILLIAM CLEENSON . I am a scale-maker, and live in Smithfield. On the 28th of August, about five o'clock, I saw the prosecutor asleep in the pens; he then had his hat and shoes on - I saw both the prisoners there about five minutes after; they came up to him, from West-street, and took off his shoes and hat: then one of their companions who is not in custody, took the hat and shoes down West-street - they went away, came back again in about five minutes to try his pockets; I saw them take a white parcel, which appeared a shirt, from his coat pocket - they then went away; I went next door to my brother-in-law to inform him - and soon after they returned a third time; one of the prisoners laid down by the prosecutor's side, and rifled his pockets - I pointed them out to my brother-in-law; he went and they were secured - the third person was only with them the first time.

ROBERT WOOD . I am Cleenson's brother in-law. I was informed of this; I saw the prisoners return to the prosecutor, and rifle his pockets; I went and procured an officer, and had them taken.

FRANCIS GETTINGS . I am an officer. Wood took the prisoners and delivered them to me; I took them to the Compter, and found 2s. on Barnes, and 2s. 41/2d. on Smith - they called me by my name, and knew me very well, and I knew them.

Smith's Defence. I work in Smithfield market; this young man, living in the neighbourhood, went with me to Islington; as we came back there was a man preaching in Smithfield, and just before I got there Gettings came and collard us.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 21.

BARNES - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Life .

1676. WILLIAM HUGHES and JAMES CARNEY were indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Robert Norris , from his person .

CARNEY pleaded GUILTY . Aged 16.

ROBERT NORRIS. I am an East India agent , and live in Hatton-garden. On the 22nd of July, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I was on Holborn-hill , going into the City, and was not aware that my handkerchief was taken until the officer told me - he was in the act of securing the prisoners; I saw my handkerchief on the ground, close to me.

SAMUEL DAVIS . I am an officer of the City. I saw Mr. Norris walking arm-in-arm with another gentleman down Holborn - the two prisoners and another boy got behind him; the other boy got away as soon as Stone laid hold of one of them - I saw Carney take hold of the handkerchief twice before he got it out; the other two were with him at the time, and could not avoid seeing him - a cart passed, which prevented my crossing to take hold of them; when I got across Stone had both the prisoners, one in each hand, and the handkerchief laid between them- he crossed before the cart passed; I am quite sure of their persons, and had seen them repeatedly before.

BENJAMIN ALLEN STONE . I belong to the City Police. I was with Davis, who told me to look out - I saw Hughes take the handkerchief from the gentleman's pocket; the other one had his hand ready to receive it - I seized them - in the scuffle the hat dropped out of his hand, and the handkerchief fell at his feet.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Hughes' Defence. I was coming down Holborn, by the side of the prosecutor, but did not know him - all in a moment the officer caught hold of me and Carney - at that instant Carney dropped the handkerchief.

HUGHES - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Both Transported for Life .

1677. ELIZABETH POTTER was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 4 hare-skins, value 7s. , the goods of Isaac Lialter .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

HANNAH NATHAN . I am in the service of Isaac Lialter , a furrier , who lives in Middlesex-street - the prisoner was in his service. On the evening of the 31st of August, in consequence of directions from Mr. Lialter, I counted some skins - the prisoner had sixty skins to work upon; I counted them about seven o'clock, and there were only fifty-three - the three, which were cut, made fifty-six.

ISAAC LIALTER . The prisoner was in my employ. In consequence of information I had two officers on my premises on the 31st of August, between six and seven o'clock, when the servants leave work - the prisoner had no authority to take away skins; I had given her sixty foreign hare-skins, about a quarter-past five, to work upon, and told Nathan to count them - Roberts was placed a few yards outside the warehouse; he afterwards produced four skins to me.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was the prisoner in the habit of working for you for any time? A. I believe for five or six years - I had a good opinion of her; I never allowed her to take skins home, unless I gave them to her to work upon - I have, at times, given her English rabbit-skins to work upon at home, but never foreign skins - I never suffer them to be taken home, and do not allow work to be done on the premises in our new year, but August was not a time of that kind.

JAMES ROBERTS . I am a constable. On the 31st of August I stopped the prisoner about a hundred yards from the prosecutor's door, about seven o'clock in the evening, with a basket in her hand - I asked her if she did not work for Mr. Lialter; she said she did - I told her he suspected things were not all right, and that he missed his skins - she immediately said she had four in her basket; I asked what she was going to do with them - she said to cut the wool off, and return it in the morning; I asked if Mr. Lialter knew of it - she said he knew nothing of it - I took her to the watch-house; three of the skins were in a paper, and one in a handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I did not mean to wrong Mr. Lialter of them - I took them home to forward me an hour the next day; he often gave me leave to take work home, as I was obliged to go home early in the evening.

NOT GUILTY .

1678. The said ELIZABETH POTTER & ELIZABETH GAPES were indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 8 hare skins, value 12s. , the goods of Isaac Lialter .

HANNAH NATHAN . The prisoner Gapes was one of our workwomen. On the 29th of August, a young woman, named McCartney, produced a bundle to me, about halfpast twelve o'clock; I examined it - it contained two foreign hare skins: the prosecutor had about ten persons in his employ then - I put it where I found it, which was at the next board to Gapes'; they work at separate boards - she had left the room to fetch something for her dinner - when she returned she took the parcel from the next board to her, and put it on her own board; she then eat her dinner, and after getting up I saw her put the parcel into her basket - I did not see her leave the premises.

Cross-examined by MR. SMITH. Q.Are you related to the prosecutor? A. I am not; the boards are parted from one another - it was on McCartney's board at first; it was not concealed - I said nothing to her about it.

MR. CLARKSON. Q.Were the skins wrapped up in a handkerchief? A. In white paper; nobody could see they were skins without undoing the bundle.

MARGARET SCAGO. I am in the service of the prosecutor - I have heard Nathan's evidence, which is correct.

Cross-examined. Q.Did you see the parcel? A. Yes, every body in the room could see it.

COURT. Q.Did you see it on McCartney's board? A. I first saw it in Nathan's hand - she put it on Gapes' board: it was in whitey-brown paper - none of the skin could be seen.

CATHERINE McCARTNEY . I am in the prosecutor's service. When I came up at half-past twelve o'clock, Gapes was out of the room; I found a parcel, wrapped in whitey-brown paper on my board - I turned round and showed it to Nathan - Simpson was by; we opened the paper and looked at it; Nathan opened it - I saw two foreign skins; it was put back on my board, I am sure - I had put it on the board opposite; I saw Gapes come back, and after she had dined, she put it on her own board, and then into her basket - Simpson stood behind me at the time at work; I saw Gapes leave between six and seven o'clock - she took her basket with her.

Cross-examined. Q. Had Scago had an opportunity of seeing whether the parcel was placed on your board or Gapes'? A. I cannot say - she was about two yards from me; after the prisoner put it into her basket, she fastened it, and put it close to where she was at work; every body could see the basket.

HANNAH SIMPSON . I am in the service of the prosecutor. I saw the parcel; it was on McCartney's board - Nathan opened it, showed it to me, and put it again on McCartney's board; it was put on a little place between McCartney's board and Gapes' - they both worked about one spot; it was put on a board opposite theirs - the boards all join; Gapes came in in about ten minutes, took it up, and put it on her own board - she then took and put it into her basket; I saw her go out about half-past six o'clock with it.

Cross-examined. Q. The board is a long table, placed against the side of the room? A. Yes; eight or nine of them worked in the room - we could not see what was in the parcel.

MR. LIALTER. In consequence of information, I had Gapes apprehended on the 31st of August, and at the watch-house I asked if she had any of my foreign hare skins at home - she declared she had not; I then said I was informed she had taken two skins, wrapped up in paper, on the Monday, and likewise that she had taken two on the Tuesday, that we had the keys of her lodging, and were going to search - (Potter and her both lived together;) she said I might, I should find nothing at home but a lot of rubbish, which I had given her to work on on the Saturday - we took her with us to her lodgings, No. 2, Lock-street, Commercial-road; the door was open- she struck a light, and there was nothing; she then took us into a back room adjoining, and said, "Sir, I will tell you the truth, I hope you will forgive me;" she went to one part of the room, took up two paper parcels from the corner, and said, "There are two skins which I brought home on Monday in this paper parcel, and two which I brought on Tuesday, and four which Potter brought home;" she got them all from one place - the four were not in paper, but she said she meant to bring the produce of those skins back again - I said, "How did you mean to bring them back, when the work I gave you on Monday you returned on Tuesday, and when you brought down that work, I said it was very light; you said it was all you could get off the skins, you could not bring more than you had;" I found a quantity of my felt in the room.

Cross-examined. Q. Do these persons work by the piece? A. Yes - it would not take ten minutes to manufacture this - they earn 3s. 9d. by cutting sixty skins - we cannot count them when they bring the produce, as they are obliged to cut the skins up; I am certain I have correctly stated what she said.

JOHN FORRESTER . I am an officer. I took Gapes in charge - the prosecutor's statement is correct; I went with him, Roberts and Gapes, to the house, where the prosecutor picked out his goods, and said they were his; Gapes said she had brought them home on the Tuesday, and some on the Monday - they were in two parcels; I heard her ask him to forgive her, two or three times - I did not pay much attention to the conversation.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you not asked if what the last witness related respecting the conversation as true? A. Yes, I say so now; but they were talking for nearly an hour.

JAMES ROBERTS. I was present at the examination of the premises - Mr. Lialter's evidence is correct, every word of it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Gapes' Defence. I took the work home to forward me next day.

NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1679. DANIEL MADDEN was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 2 pillows, value 4s.; 1 counterpane, value 2s., and 2 flat irons, value 1s. , the goods of William Woodland ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 45.

1680. SAMUEL HORATIO LARKMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 1 watch, value 20l. , the goods of William Moore Tracey , his master.

WILLIAM MOORE TRACEY. The prisoner lived servant with me, in Charles-street, St. James'-square. On the 9th of August I gave him my watch to get a glass put into it; in the afternoon, between three and four o'clock, I gave him half a crown to go and get it - I did not see him again till the Sunday, when he was in custody.

RICHARD DEACON . I am a constable of Kentish-town. On the 14th of August the prisoner came to me, and said he had robbed his master, that he could not rest, and he came to give himself up into my hands - he said he had robbed his master of a watch, and gave me the duplicate.

WILLIAM HILL . I am a pawnbroker. I took in this watch of the prisoner, on the 9th of August - I lent him 6l. on it, and gave this duplicate.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1681. MARY ANN EVITTS was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of March , 1 watch, value 20l., the goods of Clere Talbot , from his person .

CLERE TALBOT. I am in the Colonial-office . On the 23rd or 24th of March, I was returning home, and met the prisoner between one and two o'clock in the morning - I entered into conversation with her for about ten minutes, did not go to any house with her, but into a mews; when I got home, on taking my things off, I missed my watch - the chain came off without it; I had lost my watch, and part of the chain - it was a gold guard-chain; I returned, and described her to a Policeman - he said she had just passed him, but we could not find her then; I gave twenty guineas for the watch.

Prisoner. I was crossing from Thomas' hotel when you came and caught hold of me. Witness. No, it was in Bond-street, near Berkeley-square , not the side the hotel is; the Policeman told us to pass on - I did not appoint to meet you any where; I rushed from you - I certainly said when I saw you I would give you something, but I did not appoint any place; it is morally impossible the watch could fall from me - it is a thick guard-chain, and obviously cut off; I do not recollect whether it was the same Policeman who had told us to move on, to whom I made known my loss - I told half a dozen Policemen of it.

COURT. Q. Did you leave the prisoner under such circumstances, that upon any little scuffle the watch might have fallen from you? A. Oh no! it was impossible; the chain was so thick it must have been cut.

Prisoner. I stood full ten minutes, and if I had stolen the watch I could have gone off; he rushed from me very swiftly, and I caught hold of his cloak. Witness. She never took any means to restrain my going - I do not recollect her taking hold of my cloak; I certainly did run home.

JOSEPH HALL . I am a pawnbroker, and live at Battlebridge. I have a watch, pawned by the prisoner, in the name of Heard, on the 24th of March, about eight o'clock in the evening, for 5l.; I am satisfied she is the person - I asked if it was her own property; she said Yes.

Prisoner. You did not ask if it was my own. Witness. Yes, I did, and it is put down on the duplicate,"Gold watch, 5l., Mrs. E. Heard, No. 17, Speldhurst-street, owner and pledger."

THOMAS GOODYEAR . I am a Police-constable. I took the prisoner coming out of the House of Correction, where she had been one month for being disorderly.

Prisoner. I went to Mr. Hall, and made inquires about the watch.

MR. HALL. Yes, in about three weeks she came and desired it to be stopped, as she had lost the duplicate; she did not leave any message about its not being inquired for, nor did she pay any thing.

Prisoner to MR. TALBOT. Q.Did I have my hands in any position about your person, either when your cloak was open or when you were rushing from me? A.Very likely you had - you asked for money, and I said I had none; I have no recollection of saying I would meet you at the theatre.

Prisoner's Defence. On his leaving me I was running, and struck my foot against something, which proved to be this watch; I followed the prosecutor to the end of Grosvenor-street, and the Policeman said he ran so swiftly that he could not tell which way be went; I examined the watch - it proved to be gold, and had the glass broken; I remembered I had heard it crack, as I was following the prosecutor because he had not given me any money; I went with the watch to the theatre, where he said he would meet me - after going through the saloon several times, I then went to Berkeley-square to see for him: I should have stopped longer, but a Police-officer said, "I am not certain you are the person, but there is a tall person suspected of stealing a gold watch;" I said I had stolen no watch, but I asked where the gentleman lived, and they would not give me the address - I had mislaid the duplicate, and could not find it: I went to the pawnbroker that no one else might get it till I found who it belonged to.

NOT GUILTY .

1682. JOHN CURTIS was indicted for feloniously putting off, to James Gollocker, 10 counterfeit half-crowns, at and for a lower rate and denomination than the same were counterfeited for .

MESSRS. SCARLETT and GURNEY conducted the prosecution.

JAMES GOLLOCKER. I am a constable of the parish of Lambeth. On the 4th of June I met Richard Myers - he is a tobacconist, and lives on Newington-causeway; I met him at the Rose and Crown - I received from him six shillings, a sixpence, and four half-pence; I went to Goswell-street, and waited there three quarters of an hour - I saw the prisoner, a person named Johnson, and another named Avis; Avis said to the prisoner and Johnson, "This is the young man that wants the things" - I went into New-court, which is opposite the Rose and Crown, where Myers was waiting - the prisoner and Johnson followed me into the court, and Avis stood just at the mouth of the court; I asked the prisoner what he had got; he said ten, and he took a paper parcel from his trousers pocket, which he gave me - I opened it, and found it contained ten half-crowns: I gave him the 6s. 8d. for them, which Myers gave me - I said he must stand something to drink, which he agreed to; we went to the Rose and Crown, where Myers was waiting - the prisoner paid for some rum, but did not take any himself; Myers had been in such a position that he could see what was done in the court - when we were at the Rose and Crown the prisoner said, "They are very good ones, I suppose you will get rid of them to-day;" I said I would if I could - I marked them at the Rose and Crown, and gave them to Myers.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. How long have you been employed by the Mint to buy coin? A. From about the beginning of December - I have been a constable six years; I have known Avis three or four months; he said he knew who made base coin; he gives us information at times - I never paid him any thing, nor have I seen him paid; I never knew him till the 15th of May; I have heard he has been convicted - I did not take the prisoner at the time, as we had information that there were four or five coiners in Wentworth-street, and we could not have taken them if we took him then; I did not induce him to do this - I believe this is the fourth time I have bought coin, but will not swear it is not more; if I was at home I could refer to some accounts and tell; I have been a witness in vmore than ten cases, but not bought coin - I believe I have been a witness in seventeen cases, but am not quite sure; I have not received a farthing since December - I expect to be paid for my loss of time; I had a case about four years ago, and then I was paid for it - I am in the coal trade, but do not attend much to it; my wife is a laundress, and I keep a few pigs - I had five chaldrons of coals of Mr. Scott in the last twelve months, and sold them to my neighbours; I sell from a cellar; I fetch my wife's linen, and do other jobs; I was a patrol of the parish before the establishment of the New Police; I feel a pleasure in detecting people who act against the law - it is not for gain; Myers searched me to satisfy the Jury I had no money about me - if I could find Johnson I would take him- I have not seen him since; Avis knew I was to meet the prisoner - I did not know it was the prisoner I was to buy of - I did not direct Avis to send the prisoner with them.

MR. SCARLETT. Q. You have been a constable several years? A. Yes; I think it is entered into the seventh year - officers are often obliged to speak to persons of suspicious character; I have been in the room with them, and in all kind of company.

RICHARD MYERS . I am a tobacconist, and live on Newington-causeway. I received information that the prisoner was a dealer in counterfeit coin - I made an arrangement to introduce him to Gollocker, and he was to meet him on the 4th of June; Avis was the person who gave me information; I met Gollocker at the Rose and Crown public-house, Goswell-street, a little after nine o'clock in the morning - I searched him, and satisfied myself that he had no coin about him; I have known him some time; he is a constable - I gave him six good shillings, a sixpence, and 2d. in half-pence - I had no reason to doubt his honesty, though I did this; I do not employ him, he goes as a constable with me - when I had given him the money I remained in the Rose and Crown, and he went into the street - I was in such a position as to see what he did; when he had been some time in the street, the prisoner, another man, and Avis, came up - Gollocker then went into New-court, immediately opposite where I was; they had some conversation, and the prisoner stood with his back against the wall - after they had talked a minute or two the prisoner put his hand, I think, into his left-hand trousers pocket, and pulled out a paper parcel, which Gollocker received, and gave him something in return - Gollocker then opened the parcel, took one out, and tried it upon his thumb; I saw him do it - they then came across to the house where I was, and I withdrew from the door where I had been standing, and went into a parlour adjoining the bar, with a glass partition across it; they called for some rum, but the prisoner would not drink any - her said he had other business to do, or he had not had breakfast I do not know which; I think the prisoner paid for it, and Gollocker and the other two men drank it - the prisoner and the other men then went out - Gollocker came to me and produced these half-crowns; my reason for not taking the prisoner at the time was, because we had other parties in view - we made several attempts to take the prisoner afterwards, but failed in them, till the 22nd of August, when I met with Hall, and took him at the bottom of Wilson-street - he was searched, and in the lining of his jacket Hall found three counterfeit half-crowns.

Cross-examined. Q. How long have you been a tobacconist? A. Ten years; my servants attend to my business - I was a constable ten years, and left off about a year ago; when I receive information, I go and tell Gollocker, and he tells me - I have heard Avis called Perkins - I have heard of his being in trouble once about coin before I knew him; I have given him 1s. or 2s. for refreshments, and sometimes 3s., but not as payment - I never introduced him to the Mint; the solicitor knew he has been with me finding these people out - I will not swear I have not given him 5l.; I enter in a book what I give him, and expect to be paid again; the Mint paid me last about a year ago - I cannot tell how much I have received for the last two years without my books - I do not think it is 100l. in all.

WILLIAM HALL . I am an officer. I accompained Myers, and took the prisoner at the corner of Wilson-street, Gray's-Inn-road - I searched him, and found in the lining of his coat-tail three counterfeit half-crowns - I had some trouble to get them.

JOHN FIELD . I am inspector of counterfeit coin to the Mint. These ten half-crowns are all counterfeit - they are alike, and, I believe, are cast in the same mould; these three others are connterfeit also; they are of a different impression - they are made in a plaster of Paris mould, and the metal is poured in hot.

Prisoner's Defence. I never saw the prosecutor in my life till I was at Hatton-Garden.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1683. JAMES HITCHCOCK was indicted for feloniously puting off to Robert Lawrence , 20 counterfeit shillings, at and for a lower rate and denomination than the same were counterfeited for .

MESSRS. SCARLETT and GURNEY conducted the prosecution.

ROBERT LAWRENCE . I am a fishmonger, and live in Lambeth-walk. In consequence of an application made to me, I met Gollocker and Myers, at Myers' house, on the 10th of June; Gollocker there searched me, to see if I had any money, and then provided me with four shillings, and Myers gave me six pence; I then went with them to Kingsland-road - I and Gollocker went to the sign of the Bull, and Myers went to the Weavers' Arms - Gollocker and I had a pint of porter, for which Gollocker paid; in about ten minutes the prisoner came in, he took a drink of porter and then beckoned me out - I had seen him on the day before, at the same house; we went into Edward-street, and Gollocker followed us - I went with the prisoner nearly to the bottom of the street, and asked what he had got; he said a score of bobs - I asked him the price - he said they were to be 4s.; he took a parcel out of his waistcoat pocket, and gave it me - I broke it open, and found there was a score; I gave him four shillings in return - I took one of them out of the paper, and threw it up with my thumb and finger, to give Myers a sight of it - we then went into the Weavers' Arms, called for a pot of ale, and the prisoner asked me when I should want any more; I said I would let him know; he then left, and I gave the twenty base shillings which I had from him to Gollocker, and he gave them to Myers, in my presence - we then went to Myers' house, where I marked them; I went to the prisoner's house on the 22nd of July, and he was there taken.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. How long have you been employed by the Mint? A. I have gone now and then for about eleven weeks; but I attend to my own trade - I am a fishmonger; I never passed bad coin; Gollocker knew I had taken seven bad shillings, and applied to me to assist in taking these people - I have not received a farthing; I have given evidence for the Mint once before; I expect to be paid for my loss of time, whether the prisoner is convicted or not - there is a dead wall where the sale took place; it is a long street.

JURY. Q.What did you see the prisoner for on the 9th? A. I went with Gollocker, and the prisoner and him had some transactions together; I made an arrangement with the prisoner to meet me on the next day - he asked Avis, in my presence, if I should want any thing, and he said Yes, a score of bobs.

JAMES GOLLOCKER . I am a constable, and live in King-street, Lambeth-walk. I applied to Lawrence to assist in apprehending the prisoner; I met Lawrence at Myers' house, on the 10th of June - I searched him, furnished him with four shillings, and Myers gave him 6d.; we then went to Kingland-road, to a public-house called the Bull; we went in, and had a pint of beer - the prisoner came in, and took part of the beer; he then went out, and Lawrence followed him - I followed them, and as they were going down Edward-street I heard Lawrence ask the prisoner how many he had got; he said a score - he took a paper parcel from his pocket, and Lawrence gave him something in return; we then went to the Weavers' Arms, and had a pot of ale together - I said to the prisoner, "We shall see you again by and by;" I received the money from Lawrence, and gave it to Myers - we went to Myers' house, and there Lawrence marked the money: we did not take the prisoner at that time, because we had information that he was one of the coiners who resided in Wentworth-street - I had bought twenty of the prisoner myself on the 9th.

Cross-examined. Q.How long had you known Lawrence? A.Eight or ten years - I never employed him before; he has been engaged with others - he had three cases at Maidstone, which is all I know of; they were all three tried the same day - this is the first case here; the prisoner was aware I was near him - nobody was passing at the time.

RICHARD MYERS . On the 10th of June I accompanied Gollocker and Lawrence, and left them at the Bull-Lawrence had been searched, in my presence, at my house, and four good shillings were given him by Gollocker, and I gave him 6d.; I went to the sign of the Weavers' Arms, which is about the middle of Edward-street, where I could see what took place - the prisoner came down first, Lawrence next, and Gollocker next; the prisoner stood and put something into Lawrence's hand, and Lawrence gave him something in return - Lawrence threw up one of the shillings, to let me see what it was; they then came into the Weavers' Arms, and I drew back - this is the parcel.

WILLIAM HALL . I was at the Orchard public-house on the 22nd of July, and apprehended the prisoner; I found there was something in his waistcoat pocket, and asked him what it was - he said a bad shilling which he had taken a fortnight ago.

JOHN FIELD . I have been long employed as inspector of counterfeit coin for the Mint. These shillings are all counterfeit.

Prisoner's Defence I have only to say that I know none of these gentlemen who now come to prosecute me -I never saw any of them before but Lawrence.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1684. WILLIAM HEWKE was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of May , 25 yards of linen, value 50s.; 4 collars, value 20s.; 6 yards of bobbinet, value 15s.; 1 muslin dress, value 20s., and 6 sheets of printed paper, value 7s. , the goods of Hellen Morley .

2nd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of Robert Towns .

3rd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of Joseph Ingo .

WILLIAM EDMUND RUMSEY . I am shopman to Messrs. Walkers, pawnbrokers, Waterloo-terrace. I have two lace collars, which the prisoner pawned on the 19th of May, in the name of Charles White .

JOHN RALPH LAWSON . I am a pawnbroker. I have two lace collars and a piece of net, which I took in on the 19th of May, in the name of George White - I could not swear to the prisoner; it was such a sized man in appearance.

ROBERT TAYLOR . I am a Thames Police-officer. On the 19th of May I was called on board the ship Brothers, in the West India-docks - I saw the prisoner in the gunroom; the captain made a charge against him for plundering a chest or trunk, but he could not ascertain of what - the captain is not here.

JOSEPH INGO . I packed the whole of the articles up in a box, to send to my friends in Jamaics; these collars are part of them - they were to go by the ship Brothers Captain Towns ; I sent the chest to a broker, to ship them on board about the 14th of May.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that being in want of money he applied to a man named Whitehead, on board the Brothers, who lent him the goods to pledge, stating that they were his wife's.

ROBERT TAYLOR. I did see Whitehead, and took him into custody on board the ship; I found this piece of Irish linen stowed away among the sails.

NOT GUILTY .

1685. ANN HUSSEY was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 2 caps, value 10s. , the goods of Robert Wilmer .

MARV WILMER. I am the wife of Robert Wilmer ; we live in Red Lion-street, Kingsland-road . On the 1st of August the prisoner brought a bundle of lint - she asked if I would allow her to mangle it; I asked her to walk in, and said I would do it myself - I placed the lint in the mangle, and at her request I left her to turn the mangle, whilst I went into the next room - I went into the room where the mangle was, about ten minutes after she was gone; I saw a basket of linen had been disturbed, but I did not miss any thing then - no one had been in after she left - I had seen her stooping towards the basket.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q.How were you able to see her? A. Quite well; I was standing against the door - she was touching the basket, and I thought she was placing the lint on it as she took it out of the mangle; I do not let my mangle out, but she had a particular wish to do it herself - I never saw any lint mangled before, and did not understand the nature of it.

FREDERICK EDWARDS. I am a pawnbroker. I have two caps, which I took in of the prisoner on the 1st of August, for 2s. - I have known her two years, and am certain of her person; I believe her an honest good girl.

JOHN BROWN. I am an officer. I took the prisoner to the pawnbroker's - she denied all knowledge of it, and said the pawnbroker must be mistaken.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 16.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined One Week .

1686. JOHANNA HARRAGAN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s. , the goods of George Drake Sewell and Thomas Cross .

WILLIAM GWYTHER. I am an assistant to Messrs. George Drake Sewell and Thomas Cross , of Old Compton-street, Soho , linen-drapers . On the evening of the 14th of July I saw the prisoner standing at the counter, and in consequence of information I followed her out, and told her I suspected she had stolen a handkerchief, which the young man had shown her - she denied it; I took her into a room - she there said she had not a handkerchief of any sort about her; I then took her to the housekeeper's room - she still denied it, but when she found we were going to leave the room for the housekeeper to search her, she pulled out this handkerchief, and said, "Here is one which I bought in Tottenham-court-road;" I said, "This is ours, here is our mark on it;" she then began to beg that we would forgive her, and said it was the first time she had ever done any thing of the kind.

JOHN CASTINE . I am a shopman to Messrs. Sewell and Cross. On the 14th of July I saw the prisoner in the shop - she said she had bought some handkerchief before, and wanted to see some of the same sort - I showed her a great many, and several like this one.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GEORGE BORDMAN . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - I did not perceive that she was intoxicated.

The prisoner, in a long address, stated that she was in a state of intoxication, and thought she had paid for the handkerchief. She received an excellent character.

WILLIAM GWYTHER . After she produced it she said,"Here is the money, let me go - I will pay for it."

GUILTY . Aged 21.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined One Month .

1687. ROBERT HUNT was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 6 pieces of wood, value 2s. , the goods of John Thomas Hobbs .

JOHN THOMAS HOBBS . I live in Gurnell-place, Clerkenwell, and am a cabinet-maker - the prisoner was my porter . I lost some wood, and found some of very small value at a house in Peartree-street, where I believe the prisoner lived, but I did not see him in possession of any.

NOT GUILTY .

1688. STEPHEN HARMER was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 coat, value 4s.; 2 collars, value 1s., and 1 pair of cuffs, value, 1s. , the goods of George John Boyce .

WILLIAM ROBINSON. I am shopman to Mr. George John Boyce - he lives in Theobald's-road . On the afternoon of the 30th of July I saw the prisoner in the shop; he took down these articles from a nail, and ran off with them - I pursued. and called Stop thief! I saw him go into Mr. Beecham's, in Lamb's Conduit-street - I went in, and found him in the kitchen; he had dropped these things before he entered the house, and I took them up; he denied having had them, and then offered to pay for them.

Prisoner. Q.When you saw me take them, why did you not ask me what I was going to do? A. You did not give me time; our's is a corner house, and has two doors, and he went right through - I saw him run up a court, and caught sight of him just as he was entering Mr. Beecham's house; I asked him if he had been in Green-street, because I had been into several rooms, and could not see him - he then offered to purchase the articles which I had in my hand.

JOSEPH STANNARD. I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I never ran away with them at all; I took them down to buy them for my little boy, and I all at once thought I would go to Mr. Beecham's - which I did.

GUILTY . Aged 47. - Transported for Seven Years .

1689. NATHAN THOMAS and WILLIAM BROTHERHOOD were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 8 sheaves of oats, in the straw, value 4s. , the goods of George Daws .

WILLIAM TILLIER . I live at Hutton, in the parish of Bedfont, and am a carpenter. I saw the prisoners near Crawford-bridge on the 7th of August, riding in a one-horse cart, and some rails in it - I saw Thomas get out of the cart, go into Mr. Daws' field, and take a handful of sheaves of oats in the straw; the cart had stopped near the bridge while he went into the field, about a dozen yards off - he put the sheaves into the cart, and Brotherhood, who had the reins, drove off as soon as Thomas got up into the cart; they went off at full trot for twenty or thirty yards, then returned, and went into a bye-lane, togo to Hutton.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Where were you? A.About one hundred yards behind the cart - I had been acquainted with Brotherhood before that; there were no hedges between me and them - it is a turnpike road; the cart had no tilt over it - when the cart was stopped I was gone for the constable; Brotherhood was not laying drunk in the bottom of the cart.

GEORGE DAWS . I have a field near the spot described. I lost some oats in the straw from it - I afterwards saw some of the same description, and I believe they are mine.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. You received information of their being taken? A. Yes, and went to the cart; Brotherhood was there, laying in the cart asleep - that was a mile and a half from my field; I aroused him; he was asleep, but I do not think he was drunk -I asked what he had in his cart; he made an answer not fit to be repeated; I made them an offer to take the oats back to the field, which they refused - they followed me; I said I should give charge of them; Brotherhood then took the reins out of Thomas' hand, and they turned and drove off - I gave them both into custody of the patrol, but I said that if he felt disposed to let Brotherhood out for the Sunday he might; Thomas remained in custody -Brotherhood went away, and appeared next day; the Magistrate let him out on bail, by my wish - I always considered him a man of credit - I think he had had some liquor; he called on me the same evening, to know what was the matter - I told him I had nothing to do with it; I had given it up to other hands.

JAMES TAYLOR . On Sunday, the 7th of August, I saw the two prisoners driving fast down the road, as I stood in my garden; I saw the name of William Brotherhood on the cart, and saw the oats in it.

Cross-examined. Q. How far were you from the cart? A. About fifteen yards; but I could see the oats, they were on the top of the rails - Brotherhood was driving.

JOHN EMERSON . I am an officer. I went in pursuit of the cart - I took the two prisoners; Thomas said his master knew nothing about it, and he was the only person who had stolen the oats, while his master was asleep- he was not asleep when I found him.

Cross-examined. Q.Was Brotherhood sober? A. I thought him in liquor.

Brotherhood's Defence. I was very much in liquor, and know nothing about it; when Mr. Daws came up, I said if there were any oats in my cart they did not be long to me - I staggered to the cart, saw the oats, and said they did not belong to me.

The prisoners received a good character.

THOMAS - GUILTY . Aged 24.

BROTHERHOOD - GUILTY . Aged 40.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1690. PETER MELVILLE was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 10 shirts, value 50s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 5s.; 1 table-cloth, value 15s.; 5 silver spoons, value 40s.; 2 silver forks, value 20s., and 1 silver sauce-ladle, value 10s. , the goods of the Rev. John Bentall ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 46.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Six Months, without Labour .

1691. JANE MURRELL was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 10 yards of cotton, value 5s. , the goods of John Tate .

JOHN TATE . I am a shipwright , and live in Queen-street, Limehouse. On the 1st of August I was looking at a gown piece in a shop window - the prisoner was near me, and I asked her to step in and look at it with me; I had not known her before - we went in and bought a gown-piece and an apron or two; we came out together, and another woman who was with her; I took them to a public-house, had something to drink, and laid the articles down on the table while I stepped out; when I returned they were gone, and the prisoner - I did not intend to make her a present of them; I only took the prisoner in to give her judgement on those things, and I said I would treat them for going; they each had a glass of peppermint, and we called for a pot of cyder - I do not recollect that the prisoner carried the articles out of the shop; I think I did - she dealt for them, but I paid for them.

Prisoner. He gave them to me in the shop, and when we came out I offered them to him - he told me to keep them; we went to the public-house, and were there drinking for two hours. Witness. We might be there about half an hour; I did not intend her to keep these things.

WILLIAM MITCHELL . I am a Police-officer. I apprehended the prisoner the same day, at the door of her own house; I said I took her for stealing the man's cotton- she said she had it, but the man had given it to her; this is it.

NOT GUILTY .

1692. JOHN ELLIOTT ROLAND was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 3 pairs of sheets, value 10s.; 5 blankets, value 12s., and 2 rugs, value 3s. , the goods of Joseph Grout .

JAMES DYER . I am a Police-officer. On the 12th of August I was called on by Mr. Groat's servant, to take the prisoner; he was then in St. Giles', and had a bundle - I followed him on to Broad-street; he was about taking a coach, which he ordered to drive to Petticoat-lane - I went up, and asked what property he had there; he said it was bedding - I asked how he came by it; he made me no answer - I took him to the station.

JOSEPH GROUT . I live in Lawrence-street, St. Giles', and I have a house in Church-street , which I let out in lodgings - the prisoner had lodged there two or three nights. On this day I saw him on the steps of my door with a bundle, and I sent my servant to watch him, and give him in charge - these are all my property.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going along crying old clothes - a man came and asked me to buy these things; I said I would if they were honestly come by, and I gave 8s. for them.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 50.

Recommended to Mercy. - Judgement Respited .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Serjeant Arabin.

1693. EDWARD JONES HOLLAND was indicted for embezzlement ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 42. Transported for Seven Years .

MR. BODKIN declined offering evidence on other charges.

1694. WILLIAM KAY was indicted for embezzlement .

WILLIAM DANES . I am a solicitor , and live in Princes-street. The prisoner was my clerk , and was entrusted occasionally to receive money on my account, which it was his duty to pay to me immediately; there was a bill for 100l., due to me on the 12th of August - I sent it with some other bills and cash to my banker's some time before, and last week I sent him to my banker's, Martin, Stone, and Co., for my book, and upon examining it I found no credit given for the amount of the bill - I have not the book or the bill here; I have never received a sum of 90l., or a sum of 10l. - I spoke to the prisoner about it on Wednesday last, and asked him and two other clerks who were there, if they knew any thing about the payment of this 100l. bill; the prisoner said it had been paid, and he had received it - I asked what he had done with it; he said he had either paid it to my banker's, or my partner, Mr. Outhwaite - he said afterwards that he could swear he had paid it to Mr. Outhwaite.

Cross-examined by MR. DOWLING. Q.Had you not promised you would do nothing against him if he would state all about it? A. No, certainly not, neither to him or any of his friends; I am told Mr. Capson paid the money, but he is not here.

JAMES JOSEPH OUTHWAITE . I am in partnership with Mr. Danes. The prisoner never paid this money to me.

Cross-examined. Q.How do you know there was a 100l. bill due? A. I was told so; the money belonged to Mr. Danes - I did not know it was due, nor that I ought to have received it.

COURT to MR. DANES. Q. To whom was the money due in the first instance? A. To myself - I considered it a partnership account; the prisoner was clerk to the firm, and he was liable to my partner as well as myself - he has received money on my private account; he might have brought it either to me or Mr. Outhwaite.

NOT GUILTY .

1695. JOHN JOLLY was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 100 lbs. weight of sugar, value 2l., and 1 bag, value 6d. , the goods of Edward Bedwell Kemble and another, his masters; and GEORGE CLARKE was indicted for feloniniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen .

MESSRS. ADOLPHUS and BARRY conducted the prosecution.

PHILIP CORNMAN . I am porter to Edward Bedwell Kemble and another. The prisoner Jolly was porter over me - I always acted under his direction. On the 27th of August I was in the sample room, and Jolly told me to call a man (Milner) out of Mincing-lane, which I did; I then sewed up a bag of sugar, and put a card on it, which Jolly gave me - I did not see him write the card; we put the bag upon the man's back - Jolly told him to take it to the Elephant, in Fenchurch-street; Jolly asked me to lend him 2d., which he gave Milner to pay the booking - the next morning, which was Sunday, Jolly came to my house very early, and said he was very sorry that the bag of sugar had got seized, he hoped I would say nothing about it, and he would never do the like again - the ticket which was on it was similar to this.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. I suppose you frequently employ people to carry out parcels? A. We do not send out many - we have employed people to carry them; I was afraid if I divulged it I should lose my place, and did not tell my employer of it till the 1st of September, which was the day I myself was taken; I did not at first know that it was going in a clandestine way - I never was in trouble before.

MR. BARRY. Q. Is it usual to put samples of sugar together, sew them up in a bag, and send them away? A. I never saw it done before.

EDWARD MILNER . I am a porter. I was in Mincing-lane, and was called in to take the parcel; Jolly and Cornman put it on my knot, and gave me 2d. to pay for it; I took it to the Elephant public-house, Fenchurch-street - it was booked according to the direction, which was the same as when I received it.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q.There is nothing unusual in your carrying parcels? A. No; I had not been employed by Jolly before - I knew him well, and lived two doors from him.

SARAH SKIVOR. My uncle keeps the Elephant, in Fenchurch-street. Milner brought the bag on the 27th of August, and I booked it - here is the entry; (read) "Poplar - Clarke, one bag, 27th of August, signed George Woolford;" he is the Poplar carrier, and signs the book when he takes the parcels.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q.How can you tell that this entry refers to this particular bag? A. Because so much has been said about it - my attention was particularly directed to it.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Does your memory enable you to state that Milner brought the parcel in question? A. Yes, and I remember booking it, and Woolford taking it away- Milner had frequently been in our house.

WILLIAM ELLIS . I am in the employ of Mr. Woolford, the carrier. On Saturday, the 27th, of August, I received a parcel from the Elephant, for Mr. Clarke, of Poplar; Mr. Woolford was with me, and I was inside the cart - we went home, and put the cart into master's yard; I took the parcel to Mr. Clarke's - he opened the door to me; I said, "I have a bag for you;" he said it was all right, and paid me 1s. - his is a private house, not a shop.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. So he keeps no shop? A. No - the words "Tea-dealer" are over his door; I only went into the passage - there is another Mr. Clarke almost opposite; I never stated that I did not receive the parcel till I got to the Red Lion - I said I removed them from one cart to another there; Clarke did not open the parcel before he said it was all right; it was night when I took it there - the officer followed me to Mr. Clarke's with the parcel, and directly I had put it in the passage and received the carriage-money, he seized the parcel and Clarke; I then went away.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did you know the officer was following you? A. Not till I got to the house.

ROBERT HOWARD . I am an officer. In consequence of information I followed the cart; I saw Ellis put the cart into Woolford's yard - I followed him with this bag to Clarke's house, Cotton-street, Poplar; Clarke opened the door, received the parcel, and said' "It is all right;" Ellis said there was 1s. to pay - I did not see Clarke give it; I directly went in and asked Clarke to show me the bill of parcels, or tell me where the bag came from - he said No; I said it was stolen sugar - he said he knew nothing about it; I took him into custody, and this ticket was taken off the bag by a person who was with me.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.When were you before the Magistrate? A. On the 29th; Clarke was examined and bailed by - Mr. Alderman Cowan; he appeared again on the Wednesday, and bail was again extended, till Milner was brought forward.

JAMES SHORTLAND . I am a porter. I was at the Elephant when Milner brought the bag; I assisted to take it off his back, and take it to the Elephant - I went with Howard the same night, and saw the same parcel at Clarke's, at Poplar; when Clarke had paid for it Howard went in and took him into custody - he said he was very willing to go; I took this direction off the bag in Howard's presence, and gave it to him on the Monday.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did not Howard seize Clarke directly the shilling was paid? A. He went in and told him he must take him - he allowed him to walk into the room and speak to his wife; I saw Ellis deliver the parcel, but I cannot say Clarke touched it.

ROBERT HOWARD . I kept the direction in my possession for two or three days, and then gave it to Mr. Sherman.

PHILLIP CORNMAN . This is a similar bag to that which went from the warehouse, but I cannot swear it is the same- I saw no mark on it, and did not particularly notice it.

MR. EDWARD BEDWELL KEMBLE. I have one partner only. Jolly was in our employ, and I know his handwriting; I have not a doubt this direction is in his writing- Jolly was our porter, and Cornman was under him.

Jolly's Defence. I should not have been charged with this if it had not been for Cornman; I knew nothing of it, but when Cornman was accused of it, he accused me to get off himself.

Clarke's Defence. I know nothing whatever of this parcel; I expected a parcel of coffee that evening - I never touched this parcel; it was half-past nine o'clock - I had no light, and could not ascertain what it was.

WILLIAM PARTRIDGE . I am a coffee-roaster, and live in King's Arms-yard, Whitecross-street. I have roasted Mr. Clarke's coffee for some time; I never was at his house, but I suppose he is a grocer - I have forwarded coffee to him from the Elephant, and from the White Horse, Criplegate; I did not send him a parcel on the 27th of August, but he expected one from me, for I had had a remnant of coffee belonging to Mr. Puce, which had laid by me for some time, and he authorised me to sell it if I could - I offered it to Clarke for 1s. 01/2d. per lb.; Clarke offered 1s. - I said I could not take that until I had seen Mr. Puce, and if that would do I would send it, but I did not see him, and so could not send it.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. What time did you see Clarke that day? A. About one o'clock; there were three-quarters of a hundred weight of coffee - it would have made about a similar sized parcel to this, and the bag this is in is a coffee bag.

JOLLY - GUILTY . Aged 39.

Transported for Seven Years .

CLARKE - NOT GUILTY .

1696. JOHN DENNY and DENNIS DENNIS were indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John Lee Dale , from his person .

JOHN LEE DALE. I am a horse-dealer , and was in Sweeting's-alley , about nine o'clock on the 31st of August - I felt something at my pocket, I turned, and saw Girton holding Denny, who had my handkerchief - I saw him drop it.

JOHN GIRTON . I am an officer. I saw these two lads following the prosecutor; Dennis took the handkerchief from his pocket, and gave it to Denny, who put it towards his breast - I took of it; he dropped it, and I picked it up - Dennis ran up the alley; I gave an alarm, and he was secured.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Denny received a good character.

DENNY - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined Three Months .

DENNIS - GUILTY . Aged 13.

Transported for Seven Years .

1697. WILLIAM JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 1s., the goods of Simpson Morton , from his person .

SIMPSON MORTON. I live at Messrs. Smith's, distillers. On the 25th of July I was opposite Little Eastcheap - I did not miss my handkerchief until somebody asked me if I had lost any thing; I found I had - the officer had the prisoner and my handkerchief in his hand.

RICHARD FULLER . I am a Police-officer. I was walking in private clothes, about half-past two o'clock on the 25th of July; I saw the prisoner ten or fifteen yards before me, with his hand towards the prosecutor's coat - I slipped forward, and saw him draw the handkerchief from his pocket; I seized him with the handkerchief, and asked what he was doing - he made no answer; I touched the prosecutor, and asked him if he had lost any thing - he felt and said Yes.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Three Months .

1698. JEREMIAH DUNN was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 1s. 6d., the goods of Charles Gravenor , from his person .

CHARLES GRAVENOR. I was at Smithfield-bars , in the forenoon of the 25th of July - I felt a pull at my pocket, and on turning, saw my handkerchief in the prisoner's hand, in his waistcoat pocket; I seized him, and kept him till the officer came.

THOMAS CUSS . I am the officer. I saw a crowd, and took the prisoner from the prosecutor.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I saw it on the ground, and took it up - I did not know who it belonged to.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1699. WILLIAM SHAW was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 4 bushels of malt, value 35s. , the goods of Benjamin Tomkins and another.

ROBERT GRAHAM . I am employed by Mr. Richard Parker, at his granary - I know Mr. Tomkins' warehouse on Hambro'-wharf . I saw the prisoner, on the 14th of July, carrying a sack of malt; I met him in what we call the side warehouse, at the top of the stairs - he was about fifty yards from Mr. Tomkins' warehouse; the prisoner had been employed by me and the foreman of the lower granary, but he was not on that day - I asked him where he was going with it; he said he did not know, but Tom gave it him, meaning a man in Mr. Parker's employ; Tom was by his side at the time, and I heard him say to the prisoner, "Cut down with it;" meaning for him to make haste - I put my hand on the sack, and the prisoner pitched it down - I was going to untie it, and Tom Collins said,"It is only a bit of sweepings," by which I understood what is generally swept up for fowls - Tom Collins then went down stairs, and I have never seen him since; the prisoner staid there - I found the sack contained four bushels of clean malt; I showed the same to Mr. Tomkins about a fortnight afterwards; it is in the warehouse now- the prisoner had worked there two or three months, when we wanted hands.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Collins might have been employed in Mr. Tomkins' warehouse? A. Yes; the prisoner was taken a fortnight or three weeks after.

MR. BENJAMIN TOMKINS . I am in partnership with Mr. Gostling - we have three floors at that warehouse, and had a great quantity of clean malt there at that time - I saw this malt, and I believe it to be ours; we missed as much as sixteen quarters from one bulk - I had not seen the prisoner, nor had I employed Collins.

JOB COX . I was on the wharf as foreman. I met the prisoner, and asked what was in the sack - he was speechless, and turned as white as ashes; it was Mr. Parker's sack - Collins said it was sweepings; I said I would see what it was - they had no business there either of them; I went to the office, and while I was gone they both started.

NOT GUILTY .

1700. WILLIAM JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 1s., the goods of a man unknown, from his person .

CHARLES THOROGOOD . I am an officer. On the 13th of July I was on duty in Cornhill, about one o'clock, and saw the prisoner in company with another person - I watched, and saw them follow a gentleman; at the end of Gracechurch-street I saw the prisoner take this handkerchief from the gentleman's pocket, and put it under his coat- I took hold of him, and called to the gentleman - he said, "That is my handkerchief, give it me back;" I said I could not, he must go with me to the Mansion-house - he would not, but walked off.

Prisoner. Q. How far were you from me? A. About fourteen yards, on the other side of the way; there were no people passing at the time.

Prisoner's Defence. I get my living in an honest and industrious way; I was in a respectable solicitor's office for three years and a half, and lost my place through a dissolution of partnership - I was going on an errand when I was taken by the officer; he touched some gentleman on the shoulder, and while they were in conversation a young man brought up a handkerchief to the officer, and they went away - the gentleman found his own handkerchief in his pocket, and strongly denied that this was his.

CHARLES THOROGOOD . It is not true - I called the gentleman, and he said it was his.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

1701. JOHN GINNINGHAM and ROBERT SMITH were indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Joseph Humphreys , from his person .

JOSEPH HUMPHREYS. I am a draper , and live at Islington. On the 3rd of September I was in Smithfield , about half-past twelve o'clock - my handkerchief was in my coat pocket; I did not feel it taken, but the officer told me of it - I went back with him to the prisoners, who were about twenty yards off; another officer had them in custody with my handkerchief.

GEORGE DOWDING . I am an officer of St. Martin's. I saw the two prisoners together; Ginningham took the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, and gave it to Smith, who put it into his breeches; I went and told the prosecutor - my brother officer kept the prisoners till I came back.

JOHN GROOM . I am an officer, and was with Dowding, We had been to the Commercial-road, and returned through the fair; I saw the prisoner, and when the prosecutor stopped at the wax-work, Ginningham took out the handkerchief, and gave it to Smith - I took one of the prisoners and Dowding took the other; I held them while he went to the prosecutor - and while Dowding was gone Smith threw the handkerchief down.

Smith's Defence. We had been into a penny show, and on coming out the handkerchief laid on the ground; Ginningham took it up, and I took it of him.

GINNINGHAM - GUILTY . Aged 16.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Confined Three Months .

OLD COURT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1702. JAMES SLATE was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 5 pieces of leather, value 2s. , the goods of Ebenezer Golding , his master.

EBENEZER GOLDING . I am a shoemaker , and live in Whitechapel-road. The prisoner worked for me, as a closer; and lodged at my house - I did not miss this leather till Bennet brought it to another shop of mine in Long-lane.

JAMES CHAMPION . I am a shoemaker, and work in Bishop's-court, Chancery-lane. The prisoner brought me leather frequently, which I thought was stolen; I gave information at Hatton-garden the first time, and on the 14th of July he brought some, which I gave 1s. 3d. for, and gave it to Bennett, the officer - I went with Bennett to a public-house in Whitechapel, and pointed the prisoner out.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.When did you pay for it? A. Two or three days after, when he called for the money - I had previously given information at the office.

JOHN BENNETT . I am an officer. On the 25th of July Champion mentioned this to me, and I apprehended the prisoner that day in Whitechapel, at a public-house; I myself had not received information of this before.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I deny taking it, or selling it.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Confined Three Months .

1703. STEPHEN O'NEAL was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 watch, value 20s., and 1 key, value 2d. , the goods of John Freestene Parris .

MARY PARRIS . I am the wife of John Freestene Parris, we live at Maida-hill - the prisoner visited my first floor lodger. On the 1st of September this watch was in the parlour of the ground floor; about ten o'clock, I saw him come out of my parlour, walk on tip-toe to the door, and go away - I missed my watch in about ten minutesit was safe twenty minutes before; the lodger went after him; he came back about eleven o'clock - I charged him with it and he denied it; I said I would send for a constable: he then went away - the lodger met a Policeman, and gave him in charge; he told me at the station-house where he had pawned it.

HENRY BAYFIELD . I am shopman to Mr. Gideon, a pawnbroker, of Lisson-green. This watch was pawned in the name of O'Neal, on the 1st of September - I cannot identify the prisoner.

ROBERT HAWKSLY . I am an officer. The prisoner told me he had pawned the watch at this shop, and I found it there.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 41. - Confined Six Months .

1704. CATHERINE WALLER was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 14 yards of ribbon, value 14s. , the goods of James Withenberry Hawthorn .

JOHN ACRES . I am shopman to James Withenberry Hawthorn, a linen-draper , of Islington . On the 30th of August the prisoner came into the shop with another person - the prisoner had a basket; she asked to see some bonnet ribbons - I showed them different things; they bought one yard of gauze ribbon at 21/2d., and said they would call again on Saturday - they then bought a pair of stockings at 71/2d.; before they left the counter I saw a piece of ribbon in the basket, which they had not bought- the prisoner went out alone; I followed, tapped her on the shoulder at the next house, and brought her back - when she got back the ribbon was not in the basket, but Davis produced it; it was taken out of a drawer on the counter.

REBECCA DAVIS . My husband is a wheelwright. I was passing, and saw the prisoner drop a piece of ribbon as she was brought back to the shop - I gave it to the prosecutor.

JAMES WITHENBERRY HAWTHORN. The prisoner was brought back; I saw Davis pick up the ribbon.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence I asked to see some ribbon - two women went out; he came and asked me to walk in again, and said I had something in my basket - I said if I had it was unknown to me; while I was in the shop the ribbon was picked up outside, and brought in.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1705. CHARLOTTE CAMP was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 watch, value 7l., the goods of Joseph Chaffe , in the dwelling-house of Joseph Ingram .

JOSEPH CHAFFE. On the 23rd of August I lodged in Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square , in the house of Joseph Ingram. My watch hung by the side of the mantel-piece, in my own room, on the second floor - I went out about eight o'clock in the morning, leaving my wife at home; I returned in the evening, and it was gone - I went next morning with my wife in search of the prisoner, and found her, after much inquiry, crossing Foley-street; I did not know her, but my wife said, "That's her;" I crossed over, and charged her with stealing my watch - she denied it several times, and I said if she would tell all about it, I would forgive her.

WILLIAM LANE . I live at No. 12, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square - I have known the prisoner by sight for about six months. On the 23rd of August I saw her at the corner of Little Ogle-street, talking to a woman - she asked if I was out of work; I said Yes, and asked who that young woman was - she said it was a young woman who was going to pawn a watch for her; she then asked if I wanted to buy one - I said No, but I dare say I could sell it, and asked where she got it; she said a gentleman gave it to her for sleeping with her all night, as he had no money - this was about half-past eight o'clock in the morning; I asked to look at it - she said she would go home and fetch it, and meet me in half an hour; I met her in about three quarters of an hour, at the corner of Riding-house-lane - she gave it to me; I told her I had but 11s. about me, which I gave her, and asked what she wanted for it - she said she did not know how much; I said I would give her 3l. 10s. for it, and pay the rest by instalments - I gave her half a sovereign and a shilling; she asked if I would have any drink - I had half a glass of grog; she gave me 2s. to keep for her, and I left her with the young woman - she said she was going to the play, and I went with her that night; I was never in her company before, but knew her by passing her of a morning as I went to work - I gave the watch to the prosecutor's wife.

ROBERT KNOWLES . I am an officer. I received the watch from the inspector of my division.

JOSEPH CHAFFE . This is my watch, and cost me 7l. 7s. three or four years ago.

WILLIAM LANE . I believe this to be the watch I had from her; it was in my possession two days.

The prisoner handed in a Written paper, stating that lane had taken the watch for her, she having informed him it had been given her by a gentleman, and that he had pretended to her that he had sold it to a Jew for 11s.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1706. JAMES ROBINSON was indicted for a rape .

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patterson.

1707. GEORGE FITZWATER was indicted for b - gg - y .

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Baron Bayley .

1708. JOHN JONES was indicted for feloniously assaulting John Williams , on the 7th of July , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 watch, value 5l.; 1 seal, value 5s., and 1 key, value 1s. , his property.

JOHN WILLIAMS. I am a coachman out of employ . On the 7th of July, at half-past six, o'clock in the evening, I went to the Guinea public-house, in Bruton-mews - I was there a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes; I went into the water-closet, came out, and stood looking at the men playing at skittles - I laid a bet of 1d. with a man, and won it; he said he had not got a 1d. - I said it did not signify; he wanted me to lay again, but I refused he laid bets with others, and paid them; I said if he could pay them he could pay me.

Q. Well, did any thing happen to you? A.They made a swing at me, and shoved one another against me - the landlord came, and told me to go out; I asked him what I had done; the pot-boy came, and asked if I wanted to fight - I said No; he said I must either fight or go out - he caught me round the waist, and shoved me into a passage, where the rest of the people followed - I was shoved down in that passage - as soon as I got up I went out into the mews; I saw Harrington bring the prisoner up - he asked if I had lost my watch; I put my hand to my fob, and said I had - he told the prisoner to give it to me; he did so - Clements has it; I know it to be mine by the maker's name - I delivered it to Stevens, the landlord, when I took it from the prisoner; I cannot tell whether the prisoner had been in the skittle-ground or not - I did not see him till Harrington brought him up; I did not perceive the watch go.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You was thrown down, was your coat and waistcoat unbuttoned? A. My coat was, but not my waistcoat, except the two bottom buttons, which I always leave unbuttoned; my watch was in my fob, and I had a steel chain to it - the prisoner delivered it to me, and said he had picked it up; I made no disturbance at the public-house - we wrangled when the man would not pay me; he did pay me at last - I was no party to any disturbance there.

Q. Why did the landlord order you out? A. He said I had not spent any money there, which I had not; he said I should not kick up a riot in his place - there was no riot about betting; they sneered at me, and began shoving one another against me - I should think there were eighteen or twenty people there.

Q. Do you know where the prisoner's father lives? A.Somewhere in Carnaby-market; Harrington and I called at his house one night, after we had found the bill- that was the only time; he seemed very uneasy, and wished to know if it was a true bill or not; I promised to go and let him know, to save him the trouble of coming down.

Q.How came you to take Harrington with you? A. We were going the same way home, and he knew where his father lived, which I did not - that was my only object in calling; I never called before.

JOHN HARRINGTON . I am a helper at Mr. Jay's livery stables, and have been so eight or nine months. I was coming by, and heard a noise at the Guinea; I did not go in, but stood outside, and saw the pot-boy catch hold of the prosecutor round the waist - he let go of him, and caught him round the waist again, to turn him out, I suppose - I heard nothing said; a man came and put his foot out before the pot-boy, and threw him down; I do not know the man - Williams was thrown down also, and was under the pot-boy, Williams said, "Let me get up;" they did so, and the man who put out his foot threw him down again, he caught hold of the collar of Williams' coat, and said he should not go out - while that man held his collar, Jones stood on his right-hand side, and I saw him, with his right hand, draw the prosecutor's watch out of his fob - he reached his hand across his body, put the watch into his right-hand trousers pocket, and went out at the door; he said to a young man, who stood outside,"Come along;" the young man said, "Stop a minute;" he said, "Come along" again - the young man made no answer, and the prisoner started off to run - I hallooed out, "Where's the man's watch?" the young man who stood by the prisoner's side said, "He has not got no watch;" I said he had, for I saw him take it out of the man's pocket, and hallooed out, Stop him! Mr. Billing's was coming round the corner of the mews, and seized him by the collar - I caught hold of the other side of his collar, and asked where the man's watch was - he said he had got no watch; I said he had, for I saw him take it - Billings said he had got it in his right-hand breeches pocket - he denied it again, and then we took him up the mews, and met the prosecutor - I asked if he had not lost his watch; he put his hand to his fob, and said he had - we took him as far as the Guinea, which was two or three hundred yards off, and there he (the prisoner) delivered the watch up to the prosecutor, who gave it to the landlord, and took the prisoner to the station-house.

Q. Where does his father live? A. I do not know, any more than I have heard him say it was in Claremarket - I went this night to his father's house, with the prosecutor; it was last week, I think on Friday, but will not be certain - I do not know what the prosecutor went for; I did not hear what passed; he asked if his father was at home, and his mother said not; he said it was very wet, and he should not stand there - he left no message that I know of.

Q. Are you the same Harrington who once lived with Mr. Murle? A. Yes; I happened to get drunk when I went to see a friend, and lost my service - I was not so drunk as not to be able to drive my master's family if they had let me - I lived there three or four months; I have been drunk before, but it is not my habit; Billings is not here - I have not been to look for him; I was perfectly sober on this occasion; the watch was taken while the prosecutor was standing up.

Q. How came you to tell his Lordship you did not know where Jones' father lived, when you had been there within a week? A. I did not recollect it at the moment; I have not been there more than once, I am sure of that; I think it was Monday afternoon that I was before the Grand Jury- I walked home with the prosecutor; we went up Holborn with a young man named Brown - I did not call at Clare-market with him; we never went near Jones' father's house that day - I will swear I never went but once - when we were there the prosecutor was talking to a gentleman by the side of the house, and said he was out of employ - I do not know who the gentleman was - this was on the Friday; I have not heard what the prosecutor swore; Mr. Jones was standing at the door when he was talking to the gentleman; I have not seen that gentleman at Clerkenwell - he was a stranger to me; how he came by the house I do not know; he did not go with us - the prosecutor told him he had been out of place, but could have had one if it had not been for this case - I did not hear him say he was rather in want of money; I did not go with the prosecutor to the father's house after the bill was found, it was before.

Q. Then if it has been sworn it was after the bill was found, it is not true? A. It is not - I heard the prosecutor tell the woman the bill was not found that day - that is all that passed, I am sure.

Q. How came you to know where to go? A. I went with the prosecutor, who took me there, not I him; I did not know where the father lived till he showed me - the father said in the hall that it was in Clare-market; the prosecutor asked him what number - the prosecutor said he should go to Clare-market, and let the father know about the bill, and we both went; I had heard him tell the father he should come down and let him know if the bill was found- if he has sworn he did not know where the father lived, and should not have gone if I had not taken him, it is not true - I did not go there the day the bill was found; I did not ask for money, nor did he, to my knowledge - I swear he did not, in my presence; it rained, and I went away from the door a little while, and was out of hearing - I suppose we were there five or ten minutes, but I took no particular notice of the time; Williams came away with me - I was quite sober; I do not think we could have been there three quarters of an hour - I was not in the public-house on the night of the robbery; this all took place in the passage - it was broad day-light; I did not see the landlord till he came to take the watch.

CHARLES STEVENS . I am the landlord of the Guinea. There was a disturbance in my skittle-ground; I wanted Williams to go away - he would not go, and I helped to turn him out in the first instance; there was a disturbance in the passage afterwards - I did not see the watch taken; it was given to me by Williams at the tap, while they were going to take the prisoner to the station-house- I did not see what passed in the passage; I gave the watch to Clements.

Cross-examined. Q.Was the company in the house perfectly quiet and well-behaved till the prosecutor came? A.They were; he was the cause of all the dis turbance - I did not leave the house at all, and heard no thing of the robbery; Williams gave me the watch at the bar, and took the prisoner away, but did not tell me the charge - Mr. Billings is not here; he is a respectable man - I should have brought the pot-boy if I had been required; I was attempting to put the prosecutor out - the pot-boy took hold of him and shoved him back; he then said he would fight him - the prosecutor said he would not go out, and a crowd came.

JOSHUA FREDERICK CLEMENTS . I am an inspector of Police. I took the prisoner in charge, and received the watch from Stevens.(Property produced and sworn to.)

NOT GUILTY .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1709. RICHARD ROLAND and SAMUEL SIMPSON were indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 handkerchief, value 4s. , the goods of William Milligan ; and that the said Richard Roland had been before convicted of felony.

MR. WILLIAM MILLIGAN . I am a merchant , and live in Old' change. On the 3rd of September, about nine o'clock in the morning, I was in Newgate-street ; my handkerchief was safe a few minutes before, when I was in Holborn - I did not perceive it taken; I saw the prisoners in the custody of an officer in about two minutes - I did not miss it until a young man gave me information - I then felt in my pocket, and it was gone; the officer produced it.

JOHN NUGENT . I live in Fox-court, Gray's Inn-lane, and am a printer. On the 3rd of September, I saw the prosecutor in Newgate-street, and saw Roland take a handkerchief from his pocket, and give it to Simpson, who was in his company - I laid hold of Simpson; they had not got half a yard from the prosecutor.

Roland. Q. Are you in employ now? A. No; I was never in custody on any charge - I was errand-boy to Mr. Gilbert, in St. John-square; I did not apply to the prisoner's father to give me money not to appear - they offered me money.

GEORGE WEBB . I was on duty as street-keeper in Newgate-street; Nugent gave me information - he held Simpson in his hand, and said he had the handkerchief; I found it under his left arm - he pointed out Roland in about a minute, as being the one who took it, and I secured him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Roland's Defence. I was in Newgate-street, and saw a Tow; I went up, and the gentleman took me.

Simpson's Defence. I saw the handkerchief on the ground, took it up, put it inside my coat, and walked on; the gentleman crossed, took me, and said I picked his pocket.

WILLIAM RAVEN . I am messenger at the Police-office, Hatton-garden. I produce a certificate of the conviction of the prisoner Roland. which I got from Mr. Mr. Clark's office - I know him to have been the person convicted in April last - (read).

ROLAND - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Transported for Life .

SIMPSON - GUILTY. Aged 16.

Judgment Respited .

1710. GEORGE WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 8ozs. of silver filings, value 2l. , the goods of Mary Ann Holmes , his mistress.

JOHN COOPER . I am a spectacle-maker, and live in Ball-alley, Redcross-street - I am in the employ of Mary Ann Holmes ; the prisoner was her apprentice - I suspected and watched him. On the 8th of July, after he had gone down to dinner, I felt his coat, which he had left in the shop; there appeared to be a small parcel in the pocket -I did not take it out; he slept in the house - I told Mrs. Holmes to send for Hawkins, the marshalman; he came into the workshop, and took him on suspicion of stealing the silver filings - his coat was examined in his presence, and a parcel containing 8ozs. of file-dust, worth about 40s., found; it was kept in a tin can in the shop - he voluntarily acknowledged that he had put it into his pocket.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. How long had he been in Mrs. Holmes' employ? A.About five years; I have been there twelve years - his coat hung by the side of mine in the workshop; five or six men besides boys work there, but only one other coat hung there - I merely felt the skirt of his coat; a man named Williams and two boys were there - I told Mrs. Holmes in about an hour; she was engaged till then - the coat had not been moved after I found the parcel; Hawkins asked how the parcel came into his pocket - he said he put it in himself, and hoped Mrs. Holmes would excuse him; nothing was said to induce him to confess.

JOHN LACEY HAWKINS . I am a marshalman. I was sent for to Mrs. Holmes' - the prisoner was brought to the counting-house; he had not his coat on - I said he was suspected of stealing silver filings; his coat was brought in - I asked if it was his; he said it was - I found about 8 ozs. of silver filings in the pocket; he said he had put it there, and that his mistress kept him short of money - that he hoped she would forgive him.

Cross-examined. Q.Was any thing said to induce him to say this? A. Not a word.

JOHN COOPER . These are the silver filings. The prisoner received a good character, and was recommended to mercy.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Three Months .

1711. MARY MIDDLETON was indicted for that she, unlawfully and maliciously, by force and fraud, did lead and carry away a certain female child , named Mary Ann Youhill , about the age of five years, with intent to deprive John Youhill and Anne Youhill , the parents, of the possession of the same child .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, varying the manner of laying the charge.

THREE OTHER COUNTS, stating her intent to be to steal 1 frock, value 2s.; 2 petticoats, value 2s.; 1 pinafore, value 6d.; 1 shift, value 6d.; 1 pair of shoes, value 1s., and 1 pair of stockings, value 3d., the goods of John Youhill.

ANNE YOUHILL . I am the wife of John Youhill . we live in Phooenix-court, West-street, Smithfields , our daughter Ann was five years old in August. On the 5th of September , about ten o'clock in the morning, I sent her into the court, to play - she was completely dressed; my little boy, who is about six years and a half old, was with her - in about an hour he came home crying, without her I never saw the prisoner in my life till she was at Guild hall, where I found her with the child, at one o'clock that day; an officer fetched me there - none of its clothes had been taken off.

JOHN HAINSON . I am a ribbon-dresser, and live in Cook's-court, Staining-lane. I was passing the Postoffice between eleven and twelve o'clock; I turned round into St. Ann's-lane, and saw the prisoner and this child together, at St. Ann's school door; I stopped to watch her, and saw her pull off its frock, pinafore, and shirt - I was about six yards from her, in the middle of the road - supposing it might belong to her I went on - I had not been home twenty minutes before she came into the court I live in without the child - she went down to the watercloset there; a quantity of people came up the court, looking after her, saying she either lived there, or had concealed herself there - I went and ordered her out; she got into Staining-lane, and was taken into custody in Noble-street- I am certain she is the woman whom I saw taking the child's clothes off.

JAMES MADDOCK . I live at a Leghorn warehouse in Foster-lane. I was passing through St. Ann's-lane, and saw the prisoner with the child - the clothes were off the child, and laying on the step; I watched, and saw her put them on again - I did not speak to her; she took the child by the hand, and walked up Noble-street; it did not cry, and I thought it was her own - I went away, but in about five minutes I was in Noble-street, and saw a mob round the child, which had been left; it had its clothes on then; the prisoner was taken in five or ten minutes, in Noble-street; I am certain she is the woman.

JAMES ALLEN . I am a print-colourer. I saw the prisoner with the child on the steps of St. Ann's school - she was putting the frock on, and had the pinafore in her hand; I rather suspected her - she led the child to the corner of Noble-street, and my sister, who was with me then, asked her what was the matter with the child - she said it had been in the dirt; it had dirted its clothes very little - I followed her up Noble-street, and a gentleman called after her, but she did not stop; he went up and stopped her, and asked what she was going to do with the child - she said, "What do you think?" several people collected - the gentleman asked the child if that was her mother; the child said No; the prisoner then, in a moment, let go of the child's hand, and was going away - she was stopped, and I went to look for an officer; on returning she was not there - I went into Staining-lane, and saw her come out of the court; she was taken into custody in Noble-street - a gentleman had taken the child away, to find out where it lived; the prisoner said she was going to take it home and wash its clothes - she did not say where she lived, that I ever heard - I afterwards saw Mrs. Youhill at Guildhall, and she claimed the child.

GUILTY . Aged 32. - See 9th Day.

NEW COURT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1712. MARY MURCH was indicted for that she, on the 16th of August , maliciously and feloniously, by force and fraud, did take and carry away a certain male child , named Thomas Fall , about the age of three months, with intent to deprive Henry Fall and Sarah his wife , the parents, of the possession of the same child .

WILLIAM ATFIELD. I am an officer of Worship-street. On the 18th of August the prisoner came to the office with a child in her arms - she had a man with her; the child appeared to be three or four months old - in consequence of what the prisoner said, an officer was sent to make inquiries.

MARY ANN FALL . I am ten years of age, and am the daughter of Henry Fall, who lives at No. 4, Somer's-court, Back-hill. On Tuesday, the 16th of August, I had my little brother on my arms in Back-hill - he is three months old, and his name is Thomas; I saw the prisoner about half-past five o'clock; she said, "Little girl, I will give you a penny if you will show me where Saffron-hill is;" when we got there, she said, "I will give you fivepence more, which will make sixpence, if you will go to Smithfield for me, and fetch a gentleman named Jackson from No. 17 or 18, to come to me directly" - she said she would mind the child till I came back; I gave her the child, and went to Smithfield - I could not find Mr. Jackson, but I saw a lad at No. 16, who said his father, Mr. Jackson, lived at No. 19, and he would tell him to come the next morning, at ten o'clock - I went back, on hearing that; the prisoner had told me that her name was Johnson, and that was the name I mentioned to the boy; when I got back I could not find the prisoner, and I did not see her again till she was at Hatton-garden, three days after - she had told me, when I left her, that she would sit down at the step of a door in Peter-street till I returned - I came back in about half an hour; I should not have been so long, if I could have found the gentleman I went for - she gave no reason why she did not go herself to Smithfield; I went all about the street, and could not find her - I then went home; this is the child- when she took it of me, it had on a white frock, a linen shirt, a new flannel petticoat, a white petticoat, a calico binder, and a cross-bar muslin cap - when I found it again, it was dressed much worse.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. The prisoner was quite a stranger? A. Yes; I was some distance from home when I saw her, but I told her, I lived on Back-hill - I went with her to Saffron-hill, and carried the child myself; she did not say she was ill; she did not look ill then - I might have got back in a quarter of an hour, if I had found the gentleman and made haste; she might have said, "Go in the name of Johnson, and tell Mr. Jackson to come here;" she did not tell the particular number, she said No. 17 or 18 - there are a great many people about the place where I left the prisoner, and a great many turnings; a person might be lost sight of in a moment - she had sent me to get change for a shilling before I went to Smithfield; she held the child at that time, and when I came back she was still there with it - Saffron-hill is the nearest way from Back-hill, to Smithfield.

SARAH FALL . I am the wife of Henry Fall; we live in Somer's-court. I gave this child to my daughter, on the 16th of August; it then had on a linen shirt, a muslin frock, a calico petticoat, a cap, and a calico roller - I did not see it again till at the office, on the Friday after wards, when my husband had it; a man who I understood to be the husband of the prisoner, came and told me about the child, and I sent my husband for it - it was then dressed quite differently to what it was when I sent it out; the child was ill when it returned, and has been so ever since - I do not think it had been ill-used.

HENRY FALL. In consequence of information, on the 19th of August, I got my child from the nurse at Shoreditch workhouse.

Cross-examined. Q.Did you get information from the prisoner's husband? A. Yes; I had bills stuck up about the street - he came to me; when I went home to breakfast, I found him in my room.

CORDELIA WALTERS . I am the wife of Edward Walters, of No. 44, Marylebone-lane, Manchester-square. The prisoner lived with me, with a person who I believe is her husband; they have lived there since January last- I remember the prisoner being brought to my house one day, but I do not recollect when; I believe it was two days before she was taken up - she was treated like a woman in labour; I gave her some brandy and water, and what I thought necessary - she said she had been delivered of a child, and I saw the eyes and nose of a child, which was covered with flannel, and was under her arm; I sent for a midwife the next morning - when I saw the child afterwards, it appeared to be a male, and about two month's old.

Cross-examined. Q.You are not a nurse? A. No; I have had children of my own - the prisoner before that appeared to be in a state of pregnancy, and I had let her have any thing about my shop - I could not see the size of the child when it was first brought in, but I desired it to be wrapped up and put on the hearth, while we attended to her, and got her to bed - I did not take notice of the child that night, I was so flurried; we went to dress it the next night, between seven and eight o'clock, and then I saw what it was - I certainly did not see enough of the child the first night to be able to state that it was the same I saw the next night; I cannot state whether the prisoner appeared to be pregnant after this, as she left my house so soon afterwards - I had signed for a box of linen for her.

CHARLOTTE CONSTABLE . I am a midwife, and live in James-street, Manchester-square. I was called to visit the prisoner on the 17th of August - I asked how she came to go so far from home, being so near her confinement; she did not make any answer, but said she had been delivered in St. Giles' by a medical man; I did not undress the child at that time, but I did in the evening - I saw it was a child of some months old, and demanded the letter of her that she had taken from the Queen's-hospital for me to attend her - she said she had been taken ill in St. Giles', and was senseless for three hours on the ground, then she took a coach, and came home, and that some one must have changed the child.

Cross-examined. Q. How long had she had this letter for you to attend her? A. I should think two months - she had prepared to be confined; it is the custom at the Queen's-hospital, if any medical man attends one of their patients, that they pay him, and I asked who had attended her.

WILLIAM ATFIELD . The prisoner came to Worship-street office on the 18th of August - she brought this child in her arms; her husband was with her; she said she was walking down Old-street-road that afternoon, and at the end of Pitfield-street she met a woman with this child, who asked her to be so kind as to hold it while she went on an errand to a shop up Pitfield-street; that she had taken the child, and waited three hours, but the woman never came back - the overseer of Shoreditch happened to be there, and he sent the child to the workhouse.

CHARLES WICKS . I am a porter, and live on Back-hill. On Tuesday, the 16th of August, I came up Saffronhill, and saw the prisoner there - I saw a little girl with the child; the prisoner sent her to a public-house for change for 1s.: I then heard her ask if she would go on an errand for her - the girl said Yes, and she said she wanted her to go as far as Smithfield; when they got to the corner of Peter-street the prisoner said, "My dear. I will take the child for you while you go, as I am in a great hurry;" the girl said No, she would take the child with her - the prisoner said, "No, you know me, you need not be afraid of me; I live in Peter-street, my name is Johnson;" she took the child out of the girl's arms.

Prisoner's Defence. The reason I changed the child's clothes was that they were so dirty, and I could not take it out as it was - I have friends to produce them; I had not taken off the roller.

GUILTY on the 2nd and 4th Counts. Aged 23.

Transported for Seven Years .

1713. FREDERICK THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of May , 1 shilling , the money of John Clements Pink .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

JOHN CLEMENTS PINK. I kept the King's Arms, St. George's in the East . I used to leave my son James to take care of the bar before breakfast; he had the key of the till - I missed money from my cash-box.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Your son had not the key of the cash-box? A. I used to give it him when he wanted change - I have been cautioned about boys drinking at my house, and not paying for it, but my son said they did pay.

JAMES PINK . I am twelve years old. I used to mind the bar in the morning - Stapleton made an application to me - after that the prisoner came to me in the bar, and said he knew all that had passed between me, Stapleton, and other boys; that I had robbed my father, and he would have money as well as the rest - he said he would have 1s. or 1s. 6d., and I gave it him through fear that he should tell my father; I took it from the till - he was near enough to see where I took it from; I saw him several hours after, and he had a good deal more money.

Cross-examined. Q. How long ago is this? A. About Easter twelve months; I had been in the habit of robbing my father for nine months before, and continued to do so for about three months, as near as I can recollect - I have taken above 60l.; a boy named Dean wrote to my father about it, and I then charged Dean with setting me on to steal - my father usually came down between seven and eight o'clock, sometimes later; the boys drank beer, ale, and milk at the house.

MR. BODKIN. Q.What did you do with the money you took? A. I gave it to the prisoner and the other boys; I think the prisoner might have about 2l. 10s. -Dean received above 15l.; he applied to me to allow him 4l. a week; I refused, and then he wrote to my father - the prisoner asked me for the first shilling about February.

JAMES GONER . I sell milk, and have frequented this public-house for thirty years. I have seen the prisoner there of a morning about seven o'clock - he used the house.

Cross-examined. Q. What is he? A. A bricklayer -I believe he went for refreshment; I told Pink that boys were drinking there in the morning, and he ought not to trust his son.

J. C. PINK. The letter came to me the latter end of May - I showed it to my son, and he immediately acknowledged what he had done; he gave me the account he has to-day - he wrote down the particulars to the amount of above 60l.

Prisoner's Defence. James Pink came to me one morning, and asked if I wanted the loan of a shilling, and lent it to me.

ROBERT STAPLETON . I am now a prisoner in Newgate. I never induced James Pink, by persuasion or other means, to rob his father - I never told the prisoner that he had robbed his father; I had money from Pink to buy him a box of paints, a knife, and two or three seals - I only bought them for him, and had no interest in it; I never had any money to myself - 4s. or 5s. is the utmost I laid out for him.

COURT. Q. Did you see where he got the money from? A. No; it was not in the morning - he gave it me generally in the street; I am seventeen years old.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1714. ROBERT STAPLETON was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of April , 1 shilling , the money of John Clements Pink .

JOHN CLEMENTS PINK . About April, last year, I was in the habit of leaving my son in care of the bar; he was then not eleven years old; when my payments became due I found I had not the money I expected, but did not know how it went; the prisoner was in the habit of coming to my house; his mother has sent him for things - he lived near.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. When did you miss your money? A. Chiefly about nine months ago - I received the letter three or four months ago - I did not mention it to my son till then - I showed him the direction of the letter, and asked if he knew the hand-writing; he said he did not - I showed him the signature; he said he knew that; he burst out crying, and said he had been robbing me; he wrote down the boys' names, which were also in the letter, but he had not seen them; he never saw more than the signature of the letter, and he does not now know the contents; here is the letter, it is signed by Dean - I know he had paints - I had given him the money to buy them - I found he had pistols and powder in the garret; he said one of the pistols was the pot-boy's,(Burkins) who denied it; the only person who spoke to me about him was Goner - I do not think I told him not to let boys drink there - I found a few seals in his possession.

JAMES PINK . I have known the prisoner about four years - I first gave him money about Easter twelvemonth, between six and seven o'clock in the morning; I was in the bar at the time; the first time he came, he said he was in great distress, and if I would lend him 1s., he would pay me the first he got - I said I could not, it was not my property, but at last I gave him one - I took it from the till; he saw that; he came again next afternoon, between six and seven o'clock, and said if I did not give him 1s., he would tell my father I had robbed him, and I did it for fear he should tell; he saw me take that from the till - I saw him several times on the same business.

Cross-examined. Q. How long before your father received the letter had the prisoner been to you? A.About three months - I was out when the letter came; my father, when I came in, told me to get a sheet of paper to write down every farthing I had robbed him of - I did so, to the best of my recollection; he showed me the direction - I did not know the writing; he then showed me the signature, and it was Dean's; he showed me the letter, and I read it myself - I read what I was charged with then in the letter (looking at it), and this is the paper on which I wrote what had I taken; the largest sum is 25l., and the smallest 2d.; my father took me to the Thames Police next day - Stapleton gave me a box of paints - I never had any other - I had thirty or forty small seals, a few watch-keys, and a knife - I gave them back to Stapleton; Berkins gave me a horse pistol - I never had any other - I did not ask Berkins to say they were his pistols.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Do you mean that your father only showed you the signature, and not the other part of the letter? A. Only the signature - I did not know the contents when I wrote this paper; after I put down what was in this paper, I read the letter.

JAMES GONER gave the same evidence as in the formet case, except that he had seen the prisoner in the house.

JOHN BURKINS . I was put-boy to Mr. Pink. I found two pistols in my box, and showed them to the servant, who told mistress; James Pink offered to give me a watch, a box of colours, and some money, if I would say they were mine: Stapleton used to come every morning, about seven o'clock, for half a quartern of gin in a bottle - his friends lived close by; he was a very good boy.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Were you always in the bar? A. Yes, or about the bar; I had to clean the shoes and the tap-room - I was there eleven months, and he came every morning.

The prisoner received an excellent character.

NOT GUILTY .

1715. JOHN WHITE was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of May , 1 half-crown , the money of John Clements Pink .

JAMES PINK . The prisoner used to come in the morning about three months before the letter was sent - he said he knew I had given other boys money, and he would have some, or he would tell my father; I had seen him in Thomas's company - he said he must have a shilling, which I gave him; he had half a crown about the 26th of May, as he said he would tell my father if I did not give it to him; I got it from the cash-box up stairs - he did not see me take it.

COURT. Q.What did you think of your own conduct at the time? A. I thought I was doing very wrong, but it was done through fear.

Prisoner. Q.Where was I when you gave me the first shilling? A. In the bar.

Prisoner. You said, "Will you have a shilling?" I said, "I will thank any body to give me one;" you went into the bar, brought one out, and gave me 1s. 6d. to buy you some ballads. Witness. No, I did not; he gave me a good many songs once - he gave me a seal once; he received from 25s. to 30s. in all - the seal is worth about 6d.; I never gave him money without his demanding it, and never employed him to bring me things in.

JOHN CLEMENTS PINK gave the same evidence as in the former case.

NOT GUILTY .

The Jury stated that if they had been aware of the facts of this case they should not have convicted Thomas.

1716. JAMES ANDERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 sack, value 3s., and 2 bushels of potatoes, value 4s. , the goods of Fordham Ellis , his master.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

RICHARD WATKIN . I am a Bow-street patrol. On the 7th of September I went with Mead to the William the Fourth beer-house, at Enfield; the prisoner came there about a quarter-past one o'clock in the morning, with a horse and cart - he stopped opposite the house, came up to the door which leads into the yard, jumped up, put his hand over, and unbolted the door; he then went back to the cart, and brought out a sack of potatoes- when he had got to the passage leading to the road, we showed ourselves, and he put the potatoes down; I asked him what he was going to do with them - he said to leave them for the ostler, who was to give him a 1s. for them; I secured him - he begged forgiveness, and said it was the first time he ever robbed his master; after some time I allowed him to go on to London with his cart, and when he returned I took him.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. How many horses were there in the cart? A. Two; he did not say it was so loaded he was forced to leave some - he said he lodged at that house.

JOHN MEAD . I was in company with Watkin - what he has stated is correct; the cart he was driving was Mr. Ellis' - the sack was turned inside out, and upon turning it I found the name of Fordham Ellis, Edmonton, upon it.

BENJAMIN MEERES . I am bailliff to Mr. Fordham Ellis, of Edmonton. The prisoner was in his service, and the sack is his property.

MR. FORDHAM ELLIS. The prisoner has been in my employ about two years; I employed him to carry the potatoes to London, and on his return I met him at the station-house, and took him.

Prisoner's Defence When I put them off my back the officer told me to take them into the stable, which I did; I said I was going to leave them there - he asked what I could get for them if I was going to sell them; I said I might get 1s. for them, but I did not mean to sell them.

RICHARD WATKIN . I am quite positive he told me the ostler was to have them, and give him 1s. for them.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Three Months .

1717. CHARLES PRIEST was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 1 copper lid, value 4s. , the goods of John Lockington .

The prosecutor's name being Cockerton, the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

1718. JOHN POTTER was indicted for feloniously receiving, of a certain evil-disposed person, on the 7th of September , 1 sack, value 18d., and 1 bushel of potatoes, value 18d., the goods of Richard Palmer , well knowing the same to have been stolen .

MR. CLARKSON declined offering any evidence.

NOT GUILTY .

1719. JOHN POTTER was again indicted for feloniously receiving, of a certain evil-disposed person, on the 7th of September , 4 sacks, value 3s.; 2 bushels of potatoes, value 1s., and 6 bushels of chaff, value 3s., the goods of Richard Walker , the younger, well knowing the same to have been stolen .

No evidence. NOT GUILTY .

1720. ARTHUR TURNER was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 8 pennyweights of silver solder, value 2s.; 2 pennyweights of gold solder, value 18d., and 1 pennyweight of gold and silver solder, value 6d. , the goods of John Sandon , his master.

THOMAS CLARK . I am a Police-officer. On the evening of the 30th of August, about half-past eight o'clock, I saw the prisoner at the watch-house in Rosamon-street; I found in his pocket a quantity of gold and silver - he said it was gold and silver dust, and that he worked for himself; I knew that he had worked for Mr. Sandon, and took him there.

JOHN SANDON . I am a goldsmith , and live in Great Sutton-street. The prisoner was in my employ five or six years; I did not miss this property till it was found on him - he worked on the the day he was apprehended; I can swear to a mark on one piece of the solder produced - the prisoner had it to work on my premises; he left me about seven o'clock in the evening - he did no work at home; he could not have carried it away accidentally.

GEORGE SANDON . I am foreman to my brother. I gave the prisoner some solder for his work, and in two or three hours he asked for more, for he had finished what I gave him; when the men leave at night I take the gold and silver - I saw there was very little in the prisoner's can.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Months .

1721. GEORGE WRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 2 books, value 3s. , the goods of Richard Kimpton .

RICHARD KIMPTON . I am a bookseller , in High Holborn . In the forenoon of the 5th of July I saw the prisoner at my show-board; he took two books, and walked away with them - I secured him; he had the books under his jacket.

THOMAS MAPP. I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. It was the greatest distress which drove me to it.

GUILTY . Aged 63. - Confined Three Months .

1722. MARY GODMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 28 yards of cotton, value 15s. , the goods of Isaac Welchman .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1723. JOHN CHARLES FREDERICK HUNTER was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 compass, value 5s., the goods of John Bartholomew Cowmeadow ; and 1 pair of gloves, value 1s. , the goods of John Edward Cowmeadow .

ANN COWMEADOW . I am the wife of John Edward Cowmeadow, a coal-merchant , at Notting-hill grove, Kensington . The prisoner came to our house one Sunday, about three weeks ago, to see my son, John Bartholomew Cowmeadow; this compass was in a work-box on the back parlour mantel-piece when he came - I saw it there the night before; he stopped about an hour - when he was gone we missed the compass and a pair of gloves from a drawer in the bed-room, which belonged to Ann Esther Cowmeadow; it was under my care.

EDWARD JAMES LEVY . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner between five and six o'clock the same evening - he had left the prosecutor's about ten in the morning; this pair of gloves was in his waistcoat pocket, and this bundle was at the Swan, at Kensington Gravel-pits, where he was stopped; I found 2l. 19s. on him - he said he knew nothing of any part of the property; he told me what he had done with the compass.

HUGH MCGANEY . On Sunday, the 21st of August, between three and four o'clock, I was in Praed-street, Edgware-road; I saw the prisoner standing, with some persons round, who said it was a shame he should be treated so - upon inquiry I found he had been into a shop for a pennyworth of curds and whey - that he said it was sour, and that the man of the shop had kicked him in the mud; he said he was going to Bayswater - I asked him to come to my house and have his clothes brushed; while he was there he seemed to take a great fancy to an opera-glass on my mantel-piece, and he offered me this compass in exchange for it - I gave him the opera-glass and a penknife for the compass; I gave the same compass to the officer.

JOHN BARTHOLOMEW COWMEADOW . The prisoner called that Sunday morning at our house - this compass was in the back parlour; it is mine - I did not see him go into that room, but I saw him in the room where the gloves were.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1724. CHARLES JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 2 waistcoats, value 9s , the goods of Robert Schofield .

SARAH SCHOFIELD . I am the wife of Robert Schofield - he is a salesman . On the 26th of July I went out, and on my return saw the prisoner at my street door; he asked about a black coat, which had laid in our window - I told him it was sold, and he went away; when I got into the shop I missed a waistcoat off the drawers, and another out of the drawers - he came next morning, between nine and ten o'clock, and asked if I had a white waistcoat to sell; I said No, and told him I had missed two waistcoats - he said if I called where he lived, at William-street, I should have his character - I went there with an officer, and found him; he denied the charge - I found the property at the pawnbroker's.

JAMES WATSON . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Strutton-ground, Westminster. These two waistcoats were pawned by the prisoner, in the afternoon of the 26th of July.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Confined Fourteen Days .

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1725. THOMAS SMITH and JOHN JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 56 lbs. of lead, value 4s. 10d., the goods of James Rhodes , and fixed to a building .

BENJAMIN COLLINS . I am an officer. On the 27th of August, about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, I met the prisoners in the City-road, near the bridge - Smith had this parcel on his shoulder, and Jones was a little behind him; I followed them some distance, and Smith gave Jones the parcel - they went to Mr. Pearces' shop, a plumber, in Plumber's-row, and Jones threw the lead into the scale; Mr. Pearce came into the shop - I told him I suspected it was stolen; Jones said it was not, that he had brought it from his own house in Golden-lane, and it was his own - I said I had seen them come in a very contrary direction, and asked if they had not brought it from the back of Mr. Rhodes'; they denied it- I asked Mr. Pearce to assist me in taking them to the station; in going along Smith struck Mr. Pearce, pushed him down, and attempted to escape, but we secured them- at the station-house Jones said they had picked the lead up, but they thought it was no harm; I found some lead had been taken from a gutter in one of the houses at the back of Mr. Rhodes', and I found the lead which the prisoners had, fitted the gutter exactly - the nail holes all matched, and it exactly corresponded where it was cut.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. What did Jones say when he got to the shop? A. He said he had brought some lead, and that he wanted some glass for it; the lead had been taken from the top of a kitchen adjoining a house - Jones said they picked it up in a field; a boy, who came and swore he saw the prisoners pick up the lead in a field, is not here - he gave evidence at the office against the prisoners.

GEORGE PEARCE . I am a lead-merchant and glasscutter - I live in Plumbers'-row, The prisoners brought this lead to my house on the 27th of August; one of them put it into the scale - my son was in the shop; when I came out the officer asked me to assist in taking the prisoners - I was knocked down in going along, and a staff, which I carry in my pocket, as a warrant-officer to the Commissioners of Sewers, was bruised; I was dragged in the mud for a considerable distance.

THOMAS PEARSON . I know Mr. James Rhodes. The officer called, and showed me some lead; I went to one of Mr. Rhodes' houses, and the lead fitted the gutter exactly.

Cross-examined. Q.When had you seen it safe? A. Not since it was put up, which is three years ago.

COURT. Q. Are the houses inhabited? A. No - this lead was on a kitchen which leans against the house; the lead being off would have let the rain in - I had been in the house three days before, and there was not any appearance of rain coming in.

Smith's Defence. We went down by the side of the New-river, and saw this lead laying among the grass, in a field - I took it up, and we went to a shop; a boy saw us find it.

NOT GUILTY .

1726. MICHAEL NEESON was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 1 book, value 2s. , the goods of Benjamin Galpin .

JOHN ARKLEY . I was shopman to Mr. Benjamin Galpin, who keeps a shop in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square . I saw the prisoner at his window on the 2nd of July - he took up the Pilgrim's Progress, and put it at the end of a book, he came a second time, looked at it, and put it down; he came a third time, looked at it again, and pretended to put it down, but did not - he ran across the street; we followed, and took it from his hand.

GUILTY . Aged 36 - Confined Six Weeks .

1727. JOHN HOLMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 silk dress, value 3l.; 1 basket, value 6d.; 1 handkerchief, value 6d., and 1 pair of gloves, value 6d. , the goods of Samuel Biss .

The prosecutor's name being Samuel Benjamin Biss, the prisoner was ACQUITTED .

1728. GEORGE NEWBY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 7 yards of printed cotton, value 5s. , the goods of Dickenson Sowerby .

WILLIAM CLARK . I am shopman to Mr. Dickenson Sowerby, a pawnbroker , in Booth-street . On the 16th of July, between ten and eleven o'clock in the evening, Wall said a man had stolen a piece of cotton from the shop - I went to the door; an officer had the prisoner, and asked if this was my master's property - I said it was; it had hung about the middle of the shop, and had been covered over - I had seen it about six or seven o'clock.

GEORGE WALL . I was standing close by the prisoner in the shop; I saw him take this cotton from a partition in the middle of the shop - he went out; I followed him till I saw an officer, and he was taken; I had seen him throw the cotton into an area.

JAMES DENNIS . I am an officer. Wall pointed out the prisoner to me - he was running, and I took him; I had not seen him throw the cotton away, but a female at the house gave it to me.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Three Months .

1729. THOMAS OAKLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 saw, value 2s. , the goods of James Tester ; and that he had before been convicted of felony.

JAMES TESTER . I am a carpenter . I lost my saw from Sussex-terrace, Kentish-town , on the 17th of August, while I was gone to breakfast; I had left it in a house which I was finishing - on my return I met the prisoner; I had not known him before - a person had given me information; I said, "You have been stealing my tools," and I found the saw down his bosom.

THOMAS VATER . I am a carpenter. I was sitting at breakfast, and a man came in and gave us information -I went out, and saw the prisoner coming round the corner of the building - I took him back; I thought he walked stiff and took this saw from his bosom.

SAMUEL BRACHER . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and have the saw.(Property produced and sworn to.)

CHARLES CLARK . I am an officer. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's conviction, by the name of John Mason , for stealing two planes and some other tools - I took him, and know he is the person - he was confined seven days in Newgate.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1730. JAMES PIPER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of July , 1 hat, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of John Merry .

THOMAS GILKES . I am a Police-officer. On the 1st of July, within a few minutes of nine o'clock at night, I was near Hackney church-tower; the prisoner passed me, and had nothing with him - in about two minutes he passed me again, with something concealed under his coat; on going to see what it was, I found this straw hat, which he said. he had bought in a public-house, at Clapton, for 6d.: I looked in it, saw Mr. Merry's name, and went there - he was about one hundred yards from the prosecutor's.

CHRISTIANA BURGESS. I lived with Mr. Merry - he keeps a straw-hat warehouse . This hat is his; it had been taken from the end of the counter, near the door - I had seen it a few minutes before eight o'clock.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Confined Six Weeks .

1731. JOHN SULLIVAN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 silk handkerchief, value 2s. , the goods of Jonathan Murray .

ROBERT STUPART . I live with Mr. Jonathan Murray, a pawnbroker , of East Smithfield . On the 30th of July, I was informed that a person had taken a handkerchief, which had hung by the door; I looked and missed it; I had seen it about an hour before - I went to the door, and the officer brought the prisoner back with it.

JOHN MADDY . I am an officer. I met the prisoner coming towards Rosemary-lane, about two hundred yards from the prosecutor's; a young man from the shop overtook him, and said he had stolen a handkerchief: he denied it, but I saw him drop this handkerchief from his jacket - I took it up, and took charge of him.

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY . Aged 38.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1732. ELIZA SLATER was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 1 gold seal, value 4s., and 1 watchkey, value 4s., the goods of William Mosto , from his person .

THOMAS ANDREW CAMROUX . I am a Police-constable. I saw the prisoner and the prosecutor laying on the ground in Hoxton, at a quarter-past nine o'clock, on the 7th of August - the prosecutor was very drunk, I heard the prisoner say, "Give me the watch;" I asked if he was her husband - she said Yes; I took them both to the station-house- the prisoner had the seal and key; the prosecutor could not speak - he was quite insensible.

NOT GUILTY .

1733. WILLIAM FORSCUTT was indicted for embezzlement .

JOHN SMITH . I am a baker . The prisoner was in my employ about seven months; he had to book his bread every night, and give an account of the money he had received - I had given him notice to quit previous to the 27th of June, but he seemed sorry for something he had done, and I forgave him - he left me without notice in the middle of the week.

JANE MARTIN . I am a customer of the prosecutor's - I paid the prisoner 3s. 7d. for him on the 27th of June; he receipted this bill for it.

MARY WESTON . I paid the prisoner 4s. on account of his master, on the 7th of July - he wrote a receipt on this bill.

MR. SMITH. He never accounted to me for these sums; the 7th of July was the day he left me - I had mentioned to him about the 3s. 7d. a morning or two before, and he owned he had not accounted for it.

Prisoner's Defence. I had between seventy and eighty customers to give an account of every night - when I gave in the account on the 27th of June I was money over in my pocket, and could not recollect where it came from; on the Monday, when I went to Mrs. Martin's I took her two bills - she said, "I paid you one;" she went to my master, and he took the work out of my hand.

The prisoner received a good character, and a master said he would take him into his employ.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Six Weeks .

1734. JOHN DROVER and JOHN HARTIN were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 coat, value 10s.; 1 hat, value 10s.; 1 stock, value 2s., and 1 snuff-box, value 6d. , the goods of Charles Edward Thomas Mills .

CHARLES EDWARD THOMAS MILLS . I am a medical-student , and live in John-street, Blackfriars-road. On the 14th of July I was in Newcastle-street, Strand , about nine o'clock at night; I was not altogether sober, but was not drunk - a man insulted me by shoving against me; the two prisoners came up, and offered to assist me in getting away - shortly afterwards I stripped to fight, and took off my hat and coat; Drover took my hat - I do not know who took my coat; my opponents all ran off - I then looked for my coat and hat; they were gone also - Drover was taken with my hat; they were all strangers to me.

JOHN PERKINS . I am a Police-officer. The prosecutor came, and said he had been robbed - he was sober enough to tell me all this; I went down my beat, met Drover with the hat on his head, and I found in his possession the pocket-book, handkerchief, and gloves - I took him to the prosecutor, who said it was his, and that was the man who took them; I asked Drover where the coat and stock were - he said he had sold them in Russel-court, Drurylane, and I found them there.

CHARLES YOUNG . I am a Police-officer. I saw the two prisoners following the prosecutor up towards Templebar, and back again - the prosecutor was not sober, but was capable of walking and talking; in about a quarter of an hour I saw the prosecutor with a hat on, which I had seen Drover wear the same evening, and that caused suspicion; I took Hartin on the 13th of August - I had seen both the prisoners in company before, and knew they were associates.

Hartin. Q. Did you not see the prosecutor stripped, in the act of fighting? A. I saw him taking off his coat; he was having an altercation with some person - I did not see you pick up his clothes from under feet.

M - MOSES. I keep a clothes-shop. I bought this coat of Drover about half an hour before the officer came - there was some other man with him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Drover's Defence. The prosecutor took my hat off, put his hat on my head, and put mine on his head, to disguise himself, to go to fight a porter at the gate of the lun- the handkerchief was in his hat, and I put it into my pocket.

Hartin's Defence. I and a friend went into the public-house opposite the Angel Inn; I heard an altercation, went out, and saw the prosecutor fighting - the Policeman came up and separated them; he was beastly drunk: no man would have behaved as he did in his sober senses; the Policeman sent him towards Temple-bar, but he returned once or twice - I went into the public-house again, and he came in with his coat off, and Drover's hat on; the porter, and two female servants were in the house, having a glass of ale; the prosecutor insisted upon fighting the porter - the man behind the bar jumped over, and turned him out; a respectable person, who was with me, came to Bow-street, and proved that I was not out of his company till half-past eleven o'clock that night, but he was sent by the Scotch society to Scotland, the next day.

DROVER - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years .

HARTIN - GUILTY . Aged 30.

Confined Three Months .

1735. SUSAN CRESSWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 silver spoon, value 1l. , the goods of Count Jerome De Sails ; and JANE GAZEY was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen , &c.

JAMES BROADWAY . I am a Policeman. On the 2nd of August I was in a pawnbroker's-shop in Sloane-street, and while I was there Gazey came in, and brought these two pieces of a broken spoon to pawn - they refused to take it, and then she wanted it mended; when she went out I followed her - she crossed, and joined three or four girls of the town; after some conversation with them she went on, and I followed her - I asked what she had got; she said Nothing - I said I had my doubts about that - she then said, "I have a spoon, which is my own property;" I said I should take her to the watch-house - she said she would not go, but she would take me to the house- she took me to the prosecutor's; she called Cresswell to the door, and told her the Policeman was after her - she slipped the spoon into her hand; I took it from her, and found there had been a crest on it, which was nearly erased - Cresswell said it was her own, that her mother had had it left to her before she was born; I said I was not satisfied, I should take her to the watch-house - she said I should not, for it was all right, her son had given it to her, who was now in the West Indies - on our way to the watch-house she said she had found it in a piece of rag, but she could not say when, nor where.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Were you dressed in your uniform? A. Yes; she was in the shop rom three to five minutes - I do not know any thing of either of the prisoners - Gazey took me to the house where Cresswell was.

JAMES ROBINSON. I have been for six years butler to Count Jerome De Salis . Cresswell had come to work there for about a month; I know this to be the Count's spoon - here is one letter of the crest on it now.

The prisoners received a good character.

CRESSWELL - GUILTY . Aged 50.

Confined Six Months .

GAZEY - NOT GUILTY .

1736. PETER CORLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 pair of boots, value 8s. , the goods of Thomas Rogers .

THOMAS ROGERS. I lodge in Westminster . The prisoner lodged in the next bed on the 2nd of September, and the next morning he went away with my shoes - I heard the outside door go, which awoke me; I ran down to the street; I saw a sweep and a boy - I asked if they had met a man; they said Yes, and he had just turned into Orchard-street - the Policeman came by; I told him I had lost my high shoes - he went and got them.

JOSEPH CLARK . I am an officer. I overtook the prisoner with these shoes.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I get my living by hard labour -I went out that morning at a quarter before five o'clock; I found these shoes outside the door, a few yards off - I took them up; the officer followed me.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Confined Three Months .

1737. WILLIAM BLAND was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of Thomas Calvert , from his person .

THOMAS CALVERT . I was in Hyde-park on the 11th of July; I had a handkerchief - the officer asked me if I had been robbed; I felt, and said I had - I saw the prisoner with two officers.

ROBERT GOOSE . I am an officer. I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, and put it into his breast; I had seen the prisoner before.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to the review; I took my handkerchief out, and wiped my nose - I then put it back, and the officer took hold of me.

The prisoner received an excellent character, and one witness promised to employ him.

GUILTY . Aged 18.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury.

Fined 1s. and Discharged.

OLD COURT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1738. WILLIAM JOHN PRICE was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 40 lbs. of butter, value 2l. 16s. , the goods of Samuel Cullam , and William Whitfield .

WILLIAM HOLMES . I am a servant to Messrs. Samuel Cullam and William Whitfield. butter-factors , of Old-Bond-street. On the 20th of August, at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, I hung my basket on the area rails of No. 19, Cumberland-place , while I went down with some butter; I returned in a few minutes - the basket still was there, but 40 lbs. of butter were gone from it; I found the prisoner at the office with it in about three hours - I can swear to the cloth it was wrapped in; the basket was too large to take down the area.

THOMAS SLEETE . I am a Policeman. Davy gave me information - I apprehended the prisoner in a stable -Davy said he was the man; I found the butter on the steps of No. 9, Frederick-street.

JOHN DAVY. I was in Cumberland-street, and saw the prisoner take the butter out of the basket; he put it on his back, and ran away with it - I followed, and seeing me, he threw it down and ran into the stable - I told Sleete, who took him.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Did he not say the fellow deserved to be frightened for leaving his butter there? A. No - he said if I did not prosecute him he would me.

Prisoner's Defence. It was a lark - the witness must know I never meant to steal it.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Three Months .

1739. ROBERT SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , 1 bag, value 1d.; 1 lb. of meat, value 4d.; 16 pieces of leather, value 4s., and 1 pair of boots. value 3s. , the goods of John Sheldon .

JOHN SHELDON . I am a shoemaker , and live in Payne-street, White Conduit-fields. On the 5th of August I sent my little boy to fetch some work from Mr. Lyons, in Amwell-street; he never brought it - I was obliged to pay for it - I do not know the prisoner.

RICHARD SHELDON . I am the son of the prosecutor. I saw Mr. Lyon put this property into my bag; there was one pound of meat, sixteen pieces of leather, and a pair of boots - I was bringing them to my father's, and saw the prisoner in Penton-street; he said he would give me 3d. to go an errand for him - I said I would; he said I must leave my bag with him - I was to fetch him some clothes from the corner of Vittoria-street, and he would take care of my bag - I was not gone above five or ten minutes; they said they had no clothes; when I came back he was gone with the bag - I never had the 3d; on the 19th of August, I saw him by Islington turnpike, and pointed him out to the constable, who took him.

JOHN SHEEHY . I am a Policeman. The boy pointed the prisoner out at the turnpike, and said he had stolen his bag of work - I followed him; he looked back, and seeing me and the boy, began to run, but I secured him.

WILLIAM PRATTERO . I saw the prisoner and prosecutor's son talking in Penton-street, and can swear to his person.

Prisoner. The Policeman said there was a charge against me, and I surrendered - I did not know what I was taken for.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1740. ELIZABETH FOWLER was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 table-cloth, value 6s.; 2 candlesticks, value 9s., and 3 brushes, value 1s. , the goods of John Fowler .

JOHN FOWLER . I am the prisoner's father - she went away from me at different times without leave, and on the 14th of July, after she had done work, I told her to go and wash herself; I did not see her again till the officer brought me the duplicates of this property - I had promised to give her wages to stay at home; she was with me three weeks the last time - I never allowed her to pawn things; she was not born in wedlock, and I have every reason to believe her mother is the cause of this.

THOMAS FREEMAN . I am shopman to Mr. Farrell, a pawnbroker, Lisson-grove. The articles stated in the indictment were all pawned by the prisoner on the 14th of July, but at different times.

WILLIAM CONNELL . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner on the 16th of July, in Duke-street, St. James', sleeping at a gentleman's door - she said she did not know where to go; I took her to the station-house, and found these duplicates on her.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY. Aged 14. - Judgment Respited .

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1741. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 watch, value 3l. 10s.; 2 seals, value 2l. 2s.; 2 rings, value 1l., and 2 keys, value 10s., the goods of William Henry Smith , in his dwelling-house .

JOHN PHIPPEN . I am a Policeman. On the 4th of August, at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner run out of Mr. Smith's shop, and run along the street - I followed him a long way, and caught him; he had his hand in his waistband - I pulled it out, and he had this watch and seals.

WILLIAM HENRY SMITH . I am a butcher , and live in Back-road, Shadwell . On the 4th of August, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I went out, leaving this watch in the room behind the shop; I was fetched in about three quarters of an hour, and they were gone - I gave three guineas and a half for the watch four years ago, one for each seal, and 10s. for the keys; one is only gilt.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1742. THOMAS WORLEY was indicted for feloniously assaulting James Tulloch , on the 9th of September , putting him in fear, and taking from his person and against his will, two 20l. Bank notes , his property.

JAMES TULLOCH . I am carpenter to the Jane of London. Last Friday, about five o'clock in the afternoon, I was in company with Ellen Brooks at a house in Glasshouse-street, and asked her to go over the way to a publichouse to get a glass of liquor, instead of which we went to the prisoner's house; I had two 20l. notes in my fob, and a sovereign, a shilling, and a sixpence in my trousers pocket - the prisoner asked me for some gin; I gave him 1s. - he was not satisfied, and I gave him 2d. more, and then 6d.; he did not get any gin; I went to change my sovereign at the public-house - I returned in a few minutes, and he wanted me to give him money again; I would not- he went to put his hand into my pocket; I would not let him, and he knocked me down - he fell down on me, and while he was on me took my money; before I could get on my feet he had gone out of the house the back way - I had felt the notes safe in his house, and I felt him take them out; I staid in the house a little time, and said to Brooks, "I am done now, my two notes are gone;" I had received my wages, which came to 58l., about a week before - he was taken on Sunday; I had gone to his house twice that night, but he was out - I was as sober as I am now; I had been to a good many places, but to no bad place till I got to this lane.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you know the Compasses? A. Yes, I was there, and had some gin and rum; I cannot say how many glasses I might take - one or two of both, not more, and that was all the day; I had no brandy - I do not think I had any brandy and water, but will not swear it, as I was in the house in the day-time once or twice in the morning, about seven o'clock, and had half a pint of rum then, but only drank one glass; I was at the lodging-house the woman lived at almost all day - I did not go to any other public-house that day; I went there once after seven o'clock, but cannot tell when, and had two glasses of gin; I sent out at the lodginghouse for a good deal of gin, and gave it to the women, but did not take much myself - I spent 1l. at that house, and might have had six glasses myself in the course of the day- I will not swear I did not have a dozen; I did not fall down drunk in the street, nor did a sweep pick me up; nothing of the sort happened - I was found asleep in the privy of the house I stopped at, but that was at nine o'clock, after I was robbed; I was not drunk - they said I was asleep; I do not know whether I was - I never used the word rooping, I do not know what it means; I never said I was rooped - I think it was a young woman awoke me in the privy; it was not much after five o'clock when I went to the prisoner-house - I left my hat in his house, not at the public-house; I did not stay there five minutes after I was robbed - it was in a bed-room down stairs; I found my hat there next day - I had only been with one woman that day; I do not know how many were in the house - I treated about a dozen.

COURT. Q. You treated women in the house on that day? A. Yes, I sent out for liquor for them from time to time.

ELLEN BROOKS . I was with Tulloch, and went into the prisoner's house with him; he asked me to go out and have something to drink; I refused - he pressed me, and I went; the prisoner was standing at his own door, and called us over, and instead of going to the public-house, we went in: he asked Tulloch to give him something to drink; he gave him 1s.; he said that was not sufficient; he gave him 6d. more, which was all the change he had; as the prisoner brought nothing to drink, Tulloch went to the public-house, and changed a sovereign for half a pint of gin - he returned, and the prisoner began to pull him about; he said he did not like that, and then he knocked him down - I did not see him take the notes, but saw the prisoner upon him.

Q. When did you first see Tulloch? A. He lodged at our house two nights - I was in his company all day; he breakfasted there, and did not leave the house till the afternoon, about half-past four o'clock; I do not think he went out till then, but I was up in my room for half an hour about half-past twelve o'clock in the morning - he was in and out of the different rooms; I went with him about five o'clock to Worley's - the prisoner was not out above two minutes, before he put his hand into his pocket, and said he was robbed of two 20l. notes; we returned to the prisoner's house, but he was not to be seen, and we returned to my place - he was found asleep at my place- he remained at my place all the evening, except going to see if Worley was there - I went with him; I was at the Compasses public-house with him about a quarter to five o'clock, and two women were there; he treated us to half a pint of gin, and nothing else - I am an unfortunate girl; the Compasses is next door to our house.

WILLIAM PENNY . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on Sunday evening, about eleven o'clock, and found 19s. on him, but no notes; he was standing under a lamp, with a female - he said he was innocent; I said, "Why did you abscond from your house with the woman you have lived with twelve years?" he then began to pretend intoxication; he had a new hat on, and almost all his clothes were new - I knew that, for I was in the habit of seeing him daily.

The prisoner, upon being called upon for his Defence, in a coarse and indelicate statement, represented that the prosecutor and Brookes had come to her house in a complete state of intoxication, and wished for a room, which he refused them, and turned them out of doors; and that he was robbed previous to coming to his house.

JOSEPH GLASS . I am a chimney-sweeper. On Friday last, about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prosecutor laying in the kennel, drunk; his face was bleeding - I picked him up, and a female that was with him; I wiped his face with my handkerchief, and took him to No. 9, Glasshouse-street - it must then have been near three o'clock, and between six and seven o'clock in the evening, I saw him sitting in the necessary, asleep- I and a female helped him out.

COURT. Q. Where is the necessary? A. In the back apartment of the house, No. 9, next door to the Compasses - I was called there to assist him out; he was quite drunk, and could not stand.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you hear him say some wh - s had rooed him? A. He said so when I took him out of the kennel - I am sure he was intoxicated at half-past two o'clock.

JOSEPH COCKNEY . I am a waiter at the Compasses. Last Friday, about half-past two or three o'clock, I saw the prosecutor in our house - he was neither drunk nor sober, half and half; I saw the sweep pick him up out of the kennel; the left side of his face was scratched; Glass took him to the next house - his hat was under our bar all the night; it was a straw hat - he had it on when laying in the kennel - he came into our house after he was picked up, about three o'clock, and had five or six glasses of brandy and water, and then the landlord refused to let him have more; he went out with another female, returned in ten minutes, and wanted more; he said he had been with a girl, and had been dished - and about halfpast four o'clock, when I took a pot of beer to the next house, he was asleep in the privy.

COURT. Q.When did you hear about this business? A. Not till next day.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1743. WILLIAM WRIGHT and JOHN JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 13 handkerchiefs, value 3l. , the goods of James William Brown .

GEORGE GIBBS . I am in the employ of James William Brown , a hosier , in the Strand . On the 14th of July, about half-past three o'clock, I found the glass of the window broken and thirteen handkerchiefs taken out; I looked round, and the Policeman brought the two prisoners back to the shop - he had some of the handkerchiefs in his hand; I had not seen the prisoners at the window.

JOSEPH MORTON. I am a Policeman. I was on duty, and saw the prisoners standing at Mr. Brown's shop window for about one minute; they then both ran away together; I followed, and took them; Wright took two handkerchiefs out of his bosom, and said, "I found these two, and will give them you - they are not mine;" Jones had nothing; on the way to the watch-house he abused me most scandalously, and struck me twice in the face; I did not see Wright drop any thing, but a gentleman picked up these six handkerchiefs in the Strand, and gave them to me, as I took them to the station-house; Jones got from me, but was secured again.

WILLIAM TREWATHER . I searched Wright after he was taken, and found five handkerchiefs, between his shirt and skin.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Wright's Defence. I saw something in the window, and thought it was a bill; I looked at it, and a young man who stood there threw the handkerchiefs down - I picked them up, and gave them to the Policeman.

Jones' Defence. I do not know this boy, and was not with him.

WRIGHT - GUILTY . Aged 14.

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Transported for Seven Years .

1744. JOHN MATHEWS was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 box, value 1s.; 1 sovereign, 9 half-sovereigns, 120 half-crowns, and 90 shillings, the property of Sarah Cooper , in her dwelling-house .

MR. DOWLING conducted the prosecution.

SUSAN COOPER . I am the daughter of Sarah Cooper, who keeps the Nag's Head, in Hackney-road . On the 18th of August, about seven o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came there with a person taller than himself, and had a pint of beer; they went away at eleven, came again about two, and had a glass of ale; I then went into the back room, leaving them alone in the front of the bar - I returned in about five minutes, and the prisoner was gone- his companion asked for a glass of gin and water; I went to call somebody to make it, then he said, "Never mind, I'll call again in five minutes," and went away; between four and five o'clock somebody came to borrow some money -I got the till out from under the counter, and there was only five or six new sixpences in it; the money-box was gone - I saw it there between one and two o'clock.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Did not the prisoner frequent your house? A. No, never; I have been there two or three years - I am not quite sure the clock had struck three when he left; I was backwards and forwards from the bar to the room behind.

EDWARD COOPER . I am the son of the prosecutrix. -On the 18th of August, in the afternoon, a woman came to borrow some money; I examined the till, and the tin box was gone, which contained about 25l. in money altogether, besides papers - there were half-crowns in it, one of which I had marked overnight - I gave information to Brown almost directly; when the prisoner was taken I saw three half-crowns, one of which I had marked - (looking at it) I cannot positively swear this is it, but think it is.

Cross-examined. Q.Would he not have to reach over a considerable way to take it? A. No, I could do it - the mark on the half-crown is a scratch on the rim; I made it with my teeth - it is the mark, to the best of my belief; - there were a great many half-crowns in the box, and a bill of 300l.; I have found none of the contents.

MR. DOWLING. Q.What is your belief of the halfcrown? A. To the best of my belief it is the one I marked overnight.

JOHN BROWN I am an officer. I went in pursuit of the prisoner and his companion, and took the prisoner opposite the prosecutor's house on the following morning; I found this half-crown, with three others, and 10s. 6d. in silver besides; I found some keys, which he said belonged to his tool-chest, and went to his lodgings, but there was no tool-chest there.

Cross-examined. Q. You ascertained from himself where he lodged? A. No - the key fitted a box I found there; I found no money.

NOT GUILTY .

1745. WILLIAM THEED was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 1 watch, value 50s.; 1 chain, value 5s.; 2 seals, value 5s., and 1 key, value 6d. , the goods of Thomas Fuller .

THOMAS FULLER . I am servant to Sir William Young. On the 12th of August my watch hung on a nail in the hall about a quarter before eight o'clock in the morning - the hall door was left ajar by a person who had gone out; I saw the prisoner about the middle of the hall - he had no business there; he had just come from the peg - I immediately missed the watch, and followed him - I called to him to stop; he made no answer - I followed him up the area steps; I kept close to him till he was taken - he crossed the street opposite Lady Fitzberbert's, and the watch was found down her area - I did not see it thrown down.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Did you keep in sight of him? A. Yes, all the way - I was eight or twelve yards from him - he might throw it down without my seeing it.

WILLIAM WOOD . I saw Fuller following the prisoner, who I saw throw the watch down Lady Fitzherbert's area- it was picked up, and given to the Policeman.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you seen him before? A. No - I was about three yards from him.

PATRICK CONNOLLY . I am a Policeman. I received the prisoner in charge, and went to Lady Fitzherbert's; her servant gave me the watch from the area.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1746. JOHN FRENCH was indicted for manslaughter .

GEORGE HAZLEWOOD . I am a patrol. On the 23rd of July , about a quarter-past six o'clock in the morning, I was crossing from the south side of Cheapside to this side of Gutter-lane - I heard a cry, and on looking round saw Hill, who has been killed, close to his cab, about a yard from it, on the Foster-lane side of the street; he had his arms up, as if he had received a violent blow - he immediately fell: I saw that he was very near the wheel of a dray, which was going on towards the Mansion-house; I saw the wheel of the dray come on his body - there were casks on it: I cannot say whether they were full or empty - I did not see any body attending to the horses of the dray; if there had been I think I must have seen; the wheel rested on his body, but did not pass over him - I did not see the driver at all; the dray was backed off by somebody, and I and my brother patrol assisted the deceased to the hospital.

Q. Was there room for the dray to pass at the time? A. I consider that there was not sufficient, as it was between a coach-stand and a coal-waggon, which was next to the footpath, and there did not seem sufficient room for the dray to pass between them; the horse of the cab was not injured, but the shaft was broken, I suppose by the shaft of the dray - the dray was drawn by two horses; I thought the deceased was dead, when we were opposite the Bull and Mouth, but the surgeon at the hospital said he was not- I did not see the prisoner till before the inquest.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You did not see the beginning of this? A. No, the cry first alarmed me; I only saw one dray - Bates and a butcher helped me to put the deceased into a cab - nobody else assisted; I did not see the prisoner, and do not think that he assisted; I do not swear there was not room to pass between the dray and the coach-stand - there did not appear so to me: I am not accustomed to driving - I did not see Frederick Edwards there; people gathered round after the man was taken up; I think there were others on the spot - whether they were there before I cannot tell; I might be thirty or forty steps from the deceased when I heard the cry; I was in the middle of the road at the time.

JOSEPH BATES . I am a patrol, and live in Warwick-lane. I was on duty in Cheapside, on the pavement of the south side, going towards Bow church; I heard somebody scream, and saw the deceased under the wheel of a dray, which I think had four puncheons on it; it was loaded with beer, for I sounded one cask - the off wheel was pressing the deceased along the ground, dragging him along; I could not see the driver - my attention was directed to the man; some man pulled him from the wheel - I came up directly, and the wheel rested on the body, and went back again, not over him; I did not see who drew him from under the wheel - I lifted him up, and took him to the hospital, in his own cab - Hazlewood was so frightened I could scarcely get him to my assistance; I had repeatedly seen the man as a cab-driver; his cab was facing towards St. Paul's - I saw him again between eleven and twelve o'clock, at the hospital, dead; the shaft of the cab was broken on the side that the man had stood with his horse; I took the number of the dray after the deceased was extricated, and then saw a man, whom I believe to be the prisoner.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you acquainted with the rules of driving? A. Yes; I was on the south side, the driver's proper place would be on the other side of his leading horse, there was another dray stood before - whe ther that had passed between the waggon and coachstand, I did not see; but it must have passed between them, the cab stood still.

Q. If the cab horse had jibbed towards the north side, might that not have drawn the shaft towards the dray wheel? A. It might - horses on the rank will shift sometimes, and the space of half an inch will bring them closer - the coal-waggon was going on at the time, and the farther it went on the narrower the road got - I cannot say it was not the prisoner who took the deceased from under the wheel; Hazlewood got there before me: my back was towards the dray - how the accident was caused I cannot say; Goodson the driver of the first dray came up, when I was taking the man up; two or three assisted, I cannot say whether the prisoner was one.

ROBERT DARKETT WYATT . I am one of the housesurgeons at St. Bartholomew's hospital. The deceased was brought in between six and seven o'clock in the morning; he appeared to have received a very severe injury, and died almost immediately - several of the ribs of the right side were fractured and driven into the lungs, which were much lacerated; there is not a doubt the accident caused his death.

BENJAMIN WELLS . I live in Mercer-alley, Bankside, and am carman to Mr. Elmer, a coal-merchant. I was driving his coal waggon towards the Mansion-house; my waggon was going on at the time of the alarm - it was on the Gutter-lane side; I was at my third horse's head on the foot path side, near the kennel - my wheels were in the kennel; I heard the alarm and stopped my horses immediately; the first thing I saw was their picking the man up - I did not notice whether any body was at the head of the horses of the dray; it had just past between my middle horse and the coach-stand - I did not observe the prisoner at all; when I first saw the cab-man, he was standing at the off side of his horse, on the side nearest to the dray; he and the cab were then quite safe.

Q. Was the cab the first in the rank, or the middle of it? A. It was first on the rank; my waggon and the dray were going in the same direction - the first dray cleared my waggon, except rubbing a little against the chain as it passed; I cannot say whether it went between the cab and my waggon, for I was on my near side, near the shaft horse's head - I saw the first drayman pass me, he had two horses; I did not see the leading horse of the second dray coming, for hearing the alarm I had just time to pull up my horses - I did not see the horse of the first dray till it was stopped.

COURT. Q. Was there a good road on the other side of the way? A. Yes; there was nothing passing just at that time.

MR. CLARKSON. Q.Would that not have been his wrong side? A. Yes, unless there had been a great deal of room - whether the cab had moved after the first dray passed I cannot tell.

JOHN COVENTRY . I am a coal-porter. I was in Cheapside, standing at the end of Paternoster-row, looking towards Watling-street; I heard a cry out, and saw a man laying before the wheel on the ground - the cab was in the rank, and the coal-waggon standing near; I saw two drays, one had passed the coal waggon, but not the other - I went up, the man was then turned on his back; and the second dray backed a little; several persons were putting the man into the cab - I had seen the drays turn out of St. Paul's churchyard, but not afterward; the drivers were with them then.

CHARLES WEBB . I drive a cab, and live in Francis-street, Tottenham-court-road. I was talking to the deceased, by the side of his horse, and went from him to my own cab, leaving him standing between his own horse and the pavement, in the middle of the road; my cab was not on the stand - I was on the opposite side of the way; I heard a scream, and saw the deceased down - I did not see him knocked down; the wheel of the dray was on part of his clothes - they could not get him up till the dray was moved; the man driving the dray, to the best of my knowledge, backed the horse; it was the drayman who backed it - he was at the fore horse's head when I first saw him; the dray had passed the cab, and the coal waggon had just passed the cab; I cannot say whether the driver was with his horses at the time they passed the cab, but when I called to him to stop, when I took the man up, he was at his horse's head.

BENJAMIN SIMS . I am in the employ of the Post-office. I was coming along Cheapside, and saw the coal waggon on the pavement side; I cannot say whether it was moving; the first dray passed on, and as the second approached, I saw the cab-man was in danger, as soon as the first horse passed - he appeared to me, to be leaning on the shaft of his cab, and not to see his danger, till the wheel of the second dray came close to him, nearly in contact with him - I saw his hands extended, as though he was attempting to save himself, by trying to catch hold of the planks which cross the dray; he was so near that the dray wheel was hid from me; I saw him go down - I cannot say where the driver of the dray was; I was some distance off, and before I got up he was released; the prisoner was with his horses when I got up - I believe he was on the off side of his horse, having passed round to where the accident happened; I saw him back his horse as I came up.

MATTHEW IRENOUX . I am a butcher. I was in Cheapside, in my cart, following behind the two drays; there was a coal-waggon going on in front; I saw the cab on the stand - one dray passed the coal-waggon, the second followed it, but there was not sufficient room to pass - I saw the cab-man just before the second dray came up, standing with his back towards the dray, with his elbow on the shaft - I did not see the driver of the second dray; he was some yards off, on the pavement; the horses were going by themselves - the waggon was between him and his horses I am certain; I saw the front piece of wood which held the first butt of beer strike the man, who could not recover himself, and he was driven on before the wheel about six yards - it was pressing him on; if the driver had been at his horse's head I think he might have stopped the dray before it got on the man's body; I am sure he was on the pavement at the time; I helped to put the man into the cab - the prisoner came up; I told him he had killed the man - he said he was very sorry for it.

Cross-examined. Q. Where do you live? A. In Dorset-street: I am a journeyman butcher - I was working for Mr. Wheel in Leadenhall-market, and keep a horse and cart of my own; I saw Sims there - he had the same opportunity of seeing what passed as I; he was in the second or third cab - Bates was on the opposite side of the way, the right-hand from St. Paul's - Hazlewood was on that side, and they could not see; I will swear the prisoner was not at his horse's head till after the accident - I never saw the prisoner before; I was the first who got the deceased from under the wheel - the prisoner did not assist till after he was from under it.

Q. When did you observe there was not room for the second dray to pass?" A. As soon as I saw the man knocked down, and not before; I cannot say whether the wheel of the waggon or the cab were touched - my attention was directed to the man who was standing outside the shaft in front of the wheel; I saw the driver of the first dray- I was there before him; I was the first that laid hold of the man; I was much agitated and jumped from my cart - I did not lose sight of the man till he was under the wheel; it happened within twenty yards of Foster-lane; I did not look for the dray-man - I called out as soon as I saw the accident, and the next cab-man called the dray-man (the prisoner); he answered from the pavement, I believe, but I will not swear that, because I was so far away; I did not observe him till he was called - he was on the pavement, I will swear; for I saw him pass the coal-waggon.

THOMAS HAYWARD . I am a cab-driver. My cab was on the stand, about eight feet from Hill's - I was behind Hill; I saw a coal-waggon, and two brewers' drays; the first dray passed without anything happening - I saw the second come up to the cab - I did not see the driver there, but he might have been there, as I was looking at the deceased, who was leaning on his shaft, and was struck by the dray; he went to lay hold of the iron part of the dray, missed it, and fell under the wheel; the dray went on, and the wheel kept pushing him on; a mob gathered, and I saw him taken up - I had spoken to him just before; he did not appear the worse for liquor; he might have had a glass; the dray-men did their best when they saw what was done, to stop their horses, and rescue him.

Cross-examined. Q. Was the man leaning on the shaft and projecting out towards the road? A. He was leaning on it just at the step; the dray made a kind of slough towards the pavement, and hit him; a brick, or a hole, might have caused it to slough; the dray-man assisted to put the man into his cab, and in getting him from under the wheel; they stopped the moment they were called to.

Q. If the man who drove the second dray was by his first horse, could he see the man who was behind that horse? A. I should think not, unless an alarm was given; there was no alarm till afterwards.

WILLIAM STEPHEN SMITH . I am shopman to Mr. Lobsey of Cheapside. I was looking out of the second floor window, down towards the cab, which stood nearly opposite our house - I noticed two drays and a coal-waggon coming along; the waggon was first; the first dray passed between the waggon and the cart very close; the waggon was in motion at the time; the second dray had less room to pass, in consequence of the progress of the coal-waggon - I was rather surprised on seeing the second dray come on, that the cab-man, who was leaning on his shaft, did not move, and as it got very near to the cab; the horse of the cab made a little move, which appeared to awaken the man to his danger; he moved from the dray, rather more towards the south side, which gave the drayman room to pass - I thought he had been asleep; he made a sudden start, turned round towards Bow church, and ran, as it appeared, before the wheel of the dray; after going four or five steps I saw his hands extended, and he fell, after which I saw no more - I could not see where the driver of the second dray was, for I was more intent on the deceased.

Cross-examined. Q. Was your house close to where the accident happened? A. Exactly, so that I had a bird's-eye view of it - I should have thought that the dray made noise enough to awake the man before it got to him; there was plenty of time to have moved; in my judgment, it was pure accident; the man ran into danger certainly.

GEORGE GODWIN . I live in Stacey-street, Seven-dials. I drove the first dray between the coal-waggon and the coach-stand, and passed without difficulty - I was at the head of my horses, and the prisoner was alongside his horses and never went on the pavement - I looked back before the accident, and saw him at his horse's head.

Cross-examined. Q. As you drove your dray through, did you see his approach? A. Yes; drays follow each other as close as possible - I looked back, to guide my horses, saw the man under the wheel, and stopped; the prisoner got hold of his horse's head, and stopped as quick as possible; he went up and assisted the man.

NOT GUILTY .

1747. RICHARD CHAPMAN was indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Gallabin , on the 12th of August , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 2s., his money .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

HENRY GALLABIN . I occupy a house in Swan-place, Old Kent-road, and am in the employment of Mr. Marchant, of Ingram-court, Fenchurch-street, printer, and have been so nineteen years, seven of which I was an in-door apprentice. On the 12th of August, 1830, I dined at a venison-feast, in Stationers'-hall - I left the hall about halfpast nine o'clock, perfectly sober - I met the prisoner opposite Apothecaries'-hall - I had never seen him before, but have not the smallest doubt of him; he accosted me as I was going through into Bridge-street, and said, "How do you do?" - I said, "I am very well, but I don't know you;" he said, "That's all nonsense, you know how you and I have been situated, I want 2s. of you, I am out of work" - I told him I had no money to give any one; he said, "I will have it, and will follow you wherever you go" - I was in such fear and tremble at the time, I did not know what to do, and thought I would consult a friend - I had the money, but said I had not - I said, "Here, take my handkerchief, wait here, I will go and borrow the money" - I went to Mr. Rowe's, in Shoe-lane, who keeps the Globe public-house, to ask his advice, but he was from home - I came back, gave him the money, and released my handkerchief, considering it was worth more than the money - I then went towards Blackfriars-bridge; which way he went I do not know, but he did not follow - I saw him several times afterwards, and on the 16th of this month I gave him in charge to Betterton, a Policeman - I had related to Betterton, in his pre sence, the whole of the transaction which had passed, but did not state to him any thing of the present charge - I was greatly in fear when I gave him the money.

The Court ruled, that the language used on this occasion was not sufficient to constitute the offence charged.

NOT GUILTY .

1748. RICHARD CHAPMAN was again indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Gallabin , on the 6th of September , with intent feloniously and violently to steal from his person his monies .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, stating it to have been with menaces, and by force.

HENRY GALLABIN. On the 6th of September, about two o'clock in the day, I met the prisoner as I passed the end of lugram-court - he was waiting under the court; he came up to me, and asked me to give him 3s. - I said,"I've no money, and shall give you none;" I walked about the streets in a zig-zag direction, in order to find an officer - he followed me all the way, and exactly at half-past two o'clock I got to Bow church; he accompanied me all the way, and there he said, "I am not like some people - extorting sovereigns, I merely ask you for 3s.; you may as well give it me at once" - I said, "I shall not give you any thing;" when we got opposite Dolland's, in St. Paul's church-yard, he said, "Do you mean to give me the money?" I replied, "I will not give you any;" he said,"By G-d, I want the money, and if you don't give it me, by G-d you shall not darken those b-y gates again, so do as you like;" I am positive he used those expressions; I was in greater fear than ever then - he is a taller and much more powerful man than me; my mind was in a dreadful state, I hardly knew what I was about; I made my way to the corner of Bride-lane, saw an officer by Poppin's-court, and gave him in charge - I went to the watch-house; he came up close to me there, and said,"Don't do any thing; if you won't, by G-d I'll never trouble you again;" I instantly walked away from him -I am quite certain I never knew him before the 12th of August, 1830 - I was never in any public-house with him, nor ever drank in his company.

Prisoner. I have known him two years; I never asked him to give me any money - I asked him to lend it. Witness. The 12th of August was the first time I ever saw him- he did not ask the 3s. as a loan; I am sure he said if I did not give him 3s. I should never darken the gates again, and while he used that expression he held my left arm.

WILLIAM BETTERTON . I am a City officer. On the 6th of September, a little before three o'clock in the afternoon, the prosecutor gave the prisoner into my charge - I do not think he was near enough to hear what the prosecutor said - when I took him he said he only wanted to borrow the money, he afterwards said he only wanted the lend of it, and afterwards that he did not want to extort it - when I was taking him from the Compter to Guildhall I asked how long he had known the prosecutor - he said about seven or eight years; I am certain of that - he had heard the charge as I took him to the watch-house; what he stated at Guildhall was taken in writing.

Prisoner. Mr. Betterton must be mistaken in my telling him that time, because I did not know him so long; I have been acquainted with him more than two years.

WILLIAM BETTERTON . I am positive he said so, as it was the only question I put to him.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Transported for Life .

NEW COURT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1749. JAMES LEE was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of July, 1829 , 1 order for payment of and value 21l. , the property of James Macdonald , his master.

MESSRS. ADOLPHUS and CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

THE REV. JAMES MACDONALD. I am a clergyman . In 1829 I bought the machinery which had been used for the Steam Washing Company for 1,500l.; I had had some interviews with the prisoner, and on the 29th of June I took him and Smith into my service - their salaries began from that day; they were to have 300l. for the first year, 400l. for the second, and 500l. for the third; it was my intention to remove the articles I had purchased from where they were to the Isle of Dogs, but in July 1829, I had not began to build - I have had large buildings erected there since; I had no place then fixed to meet the prisoner, but I had seen him at the Somerset coffee-house, and he proposed that I should still meet him there - I met him there on the 4th of July, 1829, and he said there were a great many sets of harness, which had belonged to the old company, to be sold a very great bargain, and he had bargained for the purchase of them for 21l. with Mr. De Mole; and he asked me to give him a cheque for it - I drew the cheque which I have now in my hand, and gave it to him expressly to pay for that harness - it is drawn in favour of Mr. De Mole; I left London for Scotland on the 28th or 29th of July - I had given the prisoner a cheque for 50l. for the general purposes of the business, on the 11th of July; and before I left town I deposited in the hands of Messrs. Bosanquets 1000l., to the credit of Junius Smith and James Lee, with joint power to draw with two names to the cheques - I did not tell Smith that I had given Lee the cheques for this harness; he knew nothing of it - it was not till May of the present year that I discovered the cheque had not been paid for the harness.

Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. Q. This cheque is dated July, 1829? A. Yes; (looking at an account) part of this is my writing; the prisoner had not been in the company's employ previously - Smith left me in July, 1830, and I appointed Captain Wager in Smith's place; the prisoner lived at Lewisham-hill - I preferred two or three indictments last September and four this - I did not complain to any Magistrate respecting this cheque.

Q. Then he appears here for the first time to explain, if any error has arisen? A. Yes, I charged him at Bow-street with embezzlement last April - there were two examinations, and he was dismissed, on account of his bringing forward a book, which he pretended was an account kept for me, and by me which I disowned; the very instant I discovered this charge I went to my solicitor - I am not aware that three Sessions have passed - I dismissed the prisoner on the 11th of January last; he brought an action against me for wages, which was unjust, and I resisted it - I think that was in March - I proposed to give him 130l. as a settlement of all accounts, if he would stop the action, and he refused, but that was before I knew I was defrauded - he had taken one book away with him when he left; my cheques are generally kept at my bankers' for years, and sometimes I do not demand them for three years or more; I am not a man of business - they were returned to me a week or a fortnight ago- I keep a pass-book, and it is entered in my cash-books - it was proposed to me to refer all matters in dispute to an arbitration, and I agreed, but that was before I discovered the fraud; the prisoner and I very often went over the accounts to see how much had been expended, but not lately, before he left me, for we were not on speaking terms for some months; I do not recollect his telling me I had debited the washing concern with a great many cheques, which had been paid to my private account - I will say he did not say so - this cheque was never applied to my private purposes; there was no other cheque of 21l. about that time; these five items on this paper are my writing; it is a scribbling thing, it is no account: here appears for "Self" marked against them, and "Cheque 21l.; it is one of the items - I did not give any cheque of 21l.; it is my writing, but I do not call it an account - it is a rough scribble, which I might make to see what I might have to receive at a particular banker's hand; this is not the date in question, and probably not the year - here is a cheque of 21l. in Coutts's book, in July 1830, paid to Smart, and that may be the 21l. on that paper.

Q. Is there not on this paper "29th June?" A. Yes, but that means collections received from the beginning to June; there is no last date - it might be written in 1830, for there could be no debts collected till after 1830, as the buildings were not erected; the parties belonging to the harness were bankrupts four months afterwards, but not at the time; I imagined that it was to be delivered to me on payment of the money.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. You went before Mr. Hall in April last? A. Yes - Mr. Harmer was then my attorney; I did not then know about this 21l. cheque being stolen -I never drew a cheque in favour of De Mole, except to pay for the harness; the prisoner never informed me it had not been applied for that purpose - there was no private account between us.

MR. ALLEY. Q. The prisoner has not been in custody? A. No, the Court admitted him to bail last Session.

JOSEPH PARTRIDGE . I am a clerk to Messrs. Coutts. This cheque was paid on the 11th of July, 1829 - (cheque read.)

MR. MACDONALD. I have every reason to think I put a correct date on the cheque when I drew it, which is the 4th of July, 1829.

JUNIUS SMITH . I was a clerk to Mr. Macdonald with the prisoner. I remember an application being made on behalf of Mr. De Mole for 21l., but am not certain whether it was for harness or the works - the prisoner and I agreed that it should be paid by a cheque; I think that was in August - it was after the prosecutor had gone to Scotland; this is the cheque - the prisoner never told me he had another cheque for the harness; this cheque is on Bosanquet's, drawn by us, in favour of De Mole, for 21l.; it was to be paid out of 1000l. Mr. Macdonald had left there to meet expences while he was in Scotland.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Was there any secrecy in the prisoner's transactions? A. Not that I saw - I had access to Bosanquet's cheque-book; the prosecutor still holds the concern.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Had you access to Coutts' cheques? A. No.

JOHN BAMBE DE MOLE . I am an attorney, and live in Threadneedle-street. In 1829 the assignees of the Washing Company sold the property to Matthew Smith; there was some harness; I saw the prisoner several times about it; the harness was sold, or about being sold, to Mr. Smith, for twenty guineas - the prisoner called about the transfer of some property, of which I had no knowledge, and spoke of purchasing the harness, among other things, for himself or Mr. Macdonald - I told him a sale was made to Smith, and I could not well have any thing to do with it; I ultimately received this 21l. cheque on Bosanquet's about the 14th of August, and the receipt was given I think for Mr. Smith, as I was careful not to mix the accounts; I had before refused to receive payment, and wrote to deliver the harness to Smith - I am not aware that the prisoner ever offored me any other cheque, but he offered to pay on several previous occasions, and I refused it; I think the negociation had been pending two months or longer.

THE REV. MR. MACDONALD. The prisoner would not have occasion for more than the 1000l. during my absence- I had given him 50l. besides for general purposes; he had no need to apply this cheque to any other purpose.

JUNIUS SMITH re-examined. Q. Did the prisoner ever pay you 21l., or bring to your knowledge that it had been received by a cheque? A. I was at the building, and he brought me money from town to pay for materials, and work people.

THE REV. MR. MACDONALD. I have books with an account of money paid by Lee to Smith - I am sure this 21l. cheque was not returned to me.

The prisoner in a long address, stated that he had received the 21l. cheque himself, at Coutt's, and offered the cash to Mr. De Mole, as the prosecutor wished his name not be known in the concern - that on its being refused he had given the amount to the prosecutor, and that the prosecutor, on a settlement had acknowledged the receipt, as appeared by the account in question, and there was no other cheques to which the 21l. on that account could apply; that it must be evident if he had committed a fraud he would have taken the 130l. offered, rather than wait for a reference.

MR. MACDONALD re-examined. Q. On this account there is "Self 21l.," and other items - were these sums taken out of any banker's book? A. I think not; I have no doubt this applies to myself in 1830; I think I made them from a private memorandum of my own in 1830; the prisoner never paid me a sum of 21l., or any other sum on any occasion; these figures could not refer to any transaction previous to 1830, as there are collections entered which could not be made till business began - here is on another part of the paper "Hodson 60l." - that might be about the commencement of the works in 1830 - I do not swear that it might not be in 1829; I do not see in my book any ac count of any other cheque of 21l. - here is one for 21l. 15s. in June, 1830; I am certain he did not return me the money.

JUNIUS SMITH. I cannot say the prisoner did not pay me the 21l. among other monies at the works.

NICHOLAS HEALD . I am a solicitor. I was employed by the prisoner to proceed against the prosecutor; a proposal was made to arbitrate - the prosecutor's solicitor made an alteration in the draft of the conditions, which Mr. Lee objected to.

NOT GUILTY .

1750. JAMES LEE was again indicted for embezzlement .

THE REV. JAMES MACDONALD . The prisoner was in my service - he received money on my account, and paid them to Warner, the book-keeper - Agnes Nicholls was a customer: he has not accounted to me for any sums received from her.

Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. Q. He did not account to you? A. No; Mr. Warner is the person he should account to.

AGNES NICHOLLS . I keep a boarding-school in Kentroad. In December last my linen was washed at the Steam Washing Company - I paid these bills at the office in the Strand, but to whom I do not know; Mr. Warner and another were there, but which wrote the receipt I do not know.

Prisoner. To save trouble I admit they are my writing.

WILLIAM WARNER . I was in the employ of the Steam Washing Company. The prisoner did not pay me this 2l. 3s. 11/2d., but it has been accounted for since - he gave me some paper about February, and there is a memorandum about Miss Nicholls and others, but he never gave me the money.

Q. When did he leave the service? A. He was in the habit of coming till February - I have not brought the papers here.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. While he was in the office did he inform you of an error to this amount? A. He gave me the papers in February; the prosecutor had forbid his coming to the office then, but he was in the habit of coming and transacting business as usual.

COURT. Q. Did he account to you weekly or how? A. He should account when he received it; it was in the latter end of February that he gave me the papers - he charges himself with this sum, but never paid it; I do not recollect the account being paid.

MR. MACDONALD. The accounts should be communicated to Mr. Warner the same day, and entered.

Prisoner's Defence. There was a great sum of money out - I received monies, and paid them; when Smith was discharged I took charge of the works - Mr. Macdonald came down and sent me to town to receive the accounts, and it is not likely I should account to an inferior clerk; I kept an account of what I received - I received this sum, and stuck the papers on the file, with a quantity of papers, and I overlooked it; in February I went to the file, and seeing these papers, I said, "Warner, I received from Miss Nicholls 2l. 2s. 6d., give me credit for it, I have credited Mr. Macdonald for it in my cash-book" - and the information he has got is from that very cash-book. If I intended wrong him should I have settled it at all?

MR. MACDONALD. I desired Warner to receive mone when I dismissed the prisoner; that was about the 10th of January.

NOT GUILTY .

1751. JAMES LEE was again indicted for stealing, on the 6th of January, 1831 , 1 order for payment of and value 7l. 13s. , the property of James Macdonald .

MESSRS. ADOLPHUS and CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

REV. JAMES MACDONALD. The prisoner was in my service in 1830 - on the 6th of January he applied to me for 7l. 13s. 4d. to pay to Halliday and Carter for some ironingblankets; he drew the body of a cheque, and I signed it- this is it - the 4d. is omitted; I gave it to him to pay to Halliday and Carter - it is drawn in their name; on the 24th of April he again applied to me for a sum to pay to them - I think it was 8l. 11s. - I gave him a cheque for that - I did not know what the goods were, nor did I see any bill - I took it from his representation - he wrote the body of this cheque, and I signed it for goods had of the same persons; I discovered that I had paid these two sums on investigating my accounts.

Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. Q. I believe Messrs. Halliday and Carter live in Coleman-street? A. Yes; I discovered in April or May last that these two cheques had been received.

JOHN PRIOR . I am clerk to Bosanquet and Co., bankers; I paid this cheque for 7l. 13s. on the 6th of January, 1830.

JEREMIAH CARTER . I am of the firm of Halliday and Carter - we supplied blankets to the Steam Washing Company in 1830 - I have the books here; on the 2nd of January, 1830, we delivered goods to the amount of 7l. 13s. 4d. - I believe the bill of parcels went with the goods - on the 14th of January we supplied them with six pairs of cards, which came to 1l.; we had no other dealing with them till the 29th of May - we generally allow a discount for prompt payment - the first money we received was on the 23rd of April, 8l. 10s. discount 3s. 4d. - I received it by this cheque - this other cheque for 7l. 13s. I believe was never in my hand till now.

Cross-examined. Q. You have known the prisoner many years? A. Yes - I entered his name in our book as the person to whom the goods were to be delivered, and made out the receipt in his name; this is it - it was given by my clerk; he stated it was on account of a Washing Company, and the gentleman did not wish his name to be known - I knew nothing of Mr. Macdonald, but he afterwards called on me and told me to make out the account to the Washing Company; the whole of the balance has not been paid to me.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q.Had you received any money for goods between January and April? A. No - the balance not yet paid is a subsequent account. (Cheques read).

MR. ALLEY to MR. MACDONALD. Q. You had no account with this house till after these goods were purchased? A. No - I was arrested at the prisoner's suit, I think in March; it was before that I called on Messrs. Halliday and Carter to order the alteration to be made in the bills, as I had found out various things.

MR. ALLEY to MR. CARTER. Q.Could it have been so early in March that he called? A. I cannot say, but I think not.

MR. ALLEY to MR. MACDONALD. Q.Upon your solemn oath, was it not after you were arrested that you called? A. No, before - there was a bill of particulars delivered by my attorney; I pleaded a set-off, and was ordered to give the particulars of my account - I did give this very sum of 7l. 13s. 4d. in my set-off originally, and afterwards I amended it; after I had preferred my bill of indictment last Session, I gave in the amended particulars, omitting the sum for which I had indicted him - till I preferred the indictment it remained a matter of set-off against the claim he had for wages against me; I then altered it by omitting it - my solicitor advised it should be left out, for the purpose of sustaining the indictment.

1830, January, Cash to pay Halliday and Carter's bill, but returned, 7l. 13s. 4d.

Prisoner's Defence. When I saw that the cheque of 7l. 13s. was charged to me, I naturally concluded that it had been given to me, and I gave Mr. Macdonald credit for it.

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Confined Nine Months .

There were two other indictments against the prisoner, on which MR. ADOLPHUS declined to offer any evidence.

1752. THOMAS JAMES was indicted for bigamy .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

JAMES HILL . I am vestry-clerk to St. James, Clerkenwell. I produce an examined copy of the register of the marriage, in the church of St. Philip and St. James, Bristol, and likewise an extract of the register of St. James, Clerkenwell - I have compared them both with the books, and they are correct.

STEPHEN JONES . I am a shoemaker, and live in Gloucestershire. I know the prisoner; I was at his wedding at the church of St. Philip and St. James, Bristol; I think it will be sixteen years ago in October - he married Martha Short ; I knew them living together as husband and wife for two or three years - I believe they had three or four children; I was overseer of the parish at the time - I saw his wife at my house on the 27th of August last.

MARIA WARBOYS . I married the prisoner at Clerkenwell church on the 4th of October, 1825 - he lived with me two years, and it will be four years on the 25th of October next since he was taken by the Bristol officers on account of his first marriage; I did not know at the time of our marriage that he had a wife - the officers told me of it; I then asked him to tell me, and he said it was so.

JAMES WARBOYS . I am the brother of Maria Warboys; I gave her away on her marriage to the prisoner - he always denied having a wife; my mother told him she had been very nearly bit two or three times, and she hoped she would not again - this was the night before the marriage; he positively denied having been married before.

Prisoner. I was drinking at a public-house all night -I was taken from there to church; I had not a single farthing - she paid for all. Witness. It is quite false - my sister had not a farthing in her pocket, and I am sure I did not pay.

SAMUEL MOUNTSTEVENS . I am a beadle of Clerkenwell. I removed the prisoner and his family to Gloucestershire in May last; in going down his wife was troubling him, as she was fearful they would go to Bristol, and find his other wife - he told her to be quiet, she had nothing to fear.(The certificates were put in and read.)

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Confined Six Months .

1753. FREDERICK HILLYER was charged, on the Coroner's Inquisition, with manslaughter .

DIANA STEED . I live in Salmon-lane, by Limehouse church. On the night of the 8th of September, which was the Coronation day, I was standing at our door, seeing the fire-works - the prisoner lived in my mother's house; I recollect a scuffle for some fire-works - a little boy named Thomas Allen was trying to get some of them; he was knocked down in the crowd, just as the prisoner crossed the road with a gun under his arm; Allen was getting up suddenly - he hit his head against the muzzle of the gun; it went off, and he was shot - he fell dead on the ground; the prisoner was taken into custody - he told the officer he was the man who did it, he was carrying his gun under his arm, with the muzzle pointed to the ground; I had seen him fire the gun in the course of the evening, but upon those occasions he raised the muzzle so that the contents went into the air - he dropped down immediately, and never moved afterwards.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you not been holding a stick, with a catherine-wheel upon it? A. Yes - it fell off, and that occasioned the scramble among the little boys; it appeared to me to be quite an accident: the prisoner called out immediately, "Oh, my G-d! the child is killed!"

EDWARD ALLEN . I am the father of the deceased - his name was William Edward; he was ten years old last January - I was not there at the time, but I ran to the place, about twenty minutes afterwards, and saw him laying on the floor in a shop, dead.

WILLIAM SPINK CUMMING. I am a surgeon. I was applied to to examine the child's head, in his father's presence; there were several causes which were sufficient to produce death - the carotid artery and the nerves were divided, and a great quantity of blood effused; that would have occasioned death - I saw him in about a quarter of an hour after the accident, but did not examine his head that night; in my judgment, the division of the carotid artery and the nerves was the immediate cause of his death; the explosion of gunpowder would have occasioned it; but I also found some wadding in the bottom of the wound, which was from one inch and a half to two inches deep.

NOT GUILTY .

1754. BENJAMIN SILVESTER was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 live tame goose, price 5s. , the goods of William Tillyer .

ELIZABETH TILLYER . I am the wife of William Tillyer - we live at Bedfont . On Sunday evening, the 21st of August, I heard my two geese making a noise; I sent my daughter to fetch them in, and we missed a brown goose.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. You had only two? A. No; I had seen the prisoner that day - I believe he was forward in liquor.

CHARLOTTE TILLYER . I am the daughter of the last witness. When we missed one of the geese I followed the prisoner, and overtook him with it in his hand; I asked him to give it to me - he refused, he pushed me out of the pathway and threw the goose into a ditch; it was not quite dead then - the prisoner had a dog; he called the dog, and set it at me - it did not bite me; I got the goose, and took it home - I think he was in liquor; he was not above one hundred yards from our house then.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you not see the dog attack the goose? A. No; the dog was before him, but he had the goose in his hand.

Prisoner's Defence What she says is all false; I never saw the goose till it was brought into a public-house where I was taken.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1755. THOMAS WILLIAM BEARD was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 1 coat, value 20s. , the goods of James Laing .

CHARLES WALKER . I am servant to Mr. John Michael, of St. Albany's hotel, Charles-street, St. James'-square . On the evening of the 28th of August I placed a coat on a table in the house - it belonged to Captain James Laing, who was lodging in the house; I went down to clean the boots, and on returning I found the coat which the prisoner has on, laying on the stairs, but Captain Laing 's coat was gone; I had seen the prisoner standing in the tap-room when I went down; he came there again at half-past eight o'clock in the evening, with the captain's coat on.

Prisoner. I took it by mistake, instead of my own, and went back to rectify it. Witness. He did not tell me of it when he came back - he had no business to go into the room where the coat was; when I gave him into custody he said he had made a mistake - he walked into the tap-room, looked round, and was coming towards the door, as if to go out again, and I stopped him.

THOMAS JOSEPH WEST . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner with this coat on; he owned his own coat directly - I found in the pocket a begging letter, in his own name, and a quantity of broken victuals.

NOT GUILTY .

1756. MARGARET BRANDON was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 51/2 yards of printed cotton, value 3s. , the goods of Thomas Nichols .

JOHN CORNELIOUS. I live with my parents, in Field-lane, Holborn. On Saturday, the 2nd of July, I was in Gray's Inn-lane , selling water-cresses - I saw the prisoner go to Mr. Nichols' shop, and pull down a piece of print, tuck it under her clothes, and walk away - I told the shopman; he followed her, and took hold of her arm - she then dropped the cotton.

WILLIAM WOOD . I was shopman to the prosecutor. In consequence of what I heard I went and stopped the prisoner in Fox-court, and the cotton fell from her clothes - she walked back with me a little way, then dragged herself from me; she got into a passion, and struck me several times, with such violence as to make me let her go - when she got into Gravel-lane the Police-officer came up, and took her.

HUGH CASH . I am an officer. I received charge of the prisoner; I saw her strike the witness very violently, and her hands were bleeding; I took her to the watch-house - she wanted to make it up, and said she knew what she had done, that she had been guilty of shoplifting, and she should be committed to Newgate - I did not perceive she was intoxicated.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I picked up the cotton, but I was a little in liquor, or I should not have done so.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1757. HENRY COUNT was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 152 buttons, value 3s. , the goods of John Doland and Lawrence Doland , his masters.

The firm consisting of John James Doland and Lawrence Doland, the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

1758. JOSEPH DEAR was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 seal, value 10s. , the goods of Simon Kleyser .

SIMON KLEYSER . I am a clock-maker , and live in Coppice-street, Clerkenwell. I was at the Harrow public-house, on the 29th of August; I lost a gold seal, suspended to a ribbon, but I had not seen the prisoner at all that evening, and there is no other witness here.

NOT GUILTY .

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1759. WILLIAM COCKLING was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John Whatley Venn , from his person .

JOHN WHATLEY VENN . I am of no profession. I was in Upper Grosvenor-street on the 11th of July - I had a pocket-handkerchief in my pocket; I did not miss it, but I was spoken to - I turned round, saw the prisoner scuffling with the officer, and one of them was picking up my handkerchief from the ground.

THOMAS GOOK . On the 11th of July I saw the prisoner at the review; I watched him for an hour, and saw him try several gentlemen's pockets - he took a handkerchief from one gentleman, who turned round, took it from him, and struck him on the head - he then went to the prosecutor, and took his handkerchief; I told the prosecutor he was robbed, and secured the prisoner - Lindley picked up the handkerchief.

SAMUEL LINDLEY . I saw the prisoner draw the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, and throw it down- I picked it up.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Months .

1760. GEORGE DALE was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 18d., the goods of Robert Fletcher , from his person .

ROBERT FLETCHER. On the 14th of August I was coming down the Commercial-road ; I did not miss my handkerchief till the officer told me of it.

JOHN THOMAS . I am an officer. I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of the prosecutor's pocket - my brother officer took him; he dropped the handkerchief, and I picked it up.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Months .

1761. WILLIAM EDWARDS and ELIZABETH EDWARDS were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August 17 lbs. of feathers, value 25s. , the goods of George Armstrong .

SARAH ARMSTRONG . I am the wife of George Armstrong - we live in Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's . The two prisoners took our back parlour, furnished, on the 2nd of August - they left on the 20th, and the next day I found the bed had been opened; a week before they left the female borrowed a needle of me, and returned it with a piece of black thread in it - I found the bed had been sewn up with the name kind of thread; we had weighed the bed when they came - there were then 50 lbs. of feathers, and when they were gone it weighed 17 lbs. less - when the female was taken she told the Policeman we could not do any thing with her, because we did not see her take them; she was taken on a charge of stealing feathers - they owed us 5s. when they went away.

CHARLES SCOTCRMER. I am an officer. On the 21st of August I took the female prisoner, and told her it was for stealing feathers - she said they could not hurt her, for they did not see her do it - on the 23rd I took her husband - he said he thought it not worth his while to stay away any longer, that he heard she was remanded for a week, and he therefore gave himself up.

E. EDWARDS - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Confined Six Months .

W. EDWARDS - NOT GUILTY .

1762. ELIZABETH GRIFFEN was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 10 handkerchiefs, value 35s. , the goods of John Veall .

GEORGE LEWIS HOWES . I am in the employ of Mr. John Veall , linen-draper , of Islington . On the 12th of July the prisoner came to the shop, and asked to look at some silk handkerchiefs; she appeared very respectable, and we showed her some - she had six cut off; she selected articles which came to about 4l., which she desired might be sent to Goulden-terrace, at half past two o'clock, and said she would leave 8s. deposit; she had a boy with her, and I suspected she had some handkerchiefs - I followed her about ten yards, and asked her what she had in the bag; she said I should not see; I was taking her back, and she attempted to run away - I brought her back, and the officer took her; these ten handkerchiefs were found on her - I asked her reason for doing so, she said, "Bad luck."(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner handed in a petition, for a lenient sentence. She received an excellent character.

GUILTY Aged 23.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor.

Confined Six Months .

1763. MARIA HEMLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 1 shawl, value 8s. , the goods of Grace Roberts .

GRACE ROBERTS. I keep a coffee-shop , in Widegate-street, Bishopsgate . On the 1st of September the prisoner came and I trusted her with bread, butter, and coffee, which came to 6d.; she came again on the 2nd, and asked me to trust her again which I did - and when she was gone I missed my shawl; she was taken at twelve o'clock the same night.

CHARLES STILL. I am in the employ of Mr. Wood, a pawnbroker, in Union-street East, Spitalfields. I produce a shawl, which I took in of the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I had been drinking and did not know what I was doing; I pawned the shawl to get me a lodging, thinking it was my own.

GUILTY . Aged 55. Transported for Seven Years .

1764. JAMES FORD was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 30 penny-pieces, and 60 half-pence , the monies of Henry Pye .

HENRY PYE . I keep the sign of the St. Luke's Church, Wenlock-street, St. Luke's ; the prisoner has lodged with me for the last ten or twelve months. On the 19th of August I remember he went out about eleven o'clock in the evening, to get a little money owing to him - I expected him back that evening, but he had no key to let himself in - he used to get over the wall sometimes, and get in at his own bed-room window; the Police-officer called me up about two o'clock, and said somebody was in the house - I was going down stairs, and saw the prisoner on the stairs; I said, "Jem, how can you be so foolish, why did you not call me up, without knocking at the door, and making a bother with the Policemen?" I let the Policemen in at the back door - they said somebody had been in the bar - I opened the bar, and missed a 5s. paper of halfpence; it was safe about half an hour before I went to bed - I was in the tap-room when the prisoner was searched, but I cannot say, from the fright I was in, whether I saw the Police-officers take a bundle from him, but I heard it smack down on the table; I have no doubt it came out of the prisoner's pocket - I believe it is what I had taken for 5s.; I had locked the hat, but there is a sort of half-door, which a person might lift up and unbolt one holt, and any little thing would unbolt the other; the Policemen found this wire in the tap-room, it had come from a window of the stairs, where we keep empty cans; we found a candle in a gin measure; it was not there when I went to bed.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. I believe the prisoner apprised you of his going out that night? A. Yes; he went to a person who owes both him and me some money, and he was to receive my money as well as his own; I will not venture to swear to the money or this paper - this money was outside the till - the prisoner did not appear confused; this was on Sunday morning, at two o'clock - workmen are frequently paid in copper on Saturday - there was only 1d. more found on him.

COURT. Q. Do you believe that to be your money? A. I do not know what to say about it - I think it is, but I cannot swear to it - the paper is a good deal like the one I had - there was but one paper of copper in my bag - I had two others that evening, but emptied them; I said before the Magistrate that I could not swear to the property.

JOHN MORLEY . I am a Police-officer; I was passing the house - I heard a kind of bolt or lock move backwards and forwards - I then heard a door open, and what I thought, was somebody in the bar; I stood, and then heard some person come towards the window - I then heard money rattle, as if a person was opening a till - I called my serjeant - we knocked at the next house, and asked them to let us go in the yard; the serjeant placed some men round the house - I got over the wall - I knocked at the back floor, the landlord came down - I heard the prisoner say to him."It is only me, tell the Policeman it is all right;" I told the landlord I heard somebody in the bar - he would hardly believe me; I said to the prisoner, "You have been in the bar" - he said, "Me been in the bar?" - I said Yes; the bar-door was open, and the top part fell down - I saw this piece of candle in a measure, the cotton of it was quite warm; Mr. Pye said, "5s. worth of copper is gone;" I looked at the till, and saw marks of violence on it, and a piece broken off it; I searched the prisoner, and found this paper of halfpence in his pocket, and dashed them on the counter.

Cross-examined. Q.Did not the landlord say that he was in the habit of coming in that way, and that it was all right? A. Yes, he did; there is no mark on the paper - the landlord and the prisoner appeared excellent friends; we had thrown stones at the landlord's window before we knocked, as we did not wish the person in the bar to hear.

WILLIAM STANNARD . I am a Police-serjeant; Morley called me - I heard a rattling inside the bar - we alarmed the landlord - I went in, and saw the prisoner in the taproom, without his shoes; Mr. Pye said, "He is my lodger, it is all right;" I said, "We must search the bar;" before his unlocking the half door of the bar, the shutter dropped down, the bolts having been drawn; we secured the prisoner - he pulled out this copper - Mr. Pye said, "These are my coppers, I can swear, by their being tied with one string;" I asked the prisoner how he came by them; he said he should not satisfy me.

Cross-examined. Q.Did he not say, "Here are 5s. worth of coppers," and put them on the table? A. Yes; I found some keys in the prisoner's room - one of the landlord's door, and one of the cellar; a person could enter the bar by getting down the shutters, without opening the door; I found eight gilt farthings on the prisoner; I gave them back by the Magistrate's desire.

Prisoner's Defence. I got in in the usual manner, and the noise which I think the Policeman heard, was occasioned by some cans rolling down stairs, when I pushed the window open.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Transported for Seven Years .

1765. JOHN HINDLE was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 hearth-rug, value 10s., and 1 table-cover, value 10s. , the goods of John Heath .

ANN HEATH . I am the wife of John Heath. I live in White Conduit-fields . On the 3rd of September I hung a rug and table-cover on the rails of my door while I was sweeping the passage; the prisoner had been standing about the street some time - I saw him stoop down at the door, as I thought, to catch the cat; in a minute my neighbour said, "That man has taken your things" - I pursued and saw him with them on his right arm - I said,"Put them down" - he threw out his left hand, and struck me across the throat, but I still pursued, calling Stop thief! and he was secured.

ROBERT ALLEN . I was standing at my window; I heard a cry of Stop thief! - I saw the prisoner running with the things - I pursued him down Copenhagen-street, and took him.

JAMES SHEEHY . I am an officer. I heard the alarm; I took the prisoner - I found on him two keys, a screwdriver, and a knife.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1766. JAMES KELLING was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of June , 1 smith's tool, called a stock, and 1 set of dies, value 4l. , the goods of William Chambers .

WILLIAM CHAMBERS . I am a smith , and live in High-street, Shadwell. On the 16th of June I missed a stock and set of dies from Jewin-street - the prisoner had worked for me.

TIMOTHY PERRY . I am assistant to Mr. Matthews, a pawnbroker, in Whitecross-street, I took in a stock and dies from the prisoner on the 16th of June.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you known him before? A. No; I think they were pawned in the afternoon - I will not swear what time it was, but I recollect the circumstance, because he told me he had made them for a customer, and was to have 50s. for them; I cannot tell whether he had a great coat on, nor what cravat, but I can swear to the man - he was ten or fifteen minutes in the shop; I did not attend exclusively to him - he pawned them for 10s., in the name of James Skinner , Old-streetroad.

MARY LATTER . I live with Mr. William Chambers . On the 16th of June the prisoner came to ask Mr. Chambers to let him have this article to do a job; Mr. Chambers was not at home - Mrs. Chambers said she thought he would have no objection, and she let him have it.

MARY ANN CHAMBERS . The prisoner came to our house, and I lent him this article.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you the wife of the prosecutor? A. Yes - I knew the prisoner from his coming to work there; he had done work for himself at our shop - he has been industrious, and I believe he has a large family(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 65.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury.

Confined Six Months .

1767. SARAH HOOKER was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 7th of May , 16 lbs. of silk warp, value 24l., the goods of William Abbott Kent , well knowing it to have been stolen .

JAMES HADFIELD . I am foreman to Mr. William Abbott Kent - he lives in Wilson-street, Finsbury . I live in his house, and on the morning of the 7th of May, I missed sixty or seventy pounds of silk from the wires: my desk had been broken open, and about 12l. in cash taken from it - a square piece had been cut out of the back warehouse shutter with a centre-bit - a hand had been introduced, and the shutters opened; I discovered the robbery about five o'clock in the morning, and saw part of the property at Bishopsgate watch-house, about seven o'clock - I had not seen the prisoner near the house.

SARAH FULLER . I am the daughter of John Fuller - we live in King-square. I am a bonnet-maker; I had been up nearly all the night, working for my mother - about a quarter before four o'clock that morning I looked towards a dust-hole, which led towards the back of Mr. Kent's premises, and saw two men, the prisoner, and another woman, at the dust-hole against the wall; the prisoner had one basket on her head, and another in her hand - each of the two men took a parcel out of the dusthole; one of the men took two parcels wrapped up in brown paper, and put them both into the prisoner's basket- her bonnet fell off; one of the men said, "Never mind your bonnet;" she said, "I must have it," and the other woman took it up, and put it on her head - the prisoner said to the men, "Now, you cut;" they all four went away together - the other woman carried the small basket to the corner of the court, and then the prisoner took them both again - I followed them down Horse Shoe-alley into Long-alley, and then gave information to a private watchman; he pursued them as far as Catherine Wheel-alley, Bishopsgate-street - I am quite sure the prisoner was one: there are two or three yards to cross from where the dust-hole is to the prosecutor's yard, but it will lead there.

Cross-examined. Q. Is that a convenient spot to get to the prosecutor's house? A. They can get that way - it is about fifty yards off; all the four persons seemed to be engaged in the same transaction - it was day-light; they were not there more than five minutes before I followed them - the prisoner did not take the parcel from the dusthole; she stood about four yards off.

JOSEPH RYAN . On the morning of the 7th of May I received information, about half-past four o'clock that the prisoner had some property - I saw her carrying a basket, and another woman and two men with her - I met a private watchman, and he joined me in the pursuit; when they got to Bishopsgate-street, they crossed over towards Petticoat lane - when we came up to them they all ran; the prisoner was taken, with this property.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you found out that she is married? A. I have heard so.

JAMES CASTLE . I am a watchman of Bishopsgate ward. On the morning in question I pursued the prisoner to Bishopsgate-street: there were two men and another woman, who made their escape - the prisoner had this basket and this property on her head.

JAMES PAYNE . I was on duty at Bishopsgate watch-house. I received the prisoner in charge with this bundle of silk, and the basket.

MILES HANLEY . I am an officer. I went to the prosecutor's premises, and found they had been opened by means of a hole made with a centre-bit - I found this dark-lantern - this centre-bit, and this piece of wood there.

JAMES HADFIELD . I know this is Mr. Kent's property- here is a mark on this bundle, in his hand-writing, which I can swear to.

Prisoner's Defence. My husband told me to carry it- I did not know what it was.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

OLD COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1768. GEORGE CLAYTON was indicted for embezzlement ; to which he pleaded

GUILTY. Aged 12. - Judgment Respited .

1769. WILLIAM TUBBS was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of July , 4 yards of silk, value 50s., and 10 yards of silk warp, value 6s. , the goods of Samuel Apling .

DANIEL APLING . I am foreman to my brother Samuel, a silk manufacturer , of Spital-square. On the 18th of July I delivered to Rattery this warp and shoot to work - she worked at the prisoner's house, in Quaker-street ; on the 29th of July she came and stated that it was stolen during the night or early in the morning; I went to the prisoner's house that morning, about halfpast eight o'clock, and asked how he supposed it had been stolen; he said the thieves must have broken in at the back door - I found it had been cut out of the loom -I examined the back door; there was not the slighest appearance of violence - I heard Rattery say, in the prisoner's presence, that Woodcock did not sleep in the house that night - he did not contradict her.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. I believe about this time there were a great many depredations committed on looms? A. Not within a year and a quarter - the prisoner was given into custody in about an hour.

JANE RATTERY . I work at the loom, and live at the prisoner's house - he is my uncle; he is a weaver . Woodcock used to lodge there, but did not sleep there on the 28th or 29th of July; I finished about twenty-four yards of silk, and had about one hundred yards of warp - I left about nine o'clock at night on the 28th, leaving it safe; I slept in Pope's Head court - I went next morning about seven o'clock, and the silk was gone - when I left there was nobody in the house but the prisoner and a strange man - I told the prisoner I was not coming back, and he said he should not go out that night: on my missing the silk I told the prisoner I thought he had done it - he turned round, to a man who sat there, and said, "There is a b-h;' somebody asked where Woodcock was - the prisoner said he did not sleep there that night.

Cross-examined. Q. At what time did you tell the prisoner that he had done it? A. About eight o'clock - he remained at home till he was taken - I did not sleep there that night, because his wife was absent, and I did not like to be where so many men were constantly coming.

HARRIET TIMS . I live in this house; the prisoner rents it, and occupies two rooms above me. Before Rattery left, the prisoner came down, and told me he was not well and should go to bed, would I fasten the door; the street door stood open from that time till ten minutes past ten o'clock - I bolted the back door inside; I went to bed between ten and eleven o'clock, and about eleven o'clock the prisoner was taken ill; he came down, and asked me to give him a light - he went into the yard, returned in a few minutes, and I heard him bolt the door after he came in; I heard a noise about two o'clock, or a little after, in the passage - I called out, "Is that Tubbs?" somebody answered, Yes - I cannot say whose voice it was, for I was hardly awake; I said "If it is you, will you fasten the door?" he came about seven o'clock, knocked at my door, and said he had lost his work, and that he had found the back door open. NOT GUILTY .

1770. THOMAS BARNETT and JOSEPH MILLER were indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 3 sheets, value 1l., and 1 table-cloth, value 9s. , the goods of Thomas Tribe .

CHARLOTTE TRIBE. I am the wife of Thomas Tribe, and live at Uxbridge . These articles I hung out to dry -I saw them safe about six o'clock in the evening, and in the morning they were gone - I knew the prisoners by sight.

WILLIAM FLETCHER . I am a baker. I met the prisoners between seven and eight o'clock in the evening of the 13th of July, about a quarter of a mile from the prosecutor's house, in company together; Miller had a bundle - I asked what they had got - he said he did not know; I asked to see it - he put the bundle down; I opened it, and found this wet linen in it - I took them both in charge; I have seen them in company before, and know they are companions.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Barnett's Defence. A boy asked me to go bird's nesting, and these things laid on the common - he took them up, and as we came along Fletcher met us; I had told him to take them to his mother and have them cried.

BARNETT - GUILTY . Aged 21.

MILLER - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1771. JOHN BLACKERBY was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of March , 1 weather-glass, value 20s.; 2 brushes, value 1s.; 2 gowns, value 1s.; 1 piece of carpeting, value 1s.; 1 Bible, value 10s.; 1 coat, value 3s.; 1 chest of drawers, value 1l.; 3 pairs of sheets, value 10s.; 3 spoons, value 6s.; 1 bed, value 3l.; 1 counterpane, value 6s.; 10 lbs. of starch, value 13s.; 40 gallons of varnish, value 22s.; 1 writing-desk, value 10s., and a variety of other goods, the goods of William Dalton Gibbs , in his dwelling-house .

WILLIAM DALTON GIBBS . In March last I lived in Kendal-mews. I took a shop and parlour in Duke-street, Lisson-grove , and sent my furniture there on the 23rd of March, but did not sleep there till the night after the robbery, nor did any of my family; there were lodgers in other parts of the house. Plummer, who lived next door to me, volunteered to go with the van which Summerfield drove; I was not present when it was loaded - I do not know where Plummer is - I was in a situation at that time; I went home on the morning of the 24th, in consequence of information - my wife having gone with the rest of the things, I went to Plummer's to breakfast, and then went to Duke-street -I then went with my wife and Warren, the officer, to the prisoner's house in Middlesex-mews; I there found a weather-glass behind a table, two brushes in a box, and a coat which I have now on - I did not know the prisoner.

JANE GIBBS . I was present, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, on the 23rd of March, when the van was loaded to take some things to Duke-street - I saw a bed and mattress, a chest of drawers full of linen, two wooden chests, a quantity of varnishes in carboys, and three bundles of clothes - my husband's coat was in one chest; Summerfield drove the van - Plummer went with him; he offered to go of his own accord - he kept a beer-shop next door to us: I do not know where he is now - I went myself about ten minutes after the van left - I got to Duke-street, and found the house-door fastened; the van was not there - I looked through the key-hole, and saw a carboy there; I came home, and got the key of the parlour from Plummer; I went again between eight and nine o'clock the next morning, with another load of goods; another man drove that van - Plummer went with me; he took the key from me, and when I went in there was nothing left but an empty carboy and can; I received information, and went to find out the prisoner's place; as I stood in Mitcham-street I saw some of my things coming out of a stable in Middlesex mews; a woman and a boy were bringing them out -I saw a man in a cart which had some of my goods in it; I cannot say whether it was the prisoner - there was a mattress in the cart, a table, a chest, and a fender - they were part of the things which had been in the van; I have heard the stable belonged to the prisoner - the things were in the cart when I got there; I left it there, and went for assistance - I returned with Lock, the Policeman, and the cart was gone; we went in search of it - I missed Lock, and then met Harrison; we came down to the stable, and knocked at the door; some children looked out of window, and refused to open it - we got in, and found a bundle inside, tied in a shawl; it contained linen, mere rags, pieces of my own, which I can swear to - I found some of my children's clothes up stairs in a chest - here they are, and this weather-glass is ours; all these things were in the van which I sent on the 23rd of March.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.What was Plummer? A. He kept a beer shop - he is not related to us, but was rather intimate with my husband; he appeared respectable - we had only lived there three months; he has absconded.

WILLIAM SUMMERFIELD . I drove the van on the 23rd of March, and deposited all the goods in a shop and parlour in Duke-street - three men went with me, and while I was doing up my cords the door was shut, and we all came away together.

Cross-examined. Q. Was it not clear day-light? A. It was.

THOMAS HARRISON . I am a Policeman. I went with Mrs. Gibbs to Middlesex-mews - two children answered us from the window; I got in, and in the stable found a shawl, with things tied in it - I went up stairs, and in a room, under the bed, found a carpet, and in a box some children's clothes and two brushes; in a basket under the bed eight books - in the next room I found the weatherglass behind the table, and two gowns; Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs claimed the things - I do not know whose house it was; nobody was there but the children - I do not know the prisoner.

MARY SMITH . I live in Bone's-mews, Richmond-street, and have known the prisoner thirteen years. In March last he lived in Middlesex-mews; he had a stable and rooms above it - he is married, and has three children. On the 24th of March, about ten o'clock in the morning, he drove a horse and cart into our mews - he came up, and asked me if we had an empty stable; I told him No, and asked what he wanted it for - he told me to get up and see, and when I went to the window I saw a mattress and furniture in his cart, and said I thought he had better bring them up stairs, which he did - I asked where his wife was- he said at home; I said, "What, in an empty room?" he said, "No, they are not my things, but we are bound to assist each other;" he went away with his horse and cart, leaving the things in my room, and never came for them; Webster took them away three or four days after.

Cross-examined. Q.You was well acquainted with him? A. Yes, for some years - we had often been to his house; I know the cart was his own - I never knew him employ his cart to move goods; his name is on it - it was snowing at the time; I said, as it snowed he had better bring them in; we were at breakfast, and he took a cup; the goods were not covered. I live about a mile from Duke-street.

PHILIP WEBSTER . I am a Police-officer. I have known the prisoner for seven years - he lived in Middlesex-mews, and was a dealer in marine-stores; I went to Smith's about a fortnight after the robbery, and found a quantity of goods; I had them in my possession nearly two months - most of them are here; here is the Family Bible and a writing-desk; I looked for the prisoner from the 24th of March - I made every endeavour to apprehend him, day and night, and could not find him till the 26th of July, when I found him in the Bartholomew Arms new beer-shop, Long-lane; I said, "Well, Jem, I suppose you are aware what I want you for;" he said, "I don't know much about it;" I told him it was for Gibbs' robbery, in Duke-street, and he must go with me - he said, "Very well," and as we came along he said he knew nothing about it, only he was employed to move the goods - he said he had come that morning from Portsmouth, by the coach, with a person whom I knew.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he not say something, in consequence of which you went to look for a person? A. He did - I have searched Plummer's house, and cannot find him; I did not know him - the prisoner pointed out a place to me at Battle-bridge, where he said two loads of the goods were deposited; I found none of them.

MR. GIBBS. I can swear to this writing-desk and Bible.

MARY SMITH . That desk was in the cart.

THOMAS HARRISON. I went to Middlesex-mews; the room up stairs appeared like an old iron-shop - there were scales and weights, and different old iron about.

Prisoner's Defence. I had left off dealing in marinestores six or eight months, and kept a horse and cart to move goods; the scales were to weigh goods which I buy-Plummer and his friend came and asked me to move the goods; I was engaged, and said it was not convenient, but he pressed me, and I went.

DAVID JENKINS . I am a Policeman. I do not know Plummer - I recollect seeing some goods coming out of a cart or van in Upper Edward-street, Battle-bridge, about the end of March, and I asked when they were going to open the beer-shop, as I had noticed some new pots go into the house - I cannot say whether the prisoner was with the cart.

PHILIP WEBSTER . I believe that is the street he took me to.

GUILTY of stealing, but not in a dwelling-house .

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1772. HANNAH LOWNSLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 1s.; 1 watch, value 4l.; 2 seals, value 30s.; 1 key, value 6s.; 48 sovereigns, 2 guineas, 1l. 15s., seven 10l., and seven 5l. Bank notes, the property of William Hodson , in the dwelling-house of Thomas Parker .

WILLIAM HODSON. I am a plasterer . On the 16th of July I met the prisoner near Hanover-square, standing against the iron rails; she is a woman of the town : a conversation took place and I went with her, to No. 53, Old Pye-street, Westminster ; I had the Bank notes and money stated in the indictment - the notes were wrapped in separate papers in my inside waistcoat pocket, and the sovereigns in my inside coat pocket, with some silver -I had a silver watch and gold seals, she unlocked the door, which was padlocked, got a light, and got into bed; but I did not - I pulled off my coat and waistcoat, and laid them on the table; I laid myself down by the side of the bed, and fell asleep, about one o'clock; I was quite sober; I awoke before four, it was nearly day-light - she was then gone - I directly got up, felt in my right-hand pocket, and the eleven sovereigns, which were loose in my trousers pocket, were safe - I went to my coat, and found a handkerchief, which was not mine, on the table; my money and handkerchief were gone - I had laid my watch on the table, and that was gone - nobody had been in the room except her, for I bolted the door myself, before I fell asleep; I found it open in the morning - I have never found my money; I am certain of her person; I had a good opportunity of seeing her, for I called at a house in Oxford-street, and saw her there, besides when she was in the room - we were in the room with a light for above half an hour before I fell asleep; she must have taken the money while I was asleep - the light was still burning when I went to sleep.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Do you really mean to say you were sober? A. I do; I had 236l. about me - it was my own, and the produce of my labour -I lodge in Oxford-market, and am now at work at Lambeth, for Mr. Armstrong, as a journeyman plasterer - I am forty-three years old; I was unfortunately led away - I had my trousers and boots on in the room - I had met her between eleven and twelve o'clock - I had come from the seat of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury that evening - I arrived in town about five; I had come from Croydon in a go-cart, which took me up outside the Swan - I did not go into a public-house - several persons were in the go-cart - I have had very excellent jobs, by which I got the money; I have not charged any body else with this - three persons were brought to the office on suspicion of having the property, but not by my desire; they were no doubt connected with the prisoner; I have not charged any body with it but her - this was all the property I had - I have been earning it since 1817 -I thought it safer about my person than to leave it in my box - I have jobs at great country seats - I took about 190l. with me down to the Archbishop's; I had not looked at my money that evening, but I knew by the weight of the gold that it was there - it was in my inside coat pocket, wrapped in a silk handkerchief, and in three separate brown papers.

Q. How do you know you had the notes? A. I had been no where but in respectable company - I am accustomed to come from Croydon in a go-cart - the pri soner was taken on the 22nd of August; she had abaconded - I looked for her for three weeks - I do not often go to houses of ill-fame - I am single - I am not in the habit of carrying money about me.

COURT. Q. What were the sovereigns in? A.In three separate pieces of brown paper, tied tight round with my handkerchief; I did not see the handkerchief in the morning, nor any of the paper.

JOSEPH WILKINS . I apprehended the prisoner on the 27th of August - I searched the room this happened in on the Sunday morning, and found the handkerchief -Thomas Parker is landlord of the house, but does not live in it; it is let out in tenements to unfortunate girls.

WILLIAM HODSON . This is the handkerchief my sovereigns were wrapped in; I have had it since 1825 - it was found in the prisoner's room.

GUILTY of stealing, but not in the dwelling-house .

Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1773. WILLIAM HUNT was indicted for feloniously assaulting Robert Wagstaff , on the 17th of August , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 2 half-crowns and 3 shillings , his money.

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1774. HENRY RHODES was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Michael Pemment , on the 7th of September , and stealing 1 coat, value 1l.; 1 handkerchief, value 4s.; 1 waistcoat, value 2s.; and 1 pair of gaiters, value 1s. 6d. , his property.

MICHAEL PEMMENT. I live at Harrow . On the 7th of September, about nine o'clock in the morning, I went out, leaving nobody in the house; all the doors were locked and fast, but the back window was left about four inches open - it is a sash-window, and lifts up - when I came home it was up high enough for a person to get in - it was wide open, and a small piece of wood which I had put under to keep it up, was thrown aside; I missed my coat, waistcoat, and gaiters, and a loaf, which were all in the room when I went out - I went next morning to give information to the Magistrates, and the prisoner went by; he was called in, and taken into the room - he had my coat and handkerchief on, which I had left in the room - they were marked, and I can swear to them.

GUILTY of stealing, but not in the dwelling-house .

1775. HENRY RHODES was again indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 fishing-road, value 6s. , the goods of John Thrupp .

JOHN FULLER. I live at Green-hill, Harrow, and am servant to Mr. Bailey - Mr. John Thrupp had taken the house for a short time. On the 7th of September I saw the prisoner with the fishing-road in his hand; I knew him, called to him by name, and he dropped it - there was another man with him; I took it up, and knew it to be Mr. Thrupp's - I had seen it at nine o'clock that morning laying by the pond in the orchard, with the line in the pond; the prisoner ran down the road, and I lost him - I afterwards saw him when Mrs. Thrupp was accusing him of it: he abused her very much, he said he had lost a cricket-ball and had come over for it - he said he would panch my head; I went to the public-house - he came out to fight me, but said nothing about the rod.

GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years for each Offence .

Before Mr. Justice Alderson.

1776. RICHARD ROPER and HENRY ATKINS were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , various articles, consisting of soap, pearl-ash, pickles, dyes, &c. &c., value 12l. 1s. , the goods of George Marchant ; and FRANCIS ROPER was indicted for feloniously receiving several of the said articles, well knowing them to have been stolen .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE MARCHANT. I am an oil and colourman , and live in Shoreditch. The prisoners, Richard Roper and Atkins, were in my employ in July last, and had been so between two and three months; I missed property which they had access to - Robertson, the Policeman, has produced a great deal of it to me since.

Cross-examined by MR. CRESWELL. Q.Had Alkins lived in your employ before that time? A. No - the business became mine on the 14th of February; I engaged Atkins on the 9th of May - I knew that he bore a good character.

JOHN ROBERTSON. I am a constable, and live in Shoreditch. The prisoner in July last lived at No. 45, in the Curtain-road - I apprehended him, and he took me to his lodging himself; I found a key on him - there was a box under the bed in the room he took me to; I unlocked it with the key - I had asked him previously what was in it; he told me to open it, and I should see - I did so, and found a quantity of pickles, blacking, and a variety of articles; Mr. Marchant, who was with me, identified part of the property, which was in two boxes - before that the prisoner said he had bought it out of his wages on Saturday nights, but when it was identified he said whatever he had to say he should say at a future place; here are two boxes of property, which I brought from there - I said to Richard Roper, "I believe you are going into business with Atkins, at Chelsea:" he said, "I don't know about Chelsea, but we had an intention of going into business;" I afterwards mentioned it to Atkins, and he said they had an idea of going into business.

CHARLOTTE BUTLER . My husband is a boot-maker. About May last a boy brought a box to my house; Atkins came in about half an hour, and asked if a boy had brought a box there for him - I said Yes - I showed it to him; he said it was his - I should know it again by two marks of ink on it - I saw it afterwards at Worship-street; Richard Roper has brought things to my house, which he said were sent by Atkins - he left some oil cans, and afterwards fetched them away - he came and asked for two oil cans of Mr. Atkins'.

Cross-examined. Q. How long have you known Atkins? A.Since Christmas, by seeing him at the prosecutor's shop; my husband worked for Atkins - he did not send any box to my house since Mr. Marchant has had the concern: he sent a large one there before he went into the country - he asked my husband to let him leave something; he said he was going into business for himself, and had no place to put them in - he said they were his own; the box was in my possession two or three days - it is here; I have not a doubt about its being the same.

JOHN ROBERTSON . I found that box in Cross-street, Islington, at Atkins' brother's, which is an oil-shop; Mr. Marchant saw the contents, and identified part of them.

WILLIAM COX . I am an officer. I went to Mr. Marchant's house on the 12th of July, and saw Atkins; I assisted Robertson in apprehending the prisoner - I went up to a room in Marchant's house with Atkins; he pointed out a box as his own - paper and starch was found in it, which Mr. Marchant claimed; Alkins said it was his own, and Marchant spoke to a mark on the paper.

JOSEPH BUTLER . I am the husband of Charlotte Butler. About the 24th of June I took a pair of boots home to Atkins at Mr. Marchant's; he asked me if I would take a jar home to my house - I did so, and have a sample of the contents; he afterwards called at my house with an oil can and a painted ornament - he told me to give it to a person who would call for it; that he was a man with big whiskers - Richard Roper , who answered that description, called for it; Atkins afterwards told me that man was going into partnership with him -I saw my wife give Richard Roper the oil can and the ornament; both are here now.

The prosecutor here examined several of the articles produced, and identified most of them by marks on the papers, and labels upon several jars of pickles contained in the box.

WILLIAM ATKINS . The prisoner Atkins is my brother; the two boxes were left at my house - he afterwards saw them and opened them; I saw a bottle in one of them - the Policeman took them away in the same state as they came.

Cross-examined. Q.Should you know any of the boxes again? A. Yes; they came to my house between January and February - here is one of the boxes; I know it, because I am a painter and glazier, and I have mixed putty upon it.

Richard Roper's Defence. Part of the things I confess to; but the rest. I solemnly declare, I bought out of my weekly earnings - the things found at my brother's I engaged him to carry to my father's house, he being a porter; as respects the other things I throw myself on the mercy of the Court.

Atkins' Defence. I throw myself on the mercy of the Court.

WILLIAM HOPKINS. I keep a public-house at Wimbledon. Atkins was apprentice to me for three years - but I was unfortunate.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was he not in the habit of coming to you while in the prosecutor's employ? A. He was; we bought some candles of him, also starch, mustard, blacklead, and salt - we asked him to buy them, thinking he could get them cheaper in town; I knew he was living with Mr. Marchant.

COURT. Q. Did you never swear that you supposed he was selling them on his master's account? A. I do not think I did; (looking at his deposition) I very possibly might say so. R. ROPER - GUILTY . Aged 25.

ATKINS - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

F. ROPER - NOT GUILTY .

1777. TIMOTHY DONOVAN was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 2 pictures and frames, value 20s. , the goods of Wallis Drew .

WALLIS DREW. I keep the White Lion public-house, in White's-alley, Chancery-lane . In August I had two pictures hanging in my back parlour; on the 23rd I missed one, and on the 24th the other - I have since found them; the glass of one has been taken out.

JULIA MATTHEWS . I am servant to Mr. Drew. I saw the prisoner in the tap-room on the 24th of August, in the afternoon; master and mistress went out that evening, and about eight o'clock, I saw a man go out at the back door with a picture: I could not see him clearly, and do not know who he was - I went into the back parlour, and missed a picture.

THOMAS LAW . I bought a picture of the prisoner on a Monday, about the middle of August, for 1s.

Witness. I gave him one shilling.

Prisoner. You only gave me, 10d.

SARAH HAND . On the 24th of October I bought a picture of the prisoner for 9d.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. When I took the large one there was no glass to it; I was in distress, and had warning to quit my lodgings.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1778. SAMUEL BUTLER and PHILLIP WILDEY were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 4 lbs. of beef, value 2s., and 2 lbs. of lamb, value 1s. , the goods of John Owen , their master.

JOHN OWEN. I am a butcher - the prisoners were in my service; I had taken Wildey in out of charity, as a jobbing-man. On the 18th of August I shut up my shop, and they were going home to their supper; they live opposite; I stopped Wildey, and asked what he had got in that cloth - he said a piece of beef, which Butler gave him to take - Butler ran across, I followed and brought him back, and the Policeman took a breast of lamb from him: both joints were in my shop two minutes before, when I left the prisoners there; Wildey said,"Master I had nothing to do with it, Butler gave it me to hold, till he came from supper:" Wildey had told me a fortnight before to look out - the cloth this meat was in is mine.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.Wildey was only an occasional man? A. Yes - when I took Wildey, Butler was crossing the street, and turned to go into the privy; he had been a long time with me, and I suspected he had been robbing me all the while: I stopped Wildey as soon as he got out of the shop.

Butler's Defence. I never saw the beef - I picked the lamb up going through the market.

Wildey received a good character.

BUTLER - GUILTY . Aged 40.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

WILDEY - GUILTY . Aged 23.

Confined One Year .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1779. HENRY LLOYD was indicted for a misdemennor .

MR. GURNEY conducted the prosecution.

JOHN HOWELL . I am a hosier , and live in Aldersgate-street . On the 13th of August, between five and six o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came in and bought two pairs of stockings, which came to 3s. 6d.; he gave me a 5s. piece, which the officer (Harrison) has - I saw him searched; another crown-piece was found in the lining of his hat, and a good shilling in his trousers pocket.

JOHN HARRISON. I am a constable. On the 13th of August I was fetched to Mr. Howell's and searched the prisoner; Howell gave me a crown-piece, I found another in the lining of his hat, and a good shilling in his fob.

JOHN FIELD. I am an inspector of counterfeit-coin. Both these crown-pieces are counterfeits, and cast from the same mould.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had gone to a pablic-house with a person and fallen asleep, during which time somebody must have changed his hat - and that upon putting the hat on a crown-piece fell out, which he thought was good.

GUILTY . Aged 33.

Confined Twelve Months , and to find sureties .

1780. JEREMIAH MULLENS was indicted for a misdemeanor .

THOMAS TYRELL . I keep the Farm and Castle, Little Trinity-lane . On the 26th of July the prisoner came in, and ordered a pint of beer - he offered my wife a crown-piece, and she called me; she gave me the crown, and I gave it to Oldis.

HARRIET TYRRELL . I am the prosecutor's wife. The prisoner gave me the crown-piece; I knew him before, and told him to sit down and wait for his change; I gave it to my husband, suspecting it was not good - there was an officer in the house, to whom we gave it.

JOHN OLDIS. I am a constable. I was in the house, and saw the prisoner there - I took the prisoner in charge; he was discharged before the Magistrate - I received a crown-piece from Tyrrell, which I marked, and when he was discharged I gave it to Mr. Field; Mr. Tyrrell was before the Magistrate, but not Mrs. Tyrrell.

JOHN FIELD . I am an inspector of counterfeit coin. I received this crown-piece from Oldis on the 29th of July, at Guildhall.

MORY SAVAGE . I am the wife of Robert Savage, and keep an oyster-shop in Harp-alley. On Thursday, the 5th of August, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, the prisoner bought 1d. worth of oysters, which he paid 1d. for and went away; he came again in ten minutes with another man, had 4d. worth of oysters and 1d. of bread - the prisoner paid me a shilling; I did not examine it - I asked my brother-in-law to examine it; he thought it good, and put it on the counter, but did not mix it with any other - after he left the watchman came up; I then sounded it on the counter - the watchman said, "You have given that man changed altbough I cautioned you:" the prisoner had new been gone a minute - my brother-in-law went in search of him I saw him in custody on the Sunday.

WILLIAM HENRY HART . I was in Savage's shop - I did not notice the prisoner; I received a shilling from my sister-in-law - I thought it good, and gave it back to her; the watchman came up - I then looked at it, and pronounced it bad; I went with the watchman to look for the prisoner, but could not find him - I saw the shilling at Guildhall, and knew it by a mark which I put on it; I had given it to the officer on the previous night.

Prisoner. I saw him put the shilling into his pocket. Witness. I did not.

MARK ADAMS . I am a watchman. I was by Savage's shop on the 5th of August, between twelve and one o'clock at night, and saw the prisoner give her 1d. - as soon as he was gone I spoke to Savage; I afterwards endeavoured to apprehend him, and took him on Sunday morning, in Black Horse-court - I am certain of him.

JOHN BADDEN . I am an officer. I was on duty in Harp-alley, and received a shilling from Hart, which I have now.

MR. FIELD. This crown-piece and shilling are both counterfeits, and both cast in a mould - I was before the Magistrate on the first charge; it was understood to be the first he had uttered.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Confined Six Months .

1781. JAMES CLARKE was indicted for a misdemeanor .

CAROLINE NINER . I live in Fore-street , with my brother-in-law, who is a hosier and glover. On the 16th of July, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came for a pair of stockings which hung at the door, and came to 93/4d. - while I was folding them up he put his hand into his pocket, and said he did not think he had sufficient without changing a half-crown - he put a half-crown on the counter, which I took up and told him it was bad; he said it was not, and said, "Whether good or bad I must have change for it;" I was alone in the shop - I went to the door, and beckoned to Pudley, a neighbour; I gave him the half-crown - he desired the prisoner to pay for the stockings, and told him it was a bad one; he objected to pay; a mob gathered, and the officer came and took him - he was not out of my sight; Pudley took the half-crown to his own shop (next door), cut it in two, and brought it back; the prisoner was searched, and 7d. found on him.

Prisoner. Q. Did I not offer to pay for the stockings, if you would return me the half-crown, to return the person I had it from? A. He said if I would give him the halfcrown he would go back and change it, and pay for the stockings - I said I should not part with it, for it was bad - he did not tell me where he took it.

CHARLES PUDLEY . I am a porkman, and live next door to Miss Niner - I went into the shop, seeing a mob, and Miss Niner said, "Is this a good half-crown?" I said No; she said, "This man insists on my taking it;" he said he had no more money - I asked where he got it; he said he took it in change at the Elephant and Castle, at Newington, on his road from Chatham - I asked if he had sufficient to pay for them without changing the half-crown; he said he had not - he was searched, and two shillings, a sixpence, and 7d. in halfpence were found on him; he insisted at first that it was the coin of the Realm, and on having change for it - he never offered any money for the stockings.

Prisoner. Q.Did I not say I had not halfpence enough to pay? A.You said you had not sufficient cash.

GEORGE LOCK. I am a watchman. I saw a crowd, and found the prisoner was charged with uttering this halfcrown; I heard him say he had taken it in change that morning for a half-sovereign, at the Elephant and Castle; I found two shillings and sixpence in good money on him, and 7d. in copper.

MR. FIELD. This half-crown is counterfeit, and made of Britannia metal.

The prisoner put in a written defence stating that he had received the half-crown, and had no knowledge of its being counterfeit.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Six Months .

1782. RICHARD HORN was indicted for a misdemeanor .

JOHN WALTER CROPLEY . I live in Wilmington-square. On the 1st of September, about a quarter-past nine o'clock, I sold seven loads of straw for James Jaggers , (of Broxbourne,) in Smithfield market, to Norris, of Chenies-mews, Russell-square; before ten o'clock the same morning, the prisoner, who was a stranger, came to me at the Coach and Horses, Bartholomew-close; he had a frock on - he met me in the passage, and asked if I was Jaggers' salesman; I said Yes - he said he had called for the money for the straw I had sold for Jaggers; he produced a note, which I have; I said, "My name is not Brocklin;" he said, "If you are Jaggers' salesman, that note is for you;" I said I should not pay for the straw till it was delivered, and if Mr. Jaggers would call after it was delivered, it should be paid; I gave him the note back - he returned about half-past twelve o'clock, for the money, and I said the man had not returned from the delivery, meaning the farmer's man, who had to deliver the straw - he said the man would not return, for he had gone home Whitechapel way; I said I was certain he would, for he had not had his spending money - he left, and came again about half-past five o'clock, and from information I had received, I asked him into the house, and said, "Give me the note;" he did so: I opened it, and said, "Who gave you this note?" he said Mr. Jaggers, that he got it at Broxbourn last night, and he had told him to receive the money: I asked if he was related to Jaggers - he said he had married his wife's sister, and lived within a few yards of him; I said I suspected he was a bad fellow, and that Jaggers did not give it to him - he said he did, and it was perfectly right; I sent for an officer, and gave him in charge - the straw came to ten guineas - (note read.)

London, August 31, 1831.

MR. BROCKLIN, - Please to deliver to the bearer of this note, the money for the seven loads of straw you have sold, belonging to James Jaggers , Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.

Richard Horn; bearer.

JAMES JAGGERS . I am a farmer, and live at Broxbourne. I employ the prisoner a little - he married my wife's sister; I sent seven loads of straw to be sold by Cropley - the prisoner did not go with it; I discharged him twelve days before, and never gave him a note to the salesman, or authorised ahy body to receive it - this note is not in my hand-writing.

FRANCIS DANNER . I am a plumber. I was at the Coach and Horses about half-past five o'clock, and saw the prisoner demand the money from Cropley for seven loads of straw sold for Jaggers; I saw him produce the note - he said he received it from Jaggers on the previous evening.

JOHN PALMER . I took the prisoner in charge.

GUILTY . Aged 31. - Confined Six Months .

1783. HELEN CASHMAN was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 25th of July , 1 pair of gloves, value 2s., and 1 fan, value 20s. , the goods of Thomas Bunn .

THOMAS BUNN. I live in Cheapside, and am a haberdasher . In consequence of what Painter, my lad, told me I examined my stock, and know that I have lost these things - I do not know the prisoner - she informed me that she sold fruit opposite the Post-office; I have not found this property - Painter was four months in my service, and had access to my goods; I gave him over to his father the last Saturday in July, and on the Monday the father gave me information, which induced me to prosecute the prisoner.

FREDERICK PAINTER . I am fourteen years old. I had known the prisoner about two months before I left Mr. Bunn's. On the 19th of July I took this pair of gloves from my master's, without his knowledge - the prisoner had asked me to get them for her two or three days before - she gave me 1d. for the fan; that was on the 19th of July - I do not recollect when I took the gloves; I did not tell master of this - I knew I was doing wrong.

JAMES CARR. I am a stone-mason. The prisoner sold fruit opposite the Post-office; I heard her acknowledge that she had received a handkerchief from the boy.

NOT GUILTY .

1784. HELEN CASHMAN was again indicted for feloniously receiving 1 handkerchief, value 4s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Bunn .

THOMAS BUNN. The prisoner was apprehended, and brought to my house; Painter charged her with having received two handkerchiefs - no threat or promise was held out to her; she readily acknowledged it, and said if I would allow her to withdraw she would fetch me one of them, and show me what it was; I never gave Painter authority to sell or give away any property.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. He has robbed you pretty extensively? A. It is impossible to say, but I have my fears; I had the best of characters with him from his parents - I have examined my stock, and miss the description of goods which he says he has taken, which are gloves, silks, handkerchiefs, and fans; I missed several chequed and figured handkerchiefs and stripes - I cannot tell how many; they were of various colours - the prisoner answered readily all questions put to her.

COURT. Q. Did she give you any information of receiving goods from him before he was taken? A.No.

FREDERICK PAINTER . I was four months in Mr. Bunn's employ; the prisoner asked me for a silk handkerchief - she first asked me where I lived - I told her, and then she asked if I could not get her a handkerchief - I did not take any notice that day; she asked me again the next day - she was in St. Martin's-le-Grand, selling fruit - she told me to take it into Panyer-alley, Newgate-street; I took one handkerchief and took it there - she was waiting at the corner of the alley; as I went down she followed me, and asked if I had got it - I gave it to her; I believe she gave me 2d. for it - I told my father of it the last day of July: on the 1st of August she was taken up and brought to master's connting-house - I charged he with receiving a handkerchief of me - she said she had received one, and a piece of ribbon which she had round her neck, and that the handkerchief was at home; it was a new silk one, with a pink stripe - I did not bring is back to master.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Was she in custody when she was questioned? A. Yes; she was not at large afterwards; I cannot tell what it would sell for, perhaps, 3s. or 4s. - There was a private mark on it, which I do not understand - I was sent home to my father's, to be forthcoming on the Monday morning, and to tell my father about it; I said nothing to my father till I was turned away - he turned me away because he missed some gloves - he said there must be some receiver, and I was to tell my father every thing.

JAMES GARR . I was present when the prisoner was taken; she was brought to Mr. Bunn's - I was in the parlour at intervals - Painter charged her with receiving a handkerchief; she said she had received a pink striped one - Mr. Bunn fetched some out of the shop, but she said none correspon ded with what she had received.

Cross-examined. Q.How came you to be concerned? A. I married this boy's mother - I do not recollect that she said she had no idea of the boy stealing it, or any thing of that kind; I never heard such a declaration.

WILLIAM SHEPPARD . I am a constable. I apprehended the prisoner at a stall in St. Martin's-le-Grand; I brought her to Mr. Bunn's - Painter was present, and so was Carr; but I did not hear the conversation.

Cross-examined. Q.You are in the habit of passing by St. Martin's-le-Grand? A. Yes; I have seen her selling fruit there ever since the New Post-office was opened - I did not tell her the charge.

Prisoner's Defence. It is quite false what he has stated.

MR. BUNN. I am positive she did not say she did not know the handkerchief was stolen when she received it of the boy.

NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

Fourth Middlesex, Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1785. JOHN PIPER was indicted for embezzlement .

THOMAS DELVES . I live in Goldsmith's-row, Hackneyroad, and am a baker . The prisoner was in my service about eight months, and was employed to receive money, for which he was to account the same day - on the 1st of July I delivered him ten loaves for Mrs. Moore, and on the Tuesday following I gave him some more for her; I saw him no more till the following Friday, when the officer brought him to me - he had 18s. a week, and what bread and flour he wanted for his family.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. When was the last day he received any money? A. On the Tuesday - I did not offer to the prisoner's wife to take from her the amount he had not accounted for; it was offered, and laid on the counter, but I refused to take it - my barrow had been broken; I did not hear that the prisoner had been drunk in a skittle-ground, till it was stated before the Magistrate - I would not have taken the money his wife offered me, if she had paid me for the barrow; I did not say I would look over this if he would pay the money, and make an apology; I said I would not hurt him on account of his family.

COURT. Q. Did you deliver the prisoner any bread for Mrs. Denby? A. Yes - on the Friday and on the Tuesday; on the 30th of June I delivered him one loaf for Mrs. Lambert - on the 1st of July another - on the 2nd and the 4th one on each day, and she had one on the 5th, which was paid for.

ANN MOORE. I am the wife of William Moore - we live at Lea-bridge. I received ten loaves of the prisoner on the Friday, and eight on the Tuesday; he brought them, and I paid him 12s. on the Tuesday for his master, to be paid the same day.

Cross-examined. Q.What time was it? A. About ten or eleven o'clock.

MARTHA DENBY . I am the wife of James Denby - we live at Lea-bridge. I received some loaves from the prisoner on the Friday and on the Tuesday; I paid him 3s. 4d. for his master, Mr. Delves.

ELIZA JUDD . I was servant to Mrs. Lambert. On Tuesday, the 5th of July, I took in one loaf of the prisoner - I had taken infive loaves before, and I paid him for the whole six 4s. on account of his master.

Cross-examined. Q. Then bread is not always paid for on delivery? A. No; there was no book kept between us - it depended on his memory and mine; I do not recollect that it had ever happened before, but there was no memorandum between us.

JAMES HANLEY . I apprehended the prisoner on Friday, the 8th of July - I told him it was for embezzling money and I asked what had become of it; he said he had lost it.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he not add that he had been into a skittle-ground, and been drunk? A. He did not then, but he did before the Magistrate; he did not say he had been robbed by some person putting their hand into his pocket.

MR. DELVES. The prisoner has never accounted to me for these sums.

Cross-examined. Q. Is there any book kept? A. I keep my own books; he does not keep any - he did not say that he had been drunk and been robbed; he sent word on Thursday night by his wife, that he had got a situation, and he would pay me by instalments.

Prisoner's Defence. My master agreed with my wife and Mrs. Melville to take the money, if I would send a written apology - I sent the money to pay him, and also for the barrow, which was not broken while it was in my care; he took the written apology, read it, and showed it to his wife, and Mrs. Melville put the money down twice, but he would not take it - he said he would if I were discharged, but if not it would do to keep me in prison.

MR. DELVES. He certainly did send a paper to me with an apology; I said that if he would send a written apology, and say he was sorry and pay the money, I would not have any thing further to do with it, but I was told I should get myself into trouble, and refused to have any thing more to do with it; I would receive him into my employ again.

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Three Months .

1786. JOHN LILLES was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 2 shillings, and 6d. in copper monies , the monies of James Middleton Hooper , his master.

JAMES MIDDLETON HOOPER. I am a grocer - the prisoner was in my employ. I put some marked shillings into my till - I was called down on the 16th of July, and found him in custody; two shillings were found on him, bearing the same marks, but it is impossible for me to say that they are the same.

NOT GUILTY .

1787. THOMAS WAKEMAN . ELIZABETH WAKEMAN , and JOSEPH LILL were indicted for stealing, on the 15th of July , 16 cwt. of printed paper, value 30l. , the goods of Henry Butterworth .

JOSEPH BRETTELL. I am a warehouse man to Mr. Henry Butterworth - he is a bookseller , and lives in Fleet-street - he has a warehouse in Apollo-court, Fleet-street ; there was a large quantity of law books in quires, which are very expensive - that stock is more valuable than any other stock of books. In consequence of information I went to the warehouse on the 15th of July - I missed, I should think, two or three tons weight of modern law books in quires -I should think they were worth 2000l. or 3000l.; I received information, and have found a large quantity of it.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did your master recover nearly all his property? A. Yes; there is but about half a ton missing - I was present at Mr. Butterworth's when Mr. Chidley and Thomas Wakeman , the prisoner, came there - I was engaged, and did not hear the conversation; that was about an hour after the robbery had been discovered - I think the property must have been taken in small quantities at different times; I had not taken stock since the latter end of June or the beginning of July- I had only gone to the warehouse to get particular works which were wanted for the shop; I should not have missed small quantities of books.

JOHN EMBLIN , JUN. I live with my father in Leather-lane - he is a tripe-dresser. On the 12th of July we bought two quantities of paper of the prisoner Thomas Wakeman; on the 14th he called again in the afternoon, and said he had about 10 cwt. of waste-paper, which I agreed to purchase of him, and on the 15th he brought it in a caravan - there was a young man with him, but I saw nothing of Lill; I paid him 4d. per 1b. for the paper, which is the price of good waste-paper: it came to 21l. 12s. 4d. - I kept it by itself, and Mr. Brettell came and claimed it the same day; I gave it up, and it is here to-day - Thomas Wakeman said he had it from a lawyer in Liucoln's Innfields.

Cross-examined. Q.Has your father carried on business there for some years? A. Yes; I have known Wakeman six or seven years, and my father much longer; I always considered him an honest fair dealing man - I had had dealings with him before, though not to so large an amount; I am not quite positive that he did not say he had it to sell for a person who brought it from a lawyer, but I understood he had it from a lawyer - Apollo-court and Bell-yard are very near Liucoln's Inn.

CHARLES JUPP . I am a carter, and live in New-court, Peter's-lane, Cow-cross. On the evening of the 14th of July, Wakeman came to me in the stable yard, and said,"I want you to do a job for me between five and six o'clock in the morning;" he told me to take my cart, and remove some paper - I asked him what quantity; he said he did not exactly know, but he supposed four or five hundred weight - I said it was an awkward time, and an awkward morning, but I agreed to go, and I went with my cart and horse towards his house, where he had told me to go, but as I was going up Warner-street I saw Wakeman and Lill, apparently coming from Wakeman's house; we stopped at a public-house in Warner-street, and all went in and had something to drink - there was another person with him, who was a stranger to me; we staid about a quarter of an hour - Wakeman then told me to go to Carey-street; the strange man went on before my cart, and Wakeman and Lill went up Eyre-streetbill into Leather-lane - when I got into Leather-lane I passed them with my cart; the strange man still kept on before my cart, but on his turning out of Chancery-lane into Carey-street I lost him - I then drove on about fifty yards past Bell-yard; the strange man then called to me to back my cart as far down Bell-yard as the pavement - I tried to do so, but I could not get it above half-way down; while I was backing, the strange man and another strange man, each of them, brought a large bundle of paper out of a turning in Bell-yard, but I do not know where it leads to - it was on the left-hand side in Bellyard; they put the bundles of paper into the cart, and I let down the tail-board, unbuckled the seat, and got the cart in order while they brought some more - they kept bringing out till I expect they had got about 7 cwt. in the cart; I told them that was as much as my pony and cart could draw - they said I must take some more, they had not got much more - they brought out two bundles more, and said there was some more; I told them I could not take any more then, I must come a second time - I then began to tie some ropes across, and they brought out three bundles more; I tied them on, and moved my horse up Bell-yard till I came opposite the large new building, and there my cart, being loaded heavy behind, it swagged - both the shafts broke right off, and it went up; a great deal of paper fell off - the strange man told me I must go and get another cart; I said I did not know where to get one without going home - one of the strange men said he would go and look for one; while I was taking out the paper, and tying it up as well as I could, another cart came up; I took away my broken cart - after I had taken it home I went to Mr. Wakeman's house, and his wife paid me by his order; I do not know what became of the paper.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Yours is a pony-cart? A. Yes; I will not say whether Wakeman had an apron on - I had seen him many times with an apron; one of the strange men had an apron when I came - I had known Wakeman, and worked for him for two years; it was about twenty minutes before seven o'clock when my cart broke down - there were plenty of people about; I did not see Wakeman after I passed him about the middle of Leather-lane - I think that is a quarter of a mile from Bell-yard; I think I received in formation about eight o'clock or a quarter past eight the same morning, that Mr. Butterworth had lost paper - I know a man named Chidley, and had been to his house; I had been to Wakeman's house before that, but I did not then know of the robbery; I went to Wakeman's as soon as I got home, to try to get some recompense for my cart - Mrs. Wakeman said that Wakeman and the people were gone to take the paper to Chidley; I went to Chidley, and asked if Mr. Wakeman had been there - I heard there that the paper had been stolen, but from whom I did not know; I went back to Wakeman's - he was close by, and was sent for into the presence of me and Chidley; it was then about nine o'clock; Wakeman asked me how much I charged for my cart - I said 1s. 6d. was what he generally gave me for jobs that lasted about an hour, and he told his wife to pay me; I asked Mr. Chidley if he wanted me any more - he took my address, and I went home.

MR. EMBLIN. Wakeman brought the paper to our house about eight o'clock that morning.

THOMAS BALDWIN . I am servant to Mr. Griffith, a skin-dealer, in Leather-lane. On the morning of the 15th of July I was at the end of Fetter-lane, by St. Dunstan's church, when I was called by two persons, whom I did not know, to go with my cart and take some paper; they took me up Chancery-lane, down Carey-street, and up Bell-yard, where I saw a cart broken down, and some paper in the mud - but before that, one of the two men had left me in Chancery-lane, and I saw no more of him till my cart was unloaded again; they first told me I was to take the paper to Mr. Emblin's, but when I got to the corner of Back hill, the man who was then with me said, "Down here;" I said "This is Back-hill" - he said Yes, but he took me down Eyre-street-hill to Mr. Wakeman's shop - there is written over the door "Stationer and rag-merchant;" the person who had loaded my cart was there, and Mr. Wakeman, who is the other person who had spoken to me about the cart, but did not go all the way with me, came there when the cart was unloaded - the person who had gone with me all the way paid me 2s., which he got from Mr. Wakeman - I saw him received it; I did not see Lill - I have known him a number of years.

JOHN BERRY . I am in the employ of Mr. Clark, who keeps a van in Red Lion-yard, Warner-street. On the morning of the 15th of July a person, who was a stranger to me, came with Mr. Wakeman, and desired me to take some paper from Mr. Wakeman's house to Mr. Emblin's, and I took it there in the caravan; Mr. Wakeman went all the way with me, and two other persons went to the corner of Leather-lane.

Cross-examined. Q.Was this an open transaction? A. Yes; there were plenty of persons about - it was a little before eight o'clock.

RICHARD MAGUIRE . I know Lill. On the morning of the 15th of July I saw him in Bell-yard, which is near my house; he was shoving forward a truck with some paper in it - it was about half-past six, or twenty minutes to seven o'clock; there were two men in front of the truck, pulling it, and Lill pushed behind - I passed by them, and saw them when the cart broke down; I had known Lill before.

Lill. I was not there at all, nor near the place: he said before that it was seven o'clock when he was there.

Witness. I said between six and seven o'clock; I had to go to Chapel-street, Lamb's Conduit-street, and I got there before seven o'clock - the cart breaking down first attracted my notice; I thought the paper might be Mr. Howard's - It did not strike me that it was a robbery; there were several people about, asking what was the matter - I spoke to Lill, and said, "Joseph you have got a good master, for he is teaching you to draw," meaning that a man is not a finished bricklayer till he is able to draw plans; my son was with me - but he is not here.

Lill to CHARLES JUPP. Q. What time were you in Bell-yard? A.From half-past six till twenty minutes before seven o'clock; I did not see you from the time I passed you in Leather-lane till you were at the bar at Guildhall.

COURT. Q. You did not see him from the time you passed him till he was in custody? A. No - he and Wakeman were going the same way that I was, but I passed them, and went on faster.

THOMAS LIGHTFOOT . I am an officer. I produce the paper in the same state as I got it from Mr. Emblin's.

MR. EMBLIN. This is the paper I got from Wakeman.

JOSEPH BRETTELL . This is part of Mr. Butterworth's paper; I tied it up myself, and put this card on it; it is Chitty's Commercial Law, Nos. 2, 3, and 4.

Cross-examined. Q.When did you see it? A. I put it there in December last; I cannot say when I saw it last, perhaps a month before; Mr. Butterworth is an extensive publisher - some law-books sell better than others; it is customary to sell works for waste-paper, which will not sell in books - Chitty's Commercial Law is a very saleable work.

Wakeman's Defence. Had I been in the least aware of being brought to a place like this, I could have produced proper documents to prove my innocence; the man I bought the first paper of is Bowyer, whom I have known for twenty-five years - he is a rag-dealer and dealer in paper: I could often sell paper for him, when he could not sell it himself - I sold twenty-four reams for him to Mr. Johnson, of Bishopsgate-street; I am aware that the law must take its course, but I am as innocent as I was the day I was born - Mr. Chidley called on me, and said, "You have had some paper;" I told him Yes, and where I had sold it: I went with him to Mr. Butterworth's, told him where I sold it, and he got it all backthe last parcel of paper I bought of a person a total stranger to me, to whom Lill introduced me; I said to the person, "I think you sold some of this paper to Bowyer:" he said, Yes he had, but should not sell him any more, for he could not get his money from him.

Lill's Defence. I never recommended Wakeman - the truth was this, two persons told me they had some wastepaper to sell, and I said I knew a person who bought it; I sent them to him with it, and he made the agreement - what it was I do not know, but I heard it was some where in Lincoln's Inn.

JOHN CHIDLEY . I am a bookseller. I deal in wastepaper, and live in Goswell-street; Mr. Brettell called on me about half-past seven o'clock on the morning of the 15th of July, and asked if I had had any paper offered me that morning - I said, No, it was not likely I should have it so early in the morning; he then told me Mr. Butterworth had been robbed of a large quantity of books - I told him to take pen and ink, and write down his master's name, place of a bode, and a list of books lost, and I should know what to do if they were offered me - I asked him if the warehouse had been robbed that morning - he said it had; I then said, I had had a quantity of law-books brought to me as waste-paper a fortnight before - if he would go with my young man to my warehouse he should see them - they went together - my young man came back and said the whole belonged to Mr. Butterworth; I then went to the warehouse myself, and said to him, "Are these your master's property?" he said,"They are;" I then said, "It is right I should give you the name of the person I bought them of" - I gave him the name of William Denny , Clare-market, but as I did not know his address, I took him back to my shop for my young man to tell him - while we were there, Jupp came and asked if Mr. Wakeman had been there; in consequence of what he said Mr. Brettell and I went to Wakeman's house - we found him coming out of the public-house at the corner of the street - when I saw him I said,"Wakeman, have you had any paper at your house today?" he said he had, and had sold it to Mr. Emblin, a tripeman - I had known Wakeman before, but not much of him; I asked him how much he had sold - he said 11 cwt. 2 qrs. and some odd pounds, but I do not remember how much; that he had sold it at 4d. per 1b., and I believe he said "a good price too" - he then asked me if there was any thing wrong about it - I told him I had received information that it was all stolen; he said he did not know it; I said, "I suppose you know who you bought it of" - he said Yes, of a bricklayer - I said,"I would advise you to go with me to Mr. Butterworth's directly, and give some account of it." which he agreed to do; Wakeman said, "I have bought paper of Bowyer;" my young man said, "Bowyer, in Ray-street?" he said, Yes - Wakeman looked across the way, and said,"Why, there is Bowyer, call him over;" this was in Great Warner-street, about one hundred yards from Wakeman's house - we went on to Mr. Butterworth's, and reached there soon after nine o'clock; Mr. Butterworth was there - I stopped till about eleven o'clock - Wakeman did not stop all the time there: he went in and out - the officer came in half an hour; Mr. Wooller was there part of the time, and I believe he took down what was said - I cannot state what passed; Wakeman stated some of the circumstances to Mr. Butterworth in my hearing - I have lived in Goswell-street sixteen or eighteen years; I attended at the Magistrate's by desire of the prosecutor - I was not called - Wakeman appeared very willing to give information.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. But whether what Wakeman said was true, you cannot tell? A. No; there were many cases inquired about; I knew nothing of the robbery, but what Mr. Brettell had told me - I had bought paper of Wakeman three or four times; I never went to a warehouse to get paper away - I do not think I told the prosecutor of Wakeman having said he bought it of Joe, the bricklayer - I cannot say whether I did or not; I believe I told him all that Wakeman said.

Lill. I had two examinations before Maguire came against me - I am quite sure I have not been in Bell-yard these twelvemonths.

COURT to RICHARD MAGUIRE . Q.Upon the solemn oath you have taken, and knowing how it affects the prisoner Lill, was he there, or was he not? A.Upon my solemn oath he was; I have known him these ten years - he was forcing the truck forward in the way I have described.

T. WAKEMAN - GUILTY . Aged 46.

Transported for Seven Years .

LILL - GUILTY . Aged 43.

Confined Two Years .

E. WAKEMAN - NOT GUILTY .

1788. MARY ANN BROWN was indicted for feloniously receiving, of an evil-disposed person, on the 12th of July , 21 cwt. of printed paper, value 50l., the goods of Henry Butterworth , well knowing the same to have been stolen .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

JOSEPH BRETTELL . I was in the service of Mr. Butterworth. From the 1st to the 13th of July a great quantity of books in quires had been stolen from his warehouse - I have since seen a quantity of them at Mr. Cohen's; I think I went to him on the 18th of July.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Are you not aware when you lost them? A. I cannot state nearer than between the 1st and 14th of July.

JOSEPH COHEN . I am a stationer and rag-merchant, and live in York-place, Kent-road. On the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of July I dealt with Isaac Henry for paper, which I afterwards showed to Mr. Brettell - I bought 24 cwt. and 4 lbs., at 4d. per lb.; I do not know the prisoner.

ISAAC HENRY . I live in Market-street, Newingtoncauseway, and am a general-dealer. I have known the prisoner some time - she keeps a marine-store shop, in Portpool-lane; I have heard that she is married. In July last (I cannot tell what day) I bought some paper of her, which I sold to Mr. Cohen; I sold it him by sample before I bought it in the bulk - Mr. Cohen had the same paper and quantity that I bought; I bought it of her on a Friday, and sold it to Cohen on a Monday, but I should state, that before I went to the prisoner's I met Mr. Cambridge, in Holborn, and he asked me if I was going to his daughter's (meaning the prisoner) - it was in consequence of what he said I went to her; I said that her father told me to call - she then said she had paper to sell, and fetched me about a quire as a sample, which she brought from up stairs; she asked 3d. per lb. for it - I offered her 21/2d.; she said she could not take that - that it was her father's property, and she sold it for him; I took the sample, and said I would let her know - I went to Mr. Cohen, showed it to him, and asked him 5d. per lb. for it; he offered me 4d. - I went back to the prisoner's, and bought one lot first; I think I then took three or four hundred weight, but I do not know exactly - she said it had been weighed before; I said I should like to see it weighed again, and a lad, who was in her shop, helped me to fetch it down stairs and weigh it - we got it from a little room on the first floor: I did not no tice whether it was a bed-room or not - I do not exactly know what quantity I had in all; I paid her 3d. a pound for it, and sold it to Mr. Cohen for 4d.

Cross-examined. Q.How long before you went to her had you seen the father? A. Just before.

NOT GUILTY .

1789. ALEXANDER PETRIE was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 1 shawl, value 1s. 6d., the goods of James Fallen , from the person of Elizabeth, his wife .

ELIZABETH FALLEN . I am the wife of James Fallen; we live in New Gravel-lane. On Saturday morning I was coming over the bridge in New Gravel-lane , and saw the prisoner and two other men on the bridge - I heard a step behind me, and upon turning saw the prisoner; he struck me in the mouth, and cut it - I called to the Policeman; he hit me several times about the head, and in my struggling to get away my shawl came off, or he took it off, I do not know which; he continued striking me till he heard the Policeman, and then he ran away - I lost sight of him in the pursuit for a few moments; he was stopped, and secured - I had seen his features by the light of the lamp, and know he is the man; I had not said any thing to him before.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Where is your husband? A. In the West Indies - I had no other person with me; I do not know whether my shawl was taken off, or fell off - I have not recovered it.

Q. Now, do you mean to say you have not had your shawl again? A. Yes, Sir, I have, but I do not want to hurt the prisoner, if I must tell you the truth.

COURT. Q. When did you get your shawl again? A. It was brought back from the road in which the prisoner had run.

Q. How came you to presume to say that you had not got your shawl, when you had? A.Because I did not want to hurt the prisoner - I have seen his friends.

NOT GUILTY .

1790. EDWARD HAYLOCK was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of January , 26 sovereigns, the monies of William Webster , from his person .

WILLIAM WEBSTER. I live at Waltham Abbey, Essex. In the month of January last I went to an eating-house, in Shoreditch, and in a short time the prisoner came in; he ordered some dinner, and soon afterwards another person came in - the prisoner and I had spoken before the other man came in; we all sat there in coversation some time, and then went to a public-house opposite Shoreditch church - to the best of my recollection we had a glass of wine or two a-piece; I took out my money to wrap it up in a piece of paper on the table, and while I was doing it the prisoner caught it, and said he would put it into my pocket very securely - I was simple enough to let him do it, and in ramming it in as I thought, he put a lot of farthings in instead; he soon after said he wanted to speak to me outside - we went out; he said something or other to me, and went away - I went into the public-house, and the other man was gone; I saw no more of the prisoner - I went to Enfield races, a month or six weeks ago, and saw the prisoner at a thimble-table; I seized him, and called for assistance - he struggled very much, and the people about him pushed me very much; my friend, who was with me, got a terrible black eye, but I kept hold of the prisoner till the constable came.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.Were you ever in London before this? A. Yes, many scores of times; I had taken part of the money that day - I think it was near two o'clock in the day; I think it was about the 28th of January - I mentioned my loss to the landlord; I did not go to any magistrate in London - I never mentioned it to my wife; I told nobody of it but my brother-in-law, and the publican, until after I found the prisoner - I am sure I am not mistaken in him; he told me he was a drover, and he was dressed like one, but at the races he was dressed quite like a gentleman - I had not been drinking before I met with him; I might have taken a glass of ale.

COURT. Q. How long were you in company with the prisoner? A.I think an hour or more in the eating-house, and an hour or more in the public-house; we were in constant conversation - I noticed his voice and features; I have no doubt at all he is the man, though he was very differently dressed - when I seized him, he said, "What do you want me for? I have done nothing;" I recognized his features - I do not know what became of the farthings; the publican said he did not know him - I was quite sober; after he had thrust it in, I felt to see if it was safe, and felt them, as I thought - when he was gone I discovered they were farthings.

MR. BARRY. Q.The farthings were in the paper? A. Yes; I cannot say whether it was the same paper the sovereigns had been in - they were both brown paper.

JOHN CAMP . I am an officer. I was at Enfield races on the 21st of July - the prisoner was given into my charge - he struggled very much to get away; there were two or three attempts at rescue - I found on him a good sovereign, a had one, and a sixpence; he denied the charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent of the charge.

MR. JAMES McCABE. I am a surgeon, and live in College-street, Westminster. To the best of my recollection I have seen the prisoner, at least I think he is the man, whom I attended from the 12th of January to about the middle of February; he was very ill - he might go out, but I think it must have been with very much pain; his complaint was the hydrocele, attended with much inflammation, for which I applied leeches twice - he might perhaps limp across the road, but I think he was not in a condition to walk the streets - I attended him at No. 12, Edward-street, New-street, Shoreditch.

COURT. Q. How came you to attend the prisoner there if you reside at Westminster? A. I was solicited to do so by a person named Webb, a silversmith, whom I attended for the same complaint, in Weymouth-terrace - I will not undertake to swear the prisoner is the same person - he was then dressed very shabbily; he wore a dirty flannel jacket, and had whiskers - I speak to his person generally; if I were to examine him I could speak posilively.

SUSAN BARNARD. I am a widow, and live in St. John-street, Brick-lane. I have known the prisoner for four years, and worked for him - I attended him in January, for an illness which he caught at his brother's funeral, and Mr. McCabe attended him; his brother was buried on Tuesday, the 11th of January - he had died the 31st of December; I was called to attend the prisoner on the 12th, and I applied seven leeches, and next day seven more - he did not go out till the 15th of February, when he took his own little boy with him.

COURT. Q. Do you know any public-house in shoreditch? A. No; when he went out he was dressed in corded trousers, a blue coat, with gilt buttons, and a black waistcoat.

SUSAN HAYLOCK . I am sister of the prisoner, and am a lace-maker by trade; my brother is a muffin-maker Barnard attended him in his illness; he caught cold on the 11th of January, at his brother's funeral, and did not go out from the 12th of January to the 12th of February, to my knowledge.

COURT. Q.Do you know the eating-house where he went to get his meals, when he was well? A. No - I have one other brother, who is apprentice to my uncle; he does not live with us - we have not seen him these three years.

SOPHIA WORDSWORTH . My husband is a journeyman cabinet-maker. I know the prisoner - I was sent for to his house the beginning of January; I remember his brother's death, and I made the morning - I took it home about the middle of January; I went two or three days afterwards, to make some alterations, and then Mrs. Haylock wished me to stay and work there, and I was there for a fortnight- I did not see the prisoner - they said he was ill, and the doctor attended him; I saw some gruel there, and I know leeches were fetched on two occasions.

NOT GUILTY .

1791. BRIDGET O'DONNEL was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 6lbs. of bacon, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Byers .

JAMES JORMAY. I am shop-boy to Thomas Byers , a cheesemonger , of Marylebone . On the 12th of August I saw the prisoner at his shop window; she then came in, and asked the price of a piece of bacon - I said 61/2d. per 1b.; she said, "Can't you take 6d.?" and I said No - I was going to weigh it, and she said, "Don't weigh that, weigh this other piece - can you take 6d. for that;" I said No - she said, "I'll wait till your master comes down" I went to cut a piece of cheese, and cut my finger - while my attention was engaged with that I saw her going out of the shop with a piece of bacon under her arm; I pursued her, and took her with it - she said she had bought it up yonder, but I knew it to be my master's, and it had been in the shop while she was there; I found two pieces of bacon in her lap, and one under her arm.

WILLIAM HOOKER I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and found three pieces of bacon on her - she said she had paid the boy 1s. - he denied it; in going along she said a gossip of her's had given her two pieces, and she had bought the other.

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 40.

Recommended to Mercy. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1792. SERINA PERRY was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 pillow, value 2s., and 1 blanket, value 4s. , the goods of Harriet Read .

HARRIET READ . I live in Suffolk-street, Battle-bridge - the prisoner hired a room of me for 3s. 6d. a week. On the 19th of August I missed an umbrella - I suspected her, as she had left my house; I got into the window of her room, and missed the articles stated; she never returned.

JOSEPH HALL . I am servant to a pawnbroker at Battle-bridge. I have a blanket, pawned by the prisoner.

JAMES BOURN . I am servant to a pawnbroker. I have a pillow, pawned by the prisoner.

JAMES PHILLIPS . I am an officer. I took the prisoner on the 26th of August, and found on her five duplicates, some of which relate to these things.

Prisoner. I did it from distress.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Seven Years .

1793. ROBERT ROBINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 4 shoemaker's tools, value 3s. , the goods of John Hounslow .

ELIZABETH HOUNSLOW. I am the wife of John Hounslow - he is a bootman ; the prisoner worked for a Mr. Collins, of the Old Jewry, and used to lodged with us. On the 9th of July he breakfasted with us, and when he had gone about ten minutes we missed these tools - I followed him, and just as I came to St. Paul's, he said, "By G - d, here she is;" I took hold of his arm - he wrenched himself from me, and ran up a court, which was no thoroughfare, where I caught him - he said he had nothing; at last he took three pieces of those articles out of his pocket, and said he had no more; when the officer came he found this fourth piece.

Prisoner's Defence. I took the tools for a debt which a man owed me.

NOT GUILTY .

1794. THOMAS WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 1 box, value 2s.; 3 shirts, value 20s.; 3 pair of shoes, value 20s.; 1 coat, value 30s.; 1 jacket, value 10s., and 1 waistcoat, value 5s. , the goods of James Lock Cartwright .

JAMES LOCK CARTWRIGHT. I am a cabriolet-proooprietor . The box containing the articles stated was sent by me, on the 5th of August, directed to my son, Master Cartwright, Burlington-house, Fulham; I delivered it to my servant, John Allenten .

JOHN ALLENTEN. I am servant to Mr. Cartwright - he gave me the box; I took it to the Crown and Horse Shoe, Holborn-hill, delivered it to Stainton, and paid 2d. booking.

Prisoner. Q. What was the direction on the box? A. I do not know; I can neither write nor read - I did not rest in the street, nor leave the box a minute, till I delivered it at the booking-office; they made no remark about the booking.

MARY STAINTON . I keep the books at the Crown and Horse Shoe. I received the parcel, and 2d. booking; I said to my aunt, "There is a box to go to Fulham," I did not see it afterwards - I believe I received the 2d., but I did not book it - I believe it was forwarded to Fulham as intended; my aunt booked it - I did not look at the direction.

MARY KEATLEY . I am the wife of Thomas Keatley . I was up stairs dressing; when I came down my niece said, "There is a box for Fulham," and I booked it - my husband was ill in bed at the time; I remember it was di rected to "Master Cartwright, North-end, Fulham," not to Burlington-house - that I can swear to; after booking it I gave it to the Hammersmith carrier, as the Fulham carrier did not call, and knowing they were both in one neighbourhood; I should think it could make no difference whether Burlington-house was on it or not - I read the direction twice over to the carrier, who told me he could leave it next morning, which was Sunday, but not that night.

WILLIAM WEST . I am servant to Mrs. Barnett, the Hammersmith carrier. I remember the box being delivered to me, directed to Master Cartwright; I took it to Northend, but could not find the owner - I then took it to Mr. Donaldson's shop, and left it there all night; next morning I saw the prisoner inquiring for Mrs. Barnett's stable- I did not know him before, but I told him I was her servant - he then asked me if I had a box directed to Master Cartwright, to be left at North-end, Fulham; he said it ought to have been directed to be left at the Red Lion, near North-end, Fulham - that he had been to the person who sent it; that he told him he sent it to the booking-office on the Friday, that he had been to the booking-office, and they told him Mrs. Barnett's cart had it; I came with him to the lane close to our yard, where he saw another man waiting for him, and he told him he had found it; I then went to the shop where I had left it, took it out, and walked with them towards North-end; they asked me what the carriage was - I said 1s.; they said, as I had had so much trouble and running about, they would give me another 1s. - the other man gave the prisoner 1s., and the prisoner gave me 2s., and they took away the box, which has never been found; when they were gone I began to think that all was not right - I ran after them, and said that I would rather go with them and deliver it myself; they said I need not do that, as there were two of them, and they had been sent for it - we went on as far as the Three Kings; we there had a pint of ale, and I went away - on the Saturday after we heard that it was lost, and on the Tuesday after I saw the prisoner and the other man, walking in Holborn; I jumped out of my cart, got a woman to mind it, and followed them from Grays' Inn-lane, to Chancery-lane, with an intention of finding an officer, but I did not see one; I then went up to them, and said,"A pretty row you have got me into about this box:" the prisoner said, "There is a row if you will go along with me, I'll put it all right" - he called the other man Jack or John, and said "Here's the man about this box;" the prisoner said to me "Can you go with me to Harry's?" I said I could not, but I saw my mistress in another cart; I asked him to go and speak to her, which he did; she asked him to go to the booking-office and make it all right there - he said he would, and he went on till he came to a court; he ran down there into a house; I ran after him, collared him and pulled him back - I am sure he is the man; his companion had gone off.

Prisoner. Q. Why did not you take us both? A. I could not; I do not think the other staid five minutes -I followed you up Holborn, and you were looking into a shop; if I had seen an officer I would have given charge of you both - you told my mistress the box was all right.

MARGARET BARNETT . I am the carrier, and West is my servant. He pointed the prisoner out to me, and said, in his presence, "This is the man that had the box;" the prisoner said he would go back to the booking-office, it was owing to a wrong direction - when he came to a court he ran away; I called Stop thief! and he was secured.

JAMES WHITE . I am an officer. I took the prisoner; he said he lived, at No. 3, Russel-court, Drury-lane; I have made inquiries and he does not.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not find I had lodged at a barber's shop there? A. Yes, at No. 28, not No. 3.

Prisoner's Defence. I consider it is a concerted plan, between the carrier and her man; I can assure you, however clear their evidence is against me, that I was not at Hammersmith at that time; I was not out of town till eleven o'clock that day, when I was at the Elephant and Castle; I took my breakfast in Drury-lane at nine o'clock: it is very clear some person changed the direction, and it is an astonishing thing to me, that the porter does not know something about it - it must have been somebody connected with the booking office that did it.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

1795. FRANCIS WILTSHIRE and JOHN PAGE were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 3 shoes, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of John Payne .

MARY ANN FALSHAW . I live near Mr. Payne's. On Sunday, the 16th of July, the prisoner brought this pair of shoes, and this odd shoe, to me to sell; I said I never bought any thing of lads; a constable came up, and I gave them into custody.

EDWARD HARDWICK . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - these are the shoes.

JOHN PAYNE . I live in Whitecross-street, and am a shoemaker. These are my shoes - they were safe on the 16th of July; the window was pushed up, and they were taken out; I do not know the prisoners, but I have heard a very good character of them.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that a boy had given them the shoes to sell.

WILTSHIRE - GUILTY . Aged 13.

PAGE - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Recommended to Mercy. - Whipped and Discharged.

1796. JOHN SHIRLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 watch, value 10s.; 1 seal, value 1s., and 1 key, value 1s. , the goods of Elizabeth Prowes .

ELIZABETH PROWES . I am a widow , and live at Kentish-town . On the 9th of July I was coming out at my door to go on an errand; I saw the prisoner at the next door, drinking water; as I returned, I met him just at my door; I went in, and missed a watch off the mantel-piece in the parlour - I had left the parlour door ajar; I followed, and called to him to stop - he began to run; I called Stop thief! and came up to him; he threw something over a gentleman's premises; the gentleman got on the pales, got on the tiles, and gave it me - it was my watch - I had seen it safe five minutes before.

GUILTY . Aged 11. - Transported for Seven Years .

1797. JOHN MACKAY was indicted for embezzlement .

THOMAS WELLS . I am a cheesemonger . The prisoner had been my servant up wards of twelve months - he used to take out goods, and receive money; he was to account for it when he got home; he entered the money he received in a book, which he carried with him, and I signed it every night.

FRANCIS MEDS . I paid the prisoner 3s. 5d. on account of my master, Mr. Fisher, on the 20th of July; this is the receipt he gave - (read.)

ELIZABETH PRIDHAM . I paid the prisoner 6s.2d. on the 20th of July; this is his receipt - (read.)

RICHARD WATTS . I am an officer. I took the prisoner- he acknowledged that he had received these bills, and not accounted for them; I had said it would be better for him to tell the truth.

THOMAS WELLS . He never accounted to me for the receipt of these monies - I had gone to these customers, and found they had paid the prisoner - I then spoke to him; he said he had received other monies, but not these- he had made out bills himself, and destroyed those made by my daughter; he had not the means of making up the deficiency; it amounted to 2l. odd.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Confined Six Weeks .

1798. JOHN JONES and HENRY HARRIS were indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 watch, value 20s., and 2 seals, value 6s. , the goods of Ann Debarry .

GEORGE THATCHER . I saw the prisoners on the 11th of July, about one o'clock in the day, in Barlow-street, Marylebone, together, and Jones had something in his hand, which I saw him draw out of his pocket - they were standing close to each other; I went up to Jones, and asked what he had got; he said Nothing - I searched him, and found this watch, ribbon, seals, and key in his fob, not hanging out in the usual way; I took it from him, and asked if it was his - he said Yes; I asked if there was any name on it; he said No; I looked, and found there was a name on it - I took them to the office - they were nearly half a mile from the prosecutrix's; I had been in the Park at the review, and received information from an officer, whose wife lived in the prosecutrix's house.

ANN DEBARRY . I live in East-street, Marylebone . This watch is mine - I lost it on Monday, the 11th of July, between half-past twelve and a quarter to one o'clock- I went out for about three minutes, and in that time I lost the watch - when I went out it was on a chest of drawers in the front parlour; I met Harris going out of my house as I went in; the street door had been left ajar, and the parlour door had the key in it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Did you ever say Jones was the person you saw coming out of the house? A. No; I had been to get some beer for my dinner, and saw a stranger come out; I turned and looked after him - I have some lodgers, but I knew he was not one of them; I do not take notice of every one who comes in or goes out - I saw him about two minutes- I looked at his face; I knew he had a light waistcoat on; he had his hat on, and I think a coloured cravat

Jones. On the second hearing the prosecutrix said she could swear I was the man that came out of the house, and when she got to the office, she swore to Harris. Witness. I never said so.

Jones' Defence. Harris asked which was the way to High-street; I was directing him, and took my watch out

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 19.

HARRIS - GUILTY . Aged 19.

Transported for Seven Years .

1799. ELIZA ELDER was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 3 handkerchiefs, value 11s. , the goods of James Brown .

JAMES FOX. I am a linen-draper - I lived with Mr. Pope. On the 23rd of August the prisoner came into his shop, in Ratcliff-highway, and asked to look at some black silk handkerchiefs - Mr. Pope showed her some; she did not buy, but went away - I had suspicion, and followed her to three other drapers' shops; at last she went into Mr. Brown's - Wilson was serving her; she looked at some black silk handkerchiefs, and I distinctly saw her put some into her pocket - I went in, and asked Wilson if Mr. Brown was within; the prisoner was then taken, and I saw her pull out the three handkerchiefs from her pocket.

JOHN WILSON . I am servant to Mr. James Brown . The prisoner came to our shop, but bought nothing - Fox came in; she was taken, and in her pocket these three handkerchiefs were found.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . - Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1800. HENRIETTA LETHULIER was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 22 sovereigns, the monies of Robert Tomlinson , from his person ; and JAMES BRYAN was indicted for that he, well knowing the said felony was committed, did receive, harbour, conceal, and maintain her .

THOMAS TOMLINSON. I am a captain in the Newcastle trade. On Saturday, the 20th of August, about eleven o'clock at night, I went ashore to settle some bills, having just discharged my cargo, and fell in with the female prisoner in High-street, Shadwell; I was quite sober- I do not know whether I accosted her, or she me; we went to a public-house in Brook-street, and had a pint of beer - I said I would bid her good bye, as I was going on board to sail in the morning; she had a glass of peppermint - we walked on together about two hundred yards; I took her by the hand, and wished her good-bye - she ran away; I then felt and missed twenty-two sovereigns in a purse, from my left-hand pocket - I had taken no liberties with her; I am certain my money was safe when I met her - I went up High-street, and described her to the officers; the sovereigns were in a purse, tied with white twine - I am sure she is the girl.

JOHN EASTERBROOK . I am an officer. The prosecutor described the prisoner to me, and said he was going away the next morning - I apprehended her on the Tuesday following, in Ely-place, Bethnal-green; I knew her before, and knew her haunts, but could not find her there- I went to the house in Ely-place, at nine o'clock in the morning, and asked for Bryan; I saw him, and asked for her - she came down; I took her, and found 2l. 18s. 6d. on her - I asked if they had any more property; they said two donkeys - Bryan said he bought one on Sunday, and the woman said she bought one on Sunday; I took them to the office - the prosecutor said the woman had a stall on her fore-finger, which I found she had.

Lethulier. I had a rag on my right hand, and he said it was on the left. Witness. I saw her shift it from one hand to the other; when I said she was charged with robbing a captain, Bryan said, "He be d - d - she knows nothing about it, that I know."

MARY SHARPE . I went into the White Hart, Brook-street, and saw the female prisoner and prosecutor behind the bar - I knew the prosecutor, and drank with him; I am certain the prisoner is the woman.

SARAH BARTER . I was locked up on Sunday, the 21st of August, about a misunderstanding with my master: the female prisoner was there - I heard her say she had lost her money; she then said she had found it - she counted fifteen sovereigns, and put them into something she had taken them out of before; I did not see what it was.

HENRY LENNON . I am an officer. I took charge of the prisoners.

GEORGE PHILLIPS . I am an officer. I received information - I searched Lethulier's sister, and found six sovereigns on her.

SELINA LETHULIER . I am the prisoner's sister. She was in the watch-house on Sunday for something, and when she came out on Monday, she gave me the six sovereigns to take care of for her - Bryan was there at the time, getting his dinner.

FREDERICK SMITH . I am a shoemaker. The prisoners each ordered a pair of shoes of me on the Monday - I was to get them done that night; they paid me 10s. 6d. on them.

MICHAEL WHEELER . I am a cabinet-maker. The prisoners were indebted to me; on Sunday, the 21st, Lithulier paid me a sovereign.

Lethulier's Defence. A man told Easterbrook, if he would come and make the most of this case he would give him a new suit of clothes a pair of boots, and stockings - my sister heard it.

SELINA LETHULIER . I cannot say I heard any thing of the sort.

LETHULIER - GUILTY .

Transported for Life .

BRYAN - NOT GUILTY .

1801. JAMES BLACKFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 60 yards of calico, value 25s. , the goods of Robert Philps and another; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

ROBERT PHILPS . I live in High-street, Poplar , and have one partner; we are linen-drapers . On the 7th of August I lost this calico from my shop, but I knew nothing of it till the officer came - it had been safe at nine o'clock that evening, and the officer came at eleven.

AARON GERMAIN . I am an officer. I came down my heat, and stood against the toll-bar; a man crossed into the road; he saw me, and turned round - I followed him, and saw the prisoner with this parcel in his apron; I took him, he said he had it from a pawnbroker.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that the goods were given to him to carry by a man named Scott.

WILLIAM MATTHEW . I am a Police-officer. I have a certificate of the former conviction of the prisoner; I know he is the person - (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Life .

OLD COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1802. ALEXANDER BRAND and MARY ANN , (HIS WIFE ) were indicted for stealing, 1 carpet, value 10s.; 2 sheets, value 8s.; 1 set of bed-furniture, value 12s.; 2 window-curtains, value 7s.; 2 pillows, value 7s.; 1 candlestick, value 2s.; 1 looking-glass, value 9d.; 1 bolster, value 6d.; 1 blanket, value 6d.; 1 poker, value 1s.; 1 shovel, value 1s., and 1 pair of tongs, value 1s. , the goods of George Miles .

LOUISA MILES . I am the wife of George Miles , a carpenter , in Regent-street, Chelsea . I let the prisoners a furnished room on my first floor, about Christmas, at 5s. a week; they paid regularly till within the last five weeks- the woman said her husband was a cabinet-maker; we had given them warning several times, not liking them, and they left on Tuesday, the 14th of July, without saying a word - I was at home; they had nothing of their own, and walked out of the house - I did not expect they were going for good; I got into their room with the key of another door, which we found would open it, and missed all the articles stated in the indictment; the man returned by the house, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night - I sent for an officer, and gave him in charge; they had no right whatever to pawn my property - they owed me five weeks' rent; the lodging was let in the usual way - I had no security for the furniture; we asked for the rent - he sent us down a few duplicates of wearing-apparel, as security for rent, and I found they belonged to another person.

Alexander Brand . Q. How long did you know the goods to be in pawn before I was taken? A. The same afternoon; I did not know before - I had been continually asking them for a pair of sheets, which I had lent them, and as they did not return them, I suspected they might be pawned; we did not find them in linen - my husband, on the Friday before, had threatened to send for an constable to turn him out, because he would not leave; we did not like him in the house, because he came home at all hours - they sent down twelve tickets on the Sunday, and said they would pay the rent on the Tuesday; they were not as security for the property - I did not know it was pawned.

HENRY BOND . I am servant to Thorp and Co., pawnbrokers, of King's-road, Chelsea. I have a blanket, bolster, pillows, curtains, book, handkerchief, sheet, carpet, two pillows, looking-glass, and other things, pawned at different times, by a girl, in the name of Walker; she said she pawned them for her mother - she had been in the habit of pawning at our house for twelve months; the female prisoner had authorized me to take in whatever pledges the girl brought - I know she was their daughter- they were pledged at different times, from January to May.

MRS. MILES. The girl lived with them - she was about thirteen years old.

THOMAS BROWN . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Sloane-street. I have two curtains, pawned by the female prisoner on the 8th of June.

JOHN BRIEN . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Gwyn's-buildings. I have some fire-irons, pawned on the 11th of June, for 18d., by Mary Brown , for Mary Walker , No. 9, Regent-street.

HENRY BAINES . I am a Policeman. On the 14th of July, about eleven at night, I was fetched to this house, and took the male prisoner for robbing his lodging - he took the duplicates of all this property out of his pocket, and offered them to Miles.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The male prisoner handed in a long written Defence, stating that poverty had compelled him to pledge the articles; that the prosecutor had taken security for them, (and complaining of the Magistrate's inattention to the case while under his examination,) and stating that he had witnesses to prove the fact.

The case was postponed for five hours, but no witnesses arrived.

A.BRAND - GUILTY . Aged 34.

Transported for Seven Years .

M.A. BRAND - NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1803. JOHN TERRY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 gelding, price 2l. , the property of John Cavenor .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1804. JAMES JANSON was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John Ladd , from his person .

JOHN LADD . I am a watchmaker , and employed in Cheapside; I live in Westmoreland-buildings, City-road. On the 17th of August, about eight o'clock in the evening, I was in Chiswell-street and I felt a pull at my coat pocket - on turning round, I saw the prisoner close to my elbow; I accused him of taking my handkerchief out of my pocket - he asked what handkerchief I meant - I said, "The handkerchief you took from my pocket" - he said he had not got it; I took him to the station-house, and on the road he gave it me.

Prisoner. Q. Did I not give it you immediately you asked for it? A. No; I accused him of it three times before he gave it me.

NEAL LYNCH. I am a Policeman. The prisoner was brought to the station-house, about half-past eight o'clock, with the handkerchief; Ladd gave the same account as he has now.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY - Aged 22. Transported for Life .

1805. WILLIAM DUTTON was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 84lbs. of lead, value 7s.; 5 holdfasts, value 2d., and 13 brass ornaments, value 4d., the goods of William Henry Alfred , fixed to a building .

EBENEZER CREED . I live in Coleman-street; William Henry Alfred has three houses at Park-place, Hackney . On Tuesday, the 30th of August, I was instructed by him to go down there, and found the lead which goes from the front kitchen to the back one gone; I was there two or three days before - it was then safe - it had been fresh cut the whole length, and then hammered down to prevent the water coming in; the escutcheons were gone from the key-hole of the door - the holdfasts were taken.

CHARLES WALLER . I am a Police-man. I was informed about half-past ten in the morning, that the prisoner had come out of an empty house in the Kingsland-road, with a basket tied up; I followed him into a beer-shop, about three-quarters of a mile from the house - I asked what he had got - he said some lead - I asked where he brought it from; he said up the road - I asked if he had brought it- he said he had; a person said, in his hearing, that a lady had seen him come out of an empty house, and he had followed him from there - I said he must go back, and show me where he had bought it - he said, "Why, what is the use of going back? I did come out of the house;" I took him to the station-house - I found a handkerchief, escutcheons, hooks, a pair of pinchers, and a knife on him; on going to the office, he said somebody had been there before him and taken the sink.

EBENEZER CREED . The sink was not gone when I went there.

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Transported for Seven Years .

1806. FREDERICK FREWSTER and WILLIAM THOMPSON were indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of James Stephenson , from his person .

JAMES STEPHENSON. I live in Lower Islington-terrace. On the 14th of July I was looking in at a linen-draper's shop in High-street , with my wife; I did not feel my handkerchief taken, but on receiving information I felt my pocket, and it was gone; I am quite sure it was safe just before - Thompson was then in custody: Colton produced the handkerchief to me.

WILLIAM COLTON . I keep a carver and gilder's shop, within about twenty doors of this linen-draper's. I saw the two prisoners following the prosecutor; I and Taylor, whom I met, watched them - the prosecutor stopped at a shop; the next thing I saw was Taylor taking hold of Thompson - I then saw Thompson throw the handkerchief away; Frewster stood a yard or two from him, and could not avoid seeing what he did - he went away when Thompson was taken; next day as I was taking Thompson to the station-house, I saw Frewster at some distance - knowing him I went after him; he ran away, but I took him in about ten minutes, in White Conduit-fields.

GEORGE TAYLOR . I live at Pentonville. I was with Colton for about five minutes, and saw the lady and gentleman stop at the linen-draper's window; the prisoners then went on each side of them - Thompson then pulled the handkerchief out of the prosecutor's pocket; I caught him in my arms directly he came away - Erewster ran away.

The prisoner Thompson put in a written Defence, stating that he was going to bathe, and picked the handkerchief up in the street, not knowing who it belonged to - that he gave it up immediately it was claimed.

JURY to WILLIAM COLTON. Q.Did you see the prisoners in company? A. I had seen them together for three hours, passing backwards and forwards from the Angel.

GEORGE TAYLOR. I saw Thompson take the handkerchief - Frewster ran away directly.

THOMPSON - GUILTY . Aged 24.

Transported for Life .

FREWSTER - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

1807. JAMES TERRY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 1 cart, value 15l. , the goods of Benjamin Nias , the younger; and that he had been previously convicted of felony.

BENJAMIN NIAS, JUN. I am an upholsterer , and live in Beraer-street. On the 19th of July, between twelve o'clock at night and six in the morning, I lost my cart from Berner's-mews - I gave information at the Policestation, and in about three weeks I found it in a shed in Gower-mews, with two or three other carts; it cost me eighteen guineas nine months ago - when I lost it it was a chocolate colour, but when I found it it was green; I can identify it by certain injuries it had sustained before I lost it, and the manner in which it was repaired; a few of the rails were broken when I lost it.

GEORGE POWELL . I am a Policeman. On the 4th of August, about ten o'clock in the morning, I apprehended the prisoner, in Gower-mews, where the cart was found; I told him he had a stolen cart in his shed, belonging to Nias- he said he had bought it in Smithfield of a man he had known some time; that was all the account he gave - Nias spoke positively to the cart, and so did others who he brought with him, and pointed out marks where it had been repaired- it was fresh painted, green, but there was a kind of chocolate colour remaining at the edges, which I could see.

JOHN NEWTON . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner and told him it was for stealing a cart, and having another in his possession, knowing it to have been stolen; he said he bought them in Smithfield, of a man he had known twelve months: Nias claimed one cart, and pointed out different places where it had been repaired -I got some of the new green paint off with turpentine, and under it could see written "Common stage cart;" but could not read any more, it was a chocolate colour under the body; the paint was damp and had not been done more than a day or two - he did not give the name or address of the man he bought it off; he said he knew where to find him, he produced nobody before the Magistrate; the cart was scraped, and we could trace a chocolate colour and a pink line.

BENJAMIN NIAS . I could trace the chocolate colour with pink lines.

ROBERT BEST . I am a soda-water maker. I let a coach-house to the prisoner early in July, and on the 19th, about one o'clock, I saw a dark chocolate coloured cart there, with one or two more carts; nobody else rented the coach-house, the same cart was taken away by the Policeman, and is now in the yard of the Court -I bought it of the prisoner myself, paid him part of the money, and he has painted it since for me; I do not recollect whether any name was on it, because two or three places had been painted over with lead colour before - I bought it on the 19th of July, for 5l., it was almost pulled to pieces and much of the wood-work gone; the prisoner agreed to put it in repair and paint it - to the best of my recollection the part where the name should have been was painted over.

Prisoner's Defence. I am a smith and wheeler. On the 19th of July I was passing Long-lane, Smithfield - it was not market-day; I saw a man who I have frequently bought things of before in Smithfield, not quite in the market - he had this cart and a horse, and asked me to have something to drink; he asked me to buy the cart, I said I was very short of money; he wanted 7l. for it - it was very much damaged; I gave him 4l. 5s. for, it and had a stamp receipt.

ROBERT BEST. The prisoner stated himself to be a jobbing wheeler; I have seen him at work on carts - he had no forge there.

BENJAMIN NIAS. There were a few rails broke at the side of the cart, and one step was broken; I did not have that repaired.

JOHN SMITH. I live in West-street, Globe-fields, Mileend. I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, by the name of James Stephens - he is certainly the person who was convicted; I was present at the trial (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1808. THOMAS THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on 10th of July , 1 reticule, value 2d.; 1 purse, value 2d.; 1 crown, and 11 shillings, the property of Mary Anne Williams , from her person .

MARY ANNE WILLIAMS . I am single , and live at Enfield - I have been brought up with my aunt, and live with my friends till I get a place. I had been out with my friends on Saturday night, the 10th of July, and about half-past five o'clock in the morning I was near Dalstonlane - I had my reticule twisted round my fore finger, and felt the prisoner take it off my finger; I am quite sure he is the man - he was alone; he took it off without saying any thing - I immediately followed, and asked him several times to give it me; he would not answer, but walked on very fast - I kept him in sight till the officer took him, which was in three or four minutes; the officer heard me calling him to return it, and he took him - the reticule and contents were found on him; I never saw him before that.

Prisoner. Q. Was it not thrown from the door where you were sitting? A. No, I was sitting at a door; he saw me, and came and took it off my finger - I had my head resting on my elbows, and the string of the reticule round my finger; I was alone - I had been with a few friends, and being very tired, sat down and fell asleep; the prisoner taking the reticule off my finger awoke me - I immediately got up, and went after him; it is not a place of resort for Policemen.

THOMAS ROACH . I am a Policeman. I was on duty in Dalston-lane, about three hundred yards from where the prosecutrix was sitting, which was in a brickmaker's shed- she was a stranger to me; I saw the prisoner enter the shed, reach his hand forward, as if to take something, and steal back - I had not then see the prosecutrix; he entered the next field, and in about a minute the prosecutrix came round the field, and hallooed after him - I followed him to Hackney-downs, and took him; I found the purse in his right-hand jacket pocket, with a crown-piece, a half-crown, and 8s. 6d. in it - he said he had picked it up; I kept the purse concealed till I got to the prosecutrix - I then asked her the colour of it; she said red, which it was - he had the reticule in his hand.

MARY ANNE WILLIAMS . My purse was in my reticule- this is it; this purse is mine.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been out of employ about four months, and had nothing to eat; I thought I could go down to Lincolnshire - when I got to Delston I was tired, I went into the brick-field, and sat down till one o'clock; I then saw some person, whether it was the prosecutrix I do not know - I fell asleep till nearly three; when I awoke I saw this old sand-house, and thought I would go and lay there - I went, and saw the prosecutrix and another person, who I suspected was the Policeman; they were asleep - I turned to where I had been laying, then got up, and came to this place - I saw something black laying about a foot within the door; I picked it up, and found it was this bag with some biscuits in it - I was very hungry, and did not think of there being money in it; I went on, took a biscuit out to eat, and a halfpenny dropped out - I then felt, and found the purse.

M. A. WILLIAMS. I had been out the Saturday night with my friends: it was late when I left them, and I sat down in this place, about four o'clock, and dozed - there was nobody there all the time I was; I am sure I did not drop my reticule; there were four biscuits in it.

GUILTY . Aged 30.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Nine Months .

1809. GEORGE THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 1 sheet, value 2s., and 1 loaf, value 4d. , the goods of James Macintosh .

CATHERINE MACINTOSH . I am the wife of James Macintosh - we live in Cartwright-street, Rosemary-lane , on the ground-floor; my husband was not in town - it is a lodging-house for single men. The prisoner came that night, and paid me 3d. for his bed, and I trusted him 1d.; I was awoke at four o'clock in the morning, by hearing the plates moved, and saw him going out at the door - he slept up stairs; I followed him, but lost him - I found him at a public-house about ten o'clock; I heard him say to the Policeman, "Don't let her give charge of me - I have left the things at the public-house, and will give them up;" they were found at the public-house.

HENRY BROWN . I was on duty in Rosemary-lane. The prosecutrix gave the prisoner in charge; he was in the yard of the public-house, washing himself - I went to the Anchor and Hope, East Smithfield, with him; he took the loaf off the shelf in the tap-room, and told me he had done it to get transported - I found the sheet there; he said he had taken it there.(Shirt produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .

1810. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 2 saws, value 8s., and 1 stock, value 2s. , the goods of Richard Mitchener .

RICHARD MITCHENER . I am a blind-maker , and live in Great Castle-street, Oxford-market . On the 30th of July I went out of my shop for a quarter of an hour, leaving these tools safe; it was about half-past four o'clock - my wife was in the back parlour; on returning I found the prisoner and two others in custody in the shop - the Policeman produced two saws and a stock to me; he was a stranger

JAMES KENNERLEY . I am a Policeman. I was in Oxford-street, and saw the prisoner and two others; I watched them - they watched me along two or three streets; I then kept out of their sight, but could see them - I followed them into Castle-street, and met Betraun; we followed them to the prosecutor's shop, I saw Smith go in and come out, and speak to the two others, who stood some distance off; he went in again, and Betraun said he had come out - I then saw him about two yards from the shop, running down towards Regent-street; I saw Powell secure him, and take something from under his coat - I showed Powell the shop, then followed, and took one of the other two.

ANGELIOUS BETRAUN . I was with Kennerley, and watched the prisoner and two others to the prosecutor's shop; I saw him go in and come out - he went in again, and came out with something bulky under both arms, under his coat; he ran towards Regent-street - I afterwards went to the prosecutor's shop with another, who I secured; I saw the property in Powell's hands.

GEORGE POWELL . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner running through Castle-street; I followed and took him, with the two saws under his coat, and the stock in his hand - I took him to the shop, and Mitchener claimed the property; the bill against the other two was thrown out.

ROBERT ISAACSON . I am a Policeman. Powell and I were together; I saw the prisoner cross the street - I secured one of the others.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1811. WILLIAM SPIERS and JOHN ROBINSON were indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 silver spoon, value 7s. , the goods of Edward Pinder Lygon and others.

THOMAS TURNER . I am under-butler to Colonel Edward Pinder Lygon. This spoon was for the service of the whole regiment, and was in his care; I count the plate once a day - it was all right between one and two o'clock on the 2nd of August; I saw a boy down the area, at the kitchen door, between six and seven o'clock in the evening, but do not know who he was; Mason brought me the spoon next morning.

JOHN DICKSON . I am a shopman to Mr. Hunter, a silversmith, of Tottenham-court-road. On the 2nd of August, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, I saw the prisoners loitering at our window, and heard one say to the other, "Break a piece off;" our shop door was open - Rohinson then brought the bowl of the spoon in to me, and asked if it was silver - I detained him, went out and brought Spiers in, and on him I found the other part of the spoon.

JOHN MASON . I took the prisoners in charge with the spoon.

Spiers put in a written Defence, stating that Robinson asked him to go with him to sell something, and gave him part of the spoon to hold while he went to know what was the value of it.

Robinson. I am sorry for having taken the spoon - I never was accused of any crime before.

Robinson received a good character.

ROBINSON - GUILTY . Aged 13.

Whipped , and delivered to his Master.

SPIERS - NOT GUILTY .

1812. ROSINA SAVELAND was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 2 pairs of slippers, value 4s., and 1 pair of boots, value 5s. , the goods of Rober Richardson .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1813. JOHN OWEN was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 2 shovels, value 5s. , the goods of the trustees of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch .

ROBERT LANDER . I am a Police-man. On the 27th of August, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, I was in Kingsland-road, and saw the prisoner standing by the gates of the parish stone-yard, in Fleming-street - he turned round, and went towards the wall next the gates, where two shovels were handed over the wall to him - he went about forty yards with them under his arm; I stopped him; he said he had picked them up by the side of the gate, and would take them back.

JOHN WHITTY . I hold a situation under the trustees of the poor. These shovels are their property; I left them locked up in the yard on the Saturday night.

Prisoner's Defence. I had occasion to stop for a moment, and on turning my head I saw the shovels lay there; I carried them about forty yards, and then thought I would have no more to do with them - as I turned back, the Police-man came up.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1814. JOHN OSBORNE was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 pair of boots, value 2s. , the goods of Samuel Lea .

EDWARD MARRYATT . I am a servant to Samuel Lea , a shoemaker , in Peter-street, Saffron-hill. On the 22nd of August I heard somebody in the shop, turned round, and saw the prisoner just turning the door-post, going out: I missed these boots, which I had seen safe on the counter a quarter of an hour before; I went after him - he dropped them at my feet, and I secured him.

JOHN CLARK . I am a constable. I received the prisoner in charge - he said nothing.(Property produced and sworn to)

GUILTY. Aged 14. - Judgment Respited .

1815. DENNIS MCDONALD and JOHN DONOGHUE were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 4 coach-springs, value 40s. , the goods of John Robson and others.

WILLIAM FACHE. I am in the employ of John Robson and three others, who are assignees to the estate of Robert George , Parker-street, Drury-lane - I was in care of the whole property. On the 15th of July I saw these coach-springs in the loft, and missed them next day - the prisoners were strangers; on the morning of the 28th of July I saw Donoghue leaning on a post, opposite the gate- I told him to move, to make way for a carriage which was coming in; he was taken that afternoon - four coachsprings were stolen.

WILLIAM LASSITER . I am porter to Mr. Leslie, an auctioneer, of Charles-street, Middlesex-hospital. Master and I took sixteen springs to the yard, on account of the assignees, to be entered on the catalogue, and on the 16th four were missing.

JAMES ELLIS . I am a coach-spring maker, and made these springs on Mr. George's premises - I saw them there about three weeks before they were lost, and on the 29th I saw them in the officer's possession; I know McDonald by sight - he is a stranger to the premises.

ROBERT HUSON. I am a Policeman. On the 28th of July, about ten o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoners together at Mr. Jones', a pawnbroker, High Holborn- they were both leaning over the counter on which the springs lay, offering them in pawn; they came out together; I took McDonold, and in about an hour and a half, in consequence of information, I charged him with stealing the springs - he said he would fetch the master who gave them to him in half an hour; I trusted him to go, but he never brought any body to me to own them -I found him in the shop of Mr. Washbrook, a springmaker, for whom he worked; I took Donoghue that evening - he said he had nothing to do with the springs, he merely carried them there for a man: I brought the springs from the pawnbroker's, and have had them ever since.

McDonald. I came to the station of my own accord. Witness. I told his master if he came in to detain him, but I met his master bringing him to the station.(Property produced and sworn to.)

McDonald's Defence. Seven weeks last Thursday, as I was going to breakfast, I met this man and another opposite St. Giles' church; being in the habit of pawning for my master, to get the work on, this man asked me to show him where I pawned, and as it was in my way home, I did so.

Donoghue's Defence. On Sunday evening I stood at the corner of Drury-lane; a man came up in his shirtsleeves and a hairy cap; he asked me to carry a parcel, and if I had a basket - I said No; I borrowed one - the man took me into a stable in Parker-street; he told a man to put the things into my basket, and told me to meet him at eight o'clock on Monday morning; I went, and he brought out the springs and asked me to pawn them; this man being in the habit of pawning, I asked him where to go.

DONAGHUE - GUILTY . Aged 39.

Confined Six Months .

McDONALD - NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1816. SARAH BONIFACE & MARY DONOUGH were indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 coat, value 14s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 10s.; 1 shawl, value 16s., and 1 handkerchief, value 1s. , the goods of Michael Ryan .

MARY RYAN. I am the wife of Michael Ryan - we live in Drury-lane ; Boniface was employed to nurse my child - I know nothing of Donough. On Sunday, the 31st of July, my husband went to clean himself, and missed these articles; I had seen them all safe on the Friday night, in the trunk, which stood between two beds; my husband kept the key in his pocket - I had Donough taken, in consequence of what Boniface said.

WILLIAM OLIVER . I lodge in a small room adjoining the prosecutor's. On Saturday, the 30th of July, I saw Boniface in their room, alone, but soon afterwards the other prisoner joined her; I then went out - Donough had been there in the morning, to know if Mr. Ryan would want Boniface that day, and I said yes; I left them in the room - I returned in half an hour, and they were gone.

SAMUEL FLETCHER . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. On the 30th of July Boniface came to our shop, and pawned the coat and trousers; a person, who I believe was Donough, was with her.

JOSEPH HEWITSON . I am shopman to a pawnbroker, in Gray's Inn-lane. On the 30th of July, in the morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, Donough came to our shop with another girl, and pawned this handkerchief and shoes.

WILLIAM ROBINSON . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoners together, on the 31st of July, in St. Giles'.(Property produced and sworn to.)

BONIFACE - GUILTY . Aged 13.

DONOUGH - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Confined One Month .

1817. WILLIAM JACKSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 pocket-book, value 1s., and two 5l. Bank notes, the property of William Boucher , from his person .

WILLIAM BOUCHER . I am a Chelsea pensioner , and live at Wapping. On the 7th of September I received 17l. 12s., at Chelsea, and had 2l. or 3l. besides; the prisoner went with me to receive it - we went into a publichouse in Audley-street ; I had two 5l. notes in a book in my breast-pocket, and 9l. or 10l., in a red purse in my waistcoat pocket - he sat on my right side, and said, "Take care of your money;" I said, "There is nobody to take it but you;" he left me soon after, and on looking for my pocketbook, for a letter, I missed my pocket-book and purse of money - I had drank something, but do not think I fell asleep; I dare say I was a little gone - I could not find the prisoner that night.

Prisoner. His pocket-book fell out of his pocket on the table, at Mary Cave 's brother's, which is a mile from that house - I took it up, and said I would take care of it. Witness. He did not; I missed it in the public-house.

THOMAS WALTERS . I am a Policeman. On the afternoon of the 8th of September, I saw the prisoner in company with a woman, in the Almonry - I took him in charge, and found on him 12s. 6d.; when I put him into the cell, his hat fell off with the pocket-book in it, and two 5l. notes - he was tipsy; when I saw that he was sober, I went, opened the book, and asked if it was his - he said it was, and the notes were his; I said, "That cannot be, you gave your name Jackson, and there is William Boucher in the book;" he said, "Ah, it is all one, we live together;" I said, "If you can tell where I can find him, I will go to him;" he said, "No, if you will let me go, I will find him, and bring him in the morning; I can go to St. Katharine's-dock for him;" I found the prosecutor at Chelsea.

SAMUEL BANISTER . I am inspector of the Police. The prisoner was at the watch-house; he said the pocket-book and papers all belonged to him, and he could take as good care of them as Boucher.

The prisoner, in a written Defence, stated that the prosecutor and himself had been drinking at a private house, and the prosecutor went out, leaving his pocket-book on the table, and he took it up to take care of for him.

WILLIAM BOUCHER . We were intimate - this is my pocket-book and my notes.

GUILTY . Aged 44.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Six Months .

1818. WILLIAM McNEAR was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of June , 11/4 yard of woollen cloth, value 14s., and 1 stock, value 1s. , the goods of Edward Minister , his master.

EDWARD MINISTER. I am a tailor . The prisoner was my errand-boy - I missed some claret cloth, and after his left me I found him in custody at the station-house in Vinestreet, and saw a piece of blue cloth there, which I compared with a pattern I had.

JOSHUA FREDERICK CLEMENTS . I am an inspector of the Police. I received the prisoner in charge, on the 15th of July, and from information, I asked him what had become of the cloth, lost from his master's while he was in his service; he said voluntarily that if I went to No. 14. Crown-street, I should find a piece of blue cloth in a cupboard -I went, and found this piece, also this stock, in a hat-box; he said he had sold the claret cloth to a servant in Regent-street - we went there, but it was then made into a coat.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner begged for mercy, and received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 15.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1819. ANN CUFF was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 2 gowns, value 15s. , the goods of Elizabeth Ragsdell .

ELIZABETH RAGSDELL. I am a widow , and live in South Conduit-street, Bethnal-green - the prisoner lodged in my back parlour, and left without notice. On the 30th of July I missed two gowns out of my box.

JOSEPH CLEMENTS . I am a constable. I took the prisoner - she said she had pawned the gown at Taylor's for 9s., in the name of Ann Jones .

GEORGE BROMFIELD . I am servant to Mr. Taylor, a pawnbroker, of Bethnal-green. These gowns were pawned for 9s., in the name of Ann Jones - I do not recollect the person.

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY . Aged 47.

Recommended to Mercy. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1820. JOHN BLACKWOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of September , 1 bag, value 2d.; 1 sovereign, and 10 shillings , the property of Jane Bunker .

HANNAH DONALSON . I am a widow, and assist my sister Jane Bunker, who keeps the King's Head, Great Ryder-street, St. James' . On the 4th of September, between eight and nine o'clock, the prisoner came for a glass of gin; I gave him change for 6d. - he then asked for some water, which I gave him, and then the newspaper; I wanted him to go into the room - he said he was waiting for somebody, and would stand at the bar; I went into an adjoining room, and then saw him run out - I went, and on opening the till I missed a sovereign from a cup, and a bag of silver; I saw them safe when I gave him change - I saw him in custody in about twenty minutes.

GEORGE BALDWINSON . I was near Ryder-street, and saw the prisoner - I followed; he went into King-street, and in about ten minutes I saw him on the top of Mr. Robinson's house; I gave an alarm, and he was secured.

SARAH JEFFERY . I live in King-street, St. James'. In consequence of an alarm I went to the top of the house, and found the prisoner behind the door in my bed-room -I had left the window open, and found it shut down; our house is next to Robinson's and there were marks of a person's getting over the parapet.

JOHN JARVIS . I am a Policeman. I went, and found the prisoner in this room - I found on him a sovereign, 16s. 6d.; and 5d.

GREGORY DUDLEY . I am a Police-serjeant. I found this bag in the gutter of Robinson's house.(Bag produced and sworn to.)

JOSHUA CLEMENTS . The prisoner was given in charge- he afterwards said the bag was on the top of the house.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Confined Six Months .

1821. SARAH BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 sheet, value 7s. , the goods of Isaac Williams .

ISAAC WILLIAMS . I keep a lodging-house in French Horn-yard . On the 29th of August the prisoner came to lodge there, but I did not see her - I went to the room when she was gone, and missed a sheet.

Prisoner. I left at half-past eleven o'clock, leaving the man I had been with to sleep there, and next morning he gave me the sheet to pawn. Witness. There might be a man with her; we let rooms for an hour.

WILLIAM BURD . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. -This sheet was pawned by a woman, who I do not know.

JAMES FORD . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner, and found the duplicate on her.

NOT GUILTY .

1822. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 4 frocks, value 4s.; 5 aprons, value 3s.; 2 pillow-cases, value 1s.; 3 shirts, value 2s.; 4 handkerchiefs, value 1s. 6d.; 1 cap, value 1s.; 1 collar, value 6d.; 1 table-cloth, value 1s., and 4 window-blinds, value 6d. , the goods of James Grant .

ELIZABETH GRANT . I am the wife of James Grant; we live in King-street, Camden-town . On the night of the 7th of July this linen was in the back garden, and at half-past one o'clock in the morning the Policeman alarmed me.

JAMES CARTER . I am a Policeman. About one o'clock in the morning I was on duty in King-street, and saw a bundle thrown over the wall; I saw the prisoner getting over the wall - I asked what he was about; he said he intended to have slept there - I took him in charge, and saw him drop this frock; I got over the wall - nobody was there.

WILLIAM LODWICK . I am a Policeman. I took up the bundle, which contained some of the things - this handkerchief was found round the prisoner's body, with other things, and another article in his hat.

Prisoner's Defence. I had had no food all day; the things laid under the wall, and I took them up.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1823. SARAH BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of June , 1 watch, value 20s., the goods of William Barber , from his person .

WILLIAM BARBER. I live at Chelsea. I was in a public-house in the Haymarket, about two o'clock in the morning of Sunday, the 27th of June, and went to Whitcombe-street with the prisoner, whom I was talking to for some time; she wished me to go home with her - I refused- she turned round, and said, "Here comes the Policeman;" I turned to look at him, and she ran away - I immediately missed my watch; I followed, and lost sight of her, but saw her in custody the same day.

WILLIAM ABBOTT CREWS . I am a Policeman. On the 27th of June, about half-past two o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner going down Parliament-street with a soldier, who was having words with her; she had some thing in her hand - the soldier said, "You have something there, I will give you in charge;" I walked over, and saw her put her hand to her bosom - she turned a corner, and began to run; I followed her, and put my hand on her shoulder - she then took this watch from her bosom, and threw it away; I asked what it was - she said she had no watch; I took it up.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I went to a public-house with him; he was intoxicated - he went to a room with me, and gave me the watch to keep till Monday; we then came out, and he said I had robbed him.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1824. JOHN BURTON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 pocket-book, value 10d.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s., and 1 glove, value 6d., the goods of John David Barnes , and 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of John Cross ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JOHN DAVID BARNES . I lived in Church-street, Marylebone. I went to a skittle-ground in Bridge-row, Bishopsfields , on the 7th of July; the prisoner was setting up the skittles - I took off my coat, and hung it on the rails, and on going to it missed my pocket-book, handkerchief, and gloves; I went and took him - he said he had got them, and gave them to me.

Cross-examined by MR. HEATON. Q. What time did you go there? A. About twelve o'clock; I missed the property about half-past four - there were five or six people there; there was a bustle there, but my coat was not thrown about - I found it where I hung it; the property could not fall out - the prisoner had left the ground, and as a man lost his handkerchief, I looked and missed my things, and went after him; I was sober.

JOHN CROSS . I was in the skittle-ground. My handkerchief was taken from my hat, on the bench; Barnes stopped the prisoner in a garden, and my handkerchief was found at his feet.

Cross-examined. Q. Where is the garden? A. About twenty yards from the skittle-ground; we were not tipsy- the prisoner offered to fight me; I did not see any other scuffling - my handkerchief was safe after the scuffle; my coat was thrown about.

WILLIAM COWLE . I am a serjeant of the Police. The prisoner was given into my custody, with the property.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I picked the property up under the form; I did not know whose it was - I kept it till it was called for.

MICHAEL CANNON . I am a shoemaker. I was passing the skittle-ground, and heard a scuffle - I went in, and took up a coat and hat, which I put on a beer-cask; there was a quarrel among the prisoner and others - Barnes was intoxicated, and was scuffling; clothes and hats laid about in all directions - there might be fifteen or twenty people there, and a great disturbance.

WILLIAM COWLE . Barnes was not tipsy at all - I saw him about five o'clock.

THOMAS DERBRIDGE . I am a stone-mason, and live at No. 132. Edgware-road. I have known the prisoner six or seven years - he always bore a very good character; I have had him in my employ - he always bore the character of an honest boy.

Q.Did you not know he was convicted here in January last? A. I certainly did.

SAMUEL DILLON . I am an officer. On the 6th of January I saw the prisoner tried here; I have a certificate of his conviction - (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

The witness Derbridge was committed.

1825. CAROLINE DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 watch, value 2l.; 2 sovereigns, and 14 shillings, the property of Henry Carr , from his person .

HENRY CARR . I am mate of the ship Martha, which lays at Limehouse. On the night of the 23rd of August I went with a girl named Allen, to a house in Union-street ; I had two sovereigns in my left-hand pocket, 14s. 6d. in my right, and a watch in my fob; I did not take off my clothes, as I had to go on board early - I laid on the bed, and went to sleep; I told the prisoner to go away, I did not want her - the Policeman awoke me about half-past two o'clock.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not give me the watch and money to take care of? A. I did not - they were in my pockets when I fell asleep; I did not go to her lodgings at all.

WILLIAM WHEELER . I am a Policeman. I went in search of the prisoner, and found her at a house in Leming-street, Shakespear's-walk; she said if I would go down the yard she would give me the two sovereigns and watch, if I would keep the other girls from coming down - I went, and she gave me them in a piece of flannel; she took them from the privy - I said, "Are these what you took from the man?" she said Yes.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that the prosecutor had gone to her lodging with her, and given her the property to take care of.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

1826. WILLIAM GARDNER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of July , 1 half-crown, and 1 shilling , the monies of John Peters , his master.

JOHN PETERS . I live in Warner-place, Hackney-road, and am a braid-manufacturer . The prisoner had been two or three times in my employ - on the 1st of July I sent him to Bethnal-green-road, with a half-crown and a shilling, to match some worsted; I expected him to return, but I did not see him till the next morning, when his father brought him.

GEORGE TEAKLE . I am a Police-officer. I received the prisoner in charge - I asked what he had done with the money, and he said he had spent it.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Seven Years .

1727. WILLIAM GLEESON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 watch, value 5l.; 1 hat, value 10s.; 1 handkerchief, value 2s.; 5 half-crowns, 4 shillings, and 3 sixpences , the property of George Horn .

GEORGE HORN . On the morning of the 14th of July, before day-break, I changed a sovereign at a confectioner's shop in the Strand; I received chiefly half-crowns in change, and some shillings and sixpences - I was rather the worse for liquor; a man spoke to me, and followed me from the Strand to Waterloo-bridge , where I sat down, and fell asleep; I had then a hat, a handkerchief, a watch, and my money - I was awoke by the Policeman, and missed them.

JOHN CRISPIN RAWLEY . I am a Police-officer. On the morning of the 14th of July, I was on duty in the Strand, about two o'clock, and saw the prosecutor and the prisoner - the prosecutor seemed to wish to get rid of him- I told the prisoner I did not believe he had any knowledge of the prosecutor; he said he had known him for four or five years; I soon afterwards saw the prosecutor asleep on the bridge - he had no hat on - I awoke him, and he complained of his loss; I took the prisoner about three o'clock the same morning - I took from him this hat, five half-crowns, three sixpences, and two shillings, but no watch.

GEORGE HORN . These are my property.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q. You were in liquor? A. Yes; I had been to the Theatre, and might have been in two or three houses - I know my hat was not changed at any of these houses.

JOHN RATTRAY . I am an officer. I saw the prosecutor and prisoner walking towards Waterloo-bridge - one of them had his handkerchief hanging out, and I told him of it; I saw them turn, and both fall down - I assisted to help the prosecutor up - he then walked towards Waterloobridge; he appeared to have been drinking - the prisoner said, "He is an acquaintance of mine," and walked after him.

Cross-examined. Q. When they fell down were their hats off? A. Yes, and they might be changed at that time.

J. C. RAWLEY. The prisoner had only this one hat when I took him - I recollect seeing their hats fall off, and I particularly noticed the prisoner's hat; he put his own hat on his head, not this one - his hat was a very indifferent one.

Cross-examined. Q. Is not this such a hat as the little boys in the street follow, crying "Shocking had hat?" A. I should think not - I went to the hatter, and found the prosecutor by that means; I took the prisoner opposite Wellington-street.

Prisoner's Defence. I am innocent. I was very much intoxicated, and cannot say whether that was the gentleman I was with or not.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Life .

1828. MICHAEL HAYLES was indicted for stealing 1 half-sovereign, 3 half-crowns, 4 shillings, and 6d. in copper , the monies of Ellen McCarthy .

The prosecutrix being married, the prisoner was ACQUITTED .

1829. MARY LAWS was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 2 sheets, value 8s., and 2 pillow-cases, value 2s. , the goods of William Buckingham .

HANNAH BUCKINGHAM . I am the wife of William Buckingham ; we live in Wood's-place, Westminster - the prisoner had a furnished room in our house. On the 7th of August I went into her room, and missed these things; I asked about them - she said they were gone to the wash - I gave her into custody - the officer found on her sixteen duplicates - three of them relate to my property; my husband is a groom in the country.

JOHN WILLIAMS . I am a pawnbroker. I have a shawl and two pillow-cases, pawned on the 1st of August, for 1s. 3d., and a sheet on the 2nd, for 1s. 6d.; I think by the prisoner, but I cannot swear it - they are in the name of Susan Williams and Mary Williams.

THOMAS WALTERS . I am an officer. On the 7th of August I received the prisoner in custody; she said she had sent the things to wash - I sent the prosecutrix to see, and it was not true - I then asked the prisoner to give up the duplicates - she would not; I then searched, and found these duplicates on her.

GEORGE RODOLPH . I have a sheet, pawned on the 27th of July; I cannot say by whom, but I gave this duplicate for it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. The woman who pawned them sent me the duplicates, and I kept them to get them out, which I should have done with pleasure.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY .

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1830. HENRY BROWN and JOHN BURN were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the money of James Michie , from his person .

JOHN PENNY . On a Saturday evening, (I think the 16th of July,) I saw the prisoners together by the Duke of Devonshire's, in Piccadilly; they followed the prosecutor - I saw Brown put his right hand into the prosecutor's lefthand pocket, and take out a silk handkerchief, which he gave to Burn, who put it into his pocket; they went different ways - Boothman took this handkerchief from Burn.

JAMES MICHIE . I was in Piccadilly on Saturday, I think the 16th of July, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening, with my sister; I felt my pocket, and missed my handkerchief; I saw Burn brought across the road, and my handkerchief was produced to me - I did not see Brown that night; this is my handkerchief.

WILLIAM BOOTHMAN . I took Burn, and got this handkerchief from his pocket; I had seen the prisoners following the prosecutor up Piccadilly - I did not see the handkerchief pass, but I saw Burn put it into his pocket - on the following Monday I took Burn to the Police-office - Brown followed, and I took him.

Brown's Defence. I was in Silver-street; the officer came and asked what I had done with my green coat; I said I had not one.

WILLIAM BOOTHMAN . He had a green coat on when it was taken.

Burn's Defence. I am a carpenter; I picked up the handkerchief in a crowd.

BROWN - GUILTY . Aged 20.

BURN - GUILTY . Aged 26.

Transported for Life .

1831. JOHN SMITH and JOSEPH FROOM were indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 cart, value 15l. , the goods of George Wiseman .

JOHN NEWTON . I am a constable. On the morning of the 2nd of August I saw Smith coming out of Chapel-street, into Lamb's Conduit-street, drawing a spring-cart; I saw him again in Brunswick-square, and Froom with him - Smith then gave up the shafts, and Froom drew it some distance; then Smith took it, till they came to Gower-street, and there they left it; I stopped Smith in Gower-street North, and said he must come with me - he said it was all nonsense; I took Froom on the 3rd of August, in a stable - I was behind a door, and heard him say,"We shall go down to the office to-morrow, and hear more about it."

Smith. I was hired to draw it to the corner of Tottenham court-road. Witness. He did not say so at the time; he did at the office.

GEORGE WISEMAN . I live in Queen's Head-court, Grays' Inn-lane. The cart is mine; on the Monday night I had left it safe in Cockpit-yard , which is no thoroughfare; it had stood there for two years - I missed it the next morning, between five and six o'clock, and saw it again between seven and eight; it is worth 15l. - my name is on it.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 25.

FROOM - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

1832. JOHN WINES was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , 1 coat, value 10s. , the goods of Robert Warren Miller .

HENRY SHIPP . I am a Thames Police-constable. On the 6th of September I stopped the prisoner going out of the West India-dock , with a wheelbarrow, with a box in it; I asked for the key of it, he felt in his pocket, and said he could not find it - I broke it open and found this blue coat and this bit of canvas; the prisoner said he did not know how they came there, nor what they were; he afterwards said some man whom he did not know, gave him 1s. to take it out.

ROBERT WARREN MILLER . I am an officer on board the ship General Palmer, in the West-India dock. I had seen this coat safe at half-past twelve o'clock - I saw the prisoner there before one; he was supplying the sailmaker's in the loft with beer; that was where my coat was.

Prisoner. A man asked me to take it.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1833. ELIZABETH RIDLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 3 sheets, value 12s.; 1 blanket, value 4s.; 1 table cloth, value 2s., and 4 pillow-cases, value 2s. , the goods of Silas Vidler .

ELIZABETH VIDLER . I am the wife of Silas Vidler , a green-grocer , who lives in Cromer-street . On the 11th of March the prisoner took a room at our house, and on the 5th of September I took an officer, and examined the room; I then missed this property - the duplicates were produced.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Is your husband here? A. Yes; I was greatly surprised at the loss of these things - she had pawned before, but the things were replaced, and it was made up; she had not apprised me of pawning these things - they owed money for rent, but since she had been in prison, her husband had paid 1l. 13s.; the prisoner had said she had 2000l. coming to her, I do not consider such a person could be in distress: I had not asked them for rent - she had promised to pay the rent two or three days before she was taken.

WILLIAM HALL . I am a Police-constable. I took the prisoner on the 5th of September; I asked if she had any duplicates - she said Yes, went to a drawer, and pulled out a purse with a great many duplicates; I looked them over and the prosecutor claimed some of them - the prisoner said her husband was in the City, she thought he would not he long, but if he were there, he would know nothing about it; as she had pawned them herself - she said the pillow-cases had been lost at the wash; she made no difficulty of showing the duplicates.

Cross-examined. Q.Were they not in distress? A. They did not appear so; there was a good dinner providing, of meat and pudding - there were some duplicates for pledges as low as 6d.

THOMAS WARD . I am in the employ of Mr. Burgess, a pawnbroker. I have two sheets, pawned on the 31st of March, and on the 31st of August, by a woman; I cannot say who - I gave her these duplicates.

ELIZABETH BARTLETT . I am a pawnbroker, in Crownstreet. I have a sheet and table-cloth, pawned on the 20th and 26th of August, by a woman; these are the duplicates I gave.

JOHN SPENCER . I am in the service of a pawnbroker. I have a blanket, pawned on the 19th of August, by a woman. to whom I gave this duplicate.

MRS. VIDLER. These are all my property; I did not know any thing was missing till I went into the room.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that they had pawned the goods being in poverty, and that the prosecutrix had agreed to allow them time to redeem them.

SILAS VIDLER. That was the first pawning; I did not know about these.

NOT GUILTY .

1834. JOHN AUSTIN was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 30 yards of diaper, value 30s. , the goods of Matthew Halling and others.

THOMAS OSBORN. I am a clerk to Matthew Halling, Pearce, and Stone, warehousemen, Cockspur-street. The prisoner was their porter ; on the 15th of August the prisoner received an order to take out some goods - I followed him, and brought him back; I searched his bag, and found thirty yards of diaper, which he had no right to take out.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were not the parcels he had to take out in the warehouse? A. Yes, he had to take out five or six; these diapers were within three or four yards of them - he told me it was a mistake; he had been entrusted with considerable sums of money - I never had any quarrel with him; I have heard him complain that I imposed more work on him than I did on the other men, but I did not do so - he had got about one hundred yards from the door when I took him; I did not say before the Magistrates that it was twenty yards - I think not.

WILLIAM DAVIS . I was an officer. I received the prisoner, and produce the diaper given me by Mr. Pearce.

COURT to THOMAS OSBORN . Q.Were the parcels he was to take out directed? A. Yes, they were written on when the young men sold them in the shop; it was the prisoner's duty to put the parcels into the bag - I enter them in the book, and he calls them over.

JURY. Q. Does he enter his parcels in a porter's book? A. No, they sometimes make a memorandum on a slip of paper; I had missed this parcel before I went after the prisoner - he did not call this over; I am not aware of any parcel being left behind which he should have taken out.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1835. MARY ARNOLD was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 1 sovereign, the money of John Vincent , from his person .

JOHN VINCENT. I am a labourer at Mr. Richmond's brew-house. On the 2nd of July I left the brew-house, at half-past ten o'clock, and was going home; I saw the prisoner, who was a stranger to me - she said she wanted me for a few minutes; I said, "What do you want me for?" she slipped her hand into my right-hand trousers pocket, and took out a sovereign - I had not spoken three words to her; I felt her hand in my pocket, and as she was pulling it out I seized her arm - she slipped the money round to another girl behind; I know it had been safe not two minutes before - I then gave her in charge -4s. 41/2d. was found on her.

GEORGE FURLONG. I am a Police-officer. The prosecutor gave charge of the prisoner for taking a sovereign out of his pocket; she was trying to get from him.

Prisoner's Defence. He was against the shop, and I was on the curh; I could not take it from him.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Life .

1836. WILLIAM HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 purse, value 6d., and 8s., the property of a person unknown, from his person .

EDMUND LANCASTER . I am a Police-constable. On the 1st of August I was in the Strand , between six and seven o'clock in the evening; it was a few minutes before their Majesties came from the opening of London-bridge -I saw the prisoner near Hungerford-street, and two or three others very near him; I saw the prisoner and another mix with the crowd when their Majesties came by - I watched them, and soon afterwards saw the prisoner's hand in a gentleman's trousers pocket - he drew out his hand, and this purse was hanging in it; I seized his hand, and the purse twisted round my finger - his companion struck me on the ear, and knocked me down; Styles came to my assistance - we were both beaten about a great deal, but I still kept hold of the prisoner.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did you know the prisoner before? A. No; the officers were standing in a line, about eight yards apart - the pressure was so great that the gentleman could not hear me; he was carried away with the crowd - I was struck the very moment I caught hold of the prisoner.

COURT. Q. Are you able to say whether the prisoner himself struck you? A. He struck me several times, but not at that moment - he and I had a fight up as far as St. Martin's church.

JAMES STYLES . I was on duty, and saw Lancaster engaged with the prisoner and another; I went up, and Lancaster said, "Secure that hand, he has got some money in it" - I seized the prisoner's hand, which was then up, and found 8s. in it.

Cross-examined. Q. How far were you off? A. Not two yards; I did not see the person who lost the purse, the confusion was so great, and we were so ill-used.

Prisoner's Defence. The property belonged to me - I believe I have people here to prove it; there was 8s. 6d. in the purse, and I took it out to lend a young man sixpence- the Policeman took hold of it; I said, "You shall not have it;" he said he would - I said, "Mind, there is 8s. 6d."

CAROLINE DAVIS . My husband is a broker. I have known the prisoner about twenty years; on the day the bridge was opened, I had seen him from about twelve o'clock to between six and half-past six - he then went out, and did not return; I know he had a dark red purse, with some silver, as he had been taking shillings and sixpences for allowing people to see the sight on the water.

COURT. Q. You do not live with him? A. No; my husband is a furniture-broker - I went to Arundel-street, where the prisoner lives, to see the sight; the prisoner has been employed by my husband these three months, to carry furniture; I saw the purse in his hand that evening, and saw him put money into it - I have seen the purse before, but not to notice it; it is a silk purse.

CHARLOTTE READ . My husband was an outrider, and lives at Hampstead. On the 1st of August I was in Arundel-street, at a house which the prisoner's mother has the care of; I saw the prisoner receive several shillings from persons who came to see the procession - I did not see any purse.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1837. MARY CROSS was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 1 sovereign, the monies of John Hood , from his person .

JOHN HOOD. I am a seaman ; I came home in the Cambridge. I put into the hands of my landlady three sovereigns and a half, on the 24th of August; next day I went there, and called for a glass of liquor, asked for the money, and gave them the card they had given me; they gave me the three sovereigns; I said, "Change the halfsovereign, and take for the liquor;" the prisoner came in, put her hand into my hand, and took out a sovereign - I turned round, and said, "Give me that sovereign;" she put her hand to her mouth, and said, "I have not your sovereign, I have not seen it;" she said she wanted a pint of beer - the landlady took her backwards, and overhauled her; but the sovereign has never been found - I had never spoken to her before; I do not know that I had seen her.

MARY ELIZABETH PERKINS . My father keeps the White-hart public-house, Shadwell . The prosecutor left three sovereigns and a half with us; he came and had the three sovereigns, and wanted change for the halfsovereign; I saw the prisoner take a sovereign out of his hand - he mentioned it directly, and she was searched, but it has never been found.

JOHN MITCHELL . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner, but found nothing on her.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to get a pint of beer; there were several young women there, and one of them, whom I knew, asked me to have a glass of liquor, which I did; I was coming out, and the prosecutor said I had taken his sovereign - I had never seen it.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1838. JAMES CARTWRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 5 umbrellas, value 30s. , the goods of George Mason Isaacs .

GEORGE MASON ISAACS. I live at Goodman's-style , and am an umbrellas-maker . I lost these umbrellas on the 29th of August, from the window.

ESTHER ISAACS . I am the prosecutor's sister. The prisoner came to the house, and I opened the door - he rushed in before I could get the door open; he went to the window, and took the umbrellas - I hanged the door too, and set my back against it to prevent his getting out of the shop - I had no one in the house, but I called out Uncle! thinking that would frighten the prisoner - I saw the Policeman go by in about five minutes; I called him in, and gave charge of him.

THOMAS DAULBY . I am an officer. I was called in about twelve o'clock - I found the prisoner with his back against the counter, and five umbrellas lying on his left side, which Isaacs charged him with stealing from the window - I asked him his reason for doing so; he said that would be known by-and-by; he supposed they sold them; I said Yes, but they were not to be stolen.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I shall leave it to the mercy of the Court.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1839. JANE CHARRINGTON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 1 spoon, value 2s. 6d., and 1 table-cloth, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Elizabeth Vincent , her mistress.

ELIZABETH VINCENT. I am single , and live in Henry-street, Bedford-square, Commercial-road - the prisoner had been twelve months my servant of all work. On the 8th of August I went to the theatre, at half-past nine o'clock, leaving the property all secure; I left only the prisoner in the house - I was sent for, and informed something had occurred; I got home at twenty minutes past ten o'clock - I saw the prisoner at home; she said, "My dear creature, you are ruined, and robbed of your money, watch, chain, and two silk dresses," but I found the silk dresses were not gone; I asked if she had seen any one- she said she fancied some one brushed by her in the back yard; I asked her what sort of a person it was - she said he had a great-coat on; I took the candle, went up stairs, and found the three drawers were turned out of my chest of draweres, and were all in confusion - I had left them locked; I asked her where she had been - she said in at the next house playing at cards, and while there she heard a double knock at my door; that she thought I had come home, and she asked them to let her get over the back way and get in at the back door - she went to the street door, and found it bolted; the officer then came in, and I gave charge of the prisoner; I had a gold watch in my drawer, and the prisoner had seen me put three sovereigns to twenty-two, in a purse in the drawer, while she was making the bed in the morning; I left it all safe when I went to the play - I have never seen the watch or the money since; no person but the prisoner knew they were there - a table-cloth and spoon were afterwards produced, which I had not missed then; I afterwards found a key in the bottom of the coal-hole, which unlocked all my drawers; I believe I had seen that key in the prisoner's possession; my drawers had not been broken open - the prisoner went by the name of Lill when she first came to me; that was her first husband's name.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q.Was there any thing to have prevented the prisoner from absconding before you got home? A. No; there is a communication to the next house by the back way- she might have come in that way; 3s. 6d. was found on her; a Mrs. Carter might have visited at my house unknown to me - I have since heard she was in the habit of coming; I believe search has been made for her- the prisoner sent for me home, and told me of this; I know the persons who live at the next house - I have visited there, but not played at cards or drank tea there; I never allowed the prisoner to go - there is a kitchen and a wall between the two back doors; I have gone by the name of Thompson, but my name is Vincent.

GEORGE HARRISON . I am a Police-constable. I was on duty, and went to this house; the prisoner was there, but the prosecutrix had not arrived - the prisoner said her mistress had been robbed of money and jewellery during her absence next door; that the people said there was a double-knock at the door, and as her mistress had desired her not to leave the house, she got over the back wall - when she got to the street door, she found it bolted; she said she fancied all was not right, went up stairs, found the drawers out, and missed the property - she said she fancied that as she got over the wall some one brushed by her, but it being dark she thought it was a cat; but when she found the drawers had been opened, she thought it was a person in a dark coloured coat; she went up again with me, and I saw the doors opened - I went backwards, and scaled several walls, but saw no one; there was nothing found on her.

Cross-examined. Q. What sort of a neighbourhood is this? A. The square is very respectable; some of the streets adjoining have bad houses in them, but I know of only one bad house in that street, and that is the prosecutrix's.

REBECCA CLUTTERBUCK . I searched the prisoner at the watch-house, and found this duplicate under her shift - she parted with it very reluctantly.

JAMES HARRIS . I am a pawnbroker. I have a tablecloth and spoon, pawned on the 8th of August, in the name of Ann Lill , by a woman, for 1s. 6d. - I gave her this duplicate; it was not the prisoner who pawned them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I am innocent; the duplicate was picked up at the step of the door, when a person came to light a candle.

GUILTY . Aged 52. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1840. THOMAS FORD was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 box, value 2s., the goods of John Drinkwater , from his person .

JOHN DRINKWATER. I was coming, on the 1st of August, from Hanwell to Brompton ; my mother and brother were with me - I was taken unwell, and retired; I fell into a fit, and as I was recovering, I found the prisoner's right hand in my right-hand waistcoat pocket, where I had a box, containing two duplicates - he still staid with me; we then went on; I told my brother and mother of it, but I did not ask the prisoner for the box - we went on to the Seven Stars, and called for a pint of beer; the prisoner followed us in - I sent for the Policeman; my brother knew the prisoner, but I did not.

WILLIAM PEASGOOD . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner; I said, "I want you, you know what for;" he said, "I shan't come;" the prosecutor then said, "I give him in charge;" the prisoner said, "Oh! about this box," and took it out of his pocket - I said, "Give it to me;" he said, "I shan't," and put it into his pocket again - I took him to the station.(Property produced and sworn to.)

THOMAS DRINKWATER . I was with my brother - I did not see the prisoner take the box, but I saw him pull it out at the public-house.

Prisoner's Defence. He said would I give up the box; I said not till I got to the office.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Confined Seven Days .

1841. SAMUEL GREENLAND was indicted for embezzlement .

CHARLES JAMES FOX . I am a trimming-manufacturer . The prisoner had been in my employ about five weeks - he was employed to go out to sell goods, and receive money; he was to account for them every day - I did not keep a book; I looked over his box when he returned.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Was he your regular servant ? A. Yes - Bell, Bentley, and Co., in Cheapside, became customers of mine a few days after the prisoner came into my service; I charge the prisoner with selling goods to them, and not accounting to me for them - I did not trust him with a very large stock; I never allowed him any commission on what he sold, or agreed to do so - I keep some books, but when he took out goods for sale I merely made a memorandum of them, and looked over the box when he came back; he should account as soon as he came home - I entered the goods that were sold in a day-book; I have not brought that book - these sums I charge him with are entered in the day-book, but not as paid; I have no means of knowing what he sold, except from the day-book, and the bills of parcels.

JOHN BUCKERIDGE . I am in the service of Bell, Bentley, and Co. I am not in the habit of buying goods, but I paid the prisoner 6s. for two pieces of cotton-fringe, on the 25th of June.

HENRY BOLTON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner- his master asked him what he had done with the money; he said he had lost two sovereigns, he had lent 6s., and 13s. he had spent at Fairlop fair.

COURT to CHARLES JAMES FOX. Q. Did he at any time give you an account of the 6s.? A. He said he had sold the goods, and he was to call again for the money.

Cross-examined. Q. When was that? A. On the 25th of June, the day he sold the goods - there is a memorandum of the fringe being sold, but not of the money being paid.

NOT GUILTY .

1842. JOHN JUDD (THE YOUNGER) was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of June , 1 purse, value 6d.; 4 sovereigns, two 10l. Bank-notes, and one 5l. Bank-note, the property of Thomas Philip Davis , from the person of Elizabeth Kingsford .

MR. PHILLIPS. conducted the prosecution.

THOMAS PHILIP DAVIS . On the 30th of June I was just outside the Red Cow, at Hammersmith , between eleven and twelve o'clock at night - Elizabeth Kingsford was with me; she had two 10l. notes, one 5l. note, and four sovereigns of mine - I had seen the prisoner about half a mile before we got to that public-house, and he went there with us; he was a stranger to me - we were in the public-house for a quarter of an hour; there were candles there, and I had a full opportunity of seeing his person - I am quite sure he is the man; we came out together, and soon afterwards I fell down (being lame) - the prisoner held me up in his arms till I was half up; he then ran off as fast as ever he could; I was not exactly sober, but was perfectly sensible to know every transaction - he had not shown any anxiety in the public-house to get away, but when he had got me half up he said, "I shall be locked out, I must run as fast as I can;" soon after he was gone Kingsford complained of the loss of my money - I saw the prisoner a few days afterwards, in Hammersmith: I got off the coach which I was on, and gave him and Hammond into custody - I saw the prisoner searched; a silver watch and 7s. 11d. was found on him - I told the officer that I took him for robbing Kingsford of 29l., and the prisoner said, "You remember I was by myself on Thursday night."

SARAH DAVIS . I am sister of the prosecutor. I gave him two 10l. notes and one 5l. note on the 30th of June, which I had got out of the Court of Chancery.

ELIZABETH KINGSFORD . On the 30th of June I was with Mr. Davis; he gave me two 10l. notes, a 5l. note, and four sovereigns in a purse - we went to the Red Cow; I saw the prisoner there - I had a full opportunity of viewing his features; I am confident he is the man - on going out Mr. Davis fell down; I stopped to assist him, and the prisoner stopped to assist me - he then ran off as fast as he could towards Hammersmith; I called to him, he said he must go, or he should be locked out of his lodging - soon after he was gone I put my hand into my bosom, and missed the purse and all the money; I have not seen it since - we had some ale at the Red Cow.

COURT. Q. What are you? A. I am servant with Mr. Davis; he at that time lived at Hammersmith - we had been to London that day; he has frequently given me his money to take care of - I opened the purse when he gave it me, and counted the money before his face; I am quite confident it did not fall out of my bosom - it must have been picked out, but I did not feel it taken; I had put it low down while we were in the public-house - the prosecutor asked if I had the money safe; I told him to put his hand to my bosom, and he would be convinced, which he did - the prisoner saw that.

RICHARD HAMMOND . I was in the street with the prisoner, and Mr. Davis gave him and me into custody; I had known him a great while, and on the day before we were taken he had given me two 10l. notes, and one 5l. note, to get changed for him - I changed one of them at Mr. Munday's, a cheesemonger, at Kensington, and I changed the 5l. at Mr. Brown's, at Knightsbridge - the prisoner asked me to get them changed for him; I did not give it a thought why he could not change them himself - he told me he had found them, but did not say where.

COURT. Q. Did he give you the three notes at once? A. No, at different times - he did not give me any thing, but I drank with him; here is one of the notes I got changed at one place; I do not know which - I know it by the writing on the back.

THOMAS BROWN . I changed a 5l. note for Hammond on the 1st of July, when he took some goods out from my shop, in the name of Judd.

SARAH DAVIS. I know this 10l. note, by the name of Emery, which I wrote on it, and I know this 5l. note also, but I was not aware till this moment that they had been found - I gave them both to my brother.

CHARLES JOSEPH BEETSON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner and Hammond; I found this purse on the prisoner's father, in the house the prisoner lives in.(Purse produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. My father sent me with two dirty shirts to wash; on my return, just before I got to the Hand and Flower public-house, I picked up the purse - it was then about nine o'clock; I went on, and saw the prosecutor laying down - he asked me to pick him up, and said his wife was on before him, in a waggon, and they had left him behind; he said at the next public-house he would have something to drink - I believe I had two glasses of ale, and then said, "I must run home."

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1843. WILLIAM JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 12 half-crowns, 30 shillings, 20 sixpences, and three 5l. Bank notes , the property of Thomas Wilkinson .

SECOND COUNT, stating it to be the property of Thomas Smith .

THOMAS SMITH . I drive the Wantage waggon - the prisoner was in my service, and used to assist me in driving, On the 23rd of August I had two purses, containing 20 half-crowns, 20 shillings, 20 sixpences, and three 5l. Bank notes; they were all in a bag in the waggon - he walked away in the night, without saying any thing to me, which gave me suspicion - I got into the waggon, and missed the bag, money, and notes; I spoke to Dunner, the patrol, and he brought the prisoner to me in the course of the night.

SAMUEL DUNNER . I am a Bow-street patrol. Smith gave me information, and I found the prisoner near the ten mile-stone on the Staines road; the waggon was going the contrary direction - he said he had not been with the waggon at all, that he had been up the road with four baskets, and was then returning home; I found on him the two purses and the silver - I could not find the notes, and he denied having them; I took him back, and met the prosecutor - I then stripped the prisoner, and he took the three 5l. notes out of his bosom; here are the notes, the bag, and the money.

THOMAS SMITH . This purse is mine, and I believe the notes also.

Prisoner's Defence. He gave me the notes out of the waggon, told me to walk on, and I should meet him at Colnbrook the next morning.

GUILTY . Aged 16 - Transported for Seven Years .

1844. ROBERT JASSET was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , 1 pair of trousers, value 4s. , the goods of John George Caiger .

JOHN GEORGE CAIGER. These are my trousers - I lost them on the 5th of August, from opposite Goldsmith's floor-cloth manufactory, while I was gone to Billingsgate; they hung on a rail of the bedstead - I had employed the prisoner to sell ginger-beer for me; he left me without notice - he was taken on the 11th of August, with the trousers on him.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Confined Seven Days .

1845. WILLIAM MASHFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of June , 1 live tame drake, price 1s. 6d. , the property of William Barlow .

CHARLES BANFIELD . I live in York-terrace, Kingsland-road - Mr. William Barlow has a duck-pond in a field which he rents. About the middle of June I saw the prisoner with a man named Ware, who was convicted here; they got a penny-loaf, and they threw the bread to the ducks, and when they came near, they caught them, and put them into their pockets.

GEORGE BARTRAN . I am servant to Mr. Barlow. I was in his field - I saw the prisoner and the other lad come and entice the ducks with the bread - they went away - the prisoner escaped at that time, but was taken afterwards.

WILLIAM BARLOW . I am a corn-dealer . The ducks were mine; Ware was tried for stealing a drake - I knew the prisoner many years ago.

Prisoner's Defence. I am not the person who was with Ware.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1846. EMMA WRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 4 table-cloths, value 30s., 2 aprons, value 2s., and 1 sheet, value 5s. , the goods of John Thomas , her master.

MARY ANN THOMAS. I am the wife of John Thomas . I am a lace cleaner, and the prisoner was my apprentice - she has been with me since March 1827. On the 17th of August I had desired some boxes in the cellar to be be broken up; I noticed one, which was very clean, and on opening that, I found a box containing several duplicates, and some small remnants of lace.

WILLIAM HOLMES . I am a pawnbroker. I live in Museum-street. I have four table-cloths, one sheet, and two aprons, which I took in pledge from the prisoner at different times.

GEORGE BOLTON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1847. GEORGE THOMPSON and PETER DALEY were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 necklace, value 5s., the goods of Thomas Guest , from the person of Thomas William Guest .

THOMAS WHITNEY. I am an officer. On the 18th of July, about half past one o'clock, I was at the corner of Union-street, Hackney-road; I saw the prisoners, with another person, attempting to pick a gentleman's pocket; I followed them, and at the corner of Union-street I saw Daley go deliberately behind a young woman, and unclasp the necklace from the child's neck, which she had - I seized the prisoners, but they had passed the necklace to the third person, who ran off with it; he was younger than them.

EMMA BEDFORD . I am nursery-maid to Mr. Thomas Guest - he lives in Union-street. I had the care of his infant, Thomas William Guest ; I clasped on his necklace when I left home; it was a coral necklace, with a gold snap - the officer apprised me of its being taken - the child was in my arms, leaning on my shoulder.

The prisoners received a good character.

THOMPSON - GUILTY . Aged 15.

DALEY - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Confined Six Months and Whipped .

OLD COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1848. GEORGE DUNCAN was indicted for embezzlement .

JOHN BADDER . I keep the Duke of York public-house , Vauxhall-bridge-road: the prisoner was in my service - he had to receive money, and to account to me for it every night. On the 14th of July he asked leave to go out for an hour, and did not return; he was found in the street next day, tipsy, and this was discovered afterwards.

ABRAHAM HORNBY . I live in Arlington-street. On the 10th of July I saw my wife pay the prisoner 3s. 2d. on Mr. Badder's account.

ELLEN MAHONY . I live in Berwick-street, and am servant to Mrs. Jones. On the 9th of July I paid the prisoner 7s. 8d. on my master's account - here is the bill, upon which he has written his name in peneil.

JOHN BADDER . The prisoner never paid me either of these sums; I repeatedly asked him for them - he said he had not received them: this is his hand-writing on the bill.

Prisoner. I never received these sums.

GUILTY . Aged 47. - Confined Six Months .

1849. MARY MYDDLETON was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 boy's dress, value 5s.; 1 shirt, value 2s.; 1 pair of boots, value 2s.; 1 frill and collar, value 1s., and 1 pinafore, value 1s., the goods of Robert Newton , from the person of William Newton .

JAMES ROBINSON . I am a gate-keeper of St. James'-park. On the 31st of August I stopped two boys from going into the Park, because they had pinafores on; the prisoner came and asked why I turned them out - she went away with them; I saw her talking to them a few yards from the gate, and then lost sight of her.

WILLIAM CRICK . I am a Policeman. On the 31st of August I found two poor children close to Shoreditch church, crying - they were stripped; I made inquiry, and another constable found their parents out two days afterwards; I took one of them to Shoreditch poor-house.

PATRICK MURPHY . I am a labourer. On the 31st of August I saw one child crying in Shoreditch, it was a boy; he had nothing on but a pinafore, and a small pair of trousers.

CAROLINE MARTHA NEWTON . I am eleven years old. I went to the Park with my two little brothers; the keeper would not let us in, because we had pinafores on, and I was not old enough to mind them; the prisoner came up, and told us to keep inside the Park; I said the keeper would not let us; she spoke to him; she then came and told me to go round to the Horse-guards' gate; she was then within a few yards of Storey's-gate; she gave me a penny, and said, "Go and get a penny worth of apples" - I had some playthings and an apple in my lap; she said, "That apple is not large enough for you, go and fetch a pennyworth;" I went, and when I came back she was gone, and my two brothers too - I was not gone long; I said, "William and Johnny don't go away"- she said, "No, I'll take care of that;" one of them is six and the other four years old.

JOSEPH HAWKRIGG . I belong to Aldersgate-street parish. The prisoner was given into my custody at Guildhall on another charge; I heard of these children being stolen, and had her detained; Newton took his children to the prison - they are too ill to be brought here, and have been so ever since.

ROBERT NEWTON . I live in Tothill-street, Westminster. From Wednesday to Friday I was in the greatest distress about my children, and out day and night; I found one in the workhouse in Shoe-lane, and the other in Shoreditch workhouse - the youngest had a pinafore over him, with his little trousers; the other had scarcely any thing on - I took my daughter, Caroline, to the prison; all the female prisoners were turned into the yard; she pointed the prisoner out among twenty, immediately; I have not found their clothes.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not strip the children, or take any thing from them - I was at Red-Lion-square in the evening from half-past four o'clock.

GUILTY . Aged 32. - Transported for Life .

See page 831. - There was also another indictment against her.

1850. JANE BRUICE was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 2 watches, value 2l.; 1 seal, value 7s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 3s., and 2 sovereigns , the property of Moss Jewell , her master.

MOSS JEWELL . I live in High-street, Shadwell . The prisoner was in my service for about a week; I missed a watch the latter end of July; and on Monday, the 1st of August, I had occasion to look over a looking-glass drawer in my bed-room, I took out two sovereigns, and left three there - the prisoner went out that day with my daughter, who gave me information; I went to the drawer that evening, and two out of the three sovereigns were gone; the drawer had been opened by a key - next morning, when the Policeman came by, I called him in; I then called the prisoner, and said, "How came you to open my drawer, and take two sovereigns?" she said,"How could I do so when mistress had the key?" I said,"How came you by the two sovereigns you spent yesterday?" she said she was married to a man who gave her one, and that her former master gave her another - she said,"You may search me, I have not a single shilling;" I took her to the station-house - a sovereign, 4s. 6d., and the duplicate of a watch were found on her - we asked where the young man she was married to lived; she never told us - we found in her box a gold seal, which I had missed, and a key which opened my drawer, also a pair of shoes of her mistress, and a street-door key - we found out the young man; I asked him for the watch Jane had given him; he gave me a watch; I had lost two watches, and about six sovereigns had been stolen.

GEORGE FURLONG . I am an officer. I searched the prisoner's box, and have the duplicate of the watch; the prosecutor's evidence is correct - I found the seal at the bottom of one of the prisoner's stockings.

MARIA EDWARDS . My husband is a Police-officer. I searched the prisoner, and found a purse, containing a sovereign, 4s. 6d., and a duplicate in her pocket; she said if she told me something, would I not tell again; I said I did not want to hear any thing; she afterwards said the money belonged to her father.

SOMERVILLE TELVER . I am a pawnbroker. The watch was found at my house, in Broad-street: I believe the prisoner to be the person who pawned it - the duplicate found is what I gave for it.

JOHN HENRY ROLT . I am a shipwright, and have known the prisoner three months. On the 31st of July she gave me a watch to take care of; Mr. Jewell came to me on the 2nd of August, and I gave it to Clayton; the prisoner told me a young man who kept company with her four years ago, was drowned, and that was his watch.

WILLIAM CLAYTON . I am a Policeman. I have the watch.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that she purchased the shoes of her mistress; that one watch belonged to her father, the other had been given to her by the prosecutor's son, who had been intimate with her, and that the money was her own.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1851. MARY CASHMAN was indicted for feloniously receiving 11/2 yard of ribbon, value 1s. 2d., the goods of Thomas Bunn , well knowing the same to have been stolen .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1852. LUCY DAY was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 3rd of June , 4 yards of ribbon, value 5s. 6d., the goods of Thomas Bunn , well knowing the same to have stolen .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1853. ELIZABETH LANGHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of John Millar .

THOMAS DAVIE. I am a shopman to John Millar, a linen-draper , in High-street, Shadwell . On the 9th of July, about twelve o'clock at night, the shop was closed; the prisoner came there with her mistress, and looked at some things, and was in the shop about ten minutes - her mistress bought nothing; the prisoner bought a piece of ribbon for shoe-strings - when I put the handkerchiefs on the counter, the prisoner took them up, and shortly afterwards went to the door; on my putting the handkerchiefs back I missed one, and accused her of having it, but she denied it - I called the servant to search her; she would not allow her bonnet to he taken off - the servant saw part of the handkerchief behind part of her bonnet; I sent for an officer - he brought it to me; it has the shop mark on it.

ELLEN MANAH . I am a servant to Mr. Millar. I saw part of the handkerchief under the prisoners bonnet; she sat in a chair, and put her hand up, pulled the handkerchief from under her bonnet, and put it under her chair- the constable was sent for, I said, "You need not search her," she has got it under her chair.

WILLIAM BUTLER . I am a Policeman. I saw the handkerchief under the prisoner's person.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I lived at home with my mother and father. Mrs. Bulmer asked me to come and mind her house while she lived at Gravesend; she came back on Saturday night, and asked me to go with her to the linen-draper's, she being intoxicated - when she got there she gave me one of the handkerchiefs, which she said she would pay for, and told me to put it away in my basket; the Policeman was called in - Mrs. Bulmer gave him 4s. to let her go; they dragged me to the watch-house.

JULIA BULMER . I accompanied the prisoner to the shop; she was my servant - I went to buy some ribbon; the box of handkerchiefs was produced - I did not see her take any, but on one being missed, I refused to leave till I was searched - after the prisoner was charged with it, I saw her take it from under her bonnet, and put it on her chair; I did not give it her - she had been three weeks with me; I had her character from her mother.

GUILTY . Aged 16.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined One Month .

1854. JOHN LANGHORN was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Charles Peake , from his person .

CHARLES PEAKE. I live at Kennington-common. I was going through Hatton-garden last Monday, and felt a motion at my pocket; I turned round instantly, and seized the prisoner, who had two others with him - he produced my handkerchief to me immediately; it was safe just before.

PATRICK WALLACE . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner in charge.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. Two boys picked the gentleman's pocket, and threw the handkerchief at me; he turned round and seized me as I was going to deliver it to him.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1855. JOHN LABURN was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 1 portmanteau, value 5s.; 7 neckcloths, value 7s.; 1 pair of breeches, value 3s.; 2 pairs of stockings, value 6d.; 3 pairs of gloves, value 1s. 6d.; 1 comb, value 1s.; 1 brush, value 2d.; 1 Bible, value 2s.; 1 razor, value 1s., and 1 shaving-box, value 6d. , the goods of John Jones Fouracres .

DIANA JONES FOURACRES . I am the wife of John Jones Fouracres , who is a labourer . On Wednesday, the 24th of August, at one o'clock in the day, this portmanteau was safe, on the drawers in my own room, No. 1, Willow-walk, Hoxton , on the ground-floor; it contained the articles stated in the indictment - it was locked; at four o'clock that afternoon I was informed that it was taken out of my room - I went and found it in a privy; it had been cut at the top, and part of the contents were gone - the privy is no great distance from my house; as I brought it back I met a girl, who gave me information.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Is your real name Fouracres? A. It is - I have been married these eleven years - I have been called Jones by some people; the landlady said it was a long name, and I might as well go by the name of Jones only - I went by the name of Diana Jones Fouracres at the first examination - I have every reason to believe so; I will not swear it, for my mind is so tortured I scarcely know what I do say; I am convinced I gave my right name - I washed for a Mr. Willoughby, a bookseller, in Goswell-street; I then lived just by Aske-street, Hoxton - I will be on my oath I never pawned his clothes; I have lived in Beverden-street - I went by the name of Fouracres there; it is about twelve months ago that I washed for Willoughby; I then lived in Beverden-street - it might be nine months ago that I left there.

Q. Did Willoughby lose any of his linen? A. I will not answer these questions, it has nothing to do with this- if he thinks proper to come forward, I will answer him, but not strangers; he did not charge me with stealing his linen - I did not remove about his linen; I heard that he had lost some.

Q. Do you know that he got nothing back from you but pawnbroker's duplicates? A. I do not know any thing of the kind; I saw a great many duplicates - I saw Mr. Willoughby yesterday, and should think if he had any thing against me he would have stopped me; I do not know Phoebe Jones, or John Baker - the property in the trunk formerly belonged to John Bedding , and I was answerable for it; he left it in my care - he attended once before the Magistrate, and what he said was taken down; it was read over - I never saw his hand-writing; he did not tell the Magistrate he did not trust me with the property, nor that he did not believe what I said, nor that I had pawned Mr. Willoughby's linen.

ANN GATES. I am twelve years old, and live at No. 12, Willow-walk - Mrs. Fouracres lives two courts from us; I saw the prisoner every day. On the 24th of August I was going for some ale for my mother's dinner - a little girl called me names, and I ran after her; she ran into her mother's privy - I went in, and found the prisoner there doing something to the top of the portmanteau; directly he saw me he sat down, and tucked his hand between his legs on the top of the portmanteau - I know nothing more; it was about two o'clock - I heard about four o'clock of Mrs. Fouracres loss, and told her what I had seen; the portmantean was taken into Mrs. Anderson's after it was found out - I saw it there; it had been cut at the top of the lid.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see Bedding before the Magistrate? A. Yes, once - he gave evidence; the prosecutrix went by the name of Jones, and when before the Magistrate she gave the name of Diana Fouracres Jones- she first gave her name as Jones, and then as Fouracres, because the Magistrate said she had no right to the name of Jones.

Q. How did he find out that her name was Fouracres? A. She told him so herself; he asked if she went by any other name - she has not told me how much a day I shall get for coming here, and I never heard; the prosecutrix knows Phoebe James , but she was never in her house - she lives at the bottom of a court, but not in the same court; there is no door to the privy - it has been taken away; it is down a little court, by the side of some houses - it can be seen from the back windows of one or two houses; I ran away directly I saw him there - there were no other people about, and when I returned, after getting the ale, there was another one standing at the prosecutor's gate; he lives right opposite the prosecutor - the prisoner was seen on the Thursday at the top of the court, and Mrs. Jones went for the Policeman, but he ran away; Bedding was here on Saturday - the Policeman says he has had 30s. to stop away; I never heard him tell the prosecutrix he did not believe the prisoner had taken the things - the portmanteau was locked, and Bedding gave the Policeman the key; Bedding stated what was lost before the Magistrate; Mrs. Hawkes lodges in the prosecutor's house- nobody else.

ELIZABETH FOURACRES . I am ten years old, and live with my mother. I saw the portmanteau on my mother's drawers about two o'clock; I was at the top of the court and saw the prisoner bringing it up our court - I do not know where he took it too, I am certain it is the same portmanteau.

Cross-examined. Q.What day of the month was this? A. Three weeks ago last Wednesday, at about two o'clock; the privy is about two minute's walk from the court, I was standing talking to a young woman at the top of the court: she is sixteen years old, but she is not here - she did not stand as I did, and might not see; I said to her, "There goes John Bedding with a portmanteau" - he was bringing it away from my mother's, I do not know where he took it to; my mother washed for Mr. Willonghby when she lived in Beverden-street - I heard some of his linen was lost, but it was not taken out of my mother's place; I believe some of it was pawned.

Q. On your oath, did not your mother take it to the pawnbrokers? A. My mother got somebody to get it out of pawn; my mother went by the name of Fouracres there; we afterwards removed to where we live now.

COURT. Q. Did you ever see your mother in possession of Willoughby's linen? A. Once I did.

JOHN MORLEY . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 24th of August, I should think; but cannot exactly recollect the day; I found him in Willowgardens, and told him he was charged with stealing a portmanteau, cutting it open, and taking the top part of the contents out - I collared him; he said there was no occasion for that, he would go quietly; he said nothing, but went willingly - I found the portmanteau in Mrs. Fouracres' place: Bedding came to the first examination; he went to the office with the prisoner and me - he gave evidence, and was ordered to come the following day to have his deposition taken, but he absconded; I saw him here yesterday.

Cross-examined. Q.What do you mean by absconding? A. I went to his fathers, and he had not been home; I was sent for on the day of the robbery (Wednesday), I think I took him on the Thursday; it was in the same week, but I cannot say on what day - he lives in the same gardens: it was on the Wednesday when the portmanteau was stolen, and on the Thursday, I think I took him.

WILLIAM ROWLAND . I am a Policeman. I heard of the portmanteau on the Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon; I was present when the prisoner was apprehended, it was on a Friday - there were two persons taken; we said they were wanted for cutting open a pormanteau - the prisoner said he knew nothing about it.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you sure he said he knew nothing about it? A. Yes; Morley was present; I do not know whether he heard it - we came into the gardens in a sort of triangular way, and there were five of them standing together - we took two; there had been three seen together, it was so given in evidence - I think the woman herself saw the parties together; the little girl said she saw them together about the same time - Morley and I might have been a yard and a half apart when he said he knew nothing about it; it was I collared him, and not Morley.

Q. That you swear? A. Morley came up to the two first, and he had hold of him; he gave him up to me, and it was while I had him, that he said he knew nothing about it; it is very likely Morley heard that.

MRS. FOURACRES. This is the portmanteau which was taken from my room.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you mean to swear you do not know Phoebe James? A. I do not know her only by passing; I did not know her name - I swear I know nothing of the pawning of Willoughby's goods.

Prisoner Defence. I am innocent; when I heard of the charge I surrendered myself.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1856. GEORGE LAWRANCE and HENRY BERRY were indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 lookingglass, value 10s. , the goods of Richard Bond .

RICHARD BOND. I keep a furniture warehouse in Seymour-street, Euston-square. On Tuesday, the 2nd of August, I was removing some goods under a distress-warrant, and about two o'clock I saw this looking-glass put into the body of a carriage which was in my van; I missed it between eight and nine o'clock at night - I saw Lawrance by the van when the glass was put in, and when I heard it was taken I came round the corner where the van stood, and saw Lawrance attempting to take some small things out of the van; I went up to him, and said, "My good man, what are you doing here?" he said, "Master, I am tying the ropes;" he was not employed by me, nor had any of my men asked him to do it - I told him to leave the ropes alone, and go about his business; the van at that time was waiting near my back premises in Drummond-street ; when I went down to arrange about unloading the goods three persons gave me information - the carman got into the van, and the glass was gone; they pointed out Lawrance, who was standing by - I told him I should not lose sight of him till I saw a Policeman; I then gave him in charge.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q.Whose goods were they? A. The person's name was Lawrance - the distress-warrant is not here.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Who was the carman? A. Henry Mince; I left him in possession of the goods - they were not taken more than a quarter of a mile from Drummond-street; the cart remained in the street from two till between eight and nine o'clock, in order to determine about them.

JAMES WOOD . I am servant to Mr. Brand, a butcher. On the 2nd of August, between eight and nine o'clock at night, I was in Drummond-street, and saw both the prisoners; this van stood between the Royal George and Drummond-street - I saw Lawrance get on the van, and shift the looking-glass out of the body of the chariot, and put it by the side of the van; Berry was at the other side of the van, and could see what he was doing - they walked up and down, and in about ten minutes they went to the side of the van; Lawrance took the looking-glass off the van, and gave it to Berry, who put it under his coat, and went away with it - I went and told the carman; I then went to look for Berry, but he was out of sight - Lawrance stood by the van, and said he had only been shifting the ropes; I saw Mr. Bond in about five minutes, and told him what I had seen - Just before Lawrance said he had been shifting the ropes, he offered me and Lewis a penny between us to run into Wilstod-street, to touch the first coach in the rank, and bring him back the number, but we stood round the corner of Seymour-street, and watched - we came back, told him we had been, and there was no coach there; he walked up and down a little, then gave us a penny, and said,"Go away, because here is our master, and he don't like to see any boys here;" we then went round the corner, watched, and saw him give the glass to Berry.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q.How far were you from the van? A.Just across the road; the van was heavily laden-Berry was on the side nearest to us, and Lawrance on the other side; I could see it was a lookingglass, for it made a shadow against the gas-light - I had seen Berry before, but did not know him; he was close to us - I never said it was a picture; I went round the van, and saw what Lawrance did - we looked under the van; Berry came round, said he could not find it, and made some motion - we were round the corner when we saw Lawrance give it to Berry; they were both on one side then - the van was not between us and the prisoners.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Where do you come from? A. Charlotte-street, Somers'-town - I am out of employ; I lived with Mr. Grange, and was turned away - Lewis lives with his father, who keeps a horse and cart; Lawrance told us to go about our business, but we went round the corner when he said that - the carman was in the public-house, talking to Mr. Bond, when I told him.

WILLIAM LEWIS . I am fourteen years old; I live in Drummond-square, with my parents - they kept a coalshed and green-grocer's formerly, but now keep a horse and cart; I was with Wood, about three o'clock - the goods were stolen about eight or nine, in Drummond-street - I saw Lawrance get on the van, and shift the glass out of the body of the carriage, to the side of the van; he then came down, and said he was only fastening the ropes- Berry was just at the side of him; Lawrence said,"Which of you will run fastest to Wilsted-street, and touch a coach?" he spoke to me, Wood, and another boy; we ran round the corner, and watched them - we came back, said we had touched a coach, and asked them for a penny, which he said he would give us; he said, "Go away a bit, and I will give it you directly, but our master is behind us;" he came up afterwards, gave us the penny, and said, "Now go away, I'll take care of the van;" we went round the van, saw him get into it, and give the glass to Berry, who went away with it - I told Bond and the carman of it directly; they were both together - I could see the glass glittering about, as the gas was lighted.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose you directly said to the other boy, "Here is the looking-glass?" A. Yes: and he said "Let us go and tell Bond, and the man"- the carman had told us to mind the van, and feed the horses, and said he would give us 1d.; when Lawrance took the glass, and gave it to Berry, I was at the side of the van, about half a yard off - he got on the wheel, got the glass off, and gave it to Berry, who was just by, waiting to take it; we saw him go away with it - when I saw Lawrance first take the glass, I was on the pavement, near the van; I did not see Wood peep under the van-I have not talked to him about this: there might he twenty people about - I went and told Bond; I did not call out.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q.Perhaps there were twenty people looking on at the time? A. We were round the corner, watching them, and saw them take the glass; we saw the shadow of it.

ROBERT LEVEY . I live in Little Drummond-street- the George public-house is in Great Drummond-street I am an engraver. On Tuesday, the 2nd of August, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, I had occasion to wait at the George for a friend, who was talking to a person he had met; during that time Lawrance was holding the horse of a cart, containing ginger-beer - I saw him climb up behind the wheel of the van, put his hand into the the body of a chariot, and take something out, which I suppose was too heavy for him; he immediately put it down - he then got a looking-glass out of the chariot, and placed it by the side of the wheel; he then took it up, and put it on the other side of the van, within his reach - Berry came out of the public-house, looked me in the face, and went to the corner of Seymour-street; he then returned into the public-house; he came out in a very few minutes - I saw these two boys standing at the corner of Seymour-street; Berry passed me two or three times - he then went round the van, he could not find the glass, and said to Lawrance, "Where is it?" Lawrance said, "If you can't find it, I will;" he then went, reached it down from the van, and gave it into Berry's possession - Berry went off down Seymour-street with it; I immediately informed the carman - I saw Berry at three o'clock next day, and gave him into custody; he had a different coat on, but I knew his face.

Cross-examined by MR. CHURCHILL. Q. How often had you seen him before? A. Never - I suspected them when I saw the glass move, which was about ten minutes before it was taken, but I did not know where to find the carman till he came out of the public-house; I went down the gateway, and found him and Bond, and told him - I cannot swear it was a looking-glass they took away - I have not said so.

ROBERT WOOLLEY . I am a Policeman. I received Lawrance in custody, from Bond, and asked him what had become of the looking-glass; he said he knew nothing of it - next day, between three and four o'clock, I was with Levey, looking for Berry, and took him - I asked Levey if he was sure that was the man who took the glass; he said Yes, he was positive-Berry made no answer, but went quietly; he told me, in our way to the office, that he had been drinking at a public-house on Tuesday afternoon.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Did not Lawrance say he had the greatest difficulty to keep off a parcel of boys from the van? A. Not a word of the sort.

COURT. Q. Was the carman's name on the van? A. Yes.

Berry received a good coaracter.

BERRY - GUILTY . Aged 28.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Six Months .

LAWRANCE - GUILTY . Aged 24.

Transported for Seven Years .

1857. ANN KELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , 1 pair of shoes, value 2s. , the goods of Dennis Harley .

CATHERINE HARLEY . I am the wife of Dennis Harley , a shoemaker - we live at a cellar in Monmouth-street . On the 6th of September. about five o'clock in the evening, the prisoner passed - I saw her stoop, take these shoes up, and go away; I followed, and asked her for them - the woman said she had given them to another woman, who ran away with them; I have not found them - I had seen her myself give them to another woman.

ANN TOOLEY . I live in Monmouth-street. I saw the prisoner stoop down, take these shoes, and run across the street, with them under her arm - another woman came up, took them out of her hand, and ran away.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined One Month .

1858. THOMAS KING was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 1 frock, value 1s. 6d.; 1 waistcoat, value 3d.; 1 jacket, value 3d.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 1s.; 5 yards of plaid, value 2s.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s. 6d., and 1 hair front, value 3d. , the goods of William Cottrell .

WILLIAM COTTRELL. I am a news-vender , and live in Martin-street, City-road , in the back parlour. On the 25th of August I saw the prisoner, (who was a stranger.) in the passage, with these things loose under his arm - he dropped the handkerchief; I followed, and asked him what he had there - he said he did not know, and let them fall; they had hung over a chair in my room - the door was not locked.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Where were you? A. I had gone down in the kitchen for about two minutes, and as I came up I saw him - I had left the door open - there was hardly time for him to take them.

CHARLES WALLER . I am a Policeman. I was called in, and took the prisoner; the things laid at his feet - he said great distress made him do it.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received and excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Confined Six Weeks .

1859. WILLIAM KEASLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 1 coat, value 20s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 12s.; 1 waistcoat, value 4s., and 1 pair of shoes, value 4s. , the goods of John Hunt .

JOHN HUNT. I live in White Hart-yard, Drury-lane, and bawk provisions about. On the 5th of September, about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, I left my house - I had been with some friends, and got tipsy; coming home my wife began to blow me up, and I ran away from her - I do not know where I went, and I found myself in Falcon-court, Fleet-street, about half-past five in the morning - I was stripped naked, all but my stockings and shirt; I lost 7s. 9d. in money.

RICHARD BRODRICK . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner into custody about twenty minutes to two o'clock in the morning, in Vere-street, Clare-market, with a bundle under his arm - I asked what he had; he said a pair of trousers and shoes, which I found in the bundle; he had got the coat on his back, and the waistcoat in his own coat pocket - he did not say how he came by it; the prosecutor saw the clothes when he was sober, and identified them.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I never saw the man before - I was returning from Greenwich, and saw these things by the Olympic Theatre.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Two Months .

1860. HARRIET JACKSON was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 1 shawl, value 4s. , the goods of John Griffiths .

THOMAS PEWTNER . I am servant of John Griffiths , a pawnbroker , of Ossulton-street, Somers'-town . This shawl hung on a line close by the counter - I saw it safe about three o'clock, and missed it between five and six; the prisoner was then in the shop - I went round the counter, and charged her with it; Lloyd, the officer, who was in the next shop, came in, and took her - she denied it; it was not found about her then - there was another woman with her.

ANDREW LLOYD . I am a constable. I took the prisoner in charge; a female in the house searched her, but did not find the shawl; I took her to Hatton-garden - she was remanded, and the gaoler took her to the lock-up place; she denied it strongly - she and the other woman were searched; the other was examined on a separate charge.

GEORGE WADDINGTON I am an officer. I took the prisoner to the lock-up place; a girl ran into the yard, and hallooed out "Harriet, what have you gat?" she said,"Remanded, but come in, I want to speak to you;" I let her go into the yard - the prisoner immediately put her hand up her clothes, pulled a shawl out, and gave it to the girl, who put it up her own clothes, but I took it from her.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I met two young girls, who asked me to go and pawn a pair of shoes; the shawl was missed, but I was searched, and had not got it.

GUILTY . - Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1861. JOHN JACKSON was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 necklace, value 5s., the goods of Thomas Garnish , from the person of Sarah Garnish .

MARY GARNISH . I am the wife of Thomas Garnishwe live in West-street, Soho; he is a painter and glazier . My daughter, Sarah, is only three years old; she was taken out by Mary Ball, with a coral necklace on, about half-past eleven o'clock - she was brought home about one without it; we found it at Bow-street - the prisoner is a stranger.

MARY ANN BALL . I am ten years old. On the 17th of July I took out the prosecutrix's child; it had hold of my hand, and just before we came to Denmark-street , the prisoner came and took the necklace off; I cried Stop thief! and ran up the street - he turned towards Churchpassage, and then the Policeman took him; I lost sight of him for about a minute, while he turned the corner, but am sure of his person - there were two others with him, who ran another away.

THOMAS CANNON . I am a Policeman, I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw Ball pursue the prisoner up Denmark-street; I kept him in sight - he turned round Lloyd's-court, and there I saw him throw something into an area; I ran, and secured him - Lish stopped to pick up what was in the area; the necklace was produced, and Bill claimed it.

CHARLES LISH . I am a Policeman. I heard the girl cry Stop thief! and saw the prisoner throw the necklace down the area; I got it up.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was in Crown-street, and saw three children walking together - two young men passed them at the same time as I; there was a cry of Stop thief! a young man ran by me; I ran after him the same as the rest.

THOMAS CANNON . There was nobody between the girl and the prisoner.

CHARLES LISH. Nobody else was running in that direction.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Life .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1862. WILLIAM JAMES was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 2 pairs of shoes, value 18s. , the goods of William Marsh .

JOHN BOTSFORD . I am master of the Infant-school, Baldwin's-gardens . On the 13th of August I saw the prisoner coming from Mr. Marsh's house opposite, with something under his apron; I informed Mr. Marsh, who I had seen go into a neighbour's house a minute before.

WILLIAM MARSH . I keep a shoemaker's shop, in Baldwin's-gardens. Eastford gave me information; I saw the prisoner about twenty yards off - he dropped something, and when I came up he said, "There are your shoes, I hope you will not prosecute me;" I took them up, and took him to the office.

ANDREW LLOYD . I am an officer. I asked the prisoner why he took the shoes; he said it was wholly through distress.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Weeks .

1863. ELIZA JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 watch, value 20s., the goods of Robert Snell , from his person .

ROBERT SNELL. I live in Red Lion-street, Holborn. On the 18th of August, about one o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner about Holborn-bars ; she followed me from there to the end of Bedford-row , and immediately after she left me, I missed my watch - she had been talking to me, but I went no where with her; I am certain she is the woman - I had spent the evening with a relation in the City.

ROBERT WOOD. I am an officer of St. Martin, Lndgate. On the 18th of August, about three o'clock in the morning, the prisoner was brought into my custody on another charge, and the watch was found on her; I asked who it belonged to; she said herself; that she had had it about three years and a-half, and it had belonged to her brother, who was dead.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put it in a written Defence, stating that a young man who had gone with her into a stable, had left his watch with her till the morning.

ROBERT SNELL . Upon my oath, I went to no stable with her, nor did I give her the watch for any purpose.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Life .

1864. THOMAS JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 sovereign, 9 shillings, and 1 sixpence, the monies of John Willson , from his person .

JOHN WILLSON. I am a hair-dresser , and live at South Ockenden, Essex. On the 29th of August I came from Purfleet, in a steam-boat; the prisoner was on board with another man and woman - after we landed we went to the Black Horse, near Tower-Hill ; the prisoner proposed to play a game; thimbles were placed on the table; I changed half a sovereign there - I then had a sovereign and 9s. 6d.; I left the room to go into the yard, and as I came back, I met the prisoner and the other man - the other man seized my throat - the prisoner put his hand into my waistcoat pocket, and the other hand in my trousers pocket, and they took from me all my money and a key; two soldiers came in, and the prisoner was secured - the other man ran away; I missed the sovereign from my waistcoat pocket, and the 9s. 6d. from my trousers.

Prisoner. Q. Do you remember ringing the bell for the waiter asking him to fetch a constable, and charging me with stealing half a sovereign? A. After taking a pint of ale, I was dozing, and found the prisoner about my person, but not, at the moment, recollecting changing the half-sovereign, I said he had taken it - they talked of sending for a constable, not me.

WILLIAM BARLOW . I am a private in the Coldstream Guards. I was at the Black Horse, and saw Willson come through the tap-room - the prisoner and another followed him - I saw the prisoner meet Willson coming in at the door, the other man got in the rear, but he was in front of him; I saw him put his hand into his trousers pocket - I saw some silver in the prisoner's hand; he dropped it into his own pocket, as he went through the taproom, and said it was all right; they both went through the tap-room into the street - the prosecutor called out that he was robbed; I ran after the prisoner - both ran up the street as hard as they could - the prisoner finding me gain on him, made a kind of a halt; I collared him, and I gave him in charge.

WILLIAM BALL . I belong to the Guards. I saw the prosecutor come from the tap-room, and go into the back yard - the prosecutor and another man came through the tap-room, and said, "Come, friend, let us have another pot;" he said, "No, I'll not be in your company any longer;" the other man threw 6d. on the table, and said,"Never mind, I'll pay for a pot, I don't want you to pay at all; Willson wanted to go, but the prisoner caught him round the waist, and the other put his hand into his pocket - I afterwards followed them out, and saw them secured.

Prisoner. Q. Had the other man hold of him while I was robbing him? A. Yes.

GEORGE WILLIAM MORGAN . I received the prisoner in charge; I found one half-sovereign in his waistcoat pocket, and 2s. 6d. and a key in his trousers pocket - the prosecutor claimed the key as belonging to a padlock.

JOHN WILLSON. That is my key.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor called for a glass of ale; I stopped there till he charged me with robbing him - he sent the waiter for a constable, then called him back again, and said the money was all right - he was intoxicated; I went after him to put my hat on, and sat him on the seat - as I went out, I heard somebody call Stop thief! and turned round.

GUILTY . Aged 35 - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1865. SARAH JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Philip Hitchings , from his person .

PHILIP HITCHINGS. On Saturday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, I lost a silk handkerchief in Newportmarket , and found it at Bow-street; I knew nothing of the prisoner till I found her at the office.

JOHN GROOM . I live in Chapel-street, Long-acre. On the 9th of July, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, I was in Newport-market, and saw the prisoner attempt a number of pockets; the prosecutor and his wife were looking at a butter-shop - she put her hand into his pocket, and took out a silk handkerchief; I went up and asked his address; when I had secured her I lost him - I afterwards got him to attend at the office; I am positive I saw the prisoner take the silk handkerchief from his pocket.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I picked it up.

GUILTY . Aged 66. - Confined Eighteen Months .

1866. BENJAMIN HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 watch, value 3s. , the goods William Lee .

ROBERT HACKETT . I am a chimney-sweeper, and live at Newport-Pagnell - the prisoner was in my service. On the 18th of August, William Lee, who is under-butler to Mr. Hoare, gave me a silver watch to take to Newport-Pagnell, to get repaired; I did so - I gave it to the prisoner to take it to Mr. Cole's, the watchmaker - he afterwards came and asked me to lend him 6d. to get his shoes repaired - I lent him 2s. 6d., and saw no more of him till the 28th of August, when he was brought to me at Newport-Pagnell; I believe he had been looking for me - I asked him where the watch was; he said he had pawned it at Mr. Griffiths', Somer's-town, that Rye had the duplicate, and he would show me where it was - I came to town with him; he went to Rye in Bridgewater-street, Somers'-town, and got the duplicate.

JOHN RYE . I am superintendent of the paupers at St. Pancras. I have know the prisoner two years; he came to me on or about the 22nd of August, and offered me the duplicate, and I gave him 1s. for it.

THOMAS PEWTNER . I am shopman to Mr. Griffiths. I have a silver watch, pawned on the 20th of August, by a man, in the name of Bourne, it was not the prisoner; I delivered the duplicate produced to the person who pawned it.

JOSEPH BARRETT . I am a serjeant of Police. On the 31st of August the prisoner was brought to the watchhouse; he said his master sent him to the watchmaker's with the watch, and that he afterwards obtained it from the watchmaker, and hired a man to pawn it at Griffiths'.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor was drinking at a public-house at Newport-Pagnell, and, pulling out the watch, said he would not sell it for seven guineas - and then said, "I shall make my servant a present of it," and he gave it me - I did not much like the place - I came to town, and pawned it; I returned into the country, and heard there was a reward offered for me - I then told him where the watch was pawned.

ROBERT HACKETT . I never gave it to him, and was not intoxicated at all - Lee would lose his place if he came here - he lives in the country.

GUILTY . Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Three Months .

1867. WILLIAM HART was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 reticule, value 6d.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s.; 1 purse, value 1s.; 4 half-crowns, and 8 shillings, the property of Jane Anne Greenshields , from her person .

RICHARD HAWKES . I am a Policeman. On the 8th of September I was on duty at Charing-cross , and saw the prisoner in company with three others; I saw the prosecutrix pass - the prisoner turned back after her; I saw him draw a knife from his pocket, open it, and put it before her - he then turned round towards me, and I collared him, with this reticule in his hand; the lady turned round, and he dropped it - it contained 18s., a purse, and a handkerchief.

JANE ANNE GREENSHIELDS . I live in Berwick-street, Soho. On the 8th of September I was at Charing-cross, and lost my reticule - and on turning round, I saw it in the Policeman's hands; I felt it go from my arm, but did not see the prisoner.

Prisoner' Defence. I was passing through Charingcross, and there was a bar, which caused me to stop - I saw something shine on the ground, and went on five or ten yards; I then turned back, stooped down behind this lady, and the witness caught hold of me; he said,"Are you a Jew?" I said, "Why do you ask that?" he said, "Because I want to be revenged on a Jew - a Jew has done me some injury, and you are just the man I want."

RICHARD HAWKES . I said no such thing - there was an attempt at rescue; two gentlemen came up, or he would have got away.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Life .

1868. THOMAS HOLLINGBURY was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 handkerchief, value, 4s., and 1 snuff-box, value 2s., the goods of George Fitch , from his person .

GEORGE FITCH . I live in Piccadilly. On the 8th of September, in the afternoon, I was in Parliament-street , and was spoken to by Sheppard, a Policeman - I missed from my coat pocket my handkerchief and snuff-box; my pocket was cut.

WILLIAM SHEPPARD . Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, of the 8th of September, I was in Parliament-street; there was a crowd collected at the Coronation - I saw the prisoner feel the pockets of several gentleman; I then saw him go to Mr. Fitch - he seemed very busy with his hands for about five minutes; I then put my hand on his shoulder, and his hand came from the prosecutor's pocket - I asked Mr. Fitch if he had lost any thing; he said he had; I found the snuff-box in the prisoner's trousers pocket, and the handkerchief dropped behind him.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not see me pick it up and put it into my pocket? I said, "If there has been a robbery the man has gone along;" directly he moved I saw the box on the ground - you said, "Have you got any thing?" and I gave it you from my pocket; I knew nothing of the handkerchief. Witness. I saw his hand very busy about Fitch's pocket; he never stooped, and could not have picked it up - he was exactly behind Fitch.

JURY to GEORGE FITCH . Q.Did the prisoner give up the box, or did the officer take it from his pocket? A. The officer took it from his pocket.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Twelve Months .

1869. ELIZA GILHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 medal, value 1/2d., and 19s., the property of James Shilton , from his person .

JAMES SHILTON . I belong to a brig, which laid in Bellwharf tier. On the 30th of August I was at the Paviors' Arms public-house. I changed a sovereign, and laid out 9d.; I then had 19s. 3d., which I put into my pocket, with a medal of the late Duke of York - I saw the prisoner at the house, and gave her something to drink; I had a bad bowel complaint, and asked her to show me a bed - she took me to a house, and I laid down with my waistcoat on; I vomited, and then went to sleep - I awoke about half-past three o'clock, and found my pockets entirely emptied; I was alone in the room - I went and described her at the Police-office.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. How much did you have at the house? A. A pint of beer, and half a pint of gin; I did not drink it all - I did not notice how many girls were there; I treated nobody but the prisoner - I merely went to out of the room - I did not send her out for gin, nor give her any money at all.

PATRICK DUFFY . I am a Policeman. On the evening of the 31st of August, I found Shilton at the door of a noted brothel, in Isaacs-buldings, Bluegate-fields ; in consequence of what he told me I apprehanded the prisoner, about five o'clock in the morning, at a coffee-shop; she asked me if the man had got up from the bed - I said Yes, and asked her for his money; she said she had none belonging to him; I searched her, and found 8s. and the Duke of York's medal on her - I took her to the house, and directly Shilton saw her identified her; she then said, all the money he had was 5s. 9d., and she could not have robbed him of 19s. - that he gave her the medal and 5s. 9d.

Cross-examined. Q.Was he not very much intoxicated? A. Not at all; the first thing the prisoner said to me was," Is the man got out of bed."

(Medal produced and sworn to.)

Priosner's Defence. What he says is false; if he changed a sovereign it was before I was in his company- when I went in he sat there drinking; he asked me and ten other females to drink - he then asked me to show him a bed, which he gave 1s. 6d. for; he gave me 5s. 9d.

GUILTY . Aged 34. - Transported for Seven Years .

1870. THOMAS GATES was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 2 skates, value 2s. , the goods of Thomas Mosely .

THOMAS BOYCE. I am a constable of Hampsted district. On the evening of the 6th of August I saw the prisoner in company with another boy go into Mosely's shop- the other boy took down a cage, which had white mice in it, and the prisoner took down a pair of skates - I pursued him, and took him to the watch-house; I found the skates on him.

Prisoner. The prosecutor took the value of the property, and here is the paper he signed for it.

THOMAS MOSELY . I have not been paid for them - I know nothing of this paper, and never saw it before; I did not sign this paper - I know nobody who lives in Tothill-street; as far as I am concerned this paper is a forgery altogether; the prisoner's friends came and offered me money to keep from here, but I refused it.

JOSEPH GATES . I am the prisoner's brother. Thomas Mosely signed that paper, and took 2s. from me, being the full value of the property; he told me if I would give him 5s. to pay his expences to save him coming here, he would accept of it - he took 2s., and we spent 3s. in drink; I, him, and another friend.

THOMAS MOSELY. I never drank with this man in my life, or spent 3s. in his compary, nor received 2s. from him.

JOSEPH GATES . My friends are all gone home, or I could bring them up - they saw us drinking together, down by the Sessions'-house, I do not know the sign -Mr. Lewis, the prosecutor, and Mr. and Mrs. Mason were there.

FREDERICK HAYES . I am a shoemaker, and live in Chapel-street, Somers'-town. The prosecutor told me he had taken 2s. of this man - I did not write this paper; I saw it at the Northampton Arms, Pentonville - the prosecutor was there, drinking with Mr. Meares and two young men; Meares in a bird fancier, at Pentonville - I saw the paper in Lewis' hands; Lewis wrote the body of it, and Mosely put his name to it, but not in my presence.

Q. Look at this paper, is not the whole of it in one handwriting? A. I should not think the name was written by the same person - I was not present when it was written at all; the prosecutor told me he had received the 2s., and did not want to hurt the man.

JOSEPH GATES . We were drinking at the Northampton Arms, as well as at Clerkenwell - we met at the Sessions'-house, and drank; we finished at the Northampton Arms.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1871. JANE GLOVER was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 watch, value 3l., and 1 seal, value 2l., the goods of John Clagg Kay , from his person .

JOHN CLAGG KAY. I live in Gower-place, Eustonsquare, and am a medical-student . On the night of the 7th of September, I met the prisoner in company with another woman in the Strand, they went with me to a public-house and had something to drink; soon after I left the house and missed my watch - I was not aware that the prisoner had followed me out; when I missed it I charged her with stealing it - she ran away from me; I saw her throw the watch down in the street - I picked it up, and afterwards stopped her in a street which she turned down, and kept her till the Policeman took her.

Cross-examined by MR. SMITH. Q. What time did you first meet her? A. Between eleven and twelve o'clock -I called in Soho-square; I had been to Westminster Abbey; it was between three and four, that I was in Soho-square, I drank a pint of ale there; I did not dine at all - I had a pint of ale near the Abbey; I stopped several hours at Soho-square, playing at bagatelle - I was not at all inclined to be intoxicated before I went into the publichouse with her; I had two or three pots of ale there; I was not tipsy when I came out, but I was inclining that way; there were two coal-heavers in the house, and they took part of the ale with me - I was talking to them and the girls.

Q.Is it likely you would have stopped in such company, if you had not been drunk? A. Very likely; it is just according to the humour I am in - I frequently associate with coal-heavers and women of the town, scores of times - she threw the watch down the moment I charged her with it; I was able to run - I did not fall till I ran against a stone.

COURT. Q.Where are you a student of medicine? A. At the London University; I have been often at publichouses with women of the town and coal-heavers.

JOHN BURKETT . I am a Police-constable. On the 8th of September, about twelve or one o'clock at night, Mr. Kay gave the prisoner into my charge near the Adelphi - he produced a watch, which he charged her with having stolen - she denied it; the watch-glass was broken - the prosecutor was not in liquor, he knew what he was about; he might be getting a little hearty.

Cross-examined. Q.When do you call a man drunk? A. When he reels about and cannot walk straight.

NOT GUILTY .

1872. MICHAEL GRADEY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 2 handkerchiefs, value 7s., and two 5l. Bank notes , the property of David Noon .

DAVID NOON . I belong to the 7th regiment of Foot Guards . On the 30th of July I was quartered at the Castle, Bull's Head-court, Strand , and enlisted the prisoner by the name of Dennis Doyle, to serve in the 89th regiment; he slept in the same room with me that night - two young men, companions of his, had also enlisted; I had two 5l. Bank notes in my box; I awoke about six o'clock in the morning, and missed the prisoner - I went to my box, and missed the notes and two silk handkerchiefs; I afterwards found him in custody; the other two did not sleep there - nobody came into the room from the time I went to bed till I missed my notes.

THOMAS WORTHING . I am a watchman, and live in Lumley-court, Strand. I was at the Castle on Saturday night, the 30th of July, and saw the prosecutor enlist the prisoner; I was the prisoner about five o'clock next morning, at the top of Bull's Head-court - the joined three other persons, and went away along Maiden-lane.

Prisoner. Q. I never saw that man in my life? Witness. I am sure he is the man.

MARY ANN BLUNDELL . I saw the prisoner at the Castle on the 30th of July and recollect Noon being there; the prisoner slept that night with Noon - I am certain he is the man; my husband keeps the Castle - there was no other spare bed.

BARTHOLOMEW STEYNING . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner at the Vine, public-house, Tooley-street, Borough; he denied the charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I never was in the house that night - the gentleman went up to a woman, and offered her a sovereign to come down and prove that I changed one of the notes in Seven-dials; her name is Ann Coutts.

DAVID NOON . I gave him nothing but 1s. when he enlisted; he was to receive 7s. 6d. of the bounty when he passed, 2s. 6d. before the Magistrate, and 50s. when he joined the regiment - the girl he names is the person he keeps; the serjeant offered her a sovereign to find out where he had ben spending the money.

Prisoner. He told the Magistrate he was intoxicated.

DAVID NOON. I did not state so; there were people in the tap-room, but I came out of the tap-room - the prisoner wrote his name and direction on paper; he took that with the money - a man has four clear days after her enlists, but he must pay 21s. to get off.

GUILTY . Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1873. ROBERT SCOTT was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 1 watch, value 50s., and 1 gold key, value 2s. , the goods of Andrew Phillips ; to which he pleaded GUILTY. - Judgment Respited .

1874. JOHN BEDDUS was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 tray, value 4s.; 1 bag, value 1d.; 1 sovereign, and 3s. 6d. in copper , the property of William Newton , his master; to which he pleaded.

GUILTY . - Confined Six Months .

1875. GEORGE BARHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 2 bottles, value 6d.; 1 quart of brandy, value 3s.; 1 quart of wine, value 3s., and 60 penny-pieces , the property of Henry Brett , his master.

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

HENRY BRETT . I am a wine and brandy-merchant , and live in Drury-lane - the prisoner was my cellarman . On the evening of the 24th of August, in consequence of a communication from Kirby, I went in pursuit of the prisoner, and caught him in Whitechapel-road; a 5s. paper of copper was found on him, which I can speak to - it was tied in part of a newspaper, and I had the other parts of the same paper, which exactly corresponded, and which likewise contained penny-pieces; it was part of the Morning Advertiser, of the 4th of August.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q.When had he left your house? A.About half-past eleven o'clock at night.

ANN KIRBY . I am the niece of the prosecutor, and live in his house. On the evening of the 24th of August, we had seven 5s. papers of copper in his bed-room, tied up in newspapers - I went into the room, and saw them all safe at nine o'clock; my uncle was then at home - he went out just afterwards, and the prisoner left about half-past eleven; he had no business in that room, but could get there- as soon as he was gone I went into the room, and missed one paper; my uncle came home soon afterwards, and I informed him - he went after the prisoner; I have since seen the paper of copper found on him - it is in the same paper, tied in the same way, and to the best of my belief, is the paper which was missing.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you placed it in the bedroom? A. No.

WILLIAM WHITAKER . I live in Drury-lane. I produce a perfect copy of the Morning Advertiser, of the 4th of August; I have examined these parts - they exactly match, and they are all of the paper of the 4th of August.

JOHN PERKINS . I am a Policeman. I went in pursuit of the prisoner with the prosecutor, we overtook him in Whitechapel-road, and found on him a 5s. paper of copper, tied up in this newspaper - the paper broke, but I have preserved it, and produce it; I went to the prisoner's lodging, No. 20, Alfred-street, White Horse-lane, Stepney, and found there, a bottle of wine, a bottle of brandy, and some other bottles, with Mr. Brett's seal on them - before we went befor the Magistrate, I said to the prisoner, "Mr. Brett has lost several papers of coppers;" he said he had never meddled with any before, and he did not know what induced him to do it then, except that he had been drinking.

MR. BARRY to MR. BRETT. Q. Had you not given or sold spirits and wine to the prisoner? A. I certainly had both given and sold him some about Christmas, in consequence of his wife being confined, but I am quite confident I never gave him this brandy.

COURT. Q. How long had he been with you? A.About two years; I always considered him a very good character.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 30.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Three Months .

1876. THOMAS GREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 jacket, value 6s. , the goods of Thomas Frenchum .

THOMAS FRENCHUM. I am a labourer , and live at Ponder's-end, near Enfield, Middlesex. I was cutting wheat in a field on the 2nd of August, and saw the prisoner there, in company with some other men - my jacket was in the field, and a knife was in the pocket; I missed it.

JAMES KING. I am a pawnbroker, and live at Edmonton. This jacket was pawned with me on the 2nd of August, about twelve o'clock, by the prisoner, in the name of Joseph Moore , of Hoddesdon.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined Three Months .

1877. JOSEPH ATKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 saw, value 3s. , the goods of Robert Darley .

ROBERT DARLEY. I am a carpenter , and live at Hoxton. I left a saw on my work-bench, in Salisbury-street , on Saturday the 20th of August, and when I returned at two o'clock it was gone.

WILLIAM EGLINTON . I saw the prisoner at my house on the 20th of August, where Darley has a work-shop - the prisoner asked me if I had any work for him; this was about a quarter after one o'clock.

ROBERT PIERCEY . I am in the employ of a pawnbroker, in Tabernacle-row. I have a saw, pawned by the prisoner, about two o'clock on the 20th of August.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I went in, and said I had no money - Eglinton told me to go and pawn this saw, which I did - I was waiting for him, and saw the prosecutor, who accused me of stealing the saw; I denied it - he said I had better own to it, and he would forgive me; I then gave him the duplicate, and he gave charge of me.

THOMAS DORLEY . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner - he owned pawning the saw.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Three Months .

1878. SAMUEL AUSTIN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 pewter-pot, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Michael Erwin .

The prosecutor's name being Thomas Michael Erwin , the prisoner was ACQUITTED .

1879. THOMAS DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 1 coat, value 10s.; 1 pair of breeches, value 7s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 3s., and 2 waistcoats, value 4s. , the goods of Henry Hart Hart .

HENRY HART HART. I keep a sale-shop in Monmouth-street. The prisoner lodged in my house - I was at Mr. Goodman's. in Holywell-street, on the 6th of July, and saw a coat there, which I recognized as mine.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN . I keep a shop in Holywell-street. The prisoner sold me this coat on the 6th of July, for 10s. 6d., and told me his brother had bought it in Mon mouth-street - that it was much too large for him - that he went to exchange it, and they wanted so much more money he would not give it; he gave his address, " John Newman . Wardour-street.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Did he not give you that as his brother's address? A. Yes; he did not state that he was going to France.

HENRY HART HART. I had the prisoner taken - he said he knew nothing about it; the officer searched him, and found the duplicates - he then said he did it from distress, and hoped I would forgive him.

GEORGE AVIS . I am an officer. I found these four duplicates on the prisoner - I heard him state what Mr. Hart has mentioned.

GEORGE KING . I am a pawnbroker. I have a pair of trousers and two waistcoats - the trousers and one waistcoat were pawned by a man, and one waistcoat, for 1s. 6d. was pawned by a woman; the duplicates the officer found were given for them.

MR. HART. I know these things are all mine.

Cross-examined. Q. Are they not what you deal in? A. Yes; Coben serves in my shop - I have another shop about twenty houses off, where Moses Solomon serves- they keep to their own shops; the prisoner said he knew nothing about Mr. Goodman, or the coat - I am sure he did not say he knew nothing about the purchase of it.

HENRY COHEN . I am shopman to Mr. Hart. and reside at the house at which the prisoner lodges. This coat was in the shop, and had not been sold.

Cross-examined. Q.It might not have been sold by you, but whether Solomon had been there, and sold it, you cannot tell? A. I had it in my hand the day before the prisoner was taken; this has a private-mark on the collar.

BENJAMIN TIMMS . I am a pawnbroker. I produce a pair of breeches, but do not know who pawned them - this is the duplicate I gave.

Prisoner's Defence. My brother was going to France; I recommended him to a shop, where he bought several articles, but as he had more luggage than he could carry he gave me the coat to sell - he said he had been to where he bought it, and they would not allow him any thing like the money he gave; it had been bought four weeks previous to my being taken.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined Six Months .

1880. JOHN MARTIN was indicted for stealing, on 10th of September , 4 sheets, value 10s. , the goods of Richard James .

RICHARD JAMES. I keep the Coach and Horses publichouse, at Tottenham . The prisoner and another man came there on the night of the 9th of September, and slept at the house.

ELIZABETH GREEN . I am servant to the prosecutor. - I saw the prisoner coming down with a bundle, and while I went to tell my master, this bundle was thrown on the stairs, but I do not know whether it was by the prisoner or the other man.

NOT GUILTY .

1881. MARY GREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 1 pair of tongs, value 2s. , the goods of Thomas Lewis .

THOMAS LEWIS . I keep the Nag's Head, in Whitechapel . On the 5th of August, between twelve and one o'clock, I was called into the lobby, and saw the prisoner with something under her clothes - I sent for the officer - it proved to be this pair of tongs.

WILLIAM GARRETT . I am an officer. I found these tongs under the prisoner;s clothes - she said she was in distress, and appeared to be so.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Confined Six Weeks .

1882. ROBERT HILLYER , JOSEPH BRACE , and EMANUEL BRACE were indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 4 bushels of flour, value 2l. , the goods of Joseph Johnson .

The prosecutor not being able to identify the flour, the prisoners were ACQUITTED .

1883. JAMES HALL was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 24 yards of printed cotton, value 20s., and 4 pairs of stockings, value 6s. , the goods of Henry Trendall , his master.

JAMES PEACOCK . I live in Shoredith, and am a headborough - the prisoner was servant to Mr. Trendall. On the 23rd of July I met the prisoner in Shoreditch; he gave me this parcel - it is directed "Mr. Hall, passenger to Reading, Sunday, July 24;" I had some suspicion, and gave information to the prosecutor.

Cross-examined by MR. PRENDERGAST. Were you employed by the prosecutor to carry parcels? A. Yes, occasionally; I was not intimate with the prisoner - I made a box for him, for which he pair me, and he lent me 2s. about a month ago, since I had this parcel from him; the prosecutor had not forbidden me to come to his house -I have carried parcels for him for years.

HENRY TRENDALL . I am a linen-draper , in Shoreditch; the prisoner was in my service rather more than twelve months. On the 22nd of July, I took in a letter by the Twopenny-post, and handed it to him; he read it, and said he must go out of town, on account of the illness of his sister - I think he said to Reading, in Berkshire. On the day following, I went to Peacock's house - this parcel was there - I opened it, and these articles were in it; I can swear to the print, from its matching, where it is cut, with the piece left; the prisoner has taken goods, and charged himself with them, but I had told him not to do so.

Cross-examined. Q.But he has charged himself with goods? A. Yes, he had done it more than once; I have employed Peacock as a porter, and about the shop, but he had not so much access to it as the prisoner -I had told the prisoner not to encourage Peacock there, on account of an opposite gin-shop - the prisoner remained in my house an hour of two after I discovered these goods.

WILLIAM COX . I took the prisoner on the 2nd of August; he cried, and said he was very sorry he should be guilty of robbing his master, and begged his master to forgive him.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he not say he would have paid him for them? A. No.

Prisoner's Defence. Mr. Trendall allowed me to have goods, and post them to myself; he never to me expressed any disapprobation of my conduct - I could not agree with Mrs. Trendall, and she used to make differences be tween my master and me; when we were called up to sacred devotion, she desired the servant to put pins in the sofa, to injure my person; and, on another occasion, to get cowage for the same purpose; my master found this out, and went up to speak to my mistress about it - knowing she was my enemy, I ran out of the place; I afterwards surrendered, and when I returned to my master, he said to me, "James, if I don't prosecute you, how can you get your living?" I said, I had an uncle who would take me; he then consulted his wife, and I was taken.

MR. TRENDALL. I did consult my wife, undoubtedly; I never heard of pins being put in the sofa, or of the cowage, nor do I think it likely my wife would have desired it to have been done. My wife had gone to Margate, and on her return, the prisoner spoke in a very improper manner to her, and from that time, I believe, she had a sort of prejudice against him - I had no suspicion of him before this.

Cross-examined. Q. Had he any opportunity of posting these things in the book? A. Yes; after I had received the information, I went up stairs, and was there for ten minutes, and he might have booked these articles; I owe him his quarter's salary, 7l. 10s.

COURT. Q. Had you gone up stairs to speak to Mrs. Trendall just before he went away? A. Yes, on account of the information I had received; he could only imagine that I was speaking about this information.

WILLIAM COX re-examined. Q. Did the prisoner give himself up to you? A. I was waiting - he went and spoke to Peacock - I said, "Is not your name Hall?" and he said Yes.

JAMES PEACOCK . He said he would give himself up, and his mind would be easy.

Prisoner. Q.Since I have been confined here, did not my prosecutor send me 20s., and did not you keep 2s. of them? A. I borrrowed 2s. as a loan.

COURT. Q. How came you to take the 2s.? A. He gave them into my hand, and said, "If there were 10s. you should have it."

Prisoner. Q. You gave me 18s., and a piece of paper, stating that you had borrowed 2s.? A. No, I put the whole 20s. into your hand, and said, "If you can lend me 2s., I will thank you," and you did.

NOT GUILTY .

1884. JAMES GEORGE KING and JOSEPH KING were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of May , 1 beer-machine, value 16l.; 3 tables, value 3l.; 1 stove, value 5l.; 8 chairs, value 1l.; 2 fenders, value 10s.; 5 jugs, value 3s.; 1 saucepan, value 2s.; 4 brushes, value 1s.; 2 spitoons, value 1s.; 2 buckets, value 4s.; 4 yards of oil-cloth, value 4s.; 10 china plates, value 2s.; 5 dishes, value 5d., and 1 set of fire-irons, value 2s. , the goods of Benjamin Watkins .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

BENJAMIN WATKINS. I kept a beer-shop at Deptford. About Christmas last I became acquainted with James George King , who was then a Policeman, and used my house - I had a sick brother from Wales; he died at my house - J. G. King had asked if I knew of a small house at Deptford, as his wife was ill in town, and he wished to bring her there; I was going to Wales, and took a house in King-street to put my furniture in, and gave J. G. King the use of two rooms, to look after my furniture and take care of my wife - I locked my property up in other rooms; I then went to Wales; I gave Goodman King(not the prisoners) the key of my apartment; I returned about the end of February or March, but, being ill, did not go to Deptford for three weeks - I saw J. G. King before the Magistrate; he was not then in the Police -I found my house in King-street in possession of a stranger, and all my property gone; I asked J. G. King, before the Magistrate, what had become of my property; he said he knew nothing of it, but that his brother was at Royston - in August I went to a house in Ironmonger-row, and found J. G. King there, and in the back-parlour a piece of oil-cloth and some crockery of mine - I gave him in charge; I found my beer-machine in May last at Phillips' in Chiswell-street, and found my property at different places.

J. G. King. Q. Did not you place the whole of your affairs in the hands of Goodman King? A. And your's also - he did not have the pumps of the engine - I sold him goods to the amount of 9l. 13s., to provide my wife with things during my absence: it was for none of these things he was to advance that, but she never had a farthing - I did not let the house to Goodman King - I gave him the key; you were to move on the night I went to Wales, (looking at a letter) this is my writing - I only sent for 5l., and never received a farthing.

The letter being read, among other things, stated-DEAR SIR, - I am without a penny; I have sold my umbrella to get a bed and some bread; I have only had sixpenny worth of bread, and four pints of beer since Monday - please to draw 15l. on some broker; I will sell all belonging to me as soon as I come to London, which I hope will be in a week, &c.

Addressed to Mr. King, King-street, Deptford Broadway.

WILLIAM COCKMAN. I live in Hackney-road. I took some goods to Deptford for J. G. King, and brought some back; it was about the 24th of January, I think - there was a beer-engine and other things; he helped me to remove them; Goodman King was there, and said they were his; there were quart-pots with Watkins' name upon them; they were found at my house - I lent Goodman King 3l. on them; Goodman King said the machine was his own invention.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1885. SARAH CHAPMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of September , 1 pair of sheets, value 2l.; 3 table-cloths, value 22s.; 1 night-gown, value 3s.; 1 pair of stockings, value 3s.; 1 shirt, value 10s.; 1 cravat, value 2s., and 3 towels, value 1s., the goods of Wesley Doyle , Esq. ; 4 knives, value 1s.; 7 forks, value 1s.; 1 pair of sheets, value 20s.; 1 table-cloth, value 4s.; 1 portmanteau, value 4s.; 2 tea-pots, value 1s.; 1 quilt, value 3s.; 2 pairs of shoes, value 2s.; 1 basin, value 1s., and 1 piece of green baize, value 2s. , the goods of Sarah Esther Ricketts , her mistress.

SARAH ESTHER RICKETTS . The prisoner came to assist her niece, who was my servant, about a fortnight before the Coronation. On the 11th of September my daughter was going to the larder, and saw a band-box of linen, belonging to Captain Doyle, on the stairs; I brought it down, and said to the prisoner, "Is this your's?" she said, "It is;" Captain Doyle directly said it was his, and an officer was called in.

SARAH ESTHER RICKETTS . I am the prosecutrix's daughter. I saw the things on the stairs; I heard Captain Doyle say the articles were his - I turned up the bed, and some her things were found; her niece wished her to come to our house; the prisoner said if my mother offered her any wages she should be offended - my mother said she should not think of her being there without being paid; she was called cook.

CAPTAIN WESLEY DOYLE. I lodge at this house, in Southampton-row. These articles, which were found in the box, are mine.

WILLIAM WILSON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and went with a boy to her lodgings - I found there a bundle, containing this bed-quilt and a duplicate of a pair of sheets; I found a few bits of gold on the prisoner.

ROBERT BERSENT . I live in King's Head-court. The prisoner took my parlour about six weeks before the officer came with my apprentice, whom I had sent to the prisoner; I saw the articles found, which her niece had brought in a basket.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. On the Sunday night I was sent for some rum - when I came back, my niece asked where Mrs. Ricketts was; I said, "In the bed-room, looking over the linen."

GUILTY . Aged 44. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1886. FRANCIS TAVERNER was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 hand-saw, value 3s. , the goods of George Porter ; and that he had before been convicted of felony.

GEORGE PORTER . I am a journeyman carpenter . I lost my saw from a house near the Royal Oak, at Bromley , Middlesex, while I was at breakfast - the door had been secured by a prop against it inside; there could be no admittance but at the sash - I had been about five minutes in at breakfast, when a young man said he saw a man going out of the house, who came and inquired where we were -I went out, and took the prisoner about a quarter of a mile from there with my saw; I told him to give up the saw quietly, but he struck me, and was very violent - this is it.

JAMES FITZPATRICK . I took the prisoner about eight years back, for stealing two saws and a rule - I had a certificate of his conviction, but have not brought it.

GUILTY of stealing only. Aged 46.

Transported for Seven Years .

1887. HENRY MACKELLOW was indicted for embezzlement .

GEORGE HARRIS . I am a baker , and live in Berkeley-street, Clerkenwell. The prisoner had been in my employ sixteen months, and had to receive money - when he books his bread he gives me the account of the money he has received; he gave his account two or three times a week; he ought to have done it every day, but sometimes he was out.

MARY MILLER . I dealt with the prosecutor for bread. Some time in June I paid the prisoner 1l., but he has made a memorandum of it and put it down the 13th of May - here is the bill in his writing; I have known him two years, and dealt with him when he was a master.

CATHERINE KOHNLA . I live in Orchard-street. I paid the prisoner 2s. 101/2d. for his master the beginning of August, on a Wednesday or Thursday.

RICHARD HARRIS . The prisoner never accounted to me for these sums in any way - I did not know they had been paid till after I had discharged him; I then went to him, and told him he was charged with embezzling my money; he said I was liar - he was confused; I gave charge of him- the officer afterwards brought me a bill of sale, saying he would pay by instalments.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Did not he give you notice to quit? A.No, Sir; I discharged him for spoiling the bread - I had lent him some money, and took 1s. or 2s. a week of him, as he could spare it; the security he offered was not for that money - he said it was for the money he had wronged me of; I charged him with embezzling 6l. -I know this bill; (looking at one) it is a bill of last January - my books are not confused; I am the only person to whom the prisoner accounted for money which he received - the prisoner left a sovereign with my wife and one with her mother, but I do not call that accounting to them; I have never said I would give 500l. to send him abroad.

The prisoner received a good character, and a master promised to employ him.

GUILTY . Aged 47.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined One Month .

1888. ANN WILLS was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 3 spoons, value 1l. 15s. , the goods of Thomas Harmston .

EMMA HARMSTON . I am the daughter of Thomas Harmston , a grocer , of George-street, Portman-square - I have known the prisoner two or three years. On the 25th of August, about twelve o'clock, she came to borrow three table-spoons - I lent them to her; she said we were to have them back by three o'clock; that she had the care of a house in King-street, and the family were coming in.

WILLIAM FOWLE . I am a pawnbroker. I have three spoons, pawned by the prisoner about twelve o'clock on the 25th of August.

EDWARD BURRIDGE . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - she said her mistress had sent the spoons to pawn; I said I would go to her mistress, and she said her mistress told her not to say where she lived.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 38.

1889. ANN WILLS was again indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 1 spoon, value 2s. , the goods of Silas Boreham .

SILAS BOREHAM . I live in South-street, Manchester-square, and am a butcher - the prisoner was in the habit of keeping houses for gentlemen. On the 25th of August she came to me, and said Mrs. Allen had got a few friends at No. 45, Manchester-street, and asked me to lend her a table-spoon - I said I had no table-spoon, I had an odd teaspoon, which she might have; she took it, and said she would return it in the evening - it was then about half-past eleven o'clock.

WILLIAM FOWLE . This spoon was pawned with the others.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. They were not pawned with an intent to defraud.

GUILTY . Aged 38.

Transported for Seven Years for each offence.

There was another indictment against the prisoner.

1900. GEORGE WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 book, value 6s. , the goods of Edward Portwine .

EDWARD PORTWINE . I live in Carthusian-street, Charterhouse-square . I was standing in my shop, on the 29th of August, in the evening, talking to a girl; I heard something go from the window - I went out, and saw the prisoner going away; I called to him, and he dropped this book - it is mine.

THOMAS DAVEY . I am an officer. I received him in charge.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .

1901. THOMAS WARD was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 cooper's adze, value 3s. , the goods of James Garrett .

JAMES GARRETT . I am a cooper . I lost this adze from No. 4 shed, in the West India-docks , where I worked, on the 31st of August; the prisoner is a journeyman there - I had not lent it to him.

THOMAS WILKINSON . I work in the docks. I went into No. 4 warehouse, about eleven o'clock in the morning, and saw the prisoner shaving the handle of an adze- when he saw me be laid it down; I took it up, and asked whose it was - he said one he had brought in to put a new handle to; I knew the prosecutor had lost one, and told him.

BENJAMIN DAVIS . I am employed in No. 4 warehouse. Wilkinson told me to look at this adze; I saw J.G. marked on it - I went to No. 8, and asked the prosecutor if he should know the adze again - he said Yes; I told him to come up at beer time, and I would find it for him.

HENRY SHIP . I am an officer. Garrett came to me with the adze; I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I found it at No. 4, and it had no handle; I took it out and put a handle - I did not mean to take it out, but to work with it till it was owned.

NOT GUILTY .

1902. WILLIAM WARREN was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of July , 1 veil, value 5s.; 1 crape handkerchief, value 2s., and 3 yards of net, value 1s. , the goods of Ann Harrison .

ANN HARRISON . I am unfortunate, but work at the dress-making when I can get it, I met the prisoner, on the 3rd of July, in Regent-street, between twelve and one o'clock at night; I had never seen him before - he asked where I was going - I said home; I then lived in Phoenixcourt, Long-acre - he went home with me, gave me half a crown or 3s., and we went to bed; I fell asleep, and awoke about three o'clock, he was then gone - I missed a veil, a crape handkerchief, three yards of net, and the duplicate of a gold pin; the veil had been on a bonnet in a chair, the net on a table, and the duplicate in a small chest - I met the prisoner, on the Saturday following, in Cranbourne-alley; I asked him for my things - he said he was very sorry he had done so, he had had them, but had not got them then - I gave him into custody.

WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE . The prosecutrix charged the prisoner with robbing her, and I took him in Lisle-street; he said he had the things, and pawned them for 1s. - I said, "A man of your years I should have thought would have known better;" he said "I ought to have done so."

JOHN TYLER . The prisoner was a shopmate of mine; when he was in custody a letter came to me, and I visited him in Newgate, as a brother-in-law - I said, "Don't deceive me, I know where the handkerchief is - tell me where the other things are;" he said, "Tyler, I will not deceive you, if you go to such a house, Susan Jones will give you the other things;" I went and got them - I sent to the prosecutrix to say I knew where the things were, and I would produce them at the trial; I was taking some work home, the Policeman took me, and I gave them the things.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I went home with her; we went to bed - recollecting I had business to do in the morning, I left her, took my hat, and went home - when I got home I found the articles in my hat; I was very much intoxicated.

GUILTY . Aged 44. - Transported for Seven Years .

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1903. THOMAS MOYLEN was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 10 sovereigns , the monies of Samuel Walker .

SAMUEL WALKER . I am a publican , at Bromley, Middlesex. On the 27th of August, the prisoner owed me 27s.; he produced a cheque to me, and said, "Is that of any use?" I said "Yes, it is a cheque of Mr. Hale's for 14l. 12s.;" he said, "Take your reckoning, and give me change;" I gave him eleven sovereigns, three half sovereigns, and 15s. - I said "Here is 13l. 5s., and your bill is 27s.; the cheque is 14l. 12s." - he said very well, it would save his master going to town; he stood talking some time, then went away, and next day I found the cheque was only for 4l. 12s. - I found the prisoner at Poplar, and told him of my mistake; he said he was no scholar, and had put the money into his pocket without counting it.

NOT GUILTY .

1904. WILLIAM WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of September , 2 planes, value 2s. 6d.; 1 stock, value 6s.; 2 augurs, value 2s.; 1 oil-stone, value 2s.; 2 chisels, value 1s.; 2 spoke-shaves, value 2s., and 1 knife, value 1s. , the goods of Robert Collins .

ROBERT COLLINS . I am a wheelwright . I lost this property from the parlour of the Sluice-house, at Hornsey - I left them there at eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and between five and six on Monday morning, the Policeman came, and I missed the tools; I had seen the prisoner, but not on that day.

JAMES FOX . I am a Policeman. I met the prisoner near Ball's-pond, about five o'clock on Sunday morning; I asked what he had got - he said carpenter's tools, and he was going to do a job; I questioned him further - then he said he had been doing a job on Saturday, at Hornseywood, had got tipsy at night, and he did not like to go home on Sunday without the tools; I took him to the sta tion, and found these tools had been taken out of the parlour window at the Sluice-house - the window was not broken; it seemed not to have been fastened down.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was bathing in the New River, two men asked me to carry these tools, and said they would meet me at seven o'clock, and if the Policeman met me I was to tell him I had been working at Hornsey-wood, where they had been working; I did not know they were stolen.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Six Months .

1905. JOHN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 shilling and 1 sixpence, the monies of John Cane , from his person .

JOHN CANE . I am master of a poor-house . I was opposite the Horse Guards, standing on the pavement, at the time of the Coronation; the Policeman came to me, and said, "Do you know you are robbed?" I said No - he said, "Look at your pocket;" I looked - my pocket was turned inside out, and one shilling and one sixpence, which was all I had in it, was gone - the prisoner was close to me; the officer had hold of him.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Was there not a great crowd? A. Very little - it was just as the King was returning; I thought if I was robbed, I would not lose all my money, so I divided it.

ROBERT ROBERTSON . I am a Policeman. I was on duty about a quarter before four o'clock, as the King was returning - I saw the prisoner busy behind the prosecutor's back; I watched him, and saw the four finger and thumb of his right hand take the 1s. 6d. out of the pocket, which was turned inside out - he put the money into his left hand; I seized his left hand with the money in it - he struggled to get away, and in the struggle tore his coat: I did not lose hold of him - he threw the 1s. 6d. on the pavement; I took it up, and this is it.

Prisoner's Defence. I am positive the officer must be mistaken - I heard some money fall, and he accused me of stealing it.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .

1906. SUSANNA WATSON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 1 coat, value 10s.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 20s., and 2 handkerchiefs, value 4s. , the goods of Thomas Shaw .

THOMAS SHAW . I live at the Lord John Russel, in the City-road . I lost two pairs of trousers from the back kitchen; I had seen them safe about a fortnight before the 13th of July - I know nothing of the prisoner.

THOMAS WILLIAM BLEWITT . I live with Mr. Matthews, a pawnbroker. I have a coat and waistcoat, pawned by the prisoner, on the 13th of July.

PATRICK DAILEY . I am an officer. I took the prisoner about a fortnight after the robbery.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that she was an unfortunate girl, and the coat was given her to pledge by a man who had been in her company.

NOT GUILTY .

1907. JUSTINA SUMNER WILKINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 3 blankets, value 10s., and 1 flat-iron, value 6d. , the goods of John Griffin .

JOHN GRIFFIN . I live at the George and Dragon, in Leather-lane . The prisoner and her husband had a furnished lodging at my house for eighteen months, and she was entrusted to clean the room and make the beds for the other lodgers. On the 27th of July I missed these articles.

JOHN PEARCE . I am a pawnbroker, in Baldwin's-gardens. I have three blankets and a flat-iron, pawned by the prisoner, in April, May, and July.

WILLIAM BENTON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - she very readily gave me the duplicates from her bosom.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner pleaded distress, and received an excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 21.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor.

Fined One Shilling , and Discharged.

1908. CHARLES WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 4 shillings , the monies of John Hooper .

JOHN HOOPER . I am an agent for the sale of gastubes . On the 8th of September I was between the end of the Strand and the Admiralty ; I found the prisoner's hand in my trousers pocket - I took hold of the hand, held it fast in my pocket, and called for the Police, but none appeared; Mr. Smart came up, and assisted me in taking his hand out of my pocket, which had the four shillings in it; I had one sovereign and 9s. in my pocket - four shillings came out in his hand, and he dropped them on the ground.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Nothing was taken out of your pocket by the prisoner? A.His hand was in my pocket, and when we pulled it out the four shillings came out in it.

ADAM SMART . I heard Mr. Hooper call for the Police- there was a very great crowd - I went up, and saw the prisoner's hand in his pocket; I took him by the collar, and said, "Let go your hold;" he would not, and I pulled his hand out of the pocket, and four shillings fell on the ground.

Cross-examined. Q. Then you made him take the money, whether he would or not? A. I made him take his hand out; I would have forgiven him, but a soldier took him to the station.

GUILTY . Aged 58.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Transported for Seven Years .

1909. JOSEPH UNWIN was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 1 cap, value 7s. 6d. , the goods of Mary Ann Pain .

HENRY LEE . I am a Policeman. I was at Ratcliffhighway, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening of the 7th of September - I saw the prisoner, and watched him to the end of my beat; I then saw him putting something into his pocket - I asked what he had there; he said a cap which he had bought at Poplar, and he had got the money by selling fish - I made inquiries, and found Mrs. Pain; the shopman saw this cap, and identified it.

CHARLES PIGOTT . I am in the employ of Mary Ann Pain. This cap is her property; I remember seeing it in he shop, but cannot exactly say when - we did not miss it till I went with the officer, and recognized it; I am quite sure it had not been sold that day or the day before.

GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .

1910. JAMES BLAND was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 coat, value 18d. , the goods of William Curtis .

WILLIAM CURTIS . I am a hackney-coachman . On the 31st of August my coach was on the stand at Whitechapel ; I left it for about five minutes, about a quarter before ten o'clock at night, and when I returned my box-coat was gone from the seat - I went to the station-house, and saw it; the prisoner was in custody.

HENRY COTTON . I am a Policeman. I was on duty, and saw the prisoner going down Wentworth-street, about two or three hundred yards from the coach-stand, carrying this coat; I asked him where he got it - he said a man had given him 2d. to carry it down the street; I asked him what man, and he said he did not know where to find him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Confined Three Months .

1911. MARY SMITH , JOSEPH BURLEY , JAMES SMART , and CHARLES WILLIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 watch, value 4l.; 2 seals, value 10s.; 1 chain, value 6d., and 1 watch-key, value 2d., the goods of Thomas Sawyer , from his person .

THOMAS SAWYER . I am a revenue-officer . On the 18th of July I had been at the Pitt's Head, Bath-street, Bethnal-green ; I went at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon - there was a meeting of the weavers' society; I had not been playing at skittles; about twelve o'clock at night, as I was walking up to the skittle-ground door to come out. I saw the prisoner Williams' head above all the rest; I noticed him - when I came up, he was standing with his back against one side of the door-way; he took a step, and came in front of me, as close as he could to me - and at that moment I felt my watch going out of my pocket; I wanted to get my hands down, but I could not, as some other parties confined them: there were several persons about, but I cannot tell how many - I collared Williams and said he had got my watch, I was immediately hustled by some persons who were about; they shoved me away from him, and he immediately went off and I saw no more of him - I cannot say I noticed either of the other prisoners.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You do not mean to say, that this meeting of the trade lasted till twelve o'clock at night? A. They had a dinner there; several of them were gone, but not all - there had been dancing; I had not danced; there was 18d. to pay for a ticket for two persons to go into the skittle ground - I had dined there, I had not seen Williams in the skittle ground; there might be half a dozen or more persons about - no woman asked me what I wanted with her husband; I was as sober as I am now; I will not swear I was not any the worse for liquor - I might be a little, but no great deal, I swear I was sober.

JOHN THOMAS . I am a Policeman. On the 19th of July I was in Ratcliff-Highway, at seven o'clock in the evening: I saw Smith, Burley, and Smart - Smith was five or six yards before the others, and she appeared to be quarrelling; I noticed them, and passed on till I came to King David's-lane, then returned, and saw them still in the highway; I saw Burley deliver something into Smith's hand - she raised her hand up, and I saw it was a watch and appendages - she went on to Mr. Hemming's shop, went in there, and stopped about two minutes - I went on to New Gravel-lane, and saw two officers - I told them my suspicious, and showed them Burley and Smart, who were standing in an uninhabited house, next door to the shop where Smith was; Smith came out of there, and went into a Jew's shop - he is a sort of general dealer; she came out in about half a minute - my brother officer said, "Where's the watch?" - I said, "Can't you see it is concealed under her apron, in her right hand" - we followed them all till they came to Bluegate-fields; Smart then parted from them, and was going up Bluegate-fields - one of my brother officers took him, and the other took Smith.

JOHN HENNAN . I am an officer. I secured Clark; I said, "I want you" - he said, "What for?" - I said,"Two of your party are stopped for stealing a watch, and I think you know something about it" - he said, "I know nothing of it, I have only been with them half an hour;" Smith said at the watch-house that she had had the watch of a young man, named Lacy, whom she had been living with for eight days - I fetched Lacy, and he denied having had a watch for some years.

HENRY LEE . I am an officer. I have heard what the two last witnesses have said - it is correct; I took Smith; I asked what she was going to do with the watch which I found on her - she said a sailor, named Stacy, or Lacy, gave it her; I fetched him, and he denied it.

Smith. I said Burley gave it to me.

THOMAS SAWYER , JUN. I am the prosecutor's son, and was with him - I was coming out with him, and saw Williams standing at the door - when my father got up to him, I heard him say he had lost his watch - I did not see either of the other prisoners there.

JOHN CHUMLEY . I am a labouring man. I was there, and saw Burley inside the skittle-ground - Williams was outside; about twelve o'clock I heard that Sawyer had lost his watch - I did not see Smart nor Smith.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.Were you acting as waiter there? A. Yes; the prosecutor was there from four o'clock till twelve - he was nearly outside of the door when we heard of the loss of his watch.

WILLIAM BARRETT . I am a weaver, and was in the skittle-ground. I did not hear the alarm of the watch being lost, but Burley came to my house next morning, and said that he had a watch hidden under the skittleground tiles; he asked me if I would go and get it for him - I told him No.

Burley. Q. You state that I came to your house the next morning? A. Yes, you did, between eight and nine o'clock; I was in the ground, but I did not see this done.

Burley's Defence. I was at the Pitt's Head with five respectable married people, and stopped there till twelve o'clock at night; I was not absent from them one minute during the evening.

MARIA MORRISON . I have known Burley for fifteen months. I was at the skittle-ground that evening with him; I went about eight o'clock - my husband was there - Burley lives in our house; we were altogether during the time I was there, and we left altogether between twelve and one; I heard it rumoured there was a watch lost - I know Burley was there after that; I cannot say that he was not at the door when this took place.

ELIZABETH ROBERTS . I have known Burley two years- he is a cabinet-maker. I went with him to the skittleground, and came home with him; I had my eyes upon him all the time he was there - I cannot tell at what time the prosecutor lost his watch; Burley might have gone to the door.

BURLEY - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

SMITH - NOT GUILTY .

SMART - NOT GUILTY .

WILLIAMS - NOT GUILTY .

1912. GEORGE ADDLETON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of September , 1 purse, value 2d., 6 half-crowns, 6 shillings, and 1 sixpence, the property of Timothy Hutchinson , from his person .

TIMOTHY HUTCHINSON . I am a ship-chandler . On the 13th of September I was going to see Westminster Abbey; the Policeman touched me, and told me I was robbed - I then found my left-hand trousers pocket turned out and my purse gone; it contained six half-crowns and six shillings.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Was there not a great crowd about? A. Yes; my attention was chiefly devoted to my wife and daughters.

HENRY WOODROFF . I am a Police-officer. I was on duty, and saw the prisoner put his left arm round the prosecutor's hip; as soon as he turned from him I seized his hand, and saw him drop this purse from his hand.

Prisoner. I got into the crowd, and saw the purse on the ground. Witness. A. person might have picked up the purse, but that was not done in my sight; the prisoner was in company with others, I believe, but I did not see him speak to any body - I did not see him do any thing more than withdraw his hand from this gentleman's hip, and then drop the purse.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Confined Three Months .

OLD COURT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1913. ISAAC THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John Louis Balestice , from his person ; to which he pleaded.

GUILTY . - Transported for Life .

1914. ALICE MARGARETIA FELIER was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 bonnet, value 1s.; 1 frock, value 1s.; 2 petticoats, value 1s. 6d., and 1 shirt, value 9d. , the goods of David Adams Cadogan .

ELIZA CADOGAN . I am the daughter of David Adams Cadogan , a tailor - we live in Wardour-street, Soho. On the 21st of August I was in Oxford-street , with my cousin, who is eleven years old, and my brother, who is eleven weeks old - I gave the child to my cousin to carry; I walked rather behind - the prisoner was walking behind- she went up in front, and said to my cousin, "What a nice little child;" she then went up, and said, "Give me the child, for you will hurt yourself - I must carry it, and if it cries I must give it the breast;" she took it up to a door-way, lifted up her gown, and pretended to give it the breast; I then went up, and said it was my little brother, and it was my mother's child - people came round, and she said the mother of the child was dead, and it was given to her to carry, and she had a right to it - she began to cry, because I said it was my mother's - two women came up, and she began to walk away; the Policeman came up, and took her - the child was dressed - I was behind, but she did not know I had any thing to do with it.

EDWARD DODSWORTH . I am a draper. I was in Oxford street on the 25th of August, and saw the prisoner take the child out of the little girl's hand - the girl began to cry, and said that woman had got her child; I went up, and said, "Give that child to the girl" - she said,"I will not, it is my child, and I am going to give it the breast" - she pulled her gown aside, and pretended to give it the breast: a gentleman came up, and said, "That's not her child, an old faggot, she has no milk," and with difficulty the child was got from her - the Policeman came up, and took her.

CHRISTOPHER BERGER . I am a Policeman. I received her in charge.

Prisoner. I never took any child, or ever wanted it.

GUILTY . Aged 57. - Transported for Seven Years .

1915. JOSEPH FREDERICK SYMONS was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , 2 gowns, value 5s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 2s.; 1 remnant of printed cotton, value 8d., and 1 pair of stockings, value 4d. , the goods of Mary Wallace .

MARY WALLACE . I am single . On the 5th of August, between five and six o'clock in the morning. I went into a coffee-shop in Shoreditch - I had a bundle containing these articles; I get my living in service, but was out of place - I was going to my brother's at Edmonton, and stopped there to get some breakfast - the prisoner came in just after me; he was quite a stranger - I called for a cup of coffee; he sat down by me, and called for a cup of coffee; nobody else sat on that side of the room; he did not speak to me - I fell into a dose for a few minutes, and felt something drawn from behind me; I was very near the door - I turned round, and the bundle was gone, and the prisoner also; it must have been taken at that moment; I described him to an officer; and in about a week I saw James with my gown on; the prisoner was apprehended on the 9th of September - I knew him directly - he had got a mark on the left side of his cheek- I positively swear to him.

Prisoner. Q. Do you recollect between two and three o'clock in the morning sitting upon a step in Holywell-lane, and the Policeman persuading you to go home? A. That does not matter; I know I was out - I did not go to the coffee-shop with any man.

Q.Did not my mother meet you in Shoreditch, and you said you had no place to sleep, and she took you home to sleep there? A. Yes, that was after the rob bery, and was a planned thing - I did not see the prisoner in the house; a young woman came after me, and said,"You have not got say home, you may as well come and sleep with me?" and I did so, for my father turned me out of doors for losing my things; he thought I had pawned them for drink, but now he knows the whole truth - I have been quite destitute by losing my things, and had but a meal a day; I did not see the prisoner at his mother's house.

GEORGE AVERY . I am a Police-constable. I received information, and apprehended Rebecca Russell , who had the gown; I was looking for the prisoner for five weeks, and went to his lodging, but could not find him - I was in the habit of seeing him daily before.

REBECCA RUSSELL . Mary Jones came to our house, and said she had a gown to sell, which would suit me; my mother gave her 1s. for it.

ELIZABETH RUSSELL . I bought the gown of Mary Jones for my daughter; she sells things in the streets.

MARY JONES . My husband travels the country - I have known the prisoner about nine years. I bought this gown of the prisoner opposite Shoreditch church, for 9d, about five weeks before he was taken up.

Prisoner. Q. Do you recollect two or three people being round, and I told you I had just found it? A. I did not hear him say so; he asked me next day to buy a duplicate for a pair of shoes, and a gown, pawned for 5s. - he did not say who pawned them.

WILLIAM CRAIGHILL . I am a pawnbroker, and live in the Hackney-road. I have a gown, a pair of shoes, and a piece of cotton, pawned by a woman, in the name of Ann Saunders , on the 5th of August, for 5s.

WILLIAM BARROW . I am a Policeman. On the 5th of August, in the morning, the prosecutrix gave me information of the robbery; she described the prisoner by a mark on his left cheek, and gave a very clear account- I knew him before; I looked every where for him, and on the 9th of September I apprehended him at a publichouse in Clerkenwell - I said, "I want you, Symons;" he said, "What for?" I said, "For those two gowns, a pair of stockings, shoes, and a piece of print, from a young woman, in a coffee-shop;" he said, "Oh, I'll soon settle that" - I took him to the office; the girl identified him the moment she saw him - my brother officers had been looking for him night and day, but he changed his lodging.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. The morning I sold the gown to the witness I had occasion to go down a court, and saw that old gown on a dunghill, and inside it was the ticket of another gown; two or three people said, "It will suit Jones;" they called her, and asked what she would give for it - she gave me 8d.; I can prove I was never away from home - the witness has been and slept in the same place as I was since.

JOHN SYMONS . I heard the Policeman was after my brother, and went to my mother's four days after the robbery; I there saw the prosecutrix, and asked her if she knew the young man who had robbed her - she said distinctly, "No, I do not;" she had met my mother, and stated to her that she was without a lodging - my mother took her in, and she stopped all night; my brother came in at ten o'clock, and he sat up in the room all night, not liking to go to bed - in the morning the prosecutrix had her breakfast at the same time with him; I told my mother it was strange she should come there, as she said he had robbed her - he did not leave home for three weeks after the robbery.

COURT. Q. You knew the Police were after your brother? A. Yes, and so did he; I cannot account for his keeping away - I blame him very much; I do not live at home with my mother, but he slept at home - he says so, but I do not know where he was in the day time; I have not spoken to the prosecutrix but once - I heard something about a dunghill about a week after.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1916. ANN FOX was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 18 yards of ribbon, value 4s. , the goods of George Evans .

RICHARD HUGHES . I am in the employ of George Evans, in Tottenham-court-road . On the 5th of July the prisoner came in, and bought three-quarters of a yard of ribbon, which came to 21/4d.; while I was cutting it I saw her take a piece out of the basket, and put it under her shawl - she went out, after paying for what she bought; I told my master of it, and then went and overtook her about twenty yards off, and brought her back; she was taken up stairs - master asked if she had any property about her; she denied it - this eighteen yards of ribbon was found under her shawl.

THOMAS SUMPTER . I took the prisoner in charge, and found thirteen duplicates for trifling things on her.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I saw it on the floor, and picked it up.

GUILTY . Aged 34. - Confined Six Weeks .

1917. WILLIAM EVERITT was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , one half-crown, and 1 shilling , the monies of James Squire , his master.

WILLIAM SMELLIE . I am brother-in-law of James Squire , a pork-butcher , of Tottenham-court-road. My sister gave me information; the prisoner had been in their service about twelve weeks, and on the 1st of September I called him into the parlour, and told him his master was very dissatisfied with his conduct; and asked him to account for some meat which we had found concealed - I did not threaten or promise him at all; I asked him what money he had about him; he said 16s. 6d. - I asked him to show it me, which he did; there were two half-crowns among it - I sent for Cowley; when he came I showed him the whole money - he picked out a half-crown and a shilling, in the prisoner's presence, and said they had been in his possession that morning - I then gave the prisoner in charge; the rest of the money was identified at the office.

WILLIAM COWLEY . On the 31st of August, Mrs. Squire sent to me, and gave me two half-crowns and one shilling and sixpence; I marked them all, and sent my sister next morning with a half-crown and a shilling to purchase some meat, about a quarter before eight o'clock, and about eight, I sent her daughter with the other halfcrown and sixpence - I was sent for at eleven that morn ing; Smellie produced a quantity of money from the prisoner's pocket, among which I identified the half-crown and a shilling which I had marked - Squire has four or five servants - I said the money was marked; the prisoner said he had not seen me that morning, which was true.

MARY YOUSTON . I am Cowley's sister. On the morning of the 1st of September I went to Squires' shop, and bought some pork, for which I paid the prisoner the halfcrown and shilling; I received it of my brother - I saw the same money before the Magistrate, marked in the same way.

JOHN FINLEY . I am a Policeman. On the 1st of September, about one o'clock, the prisoner was given into my charge for stealing money out of a till - I produce the half-crown and shilling.

WILLIAM COWLEY . This half-crown and shilling I marked, at seven o'clock on the evening of the 31st; here is the same mark on another half-crown.

Prisoner's Defence. I was in the habit of serving in the shop early in the morning; a girl came and I served her; there was no key to lock the till, and I put the money into my pocket, while I went to the back premises for some liver, and forgot to take it out again.

MARY YOUSTON . I am quite sure he put the money into the till.

GUILTY . Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Four Months .

1918. RICHARD CRIBB and ELIZABETH WARNER were indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 2 pillows, value 8s.; 1 sheet, value 2s.; 1 pail, value 1s., and 1 candlestick, value 6d. , the goods of Daniel Parker .

JANE PARKER . I am the wife of Daniel Parker , and live in Laystall-street . The prisoners lodged with me above twelve months as man and wife, at 4s. 6d. per week; they never owed a week's rent - the man is a picture-frame maker ; the man left the room, sent the rent, and to say he was not coming home, that he would not live with the woman any more, and that part of the goods were gone - this was on Saturday, the 3rd of September, I then went up into the room, and these things were gone; Warner had not left.

JOHN SPENCER . I am servant to Mr. Brown, a pawnbroker, in Gray's Inn road. I have two pillows, pawned on the 4th and 7th of March, and a sheet on the 21st of January, for 1s. each - they were pawned by a man in the name of James Warner , No. 20, Laystall-street - the person who took them in has left.

WILLIAM COX . I am a dealer in marine-stores, and live in Little Gray's Inn-lane. I bought a pillow-case, a candlestick, and pail of Warner, on the 1st and 2nd of September, and the 23rd of August - she was alone.

THOMAS DANEY . I am a Policeman. I received the prisoners in custody - Cribb produced the duplicates to me, and said voluntarily that he had pawned the two pillows and sheet in Gray's Inn-lane.

JOHN SPENCER . These are the duplicates from my master's shop.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Cripp's Defence. The things were sold without my knowledge or consent - I slept at my employer's for nine weeks, while the family was at Brighton; during that time she took the things out, and pawned them - I sent our foreman to pay the rent, and to say I should not live with her any longer.

WARNER - GUILTY . Aged 38.

Confined Fourteen Days .

CRIBB - NOT GUILTY .

1919. CHARLES DOYLE was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 steel-roller, value 2l. 10s. , the goods of Noah Rous .

NOAH ROUS . I am a smith . On the 22nd of August, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, my premises were shut up - this steel roller was there on the bench in the shop; when I came down, about six o'clock in the morning it was gone; it must have been taken before the shop was open - it must have been opened by a false-key; there was no violence used - I found it at Marlborough-street on the 29th, and am quite certain of it.

GEORGE MYERS . I live in High-street, Bloomsbury, and am an iron-merchant. On the 24th of August, between four and five o'clock, the prisoner came into the shop - I asked what he wanted; he took this roller from under his apron - I examined it, found it belonged to some machine, and asked where he got it; he said he found it among some rubbish - I asked what kind of rubbish; he said shavings - I asked what employ he was in; he said he was out of place, that he had no parents, and was living with his aunt - he gave the name of John Jones , No. 33, John's-court, John-street, Haymarket; I asked if he knew it was stolen - he gave me no answer; I told him there had been a person to inquire after it - he said, "Has he?" I said I should detain it, and send a man with him to see if his address was correct, but before I could get round the counter, he ran out - I lost him, and did not see him again till the 29th, when he was apprehended; nobody ever came for it.

ROBERT HUSON. I am an officer. The prisoner was given into my charge on the 29th, by another officer, who took him - I inquired, and found the direction he gave was false.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down stairs one morning, to get some pieces of wood from some carpenter's rubbish, and among the shavings, under some large pieces of timber, I found this roller.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1920. GEORGE DOVEY was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , 1 sack, value 2s., and 4 iron weights, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Joseph James Lake .

JOSEPH JAMES LAKE . I live in Drummond-crescent, St. Pancras , and sell vegetables in the street . On the 6th of September these weights were in my cart, which stood opposite my premises in a yard; when I got up at six o'clock in the morning they were gone - the gate of the yard had been broken off its hinges before; I found the prisoner in custody with them the same day - he is a stranger.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q. Your house looks into the yard? A. Yes - the gate was down which made the yard open; the sack was at the back of the cart, and the weights under my goods - nobody had any business in the yard; there is a piece of waste ground near there.

JAMES POSFORD . I am a Policeman. On the 6th of September, at five o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner coming down Little Drummond-street, about two hundred yards from the prosecutor's yard, with this sack rolled up under his arm - I asked if he had any thing there; he said, "You see what it is as well as I do;" I asked if he had any thing else there - he said No, but I found the four weights in the sack; he immediately knocked at his own door, which he was close by - somebody opened it; he immediately plunged in, but I went in and secured him - he made great resistance.

Cross-examined. Q. He told you he had found them? A. Yes - he did not say where; he was not going towards the prosecutor's house.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming towards this man's place - the Policeman asked what I had got; I said a sack and four weights which I had picked up in the field.

GUILTY . - Aged 22. Confined Six Weeks .

1921. MARY CHILD was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 bonnet, value 1s. 6d.; 1 apron, value 2d.; 1 handkerchief, value 1d., and 12 pence , the property of Thomas Evelyn .

JANE EVELYN . I am the wife of Thomas Evelyn , of Lower Chapman-street, Commercial-road ; my husband is at sea , and I sell nuts about. I was coming home about eleven o'clock, on the 23rd of August; the prisoner said she was without a lodging, and did not know where to go; I took her home with me - she went to bed in my room - I awoke about four o'clock, and missed her and all my things; I went with a Policeman, and found her drinking at the White Hart about five o'clock; she had my bonnet on, and all my things - the money was not found on her.

JAMES SMITH . I am a Policeman. I found the prisoner with the bonnet, apron, and handkerchief on - she said she merely did it in a joke, and denied having had the money.

Prisoner's Defence. I was drinking with her on Monday, and pawned my clothes for drink, and on Tuesday she got this up against me.

JAMES SMITH . When I took her, she had nothing but a gown and black petticoat.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 33 - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1922. EDWARD CRANE was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 carpenter's plough, value 5s.; 1 bit, value 6d, and 1 stock, value 4s., the goods of Thomas Rhodes ; and 1 saw, value 5s. , the goods of William Worledge .

THOMAS RHODES . I am a carpenter . On the 12th of July, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I went with Worledge to get some beer - we left our tools in a new building at Stepney , and left the prisoner there; we returned in about ten minutes, found the door shut, and the things gone - nobody could come there without his knowledge - he was still there - we had shut our tools up in the house we worked in - we found them in pawn in about half an hour, in the Commercial-road; from what the pawnbroker said, we went over to the prisoner, and I said"You have been pawning my tools, give me the duplicate;" he denied having the duplicate, or knowing any thing of the tools - he went into one of the houses to get his coat to go away - I detained him, and when the constable took him, he took the duplicates from his pocket, and threw them on the ground - the bit, which I had left in my stock, we found in his pocket.

WILLIAM WORLEDGE . I was at work at these buildings, and left with Rhodes; I lost my saw, which I found at the pawnbroker's.

WILLIAM EDWARD RUMSEY . I am a pawnbroker, in the Commercial-road. On the 11th of July I took in a plough; and on the 12th, a tenant-saw and a stock - they were all pawned by the prisoner; he pawned the last thing about an hour before he was taken.(Property produced and sworn to.)

JAMES ANDREWS . I am an officer. I found this bit in the prisoner's pocket.

GUILTY . Aged 40 - Confined Six Months .

1923. DANIEL COWLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 5s., the goods of Daniel Kinsey , from his person .

DANIEL KINSEY . I am a saddler , and live in Regent-street. On Sunday, the 3rd of July, I was at the Parkgate, on Constitution-hill , and felt something at my coat pocket - I saw the prisoner putting my handkerchief up under his coat behind; part of it hung down - he seemed to be alone; I collared him, and gave him in charge.

WILLIAM SHEPHERD . I am a Policeman. I was in the Green-park; the people were following the soldiers from the Palace - I saw the prisoner in the crowd; Kinsey gave him in charge with this handkerchief, and I found another between his skin and his shirt; he is in the Park almos every morning.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Life .

1924. JOSEPH CROFT was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 spoon, value 10s. , the goods of Frank Godman Capel ; and JAMES FLEMING , alias CONNELY was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen .

SARAH GALE . I am cook to Frank Godman Capel, of Nottingham-street, Marylebone . The prisoner Croft was in the habit of coming to the house, to go on errands, but was not regularly employed. On the 23rd of August, about one o'clock in the day, I had this spoon in use in the kitchen; I saw Croft standing by the kitchen door, about six o'clock, and about nine I missed the spoon - I found it at the office next morning.

JOSEPH PIKE . I am a stone-mason, and my sister is housekeeper to Mr. Capel. Having been informed that Croft had made a confession, I went to him, and asked where the spoon was - I did not make him any threat or promise; he told me that a boy, named James Connely , was offering it for sale for him, at the corner of Peter-street, and the boy had told him the party had detained the spoon - I went to Peter-street; no spoon had been offered there - I went with Croft to Stingo-lane; he gave me a description, by which I found Fleming.

BENJAMIN ETCHELLS . I am a Policeman. Pike applied to me, and I took Croft, who gave the account Pike has stated; he said Connely told him to bring him any thing that was silver, and he could sell it for him; I went to Edwards'-place, Seymour-place, where Fleming lived, and Clark brought Fleming to me, with the spoon in his hand.

CHARLES CLARK . I am a Policeman. I heard Croft's description of the boy; I was going up Crawford-street, and saw Fleming running as hard as he could, with another person; I took him, and found the silver table-spoon in his left hand, which I saw him take from his pocket, wrapped in a green cloth - I took it from him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Croft's Defence. I was putting some shavings away in the cellar, and found this spoon - I cleaned it, and asked this boy to mind it for me till morning, when I meant to return it.

Fleming's Defence. He came to me, and said he had found the spoon in the vault - he did not know whether it was silver, but if it was he would take it back in the morning, and asked me to mind it for him, as he did not want his father and mother to know it; in the morning the Policeman came and made a noise about it - I came out, and ran across Crawford-street; the Policeman came up, and I gave it to him.

CROFT - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Fined One Shilling , and Discharged.

FLEMING - GUILTY . Aged 13.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

1925. JOHN BROWN was indicted for embezzlement .

CHRISTOPHER ALDERSON ALDERSON . I principally reside in Yorkshire. - I have a farm at Hendon . In April 1829, I took the prisoner into my employ as bailiff , as my principal manager - I was not aware that he was acting incorrect, till about a month previous to my last return to town, which was in June, having had information from Mr. Wells; I produced his book before the Justice - the prisoner said he wanted to make up the book; the Justice ordered it to be delivered up to him, which was done - I have since received that book from Chadwick, and now produce it; there is no account in it of 2l. 15s. received for hay, on the 2nd of September 1830, nor of 5l. 8s., on the 5th of October - the book is partly in the prisoner's hand-writing, and partly in Chadwick's; the prisoner never accounted to me for either of these sums.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. You trusted the entire management of the farm to him? A. Yes, he did not buy and sell at his discretion - he has perhaps bought corn, which he got from a person I sent hay to; he frequently sold hay without consulting me - he took it to market, and when he wanted corn for the horses, he got it from the person I sent hay to; I charged him before the Magistrate with not accounting to me for what he had sold, and I produced the receipts for these two particular sums the Magistrate dismissed him, and ordered the book to be given him to see if there were any errors; it was returned to me in about a week - it contains an account of goods sold to persons for me, and at the end is a general statement of his account; that has been made since he was before the Magistrate - I had a previous account, in which he marked some errors; here is one of 3l. which is now added - the account is headed "Cash received;" he charges himself with gross sums, without naming persons, and makes a total of 731l. 1s. 8d. - he then strikes a balance, making 9l. 5s. due to me; the two sums in question amount to between 8l. and 9l.

Q. How can you prove these sums are not in the account he renders? A. These sums are taken from accounts in the book; and they are not named in those accounts - he once mentioned an error of 3l. to me.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. Have you gone through them to see if you have received the sum of 2l. 17s. or 5l. 8s.? A. He never gave me either; his duty was always to hand over the money to me, not to lay it out - it is the information I received from Mr. Wells which makes me prosecute him; neither of these sums are mentioned in his account, which embraces the time before and after October.

GEORGE WELLS . I am a hay-salesman, and live at Hendon. I was in the habit of selling hay for the prosecutor, which was brought by the prisoner for that purpose: on the 2nd of September, 1830, I sold for the prosecutor, by the prisoner's directions, a load of hay for 3l.; my commission was 5s., and I gave the balance to the prisoner - on the 5th of October I sold a load for 3l.; and on the 25th of September, one for 2l. 18s.; making together 5l. 18s.; my commission was 10s., and I paid him 5l. 8s. at once; we generally settled once a week - I was before the Magistrate at Hendon; these two sums were mentioned there - the prisoner was dismissed to make up his books; he called on me three or four days after, and saw this account; the said he had not had the load of hay on the 2nd of September - he marked it, and said I ought not to put that down; I said I paid for it - he made a mark against the 28th of September and the 5th of October, and said I was not to put them down, but to make a fresh bill, for he had not got them in his account - I am quite sure I paid both these sums to him.

Cross-examined. Did he not tell you there must be some mistake, for he had never, on those days, received those sums? A. Yes; I said "Here is my book, and I cannot alter it" - he insisted that his account was right.

Q. Here is, in his book, "25th of September, 2l. 13s., and the 7th of October, 2l. 15s." - that makes 5l. 8s.? A. It does, but I have not seen his book; I am quite sure I paid the 5l. 8s. in one sum.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. On the 2nd of September you paid him 2l. 15s.? A. I do not say I paid it on that day, but in the course of a few days; he had had a week given him to make up his books - he has written "left out," against these sums, which means I was to leave them out in the account: there were sales on the 25th of September and the 7th of October - besides these items, there were two distinct sales, which had nothing to do with this sum of 5l. 8s. - I have gone through every item of his book, and these two sums are left out.

Prisoner's Defence. I was only brought here on Saturday; I never received 5l. 8s. from him at one time in my life - I used to receive the money by instalments, and have rendered a true account, and after my book was delivered into their hands they altered it; there are four loads of hay I never received any thing for.

NOT GUILTY .

1926. MARGARET REEVES was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 gown, value 2s. , the goods of Henry Dyner .

EMMA BROOKS . I am servant to Henry Dyner , of Great-Earl-street . I was in his shop on the 18th of August, in the afternoon; he sells ready-made clothes - the prisoner came in with another woman - they asked for two aprons; they tied them on; I said the price was sixpence each; they said they were going for some money, and wished me to trust them till they returned - I refused; they took them off, and returned them; this gown laid on a table, about a yard from the counter: they left the shop; the other woman took the gown and gave it to the prisoner, saying, "Take this, we will have something;" the prisoner walked out with it; they had not asked the price; I did not leave the shop, as there was nobody there - Mr. Dyner came in in about half an hour; I described them to him; he went to the top of the street - I saw the other woman in custody that afternoon, and the prisoner was taken next day - the other woman was discharged, and the prisoner would not have been committed, but she put up her fist, and cut my mouth open.

Prisoner. Q. Did not a woman come to the door, and give you half a crown for a gown? A. Yes - that was a gown outside the door; the other woman stopped behind, and abused me in the shop.

WILLIAM NORMAN . I was a Policeman. I heard of this on the 19th of August, and took the prisoner that day in Seven-dials; I told her it was for stealing a gown - she said, "The gown be d-d, it was ginned," and she scratched my face very violently - when before the Magistrate she knocked Brooks down.

Prisoner's Defence. This girl lived with my sister four years ago, and robbed her; I met her one day, and gave her in charge: on the day in question she called me in, and asked me to buy an apron - we had some words, and I left; it is an old spite which she has against me.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1927. JOHN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of September , 28 yards of cotton, value 14s. , the goods of Samuel Smyth Forsaith .

SAMUEL SMYTH FORSAITH . I am a linen-draper , and live in Whitechapel-road . On the 14th of September this cotton hung outside the door, on a rod, and was pinned - an alarm was given; I saw it was gone, and in about a quarter of an hour the prisoner was brought to the shop, and a person brought in the print.

GEORGE MOIR . I am a shopman to Mr. Forsaith. I heard the alarm, went out, and saw the prisoner about twenty yards off with the print under his arm - two or three persons raised a cry of Stop thief! he saw me pursuing, then dropped the print, and ran; a young man stopped him - I am certain he is the person.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was going home, and never saw the print till I was taken to the shop.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Fined One Shilling and Discharged.

NEW COURT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1928. WILLIAM LADD was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 coat, value 12s.; 1 waistcoat, value 2s., and 1 pair of trousers, value 6s., the goods of Joseph Collins , from the person of John Bruce .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1929. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 2 handkerchiefs, value 8s. , the goods of Isaac Welchman .

JAMES VALLOTON. I am shopman to Isaac Welchman, a linen-draper , of Holborn-hill . On the afternoon of the 29th of August the prisoner came and asked to look at some black silk handkerchiefs, which were shown to him; he spread them on the counter, took from under them two handkerchiefs, and put them into his left-hand pocket - I seized him; he pulled them out of his pocket, and threw them behind him - he begged we would do nothing to him, and said these were hard times.

BENJAMIN CATMULL . I am a constable, and took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Two Months .

1930. WILLIAM BARROWS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 1 handkerchiefs, value 3s. , the goods of Thomas Worters .

THOMAS WORTERS . I am a pawnbroker , in Phoenix-street, Somers'-town . On the afternoon of the 12th of September a young woman gave me information; my shopman ran out, and brought back the prisoner - I asked him what property he had about him; he said none - I sent for an officer, and he was searched; I saw him shuffling about, and this handkerchief was found at his feet; it had been hanging inside of the door, fastened with a string - the prisoner had been there to redeem a waistcoat.

Cross-examined by MR. PRENDERGAST. Q.Had you known him before? A. I had seen him once or twice - one part of it was across his feet, about three yards from the door, where it had been; there were three persons in the shop - he had been in the shop an hour and a half before, and I consider he loosened the string, so that a slight pull would get it down; he ran about fifty yards.

WILLIAM RICHES . I am an officer. I searched the prisoner - I did not see any thing on the floor when I began to search, but I soon saw this handkerchief on the floor; I took him to the station - he said he wanted a black silk handkerchief, and he had just taken hold of this and it fell into his hat.

Prisoner's Defence. I wanted to buy a handkerchief; I looked at this, and it fell down - I hung it over the door, and went away; when I came back it was found behind the door.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1931. WILLIAM BROCK was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 watch-chain, value 1s., and 1 watch-key, value 2d. , the goods of John Parrison .

JOHN PARRISON . I lodge with the prisoner's mother. I missed my watch on the 19th of August, from a nail in the window - I received a letter by the post, with the duplicates in it.

JAMES HENRY WILLIAMSON . My father is a pawn broker, in Brick-lane, Spitalfields. This watch was pawned by the prisoner on the 19th of August, in the name of William Brock .(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Three Months .

1932. JOHN BUCKLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 basket, value 2s.; 9 live tame rabbits, price 9s.; 5 live tame fowls, price 7s. 6d., and 1 live tame duck, price 1s. 6d. , the property of William Cockerton ; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

WILLIAM COOKERTON . I came from Suffolk to London on the 30th of July with a basket of rabbits and fowls, but I do not know the number; I believe there was a duck in the basket - they belonged to George Bread - I should think they were worth a sovereign; when I got to Whitechapel church I heard a cry of Stop thief! I got down, looked at the hind part of my waggon, and missed the basket.

JOHN SEFFORD . I am a Police-officer. On Saturday morning, the 30th of July, I was in Whitechapel; the prisoner left a cart, then came to me, and said, "What do you think of these waggoners? they would not give me a ride to Spitalfields:" I said I would not be under an obligation to them - he then asked if I had seen two men with baskets - I said No; he then crossed over the road - I stood at a door, and watched him - I saw him go to this waggon, take the basket, and run round a corner; I pursued, he dropped the basket: I pursued to Colchester-street, and found him squatting down behind an old boiler - I sprang my rattle, and another officer came, one went round one way, and the other the other; we took the prisoner - he then pretended to be very drunk, and suffered himself to be dragged out; I then took up this basket.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me take the basket? A. Yes; I had seen you watching the carts the morning before.

WILLIAM ARGENT . I took the prisoner last December; I saw him tried here, but I have not a certificate of his conviction. GUILTY of stealing only. Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

1933. JOHN MONK was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 chaise, value 20l., and 2 spring blinds, value 1l. , the goods of William Scurry .

MR. HEATON conducted the prosecution.

MARY SCURRY . I am the wife of William Scurry - he lives in Hunter-street, Brunswick-square . On the 27th of August my child's chaise was in the parlour, and the blinds laid in the room - I missed them between one and two o'clock; I saw the prisoner about two in Brunswick-square - the chaise is worth 20l., and the blinds 1l.; the pannel of our front kitchen door had been taken out, and in the prisoner's pocket we found a key, which fitted the lock of the area gate.

JAMES COOPER . I was visiting at the prosecutor's. I received information, went out at the street door, and saw the prisoner dragging this chaise, seventy or eighty yards from the house; he attempted to make his escape, but another person came up, and he was taken - we found on him three skeletons, and four other keys, a screw-driver, and two knives.

JOHN CLINTON . I assisted in taking the prisoner - this key found on him fitted the area gate; I saw the prisoner scuffling with Cooper, and secured him - the kitchen door had been entered.

WILLIAM JONES . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I have a wife and four small children - I did it from want.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

1934. JOHN MASON and RICHARD SHAW were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 shilling, 1 sixpence, 1 penny, and 6 farthings, the monies of James Faley , from his person .

WILLIAM SEABROOK . I am a farmer, and live at Abbots Langley, in Herts. I was in Covent-garden on the 16th of July, and saw the prisoners follow a person, who gave his name James Faley - he is not here.

NOT GUILTY .

1935. WILLIAM BARBER was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 pair of boots, value 4s. , the goods of Benjamin Lambert .

EDWARD AUSTIN . I am servant to Mr. Benjamin Lambert, of Old-street-road . On a Wednesday in September the prisoner came to his shop, and asked the price of some blacking - I said 4d. a bottle; I saw him take a pair of boots off a nail at the end of the counter, and put them into his hat - he then asked me if we had any cheaper blacking: I said No; he walked out - I ran to the door, and called my master, who was down stairs - the prisoner was taken to Worship-street.

JOHN MORLEY . I am a Police-officer. I took the prisoner, and found the boots in his hat, on Wednesday the 7th of September.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. A boy took the boots off a nail, I ran and took them from him, and they took me; I said,"Here are the boots, but I did not steal them."

One witness gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin .

1936. GEORGE BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of William Gwyther , from his person .

WILLIAM GWYTHER . On the 8th of September I was in Parliament-street , between ten and eleven o'clock, waiting for the procession; I did not feel this handkerchief taken - but it was held up, and I claimed it.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You did not see it taken? A. No.

JAMES WILD . I am an officer. I was on duty on the day of the Coronation, and saw the prisoner with another man, attempting to pick several pockets, and at last he took this handkerchief from the prosecutor - he put it under his waistcoat; I told the prosecutor of it.

Cross-examined Q. Had you known him before? A. I cannot say I had; he did not come to me, produce the handkerchief, and say he had found it; I said it was a bad job for him - he never said a word; I was in plain clothes.

The prisoner received a good character, and a witness promised to take him into his employment.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Weeks .

1937. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 watch, value 2l., and 1 watch-key, value 7s. , the goods of Henry Osborne .

HENRY OSBORNE . I am a stage-coachman , and live at Hammersmith . I gave my watch to Mr. Madley, the landlord of the house, where I lodge; I afterwards traced it to Mr. Sheppard's - the prisoner lodged in the same house with me.

THOMAS MADLEY . The prosecutor gave me the watch; I put it into the bar - I locked it up at night, and my wife unlocked the bar; the next morning, when I came down, the watch was gone.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q.When did you lock it up? A. On Friday night, the 12th - the bar was found safe in the morning - the watch was not missed till the prosecutor came for it - the prisoner had been there, and appeared drunk.

JOSEPH SHEPPARD . I am a publican at Hammersmith. On Saturday morning, the 13th, the prisoner came to my house, he had some drink, and offered this watch for sale for 25s; I bought it of him for 1l.

Cross-examined. Q. How much did you require him to spend in drink? A. They had 15s. worth - there were twelve or fifteen people in the tap-room; my house is the sign of the Friend at Hand - the prisoner was not drunk in my house.(Property produced, and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, Stating that he had purchased the watch of a man whom he formerly lodged with.

GUILTY . Aged 30 - Confined Four Months .

1938. JAMES COOPER was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 3 coral cameo heads, value 15s. , the goods of Samuel Sparrow and another.

GEORGE COUCH . I am a lapidary, and live on Clerkenwell-green. The prisoner came and offered me three coral cameo heads; I bought them of him for 3s. - I thought he must have got them in some dishonest way, and recognised him to be the errand-boy of Mr. Sparrow.

THOMAS HARRISON . I am a constable. I took the prisoner.

JOHN BRUNT . I am in the employ of Mr. Samuel Sparrow and Edward Hawes . The prisoner had been four months in their service, and left on the 5th of September, the day he sold these heads; I can swear these are my master's property - they are worth about 15s.

Prisoner's Defence. My work was to sweep the counting-house - I found these heads, and put them into my pocket.

JOHN BRUNT . I do not think they could be on the floor, but such a thing might happen; I believe it is his first offence - his parents are very honest people.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Confined One Month .

1939. HENRY CHILVER was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , 3 planes, value 4s. , the goods of Thomas Chilver .

THOMAS CHILVER. I am the prisoner's father; I am a journeyman wheelwright - I missed these planes.

JAMES WALLIS . I am servant to a pawnbroker. I have three planes, but I cannot say who pawned them.

THOMAS CHILVER. These are my planes; I have another son who has absconded.

NOT GUILTY .

1940. JAMES CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of September , 2 woollen shirts, value 5s., and 1 pair of drawers, value 1s., the goods of William Thornton , in a certain vessel in the port of London , &c.; and that he had been before convicted of felony.

JAMES FOSTER . I am mate of a brig, which was laying in the Export-dock, Poplar . On the 10th of September, the prisoner came on board and asked me for a job to paint; I did not know him before, but I set him to paint - there was no one on board but myself; I went below and heard him go to the fore part of the ship, where William Thornton 's chest was - I went up, and found the prisoner with his trousers loose and his shoes off; I asked what he was doing there, he said shaking the dirt off his clothes - I said it was a curious place to do that; he stopped a little time, and asked if he was to go to painting again - I then looked at a pair of trousers, which I saw him throw aside, and I saw they were Thornton's; I then went to look for the prisoner, and he was gone on shore - he looked very bulky, and I sent a boy to watch him.

JOHN FERGUSON . I belong to the ship; I was on shore - I heard a noise, and saw the prisoner go to the end of the logs and undo his trousers; I heard something fall down - it was a piece of iron, and two shirts were stowed under the iron.

JOHN LAMMEN . I am the officer. I took the prisoner,(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I hope you will consider that I underwent the punishment of my former conviction; I am quite innocent of this - I went below because it rained.

JOHN GEORGE . I am an officer. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, on the 9th of December, and I am sure he is the person (read.)

GUILTY . Transported for Life .

1941. ELIZABETH DEELEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 1 pair of shears, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Deeley .

THOMAS DEELEY. I am a tool-maker , and my father lives with me; the prisoner is his second wife - she leaves the house almost every week. On the 5th of September she went away, and we missed a pair of shears and all her clothes; she was out about six days - I had spoken to a Policeman before she returned.

EDWARD DAVIS . I live with a pawnbroker. I have a pair of shears, pawned by the prisoner, on the 5th of September; I gave her this duplicate.

JOSEPH MARTIN . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - I found on her eight duplicates; one for these shears, and the other for her own property.

Prisoner's Defence. I went with my husband to purchase these shears for my son-in-law; he said they were too large, and I gave him my scissors inexchange for them - I did not pawn them.

NOT GUILTY .

1942. JOHN GRIFFITHS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of a person unknown, from his person .

JOHN GUNNELL . I am a Police-officer. On the 12th of September I was in Pall-mall , about four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner attempt several gentlemen's pockets, and at last I saw him draw this handkerchief; with his left-hand from a gentleman's right-hand pocket, and put it into his left-hand trousers pocket - I spoke to the gentleman, and asked if he had lost his handkerchief - he said he had; I told him to follow me - I took the prisoner out of the crowd, but lost the gentleman.

Prisoner's Defence. I was at the water side till halfpast six o'clock, when a waterman landed two gentlemen and a lady; he made the boat fast - I went into it, and under the seat I found this handkerchief; on the day I was taken I got into a crowd - thinking I should have my hat knocked off, I took my handkerchief out of it, and put it into my pocket; the officer came and took me.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1943. GEORGE GREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of May , 20 taps, value 3l. , the goods of William Bailey and another, his masters.

MR. BALL conducted the prosecution.

SAMUEL ETCHES . I am foreman to William and Daniel Bailey, ironmongers , Holborn - the prisoner was their servant , and was discharged in April. I went to Mr. Tulk, and found twenty taps of my employer's property - we never sell them.

SILAS TULK . I am a tool-dealer, and live in Vine-street, Hatton-garden. The prisoner came into my service about April - I purchased a duplicate of him, for these twenty taps, pawned for 7s.; I showed them to Mr. Bailey's foreman.

Cross-examined. Q. Have they not Mr. Bailey's name on them? A. Yes, but it is so small I cannot see it without glasses; I am not a dealer in marine stores - I was charged in the other Court with receiving stolen goods, but was honourably acquitted.

JOSEPH HALL . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. The prisoner has pawned several things at our shop, but I know nothing about these taps.

Prisoner's Defence. I went into partnership with Mr. Tulk, and he deceived me entirely - I found he bought stolen property; I spoke to a gentleman, who took me away from there - Tulk was so spiteful that he said he would soon get me out of there, and he told of this.

NOT GUILTY .

1944. GEORGE GREEN was again indicted for stealing, on the 29th of November , 4 screw-plates, value 4l.; 23 taps, value 3l.; 1 wrench, value 5s.; 1 drill-stock, value 30s.; 1 saw, value 2s.; 1 vice, value 10s., and 2 punches, value 2s. , the goods of William Bailey and another, his masters.

MR. BALL conducted the prosecution.

SAMUEL ETCHES . I am foreman to the prosecutors. I went to Mr. Button's, and found this drill-stock, and these other articles, which are my masters' - most of them have my masters' names on them.

JOSEPH HALL . I am shopman to Mr. Button, a pawnbroker. The prisoner pawned these articles with me - he has been in the habit of pawning for the last twelve months.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Are you quite sure he pawned them? A. I am.

DAVID LYNCH . I am an officer. I went to where the prisoner was working, and found these two steel punches.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. When Tulk and I were together, we employed two men, and when we could not pay them we took the things out of the shop, and sold or pawned them - some of my tools were mixed with his; I did not know that these were stolen - he has often pawned things, but he went in his dirty clothes, and they did not know him.

GUILTY . Aged 49. - Confined Nine Months .

1945. JOHN GRAVES was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 14 planes, value 7s.; 1 square, value 6d., and 1 saw, value 2s. , the goods of John Kine , the younger.

JOHN KINE , JUN. I live in York-row, Paddington . -The prisoner lodged in my house, and was a carpenter - he had been twelve months with me, and went away two days before he was apprehended, which was on the 25th of July, when he came back to my house - I had missed the tools; he produced the duplicate, and said he meant to have brought them back, but he had before denied having taken them.

GEORGE THOMPSON . I am a pawnbroker. I have a saw, a square, and seven planes, pawned by the prisoner, at different times.

Prisoner's Defence. When I went to lodge with him he said if I wanted any things I was to use them.

HENRY MATTHEW BAYFIELD . I am a pawnbroker, and have ten planes - I do not know who pawned them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character, and a witness engaged to employ him.

GUILTY . Aged 27. - Confined Seven Days .

1946. WILLIAM JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Charles Domin , from his person .

CHARLES DOMIN . I was in Charterhouse-lane on the 13th of September, about five o'clock in the afternoon, and all at once I felt the skirt of my coat move - I felt, and my handkerchief was gone; I saw the prisoner moving from me - I ran, and called Stop thief! till he was stopped - he pulled my handkerchief out, and gave it to the Policeman - this is it.

JAMES WILD . I am an officer. I saw the prisoner attempt the prosecutor's pocket for some time; a child was then nearly run over, which took my attention - I then saw the prisoner running, pursued by the prosecutor - I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

1947. MARY ANN JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 2 coats, value 10s. , the goods of Charles Clarke .

CHARLES CLARKE . I am a hackney-coachman . On the 12th of September, at eleven o'clock at night, I left my coach in Howland-mews , while I was attending to my horses; I had left two close body coats on the splinter-bar - I went into the stable for a moment, and when I came out the coats were gone; I went up the mews, and about forty yards off I saw the prisoner with them - an officer had stopped her.

DAVID COLLINS . I am an officer. I saw the prisoner come out of the mews, with these two coats - she began to run, and I took her back.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I went down the mews with a young woman, as I was locked out; this bundle was laying by the side of a carriage - I said, "I will take this horse-cloth, (which I thought it was) lay down on a step, and then the Policeman will take me to the watch-house."

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Three Months .

1948. THOMAS KNIGHT was indicted for stealing' on the 11th of September , 2 horse-shoes, value 1s.; 1 curry-comb, value 6d., and 1 brush, value 2s. , the goods of Joseph Palmer , his master.

JOSEPH PALMER . I am a farrier - the prisoner worked occasionally for me. On the 11th of September I had information, and followed him - this curry-comb and brush were buttoned up in his jacket.

WILLIAM MALINGS . I work for the prosecutor. I went into his shop on the Sunday, and found the prisoner with a pair of horse-shoes buttoned up in his waistcoat - I said, "What are you going to do with them?" he said, "I don't know" - he had no business in the shop that day.

CHARLES McCARTHY . I am an officer. I took the prisoner - I found on him this property, and some horsenails.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I did not take the shoes out of the shop.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Three Months .

1949. JOSEPH MAWSON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of September , 1 sieve, value 1s. 6d., and 3 pecks of apples, value 6s. , the goods of William Smith and another.

HENRY COLLINS . Mr. Smith keeps a shop in Coventgarden . On the 13th of September he sent me out, and I saw the prisoner going away with a half-sieve of apples - I told my master, who called to him; he said he had left another man to pay for them; he had got about fifty yards off - he had not asked the price.

THOMAS POWELL . I am an officer of the market. I took the prisoner.

WILLIAM SMITH . I have one partner. Collins gave an alarm, and I missed a sieve of apples; I saw the prisoner sitting on the sieve under the Piazzas - I called to him; he said he had left another man to pay for them - I was about to give charge of him, when a man stepped up and said, "Here is half-a-crown in part payment;" they had not been off the porter's head two minutes - they were not unpacked, nor fit for sale.

Prisoner. I had dealt with Mr. Essex, Mr. Smith's partner, for them.

GUILTY . Aged 37. - Confined Three Months .

1950. ELIZABETH MOSELEY was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 table-cloth, value 9d.; 1 sheet, value 2s.; 2 pillow-cases, value 6d.; 1 flat-iron, value 4d.; 1 blanket, value 9d.; 1 bolster, value 2s., and 1 sheet, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Rebecca Robinson .

REBECCA ROBINSON . I am a widow , and live in Palmer-street, Shadwell . On the 18th of June I let the prisoner my back-parlour, furnished, for 4s. a week - she paid one week; I go out nursing, and had been out two months; I returned on the 22nd of August, went to her room with an officer, and missed all the furniture but the bed.

WILLIAM SCOTT . I am an officer. I went with the prosecutrix, and took the prisoner; she said I should find the duplicates in Philip-street - I did so.

DANIEL KENNEDY . I am a pawnbroker. I have a sheet, two pillow-cases, and two other articles; three of them pawned in the name of Chant - I cannot say by whom.

JOSEPH MICKLEFIELD . I am a pawnbroker. I have an iron, a sheet, a bolster, and a blanket - these are the duplicates of them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. My husband came home from sea - the prosecutor came into the room; he said he was sorry he could not get any half-pay for me, as it was so short a voyage; she told him not to make himself uneasy about that, as I might have anything I wanted - I pawned some things, but I got work, and redeemed some again.

REBECCA ROBINSON. I told her husband not to make himself uneasy about the rent; but I never allowed her to pawn the things.

GUILTY . Aged 20.

Recommended to Mercy. - Confined Four Months .

1951. EDWARD PAYNE was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , 1 kettle, value 2s. , the goods of James Davey .

JAMES DAVEY. I live in Whitecross-street . On the 17th of March, I had this kettle to repair; it was taken from my celler-window.

EDWARD HANDS . I am an officer. I took the prisoner on the 22nd of March; the prosecutor said he had lost a tea-kettle, and found the person who had bought it. I locked the prisoner up, and the next day he made his escape - I did not catch him till Monday week last.

BRIDGET HOWLEY . I bought this tea-kettle of the prisoner for 1s. - the prosecutor came, and I said I had bought it a good bargain of his brother, which I took the prisoner to be.

Prisoner. Q.Were there not two more lads with em? A. There were two outside.

PATRICK CORCORAN . I am an officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was returning from the doctor's, and saw two lads with the kettle; they asked if I could tell them where to sell it; I went to the witness; some person there said I had stolen it; she said, "It don't much matter if it don't leak; I will give you 1s. for it."

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1952. PHILIP DEEKS was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 20 combs, value 3s.; 20 brushes, value 5s.; 5 pairs of curling-irons, value 1s. 6d.; 6 razors, value 3s.; 2 pairs of tweezers, value 1s.; I screw-driver, value 2d.; 3 hones, value 2s.; 3 razor-strops, value 1s. 6d.; 5 bottles of perfumes, value 1s. 6d.; 2 boxes of tooth powder, value 6d.; 2 bottles of blacking, value 6d.; 1 candlestick, value 6d., and 1 suit of clothes, value 30s. , the goods of William Deeks , his master.

WILLIAM DEEKS. I am the prisoner's uncle; he has been four years apprentice to me, and left me abruptly, on the 22nd of August; I missed this property when an officer called.

PHILIP WEBSTER . I am an officer. I received information, went to the prosecutor, on the 22nd of August, and asked if he was aware that his apprentice was robbing him; he said No - I took him with me to a house near Carnaby-market; we found the prisoner there- his uncle collared him; he said his boxes were below, and he gave us the keys of them - this property was found in them.

THOMAS LUCAS . I am a pawnbroker. I have a suit of clothes, pawned in the name of John Lowe, not by the prisoner.

PHILIP WEBSTER . He said he sent a lad to pawn these clothes, and they were going to Brighton together - I have known the other some time; he is a bad one, and I believe persuaded the prisoner to do this.

GUILTY . Aged 17.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1953. ANN WEATHERALL was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 9 shifts, value 90s.; 1 shirt, value 3s.; 1 child's coat, value 4s.; 1 yard of linen, value 3s., and 1 shawl, value 5s. , the goods of Edward West , her master.

FRANCIS SHERLEY . I am servant to a pawnbroker. I produce the articles stated in the indictment, which were pawned by the prisoner.

EDWARD WEST . I am master of St. Anne's workhouse, Westminster . The prisoner was a pauper in the house; I had employed her as a servant for three years - these are my property; the prisoner had access to them.

Prisoner. I am sorry for my crime.

GUILTY . Aged 57.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor.

Confined Six Months .

1954. JOHN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 30 yards of towelling , the goods of George Clarke .

GEORGE CLARKE . I keep a linen-draper's shop , in Oxford-street . On the 15th of August, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, a woman told me something was gone from the door - I looked, and missed a parcel; I went out, and took the prisoner four doors off, turning a corner - he had this bundle of towelling, which is mine; he said he picked it up.

Cross-examined by MR. BALL. Q.Was it outside your shop? A. Yes; he was not running; I have heard he was in distress.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had found the property.

GUILTY . Aged 31. - Confined Three Months .

1955. JOHN WHITE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 1 waistcoat, value 4s., and 1 brooch, value 1s. , the goods of Thomas Garner .

THOMAS GARNER. I am groom to the secretary to the Portuguese Embassy, in Park-crescent . The prisoner was in the same service, and slept on the same floor; on Saturday week I missed this brooch from my writing - desk in the servant's hall, and this waistcoat from my trunk, which was locked, but the key was in it - the prisoner kept his linen in the table drawer; I inquired of the prisoner about these articles, and he saw me and the under-butler take every thing out of the room to find them - I then looked into the prisoner's drawer and found seventeen duplicates.

THOMAS LUCAS . I am a pawnbroker. I have a waistcoat, a watch-guard and a brooch; I know the guard and brooch were pawned by a man in livery; the waistcoat is in the name of John White.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q.Are the duplicates of these articles here? A. Yes, the guard and brooch are in the name of Robinson.

THOMAS GARNER . This brooch and waistcoat are mine.

Cross-examined. Q.Is there not another Portuguess or Spanish family in the house? A. Yes, there are three men servants - the steward will not allow persons to visit the servants; the drawer in which the duplicates were found was not locked.

PHILIP WEBSTER . I am an officer. I went to the house, and saw the prisoner - I saw the duplicates taken from the drawer; the prosecutor selected two of them - the prisoner said, "You were in great haste, I intended to return them, but I was in distress."

GUILTY Aged 22. - Confined Three Months .

1956. MARY WOODHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of September , 16s., the monies of Thomas Spearing , from his person .

THOMAS SPEARING . I am a haberdasher . On the 12th of September I had dined in the City , and got rather fresh, but knew I was going the right way to Hammersmith , where I live - I met the prisoner as I was going into the Park; I felt a pressure, and my property was gone - I said, "You have robbed me, young woman, if you will give me back my money, you may go about your business;" she said she was innocent - I said, "You know better, I felt you take it;" the Policeman was just by - he took her, and found 16s. in her hand; I had had 18s. in my pocket, but two were left.

JOSEPH HANSON. I was on duty between eleven and twelve o'clock on Sunday morning, and heard words between the prisoner and prosecutor; I got within three paces of them, and concealed myself behind a tree - I heard the prosecutor say, "You have robbed me of all I have got; if you will return the money, I will let you go;" I went up, and said, "What has she robbed you of?" he said 16s. or 18s. - I took her to a gas-lamp, and said, "What have you in your hand?" she said her own money - I opened it, and found 16s. 1d. in it; she said at the watch-house that a captain had given her 14s. -1s. 1d. was her own; the other 1s. she could not account for.

Prisoner. Q. The prosecutor said I robbed him of two sovereigns? A.No, he said he had two sovereigns in his pocket, and so he had.

Prisoner's Defence. He was very tipay.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Fourteen Years .
