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SESSIONS' PAPER.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN KEY , BART., MAROR.(SECOND MAYORALTY.)

SEVENTH SESSION, HELD AT JUSTICE HALL, IN THE OLD BAILEY, ON THURSDAY, THE 6th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1832, AND POLLOWING 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 TITTERTON , No. 74, CORNHILL; AND PUBLISHED AT G. HEBERT'S LIBRARY, No. 88, CHEAPSIDE.

1832.

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 Bailey , Knt., one of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer; Sir John Patteson , Knt., one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench; Sir John Gurney , Knt., one of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer; John Ansley , Esq.; Sir Charles Flower , Bart.; John Thomas Thorp , Esq; Sir William Heygate , Bart.; and Anthony Brown , Esq., Aldermen of the said City; Newman Knowlys , Esq., Recorder of the said City; Charles Farebrother , Esq.; Thomas Kelly , Esq.; Samuel Wilson , Esq.; and Sir Chapman Marshall , Knt., 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 County of Middlesex.

LONDON JURIES.

First

Alfred Mason

Henry Kennet

John Coverly

John Hewitt

Peter Mumford

Rufus Wincott

John Fairby

Robert Bays

Nicholas Stone

William Daniels

David Ray Piggot

John Davenport .

Second

Rob. Anthony , Jun.

William Asketh

John Haynes

James W. Brewer

William Newman

William Lowe

William Turner

Robert Edw. Gavey

Thomas Hudson

James Gann

John Shaw Holmes

John Gerrard .

MIDDLESEX JURIES.

First

Ben. T. Nightingale

Henry Howard Nash

Benjamin Neave

John Owen

Samuel Phillips

William Page

William Proctor

John Philipson

John Reddal

John Riggs

John Rogers

Francis Rowe .

Second

Joseph Paul

George Maynard

Jasper Moore

William Murfield

Richard Moore

Robert Melvill

William Marshall

Thomas Porter

Charles Muston

Henry Major

Allen Mason

James Hen. Martin .

Third

Richard Pugh

Josiah Phelps

John Pike

George Rishon

Joseph Miller

David Macher

Thomas Rogers

John Railey

John Retalic

William Reynolds

John Poole

Robert McDonald .

Fourth

Thomas Manley

John Marshall

Edward Moore

Thomas Marriott

Samuel Moore

James Nichols

Edward Powell

James Poole

John Pitman

Peter Patterson

William Powell

Richard Pritchard .

Fifth

Philip Risdon

Joshua Rogers

William Reynolds

Thomas Parkins

George Perry

William Reynolds

William Rathbone

Charles John Rowe

James Rolph

Robert Russell

John Mundy

William Mason .

SESSIONS' HOUSE, OLD BAILEY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1832.

KEY, MAYOR - SEVENTH SESSION.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1726. JOHN ANDERSON was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Davies , on the 21st of August , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and stealing, 2 coats, value 5l.; 3 waistcoats, value 1l.; 1 pair of boots, value 1l.; 1 pair of trousers, value 15s.; 1 pair of breeches, value 15s.; 1 bat, value 8s., and 1 umbrella, value 1s., his property .

THOMAS DAVIES . I live at No. 1, Three Cups-alley, in the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch ; I rent two rooms on the first floor in the house, at 4s. 6d. a week, of Mr. Briggs, who does not live in the same house. On the 21st of August, at a quarter before six o'clock in the morning, I went out - I locked the door, and took the key in my pocket: I returned about a quarter-past seven, and found the door wide open - it was unlocked by a strange key or something - the bolt of the lock was not shot: I am quite certain I locked it: I missed one coat, and found a pair of breeches, a pair of black trousers, and two waistcoats in a bundle, ready to be taken away - they were removed down to the ground floor room, and there was a black coat, a pair of boots, a hat, and an umbrella on the floor; I went up stairs to my bed-room, and found a waistcoat on the floor: I had left all these things in my drawers when I went out; I did not see the prisoner there - I know him by sight; I went to the station-house about nine o'clock, and found my coat - this is it (looking at it); I can swear to it - I had left it in my drawer when I went out: I had seen that and all my other clothes that morning.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Have you worn it often? A. Not very; I swear to it by a stain of tobacco on the sleeve, and there is a piece of rag and different things in the pocket - no violence was done to my lock.

WILLIAM HENRY CLARK . I am a Policeman. On the 21st of August, about a quarter to seven o'clock in the morning, I stopped the prisoner coming out of Three Cups-alley into George-street, with this coat on, over his own clothes; another young man was with him - I saw them running very fast, and stopped the prisoner; he made great resistance: as I took him to the station, I asked him where he got the coat from - he said he picked it up, he lid not say where; I have had it ever since: I returned to Davies' house, and found the rest of the property - I first saw the prisoner about fifty yards from the prosecutor's house, coming in a direction from it; I had been watching three or four of them for half an hour, and had seen him near the place about six o'clock, in company with three others - he had not got this coat on then; when I took him he had it on over his own black coat: I searched, and found only a knife on him - I cannot say whether the others had any thing about them.

Cross-examined. Q. Was he putting the coat on when you saw him? A. No, he had got it on; he had been out of my sight about twenty minutes - the things would make a middling size bundle, such as he could carry; there was no mark of violence on the prosecutor's lock - I found nothing on the prisoner to pick it with.

COURT. Q. How could the door be opened? A. By a skeleton-key very easily.

THOMAS DAVIES . Here is the stain of tobacco on the coat sleeve, and this blue rag in the pocket; I know that: I am certain I locked the door.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going to work, and in George-street picked the coat up, laying in the street; I was in the act of trying it on when the Policeman seized me by the collar, and dragged me to the station-house - I asked what charge he had; he said he would tell me when he got me there - I can prove I was going to work; I am a sofa and bedstead-maker.

[Sept. 6.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 26.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1727. THOMAS DUBBER was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Janes , on the 1st of August , at St. Marylebone, and stealing two pairs of boots, value 10s., and 3 pairs of shoes, value 12s., the goods of Joseph Vickery .

JOSEPH VICKERY . I am a shoemaker , and live in Knutford-place. In August I lived at No. 8, Edgware-road, in the parish of St. Marylebone ; I occupied one room up stairs and the shop; William Janes , the landlord, lived in the house, and slept there. On the 1st of August I went to bed about eleven o'clock - I locked the shop door, and put the key into my pocket; that door opens into the street - there is no communication between the shop and my bed-room; I get to the bed-room by a private door from the street; there is no door from the shop into the house or passage; the only door to the shop is from the street - it is under the same roof; my bed-room is over the shop. I was alarmed about one o'clock by the Policeman's rattle springing - I went down, and found the prisoner in the hands of the Policeman, with five pairs of shoes and boots, which were my property: the shop door was open - the lock was not broken at all; I saw three pairs of shoes and two pairs of boots in the Policeman's hands - they are nine; I am certain I left them in the shop that night - I examined, and missed a considerable deal more boots and shoes.

CHARLES EDWARDS . In August last I lodged at the same house as the prosecutor; William Janes , the landlord, lives there. On the 2nd of August, about one o'clock in the morning, as I came home, I was about opening the private door, and saw a man standing at the shop doorhe ran away very fast; I went to the door, and found it was open - I pushed it open, and two men came out; I laid hold of them both - I saw them inside the shop: they came out; I seized them both, and called the Police - one escaped, and the prisoner, who was the other, I kept hold of, and delivered him to the Police - the two men were very busy, taking shoes out of their pockets, when I laid hold of them; there was nothing on the pavement when I took hold of them, and I heard nothing drop, but shoes were found on the pavement, which they must have dropped - there were no shoes on the pavement when they came out; I first saw them there at the time I gave the prisoner in charge, which was while I was struggling with him.

GEORGE GROUNDWELL . I am a Policeman. On the morning of the 2nd of August I was nearly opposite the shop, when Edwards called Police! I immediately ran across, and found the prisoner struggling with him - he gave him into my charge; I saw a man running up the street, and on looking on the pavement I saw the property laying there at the time I took him into custody; I took the shoes and boots off the pavement, which I produce - I searched the prisoner immediately, and found nothing on him but a bit of sealing-wax; I saw nobody come out of the shop - the struggle was the first I saw.

JOSEPH VICKERY . These shoes and boots are mine, and what I left in my shop that night - my initials are on some of them; I have had them three weeks or a month, and some of them nearly six months.

Prisoner's Defence. I was out of work for six weeks, and went to a person who promised to give me work - as I returned home I heard a cry of Police! I ran up, and saw this man with a man in custody - I went up, and he said"You are one of them;" the one he held then struck him, and got away - he then seized me, and said, "You are one of them."

[Sept. 6.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 21.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1728. WILLIAM JONES and HENRY SMITH were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Corsan , on the 6th of July , at St. John of Wapping, and stealing, therein 2 watches, value 13l., and 2 thimbles, value 6d., his property .

THOMAS CORSAN. I am a watch and clock-maker , and live at No. 119, High-street, in the parish of St. John, Wapping . On the 26th of July, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, I lost two watches and two silver thimbles from my shop - I was in the back room, adjoining my shop, and was alarmed by a noise; I ran to the side door, which communicates with the back room where I was, and not seeing any thing particular; I returned, and Mr. Linklater brought Jones into the shop, and I received one of my watches from him; I went to the window and missed another watch - I went to the station-house, where the other prisoner was, but it was not found there; I returned to my shop, and found the other watch under a loose sheet of paper on my counter - Jones had been about a yard from that spot when he was brought into the shop; I missed nothing but two watches and two thimbles from the window.

THOMAS LINKLATER . I am a provision-merchant, and live at No. 269, Wapping. On the day in question I was in my counting-house, which is opposite Corsan's - I saw Jones and Smith standing before Mr. Corsan's window; I saw Jones pull the wire guard of the window towards him, so as to admit Smith's hand between the guard and window; I then saw a pane of glass fall inside the shopSmith put his hand in, and unhooked two watches; they went away, and when they got opposite our warehouse, I went out and caught Jones; Smith immediately ran away, and Hagan, a lighterman, went after him - I took Jones into Corsan's; Judge, the officer, came in - when I took Jones in he pulled a watch from his pocket, and put it on the counter; I took it up, and gave it to Corsan - I saw two thimbles fall on the floor from Jones, he was taken to the station-house.

Smith. I was not near the window. Witness. I am quite sure he was - I was observing them for about a quarter of an hour; they were about the window all that time - they occasionally went into a public-house, which is next door to Corsan's.

WILLIAM JUDGE . I am a Thames Police-surveyor. I happened to be next door to Corsan's - I went into the shop on hearing the alarm, and found Jones in charge of Linklater - I took him, and received the watch from Mr. Corsan, and inside the window I found a piece of glass, which exactly fitted where it had been cut out.

PETER HAGAN . I was in Mr. Linklater's counting-house - I saw Smith and Jones at Mr. Corsan's window for about ten minutes; I saw Smith with his hand in the window - he seemed to be taking the watches, and giving them to Jones; I went out with Mr. Linklater, and Smith ran away - I ran after him, hallooing out, and a baker stopped him near Wapping church; I did not lose sight of him; Watts, the Policeman, took him in custody to the station-house.

HENRY WATTS . I am a Policeman. I saw Smith in the custody of Hagan, and took him to the station.

THOMAS CORSAN. Here is the watch I found on the counter - it was in the window, hanging with the other before, and the thimbles just below them.

Smith's Defence. I went over the water to look for a ship, and coming up Wapping I met a friend, who gave me something to drink - not being used to it it overcame me; I went by this place - the gentleman ran after me, and said I had been stealing a watch - I had not been near the place; I had been into a public-house next door, as the gentleman gave me 2s.

JONES - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.

SMITH - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.

Before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1729. SAMUEL FISHER , HENRY TREVILLIAN , and RICHARD ROBINS were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Girling , on the 2nd of September , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and stealing 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 seal, value 5s.; 1 necklace, value 5s.; 1 pair of bracelets, value 15s.; 20 yards of linen, value 2l.; 2 half-sovereigns, 1 crown, 10 half-crowns, 20 shillings, 14 sixpences, 50 pennies, and 100 halfpence, his property .

FISHER pleaded GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.

JOHN GIRLING. I live at No. 2, Fenton-street, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch ; the prisoner Fisher's mother lodged in my house. On Sunday afternoon, the 2nd of September, I went out between half-past five and six o'clock, and left all the doors locked; I returned between eight and half-past eight, and found the outer door apparently as I had left it, but on going through the shop, into a little room, the door of which I had left open, I found that door shut, and on entering that room I missed several articles - I suppose persons must have got in by false keys; I think they must have got in at the doors.

WILLIAM TAYLOR . I am a Policeman. Last Sunday, between six and seven o'clock in the evening, I saw the prisoners in company, and kept my eyes on them; they separated; Trevillian and Fisher went away in a direction towards Mr. Girling's house - they were about fifty yards from it when they left Robins; that was about half-past six o'clock - I did not see where they went to; I saw Robins standing at the corner of the street - I do not know the name of the street; he was in the street in which Girling lives, and was standing at the corner of another street - he was in sight of Girling's house; I cannot tell where Trevillian and Fisher went - I saw them together again about seven o'clock; all three - I afterwards stopped them; they had then got about four hundred yards further; I stopped Trevillian, the other two were stopped in my presence by two Policemen - I searched Trivillian, and found nothing on him which Girling claims; I found nothing but a silk handkerchief and a tobacco-box on him.

JAMES GODFREY . I am a Policeman. I was with Taylor, and took Robins - I searched him, and found a piece of linen cloth, measuring twenty yards, and a 5s. paper of penny-pieces, but nothing more belonging to the prosecutor; these are them - I asked Robins what he had got there, alluding to the linen, when I apprehended him; he said he did not know - he did not tell me how he came by it; Fisher was close to him when he said he did not know what it was.

JOHN JOHNSON . I am a Policeman. I apprehended Fisher, and searched him - I found on him nearly all the property which was stolen; I know nothing against the other prisoners - I found, three keys on Fisher, and a broken knife; two of the keys open an inner door, leading to the shop, but none of them open the outer door, where they got in, as I suppose.

JOHN NOBLE . I saw Robins enter Mr. Girling's house- he went in at the private door, between six and seven o'clock - I cannot say whether it was open; the door leads up to Fisher's mother's room - it is not the door which was broken open; there is a shop door and a private door - I saw him come out again in a few minutes; I did not see him bring any thing out with him - he came out alone; I did not see Fisher come out.

JOHN GIRLING . My shop door was fastened inside - they must have got in at the private door; I had left that door locked - this is my linen; I believe it to be part of a piece belonging to my wife - I lost a piece similar to it- I have no mark on it; the paper, these halfpence were in, resembles what I tied them up in, but I cannot swear to it - I lost a 5s. paper of penny-pieces; I have seen the articles in possession of Johnson, and can speak to the watch with certainty - I miss nothing now; the linen, which was taken, was dry.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Fisher's mother lodged with you? A. Yes; she had no key - she went out about half-past three o'clock; I went out between five and six o'clock, and left nobody in the house; I have no servant - it was on Sunday; the shop door was shut, and fastened inside - Mrs. Fisher had no servant; I believe the prisoner is her son - I did not go into her room to see if any body remained there; it was not likely - she did not have many visiters; Fisher did not live there - he was there on Sunday morning; there are two keys to the private door, one for the lock and another for the latch; I have them both - I was at the public-house opposite all the while, taking tea with Orchard, the landlord, and had told Mrs. Fisher the keys would be there if she wanted to get in.

COURT. Q. Was any inner door unlocked? A. The door between the staircase and shop was opened, I suppose - I had left it locked, and found it locked when I returned; nobody could get at the property without unlocking that door, unless they got in at the window which was not open - if any body had got in at it I should have seen some traces, and it could not be opened from the outside - I lost a necklace, a pair of bracelets, two half-sovereigns, and about 2l. 17s. in silver.

JAMES GODFREY . He had the linen concealed in a handkerchief; every body could see he had a handkerchief with something in it.

Trevillian's Defence. About three o'clock on Sunday, after Mr. Robins and I had dinner, we were walking out, and met Fisher in Shepherd and Shepherdess-walk - he said to us, "Where are you going?" we said, "Nowhere particular;" he said we might as well go with him - Robins said we would go with him: he said, "My mother said she would have a few things to give me, which I am in want of, and I am going for them;" we went with him - his mother was not at home; we walked about the fields till between six and seven o'clock, and he went back again and said his mother was at home; he brought these things out with him, and asked Robins to be so good as to carry them; Robins asked what he had got there - he said some things his mother had given him.

Robins' Defence. I have only to say the same.

TREVILLIAN - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

ROBINS - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.[Sept. 6.]

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1730. JAMES ELWOOD was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Milton Southcombe , on the 24th of July , at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, and stealing 2 handkerchiefs, value 10s., and 1 towel, value 1s., his property .

MR. BARRY conducted the prosecution.

MARY ANN SOUTHCOMBE . I am the daughter of George Milton Southcombe; who, in July last, lived in the parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington - he was not in the house on the night in question. On the night of the 23rd of July I and my cousin Charlotte slept there - I got up at ten minutes or a quarter-past four o'clock in the morning, on the 24th, and went down stairs; I found in the passage the bell-ropes, the table-mats, table-covers, and different articles of furniture; I heard a noise in the back kitchen, and returned up stairs to my cousin - we gave an alarm: I saw Mr. Green, who lives next door, shortly after - he had the prisoner in his custody; I examined the premises, and found they had entered through the sky-light by taking the glass out - the sky-light is part of the covering over the wash-house, which communicates with the back kitchen- they forced a door open, leading from the wash-house into the back kitchen; by breaking the glass in the door a person could put his hand through, and unlock the door; on getting into the kitchen they had forced open a door between the back kitchen and the house, by taking off the lock and chain; they could then go all over the house - the property I found in the passage had been in the parlour the night before - I was afterwards shown two handkerchiefs and a towel, which I knew; the lock in the door, between the back kitchen and the house, was on the kitchen side of the door, and the chain on the house side.

CHARLOTTE SOUTHCOMBE . I am single. I was at Mr. Southcombe's house on the night of the 23rd of July - I have lived there some time; the house was perfectly secure when I went to bed; the last witness alarmed me about four o'clock in the morning - we gave an alarm out o the top bed-room window, by calling out, then went down stairs, and found the property in great confusion in the passage - I saw the prisoner in Green's custody, about a quarter of an hour after I went down stairs; I went over the house, and found the property as the last witness has described; we had both gone to bed together, and the doors were perfectly safe.

EDWARD GREEN . I am a tailor, and lived next door to Mr. Southcombe's, at Kensington. I was alarmed about half-past four o'clock in the morning of the 24th of July, by the witnesses; I immediately went into my own garden, and had got about half-way down the garden when the prisoner jumped over the wall; he was the only one I saw there - he jumped over from Southcombe's garden into mine; I immediately secured him, by taking a rope and twisting it round him; he was on the ground - I cast the rope round him, and secured him; I gave him to the officer, and they took him to the station-house - I saw the house in the state the witnesses have described.

TIMOTHY LYNCH . I am a Policeman. I was on duty in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor's house on the morning in question, and in consequence of an alarm I went to the back of the house - I found the prisoner in Green's custody; I took him to the station-house, searched him there, and found on him, between his shirt, and his skin, two silk handkerchiefs and a towel; I asked what he had there - he said he had nothing; I searched him, and found them.

MARY ANN SOUTHCOMBE . These handkerchiefs and towel are my father's; I know the handkerchiefs, and the towel was marked - it was in my father's house; it is marked S. E. B. - I had seen the handkerchiefs the day before; I do not know when I had seen the towel - my mother and myself bought the handkerchiefs.

Prisoner. I hope you will recommend me to mercy.

[Sept. 6.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 25.

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1731. JAMES FIELD and JOHN GRIGG, alias HURLEY , were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Casamaijor , on the 2nd of August , at St. Marylebone, and stealing 38 spoons, value 15l.; 18 forks, value 10l.; 1 pair of tongs, value 8s.; 1 ladle, value 10s.; 6 waiters, value 12l.; 1 ladle, value 1l.; 1 pair of nut-crackers, value 4s.; 1 fork, value 5s.; 2 ice-pails, value 5l., and 1 tea-urn, value 5l., her property .

MARY JONES . I am housemaid to Mrs. Elizabeth Casamaijor , who lives at No. 10, Manchester-square, in the parish of St. Marylebone . On Wednesday night, the 1st of August, I went to bed about half-past ten o'clock; the house was then fastened, and quite safe - I was disturbed between one and two o'clock in the night; I slept in the back drawing-room, and heard a noise like the breaking of glass - a female friend, named Mary Scurr slept with me; we both got up, looked out of the back drawing-room window, and saw a light in the kitchen; we then went to the front drawing-room window, and called to a Policeman - he got assistance; I then went down, and let in three Policemen at the front door: they went down stairs towards the kitchen, and as they went down I heard glass breaking at the kitchen window in the back area; I went down afterwards, found the pantry open, and the plate packed up in a bag, and part of it loose on the floor of the pantry - it was kept in the cellar, which is through the pantry; there were spoons, forks, tongs, a ladle, waiters, nut-crackers, ice-pails, and a tea-urn - they were all silver I believe; they had got in at a small window by the front area door; the glass was broken - there was room there for a man to get in; no door was broken except the cellar door, where the plate was; that door had been locked, and was forced open.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How do you know Mrs. Casamaijor's name is Elizabeth? A. I have seen her write ber name.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Do you recollect at what time you went to bed that night? A. About half-past ten o'clock, or between that and eleven - there was only one other person in the house; we both went up to bed together - I had secured the back kitchen myself overnight.

COURT. Q. What glass was it you heard crash? A. The first glass must have been the front kitchen window, and I found the back kitchen window broken when I got down after the Policemen.

HERBERT KING . I am a Policeman. On Thursday morning, the 2nd of August, about twenty minutes past two o'clock, I was alarmed by the last witness; I collected other Policemen - I did not go into the house myself; I went into Seymour-mews, at the back of the house, to prevent an escape - when I got there I heard a cry of "Stop them! look out in the mews!" and shortly after that a cracking of glass - shortly after there was a cry "They are getting out of No. 9," and then I heard it said, "They are getting through No. 8," and I found they were taken; I afterwards examined the house, and found they had got in through a small window - the door was open at the time I got there; I found a crow-bar - it was about three feet inside the area door - by breaking the glass in a small high window near the area door, a person could get in; I have every reason to believe they got in there.

THOMAS GOODWIN . I am a serjeant of Police. I was called to Mrs. Casamaijor's, and went into the house with another - we went down stairs, and as we went down I heard a rushing noise, as if the windows were breaking; when we got down we found the persons had got away up a ladder against the wall, communicating with the back leads of the house, over the out-houses; I found the kitchen window leading to the back area broken; it appeared as if persons were getting away in a hurry; I saw two men, and pursued them up the ladder - I followed them along the leads to the leads of No. 9, and then saw them descend into the back premises of No. 8; two or three voices called out "They are gone down to No. 8" - I went through the front door of No. 10, and entered the front door of No. 8, being let in by the butler, and saw a door in the hall gently move - I went into the room, and found the two prisoners, one against the wall, and the other under the bed of the butler, who had got up to let us in at the door; I secured Grigg, alias Hurley - he had no hat on.

JOHN CRAWLEY LITTLE . I am a Policeman. I went into Mrs. Casamaijor's house with Goodwin, and at the back part I saw Field distinctly, having a lantern with me - the other man, who I believe was Hurley, was rather forward - we followed them on the leads from No. 10, till it was said they had gone down at No. 8; we went in at the front door of No. 8, and found them in the butler's room; Field was laying under the bed - I got him out; we handcuffed and took them to the station-house, and on Field I found two knives, a nail, a piece of iron, and a piece of cord; his feet were muffled with worsted stockings, which would prevent any body hearing him walk; as we went along he slipped his hand from the handcuffs, and tried to make his escape; I found two handkerchiefs on the leads - Hurley had no neck handkerchief on, and this was folded up as a neck handkerchief; here are three keys - I then went down to the prosecutrix's house, and found the plate strewed about outside the wine-cellar in the pantry, some of it in a green baize bag; a bottle of wine had been opened, and partly drank; the lock of the pantry was broken open, and nearly off, and the lock of the cellar where the plate had been was broken open; there was a silver fruit basket, thirty-eight spoons, eighteen forks, one pair of tongs, two ladles, six waiters, a pair of nut-crackers, a fork, two ice-pails, and one tea-urn.

RICHARD READING . I am butler at No. 8, Manchestersquare. On the night in question I was sleeping in the pantry, and heard a great noise, and presently heard a great running over the leads of my pantry; I got up, opened the pantry window, and saw two men jump down off the leads on the passage; they came over from No. 9; I lifted up the window, called out "Halloo, you thieves! what do you want here?" they retreated a little, but I shut down my window, went to the street door, called in the Policemen, and on returning with the Policemen, I found them in my pantry; Field was under the bed, and the other by the door; I afterwards saw a hat in the back area of our house - that is the way they had come; they jumped down off the passage, broke two squares, and tumbled down into the kitchen.

JOSEPH ROUSHAN . I am butler to Mrs. Casamaijor. -I had packed up the plate safe about a fortnight before, and placed it in the wine-cellar, locked up: I was not in the house at the time of the robbery. I know the prisoner Hurley, or Grigg; he was in was in Mrs. Casamaijor's service about four years ago, in the same house; I was in the country that night, and did not come to town till the Saturday.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Is Mrs. Casamaijor a window? A. Yes.

Field's Defence. On the 1st of August I had been to Astley's theatre - I stopped loitering on the road on returning; it was rather late in coming back - I had two or three dogs to take care of for noblemen till the 1st of September, and had some taken from me; I had information one of the dogs was down this mews - I had been down the mews four or five times; the Policeman came down two or three times; he saw us once down the mews, and took no notice; as we were going by I heard a dog barking, and the stockings I put on my feet was to prevent the dog making a noise, so that I might find out where it was - the Policeman took no notice, and three men came running along by me, and in about ten minutes the Policeman and two others came down with lights; I said to Hurley "The Policemen are coming down, I dare say they will take us;" I got over the wall to the leads of No. 11, and over a wall - there was a springing of rattles before and behind me, and to prevent being taken to the watch-house, seeing a window open, we got in at No. 8 - as to making my escape, the handcuffs are large enough for a hand twice as big as mine; if he had told us to leave the mews when he came down the first time we should certainly have done it.

THOMAS GOODWIN . Grigg gave the name of Grigg at the office.

Thirteen witnesses deposed to Grigg's good character.

GRIGG - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 23.

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

FIELD - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 34.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1732. CHARLOTTE LLOYD was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Warren , on the 23rd of July , at St. Mary Matfelon, alias Whitechapel, and stealing 1 sheet, value 2s.; 1 gown, value 3d.; 1 petticoat, value 1s.; 1 watch, value 2s.; 4 pairs of stockings, value 6d.; 1 shift, value 6d.; 1 handkerchief, value 3d.; 1 pinafore, value 8d.; 1 night-cap, value 6d., and 1 pair of sleeves, value 2d., his property .

RACHAEL WARREN . I am the wife of James Warren - we live at No. 2, Black Lion-yard, Whitechapel . The prisoner came to lodge with us on a Wednesday, and on the Monday following I went out about one o'clock, leaving nobody in the house - I locked my door, put the key into my pocket, and fastened the window with a fork, as it had no fastening to it - it is a sash window, which throws up: I am positive it was shut down close - I got back about ten minutes past three o'clock, and found the window a little way open; one prong of the for was broken - I had left the key of my street door at Mr. Pryor's; I got it from there, and let myself in with it, when I came home - I found the parlour door open, which I had left locked, and had the key in my pocket; I missed a sheet off the prisoner's bed on the first floor - if she had got in at the window, she must have gone through and opened the parlour door to get to her room; I missed a bedgown, a petticoat, a child's watch, four pairs of stockings, a shift, a handkerchief, a night-cap, a pinafore, and a pair of sleeves; (Cooper here produced the property) these are mine - this bed-gown is not mine - I have not found the petticoat or watch.

THOMAS COOPER . I am a Policeman. On the day after the robbery I took these articles from the prisoner's person - when I took her into custody she had got them under her arm; I asked what she had got - she said her night things.

WILLIAM PRYOR . I live close to Warren. On the Monday in question, the 23rd of July, I saw the prisoner get in at his window - I did not see how she got it open.

RACHAEL WARREN. I had seen the things in my box before I went out; the box was under the bedstead in the parlour - I saw the sheet on the prisoner's bed just before I went out.

Prisoner's Defence. I went in through the window, because I was obliged to do so, owing to the badness of the lock, but I did not take the things.

[Sept. 6.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 23.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1733. CHARLES WILSON was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering a certain building within the curtilage of the dwelling-house of George Tickner , and stealing therein 1 live tame goose, price 7s.; 1 live tame gander, price 7s.; 1 live tame duck, price 3s.; 11 live tame fowls, price 30s., and 20 eggs, value 1s., his property .

GEORGE TICKNER . In 1830 I lived at the Custom-house of the West India-docks , and kept my poultry in an out-house in the garden, which is walled all round, except where there is a piece of water; the wall or water enclose it all round, and in front there is an iron railing. I lost my poultry some time in March that year; I discovered the loss in the morning, about seven o'clock - I saw it all safe overnight, when I locked the door, and took the key - I missed a goose, a gander, eleven fowls, a duck, and I think twenty-four eggs; the out-house door was not broken open; there is a window to it, and part of the glass had fallen out of the frame - the persons appeared to have got over the wall, knocked off some of the tiles, and then brlken the window frame, and so got in -I had a dog to guard my premises, and that dog was killed; I found it had been beaten - he died in two or three days after; I saw the marks where they had got down by the windows - there were the marks of the nails of shoes, and I think they were the marks of more than one person, but whether it was more than two I cannot say; I found all my poultry the same evening, in the possession of an officer, and found Joseph Wren in custody - he was tried afterwards; I am quite certain the poultry was mine.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. This was two years ago? A. Yes - Wren was convicted; the prisoner has not been taken long - I was not mistaken in the identity of some of my fowls when I went to look for them; I did not say they were light ones, and they turned out to be dark - a great many were shown to me at Lambeth-street which belonged to other people.

JAMES LEA . I am an officer of Lambeth-street. On the 17th of March, 1830, about three o'clock in the afternoon, I was going along the Lea-cut, about a quarter of a mile from Tickner's - Prendergrass was with me, and we met three men approaching us; I have every reason to believe the prisoner was one of them - I have no doubt of it; one of them, named McEwin, had a sack across his shoulder - I stopped him, and the other two,(Wren and the prisoner) walked on: I sent Prendergrass after them, and they both ran away as hard as they could run; I found in the sack a goose, a gander, seven or eight fowls, and a duck - some of them had been recently killed, and were warm; I laid hold of McEwin - he knocked me down, and got away - Prendergrass did not succeed in taking either of the others; then he and I went to a house on Bow-common, kept by a man named Wilson - it is rather more than a quarter of a mile from the place; I saw a woman in the house - I remained there about fifteen minutes, when two men entered; I was in the kitchen - they ran into the parlour: I have no doubt the prisoner was one of the men, they ran away; he had a green jacket on - that was the prisoner, and the same man appeared in the parlour with Wren; he said,"Oh, my God, here are officers here," and both ran out as hard as they could - I pursued, but did not catch them- they got into the fields; I went to various places after the prisoner, but could not find him - Wren was taken the following morning; I searched the house, and found two hens in a cupboard in an up stairs room, sitting on some eggs - there were about twenty-four eggs, which had a cross on them in ink; I showed the hens and eggs to Tickner the same day, and he claimed them.

Cross-examined. Q. Will you positively swear the prisoner was one of the men? A. I have no doubt of it from the recollection I have - it is so long since I would not positively swear it; I found a rent-book in the house with an account of some rent which had been paid.

JONATHAN NEW . The prisoner occupied a house of mine, as tenant; (looking at the rent-book) this is my writing - I received the first rent on the 27th of February, 1830, but whether that was for the first week's rent I cannot say; that is the only week's rent he paid me - I did not see him after the officer searched the house; he never came there afterwards, to my knowledge - I let the house to somebody else some time afterwards.

Cross-examined. Q. Did not you leave the house yourself immediately after the officers had been there? A. I was not there - I did not live there at all; the date in the book is not 1820. but 1830; it is a figure of three - that is the way I write; I let the prisoner the house, but how much he occupied himself I do not know - I went there once to receive my rent; there were people there: I cannot say whether they were lodgers - there are two rooms and a kitchen.

THOMAS GREEN . In March, 1830, I lived on Bowcommon, next door to the prisoner - I remember Len and Prendergrass coming there to search; I was near my own gate, and saw Wilson and another; I cannot say whether it was Wren - they came to the door while the officers were in the house: they entered, opened the door, and ran back again; and said, "Oh, my God, the officers are there;" they ran away - Lea ran after them, but did not catch them; I never saw Wilson afterwards - there was a woman there who passed as his wife; she went away afterwards.

Cross-examined. Q. Might you not be mistaken in his person so long ago? A. I am quite sure of him.

JOHN EDWARD POTTY . In March, 1830, I lodged at Green's; I remember seeing the officers come that day; I know the prisoner, and saw him that day before the officers came to the house - I met him, Wren, and McEwin by the New-riverhead, by the Old Eel pie-house, about a mile from Tickner's they were going towards Limehousebridge - one of them had a bag on his shoulder, which of them I cannot say - this was about half an hour before I saw the officers at the house.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you examined against Wren? A. No; I gave evidence at Lambeth-street about two months ago - that was the first time I told any thing about it - I think I had told Lea or the prosecutor what I had seen, but am not sure.

COURT. Q. Were you called upon to give evidence? A. No.

JOHN POTTY . I am father of last witness. I remember a person named Wilson occupying the house in question; I cannot swear the prisoner is the person - I was near there when the officers came, and while they were in the house I saw two persons come there, go to the door, and in a very few seconds they ran back again, and passed me as I stood in the road - Lea followed them, but did not catch them; the one who passed by the name of Wren had a green jacket on, such as watermen wear.

WILLIAM MITCHELL . I am a Police-serjeant. I apprehended the prisoner on the 5th of July in Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green - I did not know where he lived two years and a half ago; I have known him many years, and knew Wren - I have seen him in Wren's company.

MR. TICKNER. I knew the poultry which the officers showed me, and knew the eggs, for the hens were sitting and I used to make a mark on them to know the new laid eggs from what were being set on - I knew them by the marks, and swore to them.

GUILTY . Aged 27.

1734. CHARLES WILSON, alias GEORGE MUMFORD , alias SMITH , was again indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Thomson , on the 17th of February, in the 11th year of the reign of George the Fourth , at St. Leonard, Bromley, and stealing therein 2 pairs of scales, value 4l.; 7 weights, value 14s.; 1 pair of shears, value 5s.; 4 brooms, value 2s.; 25 sacks, value 38s.; 50lbs, of canvas, value 1l.; 1 table, value 10s.; 1 1/2 bushel of split-peas, value 14s.; 1 bushel of apples, value 5s.; 1 bushel of pears, value 5s.; 3 pecks of beans, value 8s.; 30 papers of seeds, value 7s.; 4 quires of paper, value 4s. and 1 candlestick, value 3d., his property; and 5 books, value 7s.; 2 coats, value 5s., and 2 knives, value 4s., the goods of Archibald Thomson , since deceased .

JAMES THOMSON . The late Mr. Archibald Thomson was my father, and lived at my house. My countinghouse was broken open about the 17th of February, 1830 - it communicates with the house, and is part of the house - there is an internal communication: it is in the parish of St. Leonard. Bromley - the watchman gave an alarm between three and four o'clock in the morning, and I found the counting-house was broken open, by entering a green-house, then breaking the shutter of the counting-house window, and forcing the window open - some scales, weights, shears, and other things (enumerating the articles stated in the indictment) were taken belonging to me - my father reslded in the house; the business I saw some articles at Lambeth-street, about a month ago, which I conceive to be the articles stolen.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Who paid the rent of the house? A. I paid the rent of the whole; my father had nothing to do with the counting-house - I paid the rent of the house, and lived in it.

JAMES LEA . I searched the prisoner's house on the 17th of March, 1830, and found the top of a mahogany table under the bed, on the floor, and two more pieces belonging to it- I also found a gardener's knife with a silver ferrel on it. which I have not here, also a quantity of seeds, and about a peek of scarlet beans, part of a Latin dictionary, and Johnson's dictionary.

Cross-examined. Q. You found these things with the rest? A. Yes; I saw a woman at the house, who I have since seen at the office, when the prisoner was taken - she passed for his wife; I saw two men come up to the house, and run away, on the 17th of March.

COURT. Q. Do you believe the prisoner to be one of those men? A. Yes.

JAMES THOMSON . I will not positively swear to the top of the table - I believe it to be mine; the seeds have my hand-writing on the papers containing them, and are part of what were stolen that night; this Johnson's dictionary belonged to my late father - I know one was lost, but the covers are taken off and I cannot identify it; here are a few leaves of a Latin dictionary - we lost one.

JONATHAN NEW . The prisoner rented the house in question of me; I received rent from him in February, 1830.

THOMAS GREEN . I lived next door to the prisoner, and remember the officers coming to search his house; he is the person who occupied the house in the name of Wilson.

Prisoner. I leave my defence to my counsel.

[Sept. 6.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 27.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1735. JOHN WILSON and GEORGE TOWERS were indicted for feloniously assaulting John Padget , on the 14th of July , at St. Luke, putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 watch, value 2l.; 3 watch-keys, value 3s., and 1 seal, value 1d., his property .

JOHN PADGET . I am a plumber, painter, and glazier , and live at No. 3, Ossulton-street, Somers'-town. On the 14th of July, about half-past, ten o'clock at night, I went into the City Arms, City-road, to have a pint of beer; Wilson came in, and said he thought he knew my face somewhere before; I said he might - he asked what part of the country I came from; I said from Devizes - he said, "I came from Devizes myself; I should like to have a little talk with you, if you will come to the public-house down here, where you will see several young men who came from the same place as you did;" I went with him to the Cooper's Arms, Golden-lane ; he was a perfect stranger to me - I called for a pot of half-and-half, and paid for it; in a few minutes he asked me to lend him a few halfpence to get something to eat; I gave him 1s.; he went out, brought in twopenny worth of bread and cheese, and never gave me the change - shortly after, about eight or nine, more men came in; they were chimney-sweepers - the beer was handed round to them; Towers was one of those men; Wilson handed the beer round to them; they all took some, and after emptying the pot they put it round to me, and asked me to fill it again - I refused for some time to get it filled; I refused paying for any more; Wilson then pointed out a man who he said he wished to toss with me for some more - I tossed with him, and he beat me three times; I then said I was certain they had cheated me- believing that to be the case, I refused to pay for some time, but at last I paid, and then the man went out - I saw more of him; I wished to go into the yard, that I should make my escape from them; there were seven in the room besides the prisoners at last; when I rose up to go into the yard, Wilson refused to let me go; he pushed me backwards - I said "I must go into the yard," and after a bit he let me go, followed me, and asked me in the yard what it was o'clock; I said it was too dark to see the time by my watch - I took my watch out of my fob, and put it in my breeches pocket, thinking it not safe in the company I was in; directly I came from the yard I told him I wished to go home, and that I had a long way to go; Wilson had a young woman, who was in his company all the evening; he wished me to go home with her; I refused - he then dragged me back to the tap-room door, shoved me into the tap-room, and then he sat on the right-hand side of me, and Towers sat next but one, on the loft-hand side; Towers had been out somewhere, and came in again, and sat in the same place; directly he came in, some of his friends who were with him pointed to me, and said, "That is not man that cheated you;" I stood up, and said, "That is not the man who cheated me" - Towers directly stood up, and struck me a violent blow in the face; he then enclosed me round the wsistband with his two arms, and while he was holding my arms down, he said, "What can you do now?" while he was holding me I saw Wilson go out of the taproom door with my watch in his hand; I felt the watch go out of my pocket, but did not see him take it out; I saw it in his hand; the case of the watch fell off on the ground - I have not seen the watch since Wilson went out with it; the landlord's daughter came in, and said to Towers,"George, let the man go," and she said to me, "Young man, pick your watch up off the floor;" I said the man who had just gone out had got the watch - I took the case up, and put it into my pocket; I then went to the bar, told the landlady I had lost the watch, and should stop there till she gave me some account of the man who had gone out with it, as apparently he was well known in the neighbourhood - she said she knew nothing of him; the girl who was with Wilson went out with him when he had the watch, and in about a quarter of an hour she came in: I went out, saw a Policeman, asked him to come in, and pointed the woman out to him, and gave her in charge; I saw Wilson at the station-house on the Monday morning,(it happened on Saturday); Towers was taken on Monday night - I swear positively to them both.

Wilson. Q. When you had the third pot of half-andhalf, did you not offer the landlord's daughter your watch to pay for it? A. No; I was not at all intoxicated.

ELIZA BROWN . I am the landlord's daughter. I was backwards and forwards in the room - there were some chimney-sweepers there; I believe they were tossing up; I heard a noise in the room, went in, and saw Towers holding the prosecutor - I said, "George, leave the man alone;" he did so, and sat down; I turned round, and saw a watch, as I thought, on the floor - I said, "Young man, pick up your watch;" it turned out to be the case - Wilson and the young woman were then gone, but at the beginning of the evening the prosecutor certainly did offer me the watch for a pot of beer; I told him to mind his watch, or he would lose it.

THOMAS HEAD . I am a Policeman. I was passing; the prosecutor called me in, and stated that he had been robbed of his watch, and told me to take the young woman as one of the party; I did so - he told his story very correct at the station, as he has here; I afterwards apprehended one of the prisoners.

Wilson's Defence. When I met him at the City Arms he looked at me, and said he thought he knew me - I said I thought I had some knowledge of his features; he said it was not in this country; I said No - he asked where I came from; I said from the North; he said he came from some other part, and asked me to drink - I drank with him - he took me to a public-house; I had a glass of rum, and he had rum and shrub - we then went to the Cooper's Arms; he called for half-and-half; several sweeps came in - he asked them to drink, and after the second pot he asked them to sing - he offered his watch to pay for the third pot; she refused, and he was some time before he would give her the money; he then put his watch on the table; the men in the house told him to be quiet - he threw his hat up, and said he would toss any man for a pot of beer; a sweep tossed with him, and he said that man, Littles, cheated him; he struck him, and Littles went out; he then said he would fight anybody - nobody took notice of him - some sweeps came in; he struck them, and said they were the men he had been tossing with; Towers came to light his pipe, and he said he was the man who had tossed with him; he denied it - he said he would knock his head off, and they began to fight; I went out, as I had some work at the canal tunnel.

Towers' Defence. I took the young man out who he was tossing with, as he struck him: I went in again directly, and he said I was the man who had lossed with him - I said I was not; he said he would knock my head off; he struck me, and I struck him again - he then said he had lost his watch, and he would fight any man in the room.

THOMAS ASH . I am a chimney-sweeper. I was in the house - Towers is innocent of the crime; I saw no watch; I was there at pretty well the beginning of it - I saw no watch-case; if there had been one I must have seen it.

Two witnesses gave Towers a good character.

WILSON - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

TOWERS - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 30.[Sept. 8.]

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1736. WILLIAM ADAMS was indicted for feloniously assaulting Dennis Doyle , on the 30th of August , at St. Mary Matfelon, alias Whitechapel , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 watch, value 5l., his property .

MR. BARRY conducted the prosecution.

DENNIS DOYLE. I am an Excise-officer . On the night of the 30th of August, at nearly half-past twelve o'clock, I was in the Whitechapel-road, returning from my duty, and was stopped by three men at the corner of Mary-street , under a lamp; one gave me a blow on the left shoulder, the other on the right, and the third struck me on the breast, knocked me backwards, and took my watch - the prisoner is that man, I am quite positive; it was right under the gas-lamp; I had an opportunity of seeing his face as well as his dress - he had a kind of fustain coatee, which came down nearly to his knees, with outside pockets, like a shooting jacket - I did not quite fall to the ground; I put my hand to the ground, and saved myself, and as I fell back his countenance came right to mine, and he matched my watch - he ran off; I called Police! Stop thief! I pursued myself, and endeavoured to take him, but did not succeed - I saw him about two o'clock the same day, in custody; he was then in quite a different dress, but his countenance had struck me, as the light shone as brilliant as the day almost - I gave a description of his dress to Bolton, at the station-house.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. What description did you give? A. That he was a man about my own stature, with a round face, but stouter; I had been on duty, but had nothing to drink more than my usual beer - I was quite sober; I know Mr. Ainsley; he is a stout man, about five feet high - he is the man who came forward to make a compromise on behalf of those who robbed me - I had not seen Ainaley that evening.

Q. I mean Thomas Ainsley ; had you seen either of the Ainsleys' that evening? A. I had not - neither of them gave me a watch, nor any money; I had never seen the prisoner before - there is not the least resemblance between Ainsley and the prisoner; only one other man was taken up.

Q. You said you thought that was the man? A. No. 1 said he was not the man who robbed me - I thought he was one of the party; I never said I was drunk.

MR. BARRY. Q. When did Thomas Ainsley call on you? A. On the Monday following - it happened on Thursday night; I was not at home when he called, but saw him about seven o'clock in the evening - he asked me what news; I told him nothing particular, knowing him to be a bad character - I was cantious; he said, "I think I have seen your name in the paper, have you lost any thing?" I said I had lost my watch; he said, "Are you positive of it?" I said Yes - he said, "It is a sad thing, but your watch is quite sufficient, if you are positive, but would not another watch and money satisfy you?" I said,"Is it my own watch?" he said, "No; your own watch is not comeatable, but you shall have a watch and money to satisfy you" - I said,"No, I decline it, the law shall have its course;" the prisoner was then in custody.

COURT. Q. You had been on duty that night? A. Yes, at the chief office in Broad-street - it was my duty to be there to watch: I left there at twelve o'clock.

HENRY BOLTON . I am an officer of the Police. I saw Doyle at the station-house on Thursday morning, the 31st of August, about ten o'clock - he gave me an account of his having been robbed, and described the person who robbed him; he described his dress, and said he was a man about his own stature, with broad shoulders, and wore a fustain jacket - I acted on his information, and took the prisoner in Angel-alley, Whitechapel, close to Whitechapel-church; I said, "Bill, I want you" - (I had seen him before in the habit of wearing the dress described, but he then had a different dress on) - he said, "I am wanted for every b - y thing;" I took him to the watch-house, and fetched the prosecutor there before I told him what he was taken for - the prosecutor immediately said, "That's the man, I will swear to him from one hundred men."

Cross-examined. You received information about ten o'clock? A. Yes, on Thursday morning, and took him about two - I had seen him between ten and two, but did not take him; he could not help coming with me - there were two examinations before the Magistrate on the Thursday and Saturday - when I took him he was dressed as he is now; I believe he had the same coat on; I am not unacquainted with his person - I do not know that I ever saw him in that coat before; I have seen him in a fustain jacket five nights out of a week - I have seen him in a black coat before, but am pretty certain I never saw him in the coat he has on; I have seen him in one of the same shape - there are a great many had characters on my beat, and I am in the habit of looking at them: when I saw him in a different coat to the jacket he usually wore, I always suspected there was something wrong.

COURT. Q. Had you seen him in the fustain jacket lately before? A. I am quite certain I saw him in it the night before this occurred; when I saw him he was generally in company with others.

JAMES WALTON . I am an officer of the Police. I know the prisoner - I saw him on Wednesday night, the 29th of August; he had on a fustain coatee, which came down straight in the front, with pockets outside like a shootingjacket, but no breast pocket; he was not alone, there were three going on before him; he appeared to be one of their party - I cannot be certain whether the clock had struck seven, but it was about seven, getting towards dusk - I could not he mistaken in him, I know him so well; that was the night before he was taken up.

Cross-examined.Q. He seemed in company, was he talking to them? A. It was a narrow part of the pavement, where two could not walk abreast; they walked one after the other - he was the last of the four.

DENNIS DOYLE. I have never recovered my watch.

Prisoner's Defence. I have witnesses to prove I never had on the fustain jacket from the 28th of the month, and that I was at home and in bed at the time the robbery was committed.

EDWARD WILLIAMS . I live at No. 31, George-yard, High-street, Whitechapel. I have known the prisoner about three months; he rents an apartment in my house - I saw him on Wednesday, the 29th of August, and on Tuesday night, the 28th - it was last Wednesday week; I saw him three times on Wednesday, about five o'clock in the evening - at about nine, a few minutes before or after, he went in with his pint of beer - he had on a brown coat, but the other part of his dress I cannot tell, but think it was light trousers; this was at nine o'clock or a few minutes after - he slept there on Wednesday night, the 29th of August, I will take my solemn oath; he called me up stairs, and paid me 6s. 6d. about half an hour after he took the beer in - my wife was up in the room with me; that was between nine and ten o'clock - I saw him up stairs after that time.

Q. How late? A. Between nine and ten o'clock; the latest time I heard him was when I called up to ask if all the lodgers were in; I then fastened the door, and am thoroughly convinced no individual could get out without my knowledge that night.

Q. How did you fasten the door? A. I bolted it, and turned the handle right down to the plate; I found it so in the morning - I did not lock the door, but am thoroughly convinced the door was as I had left it; nobody could get in or out.

MR. BARRY. Q. What are you? A. A wheelwright: a master - I sometimes employ one man and sometimes more; this man and his wife, and another couple, were my only lodgers that night.

Q. What is the name of the person you call the prisoner's wife? A. Louisa Adams is the person I believe to he his wife; it is impossible for me to swear she is his wife.

COURT. Q. Have you any belief that she is his wife? A. No; I should not think she is.

MR. BARRY. Q. There was another couple there, pray who were they? A. The name is Thompson; he is a butcher in Whitechapel-market - I do not know a person named Thomas Ainsley , nor any person going by that name; I know nothing of any body going from my house to the prosecutor - I am married; my wife is outside - the couple, who lodged with me, are not here; I went to bed about half-past eleven, and shut the door up - I am sure it was never opened till I opened it; the prisoner slept in the top room - I sleep below; my head is underneath the staircase - I was not awake all night; we supped before we went to bed - I know it was Wednesday by my repairing a wheel for a gentleman, which I booked; I have seen the prisoner wear a fustain coatee or jacket with pockets, but he had not it on on the Wednesday.

COURT. Q. You were not asked that question - how came you to know that it was material? A. I did not know it was material at all, only I was asked about the coat.

MR. BARRY. Q. Why did you say, in answer to my question, that he had not got the fustain jacket on on Wednesday evening? A. Because I before told you he had a brown coat on, which is the truth, so help me God, the man had no other - I did not see the fustain jacket that night at all; I do not know Walton by name - (looking at him) I have seen that gentleman about my place, but not oftener about my place than in any other neighbourhood: I do not often change my lodgers while they keep peace and soberness in my house.

Q. Did your wife see the prisoner at five o'clock? A. I do not know - I was at work in the yard at a wheel: my wife was in the kitchen - the prisoner passed through the yard to go in: he had a fish or something with him: it was something moist in a handkerchief - he went up to his own apartment: I lost sight of him till nine o'clock when he passed me with the beer in his hand - I did not see him in the fustain jacket about eight o'clock.

Q. Have you ever seen him change his dress in the course of the day? A. Not particularly change his dress - I never in my life saw him change his dress in the day, nor have I seen him with it changed; I never saw him with two dresses on in the course of one day - he did not, to my knowledge leave a fustain jacket in his lodging when he was taken; the Policeman must know that best, I went to the Magistrate's when he was taken, but was not called in; my wife went with me: Thompsons did not go - they had nothing to do with it.

COURT. Q. You were going to tell your story yourself - tell it your own way? A. My name is Williams; I reside in George-yard - I am a coach and cart wheelwright by trade; Mr. Palmer, of Bartholomew-close, is my landlord - I have lived in the house twenty years, about ten years on my own hands, and before that under my father's direction; the prisoner passed me in my own yard about five o'clock in the evening, as I was at work, and I saw him at the door again about nine, as I stood by an old coach-carriage - he went up stairs with his pint of beer, and about half an hour after, or it might be a few minutes before, he called me up, paid me 6s. 6d. for rent, and I saw no more of him that night, but when I shut my door that night, I called up to know if he was in, and Mr. Adams himself answered Yes; I bolted the door, and went to bed, and found the door so in the morning, when I got up, and between eight and nine o'clock that morning he passed me in the yard.

Q. Just repeat that? The witness did so almost verbatim.

Q. You have got your story very perfect indeed - how often have you said it over? A. Never before I came here; I never had any talk with my wife about it - we had muscles for supper that night, and bread and cheese for dinner; I had nothing but bread and cheese; I will not be sure what it was.

Q. You can tell what you had next day? A. If I must tell you, I had no dinner; I had bread and cheese for supper; the prisoner would not have lived in my house if he had gone out and in at irregular hours - he went in and out at meal times; I took him to be a labouring man - I do not know where he worked he had lodged about three months with me.

MR. BARRY. Q. Did Louisa Adams sleep there that night? A. Yes; she was up in the room that night when I received the money.

MARY WILLIAMS. I am the wife of the last witness -I saw the prisoner last in the house on the 29th of last month, which was last Wednesday week; I saw him last about eleven o'clock in the evening, when I went up stairs to return a pair of seissors I horrowed of the young woman he lives with, and he was then in bed; I saw him there - that was the last time I saw him; my husband caled up to know if all was in before he fastened the door, and the prisoner answered Yes.

Q. What did your husband then do? A. He called my husband up stairs, to pay him 6s. 6d., which he owed him - my husband then came down, locked the door, and we went to bed; I saw the door locked.

MR. BARRY. Q. How many lodgers had you? A. Two.

Q. Is the woman who lived with the prisoner the sister of a man they call Bobby odd legs? A. I do not know; I do not know a man who is called by that name - I have heard the name, but not in my house; I do not know what has become of him - I am sure he never lodged with me; I have seen the prisoner in a fustain jacket - he wore it sometimes, not very often: he sometimes wore that and sometimes a brown coat - I do not think he wore the fustain jacket four or five times a week; I did not see it that Wednesday - I saw him about nine o'clock that evening, between nine and ten o'clock, going up stairs; I did not see him any more till I went up stairs - he had a coat on, and a pint of beer in his hand; he generally takes a pint up at supper time - I am confident this was Wednesday week, I know it very well - he generally slept at home: he slept at home every night as far as I know - we always call up to know if all are in; I cannot swear he slept at home every night.

Q. Then he might have slept out sometimes? A. Sometimes the door is shut, and I do not see who comes down.

Q. Do not people go in and out late at night? A. When my door is shut the staircase is in the passage, and I do not open the door - people go in and out: our street door has got a bolt and a lock.

Q. If a person wished to go out, one could let the other out and bolt the door? A. Not when the door is all fastened; the passage door has a lock to it, and that locks the staircase in - the gate has a bolt to it; we take the key of the door inside the room where we live every night; we always call up to know if the lodgers are in; I will not swear that is the invariable practice - I do not know Thomas Ainsley; I never in my life heard the name, and never saw such a person at my lodging.

Q. Pray, what had you for dinner that day? A. That day I and my husband had some rump tails for dinner - that was on Wednesday, and we both had the same for supper - we both dined off beef-steaks next day.

Q. You had two comfortable dinners then on Wednesday and Thursday? A. Yes.

COURT. Q. What had you on Tuesday? A. On Tuesday we did not have any thing; if I have not the money I do not have any thing. We were married at Whitechapel three years ago; I have had no talk with my husband about this story, nor he with me.

Q. What time was it that you went up stairs, when the money was paid to your husband? A. About eleven o'clock, I went up, and my husband went up after that, about half an hour after.

Q. What, when he received the money? A. Yes - the prisoner went in and out very regularly, like a lahouring man - I do not know where he worked; he was a labouring man, but I do not know what sort of labour he followed; he used to go out regularly at six o'clock in the morning, come home about nine to breakfast, and again at twelve and four - those were his regular hours.

HENRY BOLTON. I have known the prisoner since last February; he was constantly standing in Wentworth-street - I never saw him employed as a labourer; I have seen him for hours together in Wentworth-street, at two and three o'clock in the morning.

[Sept. 8.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 21.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1737. THOMAS FORD was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Temple , on the 28th of July , at Isleworth , and stealing therein 14 lbs. weight of veal, value 10s., and 1 towel, value 1s. 6d., his property; and that before the felony aforesaid was committed, to wit, at the delivery of the King's gaol of Newgate, holden for Middlesex, at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, on Thursday, the 8th of September, in the second year of His Majesty's reign, the said Thomas Ford was convicted of felony .

JOHN ROLSTON . I am a Policeman. On the 27th of July, about nine o'clock at night, I was on duty at Old Brentford, and saw the prisoner several times from that to twelve, and from twelve to half-past twelve - I saw him with other bad characters, and in a different coat to what he were before; I followed them up the town, then returned, and told my inspector, and asked if he would allow me to follow them, but he would not, and exactly at three, I saw him and the same men return again; they went by me, and I saw the prisoner had something inside his coat - I collared him, and asked what he had got; he said nothing belonging to me - I took him to the station-house, searched him there, and found the veal part in his pockets, and part in his hat in a towel; he was about two miles from the prosecutor's house.

WILLIAM TEMPLE . I live in the parish of Isleworth, about a mile and a half from Brentford - it is my dwelling-house - I went to bed about eleven o'clock, and saw every thing secure; I got up at six o'clock in the morning of the 28th, and found a pane of glass taken out of my window, and the window opened; they had got in, and cut a calf from top to bottom - they had opened the door, and gone out there; I am not a butcher - this was a calf of my own fatting; I missed about 16 lbs. of veal; they had hacked and cut from every joint; I missed a towel; I am quite sure I shut the window, and fastened it myself the night before - this is the towel; the veal is not here - it corresponded exactly with mine.

WILLIAM PEASGOOD . I am a Policeman. I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, from the clerk of arraigns' office - (read) - I was a witness against him; he is the person who was tried and convicted of stealing a box, and was imprisoned seven days.

Prisoner. I protected the person who it was said I robbed - I had been drinking with him, and took the box for security.

[Sept. 10.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 20.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1738. FRANCIS SHARPE was indicted for that he, on the 28th of August , at St. Dunstan Stebonheath, alias Stepney , in and upon Thomas Allpress , feloniously, maliciously, and unlawfully did make an assault, and with a certain piece of wood, feloniously, &c., did strike and wound the said Thomas Allpress in and upon his head and face, with intent to kill and murder him ; against the Statute.

SECOND COUNT, stating his intent to be to disable.

THIRD COUNT, stating his intent to be do him some grievous bodily harm.

THOMAS ALLPRESS . I am a coachmaker . The prisoner did some work for me, and charged me 30s. for it; I paid him 25s., and he summoned me for the rest; the case was decided in my favour - this was about twelve, or between 12 and 1 o'clock on the 28th of August; I did not see him again, but went home, and about six in the evening I was going down Mile-end-road, and stopped to speak to Mr. Wissett, a friend - we were in conversation, and somebody came behind and struck me a violent blow on the side of my head, in the eye; I did not see who it was - I do not remember receiving more than one blow, and have no idea with what it was struck; I do not know whether I fell to the ground, or what; my senses were entirely taken away - when I came to myself I found I was wounded; the wound had broken the skin.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you hunted this poor man into a public-house? A. No - I never saw him after leaving the Court; I did not abuse him as I left the Court; I did not hunt him into the Two Bells.

CHARLES WISSETT . I was in conversation with Allpress about two minutes, and then the prisoner came up to him, and struck him violently in the face with a piece of wood, made into the shape of a bat - (producing it) - he did not say a word; he struck with only one hand; he struck him the first blow on the top part of the eye - his hat was on, but he hit him on the face; he struck him three times, the second blow over the forehead, and the third over the head; the first blow drove him from the path into the road - he reeled into the road, but did not fall; the prisoner followed him into the road, and struck him again, but he never fell; I secured the prisoner from striking him any more - some people came up immediately, and he was taken into custody; he was in liquor - he said nothing when he was striking him, but when the stick was being taken away from him he requested they would not pull his arm off.

Cross-examined. Q. He appeared to have been drinking a good deal? A. He seemed greatly excited, and his mind being under the influence of much liquor, I should hardly suppose he knew what he was doing.

SAMUEL JOHN HAM . I am a Policeman. I received the prisoner in charge at the station-house, and did not see the blows given.

WILLIAM EPHRAIM SNOW . I am a surgeon. Allpress came to my house between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening of the 28th of August; he had three wounds, each of them laid the bone or covering of it bare; the skin was broken in all the wounds - great violence it appeared had been used; I did not consider his life in any degree of danger- he had fever to a slight extent: I could not judge what instrument had inflicted the wounds, but should think a weapon of this description very likely to have inflicted them - his eye, I fear, is entirely lost - that is the only injury which still continues; he has got well in other respects - he cannot see at all with his eye now, nor has he since I first attended him.

JOHN CULLENFORD . I am a harness-maker. I saw a blow struck by the prisoner - I saw no provocation given - I was eighty yards off; the blow was given with this bit of wood.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you agree with the witness that the prisoner seemed intoxicated? A. He seemed in liquor; I cannot say whether he knew what he was doing - he knew his daughter, who he met about two minutes after, as I took him to the station-house.

COURT. Q. When you took him to the station-house he met his daughter, did he? A. Yes, she spoke to him first - she said, "What have you done, father?" he said he had done what he intended to do, and he hoped he had killed him - that is all I heard him say.

Prisoner's Defence (written). My Lord, - I deeply lament the injury the prosecutor has received at my hands, but which was solely occasioned by his own outrageous and unprovoked violence and abuse; and when I explain to your Lordship and the Jury the circumstances under which I experienced that violence and abuse, I humbly trust that your Lordship and the Jury will think my case deserving merciful and lenient consideration. I had done some work for the prosecutor, for which he was to pay me 1l. 10s., but when he had paid me 25s., he said if I expected to get any more, I must summon him; I did summon him to the Court of Conscience, in Orange-street, but in consequence of some evidence produced by him as to the work done by me, the Commissioner refused to make any order enforcing payment of my demand. I left the Court, but immediately on getting into the street I was assailed by the prosecutor, and persons in his company, with oprobious epithets, and with such violence and abuse, that I was compelled to seek refuge in a public-house called the Two Bells, where I remained drinking with a friend until the prosecutor, and those who were with him, were gone away; I then left the house with my friend, and went to my own home to fetch a tool, or piece of wood, used by me in my trade, which my friend much wished to see, and borrow (he is in the same trade as me;) I was then a good deal intoxicated. We both then went forward to a public-house, called the King's Arms, to have some more beer; we remained there some time drinking I had occasion to go outside the door, into the street; I happened to have the piece of wood in my hand; at that instant the prosecutor was passing, and seeing me, pointed me out to a man who was with him, and seemed to wish to annoy me: I felt greatly irritated, and at the instant, and on the impulse of the moment I struck him, and inflicted the injury he has sustained. I was very much intoxicated, or even under the provocation I received I should not, I think, have raised my hand against him; but I was irritated at his having a short time before exposed and abused me in the street, in addition to refusing payment of what I conceived to be a just demand. I sincerely lament the occurrence - I am in a very infirm state of health, and throw myself on the mercy of my prosecutor and the Court.

CHARLES WISSETT re-examined. Q. Did the prosecutor say any thing to the prisoner, or do any thing before the prisoner came up and struck him? A. No - I do not think he had seen him before he struck him; he did not point the prisoner out to me.

Four witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

[Sept. 10.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 60.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1739. THOMAS ANDERSON and HENRY CROSS were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Abbott Kent , on the 7th of May, in the first year of his Majesty's reign , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and stealing therein 33lbs. weight of silk, value 60l.; 7 sovereigns, 7 half-sovereigns, 6 half-crowns, 20 shillings, and 10 sixpences, his property .

MR PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

JAMES HADFIELD . I am foreman to Mr. William Abbott Kent, a silk-manufacturer , who lives in Wilson-street, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch - in 1831 he had no partner. On the 7th of May, 1831, about five o'clock in the morning, I was awoke by our servant, and in consequence of what she said I went down stairs, and found a Policeman in the house - I went into the back yard, and found there had been an entrance effected through the shutter of the back warehouse window, with a centre-bit: I found a considerable quantity of silk velvet on the floor of the front warehouse, and in the back warehouse a considerable quantity of dyed silk was removed out of its place - my desk was broken open, and 12l. 10s. taken out of it; I missed a considerable quantity of silk - I had gone to bed about eleven o'clock the night before, left the window, and every thing perfectly secure - I was in the warehouse at eleven at night - I fastened the shutters myself; there are both inside and outside shutters - I went into the workshop; that was broken open also, and some silk was missed - the value of all the property taken was about 70l.; the tiles of the workshop were broken, as if persons had passed over them in a direction leading to a dust-bin - in consequence of information, I went at six o'clock that morning to Bishopsgate-street watch-house, and saw two parcels of silk, which I knew as Mr. Kent's property; I have never seen any more of the silk since.

SARAH FULLER , JUN. I am the daughter of Sarah Fuller . In May, 1831, I lived at No. 8, King-square, near the back of Mr. Kent's premises - I and my mother were sitting up on the night of the 6th of May, at work; I remember, at an early hour in the morning, going to draw the curtains of the window - I looked out of the window, and saw two men, who were the two prisoners; they were close against the dust-bin; I observed their faces particularly - the tallest (Anderson) had his face towards me; they both stood there - I saw Cross' face, but not then; when he turned away from the dust-bin, I saw his face - it was day-light, just before four o'clock in the morning, and I saw two females standing at a distance from the dust-bin: one of the females had two baskets in her hand; each of the prisoners took a parcel from the dust-bin, and put it into the woman's baskets - they were wrapped in brown paper; the woman's bonnet came off, and the other female put her hand to her head, and put her bonnet on; Cross said,"Never mind your bonnet, come along without it" - she said, "Harry, I must have my bonnet, it looks so to go without it, but you cut" - that woman was convicted this time last year; her name was Sarah Hooker - they all went away, the men rather before the women; the two men had occasion to pass our window as they went away; my mother and I opened the door, and went out; when the women said to the men, "You cut;" my mother said she thought it was time - we followed, and watched them into Long-alley; I gave information there to a private watchman - the dustbin is near the wall, at the back of the prosecutor's premises; I saw Cross at the time the female was having her examination at Worship-street, and recognized him as the man I had seen in the morning, and pointed him out - he saw me and my mother noticed him, and went away; my mother pointed him out to me.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. How long ago was that examination? A. This time twelvemonths - I have never seen Cross since till I saw him in the House of Correction, in August - I had not seen him before that occasion; it was quite day-light - my mother had the same opportunity of seeing as I had; I am quite positive he is the same person.

Anderson. Q. Did you know me before? A. No; I have not seen you since, till you were at Worship-street last month - the dust-bin is about three yards from the window, which was shut.

COURT. Q. Did you point them out to the watchman? A. Yes; the two men and the two women - he pursued them directly.

SARAH FULLER . I am the last witness' mother. I remember, on the night of the 6th of May, 1831, sitting up all night - we are bonnet-makers, and had a large order; my daughter drew the curtain aside, and called me to the window; I went, and saw two men at the dust-hole; one with his hand in the dust-hole, taking the parcel out, with his face rather towards me; when he saw me, he rather put the parcel back again, and took away his hand from the dust-hole - the other man, who stood with his back towards me, took the parcel out, and then the one who had his face towards me, took a parcel out also - Auderson is the one who had his face towards me; Cross stood with his back towards me; I saw both their faces that morning, for I opened the door, and followed them down the court - I am certain of them both; I saw Cross at Worship-street when Hooker had her second hearing; my daughter also saw him - he observed us looking at him, and went away as fast as he could.

JOSEPH RYAN . I am a Police-constable. On the morning of the 7th of May, 1831, I was on duty in Wilson-street, and in consequence of something which was said to me by a private watchman, I went to Half Moon-alley, and saw two men and two women before me; one of the women had two baskets on her head - I pursued them as far as I could, and met a City-watchman; he joined in the pursuit, and finding us coming close on them, the two men and one woman escaped into Petticoat-lane - I seized the woman with the baskets - that was Hooker, who has been transported; she threw the baskets and parcels on the ground; my brother officer took them up; we took her to the watch- house, with the parcels; they contained silk - I have kept it ever since - Had field came to the watch-house that morning, and saw it; here it is.

JAMES CASTLE . I am a City watchman. On the 7th of May, 1831, between four and five o'clock in the morning, the two prisoners passed me; when I first saw them they were about forty yards from me, with their faces towards me, coming towards me - they came quite close to me; I am quite positive of their persons - I saw two women; one of them had two baskets on her head - the prisoners walked, and after I received the information, I pursued them; the prisoners escaped - I stopped one of the women, and she took the baskets off her head, and turned the parcels out on the pavement; I took one up, and the Policeman another - I took the woman to the watch-house with the parcels; I saw Cross in the House of Correction about a fortnight ago - I knew him instantly, and swear to him.

Cross. Q. Had you any previous knowledge of me? A. No; I had you in sight about a minute and a half - I had a good view of your face; he was coming towards me, and I was looking at him.

JAMES PAYNE . I am a City-officer. On Saturday morning, the 7th of May, 1831, Hooker was brought to the watch-house; I received from the person who brought her two baskets, and two paper parcels - I have kept this one in my possession ever since.

MILES STANDLEY . In May, 1831, I was a Policeman, and was on duty about four o'clock in Long-alley; I went to Mr. Kent's house, and observed the state of the windowshutters - they had been entered by a centre-bit; a person making an opening with a centre-bit could then open the window; I found the piece which was cut out, and fitted it - I found silk thrown about the warehouse; I found a centre-bit inside the window, corresponding with the marks, a dark lantern, and the piece that was cut out of the outside shutter - the centre-bit fitted the holes.

THOMAS VANN . I am an officer of Worship-street. I know the prisoner; I have known Cross about four years, and have seen them in company together many times - I heard of this robbery, and have searched for the prisoners at various parts of the town ever since, with Waters, and at last found them in the House of Correction, about five weeks ago - I knew Anderson by the name of Tom Appleby ; Cross was always called Harry Cross - I know Hooker lived with Cross for three or four years till the time of the robbery; I had not seen either of the prisoners after that, till I found them in the House of Correction.

Cross-examined. Q. Why not tell us Hooker was married to Cross, when she was tried? A. I was not examined on the trial.

Anderson. Q. Where have you seen us in company? A. At various places in St. Luke's, Golden-lane, and other places; I cannot say the exact time.

MARY HOOKER . In May, last year, I lived in Ballyard, Golden-lane; I know Cross - I remember his coming home at a quarter to four o'clock, one morning in May, and calling his wife up; she took out two baskets with her - she was afterwards convicted here; she was my sister - I heard she was taken up that morning; Cross went out with her.

Cross-examined. Q. Was she married to Cross? A. Yes.

JAMES HADFIELD . I know this parcel of silk; it is Mr. Kent's property, I am quite certain - here is my mark on the other parcel; it is Mr. Kent's - I had packed them up the day before; they both have my hand-writing on them - there are near 20 lbs. of silk here.

Anderson's Defence. I am totally innocent of the offence, and hope you will consider it is sixteen months ago since the robbery was committed; the woman says the dust-bin is three yards from the window, which was shut down, and she did not know me before nor since - I deny knowing Cross.

Cross' Defence. I am totally innocent of the charge; as to my fetching the woman out, it is certainly false - I do not deny having lived with her, but I had left her some months before; as to the people swearing to me, they say they never knew me previous, nor since, and they had but a short view - I was not prepared for my trial; I knew nathing of it till Saturday morning, when I was fetched here - I did not know what I had to meet, or anything, and could not get my brief drawn up in a proper manner; another thing I have to state, that is, that on the 6th of May, in the evening, I went to Mr. Hewitt's and had tea there; I occasionally used to work for him then - I had previously worked constantly for him, and I was there from five till close upon three o'clock in the morning, waiting for Mr. Hewitt to come home, to borrow 5s. of him.

Two witnesses gave the prisoner Cross a good character.

ANDERSON - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 24.[Sept. 10.] CROSS - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 24.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1740. THOMAS FULLER was indicted for that he, on the 10th of August , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, upon John Langford , feloniously, unlawfully, and maliciously did make an assault, and with a certain instrument he the said John Langford did strike and maim on the head, with intent to kill and murder him .

2nd COUNT, stating his intent to be to disable him.

3rd COUNT, stating his intent to be to do him some grievous bodily harm.

JOHN LANGFORD . In August last I lived at No. 21, Philip-street, Kingsland-road , and am a shoemaker - the prisoner occupied two rooms in the house; he rented the house; I was his tenant. On Friday, the 10th of August, between five and six o'clock, I was at the back yard door, leading into the yard, and heard my wife speaking to the prisoner; I heard her say, "Oh, you nasty spiteful fellow, to go to our employer to take the bread out of our months;" he said, "Yes, you d - d wh - g b - h, I did;" I then advanced towards him, saying, at the same time, "Will you dare to call my wife a wh - e?" he laid down a trowel, which he had in his hand doing something with some bricks, and took up a hammer - he met me as I was repeating those words, and hit me a most tremendous blow with it on the head; the blow did not stun me - I endeavoured to take the hammer from him, but he parried me off with one hand, and my wife, to save me or prevent a repetition of it, came forward - he directly turned his eyes to her, and gave her a blow with it on the forehead; I endeavoured to get the hammer from him, but failed, and he then made a deadly blow at the infant which she had in her arms - he hit me several more blows; I desired my wife to go out and call Murder! she went out immediately, and called Murder! several times - he gave me one or two more blows, and I should have had more, but I prevented him - I did not get hold of the hammer till one or two persons came in.

Q. Did you receive more than one blow on the head? A. Several - there was one here, and two wounds were dressed by the surgeon; when the persons came in he had me round the neck with his left arm, and as he was inflicting the last blow I put my hand up just in time to catch the hammer - a witness rushed forward, and with assistance we got the hammer from him; I had two wounds, which bled most profusely - I went to a surgeon immediately, taking the hammer with me; I was under his care about ten days.

Q. Before he struck you had you struck him? A. No, nor attempted it.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. I believe you have preferred another indictment against the prisoner for an assault on your wife? A. I did; Mr. Arneson is the surgeon; he is here - I did not go to Mr. John Heath ; he came in on Sunday evening or morning with Mr. Arueson, my doctor; it was the Sunday after I received the injury, which was on Friday - it was a very severe blow indeed: I should not like to meet with a similar punishment - I was not confined to my bed, but was so weak I could not go to the office to give evidence; I could not attend to my work for ten days after - I was weak; I did not go to work till the Tuesday week following; I went to the Policeoffice the next morning, and went to the surgeon the same evening, with the hammer in my hand - he lives there hundred or four hundred yards from me; he plastered and dressed my head, and I had medicine to take - I believe it was only a bottle; I neither struck the prisoner, nor attempted to do so; he was building an oven in his back kitchen at the time - he was using the trowel; I did not see the hammer near him till he took it up; it was within his reach - when I overheard the conversation between him and my wife I was at the yards door, about two yards from the kitchen and about four yards from where the prisoner was - the place where he was working was open, so that I could see him from the yard door; when I heard him use this language to my wife I did not rush forward, I advanced slowly - I had not been at all troublesome to the prisoner before.

Q. Do you know whether he had consulted his attorney to get you out of the house? A. Not that I know of - he gave me notice to quit; I think it was on the Monday before.

Q. I presume you do not make shoes and work with your hammer on Sundays? A. Yes; I have been obliged unfortunately - I have been in custody twice; I believe they might be termed charges of felony - I can specify them; I am not ashamed of them; it was illegitimacy.

COURT. Q. Do you mean respecting a bastard child? A. Yes - the other was a robbery of a chapel.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. And likewise for a rape, I believe? A. That was the same person - the child; I was charged with rape in that case.

Q. On an infant eleven years old? A. No, a person twenty-three.

Q. What do you mean by calling it illegitimacy? A. Because the person, who swore the rape against me, swore the child to me afterwards; I was then about twenty-one years old - I am now twenty-five; I think it was about four years ago - I can almost take on myself to swear it was in 1828 - I was not charged more than once with a rape, that I will swear; I have been a potato-dealer - the affair of the chapel was in November last: I have not been in the habit of singing ballads about the streets; I swear that positively.

Q. Among other persons that came to the spot, was there a Mr. Patteson? A. I do not know a person of that name, nor Susan Smith - Mrs. Heaps was there, and a Policeman's son, named Cook - I did not see any body else; I went to the surgeon as soon as Heaps and the boy came in and rescued the hammer from him - several persons came to the office to give an account of the transaction; there was a woman named Abbott - I do not know Mrs. Smith or Everard by name - two females came up stairs where they took the evidence down, but they said there was sufficient evidence then, but if they found it necessary they would let them know - they were witnesses on my side; I did not advance to the prisoner with my fist doubled; my fist was down at my side - I felt hurt at my wife being called that name; I advanced to him slowly, not in anger or hostility - I was not in the constant habit of quarrelling with him; I never insulted him - I never had any words but on one occasion, that was a disputation on tea and camomile - that was after I was charged with the chapel robbery; it was after that I went to reside with him - he occupied the back parlour and the back room up stairs; Sarah Everard lives in the house - she was up stairs; the back window looks on the kitchen, if the person looks out.

COURT. Q. How long had you lodged there? A. Four weeks I paid for, and the fifth was then running

SOPHIA LANGFORD . I am the wife of John Langford On the afternoon of Friday, the 10th of August, I went into the yard for some water, and saw the prisoner doing something to an oven with a trowel - I called him a nasty spiteful fellow, to try to go and take the bread out of our months - he called me a d - d w - g b - h; my husband went into the kitchen, and demanded an explanation why he called me a w - e; he then laid down a trowel which he was working with, took up a hammer and struck my husband on the head; I then went to prevent him striking my husband again - he turned round, and struck me on the forehead with the hammer, and then said he would murder us both - he aimed another blow at the child in my arms; I put up my arm and received the blow on it - my husband then told me to go and call murder; I went to the door, and called Murder! when I came back he still had the hammer in his hand; I brought Mrs. Heaps in, and the hammer was taken from him by her and my husband - my husband had not struck him, nor offered to do it, nor had I.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you mean to state, on your oath, that the prisoner attempted to strike the infant? A. Yes, he did - that is as true as the rest I have stated; the child had not cried or done any thing - my husband was standing by the yard door when the prisoner used the offensive language; that is about four yards from him; my husband felt hurt; he did not look angry at all - he walked slowly into the kitchen, and was advancing towards the prisoner, and the prisoner walked a few paces towards my husband; my husband said, "How dare you call my wife a wh - e;" his hands were down at his side - his fist was not doubled; he was quite calm - he walked quite slowly; I swear the prisoner walked towards my husband before any blow was struck at all - I do not know Susan Smith , and did not see her there; he said he would murder us both - he did not say he would murder the infant; I went to the doctor with my wound, and he dressed it - I did not go to work the next day; I staid at home.

ANN HEAPS . I live in Philip-street, about ten doors from the parties, on the opposite side of the way. On Friday afternoon, the 10th of August, I was at my own door, and heard a cry of Murder! several times - I went to the house, and when I got to the door the prosecutrix came to the door with her apron all covered with blood; she said,"For God's sake, will nobody come in, my husband will be killed;" I went in, got to the stair foot door, and saw the prisoner strike Mr. Langford one blow with the hammer on the forehead; he was behind Langford with his left arm round his neck, and the hammer in his right hand - I went and assisted Langford in getting the hammer from him - Langford's face was covered with blood; he was led away to the doctor's.

Q. When you got the hammer from the prisoner, did he do any thing? A. He took up a spade which laid there, and said, "I will kill you all;" that was said to me - I said, "You good for nothing old villain, will you dare to hurt me; and he threw the spade down - the Policeman came shortly after; I had come out then, and he had shut the door - when the officer was at the door he looked out of window, pointed to me, and said he would mark that black eyed woman - I had never seen the prisoner or prosecutor before I entered the house; the officer took him in custody.

Cross-examined. Q. You did not get there at the beginning of it? A. No - I saw one blow struck; he took up a spade, and said, "I will kill you all;" I called him a villain - he threw it down, and ran up stairs.

MARY ANN ABBOTT . I live in Philip-street. On Friday afternoon, the 10th of August, I heard screams of murder - I saw Mrs. Heaps go into the house, and followed her; I was come distance behind her - when I got there I saw her in the attitude of wrenching the hammer out of the prisoner's hand; I saw the prosecutor covered with blood, likewise his wife and child - the child had the mother's blood on it; I took it from her, and washed it - nearly all the prosecutor's face was covered with blood; when the officer was at the door, I saw the prisoner put his head out of window, and say he would mark that black eyed woman, meaning Mrs. Heaps - he pointed to her.

WILLIAM COOK . I was twelve years old last March - I go to school, and have learnt my prayers; it is wicked to tell a lie - wicked people after death go to hell fire; I live in Philip-street. On the afternoon of Friday, the 10th of August, I heard a cry of murder, and went into the house - I saw the prisoner with his left arm round the prosecutor's neck; he a hammer in his right hand, and hit him on the left side, on the forehead; I saw Mrs. Heaps and the prosecutor take the hammer out of his hand, and saw the prosecutor and his wife all over blood; I came out: the prisoner looked out of window, and said, "I will mark that black eyed woman," meaning Mrs. Heaps, for he pointed to her.

WILLIAM MOORE . I live at No. 85, Philip-street, Kingsland-road. I went to the house on this occasion, and saw the prosecutor with his head all over blood; the prisoner ran up stairs - the hammer was in the prosecutor's hand when I went in; he showed it to me - I did not hear the prisoner say any thing.

GEORGE ARNESON. I am a surgeon, and live near Philip-street, about three or four hundred yards from this house. On Friday afternoon, the 10th of August, the prosecutor came to my house, accompanied by Moore; his head was considerably stained with blood, and on the left side of the forehead there was a wound, and another towards the back part of the head, and a slight scratch on the nose - the wound on the forehead was, I should think, such as would be inflicted by a blow from a hammer; it was about an inch long, and penetrated to the immediate covering of the bone of the head, and owing to the swelling of the scalp, was about half an inch deep - the cut on the head was towards the left side, on the upper part, throught the hair, and penetrated to the scull, or its immediate covering; there had been a considerable effusion of blocd - I dressed it; it healed favourably - I did not consider the external wounds dangerous, but could not say that dangerous consequences might not result.

Q. Is a blow on the head, producing that sort of laceration, a dangerous thing? A. If it is given with considerable force.

Q. You saw it - would a blow producing such consequences be dangerous? A. It might; I was desired at the office to say whether I could pronounce him out of danger a day or two after, and was not then able to pronounce him out of danger.

Cross-examined. Q. Are you a member of the College of Surgeons? A. No, I am a licenciate of the Apothecaries' Company; I put some adhesive-plaster on the wounds after washing them with water - I put plaster on each of them; there were three wounds, including the scratch on the nose; Mr. Heath, a friend of mine, saw the prosecutor on the Sunday morning - when I considered the manner in which the wounds had been inficted, I certainly considered dangerous consequences might result.

Q. When you heard what was done? A. No, from what I saw.

Q. When you speak of the scalp being divided, you mean the skin? A. The integumeuts.

Q. Might not a man with a hammer in his hand, intending to murder another, split his skull with the greatest case? A. If his arm was quite at liberty, I suppose he might; I should not consider the wounds slight, except the one on the nose; I did nothing to the wounds but putting sticking-plaster on his head - I dressed them afterwards; I gave him physic: if there had been symptoms of fever, I should have bled him; there was no fever - there was a little degree of excitability.

Q. Much the same as might be produced by hearing his wife called ill names? A. Yes.

Q. If you anticipated the slightest injury to the brain, would you not have bled him? A. I should not have bled him from apprehension, but if I saw fever approach I should do it; I did not order him to keep his bed, but to keep himself quiet, and abstain from any thing of a stimulating nature, and enjoined spare diet.

Q. Was there the slightest reason why he should not have gone to work the next day? A. Yes, I think there was; I am sure there was - I coutinued to attend him perhaps eight or ten days, and removed the plaster perhaps five or six times; I called at his lodging the following morning, but heard he had gone to Worship-street office; he called on me in the course of the day - I did not think it necessary to confine him to the house; I saw Mrs. Langford - she was not very bad: her scalp was divided; I mean the skin and integuments.

Q. What a nail or a pin would do, if drawn across the forehead? A. No, a penknife would; the scalp is perhaps a quarter of an inch thick.

Q. I am speaking of Mrs. Langford's wound? A. Her wound was not so serious; I did not think it serious at all- I gave her no medicine.

COURT. Q. For a blow with a hammer, through the man's hair, to divide the scalp, must it be given with some force? A. Yes, I should say so.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor and his wife both rushed on me at one time, in a hostile manner, which he admitted in his examination, and then retracted it after being examined - I was at work with the hammer in my hand, and had not time to lay it down, in a little place where I had not an opportunity of getting away from him- from his general conduct, and the manner he rushed upon me, I considered my life in imminent danger, and drove him off with the hammer - I held him in my hands, to prevent his returning on me, and had no hostile intention towards him whatever - I did nothing more than I considered I was justified in doing in defending myself, when I considered I was in danger; I desired that he should leave my house peaceabley, which he would not do; I have evidence to prove his intention was to do me bodily harm before he would leave the house; as to swearing and calling his wife a wh - e, I have never sworn a profane oath for twenty-five years: as to calling her a wh - e, I never did, in the presence of your Lordship and God; I am a sober, steady man - I do not drink a pint of beer a day, nor spirits; I mind my own business, and nobody else, but he is a very violent person, and continues in no place long - he was determined not to leave me without doing me some injury; after this he continued in my house, and the Magistrate was obliged to order him out; and from what I have been informed my locks have been picked.

MR. ARNESON re-examined. Q. In wounds where no vessels are divided, is the mode in which you treat them merely closing it, and putting on adhesive-plaster? A. It is the most approved method, and if it heals without inflammation, that is all that is done.

SARAH EVERARD . On Friday, the 10th of August, I lived at the prisoner's house, in Philip-street - I am his housekeeper; Langford and his wife were lodgers. The prisoner was building an oven in his back kitchen - I was up stairs, in the back room, between five and six o'clock; the window was open, and commands a view of the kitchen, where he was - the oven was building by the kitchen wall; the wall was down, and open - the prosecutor occupied the parlour floor.

Q. If Mr. Langford had any thing to say to the prisoner, could he see him from the yard door very well, without going into the kitchen? A. Yes; the yard door commands a view of where he was, and was within a yard or a yard and a half of him - I heard some words pass between the prisoner and Mrs. Langford, but could not make out what it was; I was coming down stairs, in consequence of a knock at the door, and could see the yard door - Mrs. Langford was then in the yard, and Mr. Langford in the parlour; I heard Mr. Fuller say, "You good-for-nothing muck," and with that Mr. Langford came out, and said,"How dare you call my wife a wh - e?" he came out of the parlour, and ran furiously towards the back door - (he did not walk slowly, with his arms down) when he got to the back door, he rushed violently into the back kitchen; the prisoner was at that time working at the oven - there was a hammer there; I did not see him use it, and there was a trowel - when the prosecutor rushed into the kitchen, the prisoner was at the oven, which stands in the corner, and it was impossible for him to defend himself.

Q. On your oath, till Mr. Langford rushed violently into the kitchen, did he come from the oven? A. I never saw him; he could not rush from the oven without my seeing him; when Langford rushed in, it appeared to be with his fist clenched - I saw Langford strike the prisoner in the forehead immediately he came into the kitchen - the prisoner did not strike any blow with a hammer, or any thing, till he received the blow from Langford; I saw one blow, and do not know whether Langford struck more - he appeared to be in a very violent passion indeed, and Mrs. Langford appeared very ill-natured and spiteful; immediately as the blood came she ran to the door; she first of all fell upon the prisoner, to disengage her husband - the prisoner had not seized Langford when he struck him.

Q. What did he do to Langford when Langford struck him? A. I do not know, but I saw the blood come; there was no blood till after Langford struck the prisoner - I distinctly saw him strike him.

Q. When did Mrs. Langford rush upon the prisoner? A. The moment the blood came - he had done nothing to her at that time; he appeared to me to strike her in the scuffle, not on purpose; I am sure no blow was struck at her or the baby - he was very fond of the child; the prosecutor's conduct to the prisoner since he has been in the house was very insolent indeed, and very abusive.

COURT. Q. Did you see the prisoner strike any blow? A. No; but I saw the blood come from the prosecutor over his face, but saw no blow struck; I have been the prisoner's housekeeper about five years; he is a widower, I believe; we have three rooms; the back kitchen, the parlour, and the room over it; we have only one chamber - there are two beds, both in the same room.

Two witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY on the 3rd Count - DEATH . Aged 48.[Sept. 11.]

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1741. SAMUEL AUSTIN and SARAH NEWMAN were indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Petty , on the 20th of August , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, I handkerchief, value 4s., his property .

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

HENRY PETTY ( Police-constable N 92.) On Monday, the 20th of August , about half-past twelve o'clock at night, I was on duty near Haggerstone-bridge; there was no other Policeman within hearing - I was going up my beat, and heard cries of Police! and Murder! I made the best of my way towards the spot, and two gentlemen came running down my beat; I stopped one, who made a complaint to me; I stopped him, thinking he might be an offender- at that moment three girls came up, and struck him violently, and as soon as I got them from him he ran off, and four men and the three women came and attacked me, knocked me down, kicked me about as long as they pleased, and robbed me of my handkerchief, which I had in my hand - they kicked me about, and left me all on a sudden; both the prisoners were among those persons, I can swear; the prisoner Austin kicked me violently several times while I was down, and struck me while I was falling - Newman tore my face; I cannot say who took my handkerchief; they searched me all over, and particularly the outside of my watch-pocket; they knocked me about as much as they pleased - I called Murder! till I was exhausted, but no assistance came - they left me altogether, and in the road began singing and dancing; I got up as soon as I could, sprung my rattle, and hallooed Murder! some of my brother officers came up, and went to look for them, and at that time found only three men; they were under Haggerstone-bridge - they were armed with a pailing each; Austin was one of them; they run from under the bridge into the field - Austin was taken, with the assistance of my brother officers, that night; that was not the prisoner at the bar, but his brother - the prisoner was not taken that night; only two were taken that night, and I swore to one at the office on the Friday - in consequence of information, I accompanied my serjeant, on the 28th of August, to the prisoner Newman's house, at Haggerstone; her mother kept the house - as soon as we went in, the serjeant asked me which was the one, and I immediately pointed her out; he charged her with taking the handkerchief, which she denied; he afterwards charged her with having the ticket of the handkerchief in her possession - she denied that, and said she did not know any thing of it; the serjeant searched, and in a drawer in the house found the duplicate of the handkerchief - (handkerchief produced) - this is mine, and what I lost that night; I have had it two years; we took her into custody, and as we took her to the station-house she said she hoped we would not make one girl suffer for all, and that Sam Austin gave her the ticket; she told us where he lived - after securing her, we went and secured him; I knew him again directly, and had not the least doubt of him - we afterwards went to the pawnbroker's with the duplicate - I saw my handkerchief, and swore to it.

Austin. I was in bed by ten o'clock.

JOSEPH MELLISH . I am serjeant to the division of the Police to which the prosecutor belongs - I was not present at the transaction. In consequence of information, I went to assist in apprehending the prisoners; I have heard Petty's account of taking the woman - it is true; he knew her directly, and pointed her out among four in the room, without hesitation; I have the duplicate which I found in her drawer - she said nothing; I assisted in taking the man.

WILLIAM JOHN HEWITSON . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Kingsland-road. I have the handkerchief here, and the duplicate I made out with it - the duplicate found in the drawer corresponds with it; it was pawned by a person very much like the male prisoner, but I cannot swear to him - I should rather say he was the man than that he was not; it was pawned on the 21st of August, about twelve o'clock in the day.

Austin's Defence. I was sitting in the George the Fourth public-house - I went home that night just as the clock struck ten, and went to bed - I was not out of bed again till six o'clock in the morning, when I was going to work; as I went over the bridge after my work, I picked up a ticket - this girl ran up to me, and said, "What have you picked up?" I said, "This ticket, it is of no use to me, you may have it."

Newman's Defence. I came up accidentally on the bridge next morning, and who should I see but Austin; he said he had picked up a ticket, and I might have it, if it was of any use to me - I put it in my drawer.

JOSEPH HOOKER . I am a cabinet-maker, and live at No. 21, Harford-street, Heggerstone. The prisoner Newman, was with me at Camberwell Fair on the night in question - we arrived at Haggerstone about eleven o'clock at night; she was in my cart, and rode home with me - we then went to the George the Fourth at Haggerstone bridge; after we came out of the house, which was about half-past twelve o'clock - we were coming home, and heard a cry of Murder! there were two or three young men and a Policeman down on the ground - they were beating him about; when he got up, my wife said to him, "Good God! I thought they were going to murder you;" he said nothing, but went across the bridge, and brought two more Policeman - they took two young men, and took them to the watch-house; I, my wife, Newman, and her mother went to the watch-house to see what was done with them - he said he had lost a handkerchief and half-a-crown, that there were several women outside, and he should like to have them searched - the women were called in - my wife, Newman, and her mother; the Policeman said, "Is this one?" (meaning my wife); she said, "Do you mean to say I touched you?" he said No, she said, "All I said was, 'are they going to murder you?" Newman was present, but he said nothing to her - I can take my oath she was twenty yards from him; she remained at large till the day her mother was buried, and coming from the church-yard she was taken.

COURT. Q. How near was she to the Policeman? A. About thirty or forty yards.

Q. You said twenty before? A. Twenty or thirty - I was about thirty yards from the spot.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Seeing him ill-treated, and his life in danger, I suppose you assisted him? A. I said,"If he would be quiet, I would point out the person to him;" I had a child in my arms at the time.

Q. Your wife could hold the child I suppose? A. She was going on about thirty yards ahead - both my wife and the prisoner's mother were going towards Haggerstone - they were ahead.

Q. Towards the robbery, or away from it? A. Away from it; the moment the Policeman was attacked, I gave my wife the child, and said I would tell the Policeman who had attacked him in that manner - I knew them by sight, not further; I am not acquainted with the prisoners; I only know Newman by where she works - the female prisoner, my wife, and her mother went to the watch-house.

Q. Were there other people in the watch-house? A. Nobody but the Policeman - I am positively sure the female prisoner went in.

Q. How came she in your company again, having got thirty yards ahead? A. It was my wife and mother that went on; the prisoner was by my side.

Q. Why could not the prisoner hold the child? A. She went to her mother, because a gentleman came up, and said she was one of the party.

Q. When was that, after the Policeman got up? A. It was before the Policeman was knocked down at all.

Q. Do you mean it was before his handkerchief was taken, or when they came up, and attacked him with sticks? A. A young man came up, and said, "Did you hear the cry of murder?" - I said, Yes; he said, "Well, come along with me to search;" we went down to the side of the canal, and met a Policeman with two or three young men - my wife is not here, nor my mother - it was Newman's mother who is dead; I declare Sarah Newman was not near the spot.

COURT. Q. Then you came up before the Policeman was knocked down. A. I was coming across the bridge when the cry of murder was; when I got up to him, he was down - Sarah Newman, my wife, and her mother all went up the watch-house to see what it was.

HENRY PETTY . When I took the men to the watch-house, three women came up; I did not desire to have them called in - they crushed in; they all pushed in - they were all very much in liquor at the time; the prisoner Newman was not one of those three - I am sure of that; I only knew one of them, and that was Newman's mother - she was very much in liquor.

JOSEPH HOOKER re-examined. Q. At what time did you go to the fair? A. About one o'clock in the afternoon; I came away about nine, and got to Haggerstone about eleven, in a donkey cart - we were all sober I declare; we had but one pot of beer the whole day till we arrived at Haggerstone.

Q. How had you been employed at the fair from one o'clock till nine? A. We took some fruit down to sell; a young man who I took down did - I stood by his stall all the time; I did not sell fruit - I merely went with him; he is not here - he did not come home with us; the prisoner's mother did not go with us.

Q. How came she in your company? A. When we came home, she said she would go and have a pint of beer with us, and we went to the George the Fourth; we left that house about half-past eleven or a quarter to twelve o'clock - my wife is at home; the Policeman says I was not there, now, he gave me an answer in the watchhouse.

HENRY PETTY . I saw him at the watch-house; he came up with the three women - he was in liquor; I do not say he was drunk.

One witness gave Newman a good character.

AUSTIN - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 25.

NEWMAN - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 17.[Sept. 12]

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1742. WILLIAM KENNEDY and WILLIAM BROWN were indicted for the wilful murder of William Wilkinson .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

THOMAS WILLIAM SMALES . I am a printer and stationer, and live in Aldersgate-street. I was acquainted with the deceased, Mr. Wilkinson; he was in the employ of a gentleman in the City. On Tuesday, the 17th of July, I accompanied him on the river; we started at nine o'clock precisely from Bull-stairs, Blackfriars - we were in a funny, and had no waterman, but rowed overselves; when we got near Vauxhall-bridge , I observed two boats, one a little ahead of us, and the other by the side of us - at the suggestion of Mr. Wilkinson, I made some exertion to prevent the boats getting a-head of us, and we got through the bridge as far as the Spread Eagle - one boat had then got by us, and I saw no more of it; it had shot ahead - when we got to the Spread Eagle we rested on our oars, the other boat being astern of us; we were about fourteen or fifteen yards from the shore on the Middlesex side - I pulled out my watch, and it wanted two minutes to ten o'clock; we remained there, and the boat which was astern shot past us, between us and the shore - I had observed two men in that boat; we remained there till the clock struck - we then went about forty yards further; the boat which had shot ahead between us and the shore ran foul of us - it had turned round and met us; it ran foul of us by rowing the head of their boat against ours - the head of their boat was outside the shore, more from the shore than our boat was; Mr. Wilkinson said, "We are foul of a boat, Smales, lend me a hand to shove off" - I got up in the boat, and at that moment their boat's head had advanced to the centre of ours, side by side, we being nearest to the shore; one of the men in the boat locked the two boats together with his hand, by taking hold of our boat, and holding them together - the other man darted his hand into our boat, and snatched two coats which laid at Mr. Wilkinson's feet; they were mine and Mr. Wilkinson's - he took them out of our boat into his own; I raised the oar out of the water as fast as I could, and endeavoured to strike them - that was the oar nearest to the shore; I was rowing one oar, and Mr. Wilkinson the other - I endeavoured to strike, and at that moment the strange boat was going off; Mr. Wilkinson jumped up in our boat, and endeavoured to jump into the strange boat - the two boats were at that time about six feet apart; I was looking at him when he made the jump, and he jumped into the water - he did not get close to their boat; he caught the gunnel of it with his left hand - he jumped into the water, but his head did not go under water; he caught the gunnel so as to keep his head above water all the time - I am sure of that.

Q. Can you say whether he did or did not strike his head, or any part of his person against the boat? A. I am certain he did not strike any part of his person against the boat when he jumped from ours; he could barely reach it with his left hand - after he had got hold of the boat with his left hand, the men that were in the strange boat began to strike him with their sculls; he was endeavouring to get his coat - he still kept hold of the boat with his left hand only, and was struggling with them with his right hand at the time they were striking him.

Q. Was he then closer to the boat than when he first jumped? A. He was holding on with his left hand; his body was close to the gunnel of the boat then, and his head came just above the gunnel; I saw both the men in the boat strike him on the head - I cannot say how many blows they struck; one seemed to strike, and then the other, as if they struck in turns - several blows were given- they appeared to be given with force; he had no hat on- I did not observe them strike him any where but on the head; the blows I saw struck were given with the sculls - I cannot say that I saw any thing else used to strike with.

Q. Did the men hold them in one hand, or two? A. I was so much alarmed, I did not notice - he held by the gunnel of the boat for three or four minutes, I suppose; I saw him quit the boat - he appeared to have received a blow, or something then, which sent him back on the water.

Q. How did he fall from the boat? A. He seemed to leave go his hold, and fall back with his head on the surface of the water; I had seen blows struck the moment before.

Q. Observing him in this state, what did you do? A. I threw him out a scull or oar from our boat, and called to him to take hold of it; he did not do so, but made again for their boat - he was nearest to their boat then, considerably; he did not quite reach their boat again - he got within about a yard of it; he had gone four or five yards when I called to him to take hold of the oar - he was thrown back on the water, and appeared to recover himself again, and make towards the strange boat; he was swimming in the water - he was considerably out of his depth; when he got within about a yard of their boat again, he was either pushed or struck away from it by some means.

Q. Did you see the scull or any thing belonging to the boat used on that occasion? A. I could not see the article; it appeared to me to be something, but I could not tell what it was.

Q. Did you see the effect it produced on Mr. Wilkinson? A. He left the boat immediately, and commenced plunging.

Q. What do you mean by that? A. Different from swimming - he was going down, and struggling with his legs; he was up and down five or six times, and then finally sunk, and I saw no more of him.

Q. You endeavoured to strike the men in the boat when the coats were taken - can you say with certainly whether, in that attempt, you struck Mr. Wilkinson or not? A. Most assuredly I did not; he jumped from the boat after I made the blow at them - he was in the boat at the time; the tide was running down at the time - it was in favour of their boat; their boat then made across the river, in a sloping direction - Wilkinson was between our boat and theirs when he struggled and went down, rather nearer to our boat, I think, as the other was then going across; they began to go across at the moment they pushed him, or struck him, when what I name happened; I called Murder! and brought assistance from the shore - the river was searched, and the body found twenty-eight hours after: I recognize Kennedy as one of the men in the boat - I saw the body next day; it was the body of Mr. Wilkinson - it was the body Mr. Davis examined.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Was the tide running down when you rowed from Vauxhall-bridge? A. It was; we were rowing against the tide, in order that we might come down with it - we were not very near the shore before we saw the strange boat; I am not much accustomed to the water - I know how to manage a boat; I am not particularly acquainted with the currents of the river - I know when a man is going against tide; the further he is from shore the greater labour - Mr. Wilkinson was desirous of not being overtaken by the boat which was astern, but it ultimately got by.

Q. When if afterwards run foul of you, did it not drift on you? A. I cannot tell; it struck us in a moment - it was a very nice night indeed; the moon was rising on the other side - I swear it was a light night; I never said it was dark, that I recollect; I do not know that I ever said so - I told Mr. Wilkinson the time by my watch, two minutes before ten, and if it had been very dark, I could not have done that - I will not swear I have not said it was dark, because in the state I was in after the accident, I possibly might have said many things, for I was obliged to be rowed ashore; I believe I did say that I struck once or twice; I said I did not know whether I hit the prisoners or not; I do not know whether the blow took effect.

Q. Did you say you might have struck more than once or twice? A. No, I am quite sure of that - to the best of my knowledge I never said I struck more than once or twice; I will swear I never said I struck more than twice; and swear that I did not do so.

Q. Will you swear you did not strike after your friend was out of the boat? A. I will positively, nor did I strike at any body - the light was as nights generally are, at that time of the year; I could see the boats very near half across the river - I swear that: I recollect the moon was rising on the other side - it was just showing itself; their boat was as near as possible six feet from ours when my friend jumped at it - I was about the middle of the boat then, with an oar in my hand.

Q. It was not more than six feet? A. When he took a spring out of our boat, it drove our boat down the stream - he had not told me he was going to jump; he jumped from the head of the boat - I had an oar in my hand, which I had been attempting to strike the prisoners with, and I had been rowing with it; I was standing when Mr. Wilkinson jumped; the prisoners' boat at that moment was somewhere about even with ours, and about six feet from us.

Q. Might you not, with your oar, have secured the boat, and brought it alongside yours? A. I was thunderstruck at his jumping out of the boat - he jumped towards the side of their boat; his hand caught hold of the rullock, the place where the oars go.

Q. Do you mean to say you could distinctly see that his face was not struck with the rullock? A. I could not see between his face and their boat, but his left hand caught hold of the rullock; as far as I could possibly distinguish, his head did not go near the boat till he pulled himself to it - his face was sideways at first, and his left hand caught hold of the boat; I am sure he did not strike himself as he jumped out - I thought you meant, could I say his face did not strike while he held to the boat.

Q. On your oath, at the very time he jumped, did you not strike at the prisoners' boat? A. I did not, I had just given a blow - I may have given two blows, but it was while the boat was alongside; I did not give any blow after he jumped - he wished to jump into the boat; he was five feet ten inches high.

Q. His length would come within two inches of the boat then? A. The boat he was in gave way with his jumping, and he got just near enough to catch hold of the boat with his left hand - his body did not touch the boat at that moment; I do not know whether he could swim - I never saw him swim; when he made the second effort to get to the boat, I was about twenty or thirty yards from it - I saw the prisoners strike him.

Q. Well, but the second time? A. He was either struck or pushed with something - I was looking at the boat.

Q. What better means had you of seeing what passed at first, than then? A. Why, I got more frightened, and was screaming Murder! and for help - I cannot say whether he was pushed from the boat, or whether he was struck; if he had been struck with a scull then, I should have seen that - I swear I saw two sculls in their boat when they were striking, sculls or oars; we had both sculls and oars in our boat - I threw my friend out an oar, to catch hold of, when he fell back; thinking he was coming towards my boat - he did not take that, but got towards the prisoners boat again; my oar did not go near him - the boats were twenty or thirty yards distant at that time; I threw the oar as far as I could - I was a good deal agitated and alarmed, but I am sure I did not strike him with it, for he did not come near it; I threw one oar and one scull overboard - I cannot tell which went nearest to him; I do not know which I threw first - I threw them towards him; I cannot tell whether they went to the right or left of him - I know they did not go near him; it would go with the tide - I appeared to have got them out about half way between him and my boat, which was twenty or thirty yards from him at the time - he was nearer their boat; it was a very awkward thing to throw - I threw it into the water as near to him as I could - I did not look at the oar to ascertain if it was bruised any where; I saw the prisoners skiff.

Q. Did you not see the mark of your oar on the gunnel of their skiff? A. Decidedly not.

Q. I do not mean that night? A. I have not examined it, only the general appearance of it - I have not ascertained whether there is a mark or not on it; my friend never went down till he was pushed away from the boat - the prisoners attempted to row across the river, immediately on their shoving or striking him away; he went up and down five or six times - I sat down, and endeavoured to row towards him, but having one scull and one oar, the oar overpowered the scull, and sent it back again; I cannot row with an oar and scull, nor can one man in ten.

MR. BODKIN. Q. You are not quite clear whether you struck one blow or two? A. No; nor whether they took effect on the persons in the boat; I struck towards the boat - I am quite certain Mr. Wilkinson was in the boat at the time I struck the blow or blows - I struck no blow after he was out; the moment the boats separated, he jumped, seeing them going off - I am certain the oar and scull I threw out, went considerably short of Mr. Wilkinson's person.

JOHN ROWAN . I am what is called jack-in-the-water, at the Spread Eagle, Millbank. On the night of the 17th of July I was on the causeway till ten minutes before ten o'clock, when the last boat went away; I was then standing at the water edge, about forty yards from the house; I took my stool to the house; and about five minutes past ten I heard cries of Murder! - I got out of a boat's head, in which I was laying, but did not attend to the cry, till I heard it a second time - I heard a guggling; I knew then it was somebody drowning; I ran to the house, and as I ascended the stairs, I heard the guggling a second time - I called the waiter - he came instantly with me to the causeway, got into a gentleman's boat, and before we took twenty strokes, we came alongside of a boat, with Mr. Smales standing up in it - he put his hands together, and said,"My friend is gone!"

Cross-examined. Q. What sort of a night was it? A. A dark night; the moon had not risen.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Was there a moon that night. A. There was; it might be rising, but not to throw any light on the river - it was very dark at the time; Mr. Smales pointed the direction the boat had gone in, but I did not see it - the funny was about forty yards from shore, when I heard the guggling noise; I could not discern any boats.

JAMES ADAMS . I live with my father, who is a picturedealer. On Tuesday night, the 17th of July, about five minutes after ten o'clock, I was at Millbank - about forty yards from the Spread Eagle, I saw two boats; I did not see the funny which the gentlemen were in - when I first saw the two boats, they were about four yards apart; two persons were in each boat - I could see that from the shore; the moon was just coming over the houses; I saw one boat come to the other, and saw one leave the other, and go right over.

Q. Before it left the other, and went over, did you see what was done? A. I observed a pole go up by the shadow of the moon; I could not see in which boat it went up - I do not know what was done with it; it was not light enough to see - it went down again towards the boat which was going away; there was two men in each boat at that time - I afterwards heard a cry of murder.

Cross-examined. Q. Was it at the same time as you saw the pole go up, that you heard the cry of murder? A. No, I saw the pole after murder was called; I saw the shadow of the pole about two minutes after I heard the cry of murder - the pole was going towards the boat, which was rowing away.

ROBERT GARE . I am a painter, and live in Fore-street, Lambeth. On the evening of the 17th of July I saw the prisoner Brown; I do not know the time, as I had been asleep - I went to bed between ten and eleven o'clock, and it was after that time; I cannot tell how long I had been asleep - Brown came and knocked at my door; I asked who was there - he said, Me! I got up, and when I opened the door, he asked me if I would be so good as to let him leave his coat there till morning; he said nothing else - I said, "Very well," and he put the coat down; he gave me no reason for leaving it - I knew him before; I did not observe any thing particular about him - he did not appear to have been walking in a hurry; I heard he was taken up next morning, and took the coat to Jane Spicer, my mother.

Cross-examined. Q. You had been to school with him? A. Yes; he always bore the character of an inoffensive man.

JANE SPICER . I am the last witness' mother; I received a coat from him on a Wednesday in July last, and gave it to a gentleman - this is it (looking at it.)

JAMES FOGG . I am an officer. I received this coat from Mrs. Spicer, and have had the care of it ever since.

JAMES EVANS . I am an officer. I produce a coat which I found in a barge's head at Talbot's premises at Lambeth, under the head sheets; I found it in consequence of a statement made to me by Kitley.

JAMES KITLEY . I am a waterman's apprentice. On Tuesday, the 17th of July, I was employed in the barge, Hieron, which was under repair at Lambeth; I know both the prisoners - Kennedy had been sleeping on board that barge for some time before the 17th; on Tuesday, the 17th, about ten o'clock, I think, but cannot tell, as I never looked at the clock, Kennedy came to me for the key - my barge laid about a mile and a quarter from the Spread Eagle; he appeared to me to be in a muck sweat I told him I was going myself directly, but he pressed me to give him the key - I did, and he went towards the barge by himself - I went myself in less than half an hour, and slept on board that night, and a person named Flack; I did not see Kennedy when I went into the cabin, but he must have been there, for he got up with me and Flack in the morning, and he, Flack, and I, went to a beer-shop kept by Bean; I asked Bean's son for a light - he said they had no fire; Kennedy pulled out some papers and a book out of his pocket - he tore some of the papers, saying he wanted to burn them, and I tore some of them, not knowing what they were; the pieces were thrown into the grate of the room we were in - a light was brought in at last - Flack lighted his pipe, and threw the paper which he lighted it with into the grate, and the papers caught fire; I cannot say whether they were partly or entirely burnt - I was going out in about an hour, when the officers came and took Kennedy into custody; they afterwards called me - I went to them, and went before the Magistrate with them, and after we had been before the Magistrate, Kennedy told me, that he and Brown were guilty, but he would turn up me, Lyons, and Flack; we were all in custody under suspicion at the time, but he said we need not fear, for he would turn us up - he told me he had put one of the coats in a barge at the back of a barge-buileder's place, but the barge-builder had moved away; I informed a gentleman at the office of it; Evans, was present, and I described where the barge was.

Cross-examined. Q. You informed nobody of it till you was taken up? A. No, I did not know of it - I did not know whether he might have picked the papers up; I took one paper in my hand, and said, "Let us read this," and he snatched it out of my hand - I went into the house to have some beer, and knew nothing of the papers till I got in there; I asked for the light, as Kennedy asked me to ask for one - he did not tell me that night that he had stolen the coats; I do not recollect seeing him in the barge - I had been out drinking with some young men that night; I do not think he can read, but cannot swear he cannot - he told me after the examination, that he and Brown were guilty; he did not say of what - we were then in custody at the Thames Police office; he told me where he had put the coat - that is what he was speaking of when he said he was guilty, and he said, "When I get cast I shall pray;" I said, "My good! Bill, if you are guilty, now is the time to pray."

JOHN BEAN . I am a carpenter, and keep a beer-shop. On the morning of the 18th of July I saw Kennedy at my premises, in conversation with others; after they had been there, in consequence of what I heard I looked into the grate, found a bit or two of paper, and took them to the prison-ship, on the Thames, and gave them to Mitchell, the Thames Police officer - there had been no paper or fire in the grate before these men came - my son had found some papers before me.

JOHN BEAN , JUN. I am the son of the last witness. On the morning of the 18th of July Kennedy, and some others, were at the house; after they left, my little brother found some papers under the grate - he is not here; about half-past six o'clock that morning Kennedy, Kitley, and another came to the house; they asked why we had not got a fire; I said we did not want one this warm weather - I took no more notice of them, but turned round afterwards, as they seemed shy of me; I saw Kitley and Kennedy with a pocket-book, tearing up some bills, which they put into the grate, and they were burnt - I saw no part of them that was not burnt.

Cross-examined. Q. Kitely was the one who interested himself about the light and paper? A. Yes.

ALEXANDER MITCHELL . I am a Thames Police-surveyor. I received some papers from Bean, Sen. which I produce.

JAMES SHEARAM . I am apprentice to Mr. Moore, boatbuilder, Lambeth. On Tuesday, the 17th of July, between half-past nine and a quarter to ten o'clock, I saw the prisoners ashore at my master's place - I did not speak to them; one lifted up a wherry belonging to Mr. Green, and said what a light one it was; a skiff of Mr. Moore's was laying there at the time - I went away, leaving them there, and on returning, in about ten minutes, they were gone; I did not go down to see if the skiff was there, but it was missed next morning - I knew the prisoners before, and am sure of their persons.

SARAH COVINGTON . I live in William-street, High-street, Lambeth. On the 17th of July, a few minutes past eleven o'clock at night, I remember Brown coming in; his mother lodges there - as he went through the passage he was saying something to himself.

THOMAS WILLIAM SMALES re-examined. (Examining the coat) this is my coat, which I had in the boat on the night in question; and I believe this one to be Mr. Wilkinson's, but cannot swear to it; I know his hand-writing; it is on two or three of these pieces of paper.

JOHN PETTY (Police-constable No. 102). On the 19th of July I was on duty on the Thames-bank, above Vauxhall-bridge, and found the body of a man in the river, about two o'clock in the morning - he had no coat nor hat on; I observed that his shirt collar was bloody, and blood coming out of one ear, and his nose was cut - the body was wheeled up to Mrs. Foster's, and examined by a surgeon at the inquest; I was not present.

EDWARD DAVIS . I am a surgeon, of Upper Belgrave-place, Pimlico. On the 19th of July I examined the body of the deceased in an out-house at the Spread Eagle; it was afterwards opened, in my presence, at a house in Jewin-street; there was a wound on the bridge of the nose, about an inch long - the bone was bare, and slightly broken; there were marks of a considerable bruise on the forehead - and on nearly the whole forehead there was extravasation of blood under the skin; there was the mark of a bruise behind the right ear to a slight extent, and also behind the left ear; the wounds behind each ear were slight, and about the size of a half-crown; there was a slight bruise on the back of one hand, and I think it was the left hand; I observed no other appearance of external violence - the body was afterwards opened in my presence, and on the surface of the brain there was an extravasation of blood on the upper part, as large as my hand; it was quite at the top of the head, and external to a certain degree backwards - there was no external mark there at all; there was no further appearance of injury within the head - the injury on the forehead did not extend beyond the bone; I observed no appearances in any other part of the body.

Q. To what do you attribute his death? A. My opinion is, that the blow on the nose or forehead produced stunning, and he was incapable of supporting himself in the water; I attribute the extravasation of blood on the top of the head to the blows on the forehead and nose - those injuries were sufficient to cause death ultimately; I consider the immediate cause of his death to be, that he was stunned by the blow, and being incapable of exerting himself in the water, the drowning completed his death.

Cross-examined. Q. He died by drowning? A. I consider he would not have drowned if it had not been from the blow on the head.

Q. Suppose he had reeled from the boat by a blow or shove, and afterwards recovered himself so as to make towards the boat again, should you consider that man stunned? A. There are different sorts of stunning - a blow over the nose might stun him; it is very common for a blow on the nose or forehead to cause blood on the head - the extravasation of blood was on the surface of the brain, not on the top of the head; and that certainly might have been the effect of a blow on the forehead - it very commonly produces extravasation in front of the forehead, and the internal injury on the brain also; if the body had struck against any thing in the water after death there would be external appearances probably, and extravasted blood - I state that as my experience; a dead body receiving a blow would not exhibit a mark of a bruise to the same extent, but there would be the appearance of it something similar to blows inflicted during life; there would be a difference between blood coagulated and not - the appearances depend on the blood under the surface; there would be a slight difference in the colour, and a certain degree of redness - I do not say it is necessarily so - I have known instances of blows after death where there have been no appearances, it depends on the degree of violence, and how long after death - the appearances I found on the brain could not be the effect of a blow after death; this injury would have caused inflammation, which is frequently fatal - I swear the blow on the forehead was a mortal wound, but the cause of death was drowning.

COURT. Q. Could extravasation of blood on the brain be produced by suffocation in drowning? A. I am not aware that drowning ever occasioned such appearances.

EDWARD WILLIAM SYMONS . I am chief clerk at the Thames Police-office, and produce the examination of the prisoners. The first examination was on the 18th of July - I have my book containing the original examination - the examinations returned to the Court are fairly copied from the book, and read over to the witnesses, in the prisoners' presence; this statement is my hand-writing, and is signed by Captain Richbell, the Magistrate - I think it was read over to the prisoners, but am not sure; I took it in my book from their own lips, sentence by sentence, and think I read it over to them - they have not signed it; they were under examination on this charge; nothing was said to induce them to make the statement -I think what they stated on the 18th was not read to them; here is the entry made by me in the book from their months on the 18th of July.

Cross-examined. Q. Did the Magistrate sign that book? A. No - he was present when it was taken; I am quite positive every word that occurred was taken down accurately - I think the subsequent statement was read over to them; the copies which are verified by the Magistrate were not made in their presence.

COURT. He may use his book to refresh his memory as to what passed.

Witness. On the 18th Kennedy said "I was at Mr. Bean's beer-shop all day, and went on board the barge just after the clock struck ten - Kitley and Flack went with me; I turned out this morning a few minutes before six o'clock, or after I cannot tell to a minute, and went to Mr. Bean's - I walked afterwards down High-street, and coming back again Kitley said to me "The officer has been here, inquiring after you;" I said, "Which way is he gone? I will go after him;" directly, the officer came and said, 'Kitley, I want you.'" Brown said, "Last night I was standing at the corner of Princes-street, about a quarter to nine o'clock, and some young chaps asked me whether I would go and have some beer at the Feathers - I said' No, I have no money - I mean to take a walk;" a young chap who works in a Dartford barge came up, and asked me to take a walk - we went down Bishop's-walk, round the Westminster-road, and down the Newcut - we went up as far as Blackfriars-bridge and back, then we went down Union-street, and round the Borough, along by the Elephant and Castle, and there I left him - then we came down by Bethlem, and along High-street, home; directly I got in doors I went to bed, and as soon as I got to bed the clock struck eleven." - They were remanded for further examination, and brought up again on the 26th of July, and at the close of the examination were asked if they had any thing to say - Kennedy said, "I have nothing more to say than what I said before - that is that I am not guilty of drowning the man; I was in the boat at the time, but neither one nor the other did not strike him - his own friend made a stroke at me, and instead of striking me he struck his friend; that is all I have got to say." - Brown said, "I never touched no coat, nor never got off my seat where I sat on, nor never struck no blow, nor lifted any thing to strike with - I have nothing more to say." Kennedy then said, "Can I speak again - when Mr. Wilkinson struck me he went along the boat with one hand over the other, till he got to the stern of the boat; he made three or four attempts to leave go, and he left go at the stern of the boat; with taking the spring out of his own boat, and leaping over into ours, just as though he was coming head first into our boat - the answer he made, says he, 'Oh, I have hurt myself,' but very lowly spoke; I should suppose he must have come with his face first against the boat, for he only just caught hold with his hands - that is all."

Kennedy's Defence (written). My Lord, and Gentleman of the Jury, - Placed as I am this day before you, upon so solemn and grave a charge, my feelings, as you must naturally suppose, are most powerfully worked upon; and indeed so overcome am I at this time, that I hardly know how to address you; if, therefore, I should be censured for saying so little upon so serious a charge, I trust that it may not be construed into a supposed indifference as to my truly awful situation. My Lords and Gentlemen, as there have appeared in the daily papers various reports relative to the unfortunate affair which now engrosses your solemn and serious attention, and as many of those reports are erroneous, and have reflected (and severely so too) upon the character and disposition of myself and my unfortunate companion, I do most earnestly entreat that you will at once divest your minds of any undue impression that those reports may have made, and which I am sure you will do. My Lords and Gentlemen, - as regards the evidence which you have this day heard, there is little remark I have to make thereon; but trust you will allow me to assure you (and in this trying and awful moment I would not deceive), that neither I nor my companion went out with a premeditation to do the slightest personal violence. I was distressed to the utmost at the time, as my witnesses will prove to you; but I accompanied my fellow prisoner, and started out on the fatal evening, under different intentions. We went out to obtain a few coals - we saw the deceased's boat - we arranged to approach them, to see who they were; we observed the deceased and his friend had their coats off - we agreed to try and get their coats - we succeeded; to recover them the deceased jumped overboard, towards our boat: he jumped with his face against the boat; he said, "Oh! I have hurt myself." While in the water the deceased's friend, Mr. Smales, struck at me three times with his oar - Mr. Smales' blows fell on deceased's head. After the third blow with Mr. Smales' oar, deceased left go his hold of our boat; my fellowprisoner began to row away - I had no scull, having lost mine overboard at the time I took the two coats out of their boat: we succeeded in getting away; I had no idea that the deceased was in any peril or danger of his life, for he was close to his friend's boat, and made a splashing noise, as if swimming; I was unconscious that harm had ensued; and, Gentlemen, I can assure you that no one more than myself can more deeply lament and deplore the melancholy catastrophe. Depending, Gentlemen, upon your discrimination, intelligence, and impartiality, I trust and repose my unfortunate case to your hands, and look forward to a favourable result.

Brown's Defence (written). My Lords, and Gentlemen of the Jury, - The defence which my unfortunate fellow-prisoner has addressed to you, has embraced every circumstance connected with the melancholy occurrence which now demands your most solemn and serious attention; little, therefore, remains for me to say, but I trust you will pardon me while I intrude a short time upon your patience. The allusions which have been made by my fellow-prisoner, relative to the public prints, will not, I am sure, be unattended to, consequently I have little to apprehend on that head. My Lords and Gentlemen - I was legitimately born, but lost a kind and indulgent father when I was only eleven years of age; I was then sent to a parochial charity-school, at which I made small progress in education, and which, I am sorry to observe, was soon totally forgotten by me: I remained at school three years, and was then removed, since which period I have endeavoured to obtain an honest livelihood. I never was before in custody upon a criminal charge. My Lords and Gentlemen - allow me to say, that in conjuction with my fellow-prisoner, our intentions on that fatal evening were very opposite to personal injury or violence; and with him I deeply lament and deplore the melancholy catastrophe. Gentlemen - trusting to your calm and dispassionate view of the evidence which has been adduced, I submit my fate to your discriminating consideration, looking forward to a favourable result.

Five witnesses gave Kennedy a good character.

KENNEDY - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.

BROWN - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 19.[Sept. 7.]

The prisoners have since been Respited during His Majesty's pleasure.

OLD COURT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 6.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1743. JOSEPH TURNER was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Jones , on the 24th of July , and stealing 1 coat, value 2l.; 1 pair of trousers, value 5s.; 1 shawl, value 4s.; 1 pair of stockings, value 1s., and 1 frock, value 2s., his property .

SARAH JONES . I am the wife of Thomas Jones; we live in Carpernter's-row, Walham-green, in the parish of Fulham . On the 24th of July I got up about half-past one o'clock in the morning, and went out about ten minutes to two, leaving my husband in bed - I was going to Covent-garden, with a head load; my brother-in-law, William Jones , went with me - I saw my brother-in-law latch the door, but it was not locked; the windows were all fast, and the back door bolted inside - my husband is a carter - I returned at half-past four o'clock, found the street door locked, and made a noise; my husband opened the door - the key was inside; the back door was open: we went up stairs, and found the box lid open, and these things gone; the box was in the room where my husband was sleeping - I had pulled that door too, but it had no lock; I had seen the things in the box overnight - I saw footsteps from the back door, about three yards, and then over the wall; we traced footsteps till we came to the house where the prisoner's mother lived; I knew him before, and had seen him about twenty yards from the door when I went out at two o'clock; he made a reel, as if he was tipsy - I have only known him since he came from transportation, which is about ten months ago.

WILLIAM JONES. I am Thomas Jones' brother, and rent the first floor garret - he rents the middle room of Comber, the landlord, who is a market-gardener; my brother's bed-room is on the first floor - I pay my rent to the landlord. I went out in the morning with Sarah Jones , about ten minutes to two o'clock; I shut the door, and am certain I latched it, for I pushed it to try it - I saw the prisoner about twenty yards from the door, on the step of the house where his mother used to live - I pay my rent to the landlord; nobody else lives in the house.

SARAH JONES. I left my husband in bed, and pulled the bed-room door too, but it has no lock nor fastening at all - all the things were in a box in that room.

JAMES SELLS . I am a Police-constable. On the 24th of July, about half-past four o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner in Belgrave-place, Pimlico, about two miles and a half from Walham-green; he had two coats on and two pairs of trousers - I went and asked where he was going; he said he had got up rather too soon, and was going to Jew's-row, Chelsea, to awake a friend to go to Coventgarden market; I asked where he lived - he said at Fulham; I told him he was going the contrary way - he said he came through Knightsbridge for a walk, being up too early - I took him to the station-house, and found this shawl, handkerchief, and stockings, all stuffed in the crown of his hat; he said he had bought them at a large linendraper's at Putney, at nine o'clock in the morning before; I asked if he bought them for his mother or sister, he said No, for his girl, and that he lived at No. 6, down the Almonry.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I am innocent of stealing the goods, or breaking into the house - I bought them at a pawnbroker's, as I told the Policeman when he took me; I defy any body to say they saw me go near the house, or come out of it.

GUILTY of stealing only . Aged 28.

Transported for Seven Years .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1744. WILLIAM WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 umbrella, value 20s. , the goods of Benjamin Tomkins . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

1745. WILLIAM SAWYER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 pair of boots, value 6s., and 5 pairs of shoes, value 12s. 6d., the goods of Joseph Chamberlain , and others, his masters .

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN , JUN. I am in partnership with my father and brother - we are shoemaker s, and live in Milk-street ; the prisoner was in our employ; he worked in our house, but lodged out of it. In consequence of suspicion I had him taken into custody, and asked if he had any thing to communicate to me respecting what was happening in our concern; he said he had not - he went with us to his lodging; I found his wife there, and found a pair of boots and five pairs of shoes; he had nothing to do with manufacturing, only cutting out; these boots have been worn, and four pairs of the shoes - his wife was a binder; I can identify the whole of them; I am acquainted with our own manufacture, and most of them have marks - we never allowed him to take goods home; I claimed them in his presence - he said, "The pair of shoes which are not worn are here for my wife to repair;" there was a cut in them, and on trying them on his wife, I found they had been cut to fit her foot - he had worked for me eight years.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. What was his duty? A. He was foreman of the manufacturing department; he gave out the materials; his wife could not have work to do without his knowledge; I swear to the manufacture of all the boots and shoes - each of them have our mark on them, which was made at the time they were given out to be made; they have no soles when sent to the binders' - our trade is entirely in the country and shipping; it was the prisoner's duty to see that shoes sent out were brought back - the prisoner never bought any shoes of me; it is not usually done.

DANIEL FORRESTER . I apprehended the prisoner, and went with the prosecutor to his lodgings, and found these articles; the prisoner said one pair had been brought there to repair; Mr. Chamberlain asked the wife to put one pair on, and then said he was satisfied what the cut was for.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY. Aged 32.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutors .

Confined One Year .

1746. ROBERT DENNY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Frederick Vander Meulen , from his person .

FREDERICK VANDER MEULEN . I live at Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. On the 16th of July, between halfpast eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning, I was on Holborn-bridge - I felt a jerk at my pocket, looked round, and saw the prisoner and a boy about three years older than him; I saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand - it was being handed from one to the other; I took it, and seized the prisoner, as he was the one who had it first - the other escaped; he said he found it on the ground.

WILLIAM BONUS . I am one of the City Police. I received the prisoner in charge.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I beg for mercy.

GUILTY . Aged 10. - Transported for Life .

1747. ANN WELCH was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 purse, value 1s.; 10 sovereigns, 1 half-sovereign, 4 shillings, 4 sixpences, three 15l. Bank-notes, and a bill of exchange for 50l., the property of Horatio Collman , her master .

HORATIO COLLMAN. I live at No. 41, Old Broad-street - the prisoner was four or five weeks in my service. On the 24th of July I had been to a wedding, and returned home about eleven o'clock; I saw my purse about six and did not miss it till next morning; I was the worse for liquor, but was more tired than in liquor - I had been to Hackney, and was brought home in a glass coach; Mrs. Collman and other friends were with me; I had been there in the morning, and returned home to see some patients; I then went there to dinner, and with the toasts "Three times three" I was exhausted and unconscious.

Q. Were you drunk or sober? A. You may call me drunk, if you like, I do not think I was - I believe it was more fatigue and exhaustion; I do not know whether my purse was in my possession when I came home; I saw it lost at six o'clock - it then contained the bill and money stated in the indictment; I found next morning, about half-past seven o'clock, that I had lost it - the prisoner was the only servant who slept in the house; my friends undressed me in my bed-room, and threw my trousers in the corner of the room - the purse was in the trousers pocket; my clothes were afterwards removed to my dressing-room, which joins my bed-room; I had no suspicion of the prisoner at first; I stopped payment of the notes at the Bank - she remained with me till the 3rd of August, when she was taken up; my brother-in-law and his brother undressed me - I got the notes from the Bank, and have them here; I have not found the bill of exchange.

Prisoner. He sent me to Hackney next morning to look for his watch, and his mother-in-law brought it to town. Witness. I sent her to Hackney for my watch, as my wife told me it was left there; a friend had taken it to take care of, but I did not know it; the lady of the house brought it while the prisoner was gone for it; I was never drunk before in my life.

JOHN KNEEBONE DOUGLAS . I was shopman to a linendraper. I heard of the prosecutor's loss in August, and about four days before that (I now forget the date) the prisoner came to our shop and bought a shawl and goods amounting to 2l. 12s., for which she paid me a 5l. note - she then bought goods which came to less than 1l., and paid me another 5l. note; I am quite certain of her person - I wrote on the notes the name of Mrs. Alley, Waltham-stow, who, she said, was her mistress; I went to my employer's house - he took me to the prosecutor's, where I saw the prisoner, and was confident she was the person -I paid the notes to our cashier - (looking at two) these are them.

Prisoner. Mr. Collman's shopmen can prove I did not leave the house that night till after seven o'clock, but Mr. Collman has put them out of the way to prevent their coming. Witness. She paid me the notes between seven and eight o'clock in the evening; she said one note was her mistress's, and the other she received for her wages, which was her reason for changing both.

MR. COLLMAN. These are the notes which I had in my purse - I got the numbers from Esdaile's bank, where I received them; I did not know the numbers when I lost them - I have no writing on them; on my oath they are the notes, for I asked Esdaile's the numbers.

HENRY SLOW . On the 27th of July I received this 5l. note (looking at it) from a female; I cannot positively say who - I delivered it to Messrs. Thompson and Fearon, of Holborn Hill, my employers.

MR. COLLMAN. I did not know any of the numbers till I got them from the banker's.

SARAH BRODIE . I am a widow, and live in Half-Moon street, Bishopsgate-street. The prisoner came to me in July - I should think it was near a fortnight before she was taken up; she left a bundle with me, which the linendraper swore is the goods he sold her.

JOHN FORRESTER . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner at Mr. Collman's. I found nothing on her nor in her box; but after her committal, I received information, and being ill, I sent Marchant somewhere.

WILLIAM MARCHANT . I am an officer. I went to Mrs. Brodie's, and asked her for the property the prisoner had brought there - she gave me seven sovereigns and a half; they have no marks on them.

MRS. BRODIE. I gave him eight sovereigns - the prisoner left them with me; I do not know how she came by them - I have known her have two or three sovereigns at a time before.

NOT GUILTY .

1748. WILLIAM SMITH and JOHN MOORE were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 2 hats, value 17s. 6d. , the goods of George Payne .

GEORGE PAYNE , JUN. I am in the employ of my father, George Payne , a hatter , of St. Martin's-le-Grand . On the 20th of July, about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon; these hats were on a side counter in the shop; I was sitting in the parlour, behind the shop, reading, when Moore came into the shop - I went to him; he asked the way to Castle-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand; I directed him to Castle-street, Falcon-square - while I was speaking to him, Tyrrell brought in Smith with two hats, which I claimed; Tyrrell immediately said to Moore, "Stop! I have seen you before" - he took them both into custody.

ROBERT TYRRELL . I am an officer of the Post-office. On the 20th of July I was on duty in front of the Postoffice, and saw the two prisoners, and another, in company, walking up and down on the opposite side several times; I observed them look into Mr. Payne's shop, and watched them - the one not in custody went into Mr. Payne's shop, and brought out two hats - the prisoners were outside, and could see him come out: he ran across the road, and went in at the south gate of the Post-Office - I went through the principal entrance, and met Smith at the back of the office; I took the two hats from him - I asked him where he was going with them; he said some boy had given them to him to carry - I took him into Mr. Payne's shop; I saw Moore there, and asked what he had been inquiring for - I took them both, having seen them all three together in company.

Moore. Q. Where was I when the man brought the hats out? A. You stood at a post about two doors from the shop.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Smith's Defence. I was walking down the back of the Post-office; a lad came and asked me to direct him to Moorfields, and asked me to hold the hats, while he tied his shoe - directly I got them, an officer came up.

Moore's Defence. I was going to meet a young man, named Hendon; I did not exactly know Castle-street, where I was to meet him - I met two young men in St. Martin's-le-Grand, and asked them to direct me; they said they did not know it - I went into this shop, and the officer detained me.

ROBERT TYRRELL . I consider they were all three in company; when one stopped, they all stopped, and when the other went into this shop, Moore stood by the post - I saw them walking together in company, before the hats taken.

MOORE - GUILTY . Aged 18.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 19.

Confined Six Months .

1749. MICHAEL CRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 5s., the goods of John Oakes , from his person .

JOHN OAKES. I live in Salisbury-court, Fleet-street. On the 26th of August, between five and six o'clock in the afternoon, I lost my handkerchief at the bottom of Farringdon-street, near Holborn-bridge ; I had used it ten minutes before - I have not found it; I did not observe the prisoner near me.

THOMAS JOHNSON . I am a warehouseman in Cateaton-street. On the 26th of August, I was at a first floor window of a house in Farringdon street, and saw Mr. Oakes walking with a lady; I saw the prisoner, and two other boys rather older than him following Mr. Oakes -I saw the prisoner take a handkerchief from Mr. Oakes' pocket; I came down immediately - the prisoner had turned up Turnagain-lane; I laid hold of him - he had not then got the handkerchief; I thought it was a yellow one, but did not particularly notice it - the other boys were not taken.

FREDERICK GIBBINS . I am a perfumer, and live in Farringdon-street; I saw Mr. Oakes walking with a lady; I was sitting at my window - I saw the prisoner and two others; I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from Mr. Oakes' pocket - he then danced away, apparently pleased, and then turned up Turnagain-lane, and gave it to one of the others, who had a blue surtout coat on; I pursued in a contrary direction to Mr. Johnson - I went up Skinner-street, and found the prisoner in Johnson's custody; I did not see the other boys.

WILLIAM KENT . I am a linen-draper, and live in Great Warner-street. I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket; I did not see what he did with it - I assisted in securing him.

Prisoner. I was not with any boys.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Life .

1750. WILLIAM BAKER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 2 glazed window sashes, value 15s., the goods of Robert Fisher , and fixed to a building .

JOHN CRONK . I am an upholsterer, and live in Bartholomew-close. These glazed windows were fixed to a house, No. 5, Phillip-lane , which I let for Robert Fisher ; it was empty, and under my care - I had not seen it for a month; when I went there again, I found the lock off the street-door, the beading taken out of the windows, the lines out, and the sashes gone, with the glass in them; the prisoner was a stranger - they were worth about 15s.

MARIA BAMFIELD . I live in Philip-lane, opposite Fisher's house; the prisoner was a stranger to me. On the 1st of August, I saw him coming out of Fisher's house with the windows - knowing he did not belong to the house; I followed him to Red Lion-market, Whitecross-street, where I saw an officer, and told him - he had just got inside a door; the officer seized him with them, and told him to take them to where he brought them from - he carried them part of the way back, then put them down, and would not carry them further; I saw them fitted to the house.

JAMES ROWDEN . I am a constable. On the 1st of August, Mrs. Bamfield charged the prisoner with taking these sashes; I was at the corner of Red Lion-market, and had seen him with them, but as he dealt in old materials, I took no notice, till she gave me information; he had then gone through a court, into the house where he works - I went, and said, "Bill, I want those windows;" he took them up - I told him to carry them back to where he took them from; he put them down, and would not take them further - I took him into custody; his employ is cutting up fire-wood.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I saw a man in Aldermanbury with them on his shoulder, and bought them of him for 7s. 6d.; I had bought several of him before.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Six Months .

1751. WILLIAM NORCOTT was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 2 pair of shoes, value 5s., and 1 pair of boots, value 3s. 6d., the goods of Joseph Chamberlain , and others, his masters .

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN , JUN. I am in partnership with my father, Joseph Chamberlain , and my brother; we are boot and shoe maker s. The prisoner was in our service between four and five years, and on the 9th of July, as he was going home to dinner, in consequence of suspicion, we brought him back, and charged him with stealing leather, which dropped from his person at the time; we sent for an officer, and asked where he lived - he said in Newcourt, Bell-alley; we went there and found his wife and family kept the room on the ground-floor, and in that room, I found a pair of boots, and two pair of shoes; the daughter took a pair of shoes from the drawer, and was concealing them under her clothes - we took them from her, and one pair off her feet, and another pair we found in the room; they had all been worn - I knew them by our marks remaining on the sole leather and the lining; one is a stamp, and the other a mark in writing - he never bought shoes of us, nor charged himself in our books with any.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. You keep a shoe-warehouse? A. We do; the clickers write on the inner leathers - we sell shoes with the mark on them, but do not sell by retail; I might accommodate a friend - such a thing may happen eight or nine times a year, and my brother might do so - we never allow our work-people to sell to their friends; the prisoner's daughter is sixteen or eighteen years old - he came to me with a good character; the leather had been decreasing some time - he had 22s. a week; ours is entirely shipping and country trade - his wife or daughter bound for us, and would come into our passage for goods, but not where the goods are deposited - I knew where he lived before.

DANIEL FORRESTER . I am an officer. I took him in charge, went to his lodging, and found two pairs of shoes and one pair of boots - I found one pair under the daughter's stays; the prisoner gave no account of them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 42.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Three Months .

1752. MARY ANN PERKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 watch, value 30s., and 1 key, value 1d., the goods of John McGillycuddy , from his person .

JOHN McGILLYCUDDY . I am a labourer , and live on Saffron-hill - I rent the house; the prisoner was in my service for about a month. On the 19th of August, between ten and eleven o'clock, I went up stairs, as there was a disturbance with my lodgers, and had my watch in my fob; the prisoner did not go up with me - I had words with my lodgers, and was knocked down by three or four of them; I got from them, and returned to my room, which is on the ground floor - I was asked about my watch in about five minutes - it was gone from my fob; I had not missed it, and cannot say where it was taken from me - I afterwards suspected the prisoner, and gave her in charge.

WILLIAM PENNY . I am journeyman to Mr. Cotterel, a pawnbroker, of Shoe-lane. On the 21st of August I took this watch in pledge for 12s., in the name of Mary Grub , No. 19, Fetter-lane; I believe the prisoner to be the person - (looking at a duplicate) this is the duplicate I gave her; she pawned it in the middle of the day.

CHARLES JOHN KEMP . I am a Policeman. On Thursday, the 23rd of August, I received the prisoner in charge from the prosecutor; he at first accused her of taking the change of a sovereign, and then with stealing his watch -I searched her, and found this duplicate of the watch on her - I took her to Penny, who said, in her hearing, to the best of his knowledge she was the person who pawned it; she made no answer.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I lodged there, and paid him 1s. a week; his wife was out, and they asked me to mind the children; he had a fight with his lodgers, and took them to the station next morning, and swore they had stolen his watch, but the inspector would not take the charge; on Wednesday morning his wife took two tickets out of the box, and asked if I could read; I said No, but one was marked 1s. 6d.; she then went to the box, gave me this ticket, and told me to mind it for her - I did not know what it was for till I was taken.

GUILTY of stealing, but not from the person . Aged 36.

Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1753. JAMES SLATER was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of April , 3 sovereigns, the monies of Charles James Heslop , his master .

CHARLES JAMES HESLOP . I am a publician , and live in Church-passage, Jermyn-street ; the prisoner was my potboy . On the 21st of April, about six o'clock in the evening, I gave him three sovereigns to get change in the neighbourhood - he went out; I saw him no more till the 21st of July, when he was in custody.

BENJAMIN WEBB . I am beadle of St. James'. I met the prisoner on the 21st of July; I told him I wanted him - he said he had seen his master, and made all right; I said he must go to his master; as we went he said it was not true, that he had seen his master, and begged I would not take him to him - he said he was drunk when he did it.

The prisoner put in a petition for a lenient sentence.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1754. WILLIAM LEGGETT was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 4 yards of linen, value 4s.; 6 yards of cotton, value 2s., and 2 yards of holland, value 2s., the goods of Joseph Pettengell , and others .

JOSEPH PETTENGELL . I am in partnership with Thomas Evans and William Pettengell ; we are tailor s, and live in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square ; the prisoner was our errand-boy for about twenty months; he was allowed the cuttings of cloth as his perquisite. On the 12th of July I saw him go out with his bag, and directed West to watch him - the officer brought back the articles now produced, which are ours, and had been safe about a quarter of an hour before.

THOMAS JOSEPH WEST (Police-constable C 15.) I received information, and followed the prisoner to a house in Upper Grosvenor-street; he knocked at the door, and threw the bag over the rails - I asked him if there was any thing in it which his master was not aware of; he hesitated, and then said he had taken a remnant, which he did not know of; I said, "Is there any thing else?" he said No - I took him and the bag to the station, and when I turned out the list, I found the articles stated; one of them has a private-mark, which was to be seen through a hole in the bag - he begged forgiveness, and said he never could make reparation to his master, or to his parents.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner handed in a petition for a lenient sentence.

GUILTY. Aged 15.

Recommended to Mercy . - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1755. MARGARET HARTY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 1 umbrella, value 2s. , the goods of William Gooding .

MARY NEWMAN . I live in Dean-street, Soho - my husband is a comb-maker. On the 25th of August I was outside my room, on the second floor - I heard a person going down stairs; I followed, and saw the prisoner going down; I went after her into Dean-street, and found this umbrella under her apron, and detained her.

WILLIAM GOODING . This is my umbrella; I live in the first floor of the same house; it was generally kept in a small room, which we used as a kitchen - my wife was at home.

JAMES WARD (Police-constable C 172.) I was sent for, and took the prisoner - I produce the property; the prisoner said it had been given to her.

Prisoner's Defence. I deny taking it.

GUILTY . Aged 37. - Confined One Month .

1756. JAMES BRENNAN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 horse-cloth, value 1s.; 1 roller, value 1s., and 1 martingale, value 1s. , the goods of the Earl of Clarendon ; and CHARLES DAVIS and THO MAS SHEPHERD were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

WILLIAM JELLY . I am a carpenter. I know the hayloft of Lord Clarendon, in North-row, North Audley-street . On the 17th of August I saw Brennan come out of the hay-loft with a bundle; he went along the leads over the coach-house, and dropped it into a piece of vacant ground at the end of the stable - he then went back, came out of the stable door, and walked down the row; he went back, and then I lost sight of him.

THOMAS HORBS (Police-constable C 85). On the 30th of August I was in St. James'-park; Brennan was pointed out to me - I told him he was my prisoner - in going through the park he said, "What am I to do?" I took him to the station, showed him the bundle, and said, "You are charged with stealing this;" he said, "I know it;" it was in a handkerchief, which he said was his; I said he should have it at the trial - I had seen the bundle thrown over the fence of the vacant space where it had been dropped on the 17th of August, about seven o'clock in the evening - Shepherd got over the fence, and threw it over; Davis took it up, and walked away with it - the lowest part of the fence is about six feet high; no one could look over it, but there were vacancies through which persons might have looked; I took Davis with the bundle - I said, "What is this?" he said, "I don't know; I picked it up - if I had looked at it I should have taken it to the coachman;" I did not see Brennan then.

THOMAS EDDEN . I am in the service of the Earl of Clarendon. This is his property; it had been safe just before - Brennan had been three or four months in the service of the Earl; we sometimes go to the place where these things were thrown.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been five months out of employ - I took the articles through distress; I did not take them off the premises - I threw them into a place where I was sure the coachman's wife would find them; I meant to pawn them for a shilling or two for support, and when I got employ I would have returned them; the Earl of Clarendon has been a kind friend to me for ten years.

The prisoner received a very good character.

BRENNAN - GUILTY . Aged 30.

Confined Ten Days .

DAVIS - NOT GUILTY .

SHEPHERD - NOT GUILTY .

1757. THOMAS EATS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 bag, value 2s.; 1 purse, value 2s.; 1 scent-bottle, value 2s.; 1 lozenge-box, value 2s.; 2 half-sovereigns, and 8 shillings , the property of Lady Harriet St. Germain's .

2nd COUNT, stating them to be the property of the Countess Dowager St. Germain's.

3rd COUNT, stating them to be the property of Harriet Elliott , commonly called the Countess Dowager St.'Germain's.

LADY HARRIET ST. GERMAIN's . I am the widow of Lord St. Germain's. On the 23rd of July I was in a carriage at a review, at Wormwood-scrubs - I was looking at the troops, and heard an alarm of Stop thief! or Stop the man! I was informed a bag had been taken from the carriage - I missed a black bag with gold tassels, from the seat of the carriage; I turned, and saw the prisoner at a distance, with a bag in his hand - I could not tell at that distance that it was mine; this bag, which is mine, was brought to the carriage, and the prisoner was brought to the carriage door - it is my bag, and contains the articles stated.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were there many persons about? A. Yes, a great many - I cannot tell whether the prisoner's back was towards me when I saw the bag in his hand, he was at some distance; a person named Ford came to the Police-office, and said he was a constable - Ford had said that he saw the prisoner snatch the bag from my hand, but he denied it then; I had not been there the day before.

WILLIAM GUNNER . I am a servant out of place. On the 23rd of July I was at the review - I heard some persons cry "Stop that man! he has taken something from a carriage;" I turned, and saw the prisoner running towards me, with a bag in his hand - he dropped it behind a gig; I took it up, and took it to the lady; I am sure the prisoner dropped it - I afterwards saw him in custody.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you not running yourself? A. No, the prisoner was running towards me; the last place I had was in the service of a clergyman in Grosvenor-street - I have been out of place three months; I was not dismissed for dishonesty - he did not give me a character, but I dare say he would.

EDMUND BUNCE (Police-constable T 4.) I took the prisoner - he said he did not know what I took him for; he then said would I take a sovereign and say nothing about it - I said No; he then said he had a wife and family, and would I take two sovereigns, as it would injure him - I said No; he then went on a little further, and said if he were to give me 5l. would I let him go - I said No, not if he were to give me 50l., as I had a wife and family too; I then took him to Paddington station - a man, who false swore himself, gave him to me.

Cross-examined. Q. And I believe, in consequence of his swearing what the Magistrate knew could not be true, he was not heard? A. I believe so - he told me he was a special constable; the prisoner said he did not know what he was taken for, and I said I could not tell him, for I did not know then - this is the bag and property.

LADY ST. GERMAIN's. This is my property - I am sure the prisoner is the man who had something in his hand, but I could not see that it was my bag.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see his face? A. I cannot say that I did, but I know the man from the whole of his appearance - I can be positive of him.

COURT. Q. Though you do not know whether his face was towards you, had you an opportunity of seeing his face? A. I saw rather his side face, but I saw his figure altogether - I saw enough to be quite sure he is the man.

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent; I was talking to two gentlemen, and this Ford came and said"I want you" - he took me to the carriage, as the soldiers were going the other way; Ford said, "I will have a job now," and he afterwards told my wife if she would let him have 5l. he would be out of the way - he swore I snatched the reticule from the lady's arm, and made two attempts at it; he said so on the Monday, and on the Tuesday, and the Magistrate said his evidence would not do at all.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

1758. ROBERT MARCHANT was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 1 pair of shoes, value 9s. , the goods of James Cole .

JAMES COLE . I live at Cranfield, Bedfordshshire. On the 13th of July, I lost a pair of shoes from a hay-stack at Mr. Chalkley's at Finchley ; the prisoner came on the haystack about twelve o'clock at night, and said he wanted to find his wife - he staid about ten minutes and then went down, and we heard no more of him; about four the officer came and asked us if we had lost any shoes - I then missed this pair; these are my shoes.

Prisoner. I was never there. Witness. Yes, he was.

WILLIAM FOUNTAIN . I am a labourer, I live at Cranfield. I was working at Mr. Chalkley's, I saw the prisoner come on the stack at twelve o'clock at night, swearing and saying he could not find his wife - he staid on the stack about ten minutes.

WILLIAM CRABB . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner at Whetstone; there was a mob of twenty or thirty hay-makers - I went up and found the prisoner, who had knocked a woman down; I took him and found these shoes across his arm in Black Horse-lane, two hundred yards from the hay-stack.

WILLIAM McCAFFERY . I am an officer. I assisted in taking the prisoner with the shoes; there was no man near him at the time, but I saw a man soon afterwards - the prisoner was not drunk.

Prisoner. There was a man by the side of me. Witness. No, there was not.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he was intoxicated and had quarrelled with a woman, that on going down the lane, a man, who was assisting him home, gave him the shoes to hold while he took some tobacco from his pocket, and he was apprehended by Crabb, who had followed him, to prevent his illusing the woman.

WILLIAM CRABB re-examined. Q. Did you go there in consequence of his ill-treatment of a woman? A. Yes, a respectable gentleman called me as he had ill-used a woman - the people had got her away; he said she was his wife, and he threatened to murder her - he was not drunk, but had been drinking; I had seen him go up the lane before, and he had no shoes then but those on his feet.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1759. JOSEPH AKERS and WILLIAM SMITH were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Peter Ferraro , from his person .

THOMAS HOBBS (Police-constable E 85). On the 12th of August, I was in the Quadrant, Regent-street , I saw the two prisoners walking and talking together; I saw the prosecutor walking up the street with two ladies -Akers went up, put his hand into the prosecutor's pocket, and pulled out this handkerchief; Smith was close to him, but did not touch the handkerchief - I went and took hold of Akers, who threw it on the ground; I took it up, and we took them both - they had followed the prosecutor for a quarter of an hour; they were sometimes close to him, and then they stopped and came up again, two or three times.

PETER FERRARO. This is my handkerchief - it has my name on it; I had not observed the prisoners till the officer seized them.

HENRY BALL (Police-constable C 31). I saw the prisoners; we had them in sight about thirty minutes - they were close together; they stopped several times when people were passing, and then they went on again - I took Smith; he got from me, and ran about forty yards - I took him again.

Aker's Defence. I had been to my sister's to get my clean shirt to go to Mr. Jackson, in Smithfield, my employer - my sister was not at home; and as I was coming back down Regent-street, the officer took me - I asked him what for; he said he had got me; I saw some one run and throw the handkerchief down - the officer pulled me up against the shutters, took up the handkerchief, and said I stole it, which is false - I had never seen Smith before; I was on the curb-stone, making room for people to pass.

THOMAS HOBBS. Akers dropped the handkerchief from his hand when I put my hand on his shoulders - itwas near the shutters.

Smith's Defence. I was walking along, the man came, took hold of me, and said, "I have got you;" I swung out of his hand, because I knew I had done nothing.

AKERS - GUILTY . Aged 19.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Confined Six Months .

1760. GEORGE KENDALL was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 20 quires of paper, value 7s. , the goods of John Brown .

JOHN JONES . I am son-in-law of Mr. John Brownwho lives in South Molton-street ; he is a carpenter, and keeps a chandler's shop . On the 20th of July I was in the parlour adjoining the shop - I had a glimpse of a person in the shop; I went out, and overtook the prisoner in the middle of the street, with this bundle of paper in his hand, which had been on the counter - I asked him for it, and he would not give it me; I took hold of him; he struck me, and ran away; the Policeman took him - he dropped the bundle; it is my father's paper - I had seen it in the shop before.

JAMES BURTON (Police-constable C 88). I saw the prisoner and the witness scuffling, at about twenty minutes past nine o'clock; I went up and saw the bundle; the prisoner struck the witness - he ran off; I pursued and took him - I am sure he is the person; I took him to the shop, and got this paper from Mr. Brown.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down Oxford-street; I heard an alarm, and ran in to Bond-street, where I was stopped; the boy said I had taken the paper; I was on an errand, and had been playing in the park.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1761. JAMES MURRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Laurence Stuart Morris , from his person .

LAURENCE STUART MORRIS . On the 21st of July, as I was in the New-road , about twelve o'clock, I put my hand to my pocket, and missed my handkerchief - I saw the prisoner near me; he began to shake himself; I took hold of him, and drew my handkerchief from his waistcoat - he was not more than one yard from me.

GUILTY . Aged 15.

Confined Ten Days and Whipped .

1762. JOHN POOLE was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 2 carriage-cushions, value 5l. , the goods of Thomas Deeks .

THOMAS DEEKS. I am a stable-keeper . I lost two carriage-cushions from a carriage in Fox and Hounds-yard, Princes-street, Hanover-square - they were safe on the 13th of July; I consider them worth 4l. or 5l. - these are them.

JOSEPH SEAL . I am a private watchman of Princes-street and Swallow-street. On the morning of the 14th of July I saw the prisoner without a bundle - I afterwards saw him with one, about five yards from the entrance of the yard where the carriage was; I followed, and stopped him in Oxford-street - I found these two cushions on him in a butcher's apron; I asked what he had got - he said Nothing; I said, "Do you call this nothing?" he then said they were his own, and he had found them in Oxford-street - I took him into custody.

Prisoner's Defence. I was waiting in Oxford-street for a man to come to pay me a little money; I was to meet him between eleven and twelve o'clock at night - I was walking about and found these cushions, which I tied in my apron.

GUILTY. Aged 30.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor .

Confined Three Months .

1763. JAMES WOOLLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 handkerchief, value 1s. 6d., the goods of Edward Hughes , from his person .

WILLIAM SHEPHERD . I am the son of William Shepherd , who lives in Macclesfield-street. On the morning of the 21st of July I was in Old-street - I saw the prisoner close behind Mr. Hughes; I watched, and saw him put his hand into his pocket, and pull out the corner of his handkerchief - I informed the officer, and went on; I then saw him take the handkerchief quite out of his pocket.

HENRY BERESFORD (Police-serjeant G 8). On the morning of the 21st of July I saw the prisoner near the prosecutor - I followed him about three hundred yards; he then took the handkerchief from the prosecutor, and put it into his jacket; I walked up to him as he stood at a coffee-shop door - when I got within two or three yards of him I ran up; he retreated into the shop and closed the door - I saw his hand go round behind the door; I went in, and found this handkerchief there.

EDWARD HUGHES . I live in Devonshire-street, Bishops-gate. I had this handkerchief safe about five minutes before I lost it.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

7164. JOHN WHITING was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July, 1 live tame goose, price 2s. , the property of Sarah Johnson .

SARAH JOHNSON. I live at Southgate . I lost a live tame goose, which was taken from six young ones, on the 10th of July; I saw it safe alive about five or six o'clock - it was afterwards brought home dead - this is the skin of it.

JOHN BROOKS . I live at Palmer's-green. On the afternoon of the 10th of July, I saw the prisoner catch the goose and put it into a cart, in which there was another man; I went and told of it - my premises are twenty or thirty yards from the prosecutrix's; the cart was going towards the prosecutrix's, and was stopped by Scott.

WILLIAM SCOTT . I called after the prisoner, and stopped the cart; I found some feathers and blood in it, but no goose - there was a nose-bag in the cart.

SARAH BUNKER . I live at the tile-kilns, Edmonton. On the 10th of July I was going by the prosecutrix's, and saw the goose by some pales, dead, but quite warm.

JAMES GEORGE . I am a Bow-street patrol. I received information, and followed the cart from Palmer's-green to Edmonton; I found it in Miles'-yard, and some feathers in it - I took the prisoner; he said it was not him, it was the other man, and it was a bad job.

Prisoner's Defence. I never took any goose; all I threw into the cart was the horse's nose-bag.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .

1765. ANN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 7 yards of printed cotton, value 4s., the goods of John Mirfin and others .

ROBERT FROST. I am in the employ of Mr. John Mirfin and his two partners - they are linen-draper s, and live in Tottenham-court-road . On the 7th of August, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came in, and desired to look at some prints; I showed her some dresses, and she desired to look at some off the piece - I brought some down to her, but they would not suit, and she desired to look at others; as I was getting another piece off the shelf I turned my face, and saw her put a dress into her basket, which she had brought in with her; I cut her seven yards off one piece which she had chosen; she then looked at some lining muslin, and while I was getting that I named the circumstance to Mr. Driver, one of the partners, and he desired me to follow her out, which I did, for about twenty yards; I then accused her of having a piece of print, and desired her to let me look in her basket; she gave it to me directly, and I saw the print the goods which she had bought were on the top of it; Mr. Cranch followed me out, and brought her back to the shop - she said she was very sorry for it, but she had taken it; and she said, in going to the station, that she would give me a sovereign if I would let her go; she was taken to the station, and given to the officer; I had seen her repeatedly in the shop buying goods.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Do all the three partners take an active part in the business? A. Yes, and all their names are over the door; there were no other customers in the shop; I am quite sure the prisoner took the print - I served her afterwards, because I heard it was a regular plan to let persons go out of the shop with what they had taken; I am sure she took the cotton - there are twenty-eight hands in the shop altogether; I had seen her come in with the basket, here is a mark on this cotton - it is a gown-piece - she did not say it must have got in by mistake; I gave the basket to Cranch.

RICHARD CRANCH . I am in the service of the prosecutors. I took this basket from the witness, and produce it in the same state; Frost had it given to him at the officehe sealed it, and left it there; I have just broken the seal.

ROBERT FROST . I sealed it up at the office, and left it there; I then took it again - this is it.

Prisoner's Defence. I am confident there were twenty females in the shop, and it was but half-past eight o'clock.

ROBERT FROST. There was not a single customer in the shop; there were some young women who serve there; it was half-past nine o'clock; only myself saw her take it-it is a long shop.

GUILTY . Aged 34. - Transported for Seven Years .

1766. SARAH BURGESS was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 9 spoons, value 2l. 6s.; 1 sheet, value 6s., and 4 towels, value 4s., the goods of Isaac Cohen , her master .

ISAAC COHEN. I live in Great Alie-street, Goodman'sfields - the prisoner was employed in my house as a charwoman for five or six months. I gave her into custody on the 9th or 10th of July; she had no authority from me to pawn any thing.

SAMUEL PRENDERGRASS . I am an officer of Lambeth-street. I took the prisoner on the 10th of July, at the prosecutor's house; she then took me to her home, in Little Prescot-street - I found some duplicates there, and went to the pawnbroker's, where we found the property; the prisoner is a widow, and appeared in great distressshe has four children.

CHARLES PADDON . I am shopman to a pawnbroker, in Shoreditch. I have six tea-spoons and one dessert-spoon; four of the tea-spoons were pawned by the prisoner - the others I did not take in myself.

Prisoner. I had four spoons of my own, which I pawned there twice, for 8s.; they were given to me seven years ago by my cousin, who died in St. Bartholomew's-hospital.

MR. COHEN. These are my spoons - I know them by having others to correspond with them, and the hall mark is similar.

JAMES FINCH . I am apprentice to Mr. Murray, a pawnbroker, in East Smithfield. I have a sheet and two towels pawned by a woman who lives in the same house with the prisoner, in the name of Stevens; and two spoons pawned by the prisoner; one of them has the name of Moses on it, which I took in on the 24th of May.

SAMUEL PRENDERGRASS. I found the duplicates for the sheet and towels at the prisoner's.

THOMAS REEVES . I live with Mr. Russel, a pawnbroker. I have a spoon pawned by the prisoner on the 23rd of June - it is marked L. I. C.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY. Aged 35.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Ten Days .

1767. JOHN BALL was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 5 rows of coral beads, value 5s., the goods of Samuel Beale , from the person of Frances Beale .

SARAH BEALE . I am the wife of John Beale , a cooper ; we live in Chichester-place, Gray's Inn-road . On the evening of the 19th of July I was near the Southampton Arms - I had my three child ren with me; Frances, who is four years and a half old, was at my right hand; she said,"Mother, the boy has taken my necklace;" I turned, and saw it in the prisoner's hand - he put it into his trousers pocket; he ran off, and I followed; I did not lose sight of him.

EDWARD RAY (Police-constable S 92.) I was on duty in Camden-town, near the Southampton Arms. I saw the prisoner in custody of a gentleman; I took him, and searched him, but found nothing - he said he did not take them, but it was another boy named Hughes; I took that boy the same evening, but he had not got them.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 13.

Confined One Day , and Whipped .

1768. THOMAS FLANNAGAN was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 1 silver snuff-box, value 30s., the goods of Henry Vincent de Berckem , from his person .

HENRY VINCENT DE BERCKEM . I am a blacking manufacturer , and live in Aldermanbury. On the 25th of July I was near Windmill-street , and felt somebody at my pocket - I turned on my heels, felt my pocket, and missed my silver snuff-box; I saw a boy running, about a hundred yards off - I afterwards saw a boy, who I suspected was the same; I walked after him - when I got near to him he ran, and I pursued - he threw my box into a shop; a friend, who was with me, took him - he was the prisoner.

JOHN LEWIS AUBERT . I was with the prosecutor, and saw the prisoner run and throw the box into a shop - I pursued, and took him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1769. ELIZABETH BOWEN was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 pail, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Robert Bryant .

SARAH HANCOCK . I am the wife of William Hancock-we live in Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's . On the 10th of July I was coming down stairs, and saw the prisoner with a pail in Mr. Bryant's passage; I called the prosecutrix.

MARY BRYANT . I am the wife of Robert Bryant . Mrs. Hancock called me, and I found the prisoner with my pail, which I had in the yard the night before.

JOHN BRYANT . I went in pursuit of the prisoner with my mother's pail - I brought it back.

GEORGE GLADWELL (Police-constable G 23.) I took the prisoner, and have had the pail ever since.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 47. - Confined Seven Days .

1770. FREDERICK CAREY was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 work-box, value 8s. , the goods of David Morgan .

DAVID MORGAN. I am a broker , and live at Kensington-terrace . I had a work-box in my shop - on the 19th of July I missed it, and went into the street; I saw the prisoner running, two hundred yards off, with it under his arm; he threw it on the ground, and a boy stopped him in my presence - this is it.

RICHARD REEVES . I live at a green-grocer's. I saw the prisoner take the box.

WILLIAM MOORE (Police-constable T 63). I was passing by, and took the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1771. EDWARD HOUSDEN was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , I live tame fowl, price 5s. , the property of James Chilman .

The prosecutor not being able to identify the fowl, the prisoner was ACQUITTED .

1772. JOHN HATTON was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 waistcoat, value 6s. , the goods of James Francis Thomson .

JAMES FRANCIS THOMSON . I am a pawnbroker , and live in Crown-street, Finsbury . I missed a waistcoat from my door on Monday morning, the 9th of July - I had seen the prisoner pass the window; I went after him, opened his jacket, and found it - he said he had found it; I had seen it safe a few minutes before he took it.

RALPH JACOBS . I took the prisoner into custody.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw it laying in the middle of the pavement; I waited some time, but no one came, and I took it up.

GUILTY . Aged 16.

Confined One Month , and Whipped .

1773. JOHN HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 sack, value 2s., and 1 horse-cloth, value 2s. , the goods of David Golding .

STEPHEN GARDNER . I work at a distiller's, and live in Regent-street. On the morning of the 14th of August, I was in Piccadilly , and saw a waggon, which Golding was driving - the prisoner was standing near some cabs, and as the waggon passed I saw him stoop down, snatch these articles off the shafts of the waggon, and draw them under his horse's belly; I told Golding what he had done - the prisoner saw me in conversation with Golding, and he produced this sack and cloth from under his horse's belly; he said he was the driver of one of the cabs - Golding went up to him, and I saw some blows pass; I ran from the pavement, and saw Golding's nose bleeding.

Prisoner. How was it possible for me to observe that they were talking - he was on the other side, and I did it merely out of a lark, as we often do with these countrymen; I called after him, when he had got about twenty yards. Witness. He had got forty yards past before I spoke to the prosecutor.

DAVID GOLDING . On the 14th of August I was driving along Piccadilly, about half-past five o'clock in the morning - Gardner told me that the prisoner had snatched someoff the shafts; I turned round, and he began to call out-I went back, and said, "You thief, what did you take that for?" he said he did not - I said, "You did;" I made a blow at him - he jumped back; I went to take the things and he struck me on the nose - I gave him in charge.

Prisoner. I did not deny taking them - when he asked me what I had done with them, I said I did not take them- he struck at me, and I struck him in self-defence.

HUGH CHURCHILL (Police-constable C 70). I took the prisoner, and have the articles.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Transported for Seven Years .

1774. JAMES HARVEY was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 2 chaise cushions, value 6s., and 1 driving-box, value 4s. , the goods of Samuel Bowley .

JOHN SHEPPARD . I am servant to Mr. Carr, at the Union, public-house, Bagnigge-wells-road . On the 7th of July, I was in the yard, and saw another man; I was looking after him, and saw the prisoner come out of the gig-house with these cushions and driving-box - I went and accused him of taking them; he threw them down when he saw me - they belong to Mr. Samuel Bowley .

HENRY ROWLISSON (Police-constable G 54). I took the prisoner; he said he knew nothing of these articles.

Prisoner's Defence. I went into the gig-house for another purpose.

NOT GUILTY .

1775. FREDERICK NEWSON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 2 handkerchiefs, value 5s., and 1 half-sovereign , the property of Letitia Newson .

LETITIA NEWSON. The prisoner is my son; I was employed to take care of a house in Mincing-lane , for ten months-I put some articles into a box to go to Stockwell, for Mr. Leaf; the prisoner was there at the time - he went away in the morning, before I was up, and when he was gone I missed two handkerchiefs, a half-sovereign from my pocketbook, and a pair of shoes; he left me in the beginning of June, and I did not see him again for a month, when he was brought back - I am a widow.

MARIA NEWSON . I was living with my mother at Mr. Leaf's; I assisted her to pack up the box of linen, and I tied it - the prisoner slept in a room adjoining where the box was; I missed him in the morning, and in the afternoon when I looked for the box, I found it moved, and a handkerchief taken off it - I looked into it, and missed two silk handkerchiefs out off it, and the one in which it had been tied; he afterwards came back, and on the Thursday morning after, he came home, I was lighting the fire, and he told me he had sold one of the handkerchiefs; my mother had taken away his boots, to prevent his going away- he put on her shoes, and said he was going to his brother's.

ROBERT WALKER . I was going out with my milk one morning in July; the prisoner asked me for a pennyworth of milk, and when I had served him, he asked me to buy a handkerchief of him, which I did - I gave the same handkerchief to the officer; this is it - I have known the prosecutrix for many years: the prisoner said he found the handkerchief in Lombard-street, and I gave him 1s. for it: I went for the prosecutrix, but she had moved, and I could not find her - I heard no more for a month afterwards.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 12. - Transported for Seven Years .

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1776. JOSEPH ROBERTS was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 watch, value 30l.; 3 seals, value 2l., and 1 key, value 10s., the goods of James Cook , from his person .

JAMES COOK. I live at Hyde Park-corner gate. On the night of the 18th of July I had been dining with some friends at the Slaughter coffee-house, and I was, on my return, in Piccadilly a little after eleven o'clock at night; a friend, who had been with me, went for a coach, and I was waiting on the curb-stone to get into it; I felt a snatch at my fob - I called out Police! and Stop thief! and ran after a person whose back I saw; I missed my watch from my fob - the person ran about seventy yards up Titchbourne-street, and then I understand the watch was thrown away; he was the person nearest to me, and ran off directly - I only saw his back, but I never lost sight of him.

WILLIAM BREEZE TUCKER . I was passing in Titchbourne-street, and heard an alarm of Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running up the street; I attempted to stop him - he avoided me, and threw down a watch; I took it up.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me throw away the watch? A. Yes, on the pavement near the top of Titchbourne-street; I am sure you are the person.

FREDERICK JOHN GUY . I am a silk-mercer. I was crossing from the County Fire-office towards the end of Titchbourne-street; the prisoner was running and the witness pursuing him - he ran against me; the officer came up and took him; he took from his person a gold watch, and threw it down, with a view to throw it down the area of a butcher's-shop.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not say I threw it on your foot? A. No; I said it fell on my foot, and Mr. Tucker took it up.

THOMAS JOSEPH WEST (Police-serjeant C 15). I was on duty at the end of the Quadrant; I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw the prisoner the foremost person, running with great speed; I ran to stop him, and a person laid hold of him - a gentleman then came up with this watch in his hand.

Prisoner. I was not running, I was held by the collar - he came up and said, "What is amiss?" and it was said a watch was taken.

JAMES COOK . This is my watch.

Prisoner. You were in liquor, and not able to stand? Witness. No, I was sober; I never lost sight of you.

Prisoner's Defence. When he came to the office a man stood behind him, and told him what to say; one said that I threw it on some railings, and another that I threw it on his foot - I deny that I threw it, and they cannot say it with a clear conscience; the prosecutor had been to a party, and had his cargo of grog.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1777. SARAH RIORDON was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 1 silver-spoon, value 5s., and 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of William Evans , her master .

WILLIAM EVANS. I am a linen-draper , and live in Edward-street, Portman-square . The prisoner was eight days in my service, and in consequence of her being tipsy she was discharged, and on the day stated she was intoxicated; I told her she must leave - she was very impertinent, and said she would not go till she had had her tea; I said, "Get your tea" - she did not seem to do that, but was very saucy; I then said I should look through her boxes - she said, "You may look, you have nothing to lose;" I then looked into a bundle of hers, and found a loaf of bread quite new - she said it was her own, and she had bought it; I sent for an officer, who found the other things.

THOMAS HENRY THOMPSON (Police-constable D 4). I took the prisoner; I found this handkerchief in her pocket, and this spoon was wrapped up in a napkin between her bed and the mattress - I found another halfquartern loaf under her pillow.

MR. EVANS. This handkerchief and spoon are mine, and I believe the bread was; she gave us a reference to a Clergyman at Bath; she did not say she had lived in town, but we find she has; property worth 20l. or 30l. was found in her box.

GUILTY . Aged 30 - Transported for Seven Years .

1778. ELIZABETH SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 purse, value 3s.; 1 half-sovereign, and 16 shillings, the property of Amelia Rosenhagen , from her person .

AMELIA ROSENHAGEN. I live with my parents. About eight o'clock in the evening on the 16th of July I was opposite Old Gravel-lane ; the prisoner accosted me, and told me my dress was in a dreadful state, and if I would go with her she would clean it for me - I said No, I was in such a state that I could not; Mary Costelow then came and took me to her mother's - the prisoner went with me, and washed my dress inside and out, and while doing that she took out my purse, containing a half-sovereign and some silver; I missed it when I went to remunerate them for their kindness - I am certain I had felt my purse safe a quarter of an hour before; I have not seen it since.

MARY COSTELOW . I live in the neighbourhood, and was going for some vinegar; I saw this lady's dress in a dreadful state - the prisoner said if she would go over the way she would find her a place to clean it; I went up to her, and said if she would go to my mother's, I would give her some water and a towel; she said she hoped it was not far - I said No: she then went, and thanked me - the prisoner went with her, and cleaned her dress, and while doing that she took a steel purse out of the lady's pocket, and put it into her own; the lady then put her hand into her pocket, and missed her purse; I told what I had seen, and told my mother to get an officer, but the prisoner was gone before he came - she was taken soon after.

JOHN MURRAY (Police-constable K 178). About ten minutes after eight o'clock I saw the prisoner come down the court - she made a full look in my face-she had no shawl or apron on then; in about five minutes the prosecutrix came, and said she had been robbed - I said "Is it by that girl who passed me?" she said Yes - I went after the prisoner, and found her at the end of Cannon-street - I said, "I want you;" she said "I know what it is about - it is about that young lady;" I took her into the parlour of a publichouse, and found 3s. 6d. in silver on her, 5d. in copper, and a purse, but not the prosecutrix's; she said her father was in the artillery at Woolwich - I went there, but could find no one to own her.

Prisoner. The prosecutrix said she had lost her purse, and thought she had left it at a confectioner's shop.

MISS ROSENHAGEN. I am sure I felt my purse when I went into the house to be cleaned; I had been to a shop before, and I went there to satisfy myself - my purse was a steel one; the one found on the prisoner is silk, with a steel snap.

Prisoner. The prosecutrix came out of the house with me, and wished me a good afternoon; the purse the officer found on me is my own - Costelow was locked up herself.

JOHN MURRAY. I took them all, but no one was locked up but the prisoner.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, protesting her innocence.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1779. RICHARD STROUD was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 3 lbs. weight of beef, value 2s., the goods of Esther Barnett , from the person of David Joseph .

DAVID JOSEPH . I live with Mrs. Esther Barnett; she sells beef . On the 11th of July I was carrying some, at ten o'clock at night, to Middle-row, Holborn - there were three men going along Holborn , and one of them came and took the beef out of my basket; I asked him what he was going to do with it - he said it was only done out of a lark; I said, "If you don't put it down I will give you in charge;" he then put it down, and I went on; in about two minutes the prisoner came and took the same piece of beef out of my basket, and ran off with it - I called Stop thief! and pursued him; he was taken, and I got the beef again.

JAMES EDMONDS . I went up to the place where the prisoner was taken, and as I was returning I took up the beef.

JOHN CROCKER . I was in Gray's Inn-lane, and heard a cry of Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running-I stopped him, and held him till the Policeman came up.

Prisoner's Defence. I was not running, but walking pretty fast - I fell down, and this witness came up.

THOMAS ROBERTS (Police-constable F 48.) I took the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined One Month .

1780. WILLIAM SYDIE was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John James Way , from the person of William Stewart .

ELIZA WAY . I am the wife of John James Way; William Stewart is the son of a lodger in my house. On the 9th of May I sent him with a silk handkerchief to Mr. Barnett's, a baker, in Jamaica-street - the prisoner lived there as journeyman ; Stewart came back without the handkerchief.

HENRY FOWLER . I am a pawnbroker. I have a handkerchief, pawned by a person resembling the prisoner, but I cannot swear it was him.

NOT GUILTY .

1781. WILLIAM SYDIE was again indicted for embezzlement .

THOMAS BARNETT . I am a baker , and live in Jamaica-street, Commercial-road - the prisoner was my journeyman for ten months; he had to collect bills, and when he received money, he was to pay it to me every day, when I booked his bread. On the 28th of May he went out with his bread, and never returned.

EDMUND ISAAC FIELD . I took bread of the prosecutor; I saw my wife pay 4s. 7 1/4d. to the prisoner, in the last week in May, or the first week in June; we never had a bill - we paid him every Saturday.

ELIZA WHITE . I dealt with the prosecutor - I paid the prisoner three times a week for two loaves each time; he did not give me any bill - I cannot tell when the last payment was; it must have been three months ago.

SUSANNAH ROGERS . I dealt with the prosecutor; I paid the prisoner the last day he was in his service for six loaves; he gave me this receipt - I was in the habit of paying him at the door; he signed it in my presence.

MR. BARNETT. He did not give me any account of these sums of money; he left me on the Tuesday.

Prisoner. I never received the money.

NOT GUILTY .

1782. CHARLES HORTON was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 pair of trousers, value 3s.; 1 waistcoat, value 1s. 6d., and 1 pair of braces, value 6d. , the goods of Charles Cooper .

CHARLES COOPER. I live at the White Horse, at Islington . On the 11th of July the prisoner came there for a night's lodging; he slept in the same room with me, but in a separate bed - I got up about six o'clock the next morning, and left my trousers, waistcoat, and braces on the top of my bed; I left him in bed - I went to the room in an hour and a half, and missed the property; he was then gone; I overtook him in the layers in the Liverpoolroad - I said, "You have got my clothes;" he pulled them out of his hat, threw them down, and asked me to let him go.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Is this a kind of lodging-house? A. Yes; I cannot exactly swear the prisoner is the person I saw in bed - I cannot swear to these clothes.

COURT. Q. You missed your trousers, waistcoat, and braces? A. Yes; and they were found in the prisoner's hat - I believe them to be mine, but I cannot swear to them, nor say that the prisoner is the man; I have not seen him since; I was cleaning the parlour when he went out, and I took him between seven and eight o'clock.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined Three Months .

1783. WILLIAM STOKES was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 set of bed-furniture, value 3l. , the goods of Cuthbert Wigham Whitfield .

ROBERT LEE . I was at Hackney-marsh gate , on the 11th of July, from five to six o'clock in the evening, I saw the prisoner come through the hedge with a bag on his back, and another person with him; I gave an alarm, but I could not pursue myself, as there was a ditch between us - the prisoner dropped the bag; I called to a gentleman in a chaise; the prisoner ran across the marsh, and jumped into the river - I ran round, and saw him stopped by a number of haymakers; I took him back to the prosecutor.

REBECCA WILSON . I took down this bed-furniture, and laid it out in a field belonging to Mr. Fletcher, to dust it, between eleven and twelve o'clock.

STEPHEN LOWE . On the 11th of July I was in my father's field, hay-making; I saw the prisoner stopped near Temple Mills - I had seen him come through the hedge, and drop the bundle.

ELIZABETH WHITFIELD . I am the wife of Cuthbert Wigham Whitfield . This is his property.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Six Weeks .

1784. SARAH WOODCOCK was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 shirt, value 4s.; 1 shift, value 9d.; 1 sheet, value 1s. 6d.; 2 caps, value 3s. 6d.; 1 gown, value 2s.; 2 aprons, value 6d.; 1 towel, value 3d.; 1 pair of shoes, value 6d.; 1 pillow-case, value 4d.; 1 pair of shears, value 1s., and 1 handkerchief, value 2d., the goods of William Bond , her master .

MARY BOND . I am the wife of William Bond - he is a weaver , and lives in Hope-town ; the prisoner was my servant for one week. I went out on the 7th of July, at a quarter before one o'clock, and returned at half-past four- I missed all these articles; she was gone - I found her six days afterwards, with my gown and cap on.

MARIA PLAYDELL . The prisoner gave me an apron and handkerchief to wash - I gave them to the officer.

JOHN WILLIAMS (Police-constable H 18). I took the prisoner, and have the gown, cap, handkerchief, and apron.

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

GUILTY. Aged 23.

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

1785. HENRY WARREN & WILLIAM POOLEY were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 5 live tame geese, price 30s. , the property of George Tickner .

JOHN SHORTHOUSE . (Police-constable N 200). On the 20th of July I was at Hackney-wick, about three o'clock in the afternoon - I saw Warren carrying a bag; I asked what he had got - he said three geese, which he bought of a countryman at Lea-bridge for 8s.; I saw Pooley at a distance behind, and I asked Warren if he knew him - he said Yes; he was his cousin, and he had geese also; I waited till Pooley came up - he said he had two geese, which he bought of a countryman, at Lea-bridge, for 5s. - from the appearance of the bags and the prisoners I told them they must go the station; they went part of the way, when Pooley threw his bag down, and attempted to run away - I caught him, and then Warren threw his bag down; Giles took the bags to the station; I took the prisoners - it was three miles from the prosecutor's.

JOHN GILES . I went and assisted the officer, and carried the bags to the station.

GEORGE TICKNER. These are my geese - I have had them ever since Christmas; I missed them from the forest on Friday evening, the 20th of July - I know nothing of the prisoners.

WARREN - GUILTY . Aged 17.

POOLEY - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Confined Three Months .

1786. ELIZABETH WARD was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 key, value 10s. , the goods of Thomas Brushfield .

JEREMIAH VINES . I was servant to Thomas Brushfield; he is an oil and colour-man , and lives in Union-street . On the evening of the 17th of July, between seven and eight o'clock, I had the key to go to the warehouse with some goods, and left it on a cask inside the warehouse; this is the key.

THOMAS GREEN . On the 17th of July the prisoner offered this key to my wife for sale; I was sent for, and I asked where she got it; she said she found it, but she was no scholar, and could not tell where.

MARY LOVETT . I saw the prisoner go into the warehouse, and come out again; I did not see anything in her hand.

JOSEPH HARLEY . I am a Police-constable. I took the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. I took up the piece of wood, and the key hung to it.

GUILTY. Aged 64.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor .

Fined One Shilling , and Discharged.

1787. THOMAS WOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 coat, value 10s. , the goods of William Smith .

JEMIMA SMITH . I am the wife of William Smith; we live in Rochester-row, Westminster . On the 8th of July, the prisoner came and took a lodging at 2s. a week; he said he was a carpenter , and was going to the parish for work - next morning, at twenty minutes after six o'clock, he got up, and was coming down with this coat; I said, "You had better take that coat up again" - he said,"I will have it to work in;" I said he should not - he went up stairs into the room again; I sent for the officerwe found in his room this coat, and a pair of stockings, folded up in a sheet and counterpane; I had not seen them in his possession, but I suppose they had been round his body - this is my husband's coat.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not have it.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Weeks .

1788. WILLIAM BARRIDGE was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 chaise, value 8s. , the goods of Louisa Hodge .

LOUISA HODGE. I am a widow ; I am a broker in a small way; the prisoner had occasionally carried home goods for my husband, and he has occasionally worked for me since his death. On the 18th of July, while I was out, I lost a child's chaise; I had not seen the prisoner that day, nor for some time before, nor sold him any thing - I saw the chaise the same day at Mr. Harris'.

ROBERT HARRIS . I am a broker. The prisoner brought this chaise to my house; it was one Wednesday - he said he had been trying to sell it at a good many places, and he had a wife and family waiting for bread; I gave him half a crown for it, which was the full value, as it was all to pieces.

AMELIA HODGE . I am the prosecutrix's daughter. The prisoner came while my mother was out, and asked me for the chaise; he said he had seen my mother about an hour before, and paid her for it - I asked if he could not leave it till my mother came home; he said No, he had paid for it, and must have it away.

Prisoner. I was in distress.

GUILTY . Aged 33. - Confined Six Weeks .

1789. WILLIAM BRAKEN was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 silver spoon, value 10s., the goods of Robert Baker , his master .

ROBERT BAKER. I keep a public-house in High-street, Marylebone . The prisoner was in my employ for three weeks; I missed a silver spoon on the 31st of July - I made inquiry the next day. but could get no answer; I went to a pawnbroker, who sent his shopman to my house-he looked at the persons who were there, and indetified the prisoner as the person; I called him into the parlour, and asked him how he came to do it, and if he was in distress; he said he had not done it - I said, "You are a good-for-nothing scoundrel, and you may go about your business;" he said he would be d-d if he would - I was forced to get an officer to take him.

WILLIAM SPENCER . I live with Mr. Hall, a pawnbroker. I took in the spoon of the prisoner, and gave the same to the prosecutor.

Prisoner's Defence. I am not guilty.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1790. GEORGE BRENTLEY and THOMAS WILLIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 jacket, value 20s. , the goods of James Jones .

THOMAS KING . I am constable of Staines . On the 31st of August I saw the two prisoners, and watched them for nearly half an hour; I saw them go to Mr. Jones' shop, who is a linen-draper - Brentley first tried to get down a pair of breeches, and then he went into the passage, and hooked off a jacket with this stick; he gave it to Williams, and I took him with the jacket - Brentley ran off, but was afterwards taken; this is the jacket.

JAMES ALLISON . I saw Brentley take the jacket off with the stick, and give it to Williams, who put it into his handkerchief.

JAMES JONES . This is my property.

BRENTLEY - GUILTY . Aged 19.

WILLIAMS - GUILTY . Aged 26.

Transported for Seven Years .

OLD COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1791. CATHERINE BAINBRIDGE was indicted for the wilful murder of William Francis .

ELIZABETH BOWLES . I lived at No. 4, Match-walk, Shadwell ; the prisoner lodged with William Francis in the room facing mine - they had lived there together not quite a week; both came there together - whether they had lived together before I cannot say. On the 19th of July Francis came home between eleven and twelve o'clock, before the prisoner; I saw him - he did not appear to me at all intoxicated nor elevated with liquor; he appeared to me ruffled in his temper - he knocked at my door, and asked for a light; I gave him one, and while I was getting it, he put his hands together, and said to me, "You would have been frightened to hear the expressions she has been calling me up in Shoreditch;" he said she had said she would not let him come in that night, and he would not let her in; the prisoner came up stairs in about a quarter of an hourshe opened the room door and went in; I heard him tell her to go out - I did not hear whether she made any answer; I then heard basins, plates, and things being broken - I could not tell whether they were striking each other, but there was a great rustle between them, which continued a very few minutes; whether any blows were given I cannot possibly tell, but I heard her say, "I will stab you with a knife;" she had been in the room a very few mintes when I heard that - it was altogether a very few minutes; they had been rustling together before I heard her say that; she almost immediately called Nancy! Nancy! meaning Leonard, who lived in the room underneath; she seemed frightened - Leonard went up immediately; I was partly undressed, and did not go into the room till the Policeman took the prisoner away; I then went and asked for a light; I had heard no words between them but what I have stated - there were words between them, but what I could not understand; it was before she said she would stab him - but they were both in a passion, and I could not understand what was said, nor tell whether any blows were given; there might or might not be blows - I heard the crockery breaking before I heard her say she would stab him; the deceased was about fifty years old, or more - he was a very powerful man.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. He was a black, I believe? A. A tawney - he appeared a foreigner; I had not seen the prisoner the early part of the day, and did not see her come in that night - I was in my room with the door closed; I knew her by her voice.

COURT. Q. How many minutes do you think she had been in the room before she said she would stab him? A. I suppose five or six - they had been quarrelling all that time.

ANN LEONARD . I lodge in the same house - Francis had been there six days; I knew the prisoner before she came to that house; she had only lived with Francis about a week the last time - she had lived with him before, and they parted when he went to sea; he had returned about a week - I was not at home on the 19th when he came in, but was at home when the prisoner came in, and heard her go into her room; I had not heard Francis say any thing before that - when she had been there about five minutes, she called out Nancy two or three times pretty quick; she did not seem much flurried - if she had not called I should not have known any thing had happened; I had heard the crockery breaking, but how it was broken, or by whom, I cannot tell - the prisoner said, when I went up stairs, that she had broken it; when I went up stairs I found the prisoner laying on the floor, and Francis had his foot on part of her body, and her hair in his hand, and he was aiming to strike her - she had her cap off; I said, "Francis, what are you doing?" he put his hand to his breast, and said,"See what Kitty has done!" his breast was streaming with blood - it was all over blood; I thought he had a red flannel waistcoat on - I asked Catherine how she had done it; she said she had thrown the bason at him - nothing more passed: the prisoner was very much in liquor - whether he had beat her when she came home I cannot tell; I have known him beat her - his temper was violent; I do not know whether he was in liquor.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you ever know him to bite her? A. I did not see him bite her, but she showed me a mark on her arm; they did not lodge in our house then, but we lodged with the deceased.

Q. Had she been in the habit of calling you before? A. No; she used to get out of his way when they quarrelled; she has often got out of his way because she was afraid of him - I live in the room under them; she called loud enough for me to hear; a struggle might happen in the room without my hearing it - they so often quarrelled, I did not notice whether there was struggling or not; the breaking of the crockery sounded loud, as if it was dashed about the room; when I went up, he was making an aim to strike her with his fist, and had hold of her hair to beat her; she could not get away from him.

COURT. Q. Had you seen her that evening before? A. Yes, at the George and Dragon, about half-past eleven o'clock, and desired her to come home; she came home in a few minutes - I told her to come home, as I knew how he used to beat her, and I was afraid he would beat her for being out late; she did not express any unwillingness to go home, nor ill-will against him - she went directly; he was very jealous of her.

MARY SPURDEN . I lived in the same house as Francis. I was in bed, and heard him come home alone, and in about a quarter of an hour I heard the prisoner come home - she went up stairs - I did not hear her go into her room; as soon as she got up stairs I heard him say, "You shan't come in," and heard her say she would come in; I heard no quarrelling or scuffling - I heard the crockery break-I heard a rustling, as if he was endeavouring to keep her out, and she was endeavouring to get in; it appeared as if only one person was throwing crockery about; by whom it was thrown I cannot tell - I heard the prisoner call Nancy three times quickly, as if she wished her to come up as soon as she could; I should not have known any thing had happened if she had not called - I went up stairs; the man was then laying under the window, and the prisoner sitting on a chest.

JOHN DOUGLAS . I am a Policeman. On the night of the 19th of July, about five minutes before I went up to the room, I was in the street and heard the prisoner call out Little Ann! Little Ann! very lond a great many times, as if she was anxious for her to come - I heard nothing more till I was called up; the first thing I then saw was the deceased in an inclining position over the back of the chair - the prisoner was going about the room backwards and forwards, as if in distress; I noticed the blood spurting from a wound in the deceased's right breast - I then said he had been stabbed; the prisoner replied, "No, he has not been stabbed - I have only set his nose bleeding by throwing a basin at him;" I then looked at him and saw another wound bleeding fresh over his left eye - I said again to the prisoner; "This man has been stabbed:" she said, No, he had not - I looked about, and just on the other side of the room, by a chair, I picked up this knife; there are marks of blood on it, particularly on the lower part, and high up it is greasy; the other knives in the room were not of the same kind as this - they were all round points; when I picked the knife up, the prisoner said, "That is not the knife, it was little Ann's knife" - I turned round to little Ann, and asked where her knife was; Tucker said she had taken little Ann's knife down stairs - I went down to little Ann's room, and on a table found a knife, which I now produce; there are no marks of blood on that - the knife was damp; I took the prisoner to the station-house: when I told her I must take her into custody, she immediately rushed to the table, and took another knife out of a drawer, which I took from her; and as we were going to the station-house, she said, "This is through my speaking to another man" - she afterwards said he had no business to leave his money in Old-street as he had, and that he had left 20l. odd, with somebody else in Shoreditch.

Cross-examined. Q. How far were you from the house when you heard the cry for little Ann? A. I stood in the street opposite to the house; the window was shut - I had been there before, on account of hearing them talk loud; I had heard a noise about ten minutes before from the same room, from the prisoner only; I did not see her, but knew her voice - she had been released from the deceased's grasp when I got up, and was pacing the room; the knife is a table knife - the deceased was cook on board ship; I found the room in confusion, broken crockery laid about, and some was outside; there was no cloth on the table, the crockery was dinner articles.

SARAH TUCKER . I am landlady of the house - the prisoner took the lodgings for herself and Francis - I heard him come in on the night of the 19th; I was in bed, and heard the prisoner come in about half an hour after him - I heard the crockery breaking, and heard her call Nancy two or three times; I went into the room almostly directly, and saw the deceased with his foot on the prisoner's body, her hair in his hand, and his hand was rising as if he was about to strike her, but he seemed very faint - he gave me a round pointed knife out of his hand - it was Ann Leonard's; he turned round when I saw the blood on his breast, and said, "See what Kitty has done" - he did not say what had been done with that knife; that was all he could say - the knife he gave me was not bloody, when he turned round I saw a great cut over his left eye - when I saw the blood on his shirt; I said, "What have you been doing?" the prisoner said, "I threw the basin at him:" when he said, "See what Kitty has done" - he staggered and fell; I saw him die in a very short time - he was in the habit of beating her violently; he was passionate - he would scarcely speak while he was beating her.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe this is also a table knife? A. Yes; the large knife belonged to the deceased - he used to keep it in his room, it is rather sharp: he had a knife in his hand while he was bleeding - ithad no blood on it that I saw; it was in the hand he was aiming with to strike her.

COURT. Q. Then, if he had had strength, you think he would have struck her with that knife? A. Yes.

WILLIAM BUTLER . I am a Policeman. On the 19th of July, a little before ten o'clock, I was on duty, and saw the prisoner and deceased at the top of Old Gravel-lane, having a great many words - Andrews, my brother officer, was coming up the lane, and moved them on; they crossed the road and went on quarreling - hesaid, "Kitty, I will have no row with you to night;" he crossed over on my side again - she started off, and ran for nearly fifty yards; then stopped, and looked back - when he got nearly opposite to her, she said, "You shall not come into the room to night - I will go home, and fasten the door, or fasten you out;" I saw nothing more till I went up to the room, after the deceased was stabbed - as Douglas was going to the watch-house with the prisoner I heard her say she did not do it, if she did, it was with the crockery; I picked the crockery up and examined it as narrowly as I could, but could find no marks of blood, except one drop on a little bit, as if it had come from his eye - as I was taking the deceased down stairs to go to the hospital he died.

Cross-examined. Q. Were they both sober at ten o'clock? A. The prisoner had certainly been drinking -I have known her a good while; I never saw them quarrel before - I had not seen the man above three times.

JOHN TRIPE . I am a surgeon. Mr. Bird was called in to see the deceased; I examined the body about seven o'clock in the evening - the death was occasioned by a wound on the right side of the chest; either of these knives would produce that wound.

JOHN WILLIAM BIRD . I examined the body; the stab in the chest was the cause of death; either of these knives would produce it - the blow seems to have been struck on the collar-bone, and the large knife was bent in the blade- I cannot say which knife it was done with.

ANN LEONARD. The small knife is mine; the prisoner had asked me to lend it to her on the Monday; I lent her two knives and forks.

GUILTY of manslaughter . Aged 22.

Transported for Life .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1792. JOHN HOWE was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Joseph Railton , from his person .

JOSEPH RAILTON. I am a silk-mercer , and live in Regent-street. On the 31st of August, about half-past one o'clock, I was in Fleet-street , and had my handkerchief safe in my pocket - I felt somebody behind me; I looked round, and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand; I was alone - I seized him, and took it out of his hand.

WILLIAM DARBY , I am a constable. I received the prisoner in charge with the handkerchief; he said he knew nothing about it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was out of work, and distress drove me to it.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

1793. GEORGE JORDAN was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. , the goods of William Sentance .

WILLIAM BELLCHAMBERS . I am a Custom-house officer. I was on Fish-street-hill , and saw the prisoner and another lad walking before Mr. Sentance; I saw the other put his hand towards Mr. Sentance's pocket, and look into it; after walking a few paces he took the handkerchief out, and gave it to the prisoner, who was in his company and talking to him: Mr. Sentance turned down Eastcheap, and the two boys ran away; I informed Mr. Sentance, then ran after the prisoner, and took the handkerchief out of his trousers pocket: he denied having it; but when I found it, he said he had picked it up.

WILLIAM SENTANCE. I live in Blackman-street. On the 1st of August the witness gave me information - I felt my pocket, and missed my handkerchief; I afterwards saw it in King's possession.

JOHN KING . I am a constable. Bellchambers delivered me the handkerchief, and I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence (written) On the day previous to the robbery, I was going along Fish-street-hill, a boy came up to me and asked me whether I would be so kind as to pawn a handkerchief; he pulled it out of his side pocket; I asked him where he got it from - he said it was his mother's; while I was in the act of pledging the handkerchief I was taken into custody, and the boy made his escape.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Life .

1794. ALFRED APPLEFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of John Coxon Picken , from his person- and that he had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN COXON PICKEN. I am in the employ of Messrs. Whitakers, of Ave Maria-lane. On the 11th of July, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, I was at the Holborn end of Farringdon-street , and perceived a few boy s playing on the pavement - as I passed them I felt a twitch at my pocket; I turned round, and caught hold of a lad, who said, "It was not me, Sir - it was that boy," pointing to the prisoner - I ran, and caught hold of the prisoner, but could not find my handkerchief - I gave him in charge; I had used it a few minutes before; it was found on him at the watchhouse.

WILLIAM LEE . I am an officer. The prisoner was brought to the watch-house - I found the handkerchief inside his clothes.(Property produced and sworn to.)

THOMAS PROTHERO . I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office - (read) - I gave evidence against him, and am certain of him.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw another boy walking along - he threw the handkerchief down; I ran and picked it up.

GUILTY . Aged 12. - Transported for Life .

1795. ROBERT TINKER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 1 knife, value 1s.; 1 bottle, value 2s.; 1 pocket looking-glass, value 2s., and 1 knife and rule, value 2s., the goods of John Seabrook , his master .

JOHN SEABROON . I am a trunk and case-maker , and live at No. 5, Cheapside . The prisoner was about ten days in my service; I had a character with him. -On the 9th of August, about nine o'clock in the morning, Tyrrell brought me a pocket mirror, which I knew to be mine - he then produced the other goods, which I claimed; I cannot say they were in my possession while the prisoner was with me.

ROBERT TYRRELL . I am an officer of the Postoffice. On the 8th of August I was at a pawnbroker's in Aldersgate-street - the prisoner came in, and offered a pocket-glass in pledge for 1s.; I asked where he got it - he said his father, who made them, sent him to pawn it, and that he lived in White's-alley, Coleman-street - I said I would go there with him; when we got out he said he had not received it from his father - that his father Was dead, but his sister gave it to him, and he had had it some time; I asked if his mother knew of it - he said Yes; he gave his right address - I asked the mother, in his presence; she said she recollected his sister giving him much such another glass - I searched, and found in his pocket this glass-bottle, covered with leather; he said he had that to carry water in when he went out - I then found this sportsman's knife and a rule- I asked where he worked: he said at Mr. Seabrook's, and afterwards admitted that they were his articles(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY. Aged 14.

Recommended to Mercy . - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1796. WILLIAM BULL was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Joseph Todd , from his person .

MR. JOSEPH TODD. I have retired from business , and live in Lancaster-place, Strand. On Saturday, the 1st of September, I was at the corner of Fleet-street and Bridge-street , waiting to cross, and in less than two minutes I felt something touch my pocket, and on turning round to the right, saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand - he instantly threw it down at a person's feet; I took it up, and called Stop him! I saw him turn down Bride-lane - I believe he was stopped going into Bridge-street; I walked down, and met him in the officer's custody - he had the same coloured clothes, but I did not see his features suffciently to identify him positively - heran away the instant he threw the handkerchief down.

JOHN ODOUD . I am a gardener, and live at Chelsea. I was standing at the corner of Bridge-street - I saw Mr. Todd standing for a cart to pass; I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from his pocket - I am certain of his person; I saw him throw it down and run away - I followed him down Bride-lane, into another street, and the officer caught him: I am certain of him.

Cross-examined by MR. HEATON. Q. Were you there accidentally? A. Yes, waiting to cross - several persons stood there waiting to cross; there was not a crowd - the prisoner went away immediately; I pursued him, and saw him taken - I had lost sight of him; nobody but him was running before me.

ROBERT MASON . I am an officer. I was standing in Bridge-street, and the prisoner came running down Bride-lane - he crossed the street; Odoud then came down, crying Stop thief! I ran across Bridge-street, and took the prisoner - I saw Odoud and Mr. Todd in about two minutes.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see any other persons running? A. Several - he was running first, and directly Odoud came up he said, "That is the person."(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. A young lad was before me - there was a stoppage; I saw the lad behind the gentleman - he threw the handkerchief down; I took it up - the gentleman turned, and laid hold of it; I then ran away, conceiving the lad had done something wrong.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

1797. CHARLES NORTHFIELD and CHARLES PERROTEN were indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 1 pocket-book, value 18 pence, and one 10l. Bank note, the property of John Dyte , from his person .

JOHN DYTE. I am a pen-maker , and live at No. 106, Strand. On the 24th of August, about twelve o'clock in the morning, I received a 10l. note at Messrs. Hankeys', Fenchurch-street, which I put into my pocket-book in my pocket, and went on to Bucklersbury; I stopped in Clement's-lane about a minute - I got into a house in Bucklersbury , stopped there about five minutes, and missed it as I came out; I had received it about a quarter of an hour; the prisoners are strangers to me - I went to the Bank the same day to give information, and while there the note was presented; I was in the secretary's office - I had noticed the number and signature on the note when I received it; my pocket-book has not been found.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were you sober? A. Perfectly so; I put my pocket-book into my inside coat pocket behind - I am certain of that; I consider it a very safe pocket - I felt nobody at it; my handkerchief was not in my pocket, but in my hat; I called at a house in Clement's-lane, but seeing a person of the same business there, I did not wish him to know I dealt there, and left - I stopped no where else till I came to Bucklersbury; my pocket is a very deep one, and the book was not large - I have no idea of the distance of Bucklersbury from Fenchurch-street; I suppose it is about half a mile - my pocket was not cut; the book contained papers and a card; I am certain I put it into my pocket.

BENJAMIN ALEXANDER . I am a dealer and salesman, and live at No. 10, Field-lane, Holborn. On the 24th of August, about two o'clock, the prisoners came to me to purchase some clothes - they looked out two waistcoats and a pair of trousers, which came to 18s., and offered me this 10l. note; I said I had no cash in the house to give change, and immediately ran to the Bank to get change for it - it was stopped; Mr. Dyte was there - I returned with him; we met an officer on the road, and he went with us to my house; the prisoners were waiting there - I had told them I was going to change the note at the Bank, and found them waiting; they were immediately given into custody - I had never seen them before.

Cross-examined. Q. Yours is a clothes shop? A. Yes; I looked at the note, and told them to wait while I went to the Bank to see if it was right - I was gone about a quarter of an hour; I had told them I was going to investigate about the note.

COURT. Q. Had you any suspicion of it? A. No, but if I have a large note, I always make inquiry to see if it is a good one - I took it to the Bank, because if it was a bad note I should lose my money.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Are you sure you told them you went not only to get change, but to investigate? A. I did- I left them in my back parlour; my wife was with them.

COURT. Q. Do you mean to say that when you first gave an account of this transaction, you stated that you told them you were going to the Bank to investigate about the note? A. I might not have said so at first, but perhaps the question was not put to me - I presented it at the Bank for change; I believe I asked the gentleman if it was a good note.

JURY. Q. Can you tell the exact words you made use of to the prisoners? A. I told them I should go to the Bank to get it changed, and see if it was good.

JOHN LENT . I am clerk to Messrs. Hankey. On the 24th of August I paid Mr. Dyte a 10l. note for a cheque, drawn by Aaron Solomons; the note produced corresponds in number and date with the one I paid him.

MARMADUKE BLAKE SAMPSON . I am a clerk in the secretary's office at the Bank. This 10l. note was presented by Alexander between one and two o'clock, and stopped - we never issue two notes of the same number and date.

HENRY HODGES . I am a constable. On the 24th of August Mr. Dyte passed me in the Poultry; I went with him to Alexander's, found the prisoners there, and asked how they became possessed of the 10l. note; they said they picked it up in Thames-street.

Cross-examined. Q. Dyte was present when they said said they had picked it up? A. I think so; the prisoners were in Alexander's parlour waiting his arrival - he told them it was all wrong.

Northfield's Defence. We did not say we picked it up in Thames-street - we were coming down Thames-street, and up Walbrook.

Perroten's Defence. I met Northfield, and at the corner of Walbrook he picked up the pocket-book, opened it, and it contained a 10l. note; he threw the pocket-book away, and went to Alexander's to change the note - he said he would go to the Bank, and get it cashed, and we waited till he returned.

NORTHFIELD - GUILTY . Aged 20.

PERROTEN - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Life .

1798. HENRY SMITH was indicted for embezzlement .

2nd COUNT, for stealing 5 shillings.

THOMAS HENRY INGHAM . I am a basket-maker , and live in Upper Thames-street . On the 8th of August I saw the prisoner standing by my cellar, and asked if he could get no work; he said his parents had turned him out of doors, and he was wanting victuals - I said I could give him victuals, and he could take a few baskets out for me; on the 10th, after he dined, my wife gave him 5s. to get changed - he never returned; I saw him again on the 18th, and charged him with it; he seemed very indifferent about it, he said he could not help it, and that he had got work at the Rotunda.

ANN INGHAM . I gave the prisoner the 5s. to get changed, at Mr. Johnson's, who lived next door; he never returned.

SAMUEL JOHNSON . On the 10th of August the prisoner came, and I gave him change for a 5s. piece.

BARTHOLOMEW SCANLAND . I am an officer. I took him in charge.

Prisoner. I am very sorry for it.

GUILTY. - Aged 19. - Judgment Respited .

NEW COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1799. FREDERICK WILTON was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of Joseph Norman , from his person .

WILLIAM ROUTH . On the 6th of July I was in a carriage in the Strand , near the end of Norfolk-street; I saw the prisoner take a handkerchief from Mr. Norman's pocket - I got out of the carriage and stopped him; I charged him with taking it - he said he had not, and that he had no handkerchief, but I saw something in his breast, and took out this handkerchief; I left him in charge of Mr. Lucas, and ran after the prosecutor, who came back and identified it.

JOSEPH NORMAN. I live in the Strand, and keep a coffee-shop . On the morning of the 6th of July I lost this handkerchief, which the officer has.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going up the Strand; a boy threw it down, and I took it up and put it into my breast.

MR. ROUTH. I am sure the prisoner took it.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Seven Years .

1800. JABEZ HUNT was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 pair of boots, value 9s. , the goods of John Candy .

JOHN CANDY . I live in King-street, Hammersmith , and am a boot-maker . I missed a pair of boots from my door on the 7th of July, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening; I had tried them on a customer within half an hour before.

ARTHUR MILLS (Police-constable T 5). On Saturday, the 7th of July, I took the prisoner into custody; I searched him, and found a boot in each of his pockets - I took him on another charge at Kensington, near two miles from the prosecutor's.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming out of the country, and bought them of a man I do not know.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

1801. JOHN HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 hat, value 4s.; 2 pair of unmade boots, value 5s., and 1 handkerchief, value 1s., the goods of Daniel Mason , from his person .

DANIEL MASON . I live in Cirencester-place. On the night of the 16th of July I was in Oxford-street ; I had been with a friend - I had drank too much; I sat down at the step of a door - I then missed the hat; my head felt cold, which brought me to my senses - I cannot say whether it had fallen off my head; it had two pairs of unmade boots in it, and a red handkerchief - I do not remember seeing the prisoner at all.

WILLIAM DRANE (Police-constable C 141). I saw the prosecutor on a step in Oxford-buildings, on the night of the 16th of July; the prisoner was sitting on the same step- about a quarter of an hour afterwards I saw the prisoner alone in Woodstock-street, not more than ten yards from Oxford-buildings; he then had a hat on (he had had a cap on before) - I suspected he had stolen the hat; he was running, but when he saw me he stopped - I went up, and took this hat off his head; I found in it his own cap, this handkerchief, and boots.(Property produced and sworn to)

Prisoner's Defence. I went to have a game at skittles; I saw the prosecutor there, who asked me to be his partner, but he played so bad, that he said he would pay for what I lost, and himself too; he gave me liquor, which made me insensible, and if I did take it, I did not know what I did.

DANIEL MASON . I do not recollect being at any public-house with him; I left Lisson-grove at nine or ten o'clock at night, and then called at the Lord Keith, to see the undertaker who had buried my child the day before, and there I took some gin and water.

GUILTY of stealing only. Aged 18.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Seven Days .

1802. HENRY POPE was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Thomas Bennett , from his person .

THOMAS BENNETT . I live in Dalby-terrace, City-road. On the 26th of July I was in Goswell-street-road , about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, and a gentleman told me that I had lost my handkerchief; I felt, and missed it -It was afterwards produced by the officer.

CHARLES BATH . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Goswell-street. On the evening of the 26th of July I was at my shop door, and saw the prisoner in company with another person; as they passed my door I saw the other get near the prosecutor; I suspected, and followed them about twenty paces, when I saw the prisoner put one hand to the skirt of the prosecutor's pocket, and take his handkerchief out with the other - I took the prisoner; the officer came up, and took him from me, but he had thrown the handkerchief to his companion, who made off, and the handkerchief fell on the ground.

SARAH BENNETT . I am sister to Thomas Bennett. I was walking with him on the 26th of July, and saw this handkerchief, which is my brother's, laying on the pavement, close behind me; the prisoner was then in custody a yard or two from the spot - I saw another person run away.

JAMES BUCKLE . I am an officer. I heard the alarm, took the prisoner from Mr. Bath, and received this handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I had just left work at my brother's, in Spitalfields, when the gentleman came and took me into a shop; the handkerchief was brought in about three minutes after.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor .

Confined One Month .

1803. WILLIAM HURLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 pair of trousers, value 3s.; 1 waistcoat, value 4s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 1s. 6d.; 1 hat, value 6d., and part of a music-book, value 6d. , the goods of John Burgess .

JOHN BURGESS . I live at the Castle public-house, Child's-hill. I was at the Eyre Arms , at ten o'clock at night on the 18th of July; I had a bundle with me, containing the articles stated, and two pieces of a flute - they were all tied in a cotton handkerchief: I had my bundle on my arm, and fell asleep - a girl awoke me, and told me I had lost my bundle; I went into the road, and met the prisoner, who asked if I had lost my bundle; I said I had- he said the soldier had gone to the Duke of York public-house, with a bundle, and if I went there I might get it - I went, but could not find it; I went back, and met the prisoner again, with the bundle - he said he had been down, stopped the soldier and a man named Charley, and got it from them.

RICHARD MITCHELL . I am a private in the Grenadier Guards, and am quartered at the Eyre Arms. I was with the prosecutor, and when I went to bed he had his bundle- I left the prisoner sitting at the same table with him; I was afterwards called by the serjeant.

JOHN WOODS (Police-constable S 103.) I was on duty near the Eyre Arms on the 17th of July - the prosecutor told me what he had lost; I went with him to Portland-town - on our return we met the prisoner, who gave up this bundle to me; he said he stopped a soldier, and a man named Charley at St. John's-wood chapel with it.

CHARLES MAYES . I am called Charley. I was at the Eyre Arms; I saw the prosecutor come in with his bundle about ten o'clock in the evening - there was no soldier there but Mitchell; I left the prisoner and prosecutor there when I went away. (Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was at the Eyre Arms, and saw the prosecutor - he went to sleep, and in about five minutes I saw the soldier and the other man take the bundle out; I thought all was not right - I went out, and saw them going towards Portland-town; I returned, and told the prosecutor - we went down towards Portland-town, but not seeing them, he left me for about ten minutes - I then met the men, and told them the prosecutor wanted his bundle and they gave it to me.

JOHN BURGESS re-examined. Q. Did the prisoner go with you? A. He went with me part of the way, and then left me - I told the Policeman, who went on with me and as we came back we met the prisoner coming towards us.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1804. GABRIEL MYERS was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of June , 1 guage, value 29s.; 1 candlestick, value 1s.; 1 salt-cellar, value 1s.; 6lbs. weight of brass, value 2l., and 2 spoons, value 10s. , the goods of John Moses .

The prosecutor did not appear NOT GUILTY

1805. SARAH JAMES was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 quart of pickled capers, value 5s.; 1 quart of pickled cauliflowers, value 1s.; 2 quarts of pickled walnuts, value 1s.; 1 pint of essence of anchovies, value 1s.; 1 quart of oil, value 2s.; 1 lb. weight of raspberry-jam, value 2s; 4 jars, value 2s., and 6 bottles, value 1s., the goods of Robert Jesse Makins , her master ; and MARY TOMLINSON was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

ROBERT JESSE MAKINS . I am a grocer and oilman , and live in Blandford-street, Manchester-square - James lived with me as servant of all work for one month. In consequence of suspicion, I procured an officer on the 9th of July - he searched her bed, in her presence; we found under the pillow a bottle of capers, some sal prunella, a bottle of tea, and, I believe, a little isinglass; she said she was very sorry, and hoped I would forgive her - we then found these other articles, which are all used in my trade; there are no marks on them - this is a bottle of capers, which must have been filled by herself, as we never keep capers in bottles of this size; here is a packet of tea, which has a paper of my shop round it - Tomlinson is James' aunt, and lives in East-street; we went there, and found a bottle of cauliflower - I do not know that I had seen her at my house; I know the cauliflower by its being pickled in white vinegar; we also found a bottle of salad oil, which I judge to be mine by the colour of the cement, which is composed of rosin and bees' wax.

James received a good character.

JAMES - GUILTY . Aged 32.

Confined Six Months .

TOMLINSON - NOT GUILTY .

There was another indictment against James.

1806. CHARLOTTE DAVIS was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 2nd of August , two necklaces, value 6l., the goods of Clementina Caines , well knowing them to have been stolen , against the Statute.

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

CLEMENTINA CAINES. I am a parlour-boarder , at Mr. Stables' at Hendon . On the 2nd of August I had some necklaces and trinkets, and money in a small box; I saw the box safe on the drawers in the parlour at half-past eleven o'clock in the morning; the drawers were within a few yards of the window, but not near enough for any one to put his arm in and reach the box - the window was open and the blinds down; on going into the room at a quarter before two o'clock I missed the box; it was shown to me by the officer about half-past two or three, broken to pieces - I found in it a pair of pearl ear-rings, which were under the part of the box which drew up; among other articles which I lost from the box, was one pearl necklace and one cornelian - I have seen the pearl necklace since and part of the cornelian.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Is the parlour on the ground floor? A. Yes, there is a railing before the window.

JOHN WARREN . I am a constable of Hendon. I was sent for about this robbery; I found this box in a field about fifty yards from the house - it was broken open, and some letters thrown about.

EDWARD RAY (Police-constable S 92). On the 2nd of August I saw the prisoner by the tap-room window of the Southampton Arms public house at Camden-town; three or four miles from Hendon, between nine and ten o'clock, in company with a boy named Gray and another girl - in consequence of suspicion I took the prisoner's address out of the bail-book at the station, and went to her lodgings in Jeffry's-buildings Westminster, on the 11th of August - I found her there; I searched and found this cornelian necklace, a gold watch, a silver thimble, and a china thimble: Warren, who was with me, found eight sovereigns - I told her I apprehended her on suspicion of being concerned in a robbery; she said she had nothing to do with it - I asked if she had seen Gray; she said No, she had not; I then asked whose the necklace was: she said it was hers, and had been given her by a cousin - we then took her to the station-house, and on the same day, the 11th of August, we took her before the Magistrate at Hendon - I told her in going along, it would be better for her to tell the truth to the Magistrate, but not to tell me any thing.

COURT. Q. Where did you find these articles? A. In her box in the lodging; it was not locked, there was a quantity of women's clothes in it - there was only one bed in the room, she was in bed with a yound man named Chapple; he was taken, but discharged.

Cross-examined. Q. You found her in company with this man? A. Yes; he lived with her; I had known her some time - I saw her on the night of the 2nd of August, at Camden-town, which is in the road from Hendon to London, with Gray, which she denied.

GEORGE HENRY RODOLPH . I am shopman to a pawnbroker in the Westminster-bridge-road. I know the prisoner; on the 4th of August she came to my employer's, and pawned this necklace for 9s.; there was another female with her; I asked the prisoner how much it cost; she said a gentleman purchased it, and I believe she said in the Strand, and made her a present of it - this is the counterpart of the duplicate I gave, it is in the name of Charlotte Clark, lodger, No. 4, Charlton-street, Somers'-town - this is a pearl necklace; I did not apprize her of the value of it; if she had asked 2l. I should have lent it; it might have cost 6l.; she was dressed quite in a fashionable manner, in a silk hat and silk dress.

COURT. Q. Did you not take her for an unfortunate woman? A. Yes, and they frequently take gold watches and other things to pawnbrokers.

EDWARD RAY . I found a slate-coloured dress on the prisoner's bed, and some silk, quite new; she was partly dressed, in common clothes.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

1807. DENNIS FOLEY was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 2nd of August , at Hendon , 1 brooch, value 1l., the goods of Clementina Caines , well knowing the same to have been stolen ; against the Statute, &c.

MR. PHILLIPS declined the prosecution.

NOT GUILTY .

1808. JOSEPH NICHOLLS was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 2nd of August , 2 brooches, value 2l., and 1 ring, value 5s., the goods of Clementina Caines , well knowing them to have been stolen .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

CLEMENTINA CAINES. Amongst the articles which I lost on the 2nd of August, were these two diamond brooches and this ring; I lost several other article; which I have not recovered.

LEONARD GEORGE NEEDES . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I think I saw the prisoner when he pawned this small brooch and ring with me, but I cannot be positive of his person; I lent 2s. on the ring, and 6s. on the brooch; the real value of the brooch is not more than 12s.; there are four very small dia monds in it; the address given was " Joseph Edwards , No. 5, Dean-street." I asked whose they were, and he said his own - I considered him to be a dealer.

EDWARD RAY . On the 11th of August the prisoner was at the office on another charge; I told him I took him on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery of Mr. Stables, at Hendon; he said he knew nothing at all of it.

HENRY GIBSON . I am in the service of a pawnbroker, in Tothill-street. The prisoner pawned this large brooch with me; I have the counterpart of the duplicate I gave, it was on the 4th of August, in the name of John Edwards, Grove-street, Camden-town - I lent him 16s. on it; it is worth from 30s. to 35s.; the diamonds are not worth 6d. a piece; they are all roses; small sparks - he asked me 1l. for it, and I lent him 16s.; I asked how he came by it, and he said it was his own - he was dress respectably.

COURT. Q. Do you mean, Sir, that this could be made for five guineas? A. I do not suppose it could be made for that; the workmanship is very valuable - I really do not know what the pearls that are in it are worth.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you mean to swear that these are rose diamonds? A. I should take them to be such -I had not the curiosity to count that there are sixty-five of them.

Prisoner's Defence. That is the only thing I pawned; Gray came to me, and said he had a present from his uncle- I did not see the other things, but he asked me to pawn that brooch; he assured me it was his own; I did not know it was stolen.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1809. GEORGE SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 6 lbs. of soap, value 3s. , the goods of William Digby .

WILLIAM DIGBY. I live in Crown-street, Finsbury , and am a grocer . On the 17th of July, in the afternoon, I was in my shop; a person came, and asked if I had lost any soap; I said I was not aware of it, but I looked, and missed two cakes; I went out, and pursued another lad, whom I saw about two hundred and fifty yards from my shop - he went up Earl-street, and joined the prisoner, four or five hundred yards from my shop, and out of sight of it; they walked on together for some distance; I followed very close to them - I then saw the two ends of the soap in the prisoner's apron, and took and secured him with it; this is it; I know it to be mine by some coals on the end of it - there had been a ticket on the soap, which Mr. Hawkes found.

JAMES HAWKES . I was in Clifton-street on the 17th of July, and saw the prisoner walking with the two cakes of soap in his apron - I saw him throw away this ticket in the passage of a schoolmaster's house. I took it up.

GEORGE KEMP (Police-constable N 82.) I took the prisoner, and have the soap.

Prisoner's Defence. I was walking up Clifton-street, and saw a boy drop it - I was walking with it when the prosecutor came and took me.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor, believing it to be his first offence .

Confined One Month .

1810. JOHN MACHENERY was indicted for bigamy .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

EDMUND LOVATT . I am parish-clerk of St. Nicholas chapel, at Liverpool. I produce a paper, which I copied from the register-book of the church - it is a verbatim copy; this is my name signed to it as a witness - I was present at the marriage, and William Richards , who was then under sexton; he is now a pauper in the Liverpool workhouse; this register states that " John Machenery , of this parish, labourer , and Ann Evans , spinster, were married in this chapel, by banns, on the 27th of August, 1827, by John Thompson, curate;" on the 23rd of June, 1827, a man, calling himself John Machenery, directed me to have the banns put up - I wrote the names on the top of this paper, and he signed it at the bottom, John Machenery; I have not the slightest doubt about the prisoner being the same man - I have a recollection of his person; I did not know the woman before the marriage, but I saw her last Saturday morning, at the Neptune hotel, Liverpool, where she lives as cook - I saw her married to the man on the 27th of August, 1827; I only saw the prisoner on these two occasions.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Have you always been as confident as to the identity of the prisoner as you are now? A. I have no doubt on my mind - after I saw the wife I identified her, and thought I could identify the man; I was not always as confident of the identity of the prisoner as I am now, but having seen him twice, and connecting one thing with another, it brings it to my recollection very forcibly - my conversation with his wife was the first that brought the subject to my recollection; I only saw the prisoner twice before I saw him at the Police-office - we have seven or eight hundred banns published at Liverpool in the course of twelve months; I saw the prisoner about ten minutes when he put up the publication of the banns; it is from that circumstance I speak to him, and I have no doubt the woman I saw at Liverpool was the person I saw married to him.

COURT. Q. Do you clearly recollect her as the person who was married to this man? A. Yes.

MR. PHILLIPS. How long did the marriage ceremony last? A. Perhaps a quarter of an hour, and I had then an opportunity of seeing the prisoner.

MATTHEW WHITRIDGE . I am a tea-dealer. I have known the prisoner since 1828 - he then lived with a friend of mine, and in 1829 he came to live with me - there was an application from his wife in Liverpool, I believe, to have some money from him; I asked him if he had been married, and why he had been married in the name of Machenery: I think this must have been in the early part of 1830; he said it was his mother's name, and he had frequently gone by that name in his youth, and that he was married in that name - I only knew him by the name of John Lillis ; I believe he was a native of Ireland, but I do not know of what part - the conversation took place in consequence of some person calling at the shop, and asking for Mr. Machenery - they saw him in the shop in my presence, and they applied for some money.

JOHN BARNETT . I live with a grocer, in Charles-street, Manchester-square. I have known the prisoner for about twelve months last Christmas; I have seen him write a great many times; I believe this letter [No.2] to be his writing; also the name of John Machenery to this other [No.1], and the signature to these marriage instructions.

Cross-examined. Q. You have seen these letters before? A. Yes - I have not compared them with any writing; I speak from my recollection of his writing - he frequently came to the shop, where I was, to fetch the money; sometimes I gave it him, and sometimes another young man in the shop - the prisoner signed his initials, and frequently, when he was there, he would write on some paper in the shop; he has written his name at full length, and my name also; and on one occasion I was there every day for a month - I never saw him write "Machenery" in full, but he would frequently write " James M. Hooper ," and from the M. and the John, and the other letters, I believe this to be his writing; I have seen him write small and large letters, and though these signatures are different letters, I believe they are his.

EDWARD BURRIDGE . I am an officer of Marylebone-office. I apprehended the prisoner on the 9th of July, at Calvert's brewhouse; I told him it was on a charge of marrying a person named Draper, he having a wife living - he said, "It cannot be me, it must be a mistake;" I said,"Is not your name Lillis?" he said, Yes; I said, "Did you ever go by any other name?" he said, No; I said,"Did you never go by the name of Machenery?" he said,"No, I never did;" I brought in Mrs. Machenery unawares - she reproached him with his heartless conduct, and said he had robbed her; he made no answer, but appeared to wish to shun her.

MARY DRAPER . I keep a public-house , in Oxford-street. I married the prisoner.

JOHN BURGE . I live in Perry-terrace, Brewer-street, Somers'-town - I have known the prisoner about two years- I know Mary Draper. I was present at the church of St. Pancras, on the 24th of October last, when the prisoner and her were married; I signed my name in the book as a witness.

- THISTLETON. I am clerk of St. Pancras . -This is the register of marriages there. On the 24th of October, 1831 , John Lillis and Mary Draper were married; it is signed by John Burge and several others.

MR. LEE to MR. WHITRIDGE. Q. Can you tell what age the prisoner was in 1828? A. He appeared very young at that time; I should think he was from twenty to twenty-one - I think it was in August, 1829, he came into my service; I am quite certain it was not so early as February, 1827.

COURT. Q. Did any thing further pass then his saying that he had gone by the name of Machenery? A. No, only that he had used that name in his youth - the person came from Liverpool, and asked for Mr. Machenery; he was at the back of the shop, and came forward himself.

THOMAS DRAPER . I am a licensed victualler. I brought these letters from Liverpool; I received them from Mrs. Machenery, at the Neptune hotel, in the presence of her master and mistress - (letters were here read).(No. 1.) 91, Cheapside, London, January 26, 1829.

MRS. MACHENERY, - I received your letter this morning, and, in return, have to inform you, that I have resolved that no alteration shall take place in my first intention respecting the settlement of the money I possess; I am much surprised that you should have employed an attorney to endeavour to obtain the money from me, as you must be perfectly aware that there is no existing law which can compel me to part with it - when I promised the person, who called a few days ago, to forward the money, it was upon the understanding, that I should be totally free from all demands from you in future; but I find, upon reference to competent authority, that that cannot be the case - you seem to insinuate that I possessed myself of the money, and then left you; but you know perfectly well that I never received it until a long period after my marriage with you, and consequently the free act was your own, although, as your husband, the law saw in me the rightful possessor of it - I disclaim all intention of wronging or injuring you, but I cannot allow myself to become the dupe of any one whom you may choose to employ against me; the money is quite safe in the hands of the person who at present holds it for me, and there I am firmly resolved it shall remain - but if, at any future period, you should be in want of money or assistance, you may depend that I will withhold neither from you; I am charged with having changed my name from Machenery to Lillis - but although Lillis was the name in which I was brought up, Machenery was my father's, and consequently the name in which I was compelled to be married; and do not think that because I withhold the money from you now, that it is my intention to squander it away without your having any prospect of deriving any ultimate advantage from it, as it will be my first care to save up all my earnings to increase it, with the hope, after a short lapse of time, of being comfortabley settled with you; the reason I have not more money now is, that when I was in Scotland I was taken ill, which compelled me to part with a great deal of it - I shall always he happy to hear from you, and will answer all your letters: until I see you again. I remain your affectionate husband,

JOHN MACHENERY.

To Mrs. Machenery, Neptune Hotel , Liverpool.(No. 2) London, 8th January, 1828.

DEAR WIFE, - I take the opportunity of writing these few lines to you, hoping to find you in good health, thanks be to God, which leaves me at present; I am about getting a good situation, and will save all the money up, and will be able to make it up again please God; dear wife, when I was down in Scotland I had the scarlet fever, and I had like to die; but now, thank God, I am quite well - I hope you will forgive me, and if you should like to leave, you will come up to me, or else to go live with my friends; I am very sorry that I left, but if you would keep your situation I would write to you every three weeks or a month regularly - I hope your master and family are in good health, likewise John and family - if you will send me an answer I will write, and you would get a situation in London; a gentleman I lived with in London had 30l. of mine, and put it in the savings-bank, and I put 8s. a week with it - send me an answer by return of post as soon as possible; no more at present from your well wisher, JOHN MACHENERY.

Direct No. 94, Cheapside, London. - Please God, I will make you happy for the time past. JOHN MACHENERY .

H. Machenery, Neptune Hotel, Clayton-square, Liverpool.

Prisoner's Defence. Mr. Whitridge has known me nearly five years - the first place I was at in London was at his brother-in-law's, and then he took me into his service for four years; if his books were produced " John Lillis ," my signature is in it, which is my name.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1811. MARY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 8 yards of printed cotton, value 5s. , the goods of Richard James .

RICHARD JAMES. I keep a linen-draper's-shop in Middle-row, Holborn . I was called down into the shop on the 9th of July - I saw the prisoner and another woman near the counter; the prisoner was looking at some printed cotton for some time - I said to her, "I will thank you to decide whether you will have it or not;" she then said,"Cut me off half a yard," which was done, and she paid for it; I followed her out of the shop, and brought her back - I took hold of her arm, and this piece of print dropped from under her clothes; I took her into the passage, and she said, "If you will allow me to go I will send for the money immediately, and pay for it;" before she had left the shop her companion said to her "Come along:" I followed and took her.

THOMAS FARRANT (Police-constable C 42). I took the prisoner into custody.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, pleading poverty.

GUILTY. Aged 22.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury .

Confined Ten Days .

1812. GEORGE CAMPBELL was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 purse, value 1s.; 4 sovereigns, 2 half-sovereigns, and 3 shillings, the property of the Honorable George John Cavendish , from his person .

THE HON. GEORGE JOHN CAVENDISH , R.N. I live at No. 37, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. On the 7th of July, I was at the bottom of Hay-hill , about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon - I felt something touch my coat, and heard a person on the opposite side of the street say "He has picked your pocket," and at the same time he cried Stop thief! I followed the prisoner - my purse was picked up in the way which the prisoner ran; it is mine, and had four sovereigns, two half-sovereigns, and three shillings in it; the prisoner was stopped in Albemarle-street, about two hundred yards from where I missed my purse - I had lost sight of him, but I know him to be the person I had been running after.

SAMUEL HICKMAN . I am in the service of Mr. Foley, in Berkeley-square. On the afternoon of the 7th of July I was near the bottom of Hay-hill - I saw the prisoner walking behind the prosecutor, and then I saw his hand in one of his pockets - he drew out the purse; he then turned round, and ran towards me - he saw that I saw him, and he turned down a turning; I called out "He has picked your pocket," and ran after him; I lost sight of him, but I saw his person and face, and am certain of him.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How many turning did he turn? A. Three, but I saw him between the corner; I lost sight of him as he turned - I cannot tell which of the gentlemen's pockets, he had his hand in, when I first saw him I thought he belonged to the gentlemen, but as I kept looking at him, I saw him draw the purse out momentarily - I did not take particular notice in what pocket he had his hand in; I first thought he was pushing in the gentleman's handkerchief - I had not seen him before, I cannot tell whether he had boots or shoes on; he had a black cravat.

THOMAS FULCHER . I am a servant out of place. On the 7th of July I was at the top of Hay-hill; I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw the prisoner running - he was calling Stop thief! but there was no one in front of him but me; I followed him, and he took something from his girdle and threw it away down an area - I followed him; I did not see the article which he threw picked up - he turned towards Albemarle-street; I did not see him taken, but I am certain he is the person.

Cross-examined. Q. How near was he to the corner of Hay-hill, when you saw him? A. About ten yards; I was in front of him on the other side, with my back to the corner - I was not far enough up for any one to have turned the corner.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .

1813. JOSEPH BOWLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 piece of mahogany, value 10s.; 1 coffee-mill, value 5s.; 1 filterer, value 8s.; 10 candlesticks, value 1l.; 7 cocks, value 14s.; 3 tea-trays, value 6s.; 1 saucepan, value 8s.; 6 locks, value 18s; 1 set of fire-irons, value 12s.; 3 brushes, value 4s.; 2 hammers, value 1s.; 10 lbs. weight of brass, value 1l.; 1 set of castors, value 2s.; 1 chain, value 4s.; 12 files, value 2s.; 4 gimblets, value 5s., and 1 pair of scissors, value 1s., the goods of John Peachy , his master . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY. Aged 39.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor .

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1814. THOMAS CARTWRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of June , 12 half-crowns, 40 shillings, and 20 sixpences, the monies of Thomas Cunnington , his master .

THOMAS CUNNINGTON . I am a farmer , and live at Hampstead ; the prisoner was in my employ for about two months, and has been in and out of my place for twelve months. On the 29th of June when I went away from dinner, I left word for them to send me down 4l. of silver to pay the hay-makers; the prisoner was to bring it to me in a bag - he went away without giving me notice; the Policeman found him three weeks afterwards at Hampstead.

CAROLINE COLSTONE . I live with the prosecutor. I gave the prisoner about 4l., and desired him to take it to the field and give it to his master, on the 29th of June - it was Mr. Cunnington's money.

EMANUEL TURNER (Police-constable S 15.) I took the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1815. JOSEPH DOLLY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 pair of stays, value 2s., and 1 shirt, value 1s. 4d. , the goods of John Boards .

CHARLES RANDYLL (Police-constable H 68). On the 9th of July I was at the corner of Phoenix-street, Bricklane, and saw the prisoner carrying a bundle; I asked what he had there - he said a pair of stays of his wife's; I took him.

JOHN BOARDS . I am a pawnbroker , and live in Shoreditch - these stays are mine. They were taken from about one yard inside the door; I did not miss them till the morning of the 10th - I had not sold them.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Then you did not see them till the 10th? A. No; they had been in my shop the evening before.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Six Weeks .

1816. JOHN JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Samuel Adolphus Philbrick , from his person .

SAMUEL ADOLPHUS PHILBRICK . I am a surgeon . On the 7th of July, between one and two o'clock in the day, I was in Whitechapel ; I had a handkerchief in my pocket; I felt something, and turned round; I saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand; I collared him, and asked him for it - he gave it me.

ROBERT ADAMS . I am a City Police constable, No. 19. I took the prisoner, and have the handkerchief.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had found the handkerchief under a fruit stall.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1817. JAMES JEFFERIES was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of September , 1 pair of stocks, value 18s.; 1 pair of dies, value 5s., and 3 taps, value 7s. , the goods of Charles Gray .

THOMAS CARR . I am a smith and engineer, in the service of Mr. Charles Gray , in New Park-street, Southwark . On the 15th of September, 1831, the prisoner came to his shop to me, and said he came from Mr. Embleton, to borrow a pair of stocks and dies, as he had a job to do for Mr. Magnay; I knew Mr. Embleton to be a customer, and though the prisoner was a stranger, I let him have the articles, as I believed he came with a true story.

Prisoner. Q. Do you mean to say I asked you for these things? A. Yes, you asked for them - it was not my Mistress asked me.

LUKE EMBLETON . I am a smith. I know Mr. Gray, and have dealt with him; the prisoner worked for me about four years ago, but I did not authorize him to borrow these articles.

JOHN MILTON . I produce the stocks and dies, which were pawned with me on the 17th of September, 1831.

JOHN JARVIS . (Police-constable C 13). I took the prisoner on another charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I only borrowed them for work.

GUILTY . - Aged 28. Transported for Seven Years .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1818. WILLIAM SEABROOK was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. the goods of Charles Ely , from his person . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 11. - Confined Six Months .

1819. ELLEN HESTER was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 2 sheets, value 4s.; 1 pillow, value 1s., and 1 coverlid, value 2s. , the goods of Robert Howes . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Confined Six Months .

1820. THOMAS GOSS was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 1 ewe, price 30s., the property of William Skinner and another .

WILLIAM SKINNER . I am a salesman and drover . I had a ewe sent me from Kennington to Smithfield; she then became my property; I was responsible for it. I saw it into Smithfield between four and five o'clock in the morning on the 2nd of July; two of my servants brought her with seventy or eighty other sheep; I know the prisoner by his working in the market for different drovers ; I never authorized him to have possession of the ewe; on the second examination, he wished to see me, and I went into the lock-up place to him - I made him no promise or threat; he then said that the sheep belonged to me, and he had let Robert Smith have it, who had made 18s. of it, and had not given him any part of it; I made inquiries round Newgate-market, but could not find the butcher who had bought it - I never saw the sheep again.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me with the sheep? A. No; I went to you about three or four o'clock in the afternoon; you said Smith and a man they call Cucumber, had the sheep; I do not recollect Cucumber's saying that he saw you throw the sheep into the pens, and that he helped you to lift it.

NISBY WALKER . I am a drover, and attend Smithfield-market; I remember seeing the ewe between four and five o'clock in the morning in the pens with other sheep; I did not see it any more till twelve o'clock in the day, when we were taking it home with some other sheep which she came with in the morning, belonging to a person named Wilkinson; the prisoner came and took that sheep away from the others - he carried it off; I knew he had no right to it, and asked why he took it; he said it was a sheep he had put into the pens in the morning - it has never been found since.

EDWARD JENKINS. I am a drover. I was standing with the sheep from the first thing in the morning till they were taken out at dinner time - Goss came and laid hold of this sheep; I asked what he was going to do with it - he said to put into the pens, where he had put it before; I told him it was ours - he called me a liar, and would not let me have it; it was my master's, and I had charge of it all the morning - it was a Kent ewe; the prisoner said it was a little half-bred sheep.

Prisoner's Defence. I caught the sheep at half-past ten in the morning, running round the market, with three dogs after it; it is a regular thing to take a sheep or bullock that runs loose, to take care of - Smith asked me for it afterwards; I showed it to him, and he took it.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Life .

1821. HENRY BROWN was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Joseph Massell Croom , on the 24th of May , and stealing 1 pair of trousers, value 30s.; 1 waistcoat, value 12s.; 2 pairs of stockings, value 12s.; 11 handkerchiefs, value 1l.; 1 shirt, value 10s.; 3 neckcloths, value 6s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 5s.; 2 razors, value 8s.; 3 brushes, value 2s.; 1 note-case, value 2s., and 1 bag, value 5s., the goods of Richard Sparkes ; and two 10l. Bank notes, the property of the said Richard Sparkes .

MR. BARRY conducted the prosecution.

RICHARD SPARKES. I am a farmer , and live near Guildford, in Surrey. I arrived at the Sussex hotel , with my wife and part of my family, on the 24th of May - I changed a cheque that morning at Hoare and Co.'s for 34l 7s. 6d.; I received two 10l. notes, and the rest in cash - I put the notes into my pocket-book, and the cash into my pocket; I did not pay particular attention to the notes, but I think if the name of John The but had been on them I should have noticed it - I have seen two notes since which have that name on them; I went back to my bed-room at the hotel, and put my pocket-book, with the notes in it, into my carpet bag - the other articles named in the indictment were in the bag; I came out, and shut the door, I believe, but I am not certain; this was about ten or eleven o'clock - I returned about three or four, and went to get some clean linen, to dress for dinner - I then missed my bag, and inquired among the servants.

JOHN PALMER . I am cashier at Messrs. Hoare's, in Fleet-street. On the 24th of May this cheque was presented for payment; I gave two 10l. notes, Nos. 6162, dated 27th April, 1832, and 5039, 26th April, 1832, and 14l. 7s. 6d. in money for it.

JOHN KEMPSTER . I am a clerk in the Bank of England. I have the two 10l. notes which have been described - they were paid into the Bank on the 24th of May, before twelve o'clock; I gave twenty sovereigns for them.

JOHN THEBUT . I am a solicitor, and live in Austinfriars. The prisoner's father was in my employ; I paid him 200l. a year - he asked me to let him bring his son, which I did, and the prisoner came in 1828, and staid till July 1829; I had nothing to do with him after that - the name of " John Thebut " on these notes is not my writing, but to the best of my belief it is George Frederick Peters ', which is the prisoner's name; I have seen him write when in my service frequently.

FREDERICK JOHN MANNING . I am a solicitor, and live in Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. The prisoner was in my service, as writing-clerk , in 1830 - he staid three or four months; I have frequently seen his hand-writing, and firmly believe the address on these notes to be his writing; I knew him by the name of George Frederick Peters .

JOHN NICHOLS . I am a waiter at the Sussex Hotel - it is kept by Mr. Joseph Massell Croom . I do not know whether the door of the prosecutor's room was shut or not - but I remember his giving an alarm of having lost his bag.

Prisoner's Defence. I am entirely innocent; the only evidence against me is the writing on these notes, and you are aware how difficult it is to swear to writing on silver paper, or any other paper; I was not seen at the hotel, nor at the Bank.

NOT GUILTY .

1822. MORRIS HOWLING and JEREMIAH BRESNEY were indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of William Wiggins , from his person .

WILLIAM WIGGINS. I was at the corner of Fleet-street , about nine o'clock in the evening, on the 26th of July; I felt something at my pocket, and turned round; the officer called out, "You are robbed;" I turned, and detected the two prisoners close to my coat - Bresney had my handkerchief under his jacket.

THOMAS PROTHERO (City Policeman No. 61.) I was coming into Fleet-street, and saw Howling take hold of the prosecutor's coat, and in an instant the handkerchief was handed to the other prisoner - I took them; they both had hold of it.

RICHARD BARRETT. I was present, and saw what Prothero has stated.

Howling's Defence. The gentleman says that Bresney took it, and the officer says I took it - they do not know who took it, for neither of us took it.

HOWLING - GUILTY . Aged 13.

BRESNEY - GUILTY . Aged 10.

Transported for Seven Years .

1823. WILLIAM FAULKNER was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 2 bottles, value 4d.; 1 pint of wine, value 2s., and 1 pint of gin, value 1s., the goods of Charles Pugh and another, his masters .

CHARLES PUGH. I am a wine-merchant , and am in partnership with Samuel Vincent - the prisoner was our porter for three months. On the 25th of August we had suspicion, and before paying the men their wages we called them all into the warehouse - I taxed the prisoner with having some property about him belonging to us; he hesitated, but at last pulled out a bottle of gin - we sent for an officer, and gave him into custody; I said it was mine, and he did not deny it - the officer found the wine on him.

FRANCIS MACLEAN . I am a City-officer. I took the prisoner; when I got him to the station I observed him to be rather fidgetty - I then searched, and found this bottle of wine in his breeches.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. The wine did not belong to my master, it came in the day before with some empty bottles; I took them out, and found this wine.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1824. SAMUEL SOLOMONS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of May , 1 clock, value 10l., the goods of George Bland , and others, in their dwelling-house .

MR. BARRY conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE BLAND. I am one of the partners of Garraway's coffee-house, Cornhill - there are two other partners - we had a bracket clock on our premises on the 3rd of May; it is the dwelling-house of myself and Mrs. West; I saw the clock safe about half-past twelve o'clock on the 3rd of May, and missed it a little after three - Messrs. Frodsham and Co. had the key of that and all the clocks in our house, as they wound them up for five guineas a year. On the 14th of July, in consequence of information I went to Ship-alley, Wellclose-square - I think it was past nine o'clock in the evening; it was dark; I went into the shop, and saw the prisoner - there appeared to be counters on each side, but the shutters were closed; I did not see any business going on; I asked the prisoner if his name was Samuels, which I understood was his name; he said Yes, it was - I said I wanted to speak to him relative to a clock that had been stolen from our house; he asked what clock- I then described it, and told him from what part of the house it had been stolen - I think I told him from the two pair of stairs, and the right hand room, and that the maker's name was Lloyd, of Aldgate; he said he knew nothing of the clock whatever, and asked if I supposed he would do such a thing, as he had a family of eight children, and he often assisted the officers to take thieves; I told him it was needless to make those observations, as I knew all about it, and stated to him that he had pawned the clock for 2l. 10s. or 2l. 5s., I do not know which, and that I knew he had afterwards sold it to a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Doctors'-commons for 4l. 10s.; he still declared he knew nothing of it, and asked me my name - I told him the name was of no consequence, that I came from Garraway's coffee-house, and I was going to a furniture broker in Ratcliff-highway, named Solomons, and he might make inquiries there who I was - I did not see the prisoner again till he was at Worship-street; this is the clock.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Do you know Mr. Warner? A. Yes, he is my attorney in this case - I believe four bills have been thrown out against the prisoner; I told the prisoner he had pawned the clock for 2l. 10s.; I do not know that that was untrue - on my oath I believed he had pawned it; I have not seen the pawnbroker - I received my information from a person in Horsemonger-lane prisone - the name on the letter is David James; he was tried and convicted here, and transported; I do not know when it was, but he himself told me he was a transport at the time I received the information.

RICHARD PHILLIPS . I am a wheelwright, and live in Addle-hill, Doctor's-commons. I have known the prisoner about eight months; he came to me at a public-house in May last, about the middle of the month; it was before the 16th - he said he had a bracket clock, which he thought would suit me; I asked what the figure would be - he said one of his people had got it in pawn, but he thought it would be about 5l.; the prisoner is an umbrella-maker, and has been in that neighbourhood for these twenty years, as a general dealer - he said he would get the clock in a few days, and show it to me, and he brought it about the 20th; I know the dates, because my daughter went into the country on the 16th, and I had mentioned to her that Samuels had spoken about bringing me a clock, and he brought it a few days after she was gone - he asked 5l. for it; I offered him 4l. 10s. - he said it was a very good one, for the person who pawned it knew its value very well- I said I would not give any more than 4l. 10s., which he agreed to take; I then said, "Samuels, set it going" - he said, "I can't, the key is lost," but he went out, and was gone an hour or two; he brought a key, and with it he readily wound up one side of the clock, and tried it to the other, but the key would not go in - he then went out and filed the key, I believe; he then brought it back, and wound up the clock - when he was going out for the key, he said, "I wish you would let me have 3l., as we have been obliged to borrow some money;" I let him have it, and when he brought the key, I paid him the rest of the money - I gave the same clock to the officer.

Cross-examined. Q. You saw him at a public-house? A. Yes, I am in the habit of going to that house every day about eleven o'clock, to read the paper; I have known the prisoner eighteen months or longer - he had the name of honest Samuel, or the honest Jew; I did not know the clock was stolen - I should have brought any thing of him; I have lived thirty years in the parish, and served all the parish offices.

EDWARD TREWINARD . I am in the employ of Frodsham, and Co., Change-alley, I was employed to take care of and to wind up this clock; we have the key of it at our shop - I wound it up every week; the fair value is about 10l.

JAMES HANLEY . I am an officer of Worship-street. I went to Mr. Phillips' on the 25th of July, and brought away this clock; I saw the prisoner at the office before the clock was produced, and I asked him if he knew any thing about a clock, the maker's name "Lloyd, Aldgate" - he said No.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent of knowing it to be stolen; I bought it of Brown, and it was in pawn at Mr. Walter's, in Aldersgate-street.

Nine witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY. Aged. 50.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor and Jury, on account of his character .

Transported for Life .

1825. GEORGE SHAW was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of March , 20 sovereigns, 1 half-sovereign, and three 5l. bank notes, the property of Samuel Farrington , from his person .

SAMUEL FARRINGTON, I am a canal boatman , and live in Staffordshire. On the 23rd of March I was in London' and met a person who asked me to go and drink with him at the New London-bridge tap ; I went with him - he was a farmer, who said he had been on foot ever since ten o'clock, that he was fatigued, and was going to have a bit of bread and cheese, and a pint of ale - he asked me to go with him; I said I had no objection, as I had a bit of leisure time - I had not known him before; when we went into the room, the prisoner came in and called for bread and cheese, and said he meant to have had a flesh meat dinner, but they had none there - he said he had not had flesh meat for a long time, and the reason was he had no money, for he had been at law a long time, and an old lady advised him to employ her lawyer, which he did, and he got him the money directly; he said he had part of the money with him, and offered to let us have some if we liked - he pulled it out, and said he should have more on the 4th of next month - the other gentleman told him he was very silly for pulling out his money before company; he said it did not signify before we - he said the lawyer told him to take care of his money, and keep from the ladies; the other gentleman then said, "I will tell you the safest place to put it in, that is in your watch-pocket" - the prisoner then pulled out his watch, and put his bills in, and I crammed them down with a fork haft, so that he could put his watch in - then the other farmer must have his put in so; and then, as I did not want money, I pulled out mine, and the prisoner gave us 2s. to drink his health - I put my purse into my watch-pocket, and my notes; this prisoner told me to hold my pocket open, and he would put it in for me, and he did so - I took all the notice of it that I could; they then both went out - I went on to Stones-end - I then came back, and went and ordered some liquor at Thompson and Fearon's; I went to pull out my money to pay for it, and I had nothing but some halfpence with paper round them - I saw the prisoner about a fortnight afterwards in Ratcliff-highway; I followed him - he walked about twenty yards, and then ran; I ran after him, and met two Policemen; they overtook him somewhere in Rosemary-lane - I know he is the man; there were three notes found on him - he said it would cost me 30l. or 40l. if I prosecuted him, and he would give me part of the money back again.

Cross-examined by MR. CURWOOD. Q. They breed acute men in Staffordshire, do they not? A. Yes - I do not know whether they call me acute; I am speaking the truth - I had come to London at that time to bring salt; I had three 5l. notes in a yellow purse, and twenty sovereigns and one half-sovereign - I mean I saw the prisoner a fortnight ago, not a fortnight after the time; it was five months after I lost my money that he was taken - I had seen a man once in the mean time, who I thought had taken my money, but I had a load on my back, and could not follow him; it was a gentleman farmer who asked me to go in - I drank once or twice of the ale, and had some tobacco; I was there an hour - the other man did not touch my money at all, I believe: I kept my eye on the prisoner, but he deceived me, or some what else did - I felt the same bulk in my pokcet, as I went along; I am not mistaken in the prisoner.

JOHN BARNES (Police-constable H 168.) I was in East Smithfield, and heard an alarm of Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running away - I pursued him; he turned up Dock-street - I followed him: he turned to the left, and went into a Jew's, who sells old clothes, the second door on the left-hand; he hid himself behind the door, and I went in and took him - he said, "You must not take me -I have done nothing:' I took him to the station - I found on him this watch, a duplicate, a Bath note for 5l., and two flash notes for 100l.

Cross-examined. Q. I dare say you know that persons who are not thieves, carry flash notes? A. I have seen them - I cannot find that there is such a bank at Bath as his other note refers to.

Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor is mistaken in the person - there were several persons in the room, as he says - I get my living by selling horses on commission.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Transported for Life .

OLD COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1826. JAMES WYATT was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 1 gelding, price, 26l.; 1 saddle, value 1l., and 1 bridle, value 3s. , the property of Samuel Daniel .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

SAMUEL DANIEL. I live at Holycourt-farm, near Witney, Oxfordshire - my aunt lives at Witney , and I put my horses up at her house when I attend the market, and did so on the 19th of July; I found the prisoner there as a lodger - he was a stranger: he saw the horse, and asked if I should like to sell it - I said I had no objection, for I should sell it soon; he said he would see it another day -I did not mention any price; he came to my house on Fri. day, the 24th, and saw it; on Tuesday, the 31st, he came and asked if I was agreeable for him to try it - I said Yes, if he would not go too far with it; it was saddled for him- I walked with him down the farm till he came to the road, he being on the horse; I walked by his side about half a mile - he asked what village that road led to; I said to Falder - he asked how far it was; I said about a mile, and that would be far enough for him to try the horse; he said, "Very well," or some such words, and went towards Falder - he walked white in my sight; this was about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon - he did not return; I never saw him in the house till I found him in custody on the 11th of August, at Tottenham; I found my horse there, with the bridle and saddle - Witney is sixty-eight miles from London.

Cross-examined by MR. DOWLING. Q. You found the horse in the same state as he took it away? A. Yes; he saw it three times before he took it away.

JOHN BOWES . I keep the Black Boy, at Tottenham. On Saturday, the 4th of August, the prisoner came to my house, about two o'clock in the afternoon; he rode into the yard, and asked if I could give him accommodation for him and his horse; I said I could - he asked what I could keep the horse for; we agreed for 12s for six days- he asked what I thought of his horse; I said I did not know, for I had scarcely seen it; he said, "Well, what do you think it is worth, is it worth 20l.?" I said, "I dare say it is, from that to 25l." he said, "Well, will you buy it?" I said I was not in want of one then - he said he wanted to sell it - I said, "What is the lowest you will take, perhaps I may meet with somebody who will buy it?" he said the lowest would be under 14l.; Mr. Dawkins' son came into the yard while he was there - I had told the prisoner Mr. Dawkins, over the way, bought horses at times, but whether he offered it to Dawkins' son I cannot say.

Cross-examined. Q. How long was he at your premises? A. He came on Saturday, and left on the Thursday, in custody.

JOSEPH FORSTER . I am a constable of Tottenham. In consequence of information, I went to the Black Boy, at Tottenham, with Fowler, about three o'clock - I found the horse, with the saddle and bridle; the prisoner came there about four o'clock in the afternoon - he did not know I was a constable; I passed as a dealer; he asked if I was in want of a horse - I said not particularly, but I was in the habit of buying horses sometimes; he said he had one in the stable, which he wished to part with, as it was rather too big for him, and he wanted a smaller one; he wished me to go to the stable to look at it; I did so, and asked him the price; he said 25l.; I said the horse might suit me, but the price would not - he asked what my price was- I said I thought about 14l. or 15l.; he asked if I could not give another pound or two - I said I would consider, and talk to him about it presently; it appeared about six years old - I asked if it would go in harness; he said Yes- I asked how long he had had him; he said, "Ever since it was two years old;" I left the man, giving directions to the landlord, and left Fowler to look after him - I returned about seven o'clock, and found John James with him - they were trying to deal for it; James said if I was about buying it, he would not interfere till I had done - I heard James offer him ten guineas for it, but that would not do; I told him I was a constable, and suspected it was stolen, and requested to know where he got it - I searched him, and he only had 1s. about him.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you think 25l. too much? A. I thought it worth about 20l., or more - it was about fifteen hands high.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you find any duplicates on him? A. Several; also a padlock, several keys, and two purses - one duplicate is for a pledge of wearing-apparel, at Cotterel's, in Oxford-street, on the 2nd of August, for 20s., in the name of Wyatt, another for goods pawned on the 4th, in Bishopsgate-street, for 4s.

JOHN BOWES . He did not pay for any thing at my house - Daniel saw the same horse on the 11th.

JOHN FOWLER . I am a constable of Tottenham. On the 6th of August I accompanied Forster to the Black Boy, and on the 7th I took the prisoner from Tottenham before Dr. Robertson, the Magistrate - he was committed for re-examination, and on our way back he said voluntarily, "Well, I am glad I am knabbed for this, or it might have been worse; shall I be hung for it?"

SAMUEL DANIEL . The horse I saw at Bowes' is the one I gave the prisoner to go to Falder; the road he took crosses the Woodstock road, which is the main road to London - it was a gelding.

Prisoner's Defence. It was my full intention to send the bridle, saddle, and money back.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1827. JOSEF RAMON DE SUSTACHA was indicted for that he feloniously did assault William Palmer , and feloniously did strike, cut, and wound him in and upon the back part of his head, with intent to disable him .

2nd COUNT, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.

WILLIAM PALMER. I was master of the sloop Deborah . On the 9th of July she laid abreast of Union-stairs, Wapping , alongside the Thoetus, which I was taking some linseed out of; a Spanish vessel laid just inside the Thoetus - it did not touch mine at low water; at the flood tide she came up to the quarter of the Deborah; I looked over the quarter of the Deborah, and seeing no fender I put one down, and the top part of it touched the paint of the Spanish vessel - the prisoner was on board the Spanish vessel and appeared to be the master ; when I put the fender down, four or five of his people came on board the Deborah - I did not know what they were going to do; I got in between them, put my hand on the fender lashing, and said, "This is my fender and my lashing:" the prisoner was on his deck, quite near enough to hear what I said - I heard him say something, but could not understand him; he did not speak English: none of them spoke to me in English - the prisoner spoke to some person in his own language, and a hatchet was brought; he took it from the person's hand, reached over the bulwark of his ship to strike at the fender or the lashing - he struck once at them, and I put a handspike on the top part of the fender to prevent the lashing from being cut; he drew back again two or three feet, with both hands holding the handle of the hatchet - his right hand nearest to the blade of it; he then aimed a blow at my head with the hatchet - I saw the blow coming, and stooped to get out of the way of it; I put my hand on the top part of my hat which was on my head, and the crown of my hat was very much broken - I saw some stains of blood on my fingers; the crown of my hat was broken before - the second blow he struck was aimed at me, and the blade of the hatchet struck me on the back part of my head; I put up my hand and it was full of blood - the skin of my hand was cut; the blow did not knock me down - it stunned me so that I did not know at the moment what was the matter with me; I had not struck at him at all, nor spoken to him - no other violence passed.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Had not the outside of the Spanish vessel been newly painted? A. I cannot tell; the top of my fender laid against his paint work, but I did not observe its being wet; my fender was made of wood - I do not recollect the prisoner puting out a canvas one; when his men came on board, I said they had no right to remove the fender, but I cannot tell what their intention was; if the fender did him any damage, I should have wished him to have put another on - he made the blow at me about a minute after he struck at the lashing; I had said nothing to provoke him, nor made any action or geature: my head was about three feet from the lashing - he made the second blow at my head; it could not be made at the lashing - I was below him, and stooped with my head downwards to get it from the blow; I received the blow on the back part of the top of my head; the surgeon ordered me to keep still, but I was about my duty as usual - I went to Mr. Barry's counting-house an hour after it occurred: that was about a mile, and I went before the Justice directly; I charged him with cutting my head with the hatchet, and the officer had a warrant when I went to Mr. Barry's; I did not state there that it was only a scratch, and if I had 40s., I did not wish to go further with it - I have not brought my hat here; the mate was on board and saw the transaction - I have not brought him here; I had three men in the ship.

COURT. Q. You was close to the side of the vessel when the blow was made? A. Yes, I stooped to get out of the way of it: my head was then over the rail of the fender.

CHARLES THOMPSON . I was on board the Deborah. I put the fender down by Palmer's order; my master pushed the Spanish vessel off with a handspike, to make way for the fender, and then it was put down - the prisoner came in a minute or two, and saw the fender laying there; he spoke to some of his people - I could not understand what he said, and they came on board our vessel; he spoke to somebody - they fetched an axe or hatchet from the cabin; the prisoner took it, and made a blow at the fender-lashing, or the fender; master prevented that blow with a handspike - the prisoner then rose the axe with both hands, and cut him on the back of his head; I cannot say how long this was after he cut at the lashing; it was a very short time -I stood alongside Palmer, and saw that he aimed the blow at his head.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Did your master's ship go up to the Spanish ship? A. The Spanish vessel was moored, and ours came up, to her; I did not see the prisoner wave his hand for us to move the fender - the bulwarks of his ship were over ours; she laid higher in the water, being lighter.

ROBERT BOWIE . I am a surgeon. I examined Palmer's head on the 19th of July, and found a very slight wound, merely penetrating the skin; it was a cut, apparently by a sharp instrument.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Should you think so slight a wound could be given by a blow with a hatchet, struck with both hands? A. I do not think that it could be given with great force.

Q. If a man was raising his head, and so touched the hatchet, could it have made such a wound? A. Yes, if he had no hat on.

JOSEPH BUTLER . I am an officer of the Customs. I was on board the Thoetus; I did not see the fender put out of the Deborah - I was four or five yards from the prisoner; there was an altercation between them about the fender - I saw an axe brought to the prisoner, and he made an aim at the fender, or lashing; I do not know whether he struck then - I saw nothing to prevent it; he then said something what I could not tell, and made another blow - I cannot say whether he held the hatchet in one or both hands, nor whether he struck at Palmer's head or not; I did not see the blow come on his head, and whether he intended it for Palmer, I cannot say - the quarter of the vessel I was in was higher, and I could not see distinctly.

JOHN PATMORE . I am an officer of the Customs. I was on board the vessel adjoining the Spanish vessel, and saw the prisoner with the axe in his hand; I saw him strike only one blow - he struck with both hands - his vessel laid between mine and Palmer's; I could not see Palmer, and cannot tell what the prisoner struck at.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did you see all that passed? A. No; I only saw the blow with the axe - after he struck, I heard somebody cry out, "You have cut my head;" that is all I heard.

Prisoner (through an interpreter). I am perfectly innocent.

JUAN ANTONIO RITUDITER (through an interpreter). I was mate on board the prisoner's ship. I remember a wooden fender being put out by Palmer; the prisoner's vessel was newly painted - the paint was still wet; the fender would have injured it if left - the prisoner said the fender was too high, and requested him to lower it, as it would damage our bulwarks; he spoke in broken English, and by signs - Palmer did not remove it, and the prisoner called for an axe to cut the lashings of the fender; he was in the act of cutting at the lashing when the prosecutor stepped over, and the prisoner withdrew the axe, and rested it on the bulwarks - the prosecutor remained in that position for a little while, then lifted up his head, and must then have cut his head against the axe; the prisoner remained on board, without any alteration in his conduct.

COURT. Q. How near were you to the prisoner? A. Close to him; he did not strike any blow at the fender at all, nor at Palmer - when Palmer stooped over his vessel, he took his hat off; it was not on when his head came in contact with the axe - the prisoner did not aim a blow at any body, or any thing; he held the axe up, and told Palmer he would cut the lashing off, if he did not move it - he did not strike at all.

JUAN EMANUEL DE LIS . I was on board the prisoner's vessel; the prisoner complained of the fender, and tried to induce Palmer to remove it two or three times - he did not; the prisoner sent for an axe to cut the lashing - I did not see Palmer use the handspike; the prisoner was holding the axe in this position, pointing at the fender - I afterwards saw it resting on the bulwarks; I saw Palmer raise his head, but cannot say that any thing happened then - I did not see the prisoner raise the axe with both hands, and strike at Palmer's head; if he had I must have seen it - I was standing three or four feet from Palmer.

COURT. Q. Did you see the prisoner strike a blow with the axe at all? A. No; I swear he did not - I was close to him all the time.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1828. MARY McCARTHY was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Margaret Sheehy .

SARAH BURLEY . I live in Great St. Andrew-street, Seven-dials ; Margaret Sheehy lived right opposite me- the prisoner is her sister; they did not live together. On the 21st of August, after twelve o'clock at night, I heard the deceased call Murder! and then the prisoner ran out of the gateway of the house which the deceased lived in; the deceased threw a handful of mud into the prisoner's face - the prisoner then struck her with her hands two or three times; the blows brought her to the ground - while she was on the ground the prisoner stamped on her breast two or three times violently; Sheehy was taken up stairs, and I did not see her afterwards - I had seen a strange woman strike her between the eyes about ten minutes to nine o'clock that night, but only once; she struck her violently - I saw her receive no other injury that night.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How do you get your living? A. I am a dress-maker; I did not observe what the quarrel was about at nine o'clock - Sheehy was not sober then; she was about twenty-eight years old- she did not seem so much intoxicated at twelve; she said her sister had beaten her and her mother; I had heard her making a noise and fighting with other people that night, but do not know who they were; I heard the noise under the gateway - it did not appear as if she had been beaten; they had been quarrelling about the death of their brother; the deceased lived in Duggan's house - I heard the noise under the gateway from nine to twelve o'clock; she had been at home from nine to twelve - I only saw her go out once; that was when she got the blow on the face - the noise was in the house under the gateway - I could not discover her voice among the persons quarrelling, till I heard her out in the street.

ANN EVANS . I live at No. 16, Great St. Andrew-street- Sheehy lived at No. 15; there is a gateway between her house and mine. On the 21st of August, about twelve o'clock, I heard cries of Murder! at the back of the house - I had heard nothing before; I went out, and saw the deceased take a handful of mud and throw at the prisoner, who had given her no provocation that I saw or heard; the prisoner then seized her by the throat, dashed her down on the stones, stamped on her breast once or twice, and kicked her on the breast once or twice - she was in a violent passion; Sheehy was carried up stairs - I saw no more.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you at home between nine and twelve o'clock? A. Yes, and heard noises proceeding from the house; it appeared like persons quarrelling - I could not tell whether there were any blows; I heard Sheehy's voice several times, as if she was quarrelling, but did not hear the prisoner's voice; I believe the deceased to have been a violent tempered woman; I saw her about eight o'clock, she was not sober then; she stood at the corner of the court driving and tearing at every body almost; they were people who had given her no provocation.

ELLEN JONES . I live in Great St. Andrew-street, almost opposite No. 15. I did not know the deceased, but between seven and eight o'clock I stood at my door and saw two women scolding each other; one ran after the other - whether the deceased was one I cannot tell; they only went two or three houses from the gateway, then returned peaceably, and went in doors - about twelve o'clock or a quarter-past, I heard an old lady's voice cry,"Don't, don't;" I lifted up my window, and saw a woman on the ground; she was carried into the gateway.

JOHN PERRY . I am a Policeman. I heard a cry of Murder! went to the spot, and found Margaret Sheehy laying on the ground - I saw no marks of violence on her; I advised them to take her up to bed, and send for a doctor- the mother wanted me to take the deceased's sister into custody, who I did not see present, and she also wished me to take the deceased to the watch-house.

RICHARD RYAN . I lived in the same house as Margaret Sheehy; I did not notice her that evening till between eleven and twelve o'clock, when I was disturbed; I put my head out of window, and saw her laying on the pavement; I saw no body beating her; after that she came up stairs and kicked my door open - I lodge in the front room second floor; she afterwards went down stairs - I heard a person tumble down stairs, and saw her brought up as the woman who had fallen down - I know it was her kicked my door open, for I turned her out, as she used very bad expressions; and almost directly I heard the person fall down stairs, and am almost sure it was her - there was nobody else on the stairs that I heard; she appeared to fall down very heavily - she appeared in liquor; she had not time to go out into the street before she was brought up, and she never went out of the house after that; my opinion is that this was between eleven and twelve o'clock.

Cross-examined. Q. When she was carried up stairs, did she appear able to go out again? A. No; she was a troublesome little body, and in the habit of getting drunk; I do not know why she kicked my door open; she appeared in a violent passion, and used very bad expressions - she fell down stairs directly after I put her out; Anthony Daley was one who was carrying her up stairs after the fall; she appeared very much hurt and worked in fits like, and was knocking her arms against the stairs as they carried her up - I was not at home in the evening.

MARY RYAN . I am the wife of Robert Ryan. I was in bed with my child when Sheehy kicked our door open, and heard her using violent expressions, but heard nothing more.

JOHN BENNETT re-examined. When I advised them to take her up stairs, she was in the street where she had been knocked down by her sister; I saw her carried part of the way up by Gould and some others- she was not able to stand, unable to move.

Q. Was she in that state when her mother desired her to be taken into custody? A. Yes; the mother was intoxicated as well as her.

GEORGE GOULD . I helped to carry Sheehy up stairs - she was not able to stand; I put her on the bed in her brother-in-law's room - I think it was on the third floor; I had seen her fall as I went along; I had not seen the prisoner do any thing to her; whether any thing was done while she was on the ground I cannot tell; I did not see her struck, and cannot tell what made her fall; I was not there all the time.

Cross-examined. Q. How near were you to her when she fell? A. Fifteen or twenty yards; I was not above half a minute going up to her; she was then on the ground on her back - nothing could be done to her while I was there without my seeing it.

COURT. Q. Was any thing done after you got up? A. I went away towards the Seven-dials for a few minutes, then returned, and carried her up; I remained by her two or three minutes before I went to Seven-dials - nothing was done to her then.

JOSEPH SADLER THOMAS . I am a superintendent of the Police. The prisoner was brought to the Covent-garden station by the parish beadle; while I was taking the charge she was very anxious to tell me, as she called it,"all about it" - I cautioned her not to say any thing, but she still persisted; I then said "Recollect what you say to me now will be made evidence against you;" she said "I don't care, I will tell the truth;" and said that on the previous day (21st) she had been drinking with her sister, and had quarrelled with her, and in the course of the quarrel her sister spoke disrespectfully of her husband, (and mentioned what words passed, but I do not recollect them,) and in consequence of that she said, "Peg, if I catch you I will serve you out - I will give you a good beating;" that this happened in the street - that her sister retired a short distance, gathered some mire out of the kennel, and threw it at her; that she followed her, caught her, and beat her - that the deceased fell, and while she was down she kicked her - she said "That is the truth, let me suffer what I will."

JAMES REID . I am a surgeon. I examined the body of the decased on the morning of the 23rd - she died on the 22nd; I impute her death to a fracture of the bones of the neck - a kick must have been very heavy to produce that; she might have walked after receiving that injury; falling down stairs would be very likely to produce such a fracture, more so than a common kick - Mr. Buss had attended her, and was present at the examination: a person intoxicated would fall down stairs more heavily then another.

WILLIAM BUSS . I first saw the deceased on the 23rd of August - I was present when Mr. Reid examined the body, and agree in his judgment.

THOMAS GATTY , surgeon, deposed to the same effect.

Witness for the Defence.

ANTHONY DALEY . On the 21st of August I saw the deceased first about nine o'clock at night, and from that time till twelve she was quarrelling with every body she could get to - she was very much in liquor, and fell down stairs three times to my knowledge; I assisted her up after one fall.

COURT. Q. Did she fall backwards, or how? A. She fell head foremost every time, and once she came down the first landing, which was nine or ten stairs - she was very helpless, from liquor; I had not seen her at Ryan's door - Ryan met me; the last time I brought her up stairs I took her to her room - I slept in the room that night; she lodged with me - I went out for a candle, and was gone about twenty-five minutes, and when I returned her mother told me she had jumped up and said she would go to look for her ring, and had fallen down stairs again.

MR. REID. The fracture would be more likely to be caused by falling headforemost than in any other position.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1829. JAMES STILL and ANN STILL were charged on the Coroner's Inquisition only, with killing and slaying James Still .

The Inquisition being bad, the prisoners were ACQUITTED .

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1830. JAMES HAWKES was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Thomas Marks .

EDWARD FRANCIS LONSDALE . I am house-surgeon of Middlesex-hospital. On Wednesday, the 8th of August, between five and six o'clock in the morning, the deceased was brought to the hospital, labouring under symptoms of having received some injury in the head; he lived till the 16th; I opened his head afterwards, and found an effusion of blood on the brain, owing to the rupture of a vessel of the brain; in my judgment the rupture of the vessel of the brain caused his death - it was likely to arise from a fall off a ladder into a dray.

GEORGE MAITLAND . I am a painter. On Wednesday, the 8th of August, I was at work at Combe and Delafield's brewhouse, Castle-street , Long-acre; Marks was at work at the back of an office which looked into the back yard; he was on a ladder, which was placed in the carriage way where the drays come - about half-past five o'clock I saw the prisoner come in with a dray; as he came in, Butcher cautioned him to mind how he came in - the ladder was placed so as to require caution; there was not room to pass - when Butcher cautioned him, he said he would send his footman next time to let us know he was coming; he passed by where I was at work, and I went to work again - he took off his leading horse; I did not see whether he took it to water or not - but after I had been at work a short time, I heard a voice say, "You will have the man off the ladder;" I looked round, and saw two men at the ladder endeavouring to save Marks, to prevent the ladder from falling - I saw Marks fall from about fifteen feet high; he pitched on the dray, and appeared injured - he was taken up; I gave him all the assistance I could, and ran for a doctor - when I returned he was gone to the hospital; I afterwards saw him at the hospital, dead, and knew him to be the same person.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. How many horses were there to the prisoner's dray? A. I am confident there were two, but cannot say whether there were three; the prisoner might have meant what he said about sending his servant as a joke - my back was towards him; I did not see him take off his leading horse, nor whether it had the nose-bag on; I saw the wheel of the dray against the ladder.

COURT. Q. What occasioned the horse to go on with the dray you do not know? A. No, I did not see it move to the ladder.

CHARLES BUTCHER . I am a painter. I was at work at the brewhouse; the prisoner came to the gate with his dray - I said he must not go forward at present, because there was a man up the ladder; he said, with a laugh, that he would send his footman next time he came into the yard; no doubt he said that in a joke - Marks was at that time on the ladder; I saw the dray going forward; it had been there but a short time, and I saw Marks fall the dray shook the ladder on which he stood, and I saw him fall; I cannot say whether I had seen the leading horse taken off - I was not particularly looking at the time.

GEORGE BANTON . I am a carpenter, and was at work in the brewhouse yard. I did not see the dray come in; I saw it after it was in - only the shaft-horse was in it then; I heard the dray move on - I turned round, and saw it come in contact with the ladder; I should not imagine that there was proper room for it to pass without touching the ladder; when I turned round, the prisoner was at the horse's head, with the bridle of the horse in his right hand - it appeared to me, that when he took the horse by the rein it moved on; I said, "Stop a moment," and I do not think it went four or five steps before the man stopped, but the dray had touched the ladder, and the man pitched off, and his head pitched on one of the planks of the dray - the dray was standing still when I came up, which was not half a minute before it happened.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you are foreman to Mr. Cubit's men, who were at work there? A. Yes; I was not there when the dray arrived - horses sometimes will go on after others; I saw no other horse - whether the prisoner's taking hold of the rein was to stop the horse I cannot tell; I have known him four years - he bore a good character for humanity; I went to the hospital, and saw the prisoner there on the Friday, sitting down by the deceased's bed - I do not know whether he had been there more than once.

WILLIAM ALLEN . I was at the brew house, and saw the dray come in - there were two horses to it; after it came into the yard it stopped, and the prisoner took one horse off, took the bit out of its mouth, and went down to the water with it; he then came back to take the nose-bag off the dray and his whip, and just put them inside the stable; while he did that, the horse drew on - he caught hold of the horse's head as soon as he could - the stable was close by; the horse stood very still then.

Q. When the horse moved on, there was a cry to take care? A. I did not hear that; when the horse moved on, he came and caught hold of its head directly and stopped him, but was not able to stop it before it touched the ladder - he did all he could to stop it; the dray turned the ladder aside, and threw the man down; the prisoner had only gone two or three yards from the horse, and turned himself round, just to put his bags inside, he came back again, and the horse went on.

COURT. Q. When he turned round, how far had he got from the horse's head before the horse moved? A. It might be two or three yards; the ladder was before the dray, and almost in the middle of the carriage way - it could not go on without striking the ladder.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did he appear to you to use all the care and caution he should do? A. Yes; he was very sober and steady; the dray stood quite still while he took off the nose-bag - he might be two yards from the ladder. I am certain it was an accident; I have known him some years - he bore a good character for steadiness and care.

COURT. Q. If he had stood with his horse instead of turning his back, could he have prevented it going on? A. Yes, I should think so.

ROBERT LOWDEN . I am a painter. I was at work in the yard, and was near the foot of the ladder on which Marks stood, at the time the dray came into the gateway - I remained there; the leading horse was taken off before I saw the dray - it had come by one ladder; I saw the dray stopping - it then went on again; the prisoner was then near the horse's head; when the dray went on he stood sideways, and I think he had hold of the reins; I do not know how the horse came to go on - I believe the bit was out of its mouth at the time.

Cross-examined. Q. Then the prisoner was at his horse's head when the dray moved on? A. Very near it, and had his hand on the rein; whether he led the horse on, or whether it moved of its own accord, I do not know.

GEORGE HAGGER . I am a drayman. I was in the yard standing against the counting-house door, about twenty yards from the dray, sideways - I did not see the prisoner take off the leading horse, but it was taken off; and the next I saw was, he went, took his nose-bags, put them into the stable, and while his back was turned the horse rode on - as soon as he got hold of him he caught him by the head and endeavoured to stop him, but could not before the ladder moved; it moved before he could catch the horse by the head.

Cross-examined. Q. The stable door was close to where the horse stood, was not it? A. Within about three yards- the nose-bags hung on the fore part of the dray; he was close to the horse when he came for the bag, and had not turned his head half a minute when the horse moved on; in my judgment it was purely accidental; he used every diligence to prevent it, when he saw what was about to happen.

EDWARD FISHER . I am a painter. I was at work in the yard, and saw the horse move on - the prisoner at that time was gone into the stable with the nose-bags; he was in the stable when the horse first moved.

Cross-examined. Q. How far is the stable from the dray? A. The pin for the nose-bags is close to the stable door - he had hardly turned round before the accident happened; the dray was too far in before, and the moment the horse moved the dray caught the ladder; he then ran, and caught the horse by the head and the man fell into the dray - I do not think he had any control over the horse at the time; the only fault was his coming too near at first.

COURT. Q. If he had not left the horse could not he have stopped it? A. Not in time, for it was close to the ladder before it moved.

Prisoner's Defence. I shut the spare horse outside the gate, and took them by the ladder; when I came back I put the other horse nearer up - I stopped the horse in the gateway, and while I took the nose-bags to the stable he moved on again.

NOT GUILTY .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1831. JAMES BROADHURST was indicted for feloniously uttering 3 forged requests for the delivery of certain linen goods, with intent to defraud Andrew Calders and others . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Transported for Life .

1832. HENRY LUCAS was indicted for feloniously forging a bill of exchange , which is as follows:-

Maindenhead, June 24, 1832.

Sirs, - Pay to Mr. Murdy, or order, on demand, 99l. 10s., on account of, Your obedient servant, WILLIAM POLE .

Messrs. Childs, Temple-bar, London, with intent to defraud John Wormald and others.

2nd COUNT, for uttering the same, knowing it to be forged, with the like intent.

3rd COUNT, for forging an endorsement on the said bill in the name of Edward Murdy .

4th COUNT, for feloniously uttering the said endorsement.

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

JOHN WORMALD , JUN. I am a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Childs and Co.; my father, John Wormald , is the senior partner - there are four others. On the 3rd of July I was present in the banking-house when the prisoner came, and produced a bill of exchange for payment; he was asked how he came by it, and said he had it in a letter from France that morning; I do not know whether he said from Calais or not - we detained him; he told us where he lodged - we sent an officer to the place, and he brought two letters; (looking at the bill) - I believe this to be an imitation of the signature of Sir William Pole, who has kept cash at our house eighteen years.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. At what time did he come? A. Between three and four o'clock; he presented the draft to another clerk, who handed it to me for examination, and the prisoner was desired to walk into another room, which he did; he was then told, in my presence that we suspected it to be a forgery, and that he must account for the way he came in possession of it - he said he had it in a letter which he received that morning from France, and may have mentioned the town for what I know- he wrote a letter himself to desire the letters might be given up to the officer, who came back within two hours, or it might be but one hour, but I went home within two hours of the transaction; he remained in our counting-house waiting the officer's return, and gave us the information without the least hesitation - this erasure was on the draft when I received it.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Could he have got away? A. Not very well; there was an officer in the adjoining room - he said he received the draft from a person named Emerson; that he had received that letter from him, that he was acquainted with Emerson, but what else I do not recollect; the draft was presented between three and four o'clock; I dined at the banking-house at four - I came from dinner soon after five o'clock, and left at half-past.

COURT. Q. How does Sir William Pole sign his name to drafts? A. In the manner this is signed.

Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE POLE , BART. Previous to the discovery of this forgery, I always drew drafts in the name of William only - not a letter of this draft is in my writing; it very much resembles it, certainly, but I have not the least hesitation in swearing not a letter of it is my writing, nor do I know the person in whose favour it is drawn.

Cross-examined. Q. Did a female, in the name of Emerson, apply to you for charity? A. Many years ago a woman, describing herself as the wife of a clerk in the Custom-house, applied to me, and begged as a matter of charity that I would take some drawings of her, and I gave her what I considered more than the value of them; I frequently relieved her, till at last I found her applications troublesome - I never saw her, and do not know her age.

Q. Did you not send her a cheque for 3l.? A. She sent me a letter previous to the 23rd of April this year, and I sent a respectable tradesman to inquire if she was a fit object of charity; I sent her a cheque for 3l. 1s. - the 1s. was to cover the expences of postage; that was this year.

Q. So that if she happened to have a son, he had an opportunity of seeing your hand-writing? A. Yes.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did you empower her or any body else to draw in your name? A. Never - I know nothing of the prisoner - (the draft was here put in and read).

JOHN CHADWICK . I am an officer of the City Police. I was called into Child's banking-house, and saw the prisoner there; I stood in the banking-house, and heard Mr. Wormald ask how he came by the cheque: he said he had it in a letter from France, from a person named William Emerson ; that he was quite innocent of knowing it to be forged, and was very sorry he had had any thing to do with it - he did not, in my presence, say how he became acquainted with Emerson; I remained there while Edwards went to his lodging; he was gone about an hour, or an hour and three-quarters, and brought two letters with him - while he was gone, the prisoner said nothing to me about Emerson.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you remain in the same room with the prisoner? A. I did not all the time - he wished to write a letter; I was absent from the room all the time Edwards was gone - I did not tell him I was going to wait.

Q. For what he knew, you might be gone? A. Yes; I am sure he told Mr. Wormald he was quite innocent of knowing any thing of the forgery - he manifested no inclination to escape; when asked how he came by the draft, I believe he gave an answer without hesitation - while Edwards was gone, he wrote a letter, which I took from him; he gave it to me to send to France, but I told him I should take possession of it, and keep it; it was not sealed; I had my officer's uniform on.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. It was undirected as well as unsealed? A. Yes; I took it from him; he did not give it to me - there were several people in the banking-house, backwards and forwards, and five or six clerks, quite sufficient to detain him, if he attempted to escape.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How came the letter not directed? A. Because I took it from him; he said he wanted it to go to Emerson, in France - he did not say to what part - I took it from him before he had an opportunity of directing it; I took it from him because I thought it would be the means of enabling other persons to escape.

JOHN EDWARDS . I belonged to the City Police, but have since resigned. I was fetched to Child's bankinghouse, and received a paper from a clerk, who directed me to No. 23, Barret-street, Vauxhall - it is about two miles and a half from Child's; I went, and saw Mrs. Elsgood, the landlady of the house - I made application for a letter; having left directions with her not to give them to any body but his aunt - she would not give them up; but on telling her who I was, she gave me these two letters in the ground floor back room - she took them out of a trunk - I had no conversation with the prisoner about them.

MR. CHARLES TENNANT , JUN. I am one of the firm of Tennant, Harrison, and Co.; our house are the acting solicitors for Child's house, but we have given the formal part of this business out of our hands. When the prisoner was taken into custody I was fetched to the banking-house, and saw him there - he said he had been for some time living about the town, that he was formerly clerk to Richards, Clark, and Co., of Lincoln's Inn-fields, but not liking the profession of the law, he had quitted it, and that he been entirely dependent since he left their office on the charity of his aunt, Mrs. or Miss Langton - I think he said she was unable to support him, being in very indifferent circumstances herself, and that she had been without any occupation for some time; with regard to his knowledge of Emerson, he said he had met him but a short time before this at a billiard-table; that his acquaintance with Emerson was very slight - I remarked on his making an acquaintance at a billiard-room, and asked how he could undertake to tender that bill for payment, received under such suspicious circumstances (meaning the slight acquaintance he had, and meeting him only at a billiard-room) - he said Emerson had left London to go to Calais only about three days before; I asked if he had any idea or notion why Emerson went over to Calais - he said he did not know why he went, and that the circumstance of his sending the bill had excited his surprise, and made him suspect there was something wrong about it; the rest of our conversation related principally to a letter he wrote to his aunt, enclosing the letter he had received from Emerson - he said he had enclosed the letter he received from Emerson to his aunt; the letter he spoke of was then in my hands(looking at two letters) - these are them; I asked him if this letter was his writing; he said it was - I expressed my regret at the production of that letter, and stated to him that letter showed a guilty knowledge - he was a good deal confused at that, and said he certainly had some suspicion about the transaction when he wrote that letter.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he confine his acquaintance with this young man, to the billiard-room? A. Entirely - he said he first became acquainted with him in a billiard room, and that he had a short acquaintance with him since- I did not ask him the precise time that the acquaintance began; I asked how long he had known him, and he said a short time - I did not press that inquiry further; I did not ask if he had visited Emerson at the Clarence hotel, nor whether he had gone to Bath with him - he admitted at once that the letter was his hand-writing; he told me he was to receive from Emerson a sum of money when he delivered the proceeds of the bill; I cannot tell the precise sum; I certainly asked him - I think it was about 15l., but am not sure about it.

Q. Did you ask how it happened that he was to receive 15l.? A. I did - his answer was that it was for his trouble; I have been an attorney about fifteen years: I made these inquiries with a view of seeing whether I could with propriety advise his discharge - I had not the slightest notion of giving evidence when I came into Court, and I reluctantly give it; I did not expect to be called - I did not tell our agent what had passed between me and the prisoner - a note was sent up to me, to know if I could confirm Mr. Wormald's evidence, and I have confirmed it - I believe it is stated in the brief that Mr. Wormald would prove the prisoner's stating his acquaintance with Emerson commenced in a billiard-room, as I thought he was present - I believe I stated in the brief (the heads of which I drew up myself) the conversation I had with the prisoner, and that the acquaintance began in a billiard-room; but I have had no conversation with the agent about it.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Is Mr. Harrison, who sits by me. instructing me in the case, your partner? A. Yes - I drew out general instructions for the brief, but have never seen the brief itself; I drew up what was necessary for it: I cautioned the prisoner all along against making commucation to me, and when I saw this letter I told him not to say another word, as the law must take its course. - (Letters read.)

(No. 1.) Simmond's Hotel, Calais, July 2, 1832.

DEAR HARRY, - We arrived here on Saturday morning, at one o'clock, so you see, we came over here in sixteen hours - I have enclosed in this, a draft on Messrs. Childs, and Co., for 99l. 10s., which you must go and get, and then meet me in Paris, at the Poste-restant, or office, as quick as possible; you will have to sign your name at the back of the draft, when you get it, and come to me immediately - you may spend between you and Carley, 9l. 10s. in coming over, but pray do not be extravagant - Paris is seventy-five leagnes from Calais, so you will be thirty-six hours going to Paris from Calais - do not let any one know that you or Carley are coming to Paris, and for fear of mistake tear this letter up. I must now conclude, - Your's sincerely, W. LEA EMERSON .

You may bring Carley with you or not, as you like; do not let him see this - get me a 50l. note, a 20l., and 29l. in gold.

Dear Harry, - do not betray my trust; I have always thought well of you, and will reward you when you get to Paris - I shall expect you on Friday at Paris; as the cheque is made in Mr. Murdy's name, you must say you came from him - Charley Phillips wants you to call at his house to see his father, and get something.

This letter had the Calais post-mark of the 2nd of July, and the London mark of the 3rd of July.(No. 2.) July 3, 1832.

DEAR AUNT, - I am much surprised at not having had an answer to my letter of the 28th of June; I received yours of that date, which was of course no answer to mine - I am obliged to go to Paris immediately, as you will see by the enclosed, which I beg of you to keep as if it was the crown of England; I am sorry I cannot see you before I go - farewell, H. LUCAS.(No. 3.)

DEAR BILL, - What have you been about; the draft you sent me to get changed for you, is a forgery - I will use no disguise to get you to return to London, but have to inform you this: that if you do not, I must be answerable for it.

Temple-bar, July 3, 1832. HENRY LUCAS .

Prisoner's Defence. My Lord, I cannot state further than my counsel has stated; I received the letter from my friend in Calais - I had asked if I could go over with him- he said, "No, I shall want you to do something for me in a day or two, and come over to me;" I received the letter, and took the draft to Childs' - they detained me, and told me it was a forgery.

One witness deposed to the prisoner's good character.

GUILTY of uttering only . Aged 22.

Transported for Life .

1833. THOMAS JARVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 1s., the goods of Edward Booth Hewitt , from his person .

EDWARD BOOTH HEWITT . I live at South Lambeth, and am clerk to my brother. On the 31st of August, about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, I was on the approach to London-bridge , on the London side, and felt my pocket become very light; I immediately turned, and saw the prisoner behind me - he was alone, and the only person who was close to me: I saw his hands pass from his own clothes, which made me suspect him; he went towards the paling - I followed him - he crossed the path, and paid something to see a show; I asked for a Policeman - the beadle of the bridge was fetched: I stated the circumstance to him - he took him, and at the watch-house my handkerchief was found in his breeches.

SAMUEL BOWDLER . I am beadle of London-bridge. -I took the prisoner, and told him the gentleman had lost his handkerchief: he said he had not got it - I searched at the watch-house, and found it in the flap of his breeches; I asked him where it was - he said, "I have not got it," and on searching I found six other handkerchiefs on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was on Fish-street-hill - I saw a boy throw the handkerchief down, and picked it up.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

1834. JOSEPH EDWARDS was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Richard Smalley , from his person .

RICHARD SMALLEY . I live at Wandsworth. On the 13th of August, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I was in King-street, Smithfield , and felt my handkerchief drawn from my pocket - I turned round, and saw the prisoner close to me, and the handkerchief on the ground, between us; it was impossible any body but him could have done it; as I stooped to take it up, he ran away, and was stopped by a gentleman, without my losing sight of him.

WILLIAM BONUS . I am an officer. I saw a crowd; a gentleman gave the prisoner to me with the handkerchief on Snow-hill - he said nothing to the charge.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down Cow-lane - a bullock was running; I ran after it, and the gentleman stopped me.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Life .

1835. SARAH RIORDAN, alias CHAPMAN ; was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of June , 3 handker chiefs, value 5s.; 2 napkins, value 2s.; 5 pillow-cases, value 3s.; 7 towels, value 6s.; 2 aprons, value 1s. 6d.; 1 cravat, value 1s.; 2 table-cloths, value 10s.; 2 books, value 1s.; 7 wine glasses, value 5s.; 2 tumblers, value 1s. 6d.; 1 goblet, value 1s.; 1 salt-seller, value 1s.; 3 d'Oyleys, value 1s., and 1 snuffer-tray, value 1s., the goods of George Gray , her master .

GEORGE GRAY. I am a pawnbroker , and live in Fleet-street . The prisoner was in my service for six months, as cook ; these articles were my private property, I did not miss them - about a fortnight after she left, she was brought to me by a Policeman, who produced these articles, which were in my possession when she was at my house; she had eleven or twelve guineas a-year: I paid her wages before she left, which was on the 26th of June.

THOMAS HENRY THOMPSON . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 5th of July, on another charge (see page 744); I found the articles stated in the indictment in her box, except a few napkins which I found in a pan, in the back yard of the place where she lived - she said the linen was given to her and her sister, by her uncle or grandfather.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. The things are my own, many of them - I have been robbed a great deal by the Policeman.

MR. GRAY. All the linen except a towel has my mark on it; some are marked with initials, and some with my name at full length.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

1836. JOHN PRICE was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 3 lbs. of cochineal, value 20s., the goods of Edward Pryce Griffiths and others .

EDWARD PRYCE GRIFFITHS. I am a drysalter , live in Leadenhall-street , and have three partners; the prisoner was in our service as an occasional porter . On the 7th of July in consequence of a deficiency in our cochineal, I requested an officer to watch our premises; the prisoner was there that morning.

EVAN DAVIS. I was in the prosecutors' employ. On the 7th of July the prisoner came about half-past eight o'clock in the morning, I was in the counting-house; I went into the warehouse, and saw him go up stairs (his brother was employed at our house): he came down while I was in the warehouse and left; I gave the officer information: he took him and produced about 3 lbs. of cochineal - the prisoner said he was done.

THOMAS DEVEY. I am a constable. I observed the prisoner come down the prosecutors' gateway, and asked if he had not come down there - he said No, that he did not know them; I took him into a public-house, and found cochineal in his outside coat pocket, and some in the crown of his hat, tied up in a handkerchief.

MR. GRIFFITHS. We never allowed him to purchase cochineal of us - I have no doubt this is ours.

GUILTY. Aged 23.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Three Months .

NEW COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1837. ANN JEFFRIES was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 13 yards of printed cotton, value 3s. 3d. , the goods of William Sharman .

WILLIAM SHARMAN . I live in Chiswell-street , and am a draper . On the 18th of July the prisoner walked about six feet into my shop, and took a piece of print; she ran out - I and my assistant followed her; she partly dropped the print on the pavement, but held one end of it still under her arm and dragged it into the shop with her.

THOMAS ROBSON . I am assistant to the prosecutor. On the 18th of July about nine o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came into the shop: there was another person very near to her, and they both entered at the same time - the prisoner took the print, and walked out; I followed and brought her back.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How near were you to her? A. About three yards; I am sure she dropped it.

HENRY BEAN (Police-constable G 111). I took the prisoner and have the print.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Confined One Month .

1838. HENRY BODEN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Edington Fulton , from his person .

EDINGTON FULTON. I live in Cumming-street, Pentonville. On the morning of the 17th of July I was in Bunhill-row - a person spoke to me, and I missed my handkerchief; I saw the prisoner running, and he was stopped by the Policeman - I charged him with taking my handkerchief; he said he had not got it, but when we were going to search him, he had it secreted behind his coat - I saw it drop.

RALPH JOHN MASON (Police-constable G 214.) I was in the watch-house, and heard an alarm; I ran out, and stopped the prisoner; I saw this handkerchief hanging from the bottom of the tail of his coat, and it fell from him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I saw a young man drop it - I took it up, and ran after him.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1839. ARTHUR FAULKNER was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 coat, value 10s.; 3 waistcoats, value 15s.; 4 shirts, value 1l.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 5s., and 1 brooch, value 3s. , the goods of Thomas White .

THOMAS WHITE . I am a silversmith , and live in Rahere-street, Goswell-street . On the 19th of July I missed these articles from my bed-room; the prisoner slept in an adjoining bed-room for two or three months.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you know whether he was in employ? A. I believe not, he had but a very small pittance to live on.

CHARLES OSMOND . I am a pawnbroker. I have two shirts, a waistcoat, and handkerchief, which were pawned on the 13th and the 17th of July, by the prisoner.

GEORGE LANCASTER . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have two waistcoats, a coat, and two shirts, pawned by the prisoner.

CHARLES WILLIAMS . I am shopman to Mr. Walton. I have a shirt and brooch, pawned on the 17th of July, I believe, by the prisoner, but am not certain.

EDWARD BINGHAM (Police-constable G 80.) I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 18.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Three Months .

1840. WILLIAM KNAPP was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 12 combs, value 3l. , the goods of Solomon Lloyd .

MARY ANN LLOYD. I am the wife of Solomon Lloyd ; he lives near Regent-street. On the 14th of July the prisoner came to the shop, and said, "Mrs. Lloyd, I want some back combs, to be sent to Mrs. Johnson's young ladies to look at;" he desired them to be handsome ones - I looked them out, packed them up, and gave them to my daughter to take.

MARY ANN LLOYD. I am the prosecutor's daughter. I went with the prisoner and the parcel - when we got to James-street, Golden-square , he turned round, and said,"Dear me, I forgot the dressing-combs, I wish you would go back, and fetch them;" he took my parcel - I turned to see where he went; he went to the step of No. 3, and appeared to ring the bell - I went to my father's, and procured some dressing-combs; when I got back to the house in the square, he had not been there.

Cross-examined by MR. PRENDERGAST. Q. Did he take them from you by force? A. No; I had them loosely in my hand, and he took them, and said, "Go back, and fetch some more;" I turned back with them in my hand, and he said, "You had better give them to me, as the young ladies are going out this evening;" I did not say at the office that I gave them to him - I did not ask him to give me them back, as I thought his statement was right; I did not know him before - I was just turning round when he took them; I had him in my sight; I did not perceive him raise his hand to take them - I said I would bring these with the others; I will swear that was part of my answer to him - I did not say "Take them," nor put out my hand to give them to him.

GEORGE AVIS . I am the officer. I have these twelve combs, which I received from Mr. Reynolds on the 16th of July.

JOHN REYNOLDS . I purchased these combs of the prisoner on the 14th of July, at my shop in Vinegar-yard, for 25s.; two days afterwards I saw a hand-bill, and gave information to the prosecutor.

Cross-examined. Q. Were they brought to you the same day they were stolen? A. Yes, between seven and nine o'clock in the evening - they are damaged, and I could swear to them among five hundred.

MRS. LLOYD. These are our combs, and the same I sent with the prisoner - I know them by the colour and shape, and by a scratch on them.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you put the mark on them? A. No, my husband does - it is a letter; they were not damaged when I parted with them; they cost us about 3l.; I think they are worth that now.

WILLIAM PASSENGER . I live with Mrs. Johnson, who keeps a ladies' boarding and day-school, at No. 3, Golden-square. There were no ladies there on the 14th of July - they were all gone home for the holidays.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you at home all that day? A. Yes, and two said servants - I attended to the door, and was there when the young lady came about the combs.

Prisoner. What the witness has said is true, except my taking the combs; she deliberately gave them to me.

GUILTY . - Aged 23. - Transported for Seven Years .

1841. SUSAN TEWKESBURY and MARY ANN STIFFIN were indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 scarf, value 11s., and 2 shirt pins, value 1s. , the the goods of Gabriel Souza .

GABRIEL SOUZA . On the 1st of August I went to the house of an acquaintance, in Chapel-street, Somers-town ; I do not know the number, nor the name of the lady who keeps it, but I go there regularly to sell my goods - the two prisoners lived there; they asked me if I had any ear-rings - I sold Stiffin a pair for 6s.; they paid me 1s. down, and were to pay me the rest - I sold the other prisoner a pair for 2s.; the lady of the house was not at home: Stiffin then said she had had some bacon, and was thirsty (it was between five and six o'clock) and I went and got a pot of beer, leaving my bundle of goods behind me; when I came back I sat down in the room - we drank the pot of beer, and then we had another; I was an hour with them altogether - I then went with my goods to Lancaster-street; and when I got there I missed a scarf and two pins - I went back to where the prisoners were, and said,"Give me back my goods;" they both said they knew nothing about them, and I got a Police-constable - I am quite sure I did not give either of them these things.

Stiffin. I was not at home. Witness. Yes, they were both at home in the room where the goods were.

COURT. Q. Had you any conversation with them? A. I only stopped while I drank - the mistress was in the shop; it is a rag-shop - I was in the back room with the prisoners; I told them when I came again they should let me have a shilling or two; I do business in that kind of way - I did not ask either of them to meet me, or take a walk with me; I was not playing with either of them - I was not civil to either of them; I fetched the beer each time.

JAMES POSFORD (Police-constable S 50). I met the prosecutor on the 1st of August, and went with him to the house in Chapel-street, No. 55; I found both the prisoners in a little back parlour at the rag-shop - I told them he had complained of losing a scarf and two handkerchief pins; they said they had not seen any thing of the kind -I staid some time, and they gave me leave to search the house; the prisoner Tewkesbury said to the landlady,"You know right well that neither of us went out of the house;" she said, "Yes, you did go out for ten minutes for some tea;" she pushed her arm, and said Hush! I sent them to the watch-house, and then asked the landlady again if they had been sent out - she said Yes, and told me the way; I went that way, and found a pawnbroker's, where the articles were pledged.

WILLIAM JOHN LOUGEN . I am apprentice to a pawnbroker in Clarendon-square. On the 31st of July, at five o'clock, both the prisoners came to our shop - Stiffin pawned the scarf for 3s., in the name of Ann Smith, a lodger, No. 19, Ossulton-street; she asked me 8s. for it; I offered her 3s. - Tewkesbury handed it to her, and said,"That won't do, will it;" she said, "Can't you make it 4s.?" I said No - she said, "Then give me 3s.;" I asked Stiffin if it was hers - she said Yes; she had two pins - she asked me if they were worth more than 1s.; I said No - she then said to Tewkesbury, "He wants half a crown for them;" they were two gold pins, with coral heads.

Tewkesbury. I said the property was mine; Stiffin said nothing, but asked the value of the pins. Witness. I asked Stiffin if it was hers, and she said Yes, and gave me the address.

GABRIEL SOUZA . These are my property.

Q. While you were there, did Stiffin go out for a short time and come back? A. No; I will swear they were both in the room the whole time, except when Tewkesbury went out to pawn something to pay me the 3s., but while she was out, I did not say or do any thing to the other.

Tewkesbury. Whilst Stiffin went out with a friend he took improper liberties with me - I told him I would call a Policeman; he said, "Don't do that, I will give you this scarf, and two pins."

GABRIEL SOUZA re-examined. Q. Upon your solemn oath, did you take any liberties with Tewkesbury? A. No, I did not touch her, upon my oath - I did nothing of the kind; she did not complain of any thing - I always fetch beer for ladies where I go to sell goods; the door was open, and the mistress was in the shop - she was not out at all; I swear the mistress remained in the house all the time - I opened my bundle and showed my finery, but I did not show this scarf; my bundle was done up when I went for the beer, and when I took it away I did not notice that it was altered - I swear I did nothing improper to either of them; I had not seen them before that day; I was quite sober; we only had that beer between the four of us, the mistress of the house, the two prisoners, and I; as I passed the door to go into the parlour I gave the mistress some beer; I had only had a cup of coffee and some bread for dinner, and no meat, beer, nor spirits.

Tewkesbury. While he was there the mistress went out with another woman, and then he took liberties with me, and solicited me to meet him in Lancaster-street, and promised the next day to give me a gold chain. Witness. No, I did not.

Stiffin. I was sitting at work in the back parlour when he came; the person of the shop was not at home; he asked leave to wait for her, and he waited half an hour. Witness. It was not a quarter of an hour - Tewkesbury staid with me, not Stiffins - she was behind the counter and I in front; the mistress then came and said, "Gabriel, show your goods to this young lady."

Stiffin's Defence. A female friend, who had left her situation, came and asked me to go out - I went, and was gone nearly an hour - when I came back the prosecutor was sitting on the sofa with Tewkesbury; the mistress was out, and the door was shut and locked - I asked Tewkesbury what was the matter; she made no reply, and when the prosecutor was gone, she asked me to go with her to the pawnbroker's.

NOT GUILTY .

1930. JAMES MYERS was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 2 coats, value 1l.; 1 jacket, value 10s.; 3 shirts, value 6s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 1s., and 1 pair of stockings, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of William Millan .

MARY ANN MILLAN . I am the wife of William Millan; we live at No. 16, Old Gravel-lane . The prisoner came there on the 24th of July, for a lodging; he slept there that night, and he went out at half-past eight o'clock in the morning, and came back at half-past ten - he said he was a little in liquor, and would I allow him to lay down, as he had to appear before his betters; I went up stairs with him to the two-pair room, and said I would advise him to pull every thing off but his shirt, and got to bed till twelve o'clock; I shut the window, and saw him pull off his coat and waistcoat - he had a dirty shirt on; I was down stairs washing - he did not stop till twelve o'clock, but I heard him run down stairs, and go out; he said, "I am so dry, I must go and get some drink"- a woman who was there said, "He must be dry indeed, to run out so;" he was about all the day, and was seen in a new shirt - he came in at night, and as I was giving him a candle, I saw he had two waistcoats on; I sent for my neighbour, and said he had robbed me - he got an officer, who found these things on him, which are my husband's; the other articles are still missing - he had a bundle when he ran down stairs.

Prisoner. The things I had on, I own I took when I was intoxicated; when I came to myself, I found they were not my things, and went back to return them. Witness. I am sure they were all locked up in a box, which was broken open; another person slept in the room, and they both breakfasted there that morning, but it was when he came back that he broke the box open, and the chips were thrown under the bed.

MILES RILEY (Police-constable K 224). I took the prisoner, and found on him these three shirts, two waistcoats, and a pair of stockings.

MARY ANN MILLAN. These are my husband's property, and were all safe in the box when he came to lay down.

Prisoner. Q. Did not you say it was nine days before you had seen them safe? A. A week before, I had the room cleaned; and on the Saturday I had the room dusted and swept again, but I tried the lids of the chests the day you came, and they were fast.

Prisoner. I am innocent of breaking open the chest; the things I had on I meant to return.

MILES RILEY . I found a knife on the prisoner, and some chips under the bed; he said at the station-house"I am very sorry for breaking open the chest."

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1842. REBECCA PIZZEY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 mattress, value 5s.; 1 set of bedfurniture, value 5s.; 2 glasses, value 3s.; 2 dishes, value 2s.; 5 plates, value 2s.; 4 cups, value 6d.; 4 saucers, value 6d.; 3 knives, value 6d.; 2 sheets, value 15s.; 6 towels, value 1s., and 1 napkin, value 6d. , the goods of William Parrot Lovegrove .

MR. WILLIAM PARROT LOVEGROVE. I keep an hotel in Oxford-street ; the prisoner was employed there occasionally as charwoman . I missed a great many articles, and called the officer, who found them; I was not aware precisely what I had lost, till the things were found.

GEORGE AVIS . I am an officer. I went to No. 11, Rose-street, Soho, where the prisoner lodged, and while I was there, she came in; I told her she was suspected of robbing Mr. Lovegrove, at Fladong's hotel - she said I was welcome to search; I searched, and found the napkin which has the prosecutor's name and address, in full, on it- she said that had been brought there by a young man, and neglected to be sent home; I searched further, and found the mattress, bed-furniture, plates, and some other things - I then went to the pawnbroker's, and found some others; she said the mattress had been put into the dusthole by Eliza, and the bed-furniture was to make dusters of.

Prisoner. I throw myself on the mercy of the Court; I did it through distress - I had not a penny, and my daughter was dying in a decline; I know I have done wrong.

MR. LOVEGROVE. I employed her for two months; she had 1s. 6d. a day, and her food - when I had not work for her. I have got her work at another person's house; I think she has been employed five days out of seven on the average - she has been there for a whole week together.

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Confined One Month .

1843. GEORGE DAY was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 2 half-crowns, the monies of Timothy Davis , from his person .

TIMOTHY DAVIS . I was at work on the 21st of July, at logwood-cutting, till six o'clock - I then went to a beershop in Widegate-street ; I got the worse for liquor, and when I came out, the prisoner came up to me - he had a man with him; I told him where I lived - he then put his hand into my left hand waistcoat pocket, where I had one sovereign, two half-crowns, and one crown-piece; he ran away, but was pursued and taken.

EDWARD LUMBY (Police-constable H 110). I saw a crowd in the street; the prosecutor pointed the prisoner out - I found on him 3d. in copper and two half-crowns; he was fumbling about his trousers pocket; I prevented his putting his hand in, and found this money in it.

Prisoner's Defence. I met the prosecutor - he asked me the way to Pelham-street - I left him.

GUILTY . Aged 23. - Confined Six Months .

1844. MARY ANN CURLE and SARAH CLARK were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 watch, value 2l.; 1 sovereign, 1 half-sovereign, and 1 half-crown , the property of Samuel Hart .

SAMUEL HART. I live in Princes-court, Drury-lane, and am a labourer . On the night of the 16th of July I was with Simon Drewitt , in Drury-lane; we met the prisoners - we went to some public-houses, and all four of us drank; I afterwards went with Curle to a house in Charles-street, Drury-lane - I went to bed, but she did not; I had my watch in my pocket, with one sovereign, one half-sovereign, and one half-crown; the money was in a purse; as I laid on the bed, I heard a knock at the door - Clark appeared at the door, and asked for a light; in a minute or two there was another knock, and Clark asked for an- other light; in a minute or two there came a third knock - the light was then put out in the room I was in; the door opened, and the chair was moved from the head of the bed, which had my clothes on, and they both ran down stairs -I got up, and missed my breeches; I called to Drewitt, who was in the room above, and he came running down -I told him - he went down and found my breeches on the stairs, and the purse, which was then empty.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. I take it for granted you were both pretty far gone in liquor? A. No; it was about half-past twelve o'clock - the first public-house we went to was Wilson's, where we had half a pint of gin amongst five of us - there was a third girl with the prisoners then; I had been with Drewitt to the Crown and Anchor, and had two pots of halfand-half with two or three friends; I cannot say how many - I suppose eight or nine; we had no gin there - we did not leave till twelve o'clock, and then went to Drury-lane - we then went to the public-house in Little Russell-street, and had a pot of half-and-half among the five of us; I was sober - it was Curle put the light out in my room; I had not been in bed more than two minutes - I saw Curle move the chair; the other woman had gone up stairs with Drewitt - I know Clark came twice to the room for a light, but I cannot tell who came when the candle was out.

SIMON DREWITT . I live in Drury-lane. I was with Hart; I saw both the prisoners; I went to the room over that in which Hart was; he gave an alarm - I went down stairs, and found his breeches and the purse on the stairs - his purse was empty, and there was no watch in his breeches.

Cross-examined. Q. Was not the prosecutor a little tipsy? A. No, he was sober, and so was I - I had been with him to the Crown and Anchor; that was near nine o'clock - there were a great many more persons there - we had a glass of rum and water there, and some halfand-half; we then met the prisoners, and went to the Constitution, where we had half a pint of gin among the five - we then went to another public-house; we had a pot of half-and-half there, and the girls had something short - the prisoners told us the lodging we went to was theirs - the other woman was taken up because I lost some keys out of my pocket, and my purse, but was discharged; I found no other females in the house, but one in the second floor back room - the other woman was with me in the second floor; when I went out of the officer the street door was open, and I met the two prisoners going up stairs.

THOMAS PERRING (Police-constable F 1). I took the prisoners between three and four o'clock in the morning on the 16th of July at No. 43, the house adjoining the one described - they were in the garret, and concealed in a dark place - I could not find them till I turned my light on; I found nothing on them, but in the house the prosecutor went to, I found a number of duplicates.

Cross-examined. Q. What kind of houses are they? A. They are houses of ill-fame.

Curle's Defence. We went to a house in Drury-lane, and the prosecutor sent Smith, the other woman in - they asked 2s. for the room for the night; he said he had not money enough for that, and he would go home with us- the prosecutor went to bed, and I was in a chair, drunk and asleep; I did not awake till the prosecutor called out.

CURLE - GUILTY . Aged 19.

CLARK - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Seven Years .

1845. JOSEPH DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 cap, value 3s. , the goods of Francis Pinkney .

SIM JEWELL . I live with my father, in High-street, Shadwell . On the 25th of July I was sitting at his door, and saw the prisoner take the cap from Mr. Pinkney's door - when he got a few paces he put it on his head; I ran after him - he threw it over a high wall into some ruins: he was taken back to the prosecutor's shop, and I took the cap up - it was on some hat-boxes inside the door when he took it.

RICHARD BATTERSBY . I live in High-street, Shadwell. I heard Jewell call Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running - he had nothing on his head then; he ran behind a coal-shed gate; he said, "What have I done?" I said,"Come along" - he was going to strike me, but the officer came up and took him.

WILLIAM McKENZIE (Police-constable K 206). I took the prisoner, and have the cap.

FRANCIS PINKNEY. This is my cap.

Prisoner's Defence. I did not take any cap - the boy came and asked me to give him the cap, and I said,"What cap?"

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Three Months .

1846. GEORGE DAWSON was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 glass lamp, value 7s. , the goods of Wilson Jones .

GEORGE COATES . I am in the service of Wilson Jones , of New Bond-street . On the afternoon of the 16th of July I was in his passage, and saw the prisoner in the shop; he asked if we wanted an errand-boy - I missed a lamp which had been on the counter, and asked the prisoner for it; he gave no answer, but was going out - I caught hold of him, and brought him into the shop; the top of the lamp fell from his pocket and broke - the rest of the lamp was in his pocket.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Confined Seven Days .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1847. MARY BUTCHER was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 watch, value 6l.; 1 watchchain, value 24s.; 1 seal, value 10s.; 2 watch keys, value 7s., and 1 hook, value 2s., the goods of William Cotton , from his person .

THOMAS COTTON . I am a silk weaver. On the 14th of July, a friend came from Dublin, and on the 17th, I went home with him to his lodging, and left him about one o'clock in the morning; I was returning home, and got to Old Nichol-street, Bethnal-green about two; the prisoner there accosted me, and asked me to go home with her, which I refused; she then asked me to give her some money; I took out a few halfpence, to show her it was all I had - she snatched them and ran off; I then felt my waistcoat pocket and missed my watch - there was another person with her, but the prisoner took the money and the watch; I ran and called Stop her! I met two men who threw out their arms, and one of them kicked me on the leg, and made a bruise - the prisoner had then made her escape, but I pursued after the other person; I went to the station, gave information, and on going back, I met a Policeman, whom I informed of it; he took the prisoner from my description the next morning.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How many persons did you have taken up upon this business? A. Two men and two women; I had seen the prisoner before that night at some place, but I cannot say where - it was a pleasant night, not so dark but I could observe any one who come near me; I told the Magistrate that I felt her fingers about me in rather a cuddling manner, and he asked me why I did not seize her hand; I said I felt myself almost stunned; I bought the seal at a watchmaker's shop at the corner of Brown's-lane; I had worn it three years - it is a plain seal, but I am positive it is mine, for on the 16th I had cleaned it, and my wife told me I had not cleaned the whitening out; I never said if the duplicate were given me I would stop the proceeding.

JOHN GREEN (Police-constable H 91). I was told by the prosecutor that he had been robbed; I took the prisoner and Thompson about eleven o'clock the same morning; I found nothing on Thompson - my brother officer searched the prisoner and she dropped the seal; I saw it close to her feet.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you see it drop? A. No.

EDWARD BERRINGER (Police-constable H 51). I took the prisoner - she said, "Let me put my money into my bosom;" she put her money into her bosom, and dropped this seal through her gown.

Cross-examined. Q. Was not the other woman close to her? A. She was about a yard and a half from her; I found 5s. 9 1/2d. on her, but nothing connected with this watch - a female searched her afterwards.(Seal produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I had the money in my hand; he wanted it, and I wanted to put it into my bosom - I was then going along, and he said, "What have you dropped?" I said nothing; he turned from me and said he had found a seal, and that I had dropped it - I had not seen it.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1848. ANN REYNOLDS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 watch, value 2l. 10s., the goods of Charles Blacklock , from his person .

CHARLES BLACKLOCK. I am a carpenter . On the 12th of July, between three and four o'clock in the morning, I was making the best of my road home - I had been out with a young man who was going into the country, and staid out rather late; I was drunk - I met two women, whom I do not know that I had seen before; the prisoner was one: she spoke to me first, and then the other came up - I went with them to a house which I now know is in Hopkin's-street, Berwick-street ; I do not know whether I went to bed - the first thing I remember was Bassett (the other woman) bringing an officer, who awoke me, and told me of the robbery - I went with the officer to the station, and saw the prisoner there; I know I had my watch when I went into the room - I afterwards missed it; I had been at a public-house with the prisoner before she took me home - I know I had my watch then, I lost 10s. or 12s. in money.

CHARLES VISIT (Police-constable G 92). Bassett came to me and said the prisoner had robbed her friend of his watch - I took the prisoner to the station and, went to her lodging, but found no watch.

WILLIAM JOHN BIRD . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Holborn. The prisoner and Bassett brought this watch to pawn, on the 12th of July, about half-past eight o'clock; the prisoner pawned it for 25s.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to Covent-garden to sell some goods, and went to a public-house; the prosecutor and two women had some liquor there, and he asked me to take something to drink - Bassett asked me to assist her to take him home, which I did, but did not go up stairs.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1849. CHARLES BAYLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 1 pair of shoes, value 6s. , the goods of Joseph Walker .

JOSEPH WALKER . I am a pawnbroker , and live in Tabernacle-walk . I was at dinner, and heard the wooden rod at the door, on which the shoes hung, move - I saw the prisoner going past the window, tucking them under his coat; I went and brought him back - these shoes are mine.

Prisoner's Defence. I was passing the shop and the bar he mentions I caught against; I knocked the shoes down, and caught them in my hand.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Confined Six Weeks .

1850. JOHN ROWLAND was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of John Field , from his person .

JOHN FIELD. I have a situation in the Ordinance-office ; I was in Wilderness-row , on the 21st of July, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening; I felt a twich at my pocket - I turned and saw the prisoner and another boy , I pursued the prisoner, and he threw my handkerchief at my feet; this is it.

Prisoner's Defence. I had it given me.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1851. JOHN BAILEY was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of James Henry Mollett , from his person .

JAMES HENRY MOLLETT. On the 22nd of July I was near the Golden-cross, Charing-cross , a few minutes before twelve o'clock; I felt a slight touch at my pocket: I turned round, and saw the prisoner - I collared him, and found in his left hand jacket pocket my handkerchief, which I took out.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1852. WILLIAM ALLEN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 39 pence, and 42 halfpence, the monies of Nicholas Charrington , his master .

GEORGE EARLE . I am a clerk in the counting-house of Mr. Nicholas Charrington; he is a brewer , and lives in Mile-end - I take care of all the money which comes into the counting-house; I keep the copper in a cupboard, which is locked - I keep the key in my pocket, or in a desk, which is locked. The prisoner was a watchman there in the morning when the night watchman went to call the men, and in the evening before the night watchman came on duty; he has been so employed for a few months, but he has been four years employed on the premises; I had missed money from time to time, and on the night of the 13th of July I marked twenty-eight packages of 5s. papers of halfpence, in the presence of the storehouse clerk, and gave him the key of the cupboard, where they were put - the prisoner was apprehended early the next morning, but I was not present; no one had access to the cupboard but me.

BENJAMIN BELL . I am the storehouse clerk. I saw the papers of halfpence which had been marked, put into the cupboard in the evening; the prisoner came at four o'clock in the morning, and had to clean out the counting-house in which the cupboard was - I unlocked the cupboard when he had cleaned out the counting-house, and missed one paper of copper; they had been marked from No. 1 to 28, and No. 24 was missing - I was present when he was searched, and that identical paper was found in his trousers pocket.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. You saw the prisoner about four o'clock in the morning? A. Yes; I am always there at the beginning of business - there was nobody but him employed that morning in the counting-house - when he came out, and shut the door, no one could go in but myself; there were, perhaps, fifty persons in the yard.

SAMUEL JOHN HAM (Police-serjeant K 16.) I was sent for, and found this packet of copper in the prisoner's trousers pocket; I found in his jacket pocket this chisel, and on the cupboard door was a slight mark, which appeared as if done by this chisel - I opened the door with it very easily.

MR. EARLE. This is one of the papers I marked - it is No. 24.

Prisoner's Defence. I took the copper from a stool - the storehouse clerk owed me a spite, and he sent for the officer; he often said he would get me turned out.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Transported for Seven Years .

1853. JOHN WINKS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July I live tame fowl, price 1s. 6d. , the property of John Ray .

WILLIAM MULLICHAP (Police-constable N 77). I was on duty at Ball's-pond, Islington , about five minutes past two o'clock in the morning, on the 23rd of July; I heard some fowls making a noise - I listened, and heard some footsteps in the prosecutor's yard; I jumped on the palings, and saw the prisoner; he said he came for a lodging - he jumped over the pales, and I caught him in my arms and sprung my rattle - he tried to throw me, but some of my brother officers came to my assistance; I sent them to see if there was any one else, but there was not - I then went over myself, and found the fowl-house door open; we took the prisoner to the station, and when I came back I found this fowl under some straw, about a yard from where I saw the prisoner.

FREDERICK BEST . I am servant to Mr. John Ray; this is one of his fowls - the fowl-house door was not locked.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been working for Mr. Frazer, till it was late, and having drank more than I ought, I was hardly capable of walking home; I saw this straw, and laid myself down - another officer brought this bag, which I had never seen before.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

1854. ROBERT WARREN was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 2 pairs of trousers, value 17s., and 1 waistcoat, value 2s. , the goods of James Clary .

JAMES CLARY . I lodge at the Old Rum Puncheon, Rose and Crown-court ; the prisoner had lodged there before. On the 25th of July I left my room at half-past seven o'clock in the morning, leaving my property safe, and when I returned I missed it.

WILLIAM CHAPMAN . I am a pawnbroker. I produce here a pair of black trousers, pawned in the evening of the 24th of July, and another pair of trousers and a waistcoat, pawned on the 25th, by the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I was out of work.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1855. JOHN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 3 pewter pots, value 3s. , the goods of John Lambert .

JOHN LAMBERT . I keep the Grapes, in Little St. Martin's-lane . The prisoner came to scour the pots on the 3rd of September, in the morning; I said there were not many to do - he staid about a quarter of an hour; I asked if he was done - he said Yes, and came up with his hat and coat in his hand; he put his coat on, and put his hat down - I took up his hat, and found a quart pot in it - I sent for an officer, who found three pint pots on his person; two of the pints, and the quart pot are mine, and the other is a neighbour's; they are all hent.

Prisoner. I have a very heavy family, and was in distress.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Transported for Seven Years .

1856. MARIA SIDNEY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of June , 1 watch, value 12l.; 1 watch-chain, value 2s.; 2 seals, value 1l.; 1 watch-key, value 10s., and 1 watch-guard, value 1s., the goods of Joao Nogueira Gandra , her master .

JOAO NOGUEIRA GANDRA . I live near Brunswick-square . The prisoner was in my service in April, 1830, and left me on the 18th of June, in the same year; she had lived with me three months, and I knew her perfectly well- on the morning of the 18th of June, she came to me while I was at breakfast, and asked if she should go and put my room to rights, and put up the curtains which had been washed; she said if I could wait an hour, she would have it all to rights - I said Yes; I went to the room after that time, and found the curtains not put up, but laid on a table; my gold watch and seals, which I had left on the table, were gone, and so was the prisoner - I had paid her wages every month; I never saw her again till three weeks ago, when I met herin Shoreditch with a man who was blind with one eye - I said to her, "Maria, give me my watch;" she said, "I never saw you in my life" - I said, "I shall go to the Police;" she said, "Stop a few minutes, I will give you a good character, that I am not the person you think" - she then said to the people, "Come, come, come, this man accuses me of robbing him," and the people came round me and ill-used me, and she ran off - I got from the people, and ran after her; she ran into a house, and shut the door of a room - an officer came up, and he went and got her.

RALPH JACOBS . I am headborough of Shoreditch. I heard the prosecutor give an alarm; I went in to the house - a lady who was there told me she was not there- I went to the back of the house, and could find no one, but I looked up, and saw a window open; I went up stairs, got out of the window, and found the prisoner in the gutter - she said she never saw the gentleman before.

JOHN NORRIS . I am a private gentleman. The prosecutor resides near me; the prisoner came to live with him, and he came for my wife to make some inquiries of her, as he spoke very indifferent English; I know he was robbed at the time he states, and am quite positive the prisoner is the person who lived with him.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that she was servant at the house at which the prosecutor lodged, and being unwell had left and sent another woman to do her work; that she had never seen the watch, which might have been taken by others, as several emigrants were in the habit of calling there.

GUILTY . Aged 39. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1857. ELIZABETH STOW was indicted for bigamy .

ELIZABETH STOW . I am the mother of William Stow . I was present when he married the prisoner at Lambeth, but I did not take notice of the day of the mouth - my son was a vertical jack-maker , and was just entering into business - the prisoner was a servant , and lived next door to us; they lived together about nine months - she then left him - I believe something occurred in business that they could not get on; my son is alive, and is here.

EDWARD SHAW . I am a hair-dresser. I became acquainted with the prisoner seventeen or eighteen months ago; I had no idea she was married - I married her as a spinster on the 28th of September, 1831 ; she had no fortune, but she spent about 200l. of my money, and when all that was gone she turned out a common prostitute, and annoyed me very much as I was coming home from work; I had very nearly got a thrashing once or twice by the man she supports - I have instituted this prosecution, and have the two marriage registers - (registers read).

Marriages solemnized in the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, 1824. - William Stow, bachelor, a minor, and Elizabeth Gilbert , spinster, a minor, both of this parish, were married in this church by banns, with consent of parents, 19th April, 1824, by me, Arthur Gibson, Curate.

Marriages solemnized in the parish of St. Anne, Westminster , 1831. - Edward Shaw and Elizabeth Gilbert, both of this parish, were married by banns this 28th day of September, 1831, by me, George H. Hine , Curate.

Prisoner's Defence. Shaw's father only left him 100l., and that he spent in drink; he used me very ill, and said as I was his wife he had a right to do as he liked with me; he threatened to cut my throat, and I was obliged to swear my life against him - he was confined in Tothilfields for a few days; he wrote to me to intercede and get him out, and said he would behave better - he knew I was married at the time he married me; when I first married I was very young, and had no friends to give their consent to my marriage - his friends did, and his mother acted as bridesmaid; I left my husband when I was under age, and I was told, that having been away seven years I was entitled to marry again - I have been ill-used by both these men; my first husband's mother knows that I behaved well - my husband will take me again.

MRS. STOW. I have nothing to say against her whatever.

GUILTY. Aged 26. - Judgment Respited .

WILLIAM STOW. I am her husband; I will take her back, and not upbraid her with what is past - we will live happily together. I will give security for my good conduct to her; we merely parted on account of difficulties - I have nothing to say against her, but poverty came in, and we had words.

Prisoner. I will go back to him, and be an affectionate good wife .

1858. CATHERINE PAYNE was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 6 yards of ribbon, value 4s. , the goods of James Wilson .

JOSEPH ELLIOTT . I am in the employ of Mr. James Wilson - he is a draper , and lives in Clerkenwell . On the 21st of July the prisoner came and asked for some articles, which I showed her; she then wanted some ribbons; I showed her the drawer - she looked, and said we had not what she wanted - she was then going away; I missed one of the ribbons - I followed her, and found it on her - this is it; she was a stranger.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

1859. EDWARD LAWRENCE was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 2 half sovereigns, 12 shillings, and 20 sixpences, the monies of John Lander , his master; and 1 purse, value 1s.; part of an ear-ring, value 1s., and 1 trinket, value 2d., the goods of Charlotte Merryfield Lander .

CHARLOTTE MERRYFIELD LANDER . My father is a military stock maker - the prisoner was his errand boy . On the 21st of July, I went down stairs, leaving my work basket in the shop, and the prisoner there; when I came up again he was gone, and I missed a purse containing the money stated, belonging to my father, and my own things from a small box down stairs.

BENJAMIN GEORGE LEWIS. I took the prisoner on suspicion on the 21st of July, at half-past five o'clock - I saw him go into a tobacconist's, and come out smoking a cigar- I saw a large bulk behind him, and asked what it was; he refused to tell me - I looked, and found it was a gingerheer bottle, nearly full of rum; he then said it was his birth-day, and his master had given him some money and leave to enjoy himself; I asked what money he had - he said it was not my place to know; I searched, and found on him this purse, and in it three half-sovereigns, two half-crowns, two shillings, part of a gold ear-ring, and a trinket - he then said the money was given him by his master to take to Camberwell, to his mistress.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner delivered in a petition, expressing his contrition.

GUILTY . Aged 12. - Whipped and Discharged.

1860. THOMAS WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 watch, value 3l. 10s. , the goods of William Trail .

WILLIAM TRAIL. I live in John-street, Edgware-road . On the 11th of August a person told me a watch had been taken from my shop; I went out - I overtook the prisoner with it in his hand - this is it.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Months .

1861. JAMES STEPHENSON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 1 purse, value 1d.; 4 halfcrowns, 6 shillings, and 6 sixpences, the property of Charles John Bythesea Brome , from his person .

CHARLES JOHN BYTHESEA BROME. I am in no business. On the 25th of July I was in St. James's Park , coming from Downing-street - I saw two men and a boy running into the Tilt-yard; they got out of sight - some person said they had picked my pocket - I ran into the Tilt-yard, and inquired which way they had run - when I got to the Horse Guards, I saw them again; they saw me, and set off running - the prisoner dropped my purse, which I took up; I pursued and caught him, and then came back for my purse - this is it.

Prisoner's Defence. I was running through the passage, and saw the purse on the ground; I took it up.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1862. GEORGE WOOD was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 1 coral necklace, value 10s., the goods of David William Hall , from the person of Mary Ann Hall .

ANN HALL . I am the wife of David William Hall, and the mother of Mary Ann Hall; my brother's servant had her out in her arms. On the 8th of August I went up stairs, heard a noise, and saw out of the window "Punch" was being exhibited before our house in Maiden-lane, Covent-garden ; I saw the girl go into the midst of the crowd with my child in her arms - I saw the prisoner near her, holding up his hands; I thought the necklace was not safe - I ran down stairs; when I got down I saw the prisoner in the act of taking the necklace off my child's neck - I collared him with it in his right hand; the string was not broken - it was dropped in the crowd, and picked up.

BENJAMIN RULE. I am a constable. I took the prisoner, and have the necklace.

Prisoner's Defence. The lady pulled me into the house, and found nothing on me - a gentleman came and said he had found the necklace.

The prisoner received a good character from his master, who engaged to take him again.

GUILTY. Aged 16.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined 2 Days & Whipped .

1863. LOUISA PULBROOK was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 silver spoon, value 2s. , the goods of Robert Price .

ROBERT PRICE. I live in Pitfield-street, Hoxton . On the 22nd of July I missed a spoon, and on the 23rd another from the kitchen cupboard - the prisoner used to come to the house to see a lodger.

DANIEL COLEY . I am assistant to a pawnbroker at Islington. On the 22nd of July I took in this spoon from the prisoner.

WILLIAM BARROW (Police-constable C 158.) I took the prisoner - in going along she told her mother that she stole a spoon, pawned it for 1s. 3d., and tore the ticket up - I said, "What is that she says?" the mother said, "I could not rightly hear;" I said, "You must be a wicked woman;" the prisoner said, "I stole a spoon, pawned it for 1s. 3d., and tore the ticket up:" "Yes, (said she) she did."

GUILTY. Aged 13.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Seven Days .

1864. SARAH ANN PICKERING was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July, 1 counterpane, value 2s.; 1 plate, value 2d.; 1 pig, value 2d., and 1 image, value 2d. , the goods of Charles Wilkinson .

SARAH WILKINSON . I am the wife of Charles Wilkinson - we live in Cross-street, Marylebone-lane . On the 26th of July I was out, and my child was at home or at play - I came home, and missed these articles; I have seen some articles at the pawnbroker's, but I cannot swear that they are mine.

NOT GUILTY .

1865. JOHN NIMMINGTON was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 pair of boots, value 4s. , the goods of Thomas Loder .

MARY LODER. I am the wife of Thomas Loder , who is a hackneyman . On the 30th of July we missed a pair of boots of my son's; the prisoner had been employed by my husband a few days - I have seen a pair, but I cannot swear to them.

NOT GUILTY .

1866. JOHN MAGENNIS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of John Kymer , from his person .

JOHN KYMER . On the 17th of July, about twelve o'clock, I was passing Whitechapel - I felt something at my pocket, turned, and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand; I followed, and took him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I went on an errand; I saw two boys going into a pawnbroker's, and I saw this handkerchief on the ground; I did not have it in my hand. Witness. Yes, he had it in his hand, and threw it down.

GEORGE FURLONG (Police-constable K 1.) I took the prisoner, and have the handkerchief.

GUILTY . Aged 13. - Transported for Seven Years .

London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1867. JOHN MAILEY was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Richard Mountford Baddeley , from his person .

DANIEL MEASON . I live in Francis-street, Newington. On the 23rd of July I was near the corner of Farringdon-street, and saw the prisoner behind the prosecutor, with a handkerchief in his hand; I called out to him, "Sir, you have lost your handkerchief - there he goes;" the prisoner dropped it, and ran off - the prosecutor followed him.

Prisoner. He said it was not me, but another boy. - Witness. I never said any thing of the kind.

RICHARD MOUNTFORD BADDELEY . On the 23rd of July I was in Fleet-street , and felt something at my pocket- I put my hand down, and missed my handkerchief; I turned, and saw the prisoner and another person - I accused the prisoner of taking my handkerchief, which was then on the ground; Meason and one or two others pointed out the prisoner - he ran off; I pursued and took him.

FRANCIS FELTHAM . I am a City-officer. I received the prisoner in charge - Mr. Baddeley gave me this handkerchief.

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming along Fleet-street on the 23rd of July, between three and four o'clock - a boy picked the gentleman's pocket, and threw the handkerchief behind him; the gentleman followed that boy, and then two persons said the handkerchief was in the road - he then said it was me.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Months .

1868. THOMAS PARKER was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 5 handkerchiefs, value 17s. , the goods of Benjamin Prew .

SECOND COUNT, stating it to be 5 yards of silk.

ROBERT SOWTELL. I am shopman to Mr. Benjamin Prew - he lives at Aldgate , and is a hosier . On the 28th of August, in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner at his shop, with another person; they purchased a pair of stockings: the other person paid for them; the prisoner wished to put them on in the shop, near the door - I wished him to go further in; he went back, and while he was putting on the stockings he took from the side of the shop five silk handkerchiefs, and put them into his bosom; I saw him do it - these are them.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Three Months .

1869. CHARLOTTE HOWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 3 handkerchiefs, value 12s. , the goods of Joseph Carpenter .

THOMAS JAMES MASON . I am shopman to Mr. Joseph Carpenter , of Fish-street-hill , a hosier . On the 9th of August the prisoner came, and asked to look at some silk handkerchiefs; I showed her a large number, but she could not find any to please her - we had some more in another part of the shop; I went for them, and on coming back I missed one piece, containing three handkerchiefs; I went for the officer - he took her to the back of the shop; she made a stumble, and dropped these three handkerchiefs from her person.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were they not placed on the counter? A. Yes; she had been looking at them - she had set her child down on the counter, and took it up to go to the back part of the shop - there was no rat-hole in our floor that I am aware of, but she stumbled in going along, or stooped, and these things fell; she went readily - she appeared to be confused; there was a boy in the shop; I did not see her take them.

PHILIP HENRY PARISH (City Police-officer No. 45.) I was on duty, and took the prisoner to the back of the shop; as she was going back I saw her make a stumble, or a stoop, and this piece of handkerchiefs fell from the child's clothes - she might have taken it up with the child.

NOT GUILTY .

1870. JOHN CHAPMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of James Charles Cockerell , from his person .

JAMES CHARLES COCKERELL . I live in Blackman-street, in the Borough. On the 14th of July I was in Cannon-street ; I felt something at my pocket; I turned, and saw the prisoner behind me, and my handkerchief on the ground - there was only this little girl near me.

EMMA NEWTON . I am fourteen years old. I was just behind the prosecutor, and saw the prisoner put his two hands into his pocket, and take out his handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. She said before that she saw a young man take it, and run up a turning.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1871. CHARLES BOYD DALY was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 shawl, value 9s. , the goods of Mary Daly .

MARY DALY. I lodge at the Rose and Crown, Newwharf, Whitefriars - the prisoner is my grandson. On the 29th of August I went out - I left the prisoner in my room, and missed my shawl next morning from my box.

THEODORE JAMES YATES . I am a constable. I was sent for on the morning of the 30th of August to take the prisoner - I met with him in Fleet-street, and found this duplicate in his hat - it led me to the pawnbroker's, where I found the shawl.

CHARLES MASON . I am shopman to Mr. Gray, a pawnbroker, in Fleet-street. I produce a shawl, pawned by a female - this is the duplicate given for it.

Prisoner's Defence. The duplicate was given to me by a young man.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

1872. RICHARD HORNER BARBER was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 6 planes, value 11s.; 2 gauges, value 1s.; 1 oil-stone, value 1s.; 2 hammers, value 2s.; 3 gimblets, value 9d.; 2 squares, value 4s.; 3 chisels, value 1s. 6d.; 1 gouge, value 6d.; 1 screwdriver, value 6d.; 1 pair of pincers, value 9d.; 1 pair of compasses, value 4d.; 2 punches, value 2d.; 1 bradawl, value 1d.; 1 file, value 2d.; 1 mallet, 6d.; 1 chalk line, value 2d., and 1 basket, value 6d. , the goods of Underwood Males .

UNDERWOOD MALES. I live in Cock-lane, Smithfield, and am a carpenter . I left my tools safe in a shed in Bartholomew's-hospital - I was sent for, and found the prisoner in the shed, and the tools on the bench; the other witness is not here.

NOT GUILTY .

1873. GEORGE CHAMLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Richard Jones , from his person .

RICHARD JONES . I am in the employ of a silk-mercer, in Oxford-street . On the 16th of July I was on Holbornhill; I felt something at my pocket, and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand - he dropped it, and the officer took it up; this is it.

Prisoner. Q. If you saw it in my hand, why strike me, and offer to search me in the street? A. I did nothing of the kind; you offered to strike me.

JOHN BEAN . I saw the prosecutor holding the prisoner - the handkerchief was down by his side - I did not see him strike the prisoner.

Prisoner. You said you saw two young men and a young woman run away. Witness. No, I did not.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that two men and a woman had passed the prosecutor (who was intoxicated) just before he turned, and accused him of the offence.

RICHARD JONES re-examined. Q. Was there any other person near you? A. There was a woman with the prisoner; he said, "Here is your handkerchief," and dropped it down.

JOHN BEAN. The prosecutor was as sober as he is now.

GUILTY . Aged 23 - Transported for Seven Years .

1874. WILLIAM LEWIS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 pistol, value 5s. , the goods of Thomas Jerome .

THOMAS JEROME . I am a general-dealer , and live in Sun-street, Bishopsgate . On the morning of the 7th of July I saw the prisoner at my door; he put out his left hand, and took hold of what I thought to be a pistol, and with his right hand he seemed to be cutting it down - I pursued him through several streets, and took him back to the shop; I am sure he is the person who cut the cord.

PETER ADAMS . I am a fishmonger, and live in Duke-street. I saw the prisoner running down that street, and the prosecutor pursuing him - he dropped a pistol, and I took it up.

GEORGE STONELY (City Police-constable 44). I took the prisoner, and have the pistol.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

1875. HENRY FRANCIS was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 2 pairs of shoes, value 7s., the goods of Charles Endfield , his master .

CHARLES ENDFIELD . I am in the shoe trade, and live in Wormwood-street . The prisoner was in my service on the 16th of July, and on the 18th he absconded, taking with him two pairs of shoes.

WILLIAM BARNETT (City Police-constable 84). I stopped the prisoner, and found on him two duplicates.

REGINALD CHARLES OTTER . I live in the City-road, and am a pawnbroker. On the 18th of July I took in this pair of shoes from the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1876. JOSEPH CANNON was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of George Downing , from his person .

GEORGE DOWNING . I am a draper . On the 20th of August I was in Newgate-street , and felt something at my pocket; I turned, and saw the prisoner, whom I collared, and found my handkerchief in his pocket.

WILLIAM BUTLER (City Police-constable 30). I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was returning from Newgatemarket, and on crossing the road I found the handkerchief - the gentleman came, and said, "You have my handkerchief;" I said, "Is this yours?" and I gave it him.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1877. WILLIAM CROOK was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 pair of trousers, value 30s., the goods of Thomas Engley , his master .

SAMUEL ELLIS . I am foreman to Mr. Thomas Engley; he is a tailor . On the 30th of August these trousers were taken from a room in his house; the prisoner had been in that room most of that day.

JOHN GRAMSHAW. I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have these trousers, which were pawned on the 30th of August, I believe by the prisoner, but I cannot swear to him.

NOT GUILTY .

1878. HENRY JACKSON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Robert Wilson , from his person .

ROBERT WILSON . I am a fish-factor , and live in Lower Thames-street. On the 25th of August I was in Cheapside , and felt something at my pocket - I turned, and a person gave me information; I saw the prisoner running; I followed, and he was taken by the watchman.

JOHN BODY . I am a watchman. I saw the prisoner in Foster-lane; as he came towards me he dropped the handkerchief, which was picked up, and given to me; I gave it to the officer - I stopped the prisoner.

THOMAS GEORGE POSTAN . I am a constable in my own right. I received the prisoner with this handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was returning from my brother's to Eyre-street-hill, where I live - I was running, and the watchman told me to stop, which I did; a young man brought the handkerchief from the top of the street, and I was at the bottom.

JOHN BODY . The prisoner dropped it about twelve yards from me, and the prosecutor was close, in pursuit, of him; a gentleman came, and took the handkerchief up.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Six Months .

1879. SARAH SOLOMONS was indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 2nd of July , of a certain evil disposed person, one 5l. Bank note, the property of John Thomas Graves , Esq ., well knowing it to have been stolen ,&c., against the Statute.

JOHN THOMAS GRAVES, ESQ. I live at No. 2, Fig-tree-court, Inner Temple, and am a barrister. On the 18th of June, when I returned to my chambers in the evening, I found the door broken open, my furniture scattered about the room, my chest was broken open, and I missed some 5l. Bank notes; I do not know the numbers, but I received them at Paget's - I had no other notes - I afterwards got from a clerk in the Bank of England, this 5l. note, No. 11,191, dated 28th April, 1832; the prisoner was taken into custody - I asked her if an account which she gave at her own residence when she was taken, was true; she said it was in substance true, that she received the note, not from a man she met in the street, but from a man named Sanders, whom she knew.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. I believe you have traced all the notes you lost to different persons? A. Yes, one of them was at Chertsey, and two at Hampton; I lost four.

ABRAHAM BAYLEY HERBERT . I am cashier at Messrs. Paget's. This note was in their house on the 8th of June, and paid with three others to Mr. Graves.

JOHN LYON . I live in Fenchurch-street, and am a boot and shoe-maker. On Monday or Tuesday, in the first week in July, which was the 2nd or 3rd, the prisoner came to my shop, and bought a pair of shoes for 6s.; she gave me this 5l. note, and the name of Sanders, 15, Liverpool-street, Bishopsgate, which is on it in my writing - she only said, "Sanders," and I put the word, "Mrs." - my man then told me that her name was not Sanders; she said,"What he says is very true, my name is not Sanders, but Solomons; if you don't like to take it, you need not, but Sanders is the name of the person I took the note of" - I gave her change, and sent the note to the Bank the next morning, and while my man was gone, the prisoner came to my shop; she said, "Have you inquired about the note;" I said, "No, I have passed it" - she said, "I called to pay the money for it," and then said she would tell me all about it; that it was a note which laid on the counter, belonging to her husband, that she was going to a wedding, and wanted some things, which she did not want him to know of; she again asked if I had put the name of Solomons on it - I said, "No, Sanders," she said, "I am obliged to you," and went away.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you a person named Publet in your service? A. Yes, and he knew her, as he had lived in her house; but she did not see him when she was at my shop, as he was in another shop at the time; I had my information from another man named Horne, but Publet confirmed it.

SAMUEL STEPHENS . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner at the Rosemary-branch, near Rosemary-lane, on the 6th of July; I saw her and her husband there - I had a warrant to search the house; they wanted to know what it was for - I did not satisfy them, but asked the prisoner, when her husband was not very near her, to account for the 5l. note; she then said it was a note belonging to her husband, which she took off the counter - I did not appear satisfied with that, and she called me aside, and said she would tell me all about it; she then went up stairs with me, and said she was not Mr. Solomon's wife, and that she had had the note from a gentleman, to go with him, and she would not have Mr. Solomons know it on any account; I asked if she knew the person - she said she had seen him once before, but did not know where he resided.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that she received the note from Sanders, who accompanied her to Fenchurch-street, and waited outside while she purchased the shoes.

COURT to MR. GRAVES. Q. Have you made any inquiry as to the address of a person named Sanders? A. I enquired at Liverpool-street, and the woman who resided there, said she did not know such a person; but I heard that a person named Sanders was apprehended at Bow-street, and in consequence of a note I received from the prisoner, I let her know of it - she did not mention the name to me, but I did to her.

ANN PUBLET . I know the prisoner. I was at her house on the 2nd of July; I remember a gentleman coming there while I was there - he appeared respectably dressed; he asked her if she was quite well - she said, "Quite well, thank you Sanders;" he then asked if she had any thing in the house to drink - she said, "No, Sanders, I have not, but I will take the liberty of asking this young woman to get 1s. worth of brandy;" I went for it, and I had my share of it - she then said to him, "Sanders, I am going to a wedding, will you treat me with a pair of shoes;" he said, "I have no change, but I have a 5l. note, if you will go with me I will treat you with a pair" - they then went out together, and as she was going, she asked me to mind her place, which I did - she returned alone, and brought a parcel with her, wrapped up in paper, and she, showed me a pair of shoes, which seemed to be new; she might have been gone about an hour.

COURT. Q. What sort of man was he? A. A tallish gentleman - I had not seen him before; I called to see the prisoner, and show her my baby, after I came out of my confinement - there was no servant there; it was on Monday, the 2nd of July - I returned home to George-street, Minories; had been churched on the 1st of July - I did not take particular notice of Sanders; to the best of my knowledge, he had a brown coat and a black hat.

NOT GUILTY .

1880. THOMAS KING & ROBERT NICHOLLS were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of John Brook , from his person .

JOHN BROOK. I live in Castle-street, Holborn, and am a timber merchant ; I lost my handkerchief in Castle-street , on the 6th of August, as I was going home; I saw it again in the officer's hand.

THOMAS TIPPER . (Police-constable F 152) Between eight and nine o'clock in the evening on the 6th of August, I was in Castle-street; I saw the prisoner King put his hand into the prosecutor's pocket, and draw out his handkerchief; Nicholls was close to him, and had his arm nearly round his neck - the handkerchief was thrown down by one of them - I laid hold of King.

JOSEPH HIGGINS . (Police-constable F 35). I was with Tipper; I saw Nicholls throw the handkerchief down; they had been following the prosecutor for some time, and we watched them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Two witnesses gave Nicholls a good character, and his master engaged to employ him.

NICHOLLS - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Confined Seven Days .

KING - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Transported for Seven Years .

1881. CHARLES SPROTT was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of June , 1 coat, value 10s.; 1 waistcoat, value 5s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 5s.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 4s.; 1 pair of braces, value 3d.; 1 pair of stockings, value 1s.; 1 badge, value 1d., and 1 bag, value 3d., the goods of William George Elsam , from his person .

2nd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of George Elsam .

3rd COUNT, stating them to be the goods of William Henry Angell and others.

GEORGE ELSAM. I live in Parliament-court, Artillery-lane ; my son William George Elsam is a scholar in Lime-street, charity school ; I have known the prisoner some time - he had lodged in my house; I put the articles stated into a bag belonging to the school on the 16th of June, and delivered them to my son.

WILLIAM GEORGE ELSAM . I was eight years old in June on the 16th of June, I received the clothes in the bag from my father; I went out, and met the prisoner at the corner of St. Mary-axe - he snatched the bag off my shoulder; he said he had been to my mother's, and he was to come to spend the whole of the day with us, and I was to go and fetch my father out of the shop for him to pay him some money - he went with me to my father's, and while I went in and got my father, the prisoner was gone with my bag.

CHARLES ROBERTS . I am a waiter at the Coal Exchange, Little Eastcheap; I received a duplicate from the prisoner, and got the clothes out of pawn.

ROBERT MAYHEW BARRYMORE . I am assistant to a pawnbroker; I produce the articles - I do not know who pawned them.

GEORGE ELSAM . These are the articles in which my boy went to St. Paul's on the 7th of June; they were in my charge, and I was answerable for them; the badge was found on the prisoner.

WILLIAM HENRY ANGELL. I am one of the trustees of the school .

GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .

1882. GEORGE GOVER was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Thomas Douglas , from his person .

THOMAS DOUGLAS. I was in Hounsditch on the evening of the 9th of July; in consequence of what was said to me, I looked round, and saw the prisoner on my left hand - he ran away, and I missed my handkerchief.

JAMES DOUGLAS . I am the prosecutor's son; I was with him, and saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of his pocket; he threw it into a gentleman's door-way, and ran off.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I worked on board the Lord Melville steam packet; I left one of the stokers the same afternoon, who told me that the engineer was waiting at the Duke of York, public-house for me; I ran of, and a lad with a green surtout coat on dropped this handkerchief; there were four or five persons running at the time.

JAMES DOUGLAS . I am positive he took it, and threw it into a door-way; a gentleman with a green surtout coat on took it up when he threw it down.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

OLD COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin, 1883. JOHN WATSON was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , at St. James, Westminster, 36 yards of carpet, value 7l., the goods of Alexander McDonald , in his dwelling-house .

VINCENT ALLISON. I am in the employ of Alexander McDonald, who deals in carpets , and lives in the Quadrant, in the parish of St. James, Westminster . On the 16th of July, between two and three o'clock, I saw the prisoner come into the shop, and take a piece of carpet from the window - I was about the middle of the shop; he ran out, got about twenty yards, and was turning through a court, when I secured him - I had never seen him before.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. You do not know whether your master had sold him the carpet? A. He had not; it had been purchased by a Mr. Nutt, in Hertfordshire, but was not to be sent home till he wrote for it; when the prisoner was taken he said a gentleman sent him for it, but he did not say who he was nor where he lived - it was not paid for, and was not to be sent home till next March, or till we heard from him; I asked who sent him for it - he said a gentleman told him to go in and take it; there were several other pieces of carpeting with it - it is worth 7l.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was in Regent-street - a gentleman asked if I wanted a job, and asked me to carry the carpeting to No. 17, Vine-street; he took me to the step of the door, and pointed it out - I was following him.

Four witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Baron Bailey.

1884. GEORGE HEAVEN was indicted for feloniously forging a bill of exchange for the sum of 15l. 1s. 6d.,(setting it forth, dated the 2nd of May 1832, at three months after date, on John Smith , High-street, Maidstone, signed Whittaker and Co.) with intent to defraud John Lindsay .

SECOND COUNT, for uttering the same with a like intent.

THREE OTHER COUNTS, for forging an acceptance of the said bill, and uttering the same with a like intent.

MR. CRESWELL conducted the prosecution.

JOHN LINDSAY. I live in Earl-street west, Edgware-road , and am sub-collector of the parochial rates . The prisoner lodged with me - he did not pay his rent regurlarly; I applied for it several times - it was about 8l.; and on the 14th of June he gave me this bill to get discounted to pay my rent and give him the difference - I endorsed it, and got it discounted at Henry Hodson's, in New Church-street - I paid 5s. for the discount, and paid the prisoner 7l. 2s. 6d.; on its becoming due, it was returned to me as dishonoured; I paid it - the prisoner had then removed to Mr. Clark's, at Kilburn; he had remained five weeks with me after paying me the bill.

Prisoner. Q. What was the cause of my leaving? A. In consequence of his getting my son turned out of a situation, I gave him notice to leave - when he gave me the bill, I asked him if it was on Whitaker, of Ave Maria-lane; he said it was, and that he got it from them for work he had done for them.

GEORGE BYROM WHITAKER. I am one of the firm of Whitaker and Co., Ave Maria-lane. This bill was not drawn by me, or any member of our firm; the prisoner never worked for our house; but he worked for another house in a trade-book, in which our house holds a small share - we were not the managing persons; Mr. Collingwood, who is now dead, managed it - we have a correspondent named John Smith , at Maidstone, but never drew bills on him.

Prisoner. Q. Is the bill drawn in the way your firm sign? A. No, we never draw in the names Whitaker and Co.

JOHN SMITH . I am a bookseller, and live in Week-street, Maidstone. The acceptance to this bill is not my writing - I do not know whose it is, and have not the least suspicion; I formerly lived in High-street - I know no John Smith in High-street; there was Jacob Smith , a linen-draper, there - I do not know his hand-writing; I do not know the prisoner.

BALTIMORE CLUBB . I am clerk to Messrs. Luke and Wilkinson, solicitors. I caused the prisoner to be apprehended at Mr. Clark's, Kilburn-wells; I am Lindsay's brother-in-law - I took Jones, a Policeman, with me, on the 9th of August, about nine o'clock in the evening; he was not at home, but came in shortly after - we were waiting in the neighbourhood, and Mrs. Clark sent for us; I said,"Mr. Heaven, I am very sorry, but I am obliged to give you in charge of this Policeman, on a charge of uttering a forged bill of exchange" - he said nothing then; on our way to the station, I said it was an unlucky thing - he said he did not intend to defraud Mr. Lindsay, but he had hoped, by getting money for some work he had published, to have got sufficient to have taken up this bill: at the station he wished me to use my influence with my brother-in-law, not to prefer the charge, as he should then be discharged; I cannot tell his precise words.

WILLIAM JONES . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner in charge at Kilburn, Middlesex.

Prisoner's Defence. I feel myself in a most distressing situation - I never attempted or wished to wrong Mr. Lindsay in any way; I trust any favourable point in my case will be considered, also my having a wife and children; I have hitherto moved in a respectable situation in life - I declare I never used the name of Whitaker and Co., nor did the prosecutor ask me the question.

GUILTY of uttering . Aged 36.

Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1885. JOHN JAMES LEVIEN was indicted for feloniously forging an order for payment of money - as follows:

London, 2nd of August, 1832.

Messrs. Coutts and Co., pay to B. H. Gill, Esq., or bearer, Two Hundred Pounds. W. G. PAXTON .

£200. with intent to defraud Sir Coutts Trotter and others.

SECOND COUNT, for offering and uttering the same, with a like intent.

FOUR OTHER COUNTS, stating his intent to be to defraud William Gill Paxton .

MESSRS. BODKIN and LEE conducted the prosecution.

JOSEPH PARTRIDGE . I am cashier in the banking-house of Messrs. Coutts, in the Strand; Sir Coutts Trotter is one of the firm - there are other partner s. On the 2nd of August the prisoner came into the counting-house, and presented this cheque - my initials are on it;) on inspecting it I suspected it was not correct, and asked him in what name he received it; he replied Gill - I then asked his own name; he answered Watts: I then quitted my seat, and showed it to the other cashiers; in consequence of what transpired in his absence, he was desired to wait by Sir Edward Antrobus, to whom I gave the cheque.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS Q. You put your initials on the cheque, I suppose that was a considerable time after? A. On the following morning.

Q. In reply to your asking his name, are you sure he was not interrupted in his answer, and meant to say,"What's the use of telling you," or something of that sort? A. I heard him say Watts.

SIR EDWARD ANTROBUS . I am a partner in Coutts' banking-house, and was there on the 2nd of August - my attention was drawn to this cheque, purporting to be drawn by Mr. Paxton; I went to the prisoner after the cheque was shown to me, and told him a difficulty had occurred respecting payment of the draft, and begged he would sit down till it was cleared up - he followed me immediately to a chair, which I pointed out inside the counter; I do not recollect his making any answer - I then desired Mr. Partride to send for Mr. Paxton; the porter was sent for him, but Mr. Robinson, his clerk, came, and made a communication to me: after remaining on his seat about twenty minutes, the prisoner was taken into another room; the door between that and the room I was in was always open; I happened to look into the room, and saw him emptying a small phial into his mouth, the contents of which he had almost drank before I saw him; I do not think he had had an opportunity of seeing Mr. Robinson - it was about half an hour after he presented the cheque; I sent him to an apothecary close by, who gave him an emetic, which proved effectual; the cheque was placed in my hands by Mr. Partridge: I believe that produced to be the same.

Cross-examined. Q. Where was he sitting for the first twenty minutes? A. In a room within the office, not in the banking-house; there were two clerks in that room; I took the cheque in my hand when I asked him to sit down: I then gave it back to Mr. Partridge; I believe he parted with it afterwards.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Did you compare it with other cheques? A. Yes, with five or six - it was under my notice about five minutes; I have no doubt in my mind that this is the cheque.

JOSEPH SADLER THOMAS . I am a superintendent of the Police. On the 2nd of August the prisoner was brought to the station-house, Covent-garden, on this charge - I received the cheque the following morning from Mr. Colthurst, one of the firm, in Mr. Partridge's presence; Mr. Paxton marked it at the time - I had a conversation with the prisoner; I cautioned him that I was about to put a question to him, and that he had no occasion to answer it unless he thought proper.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Was he not at that time in an extreme state of suffering, both in body and mind? A. He was - my opinion is that he was in that state of mind I could not depend on his evidence in any case; I had a second conversation with him about three-quarters of an hour after he was in my custody - I think he was then considerably excited; I told him he was not obliged to answer any questions affecting his case - he said, "Then I suppose I am not obliged to answer at all?" I said, "Certainly not."

COURT. Q. When this took place, was he in his senses, so as to know what he was saying? A. I conceive he knew what he was saying, but was certainly considerably excited; he spoke as if he knew what he was about - I told him whatever he said would be used against him on his trial, and that he was charged with uttering a forged bill for payment of 200l., on Messrs. Coutt's; he said, "Oh yes, oh, yes, I did;" I said, "Was it a good cheque?" he said "Yes, it was" - he was at that time crying very much; I searched him, and found this note on him, enclosed in this I envelope - I marked them at the time.

Cross-examined. Q. The cheque was brought to you next day, and then Mr. Partridge put his name on it? A. Yes; there was no mark on it before, that I am aware of - the prisoner was in a back room at the station-house when I put these questions; they were put within an hour after he was taken.

Q. He was under the operation of posion and counterpoison at the time the conversation took place? A. He was - his answers were quick and sharp, but at the same time he was under so much excitement, I could not depend on what he said; the room was full of officers, and one or two surgeons - I asked the questions, because I had the previous assurance of the surgeon that he was in danger, and I thought it my duty to put them; I had no idea of giving evidence at the time; I certainly considered if he survived I should have to give evidence; I put them from a sense of duty, considering him in danger, and that crime might attach to other persons.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Did he make any statement to you before you cautioned him? A. No; he answered as if he understood my questions.

WILLIAM GILL PAXTON . I am a wine-merchant , and live in Buckingham-street, Strand. In August last I had an account at Messrs. Coutts', and am in the habit of drawing cheques on them; no part of this cheque is in my handwriting, nor was it written by my authority - Mr. Watts, a stockbroker in the City, is a friend of mine; I am often at his counting-house, and have seen the prisoner there - he was clerk there, I believe; I frequently saw him in the office when I have been there; and dare say I have written when he has been there, and he might know I kept an account at Coutts', but I cannot say particularly.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you had a very good opinion of the prisoner, and recommended him to a situation? A. I spoke to a person to give him one, in consequence of Mr. Watts speaking well of him.

WILLIAM WATTS . I am a stockbroker, and live in Tokenhouse-yard. The prisoner came into my service the middle of March, 1830, and remained till the time in question - I have had frequent opportunities of seeing his handwriting; this note, and the envelope, appear to be in his writing; I believe them to be so - the body of the cheque seems to be the same hand-writing; the signature and all the written part of the cheque, I believe to be his writing; I saw him at the station-house about six o'clock on the evening he was taken - I held out no inducement or promise to induce him to say any thing to me - the first question I put to him was, where he had got the cheque, it being a printed one; he told me it was one remaining cheque in an old cheque-book, which was put away with my old books in my office - I asked where he had written it; he said he wrote it at his desk while I was washing my hands in an inner room - I had not sent him that day to Messrs. Coutts'; I beg to add, he was not my clerk, but my office boy.

Cross-examined. Q. Has he not been above two years with you? A. Yes, he bore a very excellent character - he was about fifteen years old when he came to me.(The note produced was here read).

2nd of August, 1832.

MY DEAREST MOTHER, - When you receive this, your son will be no more, my dear mother, I am sorry to say I cannot explain why I have thus acted - you will find many that will do more than I have, could; but none that loves you more; may blessings attend my dear mother. Yours devotedly, J. J. L.

MY DEAR ANNETTE, - I am sure you will not refuse, now I am no more, to take advice from one who so dearly loved you; that to behave yourself and learn to improve, and be a blessing instead of a curse to your good mother - heaven bless you! to my dear Matilda I can only add the same; heaven bless you.

J. J. L.

On the envelope was written "That heaven may bless you all is the sincere prayer of yours, affectionately," J. J. L.

Directed to S. Levien.

Prisoner's Defence (written). My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, - In most respectfully submitting to your kind consideration, a few observations, I trust I shall be forgiven for any thing intrusive or irrelevant to the legal position in which I stand before you; especially, as under his Lordship's enlightened mind, every thing will be examined and scrutinized - I might safely leave my case to your merciful consideration; I therefore humbly beg to allude to the evidence of Thomas - circumstances of a private nature, inapplicabel to the present inquiry, will account for the laudanum being in my possession; I trust the inference drawn from my possesson of it, will form no consideration on your minds, although my feelings were the cause of my using it; I trust the evidence of Thomas will be rejected, for I trust you will feel that, under the influence of the laudanum, and the state of excitement, I could not be in a situation to answer questions put to me, and my answers ought not to be taken as evidence against me.

JOSEPH SADLER THOMAS . He was brought to the station-house about six or seven o'clock in the evening, to the best of my recollection; it was between the hours of the Magistrate's sitting, which are four and seven - I was there when he was brought in; I was not present when Mr. Watts saw him.

Eight witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character.

GUILTY. Aged 18. - Transported for Life .

Strongly recommended to Mercy, on account of his character and youth .

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1886. ROBERT CARR was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying John Webb .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

HENRY HUGHES. I am an oil and colour man, and live at Brentford . The prisoner is an iron-founder ; I employed him to make twelve cannons; I gave him one as a pattern, and told him they were wanted to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill - I gave the order for six at first; I had four at first, and tried them - one out of the four burst under the touch-hole; I had loaded it myself, in a very hard way, for the purpose of proving it - I sent it back to the prisoner, and told him to have it melted up; I kept the three which stood the proof, and received nine more from him about a fortnight after, one of which was the same as I had before; it was nailed down to a carriage, so that I could not perceive what had been done to it at the time - on the 20th of August (about a week after I received the nine) they were fired; I had sent them to be proved in a gentleman's field, but my orders were disobeyed; as far as I know, they were not proved - the prisoner represented to me that they were made of pig-iron, and told me who he had the pig-iron from; he told me that in his own foundery, after some of them were sent in, but before the accident: pig-iron is the best for things of that sort - I could not form any judgment whether they were made of pig-iron or not.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you remember going to Hollingshead, an engineer? A. Yes; I went to him before I went to get the cannons from the prisoner - I did not insist on the cannons being cast with a bore; I made no remark whether they were to be cast hollow or solid - I asked Hollingshead what the boring would come to; he did not tell me they must be bored to render them safe - I had the order for the guns from a young man, named Smith, and after the rejoicing was over, they were all to be put on board a pleasure-boat; I never told the prisoner that some of them were for ornament, and never to be fired, nor did I even tell his son so.

JOHN FULCHER . I am a labouring man, and live at Brentford. John Webb was out with me on the 28th of August, when these guns were fired - he took the command of the guns, and loaded them; they were fired in Mr. Nichols' brick-fields at first, to be proved - three were proved; Webb then came to me, and said "There is no cause to prove any more of them, we will take them down to the water and fire them;" I had fired three by way of proof; and at Webb's suggestion, we took them down by Kew-bridge, under the wall, on the Middlesex side - Webb loaded one; I gave him the cartridges.

Q. When you are proving guns, do you charge them beavier than usual? A. Some people do, but I did not; I did not load them to prove them on the river, but in the ordinary way - I fired them; the first I fired by the river side, burst, but not knowing it would cause an accident, I fired two afterwards, before I knew Webb was hurt - he stood as near eighteen yards from me as possible; I did not know the first gun had burst - after I had fired the third, I was called to to cease, and saw Webb laying on his back on the ground - I went up to him; he laid all in a gore of blood, and a piece of the cannon laid close to him; he never spoke in my hearing - he was taken to the Star and Garter; I had known him from a child - his name was John Webb; Mr. Bonny attended him - I was not with him when he died.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had the gun which burst been proved, to your knowledge? A. Not to my knowledge; Webb said, "We need not prove more."

Q. Is it not prudent and usual to prove guns before they are brought into common use? A. Yes, but I did not know how many had been proved; I have fired a good many guns - it was fine powder, but of what strength I cannot tell; it came from Mr. Hughes; I did not know whether any of the guns were for ornament.

COURT. Q. What was the deceased? A. A labouring man.

RICHARD ONLEY . I am a brick-maker. I was down by Kew-bridge when this accident occurred; I saw the gun fired, and saw the man struck by it - I helped to take him up; I found part of the gun laying by his shoulders.

JOHN SIMMS . I am a carpenter, and live at Brentford. I was present when this occurred, but not near at the moment - I picked up part of the cannon; this is the part, but it has since been broken - it is a white metal - there is some lead in this piece of iron; that must have been done to stop up the part of the cannon that had burst - it matches the former aperture in the cannon; I have it here, and the pieces match it.

COURT. Q. Where do you apprehend the lead to have been? A. At the under side of the cannon, and being placed on the carriage, it was not very visible.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Is that the cannon which caused the man's death? A. There is no doubt of it.

JOSEPH DICKENSON . I am a constable of Brentford.

I have produced the cannon - I also produce another cannon, which has been broken to pieces, to be inspected by the jury.

HENRY HUGHES re-examined. This is the cannon which burst and killed the man, and this broken one is the one I returned to him as having burst - it was mended here, exactly under the touch-hole.

FRANCIS BONNY . I am a surgeon. On the 29th of August I was called in to attend John Webb, who laid in an outhouse at the Star and Garter, Kew-bridge - he lived till six o'clock in the morning; he had a wound on the right side of his head, about three inches long, penetrating to the bone; there was a great appearance of contusion on the whole of the right side of his head; I examined the body next morning, and found a quantity of extravasated blood on the outer covering of the brain, (the dura mater,) and am full convinced that injury was the cause of his death; it was such an injury as a blow from a piece of cannon would inflict.

Prisoner's Defence. Hughes came to me, and wanted me to make him six cannons; I refused more than once or twice - he then went to Hollingshead, as I understood, to know what he could get them bored for out of the solid - he came back to me, and said it was too much money, would I make them hollow for him; my answer was,"Hughes, it is no use my pretending to make them, do you mean to kill yourself? if I make them I cannot warrant any one of them sound;" well, he repeatedly talked to me about it, and I made him four - my son took them to Brentford, and I gave him a caution; I said, "Hughes, be very particular how you use these things, or else you will get hurt;" he told me he would try them in a field, would cover them with dirt, and put wet rangs and lay a fusee to them; I said, "If you don't mind what you are about you will be killed;" he wanted me to do it, but I would not - he said they were for a sailing-boat, two to put on each side; then he came to me, and wanted me to make it up a dozen, and said they were to be sham ones, not to fire at all; I owed him a little money, and he sent me a letter, saying if I did not do them he would put me to trouble - he sent the iron to make them with.

HENRY HUGHES . He owed me money, and I believe I wrote two or three letters to him - I did not supply the iron to make the guns with; I supplied him with iron on different occasions; it was old iron - he told me these were made of pig-iron, which is new.

Prisoner. This iron was sent after I sent home the four gune - he told me he only wanted four for firing, and did not mind how the others were done. Witness. I said no such thing - I told him they were all for firing; here is the bill for them; it is in his own hand-writing.

The bill charged them as twelve guns, at 10s. each - 6l.

WILLIAM HOLLINGSHEAD . I am an engineer, and have been so for ten years - I carry on business in King-street, Long-acre. Hughes came to me about three months ago, and asked what the boring of cannons would come to, and whether it was requisite to have them bored; I told him they must be bored to render them safe - it is quite impossible to make them safe without boring; he said he had got an order from a gentleman, he did not mention how many guns he wanted, he merely asked me the expense; I said it was impossible to say without knowing the quality of the metal, and seeing them; he said he had been speaking to Carr about casting them - he said Carr had not, at that time, cast them; it is not safe or usual to use guns without first proving them; I always understood there was a penalty for so doing.

Q. According to your judgment, could a person, who founds cannons, tell whether they are honeycombed unless they are proved? A. Not without breaking them to pieces; an engineer, with the greatest care in founding them, could not prevent their being honey combed, provided they are cored - if cast solid and bored they stand a great deal better chance of being sound, and then they are always proved - it is not the founder's business to prove them; he has nothing to do with it.

MR. BODKIN. Q. You understand that business very well? A. I do; cannon is cast in either case, but no prudent man would order one to he made hollow; I have been acquainted with Carr some time, and always considered him a good workman, and a man who knew his business; any body, who knew the trade, would know the proper way was to cast them solid, and bore them.

COURT. Q. You say it is the only safe way? A. Yes- casting them hollow is unsafe.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Do you mean to say the purchaser and not the founder is to prove them? A. The person, who orders them, should prove them; founders cast them for manufacturers, but do not finish them - if a private person ordered them the private person should prove them; this cannon is not made from the best pig-iron; there may be some pig-iron in it, and the rest what is technically called plate - I should consider there is some pig-iron in it; this lead is, most undoubtedly, put in to fill up what we technically call a blow in it, which is a flaw, a defect caused by the air in the process of casting; it is the common practice of founders to do so.

COURT. Q. Was it safe to send out cannon with that lead in it? A. According to the strength of it, I do not think it would affect it; but I should not think it a safe cannon to be sent out at all, even for proving; on account of its being cored out instead of being cast solid.

Q. Should you consider it safe to send out a cannon even for proving, which had such a blow in it? A. I should not conceive the blow would materially affect the strength of it where it is; if there was nothing but this lead in it, I should certainly think it unsafe - I should think the proving would discover whether the defect extended farther.

Q. Then you let them take the risk of that? A. We let them take the risk of that.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. When cannons are cast hollow, they undergo a process, called smoothing? A. Certainly - the hole cast is not of sufficient capacity for the bore required; it is cut out afterwards, and that would discover any defect in casting - this has never been smoothed; that is the duty of the person who orders them of the founder - the founder has nothing to do but to give you a cast from your pattern; I was never present at the process of proving; there appears to me a very slight blow on the under part of this cannon, not where the strength is required - I know what caution should be used to prevent mischief in proving guns; they should be loaded with double or treble the usual quantity of powder, and embanked round with sand or clay, to prevent the fragments flying about, if it burst.

COURT. Q. If an oil and colour man orders cannons, should you consider it his duty to smooth them? A. The founder considers he has nothing to do with it - it is his business to cast the wheels, but not to send them home mounted; these are mounted - I have known them sent home on a carriage.

Q. If these are sent home on a carriage, do you mean the oilman was to expect he was to smooth them after their coming home in this way? A. I do not consider a founder should take orders from an oilman; they are smoothed with a lathe, which is an engineer's business - oilmen do not keep such tools.

HENRY HUGHES re-examined. I am a dealer in marinestores.

SAMSON STEPHENSON . I have been an iron-founder between fifty and sixty years - I have carried on business in King-street, Long-acre, forty-two years. It is not a founder's business to prove or smooth cannon; he has no tools to do it - it requires an engineer, with a very expensive apparatus; cannon cast hollow should be smoothed - it should be bored, which would prove the imperfection; smoothing would detect it; it is impossible for a founder to tell whether cannon is sound till it has been proved - it might get honey combed with the greatest care in casting; I never heard before of casting them hollow - I cast a great many for different people; they send me the carriages and wheels - I send them home in that state, and hear no more of them - I am in an extensive business; it was the custom many years ago to cast them hollow.

COURT. Q. It has ceased to be the custom to cast them hollow? A. It has; I would not cast them hollow for any body - I consider it unsafe, and dangerous.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Is boring more expensive? A. Certainly; it would cost more to bore them than is charged for these.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Is it perfectly known among founders that it is dangerous to cast hollow? A. Yes, if a founders knows his business he must know it, but many founders do not cast cannon; we usually supply gunmakers, who carry on the finishing part of the trade - it is the duty of the person ordering them to get them finished.

COURT. Q. Have you ever known a case of a person out of the trade ordering them? A. Never.

JOHN CARR . I am the prisoner's son. I remember Hughes coming about these cannons; he ordered them to be cast with cores; my father said he could not make them with cores as they would blow, he would make them solid for him, if cast with cores they would have air holes; he sent my father a letter, which was burnt or torn up - we are not in the habit of preserving letters; my father at last said he would make them - Hughes told him to come down, and he would give him some iron to make them; and before we began them, Hughes said he would take them out into the middle of a field, and have them proved there - there were four sent first; he returned one - three had stood the proof but that one had not; he said they were for a sailing-boat - that there were three good ones, and one, which was his pattern, would make four good ones, which were two for each side of the boat, and the others were for ornament; I am quite sure he said that.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Tell me the difference there is between those you made for ornament and for use? A. I showed them to Hughes when I took them down, and he said he would put a private mark on them; there was no difference in the manufacture - we charged them all the same price.

Q. If they were for ornament there was no occasion to have a hole in them? A. They were as he ordered them.

COURT. Q. What did you do with the one which was sent back? A. I do not know what became of it more than Adam.

Q. Is not that it with the hole plugged up with lead? A. That is it; the hole was filled and sent back to him, because he said they were not for firing - he said, "Send it back if you have it by you;" we sent them home on carriages.

GUILTY. Aged 56.

Strongly recommended to Mercy . - Confined 10 Days .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1887. THOMAS MOFFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of January , 2 horses, value 20l., and 1 mare, value 10l. , the property of William Elson .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

WILLIAM ELSON. I live at Broomshot, near Liphook, Hampshire . On Friday, the 14th of January, about four o'clock in the afternoon, I put three small horses and a mare into my stable, and left them safe at seven in the evening - I went again at five o'clock in the morning, and found only one in the stable; I missed a light brown mare, a dark pony, and a black one - the stable door was broken open; I traced them from the dunghill up the road - there was also the traces of men's feet, one being larger than the other; when I got into the road I could see where they had drawn a cart out of the side of the road by the green sward - they had turned towards London, which would be through Godalming and Guildford; I traced them ten miles - I went to Union-hall on the Tuesday morning following, and saw Pople and Curtis, the officers, with my three ponies, and swore they were mine; I found a man in custody there, who I appeared against - the mare's fore feet had been trimmed, all the hair was cut off; I am sure she was my mare - I had bred her myself.

CHARLES MANDERVILLE . I am a watchman in the neighbourhood of Guildford, which is the high road to London, from Liphook. On the 15th of January, 1831, about a quarter to four o'clock in the morning, I saw four horses, one of them in a cart, drawing it - they were in the High-street, Guildford; three men were with them - the prisoner was one; I recollect him well - the church clock projects over the hill; I had a good opportunity of seeing his face - he was right under the gas-lamp, looking up at the clock; he was doing nothing to the horses, but walking up the hill by the side of them - he said, "Good morning" to me, and asked what it was a clock, but whether he spoke to me I do not know; he looked up himself, and said it was a quarter to four - I saw his face then; there was a gaslamp close to him - the horses stopped at the corner of Chertsey-street, and then the prisoner got up into the cart; the grey mare was tied alongside the cart - one horse was in the cart; one man was riding a third, and leading a fourth- I do not know who that man was; I looked at the horses - I saw the three horses in March, that year, in the prosecutor's possession, and am certain of them; I saw no more of the prisoner after he got into the cart - I did not know the prosecutor before, but as he was coming home through Guildford, with the horses; I stopped him, and told him they were the three horses I had seen in January.

Prisoner. Q. Had you seen me before? A. No, nor since; I am positive you are the man - you spoke to me in the town; Chertsey-street is the direct road to Uxbridge.

JAMES WILKINS . I was watching with Manderville in the High-street, Guildford, on the 15th of January, 1831, about a quarter to four o'clock, and saw the horses and cart; I am certain the prisoner was one of the men with them - I had a good opportunity of seeing his face, and have not a doubt of him; I never saw him before nor since till now.

THOMAS KITCHEN . I keep the Industry, public-house, at Hayes, Middlesex, about three miles and a half from Uxbridge; I know the prisoner perfectly well. On Saturday morning, the 15th of January, 1831, between nine and ten o'clock, I met him about half-way between Arlington and our house, with a cart, and three ponies; one horse was drawing the cart, one tied by the side of the cart, and one black pony behind it - the other; they were little ponies - the ther lighter than the other; they were little ponies - the prisoner at that time lived on Hayes-common, about two hundred yards from my house; he was coming in a direction from the Bath-road, towards our house - I spoke to him, and went on; I returned about two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and when my boy put my horse into the stable, he said, "There is a pony, father" - I went into the stable, and saw the black pony which I had seen the prisoner with; next morning when I got up, it was still there -Charles Haynes lodged there, and was there; I saw the prisoner reading the newspaper in my bar, about ten o'clock that morning, or between ten and eleven, and shortly after Pople came, and Haynes was apprehended - the prisoner was then gone; he went about twenty minutes before the officer came - I went to Union-hall four or five days after, and saw the black pony, and two brown ones; they were the very same as I had seen when I spoke to the prisoner.

Q. Are you sure he was gone before the officers came? A. Yes, when they came - he was in the bar when they first went by; I thought it was somebody coming to take notice of me - I was drawing beer in the bar it was Sunday); I saw the prisoner look out after them, and said to him, "I think they are informers or something" - and while I was drawing the beer the prisoner went away; I never saw him again, till he was apprehended a fortnight ago.

Prisoner. I believe I drank with you on the Sunday evening. Witness. Yes, between six and seven o'clock; the officers had then gone, and taken the horses with them.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. When he came to you that Sunday night, did he owe you a score? A. Yes, it has never been paid; his wife came to me that evening, and by her desire I took his cart, my mare, and his wife over to Hillingdon, to a public-house there, and drank with him, between eight and nine o'clock, at a public-house - it was not at my own house I drank with him.

SARAH KITCHEN . I am the wife of the last witness. and have known the prisoner some time. On the 15th of January, 1831, about eleven or twelve o'clock, I was in the tap-room, when my husband had gone out, and saw the prisoner go by out door - he nodded his head at me; he had two horses with him, one in a cart and the other by the side of it - he lived about one hundred yards from us, on Hayes-common: he nodded at me, meaning that Charles was on another horse, and had gone to the stable door - I went to the door, looked out, and saw Haynes there, on a pony - I told him nobody was at home, but he might put it into the stable if he liked; after that was done the prisoner went towards his own house, with his cart and horses- I saw the same horses when People came to the stable; that was the black one which Haynes put in, and the two the prisoner had.

WALTER WICKENS . In January, 1831, the prisoner was a tenant of a house of mine, on Hayes-common; he left suddenly, without notice, about the middle of the month, but I did not myself see him in January; Osborne held the key for me.

MARY OSBORNE . I gave the prisoner's wife the key of the house about two years ago; the officer went to the house he lived in on the 16th of January - I did not know of his going away, but did not see him afterwards; I saw him there on Sunday morning, the 15th - he had the cottage and outhouse, or stable.

ROBERT CURTIS. I am an officer. On Sunday, the 16th of January, 1831, I went with Pople to the cottage the prisoner occupied, on Hayes-common, about eleven o'clock in the morning; we passed Kitchen's house to go there - when I got there I saw a female look out at the kitchen window - I immediately went to the kitchen door, opened it, and found a light brown mare in the kitchen; I found some horse hair on the kitchen floor - the fore feet of the mare had just been trimmed; I ran into another room, and observed the female wave her hand, as if somebody was escaping; I pursued and caught a man, who has been tried; I afterwards went into the stable, and assisted Pople in taking charge of a black and a dark brown pony- they were in the stable adjoining the house: I went back again to Kitchen's, but had no conversation with any body - I took the horses to London, showed them to the prosecutor at Union-hall, and he claimed them; I have been looking for the prisoner ever since till about six weeks ago, when I found him at Gloucester, in custody.

RICHARD POPLE . I was with Curtis - his evidence is correct.

Prisoner's Defence. I was never at Guildford in my life; the horse I had in the cart that morning was my own property - I had had them four months, and had been to Uxbridge-market, to buy some meat; the part of the house where the horse was found was occupied by a man named Smith; I was not at home when the officer took them away - I was at Kitchen's, and went from there to a public-house at Hayes.

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Transported for Life .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1888. FRANCIS SALMON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 2 book cases, value 10l., and 1 stove, value 5s., the goods of Joseph Griffith , and fixed to a building; and 2 stove fronts, value 5s., his property .

JOSEPH GRIFFITHS. I live in Finsbury-terrace, City-road, and am proprietor of a house No. 75, Coleman-street ; these book cases were fixed in the first floor room, and cost me 20l. a few years ago; I had not seen them for six weeks or two months; I went to the house on the 14th of July, and they were gone; the prisoner was clerk to a person who rented offices in the house - my tenant had decamped.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. You let the house to Douglas? A. Yes; I know nothing of his selling the fixtures to a man named Wilson - I never heard of it; I do not know the name of Wilson in this transaction; I let the premises by an agreement in writing, which I have; the book-cases and property form part of the fixtures demised in the agreement; the house is in the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street.

MORRIS DALEY . I am a working-man, and live in St. Luke's. I moved these book cases on a Saturday; I do not know the date, as I can neither read nor write; the prisoner came to my master's stable for a horse and cart to remove the goods - there were two of them together; I received them into the cart at No. 75, Coleman-street - two book cases were put into the cart - I should know the men who helped them in, the prisoner was one of them; the things were taken to Mr. Wilcox's, Moor-lane, and the prisoner helped to take them out of the cart.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you hear the name of Wilson or Douglas in the course of conversation? A. No; I am servant to Murphy, whom the cart was hired of; the prisoner had a person with him when he hired it; I cannot tell whether he appeared the servant of that person.

WILLIAM WEIR . I am a box-maker. The prisoner and another came with a truck with two book-cases to Mr. Wilcox's, in Moor-lane - Wilcox is a box-maker; the prisoner first came and asked Wilcox if he could spare me to put some goods in, for about a quarter of an hour, and said he came from Mr. Saul's, which is three doors off; Wilcox said he could not spare the room for more than a quarter of an hour - neither of them mentioned their names; two book cases and one stove were brought to Wilcox's - I saw them taken away by three men in a truck - the prisoner was one of those men; they had came in Murphy's cart.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know the name of the person who accompanied the prisoner? A. No; I saw two doors of book cases - they were similar to those produced.

GEORGE ADAMS . I am a cabinet-maker, and live at No. 5, Rose and Crown-court, Moorefields. On Saturday morning, the 14th of July, about a quarter or half-past nine o'clock, the prisoner and another came and asked if I would buy two book-cases; I asked where they were - they said in Moor-lane, and if I went with them, they would show them to me; I went and found them at Wilcox's, laying by some boxes, all in pieces; they are enclosures for recesses - nothing but the fronts; I said No, they could not suit me; they said I should have them cheap - I said they were destroyed in being got down, and would never come together again; I was going away - the prisoners came after me, and said I should have them cheap- I asked what he wanted for them, and will not be certain whether he said 30s. or 3l. - I offered a sovereign; he said that would not do, and went back - he then ran after me, and said I might have them for the sovereign - I got a truck, and brought them away; the prisoner and the other man came home with me - I changed a 5l. note, paid them, and I do not think it was a minute before Mr. Griffiths and Wilcox came together to my house; the book cases were at the door - Mr. Griffiths claimed them; I should know the other man again - he was a thin man.

Cross-examined. Q. The things were made of deal? A. Yes, except the fronts; if taken to a sale, I do not know that they would fetch what I gave for them - if I fitted them up to a recess, they might cost 12l. - I afterwards heard that it was Wilson who was with the prisoner; I believe I had that information from the gentleman at your side (the prisoner's solicitor) - I did not suppose the prisoner to be the other's servant; I gave him the money - I could not get change without 5s. worth of halfpence, and the prisoner came over and asked me to give him 5s. for the halfpence - what was done, was with the consent of the other party.

JOHN WILCOX . I carry on business in Moor-lane. On the 14th of July, about half-past eight o'clock in the morning, the prisoner and another came to my shop, and asked if they might put some recesses into my shop, as it rained very hard - I said I could not spare my shop; they pressed it, and said they were coming from Mr. Saul's with the recesses, and under that impression, I gave them leave; in about twenty minutes, as I was going to breakfast, I saw Murphy's cart loaded at my door - I told the other man I could not have them in my shop; they said they would take them away immediately - I said I should expect to see them moved before I came from breakfast; when I returned the truck was there, loaded with them - the prisoner and the other man was helping Adams to load; I was fetched away, and when I returned the truck was gone - we found it being unloaded at Adams'; Griffiths came there, and claimed them.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose you are not sure the goods are the same? A. I never looked at them - the other man asked me to let them be on my premises; he was a tall thin man - the prisoner seemed to act under his direction, from what I saw.

ABRAHAM HAND . I am street-keeper of Coleman-street Ward. On Friday evening, the 13th of July, about eight o'clock, I was sent for, and informed that some stoves were, removed; I inquired for the landlord, and found Mr. Griffiths; I left word at his house, and in the morning he came - I was watching about his house, and saw a man named Wilson, come out of No. 75, on Friday evening; I knew him before - I saw the prisoner follow him out shortly after and lock the door of the office; he had a blue bag on his arm at the time.

Cross-examined. Q. Was Wilson a tall thin man? A. Yes; I believe he is an attorney's clerk.

WILLIAM COLLYER . I am an officer. I was standing in Coleman-street, on Saturday, the 14th of July. Griffiths called me over to No. 75 - the prisoner was pointed out to me, and I took him in the counting-house; he was charged with taking the fixtures - I examined the door at the bottom of the stair case, and it had been forced with a crow-bar or something; that was necessary to get up stairs.

RICHARD MURPHY . I am a carman. On the evening previous to this, the tall man, John Wilson, whom I had known for years, met me - Turner, who is present, and the prisoner were with him; they said they had nothing to spend, or they would treat me - Wilson said his friend, pointing to the prisoner, had a job to do; they asked at what time I could spare a horse and cart - I agreed to lend it to them - they did not say when they should want it, but said they should want it.

Cross-examined. Q. Have you had any thing to drink to-day? A. Nothing but to nourish nature; the man who sits by you ought to be at the bar with the prisoner - I may have had three half pints of beer; I have not taken more - I knew Wilson to be a respectable man once; he did not mention Douglas as his friend - I have not seen Wilson since.

COURT. Q. Did Wilson point to any body as his friend? A. No, not to my knowledge, but mentioned his friend.

DAVID MURPHY . I am the last witness' son. On the morning of the 14th a knock came at the door; my sister answered it - I did not go down till the cart was gone; I saw it brought back about nine o'clock; Wilson and the prisoner came into our place; I did not see the goods - they both came together - Wilson paid me 1s. 6d. for the cart, in the prisoner's presence; they had come on the Friday evening to hire the cart, and wished to know if we could not take the goods into our stable; I said we could not spare room - the prisoner then wanted to know if they could not put them into our shop; I would not let them - our shop is in Milton-street; it was going to be opened as a tripe-shop.

Cross-examined. Q. You did not buy any of the goods? A. No; I did not offer to buy any - my father did not purchase the stoves - they left them in our place without leave; my father did not know they were there till after they came about the goods.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. Wilson came to me, and said he had received orders from Mr. Hughes, who had paid Griffiths for the fixtures, and if I would assist him to take them down, he would pay me - he went to the broker in Moorfields, and told him he had them to sell; Wilcox looked at them; he asked 3l. for them; he would not give more than 1l., and went away - Wilson said, "Run and tell him he shall have them" - Wilcox knew Wilson very well, so does Murphy, and he knew the whole nature of the business; I did not give orders for the cart; it was Wilson.

JURY to JOHN WILCOX . Q. Which of them said they came from Saul? A. Wilson.

- TURNER. I am clerk to Mr. Garton, an attorney, who occupies the office on these premises. I have known the prisoner three years - he was in Mr. Garton's employ regularly, and Wilson has served one or two months; our business is entirely conducted on the ground floor.

MR. GRIFFITHS. May I ask the witness if he was present when they went to hire the cart of Murphy.

- TURNER. I was not.

DAVID MURPHY . On my oath he was, and I treated him with a glass.

GUILTY. Aged 53.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Six Months .

1889. WILLIAM DEACON was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 umbrella, value 5s. , the goods of William Underhill .

WILLIAM UNDERHILL . I live in Wine-office-court, Fleet-street , and am a silk-manufacturer . On the 31st of August, about half-past two o'clock, I saw the prisoner at my house door, with two ropes of onions; I had occasion to leave the warehouse for a moment; I then had an umbrella by the side of the fire-place - I went up stairs for a few minutes, and on coming down saw the outer gate open, which I had left shut; I found the prisoner at the house door, with my umbrella against the door-post - I laid hold of him; he got from me, but was secured without getting out of my sight - he had placed it against the door-post before I laid hold of him.

JOHN CHICKELDAY . I am an officer. I received him in charge.(Property produced and sworn

Prisoner's Defence. I went to ask if they wanted any onions; there was a person came from the door as I went up - the umbrella was by the side of the door.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Six Months .

1890. GARRETT REDMOND COTTER was indicted for embezzling the sums of 20l. and 53l., which he had received on account of William Heseltine and another, his employers . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1891. JOHN CUNNINGHAM and PETER BRANNON were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of William Pritchard , from his person .

MR. WILLIAM PRITCHARD. I am a proctor of Doctors'-commons . On the 17th of July, between six and seven o'clock in the evening, I was walking in the Old Bailey , and just before I got to the gate of the Sessions'-house I felt the skirt of my coat move - I had a lady on my arm at the time - I put my hand behind me; the patrol immediately accosted me, and asked if I had lost something - I missed my handkerchief, which the patrol produced in about half an hour; I did not see the prisoners.

ISAAC EASLEY . I am a watchman of Blackfriars- bridge. I was looking through my window in the Old Bailey, and saw Mr. Pritchard with two females come down from Newgate-street; the two prisoners were close behind them, and just by the Debtor's door, Brannon put his hand into Mr. Pritchard's pocket, took the handkerchief out and gave it to Cunningham - I came down stairs, and told the patrol; we went and apprehended both the prisoners; Cunningham had the handkerchief -I took Brannon; he said nothing.

JAMES LABON . I am a patrol. Easley gave me information, and pointed out Mr. Pritchard; I went and told him he was robbed, and that I would find the thieves, as I had seen the prisoners pass me - I went down to where I thought they resided, and met them coming from Black Bear-alley, Seacoal-lane, towards Field-lane; Brannon had the handkerchief in his hand, and was just giving it to Cunningham: some palls in the street hallooed out "Go it, here is the patrol" - Cunningham started off; I pursued, saw him take the handkerchief out of his pocket, and throw it into a stable; I got it from there.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Cunningham's Defence. I had nothing to do with it; I was merely walking along.

CUNNINGHAM - GUILTY . Aged 16.

BRANNON - GUILTY . Aged 12.

Transported for Life .

1892. WILLIAM NICHOLLS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 painting and frame, value 1l., the goods of James Franklin ; and that he had been before convicted of felony .

ROBERT CAFFIN . I am shopman to James Franklin, a pawnbroker in Newgate-street . Between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, Lloyd brought the prisoner into our shop, with this painting, which had hung at the door, it was not outside, but within reach of persons passing.

JOHN LLOYD . I am a poulterer. I saw the prisoner take this picture off the hook at the prosecutor's door; any body could reach it; I told him to put it down or the Policeman would come - he made no reply, and I secured him; he said it was his own property.

WILLIAM BUTLER . I received the prisoner in charge; he said nothing.(Property produced and sworn to.)

RICHARD GEORGE STATHAM . I am a constable. I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction; I was present at his trial, and know him to be the man - he was in great distress at that time - (read).

GUILTY . Aged 33. - Confined Six Months .

1893. HENRY NASH was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 towel, value 1s. , the goods of Charles Godwin .

CHARLES GODWIN. I live in Little Knight Ryder-street . On the 27th of August, about nine o'clock in the morning, I went out to a customer, and on returning the prisoner was in custody with this towel, which I had left on the table - I am a hair-dresser; my door is usually open.

DENNIS SULLIVAN . I am a boot-maker, and live opposite to Godwin. I saw the prisoner go into the shop and take the towel, and walk out with it under his jacket - he was giving it to another boy, who was waiting outside, when I secured him; the other was eighteen or nineteen years old; I believe the prisoner went into the shop to ask charity.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. The man who was with me said if I did not take it he would do me some serious injury.

GUILTY. Aged 13. - Judgment Respited .

NEW COURT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1894. MARY MOSELY was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 half-sovereign, 3 half-crowns, 3 shillings, and 2 sixpences , the monies of James Donnelly ,

MARGARET DWYER . I lodge in Clement's-lane - the prisoner lodged there; I had a box in my room - I found in it one half-sovereign, and 12s. in silver; I do not know how it came there.

ANN DONNELLY . The prisoner used to do needlework for me - I gave her 6d. a day and her victuals. On the 10th of July I told her I should want her the next day - while she was there my husband, James Donnelly, counted a half-sovereign, three half-crowns, one sixpence, and twelve shillings; he put it into a tea-caddy on the shelf, and said, "I think there is a shilling more than we want;" the prisoner was then laying her head on the table, and appeared asleep; I said to her soon after, "I want to go out;" she said, "Is there any thing I can do, if there is, I would rather do it to-night than come in the morning;" I said, "Here are some bed-curtains I want unpicked;" I then went out, and said I should be back in a quarter of an hour, but I staid for an hour - when I came back I missed her; Dwyer afterwards gave me this money in a piece of bed-furniture which I had left the prisoner at work at - my husband has lost his speech, and the use of his limbs.

JOHN MURDOCH (Police-constable F 151). I took the prisoner in Lincoln's Inn-fields two days afterwards - I told her she had made a foolish job of it, and she must go with me; she said she was aware of it, and the next morning she said, "They have sworn falsely against me, it was 29s. 6d. instead of 30s."

Prisoner. I never said so. Witness. Yes she did, as I was taking her from Covent-garden station to the office.

NOT GUILTY .

1895. WILLIAM FANE WOODESON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 2 copper flanges, value 5s.; 26 rivets, value 6s., and 15 copper bolts, value 12s., the goods of Joseph Norbury and another, his masters ; and MARY CLARK & MICHAEL CLARK were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

SECOND AND THIRD COUNTS, stating them to be the property of Joseph Norbury and others.

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

ROBERT MATTING CREBER . I am a Thames Police surveyor. I saw Mary Clark going into a marine-store shop on the 18th of July - she put something into the scale, and I went in after her - I saw these flanges, rivets, and screws, which are new; she said a man gave it her to go and sell, and she was to have 1s. for selling it -I asked whose it was; she said she could not tell - here are 15 lbs. of copper.

JAMES FOGG . I am a Thames Police-surveyor. On the 18th of July Mary Clark was brought to me with this copper; I said, "Mother Clark, where did you get that; have you brought it from your son's shop?" - she said Yes, but that her son knew nothing about it, as he was out bathing, and it had been brought last night (her son keeps a marinestore shop in Cable-street); I asked if she knew the man that brought it - she said No, but he was a dark man, and looked respectable; I went to her son, and said to him -"I suppose you know your mother is in custody;" he said Yes - I said, "It is for some metal" - he said Yes; I said,"Did you send her with it" - he said, "Yes, I did, it is mine, and it is all right;" I said, "Where did you get it?" - he said, "I bought it last night of a very respectable man, I have seen several times, and I believe his name is Watson"- he said he did not know where he lived, but he was to meet him at one o'clock, in Whitechapel; I said, "We will go and see for him" - as we were going, he said, "I am sure it is all right, for I have a bill of parcels;" I said,"Did you get it last night, or to-day" - he said, "Last night when I got the metal;" I said, "This is one of Mr. Glasscott's bills, it is in two hand-writings, and here has been an erasure of a name" - I went to Mr. Glasscott, and in consequence of what I heard there, I went to Mr. Norbury's, and in going along, Clarks said to me, "I did not get the bill last night, but after you had stopped my mother, I went to Mr. Norbury's clerk, and told him my mother was stopped, and he must give me a bill to satisfy the officer; he took this bill, and erased the name, and gave it to me" - I went to Mr. Norbury's, and saw Woodeson there (I had left Clark with a friend of mine, but not an officer, and he made no attempt to run away) - I said to Woodeson, "I want you for stealing some metal;" he said, "Me, I know nothing of it" - I said, "Do you know a man named Clark;" he said No - I then fetched Clark in, and said, "Do you know this man?" he said, Yes, I said, "Do you know this bill of parcels?" he said "Yes, I gave it to him" - I said, "Did you alter it?" he said, "Yes, I did" - Mr. Norbury was present, and Woodeson said to him,"I hope you will forgive me, Sir; if you knew what I did it for, you would;" I asked Woodeson how he got them off the premises - he said he put the two flanges under his waistcoat, and the other articles in his pockets.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Are you quite sure that neither you nor Mr. Norbury told him it would be better or worse for him to tell you? A. Yes; he never gave any account of any person who had brought these articles in.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Do you know whether Mary Clark lives with her son as housekeeper? A. Yes, she does; his name is up, and Clark might have taken me directly to Mr. Norbury - he was examined as a witness against Woodeson, and let go.

JOSEPH NORBURY. I am in partner ship with my brother; Woodeson was our clerk - this is our property; the alteration on this bill is his hand-writing; what the officer has stated is true.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Is this letter Woodeson's writing? A. Yes - (letter read).

"SIR, - I will lay the whole truth before you that relates to my present horible situation, with all the circumstances attendng my guilt, and then if you still withhold your pardon, I shall indeed despair. I, a short time since, received a summons from Moore, the shoe-maker, which I did not at the time attend to, and fearful of it coming to your hearing, I, on Saturday last, paid him for a pair of shoes out of my week's salary; and on Sunday I lent my mother 7s., which she promised to return me on the Tuesday, but which she was unable to do; the master of the house at which I boarded, from my not having paid him the full amount of my week's bill, declined giving me credit this week; and thus, by a mere act of carelessness, I was placed in a situation of vexatious unpleasantness, and without the means actually of procuring my regular meals. I, on Tuesday, considered what was to be done; I knew my mother would send me that money on Friday, at the farthest, but a few shillings untill that time, I could not do without. On a sudden, the wicked idea came across me to take a few pounds of copper, which could I dispose of, it would not, I thought, be ever missed, and would relieve me from the only chance I had left, to ask yourself for a few shillings. I recollected this shop in Cable-street, from my having inquired my way to Stone's, the carman the other day. I went at teatime, and representing myself as an engineer, inquired whether a small quantity of copper bolts, which I wanted to sell at a sacrifice, being pressed for money, could be purchased; after considerable hesitation, I was told to bring them, and he would consider. Before I left in the evening, I hastily seized on the first light things that lay in the way, and tremblingly, and in a guilty manner, I left the shop, and took them to Cable-street; the man was out, and I received no money. - I was desired to call in the morning, but so frightened was I at what I had done, that nothing on earth could have induced me again to go there. I had resolved to pawn my silk handkerchief at dinner-time, and was happy to think I would no longer continue in the course I had so wickedly thought of the night before. What was my horror then to see the man enter the counting-house, and hurriedly inform me that I was found out; that nothing could save me but giving him a printed bill of parcels, I did so, and the rest I need not relate. WILLIAM FANE WOODESON.

Clerkenwell Prison, Thursday.

Woodeson's Defence. It would be almost impossible to convince the Court that I did not take them with a felonious intention, though I certainly did not; I wrote that letter at Clerkenwell-prison, thinking that if Mr. Norbury knew the whole truth he would forgive me; I did not even offer to obtain money on the property - it was left for them to tell me the price of it.

WOODESON - GUILTY. Aged 22.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Three Months .

MARY CLARK - NOT GUILTY .

MICHAEL CLARK - NOT GUILTY .

1896. MARY ANN MUMFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 1 sheet, value 2s.; 1 table cloth, value 2s.; 2 pillow-cases, value 1s.; 1 shirt, value 2s.; 1 jacket, value 6d.; 1 bed-gown, value 6d.; 4 frocks, value 4s.; 1 petticoat, value 6d.; 7 pinafores, value 4s., and 4 shifts, value 2s., the goods of John Grant ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN GRANT. I live in Plumber's-place, Clerkenwell ; I am a wire-drawer , and my wife keeps a mangle. On the 8th of July I saw the prisoner go into my house with nothing, and come out again with a bundle containing the articles stated; I followed and stopped her with it - I asked what she had there; she said she did not know, nor where she had been; she said it was nothing to me - I asked what she was going to do with it - she threw it down, and attempted to make her escape; these are articles brought for my wife to mangle.

WILLIAM CUTHBERT (Police-constable G 98). I took the prisoner, and have the articles; she had only been discharged at half-past six o'clock that morning, and at seven o'clock I had her again.

CHARLOTTE GRANT . These things were brought for me to mangle; I had seen them safe a quarter of an hour before.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that a young man, with whom she had been drinking, had sent her for the bundle, assuring her that it was his property.

JOSEPH PARRATT . I was an officer. I received this certificate from Mr. Clark's office; the prisoner was tried here in December, and was sent to the House of Correction - she was discharged in June last; I know she is the person. (Certificate read.)

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1897. MARY JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 piece of silk handkerchiefs, value 1l. 5s., the goods of Charles Richard Parry ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

CHARLES OUTHWAITE . I was in the service of Mr. Charles Richard Parry , of No. 29, High-street, Islington . On the 14th of July the prisoner came there with another person - the other person looked at some ribbons, but could not find any thing she liked - while the other was looking at the ribbons, the prisoner took the piece of silk handkerchiefs, and put it under her dress; as they were going out I went round, and took her - she dropped it from her dress- she was taken into a room, and given to the officer.

WILLIAM HORNSBY (Police-constable N 124.) I received the prisoner, and have the handkerchiefs.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I hope my prosecutor will forgive me; I am subject to fits, and have been in the infirmary - I did it from distress.

JOHN COX . I produce a certificate of the conviction of the prisoner, which I got at Mr. Clark's office - I saw her tried in July last; her judgment was respited. - (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

1898. JAMES JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Joseph Bond , from his person .

JOSEPH BOND. I live in Edward-street, Portman-square , and am a merchant . On the 1st of August I was coming along Percy-street, between four and five o'clock; two boys followed me from Tottenham-court-road; I found them very close to me - I then missed my handkerchief: I turned, and they ran off in different directions - I followed the prisoner, who was one of them; I saw him take my handkerchief out of his breast, and throw it down an area; the officer stopped him in Tottenham-court-road - this is my handkerchief.

DAVID LAING (Police-constable E 58). I took the prisoner as he was running down Tottenham-court-road - he said it was not him who took it, but another boy took it and gave it to him.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Three Months .

1899. ELIZA HOLSON was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 coat, value 2s. 6d., and 1 flat-iron, value 6d. , the goods of Josiah Lowe .

JOSIAH LOWE . I lost these things on the 11th of August. I have known the prisoner some years - my wife was ill, and she was at our place to assist; I gave her the coat to be altered, but it has not been done.

CHARLES WILKENS (Police-constable F 106). I had information of the robbery - I had suspicion of the prisoner, and found her locked in her room in Drury-lane - I found the duplicate of the coat and the iron there; the iron has been given up.

JAMES NEWBY . I am in the employ of a pawnbroker. I produce the coat; this is the duplicate of it.

Prisoner. I was in distress, and pawned the coat for 1s.

NOT GUILTY .

1900. THOMAS HUNTER was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of February , 1 pocket-globe, value 5s. , the the goods of James Child .

ANN TANNAM . I am the wife of George Tannam - we keep a marine-store shop in Portpool-lane. On the evening of the 8th of February the prisoner came and brought a little pocket-globe for sale - he asked 8s. for it; I said I would not buy it - he then asked if I would oblige him with the loan of a shilling on it till the next morning; he said it was for another young man - I lent him 1s.; he left it, and went away; the Policeman came in about ten minutes, and I gave the globe to him - the prisoner never called again.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. When was this? A. It was in February, about the 8th, I think; it was on a Tuesday; I had not seen the prisoner before; it was by his dress I knew him - he had at the Police-office the same dress.

RICHARD BAYLIS (Police-constable G 67). On the evening of the 8th of February I was near Tannam's shop- I saw the prisoner and two others near the shop; I did not see any one enter the shop; after they were gone I went in - I received this globe; and took the prisoner on the 19th of July; I had seen him once before in Cold Bath-square, but I had a prisoner in custody, and could not take him; I knew the prisoner by sight and by name.

Cross-examined. Q. You cannot say he went into the shop? A. No; I had been looking for him at different times - I had had him in custody before, I think a little before Christmas - I had been looking for him at different times in the neighbourhood of Old-street; I went into the Jolly Butchers, in Old-street, where I took the prisoner.

JAMES CHILD. I believe this globe to be mine; there is a mark on it, under the maker's name; I had such a one, and lost it on the 8th of February from my shop, in Amwell-street, Pentonville .

ANN TANNAM re-examined. Q. What dress had the prisoner on at the Police-office? A. A long coat, and I knew his face.

Cross-examined. Q. Has he the same dress on now? A. I cannot say; I believe I said at the office that it was a blue coat.

Q. Did you say he had an old blue coat on, with the pockets outside, a black waistcoat, blue trousers, and a round cap? A. No, only the blue coat and black waistcoat; he had the same sort of dress on before the Magistrate, but I could not tell the colour.

Q. Was it day-light? A. Yes; I looked at him before the Magistrate, and knew him immediately - I know he had the same sort of dress, but I do not know the colour.

Prisoner's Defence. The clothes I now have on my master gave me the money to buy; I had not one thing then that I have now.

RICHARD BAYLIS re-examined. He had a long blue coat, a dirty waistcoat, and corderoy trousers - it was about ten minutes past nine o'clock in the evening.

JOHN TALBOT . I keep the Three Jolly Butchers, in Old-street-road - the prisoner was in my service for some time - he came in January or February, but I paid him weekly, and cannot say exactly when he came to me - I think it was in February; I think he had been with me three or four months when he was taken - I gave him money to buy some clothes, and he has them on now, excepting, I believe, a dark waistcoat, which is now with me - he had been three or four months with me before he purchased them; he used to go publicly about the street - he did not conceal himself; he used to take my children about.

COURT. Q. What clothes did he come in? A. I cannot exactly say - he had a dark coat on; it might be blue or black; I believe he had a dark blue coat - he had several pairs of trousers - I cannot say whether any of them were corderoy; I never saw any - he had a brown pair, and an old green pair; he had a dark waistcoat and a light one; I do not know whether his coat had pockets - there was no pocket outside; there might be the cape of it.

NOT GUILTY .

1901. WILLIAM HENBERRY was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 7 watches, value 14l., the goods of John Norris , his master ; and JOHN POULETT and GEORGE JACKSON were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

JOHN NORRIS . I am a watch-maker , and live at Fulham . Henberry is my nephew, and was with me on liking - on the 8th of August I went to town, and when I returned the prisoner was out; he did not return: the next morning I missed two watches from a glass-case in my shop - I afterwards missed five more; six of the watches are here - I have a slight knowledge of Poulett; he lived with a printer.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Henberry had a good character? A. Yes - I have entrusted him with gold watches and money; his father brought him to my house the next day, but I was not at home - I had a good opinion of him.

EDWARD SHAYLER (Police-constable S 187). I went on the 9th of August to the Camden-head, Camden-town; I saw the prisoner Jackson there - he is pot-boy there: I took him into the parlour, and asked how he had become possessed of a silver hunting-watch which he had pawned - he said a young man had met him in the course of the afternoon, and taken him to Somers'-town, and while there he had asked him to pawn the watch, which he did, in the name of Mr. Hughes, No. 6, Chapel-grove; he gave me this duplicate of it, and 1l. 10s. 9 1/2d. - I took him to the station, and on the way he spoke to John Macey ; I got the watch by means of the duplicate, and the next day I received another watch from Jackson's master.

JOHN MACEY . I am pot-boy at the King's Head, Middlesex-street, Somers'-town. Jackson is my brother-inlaw; I saw him in the custody of the officer - he gave me three duplicates and a key, and told me to go and take three watches out of his box, but his master would not allow me to go up stairs to look for them; I gave the duplicates and the key to Collard.

Jackson. I told him to go and get them out of my box and give them to my master, for the young man for whom I had them to mind till the morning.

JOSEPH COLLARD . I was a Police-serjeant, but am now promoted. On the 9th of August Macey came to the station, and gave me the key and these three duplicates; I went to the Camden Head, and found a box, which the landlord and a fellow-servant pointed out - I opened it with the key, and found three watches in it, which I have here.

ABRAHAM LORIMER . I am a constable of Camdentown. Henberry and Poulett were brought to me by Henberry's father on the 10th of August; his father gave me a duplicate, in his presence - we did not say any thing to induce Henberry to confess, but he said he had pawned one watch for 14s., and that half the money and six other watches he had given to Poulett; and Poulett said he had handed them over to Jackson, and he acknowledged he had received 7s. for the watch which had been pawned: he said Jackson had pawned two of them for 1l. 15s., and he had handed over to Jackson above a sovereign, he could not say what; he said he was going to sell the watches, and they were going to America.

Cross-examined. Q. Where did his father bring him to you? A. To my house in Pratt-street - he said he had been a very honest steady young man; his family are very respectable.

JULIUS HOCKLEY . I am shopman to a pawnbroker in Somers'-town. I have a silver watch and a gold chain, pawned by Jackson, for 1l. 15s. - he said it was for Mr. Hughes, No. 6, Chapel-grove.

WILLIAM SMITH . I am a pawnbroker, and live at Islington. I have a watch, pawned on the 8th of August, between two and three o'clock, by Henberry, for 14s., in the name of John Henberry, No. 10, Upper-street, Islington.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you known him before? A. No; he was dressed as he is now; I took notice of him, and asked him a variety of questions.

THOMAS FRANKLYN . I live in Brady's-passage. On the 8th of August Jackson came to me, as I was selling some apples - he said he had a watch belonging to a friend, and asked me to pawn it for 17s.; I went, but I got but 10s.

Jackson. Q. Was not Poulett with me? A. Yes, but he did not speak to me; you told me to pawn it in the name of Rolph, which I did.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Poulett's Defence. Henberry called at my place, and asked me to go out - I said I could not then, but at one o'clock I went out, and he was at the door; he asked me to go with him, and took me to Islington, to a cook-shop, gave me some victuals, and then took me to the theatre - when we came out it was late; he gave me six watches, asked me to mind them till the next morning, and promised to meet me, but he did not come; I took a walk, and met Jackson - I asked him to pawn a watch, which he did; I then went to Somers'-town, and asked him to pawn another- my master owed me a little money, and I thought I could get them the next morning.

Jackson's Defence. Poulett asked me to pawn a watch for him when I was out with the one o'clock beer - I could not, but I asked Franklyn to take it, which he did; I said I did not care in what name, as it was for this young man; I then delivered my beer, and when I came back Franklyn and he were there, and Franklyn gave him the money; I had my dinner, and at three o'clock I went out again -Poulett then asked me to pawn another watch; he said a friend of his had given them to him the night before, and he did not like to take them himself - I said I did not like it, but I did not mind; I took it, and said it was for Mr. Hughes, as I thought I should get the more; I got 35s. for it, and gave all the money to Poulett; we then went to the African, and had a quartern of gin and cloves- we then went to the Cheshire Cheese, and had some more - he then gave me four watches, and said they belonged to a friend of his, whom he could not find that morning, two duplicates, and 1l. 2s. 6d. in cash; I put three of the watches into my box, and had the other in my pocket.

HENBERRY - GUILTY . Aged 16.

POULETT - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

JACKSON - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Confined Six Months .

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1902. JOHN GROVE and WILLIAM HITCH were indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1000lbs. weight of iron, value 2l. , the goods of Isaac Sowter .

MR. LEE. Conducted the prosecution.

CHARLES FOX . I am the son of John Fox , of No. 28 wharf, City-basin . On the night of the 1st of August I was at the gate, at a quarter before nine o'clock - I saw the prisoners at Mr. Sowter's wharf, which is two wharfs below ours; Hitch helped Grove over the gates - I went and asked Hitch what he was doing; he said the man was only gone down to the boat: some time after I heard Grove inside speak to Hitch, who was outside, and say,"Joe, shall I bring out five or six - they are all down in the yard;" he said No - I then saw my father, and told him- I then went to the gate again, and saw Hitch go towards the bridge: Mrs. Sowter took hold of him.

Grove. Q. How can you swear to me, when the gate is close pannelled? A. I saw you before you was put over; you called him Joe, not Bill.

ISAAC SOWTER . I had a quantity of iron on my premises; in consequence of information, on the 1st of August, I went and found Hitch in custody; I found Grove under the manager in the next stable; I had seen all my iron safe at seven o'clock that night, and in the morning I missed half a ton - part of it was found in the basin in front of my premises, about six yards from the stack - I know it was mine; there was one layer gone, and we put half a ton in each layer - I had seen Hitch there.

JOHN FOX. My son gave me information, I went and saw Hitch standing at the prosecutor's gate alone; in a few minutes I went to the gate again - Hitch was still there talking to some person inside; I then heard some iron come under the gate - I gave information, and Mrs. Sowter came to the door - I kicked the iron and said to Hitch, "This is a bad business;" Mrs. Sowter took Hitch, and I went with the prosecutor and took Grove.

Hitch. Q. Why did not you take hold of me? A. I thought it better to stop and take the one inside.

TIMOTHY RYAN . (Police-constable G 153). I took Hitch, and saw a piece of pig-iron at the prosecutor's gate - soon after I found three more pieces; the next morning I assisted the prosecutor in getting some iron from the canal.

ROBERT KIRBY . (Police-constable N 54). I went to No. 28 wharf with the prosecutor, and found Grove in a stable under the manager, concealed under some straw; he said he got there for a night's lodging; Mrs. Sowter identified him as the person who had been on their premises - he said he was not, for he had been there two or three hours.

WILLIAM HERITAGE . I am assistant-clerk at Worship-street office. I remember the prisoners being brought there on this charge, and Eliza Sowter was examined as a witness - her statement was read over to her, in the presence of the two prisoners; this is her deposition, which I took at the time - this name is her writing, and this is the Magistrate's signature.

ISAAC SOWTER . This is my wife's signature - she is since dead - (read).

The said Eliza Sowter, on oath, says - I am the wife of James Sowter, No. 27 wharf, City-road basin, a wharfinger. Last night, about a quarter-past nine o'clock, I was in my bed-room, which has a full command of the wharfs; I heard footsteps in the yard, and looked out at the window - I saw the prisoner Grove in the yard talking to the prisoner Hitch, who was standing outside the gates, which were locked; Grove then went down the yard, and took four pieces of pig-iron from a quantity at the bottom of the yard; he brought them up the yard from the gates, put one pieces under the gates, and said to the prisoner Hitch, "Bill, take hold" some person appeared to be taking it under the gates, and Grove was pushing it under, but it was too large and would not go through; upon which Grove said,"Bill, let it go," and pulled the piece into the yard again, and tried to put it under another part of the gates, and called out,"Bill, pull it" - upon which a voice answered, from outside the gates, saying he could not; Grove replied, "You must, now I've got it;" and then threw it into the ditch - he also said he had thrown some pieces in the cut, and could get them out afterwards with a fork - he then asked if any one was there; at that moment the bell rang - I went down stairs to the door, and a neighbour gave me information; I saw the prisoner Hitch walking towards the bridge - I waited at the door about five minutes, watched the prisoner Hitch, and saw him return towards my door - I then went up to him, collared him, and told him I wanted to speak a word with him: he asked what about; I told him to look under the gate, and he would see - at that time one of the pieces of iron was half-way under the gate; he looked at the door, and said he knew nothing about it - I sent for a Policeman, who took Hitch into custody; my husband came home, and went into the yard with a Policeman in search of Grove - I afterwards saw Grove in their custody; I can positively swear to both the prisoners - when I went to the door to answer the bell I saw three pieces of iron placed against the wall, within about a yard of the gates - the other piece was still under the gates; I saw the Policeman take possession of them - they are the same now produced. (Signed) E. SOWTER.

Groves' Defence. I was there for a night's lodging, being in debt to my landlord.

Hitch's Defence. I was returning from Islington - by the prosecutor's gate, a woman called me, and said, "Do you know any thing of these pigs of iron?" I said I knew nothing of it; she said I did, and must stop with her.

NOT GUILTY .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1903. CHARLES GOVER was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 2 bridles, value 30s. , the goods of John Edmands .

WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM (Police-constable C 132). I was on duty in Oxford-street on the 28th of July, about six o'clock in the morning, the prisoner passed me with a sack, and two bridles in it - he was going past; I stopped him, and asked what he had got in the sack - he said it was two bridles of his own, which he was taking to James Johnson , a harness-maker, in Drury-lane, to repair, and that he brought them from Mr. Thomas' stables, in George-street, Edware-road - I said I lived there, and there was no such stables there; he then said he had made a mistake, he found them.

JAMES BICKERSTAFF . I am in the employ of Mr. John Edmands - he is a cow-keeper , and lives in Connaught-terrace ; these are his property - I left them safe at nine o'clock the night before.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating, that he had found the sack and property at Paddington.

JURY to JAMES BICKERSTAFF . Q. Was the stable fastened? A. It was bolted, but the window had been knocked down; Connaught-terrace is near Oxford-street Paddington-green is a considerable distance off.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Months .

1904. JOHN GINNERLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , 1 purse, value 6d, 1 half-crown, 7 shillings, 2 sixpences, and 1 penny, the property of Charles Dyer , from his person .

CHARLES DYER. I live in Park-street, Westminster, and am a surgeon . On the afternoon of the 5th of August, I was walking near the Stable-yard, in St. James' Park - I felt something at my pocket; I turned, and saw the prisoner and two others - the prisoner had my purse in his hand, and he threw it to the others, but I caught it; this is it - it has 10s. 6d. in it; I am sure he had it, and he was nearest to me.

WILLIAM SHEPHERD (Police-constable A 35). I took the prisoner, and have the purse.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, declaring, that the purse was never in his possession, and that he was not in company with the other boys.

MR. DYER. He was close to me, and I felt the purse taken from my pocket; I turned, and he had it in his hand.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Transported for Seven Years .

1905. WILLIAM GRABBETT was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 1 looking-glass frame, value 7s. , the goods of Anthony Grego .

PETER ORTELLI . I am in the service of Mr. Anthony Grego - he lives in Leather-lane . On the 17th of July the prisoner came and asked me if Mr. Grego was within- I said No; he then asked if he wanted any writing-paper - I said I did not know; he said he would come back and see - he turned to go out, and I saw he had this looking-glass frame; I went and took him with it.

ANDREW LLOYD . I am a constable. The prisoner was brought into my custody - I have known the prisoner some time, and have employed him; he said it was done from distress.

Prisoner. I was in great distress.

GUILTY. Aged 26.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Fourteen Days .

1906. CHRISTOPHER FAIRBROTHER was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 60 pence and 120 halfpence , the monies of James Watson .

JAMES ETHERINGTON . I live with Mr. James Watson, at the King's Arms, Tothill-street . On the morning of the 21st of July I saw the prisoner and two others there; they asked for a pot of ale, and were served with it - while they were drinking it, I fell asleep; when I awoke, I saw the prisoner at my elbow, inside the bar, taking some copper off the side board with one hand, and with the other he was putting some into his pocket - I looked at him, and he said, "There is a big Irishman run across the road with some halfpence, run after him;" I said,"No, you are the Irishman," and I took hold of him; he tried to get away - my fellow-servant got up, and he was secured; I found on him the same money which as missing.

JAMES CROSS (Police-constable B 67.) On the morning of the 21st of July I received the prisoner - I found 10s. in pence and halfpence on him, some in each pocket- he had some silver, which I believe was his own.

JAMES ETHERINGTON. The copper was counted up in shillings worths, but not in paper; two 5s. lots were gone.

Prisoner's Defence. I went to the house with two other persons; on leaving the house I called for half a pints of gin; I returned in half an hour, saw three persons behind the bar, and two in front, and one who was behind the bar was giving something to another person in front; I called to this witness "Charles!" which is the name he goes by, and one of them struck me a blow on the back of the head, and ran off - I ran round, and awoke the witness and his fellow-servant, who were both asleep.

OLIVER KING . I was there, and was asleep; when I awoke I saw Charles asleep, and the prisoner shaking him - that is all I have to say, for I fell off to sleep again.

ANN ELIZABETH REED . I live with my mother, who keeps a sale-shop in Orchard-street, Westminster. On the morning of the robbery I went to this house, and Charles said the place had been robbed of 10s. by a man - I asked if he saw the man; he said he and his fellowservant were asleep.

JAMES ETHERINGTON. I told her a man had committed a robbery, and 10s. had been stolen - I said I awoke, and saw the prisoner in the act of taking it.

ANN ELIZABETH REED . He said he was asleep, and was awoke by the man shaking him, and that some men ran out with the money - I do not know the prisoner, but I happened to mention this in the house on Monday last.

GUILTY . Aged 31. - Confined Three Months .

1907. GEORGE MEAD was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 2 pairs of ear-rings, value 3l. , the goods of John Hill .

JOHN HILL . I am a jeweller , and live in St. James'-place, Clerkenwell . On the 30th of July the prisoner came to my house, and wished to have two or three pairs of ear-rings, to show a lady in Old-street-road - he was almost a stranger to me; I called my lad, and sent him with him, and two pairs of ear-rings, telling him to bring back the goods, or the money - the lad returned in about two hours, and said the prisoner had run away; he brought neither the money nor the goods back - the goods were not entrusted to the prisoner, but to the apprentice, and these directions were given him.

ROBERT WILLIAM CAMPION . I am apprentice to Mr. Hill. On the 30th of July my master gave me the goods to go with the prisoner - I went with him as far as the Old Fountain, in the City-road; as we were going along, he told me he had agreed with my master, that I was to stay outside, as if I went in the lady would not buy them, thinking he did not manufacture them - when I got to the door, he said, "Wait here, and I will return in five minutes; I will not detain you longer;" he took the goods out of my hand - I waited about twenty minutes, and then I went in, and inquired if there had been a person there to show two pairs of ear-rings; they said there had not - I gave them to the prisoner, not to keep, but to return one pair, and the money for the other.

Prisoner. I told Mr. Hill that I did not know whether I should be able to pay him the money down, as I did not know whether I should get it.

MR. HILL. So far from that, there was a suspicion expressed that all was not right, and I said my lad must go with him, and not lose sight of the goods.

WILLIAM MITCHELL (Police-constable K 5.) I took the prisoner at the Green Man, James-street, Commercial-road - I found on him one pair of gold ear-rings, a number of duplicates, and one duplicate torn up.

MR. HILL. This is one pair of the ear-rings which I sent on that occasion.

JOHN BENT (Police-constable K 20.) I was called into the house where the prisoner was taken - I found a orn duplicates on the ground, and by means of that I found another pair of ear-rings.

THOMAS BARNES . I live at Mr. Dexter's, a pawnbroker, in Whitechapel. I took in these ear-rings of the prisoner; I lent 25s. on them - they are worth about 2l.; I asked how he came by them; he said he was a jeweller, and in the habit of selling them at private houses - I had taken a ring or two of him before, and thought he was a jeweller - he gave the name of John Williams , No. 2, Cleveland-street.

GUILTY . Aged 20.

1908. GEORGE MEAD was again indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 3 rings, value 10s.; 2 watchkeys, value 8s., and 2 lockets, value 3s. , the goods of Mary Sumner .

MARY SUMNER. I keep a shop in Church-row, Houndsditch . I lost the articles stated on the 28th of July - the prisoner had come there the day before, and he came again that day: he asked me if I would allow him to have some rings and plated goods to show to a captain of a ship, from whom he was likely to get extensive orders, and he was to meet him at the Crown and Anchor, in Storey-street; he asked if I would allow my apprentice to go with him; I said Yes, and I gave the articles stated to the apprentice, telling him not to leave them with him, nor to allow him to take them into an adjoining room - he was to bring back the goods or the money; the prisoner was to have paid 1l. 5s. 6d. for them.

ROBERT BRITTEN . I am in the employ of Mr. Sumner. I went with the prisoner on the 28th of July, and was ordered not to leave the prisoner, but to bring back the goods or the money - when we got to the Crown and Anchor, he asked me to let him have them to take in to the captain, for if I went in the captain would think he did not make them himself; I let him have them, and in about two minutes a young man came, and asked if he belonged to me, as he had run away.

WILLIAM ANDERTON . I am a pawnbroker. I produce two lockets and a ring, which were pawned by the prisoner, on the 30th of July, in the name of John Williams , No. 6, Cleveland-street.

WILLIAM HOLMES . I am a pawnbroker. I have a ring which I took in of the prisoner on the 28th of July, in the name of Williams.

MRS. SUMNER. These are my property - there were more articles, but these are all that have been found.

GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years for each offence .

There was another indictment against the prisoner for a similar offence.

1909. EDWARD MILTON & ROBERT FIELD were indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 1 cap, value 3s., the goods of Samuel Adams ; and that the said Richard Field had been before convicted of felony .

EDWARD BARRINGER (Police-constable H 51.) I was in Shoreditch on the 25th of August, at half-past eleven o'clock; I saw the prisoner near Mr. Adams' shop -Field took this cap from the right-hand side of the shop door, and gave it to Milton - they went about five yards, and I took them and the cap, which Milton dropped, to the station-house.

THOMAS FOWLER . I am errand-boy to Samuel Adams. This is his cap - I saw it safe at ten o'clock that morning; it has our shop ticket on it.

WILLIAM GROVE (Police-constable G 157). I have a certificate (which I got at Mr. Clark's office). of the conviction of Field, on the 5th of July last - I was present, and know he is the person; he was ordered to be whipped.

Milton received a good character.

MILTON - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Whipped and Discharged.

FIELD - GUILTY . Aged 13.

Transported for Seven Years .

London Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1910. EDWARD SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of June , 479 shawls, value 142l., and 5 packing-cases, value 2l. , the goods of Robert Williamson ; and WILLIAM PEDLEY was indicted for feloniously inciting, procuring, &c., the said Edward Smith to commit the said felony .

ROBERT WILLIAMSON. I am a shawl-agent and warehouseman , and live in New-court, Bow-lane . On the 30th of June, Pedley, whom I had known for some years, employed at the Carron-wharf, called about half-past eight o'clock in the morning; as I had often sent goods by him before - I went to the door, and I believe, before he asked me, I told him I should have two boxes containing goods, and three empty boxes, to send that day; I expected he would send a cart for them, but they were not ready then - I said they would be ready between eleven and twelve o'clock; they were to go down to Glasgow - I told him not to be later in sending than five or six; he said very well, if he did not come himself he would tell some one else to call; the boxes contained the four hundred and seventy-nine shawls, and I intended to entrust him with them; about twelve o'clock, or a little before, two strange men called - I was in the countinghouse; I thought they asked if the goods were ready for the Carron-wharf - I think Smith was one, but he did not ask for the goods; I asked my young man if they were ready - he said they were, and I told them they might have them; the three empty boxes were outside the door, addressed for the Carron Company; they might have read the directions - while my young man gave them the goods I was engaged with a customer; I fully believed they came from the Carron-wharf - as soon as I was disengaged from my customer, the man whom we have not found was waiting for the return-note from the Carron-wharf; my young man said he was waiting for beer, and I gave him 2d.; I then looked narrowly at him, and told him his face was not so familiar to me as some of the others - he said he had been seven years at the Carron-wharf, and he had been sent by the little man, who had been there in the morning.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Pedley you knew had been employed by the wharf? A. Yes, I had every confidence in him; he had called in the usual manner, but I thought he called rather earlier than usual - I believe he is what is called a trouncer; he comes with the carman, and has brought the cart himself.

JOHN SEAMELL . I am carman to Mr. Wilcox, of Consin-lane - he lets out carts. On a Saturday morning Smith came and hired a cart of my master; I was sent with it to New-court, Bow-lane, to know how long they should be - when we got there, Smith loaded the goods at Mr. Williamson's, and said they should not be long, they were only going to Bishopsgate-street; I then went home.

Cross-examined. Q. There was another person with Smith? A. Yes, it was not Pedley, but a man who is not here.

CHARLES WHITE . I am wharfinger at the Carronwharf. I know Pedley, but I do not know Smith; I never sent him, and the goods were never brought to the wharf.

Cross-examined. Q. You have known Pedley for some time? A. Yes; he has occasionally driven Sansom' carts.

DANIEL FORRESTEB . I am an officer. The prosecutor stated his loss to me on the Sunday morning; I took Pedley - I asked where he was on the Saturday, he said he went to the St. Katherine Dock at ten o'clock and worked till four, and received 2s. - I asked in what part of the dock; he said Nightingale-lane, and he answered to the name of Murphy.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe he was aware that some person had obtained the boxes? A. I believe he was, and he told what was not the truth.

Smith's Defence. A man came to me and asked me, to go and do a job in Bow-lane; I put the case into the cart, and he gave me 6d. and a pint of beer - the boy knows I have hired carts before.

JOHN SEAMELL. He has hired carts before.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 22.

Transported for Seven Years .

PEDLEY - NOT GUILTY .

1911. RICHARD PORRATT and CHARLES RUSH were indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 2 painting brushes, value 4s., the goods of John Lorkin and another, his masters .

JOHN LORKIN . I live in Aldersgate-street , and am an oil and colour man . Porratt has been six years in my service and Rush about two; I paid them a guinea a week - in consequence of several losses, the officer marked some brushes in our warehouse.

JOHN WILLIAM HARRISON . I am a City-officer. I marked the brushes, in company with the prosecutor's foreman on the 9th of July, and put them into their place again; I was placed in the spice-room, to watch, and about half-past two o'clock, I saw Rush come from the place where he was at work, take two brushes, and place them under his smock-frock; I remained quiet till the men went to dinner - I then asked the foreman which way they were gone; he said they were but just gone - I had a brother officer outside, who told me they were gone to the King's-arms: I had them all brought back, and charged Rush with having them - he said he had nothing on him; I searched him, but found nothing - I found the brushes on Porratt.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. I suppose you were placed there for the purpose of watching? Yes; I had known the persons who work there by going there occasionally, I have seen Porratt there - I did not say the reason I knew Rush took them, was because he had a cap on - I said he had a cap; I said to him, "This is the cap you had on," and he said he had no cap - I have been twelve years an officer; I think Rush told me that Porratt wore a smock-frock, but I do not know that I ever saw him in one - I looked through some rails, and saw him before he took the brushes.

COURT. Q. Are you sure Rush took the brushes? A. Yes.

GEORGE ELLIOTT . I am a warehouseman in the prosecutors' employ. On the 28th of June the officer marked some brushes and I marked some, but these are two the officer marked; they were found on Porratt - the officer came and said some property had been taken; I called the men back, when they had been out about two minutes.

Cross-examined. Q. Then they were found about two minutes after they had gone out? A. Yes; Porratt could get to where the brushes were, but he had no business there - I had not suspected Porratt of going to the brush room for improper purposes, nor cautioned him not to go; I have asked him and others what they went up stairs for, when I have seen them coming down.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

PORRATT - GUILTY . Aged 52.

RUSH - GUILTY . Aged 30.

Transported for Seven Years .

1912. RICHARD PORRATT was again indicted for stealing, on the 6th of July , 5 lbs. of Italian juice, value 5s. 6d., the goods of John Lorkin and another, his master ; and JOSEPH HANCHETT was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen .

JOHN LORKIN. At the latter end of July the officer told me there had been some person in our trade robbed, and the articles were offered for sale; I gave directions that if any articles were offered which we sold, to bring them to me - I gave my knife to the warehouseman to mark some juice, and as I thought he did it rather awkward; I said, "Give it me, and I will mark some;" the officer afterwards told me that they had discovered some juice which Hanchett had bought, and he stated before the Magistrate that he bought it of Porratt.

GEORGE ELLIOTT . I am in the employ of Mr. Lorkin. I marked some Italian juice, and the officer brought this parcel a few days after, and asked if I knew it, which I said I did - I knew him by seeing him in the neighbourhood.

JOHN WILLIAM HARRISON . When I took Porratt on the 9th, I asked him whether he took any thing on the 6th; he said he did not - I went home and got the juice, and asked him if he took that; he then said he took it to Hanchett's, in Maidenhead-court, and sold it there.

SAMUEL SEAGAR . I am an officer. On the 6th of July Hanchett came, and brought to my house 5 lbs. of Italian juice, and asked 1s. a pound for it, as I deal in that article; I knew him before'; he is a hair-dresser- I gave him 5s. for it, and then went to Harrison, and we went together to the prosecutors'; this is the juice, but I never saw it in possession of Porratt.

NOT GUILTY .

1913. HENRY DEVINE was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of William Surridge , from his person .

WILLIAM SURRIDGE. I am a cheesemonger , and live in Smithfield . I was passing there last Tuesday, about four o'clock in the afternoon, to go to Bartholomew-close; I received information, turned, and saw the prisoner in possession of an officer; I believe he had my handkerchief in his hand.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were there a great number of persons there? A. There was no crowd at that spot; there might be a hundred or a hundred and fifty persons within about thirty yards; it was in the open place, opposite the entrance to Clothfair; there were some small shows there.

JOSEPH FOYER . I was in the fair. I saw the prisoner and another boy come towards me - the other boy took the prosecutor's handkerchief and threw it to the prisoner; I took the prisoner and the handkerchief, and told the prosecutor.

Cross-examined. Q. Might it not have fallen on your own arm? A. No.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was passing through the fair, and a boy picked the pocket and threw the handkerchief on my arm.

NOT GUILTY .

1914. JOSEPH BLACKBURN was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of June , 2 1/2 yards of woollen cloth, value 2l., the goods of Richard Edden , his master .

RICHARD EDDEN. I am a tailor , and live in Newgate-street . The prisoner was my clerk for about three months; he had been with me various times before - he was taken up on another subject, and some duplicates of cloth were found on him, which caused inquiry to be made.

WILLIAM HUMPHRIEYS . I am in the employ of a pawnbroker. I have two yards and a half of woollen cloth, which were pawned by a person who gave the name of Smith - I do not know who it was.

WILLIAM MASON . (Police-constable G 45). I took the prisoner, and found on him two duplicates of two remnants of cloth; I went to the prosecutor, who came and knew them - the pawnbrokers have the counter duplicates; the prisoner tore up those he had on him, but we made them out.

RICHARD EDDEN . This is my cloth; I can positively swear to it.

JURY. Q. Have you any mark on it? A. No, but I know by comparing it with what I have left, and it is the quantity I lost.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had always acted faithfully to the prosecutors, and was never guilty of an act of dishonesty.

GUILTY . Aged 41. (See 8th day.)

1915. SAMUEL HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of July , 1 half-crown, 3 shillings, and 1 sixpence, the monies of Elias Moses and Isaac Moses , his masters. - Also for stealing, on the 5th of July, 76 sovereigns, 6 half-sovereigns, 4 crowns, 9 half-crowns, 10 shillings, and 20 sixpences, and 1 bank-note, value 20l.; 5 Bank notes, value 10l. each, and 8 Bank notes, value 5l. each, the property of Elias Moses and Isaac Moses, his masters . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1916. WILLIAM COLE was indicted for unlawfully breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Leach , on the 7th of July , with intent feloniously to steal her goods and monies .

ELIZABETH LEACH. I live in Sherborne-lane, in the parish of St. Mary Abchurch . On the 7th of July I fastened up my house about twenty minutes before six o'clock in the morning, and went to market with my niece; I returned before seven, and the doors were all opened; they had opened the door, and gone through a passage into a parlour; I am sure I had locked the door when I went out - the prisoner was then in custody.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Are you single? A. Yes - I keep a chandler's-shop.

JAMES HOLMAN . I am a watchman of Walbrook. I know the prosecutrix's house; a few minutes before six o'clock that morning I saw the prisoner and another man come out of her shop door; I thought they had no business there - I stepped up, and saw the door ajar; I then followed them up to Cornhill, where they separated - I followed the prisoner, who ran as fast as he could; I called, Stop thief! and he was stopped by Tokenhouse-yard - he was taken to the watch-house, and seven skeleton-keys were found on him, a phosphorus-box, and a lantern, and this crowbar - one of the keys opens the shop door.

WILLIAM BOYCE . I was at the watch-house, and saw these things found on the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Confined Eighteen Months .

1917. HENRY EDWARDS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 pair of shoes, value 3s., the goods of William Thomas , his master .

WILLIAM THOMAS. I am a warehouseman , and live in Cheapside; I am a stay and shoe manufacturer - the prisoner was in my employ. I was in the country when this took place.

JAMES THOMAS . I am in the prosecutor's employ. On Saturday night, the 21st of July, while the prisoner was gone to our other warehouse with a box of shoes, I was told he had got something - when he came back, I called him, under a pretence of paying him his wages -I saw these shoes in his bosom; I asked what he had there - he said Nothing; I said he had, and called a man to take them.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. And you gave him a good beating, I believe? A. No, I shook him - there were 12s. due to him that night.

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WORDALE . I saw the prisoner take the shoes from the box which he was packing them in, to take to the other warehouse, and I told Mr. Thomas of it.

FRANCIS EARL . I am an officer. I took the prisoner.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received an excellent character, and his master promised to employ him.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1918. MARY THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of July , 1 watch, value 3l.; 1 watch-key, value 7s., and part of a guard-china, value 5s. , the goods of Edward Meredith Lewis .

EDWARD MEREDITH LEWIS . I have a situation in the Stamp-office , and live at Pimlico. Late on the 7th, or early on the 8th of July, I was slightly inebriated, but knew what I was doing - I was walking along the street, and the prisoner ran up to me, and made a sudden snatch at my watch; the chain broke, and she got the watch - she ran off, and I lost sight of her altogether; I mentioned the circumstance to a watchman, who was almost on the spot - he recommended me to go to the watch-house, and in about half an hour, the prisoner was brought to the watch-house.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How much had you had to drink? A. I had been out to dinner with some friends - I had drank, perhaps, three or four kinds of wine, I cannot saw how many glasses; I might drink six or eight glasses of port, and some sherry and madeira -I drank no liquor; I will not swear that the prisoner is the woman who robbed me; there was no other woman near me at the time the prisoner was; one other woman had spoken to me in Bishopsgate-street.

THOMAS PETCH . I am a City-officer. I heard of the loss about twenty minutes or half-past twelve o'clock at night, and from the description I received of the prisoner, from another person, I took her - I found she was fearful that I was going to lay hold of her, and I pushed her down a gate way - she then put her hand into her bosom, took out this watch, and threw it away.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. There were several women going past me; I never saw the prosecutor - the officer owes me a spite, and said he would transport me if he could.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Life .

OLD COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1919. HENRY COSMO MILTON was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 21 spoons, value 15l.; 4 salt-stands, value 3l.; 1 silver cup, value 2l., and 1 ladle, value 1s., the goods of John William Calvert , in his dwelling-house. - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Life .

1920. HENRY ACKLING was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 gelding, price 20l. , the property of Thomas Gunn .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

HENRY GUNN. I am the son of Thomas Gunn, a farmer of South Newington, near Banbury, Oxfordshire . On the 20th of July, at eight o'clock at night, the prisoner saw me put the bay horse into the field; I shut the gate, and next morning (Saturday) it was missing. On Monday, the 30th, in consequence of information, I found it at the Rose and Crown, at Heston, in Cook's possession - the prisoner was a drover's boy, and sometimes lived at South Newington.

EDWIN COOK . I keep the Rose and Crown, at Heston. On Saturday night, the 21st of July, at eleven o'clock, the prisoner brought this gelding to my house, and asked for a quartern of corn; he had some beer and cheese, for which he paid me; he appeared fatigued, and confused - he asked if he could sleep in my stable that night; I gave him leave, and locked him in - I went at half-past five o'clock in the morning, to let him out, and noticed that the horse was in a very bad state, distressed and fatigued - I asked why he did not feed his horse over night; he said he did not know - he said that he was coming from between Daventry and Banbury, and overtook a man with three horses, who asked if he wanted a horse - he said not particularly; the man said riding was better than walking, and he then took one of them - Heston is nearly seventy miles from South Newington; he got to my house about ten o'clock on Saturday night - Gunn afterwards saw the horse, and claimed it.

Prisoner's Defence. A man met me on the road, and gave me the horse.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Life .

1921. CHARLES GALLOWAY was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of May , at St. James, Westminster , 18 silver spoons, value 9l., the goods of Francis Fenton , the younger, in his dwelling-house .

CHARLES PEACH . On the 29th of June, when this happened, I was chief waiter at Mr. Fenton's hotel, St. James'-street - he lives there; the prisoner was second waiter , and had been so more than five months; the plate was in my immediate custody; it was the prisoner's duty to clean it. On the 23rd of June I lost three salt-spoons, which raised my suspicion; and on the 29th I went into the plate-room, and while I was counting the plate up the prisoner came down and told me he was very sorry, but he had taken twenty-two table-spoons and pawned them, and had the duplicates in his box, at the top of the house; while I was speaking to Mr. Fenton he went up, brought the duplicates down, and, in his confusion, dropped them - they were picked up and given to me.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. I believe he said he had pawned them, but not with intent to steal them? A. He did, and if Mr. Fenton would give him time he would take them out.

PETER TATE . I am a pawnbroker, of Crown-row, Walworth - I formerly lived with Mr. Barclay, a pawnbroker. I have five table-spoons, which were pawned at various times - I cannot say who by; these are the duplicates of them.

JOSEPH SADLER THOMAS . I am an inspector of Police. Mr. Fenton put these duplicates into my hand, in the prisoner's presence; I asked the prisoner what they were - he said they were duplicates of property he had unfortunately taken, and which he was sorry for.

Cross-examined. Q. Were not his words, that he had unfortunately pledged them? A. No.

JOSEPH ROSIER . I am a pawnbroker. I have three table-spoons, which were pawned by the prisoner on the 10th and 21st of January.

FRANCIS FENTON. I keep this hotel . These spoons are mine.

Cross-examined. Q. How long was he in your service? A. He came about January; I received a good character with him - he found 20l. in my house at one time, and gave it up.

Prisoner's Defence. I most conscientiously call God to witness, it was the most remote of my thoughts that the prosecutor should sustain any injury - had I not resorted to this measure I must have suffered incarceration, which I trust will be a sufficient cause for your merciful consideration.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 30.

Recommended to Mercy. - Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1922. EDWARD HOWE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of March , at St. James, Westminster, 53 veils, value 87l.; 1853 yards of silk, value 276l.; 554 yards of satin, value 83l.; 578 yards of Persian, value 28l.; 132 yards of gauze, value 12l.; 1206 yards of blond, value 149l.; 1176 yards of thread lace, value 256l.; 7 pairs of lappets, value 5l.; 10 yards of crape, value 1l.; 57 yards of velvet, value 25l.; 21 scarfs, value 4l.; 254 handkerchiefs, value 35l.; 5 caps, value 1l.; 54 collars, value 16l.; 560 yards of quilling, value 3l.; 7 habit-shirts, value 15s.; 119 yards of net, value 12l.; 50 yards of bobbin lace, value 30s.; 59 pairs of stockings, value 11l.; 6 pairs of cotton socks, value 4s.; 144 pairs of gloves, value 6l.; 590 yards of ribbon, value 12l.; 15 yards of cambric, value 4l.; 2 yards of lawn, value 4s.; 6 shawls, value 6l.; 1 apron, value 1l.; 4 dresses, value 3l.; 35 yards of muslin, value 1l. 1ls.; 26 yards of linen, value 1l. 10s.; 5 yards of woollen cloth, value 4l.; 5 pairs of silk cuffs, value 5s.; 11 fans, value 2l. 10s.; 2 boxes of eau-de-cologne, value 1l.; 480 rows of beads, value 10l.; 73 feathers, value 15l.; 174 worked trimmings, value 10l.; 2 boxes, value 2s., and 2 brushes, value 6s., the goods of Ann Hogard , in her dwelling-house .

SECOND COUNT, stating him to be the servant of the said Ann Hogard.

MESSRS. CLARKSON and BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

HENRY HOGARD. I am the son of Ann Hogard , a widow , who lives at No. 4, Waterloo-place, in the parish of St. James', Westminster . In my father's life time a very extensive business was carried on in the silk-mercery line - he died in September, 1830; the stock at that time was worth about 12,000l. - my mother carried on the business till March, 1832; the prisoner came into her service about March 1831, and managed the silk department from October, 1831 to March, 1832 - my mother was selling off her silk stock, intending to continue only the millinery business; the prisoner left in March, 1832, as soon as the stock was sold; he left without the slightest suspicion; my mother left the silk business entirely to his management.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. What was your father's name? A. Robert; my mother is his sole executrix - nobody else administered; part of the stock was there in my father's time - the business continued in my mother's name, she is the sole legatee; part of the stock was sold off at a reduced price - while the prisoner was in our employ, he told me had received a commission from his brother to buy job goods in the City; if he had taken out goods, and entered them in the books as sold for money, that would be sufficient, but he has not done so - the blocks and things would remain with the goods; we sold off about 5000l. of stock; I missed goods at different times; and more particularly on closing the concern, on confining the goods to a smaller space, we missed goods which we should not have done in a lerger stock, particularly in one or two patterns of lace; he had left about three months before that discovery was made.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Do you keep your mother's books? A. Yes; I remember the prisoner once purchasing some goods on his own account, and then an invoice was given him, the same as other persons.

ROBERT LUKE HOGARD . I am the prosecutrix's eldest son; we missed articles from time time, but entertained no suspicion of the prisoner when he left. On the 26th of July, I received information from Mr. Goldney, and between six and seven o'clock that evening went with him to the prisoner's lodgings, in Newman-street; the prisoner opened the door to us - Burridge, the officer, was with me, but had no warrant - I said, "I dare say, Mr. Howe, you know what my business is;" he said, "Walk into the parlour for a minute" - he went into the back room, and Burridge followed him; we afterwards went up stairs together; and as we went up, the officer said, "We are come without a search-warrant, but if you object to our searching your rooms, Mr. Hogard will go to the Magistrate and procure a warrant, while I remain here to see that nothing is removed; Mr. Hogard suspects there is property of his mother's here" - when I got into the room, I saw some boxes; I think the prisoner opened one of them - I saw in it a piece of cashmere, which I knew; I said, "Did you purchase this of my brother" - he replied, "I should like to speak to you alone;" the officer objected to that - the prisoner then said he would go into another room with me and the officer, which we did, and then he said, "Mr. Hogard, there is a great deal of property in the other room - some it is yours, and some mine - there are two boxes of lace, which are yours;" we then cautioned him not to say any thing that might criminate himself - we returned into the other room with him, and he delivered to me two boxes of lace, saying, "These are your's, they might have been here 17,000 years, and I should never have touched them;" he said he had been the dupe of another party, and he hoped we should be merciful to him - these two boxes contained one hundred yards of foreign lace, the cost price of which, is 250l.; this piece of Mechliu lace cost 19l., and other pieces worth 6l. and 7l. each - they are entire pieces, and have our shop mark on them; the boxes are not ours - we found about one hundred and sixty yards of silk there; here is one roll which cost 6l. or 7l.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Are the shop marks in your hand-writing? A. No, they are in the prisoner's writing; the laces are partly marked by me and partly by my mother - our stock was advertised as a cheap sale; a quantity of silks and various things were sold - I have not brought the books here; no application has been made for the prisoner to have access to our books, but there was for his own books, which was refused.

MR. CLARKSON. Q. How much property have you recovered? About 1200l. or 1500l.

EDWARD BURRIDGE . I am an officer. I accompanied Mr. Hogard to the prisoner's lodging; before I got up stairs I told him, Mr. Hogard had information that he had a quantity of foreign lace, and would he obliged to him to show it to him; that they had lost a quantity of lace, silks, and other property, and if he did not allow us to search, I should wait there while a warrant was obtained: when we came into the room, he produced two boxes of lace, and said, "I hope you will forgive me Mr. Hogard; here are the two boxes of lace - I have had them in my possession two months, and dare not touch them" - he said they were Mr. Hogard's properety, and Mr. Hogard identified this piece of cashmere; we found in the room silks and feathers: I have some property which I obtained at another place the following day, and a quantity of cases of property which came from Bristol, and which Mr. Hogard claims; they were delivered to me by the prisoner's brother - this direction (looking at a card), came off one of the cases; I found three duplicates for silk in the prisoner's room.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. What did the prisoner say to Mr. Hogard? A. He said, "There is a great deal of property in the other room, some of which is mine, and some yours; I have two boxes of lace in the other room;" I asked him to point them out - we went into the room - he produced two boxes, and said, "I hope you will forgive me, Mr. Hogard, they have been in my possession two months," &c.

Q. Did he not say he had received them, being made the dupe of a villian? A. No - about a quarter of an hour after, he said he did not bring them there; and when I was locking the door to bring him away, he said he had been made the dupe of another person, but should not mention his name, and asked me to speak to Mr. Hogard to be favourable to him; he did not say he had received them from another person, but that he did not bring them there - he said he should not have touched them for a thousand years; I found other things at his lodgings next day: he was in Newgate then - I did not search the room the first day, but locked it up, bringing away what property was identified; and on going again, I found the door had been broken open, a great many things removed and other things left; I brought away some invoices: the Magistrate did not positively direct him to have them - it was to be with the consent of the other party, but they did not seem to consent; I was applied to for them by his attorney, and refused, by the prosecutor's desire - they are here.

SOPHIA SAUNDERS . I am in the employ of Miss Charlton, a milliner and dress-maker. The prisoner was in the habit of bringing articles there for sale; I have received silks and satins from him - (looking at some silk goods) I do not know who brought these goods to Miss Charlton's, nor who they were purchased of - I have known the prisoner several years, and think this invoice is in this writing.

Q. Does that bill relate to this property? A. I do not know; I have been intimate with the prisoner - here is plum coloured silk, also pink, drab, black, sage, and peagreen.

COURT. Q. You must know whether that invoice relates to those goods? A. I do not - I was not present when the goods were brought; I think I have received silk from the prisoner myself at Miss Charlton's, but am not certain.

JAMES ALDOUS . I am a pawnbroker. On the 17th of May a piece of silk was pawned with me for 30s., and another piece the same day for 9l., by a foreigner named Osborne, who I have known for many years, dealing in such things; I have another parcel, which he pawned for 5l. 6s. on the 20th of May - these duplicates are what I gave for the articles.

ROBERT LUKE HOGARD. The different articles produced are my mother's.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How do you know them? A. By having pieces at home of the same; I have compared the selvidges where they have been cut, and some are marked.

HENRY HOGARD . This direction-card is the prisoner's hand-writing; I have examined the silk produced by Miss Saunders - there are numbers on the invoice, and figures on the goods corresponding with those numbers, and the goods correspond in colour.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Whose hand-writing are the figures? A. Those in the invoice are the prisoner's; those on the goods do not appear the same hand-writing - the property which came from Bristol is my mother's; I cannot say it had not been sold.

Eleven witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Life .

1923. JOHN ROBERTS was indicted for feloniously forging a bill of exchange , which is as follows:-

London, 3rd of July, 1832.

Two months after date, pay to my order, the sum of one hundred and sixty-seven pounds, five shilling, value received

A. McKENZIE.

Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., 8, Bishopsgate-street, London.

with intent to defraud William Hudson and others.

SECOND COUNT, for uttering the same, with a like intent.

EIGHT OTHER COUNTS, stating his intent to be to defraud different persons.

EIGHT OTHER COUNTS, charging him with forging an acceptance to the said bill, and with uttering the same. -To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1924. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of June , 1 watch, value 8l.; 1 chain, value 2l.; 1 seal, value 10s., and 6 studs, value 30s., the goods of William Henry Desborough , in the dwelling-house of Atkinson Morley .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

WILLIAM HENRY DESBOROUGH . I live in Huntingdonshire. On Tuesday, the 26th of July, I was residing at the Burlington hotel, Cork-street, in the parish of St. James' , of which Atkinson Morley is the proprietor, and lives there. About six o'clock that evening I went out, leaving a gold watch and appendages on my dressing-room table in my bed room - the watch cost 20l.; I returned about one o'clock in the morning, and about eleven in the morning I missed them - I gave notice to my servant, who had attended when I dressed, and about the 6th of July I found my property at Worship-street office.

GEORGE BOTT . I am the prosecutor's servant. I attended him to dress, and after he left I saw the watch and property on the dressing-table, about ten minutes after seven o'clock; he informed me of his loss next morning.

CHARLES WORLEY . I am shopman to Mr. Cassell, a pawnbroker, Old-street. On the 26th of June, about eight o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came to our shop, and pawned a gold watch, a gold chain, and six shirt studs, in the name of John Stennet - I have seen him frequently before, and am certain of him.

Prisoner. Q. Did I not say it was not for myself? A. I asked him what name - he said, "The name I in general pawn in, J. Stennet," and that is the name I always knew him by.

JAMES ROBERT CASSELL . My attention was directed to this property, and on Tuesday, the 3rd of July, the prisoner came to the shop - I said I was busy, and would attend to him presently; I sent for a Policeman, and gave him in charge; I said to the prisoner, "You recollect pawning a gold watch and other things here last Tuesday"- he hesitated a moment, and then said he did; I told him it was taken from Burlington hotel - I do not recollect his making any remark.

THOMAS JONES . I am a Policeman. The prisoner was given into my charge; Mr. Cassell told him the watch was stolen from the Burlington hotel - he said he could answer for all that.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I received the watch from a young man who was transported last Surrey Session; I told Cassell's man I did not pawn it for myself - he did not ask what name, but put it in the name he knew me by; is it likely if I had stolen it that I should have gone to the shop a week after?

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

There were three other indictments against the prisoner.

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1925. WILLIAM NOWLAND was indicted for feloniously assaulting Patrick Preston , and cutting and maiming him in the head, with intent to kill and murder him .

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

PATRICK PRESTON. I am a tailor , and live in Dean-street, Shadwell. On the 12th of August I lived in George-street, Ratcliff ; I had been to Greenwich that day, and got very tipsy.

MARGARET PRESTON. I am the prosecutor's wife. On the night of the 12th of August, he was very drunk - he was in company with the prisoner and more of his friends - the prisoner was also drunk; my husband was sick - the prisoner helped him up stairs to bed, and helped all his clothes off except his trousers; I was putting my baby to bed at this time - my husband was laying on the bed; the prisoner assisted to take off my husband's trousers, but he would not let him, and the prisoner went down stairs - my husband followed him with all his clothes off but his trousers; they were not gone many minutes - I followed them down, and when I got down, I saw them wrangling together and fighting - they had hold of each other; I went between them to part them, and received a scar on my left hand; I then observed some blood on my husband - I called Murder! I found he was hurt on the head and body - a surgeon attended him afterwards; when my husband went out of the room after the prisoner, he ran down following him - I was sober.

Cross-examined by MR. BARRY. Q. Were you one of the party at Greenwich? A. Yes; I was confused; my sister is married to the prisoner - we had been happy and comfortable; I suppose I was two or three minutes in the room before I followed them down, and when I got down they were struggling.

PATRICK PRESTON re-examined. I do not remember the prisoner putting me to bed, or pulling my clothes off; I remember his trying to take my trousers off; I told him I would not let any body take them off; he gave me some saucy answer, and them went down stairs - I went after him, but how it began, or how I got on after I got down I do not know; I do not know what passed till I found my neck bleeding, and he said, "Now I have you;" who first struck I do not know, but I was cut - I do not know whether supper was going on then.

MRS. PRESTON. Supper was over; nobody is here who was present when they got down stairs.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1926. JOHN ANDREWS was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 mare, price 18l. , the property of Henry Gray .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

CHARLES MOULTON . I am a farmer , and live at Crouch-end, near Hornsey - Gray's mare was at my premises at grass. On the 24th of July, about eight o'clock in the evening, I saw her safe, and missed her at six next morning; the gates of the field were locked, as I had left them, but there was a gap broken down, communicating with a field next to a wood - I traced the mare's feet through the wood, and there was grey hair scraped off on the gate-post - this was a grey mare; I saw her next in Gray's possession; she had two fore-shoes on when stolen, but no hind-shoes.

JOSEPH COX . I keep the Tiger's Head, in the New North-road, four or five miles from Crouch-end. On Wednesday morning, the 26th of July, I saw the prisoner in my skittle-ground, behind my house, about half-past eight o'clock, and he had a grey mare there - there is a side door to the ground, communicating with the street; it was fastened, but a person climbing over the wall could unfasten it inside; I have since seen a mare at Worship-street, in the officer's possession, which I believe to be the same - I told the prisoner there was no room for any thing there - I went out in about half an hour, leaving him and the mare there, but desired him to go away -I was out all day; Larman, the farrier, lives about a quarter of a mile from my house; I did not send any horse to him to be shod.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you know a man named Taylor in this transaction? A. He was charged with this at Worship-street; the prisoner said Harry Taylor gave him the horse to be shod, and I saw that man outside the Court this morning - it was another man, named James Taylor , who was taken up with the prisoner.

JOSEPH LARMAN . I am a farrier, and live in Philip-street, Kingsland-road. On Tuesday morning, the 25th of July, the prisoner brought a grey mare to my place to have two hind-shoes put on; he said it was Cox's mare - I said I had been with Cox the day before, and he had got none like it; he then said it had come home early that morning; my man put the shoes on, and booked them to Cox; he took the mare away - I saw the same mare afterwards at Worship-street.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you ask who desired him to get it shod? A. No; he said it was Mr. Cox's.

FREDERICK MASON . I am in Larman's employ. I shoed the mare, and saw the same mare at Worship-street, but the shoes were so worn, I could not identify them.

JEREMIAH EVANS . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner on the 26th of July, on the approach to the London-bridge, on the grey mare; the witness saw the same mare at Worship-street.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you ask from whom he had it? A. I did; he said it was given him to take care of by two men, and he was to wait there till they returned - he said at the watch-house that they appeared to be brothers, and that one of them was named Harry - I asked what house they used; he said he had seen Harry Taylor several times at a house in Smithfield; he afterwards mentioned the Tiger, at Hoxton; I went and apprehended Harry Taylor there; and while I went out with Cox to look for James Taylor , he came into Cox's house, and was taken - the prisoner was on the mare coming towards the bridge, not standing still.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Did he say where he received the mare from the two men? A. He said at the watch-house that he had it from them at the Rosemary-branch; Harry Taylor was discharged by the Magistrate, and the Grand Jury ignored the bill against James.

HENRY GRAY . I am a livery-stable keeper, in Earl-street. This grey mare is my property, and worth 18l.

Prisoner's Defence. Taylor gave the mare into my possession at the Rosemary-branch, and told me to go to London-bridge, and wait for him.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Life .

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1927. THOMAS BAYNHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , at St. George, Bloomsbury, 1 purse, value 1s.; 2 sovereigns, 3 half-sovereigns, and one 10l. Bank note, the property of George Kent , in his dwelling-house .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

MARY KENT . I am the wife of George Kent , a butcher , who lives in Upper King-street, in the parish of St. George, Bloomsbury ; in August last the prisoner was our foreman , and had been in our service about four months - he had received notice to quit, and was to leave on the Saturday night. On Wednesday, the 15th, Mr. Hanson was in the counting-house with my husband - I was in the shop, taking money; Mr. Kent called me away to get Mr. Hanson a glass of wine - I had a purse, containing a 10l. Bank of England note, and some money rolled up in it - I do not know how much; there were two sovereigns and three half-sovereigns rolled up in a piece of paper, and besides that there was other money in the purse - I was absent from the shop less than five minutes; I had left my purse on a counter by the counting-house - I believe the prisoner was in the shop when I left; when I came back I missed my purse - he was there; I mentioned my loss, in his hearing, immediately; he said he was sorry, and went out with Mr. Hanson, to search for a man named Moore, at the public-houses in the neighbourhood - he said he had no doubt Moore was the thief; Moore is a poor man, who was in the shop when I left, and was gone when I returned - the prisoner had 8s. a week, with his board and lodging.

LUCY JONES . I live with my parents in Great Russell-street. I was in Mr. Kent's shop on the Wednesday, and saw Mrs. Kent's purse on the shopboard; I saw the prisoner go and lay a piece of paper on the top of the purse; after that I saw him take the paper back again, and lay it where he had taken it from; I did not then see the purse - the prisoner had an apron on - I saw him shuffling in his pocket a good deal, with his hand under his apron; he was quite near the place where the purse was in then; the sheet of paper was taken away after that - after shuffling in his pocket, I saw him go backwards into the yard; he returned to the shop before Mrs. Kent - when she came into the shop, the purse was missed; Moore was in the shop at the time - the prisoner cut a piece of skin off some beef, Moore came there for it, and then went away - he did not interfere with the purse at all.

Q. Did you not tell the Policeman you saw Moore take up the purse, and go out with it? A. I did not.

Prisoner. She said Moore took up the purse, and dropped something at the door - master knows the same, and Mrs. Kent too. Witness. I never told any body so.

GEORGE JARVIS . I am apprentice to Mr. Kent. Shortly before the purse was lost, I knew the prisoner was going to leave; and he told me two or three days before the purse was lost, that he had but one sovereign to take him into the country; he said he should try to get a sovereign, or half a sovereign, from his aunt.

JOHN MOORE . I live at No. 12, Princes-street, Red Lion-square. On the day this purse was lost I went to the shop to purchase some meat - I had been a customer there many times before; I did not see the purse on the board, and did not interfere with it in any way - the prisoner served me; I had a towel to taken my meat in - no paper was used to wrap it in; I always had paper previous to that, but not then; I heard I was suspected of this, and went to Kent's directly about it.

THOMAS REEVE . I am shopman to Mr. Harris, of the Strand. On Monday, the 20th of August, the prisoner came and purchased wearing-apparel at our shop, and paid me a 10l. Bank note; I gave him eight sovereigns and some silver out of it - I asked his name, he said William Williams , which I wrote on the note - the policeman has it; here is this name on it in my writing - it is the note he paid me.

ANN GINARD . I keep a public-house; the prisoner lodged with me before he went to Kent's; he went from my house there - he owed me a few weeks rent; he told me he was poor, and could not pay then; he never paid me - I said he should pay me when he could.

WILLIAM WILSON . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner on the 20th of August, and told him it was on suspicion of robbing his master of a 10l. note and some sovereigns; he said he was willing to go with me; I said I must search him - he said "Well, you may search me, I have some money about me;" I found six sovereigns and 13s. on his person, and in his box in a room at Mrs. Ginard's, I found two sovereigns and two half-sovereigns screwed up in this paper; he said there were two sovereigns and two half-sovereigns in it, and that he had taken half a sovereign from it from that morning.

COURT. Q. Did you find on him any of the articles he had purchased? A. Yes; I asked where he bought them - he said he had them from his aunt; I asked where she lived, he refused to tell me; when he got to the station-house, he said a woman had purchased them for him, and before the Magistrate he said he had bought them at a shop in Middle-row, Holborn (this was not taken down) I went to several shops there, but could find no person who had sold them; I afterwards found out Harris.

THOMAS REEVE. This is the waistcoat and shirt I sold him.

MRS. KENT. These sovereigns and half sovereigns were wrapped in paper of this kind, and in this manner; I had just taken the note, and did not know the number -I know it had no writing on the back.

Prisoner's Defence. It was my own money.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Life .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1928. CHARLES REX was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Philip Hardwick , from his person .

PHILIP HARDWICK. I am an architect , and live in Russell-square. On the 11th of July, about nine o'clock in the morning, I was in Fleet-street, near Bridge-street , and felt a pressure, and my pocket was lighter than before; I turned round, and found the prisoner close at my elbow - he appeared alone; nobody but him was near enough to take my handkerchief - I collared, and gave him in charge; I saw my handkerchief about a yard from him, laying in the carriage-road - I saw it taken up; he asked what I meant by collaring him, and denied the charge: Mr. Hudson was with me.

MR. HUDSON. I am a Prothonatary of the Court of Common Pleas. I was with Mr. Hardwick, who seized the prisoner, and crossed the road - I saw the prisoner at that instant throw the handkerchief down, which I took up and gave to Mr. Hardwick.

WILLIAM ELMES . I am a constable. The prisoner was brougth to the watch-house with this handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. For him to say nobody was near me is false; there were a number of people passing at the time I was.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Life .

1929. JOHN BIRD was indicted for feloniously forging a receipt for the sum of 1s. 6d., with intent to defraud Thomas Allan and another .

SECOND COUNT, for uttering the same.

THOMAS ALLAN . I am a warehouseman , and live in Friday-street, Cheapside , and have a partner; the prisoner was our porter ; he carried goods to different wharfs and booking-offices. On the 16th of July our packer gave him a box to carry to the wharf - On the 23rd of July he produced to me two receipts for 1s. 6d. each, for wharfage and shipping charges; here is one signed "Beloe;" I paid him 1s. 6d. for that - I suspected it at the time.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How long was he in your employ? A. About six weeks as porter; he gave me notice to quit on the Monday morning after I kept the note back - our porters occasionally employ journeymen carters as they pass along to take goods to the wharfs, but not by our order - that is the cheapest way, but I never saw him employ them; I believe our porters have done so, by their charging it in their books - they sometimes have a heavy load, and give a man 3d. or 6d. to assist if he is going their way; they frequently charge me for "a pitch;" they have no authority from me to employ chance carters - when I have found they had got a cart to assist, when they did not want it, I have objected to their charge, and they have said the load was too heavy.

DANIEL BELOE . I am clerk to Mr. Wilson, of Smith's wharf, Tooley-street. Part of this receipt is in my writing; I wrote it for 1s., it has been altered to 1s. 6d. - I am positive it was only for 1s. when I signed it; the 6d. is not in my writing.

Cross-examined. Q. How many of these do you sign in a day? A. I may sign fifty - I enter them in a book, which I have here; I cannot say whether the prisoner is the person who paid me 1s.

JOSEPH RENSHAW . I am a Policeman. I received the prisoner in charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I was a perfect stranger to the trade, and got a carter to take the goods to the wharf - I stood by the cart; they got the receipts from the wharf, and gave them to me as they are - if they were altered, it was before they came into my hands.

NOT GUILTY .

1930. JOHN BIRD was again indicted for a like offence .

WILLIAM ELDRIDGE . I am clerk of Hayes' wharf. -This receipt is mine; I gave it for 1s., but 6d. has since been added - I cannot identify the person who brought the goods.

NOT GUILTY .

1931. SAMUEL BARTLETT was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of July , 11 carved ivory knobs, value 36s.; 20 ivory hooks, value 23s., and 11 ivory fists, value 22s., the goods of Charles Houlden , his master .

CHARLES HOULDEN. I am an ivory-turner , and live in Fitchett-court, Noble-street - the prisoner had been my apprentice about eighteen months, I missed goods several times - I received information, and went to Kenn's umbrella-shop, Bagnigge-wells, and found these goods, which are worth about 3l. - I am quite certain they are mine; I took Kenn to my place, called the prisoner into his presence, and asked if he knew any thing of those goods; he said he did not - Kenn said he had bought them of him; the prisoner then asked me to forgive him.

WILLIAM KENN . I keep an umbrella-shop, near Bagnigge-wells. On the 2nd of July the prisoner brought these goods to my shop, and I bought them of him for 2l. 5s. - he offered them for 2l. 15s., and said he made them - I had bought of him before; I saw Mr. Houlden on the 24th, who claimed them - I went to his house with him, and directly the prisoner was produced, I said he was the person - he denied it at first, but afterwards said it was his first offence, and hoped to be forgiven.

WILLIAM COLYER . I received him in charge, and heard him ask for pardon.

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY . Aged 18.

1932. SAMUEL BARTLETT was again indicted for stealing, on the 19th of May , 60 ivory hooks, value 2l. , the goods of Charles Houlden .

CHARLES HOULDEN . I found these goods in possession of Clark, about the 19th of May, and am sure they are mine - there were one hundred and forty-three hooks; more than ninety-five of them are ivory.

ANTHONY CLARK . I live in King's-road. About the 19th of May I bought some ivory hooks of the prisoner for 20s.; I bought another lot afterwards.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18.

1933. SAMUEL BARTLETT was again indicted for stealing, on the 14th of May, 12 parasol handles, value 30s. , the goods of Charles Houlden .

WILLIAM KENN . About the 14th of May I bought these twelve parasol handles of the prisoner for 21s.

CHARLES HOULDEN. They are mine, and worth 30s.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Twelve Months .

1934. JOSEPH MATHER was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 18 1/2 yards of printed cotton, value 9s. , the goods of Thomas Matthews .

JOHN MALLET. I am shopman to Thomas Matthews , a linen-draper , of Aldgate . This cotton hung about four feet within the door - I saw the prisoner come into the shop, and take it: I pursued, and took him about fifteen yards off, with it on his arm.

JOHN FORRESTER . I am a constable. I received him in charge; he said he did not care any thing about it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I never had it in my possession.

GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .

1935. EDWARD WARREN was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 box, value 1s., and 12lbs. of indigo, value 2l. 12s., the goods of James Mark Siordet and others .

SECOND COUNT, stating them to be the goods of Thomas Pearson .

THOMAS PEARSON. The prosecutor employed me to send this box to St. Katherine's-docks - I delivered it to the prisoner in St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate , to take there, on the 4th of August, about noon, and never saw it afterwards - it was to be exported; I am clerk to the prosecutor's agent; the prisoner was quite sober - he afterwards stated that he met a young man, who asked him to drink at a public-house at the corner of Swan-street, Minories, and that he put the box on the tail of a waggon, which went away with it.

SAMUEL EVANS . I am an export wharfinger, at St. Katharine's-docks. I have seen the prisoner repeatedly at the docks - he never brought the box of indigo to the docks.

THOMAS WHEELER . On the 4th of August I saw the prisoner in Crutched-friars, with a box - I cannot say it was the same box, nor tell the time.

JOHN THOMPSON . I took the prisoner on the 15th of August - he said he had lost the box, and knew nothing more about it.

THOMAS PEARSON. I have never found the box - I employed him several times; he was recommended to me as particularly honest - he moved from his lodging the next morning, and could not be found: I found it was not delivered, about an hour after - I had told him to call on me at the Bell, in Aldgate, to be paid; he was to wait there for me - he came, and was informed I was gone to the docks; I returned there in a quarter of an hour; he did not come again - I never heard he had lost it till he was apprehended.

Prisoner's Defence. I lost it, and got some employment at Brook's wharf.

THOMAS WHEELER. I was sitting on a step when I saw him, and do not know which way he came - he could have gone up John-street to the docks from there.

NOT GUILTY .

1936. RICHARD SHEA was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 5 sovereigns, the monies of Lucas Houghton and another .

ALFRED BREWSTER . I am in the employ of Lucas Houghton and another, law-stationer s, Chancery-lane . On the 31st of August, about five o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came into the shop and asked for a halfpenny pen; he put down sixpence, and I gave him a pen and 5 1/2d. - he stood at the counter; I was making up my accounts, and this money was on the counter - immediately I gave him the pen, I saw him snatch the five sovereigns out of the bowl; he got out of the shop, but was caught by two officers, without my losing sight of him - he fell on the ground, and the three sovereigns were under him; the other two were never found - I asked what he had done with the other two; he said the man who had picked the others up, was as likely to have them as him.

RICHARD COWDEROY . I am a constable. I found the prisoner in the watch-house. I have the three sovereigns, and 5 1/2d., which I found in his pocket.

Prisoner's Defence. I came out of his shop, and shut the door; I proceeded fifty yards, and heard a cry of Stop thief! - seeing a man run, I ran after him, and by St. Dunstan's church, I stopped, seeing I was pursued.

ALFRED BREWSTER . He shut the door as he ran out, but I caught sight of him immediately.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

1937. GEORGE JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 umbrella, value 2s., the goods of Jonas White , in a certain vessel on the navigable river Thames .

JONAS WHITE. I keep an hotel in Covent-garden. I went on board a Margate vessel on the 7th of July, at nine o'clock in the morning, and in about five minutes my umbrella was gone; I had put it on the cabin stairs - I am certain I had not dropped it.

JOHN RANGECROFT . I am an officer. On the 7th of July, about five or ten minutes to nine o'clock, in the morning, just before the bell rung, I was informed a man had gone up the passage with an umbrella; I pursued, and took the prisoner with it about two or three hundred yards from the Margate packet - I asked how he came by the umbrella; he said he had picked it up on the stairs - the vessel laid near the stairs; I secured him - I saw White next day, when he returned.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I found it at the bottom of the stairs, on the platform; I thought a person had dropped it coming out of a vessel.

NOT GUILTY .

1938. JOHN JAMES, alias JONES , and GEORGE SARGENT were indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 1 watch-case, value 10s., the goods of William Peak , from his person .

WILLIAM PEAK . I am a hair-dresser , and live in Long-lane ; I was in company with one of the prisoners one night, but was not intimate with him. On the 28th of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning, the prisoners came into my shop, and were talking to each other about watches; Jones said to me, "Let us look at your watch" - I gave it him from my waistcoat pocket; he took the case off, and pretended to look at the works - he gave Sargent the watch to look at, keeping the case himself; he then pretended to look out of doors, and whipped round the corner - I did not see him go away; Sargent gave me the inside of the watch, and said he would go and look after him, and they both whipped round the corner, and never returned; directly I looked out of doors, they were gone - I received information between ten and eleven o'clock that night, and went to the Queen's-head, Queen-street, Holborn; I found them there with a party, and charged them with taking my case, which they denied - I have not found it; it was silver, and worth 10s.

Sargent. Q. How long had we been in your shop before a person came to be shaved? A. They were there about seven minutes altogether; I cannot recollect any body coming to be shaved - I had summoned a person to Guildhall about an image he had broken; I did not say I was in debt 18s. - I said nothing about pawning my watch for 1l.; I was once in the House of Correction for an assault, but was never charged with felony, or a dishonest act - I never threatened to cut my mother's throat; I never told you I had stolen a hone - I knew Jones by sight, having seen him about nine months ago, with a neighbour's son; you kept talking to me about the weather, while Jones went off with the case.

JOHN MURDOCH . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoners; they denied the charge.

Sargent's Defence. Jones called and asked me to take a walk; I had been ill - as we returned I wanted shaving; he said a friend of his kept a shop in Long-lane - I went, and was shaved; a person came and spoke to him about Green, who he had summoned to Guildhall - after he was gone, he said he was 18s. in debt, and should be obliged to pawn his watch: he took it out, and asked us if it would fetch 1l. - I said I was no judge, and he put it into his pocket again; he showed us a hone which he said had been stolen, and the person sold him the duplicate - we soon after bid him good morning, and left both together.

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined One Year .

SARGENT - GUILTY . Aged 27.

Transported for Life .

1940. JAMES KELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 hat, value 10s., the goods of Charles Hong ; and that he had been before convicted of felony .

CHARLES HONG. I live at Mr. Jones', the Two Brewers', public-house, Leadenhall-market . On the 1st of August, about ten o'clock at night, the prisoner came in and called for a glass of porter; my hat hung by the yard door, in the passage - he asked me to show him backwards: he would pass my hat - he came out of the yard, drank part of his porter, and wanted me to take the rest; I saw some bulk under his coat, and suspected him - he left the house, and in half a minute I missed my hat; I went and overtook him about ten yards off - he ran about two hundred yards; I followed, and saw him stop, then walk on a few paces, and pull my hat from under his coat - I immediately collared him, and gave him in charge; he had his own hat on.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I took it by mistake, being intoxicated. Witness. He was perfectly sober.

SAMUEL PECK . I am a constable. I received him in charge.

WILLIAM GLEED . I am an officer. I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction - (read) - I was present in this Court when he was convicted, and know he is the man.

Prisoner's Defence. I had come out of the House of Correction that morning, after eight months' confinement, and not having drank any beer there, the spirits I took had got effect on me; I do not know what occurred.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

NEW COURT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1941. BENJAMIN PHILLIPS and JAMES REARDON were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 half-sovereign , the money of Peter Poland .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

ANGELINA WILCOX . I am in the service of Mr. Peter Poland. On the 12th of July I was at the back of his shop, No. 351, in the Strand , between the hours of twelve and one o'clock - I had counted the money in the till about two hours before; there were eight half-sovereigns and some other money - no other person had been to the till; I saw Reardon come to the door, he appeared to be looking about - he then came into the shop, and asked for a situation; I said I did not know of one - he came about half way into the shop, and I answered him as I sat down - a woman then came into the shop; I got up to answer her, and found Phillips in the shop, with his hand in the till - that was a few minutes after Reardon had asked for a situation: I did not see Reardon when Phillips was at the till - I asked Phillips to give me the money he had taken from the till; he said he had none; I asked him again - he said he had not, and walked out; the officer took him, and took a half-sovereign from his hand.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you not at first say you had lost three half-sovereigns? A. Yes, but I afterwards recollected I had given out two at the time I counted the money; there had been ten, before I gave out the two, and I left eight - there had been no customers in - the till was not locked; there was another person there who attended to the shop, but she had not been to the till - Phillips was laying across the counter, and I saw his hand in the till.

JOHN KENT (Police-constable C 171). I was in the Strand, and observed the two prisoners on the other side of the way, not far from Mr. Warren's; I followed them - they were in company; they went, I suppose, into twenty different shops, and when they came out, I or my brother officer went and inquired what they had been for; when they came to Mr. Poland's, I saw Phillips go in, and Reardon stood at the window, and make several motions with his head and his fingers; Phillips then came out, and Reardon went in - he then came out, and went a little way off; a woman then went in, and we crossed - Phillips was just coming out, and Stone took him - I went and took Reardon, who was then running.

GEORGE STONE. I was with Kent, and saw Phillips go into the shop - Reardon waited outside, and made motions to him; then Reardon went in, and came out again - a woman then went in; Phillips came out - I stopped him, and found a half-sovereign in his right hand.

Cross-examined. Q. I believe you caught Phillips by the throat? A. No; we were both in plain clothes.

Phillips' Defence. The young lady said she missed three half-sovereigns, and the officer seized my throat, put his fingers into my mouth, and nearly strangled me.

Reardon's Defence. I went to get a situation, and when I came out, the officer took me.

PHILLIPS - GUILTY . Aged 18.

REARDON - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

1924. SIDNEY HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 4 yards of fringe, value 13s., the goods of John Peters , his master .

JOHN PETERS. I am a fringe manufacturer . The prisoner had been three weeks in my service before the 1st of August, and he had been with me before he went to sea - he had a box of goods to sell for me, and on the 1st of August, when he came home with his box, he put it down close by a quantity of worsted fringe; he told me he wanted a gross of Waterloo cord braid; I stepped for it - he went out with it, and when he was gone I missed the articles stated - he was to have returned with the money for the braid which he had of me, but he did not; I thought he might have put it into his box, but I looked, and found the box was emptied of what he had taken out in it in the morning; I went out, and a friend directed me to a public- house, where the prisoner was smoking a cigar; I called him out, and asked what he had done with my property; he said he did it with a view to get transported - he afterwards offered me 3s. in part of payment; he had a commission on what he sold.

Prisoner. Q. Did you ever receive money from me? A. Yes, when you returned home, and gave an account of what you sold.

COURT. Q. Was any body on the premises who could have taken it but him? A. No; he put his box on the ground on the counter, close to the fringe - I missed 4l. worth of goods out of his box.

WILLIAM HOWARD . I was in the Police, but am now going to sea. I received the prisoner on the 1st of August - I found on him 3s.; he said he supposed he should be transported.

GUILTY . - Aged 21. Transported for Seven Years .

1943. MARY LYONS was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 2 blankets, value 3s.: 1 counterpane, value 3s.; 2 rugs, value 3s.; 1 tea-board, value 1s.; 1 lookingglass, value 5s.; 3 glasses, value 2s.; 2 saucepans, value 3s.; 2 canisters, value 2s.; 1 jar, value 1s.; 1 basket, value 1s.; 4 shells, value 4s.; 1/2lb. weight of tea, value 3s.; 1/2 lb. weight of chocolate, value 1s.; 7 lbs. weight of soap, value 3s.; 8 lbs. weight of sugar, value 4s.; 50 shells, value 1s., and 4 sovereigns , the property of William Wells .

WILLIAM WELLS. I am a seafaring man , and live in Charles-street, Bethnal-green - I lived with the prisoner, and we had a number of articles in our common use; I made a regular distribution of them on the 24th of July - we were going to breakfast at my brother's; but before she went she threw a red purse on the table, and said I had better put the rest of my money in that, which I did, and locked it up; I then went out - I went to my sister's; the prisoner came there to me the next day, and we set out to go home; she came home part of the way, and then left me; after that she got a van, and took away the property stated; when I came home I missed it - the chest had been broken open, and four sovereigns taken from it; it was her purse I put the money in - she used to earn money sometimes, and that was most likely spent in common; she went by my name.

NOT GUILTY .

1944. THOMAS KNOWLES and THOMAS WILLIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Ralph Brown , from his person .

RALPH BROWN . I am a carpenter , and live in Henry-street East, Bedford-square. On the evening of the 24th of July, I was walking in High-street, St. Giles' - I saw Knowles in the custody of Stone; I felt my pocket, and missed my handkerchief, which I saw in Stone's hand.

GEORGE STONE (Police-constable C 99). On the 24th of July, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, I was in High-street, and saw the two prisoners together at the corner of Oxford-street - when Mr. Brown passed they followed him to the church, when Knowles put his hand in and picked his pocket - Williams was close to him at the time; I went in between them, and secured Knowles; he put his hand behind him, as if to give the handkerchief to Williams, but I took it, and Williams ran off.

Knowles. You swore that Williams was several yards from me; you are not the man who took me, it was a man in plain clothes. Witness. We were both in plain clothes- Williams was close to you; they were both very desperate indeed; they laid on the ground, and said they would not go.

THOMAS FARRANT (Police-constable C 42). I was with Stone, and pursued Williams - he made great resistance, and fought terribly; I got him into a public-house, and when I had handcuffed him I went out to assist Stone - they raised a mob of five or six hundred persons; the prosecutor was forced to assist to get them along.

KNOWLES - GUILTY . Aged 22.

WILLIAMS - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Seven Years .

1945. GEORGE HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 37 lbs. weight of sugar, value 1l. 3s. , the goods of Mary Lewis .

MARY LEWIS. I am a widow , and keep a grocer's-shop in Upper Marylebone-street . On the morning of the 3rd of August, I missed a loaf of sugar from my door - it was brought back by Onslow and the officer.

GEORGE ONSLOW . I live in Phillips'-gardens, St. Pancras, and am a marble polisher. I saw the prisoner and another with him; I saw the prisoner take an apron from before him, and throw it over the sugar, which the other carried - I crossed the road, and saw the prisoner and the other run off with it; I pursued, and took the prisoner - the sugar was dropped, and I took it up and told the officer; the other got off.

WILLIAM BARRY (Police-constable H 59). I was passing near Tottenham-street. Onslow called me, and pointed out the prisoner; I went and took hold of him - he asked what was the matter: I said I would soon tell him- I took him to the sugar, and told him he was charged with stealing that; he said he was innocent, that he had only been standing in company with the man who took it- he had a dark green cap on.

JOHN RHYND . I am a drawing-master, and live in Titchfield-street. I was passing the prosecutrix's shop, and saw the prisoner take the sugar down - he took it to the corner, where there was another person standing, waiting for him - there was no cloth over the sugar; he had a green cap on.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1946. DANIEL HOPKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 necklace, value 5s., the goods of Thomas Habgood , from the person of Mary Ann Habgood .

ELIZABETH ROACH . I am the wife of Richard Roach . of Virginia-row - he is a mariner. On the 10th of July I was looking out at my window, and saw Mrs. Habgood with her child, standing at the door of the Bird Cage - I saw the prisoner take the necklace off her baby's neck, as she stopped to change her arms; I called to her immediately - two men followed the prisoner, and brought him back.

ANN HARGOOD. I am the wife of Thomas Habgood - we live in Church-street. I was carrying my child , whose name is Mary Ann , in my arms, when the prisoner was brought back, and this necklace was produced - it is the one my child had on.

MARTHA CADMAN . I live in Virginin-row. I was in the street, and heard the alarm; I saw a boy run past me, but I cannot say that it was the prisoner; he threw down this necklace - I took it up.

GEORGE BENNETT . I live in Kingsland-road. On the evening of the 10th of July I was with the officer near the Bird Cage: I heard Mrs. Roach say the boy had taken the child's necklace - I saw this necklace on the ground; the prisoner had ran past that spot - I followed and took him; I saw the same necklace picked up by Cadman, and given to the officer.

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

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had not taken the necklace from the child, but seeing it fall, was tempted to take it up. He received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 13.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Ten Days .

1947. HENRY HOWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 pair of trousers, value 5s., and 1 handkerchief, value 3s. , the goods of Daniel Miller .

DANIEL MILLER . I live in Bridge-row, Paddington , and am a brick-maker ; the prisoner lodged with me and worked for me. On the 23rd of July I got up early and went to work - he did not come to work; I went to look after him - I found him coming out of the house; I went into my room, and missed these articles: I went and found him - he had my trousers on under his own; I asked what he was going to do with them - he said to pawn them, to get a shilling or two to go to Wormwood-scrubs; I found the handkerchief in his hat.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Had you been accustomed to use each others things? A. No; I had lent him a pair of shoes to pawn, to pay me some money I had advanced for him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Three Months .

1948. JAMES HEALEY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 coat, value 20s. , the goods of William Crawshaw .

CHARLES HILL . I live with my father at the Southampton Arms, Tottenham-court-road . On the morning of the 26th of July I was looking out at the window - I saw the prisoner go up into a cab, and take a coat up and put it on his back; he walked into Southampton-court, and came back without it - I told the driver of it.

Prisoner. Q. Why did not you give the alarm directly I took it? A. I knew you was about among the cabs - you had been feeding the horses with bay; I have had no quarrel with you.

WILLIAM CRAWSHAW . I am driver of the cab No. 1057 . I lost my coat on the 26th of July; I saw it again the same morning, in the hands of the Policeman; the prisoner came back to the stand, and began to feed the horses - I do not know whether he had been in the habit of doing so.

Prisoner. Q. When I was taken you asked the witness what sort of a coat it was, and what did he reply? A. I asked him whether he saw the coat taken from the cab, with the grey horse - he said Yes; that it was a coat with three or four capes, and it has three - he said he saw you get up, take it up, and put it on, look round and then go off with it on your back.

DAVID LAING (Police-constable E 58). I took the prisoner on the stand in Tottenham-court-road, on the 26th of July; a lodging was pointed out to me at No. 5, Southampton-court - the prisoner had lodged there, but left the Saturday before and was gone to No. 7; I went there, and found this coat in the back room first floor.

ELIZABETH HADLEY . I am the wife of George Hadley ; we live at No. 7, Southampton-court. The prisoner hired our first floor back room on the 21st of July, and slept there till the Thursday; the coat was found there - the street door was on the spring-lock, but could be opened outside; no one had occupied that room after he slept there - he had not given it up.

Prisoner. Q. Was there not another man in the room? A. There was while you were there, but not afterwards.

The prisoner put in a long written Defence, stating that he had not been at Hadley's lodgings after the night of the 22nd, on account of two other men sleeping there: and declaring his innocence.

CHARLES HILL re-examined. Q. When did you tell the prosecutor you had seen the coat taken? A. When he was making inquiry for it, which was about five minutes before six o'clock - it had been taken about a quarter of an hour before.

DAVID LAING . I found the coat about seven o'clock.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1949. WILLIAM FRASER was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 half-crown, 2 shillings, and 1 sixpence, the monies of John Mackewen , from the person of Sarah Mackewen , his wife .

SARAH MACKEWEN. I am the wife of John Mackewen ; he is a horse-doctor ; I sell fruit in the market . On the morning of the 31st of July, the prisoner came to me in Spitalfields-market , a little before seven o'clock; he asked for a pottle of raspberries, and offered 3d. for them, which I said I could not take - he went away and came back, and told me to tie him up a pottle; while I did that, I felt his hand in my pocket - I held his hand, and said,"You little rogue, you have got your hand in my pocket:" I took it out - he had some silver in it, and some copper: I saw one half-crown - I gave him into custody; he said it was his parents' money not mine, but what his mother had given him: I had a good deal of silver in my pocket, and some half-crowns.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Did you see his hand in your pocket? A. No, but I felt it - it was outside my pocket when I saw the half-crown in it; I cannot swear that the half-crown was not in his hand before: I did not see him with any newspapers.

THOMAS STONEHOUSE (Police-constable H 81). I took the prisoner when the prosecutrix had hold of his hand; I found one half-crown and 1 1/2d. in his hand, and 6d. worth of half pence, and 2s. 6d. in his pocket.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, denying that he had touched the prosecutrix's pocket; and stating that the money in his hand he had received for newspapers which he had sold in the street.

REBECCA FRASER . I am mother of the prisoner - he gets his living by buying and selling newspapers. On the morning of the 31st of July he had two half-crowns from me to purchase newspapers.

NOT GUILTY .

1950. THOMAS DEADMAN and JAMES YEOMANS were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 1 cap, value 3s. 6d., the goods of John Higginson ; and that Deadman had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN HIGGINSON . I am a hatter , and live in Crawford-street, Marylebone . On Saturday, the 7th of July, I was in my shop, and had three gentlemen there; my attention had been called to my shop door, from having previously seen the prisoner lurking about, and I had told him to go off - I saw Deadman take the cap from about one yard inside the door; I pushed the gentleman on one side, and pursued him - he had not got past the window before he saw me; he gave the cap to Yeomans, then pulled off his shoes, and ran off; I pursued, gave an alarm, and he was taken.

ROBERT DOCKERY (Police-constable D 56). I heard an alarm, went to the spot, and took Deadman.

THOMAS HENRY THOMPSON (Police-constable D 4). I apprehended Yeomans on the 9th of July - I charged him with being in company with Deadman; he said he had left him at seven o'clock in the evening at the corner of Seymour-place, which is but a few yards from the prosecutor's.

Deadman's Defence. I was walking along, and the gentleman said I took his cap.

Yeoman's Defence. I never saw it.

THOMAS HARRISON . (Police-constable D 13). I have a certificate of the conviction of Deadman, which I got at Mr. Clark's office; I took the prisoner at that time, and know he is the person.

DEADMAN - GUILTY . Aged 12.

YEOMANS - GUILTY . Aged 13.

Transported for Seven Years .

1951. JONATHAN CRASKE was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 9 yards of cotton, value 4s. 10d., the goods of William Powell and another .

JAMES WHITE BURGOYNE . I live in James-place, Marlborough-row, Chelsea. I was at the corner of Berners-street on the 30th of July, and saw this piece of cotton drop from the prosecutor's doorway - the prisoner took it up, put it under his coat, and ran away with it; I followed him, and gave him into custody - this is the cotton; I do not know what caused it to full.

JOHN ADAMS TOMLINS . (Police-constable D 24). I took the prisoner, and found these two pieces of printed cotton concealed in the breast of his coat.

WILLIAM POWELL . I am a linen-draper , and have one partner - we live at the corner of Berners-street; this is our property, and has our mark on it - I cannot account for its falling, but I am quite confident there must have been some hand applied to it.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

1952. GEORGE McNAMARA and GEORGE DIXON were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Josiah Hammond , from his person .

JOSIAH HAMMOND. I live in Chancery-lane, and am a surgeon . On the morning of the 6th of September I was passing through Cursitor-street - my attention was called to the state of my pocket; I felt, and missed my handkerchief - I saw McNamara in front of me; I ran up to him, and the gentleman who had spoken to me produced Dixon; the handkerchief was taken from him by Mr. Alexander - he said he picked it up from the street.

ROBERT ALEXANDER . On the morning of the 6th of September I was in my shop in Cursitor-street; I saw McNamara raise the skirt of the prosecutor's coat with his right hand - he took the handkerchief out with his left hand, and gave it to Dixon, who put it into his breast; I ran out, took Dixon, and took the handkerchief from him.

GEORGE GRAY (Police-constable A 42). I took the two prisoners.(Property produced and sworn to.)

McNamara's Defence. I was walking on the other side of the street, and heard some person call out; I looked, and saw the prosecutor, who said I had stolen his handkerchief, but I was on before him.

Dixon's Defence. I was going after a situation, saw the handkerchief on the ground, and took it up.

McNAMARA - GUILTY Aged 12.

DIXON - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

1953. GEORGE CAPSEY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of George John Parry , from his person .

FREDERICK MILES (Police-serjeant G 14). On the 3rd of August I was on duty in Goswell-street; I saw the prisoner and two others following the prosecutor and a lady - I followed them, and saw the prisoner take up the prosecutor's coat, and take the handkerchief; I took him - this is the handkerchief.

GEORGE JOHN PARRY . I am a solicitor . This is my handkerchief - I lost it from my pocket about half-past seven o'clock, on the 3rd of August, in Goswell-street , on my way to Pentonville; I was walking with a lady, and did not miss it till the officer told me of it.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .

1954. MARY BELL was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 4 handkerchiefs, value 6s., and 1 cap, value 4s. , the goods of William Heaven .

SARAH HEAVEN . I am the wife of William Heaven - we live in Vincent-street, Westminster ; the prisoner worked for me at ironing. On Saturday, the 14th of July, I missed a cap from the laundry; I went to her lodging on the Monday, and found it on her head - I had her taken up, and then found a crape shawl and some handkerchiefs; they were clean, and were taken from my house, where they had been ironed - she never took things home to iron.

JAMES WATSON . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Strutton-ground. I have a shawl, pawned by the prisoner on the 25th of June.

JAMES HOPPER (Police-constable B 132.) I took this cap off the prisoner's head, at the lodging.

Prisoner. I have had a deal of trouble - I had a sick husband and a child for nine months.

MRS. HEAVEN. She had 15s. a week when she worked, and I did what I could for her besides.

GUILTY . Aged 31. - Confined Three Months .

1955. JOHN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 28 yards of printed cotton, value 1ls. , the goods of William Smith .

EDWARD ABEL BARNES . I am shopman to Mr. William Smith , a linen-draper , of Titchfield-street . This print was just at the entrance of the door, with others, on the 10th of August - it was not beyond the house; it laid on a piece of flannel; the prisoner was brought in with it.

WILLIAM NASH . On the 10th of August, in the afternoon, I was coming along Titchfield-street - I saw the prisoner put a piece of print into his apron, close to the prosecutor's door - he ran off; I pursued, and the officer took him.

WILLIAM PLUME (Police-constable E 41.) I took the prisoner in Riding-house-lane - I saw him running.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

1956. THOMAS BLOOMFIELD was indicted for feloniously forging, on the 7th of July , a request for delivery of goods , which is as follows:

SIR, - I shall be very much obliged to you if you will let the bearer have two stoves; they must both be two feet wide.

Your obedient servant, J. FURGUSON.

with intent to defraud Joseph Tansley ; against the Statute, &c.

SECOND COUNT, for uttering the same.

THOMAS LABRUM . I am shopman to Mr. Joseph Tansley , ironmonger , of Dean-street, Westminster - I know the prisoner, from his having come to our shop for goods for his master, Mr. Ferguson. On the 7th of July he applied for two stoves: I delivered him one - he said he would bring the order for them in a few days; on the 10th he brought this paper, and had the other stove - I think it was sixteen inches; he said they were for Mr. Ferguson, who had taken a house at Walham-green, and he should want these stoves, and a variety of other articles, to furnish it - I think I could not have stated before that he had the first on the 5th or 6th; this deposition has my signature to it - I think what I say now is true, within a day or two.

JOSEPH TANSLEY. I was at my shop on the 10th of July, when the prisoner produced this paper; I did not see it to read it - he came for a stove then, and he had had one the day before, when I was out - when I saw him on the 10th, my young man let him have a stove in my presence; I did not give the order for it - I was busy at the time; I think the stove the prisoner had then was a twenty-two inch one, and the one he had before was a twentyfour inch.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. You did not take particular notice of what was passing? A. Yes, I did; I was serving another customer at the time - my son, who is thirteen years old, was at the end of the shop; the prisoner took a recess eliptic stove, and, to the best of my recollection, it was a twenty-four inch; it was twenty-two or twenty-four - I have not looked at the book; the first was entered on the 7th of July, by my clerk - I know Mr. Ferguson, and know his hand-writing; I do not think my clerk did - he has been with me since November; in the beginning of this year, Mr. Ferguson has sent orders.

THOMAS LABRUM re-examined. Q. Can you take upon yourself to say that the two stoves were delivered in consequence of this paper? A. Yes, they would not have been delivered without.

Cross-examined. Q. Were you on your oath at the Police-office? A. Yes; I did not say at the office that the paper was delivered the first time - my deposition was read, and I signed it, but there might be a few words I did not hear - there were a great many people there, and there might be a mistake; I heard the greater part of it - the prisoner had brought genuine orders on former occasions, and when he came for the first of these stoves I asked if he had brought an order; he said No, but he would bring it when he came again: if he had come without an order the second time, I should have suspected him.

THOMAS FERGUSON . I live in Cannon-row, and am a clerk. I know the prisoner, and employed him about two months, as a painter; he left me about the middle of May: I have sent him with orders to Mr. Tansley, but this order is not my writing, nor any part of it - it was not written by my authority or direction; I know nothing of it - the prisoner did not bring me, on the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 10th of July any stoves from Mr. Tansley.

Cross-examined. Q. Is this at all like your writing? A. No, it is not.

COURT to THOMAS LABRUM. Q. Did you believe this to be Mr. Ferguson's hand-writing? A. Yes.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you think it was at all like his writing? A. We do not, in the hurry of business, take the trouble to examine letters; I never saw a note of Mr. Ferguson's begin with a small i, nor ever saw his name spelt Furguson.

WILLIAM MILLER (Police-constable B 42). I received the prisoner into my custody from Mr. Ferguson - he begged Mr. Ferguson's pardon, asked him to stand his friend, and said he would see that he should be paid afterwards; I found this stove at the prisoner's father's.

Cross-examined. Q. Did he not say he had been made the dupe of a person named Davis? A. No.

THOMAS LABRUM. This is the stove which he had on the 10th, after he had brought the written request; I know it by the marks on it.

GUILTY of uttering . Aged 24.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

There was another indictment against the prisoner.

1957. HARRIET WELLS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of July , six pairs of stays, value 16s.; 2 pair of shoes, value 5s., and 1 pair of stockings, value 1s., the goods of Josias Tapley Toms , her master .

ELIZA TOMS . I am the wife of Josias Tapley Toms - we live in Turnstile . The prisoner was in our service, and quitted about nine months ago, but was in the habit of coming when she thought proper - she had been at my house the day before I missed the shoes.

JOHN FOY (Police-constable G 182). I received the prisoner, and I received some duplicates, but not in her presence.

WILLIAM WATSON . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have one pair of stays - I do not know who pawned them.

GEORGE CHAPMAN . I am apprentice to a pawnbroker. I have four pairs of stays - I cannot tell who pawned them.

THOMAS HARVEY . I am shopman to a pawnbroker at Islington. I have a pair of shoes and a pair of stockings - I cannot tell who pawned them.

ANN EVERTON . I live in Bunhill-row. The prisoner was in my service; I had some suspicion, and gave her into custody - I found thirteen duplicates in her box; I gave them to the officer.

GUILTY. Aged 18.

Recommended to Mercy - Confined Six Weeks .

1958. JOHN WALLIS , MARGARET WALLIS , and ELLEN WALLIS , were indicted for stealing, on the 29th of July , 14 pairs of stays, value 2l. 8s. , the goods of William Thomas .

The same evidence was given on the trial of the prisoners for receiving the said goods, for which, see Eighth Day, Old Court.

NOT GUILTY .

1959. MARY SCREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 cap, value 8d.; 1 shirt, value 1s.; 3 sleeves, value 6d., and 8 gloves, value 6d. , the goods of Robert William Henderson .

SARAH HENDERSON . I am the wife of Robert William Henderson - we live in Queen-street . The prisoner came to my room, and offered to help me work, on Thursday, the 23rd of July; she helped me, and I gave her tea - in the course of the afternoon, she asked me if I would let her sleep with me; I said I did not take lodgers, on account of my husband coming on Saturday night - she said she hoped she should get a situation before that; I gave her her victuals while she staid - I missed these articles on Saturday morning, and named it to her - she was very angry about it; I have since seen the articles in her box.

WILLIAM ELLIOTT (Police-serjeant D 18). The prisoner was given into my charge at No. 36, Queen-street; I found a bunch of keys on her - I asked where her boxes where, and she told me they were at the Hop Pole, Edgware-road; she took me into the two pair front room, and sat down by two boxes - I asked if they were hers; she refused to answer - I then asked a woman if she had slept there; she said Yes, two or three nights - I asked if she had any boxes - she said, "Yes," these are them -I then found these things in them; the prosecutrix asked where her other box was - she refused to answer; we looked and found a black box, in a cradle, and in it I found the cap, gloves, and habit-shirt; the three gloves were in the first box.

SARAH HENDERSON . The prisoner had one box at my house with the hinge off, but there was nothing in that - it was covered with leather; my cap was found in that box, and the other things in a hair trunk.

The prisoner put in a written Defence stating, that the articles were placed in her box without her knowledge.

GUILTY . Aged 58. - Confined Three Months .

1960. MICHAEL MULLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Michael Ryan , from his person .

MICHAEL RYAN , M.D. I live in Hatton-garden. On the 16th of August, I was in Hatton-garden , at a few minutes past six o'clock; a person tapped me on the shoulder, and said my pocket was picked; I turned, and the prisoner was pointed out to me; he was taken, and I saw my handkerchief found on him.

Prisoner. Q. What part was it? A. Near Holborn; I did not miss it till I was told of it; I saw you down Charles-street, within a few yards of the turning.

RICHARD AUST MALTWOOD . I am a constable. I was called, and found the prisoner making a very violent resistance; I saw this handkerchief produced at the office.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I had been with my father and a few friends; in going home (being intoxicated) I stumbled against a man - I begged his pardon; he struck me, and I returned it; he said he would give me in charge; I tried to get away, and did not know where I was till I found myself in the watch-house next morning - I never saw the handkerchief.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Months .

1961. JAMES SUTTON was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 8 live tame fowls, price 14s., and one sack, value 1s. 6d. , the property of William Atley .

JOHN RYAN . (Police-constable L 142). On the morning of the 29th of August, I was in the Westminster-road, at a quarter before five o'clock; I saw the prisoner going towards the Marsh-gate with two small bags, and eight live fowls; I asked what he had got - he said some live fowls; he did not know what they were, but I found they were five cocks and three hens - I stopped him.

WILLIAM ATLEY . I live at Park Farm, Hanwell , about ten miles from the Westminster-road. My fowls were safe on the 28th of August - I have a good many about my hedges; I had employed the prisoner a great part of the summer, and he saw the fowls from time to time; this sack is mine, he made it into two to bring away the fowls.

AMELIA ATLEY . I know these fowls - they are my husband's, and were safe on Monday night, the 28th; the prisoner had been discharged on the Saturday before.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Months .

1945. CHARLES MORRELL was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 1 hat, value 15s. , the goods of Richard Watson .

RICHARD WATSON . I live in Buckingham-street, Fitzroy-square. On the 16th of July I went to a skittle-ground; I put my hat on a bench - the prisoner was sitting within a yard of me; I missed him in about five minutes, and my hat was gone.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. What are you? A. A tailor ; there were seven or eight people there- I was quite sober; I gave charge of a young man named William Doe , for receiving the hat - I did not receive 6s. from any person.

MARY HUNN . I live in Charles-street, Lissongrove. The prisoner brought a hat to my lodgings, but I was not at home; I pawned it, and gave him the 6s. - my father afterwards gave me the money to get a hat out of pawn, but I cannot say that it was the same; the pawnbroker is not here.

NOT GUILTY .

1963. MARY GOUGH was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 shawl, value 1s. 6d., the goods of John Cuss ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

ANN DONNELLEY . I live in William-street, Portland-town . My father-in-law, John Cuss, is a chimney-sweeper ; I have known the prisoner by sight about twelve months, carrying fruit about - on the 12th of July she came to where I live; she was not much in liquor. but she wanted to lay down; I put up this shawl at the window, to make it dark; I afterwards went into the yard; I missed this shawl, and saw an older one put up in its place - I called to a young man named Cox, who took this shawl from the prisoner's bosom.

RICHARD MOORE . (Police-constable S 47.) I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was very much in liquor, and throw myself on your mercy.

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Confined One Month .

The former conviction was not proved.

1964. MARY DRISCOLL was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 2 gowns, value 18s., and 1 shawl, value 2s. , the goods of Eliza Patmore .

ELIZA PATMORE. I am single , and lodge in Queen-street, Seven-dials . On the 14th of July the prisoner left that house; she had lodged there for a fortnight -I missed two gowns, a cap, and a shawl; I found the prisoner in custody.

ROBERT WILSON MEAGLE . I am shopman to a pawnbroker in Tottenham-court-road. I produce a gown and cap, pawned with me - I do not know by whom.

WILLIAM WILSON . (Police-constable E 74.) I took the prisoner on the 16th of July; she told me she lodged in Church-street - I went there, and asked which was her room - the people of the house told me, and I found the duplicates there - the prisoner said she had made away with them, but she would restore them again.

R. W. MEAGLE. These are the duplicates I gave, in the names of Margaret Flynn and Ann Richardson.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. What the Policeman says is quite false; I got a drop of liquor, and do not remember what I did, but I did not say what he states.

GUILTY . Aged 21 - Transported for Seven Years .

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1965. THOMAS PITHARD was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 24 pairs of gloves, value 15s., and 30 skins, value 30s. , the goods of Robert Pullman .

ROBERT WILLIAM PULLMAN. I am the son of Robert Pullman, of West-street , a leather-dresser . On the 2nd of August I was in the first floor; the prisoner was in our service, and was my father's cousin -I came down, and heard some paper shuffling; I went to the spot, and saw Whitelock.

ROBERT WHITELOCK . I am the prosecutor's porter. I saw the prisoner roll up some gloves and skins, and take them towards the door - I do not know what became of them; he was in the habit of taking gloves home for his wife to sew.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Do you not live next door to the prisoner? A. Yes; I sell gloves for the prosecutor.

JOHN BAYS . I am an officer. I was in Earl-street, Seven-dials; and from information from Mrs. Reece, I went to her house, and found the property; I took her to the office.

MRS. REECE. The officer found the bundle on my premises - Mrs. Pithard gave it me to be sewn; I am in the habit of sewing for different persons.

COURT to ROBERT WHITELOCK. Q. Can you tell that it was the prosecutor's property which the prisoner took? A. No - I cannot recollect what I said before the Magistrate; I said I believed them to be what he took - I cannot say these are the same; I told the Magistrate that I saw the prisoner taking away the gloves produced - I do not know whether they are the same.

NOT GUILTY .

1966. JOHN ROBERTS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 4 glazed window-sashes, value 2l., the goods of Mary Cock , and fixed to a certain building ; against the Statute, &c.

GEORGE HURST . I know Mrs. Cock's house - it is empty. On the 21st of July I saw the prisoner within four or five yards of that house, at half-past seven o'clock in the morning, with the sashes on his shoulder - I told my father, and he was taken the same morning.

THOMAS SEAL (Police-constable G 145). I received information that the house had been broken into, and two men had been seen to leave it, and one of them carrying a number of sashes - I went one way, and saw the prisoner carrying these sashes; he went with them some distance, and then another man joined him; they then parted - I still followed the prisoner till he came near the station-house, and then I took him; he said a gentleman had given him 6d. to carry them to Bishopsgate-street.

MARY MOORE . I had the key of the house - I had shown it to a person, and in a few days after there was an alarm, and these sashes were missing.

MARY ANN WILSWORTH . The house is a leasehold-house, and belongs to my mother Mary Cock ; she is a widow - I have seen these sashes fitted to the frame; the house had been locked, and there were marks of a forcible entrance.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that a man, whom he had met at Islington, had employed him to carry the sashes.

GUILTY . Aged 31. - Transported for Seven Years .

1967. WILLIAM ROBINSON was indicted for embezzlement .

JOHN MUNRO LANGCAKE . The prisoner had been in my service, but was not authorized to receive money.

NOT GUILTY .

1968. THOMAS SMITH , GEORGE NORTH , and EDGAR BULLOCK were indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 1 purse, value 6d., and 35 shillings, the property of Edward Hargraves ; and that the said Thomas Smith had been before convicted of felony .

EDWARD HARGRAVES. I am a labouring man , and live in Tothill-court, Tothill-street, Westminster. On the 28th of July, from one to half-past one o'clock in the morning, I was in Little Tothill-street, near Old Pye-street; I had received this money from a gentleman, and I am sorry to say he gave me a good deal to drink; I was the worse for liquor, but I remember I lost my purse and property - I had been into an eating-house at the corner of Little Tothill-street , and when I left, the three prisoners went out with me; I do not know whether they went in with me, or after me - I believe I had some conversation with them in the house, but I do not know what about; I am not aware whether there were any other persons with them - we went down the Broadway, and turned down the first street on the left-hand - I was going along, and caught my foot against a stone, and nearly fell down; the three prisoners then seized hold of me, and snatched my purse out of my right-hand waistcoat pocket - it contained one sixpence, thirty-five shillings, and, I think, a shilling or two more; I suppose we had got two hundered yards from the eating-house - I am sure they were all round about me, and they all ran off round the corner immediately, and I saw no more of them; I went like a distracted man back to where I came from, and the eating-house keeper, hearing a noise, said he thought it was somebody outside with the cholera morbus - I told him what it was, and he said he knew the men who were with me when I quitted the house, and if he saw them that morning, he would have them apprehended; he begged of me to go home - I did, and went to bed - in about an hour and a half the Police-officers came to me, and said they had apprehended the men; I went with them- I have not seen my purse since, but I saw a purse with some money in it - I cannot swear that the prisoners are the three men.

GEORGE WOLFF . I keep the eating-house. The three prisoners came to my house, and had their suppers - the prosecutor came afterwards, and sat down at the same table; he called for some pudding - I brought it, and asked for the money; he refused to give it me, and I took the pudding back - he then took out his purse, laid it on the table, and said," I have money to pay;" he was intoxicated; I then took the things off the table - he put the money into his purse, and went out, and the three prisoners followed him; he came back, and said he was robbed -I took him in, and told the Policemen of it.

Bullock. Q. Was there not a sixpence dropped? A. Yes.

THOMAS CREED (Police-constable B 99). I took the prisoners, with the assistance of two other officers - I saw them leave the house with the prosecutor at half-past one o'clock in the morning - Bullock had hold of the prosecutor's arm, and the other two followed; I went back, and the keeper of the eating-house told me the prosecutor had some silver about him, and I had better look after them - I went, but lost sight of them; in about a quarter of an hour I passed the eating-house again, and heard of the robbery; I took the prosecutor to the watch-house, to take his name and address - I then went to Union-court, where I knew the prisoners lived; I met two of my brother officers - we went to their house; the door was locked - we stopped till about three o'clock - I was then coming away; my brother officer called me back, and he had the men in custody; I asked if they recollected being at the eating-house, and leaving it with a drunken man - they denied it; I sent for the prosecutor, and he identified them all - I found 11s. 9d. on Smith, 3d. on North, and 1 1/2d. on Bullock.

North. Q. Did I deny being at the cook-shop? A. Yes.

COURT to EDWARD HARGRAVES. Q. Is this receipt your writing? A. Yes, my Lord; I received this money from North's mother (read.)

Received in full of all demands, of Elizabeth North, 1l. 10s., in part of property taken from my person, on Saturday, the 28th of July, against my will, by George North, Thomas Smith, and Edgar Bullock. EDWARD HARGRAYES.

BENJAMIN TIMBRELL . I am an officer. I know Smith- I have a certificate of his conviction in December, 1825- I was constable of the night when he was taken; I know he is the person.

Smith's Defence. I went into the shop - the prosecutor was there; he called for some pudding, and would not pay for it; he then took out his purse, and shook the money; a 6d. fell out, and Bullock gave it to him.

North's Defence. I went to a friend's between seven and eight o'clock; I had something to drink, and staid till nearly one - on my way home I went to this shop, and had a basin of soup, and some bread; I then went home, and found my wife was not at home - I went to my mother's, who said my wife was gone home; as I was going home I met the officers; they put a light before my face, and let me pass - I went on home, and when I got there the officers came, and took me.

Bullock's Defence. I went to the shop; the prosecutor came in, and called for some pudding; I went to my sister's, as I could not get in at home.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 23.

Transported for Life .

NORTH - GUILTY . Aged 24.

BULLOCK - GUILTY . Aged 19.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

1969. RICHARD TAYLOR was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 2 handkerchiefs, value 6s. , the goods of Maurice Welch .

MAURICE WELCH. I work under a market-gardener . I lost my handkerchief on the 11th of July, out of my bedroom, at my sister's, where I lodge; I left the key over the door for my sister, when she came home from work, and when I came home in the afternoon I found the key in the door - I then missed the two handkerchiefs.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How high did you put the key? A. As high as I could reach; it was not possible for this little boy to reach to it - he has a brother very much like him.

WILLIAM HORLEY . I am a pawnbroker. I have two handkerchiefs, which were pawned by the prisoner.

NOT GUILTY .

1970. THOMAS TURNER and ALEXANDER CLARK were indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 pair of boots, value 4s. , the goods of George Green .

GEORGE GREEN. I am a shoemaker , and live in Shoreditch . On the evening of the 27th of July I was standing in my shop; my son called out, "A man has stolen some boots," and he ran after Turner, calling Stop thief! I took Turner - my son said, "That is the man that took the boots, but he gave them to another, who is gone the other way;" I looked, but could not find him; in about ten minutes my son said, "Here is the other boy," and he pointed to Clark - I took him; the boots have not been found.

GEORGE GREEN , JUN. I am the prosecutor's son. Turner came to the shop, and cut the string of a pair of boots; he gave them to Clark, who ran away with them, and then they both ran away - I ran after Turner, and my father took him; I am sure he was the boy.

JOSEPH RYAN (Police-constable G 216.) About half-past nine o'clock I was in Shoreditch, and heard the cry of Stop thief! I ran up; Clark was given to me, and I took him to the station - Turner was loitering about there, and Clark said to him, "I am pinned for them boots," and from the description I had received I took Turner - I found this knife on him, which the little boy says he thinks is the knife.

TURNER - GUILTY . Aged 14.

CLARK - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Transported for Seven Years .

1971. JOHN THORPE was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 1 live tame goose, price 4s. , the property of Esquire Duke .

JOHN CANTY (Police-constable N 168). I was on duty in Upper-street, Islington, at half-past one o'clock in the morning of the 26th of August; I saw the prisoner carrying a goose, and took him into custody - he was half a mile from the prosecutor's.

ESQUIRE DUKE. I know this goose to be mine; I had seen it safe the morning before, in a little paddock at the back of my house - I do not know the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw a man on Highgate-hill with some geese in a cart - his trace broke, and he asked me if I had a bit of string; I lent him a bit - a man came and asked if the geese were for sale; he said Yes, they were 3s. each: I said I would have one for half a crown and bought it.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Fourteen Days .

1972. EMMA VINCENT was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 quilt, value 3s.; 2 sheets, value 2s., and 1 pillow-case, value 6d. , the goods of Thomas Overton .

THOMAS OVERTON. I live in Exeter-place, Chelsea . The prisoner lodged with me eleven days; she came as a married woman - no man lived with her; I missed my property, and got the officer - she said she pawned them from distress, and gave the duplicates.

JOHN GAMMON . I am a pawnbroker. I produce the articles.

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY. Aged 29.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Six Weeks .

1973. SARAH YOUNG was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 shawl, value 2s. 6d., the goods of William Salter ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

MARY SALTER . I am the wife of William Salter, a porter ; we live in Long-acre . On the 1st of August, my landlady called me - I went down and saw the prisoner at the bottom of the stairs; this shawl had been taken off a box inside the door of my room, while I was washing.

JEMIMA FARMER . I saw the prisoner come along the passage of my house - I called the prosecutrix down; the prisoner had these sheets, but I did not see the shawl at that time - I knew she was a stranger, and asked what business she had there; she said she wanted a person named Taylor - I then asked where she got the sheets which she had under her shawl; the prosecutrix pulled the sheets from her, and this shawl dropped down - there is no owner found for the sheets.

JOHN DAY (Police-constable C 134). I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction - I know she is the person; I attended and saw her - she was ordered to be fined 1s. - (read).

GUILTY . Aged 55. - Confined Twelve Months .

1974. MARY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 set of boot-trees, value 10s., and 3 brushes, value 2s., the goods of George Hanson ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN NISBITT (Police-constable E 6). I stopped the prisoner near Russell-square on the 24th of July, at halfpast six o'clock in the morning; she had these articles on her - I asked what she had got: she said various articles which she had brought from Charlton-street, Somers'-town where she lived - that she was going to Mr. Ardin's, in Staples Inn, and she was laundress there; I then looked at the things, and asked her if he had said she was to carry a set of boot-trees there - she said she had heard of them, but she did not know whether she was to carry them that morning or not; I said, "I will go there with you:" we went a few steps, and then she said, "I am going to my daughter" - I then took her; this was about five hundred yards from the prosecutor's.

THOMAS BARRETT . I am a footman to George Hanson , Esq . I lost these trees from a cellar in the front area on the morning in question - the gate is kept locked: I do not know the prisoner.

GEORGE BENCON (Police-constable D 155). I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction - I know she is the person; she had fourteen days in Newgate.

GUILTY . Aged 54. - Confined Twelve Months .

1975. PATRICK BUCKLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 1 waistcoat, value 8s. , the goods of Richard Carpenter .

CHARLES SELLS . I live with Mr. Richard Carpenter, he keeps a sale-shop at Brentford ; he lost a waistcoat on the 26th of August. I did not see it taken, but I heard it was gone - I went after the prisoner, who was about four hundred yards from the shop - he said he had not got it, but in coming back, he dropped it.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me take it, or drop it? A No, but the people called out that he had dropped it, and there was no one near him; this is it.

Prisoner. I went to the shop, and came out again - this witness came after me, and said I had a waistcoat; I said I had not - he said, "Go back and free yourself;" I was going back, and some one dropped a waistcoat - he said I dropped it.

CHARLES SELLS . He had been looking at some waistcoats, he brought one from the door, and asked the price of it, but none of them suited him; he went out - my master went to the door, and asked if I had sold one - I said No; I then missed it - there had been no one else there.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

1976. JAMES CREASLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 1 pair of boots, value 13s. , the goods of Mark Kerslake .

MARK KERSLAKE . I am a boot and shoemaker , and live in the Strand . These are my boots.

CHARLES HIVOUTTERS . I am a peruke-maker. I was near the prosecutor's shop, on the 20th of July, and saw the prisoner take a pair of boots down from the window, with the ticket; I ran after him - I found I could not overtake him, and called the Policeman.

WILLIAM BADDLEY . On the day stated, the prisoner came and took a pair of boots off the door of the prosecutor's shop - I pursued him, and never lost sight of him till he was taken - these are the boots.

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent; I did not take them - a man gave them to me to hold.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

There was another indictment against the prisoner.

1977. WILLIAM COLEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 jacket, value 2s.; 1 cap, value 6d., and 1 collar, value 3d. , the goods of Henry Kimber .

HENRY KIMBER. These are my articles - they were on the gravel, by the water-side, near Bow-common - I did not see them taken, but a little lad told me they had run away with my things; I followed the gang up to Stepney-fields, and gave charge of them - I had seen the prisoner before I went into the water, and left him in charge of my clothes - he was a stranger to me; I gave an alarm, and the officer took the prisoner with the things.

WILLIAM CLAYTON . I am an officer. The prosecutor told me he had lost his clothes. I took the prisoner the next morning in Angel-court, Shadwell; I told him I took him on a charge of stealing the jacket and other things; he said nothing, but the things were in the room - his mother gave them to me.(Property prodcued and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a very good character.

GUILTY. Aged 10.

Recommended to Mercy - Judgment Respited .

1978. JOHN CASHMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 3 saucepans, value 9s., and 1 fryingpan, value 1s. , the goods of Henry Benjamin .

MARY CARTY . I live at Mr. Benjamin's, on Saffronhill - I left these articles safe in his yard. On the morning of the 24th of July, I was awoke by my master, who asked me if they were my mistress' property; I said Yes - there are palings all round the yard, and these things had been on the shelf, and on the washing-stool.

Prisoner. Q. Does not the door of the yard open into a court? A. Yes, I cannot say whether it was bolted.

RICHARD VERYAN . About twenty minutes after five o'clock that morning, I was getting up; I heard a little rumbling in the court - I looked out, and saw the prisoner get over the palings of the prosecutor's yard; I saw him take one iron saucepan off a shelf - I called a Policeman, who came and took him.

JOHN WILLIAM TURNER (Police-constable G 218). I went and took the prisoner in a house opposite the prosecutor's back door; he had some soap and some tins, which were taken out of the yard.

JOHN SMITH (Police-constable G 33). I found the three saucepans and the frying-pan in the passage; when the officer took the prisoner, I found this piece of soap in his pocket, which had been in one of the saucepans.

MARY CARTY . I lost a piece of soap, and I believe this is it, and the paper of pins.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been at a raffle till half-past four o'clock in the morning; I then went home with a young woman to Bridgewater-gardens; at half-past five I came to this court, where I had lived two or three years ago - I went into this yard to get some water to wash me, and took some out of one of these saucepans -I could not take these three saucepans and the frying-pan away.

NOT GUILTY .

1979. THOMAS COLE was indicted for embezzlement .

JOHN JACKSON . I live in Kingsland-road , and am an earthenware-dealer . The prisoner was my errand-boy ; he used to receive money for me, and give an account when he returned - he absconded after receiving this money.

HANNAH MORGAN . I paid the prisoner 10s. on the 1st of August for his master; he gave me this receipt -(read).

The prisoner handed in a petition, expressing his contrition; he received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 15.

Recommended to Mercy . - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1980. THOMAS DAVENPORT was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 2 watches, value 4l. 10s.; 6 seals, value 4l. 10s.; 1 watch-key, value 4s., and 2 shoes, value 6s., the goods of Robert Turner , his master .

ROBERT TURNER. I am a broker , and live in Friar-street, Blackfriars-road - the prisoner was my shopman for three days. On the 18th of July I went to bed, and had two watches, one on a nail, and one in a bureau drawer, in the room I sleep in - the prisoner slept in the shop; I got up a little before seven o'clock in the morning - he had then absconded, and I missed these articles - the bed-room door had not been locked; I took him four or five days afterwards.

FRANCIS HENRY PARKER . I am a pawnbroker. I have a watch, pawned by the prisoner on the 19th of July.

Prisoner. Q. Can you swear that I pawned it? A. Yes.

JEREMIAH HENRY JOYCE. I am a pawnbroker, and live in the New-road. I have a watch pawned by the prisoner to the best of my knowledge.

JOHN SHEPHERD . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and found the duplicates on him.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

1981. CHARLES FITZPATRICK and JOHN FICKEN were indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 6 live tame pigeons, price 6s. , the property of James Gabriel .

JAMES GARRIEL. I live at Shadwell , and keep pigeons in a shed adjoining the house; I missed six on the 25th of July; they had been safely locked in at half-past eleven o'clock the night before - I missed them at six in the morning; they had got in at the top, taken them out, and shut down the lid again; by the description of some boys, I suspected the prisoners; I saw Ficken on the evening of the 26th - I asked him where the pigeons were; he said he knew nothing about them - I gave him in charge.

PETER BUCKHEAD . I am a weaver, and keep pigeons. I bought these three of the two prisoners on the 26th of July, at twelve o'clock - they are common pigeons; one of the prisoners had two, and the other had one: I paid the money to Ficken.

ERASMUS CHARLTON (Police-constable K 135.) -Ficken was given to me by the prosecutor; he said they had sold them at a house in Spitalfields; I took Fitzpatrick the next morning.(Property produced and sworn to.)

FITZPATRICK - GUILTY . Aged 14.

FICKEN - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Whipped and Discharged.

OLD COURT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

1982. GEORGE HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , at St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, 55 yards of silk, value 7l., the goods of George Wyatt , in the dwelling-house of Benjamin Newley .

GEORGE WYATT . I am a silk weaver , and lodge on the ground floor at Benjamin Newley's, in South-street, Bethnal-green - the prisoner lodged in the same house, and is a silk weaver; he lodged up stairs in the workshop, and slept there. On the 31st of August I got up the about halfpast six o'clock in the morning, and went up to the workshop, where I had a considerable quantity of silk in the loom- it was entrusted to me by my employer; I am answerable for it - it is worth 7l. at least: I missed it, and the prisoner had left the house without giving any notice; I suspected him, and looked about for him - this was on Tuesday, and on the Monday I found him; I said, "George, you have got me into a pretty mess - I am likely to lose my bread;" a person said, "What has he done?" I said he had robbed me of sixty yards of silk; the prisoner replied "There were not sixty yards, it was between fifty and sixty, for I measured it."

BENJAMIN NEWLEY . I am a silk-weaver. I told the prisoner he had got me into a pretty mess, for our master suspected this was our own doing, and asked what he had done with it - he said he had pawned it; I went to the pawnbroker's by his direction, and found it.

HENRY JEROME . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Wood-street. I produce a piece of silk, which was pawned by the prisoner on the 31st of July.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

1983. ELIZA STEWART was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 6 sovereigns, and 6 half-sovereigns, the monies of John Martin , in the dwelling-house of Mary Martin .

JOHN MARTIN . I am shopman to my sister, Mary Martin , who keeps a clothes-shop in Robert-street, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square ; she rents the house - I sleep in the kitchen; I got up on the 8th of August, about seven o'clock, and about eight I took this money from my coat pocket, and put it into my box in the kitchen, in a paper; there was 28l. in gold - I locked the box, and the kitchen door, and took both keys with me; the prisoner lived in the same house - she brought a man there as her husband; I missed my money about ten o'clock at night- the kitchen door had been opened by a key; the box was broken open - the paper was not taken, but six sovereigns, and six half-sovereigns were taken out of it; I gave the prisoner in charge next morning - I was in the shop, but did not go out; it might have been taken directly I got up stairs.

MARY PARSONS . I live in this house. On the Wednesday morning in question, the prisoner came to me, between eleven and twelve o'clock, and said she had some work for me; I do needle-work - she opened a parcel and gave me a bombasin dress to make; she went out after dinner with her sister-in-law, and brought me a bonnet to trim - we had tea, and she asked me to go out with her; she bought various articles, paid some bills, and appeared flush of money - she came to me in the morning, and said, "What a fuss there is, the landlord of the house has been robbed, and I am suspected;" she told me not to mention what she had done, but I told the truth - after this she brought me down a basket full of things to conceal, and placed them under my bed with her own hands.

THOMAS HOBBS . I am a Policeman. The prosecutor gave the prisoner into custody for stealing nine sovereigns; she denied the charge - the prosecutor's sister went down and brought up these articles, and no sooner did the prisoner see them, than she said, "Well I bought them, I took but two sovereigns and a half, and laid them out in these articles;" she said she took the two sovereigns and a half off the table.

THOMAS FARRANT , I am a Policeman. I received the prisoner in charge; on the way to the station-house, she told me she had unlocked the door with her own key, and took two sovereigns and a half off the table; I found her key fitted the lock.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Life .

There was another indictment against the prisoner.

1984. WILLIAM OLIVER was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of June , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, 5 sovereigns 1 half-sovereign, 2 half-corwns, and 5 shillings, the monies of Joseph Harding , in his dwelling-house .

JOSEPH HARDING. I am a milkman , and live in New North-road, St. Leonard, Shoreditch . The prisoner lodged with me for five months.

HANNAH HARDING . I am the prosecutor's wife. I received five soverereigns and a half, two half-crowns, and five shillings, which I put into a small box, and placed on the kitchen mantel-piece, in the prisoner's presence; he wrote a receipt for it for me, and I left him in the kitchen, writing a letter for himself; I returned in about ten minutes - he was gone; the box was in its place, but the money gone from it; we could hear nothing of the prisoner.

GEORGE DEHANE . I am a Policeman. On the 9th of August I was in New North-road; the prisoner came to me - he said he had committed a robbery, and wished to be taken into custody, for he had been at Bristol, and he could get nothing to do, and would rather be transported than remain in England - he said he was sorry for what he had done; that he had robbed Mr. Harding - he told me the amount, and when he had done it.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Life .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1985. PHOEBE JAMES, alias MARY POWEL , was indicted for that she, on the 13th of March , feloniously did utter, dispose of, and put off a certain forged will and testament of one Benjamin Norrington , well knowing it to be forged, with intent to defraud Jemima Norrington and others .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, stating her intent to be to defraud other persons.

JEMIMA NORRINGTON . I am step-mother to Benjamin Norrington, who went to sea on the 10th of February, 1831 - his father was not living when he went; he left a paper with me - I took it to Mr. Thackray (looking at it) this is it; I saw Benjamin Norrington write it; he went out in the Baretto, Junior, which returned on the 4th of March, and shortly after I heard of his death; I took the paper to Mr. Clarkson's, and tried to prove it as his will, but they would not let me; after the ship returned, two men brought me another paper; I did not go with them to Doctors'-commons.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. What has become of the paper the two men brought? A. Mr. Thackray has it; they did not leave it with me, it was never in my possession; (produced) - this is Norrington's hand-writing; he had been a seaman for about seven years - he was twenty-four years old; he had no sweetheart to my knowlege, but he may have had one.

The documents being read, were as follows - the first was without a date."I, B. Norrington, leave my mother my will, wages, goods and chattels, provided death calls me. - B. Norrington." The second (brought by the two men) was a regular will, bequeathing all his goods and effects to Sarah Norrington , Thomas Nevell , and Samuel Blake , and his wages to his mother, residing at Low Layton, Essex.

SAMUEL MAYNARD . I am a clerk to Mr. Scurlock, a proctor. The prisoner came to our office on the 18th of March, and brought this will (looking at it); he had a man with her; I cannot say whether the prisoner or the man gave it to me; the man paid me for the probate - he gave me the name of Tye; the prisoner gave the name of Mary Powell, and she administered to the will; the probate was afterwards granted to her as the sole executrix - there is no written affidavit; the oath is administered by the surrogate; it is, that she was the sole executrix named in the will, that the effects were under 20l., and that she believed the paper contained the last will and testament of the deceased.

The will was here put in and read; it was dated the 8th of February, 1831, signed B. Norrington, his mark; and bequeathing all his property to Mary Powell, his intended wife.

JOHN CLIFFORD PETRIE . I am clerk to Mr. Read, ship-broker to the Baretto, Junior, which arrived on the 4th of March, having sailed about the 8th of February, 1831; the prisoner came about the 18th of March, and applied for the money of Benjamin Norrington; she did not produce a paper at that time; I told her to call after twenty-one days, when the ship would be paid off; she called two or three days after the twenty-one days, and produced a parchment, but I did not look at it; she was told to call again, which she did, and I then looked at the probate of the will which she produced, and seeing it purported to have the mark of Benjamin Norrington; I told her he could write his own name, and produced the ship's articles, which I had seen him sign; she said that was Benjamin Norrington's mark; she was told that we could not pay her on that account, and we did not pay her; she went away, and the next application was made by Mr. Howard, a solicitor of Mincing-lane - the application was from Mr. Styles, his clerk - he came alone; when the prisoner applied to me there was always a man with her - I do not know who he was.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you not know that sometimes seamen, when they can write, will make their mark? A. They do sometimes.

COURT. Q. Is that a frequent thing? A. Not very; it is generally the case with those who cannot write very well; I have seen it done once or twice - I do not call this good writing.

JOHN STYLES . I am clerk to Mr. Howard, of Mincing-lane. The prisoner applied to me on or about the 3rd of April to make application to the owners of the Baretto, Jun. for the payment of 15l. odd - I applied at Mr. Read's office, where I saw two gentlemen; I did not get the money- the prisoner instructed me to apply for her as the executrix of Norrington, and brought with her the probate, which was returned to her.

Cross-examined. Q. Did not she appear anxious that you should proceed hostile for the recovery of the money? A. Yes; she insisted on it as her right; I saw no appearance of fear or guilt.

JAMES LEA . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner on Thursday, the 12th of July, in Farringdon-street- I told her I took her on a charge of forging the will of Benjamin Norrington, and asked her name; she said Phoebe James - I said I had been looking for her for a length of time; she said she heard I had been looking for her, and she might as well be taken first as last; that she had just come from Newgate, where she had been to see Morgan and Dalton; I said Mrs. Norrington, the mother of the young man, had been to town several times about the will - she said she (the prisoner) had not had the money, and she might get it, she did not prevent her from getting it - I then said there was another charge against her where she had assumed the name of Phoebe James to a will; she said that was all right, and if she had known what she did now, she would not have given up any of the money which she got on the will; that she had given 10l. to a man - she then asked if the writers of the will had not a right to be taken as well as her; I said Yes, if I knew who they were; I told her I had found the probate of Norrington's will in Dalton's house, No. 11, Princes-street, Princes-square - she said he ought to be kicked for a fool; I searched her at the office, and found on her five letters, directed to Sarah James, and signed Andrew Morgan, and one Andrew Dalton - I found this probate of the will in Dalton's house about April; I also found there a will, four papers, and a number of wills, which I have not brought.

Cross-examined. Q. Is it your custom to hold conversations with prisoners, and afterwards give evidence of it? A. No - I told her what I took her for, and she talked to me; I do not think I had any motive in telling her I had found the probate - it was after she had told me all about it that I said so.

JOHN STYLES . This is the probate she produced.

SAMUEL MAYNARD . This is the probate, which I took out, on the oath of the prisoner.

MARY ANN PRINGLE . I know the prisoner; about the beginning of March this year I went to the Cock, in Leadenhall-street, and saw Thomas Fallen, Andrew Morgan, and John Dalton there; I went out with Dalton, and when I came back the prisoner was in the tap-room -Dalton and Fallen said to me, "How did you get on?" and I told them what Norrington's clothes sold for; I said his clothes sold for 7l. odd, and that his wages were 7l. odd - I said nothing more in the prisoner's presence, and do not think she said any thing; we drank together, and I left them; nothing more was said while I was there- I did not stay two minutes; none of them made any answer when I stated what the clothes sold for; Morgan and Fallen lived in the same house as I did - the ycame to me one evening, but the prisoner was not there; next morning Dalton and she were at Fallen's house, where I lived - they worked there; all that was said before the prisoner was, that the will was made out, and they were to give me a sovereign, and 5s. for my trouble in going up; I was to have that if she got the money - this was said on Saturday night; it was for going to the owners about the money, which I had done - I was to do nothing more for the sovereign; the prisoner said she did not mind; they seemed all agreeable to it; a few days after that I asked her how she got on with Benjamin Norrington's will; she said she was obliged to take it to a lawyer, as she could not get it, for the ship was put into the Commons', and she did not think she should get it at all; but Morgan was to pay 1l. to fetch the will away from the lawyer who she had employed to try to get the money - I afterwards asked her how she got on; she said she did not think she should get the money, for there was another will made on board the ship - I do not recollect ever seeing this paper before (looking at one.)

Cross-examined. Q. Were you ever married? A. Yes; my husband's name was Thomas Pringle - I have not lived with him for several years - I do not know whether he is alive; my maiden name was Pettit - I have gone by the name of Francis, who I lived with; and by the name of Carnel, who I lived with nine years, and buried - I swore by the name of Mary Elliot, at Doctor'scommons, by Mrs. Dalton's request, as she had a will at Mr. Clarkson's, and could not go up herself; I was in the House of Correction for a month, for unlawfully pawning a cloak which I had borrowed - I forget whether I ever swore in this Court that I was single; I did not swear I could not read - I said I could not read writing well - I do not recollect mentioning I could not read at all; I said I could not write the alphabet - I can read a little - I do not recollect whether I swore I could not read; I can write the different names I have gone by, but nothing else.

JOHN CLIFFORD PETRIE . The witness never came to my house with the prisoner - I never saw her there to my knowledge; I know her; Norrington's effects sold for 7l. 9s. 6d., and his wages were 7l. 7s.

WILLIAM THOMAS. I am master of the Baretto Junior. She sailed from Portsmouth on the 20th of February; she left London about a week before - she arrived again on the 4th of March, 1832 - Benjamin Norrington was a sailor on board, and died about the 14th or 15th of August.

Cross-examined. Q. How long before she sailed had you joined her? A. On the 7th of February, in the London-docks - she sailed from London about a week before the 20th; sailors who write a middling or bad hand, sometimes make their mark instead of their names- I have known that done two or three dozen times.

COURT. Q. Look at this; has that been the case with people who could write as well as this? A. Yes; men often say their hands are unsteady.

JOHN FRAZER . I was Dalton's landlord. The prisoner called on me with a letter from Dalton, who was then a prisoner in Newgate; it was two or three days after he was committed, and about two months ago she wished to remove some clothes, but did not have them.

The five letters found in the prisoner's pocket were all directed to Mrs. James, or Phoebe James; four of them were signed Andrew Morgan, and one John Dalton.

Prisoner's Defence (written). I must confess that I have been too credulous in yielding to the false and impious persuasions of a young man named Pavel, whose name I have for some time assumed, and by whom I was, about six years ago, seduced from my parents and friends, and having brought me from my native city (Worcester) to London, was soon afterwards deserted by him, leaving me without any means of obtaining a livelihood otherwise than at the expence of chastity; on which I, in the first instance, am sorry to say, set too slight a value - in the course of these dissolute pursuits, it was my province to become acquainted with various seafaring men, one of whom was Norrington, the testator of the will in question, and who, in the course of a long intimacy, always gave me to understand that he had no relatives or friends to whom he was under any obligation, alleging, that although he had a step-mother, he did not consider her any relative - on the 8th of February, 1831, after informing me of his intention of going to sea, he left me the will, and told me, that in the course of a day or two the ship would be at Gravesend, from whence he would send me a monthly note; and on condition that I would mend my course of life, promised that we should get married on his return from sea; on the ship's arrival from India, I naturally made inquiry respecting him, and on discovering his decease, applied at Mr. Read's countinghouse, where I was instructed to administer to his wages and effects; I shall not further trespass on you with the details of intimate friendship that subsisted between the deceased and myself, but will suffice it to remark, that there could be no necessity for making a second will in favour of the step-mother, had the testator not revoked the first will to her by the will made in my favour. for which I am now prosecuted, and the date of which is evidently between the two wills in the step-mothers possession.

NOT GUILTY .

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Gurney.

1986. JOHN BOWERY and JOSEPH HARTLEY were indicted for feloniously killing and slaying William Willis .

ROBERT WILLIS . I am the brother of William Willis; he was younger than me - he was seven years and seven months old. I was at Mr. Arnold's paper-manufactory with him some days before he died; I was there a week and two days - on a Thursday, about half-past one o'clock in the day, I saw the two prisoners there; Bowery leaned my brother over the valve of the steam-boiler, and Hartley let it off on him.

Q. Did they say why they did this? A. Because he took some grapes out of Mr. Arnold's garden the day before; he and some other boy s had got into the garden and taken them - I think the prisoners were laughing when they did this; I did not hear what either of them said - the steam went to my brother's face.

Q. Did it hurt him? A. No, only the fright; he became ill two or three minutes afterwards - he did not go home till about an hour after; when the steaming was going on he called out Murder! and tried to get away - he did not try to kick either of them; I think I have said he was trying to kick them - he died on the Sunday week afterwards.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. This happened on a Thursday? A. Yes; I had seen my brother eating the grapes on Wednesday night - I did not eat any, they were not very ripe; I think he had a bunch - he eat some of them; I am not sure that he did not eat the whole bunch - it was as large as my first; they were green grapes - I saw him on the Friday, laying on the cellar flap; he could not play about, he could walk about.

Q. Did he not walk about the place where the steamengine is, all day? A. Yes; he was taken to Mr. Wilson, the doctor.

MARY WILLIS . I am the last witness' mother - he is twelve years old next February; my son, who is dead, was seven years and seven months old; he came home to me about an hour after the steaming, and looked very ill; he was playing about on Friday and Saturday, and was taken ill in the middle of Saturday night - I called in Mr. Wilson on Sunday morning; he voided a worm on the Thursday or Friday after he was steamed - he vomited it upwards, when I gave him a cup of beef tea; I gave the worm to one of the Coroner's Jury.

Q. In what way was he taken ill on Saturday night? -A. With violent purging and vomiting, and that continued till his death; he died on the Sunday following, the 2nd of September - I observed that his eyes never closed from the Sunday he was taken ill till he died.

MR. WILSON. I was first consulted about this child on Sunday; he was attacked with violent vomiting and purging - I administered medicine adapted to that complaint; I saw him but twice - the second time was on Thursday; the mother did not show me the worm, nor apprise me of it - I did not attend the opening of the body; the disease appeared likely to terminate in death.

Q. Could you judge of any other cause for death than the disease? A. My opinion is, there was something in the bowels and stomach causing continued irritation - a boy of his temperament and age eating unripe grapes I should think very likely to produce that; it was as likely to produce that complaint as any thing - it did not strike me at the time that he had worms; his mother did not inform me of his having been steamed till after the Thursday - as far as my opinion goes, I should think that could not have caused his death; I saw the worm before the inquest (looking at it) - there are generally a number of worms in the stomach where one is found; they are often produced by eating unripe fruit, that is the exciting cause, but they are produced by a morbid secretion of the canal.

Cross-examined. Q. Would not a severe complaint of the stomach produce some complaint on the brain? A. That is generally consecutive; the brain and stomach act on each other - there is great sympathy between them.

COURT. Q. We have heard of his eyes being continually open from the Friday till he died, does that indicate any thing the matter with the brain? A. It often does.

MR. HUGH LEWIS . I am a surgeon. I opened the head and body of the child after death; the approximate cause of death was inflammation of the surface of the brain; there was a predisposing cause in the system, which was a very firm adhesion of the membrane lining the chest - that must have proceeded from inflammation; it was a predisposing cause providing an existing cause applied - I think it extremely probable that the steam being let off in his face was the cause.

Q. Are you able to say that with any certainty? A. There was a great deal of probability to come to that conclusion - any powerful stimulant on the mind may produce inflammation of the brain; it might be caused by other means; we are very often unable to account for inflammation: of the brain; and this may have been produced by causes which I could not observe - I found no worms on opening the body,

Cross-examined. Q. You have heard he was playing about for two days after the steaming? A. Yes - I did not attend him till I was called in to open the body.

Q. Do you agree with the opinion of the gentleman who attended him? A. With regard to the irritation of the stomach, I consider that a symptom of inflammation of the brain: unripe grapes might disorder his stomach - there is a great sympathy between the stomach and brain.

COURT. Q. The boy had been vomiting and purging all the week - might not that be the consequence of eating unripe grapes? A. Very probably it might.

HENRY ALLEN . I was at work at Mr. Arnold's manu factory, and saw the boy after he was steamed, but not before - he came down the steps, turned round, and said,"You may do it again, if you like, for I am not frightened"- he did not appear frightened in the least; the engine was going at the time - I saw him at play an hour afterwards, and did not see him after that - I was fifteen or twenty yards from the engine-house while the steaming was going on; I heard no cries of Murder! nor any call.

MR. THOMAS FIRTH . I am a surgeon. I attended the opening of the body - my opinion is that the child died from inflammation of the brain; from the representation given, I should naturally conclude that arose from a certain exciting cause - that is the steam which was let off while he was held over it - vomiting and purging for a week would undoubtedly cause death; there was no inflammation of the chest; but there was the result of a prior inflammation in the thorax on the left side - that was a previous inflammation, not within the last ten days.

Q. Inflammation there sometimes produces some disorder in the brain? A. It is not usual - I have not witnessed it; there is certainly a sympathy between the stomach and brain; when the surface of the brain is inflamed we cannot sometimes ascertain the cause; it is very often so.

Cross-examined. Q. When there is a disordered state of the stomach, would you not expect some consecutive disorder of the brain? A. Not permanent; I should certainly expect the brain would be affected by a disordered stomach - vomiting and purging would irritate the stomach- I should not think the quantity of unripe grapes he eat would disorder his stomach; there may be constitutions where eating a single unripe grape would cause vomiting and purging - a child eating a dozen might be likely to produce it.

ISABELLA WATSON . I took the child to the doctor on Sunday morning, and again on Thursday; he had not voided the worm then - I took him again on Friday, and told the doctor of it.

Witnesses for the Defence.

CHARLES WEST , JUN. I am seven years old. I remember Charles Willis being steamed; I saw him on the Wednesday before that, in Mr. Wade's yard, eating green grapes - he had a bunch; there was a good many on it - I saw him nearly finish the bunch: I eat some - they were sour; they were off a wall.

MARY SUTTON . I am in the employ of Messrs. Arnold, and saw Willis come down from the steaming; I was fifteen or twenty yards from him - I saw him quite pleased- he went to the gate to the rest of the boys; they asked how he liked it; he seemed quite pleased, and not frightened in the least; I saw him playing about for some time.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1987. JAMES GLEESON was indicted for feloniously assaulting David Fitzerald , on the 14th of August , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 sovereign, 1 half-sovereign, and 6 shillings, his property .

The prosecutor's name being Fitzgerald, the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1988. FREDERICK TALBOT was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 27 spoons, value 13l.; 12 forks, value 9l., and 1 pair of sugar-tongs, value 12s., the goods of Henry Baker ; and 1 watch, value 1l., the goods of Mary Donovan , in the dwelling-house of the said Henry Baker ; and JAMES CARMOZIE and JAMES BOLTON were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

MARY DONOVAN . I live in Albany-street, Regent's-park , with Mr. Henry Baker - the prisoner Talbot was my fellow- servant there for about four months. He called on the 18th of August, about half-past seven o'clock - (he had left about two months;) I let him in - he followed me down stairs; I did what I was about in the kitchen, and returned up to the dining-room, leaving him in the kitchen alone - I went down again in ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, and he was gone: I was alarmed, and went to the plate-chest, which is in my bed-room in the pantry, and joins the kitchen, and the plate was gone - I had washed the plate up the night before, and gave it to the housemaid - I saw her take it away to the closet; I saw part of it in the closet, but did not count it - I missed the articles stated in the indictment; my silver watch was gone from the head of my bed - I had seen it hanging there at seven o'clock that morning; I gave 3l. for it - the plate must have been worth more than 5l.; none of it has been found.

WILLIAM AGGS . I am an inspector of the Police. I apprehended Carmozie on the 28th of August, at No. 2, Saffron-hill; I found his door fastened inside, and threatened twice to break it open - it was then opened; I found him and two women there - I asked his name; he said Johnson; I said I did not believe that, and that I wanted him for a robbery, in Albany-street - I said, "What was done with the plate?" he said, "So help me God, I know nothing about it;" I searched him: he said if I would not handcuff him, he would go with me quietly; and when we got on the landing, I said, "Come, come, Carmozie it won't do;" he said, "Oh! then you know me, do you?" I said, "Yes, I know you very well," and took him to the station.

JOHN SMITH . I am a Policeman. I apprehended Bolton on the 28th of August, in Field-lane; I knocked at the door; a person asked who was there - I said, "An officer, open the door;" it was not opened - I went in and found Bolton in bed; I told him to get up, and that I wanted him for a robbery in Albany-street - he asked if any body was taken into custody; I said Yes, Carmozie: I took him to the station, and next morning, as I took him to the Albany-street station, he asked me not to tell the Magistrate, that he was acquainted with Carmozie, and when I took him I asked why he had not gone home that night, as I did not find him at his own lodging - he said he heard they were after Carmozie, and had kept out of the way, but that he was at home about four o'clock, just before Carmozie was taken: when I took him to Albany-street, station-house - he wished particularly to be locked up with, or to go and speak to Carmozie, which was refused; but as I took them both to the office, Carmozie said to Bolton, "We shall be transported - Talbot is taken, and has told all;" Bolton answered, "Never mind, they cannot hang us, it is only transportation."

Carmozie. Q. Where was this said? A. Part of the conversaton was just by the New church.

FRANCIS COLCOMB . I am a shoe maker, and live at No. 38, Saffron-hill. Carmozie lodged with me at No. 94, Great Saffron-hill; we began to lodge together about three months ago, and separated about a month ago - we lodged together in August; I left No. 94, about three weeks ago - we slept in the same bed together; Talbot came into our room three or four days before Camberwell fair, which was the 18th of August, and on the 18th of August; he came while Carmozie and I were in bed - he called Carmozie up; they spoke together and Carmozie went out - he returned with Bolton, and then they all went out together; Talbot had a small bundle - I did not see what it contained; Talbot stopped in the room while Carmozie went out with Bolton, and afterwards they all went out together - I asked if I might go with them; he said No, I was to stop till they came back, which would be about half an hour; I staid about an hour and a half, and then went out - I returned about twelve o'clock, and in a little time Carmozie came up to me, and asked me to go to Camberwell fair; I walked a little way, we met Bolton and Talbot on Saffron-hill: Carmozie and Bolton went away - Talbot and I went on to the fair; I saw Carmozie with a sovereign, and Talbot with 12s. 6d.

WILLIAM STREATFIELD . I keep a public-house on Saffron-hill. On the 18th of August, Carmozie and Bolton came into my house, and called for something to drink - I do not know whether it was in the morning, or the middle of the day; I saw they were very flush of money - they each had silver; I cannot say how much - I thought it very strange, knowing they had not the means of getting an existence; after sitting some time, they said they were going to the fair.

TALBOT - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Transported for Life .

BOLTON - NOT GUILTY .

CARMOZIE - NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Justice Patteson.

1989. MARY ANN DILLON was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 2 rings, value 6s.; 4 boxes, value 12s.; 2 spoons, value 5s.; 1 case, value 1s.; 14 yards of silk, value 30s.; 11 yards of persian, value 16s.; 1 pair of ear-rings and drops, value 7s.; 1 pair of stockings, value 1s.; 2 necklaces, value 7s.; 11 yards of gingham, value 2s.; 3 towels, value 1s.; 2 dresses, value 5s.; 1 comb, value 5s.; 1 shawl, value 6d.; 1 Bible, value 17s.; 1 brooch, value 3s.; 1 breast-pin, value 2s.; half a yard of calico-velvet, value 3s.; 1 fan, value 4d.; 1 locket, value 3s.; 5 yards of calico, value 2s.; 1 piece of foreign gold coin, value 36s.; 1 half-guinea, 1 half-crown, one shilling, and 1 sixpence, the property of Ann Stone , in her dwelling-house .

GEORGE FOX. I am a cabinet-maker, and live in Upper Seymour-street , in the dwelling-house of Miss Ann Stone, who is an invalid, and obliged to be carried up and down stairs; she cannot attend here. The prisoner was in her service - she left her on Saturday night, the 28th of July, without notice, and on Sunday morning this property was missed; I went about three o'clock that afternoon, with an officer, to the prisoner's mother's, in Featherstone-street, City-road; the prisoner saw me coming, ran up stairs, and got behind the bed; I went into the room, and said, **Mary, it is no use your running behind the bed" - she came out directly; I said,"Oh, Mary, what have you been doing?" I asked her where the things were which she had taken from Miss Stone - she made no answer; her mother said, "Here is something I have picked off the floor, and was just coming to Miss Stone's, to ask if these things were hers;" we searched the room, and found this property belonging to Miss Stone - I have seen them in her possession; here is a gold coin and gold chain - I should value all the things at about 9l.; no one article is worth 1l.

EDWARD LAMBERT . I am a Police-officer. I went with Fox - his account is correct.

WILLIAM JONES . I am shop-boy to Mr. Redpath, a pawnbroker. These two pieces of silk were pawned on Friday, the 27th of July, by the prisoner, in the name of Ann and Mary Fox; she said that was her mistress' name - that she pawned one for her mistress, and the other for her mother; I saw them pawned, and made out the duplicates.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 13.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Recorder.

1990. JOHN COSTER ALESMORE was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 gelding, price 10l. , the property of John East .

JOHN EAST. I live at Hillingdon ; I am a labourer ; I have known the prisoner from a child. On Saturday, the 28th of July, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I saw my gelding safe in the field in which I kept it, and on Sunday morning, about seven, I found the gate lifted off the hinges, and the gelding gone; it was worth about 12l. - I saw it again next day at the One Tun, Old Brentford, in possession of the Police-man; I had seen the prisoner in the field the same afternoon - he lived about two miles off.

JOHN WARD . I keep a cart and horse for hire. On Sunday, the 29th of July, about a quarter to seven o'clock in the morning, the prisoner, who I knew before, came, and asked if I would buy a horse - I said I would look at it; I went with him about twenty yards from my door, and saw the black gelding, which East afterwards claimed - I asked where he brought it from; he said from his brotherin-law's, Mr. Smith, at North Hyde, near Southall; he asked 9l. for it - I declined buying it; he then asked if I knew any body likely to buy it - I said a neighbour of mine, who hawked coals, wanted an old horse; I went with-him, but he did not buy it: I then said Cox, a horsedealer, was coming down with me at one o'clock, and he might buy it - he bought it of him for 7l.; I was present when Cox gave him 7l. all but 1s., about one o'clock on Sunday.

LUKE COX . I am a dealer in horses, and live at Turnham-green. On the 29th of July I bought the horse of the prisoner, at Brentford, in Ward's presence, for 7l., all but 1s.; he said he had it from Smith, his brother-in-law, at North Hyde, and that Smith sent him to sell it; he asked 9l. for it - he turned it into Mr. Rodwell's field, which he had brought it out of - I found it there that afternoon; East claimed it on Monday; the prisoner was taken on Monday - I had paid for it.

JAMES SOUTH . I am a Policeman. On Monday evening I received information that the horse was stolen, and saw it in a field at Brentford - I saw Ward, and from his information apprehended the prisoner on Monday, at Uxbridge, about three miles from East's; I asked if he had received any money from Cox for a horse on Sunday - he denied it; I took him to Ward, who gave the account he has now, in his hearing.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going by Botwell on Friday, and saw John Smith; he asked me to go to Moore's, the jobber, at Brentford, and ask him if he wanted to buy a horse - I went, and he was not at home; I returned to Smith, and he asked me to come at six o'clock on Sunday morning, and bring the horse to Ward's house; I did so, and told him Smith had a horse to sell - he gave me 5s. for my trouble.

JAMES COX. I did not see any John Smith about the house.

JAMES SOUTH. I found 10s. 7d. on the prisoner, and asked what he had done with the rest of the money he had received from Cox - he said, "Go to my wife, and ask her for what I gave her last night;" I went, and she gave me two sovereigns - I said, "Is this all you received from your husband last night?" she said No, and then brought me two sovereigns and a half.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

First London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

1991. THOMAS MIST was charged on the Coroner's Inquisition only, with killing and slaying Margaret Mist .

Messrs. Pennington, Denby, and Doubleday, surgeons, having examined the body of the deceased, all agreed in opinion that her death was produced by natural causes, and not by violence.

NOT GUILTY .

1992. JOHN BRIDLEY was indicted for stealing' on the 15th of August , 1 pair of shoes, value 4s., the goods of George Clarke ; and that he had been before convicted of felony .

GEORGE CLARKE. I am a shoemaker , on Ludgate-hill . On the 15th of August, about half-past nine o'clock, while my back was turned, these shoes were taken.

WILLIAM BROWN . I live in Whitmore-place, Hoxton, and am a shoemaker. I was in Mr. Clarke's shop on the 15th of August; he was busy - I saw the prisoner come in, and run off with a pair of shoes, which were two yards within the door; I pursued, and in Stationers'court secured him, and saw him throw them down - I held him, and brought them back.

SAMUEL COLLIER . I live in Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, and am a professor of music. I was at the top of Stationers'-court; the prisoner ran up the court, and Brown after him - I saw him throw down the shoes, and picked them up; he was taken, and I followed him into the shop with them.

MICHAEL LYON . The shoes were delivered to me, with the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

LEONARD COX . I am a Policeman. I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, and know him to be the man - I was present at the time - (read.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

1993. JAMES BURKE was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s. 6d., the goods of Timothy Baly Roe , from his person .

TIMOTHY BALY ROE . I am clerk to Messrs. Helps and Co., of Cheapside. On the 12th of July, between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, I was in Holborn , opposite Brooke-street, and felt something at my pocket - I turned round immediately, and saw my handkerchief under the prisoner's jacket; I saw nobody with him - I attempted to seize him, but missed my hold, and he dropped the handkerchief - he got out of my sight, but the officer pursued him - I took up my handkerchief.

JAMES SLOGDEN . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner's hand in Mr. Roe's pocket - I had seen him attempt a gentleman's pocket before, and watched him; a person came in between us, and I did not see him take Mr. Roe's handkerchief out - Mr. Roe turned round to catch hold of him; he ran away; I pursued, and overtook him in Brooke-street; he said he was going to school, and not to pick pockets; but I had seen him attempt more than one pocket before - I found nothing on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I did not take it.

GUILTY. Aged 9.

Recommended to Mercy. - Judgment Respited .

1994. THOMAS GOODMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of William Aldridge , from his person .

WILLIAM ALDRIDGE. I am a coachman , and live in Mount-street. On the 28th of August, about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, I was in Long-lane, Smithfield ; I did not feel my handkerchief taken till I received information - it was produced to me about two minutes afterwards, when the prisoner was secured.

WILLIAM COLTON . I am a broker, and was in Longalley. I observed the prisoner and another following Mr. Aldridge, who had a female with him, and near the end of Long-lane I saw the other take the handkerchief out of Aldridge's pocket, and pass it behind to the prisoner, who went into a shop - I stopped Aldridge, and told him; Cadby went in, and took the prisoner; the other ran away - I took Aldridge to the shop where the prisoner was.

JOSEPH CADBY. I am a constable. I was in Longlane, with Colton; the prisoner, and another followed the prosecutor; they made several attempts; at last the other got the handkerchief out, and gave it to the prisoner, who went into a shop - I went, and took him; I found the handkerchief under his coat; I do not think I should know the other.(Property produced and sworn

Prisoner. I hope the prosecutor will recommend me to mercy.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

1995. THOMAS TURNER was indicted for uttering a forged request for the delivery of goods, with intent to defraud John Blanch .

JOHN BLANCH. I am a gun-maker , and live in Gracechurch-street . On the 14th of July the prisoner came to the shop with an order, purporting to come from Messrs. Lacy and Co. for two pairs of pistols, but as he was a stranger, and I was not satisfied with the hand-writing, I asked if he knew who wrote the order, he said he supposed Mr. Lacy; I then asked who gave it to him, he said a man in Camomile-street, who was to give him 1s., and he was to take the goods to him; I called in an officer, and detained him while I went to Mr. Lacy's, taking the order with me.

JOHN GEORGE LACY . I am in partnership with Mr. Whitton. I know nothing of the prisoner, and never sent him to Mr. Blanch; this order was not written by me, or any body in our house.

JOHN KING . I received the prisoner in charge.

Prisoner's Defence. A man in the street asked me to take the note, and he would pay me 1s.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Two Years .

1996. HENRY DIMOND was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of July , 1 looking-glass and frame, value 30s., and 1 picture-frame, value 26s. , the goods of James Reeves .

JAMES REEVES. I keep a public-house in Upper Thames-street . I cannot say that the prisoner was ever at my house; my wife who, is the principal witness, is confined to her bed; these things were missed from my parlour about four o'clock - I had seen them half an hour before.

DANIEL FORRESTER. I am an officer. On Saturday afternoon, the 14th of July, about half-past four o'clock, I was in Princes-street, Bank, and saw the prisoner with a black bag on his shoulder; another young man, who was close to him, said "Here is Forrester;" the prisoner knew me to be a constable; I let them walk into Coleman-street; the prisoner turned into White Rose-court - I turned in after him - the other then turned back and ran away; I asked the prisoner what he had got there - he said a looking-glass and painting; I asked where he got them - he said a man hired him at Shadwell to carry them to Armstrong, No. 7, Wellington-street, Old-street, and was to give him 1s. 6d.; I found a person named Armstrong in Wellington-street, Goswell-street; he was detained and I afterwards found the prosecutor.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was by Shadwell church; a person was resting there with this property, and asked me where there was a coach-stand - he asked me to carry them, and by the Mansion-house he said, "Do you know the nearest way?" NOT GUILTY .

1997. SARAH LANE was indicted for a misdemeanor . - To which she pleaded

GUILTY . - Transported for Seven Years .

1998. STEPHEN BROWN was indicted for a misdemeanour .

MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution.

JOHN HOPKINS. I am vestry-clerk of St. Dunstan in the west . Before April, this year, application was made by a woman calling herself Langford, for relief on behalf of two children; she said they were at Birmingham - the officers advanced her a trifle to go down and see them - it was afterwards reported that she was dead, and in June, application was made by a female, who I do not know, representing that Langford's two children were at Westminster; she summoned the parish-officers to show cause why they had not relieved the children - I attended the summons before Alderman Wilson, and the first person I saw at Guildhall, was Mrs. Langford, who had been represented as dead; I also saw the woman who had summoned me, and at Guildhall, the woman said her name was not Langford, but I am sure she is the woman who had applied by that name; the children not living in our parish, the Magistrate said they must be removed by the parish of Westminster - on the 3rd of July, they were removed into our parish from Westminster, by an order which I have; it describes them as Ann Langford, aged eight, and George Langford, aged four - another person came with them, as their relative; and on or about the 11th of July, the woman who had received the money to go to Birmingham, and who I knew as Langford, came, and Mr. Thomas, one of the overseers, offered to take them into the workhouse, as they were orphans; but she said their uncle, who was going to Edinburgh, or Glasgow, would take them, if the parish would give him money to enable him to take them, and they would be no further expence to the parish - she was desired to bring the uncle the next morning, when the overseers would very likely comply; she took the children away, and next morning the prisoner came, accompanied by Langford, and the prisoner stated to Mr. Thomas, that if the parish officers would give him 30s., he would take them to Scotland, and they should be no further expense - he described himself as their uncle, and in consequence of that, 30s. were given him; he was brought to Guildhall by the name of Brown - he would not acknowledge to that name at first, but did afterwards; he was asked if the receipt, which I had seen him sign for the 30s., in the name of Dixon, was his hand-writing, and denied it, but the following week, when he was under examination, he admitted that it was his writing.

ROBERT THOMAS . In July last I was one of the overseers of St. Dunstan in the west. On the 11th of July the children were removed to our parish, by this order; we offered to take the children into the workhouse; the woman objected, as she said their uncle would take them to Edinburgh, if we advanced the money; that he was a linendraper, and was well off - she wished to have the money that evening - we told her to call next morning; I was in attendance next morning, and saw the prisoner - he said he was the uncle of the children, and a shoemaker, at Westminster; we put some questions to him, as to the propriety of their going, and asked what money was necessary; he said 30s. or 2l. - 30s. was advanced to him, and he signed this receipt; the woman, who had been the night before, and called herself Leech, said the children's parents were both dead, and died at Birmingham; that woman had before called herself Langford; when the prisoner was apprehended, he said the receipt was not his writing, but in the following week he said it was his writing, that his name was Brown and not Dixon; the woman who has pleaded guilty, by the name of Lane, is the woman I have been speaking of.

JOHN PONTIFEX . I am a vestry-clerk of St. Andrew, Holborn. Lane, who has pleaded guilty, applied to our parish by the name of Elizabeth Palmer, for relief, on the 27th of July, 1832, for two children, whom she represented as the children of Langford, deceased, and stated herself to be their aunt; one of them, Mary, was nine years old, and John four - she said the parents were dead, and she was their maternal aunt; from her statement, we believed the children were legally settled on our parish - she wanted 30s. to send them to Exeter, representing that they had an uncle there, who would take care of them, and free the parish from any further burthen; our parish made some inquiries before we advanced the money, and discovered a woman, named Catherine Lane; we got her to the office when Farmer came again - she had represented to me that the child's parents were married at Bermondsey; I had the certificate of the marriage with me, in the name of Lane, and not Langford, in consequence of what she had stated to our beadle - when she came, she represented herself as Elizabeth Farmer, and that Sarah Lane, mentioned in the certificate, was her sister - she had at first referred me to the church for the certificate, in the name of Langford; after she made this statement, I introduced her to Catherine Lane, who said,"Ah, Sarah, how do you do?" she said, "I am not Sarah, I am Sarah's twin sister;" Catherine Lane said,"You know, Sarah, you never had a sister;" she then admitted she was the Sarah Lane mentioned in the marriage certificate.

Q. When did the beadle take her into custody? A. It was on the 7th of August.

COURT. Q. Then this was after Brown's appearance at St. Dunstan's parish? A. Yes, but before his examination; he was not taken till Farmer had appeared once or twice.

JOHN BUCKMASTER . In July last, I was an overseer of St. Andrew's, and remember on a Friday, the female coming for relief about three children, and on the following day, the prisoner came to my place with her; she represented herself as Elizabeth Farmer, and introduced him as her husband; he confirmed her intention of taking the two children to Exeter; he said he was her second husband, and that she was the sister of the children's mother - he said nothing about the parents being dead; they were spoken of generally as orphans.

Prisoner. Q. Did I represent myself as her husband? A. She introduced him as such, and he did not contradict it; she referred to him to know if he had a letter to his friends at Exeter - he felt in his pocket; and said No, he had not got it about him, but would go and get it from home.

CATHERINE LANE . The prisoner Lane, who has pleaded guilty, married my brother, John Lane, and had four children by him, who are all dead; I saw them all in their coffins - they have been dead nine or ten years - she never had a sister; I never saw the prisoner, and never knew him as a relation.

THOMAS LIFFORD SMART . I am vestry clerk of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate. The prisoner Lane came to our parish on the 4th of August, in the name of Elizabeth Brown , and brought three children, by order of removal; they are described as, Mary, aged nine years, John, four years, and William, one year, all lawful children of John and Jane Farmer , deceased - she said she was the mother's sister, and stated how the children were settled on our parish, and that she and her husband were going to Plymouth on the Wednesday following, and if we would give her 50s. to pay expenses, and clothing, we should hear nothing further of them - I promised to consider it, and she was to call again on the Tuesday; she did not come - on the 10th of August, in the morning, the prisoner called on me, and said he was the husband of the woman who came with the children, and gave his name as Brown; he brought this letter, which he said was from his wife, who had sprained her ancle, and could not get out - I told him to call in the evening; he said he had a deal to do, and could not he have the money then, as he was anxious to go hi journey - I gave him no reason to suppose I suspected him- I had made inquiry, and told him to call in the evening, which he did, and I read the letter openly before him and twenty gentlemen; I questioned him, and he was taken into custody - he said he got the letter from his wife - I asked where - he said she sent it to him, and he could not tell where from; I had found out that his wife, as he called her was in custody at the time - (the letter was as follows).

To - Smart, Esq., vestry clerk:-

SIR, - The bearer is my husband, and most proper to see the gentlemen, as he has protected the children since the death of the parents, and is going to take them with us on Sunday; I sprained my uncle, which prevents my attending - my husband will give you every satisfaction of taking the children off your hands, for the sum I proposed.

7, Oakley-street, Lambeth. E. BROWN.

MARY GEORGE . I am the wife of Abel George, a serjeant in the Guards; I live in Smith's-rents, Westminster, and have two male children, one two years old, and the other five. The female prisoner Lane, came twice to my house, asked leave to take my children a walk; it was in July- she took them out between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, and kept them till the evening; I only remember it being done twice.

ABEL GEORGE . I remember Lane taking my children out three times; I am not positive of more - I was not always at home - she said she was going to see about some private property which was left her, and took the children while my wife washed; she said she had a boy in some school in the City, as his father was a citizen.

Prisoner's Defence. I must say several witnesses have been examined on my trial, who have nothing to do with the case; they are more against the female than against me - the acts I admit some of, but I am in other respects innocent; I was the bearer of the letter, but I expressed no anxiety to obtain the money.

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1999. WILLIAM STEELE was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 shovel, value 3s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 2s., and 1 handkerchief, value 1s. , the goods of William Mears . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Two Months .

2000. JAMES MURRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 80 yards of canvas, value 4l.; 4 skeins of twine, value 2s. 4d., and 18 biscuits, value 6d., the goods of William Henry Harton , and others .

MR. GURNEY conducted the prosecution.

JOHN AYLOTT . I am foreman to Messrs. Mc Culloch; Mr. William Henry Harton is one of the partner s. On the 8th of August, I left their premises at Limehouse all secure at six o'clock, and every thing locked up; I went the next morning, found the warehouse broken open, and on examining, found several cases open - I missed some canvas, and some twine and biscuits; the prisoner had worked on the premises, but left two or three months before.

Prisoner. I never worked on the premises, nor saw this witness. Witness. I am quite sure he had been employed there by Mr. Wright, who takes the work by contract.

WILLIAM JAMES PEARCE (Police-constable K 177). On the morning of the 9th of August, about 3 o'clock, I saw the prisoner by the side of Limehouse-cut, which is a branch of the river Lee - I observed a bundle under his arm; he walked rather quickly - I asked what his bundle contained; he said twine and biscuit, which he had brought from Gravesend; I called another Policeman, and the prisoner sprang into the water - the other Policeman found this quantity of canvas, about twelve yards from the spot, but the prisoner had not that when I saw him - in about two hours after I saw the prisoner again near the same spot, wholly immersed in the water, except his head - seeing he was discovered he endeavoured to escape, but I leaped into the water, swam across, and took him getting up the bank on the other side; when I saw him he was about two hundred yards from the prosecutors' warehouse.

JOHN ROBERTS (Police-constable K 53). I was called to assist Pearce, and found this canvas twenty or thirty yards from the place; this twine was just by where he leaned into the water.

GEORGE CASTLEMAN (Police-constable K 236). I found this other roll of canvas on the side of the water, near Limehouse church - I do not know where the prisoner jumped into the water.

MR. AYLOTT. This is our canvas - I know it by the number on it, No. 7, and here are two bolts of it, which are what we missed - this twine is the same description as what we lost; I suppose we lost four or six skeins.

WILLIAM HENRY HARTON. I am one of the partners of the firm of Messrs. M'Culloch and Co. This is made by the same makers, Neilson and Co., and is the same No. 7 as the bolts of canvas which we lost - I am almost sure I have seen the prisoner on the premises; Mr. Wright, the rigger, has employed him.

Prisoner's Defence. I could not have rigged a ship by myself, and if I have been there to work let them bring forward a man to show it - I went down on the 8th of August to his Majesty's ship Dispatch to get employ, but she was full-handed - I stopped, and had dinner on board, at Gravesend - I got some biscuits, and came up by a Milton barge; I found that twine laying down - I took it up, put it under my arm, and walked on with my biscuits in my hand - I met a Policeman, who spoke to me, and let me walk on - I then came to another, and he asked me what I had got; I told him some biscuits - he drew out his staff; I, being in liquor, was alarmed, jumped into the water to make my escape; I got into the mud, and could hardly get out again - when I got out I gave myself up.

WILLIAM JAMES PEARCE . He was quite sober, and I did not draw my staff at all.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Transported for Seven Years .

2001. JAMES FARLEY and JOHN HAY were indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of David Price , from his person .

DAVID PRICE. I live in Tower Royal, and am a clerk . On the 27th of july I was on the Pavement, near Finsburysquare - I missed my handkerchief, which was safe about ten minutes before, when I was in Coleman-street.

ANDREW GRIMES . I am the son of Martin Grimes - he lives in Broad Arrow-court. On the 27th of July I was on the Pavement, near Finsbury - I saw Farley lift up the gentleman's coat, take out the handkerchief, and give it to Hay, who went down a street, across the road - Hay put it into his hat; the prisoners then met together again - Farley had been a school-fellow of mine; I had seen Hay in Milton-street.

Farley. He said at the office he could not see what was taken out. Witness. I could not see at the time, but when he got across the road I saw it was a handkerchief; he held it up in his hand.

ROBERT BARRELL . I was with Grimes on Finsbury Pavement; I saw Farley take up the gentleman's pocket, and take something out, but I could not see what it was; he gave it to Hay; I had known Farley before.

Hay. He first said I took it, and when Farley was brought in, in two or three hours afterwards, he said it was him. Witness. Yes, I did; they were both there, but I was mistaken in the person who took it.

MATTHEW PEAK (Police-constable G 198.) I took the prisoners at the corner of Whitecross-street; they denied knowing any thing about it.

Hay's Defence. I had left home, and was going towards Whitecross-street - I can prove I was at home at the time of the robbery, and did not go out till eight o'clock the next morning.

MR. PRICE re-examined. Q. What time was it you lost your handkerchief? A. At a quarter before nine o'clock on the evening of Friday, the 27th of July.

FRANCES HAY . I am the prisoner's mother; I live at No. 1, Copthall-chambers, Throgmorton-street - I have the care of them; no one lives there but me and my family. On Friday night, to the best of my recollection, my son was at home from a little after eight o'clock, and not out till eight the next morning - he slept there, and the next morning he was taken; it was not nine when he came in; it was not much after eight - I looked at the clock when he came in; the clock is up stairs, on the first floor - I sit in the kitchen; I recollect going up to look at the clock; I held up the candle to look - I could not see without a candle.

FRANCES HAY , JUN. I am Hay's sister - I went to the chambers in Copthall-court to live, on the 25th of July, and have lived there ever since. On last Friday five weeks the prisoner was at home at eight o'clock in the evening, and did not go out till the next morning - I recollect the time perfectly well, for I was going out myself, and I was at Mile-end by nine; I went out a little after eight, and was at home after nine o'clock - he had not been out, I am sure- I was in the kitchen, with my mother, when he came home; the candle was lighted about dusk, about seven -I had noticed the time, as I had an appointment at eight, and was waiting for my brother to come home, to stop with my youngest sister, and he came in at eight, or two or three minutes after - I had gone up to see the time by a dial in one of the offices on the ground floor; there is no clock on the first floor; it is on the ground floor, in one of the offices.

MRS. HAY. The clock was on the first floor.

FARLEY - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined Six Months .

HAY - GUILTY . Aged 19.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

2002. WILLIAM DAVIS and WILLIAM AUSTIN were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of July , 2 coats, value 4l.; 1 handkerchief, value 5s., and 1 ring, value 10s., the goods of Edward Harvey Maltby , Esq .; and that Davis had been before convicted of felony .

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

EDWARD HARVEY MALTBY. I am a barrister , and have chambers in Paper-buildings, in the Temple . On the 2nd of July I went from town, to attend the Buckingham Quarter-sessions - I left Garton, my clerk, in my chambers; I had in my chambers some dress-coats, a mourning ring for Dr. Parr, a silk handkerchief, and some other things - I think I had seen these things safe about two days before I left town, which was about seven days before they were taken.

GEORGE KINGSTON GARTON . I am clerk to the prosecutor - I remember his going out of town; I live in John-street. I went to dinner about half-past four o'clock on the 4th of July - I left the drawers and every thing in the chambers safe; I know these dress-coats, and other articles were safe; I had seen the coats that morning - I returned at six, and found the outer door shut, as I had left it, but the inner door was open - all the locks had been broken, the things taken out of the drawers, and one or two of the drawers were pulled completely out.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Were these articles under lock and key? A. Yes; I had left the key of the drawers in a little drawer.

MARIA KAMPTON . I am now living with my friends; I have left the course of life I was in - I was an unfortunate girl; I was acquainted with the prisoner Austin - he was a clerk in the East India-house; I heard him say he had been a clerk before, but I do not know to what - he came to live with me at my lodging in York-square; he came there the beginning of June, a little before Greenwich fair - I afterwards lived with him at Harrison-street, Gray's Inn-lane, and at Easton-street, Clerkenwell; when we lived at Harrison-street, I pawned a coat for him with a velvet collar, at Mr. Loveday's in Gray's Inn-lane - I knew Davis while I lived in Harrison-street; I had never seen him before - he gave me a coat to pawn at the same time that Austin did; that had not a velvet collar - the prisoners were together when they gave me the coats; they took them out of the house, and gave them to me in the street - they had brought them into the house: one of the coats was tied up in a green silk handkerchief, but I do not know which - I received a mourning-ring about three weeks afterwards, at the Cheshire Cheese, publichouse, to pawn; I looked at the name on it, but could not tell what it was - it was after that that Davis and two other men went with me to the public-house, and the officer came and took us; when I went to Hatton-garden, I told what I have stated now.

Cross-examined. Q. But you never said any thing about it till the pawnbroker had identified you as the person? A. I did not know they had been stolen - I did not make the statement to save myself; Mr. Newton taxed me with it, and said I had better tell what I had done - I was frightened; I never was in trouble before, but I stated what was true - I have gone by the name of Jager, and Austin told me that his name was Copeland, and authorized me to go by that name; Mr. Jager has been transported - I have gone by the name of Bouverie and Knapp; I lived with a tradesman of that name - some people have called me James; I never went by the name of Briant - people have called me Sidworth, but I never gave my name as that; I went by that name when I lived in Lancaster-street - I never went by the name of Bland: my sister has gone by that name - I have not had another friend of mine transported; I was taken once for being out late, but I positively swear I never was taken on a charge of felony - I have worked at dress-making; I have been in town ten years - I was getting my living in the street when I lived in Lancaster-street; I was there four or six months - I had before that worked for my living, but when I had no work, I was obliged to go in the street: when I went to Easton-street, Austin told me to take a lodging, and he would pay for it - I went by the name of Bouverie when I lived in York-square; I used then to work when I had it to do, but I had not been there long before Austin spoke to me; when I first came to London I lived with my aunt, who was a dressmaker: I did not live with her long - Hollman, Smith, and Davis were with me when I was taken; I was not at home when the coats were brought to Harrison-street; I did not see them brought; Smith and a female he lived with lived in that house, and I believe no one else but the landlady - I know it was in July that the prisoner took the coats from the house, but I cannot say what time, only I know I was not there in June, and these coats were brought about a week before I left, but I cannot say when I left; the coats were wrapped up when I received them, and it was candle-light - Austin told me that the coat he gave me had a velvet collar, and I was to ask 30s. for that; I did not see them till they were opened at the pawnbroker's- I had never pawned any coats before.

COURT. Q. Neither of the coats had been in wear to your knowledge, in Harrison-street? A. No.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. How long had you been out before they were given to you? A. Two or three hours -Austin came to me, and asked if I would go and pawn his coat for him, as he wanted some money, and Davis said,"Perhaps you will take mine at the same time;" I do not recollect when it was, but I was only there a fortnight altogether - I never lived but with three men; I sometimes took their names - Mr. Jager was a boot and shoemaker, a respectable tradesman; I believe he was transported because a parcel was taken from a cart, and found on him - I was not taken up for that.

JOHN ABETHEL . I am in the employ of Mr. Loveday, a pawnbroker, in Gray's Inn-road. Kampton pawned these two coats with me on the 7th of July; one of them is in a green silk handkerchief, and has a velvet collar - she asked 30s., I think, for that, and I lent 1l. 6s., and on the other 13s. - she told me her name was Maria Jager , and she brought them for Thomas Williams.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you seen her before? A. Yes, she had pawned a coat about a week before, in the name of Copeland, I think.

JOHN DAVIES . I am in the employ of Mr. Corwell, a pawnbroker, of Exmouth-street. Kampton pawned this mourning-ring with me for 8s. on the 10th of July, in the name of Ann Cook.(Property produced and sworn to.)

ANN COPE . I live at No. 14, York-street. Maria Bouverie (Kampton) lived with me three months; Austin used to call on her - I do not know Davis: I believe Austin has staid all night - Maria used to pay the rent; she told me Austin gave her the money to pay - she left the latter end of June, but I was not at home then.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose you used to see a great many gentlemen there? A. No, she never had many persons there - my husband has been a gentleman's servant -Maria came to me as a young person who took in needle-work; I know one young man used to come to see her - I never knew her out late: there were two other young men used to call, but no one staid all night but Austin, and I cannot swear that he did.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did you know him go away at night, or in the morning? A. I have seen him go away at night.

ELIZA MILLER . I live in Harrison-street, Gray's Inn-lane. Maria lodged with me a fortnight; she came on the 29th of June, and left on the 13th of July; Austin has been there to her, but not Davis; I never saw either of the prisoners bring any thing there - Maria and another woman took my apartments for themselves and their husbands; I only know the names of Austin and Copeland -I never was paid at all: Austin staid there all night.

MARY SMITH . I live at No. 7, Easton-street. Maria lived a fortnight at my house, up to the time she was taken; Austin lived with her - she took the lodging in the name of Copeland; Austin was there five days, and used to sleep there.

WILLIAM SPRINGATE (Police-constable E 123). I apprehended Austin on the 19th of July - he, Smith, and Davis, were all standing together at the corner of Verulam-buildings; I went up to them - they separated; I thought their manner was very suspicious, and in the course of the same night I took Austin, and on the 23rd I took Davis, in company with Hollman, Smith, and Maria; I told Davis I took him for lurking about Gray's Inn - we went and found some duplicates at Maria's lodging; I know nothing of the duplicates of the coats and ring, but we inquired, and found them.

JOHN NEWTON (Police-constable E 32). I apprehended Austin on the 17th of August, in Shire-lane, near the Temple, and he was let out on bail - I took him in a common brothel; I did not say any thing to him about what had happened at the Temple, but he knew what I took him for, and asked who had told me where he was -I said I should decline telling him; I have known him two years - I knew Davis; I had seen them together very often in July, and for eighteen months before; they frequented Sion-terrace, near Judd-street.

Cross-examined. Q. Upon your oath, do not you know that Austin has not left his ship fifteen months? A. When I first knew him he lived in Cromer-street, it must be nearly two years ago - I have not the exact date, but I have known him a long time.

JOHN CORRAN . I am warden of the Inner Temple. I have seen the two prisoners go through at various times; I saw them together about June and July, and sometimes apart - I remember Mr. Maltby's chambers being robbed; I had seen them lately before that.

ISAAC SPREADBOROUGH (Police-constable D 10.) I produce a certificate of the former conviction of Davis, which I got from Mr. Clark's office - I was present at the trial, and know he is the person.

DAVIS - GUILTY . Aged 23.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

AUSTIN - GUILTY . Aged 19.

2003. WILLIAM AUSTIN was again indicted for stealing, on the 13th of June , 1 watch, value 20s. , the goods of Philip James Chabot .

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

MARY WHEELER . I am laundress to Mr. Chabot, of New-square, Lincoln's Inn . On the 12th of June I left the chambers safely locked up, and in the morning when I came I missed the different articles of plate in common use - I also missed a watch, which used to hang over the mantel-piece in Mr. Chabot's sitting room.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Had any one the care of those chambers but you? A. No. and I left them safe on Whit-Tuesday.

MARIA KAMPTON . Austin brought a watch to me about the middle of June, while I was living at Mr. Cope's - it hung over the mantel-piece for three or four days; he then had it himself - when I lived in Easton-street he gave it to me to pawn, and told me to ask 1l. on it; they offered me 10s. - I went back to him at the Cheshire Cheese, and he told me to go to the corner of Wilson-street with it; they there lent 14s. on it, which I gave to him.

Cross-examined by MR LEE. Q. When did you begin to live with him? A. The beginning of June, about Whitsuntide; I did not live with him more than ten weeks altogether - he had but very few things there; he said he lodged over the water; I pawned the watch after the coats and the ring - I had no suspicion that these articles were stolen; I pawned them in different names, but they were the names he told me - I had seen Austin's brother and sisters, and they and he all appeared very respectable.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did Austin go out at the time that clerks do? A. Yes; I pawned the watch in the name of Copeland; I did not know him by the name of Austin.

JOHN SPENCER . I am a pawnbroker. I have the watch, pawned by Maria, in the name of Copeland, for 14s., on the 14th of July.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you known her before? A. No, but I am certain she is the person.

ANN COPE . Maria lodged at my house for some time; she had no watch when she first came, but I afterwards saw a silver watch in her bed-room; Austin was in the habit of coming there backwards and forwards - they left the latter end of June.

PHILIP JAMES CHABOT. My chambers are in Lincoln's Inn New-square. This watch is mine - I missed that, and a quantity of plate.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2004. JOHN HOLLMAN and JAMES SMITH were indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of July , 1 waistcoat, value 10s.; 5 handkerchiefs, value 10s.; 2 shirts, value 2l., and 4 sovereigns, the property of George Edward Baker ; 1 pair of boots, value 10s.; 2 watches, value 4l.; 2 coats, value 10l.; 2 rings, value 10s., and 2 waistcoats, value 1l., the goods of Thomas William Flavell , in the dwelling-house of the said Thomas William Flavell , George Edward Baker , and George Pyke ; and that the said John Hollman had been before convicted of felony .

GEORGE OAKLEY. I am an inspector of Police division E. On the 23rd of July I apprehended the prisoners in the Cheshire Cheese, Mount-pleasant; I found on Hollman this waistcoat, and on Smith this pair of boots - Mr. Baker was with me, and claimed the waistcoat; the prisoners said it was theirs.

Cross-examined by MR. LEE. Q. Who was there at the time? A. Davis and Maria.

WILLIAM SPRINGATE (Police-constable E 123.) I went with the inspector, and took these boots from Smith's legs - I was in Gray's Inn on the 2nd of July, and saw Hollman against the door opposite No. 14, which are the prosecutors' chambers; I had seen him in the square three or four times before.

Cross-examined. Q. What enables you to fix on the 2nd of July? A. Because it is the day the robbery was committed - I saw him there about half-past seven o'clock in the evening, and I heard of the robbery about twenty minutes before nine; I am quite sure I saw him that evening, but I did not know that I had seen him till I took him up - I had seen him lurking about on the 19th; I recollect the date by the Hue and Cry, in which all robberies are inserted.

COURT. Q. Did you see him on the 2nd? A. Yes, and on the 19th he was lurking about the square; I saw the Hue and Cry after we had taken him, about the 23rd or 24th; I know the date by the Hue and Cry; I was called up into the chambers on the night of the robbery, about half-past eight o'clock, and I had seen Hollman that night.

GEORGE EDWARD BAKER. I have chambers at No. 14, Gray's Inn-square - I have two friends, who reside there, Mr. Flavell and Mr. George Pyke - we jointly pay the rent, and reside there as a dwelling-house. I left the chambers at a quarter before eight o'clock on the 2nd of July, leaving Mr. Pyke there; when I returned, at nine o'clock, I found Mr. Flavell had returned - Springate and another Policeman were there; there was a complaint that the chambers had been robbed; the outer door seemed to have been opened by a key, and the inner door was broken - I missed a waistcoat, four sovereigns, five silk handkerchiefs, and two shirts; and three 5l. notes were left on the floor - Mr. Flavell lost two watches, some mourning-rings, and a pair of boots; I know the waistcoat to be mine, and these boots to be his.

Cross-examined. Q. Are these chambers held from the society of Gray's Inn? A. No, we hold them of Adlington and Co. - I was not the last person in before the robbery.

THOMAS PORTER . I am in the service of a bootmaker in Covent-garden. These boots are Mr. Flavell's - I repaired them for him.

Cross-examined. Q. What do you know them by? A. By the letter C near the instep, which shows the currier the leather was bought of, and it is my own mark - I gave them out to be new footed by one of our men; I know they are the same.

THOMAS WILLIAM FLAVELL . These are my boots - I lost them about the 2nd of July; I had worn them two or three times after they came home.

THOMAS GOODYEAR (Police-constable E 39). I have a certificate of the conviction of Hollman in January, 1831- I got it at Mr. Clark's office; I was present at the trial, and know he is the man.

GEORGE PYKE . Mr. Baker, Mr. Flavell, and myself jointly occupy the chamber in Gray's Inn-square; it is extra parochial, and pays no poor-rates.

Witnesses for the Defence.

EDWARD CURTIS . I am a bricklayer, and live at Notting-dale, Kensington. I know Hollman's father; he has worked as a carpenter for me; on the 2nd of July, the prisoner Hollman came there with him, between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, as near as I can say - I am sure it was not later than seven; I know it was the 2nd of July, because I paid his father on the 3rd., 10s. for his labour, and here is his receipt - they stopped all night on the 2nd of July, and left me about ten o'clock on the 3rd.

COURT. Q. Where does Hollman's father live? A. I think about Kentish-town; I do not know exactly - I have a wife and four children; my wife is not here, she is ill -I have two rooms in my house; I went to bed, and the prisoner and his father slept in the next room; I have two beds in one room, and one in the other; two children slept with me - my eldest, who is a girl, and the next, which is a boy, slept with the prisoner and his father, in a turn-up bedstead about six feet long, and four feet six wide - the prisoner and his father did not go home, because I wanted my cart mended the next day; I cannot write - Hollman's father wrote this receipt - they began to work at my cart that night about seven o'clock, as soon as they came, and worked as long as they could see, and finished it the next morning.

RICHARD HOLLMAN . I am the prisoner's father. I recollect going with him to Curtis' on the 2nd of July; I live at Camden town, but we did not start from there, but from the bottom of Oxford-street, about five o'clock, and got to Curtis' between six and seven o'clock; we went there to repair a cart, and returned the next day - we got to Oxford-road about eleven o'clock.

COURT. Q. What, were you an hour and a half walking to Kensington? A. No, we stopped and had something to drink; we started from No. 31, Crown-street -Hubic, my daughter, lived there, and I called there to say where I was going; I met my son there - he did not live with me; we stopped at a public-house when we got to Tyburn-gate; it was on the right-hand side - I do not know the sign; we then went on to Notting-dale, and got there about half-past six o'clock - I expected to finish the job by the time it was dark; we stopped there that night - there was plenty of room; I did not undress, nor my son either - the children slept at the bottom of the bed, with their feet to ours; we did not go to bed till eleven o'clock, or a little after, and got up at three - we had bread and cheese, and beer; the cart wanted a new tail-board, a new bottom and sides - the shafts were very good; the cart was about three feet six inches wide', and four feet in length - the timber was there, and we took our tools; we finished about ten o'clock the next day - I do not know where my son lodged at that time; it was on a Monday we went.

JOSHUA EVERETT . I am a carpenter, and live in Bath-court, Cold Bath-square. I have known Smith from a child; I had occasion to go to Mile-end, to get some stuff, about the 10th of July, and as I came back I met Smith in Whitechapel - I had not seen him before for two or three months; he asked me if I could tell him where to get a pair of boots - I told him in Petticoat-lane; I went there with him, and saw him purchase a pair of one of those Jews who sell them; I then left him, and went up to Hampstead, where I work; I cannot tell whether these are the boots or not.

WILLIAM SPRINGATE re-examined. Q. You have heard the evidence - now are you sure it was on the 2nd of July, that you saw Hollman in Gray's Inn-square? A. I am quite sure it was the night the robbery was committed; I had seen him three or four times before, but not again till the 19th.

HOLLMAN - GUILTY . Aged 20.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 21.

Transported for Life .

2005. LEWIS TREBOUT the younger, was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 50 pieces of brass gas fittings, value 10s.; 50 brass tops, value 10s.; 50 plumbing blocks, value 10s.; 50 pieces of brass pipe, value 10s., and 50 pieces of copper pipe, value 10s., the goods of Henry Houldsworth and another .

TWO OTHER COUNTS, stating them to belong to Lewis Trebout , the elder, and other persons.

MR. ADOLPHUS conducted the prosecution.

EDWARD WARNER FIDLER . I was agent to Mr. Lewis Trebout, and was taking care of his premises at Tottenham ; there were a number of brass fittings there - the greater part of them were loose on the floor, the others were, I believe, fixed to the shaft; the prisoner is Mr. Trebout's son; the building was not used at all in August; in that month I missed a number of these things - the prisoner lived at Scotland-green, Tottenham; he had no authority, that I know of, to take any of this property - I do not know how much has been taken away.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Is the signature to this letter Mr. Trebout's writing? A. Yes; I have been dismissed from the service since this transaction, by Mr. Brett, who has been on bad terms with me.

NATHANIEL CHURCHILL . I have been a gentleman's servant, but am now out of place - I live at Tottenham. I applied to the prisoner for employ, and he employed me to work in the garden adjoining the factory - on the 26th of July I was working there; he came to me in the evening, and told me to meet him at the gate, at half-past eight o'clock - I met him; he had a sack under his arm - he unlocked the back part of the factory, took me up stairs into the factory, and he put one end of some gas-pipe into the sack, and told me to put the other end in - I do not remember any being put into a basket; he came to me again on the 7th of August, about half-past nine o'clock at night, and told me to take a sack to Mr. Glover, the horsekeeper at the Red Lion, and to tell him that he should be there in half an hour - he told me the horse-keeper was to empty the sack, and I was to bring the sack back; I do not know what was in it - it was some sort of metal, and not very light; I saw the horse-keeper turn it out - it was some brass pipe and some gas-pipe; when I went back he sent me with another parcel, and when I got there with that, he came and ordered the horse-keeper to pack it up in a sack - the prisoner wrote a direction, and gave it to the horse-keeper, who gave it to me to tie on the sack - I cannot read, and do not know what it was; I tied it on the sack - the horse-keeper told me to wait till the errandcart came, and when it came I brought the sack out, and put it on the shafts of the cart; the prisoner was not there then, but he ordered the horse-keeper to put it on the errand-cart.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you known him long? A. No, not till I went to work in his garden - I never saw his father; the pipes were not fixed, but laying loose about on his floor.

BENJAMIN ROCHESTER . I drive a cart from Enfield to London. I received a sack, with some metal in it, at the Red Lion, on the 8th of August, between ten and eleven o'clock - it was directed to Mr. King, No. 13, Mark-street, Paul-street, Finsbury - I carried it there; Mr. King took it in; Churchill and the horse-keeper gave it to me.

JOHN FOWLER . I am a constable of Tottenham. I went with Forster to Mr. King's, No. 13, Mark-street, Finsbury, on the 13th of August - I saw a hamper in the front room, but it was empty; I went into the back room, and King's wife followed me; I there found some brass, which I produce - the prisoner was in the front room, at tea, with King and his family.

NATHANIEL CHURCHILL re-examined. Q. Are these such things as were put into the sack on the 7th of August? A. No, they are not.

JOSEPH FORSTER. I am a constable of Tottenham. I found, up stairs at King's house, a number of brass tops belonging to gas-fittings, and other brass articles.

NATHANIEL CHURCHILL. Some of these are a great deal like the ends of the pipes that were taken.

JOSEPH FORSTER . I found some pipes in the factory - I have fitted some of these ends to them, and they fit exactly.

MR. ADOLPHUS to NATHANIEL CHURCHILL. Q. Were all the things you put into the sack, pipes with ends, or some ends without pipes? A. Some ends without pipes.

Cross-examined. Q. Could the ends, which this gentleman says he fitted to other pipes, have belonged to the pipes you took away? A. I do not know; the chief of the things I took were pipes with ends to them; I cannot swear that these are any of the ends I took away.

JOSEPH FORSTER. I took the prisoner on the 13th of August, at King's house; I read the warrant to him - he said he did not expect that; and on the 18th, when I was bringing him to Newgate he said he did it on purpose to be transported, as he wished to get out of the country; and if this did not do, he would commit forgery to a great amount, for he could do it as well as any man in England.

Cross-examined. Q. Can you tell whether these are what were taken on the 7th of August? A. No; many of these ends fitted to pipes remaining on the building - the pipes to which these fitted, were not taken away.

MR. FIDLER. The manufactory and the property in it belonged to Mr. Trebout, Sen.

COURT. Q. How came the prisoner to take charge of the garden? A. By consent of his father; he applied to me for part, and I would not let him have it - his father has had the premises for twenty years; these gas-fittings were not used in his business - they were in the lacemaking business about three years ago, and since then they have become useless - I live close by, and had a power of attorney to take care of the premises; there are some fields at the back of the premises to which persons may have access, but not to these premises - I supplied the prisoner with 10s. a week by his father's order, but I deducted 4s. a week out of it for the garden, which was worth a great deal more; he could get a good living by the garden - it was full of fruit; his father ordered me to give him 4l. more - I did not give it him at one time.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know of any gates being taken away? A. No; that I swear.

NOT GUILTY .

2006. NATHANIEL GRIFFITHS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 pair of trousers, value 10s., the goods of Thomas Griffiths ; and that he had been before convicted of felony .

THOMAS GRIFFITHS. I am a carpenter , and live in Whitmore-road, Hoxton . The prisoner is my son; he has been employed a little at my business, but not much- he lodged in my house; I missed a pair of trousers on the 21st of July, from the room he and his brother slept in - these are them.

Prisoner. I did not steal them - he lent them me to wear; he murdered my mother; when I came out of the House of Correction, I wanted a little money to go to a place, and he told me to go and steal. Witness. No, I never did - I never lent him the trousers; he might have taken them unknown to me.

JAMES LEVICK . I live at Hoxton, and am a pawnbroker. I have the trousers, which were pawned by the prisoner on the 21st of July, and on the 28th he came and had another shilling on them; he gave his own name and address.

WILLIAM EPPS (Police-constable N 63). The prosecutor called me to his house on the 1st of August - I found the prisoner and his brother there; I took charge of them; in going along, I said to the prisoner, that it was a pity - he said he knew he had robbed his father, and he would do so again, for he ought to keep him.

GEORGE DUNCAN (Police-constable N 59). I was called in; I found five duplicates on the brother, but none on the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I came home from work, and there was nobody at home; I went by Mr. Barrows' beershop, and saw my father in the bar - I then went past again, and Mrs. Barrows said to me, "Nathaniel, your father is asleep in our room;" I then went and took a walk, and when I came back, he was asleep on the step of the door; I shook him, but he did not awake; I went and took a walk again till eleven o'clock - my father had just then gone in doors - I went to go in, but he shoved me out, and shut the door in my face; he is not worthy the name of a father.

THOMAS GRIFFITHS . It is false; I provided him with clothes as well as I could; I work as a carpenter; he was employed at the saw-mills, but was discharged for getting drunk and keeping bad company; he got all my things almost.

GEORGE KEMP (Police-constable N 82). I have a certificate of the former conviction of the prisoner, which I got from Mr. Clark's office; I attended the trial, and know he is the man - he was imprisoned three months.

GUILTY . Aged 18. Transported for Fourteen Years .

2007. JOHN DUIG was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 13 shirts, value 2l.; 6 waistcoats, value 1l.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 1l.; 9 cravats, value 1l., and 1 trunk, value 8s. , the goods of Frederick Davey Cooper .

FREDERICK DAVEY COOPER . I live in Guildford-street, and am a medical student ; I send my linen to my father, at Bury St. Edmond's, to be washed. On the 3rd of August I employed a man to fetch my box of linen from the Golden Cross, Charing-cross ; he did not return with it, but I met him in Guildford-street the same night, and gave him into custody - it was not the prisoner; he said he had lost the box; it contained all the articles stated, and a letter containing some money.

THOMAS MOORE . (Police-constable E 16.). I produce some articles, which I got at a pawnbroker's shop - the prisoner took them in, but did not pawn them; I took them from his hat, and one shirt was on his back - this was on the 4th of August - I asked him if the two shirts on the counter were his; he said Yes - I asked if they were marked; he said Yes - I asked him his name, and he said Edward Connelly; as I was taking him, he threw a duplicate behind him, and I found 5s. on him.

WILLIAM HOW . I am a pawnbroker. I have a shirt, pawned by the prisoner on the 4th of August, in the name of David Conner, for 4s.; it is marked F. D. C.

JOHN MURPHY (Police-constable C 135). On the 3rd of August, Holmes, who had been sent for the box, came to me, and said he had lost it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I had been out of work some time - I was told to go to London-bridge, where I should get work: on my way home I picked up these things in Holborn, near Southampton-street - I took them home, and the next morning I pawned one of these shirts, and was going to pawn two more when the officer was sent for.

NOT GUILTY .

2008. MARGARET HAYES was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 1 pair of stays, value 3s., and 3 hand kerchiefs, value 5s., the goods of Matthew Hart ; and that she had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN CHARLES HART . I live with my father in Vauxhall-bridge-road . On the 30th of July, in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner inside his shop in the act of secreting a pair of stays under her petticoats - she had not offered to buy any thing; I asked her what she was going to do with them - she denied having them, and dropped them at the same time: I am sure she was trying to conceal them, for I came into the shop about two minutes before, and watched her putting them under her petticoats; the handkerchiefs were not found till she was going to the station; when she had got three or four yards from our house they were found under her things - this shawl was found in her bosom at the station; they are all my father's - his name is Matthew.

Prisoner. It is quite false that I went to put them under my clothes - I went to look at a pair of stays; there were two young women in the shop when I went in; and when he came to me, he said if I would give him 4s. for them, he would not take me. Witness. No I did not.

JOHN BASS (Police-constable B 4). At half-past two o'clock, on the 30th of July, I went to the shop, and took the prisoner - when we had got a few yards from the shop, I saw what I thought was a handkerchief about the lower part of her legs; I looked, and found these two handkerchiefs; I took hold of them, and pulled them down - I took this blue shawl from her at the station, and this large knife was taken from her bosom.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. As I was turning from the door these two handkerchiefs were outside, they were not in the shop.

JOHN CHARLES HART . I missed them from the side of the door.

Prisoner's Defence. His sister came into the shop, and desired him not to take me - I offered 2s. 6d. for the stays, and he said he would have 4s., or he would prosecute me if it were only for his expences.

THOMAS GREENIN . I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, on the 31st of March, 1831, which I got from the clerk of the Westminster Session - I was present when she was convicted; she was imprisoned four months.

GUILTY . Aged 18 - Transported for Fourteen Years .

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2009. HENRY JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 1 coat, value 1l.; 3 pair of boots, value 20s.; 2 shawls, value 12s., and 1 pair of shoes, value 6s. , the goods of William Hayward .

WILLIAM HAYWARD . I am a shoe-maker , and live at Old-ford . On Saturday, the 27th of July, a young woman came to me; she said she came from Norwich, and she could not get a lodging - I accommodated her that night, and on the Sunday the prisoner came; he had come from Norwich as a recruit - on the Monday morning he came again, at five o'clock, and tapped at my window for the young woman; they went together - all the other recruits were passed; but the prisoner was refused, and they returned on the Tuesday morning, about five o'clock - in the course of that day, the prisoner said he was not on good terms with his mother, but he should write to her for some money to take him down to Norwich, and he asked my wife to let them remain a few days in our house; I objected to it, but at last I consented - on the Friday, he got up, and went away, without my knowledge, and I missed the property stated from my room; the young woman remained with us till he was taken - I traced the prisoner by the nails in his shoes to the Coburg-road, and there lost the track; I gave information, and on Sunday he was taken.

JOHN JOHNSTON (Police-constable K 227). The prosecutor gave me notice of this on the 27th of July; and on the Sunday, the prosecutor's wife came and said the prisoner had sent a man for the girl to go and join him near Charing-cross; I followed that man and the girl, in private clothes, up to Field-lane, and on Saffron-hill I saw the prisoner join them, with this great coat on - I followed them some distance further; the prisoner then saw me, and ran into a public-house - I ran in, and took him with the coat on, and the shoes on his feet.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I sent a letter to the prosecutor saying I was very sorry, but if he would send a person, I would return his property; I sent the man for the young woman to tell her to take the things - I had been in the Philanthropic Institution.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

2010. JAMES JAMES was indicted for stealing, on 31st of July , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d.; 1 pair of trousers, value 7s., and 1 shirt, value 3s. 6d. , the goods of John Constantine .

JOHN CONSTANTINE . I live in Colchester street , and am a boot-closer . I lost this property on the 31st of July, from my lodgings, while I was out; I had left the things in my box - the prisoner was then gone; my handkerchief was taken from Red Lion-street, out of my hat - I had known the prisoner nine weeks; he had lodged in the same house two or three days.

THOMAS HARDING . I had been out with the prosecutor on the 31st of July, and when I came home, about ten o'clock at night; I found my box broken open, and the property spoken of belonging to the witness, was gone; in about ten minutes the prisoner came home, and said he knew nothing about it; I then said I would go and tell my friend John - as we were going along, I saw him take something, and put it into his hat, and I went to friend John, and told him of it - the prisoner again called God to witness that he had seen nothing of it; John said, "Give him into custody," and the duplicates were found in his hat.

WILLIAM BUTLAND . I have a handkerchief, which was pawned on the 31st of July, by the prisoner.

JOHN AARON . I am a pawnbroker. I have a shirt, pawned, I believe, by the prisoner.

WILLIAM PERRY . I live with a pawnbroker. I have a pair of trousers, pawned, I believe, by the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating, that the prosecutor having to find bail for an assault, had sent him to get his clothes and pledge them; but that he had not given him all the money advanced on them.

JOHN CONSTANTINE . I gave him the key of my box when I was taken, to get my things, as I had no money, but I did not allow him to pawn any thing.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Six Weeks .

2011. SAMUEL MAJOR was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 2 watches, value 2l., the goods of Thomas Freebody ; and that he had before been convicted of felony .

THOMAS LOWNDES (Police-constable I 51). On the 24th of August I was at Ealing, at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon - I saw the prisoner and Harvey quarrelling about some watches; the other said to the prisoner,"You stole a watch from Hammersmith" - the prisoner said, "Yes, and you stole one from Isleworth the other week;" I then took them into custody - I found nothing on Harvey, but on the prisoner I found this watch.

Prisoner. I bought it of Harvey.

THOMAS FREEBODY . I live at Hounslow , and am a watch and clock maker , this is my watch; I lost it out of my shop on the 22nd of August, between ten and three o'clock, but I was not in the shop - I know nothing of the prisoner; the other watch was lost the same day.

WILLIAM HOILEY . I am a pawnbroker. The prisoner pawned this watch with me on the 22nd of August.

JOHN PASCOE (Police-constable T 19). I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I got from Mr. Clark's office - I was at the trial and know he is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

2012. FRANCIS MURPHY was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , one half-crown, the money of William Robert Syer , from the person of Harriet Jones .

HARRIET JONES . I lived at Mr. Syer's, in Tavistock-street. On the 20th of July I was sent out to buy some brandy at Mr. Watson's; I went up to the prisoner, who keeps a fruit-stall in Drury-lane , to buy a half-penny worth of cherries; I had a half-crown in my hand - he snatched it out of my hand, put it into his trousers pocket, and ran over the way to Mr. Watson's to get change, and left a strange boy to mind his stall - I went to the public-house, and said to the publican; "If you please, that is my money" - the prisoner then drank a glass of gin, and the publican gave him 2s. 4 1/2d.; I asked the prisoner again for my money, and he said he had not got it - I then lost sight of him for six or seven minutes, and then he came back to his stall; I asked him for it again - he said he had not got it, and if I did not go away, he would knock my head off; I then told the Policeman - I have never had the half-crown since; I had the halfpenny in my hand, which I gave him.

MARY CHURCH . I live with Mr. Wilson. I was passing at the time; I saw the prosecutrix go to the prisoner's basket about half-past nine o'clock: she asked how he sold his cherries - he said a half-penny a bunch; she took one bunch, and when she opened her hand, the prisoner snatched the half-crown out of her hand, put it into his trousers pocket and went to the public-house; she followed him, and said, "If you please, that is my money" - the prisoner said if she did not go away he would knock her down.

Prisoner. Q. Did she not go to a man who sold baked potatoes, and say she must have given it to one or other of us? A. No.

GEORGE CAREY (Police-constable F 45). I saw a mob round the prisoner's stall; I went up and asked the prisoner how he could account for his conduct - he said he thought it was a bad one, as he had been taken in the night before - I found 2s. 4 1/2d. on him.

GUILTY . Aged 51. - Confined Six Months .

2013. CHARLES BOLTON & JAMES THOMAS BENN were indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 4 bottles of ginger-beer, value 8d.; 1 pottle of nuts, value 8d.; 2 ozs. weight of sweet-meats, value 4d.; 1 shutter, value 5s.; 1 plate, value 1d., and 1 tray, value 4d. , the goods of William Cole .

WILLIAM COLE . I live at Hammersmith , and am a boot and shoemaker ; my wife keeps a little shop. On the 9th of July one of my shutters was taken down and the window broken; I came down, found the glass out and the property stated gone; there was a blue-edged plate and a small tray: I went out with the officer, who called me up, and we met another officer, who advised me to go home again - I went home and found my shutter in a neighbour's garden, under some pales; I then went to bed, and was afterwards called up by Salmon, who had these two bottles, which are mine.

NICHOLAS SALMON (Police-constable T 96). I was on duty at half-past twelve o'clock that night, and saw the two prisoners drinking ginger-beer within a few yards of the prosecutor's house - Benn then went and hid one bottle behind a post; I then went on, and met Wood, who told me of the robbery - I went back and found the bottle which I saw Benn put by the post, and one more; the other articles have not been found - the prisoners had been cracking nuts.

AGNES COLE . I am the prosecutor's wife. We lost four bottles of ginger-beer - I know this one by a particular mark.

BOLTON - GUILTY . Aged 24.

BENN - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

2014. ROBERT AVERY was indicted for embezzlement ; and WILLIAM CONNELL was indicted for feloniously harbouring, &c., the said Robert Avery .

SECOND COUNT, charging Connell with receiving part of the said property.

GEORGE LUDBROOK MAPLESTON . I am a publican -Avery was in my employ for five weeks, as pot-boy . On the 18th of August I sent him to Mr. Rolls, in Broad-street , with a 5l. note; he was to bring me back 25l. in silver - he never returned, and the money is all lost.

WILLIAM ROLLS . I am a wine-merchant. On the 18th of August Avery came to me, brought a 5l. Bank note, and a note for 20l. more - I gave him 20l. in sovereigns and silver, and the 5l. note back again, for Mr. Maplestone.

JAMES CLAPSON (Police-constable D 153.) I was on duty on the 18th of August - I heard of this, and went in pursuit of Avery for two or three days; I heard of him, but could not get him; on the Tuesday morning I heard he was taken, and on the following day I apprehended Connell - I said to him, "Poulterer, is that you?" he said,"That is not my name;" I said, "It is the name you go by - when did you see Bob?" he said, "What Bob?" I said,"Bob at the corner" - he said he had not seen him; I took him to the prosecutor, who said he did not know him; I then took him to the station - I found on these stockings, shoes, and other things; he said the next day that he had had 4l. in gold, and 4l. in silver of Bob, and that he had bought these things; that they had been that night to Astley's, and then to the New-cut; that then they took a cab, and drove to Camberwell fair, where he went in a onehorse fly, and got robbed of the rest of the money - he did not say that he knew where Bob got the money.

JAMES ELLIS . On the 21st of August Avery was given into my charge; I asked what he had done with his master's money - he said he had given part of it to the other lad.

Avery delivered in a petition, expressing his contrition for the offence; he received a good character.

AVERY - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

CONNELL - NOT GUILTY .

2015. JOHN GREEN was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 24 lbs. of coffee, value 1l. 10s. , the goods of John Ferris .

JOHN BISHOP . I am an officer. On the 10th of August I was in the West India-docks - there was a waggon at the back of No. 5 warehouse; I received information, and went to it; I saw the prisoner drive it off just before I came up to it - I desired him to stop the horses, and asked if he was the carman; he said he was - I said I was come to examine it; he then said he was not the carman, but the carman was gone down the dock: I got into the waggon, and found in it a bag, containing 24 lbs. of coffee, concealed under the tilt - the prisoner then said he had picked it up, seeing it run out of a cask; I asked how he came by the bag; he said he had worn it as an apron - I was about to go up the dock with the waggon and horses, when the carman came, met me, and took charge of it; I asked if he knew the prisoner; he said No; I then took him up to the entrance, and reported it to Mr. Foy - he had this coffee weighed; the cask of coffee was taken out and reweighed, and the quantity in the bag just corresponded with that missed from the cask.

JOHN FOY . I am superintendent of Police at the West-India-docks. On the 10th of August the prisoner was brought to me by Bishop; I examined the casks in the waggon, and one had been plundered - I had it weighed, and it wanted 24 lbs. of the original weight; this found in the bag is the same quantity and quality - I examined the carman and the prisoner, as to whether they knew one another; they said they did not, but it was proved they had loaded the waggon together - the carman went off after they had been to the office.

JOHN FERRIS . I am the carman . It was my waggon, and I am responsible for it.

GEORGE JONES . On the 10th of August I was at the West India-docks to receive some tierces - I saw this waggon drawn into a nook in the west wing; the waggoner went up for his pass, and the prisoner was left in care of the waggon.

JOHN ROGERS . I am foreman in the docks. The property loaded in the waggon was what has been stated.

GUILTY . Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years .

2016. WILLIAM HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of July , 1 pair of boots, value 3s. , the goods of John Andrew Belsham .

JOHN HAYWOOD. I live with John Andrew Belsham , a shoemaker , in Clare-market . On the 21st of July the prisoner came, and said he wanted a pair of shoes - I told him to take a seat; I went to call Sheppard; as I came back I saw him take a pair of half-boots, and put them under his coat - Mr. Sheppard came up; the prisoner showed him a bit of string, and said he wanted a pair of shoes of that length; he said he had not any; he went out - I told what I had seen; I was sent after him - I found him one hundred yards off - I told him to come back; he did so, and was given in charge.

WARD SHEPPARD . This witness called me, and the prisoner wanted a pair of shoes, which I had not got - he went out; the lad gave me the information; I sent him after him, and he brought him back - these are the shoes.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Weeks .

2017. JAMES JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 8 yards of Valentia, value 40s. , the goods of John Bedward .

THOMAS FARRANT (Police-constable C 42.) On the afternoon of the 10th of August I saw the prisoner in company with another; I went up, and followed them to Vine-street ; the prisoner came back, stepped into the prosecutor's shop, and almost touched me as he came out; he stepped in again, and said, "Very well, Sir, I will tell him;" I thought I might be wrong in my suspicion - I looked into the shop, and there was no one there - I called to Stone, my brother officer, who took him with this valentia.

WILLIAM NOAKES . I am in the employ of Mr. John Bedward , a woollen-draper . I did not know of this being taken till the officer brought the prisoner back; I know this is my master's.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Six Months .

2018. ANN KEEN was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 6 spoons, value 25s., and 1 pair of sugartongs, value 5s. , the goods of Francis Hart .

MARY ANN HART . I am the wife of Francis Hart - we lodge on a first floor in Claremont-place ; the prisoner occupied the kitchen, and so did I, for cooking and other purposes. I lost my silver spoons out of the kitchen - I taxed her with them; she denied it - she was a servant out of place.

REBECCA WARREN . On the 16th or 17th July the prisoner came and asked my permission to leave a small box in my place - she left it there; I gave it to the prosecutor's mother.

WILLIAM ALDRIDGE . The prisoner, on the 17th of July, pawned these sugar-tongs with me.

JOHN NESBITT (Police-serjeant E 6). The prisoner was given to me on the 22nd of July; I gave her in charge of one of our men - she was taken before the Magistrate next day; I met Mrs. Hart's mother, and this property was given up to me.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. Between six and seven o'clock in the morning I got out of bed, and found the six spoons in my room, the duplicates, and 5s. 6d., and a half-pint bottle with some rum in it - I told the witness, and I said the owner should have them in time, but I should keep the money till she had it.

GUILTY . Aged 45. - Transported for Seven Years .

2019. WILLIAM SMITH and JOSEPH PLUMMER were indicted for stealing, on the 30th of July , 57 live tame ducks, price 4l., and 44 live tame fowls, price 3l. , the property of William Murphy .

WILLIAM MURPHY. I deal in poultry , and live in Caroline-place, Saffron-hill ; I have a yard and stable fenced in, a few yards from my place - it has a wooden fence eight or nine feet high. On the 30th of July I had fifty-seven ducks and forty-four fowls there, in baskets, and between three and four o'clock in the morning they were all gone - it was all my stock except eleven geese; I gave notice at Newgate-market, and between eleven and twelve I was sent for, and saw some of them in possession of Bates.

JOSEPH BATES . I am a patrol of the ward of Farringdon Within. I saw the prisoners selling chickens about the market for half their value; they sold six to a lad, and told him they had more at home - there was another person with them.

JAMES COOPER . I go to the market for my father, and on that morning I saw the two prisoners and another person with them - they had eight fowls; they sold two to a woman for 1s. 3d., and then I bought the six at 8d. a piece; they said if I went to No. 8, Paradise-place, they would sell me thirteen more - I went there by order of the officer, and paid 4s. for six more, the officer took the prisoners.

JOSEPH SWAINSON . Bates told me he knew where to find the prisoners; I went with him, and we sent Cooper in to bargain for the fowls, but he was not to pay for them till he brought the prisoners to a public-house where I was waiting - I then took them.

WILLIAM MURPHY . I saw the fowls - they were mine; I got nineteen back; it has been the ruin of me and my family.

The prisoners put in a written Defence, stating that they were employed by the other person to assist in selling the poultry, which they did not know was stolen.

SMITH - GUILTY . Aged 18.

PLUMMER - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

2012. THOMAS BENNETT was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Robert Cuff , from his person .

ROBERT CUFF . I live in Pall Mall East, and am a saddler . I was in Piccadilly on the 3rd of September, about twelve o'clock - I did not feel any thing, but received information; I turned, and saw the prisoner about two yards from me - I missed my handkerchief, and the officer produced it immediately.

GEORGE STAPLETON . I am a public informer. On Monday, the 3rd of September, I was passing Half Moon-street, in a gig, and saw a female in a fit; I saw the prosecutor go towards a crowd of about twelve people - the prisoner went up to him, and appeared to hustle him; I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of the prosecutor's pocket - I took and held him by the collar till the Policeman came and took him; he took it from his near side pocket.

ROBERT CULLY (Police-constable C 95). I took the prisoner, and took the handkerchief, which the prisoner had dropped down; I had been there assisting the person in the fit - I took him to the station, and found a crape shawl on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was returning home about twelve o'clock on Monday night - I saw a crowd: I stood a few minutes, and the witness laid hold of me, and said I had taken the handkerchief - I denied it: another person said,"Here it is," and he said, "I suppose he has dropped it."

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2021. GEORGE CLAYTON was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 pair of shoes, value 3s. , the goods of Daniel Bamfield .

WILLIAM HARRIS . I am in the employ of Daniel Bamfield, a bootmaker . On the 20th of August the prisoner was with me the whole day, employed as errand-boy - he had been employed four days; I missed him out of the shop for some time - I went out to inquire of a man selling fruit, and in consequence of what he said, I went and looked at the stock, and missed four pairs of boys' shoes; I went after him, and found him coming home - I taxed him with it, and he denied it; I called in a Policeman who found 1s. 6d. on him, and then he owned he had pawned them.

WILLIAM BROWN . I am a pawnbroker. I have a pair of shoes, which were pawned by the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. He was asking me all day long to buy some beer, and then I took the shoes.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Whipped and Discharged.

2062. WILLIAM DARBY was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 hat, value 3s., the goods of Edward Morris , from his person .

EDWARD MORRIS . I am a cooper . On the 10th of July I was passing through Bloomsbury-square , about three o'clock in the afternoon; I had walked a great way, and being hot, I sat down at a door, and fell asleep - I was not drunk; I had my hat on when I fell asleep - a gentleman touched me on the shoulder, and said, "Where is your hat?" I felt my head, and said, "I have lost it;" he took me to the station, and there I found it.

THOMAS BATUTE . I am a gas-lamp lighter; I was opposite where the prosecutor was sitting - I saw the prisoner take the hat off his head, and walk to the corner of King-street, where he offered it to a Jew for sale - I followed him some distance, and when I saw an officer I gave him into custody.

JAMES HAMILTON . I am an officer. I took the prisoner in the Bull and Gate-yard; he said this hat was his own.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 57. - Confined Three Months .

2023. WILLIAM FOWLER and GEORGE GLUE were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 pair of sheets, value 3s. , the goods of Cornelius Hogan .

MARGARET SULLIVAN . I am in the service of Cornelius Hogan, of Queen-street, Seven-dials ; he takes in nightly lodgers . On the 20th of August the two prisoners came there about eleven o'clock at night; I showed them to a lodging - these sheets were then on the bed; between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, I went up stairs, and found all safe - I locked the passage door, and went up to the prisoner's bed, as they were strangers; I missed the sheets - I came down, and said to one of them, "Have you a pair of sheets on you?" he said, "No, you may search me" Mrs. Sheekey said, "You have no occasion to search, the sheets are on the kitchen stairs" - they had brought them down, and could not get out, as I had locked the door; there were four beds, but the other lodgers had all gone before I went up - I told the prisoners to get up, and all the beds were right then, but I locked the door, that they should not go out, as they were strangers.

MATILDA SHEEKEY . I was in the yard at the time the prisoners came down - they tried the doors, and could not get out; they then tried the water-closet, and that was fast- I then heard one of them say, "What shall I do?" and the other said, "Put them down the kitchen stairs;" the witness then came down, and I told her what I had heard.

JOSEPH KENDRICK (Police-constable F 126). I took the prisoners.

CORNELIUS HOGAN . To the best of my knowledge these are my sheets.

FOWLER - GUILTY . Aged 22.

GLUE - GUILTY . Aged 24.

Confined Six Months .

2024. WILLIAM HUDSON and GEORGE SAUNDERS were indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 mahogany tea-chest, value 20s., the goods of John Graham and others .

JOSEPH KENDRICK (Police-constable F 126). I was on duty in Brook-street, Holborn, on the 26th of July, about seven o'clock in the evening, and saw Hudson coming into a public-house, with this tea-chest in a bag, and Saunders with him; Hudson wished to leave the bag, but the landlord would not let him; I asked what it was, and Hudson said it was no business of mine - I took them to the watch-house, and then Hudson said, it was a tea-chest which he bought in Tottenham court-road, for 12s.; they were about three hundred yards from the prosecutors'.

Saunders. Q. Where was I? A. You were coming in just behind him.

ROBERT LYON . I am in the employ of Mr. John Graham and others - they are upholsterer s. This is their property; I saw it safe in the afternoon of the 26th of July - I know nothing of the prisoners.

JOSEPH HIGGINS (Police-constable F 35). On the 26th of July, between one and two o'clock, I saw the prisoners in Holborn - I watched them; they went into an optician's; they then went to the prosecutors', and from there to the public-house where they were taken; they had changed coats after I saw them.

Hudson's Defence. I saw a man with this and some others, and he wanted 16s. for one - I offered him 12s.; he would not take it - I walked away; he ran after me and let me have it - I then went to the Three Tuns with it, and was taken.

Saunders' Defence. I was in the tap-room when Hudson came in - I had not seen him before.

HUDSON - GUILTY . Aged 22.

SAUNDERS - GUILTY Aged 19.

Transported for Seven Years .

2025. JOHN JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 time-piece, value 3l. , the goods of James Wood .

JAMES WOOD . I live in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury , and am a silversmith and jeweller . On the 15th of August I was sitting in my shop, and saw the prisoner turn out with this time-piece in his hand; I pursued, and took him with it three doors from my house - there was another with the prisoner; he put a pocket handkerchief over it, and the moment he saw me he threw it down.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined One Month .

2026. THOMAS MALONEY was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 2 deal boards, value 4s. , the goods of Joseph Ford .

JOSEPH FORD . I am a bedstead-maker . I lost these two boards from outside my door, in High-street, St. Giles' , between six and seven o'clock in the evening; a man told me that a man had gone off with two boards - I went and took the prisoner about three hundred yards off, with the boards on his shoulder; I asked what he was going to do with them - he said, "To make a box;" I took him to the station.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he found the boards on the curb-stone, and being intoxicated had taken them.

GUILTY . Aged 44. - Confined Six Weeks .

2021. EDWARD POYSER was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of September , 4 pieces of merino, value 8l.; 16 pieces of printed cotton, value 9l., and 1 wrapper, value 6d. , the goods of Edward Bright .

WILLIAM WARE . I am an officer of the Tower. On the 4th of September I was at the corner of Plough-street, in Whitechapel, a quarter before eight o'clock in the evening; I saw a man come round the corner with a hat in his hand - as soon as he saw me he made a stop, and soon after the prisoner came round with this package on his shoulder; I looked in his face, and said, "Ah, Teddy! is it you?" he said he had been employed by a man in the Commercial-road to carry the package, and he was going to take it to the Kent and Essex tavern - I took him to the watch-house, and opened the package, in which I found the bill of parcels.

EDWARD BRIGHT . I am a carrier . I took this bale of goods on my waggon at the Kent and Essex yard ; it is directed for Mr. Bell - I did not miss it till I got below Epping.

GEORGE BUCKLAND . I packed the truss, and took it to the Kent and Essex tavern, from Messrs. Hadland and Co.'s, Cheapside.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that a gentleman met him in the street, and employed him to carry the hale to Kent and Essex yard.

EDWARD BRIGHT re-examined. Q. Was your waggon tilted? A. Yes, and this was in the middle of it - I was driving it.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

OLD COURT. THURSDAY, JULY 13.

Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2028. THOMAS NEWMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 pelerine, value 2s.; 2 night-caps, value 3s.; 4 pairs of drawers, value 10s.; 5 pairs of stockings, value 5s.; 5 shifts, value 5s.; 2 slips, value 5s.; 1 apron, value 6d.; 6 napkins, value 7s., and 2 handkerchiefs, value 2s. , the goods of Elizabeth Ramsay ; and WILLIAM LANGLEY was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen . - To which they both pleaded

GUILTY . - Transported for Seven Years .

2029. WILLIAM EMMERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 coat, value 2l.; 1 waistcoat, value 5s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 7s.; 1 pair of gloves, value 1s., and 5 sovereigns, the property of Alexander Hirons ; and 1 coat, value 5s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 3s.; 1 pair of boots, value 2s.; 1 sheet, value 4s.; 3 handkerchiefs, value 3s.; 1 waistcoat, value 1s., and 1 pair of gloves, value 6d., the goods of David Hirons , in the dwelling-house of Alexander Hirons .

ALEXANDER HIRONS . I live in Foundry-place, Shoreditch - the prisoner is a tailor , and lodged on my first floor since Easter. On the 23rd of July some property was missing, and he absconded without notice - I had seen him in the house after two o'clock that afternoon.

ANN HIRONS . I am the wife of Alexander Hirons. On the 23rd of July I missed five sovereigns from a box up stairs; it was locked, and I found it still locked, but the key was in the room; I had not seen the money for ten days - my husband's clothes were all right in the morning - I went out at two o'clock, returned at four, and the things were gone - the prisoner, whom I had left in the house, was also gone.

WILLIAM ATTFIELD . I am an officer. I apprehended the prisoner in Langston-place, Hampstead-road, on the 23rd, about nine or ten o'clock, and charged him with this robbery - he strongly denied it at first, but I found a pair of gloves, which the prosecutor claimed, and 1l. in silver; and in a box, which he said was his, I found all the property belonging to the prosecutor's son; he then said he was guilty, and that he had sold a coat at Benjamin's shop - we went, and took Benjamin that night, and found the coat and other things hanging in his shop.

JOHN BENJAMIN . I bought the coat and things of the prisoner, between five and six o'clock that afternoon, for 28s.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. She said, at the office, it was a 5l. note she lost - I can prove I had no money for a week before.

MRS. HIRONS. I never said any thing about a 5l. note; this handkerchief was in the same box as the sovereigns.

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

Transported for Seven Years .

2030. WILLIAM PUTNAM was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of August , 1 ewe sheep, price 18s. , the property of Thomas Goddard .

THOMAS GODDARD . I am a farmer , and live at Ealing. On the 27th of August I had ninety-three ewes in a field, at Harrow , and next day, about three o'clock in the afternoon, I found the prisoner dragging one of them along the field by its legs; he drew it to the hedge, threw it into the ditch, then turned, saw me, and ran away; the field was enclosed - he had no right there; he ran very fast, but I ran round another way, and secured him.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. What condition was the sheep in? A. It was healthy; they were there to graze - there is a footpath through the field; it was a fine day - he was not near the footpath; I do not think it was shady under the hedge - when I took him I asked what he was going to do with the sheep; he said, "What do you think?" I said, "I think you were going to kill it;" he said, "No, I had nothing to kill it with, if I had wanted;" the ditch was dry, and about three feet deep.

JOHN PASCALL . I am an officer. I received him in charge, and found a knife in his pocket.

Prisoner's Defence. The sheep was laying down, and not well; I took it up, and put it under the hedge; seeing Goddard (having heard his character) I ran away.

WILLIAM COOMBS . I am a farmer, and have known the prisoner all his life; he bore a good character. I was passing through this field a few days before, and a sheep laid exactly in the footpath - I have no doubt it would have died if I had not taken it up; all the sheep there were ill.

- MILLER. I am a farmer. I have been obliged to move the prosecutor's sheep; they were so rotten that they were ready to drop as I moved them, and several have died since.

NOT GUILTY .

Before Mr. Baron Gurney.

2031. JOHN DILLON was indicted for feloniously assaulting Cain Carrol , on the 4th of August , putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, 1 cap, value 6d.; 1 half-crown, and 2 shilling, his property .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

1032. WILLIAM DIGNUM was indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Andrews , and with a certain sharp instrument, cutting and wounding him in and upon his neck and throat, with intent to kill and murder him .

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

HENRY ANDREWS . I am a clerk to the London United Copper Mine Company . On the 24th of August, at half-past eight o'clock, I was going over Haggerstone-fields , alone, and was stopped by two men; one inquired the way to Shoreditch, while the other knocked me down and robbed me - one knelt on me, while the other robbed me; I was going to cry out, when they swore they would throw me into the canal, if I made any noise - I was going to call out Police! when the man who knelt on me, drew a knife from his pocket, cut my throat, and then they ran away; they had taken 2l. 10s. from my pocket, and my watch - it was not very dark; the sun had set, I should think, two or three hours, but I did not take particular notice; it was not very dark - I saw the face of the man who used the knife to me - it was the prisoner; I had a good opportunity of seeing his face - I had never seen him before; I got up, and went to the man at the lock, and he went home with me; I had three cuts on one side of my throat, and one on the other; they bled, and I was attended by a surgeon - I saw the prisoner at the Crown, Church-street, Bethnal-green, a fortnight after; I was taken there by two Policeman; he was in company with others, and was not pointed out to me; I pointed him out; I should not like to swear positively that he is one of the persons, in consequence of an alibi set up by three witnesses - I am fully convinced he is the person, but do not swear positively to him.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Which of the men came up to you first? A. Both came together; I am not able to identify the other - I have not the least idea of his person; I was a good deal alarmed and agitated - I am not quite so positive as I was before the Magistrate; one had a fustian jacket on, and the other a fustian frock coat, the one not taken had the jacket.

JAMES SENOLS . I am lock-keeper at the Regent's canal. On the evening in question, between twenty minutes to nine, and nine o'clock, the prosecutor came to my lock; he was very much agitated - I put my hand to his face, and found it wet; it was too dark to distinguish whether it was blood or water - I took him home, and found his throat was cut; it was light enough to see a man's face - he was robbed about one hundred yards from my lock.

WILLIAM HUXTABLE . I am a surgeon. I was called to the prosecutor's house; he had received two incisions on the right side of the throat, and another on the left; the one on the right was full half an inch deep, and of a very serious character; the others, though very extensive, were not so deep - he was under my care for ten or twelve days; the wounds healed favourably.

THOMAS SILCOX CARTER . I am a Policeman. On the 24th of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, our inspector came to me to go into a field, adjoining where I was on duty, to see if I could find any sharp instrument or bludgeon; and about four o'clock in the morning, I went and found a watch, laying on its face, exactly at the entrance of the gateway - there appeared to have been a scuffle about two yards from where it lay.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. Was not this spot between two hedges? A. The watch laid on the gateway, nearly on the east side of the post - it was not hedges; there is a small fence, and the scuffle appeared to have been near the fence; it would be darker at night on one side the fence than in an open place - the fence is about four feet high; I do not think that would make it darker on the ground, because it is about midway between two gas-lamps, which throw a reflection nearly on the spot.

PHILIP JONES . I am a Policeman. I went with the prosecutor to the Crown, public-house, and saw the prisoner in company with several persons; the prisoner was not pointed out to the prosecutor - I believe he pointed him out himself.

WILLIAM KING . I am a Policeman. I was with Jones; the prosecutor and I went into the tap-room near where the prisoner was sitting; the prosecutor's eye appeared to be fixed, and he pointed out the prisoner; I cautioned him to be particular - he said he was quite positive; the prisoner said he could prove an alibi.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. He said so at the time, I believe? A. Yes, and produced his witnesses before the Magistrate.

COURT. Q. And they were bound over to appear? A. Yes; they did not go before the Grand Jury, because they were not called.

RICHARD WACE . I am secretary to the London United Mine Company; the prosecutor was in their employ; he had 10l. given to him on the 9th of August, but nothing on the day of the robbery.

THOMAS BOLTON . I am a chair-maker, and live in Three Harts-lane, Bethnal-green, at the corner of South-street. I was called before the Magistrate on the prisoner's behalf; I know where he was on the 24th of August - I know the date because we were so very busy at work, and very much tied to time to finish it - it was on a Friday - I worked with him all that day; we parted at meal times; eight o'clock is the time to leave off work, but we worked till half-past eleven o'clock - I work for the prisoner, and his employer - he lived at the same place; I was in his company from a quarter to five o'clock till half-past eleven at night; Morgan was at work from four o'clock till half-past nine - he worked at home till four o'clock, and then brought his work there to finish - I was never in custody myself.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Have you known the prisoner some time? A. I served my time to him - he never had a fustian jacket since I have known him; he bore a very good character indeed; our lodgings is about three quarters of a mile from where the robbery was committed.

JAMES MORGAN . I am a chair-carver, and work for the prisoner. On the 24th of August I went to his house about four o'clock in the afternoon, and remained there till after nine at work for him - he and Bolton were there; I was called before the Magistrate to give the evidence.

NOT GUILTY .

The prisoner was again indicted for the robbery, but no evidence offered.

2033. JOHN BURTON was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Cook , on the 26th of August , and stealing 1 watch, value 10s.; 1 shilling, and 5 sixpences, his property .

JAMES COOK . I live in the parish of Finchley . On Sunday, the 26th of August, a little before four o'clock, I left my house fastened up, and left nobody in it; I returned a little before seven, and found the window broken, just where the hasp catches; the window was open - I had left it fast; I saw two foot-marks by the window, and missed my money from the mantel-piece, and my metal watch, which hung at the bed-head; the prisoner has been in my cottage several times for his beer - he pitched hay for my master.

JOHN STAMP . Last Sunday fortnight, between four and five o'clock, I was going with Mr. Harris' two sons, and saw the prisoner peeping round the haystack, against Cook's barn, which joins his house - he was about twenty yards from the house; when he saw me, he came out, and said,"Master has not taken all the hay up;" I said No, he had only taken two loads - he stopped a bit, and then said, "It is fine, and I shall go on to Finchley;" he went by Cook's, within two yards of it - the window was shut then.

Prisoner. I was never near the place at all. Witness. I am quite sure of him.

CHARLES WILLIAMS . I am in the employ of Mr. Cassel, a pawnbroker, of Camden-town. Last Monday fortnight an old metal watch was pawned, and redeemed the same day; I cannot say whether the prisoner is the person who pawned it.

JOHN RATCLIFFE . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the Tuesday after the robbery - I found 3s. 4d. on him.

ALFRED JOHN LIST . I am a Police-inspector. The prisoner was brought to the station-house; I told him he was charged with felony, having received information that this house was broken into, and that Stamp had seen him near the house - he said he was no farther than Hampstead-heath, near the Castle, on the Sunday of the robbery - I repeated that; he still denied having been further than the Castle; I asked him to account for the money he had; he said he had been at work at Kilburn the preceding day, and received 2s. 6d.

NOT GUILTY .

2034. RICHARD COLLINS was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , at St. Martin in the Fields, 3 coats, value 4l.; 2 1/4 yards of cloth, value 1l.; 4 pairs of trousers, value 3l., and 1 bag, value 1s., the goods of John Walter , in his dwelling house .

THOMAS MOORE. I am in the employ of John Walter, a tailor , at No. 415, Strand, in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields . On Wednesday, the 25th of July, about ten minutes to eight o'clock, I was opening his shop, and as I took the shutters round into the court - I did not see the prisoner go into our shop, but he came out with four pairs of trousers, three coats, and two yards and a quarter of blue cloth under his right arm; he walked out; but when he saw me running after him he ran up New Exchange-court, and threw them down - I still followed him, laid hold of his coat, and kept him till a gentleman came; he lifted his hand, and attempted to strike me, but never got away - the things are worth more than 8l.

Prisoner. Q. Did I throw the things down before you came up to me? A. Yes; he dropped them, and ran up the court - I caught him in Heathcock-court, about a dozen yards from the Strand - it is a throughfare.

FRANCIS LITTLE . I am a Policeman. I was called in when the prisoner was taken - I took him into custody in New Exchange-court, at a public-house door, and found the clothes.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down the court, and met the young man; he charged me with the robbery - I said he could go and fetch a Policeman; I stopped there five minutes while he went, and if guilty of a robbery I should not have stopped.

THOMAS MOORE . A man held him while I went.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Life .

2035. CHARLES AITKEN was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 36 knives, value 2l. 18s. 6d.; 3 pencil-cases, value 24s.; 1 opera-glass and case, value 27s., and 1 ivory tablet, value 4s. 6d., the goods of Charles Essex , his master, in his dwelling-house ; and WILLIAM DAYTON was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

CHARLES ESSEX . I am a dealer in cutlery , and live in Well-street, Gray's Inn-lane, in the parish of St. Pancras - the prisoner Aitkin was my errand-boy . On Saturday, the 11th of August, about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, I told him to put up the shutters of the warehouse and fasten all the doors; I had a Policeman up stairs, and when the prisoner got on the step of my door I gave him in charge; he was brought back and searched - there were found on him nine two bladed horn handled knives, two with buck-born handles, and one with an ivory handle; they were mine, and worth 18s. 7 1/2d.; no threat or promise was made to him - when he was searched, he said, "Oh, Sir! I hope you will have mercy on me;" I said, "Policeman, do your duty;" he cried a great deal and begged for mercy - the Policeman said,"You young rascal, is this the way you rob your master, what were you going to do with the property?" he said he was going to take it to John Neale and Lipman, who were to be in the first box in the Union gardens, on the right-hand side out of the Bagnigge-wells-road.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. The property must have been taken at different times? A. Certainly; I have every reason to believe he had been robbing me for eighteen months; he told me what he had done with my property - I had information from a Policeman named Baylis, letter D 63.

Q. Have you not reason to believe the prisoner has been led away by other persons? A. No, I think he is naturally depraved.

COURT. Q. Has he given you information by which you have found your property? A. A small portion of it.

NATHANIEL BROWN . I am a pawnbroker. I have a tablet and pencil-case, which were pawned by Dayton - he told me he pawned them for his father.

LUIS WHITE . I am a pawnbroker. I have a pencilcase - I do not know who pawned it - it was a boy.

RICHARD HOWARD . I have a silver pencil-case, pawned by a boy - I cannot say who.

JOHN EDWARD NEALE. I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have an opera-glass pawned for 7s. 6d. in the name of Lewis - I have no recollection who it was.

MR. ESSEX. The prisoner sent me a letter giving information, by which I recovered about 4l. 10s. 2d. worth of property - my loss is upwards of 80l.

ROBERT BAILEY . I had known th prisoner about three weeks previous to this.

Cross-examined. Q. You gave the officer information, I believe? A. Yes, I have not had a great deal of property from him; I was never tried - I am errand-boy to Mr. Wilton, of Pearle-street, Bagnigge-wells; I became acquainted with the prisoner through Joseph Neale , who was taken up - I was in custody about four years ago, at Hatton-garden, for pulling down some haycocks at Highbury; that is the only time I was ever in custody.

COURT. Q. Did you receive any thing from the prisoner? A. Yes, a dozen knives, which I gave up to Baylis, and gave information.

ROBERT BAYLIS . I am a Policeman. I received a dozen knives from Bailey, who gave me information - I took Aitken into custody, and found this property on him.

AITKEN - GUILTY of stealing to the value of 99s. only . Aged 16. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

DAYTON - NOT GUILTY .

2036. JAMES DANKS DUNN was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of February , at St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, 40 gold rings, value 10l., the goat of Dickenson Sowerby , in his dwelling-house .

MR. PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

WILLIAM EDWARDS . I am foreman to Dickenson Sowerby, pawnbroker , Brick-lane, in the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green . On the 29th of February, about seven o'clock in the evening, I was at tea in the parlour; our lad came in, and said a man wanted to look at a weddingring; I went and saw the prisoner, who said he wanted a wedding-ring to fit his little finger - I got some from the parlour, and showed him some in a paper; there were about forty - I took one out, and put the paper of rings by my arm; I said, "That is about the size you want;" it rolled along the counter, and I went to prevent its going off - he immediately snatched up the paper containing the rest from under my arm, and ran out instantly; I pursued, and caught him in the middle of the road, as he stumbled; we had a tussle two or three times - he was up and down; he screwed part of his coat up, and left part of it in my hand - two of his companions came up and knocked me down - he escaped; on the 17th of July I went with the officer to Kingsland-road, and saw the prisoner walking a match - I am quite certain he is the man; I had seen him about a week previous to the robbery, at the Crown and Shuttle, Shoreditch; the officer took him, and said, "I have caught you at last, Jemmy;" and took him to the station; I identified him immediately - I went to Worship-street with him in a coach, and a person who was with him said, "When this is all over, we will walk this match again;" he said, "I shan't walk it again, I suppose this will send me across the herring-pond."

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. When had you seen him before? A. On the 29th of February; I did not seen him again till he was apprehended - I do not know that it was publicly announced, that he was going to walk a wager, but a man came to my shop, and said Danks was going to walk a wager; I knew his name, as when I saw him at the Crown and Shuttle, the week before, he came to my shop and bought a belt, he was talking about it being a good thing to walk with, and somebody said he was Jem Danks, the walking man; and he said,"I'll run you for 100l."

GEORGE LEE . I was in the shop when the prisoner came in and run out with the rings; I am certain he is the man - I was standing by, writing a ticket at the time.

FRANCIS FARQUES . I am a dyer, and live in Phoenix-street, Spitalfields. I had seen the prisoner two or three times before the 29th of February; I heard a noise at our gate that day, went out, and heard a cry of Stop thief! I opened the gate, saw the prisoner running, and pursued him; Edwards and several more were running after him - I saw a piece out of the shoulder of his coat; I caught him myself, but was knocked down by two or three, and he escaped - I am quite sure he is the man.

Prisoner's Defence. I have been placed here a second time on a capital charge; the first was on the 6th of April, when I was charged with robbing Mr. Wood, and had his Majesty's free pardon - he is brother-in-law to Sowerby, and he must know me; after receiving my pardon, I went into the employ of Mr. Bailey; and after this I was told if I walked for a wager, I should be taken into custody for robbing Sowerby, but knowing nothing of it, I went to walk the match - I knew Edwards, and saw him at his door on the 6th of July, and bid him good night; he said good night in reply - Lee said at Worship-street, that he did not believe I was the man.

MR. EDWARDS. These rings were worth 10l.; they were not all stolen.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .

2037. SUSANNAH EMMERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of July , 1 bag, value 1d.; 24 half-crowns; 38 shillings, and 4 sixpences, the property of Leah Hunt , her mistress .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

LEAH HUNT . I am a widow and live in Petticoat-lane ; I am in the coal and potatoe trade - the prisoner was in my service. On Friday, the 27th of July, I placed exactly 5l. in sixpences, shillings, and half-crowns in a bag, and when I closed shop just before my Sabbath commenced, I put the bag into a drawer with 19l., which was in a piece of patchwork - it was in the middle of the drawer, in my bed-room; the drawer was locked, but whether I left the key there I cannot tell: I put it away to pay my coal bill - I did not go to look for it till the Monday morning; I found the patchwork tied up as I had left it - I brought it down, untied it, but found the bag of silver was not there; I called the servants, and said, "I am robbed! I am robbed!" I have another servant: the prisoner was near enough to hear me - I said,"I will go and send for a Policeman, and have every one of your boxes searched," meaning all the servants: the other servant said I was very welcome to go over her box, and that it was not locked, but the prisoner said nothing - I sent for Lealter, and told him, in the prisoner's presence, what had happened; he went up stairs, the prisoner went first, and he followed her - they were not up stairs long Lealter; brought down my purse and the 5l. in silver (the prisoner slept in the same room as I did); I said, "Oh, here is my little coarse purse with my 5l. in it," and asked her how she could be so cruel as to rob a widow with a family of children, as she had robbed me - she prayed forgiveness and I let her go; and on the same day, in about two hours, I received a summons from her, and went before the Justice, but she did not attend, and the case was dismissed - I told the Justice what had happened; he granted a warrant for her, and she was taken the same day.

The summons being read, was for unlawfully taking 5l. out of the prisoner's box.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. How long had she been in your employ? A. Two years altogether; she lived with me twice - I gave her 1s. 6d. a week: she had told me about a fortnight before, that she was going to give me warning, but not till I suited myself; we were to part friendly; I am sure when I put the money into the drawer I locked it, and had the key in my pocket, but whether I left the key in the drawers when I took the money out I cannot tell - the bag was made of coarse cloth; I never made another bag of the same stuff; none of stuff was remaining.

ISAAC LEALTER . I am a neighbour of Mrs. Hunt's. -On Monday, the 30th of July, I was sent for, and went to her house; the prisoner and the other servant was present - she told me she missed the bag of silver from a drawer in her bed-room, and that nobody but her servants had access to the room; I said the best thing was to search their boxes - the other said she was willing: the prisoner began to cry - I said, "Come, I will go up and search your box"- she went up, and the other servant also; the prisoner opened her box, gave me 15s., and siad it belonged to a boy- I said, "You have more, have not you? it is of no use, I must see what you have;" she then put her hand to the bottom of the box, and pulled out a bag; I said, "What is that?" she said, "The bag is mistress', but the money is mine;" I asked how much there was - she said 4l.; I counted it, and there were 5l. - I took her down to her mistress, and asked her what was in it; she said 5l., and said, "How could you rob a widwo like me;" she cried, and begged forgiveness - I said, "You had better pay her wages, and let her go;" I attended to the summons with Mrs. Hunt - I saw the prisoner close to the office as I went there, and when she saw us she went away: Mrs. Hunt waited two hours, but she did not appear - Hunt stated the circumstance, and the Magistrate issued a warrant.

COURT. Q. Did Mrs. Hunt say any thing to her about more money? A. Yes, she said, "Have you not got more money belonging to me?" she said, "No, I have only got 16s.; you have got all belonging to you, (meaning the 5l.) and this is mine."

JAMES BROWN . I am an officer of Worship-street. -When the summons was heard the Magistrate directed me to take the prisoner - I received the bag and money from Lealter.

LEAH HUNT . This is my bag - the 5l. is in it.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2038. SAMUEL HOLMES was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 25 pairs of gloves, value 5l. , the goods of Joseph Gladman .

JOSEPH GLADMAN . I am a hosier and glover , and live in Quadrant, Regent-street . On the 14th of August, about six o'clock in the evening, two persons came into my shop, and asked to see some silk handkerchiefs, which I showed them; they said there was none of the sort they wanted, would I show them more - I did so; they wanted some with a border, and while I was looking for some, I saw the prisoner put his hand over the shop window, and take something; my wife came out of the parlour, and said,"There is a man running out with some gloves;" he was running out - I pursued him down Vine-street, and cried,"Stop him!" and when I got up to him, a Policeman ran across the road, and stopped him; I had seen him let the gloves fall - there are twenty-five pairs; he was never out of my sight.

ROBERT KENDAL . I was a Policeman. I heard a cry of Stop him! I immediately ran up, and saw the prisoner throw the gloves down in Vine-street - I secured him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

2039. WILLIAM HASTINGS was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 hat, value 3s. , the goods of Robert Stewart .

JAMES ENGLEHART . I am shopman to Robert Stewart, a hatter , of Shoreditch . On the 17th of August, between twelve and one o'clock, this hat was on a stand in the shop- I was present when the Policeman brought the prisoner in with it in his hand; I had not seen it taken.

JOHN WILLIAM DENNIS. I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner take the hat off a stand inside the shop; I took him immediately with it - he said he did not care any thing about it, for he wished to go and see his old palls in Clerkenwell - that Moore was transported, and he should not mind going to see him.(Property produced and sworn to)

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

2040. JOSEPH HART was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 iron wheel, value 1s. 6d.; 1 iron bed for a smoke-jack, value 2s.; 1 iron standard, value 2s.; 1 collar for a lathe, value 4l., and 1 file, value 4d. , the goods of John Prosser .

WILLIAM PROSSER . I conduct the business for my brother John, a smoke-jack maker , on Back-hill, Hattongarden - the prisoner was in his employ for a month. On Saturday, the 11th of August, as he was going to dinner, I met him, and suspecting him, I called Lloyd, who searched him, and found on him the bed of a smoking-jack and a standard, both new - we went to his lodging, and found the collar of a mandril, some files, and a great many other things, all of which are my brother's.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Are you in partnership with your brother? A. No - I saw some of the things the night before, concealed with other property - nobody else makes these things; we have a patent for them; these are unfinished, and are never sold in this state.

ANDREW LLOYD . I met the prisoner on the spot, and took two things out of his pocket - he said, "Here they are - I ought to be transported."

Cross-examined. Q. Did you go to his lodging? A. Yes, and found his wife and two children there.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY. Aged 24.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined Three Months .

2041. DAVID FIELD was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of July , 33 yards of silk, value 3l., the goods of William Brown , his master .

WILLIAM BROWN . I am a silk weaver , and live in Fashion-street, Bethnal-green . The prisoner has been about ten months in my employ, and worked in the house, making gros de Naples - he absented himself on the 23rd of July, and I found thirty-three yards of his work cut out of his loom, and gone - he was taken on the 8th of August.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had he just got married? A. He had - he was paid 4 1/2d. or 5d. a yard, and could make six or seven yards in a day; he served four years with me as an apprentice.

LAWRENCE JAMES HALES . I am shopman to Mr. Ashford, a pawnbroker, of Bethnal-green-road. I have five yards of silk, pawned by the prisoner on the 16th of July, for 7s. - I asked if it was his own - he said it was.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Four Months .

2042. ROBERT ELLISTON was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 boat, value 5l., and 1 oar, value 2s., the goods of John Hodgson ; 2 shirts, value 2s.; 1 waistcoat, value 1s.; 1 handkerchief, value 3d., and 1 pair of trousers, value 2s., the goods of Warren Otterbourn ; 1 shirt, value 1s., and 1 waistcoat, value 1s., the goods of John White , in a certain vessel on the navigable river Thames; and that he had been previously convicted of felony .

JOHN HODGSON . I am captain of the Antelope collier, which laid at Bell-wharf tier, Shadwell . On the 20th of August, at twelve o'clock at night, my boat was fast to my vessel; the prisoner did not belong to the ship - I had seen a person, who I believe to be him, that day.

RICHARD DALBY . I am a Thames Police-surveyor. -On the morning of the 21st of August, between four and five o'clock, I was in the Thames boat, and found the prisoner in the ship's boat - I asked where he was going; he said to Vauxhall, to see his friends - that his master gave him leave, and he belonged to the John: I could not find that ship - I saw "Autelope" written on the boat, and in the boat was a bundle, containing these articles, all of which he said were his, and belonged to himself; I took him in charge, and found out the Autelope - the captain has seen the boat.

JOHN WHITE . I am a seaman belonging to the Autelope. This shirt and one waistcoat are mine, and were in my chest in the forecastle when I went to bed at night; at eleven o'clock next morning I found it broken open, and the things gone.

WARREN OTTERBOURN . I am apprentice on board the Antelope. Two shirts and a blue handkerchief are mine, and were taken from my chest in the forecastle; I saw them safe about ten o'clock at night.

JOHN HODGSON . The boat produced by Dalby is mine.

PETER COSTELLO . I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction - (read) - I know him to be the man named in that certificate.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Life .

2043. ANN DOWNES was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 half-crown , the money of Mary Smith .

The prosecutrix being married, the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

2044. ALFRED CHAMBERLAIN was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 counterpane, value 1s. 6d.; 2 curtains, value 4s.; 1 frock, value 1s. 6d.; 1 cap, value 1s.; 1 bedgown, value 1s.; 1 tablecloth, value 1s.; 1 brush, value, 2s.; 1 tea-kettle, value 7s.; 1 umbrella, value 1s.; 1 coat, value 4s.; 1 handkerchief, value 9d.; 1 tea caddy, value 1s. 6d.; and 1 night-gown, value 6d. , the goods of Charles Neal .

CHARLES NEAL. I am a Policeman , and live in York-row, Shoreditch . On Wednesday night, the 23rd of August, I was on duty, and left my wife in my room; I came home between six and seven o'clock in the morning, found the door locked, and the key outside; I went in and found the place all in confusion - I went up stairs, and missed a number of things; my wife had absconded during the night - my house was not broken open; on the Monday morning following, I went to the station-house at Hackney, and found the prisoner in custody - my wife was there also- I found a coat and handkerchief of my own, and a night-gown of my wife's on the prisoner; I have known him between two and three months - he did not visit me, but he resided within four doors of me; he had the coat and handkerchief on.

THOMAS GILKES . I am a serjeant of the Police. On Thursday morning, the 23rd of August, I was in Hackney-church-yard, and saw the prisoner, two women, and a lad, sitting on the tomb-stones, between four and five o'clock in the morning; I went and asked what they did there; the prisoner said, the woman sitting on his right was his wife, that they had just come from Canterbury, and being unable to obtain a lodging, had walked about the streets all night; I saw a bundle behind the prisoner, and asked him what it was - he said it was some things belonging to himself and his wife; I noticed a copper tea kettle, and asked if that belonged to him - he said it did; he then said he had a situation at Mr. Jackson's, who I knew, in the parish - that he had been out a few miles to meet his wife; his story appearing consistent, I did not detain him - I saw a tea-caddy in the bundle.

WILLIAM GALE . I am thirteen years old, and live with my father, at No. 16, York-row, next door to the prosecutor; I saw Mrs. Neal leave her house between nine and ten o'clock on Sunday night - she appeared to have nothing but her baby with her.

MARY GUTTERIDGE . I live in Morning-lane, Hackney. The prisoner came to take lodgings at my house on Thursday morning, between seven and eight o'clock; he then fetched a woman, whom he called his wife - they brought a bundle, with a tea-kettle and umbrella; they remained there till the Monday following, when they were taken up - the things they brought, were found there.

WILLIAM GILLET . I am a Policeman. I went on Monday to Gutteridge's, and found the prisoner in bed with the woman; I found a counterpane, two curtains, a frock, cap, bed-gown, table-cloth, brush, tea-kettle, umbrella, handkerchief, tea-caddy, and knife there - I took him to the station; the coat and handkerchief were taken from him there.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. When the woman left the prosecutor's, she came to me - I was rather in liquor; she told me he had knocked her about and ill-used her - that she was not married to him, and would leave him that night; she told me to wait a few minutes, and she went and brought the things to me, and gave them to me; I asked whose they were - she said her own, which she had bought.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .

2045. ALFRED CHAMBERLAIN was again indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 2 caps, value 7s.; 10 yards of ribbon, value 18d.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 6s., and 1 sheet, value 18d. , the goods of William Benn Gale .

FRANCES GALE . I am the wife of William Benn Gale, and live at No. 10, York-row , next door to Neal. I was absent at Stepney, nursing my daughter, and when I returned I missed this property; I had left the latter end of June, and returned the latter end of July - I had left my second daughter in care of the property; the prisoner did not lodge at my house.

WILLIAM GALE . I am the prosecutor's son, and am thirteen years old. The prisoner was often at our house while my mother was away.

GEORGE ARNOLD . I am a pawnbroker. I have a sheet, which was pawned on the 17th of July, by the prisoner, in his own name.

WILLIAM GILLET . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner, but found none of Mr. Gale's property.

MRS. GALE. This is our sheet, and has my own work in it; I left it on the floor in a bundle with another one -I found one left, and the other gone; I lost some caps, ribbons, and handkerchiefs - I have recovered nothing but the sheet; the prisoner was never at my house to my knowledge.

Prisoner. The few things I stole, they made out a bill of, and have received the money for them.

MRS. GALE. In consequence of the trouble his wife was in, she asked me to make out a bill, which I did, but the money that was paid, was 9d. off 1s., which he had borrowed of my little boy; his wife and Mrs. Neal asked me to make out the bill.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years longer .

2046. HENRY CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 jacket, value 3s. , the goods of John Harmer .

JOHN CURRY . I am a carpenter. On the 31st of August, I was at work at No, 27, William-street, Strand ; the prisoner was passing the shop - he put his hand in, and took a jacket, which belonged to Harmer, who was working with me; I followed him, and brought him back with it.

JOHN HARMER . I was at work at the house; I put my jacket on the stall under the sash - I did not see it taken, but saw the prisoner brought back with it; this is my jacket.

JONATHAN CARLO . I am a Policeman. The prisoner and jacket were given into my charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going down William-street; a man said, "Young man will you have a jacket?" he gave it to me; I walked on a quarter of a mile, and this man took me.

GUILTY . Aged 32. - Confined Three Months .

2047. RICHARD PHILIP , THOMAS MANNING , and THOMAS RANDS were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 1 jar, value 4d.; 36 pennies, and 84 halfpence, the property of Leonard Wass , and another .

ANN WASS . I live with my brother, Leonard Wass - we keep a little chandler's shop in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel . On Sunday night, the 14th of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoners Manning and Rands came to the shop, and had some beef and bread; they staid and eat it, and began to make a noise - my brother put them out, saying he would not have a noise there; he then shut the shop-window, put the door too, and went out to get a pint of beer - I took the jar, with the copper money in it, and counted the money into it; it stood on the counter - I heard the shopdoor creak, looked up, and saw something like a shadow passing; a neighbour came in, and gave me information - I then found my jar and money gone; there was 6s. 6d. in pence and halfpence in it.

ANN SHEEN . I am a neighbour of Wass'. I saw all the three prisoners, and two more that night - they all came together; I only saw three come to the shop - I heard them making a noise, and Wass turned them out; he went down the street, after shutting up his shutters, and drawing the door after him; I saw Rands and Manning, a brother of Manning's, and Philip and another man who is absent, all standing in the gateway by Wass' door - two of them went into the shop, and the other three remained outside; Philip took the jar out, and gave it to the other man, who they call "Waggoner;" he was one of the five - I had been watching them for half an hour; I gave an alarm directly - Manning and Rands were taken by a Policeman, who came up; they were close to the door when Philip and the other man went in and took the jar; they had kept together for about half an hour before.

Philip. Q. Did you see me - I was asleep, drunk, at a public-house at the time? A. I saw you.

HENRY BOLTON . I am a Policeman. I received information from Sheen, and took Rands, who stood about the centre of the street, four or five yards from the prosecutor's door - he was in company with Manning.

WILLIAM STRAND . I am a Policeman. I heard the alarm, and took Manning four or five yards from the prosecutor's house; I had gone down the street ten minutes before, when two of the prisoners, and three or four more, were standing against the window, all in company.

HENRY COTTON . I am a Policeman. I apprehended Philip next day in Wentworth-street.

Philip's Defence. I got rather tipsy, and went to a public-house, laid down, and went to sleep till about twelve o'clock - two young men came in, and raised me up to go and have a quartern of liquor at the bar, which I did - Mr. Wass came in for half a pint of beer, and when he went back his shop was robbed; I have subpoenaed a witness who was sitting by the side of Mrs. Sheen, and must have seen more of the robbery.

Manning's Defence. I went to the shop and bought what I wanted; I went out, and two or three hundred yards from the shop, heard of the robbery - I went back, and they took me.

Rand's Defence. I went and bought the bread and meat, and got about a hundred yards from the shop, I heard it was robbed, returned, and stood by my fellow prisoner; Mrs. Sheen came and gave charge of us.

ELIZABETH HALL . My husband is a carpenter; we live at No. 99, Wentworth-street, and keep the house. I was sitting by the side of Sheen; she said to me, "There is somebody has brought something out of Wass' shop, and given it to another man;" upon that, three men ran by - we both went to Wass' shop, and asked if she had lost any thing; she looked, and at last said she missed a jar with halfpence in it - we then came out; I sat down at their door, and Sheen said, "This is some of your concern, Mr. Manning," and they instantly came round Sheen; I had frequently seen Manning in the street up and down.

PHILIP - GUILTY . Aged 20.

MANNING - GUILTY . Aged 19.

RANDS - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

2048. WILLIAM PALMER was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 1 pedestal, value 1s.; 2 bronze figures, value 6s.; 6 ornaments, value 1l.; 2 decanter-stoppers, value 2s.; 3 glass feet, value 3s.; 1 salt-cellar, value 3s.; 5 drinking-glasses, value 10s.; 1 cruet, value 1s., and 4 lustre pieces, 10s., the goods of Philip Phillips , his master .

NOTE. - A star placed after the verdict, signifies that the Court have information of the prisoner's having been in custody before.

RALPH PHILLIPS . I am the son of Phillip Phillips, a glass lamp manufacturer . The prisoner was in his service for three weeks, till the 24th of August; when in consequence of suspicion, I went with a policeman to his lodgings, and found a glass and different ornaments which are used in our business - they were in a trunk, on the shelf, and in different parts of the room; I had given him into custody at our house, and he gave me that address - he boarded and lodged at our place; we found his wife there - I know the things to be my father's; the prisoner bore a good character before.

THOMAS FARRANT . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner into custody at Mr. Phillips' shop, and asked where he lodged; he said at No. 17, Newman-street, Edgware-road, in the second floor back room; I went there, and found all these articles; the prisoner afterwards asked me if I thought Mr. Phillips would come and prosecute him - I said that no doubt he would; he said he was very sorry for what he had done, that he did it through distress.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you made him any threat or promise? A. I had not.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Confined Four Months .

2049. THOMAS PUGH was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 14 yards of ribbon, value 10s. , the goods of Thomas Winstead Green .

THOMAS HUTCHINS PINDER . I am in the service of Thomas Winstead Green, linen-draper , Judd-street . I saw the prisoner in our shop with a female, and while she was looking at some ribbon, I saw him take a roll of ribbon from the drawer, and put it down, in the act, as I supposed, of giving it to the female who stood by him; I immediately caught hold of his arm, asked what he was going to do with it, and said, "We must keep a sharp eye on him;" he made no answer - he left the shop very shortly after; the female bought nothing - I told Mr. Green what I had seen; he followed, and took him.

THOMAS WINSTEAD GREEN . The prisoner came to my shop on the 1st of September; I saw him go out - Pinder gave me information; I followed him thirty or forty yards till I met a Policeman, I then gave him in charge - the ribbon had been taken from him in the shop; nothing was found on him, neither money nor any thing.

THOMAS HUTCHINS PINDER . I saw him take the ribbon from the drawer, and put it down by the side of him; I immediately caught hold of his arm, and took it from him.

NOT GUILTY .

2050. JOHN MAY was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 truck, value 30s., and 1 waistcoat, value 5s. , the goods of Joseph Maynard .

JOSEPH MAYNARD . I am a rag-merchant , and live at No. 47, Brick-lane, Old-street . I left this waistcoat hanging up in my shop, and the truck safe in the warehouse, about eight o'clock on Friday night the 17th of August; next morning I found it broken open, and the truck and waistcoat gone.

JAMES FORD . I live in Fleur-de-lis-court, Spitalfields. I have a truck stands in the next yard to mine; when I opened my door in the morning, between eight and nine o'clock, the prisoner was there breaking up a truck - he did not live there; I asked what he was breaking it up for; he said he would sell it to me for 15s. - I said I would have nothing to do with it, and asked why he was breaking it up - he said it was too small for him, and he was going to build a larger one; the board, with the prosecutor's name on it, was thrown into my yard - I did not see it come off the truck, but when the officer came and asked for it I found it; I saw the same truck at the station that morning.

WILLIAM SHEEN . On Saturday morning, the 18th of August, between six and seven o'clock, the prisoner came to my house, and offered me a truck; I said I would have nothing to do with it, and asked where he got it - he said it was all right; he had not got it with him - I asked where it was; he said in Essex-street, which is in Whitechapel - I accompanied him there, and saw the truck; I thought it was not right, and would not buy it; I asked what he wanted for it - he said 12s.; it was worth 25s. or 30s. - I walked home; he followed me, and offered it for 5s., then 4s. 6d., and then walked away.

HENRY COTTON . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner in the yard with the truck in Flower and Dean-street, Spitalfields - I took him to the station with it.

JAMES HENRY WILLIAMSON . I am servant to a pawnbroker. I have a jacket, pawned by the prisoner on the 18th of August, about eight o'clock in the morning.

MR. MAYNARD. I saw the truck at the station-house; it is mine - the prisoner had been in my employ, and could read; my name and address was on it.

Prisoner's Defence. I was going to market between three and four o'clock in the morning, and met a man who I knew by sight - he asked if I would sell the truck for him; he took off the jacket, and gave it me with the truck - I was to meet him in Whitechapel that morning, which I did, and told him I could not sell the truck; he told me to break it up and sell it - I was to have 2s. 6d. for it.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Six Months .

2051. CHARLES MANSOR was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 3 sacks, value 8s. , the goods of Joseph Rogers Stanbridge Clark .

JOSEPH LEWINGTON . I am servant to Joseph Rogers Stanbridge Clark , coal-merchant , Pancras-wharf, Maiden-lane, Battle-bridge ; I missed two sacks from the wharf on the 14th and one on the 16th- the prisoner came there for jobs; I saw him on the 14th, 16th, 17th, and 18th.

JANE SMALL . I keep a coal-shed, in Bagnigge-wells-road. On the 16th of August, about nine o'clock, the prisoner came, and asked if I wanted to purchase two or three bushel sacks - I was going to say No, but my husband's brother told me to say Yes, which I did; he said he would bring them by day-light to-morrow, as he did not wish to bring them at night - he brought three sacks next evening, and was given into custody; I said I would buy them, in order to detain him - he asked 2s. for two.

THOMAS OULD . I am a Policeman. The prisoner was given into my charge with the sacks; I asked how he came by them - he said he received them from Mr. North, in John-street, to sell for him.

HENRY NORTH . I live in George-street. The prisoner borrowed two old sacks of me not worth three-pence, but he never had these from me; I never had them in my place.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Three Months .

2052. JOHN MAULKINSON , was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 7 ivory figures, value 4s. , the goods of David Hicks .

WILLIAM WILTSHIRE . I go to Bishopsgate charity-school, the prisoner was a school-fellow of mine; he sold me seven ivory ornaments for one halfpenny each - I gave them to the Policeman.

JAMES GLIBBERY . I am a Policeman. The prisoner was given into my custody, and I received these images from Wiltshire.

DAVID HICKS . I am a turner and toy dealer . The prisoner was my errand-boy for eight or nine months; these are my ornaments - I lost a great many things, and had him taken up; I did not use any threat or promise - I asked where he got the ornaments he sold to this boy; he said he got them from my drawer where I keep them - I get one shilling each for them.

Prisoner's Defence. The boy said if I did not get them he would serve me out, so I got him one - then he was not content, and gave me two or three punches on the head.

GUILTY . Aged 14. - Whipped and Discharged.

2053. WILLIAM JONES , was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 time piece, value 1l. , the goods of James Bone .

MARY ANN BONE . I am the daughter of James Bone, and live with my father at No. 32, New North-street, Red Lion-square , he is a haberdasher . On Tuesday, the 21st of August, between one and two o'clock; I saw the prisoner just pass my father's shop, I saw this time-piece in his hand - I knew it be my father's, and gave an alarm; he was pursued and taken almost directly - the time-piece was thrown down and brought back by a person who picked it up.

Cross-examined by MR. HEATON. Q. Was he walking? A. Yes; my father had the time-piece for sale; I often saw it - I was in the street; the prisoner ran before me - I saw it in his hand; it was kept in our shop, about two yards from the door.

THOMAS GREEN . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner in Harper-street, running with the time-piece under his left arm; I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw him throw it down, I followed and he was taken without my losing sight of him.

AUGUSTUS HORNCASTLE . I am a Policeman. About a quarter past two o'clock, I was on duty in Holborn; I saw the prisoner running, and heard the cry of Stop thief! another Policeman caught him at the corner of Warwick-court; Green came and took me to Theobald's-road, where a stranger gave me the time-piece; he was taken to the police-office in the evening, and on the road we were obstructed and assaulted by two coal-heavers, and in the scuffle, endeavouring to secure the prisoner, the time-piece got broken; the prisoner took advantage of the scuffle, and tried to get away; I pushed him into a snuff shop.

THOMAS GREEN . I took the prisoner in Theohald's-road; the time-piece was given to Horncastle about a hundred yards from where I saw it thrown down - it appeared to me to be the same.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you say at the office that you saw it in his hand? A. Yes.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

2054. WILLIAM JAMESON was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 6 books, value 24s., the goods of Peter Wright ; and that he had been before convicted of felony .

JOHN POYNTON . I was employed in making a catalogue of books for Peter Wright , of High-street, St. Giles' . On the 22nd of August, about half-past five o'clock in the evening, I received information, and the prisoner was pointed out to me - I pursued, and took him about five hundred yards from Mr. Wright's; he thrust some books into my hand, and started off again - they were six volumes of Moore's Life of Byron; he was secured without getting out of my sight; I gave him and the books to the officer.

ROBERT KNIGHT . I am a Policeman. I received him in charge with the books.(Property produced and sworn to.)

WILLIAM PICKARD . I have a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, which I received from Mr. Clark's office - (read) - I am sure he is the man.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Life .

The prisoner had been twice convicted before.

2055. JOSEPH HATLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , at Edmonton , 1 cloak, value 4s. , the goods of John Beard .

JOHN BEARD . I am a labourer . I lost a cloak at Southgate fair , on the 1st of September, about eleven o'clock at night - I had left it in my booth; I sell beer -I found the prisoner about five yards from the booth with it, under his arm; I had received information, went out, and Craskin pointed him out to me.

THOMAS CRASKIN . I was employed by Beard at Southgate fair, and saw the prisoner outside the booth looking through a hole in the canvas; his mate, who was with him, asked what I wanted, and while I was looking at the prisoner his mate knocked me down with a great stick - they were in company; I got up in a minute or two, and called for assistance; my master came out - I had seen the prisoner cut the booth, and take the coat out - I pointed him out to master, who came, and took him.

WILLIAM CRANE . I am a constable. I received him in charge with the cloak.

MRS. BEARD. This is our cloak - I saw the prisoner's hand come through the hole, and called my husband to go out.

Prisoner's Defence. I was in the booth at the time she hallooed out that she had lost her cloak - a parcel of people were round the booth at the time, making a noise about a bad half-crown; he came, and gave charge of me.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

2056. JACOB BARNET was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 1 cloak, value 20s., and 2 handkerchiefs, value 1s., the goods of James Beckley , from his person .

JAMES BECKLEY . I am a plasterer . I went to Fairlop-fair on a Sunday in July, and on my way there I found a cloak and two handkerchiefs - I went round the fair, and asked several persons if they owned them, but nobody did - next day the prisoner came up to me at the corner of Winfield-street , and said, "What have you got there?" I said, "A cloak;" he said, "Come with me, and let me look at it;" he took me into a public-house, and said,"What will you take for this cloak?" I said 30s. - he did not say what he would give; I went out - he called me in again, and said, "Let me have a look at it;" another man came in - they look it from under my arm; the other held it up, and ran out at the door, saying, "I will take it up and show it to him," and when I wanted to go out after him, the prisoner went from one side of the door to the other, and prevented me going out - at last he let me go; I said, "Where is he gone?" he said, "Where the hell do I know;" he then went, and pretended to make water; he kept hitting me on the head with a stick and said, "If you say I took it I will break your b-y head;" I gave him in charge.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. What day did you go to the fair? A. On Sunday; I went for the purpose of going to the fair - I was in the employ of Mr. Williams, of Finch-lane, and am so still; I worked for him at Whittington's alms-houses - I live with my father in Horse Shoe-alley, Bishopsgate-street - I am going on for fifteen years old; I was never in custody - I was once accused of stealing bacon, and was discharged - I was once taken to Worship-street about some wood; I never told Chiddy and Smith that I myself had stolen the cloak and handkerchiefs from a gentleman's chaise at Fairlop-fair.

NOT GUILTY .

Second London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

2057. ANN NICKLESS was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury .

MESSRS. ADOLPHUS and PHILLIPS conducted the prosecution.

GEORGE TODD . I am a clerk in the registery of the Consistory Court, Doctors'-commons . I produce some minutes, which were taken from the registery - Dr. Daubeny and Dr. Matcham were surrogates of the Court at that time, and are so still; I produce a citation in the cause of Ellen Kenrick against Thomas Kenrick in a suit of divorce and separation, by reason of cruelty and adultery - with the allegations on behalf of Thomas Kenrick - the deposition of Ann Nickless, on behalf of the defendant, on the eighth article - the interrogatories to the witness examined on the eighth article - and the deposition of Nickless to the twelfth article.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Have you a book, in which you enter proceedings in causes? A. Yes, it is here; the citation is the first proceeding - all the documents produced are originals; I have the depositions of five witnesses in support of the suit; they are Thomas and Sarah Burge , James Ashley , Charles Sinclair Bedford , and John Wright - I have depositions, on the other side, of William Kenrick , Ann Nickless, Caroline Paris , Stephen Moray , Jane Mintle , Elizabeth Sullivan , Elizabeth White , Elizabeth Mizen , and Martha Moore .

MR. WILLIAM PRITCHARD . I am one of the examiners of the Court, and took the depositions of the defendant; they are attested by me - here is a deposition taken on the 3rd of June; it was signed by the defendant, after being read over by me - she was not sworn by me; she has signed it as having been sworn - it was read over to her as having been sworn, and she signed it afterwards; she had been sworn to speak the truth - I then examined her, and took the examination myself; the examination appears to have been resumed on the 17th, as a cross-examination on the part of the promoter of the suit; Dr. Matcham's name is signed at the end of the two examinations, when she was repeated; on the completion of the examination, she deelared that the signature was hers, and that the contents of the examinations were true, by virtue of her oath; and I have attested that repetition - that acknowledgement extended to the examination of the 3rd, as well as the 17th of June; I believe the defendant to be the person.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. The party first goes before the surrogate, and is sworn, then to you to be examined, and after that goes again to a surrogate, and affirm the truth of the subsequent examination? A. Just so; I could not, of my own knowledge, know she was sworn; the proctor is responsible for that, and the registrar certifies that she is sworn; it is Mr. Shephard's duty to attend the swearing of the witnesses, or somebody for him, and the proctors on both sides, but not myself.

The defendant's deposition of the 3rd of June was here read, in which she had deposed that she was housekeeper to Joseph Elder , Esq., livery-stable keeper, of Foley-place, from his wife's death, to Christmas last - that Mr. and Mrs. Kenrick were in the habit of coming there; Mrs. Kenrick was afterwards in the habit of coming without Mr. Kenrick, to see Mr. Elder- she at first came two or three times with Miss Paris and Mr. Elder went out walking with them - that one Saturday after Christmas, she came alone; Mr. Elder was standing in the stable-yard, as if looking for somebody, and on seeing Mrs. Kenrick, told her to run up staris to the nursery as fast as she could - she did so; they were alone with each other, and dined together (Mrs. Kenrick had called alone, and dined with Mr. Elder once before, in the early part of the same week); she came about two o'clock, just as dinner was ready, and remained till nine at night - she told deponent she and Mr. Kenrick were parted, and he had turned her out of doors; on the Saturday she remained till about one in the morning - nobody went into the room to her and Mr. Elder, on that occasion, but deponent, who went in when they wanted any thing; they dined in the nursery - it is up stairs, and not so public as the parlour; Mr. Elder's bed-room joins the nursery - he and Mrs. Kenrick went into the bed-room twice, to her knowledge, on that day; the first time was as soon as dinner was over; deponent being in the parlour, distinctly heard them both walking from the nursery into the bed-room, and suspecting what was going forward, having observed familiarities before, deponent listened; the bed-room is over the parlour, and any person in the parlour could hear almost every thing passing in the bed-room - I plainly heard the noise of two persons getting in the bed, and presently after, that sort of breathing, which left no doubt on my mind that that two persons were in the act of sexual intercourse with each other; about half an hour after, Mr. Elder came down, and sent me up for the glasses - I went into the bed-room; Mrs. Kenrick was there, and the bed was tumbled, and had the appearance of two persons having been on it - the blinds of the bed-room were down, which was a very unusual thing; Mrs. Kenrick's face was very much flushed, and at that time I was half a mind to tell her what I thought, but I went down without saying any thing; after tea, the same evening, I went up stairs for something, and as I passed the nursery door, I saw it ajar - I looked into the room, and not seeing Mr. Elder or Mrs. Kenrick there, I went very softly to the door, leading from thence into the bed-room, and peeped through the keyhole; the bed was just opposite the door, and I could see it very plainly, and almost every thing else in the room - I saw Mr. Elder and Mrs. Kenrick laying on the bed together; her petticoats were up, and Mr. Elder's small-clothes were down - they were in the very act of sexual intercourse with each other. I do not remember Mrs. Kenrick coming to Mr. Elder's house, and remaining alone with him any time after the Saturday of which I have been just deposing, but she did so occasionally before that time; he went out with her on the Saturday, but did not return till after I went to bed; I went to bed at twelve o'clock, and do not know at what time he returned - he went out with her often of an evening before that, and returned alone; he did so particularly on the Tuesday on which she dined with him - on those occasions they dined in the parlour; the parlour door was closed at such times, and they remained alone together an hour or two or sometimes not more than half an hour;" deponent often saw improper familiarites between them in the parlour, but nothing criminal - any body might see their familiarities together, even a stranger, who had never seen them before, for it was never concealed, she could scarcely describe her behaviour, but her way and manner to Mr. Elder, appeared very light and familiar; they used to sit on the sofa together - deponent had sometimes seen them with their arms round each other's neck - at other times kissing each other; at other times she was laying on the sofa, and he was putting her clothes down, or laying with her, but there was nothing to induce deponent to say they had sexual intercourse with each other till the Saturday in question; that one morning, a few days before the Saturday, Mr. Elder had taken some of his late wife's clothes out of her drawers - Mrs. Kenrick was waiting below; Mr. Elder said, "Poor thing, I must let her have something to change herself with, for she has nothing but what she stands upright in" - that Mrs. Kenrick took the clothes in a bundle with her; that when Mrs. Kenrick told her she had parted from her husband, she told deponent if any body came to inquire for her, not to say she was there, or had been there, for if Mr. Kenrick knew it, it would be the ruin of Mr. Elder; that Mr. Kenrick would not mind giving deponent 20l., if she let him know she was in the house - Mrs. Kenrick used to wring her hands, and beg her not to let Mr. Kenrick know she had been there, and said she loved Mr. Elder's little finger, better than Mr. Kenrick's whole body; she spoke in that way at different times - that on one occasion, Mr. Elder had, in Mrs. Kenrick's presence, desired her if any body inquired about Mrs. Kenrick, to deny her, and Mrs. Kenrick added, "For God's sake be sure you say nothing;" deponent never disclosed these circumstances to Mr. Kenrick, till about six months ago, when he called with his lawyer.

The deponent, in answer to the interrogatories on the above depositions, deposed, among other matters, that Mr. Kenrick had promised to satisfy her for her expences in attending as a witness,and had given her half a sovereign when she last attended, as she was ill, and had to pay coach hire; that she had no expectation of receiving money for giving evidence; that the nursery joins the bedroom and communicates with it by a door; Mr. Elder dined at five o'clock on the Saturday - the nursery door was shut the first time, but ajar the second, when she went to it; Mrs. Kenrick was dressed in a black silk dress, a velvet bonnet and veil; there was no light in the bed-room that she remembered, yet there might must have been - they had candles in the nursery, and might have taken them into the bed-room, but she did not remember noticing them there; Mr. Elder's bed stood in the middle of the room, between the door and the window - it was in its usual place, and could not stand otherwise; there is but one window to the bed-room - "I will take upon myself to swear the largest part of the bed could be seen through the key-hole of the door, particularly the foot of it, and it was across the foot of the bed that I saw Mrs. Kenrick and Mr. Elder laying at the time deposed;" the key was usually kept in the lock of the bed-room door, but was turned round, so that a person might look through the key-hole - I always kept it turned round, to prevent its falling out.

ELLEN KENRICK . My husband's name is Thomas Kenrick - I was a widow when I married him; there were some differences between us, and we agreed to live apart; when I first left him I went to Brighton - that was in November, 1829; I lodged there with Mr. and Mrs. May, house-agents - I remained there till March, 1830; I came to town by the mail, on Wednesday, the 30th of December, remained in town on the 31st, and went back on Friday, the 1st of January, 1830. I know Mr. Elder - Mr. Kenrick introduced him to me; I had no acquaintance with him previous to our marriage, which was on the 9th of May, 1829; I did not see Mr. Elder at all during the three days I was in town - I once met him at Brighton, when I was out with Mr. and Mrs. May; I never went out alone all the time I was at Brighton - when I came to town in December it was to fetch my son; I did not come by a packet - I got into the mail on the 30th, about half-past ten o'clock at night, got to town on the 31st, in the morning, and left about half-past two o'clock on the 1st of January; while I was in town I was at the Blossoms Inn, City, where the mail put up - I did not go out while I was in town; when I arrived I sent to Mr. Bedford, my trustee, and he wrote to Mr. Kenrick to send my son, and I took him out of town with me - (he is my son by my first marriage); Mr. Kenrick brought him to me on the 31st, about six o'clock in the evening.

Q. I need not ask you then, whether you were dining at five o'clock, and staying till late at another part of the town? A. Certainly not - I never went out the whole time I was three Mr. Kenrick stopped with me, I suppose, about three quarters of an hour - I took my son out of town next morning; I certainly dined with Mr. Elder one day before I went down to Brighton; I cannot say whether it was on a Saturday; we dined in a room up stairs - it was in November.

Q. What was the occasion of your going to Mr. Elder? A. I was afraid to go to my own family, for they did not like my marriage; I knew Mr. Elder was a friend of Mr. Kenrick's, and I thought it best to go to him, to ask Mr. Kenrick to let me have my clothes and some money - he said he would think of it if I called again; I did not dine there that day - I was there about ten minutes, and saw him in the parlour; it was in the morning; I called again in a day or two, as he desired - I think it was in the afternoon, and believe I then dined with him; we dined in a room up stairs; I think it is called the nursery - the defendant waited on us; nothing improper passed between us - we dined by candle-light - the room communicates with the bed-room; I did not go into the bed-room at all that day - I have been there with my husband, when Mr. Elder has had a party, and then went into the bed-room to take off my things with other ladies.

Q. Is it true then that you and Mr. Elder went into the bed-room that day, laid on the bed together, and that any thing improper took place? A. Certainly not; I never went into the bed-room with Mr. Elder - I took off my things in the room I dined in; nothing improper took place between us, I was too much flurried - the defendant did not come into the bed-room and find me there, having got of the bed with Mr. Elder; I never was in the bed-room when she came there - I never was in the bed-room with Mr. Elder; I did not return to town after the 1st of January, till Mr. Kenrick fetched me home himself, which was I think in March, 1830 - I lived ten weeks with him, and then we separated again.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. What is your present age? A. Thirty; I had been a window five months when I married Mr. Kenrick; I had known him in my first husband's life time; I lived in the country with my first husband.

Q. How then did you know him? A. Mr. Yates (my first husband) hired a pheton of him, and after my hushand's death, I met him at Brighton, where I kept a house; my first husband died in Warwickshire - I went to Brighton a month or six weeks after his death; Mr. Kenrick was a widower - I do not know his age; I suppose he is near sixty; my first husband was twenty-nine when he died - I had been married to him four or five years; my son is eight years old next February; I was married to Mr. Yates in 1824; in August I think - my son was born after my marriage to Mr. Yates; I cannot exactly say how long - it was not in the same year as we were married; he was born in February - I have not other child; we were married on the 12th of August: my son was at school at Hampstead - I think he had been there half a year; he was not at Brighton till I took him in December: it was the vacation, and I came up to fetch him - Mr. Kenrick had got him down at the farm; while I was in town I had all my meals at the inn; Mr. Elder was always Mr. Kenrick's friend - I went to him in November, to intercede with Mr. Kenrick for my clothes and money; he told me always to go back to Mr. Kenrick.

Q. Were you not aware, when you called at Mr. Elder's to intercede with your husband, that it was his jealousy of Mr. Elder that caused your separation? A. He was always jealous of Mr. Elder, but I never knew why; for I have asked him why he did not shut the door against Mr. Elder, but he was always shaking hands with him, and inviting him to dinner - we never had any company but Mr. Elder; I had a Miss Paris, of Coventry, a friend as I believed her at the time.

Q. Had your husband, before any person, complained of your conduct towards Mr. Elder? A. Never, till the night I left Mr. Kenrick - I then told him I should leave him; he then scolded me before Miss Paris - he said,"There, madam, is my door, leave my house;" he always used to say so; that was before I called on Mr. Elder - one day he began with me, and I said, "Mr. Elder, it is through you Mr. Kenrick is jealous of me," and Mr. Elder said he was very sorry he was the cause of any piece of work; I never went out alone at Brighton - my trustee had put me under the care of Mrs. May, and told me never to go out alone; I had no idea of calling on Mr. Elder when I came to town from Brighton, and did not call; it was before I went to Brighton, and why I called then was, because I did not know a soul who knew Kenrick but Elder; my family were shocked at my marriage, and would not go to him; I did not see any barm in calling to get him to interfare - I think I called two or three times on Mr. Elder, with Miss Paris, and he took us once to see the King's horses; Mr. Kenrick never took me any where; I never called on Elder alone, except about my clothes; he often called to see Mr. Kenrick - I never knew when my husband was to be at Tattersall's sales; he never told me any thing about business - I know nothing about Tattersall's sales - I do not think Mr. Elder ever called when Kenrick was out; he never saw me in his absence, I am quite certain; the defendant pretended to be my friend the night I called - I told her how Kenrick had abused me; she pitied me, because she said she had a husband that used her ill - I told her that I had left my husband.

Q. Did you ever tell her not to mention that you had called on Mr. Elder? A. I believe I did, because I knew Mr. Kenrick was jealous; he was jealous of every one; when I dined at Elder's, I think I did not leave till near ten o'clock - I went about half-past six - he had a bit of cold meat and pickle; I think neither of us had any wine, nothing but beer; I think we did not dine for an hour after I got there - now I come to recollect, I think it was the day Kenrick took me to Bow-street office, to see if Sir Richard Birnie would part us; he did not stay to see Sir Richard; he saw Ruthven, the officer, who asked what he came about; he said he came about a servant who had robbed him at Brighton - Ruthven said then he must go to Brighton; that was in the morning, and I know that was the day I dined at Mr. Elder's (Kenrick took me to Bow-street without a summons) - I never went to public places of amusement with Mr. Elder alone; I went to Vauxhall, but Mr. Kenrick was with me - I have known nothing of Mr. Elder lately; I have seen him here the last two sessions; he did not come here with me, not go away with me last Sessions, or this: Mr. and Mrs. May came with me to-day; I do not even know where Elder lives, and have had no conversation with him respecting this charge - I do not wish to state where I now live, as Mr. Kenrick may be in Court; I do not wish him to know; I live in London, and my trustee knows where; Mr. Kenrick has annoyed me at one of my lodgings, and sent an anonymous letter to my landlord - I have been in my present lodgings a fortnight; before that I resided in Great Marylebone-street, where he sent the sister of the woman he kept, to abuse me - my landlord turned her cut of the shop.

Q. Are you prepared deliberately to swear that your child was born after your marriage to Mr. Yates? A. Am I compelled to take my oath about that? it was born in February - I cannot say what year, in 1825, I suppose; I thought Mr. Kenrick would have spared me this, but he is bad enough for any thing - if I must tell the truth, it was not in 1825, but I did not like to say so - he was born in 1823.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did your first husband know you had the child when you married him? A. Yes, and Mr. Kenrick knew it before I married him; I had not parted with Mr. Kenrick when he took me to Bow-street - I was living in Gloucester-street by myself, and he took me to Bow-street because I wrote him a letter, telling him I was living there, and wanted 50l. and my clothes - he came to my lodgings, and took me to Bow-street; he gave me three sovereigns that day, and not getting my clothes, I went to Mr. Elder to interfere, having nothing but what I stood upright in- Mr. Bedford, the trustee under my first husband's will, is a solicitor; when I told Elder I had no clothes - he told me he had some things of his late wife's, which he would send me if I would accept them; he did not produce them to me - he sent them to my lodgings; I never told the defendant I loved Mr. Elder's little finger better than Mr. Kenrick's whole body- I was a good wife to Kenrick, and did every thing to make him happy - my son's schooling, I believe, is not paid to this day, though Kenrick placed him there.

JOSEPH ELDER . I live in Grantham-place, Park-lane. I was acquainted with Mr. Kenrick, and he introduced me to Mrs. Kenrick - I frequently visited them while they lived together; I was on familiar terms with Mr. Kenrick up to the hour of their parting, and afterwards; I had known him for years, as we both followed the business of horse-dealers, but I was not intimate with him till the marriage; I remember Mrs. Kenrick dining at my house - it was in 1829, and I think about the middle of October; I am positive it was before Christmas; we dined up in the nursery - the defendant attended at dinner; she was my only servant; no unbecoming familiarities took place between me and Mrs. Kenrick at any time - I did not take the slightest liberty with her; I did not dine alone with her after that - she was never in my bed-room with me, to my knowledge, nor in any bed-room any where else - I never had sexual intercorse with her in any place whatsoever; my bed has always stood in one situation in my bed-room - Mrs. Kenrick told me she had no clothes but what she stood up in, and I supplied her with some of my late wife's; there was never any familiarity between me and her, to give Mr. Kenrick cause of jealousy - the defendant looked out the clothes for Mrs. Kenrick; I told her Mrs. Kenrick had left her husband, and was in that destitute state, and to look out the clothes for her. If any familiarities had taken place in my bed, it is impossible it should be seen through the key-hole - Mr. Beasley and others have taken a survey of my room.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. You were not acquainted with Mr. Kenrick, except in the way of business, till he introduced his wife to you? A. Only on speaking terms; my wife had been dead three years then; the defendant had been my only regular servant for three years - I am still a horse-dealer; I was a bankrupt in October, and obtained my certificate in February or March- I am sure the time I mention is the only time Mrs. Kenrick dined with me; she never supped at my house alone; she was never at my house more than three times, to the best of my knowledge, and one of these times was in the same week as she dined there - the whole three times was within a fortnight of that time; she called a few days before she dined in the nursery, to solicit my advice to know if I had heard what her husband intended to do; I believe the day she dined there was the last time she came - she took tea there the same day; I think she had called twice before within a fortnight, but cannot be certain; it was two or three times, I cannot say which - I think she came in the morning when she dined there; I generally dine at two o'clock; I got nothing for dinner, except what I should have myself - I sometimes have a roast joint, and sometimes chops.

Q. Your dinner hour is two, was it before or after dinner she came? A. I cannot tell, for I have had so many things in my head to perplex me since: I am sure she dined there - I cannot tell whether we had candles, but I rather think at two o'clock we should dine by daylight.

Q. Is it your belief that you dined at your usual hour? A. I have no doubt but what I did, but I cannot say - I dine at all hours, just as business will allow; she did not remain in my house after ten o'clock at night - I do not think it was so late as ten, it was as late as nine; we had candles lighted certainly - I frequently called at Kenrick's house while they lived together, both by invitation from Mr. Kenrick and without; I called at different times morning, noon, and night - I mostly found Mr. Kenrick at home; when he has been out I have seen Mrs. Kenrick and Miss Paris, who was visiting there, and generally the clerk.

Q. Sometimes you called, I suppose, and found Mrs. Kenrick alone? A. Very seldom; I cannot tell how often, whether it was once, twice, or five times, or twenty times; I have called and seen her alone - she was in the diningroom; I never sat down in the room with her alone - I never staid ten minutes on any occasion; I sometimes dine in my parlour and sometimes in the nursery - I had dined there for many days before Mrs. Kenrick came; I do not know whether the cloth was laid when she came; there are three windows to my parlour - a door opens out of the side into a passage, and then into the parlour; the room is ten or twelve feet high - I never knew Mrs. Kenrick in my bed-room except when Mr. Kenrick and her dined with us, and then the ladies went up to change their clothes; the defendant had been three years with me, and left on account of ill-health - she applied to me to be discharged, but she was useless to me: I only kept her out of charity - I was never charged with any thing criminal; there was once a misunderstanding between me and a brother horse-dealer - I was taken to Marlborough-street on a charge of stealing horses and held to bail; I did not know Mr. Kenrick was jealous of me at the time Mrs. Kenrick dined with me - I afterwards learned, through Mr. Murray, a clerk of his (an uncertificated bankrupt, who robbed his creditors), that he was jealous of me; Mrs. Kenrick never told me so to my knowledge - I never recollect her saying, in the presence of her husband,"Why do you sit there making faces about Mr. Elder;" when the quarrel took place between them I was playing at backgammon with Miss Paris, and attending to the play, and do not know what the quarrel was about - it was not about me to my knowledge; only us four were present - I paid no attention to the quarrel; I never interfere between man and wife.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. It did not come to blows? A. No; Miss Paris was a clergyman's daughter, from Warwickshire - I was never tried for horse stealing; the man took the money for the horses - the Magistrate, seeing it was a matter of account, said that it should be settled; when I called and saw Mrs. Kenrick alone it was purely accidental - the dining-room windows have no shutters, but muslin curtains and blinds, which would prevent persons outside from seeing into the room; I frequently dined with Mr. Kenrick, by his invitation, after his wife had dined with me - when Mr. and Mrs. Kenrick and her sister dined with me, I believe the defendant showed the ladies into the bed-room.

JAMES HENRY ST. HILL . I am assistant to Mr. Beasley, an architect, and am an architect myself. I have seen the premises where Mr. Elder lived; this model (looking at it) was made under my direction, and is a faithful one; if the door from the nursery to the bedroom was ajar, a person putting their eye to the key-hole could not see the bed - it is impossible from the position of the bed; I went into the parlour, and requested a man, who was in possession, to go into the bed-room and call out - I could hear a sound, but that was all - if he had breathed as hard as human breath could blow, it would be impossible to hear him in the parlour; here is a plan of the room, which will show it was impossible to see any person on the bed.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. The door opens into the nursery? A. Yes; the hinges are on the side nearest to the bed - whether the door was shut or ajar, the eye could not see the bed through the key-hole.

Q. Suppose a person's eye to be close to the key-hole, and the door in the slightest degree ajar, would not that person see the bed by looking through the aperture caused by the opening of the door? A. Certainly, but not through the key-hole.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. When a door is open, is that a convenient situation to peep through a key-hole? A. I should think not.

MR. SAMUEL BEASLEY . I am an architect, and live in Soho-square. I have seen this model, and attended to the situation of the bed and door - if the door was shut, I should think it utterly impossible for two persons on the bed to be seen through the key-hole; nor if the door was open, as the key-hole would be rather further removed; I went into the parlour, and sent my clerks up into the bed-room, to talk - they told me they talked very loud, and I could not hear them at all; Messrs. Clancey and Dunell were my clerks - I could not bear any thing they said.

Q. Putting experiment out of the question, do you from your professional knowledge, think it possible that hard breathing could be heard on the bed above? A. I should think it impossible.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. Was the parlour door shut? A. I really cannot say, but should think it was open; I do not know whether the bed-room door was open or shut.

CHARLES MAY . I am a house-agent, at Brighton. Mrs. Kenrick came to live at my house about the middle of November, 1829, recommended by Mr. Bedford; she remained there till March, except going to town on the 30th of December, by the mail, about half-past ten o'clock in the evening; she returned on the 1st of January, between seven and eight - I do not think, while she was at my house she hardly ever went out without either my wife or daughter being with her - that was in consequence of some directions from Mr. Bedford.

Cross-examined. Q. You do not mean to say she never left your house without them? A. I do not think she went out without some part of my family - she was very particular about it; I saw Mr. Elder at Brighton twice - he was by himself; when I first met him my wife and Mrs. Kenrick were with me; we talked to him a little while, and then left him - he did not come to my house; he called once, but not then; I think Mrs. Kenrick was out with my daughter when he called - he was not there five minutes; he merely called to ask how I was - I had met him once before, which I named; he asked after nobody but me -I did not know him till I met him at Brighton; I saw him in the Court last Session and this - Mrs. Kenrick was not with him; she was with my wife when he passed; I have had no conversation with Mr. Elder about this prosecution.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. He came to your house, having met you a few days before, and asked how you did? A. Yes, and was there about five minutes - I never saw the least indiscretion in Mrs. Kenrick's conduct.

MRS. MAY. I am the wife Mr. May. Mrs. Kenrick came to live with us in November, 1829, and left in March, 1830 - she came to London on the 30th of December, and returned on the 1st of January by the evening coach with her son, who she went to fetch - she never went out without me or one of my daughters; I never observed the least levity or misconduct in her.

THOMAS HORNER . I am a waiter at the Blossoms inn. I remember Mrs. Kenrick coming there - she staid one night, which was on the 31st of December, and went away on the 1st of January - she was not out during her stay there, to my knowledge - I waited on her at breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper - she could not be out from five o'clock to ten without my knowledge; I remember Mr. Kenrick bringing his little boy to her on the day she arrived; he came in a chaise, and the boy was left.

JOHN ROE . I am a constable. I took the defendant into custody, and told her it was for a charge of perjury, in the case of Kenrick - she said the only untruth she had told was respecting having seen them through the key-hole; but the reason why she said so was because she did not wish her master to know how she did see them; she said Mr. Kenrick had promised to give her 20l., but had never given her a farthing: I am positive she said this.

Cross-examined. Q. Did she give you this as a running observation, or at one time? A. No, it was at once, while we were in a coach - she said it in one phrase: I did not take down her words, but am certain I have not misplaced one word - she did not say the door was ajar.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you next day take down her words? A. Yes.

MR. BODKIN addressed the Court on behalf of the defendant, and called

WILLIAM MAYNARD . I am a livery-stable keeper. I was at one time foreman to Mr. Elder, and was in the habit of being about his yard - I have seen Mrs. Kenrick come there, and have seen her with Mr. Elder, and I have seen her there with Mr. Kenrick; I remember she once came about seven or eight o'clock when I was going away.

COURT. Q. Have you seen Mrs. Kenrick come with a lady? A. Yes, with a young lady - I cannot swear she did not come with a lady, at the time I speak of - I think it was about the 7th or 8th of November.

ELIZABETH MIZEN . I was in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Kenrick. My master was sometimes out on business on Mondays and Thursdays, about sales of horses - he went out about ten or eleven o'clock in the morning, and came home at two or a little later; I do not know Mr. Elder, only by seeing him at our house - he called once or twice a week in the morning or the afternoon; he has been there when my master was out and when he was at home - he frequently called on Mondays and Thursdays; and when he has come, and knocked at the door, he has asked if my my master or mistress were within - I have said my master was not but my mistress was, and he has sometimes come up to the room where my mistress was; my mistress has seen him - he did not come very often, once of twice a week; he has come on the days of sale - I only lived there three months when my mistress was there, and after she had been from Brighton a fortnight, is the first of my recollection of seeing the gentleman call - he called every week all the time I was there.

Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. When did you leave? A. Nearly three years ago; these visits of Mr. Elder were after my mistress returned from Brighton.

COURT. Q. I took you down as saying that it was about a fortnight after your mistress returned from Brighton? A. Yes; my master and mistress went down to Brighton - they went and returned together; it is nearly three years since I left; I know a young lady named Paris - she was there on a visit; I cannot say how long she was there - perhaps about six weeks; Mr. Elder called while she was there; he was never in the habit of stopping long, sometimes a quarter off an hour; Miss Paris and my mistress used the same sitting-room.

LEWIS NORTON. I am an attorney. I know Mr. Joseph Elder ; from my knowledge of him, I would not believe him on his oath.

MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did he obtain his certificate under the Commission of Bankruptcy? A. I did not get his certificate; I never attended with the proceedings; I have heard he got his certificate - I have no doubt of it; I did not get Mr. Alexander to sign it; Mr. McDuff was the attorney who got the certificate.

HENRY TODD . I am clerk to Mr. Norton. I attended to the business of the commission against Elder; I attended the different examination of the bankrupt, respecting his property; from the means I have had of judging of him, I would not believe him on his oath.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Was not your master opposing attorney to the bankrupt? A. He was endeavouring to trace out his property, not to prevent his getting his certificate; I know he was about getting his certificate; Mr. McDuff, the attorney, was endeavouring to get his certificate - I do not know that he has got it; I have some doubt about it; I should rather say he has than that he has not - I never heard that he got it; I know there were great exertions made to get it; I never inquired whether he got it or not - I never heard from my master that he had got it - I rather think he has got it; I have not the proceedings here to-night - I have seen them; I believe I attended the last examination, if the last examination was when they were about to commit Mr. Elder to Newgate - I was there; I think I attended every one of the examinations - I have no doubt I attended the last examination, but I really did not inquire whether he had got his certificate, the proceedings will tell - they are outside; I meant they were not in the Court.

COURT. Q. Is it not the duty of the attorney to attend the commissioners on their signing the certificate? A. Yes, but I do not know of any such attendance.

MR. BODKIN. Q. Do you know of any application to Mr. Norton for that? A. No; Mr. Norton was concerned for the assignees.

The proceedings were here produced.

MR. BODKIN to HENRY TODD . Q. How long is it since these proceedings left Mr. Norton's custody? A. Two or three months; I had no knowledge then of the certificate being obtained.

COURT. Q. Have you many proceedings in cases of bankruptcy? A. Yes, but I do not look at the Gazette.

Q. Look at the hand-writing of this part of the proceedings, whose is it, is it not your own? A. Certainly not; I do not believe it is Mr. Norton's, nor any clerk in our office - I have no idea whose it is; I have seen it before.

Q. Where have you seen it? A. I never saw it before; I thought I had, but I correct myself - I never saw it before.

Q. You know you put your spectacles on and looked anxiously at it, and then said you had seen it before; and now you say, you never saw it before? A. I said I had seen it before, but when I came to look into it, I find I have not seen it before, I was in an error - I merely looked at the writing before, but did not read the words.

RALPH HOPE . I am a clerk to Mr. Nixon, and one of the messengers to the commissioners of bankruptcy. I attended a number of the private examinations of the bankrupt in this case, and heard him examined - he is not a person I would believe on his oath.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Do you know Mr. Norton? A. Yes, by his being solicitor to the commission; he or his clerks attended the examination - I do not know whether Mr. Elder got his certificate; they may get it without our knowing it - I have seen Mr. Norton write; I do not think this is his writing.

HENRY TODD re-examined. Q. What is the general professional fee for attending the commission, when they sign the certificate? A. One guinea.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Is it not the duty of the attorney, or his clerk to attend and fill this up? A. No; the solicitor for the bankrupt often fills it up, and gets the guinea.

MR. NORTON. This is a memorandum of the commissioners having signed the certificate, but that is nothing till the Lord Chancellor signs it; I do not know how it got into our proceedings - I think I was out of town, and I think this is Mr. McDuff's writing; an attorney often borrows proceedings, and signs it.

MR. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury in reply.

GUILTY . - Fined One Shilling , Confined One Month , and then Transported for Seven Years .

NEW COURT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

2058. JACOB ATTRELL was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 160lbs. of sugar, value 4l., the goods of John Kerrison , his master .

WILLIAM KERRISON . I live in the Commercial-road; I manage the business for my father, John Kerrison - he is a carman ; the prisoner was in his service. On the 11th of August he lost 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lbs. of sugar; I heard that evening that the prisoner was in the station - the prisoner had had a good character.

JOSEPH SALMON . I am a gate-keeper at the Leith and Berwick-wharf, Irongate . On the 11th of August I had information that there was something amiss in Mr. Kerrison's waggon, which was coming with a tierce - I struck the tierce from the waggon; I put my hand into the waggon, and found under the tilt a bag of sugar; the prisoner was driving the waggon - I called the officer, and gave charge of him; there was 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lbs. of sugar in the bag, which is about 160 lbs.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Are you in the employ of the prosecutor? A. No; the tierce was in his waggon, and was going to Scotland.

CHARLES SKEATE . I am foreman to Mr. Kerrison. I sent the prisoner with the sugar to the Leith and Berwick-wharf, in Mr. Kerrison's waggon; I do not know the weight of it - there was no tilt in the waggon.

GEORGE MOSS . I am clerk at the Leith and Berwick-wharf. I examined the cask when the prisoner brought it; I found the tin which covers the samplehole had been partly removed - I had the cask weighed, and it was 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lbs.; I had no weight delivered to me but the import weight on the cask, and supposing that to be correct, the deficiency would be 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs., including the weight of the cask, which might be 20 lbs. or more - I took a sample of sugar from the cask, and compared it at the Thames Police-office, with that found in the bag - they corresponded and I believe it was of the same bulk.

Cross-examined. Q. It was brown sugar, I suppose? A. Yes.

ROBERT LUSBY . I am a delivery foreman at the West India-docks. I delivered the cask on the 11th of August into Mr. Kerrison's waggon; it was about three o'clock - not to the prisoner, but to another carman; the weight at which it came into the dock was 11 cwt. 25 lbs., and I delivered it at 11 cwt. 20 lbs., a deficiency of 5 lbs, for drainage - I was close to the man who weighed it - I saw it weighed again at the Leith and Berwick-wharf, and it weighed 9 cwt. 2qrs. 10 lbs., which was a deficiency of 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lbs., or 178 lb.

Cross-examined. Q. Whether any sugar was taken from the cask before the prisoner had it, you cannot tell? A. No.

THOMAS BOWLES. I live in Bedford-street. I brought the tierce from the dock to Leman-street, Goodman's-fields; it was then unbroken, and there was no sugar in a bag in the cart - the prisoner took it from me at Leman-street, to go to the Leith and Berwick-wharf,

Cross-examined. Q. Did you remain with it while the waggon was in the street? A. I took out my horses, went away; and the prisoner came; it was then about five o'clock in the evening.

ROBERT HENRY BURGESS . I am a street-keeper. I was near the Leith and Berwick-wharf, and was called in and took the prisoner - I took the waggon and horses home to Mr. Kerrison's; the foreman put his hand on the tilt, and said, "This does not belong to us" - he opened it, and found on it the name of W. Jury, Curtain-road.

GUILTY. Aged 54.

Recommended to Mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor .

Confined Six Months .

2059. WILLIAM FROST & RICHARD SHELDRICK were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 2 quarts of wine, value 5s., 1 quart of brandy, value 5s., and 3 bottles, value 6d., the goods of John Lloyd and another .

MR. PHILLPS conducted the prosecution.

JOHN COLLINS . I was in the service of Messrs. Lloyd and Hoskins, wine-merchant s, in Cannon-street. On the 20th of August, Sheldrick called and left orders for some wine, which I communicated to Mr. Lloyd.

JOHN LLOYD . I am of the firm of Lloyd and Hoskins. On the 20th of August, when I returned home, Collins told me of this order; and between five and six o'clock that evening, the prisoner Sheldrick called and expressed his surprise that the wine had not been sent down, which he ordered in the morning; I said he need not be surprised, as it was the custom of our house not to send wine or spirits to any one unless we knew them - he said, "I understood you knew Mr. Frost, he became security to you for 30l.;" I said, Yes, he did, but we should not trust him the more for that- he said, "He is a young man who employs twenty or thirty men, and if you send the wine down it will be paid for, as he has a party of friends coming, who have promised him a good order, and he wishes to have it;" the order was for two dozen of port, two dozen of sherry, and two gallons of brandy - I said, "On the understanding that the money will be ready, I will send it at seven o'clock, but you had better tell him to be prepared with the money, otherwise I shall tell the man to bring it back."

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. You received the order from Sheldrick alone? A. He left the order - I saw him in the evening; our solicitor had inquired into Frost's character when he became the indorser of a bill at our house, and was satisfied.

WILLIAM NEIGHBOUR . I am porter to the prosecutors. I was sent, on the 20th of August, to the prisoner Frost's, in Kingsland-road , with two dozen of port, two dozen of sherry, and one dozen of brandy - I do not know the number of the house, but it is at the corner of a turning; neither of the prisoners were there when I got there, but in about ten minutes Frost came in - it is a plumber's and glazier's shop, and the name of Frost and Co. is over the door - I asked Frost if his name was Frost; he said Yes-I said I had some goods for him; he said, "Very well, bring them in;" I gave him the bill, and said I should not leave them without the money - he said, "Very well, it is no consequence, my clerk has got a 60l. note in his pocket;" on that account I let him take out the dozen of brandy - he took it into the counting-house, and began to unpack it; I said it was a curious place to unpack wine in - he said his lady was out, and he could not get into his house, or he should not do it - I asked him again about the money, and he said he would fetch his clerk in, who had the note; he went out, and Sheldrick came in, began to unpack the wine, and he broke one bottle of sherry - he said, "This is quite an accident, we will drink this;" I said, "I shall not drink any of it" - he said, "I dare say my master will scold; I shall say it was an accident, and you must say the same" - Frost then came in, and Sheldrick said he had had an accident, and asked him if he had a glass; Frost said,"You know I have not, for I can't get in;" he sent a man to borrow a glass - a publican came in with one in his pocket; they drank the wine, and wanted me to have some, but I would not - Sheldrick then said they would have another; Frost was by at that time - I said there should be no more wine drank till I had my money -Sheldrick went and brought another bottle of sherry from the counting-house; I was in the shop - the counting-house is at the back of the shop, and there is a partition between them - I persevered, and got the bottle of sherry from Sheldrick; Frost was by all the time - I put the bottle into my basket; Sheldrick then told me to remove; I said I would not till I had my money - the other person then went out of the shop, and Frost asked Sheldrick for the note - he pulled it out of his pocket; I said that was not money, and I should not take it; I would either have the money or the goods back again - Frost then said the wine was on his premises, and his property, and he would not give it up to me - I said I should not go out of the premises till I had got it; I sat down, talked to them, and said if I left the goods I should lose my situation - Frost said that did not concern him at all - in about a quarter of an hour Sheldrick said to him, "You had better shut up the shop;" Frost went out, put up the shutters, and Sheldrick fastened them inside - I was then left in the shop in the dark; Frost then came in to get another bottle - I refused to let him have it; he struck me, and knocked me over my basket - he then took my basket up, threw it out, and I called to the mob outside to take care of my basket; Frost then fetched a bottle of brandy out of the counting-house, and, I believe, a bottle of wine, but I did not see the wine; Sheldrick then drew the cork of the brandy bottle with his teeth, and said, "What the devil is this?" they then went out at the back door, and waited some time - they then came in -Sheldrick left the shop, and Frost walked about, and said, "I have a little instrument here, called a crow-bar, and every man who enters my premises I will cut his liver out - and all that remain I will serve the same way;" I concluded by that he meant me; he still walked about, stamping the crow-bar about, and asked when I intended to leave the shop - I said I would lose my life before I would leave without the goods or the money - I still kept begging and praying of him to let me have the wine; and just at that time the Policemen came to the back door, which was then fast - I sung out, "You can't come in that way," and they came round to the front; Frost then said to me, "You may take the goods if you like" - I went on my knees into the counting-house, feeling for the wine and brandy; I got them into my basket just as the door was opened to the Police; and just at that time, a man came in, and said, he had been to Mr. Lloyd, and he was gone to Peckham; Frost said he would knock his b - y brains out; I do not know what became of the bottle of brandy which they took out at the back door; I missed that, and one bottle of wine, beside the one that was broken; I said I was two short - they said they knew nothing about it; I am sure it was correct when I delivered it - Sheldrick counted it, and found it so; I had not been put out of the premises - I was there about an hour and a half, or three-quarters; in the course of the time, Frost told me if I would sign a paper, I should have my goods; I said I would sign no paper, I would have my money or goods.

Cross-examined. Q. Did Frost tell you this before the brandy bottle was drawn? A. Yes, the bottle that was broken might have been an accident; at the time the brandy bottle was drawn, there was a mob round the house, and they were calling to me not to leave, as he was a bad character - Sheldrick said if they were to give them a glass of gin a-piece, they would turn on their side directly, and then they could soon clear the house altogether- I re-packed the bottles in the counting-house; I said at that time that I missed two bottles of sherry, and one of brandy, and to the best of my recollection, I told the Magistrate that I mentioned it then - Frost offered to go with me to Mr. Lloyd's; I said if I went, I should take the wine with me - I did not see the paper he wanted me to sign; Sheldrick unpacked the wine till he broke the bottle, and then I unpacked the rest; I never was struck with the crow-bar - it is such an articles as glaziers raise their lead with; I did not see Frost partake of any brandy - he took it out; I remained in the shop, and the wine was in the counting-house - I placed myself about the middle of the shop, facing the counting-house; the shop was shut, but I do not know whether it was done to preserve it from the violence of the mob - the mob collected when I was struck, and I think the shop was shut about eight o'clock; all the property, with the exception of the two bottles of sherry, and the one of brandy, are at the station-house; none of the mob came into the shop - I think only four persons came into the shop, and one they told me was a publican, who lived just by; I believe he was a man who kept a retail beer-shop - Sheldrick was gone before Frost told me I might take the goods back, but the bottle of brandy had been drawn before then; I told them it was not their property.

COURT. Q. Tell us as near as you can, what was said at that time? A. Frost said he could not draw the cork, and Sheldrick said, "Let me draw it," and he drew it, and said, "What the devil is this? I can't tell," and he gave it to Frost, who took it out at the back door, and Sheldrick followed him; it was before that that Sheldrick had said if they gave them a glass of gin a-piece, they would turn on their side.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you give him permission to take out the brandy? A. No; I said they were doing very wrong, as it was my master's property.

AGUILLA LONGMAN . I live in White Bear-garden. On the 20th of August I was near Frost's house, and saw the carman drive this horse and cart up to the door; I heard the altercation between him and the prisoners, and saw the mob collect round the door; Frost then came to the door, beckoned to me and said, "I will give you a bottle of brandy or two, I will not be particular, if you can get the mob away while I get the man out" - I would have nothing to say to the brandy; but the carman sent me to Mr. Lloyd's; I went as fast as I could, and made haste back - when I got back Frost stood at the door, with an iron bar about two feet six long, and said, "If you enter my house, I will knock your brains out" - I saw the Policeman come, and the wine put into the cart.

JOSEPH HEARD . I am a labourer. I was opposite the house - Frost came to me at the back door, and said, "If you will be still, and keep the people quiet, I will give you a bottle of brandy."

WILLIAM COOK (Police-constable N 96). I went to Frost's house; when the door was open I saw Frost, but not Sheldrick - the mob was collected outside, who told me there was a wine-merchant's man who could not get his money, and they were afraid he would be ill-used; Frost said to me, "I want you to clear the mob away, and then you can go about your business;" I said, "I want to know what brought them together?" the carman then said, "I want you - he will neither let me take my wine away, nor yet give me my money;" I asked Frost the reason, and he said his master had got a bill of his for 30l.; the carman said he had not got a bill for thirty pence - the place was dark till I sent for a light; the man then missed two bottles of wine and one of brandy - I searched to find them, but could not; the carman then said, "I will give him into custody;" I took Frost, and on the day following I found Sheldrick in Hoxton; I asked him if he knew one Mr. Frost - he said, "What makes you ask the question?" I said, "It is a fair question;" he gave me no answer - I then asked if he knew any thing about wine or brandy - he said he had ordered some.

GEORGE KEMP (Police-constable N 82). Frost was in the lock-up place; a female, who represented herself as his wife, came and saw him - he handed her this paper, which I took - it is the invoice of the wine.

WILLIAM NEIGHBOUR. I had a receipt with me, but it was not signed - I should have signed it if I had received the money.

Sheldrick's Defence. Mr. Frost gave me the bill to take to a gentleman in 'Change-alley, to get discounted - they wanted me to leave it, but Frost told me not; I brought it back, and gave it to him, in the presence of the carman; I have a large family, and what I have done for Mr. Frost he paid me for.

FROST - GUILTY . Aged 28.

SHELDRICK - GUILTY . Aged 34.

Transported for Seven Years .

2060. JOHN SHARPE was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 1 knife, value 4d.; 1 key, value 6d.; 1 tobacco-stopper, value 1d.; 1 sixpence, 4 pennies, and 6 halfpence, the property of Francis Roper , from his person .

FRANCIS ROPER . I live in Holborn. On Sunday, the 12th of August, I was returning home from Notting-hill, about four o'clock in the morning - I was taken is a fainting fit, and fell down about half a mile from Hyde-park corner; when I recovered I felt for my money, and missed the articles stated - Peter Hussey came to me, and I told him.

PETER HUSSEY . I live in Ivory's-buildings, and am a coach painter. I was in the road, and saw the prosecutor in the kennel - I saw the prisoner and another man come up to him - one of them went up to him and the other stood in the centre of the road - I saw the prosecutor's pocket turned inside out; the prisoner and his companion ran off; I pursued them to the Edgware-road, and the officer took the prisoner.

DAVID DAVIS (Police-constable T 132). I stopped the prisoner, and found on him a silver sixpence, 1d., a knife, key, and a tobacco-stopper; the other was not detained.

Prisoner's Defence. I had no place to go to; I had been into the park, and laid down till four o'clock - I got over the wall, and saw this man asleep in a kennel - I went to awake him; I did not disturb him - I sang out Halloo! I saw his pocket turned out, and these things by the side of it, and I took them up.

GUILTY . Aged 32. - Transported for Seven Years .

2061. RICHARD SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , 1 trowel, value 3s. , the goods of Samuel Battershill .

SAMUEL BATTERSHILL . I am a plasterer , and live in Stamford-street, Blackfriars - I do not know the prisoner I had left my trowel safe in Gray's Inn-lane , where I had been at work on the 15th, and when I came to work at half-past six o'clock the next morning it was gone - I went to buy another, and saw the prisoner with my trowel and another in his hand, in Drury-lane.

Prisoner. He stopped me, and said it was his - I said if it was he must have it; I had it of a man who had it to dispose of, and I would have taken him to the man in St. Giles', but he would not go. Witness. He was remanded from Friday till Monday, and I believe the Policeman went and made inquiries.

GUILTY . Aged 38*. - Transported for Seven Years .

2062. JOHN SMITH was indicted for embezzlement .

CHARLES HODGSON . I live in Bedford-street, Covent-garden , and sell soda water - the prisoner was in my employ, and he was to account every night to me for the money he received for goods; some soda-water was sent by him to the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane on the 14th, and on the 18th of June, but he never accounted to me for any money received there, on either of those days.

JOHN MARKS URBAIN . I am a waiter at the Swan with Two Necks. I paid the prisoner 10s. 6d. on the 14th of June, and 9s. on the 18th for soda-water.

The prisoner received a good character, and a witness engaged to employ him.

GUILTY. Aged 25.

Recommended to Mercy . - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

2063. ANN WESTON was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 2 shawls, value 5s., the goods of Harriet Mason ; and a necklace, value 5s., the goods of Isabella Mason .

HARRIET MASON . I am a widow , and occupy the upper floor in Mr. Munday's house, Penton-street, Pentonville . On the 11th of August; I missed a necklace from the top of a box, in one of my rooms; the prisoner was pursued and taken; I said "You wicked woman, you have robbed me of a coral necklace - if you will return it, I will let you go;" she gave me the necklace, but we thought she had something more, and asked her for it; she paused some time, and then gave up this shawl, which is mine - the necklace is my daughter Isabella's; we found on her another shawl.

MATILDA MUNDAY . I live at the house with my parents; we sell milk, and the door stands open. On the 11th of August I saw the prisoner in the passage; she asked for a person who did not live there; I said there was no such person there; she went up stairs came down again, and appeared fuller about the bosom than before.

JOHN MUNDAY . I ran after the prisoner, and stopped her; she produced the necklace in my presence.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. Distress drove me to it.

GUILTY . Aged 53. - Confined Six Months .

2064. MARY ANN WHITE was indicted for indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 purse, value 1d; 1 sovereign, and 2 half-crowns, the property of George Robert Galloway , from his person .

GEORGE ROBERT GALLOWAY . I am a traveller , and live in Marylebone-street. On the morning of the 14th of August I was coming home by the New-road , a little after one o'clock, the prisoner met me, laid hold of me, and said, "My dear, will you come home with me;" she then put her hand into my pocket, and took out my purse, which had a sovereign and two half-crowns in it; I charged her with it, and she denied it; I was looking on the ground, and she threw the purse on a wall, intending, I suppose, to throw it over - I took it down; the two half-crowns were gone from it, and the two slide-rings off it - the sovereign was safe in the other end; there was another girl came, and spoke to her; I had felt the money safe a quarter of an hour before.

THOMAS BARNETT (Police-constable S 108). On the morning of the 14th of August I was in the New-road on duty, about half-past one o'clock; the prosecutor was holding the prisoner - he gave her in charge for taking his purse from him, and two half-crowns out of it - I found 1s, on her.

Prisoner. He said he had been drinking with two friends in the course of the day, and he had been talking to two women coming down the road.

GEORGE ROBERT GALLOWAY. I had not said a word to any woman - I was quite sober.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

2065. MARY ANN WHITEHEAD was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of September , 4 spoons, value 3l.; 3 shirts, value 15s.; 1 gown, value 10s.; 1 brooch, value 14s., and 1 necklace, value 7s., the goods of Isaac Hewitt , her master .

ISAAC HEWITT. I lived at No. 1, Savoy-street, Strand , at the time of this robbery - it was my dwelling-house, and in the precinct of the Savoy; I am a wine and spirit merchant . The prisoner came into my service on Friday, the 24th of September, 1831, and she left me on the Monday, taking with her these things - we did not know she was gone till a ring came at the bell, and she did not answer; I never saw her again till the 6th of September, in this year, when I saw her in Chandos-street - when I spoke to her she said she did not know me, but in less than a minute she said she did; she said at the station that she had sold the things the next day to a Jew, for 3l., and she should not know him again - they were worth at the lowest rate 5l. 6s.

HENRY HUBBERSTY (Police-constable A 52.) I took the prisoner - she said she took the property, and sold it to a jew for 3l.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2066 ANN WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 1 gown, value 4s. , the goods of Thomas Nicholls .

GEORGE CHAPMAN . I am shopman to Mr. Thomas Nicholls , a pawnbroker , of Gray's Inn-lane . I had a gown hanging up for sale, and was told by a person who was passing that it was gone - I went after the prisoner, and found it in her apron; it was between four and five o'clock in the afternoon.

Prisoner. It was another man took the gown from me, and two girls had given it to me. Witness. There were two girls with her - she did not say they gave it her.(Property produced and sworn to.)

RICHARD BAYLIS (Police-constable G 67.) I took the prisoner.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years .

2067. THOMAS KIRBY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , 1 bed, value 1l.; 1 pillow, value 2s.; 1 pair of sheets, value 8s.; 1 pair of blankets, value 8s., and 1 quilt, value 2s. , the goods of William Perren .

ELIZABETH MATILDA PERREN . I am the wife of William Perren - we live in Featherstone-buildings, City-road . On the 16th of August the prisoner was at our house, and asked for a lodging; I had a bed, a pair of sheets, and blankets there; he came about nine o'clock at night, and I missed the articles stated at six in the morning.

WILLIAM BRUFF (Police-constable G 162.) In Cousequence of the witness' description I was passing Drurylane, and saw the prisoner - I apprehended him; he had the bed and things on the ground near him; I asked him what made him take them, and he said he wanted to go into the country.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

2068. THOMAS LITTLE was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 1 hat, value 6s. , the goods of John Cook .

ELIZABETH DIVEIS . I am the wife of John Diveis , of George-garden, Bethnal-green-road. On the 10th of August I was in Brick-lane , passing Mr. Cook's shop - I saw the prisoner take this hat off the shutters, and walk away with it; I gave information, and he was followed; I am sure this is the man.

JOHN COOK . I keep a hatter's shop , in Brick-lane - the prisoner was taken by Mr. Mannock.

THOMAS FREDERICK MANNOCK . I am a silk-weaver. I took the prisoner, in Phoenix-street, with this hat under his arm, about two hundred yards from the prosecutor's - I gave the hat to the officer.(Property produced and sworn to.)

SAMUEL MILTON (Police-constable H 27.) I took the prisoner, and have the hat.

Prisoner. It was nine o'clock at night when I took it, and I had no victuals for two days.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

2069. CHARLES MITCHELL was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of August , 8lbs. weight of soap, value 3s.; 1 Bath brick, value 3d., and 1 box, value 3d. , the goods of Robert Wing .

ROBERT WING. I am a grocer , and live in Leigh-street, Burton-crescent . I lost these things from the threshold of the door.

HENRY BOYD . I live in Lancaster-street. On the morning of the 10th of August I was in Mr. Wilcox's shop - I saw the prisoner with two others near the prosecutor's shop; he said something to them, but I do not know what - the prisoner stood at the bottom of the steps and held up his apron, while one of the others took the soap and brick, and put them into his apron; he walked off; I gave an alarm, and Mr. Wilcox ran after him - he dropped the articles; I am sure he is the person - he was stopped by Wiliam Parish.

WILLIAM PARISH . I live in Joseph-street. I was coming home from my milkwalk, and put down my cans; I ran after the prisoner, and stopped him.

- WESTBURY (Police-constable E 154). I heard a cry of Stop thief! between eight and nine o'clock - I went and took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

1270. ROBERT PLUMMER was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of July , 1 coat, value 7s. , the goods of John Sewry .

JOHN SEWRY. I live in Industry-row, Battersea, and am a carter . On the 24th of July I lost a coat from my waggon - I saw the prisoner had hold of it and he ran off; I followed him - he threw it down, and ran out of my sight before he was stopped - I picked up the coat in Nortonfalgate; my cart had been in Lamb-street, Spitalfields .

JOHN BURNESS . I am a private watchman. On the morning of the 24th of July I heard the cry of Stop thief! I saw the prisoner running - I stopped him, and the Policeman came and took him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I picked it up under a baker's window; I saw it was a coat, and put it down again - I went on, and saw two men running up Norton-falgate; I pursued, and called Stop thief! I never took it away from where it lay down.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Confined Two Months .

2071. JAMES STILES was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July , 1 jacket, value 2s. , the goods of Robert Sneath .

ROBERT SNEATH . I live in White's-square. On the 19th of July I was at a lady's house in Tavistock-street ; I put my jacket in the passage - I heard an alarm, looked out, and saw the prisoner running about twenty yards off, with my jacket under his arm; I pursued, and hallooed Stop thief! I stopped him, and took it from him.

EDWIN YOUNG . I was a Police-constable. I saw the prisoner run across Southampton-street, and took him; I received this jacket from the prosecutor, which I saw him take from under the prisoner's arm.(Property produced and sworn to.

Prisoner's Defence. I am not the person who took it; I was going by the Strand, a man in his shirt sleeves ran past me; the prosecutor was looking about - I took up the jacket which the man had dropped, and gave it to him; I stood ten minutes, and the officer came up and took me.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . - Aged 26. Transported for Seven Years .

2072. JAMES RADFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Richard Griffin Edwards , from his person .

JOHN CHILDS . On the 31st of August, about noon, I was near St. Giles' church; I saw the prisoner and another lad - I cannot tell which of them took the handkerchief from the prosecutor's pocket, but I saw the prisoner putting it into his apron; he was near enough to have taken it, and was in company with the other lad - I gave an alarm; the prisoner was taken, and the handkerchief found on him.

RICHARD GRIFFIN EDWARDS. This is my handkerchief - I lost it from my pocket in Broad-street, St. Giles' , on the 31st of August.

GEORGE PALMER (Police-constable E 5). I took the prisoner.

Prisoner's Defence. I only picked it up from the ground.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years .

2073. JAMES WHITE was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 silver spoon, value 5s., the goods of William Davis Pritchard ; 3 silver spoons, value 5s., the goods of George Hedge ; and 2 silver spoons, value 2s., the goods of Dorothy Hedge .

EDWARD HAINES . I am shopman to Mr. William Davis Pritchard , of Davies-street, Marylebone . On the morning of the 20th of August I went down into the area; I looked through the window into the kitchen, and saw the prisoner endeavouring to make his escape by a door that leads to the kitchen stairs - I set a boy to watch, and in about a quarter of an hour I saw the prisoner running up the area steps; I pursued, and stopped him - I asked him if he had any property; he said he had not - he was searched, and a spoon of Mr. Pritchard's found on him.

WILLIAM FLAXMAN (Police-constable D 29). I went to Mr. Pritchard's shop, and found all these spoons on the prisoner, round his waist, between his shirt and his skin, in a leather strap.

GEORGE HEDGE. I lodge at Mr. Pritchard's. This table-spoon is mine; these other two are my mother's, and here are two others, which I cannot swear to, as they have no mark on them.

GUILTY . Aged 22.* - Transported for Seven Years .

2074. SOPHIA WALTERS & ELIZABETH GRIFFITHS were indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 pocket-book, value 1s.; one 5l. Bank note, and 1 order for payment of 26l. , the property of Henry Mee .

HENRY MEE . I am a seaman , and lodge in Union-street, Lambeth. On the 30th of August I fell in with the two prisoners at Woolwich; I came to London in a passage-boat with them, and then got into a waterman's boat, and went on shore with Adams; I then missed my pocketbook, containing a 5l. Bank note, and my discharge and remittance-ticket for 26l., which I had when I left the Seringapatam - I was in liquor.

Walters. I saw the book in the vessel, but I gave it to him, and did not see it afterwards. Witness. I was so much intoxicated that I cannot say.

JOHN ADAMS . I am a waterman. On the 30th of August I put the prosecutor on shore - he had been in my boat with the two prisoners; when the prosecutor got to the public-house, he put his hand about his pocket, when he called for for a pot of half and half, and charged Walters with having his book; she denied it - she said she had it on board the vessel, and gave it him there; she pulled out a shilling and a few halfpence, and declared to God that was all the money she had about her - she then said she wanted to go to Woolwich, and I said I could take her to the coach; while we were talking I saw Griffiths go to the door - I went to her for my fare, and saw through the window Walters giving a 5l. note to the landlord at the bar; I went up to her, and desired to have it - they were then both going out at the door; I put them back, and asked her again for the note - Griffiths said to her, "Let the bl - y rogue have it - he wants to keep it;" I then said, "I shall take you both into custody - I think you are both in it together."

FRANCIS GRIMMER . I am a waterman. I was at the public-house after these people had been in my boat; I heard Mee charge Walters with having his pocket-book; she said she had but one shilling and two or three halfpence - I was cleaning out my boat afterwards, and found under the water-board this pocket-book, which has the remittance-bill and the discharge in it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Griffiths' Defence. A young man I was with gave me half a crown and 2s., and the waterman said, "You are a d - d fool if you don't take the other half-crown out of his hand."

JOHN ADAMS . They were talking about it, but I told them to be cautious, for I was an officer, and I would have nothing of the kind done.

Walters' Defence. I had the 5l. note of a young man I was with, but I had 2l. 10s. to pay for liquor which he had had.

WALTERS - GUILTY . Aged 26.

Transported for Seven Years .

GRIFFITHS - NOT GUILTY .

2075. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 candlestick, value 10s. , the goods of John Matthew Bulkley .

WILLIAM JOHN HERDMAN . I am footman to John Matthew Bulkley , Esq ., who lives in Connaught-square . On the 14th of August I was in the kitchen, and saw the prisoner leave the passage; I ran after him - I took hold of his coat, tore the flap of it off, and the candlestick fell from him; I followed him to the Edgware-road - I there stumbled and fell, but I got up, and still pursued; he was taken in my sight.

Prisoner. Q. When I came out of the kitchen, did you follow me? A. You took it from the front-room; I came up to you while you were running - I followed you into a mews, where you was taken; I never lost sight of you.

JONATHAN POLLARD (Police-constable D 125). I took the prisoner at the Hop Pole, public-house; his coat had the skirt torn, as it has now.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

2076. LEWIS THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 coat, value 3l. , the goods of George Edward Rees .

The prosecutor did not appear NOT GUILTY .

2077. TIMOTHY CALVERT was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 hammer, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of the overseers of the poor of the parish of St. Luke.

JAMES FLIGHT. I am a labourer, and live in Radnor-street, St. Luke's. I work for Mr. West, the superintendent of St. Luke's; the prisoner was employed to break stones in the yard - I had three hammers under my care, and missed one from the window-ledge, about twenty yards from where the prisoner was at work, on the 4th of August; I saw him leaving the yard in the evening, and called to him - he refused to come back; I asked what he had got wrapped up in his jacket - he said only a piece of wood, which was of on use to me; I went after him, and he was brought from a public-house - I saw the handle of the hammer projecting from his jacket; I took it from him, and found this hammer, which is the property of the overseers and guardians of St. Luke's - he afterwards said he merely meant to take it home to break up a piece of wood; but he had denied twenty times that he had any thing of the kind.

ROBERT DALE WEST . I am superintendent of the stone yard. I left out two or three hammers, and I saw this taken from the prisoner's person.

Prisoner. He said that I was a very old man, and he would get rid of me if he could; he has been saying how much he got of the parish since I have been in prison. Witness. It is not true.

GUILTY . Aged 71. - Confined Ten Days .

2080. HELEN GALE was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 necklace, value 3s., the goods of Cornelius Willey , from the person of Maria Mary Willey .

MARTHA GANDY. I am servant to Mr. Cornelius Willey, Store-street, Tottenham-court-road . I had Maria Mary Willey to take care of; she is five years old - I dressed her on the 11th of August, and she and her brother went out - she had a coral necklace on; she came back crying, and said somebody had taken her necklace off her neck.

THOMAS PHILIP PAYNE . I am servant to a pawnpawnbroker in Hampstead-road. The prisoner pawned this necklace at our shop on the 11th of August, about five o'clock.(Property produced and sworn to.)

DAVID LAING (Police-constable E 58). I heard of this loss from Gandy; I went into a public-house, and the child identified the prisoner as the person who took it - I took her to No. 18, Store-street, but she denied it; Mr. Willey then said the child's brother would be at home presently, and he could describe her person - the prisoner then put down her head, and began to cry, and then said she had left the duplicate at the public-house; I went there, and found two, one of a gown, and one of the necklace.

Prisoner. I did not take it off the neck; I picked it up. Witness. She at first said she took them, and pawned them to get her a loaf of bread, and then said she picked them up.

CORNELIUS WILLEY . The prisoner was brought to my house; she denied it, and then told Mrs. Willey she would tell where it was, if we would not prosecute her.

GUILTY of stealing only . Aged 19. - Confined 1 Month .

2079. ELIZA HARVEY and MARY JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 watch, value 2l., the goods of Thomas Tipper , from his person .

THOMAS TIPPER ( Police-constable F 152). I was standing at the corner of Bow-street , on Saturday, the 11th of August, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night - I saw some men quarrelling; the prisoners came up in front of me, and several more persons - there was a bit of a crowd at the corner; Harvey drew the watch out of my pocket - I felt a snatch, and saw the watch in her hand; she passed it to Jones - I took them both into custody, and took the watch from Jones; I was surrounded by a body of persons, and among them, a body of thieves - they made several attempts to rescue the prisoners, but I kept them right; Jones bit me, scratched me, and kicked me - this is my watch; I delivered it to Smith.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. There were a great many people? A. A number passing; I gave an alarm - after I had the prisoners in custody, I was knocked down several times, but I still kept hold of them; they fell with me - Smith took one of the prisoners out of my hand- it was near the Police-office, but that was shut up; I put the watch in my fob again, after I took it from Jones, and buttoned it up out of sight - I had Jones in my hand at the time; it took but a second to put it into my pocket with one hand - there might be thirty or forty persons round me.

COURT. Q. You say there were some men collected, who were quarrelling? A. Yes; I do not know what about - I was at a distance, watching them, and before I could ascertain what it was, I was drawn of my watch; there was not a chance for Harvey to get away.

Jones. We were both going down Bow-street; he caught hold of us, and would not let us go; he was quite intoxicated - he wanted us to go to a house to treat us with liquor; when he was at the station, he said he took the watch from Harvey, and at Bow-street he said he took it from me. Witness. I did not; I was in plain clothes, as I had been ordered.

JOHN SMITH (Police-constable F 69.) On the night of the 11th of August, I was on duty in Great Russell-street. I saw a crowd at the corner of Bow-street; when I got up, I saw Tipper surrounded with people; the prisoners were endeavouring to get from him - there were some men about who were trying to hustle the witness, and get the prisoners from him; I secured Harvey, and they were taken to the station-house; the witness said Harvey took the watch, passed it to Jones, and he took it from her hand.

Cross-examined. Q. How far is this from your station? A. From three to four hundred yards, and about fifty yards from the office; there were people about, and the corner shop was open - there were a number of persons there; it was a fair night - there was no rain; I believe the witness had a brown coat on - I observed nothing particular about his clothes or face; he told me he had been hustled and thrown down twice by the crowd - I did not see any dirt or mark on his clothes; when I got up, he seemed quite fatigued and harrassed; when I went up the crowd dispersed - we were not in hail of our station; he certainly did tell me that he had been knocked down- I heard him swear to that at Bow-street, and I was told of it by a gentleman I know, but who is not here; his name is Barns; he is a chemist in Great Russell-street - he came across the street, and told me a gentleman had been hustled, and I went over.

JONES' Defence. I am innocent.

Jury to JOHN SMITH. Q. Was the dress of the prosecutor soiled or disordered? A. I did not observe that it was; when I got up he had hold of the two prisoners, and they were struggling to get from him.

HARVEY - GUILTY . Aged 16.

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Transported for Seven Years .

2080. ELIZA JACKSON was indicted for stealing on the 30th of August , 1 half-crown, the money of Edward Gainsby , from his person .

EDWARD GAINSBY . I am a seaman belonging to the Amphitrite collier. Between eleven and twelve o'clock at night on the 30th of August, I met the prisoner near the Old Rose, in Ratcliff-highway ; she took hold of me, began fumbling about me, whipped her hand into my pocket, and took half-a-crown out - she attempted to put it into her bosom, and dropped it.

THOMAS BAILEY SMITH . (Police-constable K 4). On the night of the 30th of August, I was standing on Chigwell-hill; I saw the prosecutor and the prisoner standing talking - I heard him say he had a great mind to give her into custody; I went up, and he gave charge of her.

Prisoner. I was going home, and he stopped me and said, might he go with me; I said I did not mind- he said he would give me half-a-crown to sleep with me; I said I would not for that - he then felt what more money he had, and dropped the half-crown; he gave the half-crown to the officer from his pocket.

THOMAS BAILEY SMITH. He gave it me from his hand; he was sober - she said he wanted to go home with her, and he denied that.

GUILTY . Aged 21.* - Transported for Fourteen Years .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2081. ELIZABETH TYLER was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of May , 1 spoon, value 1l. , the goods of John Peirse Wennard .

ANN BOYKER . I am in the service of Mr. John Peirse Wennard , at Hackney . The prisoner was sent to the house to see my fellow-servant - this spoon was taken from the table in the kitchen on the day she came to our house; I knew nothing of her before - I have seen a spoon, but I do not know that it is the same.

MARGARET FOWLER . I know the spoons were right that morning, and in the evening I missed one. The prisoner came for some money, and I paid her.

WILLIAM GREEN . I am a pawnbroker. I took in this spoon from the prisoner.

NOT GUILTY .

2082. JOHN WRIGHT was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of William Cumming , from his person .

WILLIAM CUMMING . I am a carpet-manufacturer . On the 20th of August, after twelve o'clock at night, I was in Picket-street ; I felt a pull at my pocket; I turned, and saw the prisoner throw my handkerchief to another young man - I seized it, and secured the prisoner.

WILLIAM SMITH (Police-constable F 129). I took the prisoner.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. What did he say? A. He said he had done it for a meal.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. There were several persons before and behind me; this gentleman said I had picked his pocket, but I had not done it. GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2083. WILLIAM LOMAX was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 hat, value 7s. , the goods of Daniel Lunn .

DANIEL LUNN . I am a hatter , and live in Camden-town ; I saw the prisoner take this hat from my shop on the 17th of August - I pursued; he dropped it, and I took him.

GUILTY . Aged 13. - Whipped and Discharged.

2084. EMMA MERRETT was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of August , 1 frock, value 2s.; 2 petticoats, value 1s. 6d., and 1 pinafore, value 6d., the goods of Joshua Jordan , from the person of Sarah Jordan .

SARAH JORDAN . I am the wife of Joshua Jordan - we live in Parker-street, Belgrave-square . I missed my daughter Sarah for four hours on the 3rd of August; I then found her running home from the brick-fields, stripped of every thing but her shift; she is four years and a quarter old - I know nothing of the prisoner; but I found the clothes stated, at the pawnbroker's; they are what she had on.

GEORGE GEVERS . I am a pawnbroker. I took in this frock and two petticoats from the prisoner, on the 3rd of August, for 2s,; she said they were for her aunt.

ANTHONY RUTT . I am an officer. I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 12.

2085. EMMA MERRETT was again indicted for stealing, on the 4th of August , 1 pair of boots, value 2s.; 1 frock, value 1s., and 1 petticoat, value 1s., the goods of James Knight , from the person of Emma Knight .

MARTHA KNIGHT . I am the daughter of James Knight; I have a little sister named Emma five years old; I was out with her near my father's door, on the 4th of August; the prisoner came and asked us to go to play with her -I had never seen her before; she took my sister into the Five-fields with her; my sister had her boots and all her clothes on; I went with them as far as the end of Sloane-square - I then wanted to go back, and take my sister, but the prisoner prevented me; I had my little brother nursing; I went back and the prisoner took my sister on; it was then about five o'clock; I did not see my sister again till near seven - she then came home with her flannel petticoat on and her pinafore, but all the rest of her clothes were gone.

JOHN ROLLS . I am a pawnbroker, and live at Chelsea. I have a frock, a pair of boots, and a child's petticoat pawned by the prisoner, I believe - the boots on the 4th of August, and the others on the 6th.

JAMES KNIGHT . These are my child's things.

GUILTY . Aged 12. - Transported for Seven Years .

2086. MARY ANN STEVENSON & MARY ANN MORGAN were indicted for stealing, on the 15th of July , 14 shillings, the monies of John Arthur , from his person .

JOHN ARTHUR . I am a porter . On the 15th of July, I had been to a friend's house, and was returning between twelve and one o'clock; I met the two prisoners in Milk-alley - I was quite sober; they were together; one of them asked me to go a little way, but I declined it - Morgan then put her hand into my breeches pocket, and took out my money; I caught her hand coming out of my pocket; Stevenson then laid hold of my collar, and took me away from her - I called for assistance; the watchman came up - I took 6s. and a medal from Morgan's hand.

Morgan. There was another female in company whom he charged first, and when I came up, he said as he could not get her, he would give charge of me. Witness. No, it is quite false.

JOSHUA FREDERICK CLEMENTS . I am a superintendant of the Police. I received the prisoner in charge.

ROBERT QUADLING. I am a private-watchman. I heard the noise, and on getting up to Milk-alley, I heard the prosecutor call out - I went to him; he had hold of Morgan's hand, and took 6s. out of it - there was a third person taken, but she was let go.

Morgan. Q. Did you see him take the money out of my hand? A. Yes, and a young man picked up 2s.;

JOHN ARTHUR . I swear that Morgan took the money out of my pocket.

Stevenson put in a written Defence, stating that she was passing, and seeing the prosecutor who was intoxicated strike Morgan; she went up and advised him not to do so, and immediately some silver fell on the ground - that the prosecutor then charged her with preventing him, from calling for assistance.

STEVENSON - GUILTY . Aged 31.

MORGAN - GUILTY . Aged 30.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2087. DAVID WATERS was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , 1 pair of shoes, value 4s. , the goods of Thomas Brown .

THOMAS BROWN . I am a shoemaker . On the 16th of August the prisoner came, took these boots, and walked out of my shop with them; he got about twenty yards - I took him with them; I did not know him before.

Prisoner's Defence. I was coming through Somers'-town with a young man; we were both drunk, and I did not know where I was.

GUILTY . Aged 18 - Transported for Seven Years .

2088. JOHN BURNELL was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of July , 9 lamps, value 4l.; 2 oil-cups, value 3s.; 1 glass-holder, value 18d.; 2 lamp-glasses, value 1s.; 6 lamp-values, 18d.; 3 pairs of scissors, value 4s.; 4 wick-holders, value 16d.; 6 knobs, value 6d., and 4 lamp-buttons, value 1s., the goods of William Brookes , his master ; and ZALICK WORMS was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen ; against the Statute.

MESSERS. PHILLIPS and CHURCHILL conducted the prosecution.

MATTHEW BAYFIELD . I am in the service of Mr. William Brookes , a lamp-manufacturer ; Burnell was in his employ. On the 24th of July I was informed some of our lamps were exposed for sale on Saffron-hill; I went and bought at the shop of Mr. Ince, this chamber-lamp; it was on the evening of the 24th of July - I afterwards purchased another at the shop of Worms; and in consequence of that, I took the number of the lamps contained in the drawers, and in our counting-house - on the morning of the 25th a chamber-lamp was taken away; I then gave information to Waddington, at Hatton-garden - next morning there was nothing missed; on the morning of the 27th of July I had Burnell apprehended - I went to Worms' with Waddington and Cooper; we found on the mantel-piece, a pocket-book containing some duplicates, and amongst them several for lamps, and concealed in a child's crib, under the bed, we found these new bronze pieces of a lamp, and some other pieces in the shop; they are my master's.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you give instructions for apprehending Burnell on the 25th? A. Yes; he was taken on the 27th - this globe-vase and some other things were found on him; he had been nearly two years in Mr. Brookes' employ - Worms keeps a small broker's-shop on Saffron-hill; I saw some articles belonging to my master exposed for sale in Worms' window; when I bought the lamp, but not when we made the search.

GEORGE WADDINGTON . I am a Police-officer. I watched Burnell from Mr. Brookes', on the 27th of July-I stopped him on Saffron-hill; I found in his hat a globevase, this chamber-lamp in one pocket, and these other articles in another pocket - I asked what he was going to do with them; he said to make money of them, and he was sorry for what he had done.

JOSEPH COOPER . I went to search Worm's house; I found in the fire-place these two chimney-glasses, and this part of a lamp; Waddington handed to me this pocketbook, in which I found some duplicates which led to other lamps - on the fire-place I found a pair of scissors, and another pair in some drawers in the shop - I told Worms we came to look for some lamps; he denied having any thing of the kind, but said we might search his place, but we had no right without a warrant; we then searched; he was very turbulent, and said he would not go with us -Waddington's time was taken up in taking care of him; he said he could produce a catalogue of a sale at which he had bought some lamps - when we got him into custody I took him to Burnell; I asked if he knew that man; he said he did, and it was useless to deny it - I said, "Did you let him have this property?" he said, "Yes, all but these chimney-glasses and the scissors."

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did not Burnell tell you that he had taken these things to Worms' at different times? A. No; he said he had sold him the property, but he did not say when - I was not with Waddington when he took Burnell, but I joined him before he locked him up, about a quarter of a mile from the prosecutor's, and about three minutes walk from Worms' - he was passing by a turning which led to Worms', but not coming from there - it was about nine o'clock in the morning.

JOSEPH INCE . I am a broker, and live on Great Saffronhill. I bought a duplicate of a lamp of Worms, on the 17th of July, which the officers afterwards took away, but I was not at home - I believe this is it.

WILLIAM MURDOCH . I am in the service of a pawnbroker. I have a lamp, pawned at our shop by a woman, on the 2nd of July.

MARY BAYLE . I live in Worms' house - his wife is in a bad state of health. I was often called down to go on errands for him; I took one lamp to pawn for him, in Baldwin's-gardens, but I do not know the day of the month- I pawned two at Mr. Nicholls', in Gray's Inn-lane, and one at the corner of Liquorpond-street - they were all in my own name; the one I pawned with Murdoch was in Mr. Worms' name as well; I should not know any of them again.

HENRY LONG . I am in the service of Mr. Nicholls. I have a lamp, and part of another, pawned by Bayle on the 3rd of April and the 24th of March.

GEORGE BUCKLAND . I am shopman to a pawnbroker. I have one lamp, pawned on the 22nd of June - it was taken in by a young man, who has now left us.

BURNELL - GUILTY . Aged 44.

Transported for Seven Years .

WORMS - NOT GUILTY .

2089. ELIZA BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 table-cloth, value 20s.; 12 handkerchiefs, value 1l.; 21 napkins, value 3l.; 2 shifts, value 5s., and 2 aprons, value 3s. , the goods of William Willshen .

FRANCES WILLSHEN . I am the wife of William Willshen - we live in Middlesex-street . The prisoner was living in our house as servant ; she lived there five days - she went away without notice, and then I missed these articles.

SIMON TAMPION . I am a shoemaker; I lodge in the house of the prosecutor. I saw the prisoner go out at ten minutes past seven o'clock, on the 26th of July - she had a bundle with her, and never returned.

JOSEPH TURWEN . I am a pawnbroker. I have a tablecloth pawned by the prisoner on the 1st of August.

CHARLES MAYHEW (Police-constable E 152.) I have some other articles, which I got from different pawnbrokers.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Transported for Seven Years .

2090. THOMAS CHARLES was indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August , 1 book, value 2s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Larkin .

MARY LARKIN . I am the wife of Thomas Larkin , of Old-street-road - he is a bookseller . On the 6th of August I was told this book was taken; I went out, and found the prisoner twenty doors off with it - he was quite a stranger; he was running.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . - Aged 35. - Judgment Respited .

2091. ELIZA WHITE was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of July , 18 pincushions, value 7s.; 84 combs, value 14s., and 4 fans, value 10s. , the goods of David Hicks .

DAVID HICKS . I live in the City-road . I am a turner and toy-dealer . These articles were packed up, and directed to go to Portsmouth; they were taken from my shop, and some time afterwards a man in my employ was going up Hackney-road and saw these pincushions - I saw the prisoner eight or nine days afterwards in custody; I have lost property to a great amount, but I only swear to the pincushions, though I have no doubt they are all mine.

MARY ANN MILLER . I live in Hackney-road. I bought these pincushions of the prisoner in exchange for a petticoat and a shilling, in the early part of July - she said they were her uncles; she had been at my shop for second-hand clothes, which I sell.

ALLEN CAMERON (Police-constable N 91). I took the prisoner by Miller's direction on the 1st of August; she was then there with these other cushions and four fans, which she said were given to her by a girl.

LOUISA BUTLER . I am the prisoner's sister. She asked me to wash her a cap, and I found these combs in it.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Three Months .

2092. ELIZABETH TUCKWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of July , 1 pair of sheets, value 1s. 6d.; 1 dish, value 1s.; 2 pillows, value 2s.; 1 blanket, value 6d.; 1 saucepan, value 2s.; 1 tea-kettle, value 2s.; 1 iron pot value 2s., and 1 candlestick, value 6d. , the goods of Edward Maddle .

ANN MADDLE . I am the wife of Edward Maddle - we live at No. 14, Upper Charlton-street, Fitzroy-square . On the 13th of July the prisoner took a lodging of us as a married woman, but no man came there - she staid in our back kitchen till the 22nd, and then left without notice, and we missed the articles stated; my husband found her in Oxford-street, quite accidentally.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. Was she there when you missed the articles? A. No; a young man had fetched her away.

MARIA MADDEN . I bought of the prisoner this iron pot, these sheets, and some other articles - she said they were her own.

Cross-examined. Q. How long was she in your shop? A. A quarter of an hour.

SAMUEL APPLEBY (Police-constable E 28). I took the prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Confined Three Months .

2093. THOMAS BROOKERY was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of June , 1 coat, value 4l.; 1 waistcoat, value 16s., and 1 pair of trousers, value 2l., the goods of Joshua Lloyd , from the person of Thomas Anderson .

THOMAS ANDERSON . I am errand-boy to Mr. Joshua Lloyd - he is a tailor , and lives in Conduit-street. On the 16th of June I had a parcel, which contained a coat, waistcoat, and a pair of trousers, to take to Mr. Pontifex, at Holloway; there was Mr. Pontifex's direction on it - two different men came up to me; they spoke to me on the way, and looked at the direction on the parcel; when I got near to Holloway , the prisoner, whom I had not seen before, came up, and asked if I came from Mr. Lloyd, in Conduit-street - I said I did; he then asked me if these things were for Mr. Pontifex, of Holloway - I said they were; the other two men were not there then - the prisoner said Mr. Pontifex was waiting for the things to go out; I gave him the things, and he gave me 1d. - when he got a few yards from me, he said he would give me 6d. when he saw me again, and that Mr. Pontifex was to be measured for some more things on the Monday following; the other two men were afterwards tried here, and convicted.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. What day of the week was this? A. Saturday evening; I had had tea at five o'clock; I went out after tea - I heard the clock strike nine when I got to Camden-town, before the prisoner came up to me; I had not seen him before; he did not stay long talking with me, but I am sure he is the person - I knew him by his face; it was not quite dark - I did not see him with any other person.

- ROBERTS. I am in the employ of Mr. Lloyd. I sent the parcel by this witness on the 16th of June; I packed it and directed it - I have not seen it since.

Cross-examined. Q. What night was it? A. On Saturday night, the 16th of June - I know nothing of the prisoner.

JOHN STACEY (Police-constable F 12.) I took the prisoner in consequence of information - I had been looking for him for some time.

Cross-examined. Q. Had you not seen him once before you took him? A. Yes, but I was ill, and he was on the top of an omnibus - I did not hail it.

Witnesses for the Defence.

GEORGE HIGHFIELD . I am a hatter, and live at No. 22, Cumberland-street, Middlesex-hospital. I know the prisoner - on the 16th of June I was in his company from seven o'clock till twelve; I took a hat home to his brother and stopped there till about nine - Mr. Hagan came in about eight, and we went to the Mogul, where we stopped till twelve.

COURT. Q. What day was this? A. On Saturday night, the 16th of June - I know very little of the prisoner, but his brother I am intimate with; he is a fishmonger, and the prisoner assisted him - he was at his brother's when I took the hat home; Mr. Hagan then came in, and we went to the Mogul - his brother mentioned the circumstance to me, and then I recollected it; I cannot tell where I was on the 26th, 27th, or 28th - I suppose I was in my business, but on the 16th I know I took the hat home to the prisoner's brother; I gave him a bill and receipt, and got an order from Mr. Hagan the same night - it was about seven o'clock when I got there, and we did not part till twelve at night; I took the hat home to Mr. Hagan the next Saturday night - we had some half and half at the Mogul; I do not recollect having any spirits, and we had no wine.

- HAGAN. I am a tailor, and live at No. 22, Rupert-street, Haymarket. I know the prisoner perfectly well; on the evening of the 16th of June I went to his brother's, in Lumber-court, to give an order to Mr. Highfield for a hat - he had brought a hat home that night for the prisoner's brother; the prisoner was there; I went there about a quarter before nine o'clock, and the prisoner, Mr. Highfield, and I went to a concert at the Great Mogul, in Drury-lane, and remained there till twelve o'clock.

COURT. Q. What time did you leave his brother's? A. It might be ten minutes or a quarter past nine o'clock- I had gone there about nine, or a little before; I had been to the Mogul once before; the prisoner was at his brother's when I went there - he was serving in the shop part of the time; Mr. Highfield was there when I got there- I do not know Mr. Lloyd, nor Mr. Pontifex; I never heard of Holloway - I have seen the prisoner since the 16th of June, driving a cab and an omnibus.

COURT to JOHN STACEY . Q. When did you receive the information? A. Two or three days after the robbery, and I looked night and day for him; I took him on the last day of August - he was sitting alongside the driver of an omnibus; he drove a cab before the 16th of June, but I never saw him drive one afterwards.

- HAGAN re-examined. Q. Who did he drive for? A. I do not know - I really never noticed what sort of a cab it was, nor what number; I did not know any one was looking for him - I saw him twice in Holborn, and once in Oxford-street; I had drank with him repeatedly before the 16th of June - I cannot tell the date; when I saw him driving a cab - I did not take notice of it; I cannot say when I saw him in Holborn - it might be five weeks ago; I cannot tell the month - it must have been in July - I cannot tell what coloured cab it was; I think it was a bay horse - I nodded to him; he had a fare at the time - I believe he never had a cab of his own. PETER BROOKERY . I am the prisoner's brother. On the 16th of June my brother was sitting with me till near nine o'clock; he lived with me at the time - he was not out in the evening; Mr. Highfield brought me home this hat, which I have now in my hand - Mr. Hagan came there at the time; they and my brother went out together - I live in Lumber-court; I was born in the house, and my father kept it for thirty years before - my brother has been driving an omnibus latterly; before that he was driving a cab, and before that he lived with me.

COURT. Q. What time did he come home that evening? A. About five or six o'clock; he might have been out for five or ten minutes; I do not think he was out half an hour- he was not driving a cab that day - he went out about nine o'clock with these two witnesses; I heard of the charge the night he was taken, and then I recollected this; he had driven an omnibus since the latter end of June, I think - I believe he has driven a cab during that period; he left me about the latter end of June - I did not hear of this robbery till he was taken; I never heard he was being looked after - I do not know what omnibus he drove; he drove one twelve months ago - I cannot tell what time he left me - he had driven cabs and omnibusses before he came to me; I think he had driven a cab since - I cannot tell what coloured horse he drove; one cab may have different coloured horses.

THOMAS ANDERSON. I described to the officer the person who robbed me; I am sure the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .

OLD COURT. FRIDAY, JULY 14.

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2094. DANIEL NEWHAM was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 1 coat, value 2l.; 1 cap, value 3s.; 1 waistcoat, value 5s.; 4 sheets, value 5s.; 3 razors, value 2s.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s., and 2 pairs of stockings, value 2s. , the goods of Thomas Roberts . - To which he pleaded.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Transported for Seven Years .

2095. JAMES GRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September, 10 sacks, value 6s. , the goods of Isaac Martin .

ISAAC MARTIN. I keep a coal-shed in Princes-street, Westminster. I lost ten sacks out of my cart, which stood in my yard in Dean-street .

ROBERT GOOSE , I am an officer. I found these ten sacks at McGrath's.

JOHN McGRATH . I am a carman. The prisoner came to me on the Tuesday before this happened, and asked if master would lend him his cart to draw some coals; my master consented; he told me to meet him at Westminsterbridge, and he would have the sacks there ready to fetch the coals from Davey and Co.'s - I received these sacks from him.

Cross-examined by MR. BODKIN. Q. You were taken for this? A. Yes - the sacks were in my possession from seven o'clock in the evening till nine in the morning.

ISAAC MARTIN . I cannot saw how they were taken - my gate was not broken open.

Cross-examined. Q. The prisoner deals in coals? A. Yes - many people have carts in the same yard, and they all have a key; I have lent sacks to the prisoner - I was out that day, so that he could not see me to ask my leave.

NOT GUILTY .

2096. ROBERT HORN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 veil, value 10s. , the goods of James Thyer .

OLIVIA THYER . I am the wife of James Thyer; he is a saddler . On the 30th of August, between half-past three and four o'clock, I was in King-street, Covent-garden, returning from the City; I had been to see some friends from the country - my husband was not with me; I saw the prisoner in King-street, in company with another - the prisoner came, and asked me to go and have some gin; I refused - they followed me to Berwick-street , and asked me several times to have gin - the prisoner came, and again asked me to have gin - I refused, and he snatched my veil off my bonnet and ran through a court; I called Stop thief! and followed - when I got into Wardour-street the Policeman had got him.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Where had you been? A. To No. 21, Shoe-lane - I cannot tell at what time I left; I walked as fast as I could - I was not tipsy; I had only taken part of a pot of half-and-half - I should have left at twelve o'clock, but it rained; I had been in Farringdon-street with my friends to see the illuminations; the prisoner did not insult me, further than asking me to have gin - they followed me sometimes behind and sometimes at my side.

SAMUEL GODDARD . I am a Policeman. I was in Wardour-street, and heard a cry of Stop thief! the prisoner and another ran out of Tyler's-court - I laid hold of them; the prosecutrix came up, and charged them with stealing her veil; I could not find it.

SARAH SKELTON . I picked up the veil in Tyler's-court, about five o'clock in the morning, and gave it to the constable.

Prisoner's Defence. I met the prosecutrix under the Piazza, quite intoxicated - she could hardly stand; I walked with her to Berwick-street, and as we parted she was going to fall; I went to take hold of her, and her veil came off - she accused me of stealing it, and not wishing to get into trouble I ran off.

SAMUEL GODDARD . The prosecutrix was not intoxicated; she had been drinking, but told her story as she has now.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

Before Mr. Recorder.

2097. JAMES BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 2 half-crowns, 12 shillings, and 12 sixpences , the monies of John Johnson .

LUCY JOHNSON . I am the wife of John Johnson, a cheesemonger . On the 30th of August, about eight o'clock in evening, I was in the parlour, and heard somebody in the shop - I got up to wait on them, and as I opened the parlour door I saw a lad come from behind the counter; I was alarmed, but as soon as I recovered I said, "Here is a thief in the shop;" my daughter said, "It is Brown's boy;" the prisoner's father lives near me; I went to the till, and all the money but one shilling was gone - I had seen it safe ten minutes before.

ELIZA JOHNSON . I was in the parlour, and saw my mother go into the shop - I saw the prisoner go out on his hands and knees; I am certain of him - I have known him a long while, and cannot be mistaken; when he got to the door he stood up, and looked down the street - I told my mother, and he was taken next morning.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not say it was my brother? A. I said it was Brown's eldest son, but did not then know there was one older than the prisoner - I am sure it was him; I know there were two bright shillings in the till, and one black one, which I had taken from a sweep.

JOHN PANNEL . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner going towards London-fields - he was counting money in his hand; he kept it in his hand till he got to the watch-house; he asked me several times what I wanted him for, and I did not satisfy him - when I got to the watchhouse I told him the charge; he had 7s. in his hand, and pulled out 10s. more from his pocket - before Eliza Johnson saw the money she said there were two bright shillings and one black one among them - there is a very dark shilling and two bright ones; the prisoner said his brother had lent him the money, and he was going to buy a pair of shoes and trousers with it.

Prisoner's Defence. My brother lent me 18s. at the Woolpack.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years .

2098. HENRY HUGHES was indicted for embezzlement .

EDWARD MILLARD . I am a farmer , and live at Cranfield in Bedfordshire. I had some beasts at Smithfield; the prisoner was keeping them for me, as a drover . On the 3rd of August I sold a cow and calf; he was to drive them to Mr. Palmer, in Marylebone , to whom I sold them, and bring back 16l. - he was to meet me at the Pied Bull, public-house, Holloway; he was not in my service, but merely the drover - he was employed by me at different times; he never brought me the money; I saw him again on the 28th of August - I was looking for him for two nights without success.

JOHN HEIGHT . I am servant to Mr. Palmer. The prisoner brought the cow and calf to my master, on Friday, the 3d of August, with a note; I paid him 16l., myself, in gold; Millard came the next morning to inquire about it - I told him I had paid the prisoner.

Prisoner. He did not pay me. Witness. I am sure I did, and on the 28th, I saw him at Hatton-garden, but the prosecutor not having come from the country, he was discharged, he had not left the office twenty yards before the prosecutor came and he was taken again; when he was discharged, he asked me how it was Millard did not appear against him - I said I did not know, and said,"Harry, did you think of keeping this money, and spending it before you received it;" he said Yes, I did; I concluded what I would do with it as I came along; I thought Millard could afford to lose it, and I stuck to it like a cock, and spent every farthing."

HENRY SWAIN . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner, and told him it was for absconding with 16l.; he said, "Blood into me, I don't think I shall go."

Prisoner's Defence. I received 16l. 2s. from the gentleman, at the Yorkshire Stingo; he gave me three glasses of ale, and told me to go home; I met a young man at Battle-bridge, and got intoxicated, and when I came to myself, found all the money was gone.

GUILTY. Aged 20. - Judgment Respited .

2099. DANIEL LAMBERT was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of July , 1 coat, value 3l.; 3 waistcoats, value 16s.; 1 pair of trousers, value 18s.; 1 handkerchief, value 3s.; 1 shaving-box, value 2s., and 1 rule, value 1s. , the goods of William Thompson .

WILLIAM THOMPSON. I live in Hartshorn-court, Golden-lane ; the prisoner lodged in the same room with me. I missed these things from different drawers, on the 31st of July - I had not seen them after that; I saw the prisoner in about six hours, and told him I suspected him; he said he had pawned them, and told me where, but I have not found the clothes - the things altogether were worth 5l.; I never authorized him to pawn them.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you never authorize him to pledge any thing? A. Never; I never agreed not to prosecute if he would pay me 6s. a week - I am porter to Messrs. Hale and Co., oilmen.

HENRY PRINCE . I am foreman to Mr. Galloway at times. On the 31st of July, about two o'clock in the afternoon, the prosecutor, having missed his things, told me to search for the prisoner, and about half-past four o'clock, I saw him in the room, and asked what he had done with Bill's things - he cried, and said he had taken and pawned them at the corner of Worship-street; I went there next day, but the pawnbroker had left; the prisoner gave me the duplicate, which I gave the Policeman.

Cross-examined. Q. You asked where he pawned them? A. Yes; he said the house was shut up, but the goods were to be delivered in Newgate-street; but there was a board on the house referring to Mr. Joyce of the New-road; I have known the prisoner fourteen years; I never said the prosecutor had agreed to take 6s. a week not to prosecute.

SAMUEL KNAPP . My father is a pawnbroker in Golden-lane. I have a shaving-box and rule, pawned on the 31st of July, for 8d., in the name of Thomas Smith - I cannot say who by.

RICHARD COTTER . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner; he cried, and said he had given the duplicates to Prince, who gave them to me; one of them has the name of Pickford on it.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner delivered in a petition, expressing his contrition.

EDWARD HANDS . I am an officer of St. Luke's. Prince told me the prosecutor had agreed that the prisoner should pay down 9s., and 5s. a week, and he would not prosecute him; this was about four o'clock in the afternoon - the prisoner was taken that night.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy - Confined Fourteen Days .

2100. JOHN WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 watch, value 5l.; 1 seal, value 10s., and 1 key, value 5s., the goods of William Scott , from his person .

WILLIAM SCOTT . I am a lighterman , and live at Rotherhithe. On the 20th of August, about nine o'clock in the evening, I was coming out of the Minories, down by St. Katharine's-dock wall - I was sober; the prisoner and three more were coming towards me; they separated, two on each side of me; the prisoner was close to me - he caught hold of my ribbon, and snatched my watch with great violence - he dragged the ribbon right through the loop-hole; the two on the left went into the road - the other, who was with him, went on the right side; I ran after the prisoner, calling Stop him! he was taken in my sight, with my watch in his hand.

Prisoner. It was done in a very dark place. Witness. Quite the reverse, it is lighted with gas all the way.

JOHN DEMPSEY . I am a Policeman. I was opposite the Mint, and heard a cry - I stopped the prisoner, and found the watch in his hand; Scott came up and charged him with the robbery.

Prisoner's Defence. I heard a cry of Stop thief! and saw a man throw something down; I took up the watch, and gave it to the Policeman.

WILLIAM SCOTT . I remarked his face, and am certain he is the man who took it.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Life .

2101. ALFRED COOK was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 1 spoon, value 12s. , the goods of Thomas Rugless .

ELIZA RUGLESS . I am the daughter of Thomas Rugless , who keeps a confectioner's-shop in Picadilly . On Friday, the 24th of August, the prisoner came into the shop for a basin of mock-turtle soup; I took it into the soup-room with a spoon, and in a very few minutes he called me into the room, and gave me half a crown - I gave him 1s. 6d.; he had only eat half the soup; he left in a very short time, and as he went out, I went into the room, and missed the spoon - my father went after him, and he was taken in a pawnbroker's shop; I saw the spoon at the office the same evening, and am quite sure it is my father's - I have cleaned it for many years; there are no initials on it.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. How do you know it? A. By the pattern; nobody came in or went out of the room before I missed it - we had no other customer.

NATHANIEL BARNES . I am a pawnbroker. On the 24th of July, between four and five o'clock, the prisoner came to pawn this table-spoon; Mr. Rugless came in and took him before I advanced the money.

Prisoner. Q. If you wanted a quantity of these spoons, could you not obtain them very readily? A. Certainly.

CHARLES BAKER . I am a serjeant of the Police. Mr. Rugless brought the prisoner to the station-house, charged with stealing the spoon, which Barnes delivered to me; the prisoner gave no account of it.

ELIZA RUGLESS. I am quite certain of this spoon; the prisoner never claimed it as his own - I know it from a mark on it; a flaw - my father followed him immediately.

Prisoner's Defence. I purchased it of a dealer, which is customary in the trade I followed.

CHARLES BAKER. He told the Magistrate he purchased a pair of spectacles at the same time, which I found the duplicate of in his pocket.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .

2102. LYDIA ANDERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 4 gowns, value 24s.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s. 6d.; 1 petticoat, value 2s.; 1 handkerchief, value 3d.; 2 gowns, value 4s., and 4 caps, value 4s. , the goods of Hannah Parsons .

HANNAH PARSONS . I live in North-street, Chelsea . The prisoner lodged in the same room with me for a week; I missed these things from my drawer on the 14th of August, at half-past eleven o'clock - they were safe the night before; the prisoner was absent, and did not return that night - I saw her next morning, and charged her with stealing them; she said, "Pray, don't hurt me, I was going to bring them back" - I found two of my gowns at her mother's; she had one of them on, with a cap and petticoat.

JOHN WILLIAMS . I am a pawnbroker. The prisoner pawned a gown with me, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, on the 15th of August.

THOMAS BRANSTON . I am a Policeman. I took her in charge; she had one gown on - I found two gowns at her mother's, in Great Peter-street.(Gowns produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that she had been compelled to resort to prostitution; that she had been on terms of intimacy with the prosecutrix, and that they were constantly in the habit of wearing each other's clothes.

HANNAH PARSONS . I did not give her leave to pawn my clothes; I did not give her leave to wear any of these things - I lent her a shawl; I have not gone by different names.

WILLIAM DAVIS . I am a jeweller, and live in Crown-street. The prosecutrix lodges in a house of mine; she was brought home tipsy last Saturday night by a Policeman, in a coach, and said she was robbed of half a sovereign, and accused five or six people of it; I think her word ought not to be taken - she told me last Sunday that she was in the habit of lending the prisoner clothes, and gave her leave to pawn them; I have told her to leave my house- she has been there three weeks, and brought home a stranger every night.

HANNAH PARSONS . I never told him I gave her leave to pawn my clothes; he was always asking me to come and live at his house - he keeps a bad house.

WILLIAM DAVIS . I let my rooms to men and women, single as well as married; the prosecutrix answers to three different names.

SARAH KIERNEY . I live at No. 11, Crown-street; the prosecutrix and prisoner formerly lodged there, and were intimate - Parsons used to dress her in the greatest style, and said she need not want clothes while she lived there, she would always lend her them to pledge; and the prisoner used to give her what money she got - they both absconded from my house, taking their clothes out of window.

NOT GUILTY .

2103. MARY ANN AUSTIN was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 handkerchief, value 1s., 6d. , the goods of Asher Daniel Humphries .

ELIZABETH HUMPHRIES. I am the wife of Asher Daniel Humphries , and have not seen him for five years; I live in Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's - I take in washing. The prisoner kept a school in the front-parlour ; I saw this handkerchief laying with dirty linen at twelve o'clock, and missed it between three and four - the prisoner had looked at it that morning, and said it was a pretty one; when I told her I missed it, she said it was a very wicked thing to rob the widow and fatherless.

JAMES COOK . I am a shopman to Mr. Russel, in Fore-street. This handkerchief was pawned on the 22nd of August, by the prisoner, in her own name and address.

THOMAS DOWLEY . I am a Policeman. I apprehended her, and found eighteen duplicates on her - but none for the handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Confined Three Months .

2104. GEORGE ANSLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of June , 1 shilling, and 1 sixpence, the monies of John Stevens , his master .

THOMAS KING . I am servant to John Stevens , a butcher , at Harrow ; the prisoner and I were in his service together. The prisoner came in at seven o'clock in the evening, and said, "Go and get a truss of hay for the horses;" he returned and said he had got it, and wanted half a crown to pay for it - I was serving a customer in the shop at the time; he went into the parlour where the money was - there was 3s. 8 1/2d. in the bowl; I saw him at the cupboard; I went into the parlour, and caught him at the cupboard - I said, "You have been robbing your master;" he said he had not, and dropped some money: I sent for the officer, who found 1s. 7d. where he sat - I have not found the other 2s.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. He went to get the money for the hay? A. No - he said he would go and get something to eat; he must have thrown the two shillings out of window, for I did not find them.

JAMES ROWE . I am a constable. I found 1s. 7d. by the prisoner's chair, and 2 1/2d. in his pocket; he said he did not take the money.

NOT GUILTY .

2105. JOHN ATKINS was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 1 poker, value 1s.; 1 shovel, value 2s., and 1 pair of tongs, value 5s., the goods of Catherine Whitfield and another .

CATHERINE WHITFIELD. I am a broker and live in Old-street . These fire-irons were taken from outside my door; I did not see the prisoner near.

GEORGE BLACKMAN . I am a tailor, and live two or three doors from the prosecutrix. The prisoner passed with these things in his hand; I followed and took him: he dropped them.

AUGUSTUS PENMAN . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner running, and secured him.(Property produced and sworn to)

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined One Month .

2106. MARY ADAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 5 napkins, value 18d.; 1 bed-gown, value 9d., and 1 night-jacket, value 1s. , the goods of Richard Silver .

RICHARD SILVER. I am a silk-weaver , and live in Hare-street, Bethnal-green ; the prisoner was sent from Bethnal-green workhouse to nurse my wife in her confinement. On Sunday, the 12th of August, when I came home to dine, there was no dinner cooked, and she had left my wife in bed unable to help herself - I missed these things; she came again on Monday; I said, "Where are the things you have taken away, belonging to the Benevolent Society-box? tell me, or you will get me into disgrace;" she then told me, and I found them.

SARAH BAILEY . I keep a clothes-shop near Bethnalgreen. The prisoner brought me a bed-gown, five napkins, and a jacket; I gave her 1s. 3d. for them - they are very old; I did not observe the society's stamp on them till it was shown to me.

JOHN CARPENTER . I am a Policeman. I have the property; some of it is very old.

Prisoner's Defence. His wife asked me to go and pawn something belonging to the box - I refused; she sent her boy to pawn them - the following week she asked me again, and I pawned some for 3s.; I was taken ill, and asked this woman to lend me 1s. 3d. on these things - I was to return it again; I told his wife what I had done - she said I was welcome.

GUILTY . Aged 52. - Confined Six Months .

2107. ANN BRADY was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of August , 2 pairs of boots, value 10s. , the goods of Joseph Hester .

JOSEPH HESTER. I am a boot and shoemaker , and live in Crown-street, Finsbury . On the 24th of August, about two o'clock, the prisoner and another came into my shop to buy a pair of shoes; several pairs fitted them, but they objected to them - the other went out, and just as the prisoner was going out, I stopped her, and asked what she was going to do with the boots she had got, as I missed two pairs off a rail; I found one pair under her arm, under her shawl - she said she was going to pay for them- she had before denied having them; I have not found the other pair.

WILLIAM DAMAN . I am a Policeman. I received her in charge; she said she had money in her pocket to pay for them - I found 6d. in silver, and 6d. in copper, on her.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

2108. JOHN BROOKS was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 pair of shoes, value 3s. , the goods of Thomas Clark .

THOMAS CLARK . I am a shoemaker , and live in Upper Marylebone-street . The prisoner was nearly eleven months in my employ; I gave him the materials to make four pairs of shoes, on a Saturday, and on the Monday he was taken in the act of selling a pair of shoes, which are mine, and have my mark on them - I cannot say whether they were what he had to make - I never knew any thing against him.

PETER CANE . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner on the 3rd of September, offering these boots to a Jew for sale - he folded them up in a handkerchief, and walked off, on seeing me; I followed him to Manchestersquare, and asked how he came by them - he said he made them for a tailor's wife; they did not fit, and he wanted to sell them; he said he lived in Clipstone-street; I found he did not live there - he begged me not to take him, and then said it was work his master gave him, and when finished, instead of taking it home, he wanted to sell it - when I got near the station, he ran off, but I never lost sight of him; he said at the office that he stole them from his employer in Tottenham-court-road, but did not know the name or number.(Property produced and sworn to).

The prisoner pleaded poverty.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined One Month .

2109. WILLIAM CASTLE and JOSEPH SKELTON were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , a skittle-ball, value 2s. , the goods of John Willis .

CHARLES HOLLAND . I live with John Willis, a turner , in Kingsland-road . I missed this skittle-ball out of a little carriage, in the shop.

RICHARD HAWKES . I am a Policeman. On the 6th of September I saw the prisoners together; they went up Kingsland-road, and stopped at a public-house next door to Willis'; I afterwards stopped them, and found a skittle-ball on Skelton; he said he found it - I had seen him take it(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoners received a good characcer.

CASTLE - GUILTY . Aged 16.

SKELTON - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Fined 1s., and delivered to their former employer .

2010. CORNELIUS DRISCOLL was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 shawl, value 1l. , the goods of William Henry Pearce .

WILLIAM HENRY PEARCE . I live in Rosamond-place, Limehouse. On the 21st of August, early in the morning, the shawl was on the neck of my child, which a friend was carrying - he is not here; I had occasion to stop behind, and as I came on I saw the prisoner take the shawl off the ground; I said, "My friend, this is my property;" he said, "I wish you may get it," and run across the road-I followed; he said, "You may run, and be d - d;" I cannot say that he saw it fall from the child, which had gone on about thirty yards.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Where is your friend? A. Not here; I have not seen him since - I told the prisoner it was mine, and he ran off with it; I do not believe he saw it dropped - I had asked him about a minute before what he stood there for; this was before he took the shawl.

JAMES PYE . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner in Penny's-fields, Poplar, running; the prosecutor was following, calling Stop thief! I took the shawl from under his jacket.

JOHN BENT . I am a Police-constable. About two o'clock in the morning I was with Pye, and heard the alarm; I received the prisoner - he said he had picked the shawl up in the road; I asked if nobody claimed it - he said Yes, there was a man claimed it; I took him back, and met the prosecutor.

Prisoner's Defence. I picked it up in the road.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Confined One Month .

2011. HENRY FLANDERS was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 9 lbs. of ham, value 5s. , the goods of Thomas Francis Dovey .

JOSEPH HAYNES . I am in the employ of Thomas Francis Dovey , a cheesemonger , of Shoreditch . The ham was taken from the window, and the prisoner brought back with it - I saw it safe half an hour before; it was half a ham.

JAMES BLAKE . I am a Policeman. Haynes took me to a public-house, where I saw the prisoner; we asked what he had got - he said a bit of ham, that he took it from a shop in Shoreditch; we took it back, and matched it with the other half.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner pleaded poverty, and received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 41. - Confined One Month .

2112. ANN FORD was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , 1 apron, value 6d.; 1 handkerchief, value 1s.; 2 shillings, and 1 sixpences , the property of James King .

ANN KING . I am the wife of James King , a tailor - we live in Long-alley, Moorfields. I had got a little drop to drink, and got into the watch-house; the prisoner was there, and stripped these things off me - I saw the apron on her.

WILLIAM BARTLET . I am a Policeman. I was at the watch-house; the prosecutrix was brought in drunk; I took the prisoner there about noon, for a riot, and breaking a window; she had been drinking - when I let the prosecutrix out she complained that the prisoner had her apron on, and she missed a handkerchief - the prisoner gave her the apron, and she took the handkerchief out of the prisoner's bosom.

Prisoner. I picked it up after the prosecutrix went out- four of my family have died since I have been here.

NOT GUILTY .

1930. JOHN FRANCIS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 2 pewter pots, value 18d., the goods of Andrew Morris ; and I pewter pot, value 1s., the goods of George Kerridge .

RICHARD MORRIS . I keep a public-house in Piccadilly . I found two pots at the office, with my name and sign on them.

GEORGE KERRIDGE . I keep a public-house in Belgrave-square . I found the prisoner in custody with a pot of mine.

FRANCIS KEYS . I am an officer of Marylebone. On the 8th of August, about seven o'clock in the morning, I received information, and watched by a cellar in Carey-street, St. Giles' - I saw the prisoner go to the cellar, pull the flap open, and go down; I went down after him - I could hardly, see it was so dark - I said, "What is your name?" I believe he said Francis - I said, "Come to the light" - he threw his hat off, and I found two pewter pots in it; I found a string tied round his waist, with another pot suspended to it, concealed; I proceeded to search the cellar, and he tried to escape - I pulled him back, and in the cellar found this frying-pan, with metal sticking to it.

GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .

2060. FREDERICK FINLEY and ANN, his wife , were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of August , 2 pairs of shoes, value 2s., and 2 caps, value 1s. the goods of John King .

JOHN KING. I am a dealer in marine-stores , on Saffron-hill . I missed these things from my shop, on the 18th of August - I had seen them two or three days before; the prisoners lodged in my house, and slept in a little parlour, and would pass through the shop to go out - they lodged about three weeks with me; I found the things at Loscombe's, No. 113, Saffron-hill, on the 20th, and knew them by the marks - they are children's caps; one pair of shoes is sown all roundthe other has a patch in the heel.

Frederick Finley . Q. Did you ever go by any other name? A. I went by the name of Wilson, in the army, for twenty-five years; I am illegitimate, but that was my father's name - I receive a pension in that name, but I was Christened by the name of John King ; I was bail for Mr. Pollock in the court of King'sbench, for 35l., - I can bail for 500l. if I choose; I had lost a quantity of goods, and refused to let you into my house that night, but told you to go to bed, and next morning you left; you once lost your child, and I said it was probably through your own drunkenness.

ELIZA LOSCOMBE . I live at No. 113, Saffron-hill. On the 16th of August the male prisoner sold me a pair of shoes for 5d., and on the 18th another pair for 5d.; I received three child's caps, a woman's cap and tippet from the female prisoner for 8d.

Prisoner. Q. Are your goods exposed for sale? A. Yes, outside and inside the shop; I live thirty-six doors from King.

JOHN GOODMAN . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner on the 21st of August; the man said he did not care, he should easily get over it - I found them in an uninhabited house, in Castle-street, Saffron-hill.

Frederick Finley . Q. How was it uninhabited? A. It was not rented by any tenant; a person had leave to be in it, and he was cohabiting with her.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Frederick Finley 's Defence. I have endeavoured to elicit from the prosecutor, the fact of a serious quarrel between us, in consequence of his accusing me of having intentionally lost my child - in consequence of this, I availed myself of the information I had of his having bailed Pollock in the name of King, and justifying in the name of Wilson, and informed Mrs. Pollock of it, and she refused to pay him 10s. for having been bail; I believe she wrote to say, if he attempted to make the claim, she would see into it - he received the letter on the Monday, and made this charge; I admit selling the things, but distinctly at his request; his wife as he calls her, not supplying him with funds to procure liquor; if I had stolen them, I should not have sold them so near his house.

FREDERICK FINLEY . - GUILTY Aged 30.

Transported for Seven Years .

ANN FINLEY . - NOT GUILTY .

2015. CAROLINE HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 shirt, value 15d. , the goods of John Parry .

PHOEBE PARRY . I am the wife of John Parry - we live in Playhouse-yard ; I keep the whole house-a neighbour gave me information - I turned my head and missed the shirt from the ironing-board; I found the prisoner at Worship-street with it; she occasionally called at my house - she is married, but does not live with her husband; it was taken while I left my house for two minutes, as a girl had fetched me.

SARAH PRICE . I live in Playhouse-yard. I knew the prisoner by sight before this; a girl was sent to tell the prosecutrix she was wanted, and while she was gone I saw the prisoner go inside the door, and put something into her apron - I am quite certain she held her apron up when she went in; I saw her take something white off the ironing-board, and put it into her apron-I went over and told Parry of it; the prisoner was taken in charge at the time for another robbery -I saw her at Worship-street when the shirt was produced.

EDMUND HARGRAVE . I took the prisoner into custody on the 18th on another charge - I found her in a privy belonging to a court; she ran into the privy on seeing me - I followed her in; this shirt was put into the privy, but would not go down, in consequence of the spont.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I never saw the shirt; I did not go farther than the prosecutrix's door, and asked the little girl to go to call her out - I asked if her husband had seen mine - I was taken ill, and went into the privy.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Transported for Seven Years .

2116. THOMAS HAMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of August , 3 lbs. weight of ham, value 3s. , the goods of John Loveridge .

ROBERT DARBY . I am servant to John Loveridge , cheesemonger , Crawford-street, Marylebone . I saw the prisoner take this ham from the window, and run away - he was stopped by the Policeman.

MARY MORGAN . I was opposite the shop, and saw the prisoner walking up and down for a quarter of an hour - he then took the ham.

THOMAS HARRIS . I am a Policeman. I stopped the prisoner, who Darby was pursuing, and found the ham in a bag, under his arm.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Months .

First London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

2117. THOMAS EGAN was indicted for a misdemeanor .

NOT GUILTY .

2118. JOHN CROCKFORD was indicted for a misdemeanor .

NOT GUILTY .

Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

2119. ROBERT WILLIAM HUTTON was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 bag, value 1s., and 1 coat, value 3l. , the goods of Richard Davies .

JAMES WILLIAM LYMN . I am ten years old, and am apprentice to Charles Stocking, Regent-street. On Thursday, the 2nd of August, I was sent by Richard Davies, the foreman , with a coat in a bag, to Finsbury-square - when I got near Waterloo-bridge, Strand , the prisoner and another came up to me; the other said,"Will you go on an errand for me?" I said Yes - he said he would give me 3d., and that man took the bag to hold while I went; the prisoner could hear and see what passed - the man sent me to some street, and said the name of Painter was over the door; the prisoner came with me to the house, and then ran away - the name of Painter was over the house; when I came back the other man, who was to wait at the court, was gone; I saw the prisoner on the Monday following, in Air-street - both of them were together, one a little way from the other - I informed the officer, who took the prisoner; the other ran away - when I saw them the prisoner was laying down, and the other standing a little way from him; the other spoke to me, and asked me to go to Mr. Bloomfield's - I said I would not; I went home to my master, told him I had seen the man, and then returned with an officer, and pointed the prisoner out, who was still there.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. What time of the day was this? A. I started about eleven o'clock in the morning, on Thursday, the 2nd of August; I was about half an hour going to where I lost the bag; when I saw the prisoner some days after he was asleep on the step - I had no conversation with him that day; they were about ten minutes with me when the bag was taken, I think - I observed him particularly; the one who took my bag had a black body coat on - I did not notice his neckerchief; I noticed his face.

COURT. Q. Have you any doubt the prisoner is the man who went with you to Painter's on the 2nd of August, and who you saw in Air-street on Monday? A. He is the man; he had the same coat he has on now, I think- I am confident of his person.

RICHARD DAVIES. On the 2nd of August I delivered Lymn a coat to carry to Mr. Freer, King-street, Finsbury - it was my property; I sent him out a little after eleven o'clock from No. 65, Regent-street; he returned in about two hours, without the bag, with a Policeman, and was crying - on the Monday following he came and took me to Air-street, and pointed out the prisoner; I felt doubtful about him, and desired him to be particular - he persisted, and I gave the prisoner in charge.

Cross-examined. Q. When the boy came home the first day was he not much alarmed and disturbed? A. He was crying, but did not seem particularly frightened; he was certainly confused.

ROBERT CULLEY . I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner in Air-street, sitting on the step of a door; he denied the charge, and said before the Magistrate that he should be able to prove the boy had sold the coat some where.

Cross-examined. Q. Was he asleep? A. I cannot say- he was hanging his head down; he appeared asleep - it was about half-past nine o'clock.

Prisoner's Defence. I can prove my innocence by witnesses.

THOMAS EDGINGTON . I am a sawyer, and live at No. 42, Ham-yard, Windmill-street, Haymarket, and rent a place in the yard. On Thursday, the 2nd of August, I was at home all day, and not out of the yard, and saw the prisoner there - I first saw him coming into the yard about a quarter to eleven o'clock; he stopped there till after one- Spry, a sawyer, was at work with me.

COURT. Q. What is the prisoner's business? A. He works for the army, making soldier's caps, I believe - he was slack of work, and often came and sat by the timber in our yard when he has had nothing to do; I was there alongside of him the whole time; he sat there while I was eating my dinner - I dine about a quarter-past one o'clock- he had none of my dinner; Mumford and a person named Spearing was there - Mumford and Spry were at work, and Spearing was standing there, doing nothing but walking up and down; he is a farrier, but he had no horses in his shop, which is in the yard - the prisoner lives at No. 43, Ham-yard, at Morgan's house, and is single-Spry and Mumford fined with me on the timber, and had beef and pork; it was cold - Spearing had no dinner; the prisoner did not go away after dinner, for I gave him 1s. to move the stuff out of the way, and he never left till after eight o'clock at night, and was never out of my presence five minutes all day.

Q. What was you doing from eleven o'clock in the morning till that time of night? A. Why, we had a book amusing ourselves with; I was reading the book - I believe they call it the Old Testament; the prisoner was hearing it; we could not read much, for it was a piece thrown out of a firkin of butter - I was the only person who read; I sometimes read to myself, and sometimes to the prisoner - he sat at one end of the timber; it was smeared and dirty - we got a verse here and there; I read for three hours - I had no tea; I did not give him any dinner; I had no supper, except bread and cheese - he had none of that - Mumford and Spry supped with me; they were at work, and had no reading - I was not able to work.

THOMAS SPRY . I am a sawyer. On Thursday, the 2nd of August, I was at work at the saw-pit in Ham-yard, and saw the prisoner there at half-past ten o'clock, sitting at the end of the deals at the saw-pit; Edgington was there, but was not at work; I never left the saw-pit till half-past two- I had my dinner in the pit; it was corn beef and pork - it was hot: my mate, who was at work, and Edgington eat with me - the prisoner eat nothing, to my knowledge; Edgington was part of the time sharpening a saw; I was not attending to see exactly what else he might be doing; Mumford was sitting on the deals - the prisoner sat very near him; I left at half-past two o'clock, and left the prisoner there.

COURT. Q. Where did you get your hot pork and beef dressed? A. From Spicer's cook-shop, in Crowncourt - it was in one dish; Edgington's brother fetched it- he was my mate; it was not cold, but might not have been taken from the fire that moment; it was pretty hot- I had one plate at the top of the dish; I used my fingers for a fork, and cut it on my bread; neither Spearing nor Mumford work with me; I think Mumford dined with us - he works for us at times, but did not that day - I do not recollect Edgington reading.

Q. Do you remember any thing of a greasy book? A. It was part of a leaf that was sent from the cook-shop - there was no book there; I do not recollect Edgington reading at all.

JURY. Q. Was you on the top of the timber or down in the pit? A. On the top.

MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Might Edgington be reading and you not see it? A. He might; I was attending to my work.

JOHN MUMFORD . I am a sawyer by trade. On the 2nd of August I was in Ham-yard during the whole of the day, and saw the prisoner there about ten o'clock; I went to my dinner between twelve and one - I believe the prisoner was then just gone up to his dinner at his own place- I am sure he was in the yard till then; the witness Edgington did not work that day; his brother and Spry were at work; I believe he was cutting timber, sawing it - I was there when Edgington and Spry dined; they had beef and pork - I do not know whether it was hot or cold- I had no work to do that day; I did not observe whether Edgington was reading or not; he might, and I not observe it - I dined at my sister's, which is in the yard, about one o'clock, and was up there about a quarter of an hour- I was in the yard all day.

COURT. Q. Did you dine before Edgington or after him? A. After they had done, before I went up - I believe Spry brought the beef and pork; he fetched it from Crown-court; I was not at work all day - I did not help Edgington or Spry; the prisoner went up to his father's room to dinner; he lives at No. 33, Ham-yard.

Q. What was he doing in the yard that day? A. Smoking his pipe mostly the whole day; he walked from the saw-pit to the farrier's to light his pipe, but was mostly sitting down by the saw-pit - he was not employed at all; I was in the yard till about half-past nine o'clock; I should have seen if he had been at work, and am sure he did not do any thing; I remember it was the day the thunder and lightning was - it thundred and lightened very much between six and seven o'clock, and rained - we all remained in the saw-pit while it rained; it thundered loud, and the lightning was vivid, and it rained heavy.

JOSEPH SPEARING . I am a farrier; I live in Rupert-street. On Thursday, the 2nd of August, I was at work in my shop in Ham-yard, and saw the prisoner there first about a quarter to eleven o'clock - he came to my shop, and lighted his pipe; I was in and out of my shop, but not out of the yard - the last time I saw the prisoner was about seven o'clock in the evening, when he was sitting on the wood by the saw-pit; I cannot tell where he might have gone all day - I remember the thunder storm; it was towards the afternoon - there was a very heavy clap of thunder; I dined at a public-house at the corner of the gateway, alone - I saw no dinner brought into the yard; I saw John Edgington and his mates at work; I passed the prisoner several times - he was smoking his pipe at the sawpit; he used to come into the yard when he had no work.

COURT. Q. He was in the yard most days when disengaged? A. Yes; I do not recollect where he was on the 31st of July, or the 1st of August, or any other day - I recollect the 2nd, because he came into the shop, and spoke about the thunder; it quite struck him and made him jump off his legs - that was about four o'clock; I was not much in the yard - I generally go outside for a little air, between the heats, but I was pretty well employed - I did not see them at dinner; it was not John Edgington that was at work, but a lusty man they employ - I saw John Edgington there several times; I did not see him reading, or with any book - I suppose I came out five or six times between the heats; Edgington and the prisoner were mostly sitting down - I cannot mention where the prisoner was on any other day; the thunder storm lasted five or six minutes.

NOT GUILTY .

NEW COURT. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

Fifth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

2120. JOSEPH POWELL was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 15 yards of linen cloth, value 1l. 5s. , the goods of Thomas Baker . - To which he pleaded

GUILTY . - Confined Six Months .

2121. ANGELO PHILIP was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 11 bronze vases, value 30l., and 5 pieces of bronze, value 20l. , the goods of Anna Maria Gordon .

ANDREW CASTELLARI . I attend the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ; I have the management of the business for Anna Maria Gordon . I missed eleven vases, and five pieces of bronze on the 11th of August; they are worth 50l. - I have known the prisoner twelve or fifteen months; he was in the habit of coming, as a friend of mine.

Prisoner. He gave me these vases to sell. Witness. No, I did not.

COURT. Q. Did you deliver any pieces of bronze to him to sell? A. No, I did not; I did not employ him to sell any thing.

Prisoner. My Lord, he said to me,

"As soon as you have sold these vases, come and tell me, and who you sold them to. Witness. No, I did not say a word about it.

COURT. Q. Do you mean to say, upon the solemn oath you have taken, you never employed the prisoner to sell any thing, or give him any thing to sell. Witness. I never spoke one word about it.

WILLIAM TILL . I live in Great Russell-street, Covent-garden; I deal in coins, metals, and anitquities. I bought these articles of the prisoner at different times; I gave about 10l. for them - I observed something particular in their appearance; I went to the Musenm, and saw similar articles - I bought some on the 11th of August, and for three or four days before - there were some tickets on them, and I saw some tickets on those at the Museum; I have kept the tickets of those I bought - they are genuine antiques about 1800 or 1900 years old.

JAMES KENNERLY (Police-constable C 30). I was on duty in Piccadilly; I took the prisoner on the 13th of August, at the Egyptian Hall, and received these articles from Mr. Till - I found on the prisoner two gold rings, two medals, and some money.

WILLIAM TILL . I missed these medals and some coins.

Prisoner. I dined with Castellari after I sold these things.

ANDREW CASTELLARI . I dined two or three times with him, but he did not say he had told the things.

Prisoner's Defence. He has not told the truth, and now I leave it to the Court.

JAMES KENNERLY. When I took the prisoner I took off his hat, and there was a dent in it, in which, probably, some of these things had been, and some hay in it, and some hay was in these things; he said he had been playing with some horses in a stable.

WILLIAM TILL re-examined. Q. How came you to buy of him? A. I had bought some things of him before, of what they call Terra cotta; I then lost sight of him for some time - I then saw him again, and he sold me these things; they ask 4l. or 5l. a-piece for them at the Museum, which is a ridiculous price.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

2122. THOMAS BROWN was indicted for embezzlement .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

2123. JOHN BELL was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of August , 4 razors, value 5s. , the goods of George Handley .

GEORGE HANDLEY . I live in Crown-street; I am a hair-dresser . The prisoner was occasionally employed in my shop, and was so about one month before the 4th of September; I left fifteen razors in my shop on the 31st of August, and missed four - the next morning I went to the prisoner's shop, in Holywell-lane - I asked what he came to my shop for; he said to sell a couple of boards, which we generally hang outside our doors, and I asked him about the razors - he said he knew nothing about them, but one which my boy took from him.

THOMAS FORD . I am shop-boy to the prosecutor. On a Friday evening, the prisoner came to the shop; he took a razor out of the rack - I took it out of his hat; he said it dropped in, but I saw him snatch it.

JAMES YOUNG (Police-constable G 203). I took the prisoner.

Prisoner. I was in great distress, and had two boards to sell - the razor fell into my hat.

GUILTY. Aged 22.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined One Months .

2124. ELIZA ALLEN was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of September , 1 pair of boots, value 2s., the goods of John Davis , from the person of Matilda Davis .

MARY DAVIS . I am the wife of John Davis - he is a weaver , and lives in Hare-court. On the 4th of September I sent my little girl Matilda, and my little boy Joseph to take a walk; they had their boots on when they went out, and came back without them; from what they said I went after the prisoner, and found her in York-street; I asked if she knew any thing of the children's boots - she said No, she did not; I gave her into custody, and she told me where they were.

LEWIS HARRIS . I am shopman to a pawnbroker, in Brown's-lane. I have a pair of boots, pawned on the 4th of September, in the name of Ann Watson - I cannot swear to the prisoner, but this is the counterpart of the duplicate I gave for them.

MATILDA DAVIS . I am eleven years old. The prisoner took my boots off my feet on the 4th of September, when I was in the street; she told me my mother said I was to have the boots off, and she was to take them home - I was to have another pair for working days, and a new pair for Sundays.

CHARLES EAST (Police-constable H 33). I received the prisoner, and the boots.

GUILTY. Aged 15. - Judgment Respited .

2125. JOSEPH BLACKBURN was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 1 ring, value 6s.; 1 waistcoat, value 12s.; 1 knife, value 2s.; 1 half-crown, 5 shillings, 1 sixpence, and 2 pence , the property of Samuel Baker .

SAMUEL BAKER. I lodge at No.1, Tennis-court, Middle-row, Holborn ; I am a tailor - the prisoner lodged in the same room. On the 20th of August he left the room at half-past five o'clock in the morning; I got up at half-past eight, and missed a ring, a waistcoat, a knife, a half-crown, and some halfpence - the prisoner was brought home the next night: he gave me the ring off his finger and the knife - he said they were my property; but the waistcoat he could not account for, as he had made away with it.

AMBROSE MOSS . I met the prisoner in Gray's Inn-lane, and took him back to the prosecutor's; he gave up the ring and knife, and wanted to give up two duplicates of clothes of Mr. Haydon's, his master, to make it up with him.

WILLIAM MASON (Police-constable G 15). I took the prisoner, and have the property.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 41. - Transported for Seven Years .

2126. SUSAN BARTON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July , 1 table-cover, value 18d.; 1 brush, value 1s.; 1 lace-collar, value 1s.; 2 seals, value 6d., and 2 pieces of marble, value 6d. , the goods of George Vipond , her master.

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

2127. ANN BRODIE was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 purse, value 2d., and one 5l. Bank note, the property of William Rolfe , from his person ; against the Statute, &c.

WILLIAM ROLFE. I am a seaman , and lodge at Poplar. On the evening of the 7th of September I was at the Coach and Horses, Shadwell ; I went from there soon after nine o'clock; when I had been out about ten minutes, the prisoner came up to me, clasped me round, and took a red purse out of my pocket, with a 5l. note in it - there was no other person near me; I told her to go away, as I was going home to my wife and family - I am certain I had the purse when I left the house.

Prisoner. Q. Was there nobody in company with you at the Coach and Horses, and the Bull's Head? A. I came out of the house with the money in my pocket, and you were the only person with me afterwards; I did not sleep with any girl that night - I roamed about the street.

JAMES CHRISTIAN (Police-constable K 196). I saw the prisoner in company with the prosecutor at the Bull's Head, on the night of the 7th of September - he went out and she followed him; he stopped when he had got a few doors off, and said he had lost his bundle - I went out to him, and said, "I understand you have a 5l. note about you:" he said, "Yes, I have in this purse, and I mean to take it home to my wife and family" - the prisoner was close to him at the time; I pushed her away: a young girl came up to her, and said, "Nance, will you stand some gin" - she said, "I have not a blessed farthing, but I shall soon have some money, and I will treat you;" I said to her, "You had better let him alone, you know he has a 5l. note about him" - she said, "No, I will go home with him to night, so help me God."

WILLIAM WHEELER (Police-constable K 160). I went to a house in Bluegate-fields the next morning - I found the prisoner there; I asked what she had done with the man's pocket-book and purse; she said she knew nothing about it - I said, "What have you done with the man's money?" she said, "I have got no money," but I found on the floor a sovereign and a sixpence, and a woman, who was there, said she had seen her that morning with four or five half-crowns in her hand.

MARY BIGNELL . I was in the room where the officer apprehended the prisoner; she had come home that morning, and called me at half-past five o'clock or a quarter before six - she said God was good, and she was not without 1l. or some silver - she showed me a sovereign and three or four half-crowns in her hand; I asked her if she had got it honestly, and she said she was as right as the day - she asked me to go and buy some things; we then had a cup of tea, and the officer came and took her.

DIANA CLIFFORD . I am the wife of Charles Henry Clifford; we keep the Coach and Horses, in Shadwell. -The prosecutor was at my house on the night of the 7th of September; he had a 5l. note, and I offered to take care of it for him.

Prisoner. Q. Did you see me with him? A. Yes, you went out with him.

Prisoner's Defence. I went into the Coach and Horses, and saw the prosecutor and several persons drinking with him; he then went to the bar, and wanted this lady to give him his 5l. note; she refused - he then came out, and went to the Bull's Head; I went with him there, and saw no more of him.

GUILTY . Aged 32. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2128. ANN BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August , 1 sovereign, 1 half-sovereign, 1 half-crown, and 1 shilling, the monies of John Neaves , from his person .

JOHN NEAVES . I am a glass-cutter , and lodge in King-street, Camden-town. I met the prisoner on the night of the 5th of August, and went with her to a room on the ground floor of a house in Harford-street - I paid half a crown for the room, and was to give her half a crown - I pulled out my money; I had two sovereigns, one half-sovereign, two half-crowns, and some shillings - I saw the sovereigns and shillings in my possession after I gave her the half-crown; I staid about half an hour, and left at a quarter before ten o'clock - as I passed the threshold of the door I missed a sovereign and a half-sovereign; I charged the prisoner with robbing me - she said she had no money but the half-crown I gave her, and any one might search her; I got the officer.

Prisoner. Q. Did you miss your money till you got out of the house? A. No - I had got out with the prisoner.

JOSEPH STANNARD (Police-constable E 56). I took the prisoner - she said she had nothing but the half-crown which the prosecutor gave her; I took her to the station, and a woman found the other money on her; she then said it was found on the sofa they had laid on in the room, and she did not know whether it was the prosecutor's or any other person's.

ESTHER ALLICE LAST . I searched the prisoner at the watch-house, and found in her shoe one sovereign, one half-sovereign, one half-crown, one shilling, and one sixpence; she said at first that she had no money but the half-crown the gentleman gave her.

Prisoner. I said I had some money, but it was my own. Witness. No. you said you had not.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2129. EDWARD COLEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 knife-tray, value 5s. , the goods of Charles Rowe .

CHARLES ROWE. I live in Mount-street, Grosvenorsquare , and am a cabinet-maker . About nine o'clock in the morning on the 13th of August, I was in the parlour, adjoining my shop - I heard a noise, ran out, and saw the prisoner running with a knife-tray under his arm: he ran into a shed, and got behind a cart - I saw him taken with this tray, which is mine.

JOHN HAMPSON . I am a private in the first Grenadier Guards. I heard the alarm, and saw the prisoner running with the tray; he ran into a shed - I went and took him.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

2130. JOHN DONALDSON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of September , 2 sides of a bedstead, value 2s. , the goods of Thomas Ewer .

THOMAS EWER. The prisoner lodged at my house in Short's-gardens ; in consequence of information I followed him on Monday evening, at half-past seven o'clock - he was making an agreement about the sides of a bedstead, which were my property; I had not given him any authority to take them out of my house - I had seen them safe on the Sunday, in a room which he did not occupy.

Prisoner. Q. Were they not under my bedstead? A. No; those under your bedstead are there now - these are part of another bedstead.

WILLIAM PARROTT . I live in St. Giles'. The prisoner came and told me he had some pieces of a bedstead, and asked if I would buy them - I said I was busy, and could not go to look at them then; he then brought these two pieces.

JOHN BENNETT (Police-constable F 10.) I took the prisoner - he said he had requested the landlord to remove these from under his bed, and as he would not, he thought he might as well take them, and make something of them; he said at the station that he had done it under the influence of liquor, and we ought not to take advantage of him; he had been drinking.

Prisoner's Defence. I had asked him several times to remove them from under my bedstead, as they were very dirty, and full of bugs; I said if he did not I would throw them out of the window, or take them away myself.

GUILTY . Confined Ten Days .

2131. JAMES GUBIN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of September , 1 necklace, value 5s., the goods of Asher Levy , from his person .

ELIZABETH LEVY . I am the wife of Asher Levy - we live in Hart-street, Covent-garden . On the 9th of September, about six o'clock in the evening, I was standing at the door with my daughter Mary in my arms - she had a coral necklace; I saw her put her hand to her neck, and saw the prisoner behind us - he ran down a street; I told my husband, who went and brought him back.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. What is your husband? A. A fruiterer; he goes by the name of Davis, and always signs it so, but Levy is his proper name.

NOT GUILTY .

2132. JOHN LYNNARD was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 muslin tippet, value 1s., and 1 handkerchief, value 6d. , the goods of Ellen Mabon .

The prosecutrix's name being Eleanor, the prisoner was

ACQUITTED .

2133. JAMES LANE and CATHERINE WILKINSON were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of August , 2 printed books, value 2s. , the goods of Christopher Harris .

CHRISTOPHER HARRIS. I am a bookseller , and live in Bow-street . On the 7th of August I lost the Materia Medica, in two volumes, from my window; I had seen them safe at two o'clock, and missed them at four.

JOHN PURDY (Police-constable F 137.) I was in Broad-street, St. Giles', on the 7th of August, about half-past three or four o'clock - I met the two prisoners together; the man had the child in his arms, which he went has now - she gave him two books, with which he went into a pawnbroker's shop - I went in at the front door, and saw him offer them to pawn, for 2s.; they were refused - he took them out again to Wilkinson, and I took them both - these are the books; it was half a mile from the prosecutor's.

Lane's Defence. I met three women, who asked where I was going, and if I had any money; I said I had not - my fellow prisoner was one - she asked me to hold her child, and and then she asked me to take the books to pawn; they would not take them; I brought them back, gave them to her, and the officer took her.

Wilkinson's Defence. I was going to Covent-garden, and met him with two women - I did not know him, but I knew one of the women; she asked me how my husband was; I said, "Very bad" - she said, "We have got something to pawn;" Lane then said, "Shall I carry your child; I let him do it to rest my arms" - one of the women then gave him the books to pawn.

LANE - GUILTY . Aged 22.

WILKINSON - GUILTY . Aged 29.

Confined Six Weeks .

2134. WILLIAM McDONALD was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 saddle, value 3l. , the goods of James Wells Partridge .

HENRY HIGHILL . I am in the employ of Mr. James Wells Partridge , a saddler , of Great Quebec-street . We lost this saddle on the 31st of August, or the 1st of September, from a rail outside the shop.

WILLIAM IRON . I am a labourer, and live in King-street, Soho. On the 1st of September I saw the prisoner in Rose-street, with this saddle on his head; there was a boy before him, and another behind him - they went down a street by St. Giles' church; I went close up to them, and one of them said, "You two stop here, and I shall not be long" - I went to the corner of the street, and the officer came up; the prisoner then took the saddle on his head again, and was going off.

JOHN HANDLEY (Police-constable F 49.) I took the prisoner with this saddle, on the 1st of September, about ten o'clock - it was a mile and a half from the prosecutor's; he put the saddle on his head, and tried to run away with it - the other two ran off.

Prisoner's Defence. I was in Soho-square - a man and two boys asked me to carry this saddle, which one of the two boys had - they promised to give me a few halfpence for it; I set it down to rest, because I was tired - one of them then ran away; I then thought it was stolen; I put it on my head, and walked up the street.

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

2135. MARY ROBINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 bed, value 15s. , the goods of John Ord .

ELIZABETH PEARSON . I am a widow, and live in Shakspeare's-walk, Shadwell. On the 27th of August we lost a bed from No. 1, Glasshouse-place, Stepney ; it was Mr. Ord's property - the prisoner's daughter had been in charge of his house; I asked the prisoner what was to be done about the bed; she said, "What's that to you? I took it, and shall keep it as long as I please."

JANE READ . I am the wife of James Read - we live within three doors of Ord's. On the 27th of August I saw the prisoner go in there, and a person named Berry came out with the bed on his back - the prisoner came out just after him.

JOSEPH MICKLEFIELD . I am shopman to a pawnbroker in Ratcliff. The prisoner left this bed with me as security for a monthly note which she had left with me.

GEORGE HARRISON (Police-constable K 64). I took the prisoner between eight and nine o'clock in the evening; I found on her the key of Ord's house.

MARIA ORD . I am the wife of John Ord. The prisoner's daughter learned work of me; I have pawned things for the prisoner, and have lent her things to pawn, but I never had any of the money; I never allowed her to take things without my lending them to her - I did not allow her to take this bed; she had taken my fire-irons and other things.

Prisoner's Defence. My husband has been away two years and five months; when I took the bed, and got the monthly note, I had to wait till half-past seven o'clock before I got the money for it.

GEORGE HARRISON . The note was found on her, and I was informed she had received a month's money that day.

NOT GUILTY .

2136. BENJAMIN SHARPE was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of August , 1 scarf, value 4s.; 4 shoes, value 5s.; 1 reticule, value 1s., and 3 yards of ribbon, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Thomas Sharpe .

MARY SHARPE . I am the wife of Thomas Sharpe, he is at sea ; I live in White Horse-street, Stepney . On the 14th of August I was at Bell-wharf, Shadwell, talking to my sister; the prisoner crossed over, and asked me for a bed; I said if he would come with me he should have my bed, and I would sleep with my landlady - he did so, and next morning I let him out at half-past four o'clock, and went up immediately; I then saw a new bonnet destroyed on the table; I then missed the shoes, reticule, and scarf - I have seen them since.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. When were you married? A. On the 26th of June, six years ago; I am a dress-maker and tailoress - I had not known the prisoner before, but we both came from the north; he had had a little drink, and I said if he would go home with me, I would give him a bed; I took him to a room up stairs, and left him there; I was not in the room with him long - I did not attempt to go to bed with him; he did not complain of losing any money.

TIMOTHY DONOVAN . (Police-constable K 154). I met the prisoner at Bell-wharf, about half-past five o'clock in the morning of the 14th of August, about half a mile from the prosecutrix's - I had received the information soon after four o'clock; I found this scarf in his hat, and the shoes and reticule in his pocket; he said he would give me 5s. and the articles to let him go, as he had a large family at Shields; that he had had 10s. in his pocket the night before, and had been robbed of it.

PETER COSTELLO . (Police-constable K 90). I asked the prisoner if he slept by himself - he said Yes; the prosecutrix is a respectable person.

Prisoner. I had been in company with my brother, and had a good deal of drink; this woman came and took my arm, and asked where I was going - I said,"On board my ship;" she coaxed me to go home and stay with her; I had four half-crowns, and some other money - she pulled off my things; I said, "If I can't sleep by myself, I will go out of the house;" when I awoke in the morning I had not a farthing, and I took these things out of vexation.

MARY SHARPE. I did not pull off his clothes; he pulled off his jacket and trousers, and left on his drawers and shirt; I did not lead him from where I saw him; he took hold of my arm, and spoke to me while I was speaking to my sister; I had been to the doctor for a bottle of stuff for my cough - I did not take him home for improper purposes; when I awoke in the morning, I heard a footstep, and I said I thought it was that man; I asked my landlady for her shawl, I put it on, and opened the door for him; he said,"Good morning," and went away.

GUILTY. Aged 53.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined One Month .

2137. SUSANNAH TYRRELL was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 comb, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Samuel Daniels .

JOSEPH DANIELS . I live with my father, Samuel Daniels , in Red Lion-square, New Inn-yard ; I sell combs at a stall in the street for my father. On the 1st of September the prisoner came to my stall, and asked the price of a small comb - I said 4d.; and at the same time she put a large comb under her apron, and was going away; I said, "Give me that comb, you have under your apron;" she said she had no comb, and I might search her - I was going to search her, and it fell from behind her.

WILLIAM HENRY CLARK (Police-constable H 43). I took the prisoner about a yard from the stall; the prosecutor was demanding a comb of her, and began to search her; this comb fell from her, and I took it up.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. My little girl asked me to go and buy her a comb - I had a 6d. in my hand, and 1 1/2d. in my pocket; I touched no comb but the one I asked the price of.

GUILTY . Aged 57. - Confined Six Weeks .

2138. JOHN WARD , EDWARD PICKARD , and DANIEL FOLEY were indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of September , 6 pairs of shoes, value 12s. , the goods William Hayhow ; and SUSANNAH SUMMERS was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

HENRY LEE (Police-constable K 262). On the 2nd of September I saw Ward in High-street, Shadwell ; Pickard and Foley were on the other side of the way - they were about fifty yards from the prosecutor's; that was about half-past nine o'clock, and about ten I saw Pickard and Foley at Mr. Thomas' shop; Ward was going towards Cannon-street - I then lost sight of them till I received in formation that Ward had gone up Twinecourt, with something in an apron; I went there, and saw Ward come out of a house - I asked what he had had in his apron, and had taken into that house; he said, Nothing - I went into the house, and saw Pickard trying to get under the bed, and Foley ran up stairs; Summers was in bed - I sent for an officer, who found some shoes in the bed, which could not have been put in while I was there; I did not see Summers touch them.

GEORGE DEWPEN . I am a shoemaker. I was in Mr. Tilley's shoe shop, in Ratcliff-highway, on the 7th of September; I saw Pickard and Foley handling the shoes - I went and told Mr. Tilley to give notice to the Police-officer - Pickard and Foley then walked away - I afterwards saw them in company with Ward in the highway; Ward said to them, "Run down Union-street, and meet me in the alley;" he then had a black apron on, which he was holding up before him.

Ward. He must have been very close to me to see what I had in my apron - it was a few French beans.

Witness. I cannot say what he had got; he met some girl of the town, and showed her what he had got.

WILLIAM OSMAN (Police-constable K 61). I assisted Lee at the house in Twine-court; I found six pairs of shoes in the bed, and Summers was laying with the calves of her legs over them - I asked her how they came there; she denied knowing any thing about them; but afterwards said that Ward brought them, and flung them into the bed where she was - Ward was sitting on the bed at the time.

JOHN HOBBS. I am foreman to Mr. William Hayhow, a shoemaker, in Ratcliff-highway. These are his property.

BENJAMIN BRETT . I am shopman to Mr. Hayhow. These shoes were hanging on his door-post; I saw them safe at half-past eight o'clock.

Ward's Defence. No one saw me with the property, nor with these two boys; when the officer saw me, he asked what I had in my apron - I said Nothing; he knocked first at one door, and then at another, and when Foley opened a door, he ran in, and said, "This is the house you came out of."

Foley's Defence. The officer stated at the Thames Police-office that I ran up stairs; but instantly I opened the door, he laid hold of me, and said there is another of them - I had been with Pickard, and left him, and went home to go to bed; he then came again to ask me to go to swim; I knew nothing of Ward till the officer brought him in.

WARD - GUILTY . Aged 24.

FOLEY - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Transported for Seven Years .

PICKARD - GUILTY . Aged 14.

Fined 1s. and Discharged.

SUMMERS - NOT GUILTY .

2139. GEORGE WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 pair of shoes, value 7s. , the goods of William Hayhow .

JOHN HOBBS . I am foreman to Mr. William Hayhow, shoemaker , Ratcliff-highway . On the morning of the 23rd of August I received information, and was told the prisoner had gone; I followed him - he was running; I stopped him, and found on him this pair of shoes, which I had seen half an hour before hung on the door-post: there were half a dozen pair hanging together, and these were cut down.

JAMES HAWKWITH (Police-constable K 199). I took the prisoner; he said he had taken the shoes.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

2140. MARY WORKMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of August , 1 shawl, value 2s., the goods of James Grubb , from the the person of Elizabeth Grubb .

ELIZABETH GRUBB . I am the wife of James Grubb - we live in James-street, Bethnal-green. On the 1st of August I was going up Hoxton : I stepped aside to a court, the prisoner saw me and took me to a privy - I then went with her to a public-house, where we had two quarterns of gin, which I paid for - we walked away to get her; I had been drinking before and was a little tipsy - the boys got round me, and the prisoner took my shawl off my neck and ran away; I saw her in Shoreditch two days afterwards - I asked what she had done with my shawl; she said she had given it to Mary Skinner , who had sold it, and she had 5d. of it for her share - she took me to some small house in Hackney-road, but could not find the person who bought it; we found Skinner, who denied all knowledge of it.

WILLIAM HODGE (Police-constable N 97). I took the prisoner; she admitted taking the shawl and selling it for 5d.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined One Month .

2141. ELIZABETH STEEL , MARY HUM-PHRIES , ELIZABETH WILEY , and JOSEPH CLARK , were indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 pair of shoes, value 4s. , the goods of Joseph Fennell .

HENRY COLTON (Police-constable H 60). On the 15th of August I was in Shoreditch ; I saw the prisoners all together in conversation - I watched them; they went to the prosecutor's shop; Humphries took hold of a pair of shoes which hung on the door-post, and remarked that they were a very nice pair - Steel then took them, put them under her shawl under her left arm, and walked away.

Steel. I met these two girls, and asked them to go with me to buy a pair of shoes - Humphries touched this pair - they fell down; I took them up, and before I could put them up the officer took us. Witness. They had got fourteen or fifteen yards from the shop; Clark had a jacket on, and he put his hands into the pockets, and extended his arms as if to conceal them - I found the shoes under Steel's arm; I put her into the shop, and Clark used the most disgusting language, which collected a mob, and I took him - Steel and Humphries stood close together, and the other two close behind them; I had watched them for twenty yards previous to their going to the door.

Humphries' Defence. I was coming down Shoreditch and met Steel; I touched the shoes and they fell down; she picked them up, and the officer took us.

Wiley. I was with Humphries - we met Steel; she asked us to go and buy a pair of shoes - they were a little before me, for I stopped to look at a window; I did not know what was done till the mob collected. Witness. I had watched them for twenty yards previous to their going to the shop; when I took Steel, Clark said I had no business to take her - I said if I did wrong I must answer for it; he was very violent, and a man stepped up and assisted me to take them - Steel then wanted to shuffle the shawl from her shoulders, and I assisted her, in order that the other might come to the station - Clark then took off his hat, and I asked Wiley to carry it for him, which she did; I then met another officer, and we took the other two prisoners.

ELIZABETH CROW. I am servant to Joseph Fennel. I was in his shop, and saw Humphries take hold of the toes of the shoes and turn them round - she said they were a nice pair, and then Steele took them down and put them under her shawl; they had got twelve or fifteen yards before they were taken - I gave an alarm; my master went out and Steel was brought in - I was at the back part of the shop; the shoes were hung on hooks.

JOSEPH FENNEL. About seven o'clock in the evening my servant gave me some information - I went into the street and saw Steel in custody of the officer, who was taking these shoes from under her shawl; they were twelve or fifteen yards off - Clark then came and was taken - they are my shoes, and worth 4s.

HENRY COLTON. I had seen all the prisoners together in deep conversation for twenty minutes before; and I had seen the whole four together before that evening,

STEEL - GUILTY . Aged 18.

HUMPHRIES - GUILTY . Aged 16.

WILEY - GUILTY . Aged 14.

CLARK - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Transported for Seven Years .

Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2162. ANN SWEENY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 tippet, value 4s. , the goods of Mary Ann Waters .

MARY ANN WATERS . I am single ; I live at No.35, Frith-street - the prisoner was servant to a lodger in the house; I lost my tippet on the 2nd of August from a back parlour -I saw it again on the prisoner on the 30th of August.

ELIZABETH HOEPFNER . My husband keeps the house in Frith-street. Waters is my servant - the prisoner is servant to Mrs. Rymer, a lodger; this tippet and a gown of my own were taken on the 2nd of August, when the prisoner's mistress took her to Margate; I described my gown to her mistress, and she found it on her person.

FANNY RYMER . This tippet was in possession of the prisoner on the day we returned from Margate.

JAMES WARD (Police-constable C 172). I took the prisoner at the prosecutor's house on the 30th of August; this tippet was under her gown and petticoat, tied round her waist. Property produced and sworn to.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Seven Years .

2143. ANN SWEENY was again indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 gown, value 8s.; 1 cap, value 1s. 6d., and 1 handkerchief, value 6d. , the goods of John Augustus Andrus Hoepfner .

ELIZABETH HOEPFNER . I am the wife of John Augustus Andrus Hoepfner - he keeps the house No.35, Frith-street ; the prisoner was servant to my lodger. I lost my gown on the 2nd of August, and the cap about a week after.

JAMES WARD . I am a Police-constable. I found this gown on the prisoner on the 30th of August.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Transported for Seven Years longer .

There was another indictment against the prisoner.

2144. MARGARET MURRAY was indicted for stealing, on the 1st September , 1 gown, value 2s., 1 pair of stockings, value 9d., and 1 shawl, value 6d. , the goods of Michael Crawley .

MARY CRAWLEY . I am the wife of Michael Crawley ; we live in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square . I hired the prisoner to mind my children; she came on the 1st of September - I had my tea with the prisoner at five o'clock, and then went out to market, telling her to put the children to bed - when I came back I missed these articles from the front kitchen.

JOSEPH KENDRICK . (Police-constable F 42). I took the prisoner at two o'clock the next morning, in Bowl-yard, St. Giles'; she had this shawl on, which is all that has been found.

Prisoner. She allowed me to wear the shawl on that Saturday afternoon, and then got me to mind her things while she had her tea.

MARY CRAWLEY. No, I never lent her any article of dress; she agreed to stop with me for 1s. a week.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Weeks .

2145. JOHN LAWRENCE was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 27 yards of carpet, value 12l., and 1 hearth rug, value 10s., the goods of Thomas Dowbiggin and another .

MICHAEL DRISCOLL (Police-constable H 133.) On the 18th of August, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, I was on Tower-hill - I saw the prisoner with a parcel on his shoulder; he was going on between a walk and a run - I suspected all was not right, and followed him; he dropped the parcel - I called to two men to take care of it; I followed and took him in the Minories.

SAMUEL EMMERSON . I am clerk to Mr. Thomas Dowbiggin and another, of Mount-street, Grosvenor-square - this parcel contained the articles stated, and is their goods; I gave it to one of our porters to pack, and he gave it to two carmen - it is addressed to Lord Kinnoul, Duplen-castle, Perth.

THOMAS COLLINS. I was driving the caravan on that Saturday afternoon - I cannot say where I lost this parcel; I missed it when I got to the wharf - it had been tied to the van with some more.

JAMES BRUCE . I am a porter. The officer was talking to me, and he ran off and left me, calling to me to mind the parcel, which I saw on the prisoner's shoulder.

Prisoner's Defence. I was crossing Tower-hill; I saw the van going on rapidly - the tail-board was down, and this bale fell out; I called to the carman, who did not hear me - I was dragging it towards the light, to see the direction, and the officer took me.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .

2146. JAMES LONG was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of August , 1 watch, value 3l.; 1 watch chain, value 6d.; 2 seals, value 2l.; 1 watch-key, value 8d.; and 1 ring, value 10s., the goods of William Short , from his person .

WILLIAM SHORT. I live with Mr. Gregson. On the 23rd of August I fell in with the prisoner at a beer-shop in Shoreditch; he was with another person, whom I knew - I have known the prisoner twelve years; the other person asked me to drink, and I sat down and drank out of a glass of ale - it was then between eight and nine o'clock, and I stopped till ten o'clock, but I was not intoxicated - we then all left and went to another house in Church-street, and had some beer there; we then went to Whitechapel, and there had a quartern of rum; that was between eleven and twelve o'clock - the other person paid the reckoning; the prisoner said he had no money - we then went with some females to the door of a house in Baker's-row , but I did not go into any house; I complained of being sick - the prisoner said,"Don't fear, I will protect you, no harm shall happen to you;" but before that he said, "Take care of your watch, or you will lose it" - I took my watch out of fob, put it into a glove, and put it into my coat pocket- there were no girls there then; I then sat down on a step in Baker's-row - the officer came and told me to go away; the prisoner said, "It is all right, let us stay a little while" - the officer said, "I don't know that it is all right;" I then distinctly felt the prisoner put his hand into my pocket, take out my watch, and run off - the officer was there at the time, but I did not give an alarm; I called Jem! Jem! I then went with the other person to the prisoner's father, but he was not come home - the watch has not been found.

Prisoner. Q. What is the reason you did not give an alarm? A. I did not think you meant to rob me, as we had been particular friends.

JOHN STEVENS . I was with the prosecutor and the prisoner - we all sat on the step, and the prisoner in the middle; I fell asleep in a short time - Short touched me, and said that Long had taken his watch and ran off - we went to the corner, but lost sight of him - I heard the prisoner caution him about his watch in Shoreditch, and he put it into his pocket.

GEORGE DEVEREUX BOLTON (Police-constable H 49). At three o'clock in the morning, I saw the prisoner and the other two in company with a prostitute - as they passed me the prisoner said "It is all right, Bolton;" I said I did not know that it was, they had better go on - they went to Rose-court, and stood talking together; I went past them, returned, and they were still there - I desired them to go on; I went on, and when I returned a third time, they were asleep on a step in Baker's-row - the prisoner said, "It is all right, let us sleep a while." - I said, No, go about your business" - he then started up, and before I could well turn round, he was out of sight; the prosecutor looked about and called Jem! and asked if I saw which way he ran; I said No - he afterwards went to the station, and gave notice.

JOHN BURROUGH (Police-constable H 97. I took the prisoner on the 24th; I told him it was on a charge of stealing a watch-chain and seals - he said he knew all about it.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he was innocent, and that all he said to the officer was, "I know what it is about."

NOT GUILTY .

2147. EDWARD CROWDER was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of August , 1 watch, value 1l. 10s.; 1 seal, value 1s.; 2 watch-keys, value 1d., and 1 chain, value 1s. , the goods of James Marshall .

JAMES MARSHALL . I am a porter , and live in Garden-row, Brick-lane . On the 17th of August, at eight o'clock in the evening, my watch was in my bed-room - the prisoner lodged there that night, but not in my bed-room; I got up in the morning, between five and six, and went out, leaving my watch in my bed-room, on the first floor - I returned between twelve and one, and missed it: the prisoner was then gone - he had not given notice, but said he should take the lodging by the week, and remain there.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you any other lodger in the house? A. No; I had shut the door when I went out that morning.

ELEANOR MARSHALL . I am the wife of James Marshall . My husband's watch was on the mantel-piece in the bedroom - the prisoner slept in the next room; I got up about seven o'clock in the morning, and shut the door when I came out; the prisoner came down about five minutes before nine, and went out.

MICHAEL SCANTLING (Police-constable G 118.) I took the prisoner in Old-street, on a charge of stealing a pair of sheets - the watch has not been found.

NOT GUILTY .

2148. EDWARD CROWDER was again indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 1 truck, value 2l. , the goods of Jasper Johnson .

JASPER JOHNSON . I live in Wood-street, Goswell-road . The prisoner came on the 11th of August, and hired my truck, in the name of Davis - I had some knowledge of Davis, and let him have it; I asked if he knew what it was for - he said to fetch five kits of salmon - he went away with it, and never brought it back.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you ever seen him before? A. I cannot say that I had - I remember him by the peculiarity of his dress; a young man who was passing by knew him, and took me to his parents.

RICHARD DAVIS. I am a town carman. I know the prisoner, but I did not send him for the truck.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .

2149. EDWARD CROWDER was again indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 1 pair of sheets, value 5s. , the goods of Samuel Wood .

ELIZA WOOD . I am the wife of Samuel Wood. The prisoner hired a lodging at my house, on the 8th of August, at 3s. a week - he slept there that night, and never came again; we missed the sheets off the bed as soon as he left the house - there was no other person there.

Cross-examined. Q. Do not you know that your husband and he went out at the door together? A. He stood talking with us at the parlour-door for two or three minutes - the sheets have not been found.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years longer .

2150. WILLIAM JENNINGS was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 12 ozs. weight of leather, value 2s. , the goods of Eusebius Smith .

JOHN LEACH . I live with Eusebius Smith, a leather-seller , in Kingsland-road . On the 20th of August I was in the shop - the prisoner came in; he asked for some half soles; I put the box on the counter - he turned them out, and looked at them; while I was serving another customer I saw him secreting something in a bag, which he had on the counter - I kept my eyes on him, and observed him put some half soles in the bag a second time; he then looked out a pair - I pressed them for him, and he paid me- I then said, "What have you in your bag?" he said Nothing; I said, "You have some half soles;" he then said, "I will pay you for them" - the officer happened to come in; he took him, and found these half soles in his bag.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he must have put the goods into his bag by mistake.

GUILTY . Aged 49. - Confined Six Weeks .

2151. HENRIETTA HANAGAN and MARY CARBEY were indicted for stealing, on the 11th of August , 17 yards of printed cotton, value 8s. , the goods of William Shearman .

THOMAS CHURCH . I was passing Mr. Shearman's shop, in Chiswell-street , on the 11th of August, about twelve o'clock, and saw the two prisoners looking at some prints at his door - I watched them, and saw Carbey put her hand under the print, and Hanagan walked round the shop- they then walked up to the print again; Carbey held up her apron, and Hanagan pulled this print down into her apron; Carbey walked off quick with it, and came towards me - the other prisoner was close behind her; I stopped Carbey, and when Hanagan came up I took her also - I took them to the shop.

WILLIAM SHEARMAN. I am a linen-draper , in Chiswell-street. This is my print.

Hanagan's Defence. I was going past the shop, and the print fell down - she took it up to take it to the shop; this witness took her; I went to ask him what for, and he took me.

HANAGAN - GUILTY . Aged 16.

CARBEY - GUILTY . Aged 15.

Transported for Seven Years .

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2152. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 1s., the goods of John Smith , from his person .

JOHN SMITH. I live in the Commercial-road, and am a captain of a vessel . On the 8th of August, at half-past ten o'clock in the evening; I was walking in Grenada-terrace, Commercial-road - I felt a tug at my pocket, I turned and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand; I said, "You scoundrel what are you about?" he immediately ran away - a young gentleman took him; I went up and found him in possession of the officer: I took up my handkerchief.

THOMAS SMITHERS (Police-constable K 101). I was on duty, and saw the prisoner running - I took him; this handkerchief was picked up.

Prisoner. Q. Did I turn the corner with it? A. I did not see you drop it; I saw you run and turn one corner: they were pursuing you - I did not lose sight of you.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. - Transported for Seven Years .

2153. SAMUEL HILL was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , one 5l. Bank note, the property of John Head , from his person .

JOHN HEAD. I am a smith , and live at Maidstone. I was in Robert-street, Grosvenor-square, about the middle of July, 1831; I cannot tell the day - I had seen the prisoner before, when he had called at my shop, and asked if I had a job for him; he was a stone-mason : on the day in question he asked me, if I had a set of iron-work for an oven to sell - I said I had; he said if I would go with him and a gentleman, he thought he could get a customer, and a good job for himself - we went along Piccadilly, and he said, "We will have something to drink;" I said, "No, we will go and have our business done first," but he went into a public-house, and I had a glass of porter - we then went on to Westminster, and he showed me some premises in Tothill-street; I looked at them, and told the person not to have any thing to do with them, without he had 100l. to spare, and 100l. to lay out - we then all went to the Cock, in Tothill-street ; the other person spent half a crown in bread and cheese, and beer - the prisoner called for gin and water; I said to him, "Don't call for any thing without you have money to pay for it" - he went to countermand the order, but the landlord brought it, and I said, "It is a shame you should have this, we have had enough, but as it is come, I will pay for it:" I took out a 5l. note, and said to the landlord, "Can you give me change?" he said Yes; I wrote my name on it, and his wife called out at that moment -"You know we can't, we paid the brewer this morning;" the prisoner jumped up, snatched the note from my hand, and said, "I can get it changed:" he went off, leaving his hat, stick, and all behind him - he has been away from his wife and family for twelve months.

PHILIP WEBSTER . I was with the prosecutor in August last; we saw the prisoner standing against the Sawyers' public-house: we went up to him; I said, "I suppose you know what we want you for?" he said,

"I have sent my friend to him several times to pay the money, and he could not see him;" he afterwards said, "I consider part of the money as mine, as we were in partnership."

Prisoner's Defence. I was sitting by his side and he gave the note into my hand, and said he had no more silver; I took it by his request - I have sent the money to him, and his wife and sister would not take it.

GUILTY . Aged 29. - Transported for Seven Years .

2154. EDWARD HOUSE , JOSEPH HOWARD , and CHARLES HOWARD were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of August , 1 pair of boots, value 5s. , the goods of Charles Smith .

RICHARD VINNOR . I am a baker. On the 18th of August I was in Lisson-grove ; I saw the three prisoners at Mr. Charles Smith's shop - he is a shoemaker ; Lewis was conversing with me, and pointed them out: and said they had taken a pair of boots - they all ran off together; I followed, and took them - I saw House buttoning up his trousers; I said to him, "What are you about?" he said, Nothing, and in the rear of his trousers I found these boots concealed.

JOHN LEWIS . I am a shoemaker, and live near the prosecutor. I saw the three prisoners go to his shop - there were several persons serving customers; the prisoners took the opportunity, and one of them, but I cannot say which, took the boots - it was between seven and eight o'clock in the evening.

JOHN BYRNE (Police-constable D 30). I took the prisoners, and have the boots.

CHARLES SMITH . These are my property; I was at home, but busy in my shop - these were taken from the side of the door.

HOUSE - GUILTY . Aged 12.

J. HOWARD - GUILTY . Aged 8.

C. HOWARD - GUILTY . Aged 10.

Whipped and Discharged.

2155. SARAH ANN DIXON was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 coral necklace, value 5s., the goods of Michael Skallan , from the person of Catherine Skallan .

SARAH SKALLAN . I am the wife of Michael Skallan; we live in Hemlock-court . On the 19th of August my daughter Catherine, who is six years old, went out to play; she had a coral necklace on - she called me about five o'clock, and said a woman wanted me; I went out, and missed the necklace - I saw the prisoner at Bow-street, in custody.

MARY ANN IRONSIDE. I live in Hemlock-court. On Sunday, the 19th of August, I saw the little girl, about four o'clock, with the necklace - I missed her all at once, but about five o'clock I was going down the court, and saw the prisoner bring her to No.19, and go in there; I sat down at my door, and the prisoner brought the child out of No.19 again, and I took her to her own mother's door, and said to her, "Go and tell your mother I want to speak to her," and then she went away; the child had no necklace on then.

JOHN CLARK . I keep a lodging-house. I have seen the prisoner frequently; on that Sunday night she brought me the coral necklace, and asked me if I would let her have 1s. on it, as she had had nothing to eat all day, and there was no pawnbroker's open - I let her have 1s., out of compassion, and the next morning she came and said her old man, who is a coachman, would not go out without his breakfast, and would I lend her another shilling, which I did, and the officer came and took the necklace.

JOHN Mc GRAH (Police-constable F 160). I received this necklace from Clark.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 26. - Confined Six Weeks .

2156. SAMUEL CHANT was indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 pair of trousers, value 5s. , the goods of Richard Law .

RICHARD LAW . I live in Hoxton Old-town . On the 22nd of August I observed the prisoner standing by my parlour window; he then left the window, joined another man, and they both came running by the window - I went into my shop, told one of my young men I suspected them, and told him to go after them; he did so, and I was afterwards sent for to the watch-house, where I found these two men.

JOHN BLANCHARD . I am a green-grocer. I saw the prisoner running, and several persons after him; I followed, and saw him take these trousers from under his jacket - he tried to throw them over a wall - they lodged upon a shed; I caught and held him till the officer came and took him - the trousers were then got down.

WILLIAM TAYLOR (Police-constable N 179). I heard the alarm; Blanchard had caught the prisoner, and I came up and took him.

JOHN WINTLE . I am a constable. I heard the alarm, and went to the place; I saw a boy take these trousers off the shed, and not knowing him, I took them.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I did it through distress.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Six Months .

2157. HENRY CLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 sovereign, 1 half-sovereign, and 3 shillings, the monies of Robert Cooper , from his person .

ROBERT COOPER. I am a paper-stainer , and live in Wellington-street, Kingsland-road; I had seen the prisoner several times, but I do not know what he was On the 18th of August I called in at the London Apprentice; I met the prisoner there - it was about twelve o'clock; I had received my wages at ten, and had in my pocket, one sovereign, one half-sovereign, and 5s. - he asked if I would give him a glass of ale, and I gave him one which I was drinking; he then asked me to go with him, and we called at one public-house going along - we then went to Collingwood-street , and as I was very tired I fell asleep in about a quarter of an hour after I got into the house; in about an hour two young women awoke me up, and said my friend had taken my money out of my pocket - I got up, and they asked what I had lost; I said 1l. 15s. - the watchman was called in, and I gave charge of the prisoner; my money had been loose in my waistcoat pocket - the prisoner took off his coat, threw it down, and said, "You may search me;" the watchman took up his coat, and found in it, one sovereign, and one half-sovereign tied up in a silk handkerchief - there was some silver found in his breeches pocket.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. Are you married? A. Yes; I was not in the public-house five minutes, for it was time for them to shut up - I had only one glass of ale there; we had two glasses of rum a-piece - I knew in the morning where I was; I did not know that night - I did not know the number of the house, nor the name of the street - I was sensible - there was one young woman there when we got there, and another afterwards, and a young man who belonged to the house.

SUSAN HIGGINS . I am an unfortunate girl, and live at No.7, Collingwood-street. On the 19th of August, about two or three o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came there, and the prosecutor with him - the prosecutor laid on the sofa, and went to sleep; the prisoner said, "I will go and see what money my friend has got;" he put his hands into both his waistcoat pockets, and took some money out -I saw some silver, but I did not see any gold; he put it into his trousers pocket - the prisoner then wanted to go up stairs with my friend Miss Slater, but she would not have any thing to say to him; he then went out, brought in two Policemen and the watchman, and said that Miss Slater had robbed him; the prisoner took off his coat, and threw it down at one end of the room; the watchman took it, and found in it an old silk handkerchief with a sovereign and a half tied up in it.

Cross-examined. Q. What house is this? A. A lodging house - there were myself, Slater, and Mr. Farley the landlord there, besides the prisoner and the prosecutor; they did not come to see us - they came, and wanted something to drink; the prisoner went up stairs with Slater, but he did not stop - we were all there when he took the money from the prosecutor's pocket; we did not say any thing to him; I saw some silver in one of his hands - he turned one of the prosecutor's pockets out.

WILLIAM FARLEY . I was in the room, and saw the money found.

Cross-examined. Q. What are you? A. A painter and glazier - I let the house in different apartments not to young women in particular - there was one man in the house named Size; the prisoner came to see him - I do not know what trade Size is; I believe these young women see gentlemen, but when I found what house it was I left it altogether - I was not there when the prosecutor and the prisoner came; I came down when the prisoner was making a great disturbance, and begged him to be quiet - I saw a sovereign and a half found in the coat.

JOHN YABSLEY . I am a private watchman. I went, and found the sovereign and a half in the handkerchief in the coat.

Cross-examined. Q. Where did you search the coat? A. In the parlour of the house - it is a brothel; when I said I should search the prisoner, he took some silver out of his trousers pocket, and it laid on the table; there were 8s. or 10s., there was no Policeman there then.

ISAAC GOUGEON (Police-constable N 27). I took the prisoner, and found on him 11s. 6d.

Prisoner's Defence. I met the prosecutor - he knew perfectly well where he was going, for he named it to me; these two girls and this man were in the room - one of the girls went up stairs, and I after her, leaving the prosecutor on the sofa asleep; I then missed a sovereign and a half from my pocket, and being in liquor, I suppose I took it out of my fob and tied it in the handkerchief - I then called in the Policeman; we went into the parlour - the prosecutor was still asleep; the watchman came in, awoke him, and asked if he was robbed - he said No; he said,"You had better feel," and then he said, "I have lost 1l. 15s." I said,"Well, I will be searched," and I pulled off my coat; the girls said, "Serve him out;" they then beat me, and gave me a black eye. NOT GUILTY .

2158. JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN and PHILIP CHAMBERLAIN were indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 coat, value 10s. , the goods of John Carter .

CHARLES BREWER . I take care of horses in a hackneycoach-yard; this coat is Mr. John Carter 's property - he was taken ill on the Sunday morning, and I drove his coach - this coat was on the box; I had the care of it - one of the horses slipped down at the corner of Brick-lane, Church-street , between two and three o'clock in the morning - I got down to get the horse up, and when I looked for the coat, it was gone.

JAMES WALTON (Police-constable H 85). I was in Wentworth-street, and saw Philip Chamberlain come up a little court - he then turned, and went back; I thought something was wrong; I ran up, and saw him speaking to his brother Joshua, who then had a large coat on, and a stick in his hand - there was at that time a noise of some labourers going out to work; I turned to look at them, and the two prisoners were gone, but I knew them both; and soon after I saw Joshua come and speak to his brother without the great coat; two officers came up at the time, and I told them of it.

CHARLES RANDALL (Police-constable H 68). Walton informed me of this; I went and took Joshua Chamberlain in Essex-street, and found this coat in a dust-hole, up a court, not far from where he had been standing, and this stick not far from him: the other officer took the other prisoner.(Property produced and sworn to).

Joshua Chamberlain 's Defence. I got up at a quarter past five o'clock to go to work; the gates of the yard were shut - I was waiting for some of the workmen, and this officer took me.

Philip Chamberlain's Defence. I came out with my brother - the gates were not open - I said, "We will go and call our shopmates."

J. CHAMBERLAIN - GUILTY . Aged 19.

P. CHAMBERLAIN - GUILTY . Aged 20.

Transported for Seven Years .

2159. ELIZABETH MYNOR was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of August , 1 printed book, value 12s. , the goods of Peter Wright .

JOHN POYNTON . I am son-in-law of Mr. Peter Wright, bookseller , High-street, St. Giles' ; I was at his shop accidentally, on the 2nd of August; I broke my watchglass, and went home to get another; while I was gone I was sent for, and missed this book, which I know is his.

MARTHA WELFORD . I was passing the shop door a little after five o'clock in the afternoon, on the 2nd of August; I saw the prisoner take the book from the door - I followed, and took her and the book nearly opposite the church; I said, "You have stolen that book;" she dropped it - I took it up, and brought her back.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I saw a woman drop it, and I gave it to the officer.

MARTHA WELFORD. I saw the prisoner take it, she put her apron and shawl over it, and when I spoke to her, she dropped it.

GUILTY . Aged 38. - Confined Six Weeks .

2160. CATHERINE MANCLARK was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of April , 2 towels, value 2s., and 1 handkerchief, value 2s. , the goods of Richard Webb .

MARGARET WEBB . I am the wife of Richard Webb, and am a laundress - we live on Church-hill, St. Pancras . I have known the prisoner twenty years - for the last few months she was in the habit of washing for me; I missed two towels.

JAMES BOURNE . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Brewers-street, Somers'-town. I have two towels, pawned for 8d., on the 21st of May - to the best of my belief, by the prisoner; I knew her well by her coming to our shop.

Cross-examined by MR. HEATON. Q. And yet you have seen her frequently? A. Yes, but my employer took these in.

CHARLES MERCER . I am in the employ of a pawnbroker. I have a handkerchief - I do not know who pawned it.

CHARLES MUMFORD (Police-constable E 162). I took the prisoner at No.9, Manchester-street, Gray's Inn-road; I found the duplicates there.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose she was only a lodger? A. I believe it was an empty house, and an old person was there to take care of it - the prisoner directed me there; she said the duplicates were in the middle drawer, and that they were hers.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner received an excellent character.

GUILTY. Aged 37.

Recommended to Mercy . - Fined 1s. and Discharged.

2161. JEREMIAH NEALE and WILLIAM READ were indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August , 2 gallons of wine, value 30s., and 2 bottles, value 10d. , the goods of Thomas Cotterell .

THOMAS COTTERELL . I live in Little Queen-street, Holborn . At the next house to me there were some bricklayers' repairs going on at the back of my premises; on the 9th of August Read came and asked me to allow him to go down stairs and remove a large stone at a place which they were going to break up - I went down into my cellar with him, and helped him to remove the stone; I did not see Neale at that time, but between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, I saw Neale, who was the labourer, drunk- I had allowed him to fetch water from the pump in my cellar: I went down in about an hour, found my winecellar door open, and missed between two and three dozen of wine.

WILLIAM BURNHAM . I am pot-boy to the prosecutor. I went down into his cellar, and found the wine-cellar had been forced open, but I did not know that any wine was gone; the prisoners were working in Mr. Robinson's cellar on the other side of the brick wall - they could get from one cellar to the other; I saw that Neale was tipsy when he came into our kitchen for water - he broke part of the dresser; he said he was not tipsy - I said he was, and I would not go away: their master then came there, and when he was gone I asked them how they got so tipsy - they said they had been drinking some porter; I asked where - they told me, and then I found they had been drinking some finings; I then went to look at our taps, to see if they dripped, and knocked down a bottle of wine which stood there; I asked where they got that from - they said from where the bottled ale stood; I said it was wine, and I gave it to them to smell - they threw it behind them into Mr. Robinson's cellar; I then asked them how much more they had taken - Read said five bottles - he told Neale to give me back what he had, and he gave me back three - one of them was ale, and the cork had been drawn.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. You stopped a long time in the cellar? A. Yes; I did not take any myself; they were both tipsy, and hardly knew what they were saying; I saw no bottle of wine but the one that was broken.

SAMUEL WISE (Police-constable A 86.) I was sent for, and informed the cellar had been broken; I watched to see if any thing was taken away - I saw one of them come up and look, and then I saw Neale come up with a hod on his shoulder - I stopped him, and found in the hod four bottles of wine; I took two of them - he threw the others down and tried to get off.

Cross-examined. Q. Was he not tipsy? A. He had been drinking, but he could walk and run very well; he walked to Bow-street afterwards - he was not tipsy.

THOMAS COTTERELL . I found ten bottles of wine in all, but I missed more than two dozen.

Cross-examined. Q. What could become of the two dozen? A. I do not know; four of the ten I found were broken, and six are here - there had been a cork drawn of the ale, but I believe they had only just tasted that; they might have taken some wine at dinner time.

Neale's Defence. I know nothing about it, only Read brought me the stuff, and told me to drink it.

The prisoners received a good character.

NEALE - GUILTY . Aged 17.

READ - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Confined One Year .

2162. JOSEPH PITT was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of July , 18lbs. weight of ham, value 8s. , the goods of Charles Charlton .

GEORGE RUSSELL . On the 28th of July I stopped the prisoner, in consequence of information; I found this ham on him, and took him - he said he took it from Charlton's, and was ready to pay for it.

JOSEPH RICHARDSON . I live with Mr. Charles Charlton. It was his ham, and was on a board outside his window.

Prisoner's Defence. I had been up to Notting-hill; a man had given me four or five glasses of liquor - on my return home I came near this shop, and I suppose I took it, not knowing what I was doing.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Confined Seven Days .

2163. THOMAS STEVENS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 truss of hay, value 2s. , the goods of John Richards .

JAMES COLE BERRY . I keep a school at Finchley . -On the 8th of September, about half-past two o'clock in the morning, I was at my own door, and heard the footsteps of a man approaching; I took particular notice, and observed that he turned into Mr. Richard's yard - I had just come off a journey, and taken off my shoes to put on another pair, and without saying any thing to my family, I went out, and saw the prisoner with a truss of hay, going from the prosecutor's yard; I followed him, and said he was very early employed that morning - he said he was employed by a gentleman to carry it; I said he should not go any further till he had satisfied me where he got it - he then said he picked it up, and had more right to it than any one, and he would not he stopped by me; I said he should not go any further, and insisted that he should take it back to where he got it from; he, after some time, took it back to Mr. Richards'; I called him up, and kept the prisoner in sight till he was taken.

JAMES GREGORY . This is Mr. Richards' hay - he is a farmer ; I know it is a truss which I bound on Friday forenoon - it was taken the next morning; I had left it with a load tied for market - the prisoner had worked there formerly, and knew the place.

JAMES FROST . I was called to take the prisoner - he has lived there for several years.

JOHN RICHARDS. I had hay of this quality, and have no doubt this is mine.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Transported for Seven Years .

2164. JULIA SENTRY was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of July , 16 sovereigns, the monies of Mary Ann Holland , from her person .

The prosecutrix did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

OLD COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

2165. THOMAS RICKLES was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of September , 1 looking-glass, value 40s. , the goods of Thomas Woodward .

THOMAS JOHNSON . I am a Policeman. About a quarter-past three o'clock in the afternoon I met the prisoner in Broad-street, St. Giles', with this glass - I followed him to Lincoln's Inn-fields, then said, "Halloo! you have a fine glass there" - he said Yes, and that he had brought it from Hawes, a broker, of No. 25, Wardour-street - I went and found a doctor lived there.

SARAH WOODWARD . I am the wife of Thomas Woodward, a broker , of Carnaby-market . This is our glass, and was taken off a chest of drawers - the prisoner is a stranger.

Prisoner's Defence. I was employed to carry it.

GUILTY . Aged 35. - Confined Three Months .

2166. SARAH JOHNSON and MARY JONES were indicted for stealing, on the 19th of August , 1 sovereign, 1 half-sovereign, 1 half-crown, and 4 shillings, the monies of William Bews Harris , from his person .

WILLIAM BEWS HARRIS. I am a carpenter - I live in Forest-row, Dalston. On Saturday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, I met the prisoner in Bishopsgate-street- I had been drinking, but was in my senses; they accosted me; I went to two public-houses with them, and drank -I had a quartern of rum at the second house - a baker came in, and insulted me; he went away, and at that moment my purse was safe - I had taken it out of my fob in the prisoner's presence, to pay for the liquor; I had a sovereign, half a sovereign, half a crown, and 4s. in it - I went away, and was going home; the prisoners followed me, and came to me again; Johnson was on my left-hand side, and Jones on my right; she left me suddenly -Jones loitered rather behind, and Johnson called her, which excited my suspicion - I felt, and missed my purse from my left-hand pocket; I directly seized Johnson, and said she had robbed me - a Policeman came up; I told him - my bag of money was found concealed on Jones.

SILVANUS GILL . I am a Policeman. The prosecutor accused the prisoners of robbing him; I took them both to the station - my wife searched them.

MARY ANN BEST . I searched the prisoners, and found a bag on Jones, concealed in a certain part of her person.

SARAH GILL . I am the Policeman's wife. Jones resisted being searched; the purse and money were found concealed where Best has stated.

WILLIAM BEWS HARRIS , This is my purse, and the money was in it.

Johnson's Defence. I know nothing of it.

JOHNSON - GUILTY . Aged 21.

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 28.

Transported for Life .

2167. JOHN JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 coat, value 10s.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 8s.; 2 waistcoats, value 7s.; 1 pair of braces, value 3d., and 1 half handkerchief, value 2d. , the goods of Joseph Humphrey .

JOSEPH GALLOWAY . I am an officer. On the 20th of August, about four o'clock in the morning, I heard a cry of Police! and apprehended the prisoner in a boat alongside a ship, in Ratcliff-cross tier - I found this property on him.

JOSEPH HUMPHREY. I am master of the vessel . I lost my coat out of the cabin, and my pantaloons and two waistcoat from the state-room, where I sleep - the prisoner was taken in my ship's-boat, which was moored to the vessel; I know nothing of him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Transported for Seven Years .

2168. JOHN JONES was again indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August , 1 watch, value 3l. , the goods of John Stock .

JOHN GALLOWAY . I found this watch on the prisoner.

JOHN STOCK. I belong to the Lord Teignmouth , which was about four ships from Humphrey's; I lost this watch, which hung over my head in the bed-cabin of the Helen.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Transported for 7 Years longer .

2169. HELEN KAY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of August , 1 watch, value 3l.; 2 seals, value 10s.; 1 key, value 6d., and 1 chain, value 6d., the goods of William Porthouse , from his person .

WILLIAM PORTHOUSE. I am a cabinet-maker , and a married man. On Tuesday, the 26th of August, between twelve and one o'clock, I was going home and met the prisoner; I went to a house with her in Little Sutton-street, Soho ; after being with her, she went down stairs for some water, and did not return - I called the landlady, and gave information to Burton; I went with him, and found her at a public-house in Hanway-street, and saw him take the watch from her bosom.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GEORGE BURTON . I am a Policeman. The prosecutor pointed the prisoner out to me; he was sober - I found the watch in her bosom.

Prisoner's Defence. He accosted me; he took me to this house, and then would not give me any money, saying he had none - I said I would kick up a row; he wanted to go out - I put my back to the door, and began to cry; he said he was a married man, and did not want a row, and put the watch into my hand; he then brought it out again - I said I would disgrace him if he did not give it to me; he gave it to me again - I gave him my address, in Vine-street; he was to come for it.

WILLIAM PORTHOUSE . I had 2l. in my waistcoat pocket; I said nothing about giving her my watch.

GEORGE BURTON . He had got 2l.

GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Fourteen Years .

2170. GEORGE LUDMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 4 handkerchiefs, value 2s. , the goods of Adam Randwell .

IVAN HOPPEE . I saw the prisoner with another young man; the prisoner took these handkerchiefs from Randwell's door, he held them up, and then put them into his bosom - I ran and stood before him, and he was secured.

WILLIAM FULLER . I live with Adam Randwell, a linen-draper . These are his handkerchiefs, and were taken from the door.

Prisoner's Defence. I was running, hearing an alarm, and they took me.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Confined Six Weeks .

2171. THOMAS MELTON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of August , 1 gross of curtain-rings, value 4s. , the goods of Robert Robertson and James Robertson .

JOHN ALLMET . On the 8th of August I was with Hitchings, and saw the prisoner pass with another young man; Hitchings turned after them, and they both ran away - I saw the prisoner drop a parcel from under his coat, which I took up.

CHARLES HITCHINGS . I am a Policeman. I was with Allmet; I saw the prisoner drop this parcel of rings, and secured him; he was nearly three-quarters of a mile from I took up.

CHARLES HITCHINGS . I am a Policeman. I was with Allmet; I saw the prisoner drop this parcel of rings, and secured him; he was nearly three-quarters of a mile from the prosecutors'.

ROBERT ROBERTSON . I live in Bedford-place, Commercial-road . These rings belong to my brother James and myself; they were in my father's house - a young man had come into the shop, and asked for locks, and taken them.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 17. - Confined Six Weeks .

2172. MARY OWEN was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of August , 1 crown, 8 half-crowns, 25 shillings, and 9 sixpences, the monies of Henry Bone , from the person of Mary, his wife .

MARY BONE . I am the wife of Henry Bone, who lives in Adam and Eve-court, Whitecross-street - he is a private watchman ; the prisoner rented a room of us in the next house, and had no business in my room. On Wednesday the 29th of August I had this money in a bag; there was a French shilling in it - I put it into my pocket, and put my apron over my face, and went to sleep between four and five o'clock in the afternoon; I was suddenly awoke, and the prisoner stood in the room; I said, "Oh, dear, why do you come creeping up here?" she stood a moment, then put her hands together, bent herself half double, and said,"Oh, you don't know my trouble; John is gone a walking with Mary Gray, and holding an umbrella over her;" John is her husband - I told her to go away; she went, and between nine and ten o'clock next day a person came to receive some money, and I missed it from my pocket - the prisoner came up about half an hour after I missed it, and seemed to feel for me very much, and wished very bad wishes on the person who took it; she came again about three o'clock, and said, "Oh, Mrs. Bone, my dear woman don't fret, for you will never see it any more;" I received information, and at last sent for an officer - 2l. odd of the money was found between the bricks of a cellar belonging to the prisoner.

MARY ANN GREEN . I am the wife of Thomas Green. I had seen the Policeman looking about the prisoner's cellar, and shaking the mats, but a person said something which made go and take a light down into the cellar - I there picked up this bag with the money in it.

SOPHIA GRAY . I live in the same house as Bone. On the 30th of August, at five o'clock in the afternoon, I saw the prisoner come out of her own cellar, with silver in her hand - I told a Policeman, and the cellar was searched; I saw her go to the gin-shop, and have three half-quarterns of gin, which she paid 6d. for.

JOSEPH GREGORY . I am a Policeman. I received the bag from Green; it contains 2l. 8s. 3d., besides a French shilling - I found nothing on the prisoner.

MARY BONE . This is my purse.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, declaring that she had never had the money in her possession, and that Green must have put the bag in the cellar.

MARY BONE . I was not out of doors - other people had access to the cellar.

GUILTY . Aged 40. - Confined Six Months .

2173. JOSEPH LYE was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of August , 2 pairs of shoes, value 5s. , the goods of James Corss .

JAMES CORSS . I am a shoemaker , and live in Shoreditch . I was not at home when this happened.

JOHN HARPER . I am a Policeman. On the 21st of August I saw the prisoner about two hundred yards from Corss' shop, and suspecting him I took him - I found these shoes on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY . Aged 15. * - Transported for Seven Years .

2174. JOHN POOLE was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of September , 1 jacket, value 2s.; 1 waistcoat, value 6d.; 1 cap, value 6d., 3 shillings, 1 sixpence, and 5 pennies , the property of George Peters .

GEORGE PETERS. I live with my father, who is a gentleman's butler. On the 5th of September I was bathing in the Regent's-canal, Regent's-park , and left my clothes on the bank; the prisoner was fishing there - I got out, and put on my shirt and trousers; I saw the prisoner take up my jacket, take some money out of the pocket, and run away with my jacket, cap, and waistcoat - I called out and he was taken; he said he never took my money, but 2s. 6d. was found in his stockings; I had 3s. 11d., and lost 1s. 1d.

Prisoner. Q. How far was I from where your jacket was when I was stopped with it? A. About three yards, but you ran away with it - you threw them down, and was going to strike Lewis, and ran off, but I said you had still got some money - I had seen you take it out of my pocket; you did not ask me for it.

WILLIAM PETERS . I was with my brother, but on the opposite side of the canal, standing by the prisoner's side; I saw him with the jacket in his hand rummaging the pockets - I saw him take some money out, and put it in to his bosom; my brother called out - he threw the things down, and said, "There is your money, it has fallen out of your pocket;" 2s. 6d. was found between his stockings and drawers when he was searched.

RICHARD LEWIS . I was by the canal, and saw the prisoner fishing - I went up the hill, and saw him go and take up these clothes and make off with them; I turned, and ran after him - seeing me, he threw them down; I secured him, as Peters said he had the money; we scuffled; I heard money rattle in his breast - he stripped to his trousers, and said he had no money, but 2s. 6d. fell from his person; he resisted, and we both fell together - he got from me; I followed him, and told him to give me up the 1s. 1d. - he said he would; he then pulled out a knife, and attempted to strike me - but the crowd prevented him.

Prisoner. Q. Did you not threaten to throw me into the canal if I did not give up the 1s. 1d.; I then told you to mind, for I had a knife? A. Not a word of it is true.

CHARLES HENRY WOODHAM . I am a Policeman. I received him in charge, with this dinner knife.

Prisoner's Defence. I had the knife for fishing, but never intended to rob any body.

GUILTY . Aged 18. - Transported for Seven Years .

2175. THOMAS WALTON was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of May , 14 quarts of milk, value 3s., the goods of Henry Cleeve , and another ; and JOHN BEAVAN was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen .

MR. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution.

JOHN BAKER . I live in the Edgware-road , where the business of the West London Dairy is done - I am clerk to Henry Cleeve and William Wilberforce, the proprietor s; Walton was in the service of the company - it was his duty to carry milk on the 23rd of May to the Middlesex-hospital; they were to have eight gallons and two quarts - the cans would hold more; I do not know how much he took out, but in consequence of information I and Batten watched him - he left the premises about ten minutes or a quarter to six o'clock, in the cart; he went first to Marylebone-workhouse, left milk there, and then to Beavan's house, which is in Great Portland-street, within one door of the corner of Mortimer-street; I stood at the corner of Mortimer-street, and saw him stop at Beavan's, and pull off the lid of the can from under the bar, which is locked down to prevent the milk being adulterated; Beavan had come out and got into the cart before he did that - Walton had two pails; he took milk out of the can and put into a pail; Beavan then got out of the cart - Walton handed the pail of milk out to him; I then seized the pail - Mr. Cleeve was out of town at the time; I took the milk home and measured it - there were fourteen quarts; I did not take the prisoners into custody at the time - Walton came home about half-past seven o'clock, and absconded directly

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. Did you not know he was living with Mr. Caudwell ever since? A. I did not; it happened about twenty-five minutes past six o'clock - I believe the milk was delivered right at the Middlesex-hospital; Mr. Cleeve manages the business - I did not see the milk put into the can; it was warm when I took it out - I cannot say water was not mixed with it, because the prisoner was trusted to measure it - I took it from Beavan's hand, just under his window; he keeps a milk-walk.

Re-examined. Q. Did you know him before? A. Yes, he dealt with the concern about two months before, and knew Walton was in their service - the hospital people keep a key of the can.

WILLIAM BATTEN . I went with Baker to watch; his evidence is true in every particular.

Cross-examined. Q. Did you know Beavan was in Mr. Caudwell's employ? A. No, I never saw Walton after he absconded.

MR. DONNE called -

MARK CAUDWELL . I am a cow-keeper and dairyman, and live in Peter-street, Wardour-street. Walton was in my employ for nine weeks, till he was apprehended - my cows are kept in the Regent's-park, and his nearest way there was to pass the prosecutor's premises.

WALTON. - GUILTY . Aged 37.

BEAVAN. - GUILTY . Aged 30.

Transported for Seven Years .

2176. JAMES PHILLIPS & WILLIAM BRYAN were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of August, four printed books, value 10s. , the goods of John Rodwell .

EDWARD JONES . I am a Policeman. On the 20th of August, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I met Phillips in Marylebone-lane, with four books under his arm; I asked where he was going - he said to his father's to read, and that he had brought them from a bookseller in Bond-street; I said he must show me the place, and as we went towards Bond-street, he stopped short and said the books were stolen - I took him to the station; he said he got them from Bill Bryan ; I went and took Bryan, and asked if he had seen Phillips that morning - he said he had; I asked if he knew any thing about the books - he said not; I took him to the station, and told Phillips to repeat what he had said to me; he then said "You gave me the books;" Bryan said "Well, I did;" I knew them to be companions.

THOMAS LORAIN WILKIN . I am in the employ of John Rodwell , bookseller , of Bond-street . These books are his, and were taken off a shelf opposite the door, and about twelve yards from it - I never saw the prisoners.

Bryan's Defence. I met Phillips in Marylebone-lane; I had a pair of boots to sell - I went to sell them, and the Policeman took me when I got home.

PHILLIPS - GUILTY . Aged 15.

BRYAN - GUILTY . Aged 16.

Confined Six Weeks .

2177. WILLIAM WHITE was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 pocket, value 6d.; 1/2 oz. of stoneblue, value 1d.; 1 shilling; 1 sixpence; 3 pennies, and 5 halfpence, the property of Ann O'Dell , from her person .

ANN O'DELL . I go out washing. On the 15th of August, I had been to Tabernacle-walk - I had some ale given to me, which I am not used to, and was used very ill by some prostitutes; when I left home I had two shillings, a sixpence, three pennies, and five halfpence, in my pocket, with a bit of stone-blue; my pocket strings were broken, and the pocket snatched off by a man who came up to me, and said something abusive; the Policeman came up and asked where I lived; I know I had half an ounce of stone-blue in my pocket - I do not know the prisoner.

WILLIAM LAW . I am a Policeman. I was on duty in Shoreditch , soon after eleven o'clock. The prosecutrix was rather in liquor - some girls said something to her; she said, "D - n them, d - n the whores;" they run after her, knocked her down, and made her nose bleed -I took care of her; in Church-street the prisoner came out of a public-house, looked under her bonnet, and said,"Halloo, what is the matter?" I said, "Do you know her?" - he said Yes, and said to her, "Do'nt you know your Billy?" she said, "Yes, I know you Billy,," and he walked away with her.

SAMUEL MOORE . I am a Policeman. I saw the prisoner in Church-street, with his arm round the prosecutrix's waist; I was looking after him, as it was suspected he would rob her - I saw him run from her, and run down Club-row; she called out, "You have got my pocket" - she was in liquor, but sober enough for that; I then pursued him, but he got away; Shippey, a private watchman, took him in about an hour, and gave him to me - I searched, and found on him two penny-pieces, and some stone-blue; Shippey picked up a pocket; he must have gone down where it was found.

ROBERT SHIPPEY . I am a private watchman. I saw the prisoner come out of the public-house, and say "Come along with your Billy" - I knew the prisoner very well, and followed about fifteen yards distant, and when they had walked about one hundred yards, I heard her say,"You b - y villaim, give me my pocket;" he ran towards Club-row - I ran in the direction he took, and picked up the pocket.

ANN O'DELL . This is my pocket, which was cut off; I had a piece of stone-blue in it, exactly like this - the prisoner was a perfect stranger to me.

Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent.

GUILTY . Aged 33. - Transported for Seven Years .

2178. LOUISA WILSON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 20 yards of ribbon, value 5s. , the goods of James Walker .

JAMES WALKER . I am a haberdasher , and live in Blackmoor-street, Clare-market . On the 8th of September the prisoner and another came, and asked to look at some gauze ribbons; I placed a box on the counter before them; both took up different pieces, what I call crosshanded; I replaced them as quick as possible, and observed a vacancy - I observed the prisoner's left arm confining her shawl, and saw a projection; she moved to the other side of her companion - I opened her shawl, and took this piece of ribbon from under it; I jumped over the counter - her companion said, "What have you been doing, how could you think of such a thing?" they were both taken to the station - her companion was discharged, on promising to attend at Bow-street at eight o'clock, to produce the pattern of a ribbon they had bought before, but she never came.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. You did not see her take it? A. No; she conducted herself otherwise very properly.

Prisoner's Defence. I met a young woman in Drury-lane, who asked me to go with her; she looked at several ribbons, and told me to look at this piece at the door; the shop being dark I did so, then came back, and laid it on the counter - she saw none she liked; I took it up again to see if she would have it, and the gentleman snatched it out of my hand; he said I wanted to rob him, and he would make me suffer for all.

JAMES WALKER. I said I recollected her being there a few days before when I lost a piece of ribbon, and suspected her, and now she must suffer for all; I had missed this ribbon two or three minutes before I took it from under her shawl.

The prisoner received a good character.

GUILTY . Aged 20.

Fined One Shilling and delivered to her former mistress .

2179. JOHN WALLACE and MARGARET WALLACE were indicted for feloniously receiving, on the 29th of July , of an evil-disposed person, 14 pairs of stays, value 2l., the goods of William Thomas , well knowing them to have been stolen ; against the Statute.

WILLIAM THOMAS. I am a wholesale stay-manufacturer , in Cheapside . The prisoner John Wallace was in my employ about eighteen months, and left about four months ago; since which I have continually seen him loitering about the door; my stock is very extensive - I could not miss these articles; they are not quite finished, and not in a state for sale.

ABRAHAM ISAACS . I keep a slopseller's shop in Rosemary-lane - one shop is for women's apparel. On the 19th of July, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, I was present when the prisoner John Wallace came to my wife, in the women's shop, with eight pairs of stays, which he asked 26s. for; she offered 24s., which he agreed to take - I asked who was the maker; he said his mother, that his sister stitched them, and they gave them to him to hawk about the shops - I asked if he would go to his mother with me; he said Yes - we went; when he got up one pair of stairs he called Mother! the female prisoner came down, and walked thirty or forty yards with me; I asked if she was the maker of the stays - she said, "Yes, I make them, my daughter stitches them, and I give them to my son to hawk" - I then took him home to my shop; my wife gave him 24s., and he gave a receipt, in the name of Wallace - two or three days after I found his name was Murphy - on the 29th of July, about nine o'clock in the morning, he brought eight pairs of stays in a basket; I took him into the parlour, and said, "You have deceived me; your name is not Wallace, but Murphy" - he said, "No, it is Wallace;" I said, "Well, I am a headborough, and insist on knowing how you came by them;" he said, "For God's sake don't hurt me; a young man gave them to me to sell, and they came from a warehouse" - I asked where the young man was to be found, and where the warehouse was- he gave me no answer; I gave him in charge - I had five pairs of the eight he sold me left - the daughter was tried last Tuesday.

JOHN DALE . I am a Policeman. I took charge of John Wallace; he said he got the stays from a lad who worked for a City warehouse, but would not say who he was.

WILLIAM DICKINSON . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the mother; she told me she made the stays, that they were her own, and she gave them to him for sale.

The property was here produced and sworn to by several of the prosecutor's work people.

MR. THOMAS. I can swear these are my property, they have never been sold; I have twenty or thirty work people in my warehouse.

J. WALLACE - GUILTY . Aged 17.

Transported for Seven Years .

M. WALLACE - GUILTY . Aged 37.

Transported for Fourteen Years .

2180. JOHN WELSH was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of July , 1 watch, value 2l., the goods of Daniel Goode , from his person .

DANIEL GOODE . I am a farmer's labourer , and live at Hornsey. I was in Canonbury-fields ; I felt tired, and fell asleep - I awoke in a few minutes, and found the waist band of my breeches open, and my watch gone from my fob; it was in the day-time.

Prisoner. Q. Do you recollect being in my company? A. I was not - he is a perfect stranger to me; I had been up all night at master's business with his cows, as I went along a person represented himself as a sailor in distress, and asked me to give him a quartern of gin, which I did; but whether it was the prisoner I do not know.

THOMAS HOBBS KING . I am a Policeman. I was with my brother officer in Canonbury fields; we went to relieve two other officers, and as we stood talking together, I saw the prisoner laying on his belly by the prosecutor - knowing the prisoner, I watched and saw him get up and leave, and just as he got by us, he threw away a stick, which belonged to the prosecutor, and ran up the field - I ran and asked the prosecutor if he knew the man who had been laying by his side - he said nobody had been by his side; his trousers were undone - he felt and missed his watch; I ran after the prisoner: my brother officer ran one way and I the other, and in the Lower-road I met him in custody.

JAMES CANTY . I am a Policeman. King told me of this robbery; I went and saw the prisoner running out of the field; I secured him opposite the Queen's-head, and found the watch on him.(Property produced and sworn to.)

The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that he had found the prosecutor laying on the ground at Islington, and after assisting him, he took him to a public-house, and gave him gin, then desired him to go on with him; on getting into the fields, he gave him his watch to mind, and sent him for a coach, which he was going for when the Policeman stopped him.

THOMAS HOBBS KING . The prosecutor was in liquor, but knew what he was about; it was church time, and we let him remain at the station - he went to sleep there; the prisoner did not say the watch was given to him, but denied knowing any thing of him.

CHARLES HAYWARD . I keep the Two Brewers, Lower-road, Islington. I recollect the two men coming to my house on a Sunday morning; after I served them the prosecutor used bad language, which I told him not to do, or I should call the Police - the prisoner said, "Leave him to me, Mr. Hayward, I will take care of him;" the prosecutor paid 6d. for what was drank, and the prisoner took him away - they were about ten minutes in my house.

DANIEL GOODE . I never gave him my watch to take care of.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .

2181. JAMES ROBINSON was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of September , 1 shirt, value 2s.; 2 handkerchiefs, value 6d.; 2 bags, value 1s.; 1 brush, value 3d.; 1 pair of scissors, value 6d.; 1 tea-canister, value 6d., and 1 towel, value 2d. , the goods of Thomas Goslin .

THOMAS GOSLIN. I live in Philip-street, St. George's . I have known the prisoner some time; he came to me, stating that he was in distress for a lodging; I let him sleep in my room - next morning he asked me to let him have the key to let himself in; I did so - I returned about eight o'clock in the evening, and could not get in; I was going to break the door open, and the key fell from the top of it - I opened it, went in, and missed these articles; all the rest of my things were packed up, ready to be carried away.

JAMES HARRIS . I am a pawnbroker. I have a shirt, which was pawned by the prisoner.(Shirt produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner. I only took the shirt, as I had no bread to eat.

GUILTY . Aged 16. - Confined Three Months .

2182. RICHARD WILLIAMS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 sovereign , the money of William Brown .

WILLIAM BROWN. I am apprentice to a jeweller . Last Saturday-night I gave the prisoner a sovereign, telling him to get it changed and bring it to me; he is a pot-boy - he went away and never returned; I found him in Covent-garden watch-house on Monday.

Prisoner's Defence. I met a young man and drank with him; I was tipsy, and made away with the sovereign.

GUILTY . Aged 20. - Confined Six Weeks .

2183. MARGARET VURNALL was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of July , 1 pair of boots, value 3s., the goods of Ellen Connell , from her person .

The prosecutrix did not appear NOT GUILTY

NEW COURT. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

2184. GEORGE PICKERING was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of August , 1 truck, value 40s. , the goods of Peregrine Peck . - To which the prisoner pleaded

GUILTY . - Confined Three Months .

2185. JAMES SMITH was indicted for stealing, on on the 6th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of Samuel Bennett , from his person .

JOSEPH SHACKELL . (Police-constable A 10). I was at South Mimms race-course , on the 6th of September; I saw the prisoner attempt several gentlemen's pockets; he at last got to Mr. Samuel Bennett's, of No. 38, High-street, and drew this handkerchief from his pocket; I know Mr. Bennett, but he is not here - I tapped him on the shoulder - he missed this handkerchief, and claimed it; the prisoner said he did it through want; I saw him at first with another person, and then alone.

Prisoner. I am a bricklayer's labourer . I have had nothing to do for a long time; I saw the gentleman's handkerchief partly out of his pocket, and I took it.

GUILTY . Aged 20. Confined Three Months .

2186. JAMES THOMAS was indicted for stealing, on the 23d of August , 1 waistcoat, value 4s.; 1 tablecloth, value 2s.; 1 pair of scissors, value 2s.; 1 jacket, value 1s. 6d.; 1 pair of trousers, value 1s., and 1 handkerchief, value 6d., the goods of Charles Goodman ; and that he he had been before convicted of felony .

CHARLES GOODMAN. I live in Margaret-court, Oxford-market , and am a tailor . I lost these things on the 23rd of August - they were worth about 12s.; they had been safe in my house the night before, and I missed them between six and seven o'clock in the morning from the back room, at the top of the house, where I work, and where my children sleep.

GEORGE JOHN RESTIEAUX (Police-constable E 49). I took the the prisoner into custody on the 23rd of August, between six and seven o'clock in the morning; he had in his basket the articles stated in the indictment; and he had, concealed in his sleeve, three keys and a purse, with 12s. 6d.; one of the keys opens the door of the house in which the prosecutor lives - it is a latch-key; I asked how he got the things, but he would not say any thing, but pretended to cry - he was particularly reserved.(Property produced and sworn to.)

JOHN VENNEL (Police-constable S 140). I have a certificate of the conviction of the prisoner, which I got from Mr. Clark's office; I was present when the prisoner was tried on the 16th of February - he is the person, and was three months in Newgate.

GUILTY . Aged 37. - Transported for Life .

2187. SELINA TURNER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 half-crown and 1 shilling, the monies of William Tocknell , from his person .

WILLIAM TOCKNELL. I live in Blenheim-street, Oxford-street, and am an engraver . On the 1st of September I was near a dead wall in Old-street-road ; the prisoner was there talking to another person - I passed her; she came and asked me to go home with her - she put her hand under my arm and put her hand into my trousers pocket; she took out a half-crown and a shilling; I asked her to give me what I had lost- she asked me several times what it was, and kept walking with me till we came to a public-house; she went in there, and asked what I would take - I asked for my money; she got between two men and got out- the men prevented my following her, but I got out at another door; I gave an alarm, and the officer took her - I am certain she is the person.

Q. Have you not before said that you saw a female, and you really believed she was the person who robbed you? A. I have said so, but I am certain she is the person - she was taken and one half-crown, a shilling, a sixpence, and some halfpence were found on her; I had felt it safe ten minutes before I lost it - in my way home a young man followed me from the station as far as Finsbury-square, and he offered to lay down his life if I would take the money of him, and offered me double and treble the amount - he spoke so feelingly, that I took 3s. 6d. from him, and he wanted me to take more - I went to the Police-office after that, but I thought it would be all settled; I did not mean to go any more, but I was sent for on Wednesday.

Cross-examined. Q. When did you meet the prisoner? A. On Saturday, about eleven o'clock; I did not say I would not be sure she was the woman - I expressed some doubt of her identity; I went by her dress as much as any thing at the time, but I know quite well she is the person - she had another dress on, but I can be positive as to her features,

Q. Did not the gentleman who came up to you say it was not the prisoner who took the money? A. No, he said he was not present at the transaction; I took the 3s. 6d. of him, and I might have had a larger sum.

COURT. Q. Was your doubt respecting her dress? A. Yes, I had no doubt about her person - I saw her under the wall, and again at the public-house.

GEORGE KEMP (Police-constable N 82.) I was applied to on the night of the 1st of September to take the prisoner - I had before heard a cry of Stop thief! and ran, and the prisoner ran by me; I knew her well- the prosecutor was following two or three yards behind; he said that was the person, and I pursued and took her to the station, after great resistance - I searched her, and took her pocket from her; I found a half-crown piece, a shilling, a sixpence, and some copper in it.

GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .

2188. JOHN TYLER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 4lbs. weight of beef, value 2s. , the goods of John Harradence .

JOHN HARRADENCE. I keep a butcher's-shop in Goswell-road . On the 1st of September the prisoner purchased a piece of beef, and paid 1s. 8 1/2d. for it -I had been watching him - he brought in one piece to be weighed, but had taken two off; I saw him put the other piece in his jacket - when he had walked out I followed, and took him into custody; I found the other piece of beef on him, tied in a handkerchief - it weighed 3 lbs. 2 ozs. - I knew it from its appearance.

Prisoner. When I went into the shop I asked him what it was a pound - he said 7 1/2d.; I said, "If I take two bits will you let me have them for 7d.?" he said No - I took one piece, and put it into the scale; he then said, "You shall have the two pieces for 7d.;" he said they came to 3s. 9d. - I gave him two half-crowns, and he gave me 1s. 3d. out. Witness. It is not true; I never sold him the two pieces - he brought it under his coat, and did not pay for it.

WILLIAM CLIFTON (Police-constable N 143.) I stopped the prisoner, and found on him two pieces of beef - they were produced before the Magistrate, and sworn to; the prisoner said he had bought them both.

JOHN HARRADENCE. The prisoner took two pieces of beef, but only paid for one, with one half-crown; he then went over the way, and tied up the two pieces in a handkerchief - he then went and had some oysters: I followed him till I saw the officer.

GUILTY . Aged 44. - Confined Three Months .

2189. WILLIAM THOMPSON was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of James Hunt , from his person .

JAMES HUNT. I live in Edgware-road, and am a corn-chandler . On the evening of the 8th of September I was in Broad-street, St. Giles' - the officer came to me; I felt and missed a handkerchief, which I had used just before - this is it.

WALTER CAMPBELL (Police-constable E 95.) I was on duty in Broad-street, and saw the prisoner in company with another boy, within about a yard of the prosecutor -I saw the prisoner draw his hand as if from the prosecutor's pocket; I took hold of him, and he dropped the handkerchief - the other got away.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. It was about half-past seven o'clock; there was another boy in company with me, and when he saw the Policeman he made his escape; I had not seen the handkerchief.

GUILTY . Aged 19. - Confined Three Months .

2190. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of July , 1 snuff-box, value 3l., the goods of Joseph Steffanoni , from his person .

JOSEPH STEFFANONI. I am an upholsterer , and live at Holborn-bars. On the 18th of July I was near Red Lion-street ; I felt a hand in my coat pocket - I turned, and took hold of the prisoner; I charged him with stealing my snuffbox, which I had just missed; he said he had not got it, but he put his hand behind him, and threw the box into the middle of Holborn.

Prisoner. There were three or four more persons there. Witness. I did not see them; I believe there was one more, but I am certain the prisoner threw it.

JOHN VAUGHAN . I am a horse-dealer, and live in Providence-place, Finsbury. I was with the prosecutor, and when he seized the prisoner I saw him throw the box behind him; a gentleman took it up.

THOMAS BUTTRESS (Police-constable E 142.) I took the prisoner, and have the box.

GUILTY . Aged 19. * - Transported for Seven Years .

2191. JOHN LEARY was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of September , 1 shovel, value 2s. 3d. , the goods of William Plumridge .

WILLIAM PLUMRIDGE. Last Monday night I was at the Belgrave hotel , and saw the prisoner, whom I had known some time; my shovel was inside the settle in the tap-room - I did not leave the room till I missed it.

JAMES SIMPSON . I was near the door of the Belgrave hotel, and saw the prisoner with this shovel, just by the door - I had seen him half an hour before; he uses a shovel, but not one like this.

JOHN PETTY (Police-constable B 102). I took the prisoner near the Belgrave hotel last Monday night - he said he lived at No. 4, Little Ebury-street; I went there, and found this shovel and another - the prosecutor identified this.

JAMES WEATHERHEAD . I saw the prisoner come to the Belgrave hotel that night - he had no shovel then.(Property produced and sworn to.

Prisoner's Defence. I got a drop too much - I went to this house, and took this shovel, I suppose, thinking it was mine.

JAMES SIMPSON. I know he worked just by - he might be a little in liquor.

GUILTY . Aged 28. - Confined Two Months .

2192. JOHN JONES and WILLIAM BONNER were indicted for stealing, on the 10th of September , 4 shillings, 1 sixpence, 3 pence, and 4 halfpence, the monies of Moses Odam , from the person of Catherine Odam .

CATHERINE ODAM. I am the wife of Moses Odam - we live in Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square; he is a cabinetmaker . On the 11th of September I was standing at Westminster-bridge , when there was a crowd looking at a rowing-match; the prisoners came up to me, and shortly afterwards I saw Bonner draw his hand from my right side pocket - I then heard him call to the other prisoner, who was just behind him; I saw him put the money into Jones' hand, and they walked on; I missed 4s. 6d. and 5d. in halfpence - my husband was near me; I told him - he followed the prisoners - I looked for a constable, and gave them in charge; they were walking at the other end of the bridge.

ROBERT GLASGOW (Police-constable P 21). I took the prisoners: I found on Jones one half-crown, one shilling, and 4 1/2d., and on Bonner one half-crown, and 3 1/4d.

CATHERINE ODAM . The prisoners were taken from five to ten minutes afterwards - I had no half-crowns; my money was in shillings and sixpences.

Jones' Defence. I was going to see the rowing-match; Bonner touched me, and asked me to go over the bridge- he said he was going to a boat.

Bonner's Defence. I saw Jones, and went with him to try to borrow a boat, to follow the rowing-match; I was cutting an apple, and the officer took us.

MOSES ODAM. My wife told me what had happened, and that the prisoners had her money - I watched them, and told her to get an officer; they walked along the bridge, and got a little past the middle - a third person joined them, and after a conversation of a minute or two, he left them, and they set down - I watched till my wife brought the officer.

JONES - GUILTY . Aged 18.

BONNER - GUILTY . Aged 18.

Confined Twelve Months .

2193. WILLIAM HERSWELL and ALFRED KRELLE were indicted for stealing, on the 9th of September , 1 handkerchief, value 1s. 6d., the goods of Thomas Gwyllym , from his person .

WILLIAM COLTON . I am a broker, and live at Westminster-place, Battle-bridge. On the 9th of September I was with John Cadby - I saw the two prisoners following the prosecutor and a lady, while I was passing Bushill-row; I saw something taken from the prosecutor's pocket in Finsbury-square - then they run off; I went to the gentleman, and asked if he had lost any thing; we followed the prisoners, and in Cross-street I saw them looking at the handkerchief, under a lamp: Krelle put it on his neck - he ran off; he took it off his neck as he run, and threw it down - I took it up, and took him; Cadby brought back Herswell.

JOHN CADBY . I am a constable. I was with Colton; I have heard what he said - I saw Kreele throw down the handkerchief, and I took Herswell; at the station, Krelle said that the other prisoner picked it up, and gave it to him.

THOMAS GWYLLYM. This is my handkerchief; it has my name on it - I lost it in Finsbury-square; I cannot say that I saw the prisoners running - I saw some persons running; perhaps they were among them.

The prisoners received a good character.

HERSWELL - GUILTY . Aged 14.

KRELLE - GUILTY . Aged 12.

Confined Fourteen Days and Whipped .

2194. RICHARD HUDSON was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 1 coat, value 2l.; 1 waistcoat, value 5s.; 1 pair of shoes, value 4s., and 1 hat, value 4s. , the goods of William Henry Dickinson .

WILLIAM HENRY DICKINSON . I am a shoemaker , and live with my mother, Mary Hudson , who is the prisoner's mother - I am the prisoner's half brother; I am the elder brother; the prisoner lodged with my mother in Luntly-place, Brick-lane ; we slept in the back room first floor. On the 3rd of September I went out, locked the parlour door, and had the key - I found the door had been forced open when I returned; I missed my coat, waistcoat, hat, and shoes from my bed-room - the prisoner was then out, and did not return till Thursday morning; he then came home, and denied taking the things; I had not lent them to him.

JOSEPH HAWES . I am a pawnbroker. I produce a coat, waistcoat, and shoes, pawned on the evening of the 3rd of September, by the prisoner - I am confident he is the man; it was between seven and eight o'clock.

Prisoner. Last Monday week I was at Barnet-fair between eight and nine o'clock, which is the time he said at the office that I pawned them.

JOHN BROOKS (Police-constable H 64) I took the prisoner at his mother's, where he lodged.

GUILTY. Aged 19.

Recommended to Mercy by the Prosecutor .

Confined Six Months .

2195. AMELIA DEBNEY was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 1 purse, value 6d.; 5 sovereigns, and 1 crown, the property of Charles Stewart , from his person .

The prosecutor did not appear. NOT GUILTY .

2196. JOHN EVANS and ANN PRESSER were indicted for stealing, on the 7th of September , 1 pillow and case, value 3s.; 1 sheet, value 2s., and 1 flat-iron, value 1s. , the goods of Elizabeth Reily .

ELIZABETH REILY. I live in Little Windmill-street, St. James' ; I am a widow . The prisoners took a furnished room of me as man and wife - they slept there that night, and the following; and when they came the third night I got an officer, who took them, and we missed the articles, which had been in the room when they took it.

DANIEL CHAPMAN (Police-constable C 38). I received the two prisoners; I asked if they had pawned the property, and if they had got the duplicates, to give them up: Presser put her hand into her bosom, pulled out the duplicates, and gave them to me.

GEORGE TURNER . I am a pawnbroker. I have a sheet, which I took in of a female on the 7th of September, in the name of Mary Evans , No. 3, Windmill-street - I do not remember whether it was the prisoner; one of the duplicates was the one given.

SAMUEL HOSLOCK . I am a pawnbroker. I have a pillow-case, pawned on the 8th of September, in the name of Ann Evans, No. 7, Earl-street; this is the duplicate I gave.

Evans' Defence. I knew nothing about them till I came home at night, and then I said they should be fetched out directly.

Presser. I pawned them, but intended to get them out that evening, but it was too late.(Property produced and sworn to.)

EVANS - GUILTY . Aged 37.

PRESSER - GUILTY . Aged 24.

Transported for Seven Years .

2197. JOHN ELMER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of July , 1 jacket, value 10s., and 1 handkerchief, value 18d. , the goods of Henry Alexander Reatt .

WILLIAM HARK (Police-constable C 34). On the morning of the 11th of July, at two o'clock, I stopped the prisoner in Regent-street, and asked what he had under his coat; he said Nothing - I pulled it open, and found this jacket, and the handkerchief in the pocket of it - these are the articles the prosecutor swore to at the office, but he is not here; he gave his name as Henry Alexander Reatt.

Cross-examined by MR. DONNE. Q. Were there any other persons about? A. Yes, several.

MARY ANN JONES . I live in St. Martin's-street, and do needle-work. I saw the prisoner take the jacket off the flags in Regent-street - there was another person with him when he took it; I saw Mr. Reatt there - he took the jacket off, and gave it to another person, who put it on the rails; it fell off the rails, and the prisoner took it - he was pursued, and taken.

Cross-examined. Q. Do you know any thing of Mr. Reatt? A. I was in company with his brother, who is not here; I heard the prosecutor called by the name of Henry Alexander Reatt - I only knew him by the name of Henry; I always said I saw the prisoner take it.

COURT. Q. What is Mr. Reatt? A. I do not know; he had no other jacket on - he had a scuffle with some other person; he took his jacket off, it fell, and the prisoner came and took it - he ran away, and I told of it.

WILLIAM HARK. Reatt is a young gentleman, about sixteen or seventeen years old - I believe he had been struck, and he took his jacket off to return it; he gave his address in Charlotte-street - I went there, and heard he was gone abroad.

Prisoner's Defence. I never ran away with the jacket - I was walking along.

WILLIAM HARK. He was walking away, and a gentleman came up and said, "That man has stolen a jacket from my friend;" I said, "What have you got?" he said Nothing; he showed a deal of consequence, and said he was a gentleman; I said, "Whether you are or not I shall see what you have got" - I opened his coat, and found this jacket.

GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years .

2198. ELLEN CLEARY was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of July , 1 handkerchief, value 3s.; 6 shillings, and 6 sixpences, the property of James Marshall , from his person .

The prosecutor did not appear NOT GUILTY .

2199. MARY BATES was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of June , 7 sovereigns, and 10 shilings, the monies of Henry Fraser , from his person .

HENRY FRASER. I live in Windmill-street, Finsbury-square, and am a mariner . On the 30th of June, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, I met the prisoner in Old-street-road, and went with her to a house in the Vinegar-yard ; she sat on the bed, and I felt her feeling in my pocket, but I did not know she had any intention of robbing me - in about a quarter of an hour she left the room, leaving her bonnet behind her; I then missed from my pocket seven sovereigns and ten shillings - I had counted my money before I sat on the bed; I ran down stairs, and as soon as I got out of the door, I was thrown down by a man - I ran after the prisoner, and met a Policeman, whom I told of it; I did not see the prisoner again till last Monday evening - I am certain she is the person.

JOHN SCRIVEN (Police-constable G 172). I was in Chiswell-street on the 10th of September; the prisoner was pointed out to me by the prosecutor - she denied the charge.

Prisoner's Defence. I know nothing of the robbery, and had not been out of doors that evening - he stated that he had been with two females, one of whom is here; I had never seen him in my life before last Monday, when I was taken - he had others taken.

HENRY FRASER re-examined. Q. Did you have any other persons taken? A. No; the officer had information, and took one who had been in company with her that night - I have no doubt whatever of her being the person; I heard her speak in the room, and in the street.

MARY BAKER . On the 30th of June I was walking down the City-road with Sarah-Edwards; the prosecutor came up and spoke to us - he was very much in liquor, and asked us to take a glass of any thing to drink; we walked to the Castle public-house, and had a glass of wine each - he went with as to Edwards door and there said he would go home with me for the night - I would not let him; I went home, and about one o'clock I heard a knock at my door - I got up, and then saw the prosecutor and three Policemen; one of them put his light before my face, and the prosecutor said he was sure I was the girl; they came in and turned out my drawers - then he said it was not me, it was a fairer girl.

HENRY FRASER. The Policeman went in search of the prisoner, and they would search the house, but I said Baker was not the girl.

SARAH EDWARDS . On the 30th of June I was in the City-road - the prosecutor came, and asked me and Baker to have something to drink; we went to the Castle, and each had a glass of wine, for which he paid - this was about ten o'clock; in about an hour afterwards I was out, and met him with the officer - he said, "This is the woman;" I was taken and searched - they asked where Baker lived, and I told them; he has been home with me since.

HENRY FRASER. Yes I have, but I did not see her that night, nor have any wine with her.

NOT GUILTY .

2200. CHARLES BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of July , 1 window sash, value 5s. , the goods of John Riel .

JOHN RIEL . I live in Beaumont-street, Mile-end-road; I deal in building materials . I lost a sash, which I bought in St. Martin's-lane ; it was inside one of the houses.

PHILIP LONG . I am a labourer. I stopped the prisoner carrying the sash on the 23rd of July, at a house at the corner of St. Martin's-lane - he was running across the road with it; he said a man gave it to him - it was then about twenty minutes before eight o'clock; I asked him to show me the man - he said he could not; he was going towards Whitechapel - it is a good way from the prosecutor's.(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner's Defence. I went up to Charing-cross - a man came with two iron weights in his hand, he asked if I was in work, I said No, and he said he would get me two or three days work - he went into the house and came out with another man; they went to a gin-shop, and then he came and gave me this.

GUILTY . Aged 36. - Confined Two Months .

2201. JOHN BECKET was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September , 1 pair of shoes, value 4s., and 1 pair of boots, value 2s. , the goods of William Edward East .

WILLIAM EDWARD EAST . I live in Barossa-place, Chelsea , and am a shoe-maker . On the 1st of September I missed a pair of shoes from my shop, which I afterwards saw at Elizabeth Smith 's shop; I went with the officer, and took the prisoner at his lodgings - he worked for me at the line they were taken.

ELIZABETH HENER SMITH . I live in Leader-street, Chelsea; I sell bonnets and shoes - I have lived there seven years. I bought these shoes of the prisoner on Friday, the 31st of August; I had bought shoes of him before - he said he had made them himself, and they were old standards I might have got 3s. for them if I had sold them -I bought a pair of little boots of him three or four weeks before.

Prisoner. She never bought these of me; I had sold her a pair about three weeks before.

FRANCES SMITH . I live with Mrs. Smith's. I was present when the prisoner brought these articles and am certain these are what he brought.

HENRY BARNES (Police-constable T. T 176). I took the prisoner, and he denied knowing Mrs. Smith as where her house was, but he afterwards said he did sold her some shoes, but not these.

Prisoner's Defence. I certainly, did not have these shoes; they are wrong in saying I did - I never took a pair from the prosecutor.

GUILTY . Aged 67. - Confined Six Months .

2202. JAMES BURNS was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of September , 1 waistcoat, value 3s , the goods of Anselom Jewell .

ANSELOM JEWELL. I live in High-street, Shadwell , and am a slop-seller . On the 20th of September, 1831, the prisoner came to my house and asked me to cash an advance-note for the ship Trusty; I agreed to do so - he looked out some shirts and other things; I gave him a sovereign, and some silver out of the note - I took the goods he bought on board the Trusty; I then missed a waistcoat - I never saw him again till the 11th of September last, when he had the waistcoat on; I said, "You are a pretty sort of fellow to come and get my things from me; and leave me a cash-note of which I could make no use, as you left the ship directly" - he said he had come home from Antigua, and if I would go with him I should find where they were to be paid; he walked me round the dock twice, but I refused to go any further, and took him into custody - I am quite certain he is the man. I went back to the ship - he had taken these things he bought of me, and was gone; I cut out vthis waistcoat, and know it well - this is the note he gave me.

GEORGE DIX . I am a Thames Police-constable. I took the prisoner with this waistcoat on.

Prisoner's Defence. I saw this man in the Londondocks; he asked why I did not go in the ship - I said,"What ship?" as I did not know him again, as he had an old frock-coat on; I said, "You are not the man that cashed my note:" he said, "Yes, I am;" I said, "If you are, I will make it up with you" - I did not tell him I came home in a ship from Antigua; I came in the Cato, from Grenada.

GUILTY . Aged 30. - Confined Three Months .

2203. GEORGE ALLEN & WILLIAM ELFORD were indicted for stealing, on the 22nd of August , 1 hat, value 10s.; 1 pouch, value 2d.; 1 half-sovereign, 2 sixpences, and 4 pence, the property of William Dalton , from his person .

The prosecutor did not appear NOT GUILTY .

2204. MARY REYNOLDS was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of September , 3 yards of printed cotton, value 3s. , the goods of John Brown .

JOHN COLLINS . On the afternoon of the 11th of September I was in Pickett-street , holding a horse for a gentleman; I saw the prisoner and another woman at Mr. Brown's shop window - I think the prisoner called her Ann-Crawley; they looked in at the window, found that nobody perceived them, and the other woman put her hand over the rail and untwisted a piece of cotton some persons came by and she could not succeed, and then the prisoner tried - the other woman then took it, and gave it to the prisoner, who did it under her shawl, and walked towards Fleet-street; I went after the prisoner, and sent a person to tell Mr. Brown.

GEORGE WHIPONS . I am shopman to John Brown of Picket-street, a linen draper . I saw the print safe on the afternoon of the 11th of September; it was twisted round the legs of some wooden steps - in consequence of some information I missed it; I went out and followed a woman, was who pointed out to me - I came up with the prisoner near Temple-bar; she was carrying the print under her arm - I believe she was drunk.

JAMES ADAMS (Police-constable F 62). I took the prisoner - I went to the address she gave to a person I know very well, but she was not at home.

Prisoner's Defence. I had not concealed it - I had it in my hand; my husband is ill in St. Giles' with the cholera, and I have buried two children with it - the woman said she bought it, and told me to pawn it for 2s.

GUILTY. Aged 40.

Recommended to Mercy . - Confined One Month .

2250. THOMAS JEPSOM and GEORGE BARRETT were indicted for stealing, on the 30th of May , 107 lbs. of segars, value 100l. , the goods of Henry Broughton Parry .

MR. BARRY conducted the prosecution.

HENRY BROUGHTON PARRY . I am proprietor of a tobacconist-shop on the north side of the Piazza, Covent-garden ; I had one or two hundred pounds worth of cigars. On the night of the 29th of May I secured my premises myself; I had a shop, but no dwelling-house there - I left the premises secure about three o'clock in the morning of the 30th - and the same morning my servant came to my dwelling-house, in Villiers-street, and informed me of the robbery; I went to the premises, found the place had been broken open, and the property stated was gone - I saw it again at Bow-street the same day; I have every reason to believe the cigars are mine - they were contained in two sacks, and an apron belonging to my shopman.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Three in the morning is rather a late hour? A. Yes, rather later than usual; these cigars have been kept by the Excise since the Magistrate delivered them up - I am certain they were not removed at three o'clock in the morning for fear of the Excise; I was detained there by two gentlemen from the Piazza-hotel, sitting smoaking there, and it would not do for me to turn them out - I am an Englishman; I have adopted the name of Henriquez, which is over my window, owing to my connexion with the Havannah and Spanish America - I have given receipts in that name.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Did you go before the Magistrate after Barrett was in custody? A. Yes, with my witnesses; he was allowed to go by giving sureties.

WILLIAM READ . I am a porter in Covent-garden market. On the morning of the 30th of May, between three and four o'clock; I was near the Piazza-coffee-house - I saw Jepsom and another man; they were dodging in and out from the Piazza to the market - I should know the other man again; I observed them till between six and seven o'clock - they were in the road fronting Mr. Parry's shop, thirty or forty yards from it; the prisoner Barrett drew up a coach about six o'clock - it was then broad day; I knew him before he drew up in front of Mr. Parry's (from twelve to fourteen feet off, only the width of the pavement) - I then saw Jepsom and the other person go up to Mr. Parry's; they had been a few yards nearer to James-street - some gentlemen came to the door of the Bedford-coffee-house, and stood there about three minutes, and Jepsom and the other man moved towards James-street again, but directly the gentlemen went away, they went to the shop door and went in - they were in about ten minutes, and then came out with two bags and a white parcel; Jepsom carried one bag - they walked quick, and put them into the coach; Barrett was sitting on the steps of the coach, with his face to the shop-door - he did not help any of the parcels into the coach; I went off towards the station and met the officer - I do not know which way the coach went- I told the officer what I had seen, and he went the way the coach did - I went with him; he stopped Barrett with the coach ten or twelve yards from the place, where it had stood - we found these bags and this parcel in it; I had seen Barrett at the coach-stand at the corner of Charles-street - I knew Jepsom; I had passed him fifty times a day in the market.

COURT. Q. Did you observe what Jepsom and the other man did at the shop door? A. No; they went to it, and it opened at the instant - I had known Barrett before, but I do not know that I had seen him on a coach - I had known Jepsom by sight for twelve months.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. And saw him fifty times a day? A. Yes, but I cannot tell what day it was; I have a constant place - I have before been in shops, and at various places; I never was in business: I do not know Henry Palmer ; I swear I never heard of the name: I was here once for taking some goods of my master's, and was sent to the House of Correction for twelve months; I worked at the tread-mill.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Where had you seen Barrett? A. Attending his duty as a waterman, at the corner of Charles-street, and when he was discharged, he came again there.

WILLIAM MORGAN . I vam street-keeper of Covent-garden market. On the morning of the 30th of May I saw Read, about seven o'clock - from what he said I went to the Piazza, near the prosecutor's shop; I saw Barrett driving the hackney-coach; I stopped it, and found these two bags of segars, and five bundles tied in an apron - I took them to the station, and gave information to the prosecutor; I found the shop closed; we could not get in- I believe it was fastened with a latch; I knew both the prisoners, and had seen them about the coach-stand, among the hackney-coachmen and cads, but I do not know that I ever saw Barrett drive a coach before.

COURT. Q. Have you seen the prisoners in company? A. I do not recollect that I have - Barrett was driving a coach, No. 154, belonging to Mr. Bird, of Rathbone-place - I took it to the Green-yard, but I believe it has been restored.

Cross-examined by MR. CLARKSON. Q. Were you perfectly sober? A. I was; I have known Barrett six years; he drove a hackney-coach five years ago, and since then he has been a sort of cad - I have seen him about I cannot tell how lately before. I took him; when I took him, he said he had been engaged by two gentlemen in James-street, to drive round to the Plazzs, and to stop at the Piazza coffee-house - he said he was driving Shirley's coach for him while he got his supper; I believe he said her Shirtley-deshed him to drive one fare, and then return; he did not say that Shirley had then sent him with another fare, nor that he drove a fare to Islington; Mr. Bird and his man (who I believe is Shirley) attended at the office, but I do not think he was examined - I put the coach and horses into the green-yard - I have heard a deposit was left, and they were given up - I attend the market as a street-keeper; I did not apprehend Barrett at all - I indicted him, and a true bill was found, I believe, on the last day of last Session.

MR. BARRY. Q. Did you go of your own accord before the Grand Jury? A. No Sir.

EVERHARD MOSHARD . I was shopman to Mr. Parry in May last; I know the prisoner Jepsom - I had seen him at our shop before the segars were stolen; he had bought segars several times, and he came on the 29th of May and bought some - he did not ask me any questions that night, but a friend of his did, who came in with him some time before, but he was not in the shop at that time.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you ever see Jepsom, and the persons you call his friends, in company? A. Not in our shop; he had just gone out when they came in - I have seen them at Mr. Smart's public-house, in Drury-lane; I lived five months with Mr. Parry; his is not a divan, but persons smoke there sometimes - we shut up at twelve or one o'clock, or sometimes later; I left about one o'clock on the night of the 29th of May - there was no one there smoking then.

COURT. Q. Why you give information to your master as soon as you came and found what had happened? A. Yes; I told my master that Jepsom had been the night before, and that another person had before made some inquiries in the shop.

WILLIAM ADAMSON . I am an inspector of Police. I took Jepsom in Scotland-yard, near the archway - Read was with me; I took him in consequence of what he said; I found on him a brief for Barrett's defence - it was last Wednesday morning, about twelve o'clock; Barrett was in custody at the time.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Did you find any property on him? A. Yes, this watch and some notes, which Mr. Minshull desired me to keep, as they relate to another charge.

The brief found upon the prisoner Jepsom being read, contained instructions for the defence of Barrett.

WILLIAM BABBAGE . I am an Excise-officer. I took possession of the segars, and produce them here.

MR. PARRY. I can identify these segars, and this apron is my man's.

Witness for the Defence.

CHARLES BLOODWORTH . I live at No. 11, Vauxhallwalk, and am an earthenware and stone-manufacturer. I have lived there forty-eight years, and been in business twenty-five - it is within a quarter of a mile of Vauxhall-gardens; I have a daughter named Susan - she became of age on the 29th of May, and we went to Windsor; Mrs. Wood, myself, and my two daughter in a chaise - Mr. Wood and the prisoner Jepsom in a gig - we left Vauxhall-road about six or seven o'clock in the morning, and we got home again about two in the morning of the 30th - we stopped at Windsor till late, and then went to Hampton, where I have several friends; we took tea there, and did not leave till eleven at night, and in consequence of that we were so late in town; the whole party came to my house, and stopped there an hour - Mr. and Mrs. Wood are tenants of mine, and live next door; they and Jepsom left my house together about a quarter or twenty minutes after three - Jepsom was asked to stay, but he refused, as he lived in town.

COURT. Q. Is that daughter here? A. No, she is in Staffordshire; my youngest daughter is at home - Mr. Wood is here, but I believe not Mrs. Wood: she is ill - I saw her at my house this morning: I do not know where Jepsom lived in town - he came with Wood that morning; my daughter was Christened at Lambeth church - I have not brought the register of her haptisin: we got to Windsor about eleven o'clock - we dined there, but I cannot say at what inn: we left about eight o'clock in the evening; I think we dined about two - we got to Hampton at halfpast nine or ten; the ladies had tea, and Jepsom, Wood, and I had two or three glasses of brandy and water - I have the bill now in my pocket; I know Hampton - I went to take a son of mine to the Bell there some time before, but that night we went to the Lion, kept by Mr. Lawrence - I got this bill on the day I paid it; I had it accidentally in my pocket to-day - I believe it is not usual to have bills marked "Paid" at public-houses.

MR. BARRY. Q. What had you drank in the day? -A. We took our own provisons, and half a dozen of wine and two bottles of brandy; we had four glasses of brandy and water at Hampton - we had not finished our own brandy; we brought one bottle home, and I think three bottles of wine; I have only known Jepsom since Wood took my house at Lady-day last - I have seen him come backwards and forwards; I understood he bought and sold, but I do not know what - I do not know his character or his circumstances; Mr. Wood asked him to go with us that day, I did not - I do not know that my house was searched last night; the officer was there, just to ask where Mrs. Wood lived - I did not know another person named Wood; Mr. Wood's house was searched last night - I am quite sure it was past three o'clock before Jepsom left my house on the 30th of May; it was past two before we got home - we were sober enough to know what we were about, to take the horses out, and put them up - we went to bed as soon as Mr. and Mrs. Wood went home: I was told I should be wanted to give evidence soon after Jepsom was taken; Wood told me of it; I will swear I have not got this bill since Jepsom was taken.

MR. PHILLIPS . Q. It was not your house was searched last night ? A. No, Wood's ; no charge was ever made against me .

NICHOLAS WOOD . I have been brought here by habeas; I was taken on a charge not yet investigated - I am a commercial traveller , and am a tenant of Mr. Bloodworth; my wife is not here . On the 29th of May I went with Mr . Bloodworth , his daughter , my wife , and Jepsom , the prisoner, to Windsor - it was a holiday , on account of Miss Susan Bloodworth being of age; I invited Jepsom to go; on our way home , we stopped at Hampton ; I think we got there between seven and eight o'clock, and to Mr. Bloodworth's between eleven and twelve ; we stopped at his house, I think , till about two o'clock - the females had some tea , and we had some grog and some segars at the Red Lion, at Hampton ; Mr. Bloodworth called for the bill, and he had it - Jepsom , my wife , and myself , left Mr. Bloodworth's house together , and Jepsom slept at my house ; we made him up a bed, and I saw him go to his bed-room - I locked my door that night , which I always do ; I called Jepsom up the next morning , and we breakfasted between nine and ten o'clock - I left him there, when I went out between eleven and twelve.

Jepsom's Defence. I am innocent - Morgan is the foundation of it all , and has got Read to swear against me.

JEPSOM - GUILTY . Aged 25.

BARRETT - GUILTY . Aged 28.

Transported for Seven Years .
